After spending a few days in Tianjin, Chen Xin wandered around leisurely every day, inquiring about the price of goods. He never went to a clothing store. Lao Cai also heard Zhou Laifu talk about it. He knew that the boss was back, so he came to see him. Chen Xin asked him to ask about the price, but did not arrange for him to buy the goods. Lao Cai was so frightened that he left. On the third day, Dunk Hill arrived, and they sat down at the stone table. He saw Chen Xin with a flattering smile and took out a few pieces of paper, all of which were two-dimensional paintings. There are two pieces full of prices from more than 20 silk shops, and who is behind them. On the other side is information about the bank.

Chen Xinru took a look and found that there was a toast surnamed Mu in Lijiang (there was indeed one). From ancient times to the present day, he will definitely be able to make money. Chen Xin was very satisfied. He said to Deng Keshan: "Brother Deng is very hard. First get five taels of silver. ”

Deng Keshan happily took the silver taels from the meeting, and then stood there waiting for Chen Xin to ask questions.

Chen Xin himself put a few pieces of paper on the stone table, a silk shop on one side and a money shop on the other, and carefully looked at the table for a long time, as if it had become a part of the stone table.

Among the actual owners of silk shops and money houses, princes, eunuchs, imperial relatives, and Beijing officials were the most common, and there were also some important local officials along the canal.

Chen Xin's face was calm. Deng Keshan couldn't imagine what he saw. Even Deng Keshan was about to be petrified, and Chen Xin finally spoke.

"Brother Deng knows which bank has the most private funds. ”

Deng Keshan pointed out on the paper with his hand: "I know, I know, that is to say, the first few are all from several princes of Henan." Most of their money went to Henan, Shaanxi, Shanxi and Dehong Bank. This is Wei Liangqing's shop before the twelfth lunar month. The same is true of Wei Liangqing's silk shop. In the blink of an eye, he had taken it away. ”

"Tian Hongyu. Chen Xin gently read out the name on the paper, and Deng Keshan took it: "Father of Concubine Tian, this old dog just took power in September last year, so he came to Tianjin to open a bank. Private funds are large and are shipped by ship. Now he has taken over Wei Liangqing's shop and started making air tickets and silver tickets. It is said that he had to open a pawnshop. The shopkeepers were all relatives or children of his family. ”

Tian Hongyu and Chen Xin knew that his name was Chen Yuanyuan when they saw him before. He bought and sold Chen Yuanyuan. When it came time for him to play, he had to give up. His father-in-law gave a woman to his son-in-law, which was rare, even if the son-in-law was an emperor. Chen Xin was not interested in these legendary beauties, but he couldn't find a woman since he crossed over, which really made him panic.

Chen Xin calmed down and looked at the materials of the silk shop. It seems that Tian Hongyu has completely settled down the eunuch and his party. Because Tian Hongyu was still able to do these things in the later period of Chongzhen, it shows that Concubine Tian has always been a saint, and her family members have not declined. It's a long way off. If you take a look again, King Fu and King Zhou of Henan both opened two kinds of shops, Tianjin Wei is the only one, needless to say, the canal and their banks on both sides of the river, how much is left in the south.

Chen Xin also inquired about the situation of several vassal shops. Although there are also some stores in the capital, Chen Xin believes that during the Chongzhen period, Jingguan changed too quickly, and it would be very bad if the sales channel was cut off. Therefore, it remained reliable for the emperor and his relatives.

"Just a few. Chen Xin'an appointed Tian Hongyu and the two princes of Henan, the king of Shandong, who were both owners of silk shops and money houses. They build relationships by buying them in large quantities and then selling them copper coins. Weihai is closer to Tianjin, and there is less production of counterfeit money in the north. Most of the counterfeit coins came from the south through the canal. It's a long way off. There are 6 banknotes to check along the way, which will be much higher than Weihai.

After making up his mind, Dunkshan was asked to leave. Chen Xin took a few soldiers to the clothing stores and arranged for Lao Cai to go to these stores for preliminary inquiries. As soon as the door opened, Mimi's smiling face appeared in front of him.

"Mr. Song, you've come back from the capital. ”

As soon as Song Wenxian arrived, he couldn't even drink tea, so he pulled Chen Xin into the house to talk about things. "Last time, you asked Wang Yong to bring a few things back, one by one, Lord Zhong promised the two most important ships at the moment. He'd done it a few times before, and he'd got used to it. He thought he was not a eunuch and was okay for the time being. Sun Wang Ye hesitated. I heard from the capital that there were many people in the post of Governor of Denlei. He could sit there and it was hard to say how long it would take. Taking the money out is very important to Xiao Jiahua. I thought about this holiday a few days ago and asked her to come back and stay with me. A few days later, Prince Sun sent a maid. Luckily, I arranged for my wife and two other women to take control of the maid, who was covered up for a while. I don't know what the relationship between this girl and Sun Guozhen is. I didn't dare to buy her for the time being, lest I arouse her suspicion. ”

Song Wenxian is not a good person either. He was determined to take advantage of the time difference between Sun Guozhen and Zhong Daodae and ate the money. Just like Li Song, he knew in advance that they might step down this time, but he intended to swallow the money together.

Chen Xin is not sure about Xiao Jiahua's level. If you want to talk about everyone's temperament, Pan Jinlian of the Shen family is the most suitable, but they don't sell it. A little worried: "The maid can handle it." If Sun Guozhen went to see it in person, or wanted to take Xiao Jiahua to him, it would be very difficult. I hate that Xiao Jiahua is not very obedient. ”

Song Wenxian snorted and said, "Only in this way can we come up with a way." I almost hit her many times. ”

Chen Xin was stunned and said with a smile: "Mr. Song, beat him, kill ten taels, hurt fifty taels, you can keep it." ”

Song Wenxian knew that Chen Xin was joking, but he was really tired of Xiao Jiahua. He's talented, but he doesn't know that. Circumstances forced him to teach her manners and rules. He was angry every day. Song Wenxian had already made up his mind that as soon as Sun Guozhen's money arrived, he would sell it to Guo Lan and receive customers at least 50 times a day.

He squinted at Chen Xin and said, "I don't want to hit her." I estimate that as soon as Mr. Sun gives money, he will take Xiao Jiahua to live with him and observe carefully. The silverware is gone, so naturally Mr. Sun will take care of her. ”

Chen Xin shrugged his shoulders, but he didn't expect Sun Guozhen to dare to kill when he fell.

Song Wenxian didn't want to mention him anymore. He changed the subject: "This time I went to the capital, but things didn't go so well. When Qian Yuanqun went, he also collected money. In the future, as long as you have any documents to report meritorious service, the military department will not stop you. It's just Yang Weiyuan

Chen Xin asked, "How is Yang Weiyuan? Have you been promoted?"

"He was indeed promoted to junior minister in a peaceful and prosperous era, but he was still in charge of his own affairs, but his career was in jeopardy. He is popular and attacks everywhere. On the first day of the first lunar month, he had a big quarrel with another imperial historian surnamed Ni. The memorial hall for the impeachment of Choi Sung-so is surnamed Ni. It's full of good things about Wei Ni, who says that Wei doesn't love money and cares about Ben and Choi Seung-so's people on the same stage, but they just take a bite when it's not good. As soon as the matter was exposed, many speech officials impeached Yang Weiyuan. I don't think he's good. ”

Chen Xin was surprised. In fact, he did not know about Yang Weiyuan's impeachment of Choi Sung-so. After listening to the content, he knew that he was also a speculator. He thought for a moment, stood up and asked, "Did I send that letter?"

Seeing his urgency, Song Wenxian smiled leisurely and said, "Brother, I can be so stupid." Now that I know the news, how can I leave the handle? I didn't even send out invitations or sign gift slips. Chen Xin breathed a sigh of relief, and then sat down. Yang Weiyuan climbed too fast. Wei Zhongxian used him as a benchmark when he just collapsed. Now that the big picture has been decided, his memorial service is the biggest loophole. In addition, he offended people everywhere. Once he is brought down, he may even be his family property. If he plagiarized that letter, he could be implicated.

The capital is unpredictable. I don't have enough information. I only know about some historical events. I don't help with these specific struggles. In the future, it is better to participate less. Once involved in such a high-level struggle, my reputation would be ruined, and my life would be difficult to protect.

After sitting down and drinking a cup of tea, Chen Xinxu said slowly: "Mr. Song is very smart. How can you meet him?"

"Yes, I dare not send you a letter of prayer, nor do I dare to say your name. I spent 20 taels of silver on the porter. After seeing what I said verbally, he also took the money. He hinted that he would find another Imperial Censor to impeach him. I hope he can be impeached again in April. By then, we had money, but he said we couldn't be sure of the time. If there was no news from the bell, he would have had the silver a long time ago. If it's too late, the money will be recovered by Nakadotai. ”

Chen Xin helplessly comforted him and said, "Okay, we don't have to ask too much. Even if Nakodora doesn't go out of business, we'll only make less money. It's just that officialdom in the capital is too dangerous. Let's not mix too much. The military department is justified in giving gifts. Bribing the Imperial Historian is too serious. Yang Weiyuan's future is worrying. From now on this line will be broken, it will be in someone else's hands. Are the stylistic people coming?"

After drinking tea, Song Wenxian frowned and said, "Why does Brother Chen always inquire about this person? Wen Tairen was promoted to the head of the Nanjing Ministry of Rites in October last year. Now he is in the capital. He had just worked as a lecturer and reader. He was often at the emperor's side. It's a great prospect. However, this time there were also several lecturers who were put into use. Looking at their past careers, it is not unusual. Anyway, I gave you four thousand taels of silver, as you wished. In order to avoid being suspected of being led by the melon field, I brought Qin Lufang with me. The name of the salutation list and gift list is your name. He had already read it, and the gift slip and silver ticket were sent to him. This amount is like sending it to a cabinet minister. ”

"Yes, how is the stylist? Did he see you?"

Song Wenxian looked at Chen Xin with some dissatisfaction, "Can't we see four thousand taels of silver? The porter received 50 taels. He's a little old. But I think he looks calm. He is famous for some cities. He was also very strange to his brother. He is not a cabinet minister. Why did thousands of families give him such a big gift. Since Brother Chen said that the officialdom in the capital is dangerous, why does it have anything to do with the literary and sports people? You are not afraid that he will lose power in the future, I will definitely take a look at Chen Xin.

Chen Xin couldn't explain it. He couldn't say that he had known that Wen Tiren would be the first assistant. He had to say perfunctorily: "I heard that this official voice is good, even if I bet on his future." If you win, the capital will only hold the line. ”

Song Wenxian couldn't understand the gambling of 4,000 taels of silver, and his winning face was very small. It was Chen Xin who threw away his own money, and he couldn't control it. Then, he paid Chen Xin's account and took out a booklet, "Give these places, plus the six thousand taels of silver you gave to Zhong Daotai and Governor Sun when you gave me New Year's greetings, but it's almost the same." The remaining few hundred taels didn't bother to bring it to Qin Lufang. The book is here. ”

Chen Xin nodded, Song Wenxian and his interests were in jeopardy, and he shouldn't be so short-sighted to hack his money. Then he told him about the copper coins. Song Wenxian has been optimistic about this approach and said he wants to be a part of it.

Song Wenxian is very optimistic about Qian Jing this year. He couldn't wait to urge Chen Xin and said, "Okay, don't go and sign an agreement with a few banks and invite all the shopkeepers out to send some ideas." ”