Chapter 54: Capture of Courage (3)

Failed to kill Che Renzhong and Huang Menglin when he entered the city yesterday, Chen Kai had already agreed with Du Hui on today's action before going to the banquet. Yesterday afternoon, the grain for the ship had been agreed upon, and the grain had already boarded the ship in the afternoon, but because it was already dark, an unexpected situation would inevitably occur, so it was scheduled to set off this morning, and "President Liu Dahong and Liu Qian" rushed back to Fuzhou to solve the urgent need.

Yesterday into the city, because the car was busy with understanding Lai Qixiao's army, he was not able to see this "Liu Qianzong", today is in a hurry to return, but the officialdom must always fulfill the courtesy, not to mention that this time it is thanks to the goodwill of the local civil and military in Chaozhou to get a batch of grain before the arrival of the official document, then it is even more necessary to visit one or two.

Early in the morning, Chen Kai took Du Hui and a team of carefully selected elites of the Ming army with good martial arts to visit the general town mansion.

"I'm really sorry, Mr. Liu knows that my handsome family was busy with official business last night and rested a little late, and he hasn't gotten up yet."

As soon as Mr. Liu knew, Chen Kai immediately understood the meaning of Lord Rabbit's personal soldiers. Last night's incident, presumably the car was very unhappy, probably after the banquet was unhappily dispersed, this guy drank a few more glasses, maybe he found a little lady to present his majesty again, in order to make up for the lack of body and soul caused by the death of the little lady in Qiyue.

When it comes to this, it is no longer possible to see the heavy duty of the car for a while, but "Liu Dahong and Liu Qianzong" are in a hurry to return to Fuzhou, and they can't be delayed too much, so as not to show their feet. Seeing this, Chen Kai had no choice but to ask Du Hui to hand over the post, and said in front of the rabbit master and his own soldiers that he would pay tribute and thank Che Zongzhen on his behalf, and let him leave by boat according to the excuse.

Everything is back to normal, but Chen Kai knows very well that there is less and less time left for him. It was already the sixth day since they arrived in Chaozhou, and the "official document" had been sent to Guangzhou earlier, this non-existent official document was both an excuse and a blade of Damocles hanging over their heads, and the more they delayed, the more dangerous they became.

"We have to find a way to create an opportunity to come out as soon as possible!"

Thinking about what to do, Chen Kai got into the sedan chair, but the moment he entered the sedan chair, at the edge of his sight, two people turned into an alley, looking quite familiar.

Familiar to familiar, Chen Kai didn't think much about it, his time was too tight now, and he needed to concentrate on the following things. It's just that at this moment, at the corner of the alley, two men were at the edge of the alley, watching Chen Kai's sedan chair go away.

"Brother, that seems to be Mr. Chen."

"It's not like, it's Mr. Chen."

"Why is Mr. Chen dressed up like that, he can't be a tartar, right?"

"No, doesn't that country lord value him very much?"

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Chen Kai didn't know anything about the whispers on the side of the road, but when he returned to the inn, a new plan was born.

Returning to the post station, Chen Kai and Ke Chenshu said a little, and the latter left the city. After explaining here, Chen Kai went straight to the mansion and met Huang Menglin, first asked about whether the official document had arrived, and then mentioned one of his "cranky thoughts".

"Don't hide it from Huang Fuzun, in northern Fujian and central Fujian, the local thieves and those foolish men and women were bewitched by those rebels of the previous dynasty and flocked to the front. The officers and soldiers tried their best to suppress it, but it will also take time. Nowadays, Fujian is short of grain, grain prices are soaring, and the people are starving. The Chaozhou Mansion is the most prestigious grain-producing mansion in the near future, if it can be transported to Fujian with Chaozhou grain, then it will be a great benefit to the public and private. ”

Chen Kai talked eloquently, and Huang Menglin only thought about it for a while, and he already understood his meaning. The official document on transporting grain from the Chaozhou treasury to Fuzhou has not arrived for a long time, and whether there are variables in this, "Liu Yizhou" is worried, and Huang Menglin is also inevitably speculating. It's now the sixth day, and the staff of the Fujian governor's yamen in his eyes obviously can't sit still, and the boat of grain purchased from the people obviously makes him have some taste for it, and it is understandable to try to establish a non-governmental grain delivery route at this moment.

Whether Fujian people are really hungry or not, Huang Menglin is not the slightest interested, even if he is a Fujian person, there is not much difference. But the sentence about the rise in food prices, and the last sentence about public and private, are both beneficial, but it really made him a little tempted.

"The affairs of Chaozhou are under the control of Huang Fuzun, and when the students return to Fujian, they will also vigorously promote Huang Fuzun's benevolence to the gentry and people of Fujian Province, so that good deeds and righteous deeds will be sung all over the world."

"Liu Yizhou" had a very good attitude, Huang Menglin was very satisfied, but at this moment, he only said modestly: "This matter is Mr. Liu's planning, and this official is just doing his best." Don't say it, don't say it. ”

"That's not going to work."

"Liu Yizhou" vetoed it, even if he was responsible for the great principle of educating people's hearts and the world, Huang Menglin was like waking up from a dream, and he reluctantly took on this good name, which can be regarded as a joy for the guests and hosts.

In the grain trade, since the government is in the lead, it is normal for Huang Menglin to make a fortune in it. As for Fujian, it is one thing for the common people to know whether they know or not, and when the time comes, it will be a great good reputation for Huang Menglin to do his best to organize the transportation of grain when he heard about the grain shortage in the land of Xiangzi, and it will also be of great help to future generations in his career and future generations.

The two discussed properly, and it was nothing more than the government to take the lead in organizing local grain merchants to transport grain to the direction of Zhangzhou for trade. However, Fujian was in full swing, Chaozhou was also divided, and the actual control area of the Qing court was very small, and many things could not be achieved by empty words at all.

"There are traitors on Nanao Island, Zheng Sen's people, and it is inappropriate to take the sea route. Not to mention anything else, when Liu Qian came, he ran into Zheng Sen's patrol boat, if it wasn't far away, and the four ships traveled together, or if Zheng Sen had more people and horses, I am afraid that he might not be able to arrive smoothly. ”

"That's a problem, but if you go by land, it's not safe on the ground now."

Thinking of this, Huang Menglin was not a little discouraged, but at this time, Chen Kai was very confident, and then said to Huang Menglin: "This matter is going to be left to Mr. Che." ”

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When I came to the town mansion again, I heard that Huang Menglin was coming, and he seemed to be very anxious, and the rabbit lord's own soldiers had to go and recall the hangover and unwoke car duty.

In order to make complete preparations, Huang Menglin brought a cronie master, and Chen Kai also brought Ke Chenmei and two men dressed as account rooms. The three pro-soldiers, including the rabbit's own soldiers, stood on both sides, and the car sat down heavily, yawning while using tea to relieve the hangover, and forced themselves to listen to Chen Kai and Huang Menglin's whimsy.

"The specific Ben Shuai understands, so what does Ben Shuai need to do?"

Smelling the benefits, Che Renzhong's spirit seemed to ease up a little. Seeing this, Chen Kai replied: "Huang Fuzun and his students' plan is to travel by land, and if it is a large amount of food at that time, it will have to be escorted by the town soldiers, and the benefits of the brothers will be indispensable. In addition, those local tyrants and bandits along the way also had to be intimidated by Che Zongzhen and Huang Fuzun in the name of the imperial court. The students did not believe that those local tyrants dared to call out the officers and soldiers of the imperial court. ”

Hearing this, Huang Menglin was already fine, suppressing his excitement, but after thinking about it, the more he thought about it, the more interesting he felt. It's just that there are still some hidden worries, which makes him afraid to make a decision for a while.

"Are you sure Mr. Liu is making money?"

"Please rest assured that when the students set off, the price of grain in Fuzhou had risen to 500 yuan per bucket, and I am afraid that when I go back, I am afraid that it will already be a thousand yuan of rice. The students heard from their master that they would not be able to calm down next year with the officers and men of this province alone. However, the boss of the army said that it would not be until the second half of the year at the earliest that the officers and soldiers who could be used would be withdrawn, and anyway, there would be no drama this year, and even if it was pacified, the price of grain would not go down for a while. ”

Fujian's grain output is relatively low, and it is already considered a place with high grain prices in the south. During the Chengping period, when the surrounding provinces were about five dollars of silver and one stone, Fujian also needed six or seven or even seven or eight dollars, not to mention the chaos now. But according to Chen Kai's statement, five hundred copper coins per bucket is probably five taels of silver and one stone, not even mentioning anything about thousands of dollars of rice, just this price can already make a lot of money.

This is a fact, in history, since the first year of Yongli, Fujian's grain prices have skyrocketed, and even until the third year of Yongli, they have not been able to fall much. During this period, Zheng Chenggong and Zheng Hongkui had to turn to Guangdong after hitting a wall due to food shortage, and even Zheng Cai had to join forces with Zheng Chenggong and Zheng Hongkui to buy grain from Guangdong, and even the former had to rob the people of Xiamen to ensure the amount of grain.

Chen Kai brought two account rooms, but he didn't use them, and when he talked about the rise, he simply grabbed the abacus to calculate the account for Che Renzhong and Huang Menglin.

In contrast, Huang Menglin has already gone through a round of brainwashing and has already determined that the plan is feasible, and the more Che Renzhong listens to it, the more excited he becomes, and in the end, it seems that a large amount of money has been thrown at him.

"In this matter, there is Mr. Lao Liu."

"This is also the master's business, the students should do their best, and please rest assured."

When the deal was reached, the government was responsible for organizing and appealing, the general town government was responsible for escorting and deterring, and on the Fujian side, "Liu Yizhou", a close aide of Fujian governor Tong Guonai, was responsible for the contact, and a big deal of wealth and glory was decided.

The three of them talked happily, and Che Renzhong simply said that he would hold a banquet in the town to entertain the two. However, Chen Kai said that the state affairs were as urgent as sparks, and it was necessary to organize businessmen as soon as possible, so he politely refused with Huang Menglin.

For this wealth, Che Renzhong was very happy, and simply got up to send him off, but when Chen Kai walked to the door of the lobby and had not yet taken a step, he stopped and said to the two of them: "The Buddha said that saving a life is better than building a seven-level floating slaughter, and this move by Che Zongzhen and Huang Fuzun can save countless people, which is really a great merit." ”

I don't know why Chen Kai walked to the door but suddenly remembered these words, but the two of them were excited, and they sounded good words, so they listened to it with a smile. But at this moment, Chen Kai continued to say what he had just said: "Buddhism also says that in case of great rape and evil, only thunderbolt means can show the heart of the Bodhisattva. ”

Before the words fell, the killing machine had appeared, and in the stunned hearts of Che Renzhong and Huang Menglin, Chen Kai, Ke Chenmei and the two bookkeepers suddenly attacked the killer!