"There is one more thing, I asked the emperor for his consent in front of the emperor, send some silver to King Xin, you let people send 10,000 taels of silver to the past, and then bring some silver tickets to King Xin, 120,000 taels, say 100,000 taels to Tian's family, 10,000 taels to Zhou and Yuan's each, it is considered to be congratulations to King Xin's wedding, there is a difference between inside and outside, his wedding is estimated to not be public, I may not be able to participate in it at that time, send gifts in advance." Wei Bao Road.

"Okay, after I withdraw the silver, let Lin Wenbiao send someone to send it over." Princess Zhenming agreed.

After arranging this matter, Wei Bao tried not to think too much, feeling that it was useless to think too much, and it was in vain.

The next day, the decree came out, and the construction of the three major temples was stopped.

At this moment, Lord Wei's prestige is unprecedentedly high, with 2.5 million military salaries, which will be given as soon as he says he will be given, and the three major palace projects will be stopped when he says he will stop.

Many people even wondered if Wei Bao had taken Wei Zhongxian's place, otherwise why would His Majesty obey Wei Bao's words.

Now there are too many people inviting Wei Bao to dinner, at the gate of the Duke's Palace, every day, there are at least thousands of people, all of whom are housekeepers of various official families waiting to invite Grandpa Wei to come over to eat.

There are countless people who don't say anything, and there are countless people who put down the gift list and leave.

Among them, the tens of thousands of officials promoted by Wei Bao and the official officials of various yamen will all let people give gifts to a greater or lesser extent.

Wei Bao had never boasted of being honest, and he did not refuse to come, and the outer courtyard of the Fuguo Mansion was piled up as high as a mountain just for gifts.

In the treasury of the Fuguo Mansion, more than five million taels of silver were received in the past two days.

If the gifts are discounted, and the silver is combined, more than 10 million taels is the least.

Who said that Daming was short of silver?

This is only some of the officials in Beijing, not all of them, and the gifts from other places have not come so quickly.

If you add the filial piety of officials from all over the Ming Dynasty, it is impossible to estimate how much silver Grandpa Wei can receive this time.

This is the funny thing about the Ming Dynasty, after a person is powerful and powerful, he is definitely better than the emperor to collect cash.

You must know that Chongzhen asked the dignitaries to donate silver when Li Zicheng was besieging Jingshi, and his throat was broken, and he got more than 200,000 taels of silver.

Grandpa Wei can collect twenty or thirty million taels this time, and there is no comparison at all.

The officials gave gifts in order to pave the way back, to give a little blood, regardless of whether Wei Bao could replace Wei Zhongxian's position, anyway, he didn't care about a few hundred taels, or even a few thousand taels of silver, and the silver could come back when he went out.

If Wei Bao further gains momentum in the future, the current investment will be very worthwhile, this is a kind of friendship, I gave a gift to Grandpa Wei, and I have a friendship with Grandpa Wei.

Originally, the eunuch party frantically suppressed the Donglin Party, and the situation that the Donglin Party was beaten and couldn't get up on the ground seems to have been alleviated.

Because the eunuch party seems to have discovered that a new party is quietly emerging, that is, the auxiliary national party.

Not to mention anything else, there are tens of thousands of Beijing officials and various yamen officials directly promoted by Guang Weibao.

Although these people generally have very low official positions.

But such a huge number of huddles is quite a terrible thing.

In order to survive, they clinged to the perimeter of the Fuguo Mansion.

In addition, the Donglin Party also took the initiative to take refuge in it.

Originally, the power of the Donglin Party was the largest, but now the eunuch party has been suppressed by the auxiliary national party, and if you don't find a big tree to rely on, it is very likely that you will be beaten by the eunuch party.

Of course, this is how they feel it.

Wei Bao knew that the Donglin Party would not fight and survived this darkest time, and when Chongzhen came to power, the Donglin Party would soon be able to dominate!

Wei Bao, who knew this outcome, was naturally happy to maintain good relations with the Donglin Party.

Therefore, Wei Bao does not refuse to accept gifts.

Including eunuch party officials, such as several bigwigs in the cabinet, Cui Chengxiu, Tian Ji, Wu Chunfu, Li Kuilong, Ni Wenhuan, Tian Ergeng, Xu Xianchun, Sun Yunhe, Yang Huan, Cui Yingyuan, and other major eunuch party officials, Wei Bao did not refuse to come.

In addition, Wei Liangqing, Fu Yingxing, Luan Ruping, Zou Yuanbiao, Rong Keqin, Rong Zhengyu, Wang Ji, Wang Dewan, Yang Weiyuan, Dali Temple Qing Zhou Yingqiu, Shuntianfu Yin Shao Fuzhong, Yushi Zheng Qipin Taifu Temple Shaoqing Liang Menghuan, Taifu Temple Shaoqing Cao Qincheng, Yushi Zhou Zongjian, Xu Yangxian, Zhang Jie, Xu Jinglian, Wen Gaomo, gave Zhu Qinxiang these old eunuch acquaintances in the matter, Wei Bao accepted all the gifts.

Originally, according to Wei Zhongxian's intention, he wanted to fight against Wei Bao, after all, he directly sued Wei Bao in front of the emperor, which was equivalent to tearing his face.

But Wei Zhongxian was still persuaded by Ke Baba, who told Wei Zhongxian that now Wei Bao is too trusted by His Majesty, even she can't reverse it, and at this time, he may not win the battle against Wei Bao, so he can only think long and collect Wei Bao's stain first.

Wei Zhongxian had no choice but to temporarily let go of the knot with Wei Bao.

Wei Zhongxian took the lead in sending Wei Bao a hundred thousand taels of silver.

With Wei Zhongxian taking the lead, basically no one in the eunuch party was left behind.

These eunuchs originally started by sloping their beards, how could they easily offend such a big celebrity as Wei Bao for the sake of gifts.

In this way, the party struggle in the Ming Dynasty has also undergone great changes.

As the largest neutral faction, the Auxiliary National Public Party has attracted many neutral people to take refuge, and even the Donglin Party has moved closer to the Auxiliary National Public Party.

But at the same time, the eunuch party did not deal with the auxiliary national party, and was polite to the people of the auxiliary national party.

All of a sudden, the Ming court seemed to have become extremely harmonious, there were no quarrels, and there were no more things that came and went all day long.

Wei Bao can hide from a group of petty officials, but Wei Bao, the bigwigs of the Donglin Party and the Eunuch Party, needs to accompany him personally, and some neutral bigwigs who have taken refuge in the Auxiliary National Public Party, Wei Bao also needs to accompany him personally.

This is busy with Grandpa Wei, drunk all day long.

When Wei Bao was in modern times, how many times did he fantasize about this kind of drunken life, but he finally lived it but felt a little bored.

It's not boring, listening to dramas, drinking, playing with women, no matter how long it takes, it won't be boring, but it feels a little decadent.

It's good to drink and listen to dramas, but the key is to often go to the hook bar, which is a bit unbearable.

When those rich sons visit Fengyue places, they will say that this person lingers in the Goolan Courtyard.

But in fact, before that, the hook bar had nothing to do with these Fengyue places.

At the end of the Qing Dynasty, there was a street in old Beijing called the Ministry of Internal Affairs Street, which was named after the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Beiyang Government.

But before that, during the Ming Dynasty, it was called Gouran Hutong, and in the Qianlong period, it was renamed Goolan Hutong, or Goolan Hutong.

It was also one of the places where official prostitutes were placed during the Ming Dynasty, and it was common to see prostitutes and entertainers holding on to the railing to sing and perform.

Before the Ming Dynasty, Goolan was actually a place very similar to the theater, a place for artists to perform, in addition to general singing and dancing, there were miscellaneous plays, puppet plays, shadow plays, hundred operas, seven holy laws and other skills.

In the Song Dynasty, Goolan was mostly related to Washi, which can also be called Washe, and was the main performance venue for opera.

There will be a shed to shelter from the wind and rain, with tables and chairs in the house, and there are private rooms with better privacy.

In the generally larger tile houses, there will be dozens of hook bars, which can accommodate thousands of spectators.

It can be said that Goolan Yuan was one of the most popular entertainment venues in ancient times, and in addition to some opera techniques, storytelling was also a very popular entertainment project.

Tiandihui not only has a wine shop, an inn, but also its own Goolan Courtyard.

Because Wei Bao has become a big celebrity in front of the emperor, the business of the Tiandihui is becoming more and more prosperous, including Goolan Courtyard.

The current Heaven and Earth Association in the northern region has been fully equal to the Jin merchants.

There is even a faint substitution advantage.

Because the Jin merchants have both the Donglin Party as their backers and the Eunuch Party as their backers, and their power is very strong, Wei Bao wants to kill them all and cut the grass and eradicate the roots, which is not easy to do, which will cause a political big game.

There is such a scene in "Water Margin", Yan Qing and Li Kui and others pretended to be merchants and sneaked into Tokyo City to see the lanterns, and first went to Sangjia Wazi, which is one of the famous tile markets.

At that time, Li Kui was going to go inside to have a look, and he was encountering a storyteller talking about the paragraph "Guan Yunchang scraping bones to cure poison" in "Three Kingdoms", Li Kui heard it and applauded loudly.

Yan Qing grabbed him and said, "Brother Li, how can you be a good village!" Hook fence Vasher, how to make a fuss such a call! ”

In addition to the performances of the entertainers, everyone is very regular to enjoy there, and if others make loud noises, they will be consciously stopped.

The Goolan courtyard is generally a professional commercial performance stage, such as the capital and other prosperous places, there are many large and small teams in it, basically all places, and some small places Goolan is basically based on the local and surrounding teams.

In ancient times, general folk performances were mainly open-air, but in this large-scale hook bar, considering the influence of the weather on the performance, it was completely enclosed.

In this way, no matter winter or summer, regardless of wind and snow, the audience can comfortably watch and enjoy it inside, and it is also more convenient to manage.

Since it is a commercial performance, the people who go to watch it naturally have to pay.

Unlike those who perform on the flyover square, those people rely on the rewards of onlookers, and they will only be rewarded after the performance.

If the performance is exciting, it is okay, but if the performance is not popular, those onlookers will choose to leave.

The performance in the Goolan courtyard is different, if you want to go in to watch the performance, you must buy a ticket first, otherwise you will hide at the base of the wall and listen to the excitement of others.

Of course, there are some Goolan Theaters that can be entered for free, but before each performance, there will be a special person who will appear to explain to the people the next show to explain the next show, and then ask everyone for a reward.

This person must naturally be eloquent, although the people who come are all coming to see the performance, but if there is a person with good eloquence to help the fun in advance, he will naturally give a reward.

Therefore, the general anonymous or just passing artists basically don't want to easily enter the Goolan Courtyard to perform, but can only succumb to the overpass or the square to perform.

The construction of the hook bar also borrowed some characteristics of the temple fair stage at that time, which was equipped with a stage raised above the ground, with a music bed on the stage, and then a theater room.

The passage from the theater to the stage is called the "Ghost Gate Road", also known as the "Ancient Gate Road".

The reason for this is that the actors play the roles of historical figures who have passed away.

Su Dongpo once had a poem Yun Dao: "Acting out ancient personnel, entering and exiting the ghost doorway." "This is about ticking.

In order to attract more spectators, in addition to the various checkpoints, the management will also put up "signs" at the door, similar to today's posters, which list the programs and actors performed that day.

There are not only large and small checks, but also various shops and restaurants in the washer, so it is not only an entertainment venue, but also a large commercial market that is very easy to gather.

There are a lot of fish and dragons in it, from high-ranking officials and nobles to the common people, there will be people from all walks of life.

In the Song Dynasty, Goolan Yuan was loved by almost everyone, no matter the size of the city, there will be Goolan exists, and therefore there are many legendary people with various talents.

Li Shishi, a kabuki of the Northern Song Dynasty who is loved by many legendary books and can fascinate the emperor, was born in the Goolan Courtyard, and Yan Poxi in "Water Margin" was also born in Goolan Courtyard, all of whom are women who can read, paint, sing and dance.

Therefore, the hook bar at that time was actually no different from the entertainment industry in later generations.

Either you have talent, or you have good looks, or you have good looks.

People who don't have both can only run errands in that place.

Grandpa Wei likes to linger in Goolan Courtyard very much, but he didn't look for messy women, no matter how beautiful he is, he can bear it, Wei Bao is still quite clean and self-conscious in this regard, of course, it has something to do with the outstanding appearance of the women around him, and there are a lot of them.

There are hundreds of beautiful secretaries alone.

They were all selected from millions of people.

Not to mention the woman who is in the wind and snow, Wei Bao rarely touches even the beautiful secretary around him, at most, when the emotion comes, he tells jokes, moves his hands and feet, and makes a little emotion, and he has not moved the real character.

There is also a group of North Korean women who specialize in serving Grandpa Wei's life and washing, and Wei Bao has not touched any of them.

Of course, this has something to do with Wei Bao's big ambitions, and for Wei Bao, daily fun is also a kind of work.

But if the days like this are too long, Wei Bao may get a girl or two.

Wei Bao's most exaggerated thing is that he changed an alley into a Goolan courtyard.

In fact, it is the place of Fengyue.

This is the first time that Da Ming has formalized that kind of thing.

The Ming Dynasty was too poor relative to the Song Dynasty.

But the atmosphere is very civilized.

This is also related to the fact that the Ming Dynasty court did not pay much attention to these things.

Because it is Grandpa Wei's industry, Jinyiwei and the Five Cities Terracotta Division, Shuntianfu Yamen, are very face-saving in all aspects.

Coupled with the huge financial resources and management capabilities of the Heaven and Earth Society.

actually made this Goolan Hutong famous all of a sudden, and it became an enterprise.

Fortunately, it will soon come to accompany the emperor to leave Beijing and go to Liaodong, otherwise Grandpa Wei will be addicted to managing a Goolan Hutong, and he will be engaged in Oiran elections every day.

There is a tendency to surpass the Qinhuai River, the most famous Fengyue place in the Ming Dynasty, in the Goolan Hutong of the capital.

There was a big difficulty in Zhu Youxiao's departure from Beijing, that is, he had to arrange for someone to supervise the country.

Zhu Youxiao did not have a crown prince, so he could only arrange for cabinet ministers and several state ministers to supervise the country together.

The rise of Wei Bao has preserved Gu Bingqian, the first assistant minister, and Wei Guangwei, the second assistant, who were supposed to be replaced, and they have not been eliminated for the time being.

In real history, they couldn't stand Wei Zhongxian's run and were forced to return to their hometowns.

Now because they have a very good relationship with Wei Bao, and Wei Bao is so powerful, they don't have to say goodbye to their hometown.

Zhu Youxiao didn't leave Beijing with many people, Wei Zhongxian was definitely going to follow the royal car, and it was inconvenient for the guest to come out.

In addition, there are Dongchang, Jinyiwei, Yulin Army, and the accompanying Ding Shaoshi and Feng Quan, two cabinet ministers.

The total number of people is tens of thousands, which is not a particularly big pomp, nor is it a particularly small pomp.

Fortunately, he just went to Liaodong, and Grandpa Wei said that the emperor was going to marry him, so he took the initiative to contract everyone's round-trip expenses.

"Wei Aiqing, you don't need to pay for this silver, you have to pay for the round-trip fare, what kind of system is this." Zhu Youxiao smiled and said to Wei Bao.

Zhu Youxiao invited Wei Bao to join him, and it was a great honor to be in the same car with the emperor, but Wei Bao did not feel comfortable, and he was always uncomfortable in front of the emperor.

For example, the emperor was now lying on his side to talk to him, and Wei Bao had to sit up straight.

Wei Bao knew that the emperor was just polite, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, it is the blessing of Weichen to be able to give money for Your Majesty, and no matter how many people want to find this kind of opportunity, they can't find it." ”

Zhu Youxiao smiled: "Don't coax me, who is willing to give me money?" The court is in difficulty, and I can't ask people for a tael of silver, otherwise in the disaster situation in various places, the local big families will just scrape together some silver and grain, and they will not starve all over the wilderness. ”

Wei Bao nodded: "Yes, no profit can not be early, this is also human nature, let those people hoard and raise prices, they can be very united, because they can get huge benefits, but let them help the victims, they are reluctant to take out a big son." ”

"Is there any way to cure them? I'm so angry. Zhu Youxiao asked.

"There is no way, if it is a peaceful and prosperous world, you can introduce a law against hoarding, but now is a difficult time for the Ming Dynasty, if you are too nervous, no one will dare to do business, which will make the situation worse. If you keep looking for excuses to knock out the big families in various places, the foundation of the Ming Dynasty will also collapse, just imagine, the big landlords and big families in various places have taken the money and fled, or simply support the bandits and the court to do it, the world will not be in chaos. Wei Bao said.

Zhu Youxiao sighed, "Then what should I do?" ”

"I can only wait, little by little, with patience to make Daming better, where there is a problem, where the problem is solved, and start to deal with the corruption of officials in various places." Wei Bao said: "Wechen still has something to tell Your Majesty, this time Wechen got the title of duke because of the emperor's grace, there are many people who give gifts, Wechen have accepted them, and Wechen has left a register and recorded the amount, Wechen must inform Your Majesty." ”