Like Liang Dong, who was deceived by Wei Bao, the displaced people here still thought that Weijiazhuang was like this, and there was nothing.

Tu Wenfu personally questioned several people to prevent these people from being selected in advance and colluding to confess.

But it's the same for everyone, eating this wild vegetable water every day, sleeping on the ground, and every day there are people who starve to death and freeze to death.

Tu Wenfu looked around, there were people everywhere, there were bonfires everywhere, but there was dead silence. I know I can't ask anything.

Before several eunuchs came, they all muttered that they didn't believe Liang Dong's words, thinking that Liang Dong was tricked by Wei Bao, but now that they saw this situation, they began to suspect it.

Again, I can't pretend to be such a big scene, and besides, there is nothing here except a big stone castle under construction, and it is estimated that this castle is Wei Baoxiu came to live for himself.

Liaoxi and Liaodong are not very peaceful, except for secretly laughing at Wei Bao Since he has no silver, he is so afraid of death, a castle can't bring them any information.

Tu Wenfu's situation was that there was no sound at all, which was completely different from the situation that Liang Dong encountered where there were cries in all directions.

But it seems, silence is worse than crying, like a bunch of zombie ghosts sitting by a fire, and the smell of death everywhere.

"Go see Wei Bao! Is there someone from Weijiazhuang to lead the way? Tu Wenfu asked.

When Liang Dong came before, Luo Sanzi, Liu Chunshi, Fan Datou and others deliberately went to greet him, saying that they met on the road.

The main reason is that he is afraid that Luo Yanghe and Li Chengnei will not know what kind of play he is going to play, so he will directly bring people into the hinterland of Weijiazhuang, and he will be in trouble.

This time, Wei Bao didn't let people greet him, so as not to make people feel a little fake.

There was an agent of the Statistics Bureau who had been secretly following Tu Wenfu and his party, pretending to be a beggar, trembling, standing up, looking weak: "I know where the son lives, shall I take the old man there?" ”

"Okay, you lead the way!" Luo Yangxing replied for Tu Wenfu, and as he spoke, he threw the man a small ingot of silver.

The man picked it up and found that it was silver, and kowtowed again and again in surprise.

Luo Yangxing didn't know that this was someone sent by Wei Bao in advance, and said with a smile: "Hurry up and lead the way." ”

The man agreed, trembling to his feet, and walked ahead.

Tu Wenfu didn't speak all the way, because there were people everywhere, so he didn't take a sedan chair and followed the man.

The rest of the eunuchs and brocade-clothed guards followed behind.

Everyone didn't take a stick of incense, and they arrived at the Immortal Pavilion.

Tu Wenfu looked at the Immortal Pavilion Inn, which was in the dark in the evening, and said, "There is still a castle here?" This castle alone has to be built with thousands of taels of silver, right? ”

Liang Dong looked at Luo Yangxing and did not answer.

Luo Yangxing knew that Liang Dong was avoiding suspicion, lest Tu Wenfu think that he had received Wei Bao's benefits, so he kept helping Wei Bao speak, so he replied on his behalf: "Father-in-law Tu, to build this kind of castle, it mainly depends on manpower, or how much silver it is, it is all bricks and stones burned by the township itself." ”

Tu Wenfu nodded, he was not familiar with the affairs outside, they were all eunuchs who had entered the palace since they were young, they knew a lot about common sense of life, and their minds were used on how to speculate on people's hearts, how to control people's hearts, and how to squeeze gold and silver.

It is also because of this castle-style warehouse, which is a very decent building, that people can believe that this is Weijiazhuang.

Otherwise, there is not a single stupid person in a group of eunuchs, and all of them are clever people.

"Master Li, you are high enough, speaking of which, let's come to Liaoxi to help Wei Bao break the siege, you are the person you helped Wei Bao find, right?" Tu Wenfu said, looking at Li Chengnei.

Li Chengnei was taken aback, and hurriedly said, "Where do I have so much ability?" Wei Bao and I are indeed righteous brothers, but I don't know much about Wei Bao. My righteous brother can speak well and have some relationships, but he has a good face, but he also has a stinky problem, and a little bit of silver makes him fill the pomp and circumstance outside, and he has a little relationship, and he is almost used. ”

Tu Wenfu couldn't ask anything, so he didn't ask anymore.

People in officialdom are all people with strict mouths, and they can't easily ask anything, and even a relatively dull person like Li Chengnei knows the trick well.

Tu Wenfu guessed that Wei Bao should still have touched Father-in-law Wei, and Father-in-law Wang Tiqian might just help Father-in-law Wei with a word.

Wei Bao had just cried a lot at noon, but he sweated a lot, and the whole person was much more relaxed.

At noon, the big fish and big meat had a good meal.

Wei Bao hasn't eaten dry food for several days, and he drinks porridge these days.

If you eat enough, you will sleep well.

In the afternoon, Meizizi slept a lot, regained a lot of energy, felt a lot of special discomfort in the whole person, and the body did not have the stinging feeling of muscles and bones, and the mood was better.

In the afternoon, I got the news that Tu Wenfu came in person with a large team, Wei Bao, Luo Sanzi, Liu Chunshi, Fan Datou, Wang Qiuya, Xu Rui and others had dinner early, and the chicken, duck and fish meat were extraordinarily rich.

Fan Xiaolin was also present, she was busy with the internal management of Weijiazhuang, so she came over, and she was very happy to hear that a big eunuch surnamed Liang was sent away at noon.

After eating, the plates and saucers have naturally been taken away.

Now he pretended to be eating, and among a few people, there was just a pot of wild vegetables, soup and water, a layer of green, but in fact, there was nothing.

Everyone in front of them was half a bowl of black-edged bowls filled with wild vegetable soup, just waiting for Tu Wenfu to arrive.

Wei Bao thought that if Tu Wenfu didn't come today, he would definitely come tomorrow, and then use the old routine of crying bitterly, but he was afraid that he would not be very bright, and after thinking hard, he had a new trick!

Then he dragged Fan's head over and whispered to Fan's head.

"Childe, do you mean that when the others come, they will cry again and sell Rui'er and Qiuya? Do you still whisper this? Can't we also play together? Fan Xiaolin said with a smile, looking eager to try and eager to join the performance.

"Who told you we're acting?" Wei Bao was a little unhappy: "I didn't keep the door open." ”

"What nonsense?" Fan's head also frowned at his sister.

Fan Xiaolin spit out her red tongue and grimaced: "I mean, if you want to sell it, sell me, right?" ”

"Okay, I'll sell you to a bunch of fathers-in-law later." Wei Bao laughed.

After listening to Wei Bao's words, Fan Datou frowned at his sister, but fell into great sorrow.

"That's it, it seems like Childe lives here."

"Yes, yes, when I came at noon, I saw Wei Bao here."

A voice came from outside the door.

Several people hurriedly stood aside, and Wei Bao hurriedly went back to bed and lay down.

Fan hurriedly opened the door, and saw a few big eunuchs, Luo Yang, and Li Chengnei, as well as a group of luxuriously dressed little eunuchs and a few brocade guards, this kind of pomp and circumstance is big.

"Childe, a distinguished guest has arrived." Fan's big head hurriedly saluted: "Father-in-law Liang is good, father-in-law is good." ”

"This is our Father-in-law Tu!" Liang Dong hurriedly introduced, for fear that because Wei Bao's subordinates only recognized him, he greeted him first and caused a misunderstanding.

Wei Bao's subordinates Luo Sanzi, Liu Chunshi, Fan Xiaolin, Xu Rui, Wang Qiuya and others also saluted together.

"It's Father-in-law Tu who came, I didn't go to greet him, and I deserve death." Wei Bao struggled out of bed to sit up as he spoke.

Tu Wenfu looked at Wei Bao by the light of the two kerosene lamps in the house, and saw that Wei Bao's face was pale and seemed to have some bruises, and he was surprised: "You are Wei Bao?" What's going on? ”

"Back to my father-in-law, I competed with others a few days ago and was seriously injured." Wei Bao stood up with the support of Fan Xiaolin and Wang Qiuya, and laboriously spoke and saluted.

Tu Wenfu stood noncommittally, and someone immediately brought a chair, because there were only a few log piers in Wei Bao's house, and a person of Tu Gonggong's status could not be allowed to sit on the pier.

"What kind of relationship do you have to make our family run this trip for you?" Although Tu Wenfu felt that there were a lot of people present, he didn't let anyone out, because a group of eunuchs were all called by him, and these people were all Bingjun eunuchs under him.

Tu Wenfu came to Liaoxi this time, and there was another purpose, that is, after taking power, he had not been to a place yet, and he also had the heart to come out to shake his majesty, so he brought all the big eunuchs below.

"......" Wei Bao sweated, he didn't expect Tu Wenfu to ask so directly in public, he didn't want to expose his relationship with Wang Tiqian, because he had agreed with Wang Tiqian at the beginning. And seeing Tu Wenfu ask like this, it is obvious that Tu Wenfu can't figure out whose relationship he is relying on, so he can't be exposed.

"What's the matter? Can't say yet? Tu Wenfu frowned.

The reason why we want to find out whose relationship Wei Bao is entrusted with is mainly to think about how many hands Wei Bao has to deal with, for fear of hurting the face of the people behind Wei Bao. In addition, through the relationship that Wei Bao is looking for, you can also roughly determine how much net worth Wei Bao has! If you can get through the relationship with Wei's father-in-law, you can get a huge fortune of millions of taels of silver, right?

"No, no, in front of Grandpa Tu, where do you dare to hide it? I am a fellow villager with Father-in-law Wei. Wei Bao said slyly, and did not directly say that he had found Wei Zhongxian, but only said that he was a fellow villager with Wei Zhongxian, which made people guess, but in fact, he wanted to get in touch with Wei Zhongxian.

classmates, in the same year, fellow villagers, among these methods of officialdom to pull relationships, fellow villagers are the most unreliable, because the front has to be coincidental and timely. A place has a minimum of tens of thousands of people, a lot of hundreds of thousands, hundreds of thousands, hundreds of thousands, what is the same township? When the fellow sees the fellow, there are many things about firing two shots in the back.

Wei Bao saw that the other party didn't know the relationship behind him, and he wasn't afraid of him to check, he didn't even know who he relied on when someone came here, so it was even more difficult to check when he went back, right? Knowing that officialdom is false and real, and people's hearts are unpredictable, these people are all yin and yang weird when they meet and talk, even if they tell the truth, most of them will be suspicious and simply talk nonsense.

Anyway, Wang Tiqian's relationship is pulled back and forth, can't it be pulled to Wei Zhongxian's head? As long as it's a eunuch system, who will be involved in the end, not Wei Zhongxian?

Tu Wenfu's face was expressionless, but he had a bottom in his heart, secretly thinking that I don't care if you show me what you eat or how bad your accommodation is, just because you can get in touch with Grandpa Wei, you can control such a big place, and you can open so many businesses, it is impossible to have no silver!

"Before I came, I heard that a group of rich people in Liaoxi and Liaodong were going to join forces to deal with you, but within two days, they all dispersed, what's going on?" Tu Wenfu then asked.

"I don't dare to hide it from my father-in-law, before the third son of the Wu family pulled me to compete, and also made a bet, who knew that the bet was getting bigger and bigger, and the more it was playing, I was afraid. In order to protect myself, I returned all the money to them, and since it was all returned, no one bothered me anymore. I'm a villager, and I don't dare to mess with those big gentry. Wei Bao replied.

"Not necessarily, right? If you didn't dare to provoke, you wouldn't have agreed to compete with the son of the Wu family in the first place. Tu Wenfu said softly, staring at Wei Bao's face as he spoke.

Wei Bao's heart was furious when Tu Wenfu looked at him, knowing that the other party was constantly tempting, didn't he just want to know how much silver he had in his hand and see how much silver he could extort? Secretly angry, I don't know how Wang Tiqian found this guy.

"It's because I'm young and ignorant, and I didn't realize that things could be so big at first, and it was mine that my father-in-law worked hard." Wei Bao said with a smile. Anyway, he made up his mind, no matter what you say, I will deal with it, but never take the initiative to talk about money! Wait for you to speak first!

This is Wei Bao's own accumulated negotiation experience, whoever takes the initiative to showdown first will be inferior.

"Do you still know that Grandpa Tu is going to work hard? Do you know that if Grandpa Tu didn't ask you about this, you would have been chopped into meat paste by others. Ji Yong helped Tu Wenfu threaten in a timely manner, "I might as well tell you, boy, this matter is not over yet, as long as Tu Gonggong says, you will not ask about this matter in the future, the ancestral Wu family and those big families in Liaoxi and Liaodong will be able to clean you up when they turn around." ”

"Yes, yes, my father-in-law said yes." Wei Bao wiped his sweat with fear: "I know that Grandpa Tu is my great benefactor, and I am grateful." ”

"Gratitude with your mouth alone?" Another big eunuch, Liu Yingkun, said.

Wei Bao looked embarrassed, and secretly said that this is starting to blackmail openly? but pretended not to understand.

At this time, there was no sound in the room at all, and a needle drop could be heard.

Fan Datou, Luo San was stunned, Liu Chunshi, Fan Xiaolin, Wang Qiuya, Xu Rui, these Wei Bao's subordinates were all anxious.

Li Chengnei and Luo Yangxing, who are close to Wei Bao, are also anxious about Wei Bao.

Anyone can hear the blackmail in Liu Yingkun's words, which has been made very clear.

Everyone knows how shrewd Wei Bao is, it's impossible not to understand?

Wei Bao is not unwilling to take the silver, but he wants to hold back, and when Tu Wenfu is clear, he will say the number first, and he will never say the number first!

In this way, in the future, even if the other party knows that he did not return the silver and gold to the Wu family's ancestral family this time, as well as a group of gentry in Liaoxi and Liaodong, they will have no choice, because it is the silver you want, I will give as much as you want, what else can you say?

If you offer to give as much as you want, it is not appropriate to give as much as you want!

"Naturally, I want to be grateful to Father-in-law Tu and all fathers-in-law for their hard work." Wei Bao said as he wiped his sweat: "It's just that I really don't have much silver on hand." ”

Liu Yingkun was just about to speak, but Fan muttered and said, "Childe, I don't think you did a good job." Since you've invited all of you, you're sure to have some money ready, right? I don't have much money now, what are you doing? ”

Originally, Fan Datou, as a subordinate, was very inappropriate to speak, but Tu Wenfu, Liu Yingkun, Ji Yong, and several other big eunuchs were surprised that Wei Bao's subordinates dared to contradict Wei Bao like this, and they stood in their perspective and spoke for them, so no one scolded them.

Fan Xiaolin looked at Fan's big head and thought that her brother wasn't crazy? How dare you speak out on such an occasion? And dare to contradict the child? Is it really crazy?

Luo San was stunned, Liu Chunshi, Wang Qiuya, Xu Rui, Luo Yanghe and Li Chengnei were all stunned, and said in their hearts, What's wrong with this Fan's big head? Do you want to rebel? In front of several big eunuchs, dare to say that about Wei Bao? Isn't this to make Wei Bao ugly? Or does Fan want to take this opportunity to cling to a group of big eunuchs?

But no one dared to speak out.

Wei Bao couldn't help but be furious, standing with the support of Fan Xiaolin and Wang Qiuya, and pointed at Fan's head trembling with anger: "What did you say?" What is this place? In front of Father-in-law Tu, do you have a subordinate to speak? ”

"Childe, I didn't want to speak, I think you should thank a few fathers-in-law for your lili." Fan said with a look of grievance, "Aren't I anxious for my son?" What a great opportunity is this? With the support of Father-in-law Tu, Gongzi will no longer have to be afraid of being squeezed by the Wu family's ancestral family and the big families in Liaoxi and Liaodong in the future. ”

"What are you? Is it your turn to teach me a lesson? Wei Bao was furious.

"I'm not here to teach you a lesson, Childe, I'm doing this for your good!" Fan's big head had an open expression, his head was big, his neck was thick, and he said angrily: "I can't watch you make mistakes." ”

"What did I do wrong?" Wei Bao was furious: "I'm so tight, don't I have to wait for Father-in-law Tu to say the number, I'm so desperate to sell my own woman and make up the money?" Did I say that I would not give silver to honor a few fathers-in-law? ”

"Then you should ask happily, you don't ask for a long time, let a few fathers-in-law be anxious." Fan's head choked loudly.

Fan Xiaolin, Luo Sanzi, Liu Chunshi, Wang Qiuya, Xu Rui, Luo Yangxing and Li Chengnei had only one thought in their hearts, crazy and crazy, this Fan head is really crazy now!

"Brother, stop talking!" Fan Xiaolin cried at that time.

"I didn't say anything, what did I say?" Fan's big head is still stiff-mouthed.

Tu Wenfu and a group of big eunuchs looked at each other, and they all secretly wondered how young Wei Bao was, young people could get silver, but they wouldn't discipline their subordinates, were there such presumptuous subordinates?

How could any of his subordinates dare to talk to their masters like this?

But Fan's head has been helping them speak, but it has made them very embarrassed here, although it is true that they are persecuting Wei Bao and blackmailing Wei Bao, but they are very tactful, very good at turning, very skillful, and they are said by Wei Bao's big man, they are like bandits in the mountains.

Wei Bao angrily shook off Wang Qiuya's hand, grabbed a large black-edged bowl with half a bowl of wild vegetable soup on the low table, and threw it at Fan's head: "I'll let you talk more!" ”

The big bowl smashed on the chest of Fan's head, and after it landed, there was a snapping sound, and everyone present was frightened.

Fan Xiaolin was so frightened that she hurriedly went over to Fan's head and said, "Brother, what are you doing?" Get out! ”

"Why should I get out?" Fan Xiaolin, who was crying in fright, rushed towards Wei Bao and said loudly to Wei Bao: "You are my master, can the master beat people casually?" Am I not good for you? Are you going to sell my sister, do you have a master like you? If you don't have the ability to make money, don't look for relationships everywhere! found such a big relationship with Father-in-law Tu, and then couldn't take out the silver, and thought about selling the women around him, I'm phew! ”

Tu Wenfu and a group of big eunuchs have opened their eyes, they have lived in the palace for a long time, and they speak softly, even if Mount Tai collapses in front, they are all very scruples about the image, where have you seen such a scene?

Fan Xiaolin, Luo Sanzi, Liu Chunshi, Wang Qiuya, Xu Rui, Luo Yangxing, Li Chengnei and others saw that Wei Bao and Fan Datou seemed to be really about to fight, and hurriedly rushed to the middle of the two.

Wei Bao was separated by a few people, and a slap hit the door of Fan's head: "I made you rude!" Let you be arrogant, let you force the master! ”

When everyone saw that there was really a fight, they were frightened one by one and hurried to Laweibao.

Fan's big head seemed to ignore life and death, and he covered his head angrily and shouted: "What's wrong with you being the master?" What's wrong with you being the master? I'm doing this to you with all my heart, and you're doing this to me? ”

"I'll let you dare to be tough again, let you die!" Wei Bao screamed angrily, jumped up and hit Fan's head again, but unfortunately after the injury, he had not recovered, and his hands and legs hurt when he started.

"Don't hit people at every turn! I'm just saying, there's no such thing as you! Fan's head was pushed up with his neck up, looking like he was looking for a fight.

"Don't talk about it!"

Li Chengnei and Luo Yang were anxious to pull the two apart.

"Ah, brute, you are looking for a fight! You're looking for a fight! Wei Bao also seemed to be fainting with anger, he was already on his head, and he grabbed a big bowl again, and he was about to smash Fan's head on the head.

"You hit me, you try?" Fan's head was crying and screaming, looking crazy.

With a snap, the big bowl blossomed on Fan's head, and Fan's head bled and covered his face with wild vegetable soup.

"You're really fighting, you forgot that I played with you since you were a child? Now you have the money, you have the ability, you don't care about friendship! Fan said with his head in his head, and also grabbed a big bowl, and was about to smash it on Wei Bao.

Fortunately, Luo Yangxing was quick to see and slap off the big bowl of Fan's head, and the big bowl of Fan's head snapped and smashed on the ground, splashing wild vegetable soup on Tu Wenfu's boots and on the hem of his official uniform.

Tu Wenfu hurriedly stood up and dodged to the side.

"Brother Luo, don't stop me, anyway, I don't have a few days to live, I poured my heart and lungs into my subordinates, but look at what they do to me?" Wei Bao cried and went to grab the bowl again.

"Babble, Brother Wei, you dissipate your anger! Hurry up, get them out of the way! Luo Yangxing desperately held Wei Bao's hand to prevent Wei Bao's bowl from smashing out again.

Fan's head was pressed against the wall by Luo Sanzi, Li Chengne, Liu Chunshi and others to prevent him from getting close to Wei Bao again.

"Brother, stop talking!" Fan Xiaolin cried and grabbed Fan's head's hand.

Tu Wenfu and the eunuchs were extremely embarrassed, they didn't expect things to be like this, and they wanted to get angry, but no one was angry, and no one made a sound.

All silently out of the hut, which had become more crowded due to the fighting.

Originally, this row of small cabins, each of which had a small space, and everyone was standing, which was fine, but once there was a fight, it was extremely crowded.

"Wei Bao won't live for a few days? What's going on? Tu Wenfu asked Liang Dong.

"He's injured, maybe he's thinking things are more pessimistic, right?" Liang Dong explained: "Moreover, it seems that there is really no money, when I came at noon, Wei Bao was crying to several women, saying that he wanted to sell women, and he didn't know which one to sell first." ”

Tu Wenfu recalled that a woman beside Wei Bao just now seemed to be calling the subordinate who was making trouble called his brother, it seems that the subordinate was Wei Bao's eldest brother, no wonder he didn't discipline and dared to contradict the master's family.

"Since Wei Bao has so many people and such a large territory, he won't sell women, right?" Tu Wenfu asked again.

"It's all wasteland, and the earthquake destroyed all the fields, don't you see that these people don't even have a place to live? Wei Bao's subordinates asked Wei Bao to give up those poor people, Wei Bao was too kind-hearted, he refused to say anything, he had to share the weal and woe with those hungry people, and he also used the limited silver to buy food and distribute it to everyone, a child like him is not suitable to be a family. Liang Dong half listened to what Wei Bao and Luo Yangxing Li Chengnei said, and half of it was made up by his own brain, explaining to Tu Wenfu.

"And what about his business name? What about his lands? Tu Wenfu asked.

"In this poor country, the land is worthless, who wants these wastelands these days? The business names are all the silver that he fooled a group of people in the township to get together with the chiefs, and all the supplies are stored, and there is no live silver in his hands. Liang Dong answered so smoothly, these are what Li Chengnei said to him before.

Tu Wenfu and a group of big eunuchs, who originally didn't believe these words at all, were silent at this time, and they all nodded slightly, believing that Wei Bao seemed to be really difficult.

Just in this kind of disaster year, you have to manage the food and drink of thousands of people, no one has such a lot of financial resources, and I heard Liang Dong say that Wei Bao has a good heart, and would rather sell his own woman than give up the hungry people, and I feel that people like Wei Bao are useless, this year, you can have anything, but you can't be kind!

Several big eunuchs were talking at the door, and the room was crackling, and Wei Bao was still smashing bowls, making it look like a war.

Fan's head didn't have any more ghosts, but he still came up with a defense from time to time, which angered Wei Bao and added fuel to the fire.

"Let Wei Bao come out, find a place, and I'll talk to him alone!" Tu Wenfu said to the other nine great eunuchs: "Try to get forty or fifty thousand taels of silver!" I just don't know if he can take it out!? ”

The other eunuchs nodded in agreement, but they all secretly thought, it is difficult for people to be like this, and Grandpa Tu still has to knock 50,000 taels? It's too dark, isn't it? They were even ready for the trip. This kind of silver is really bad, and I am afraid that I will be punished after death.

Tu Wenfu seemed to see everyone's thoughts, and explained: "Let's go out for a trip, it's nothing to run away by ourselves, we can't go back to Gonggong Wei and the other fathers-in-law of the celebrant to be empty-handed, right?" Wait a minute, they still think we can't be people, don't you think? In short, pull everyone to Liaoxi to see if Wei Bao is a poor person, right? ”

Everyone said that what Tu Wenfu said made sense, and they all did what Tu Gonggong said.

Liu Yingkun went in and said to Wei Bao, who was still angry with Fan's head: "Master Wei, don't make a fuss, find a place, our Father-in-law Tu will talk to you alone." ”

Wei Bao hurriedly saluted respectfully: "Yes, father-in-law." ”

Liu Yingkun went out, Wei Bao hurriedly went out, found an empty room next to him, and invited Tu Wenfu in.

"Father-in-law Tu, let you laugh all the time, it's me who can't discipline my subordinates." Wei Bao had a panicked expression.

After Tu Wenfu sat down, he said to Wei Bao, who was standing: "Just say it, how much silver can you come up with?" You can't let us run for nothing, right? For your sake, we rushed from the capital in just two days! ”

"Never, must not let Tu's father-in-law run in vain." Wei Bao hurriedly said: "How much silver does Grandpa Tu want, you can say the number." ”

At this time, Wei Bao still didn't let go! It is to wait for the other party to 'quote' first! A pretense that he didn't have any money.

"Fifty thousand taels! 50,000 taels of silver! Tu Wenfu stretched out five fingers: "When I go back, there are several grand fathers of Duke Wei and the celebrant eunuch, as well as these grand fathers who came with me, I am already the least." ”

Tu Wenfu originally wanted 200,000 taels before he came!

Now I want to reduce it to 100,000 taels.

But what he said was still at 50,000 taels after all.

Wei Bao heard that the other party only asked for 50,000 taels, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief, but he didn't dare to relax at all, still slammed the fish expression on the chopping board, wiped his sweat, "It should, it should be, just rush to Tu's father-in-law, 50,000 taels of silver should definitely be, wait for me to borrow a loan shark, please ask my father-in-law to forgive me for a few days." ”

Fifty thousand taels of silver still have to go to loan sharks? Even if it's a random township Lizheng, it's not so poor, right? How many miles of land do you have in charge of such a large piece of land? "How many days?"

"I'll borrow it tomorrow, and if it's fast, it'll be almost a day's work. If it's slow, please take care of your father-in-law, or you go back to Beijing first, I will never be in arrears for long, and I will let someone send it to my father-in-law. Wei Bao hurriedly replied.

Tu Wenfu frowned impatiently: "Then you can send it!" What is this called? As he spoke, he gave Wei Bao an address.

These grand dukes have private residences outside the palace, and he reports the address of his private residence.

"That's good, with the address of Father-in-law Tu, I celebrate the New Year's holidays, so that people can prepare more gifts and money to honor my father-in-law." Wei Bao is very good at patting and saying: "It's just that there is one more thing, I want to bother my father-in-law." ”

"What else?" Originally, he didn't get the cash, Tu Wenfu was very unhappy, and it was only 50,000 taels of silver, which was too little! I didn't expect Wei Bao to dare to open his mouth to mention conditions?

"Father-in-law rest assured, very small things, for father-in-law, it is a lot of effort. I don't ask for officials, I just ask the emperor to give me two plaques, one for Weijiazhuang, and allow us to merge these four li together and become one li! In addition, I read that our Weijiazhuang is really too poor, and many people have died due to disasters in the past two years, please allow us to open a fishing port in Weijiazhuang. Wei Bao hurriedly said the request. and took out the letter that had been prepared a long time ago and handed it to Tu Wenfu.

It's not that Wei Bao is stingy and squeezes toothpaste like bribery, Wei Bao is never stingy with bribes, but he has to do this, if Tu Wenfu knows that he got 6 million taels of silver and 120,000 taels of gold on this trip, how much is the appetite of others?

As for the request of the two emperors to give the plaque on this letter, Wei Bao had already thought about it! As long as there are these two plaques, Weijiazhuang and Weijiazhuang Port, then he will not only have control in the local area, but also have a legal status! Even if the gentry in Liaoxi and Liaodong don't regard him as a big family of the same status, then he is not afraid, and he can be hard with anyone.

Originally, it was the most appropriate thing to find Wang Tiqian for this matter, but Wei Bao didn't want to ask Wang Tiqian for everything, and wanted to make a detour, so it happened that Tu Wenfu returned to Beijing and handed over this letter to the event, which was very suitable.

The Ming Dynasty did not allow the sea to be opened, and the only treaty port was Fujian Yuegang.

Yuegang, located in Zhangzhou, Fujian, is a famous foreign trade port in the middle and late Ming Dynasty where "sea ships gather and merchants gather", "agricultural trade is miscellaneous, the ocean is like a market, the sea is day and night, and the remuneration is drunk".

From the end of the 15th century to the middle of the 17th century, with the development of foreign trade along the east and west coasts of the Ming Dynasty, Yuegang once became a foreign trade port.

In 1567, Emperor Longqing ascended the throne and decided to implement a new policy. Tu Zemin, the governor of Fujian, hoped to "eliminate the law of trafficking" and give the green light to maritime trade activities, allowing the shipping tycoons at that time to "allow the sale of goods from the east and the west".

Initially, Zhao'an Meiling was selected as the opening of the Ming Customs, and later changed to Haicheng.

Since then, Yuegang has become the only legal port of departure for maritime trade in the Ming Dynasty.

Although Wolkaharb is the only commercial port, there are also a number of fishing ports in various places.

Tu Wenfu was extremely unhappy: "I said Wei Bao, you are young, but your brain is very flexible, you only spent 50,000 taels of silver, let us come here, not to mention, you still have the face to ask me to do something?" ”

"As long as Father-in-law Tu can help me, I Wei Bao will be grateful, and within ten days, I will not only send 50,000 taels of silver to my father-in-law, but also give my father-in-law an additional 30,000 taels of silver!" Wei Bao whispered flattery.

Tu Wenfu touched his chin, looked at Wei Bao, and even wondered if Wei Bao was pretending to be poor? The appearance of the deduction and search just now, and in the blink of an eye, they are so 'acquainted'?

"Father-in-law Tu, although I am a little tighter now, but with the two signboards of Weijiazhuang and Weijiazhuang Port, I can try to find someone to invest in my business." Wei Bao saw through Tu Wenfu's suspicions, and explained with a pitiful appearance.

Tu Wenfu took the letter into his arms: "Silver, just pay as you say!" I can't guarantee it! ”

Wei Bao was overjoyed when he saw that Tu Wenfu had received the letter, knowing that people like them would not say so if they were not sure, so he hurriedly said: "Whether it can be done or not, my father-in-law is my reborn parent!" It is my blessing to be able to honor my father-in-law. ”

"Hehe, boy, it's a pity that you don't follow me into the palace as a father-in-law." Tu Wenfu shook his head with a smile, glanced at Wei Bao, and stood up.