Boss Chen went to prepare wine and food, and I let Chen Jiu into the study, and when I got to the study, Chen Jiu closed the 'door' behind me and said, "Brother Lan, you have seen the execution scene today." ”

"Yes, Brother Chen, I'm still wondering, didn't the emperor say that he was going to send Zhao Quan and them to Dali Temple for public trial, why did he suddenly execute them again."

"That's why I'm here to tell you, someone broke into the palace last night, was found by us, and killed them, and one of the seriously injured 'Jiao' said that it was Zhao Quan's subordinates who came to save Zhao Quan. When the emperor heard this, he changed his mind, and issued an order that night, in order to prevent someone from robbing the law field, it was not announced to the public that the execution would be carried out today. As soon as I saw that the plan had changed, I also changed my plan, and on the knife of the first executioner, I 'got a poison' that sealed my throat with blood. At today's execution scene, Zhao Quan died after the first knife, so he didn't howl in the future, and outsiders didn't know the Tao in it. I was afraid that Brother Lan would misunderstand me and not do it well, so I came here to tell you. ”

It turned out to be such a situation, no wonder Chen Jiu saw me on the road and nodded to me, the meaning of that nod is that everything is done, thanks to Chen Jiu's many eyes, if others encounter this change, they would have been blinded a long time ago, look at Chen Jiu, he actually thought of poisoning the knife of the executioner, even if it was found that Zhao Quan was dead, the executioner was also Chen Jiu's substitute ghost.

"Brother Chen, you are really amazing, today you nodded to me on the road, I still didn't understand, so I followed all the way to the execution ground, I didn't expect that Brother Chen still had such an improvisational plan. Brother is really admired, I don't know if the imprisoned Li Bingxian found anything abnormal. ”

"That Li Bingxian, but said, why didn't this Zhao Quan move. I dealt with it, because on the execution ground, some prisoners would be scared to death when they saw such a terrifying scene, I had heard of such cases before, so Li Bingxian didn't think much about it. ”

This is a matter of heart, after all, Zhao Quan is dead, and in the future, the Yan 'Gate' White Lotus Sect will be my 'private' people armed, through Lao Sun Tou, I can remotely command these guys, but, I don't know that Lao Sun Tou will let people come to the palace to save Zhao Quan, and I haven't been notified yet, could it be someone else, who didn't come to save people through Lao Sun Tou's unauthorized actions.

After a while, Boss Chen also came up to drink and eat, Chen Jiu and I chatted while drinking, and no one came to serve, even Boss Chen was outside, and there were only me and Chen Jiu in the study, full of wine and food. I said to Chen Jiu: "Brother Chen, why did the emperor give me the first floor this time, I still can't figure it out, it's a money-making business." ”

Chen Jiu said with a smile: "Brother Lan, do you think that the emperor will think of giving it to you, and it is also the emperor who asks for my opinion, so I said by the way, this is going to be 'handed over' to my own people, so I told you by the way, I didn't expect to really guess the emperor's thoughts, so the emperor ordered to reward you on the first floor." ”

"Thank you Brother Chen, this first floor can add more than 100,000 taels of silver to my brother every year, and I will leave one percent for Brother Chen in the future, I can't let Brother Chen help in vain."

"Forget it, brother, I'm a eunuch, why do I want so much silver, then again, this is also your status in the emperor's mind, if you don't have status, I just told you, and the emperor won't agree. Speaking of silver, you and my brother, even if I use the silver, ask your Lan brother for help, and you won't refuse, so you don't want to give it to me, you keep it yourself, there are many places to 'spend' money outside, and there is no 'spending' money in the palace. ”

Since Chen Jiu said so, I didn't say anything more, and talked about the handling of Uncle Li, Chen Jiu said: "This time, the emperor is still extrajudicial to Uncle Li's treatment, and the Queen Mother is also very satisfied." It's just that the Queen Mother will complain about me in the future, I don't know, let him go, anyway, I Chen Jiu did things for the emperor, and I am worthy of the ancestors and ancestors, and I live up to the emperor's trust. However, according to my spy's report, the Queen Mother scolded Gao Gong several times, and you know that the Queen Mother will not scold people easily. This time I'm really angry, and I don't know what will happen to Gao Gong in the future. ”

"Yes, this high arch, I don't know how to promise Uncle Li Guo, let Uncle Li lose the silver again, and lose people, and give the first floor to the emperor."

Sent away Gao Gong, Boss Chen, came in and cleaned up his things, I asked Boss Chen again, if he was not suitable for his current work, Lao Liu went to the first floor, and now Boss Chen is the housekeeper in the house.

"My lord, is this okay, it's okay, it's just that there are more people in the house now, and there are a lot of things in the back, I think it's better to let 'Chun' Mei be in charge of the 'women', and I'm not familiar with those palace 'women'."

"Yes, you can arrange this, the house that the emperor rewarded last time should also be repaired as soon as possible, and strive to 'get' it before the 'Spring' Festival, so that Lord Liu and them can move in." And now that Sui Jian's 'Chun' has been back for several months, it's time for him to start a family with 'Chun' Lan, you can also prepare, if you don't understand, just ask Brother Liu. ”

I have long wanted to marry 'Chun' Lan and Sui Jian 'Chun', because there are a lot of things, so it has been delayed, and now that I am free, it is time to think about this matter.

Two days later, my marriage leave ended, officially went to work in the silver number, when I was not there, Liu Taoran and Xing Zhiwei also took care of the silver number in an orderly manner, and now the silver number is in and out of the silver two every day, all about 150,000 taels, and the capital has completely recognized the silver ticket. Because since the issuance of the silver ticket, the good reputation, as well as the support of the merchants, the momentum of development is very good, and it has been 'shooting' to the surrounding cities.

In the morning, when I went to work at Xiao Cai's house, a few of them came over first to report the performance of this period of time, and Liu Taoran also brought me a general ledger. I looked at the general ledger and said to the two of them: "Now our silver number has stabilized, but there is no news from the Xuanfu side." ”

"Lord Lan, there is news over there, it is going well, Lord Fang over there is very cooperative, these days we are going to transport silver taels and silver tickets over there, Lord Wang wrote to say that they are ready to open before the 'Spring' Festival, we see that you are very busy, plus the wedding is happy, it is not good to ask you, this is not just waiting for you to come, and then discuss this matter." Liu Taoran said.

"It's so fast, it's okay, now that the mutual market over there is already under construction, opening early can also attract businessmen to come over, but how many silver tickets and how much cash you need to bring to the past, but also consider the issue of safety, let's discuss it together."

Xing Zhiwei continued: "Lord Lan, the two of us will discuss and prepare to contact the Ministry of War, when they send military salaries to Xuanfu, our convoy can follow together, so it is safe." ”

"Yes, you are thoughtful, I didn't expect to be with the military department, but you did think of it, the security issue over there, you also have to 'hand' over to Lord Wang, find someone who knows the details to be responsible for the guard, and I don't know if Lord Fang can give some officers and soldiers, although the quality of the officers and soldiers is not very good, but there should be no problem with loyalty."

Before the three of us finished discussing here, the soldiers outside came in to report that there were two people dressed as businessmen outside, and they must see us, and they also said that they had important matters to discuss. The three of us were stunned, but we were probably also merchants, and the two of them also looked at me, so I asked the soldier to bring them two in and see what they were doing.

After a while, the soldiers came to our large living room with two middle-aged people dressed as businessmen, just now the three of us were in the study, and we were about to be outside to meet outsiders, the two people were about the same age, both were about forty years old, one was fat, the other was thin, and the clothes of the two people looked like businessmen.

The fat man seemed to be the leader, and after coming in, he saluted us according to etiquette, and said in a southern dialect: "Zhang Zhikuan, Zhang Zikuan, the grass people, have seen three adults. ”

"Get up, I don't know what the two of us are doing when they see the three of us."

"Three adults, two grass brothers are from Ning'bo' house, has been doing business in Nanyang, this time into Beijing is to see the market, found that the adult Ya 'door' of this silver ticket is good, grass people want to invite a few adults to go to us to open a silver number, so that we don't have to bring so much silver when we go out, that is, it is not safe, and we can't bring more."

I didn't expect that there would be outsiders who could discover the benefits of this silver ticket, which aroused my interest, and let the two of them sit down, I asked: "The two eyes are really not ordinary, you can see the benefits of this silver ticket very clearly, but we don't know much about Ning 'Bo', I don't know if the two can introduce it, if it is appropriate, we also want to go there to open a branch, but now that the capital has just begun, it has not been recognized, and I went to you without authorization, I am afraid that the business will not be carried out." ”

"My lord, is this, Ning'bo' Mansion has always been the base of Nanyang's 'trade', many merchants are running Nanyang, and the goods from Nanyang are all unloaded in Ning'bo' Mansion, and then distributed to various places.

I also know a little about Ning'bo' Mansion, Zhu Yuanzhang Wu first year (1367) called Mingzhou Mansion, Ming Hongwu 14 years (1381) to avoid the country's name, Zhu Yuanzhang took the Yinxian scholar Shan Zhongyou's suggestion, took the meaning of "Hai Ding' 'Bo' Ning", and renamed Mingzhou Ning'Bo' Mansion. The name of Ning 'Bo' is still used today. Ning'bo' is a well-known commercial port at home and abroad. During the Tang Dynasty, it was already a major port for trade with Japan, Silla and some countries in Southeast Asia.

But for their requirements, I still can't make up my mind, and there are no familiar people on Ning'bo's side, but for these two brothers, I still appreciate them very much, and I have a good eye for them, and I can find the benefits of silver tickets, which ordinary people can't see, and the vision is different, and they look at things differently.