"Young master, is the matter a big deal, he is the Marquis of Anyuan, the hereditary noble!" Chen Ping said to Chen Yue worriedly.

Although he didn't know where Chen Yue got a waist card of a hundred households in brocade clothes, a hundred households in brocade clothes still couldn't compete with a hereditary marquis!

"It's a big deal? Maybe! Chen Yue smiled and instructed Chen Ping to take the family members to continue to practice. Since Wu Mengming swore that he could settle a lot of troubles with this waist card, then use this matter to weigh his energy!

Chen Yue expected that the Liu family of Ding'an Yuanhou would not give up, but before he could wait for the other party to make a move, a piece of news suddenly came from the north and quickly spread throughout Beijing, immediately shocking the whole city!

That is, the Qing soldiers have entered the customs again!

Counting this time, it is the fourth time that the Qing soldiers (Houjin) have entered the customs and plundered. Each time it brought great trauma to the Ming Dynasty, in the northern part of Gyeonggi and Shandong, dozens of cities were captured by the Qing army, several Ming princes, dozens of local government and county officials died in the hands of the Qing soldiers, hundreds of thousands of people were plundered to the bitter cold land of Liaodong, became slaves of the Manchurians, countless lands were barren and countless people were displaced.

The Ming Dynasty has become extremely weak in this blood loss, the whole north has gradually become a barren, and the Central Plains has broken thieves and thieves to make trouble, almost into a ruin, the whole Ming Dynasty is now full of holes, only the south of the Yangtze River is still peaceful.

However, the strange thing is that after a day of time, news suddenly came from the court that the so-called Qing soldiers entering the customs were not true, and it was the border general's general Zuo who robbed the border people for food and salary, and was mistakenly thought to be the Qing soldiers entering the customs. It is rumored that Zhou Yanru, a scholar, personally played it, saying that "the side plug will be the grain storage and robbery of the farmer, and he will often set it."

The entire army and people in Beijing trembled, not knowing whether the Qing soldiers really entered the customs or the border army robbed the people of the misinformation. Only Chen Yue knew that it was true that the Qing soldiers had entered the customs, and the scale of this entry was larger than before, and the damage caused to Daming was much deeper. At the same time, Chen Yue also knew that the Qing soldiers' entry into the customs this time was only a robbery, and they did not plan to attack Beijing, which means that as long as they stayed in the city of Beijing, they would be safe. In this case, there is no need to be distracted by the matter of clearing the soldiers, it is better to take this opportunity to make a big fortune and make a windfall. War has always been a godsend opportunity to make a fortune!

How to make a fortune, of course, you have to use the power in your hands.

On the day the news came, Xibianmen immediately imposed martial law, and the city guards put Chen Jianghe, the chief in full armor, to inspect the city to strictly prevent the Qing soldiers from entering the city.

Chen Yue also put on military uniforms with more than a dozen family members, and checked at the city gate in the name of Jinyi Wei Baihu, checking the people entering and leaving the city gate one by one.

Xibianmen is the only gate for Xishan coal to enter Beijing, and the Chen family's father and son's investigation immediately made all the coal cars entering the city blocked outside the city, and they were not allowed to enter the city even if the coal merchants who sold coal said all the good things.

The coal merchants jumped up and down one by one, and all the good words didn't work. Although the court said that the news of the Qing soldiers entering the customs was fake, no one could say for sure about this kind of thing, after all, the Qing soldiers had entered the customs three times in a row to rob, if this time it was also true, then what would they do if they stayed outside the city!

Just when the coal merchants were in a hurry, Ma Liang and Wu Liang walked among the coal merchants and persuaded them to sell the coal they pulled to the Chenjia Coal Yard.

"No, my coal was given to the Liujia Coal Yard, and the two sides agreed that it would be dishonest if it was sold to the Chen family, and the business couldn't do it!" A coal merchant surnamed Hou said.

"Lao Hou, you are dead-eyed, you don't want to think about it, what time is it now, is it important to have credibility or life, the Qing soldiers killed outside Beijing while speaking, don't talk about your coal, even your life can't be saved!" The hemp pole was intimidating on the side.

"How can you be like this, you're all in business, why bother with the big guy!" The coal merchant surnamed Hou prayed.

"Which one is embarrassing for you, Mr. Chen and Chen Baihu are also responsible for them, no one can say anything about the Qing soldiers and spies in the Qing soldiers, who knows if there are Qing soldiers hidden in your coal car, just wait for the city gate to rush out, and the Qing soldiers outside should be together!" Wu Liang rolled his eyes and said.

"This, this, this, can there be people hidden in the coal car?" The coal merchant surnamed Hou couldn't laugh or cry.

After most of the day, seeing that the sky was gradually darkening, a coal merchant finally couldn't stand it anymore and agreed to sell the coal to the Chenjia coal yard, but he only got half of the deposit, and the other half would take some time to give.....

The coal wagons that had agreed to be sold to the Chenjia Coal Yard were allowed to pass, and the coal merchants, under the guidance of the Chenjia Coal Yard staff, pulled the coal carts into the city and placed them in several large courtyards not far from the city gate.

When it got dark, the gate of Xibianmen was closed, and most of the coal merchants had no choice but to stay outside the city for the night. At the end of October, the weather was already very cold, and they could definitely freeze out of illness after freezing in the field overnight, Chen Yue warmly invited them to spend the night in the coal yard, and there were more than ten houses in the coal yard, which could be crowded and lived, and as for their coal cars, they were all stored in the courtyard of the coal yard.

The red charcoal stove was lit, the room was warm and comfortable, there were a few pots of old wine in the boiling water, and there were more than ten side dishes on the table.

"Come, everyone, I, Chen Yue, am a hospitable person, whether everyone wants to sell me coal or not, we are all friends tonight!" Chen Yue raised his glass and invited.

"Well, how do you say that?" A moment ago, he was coercing and luring everyone to sell coal to him, but now he has become a hospitable host, and many coal merchants are extremely uncomfortable.

"Chen Baihu, it's not that we don't want to sell you coal, after all, whoever sells it to is not sold, it's all the same money. But you also know that our business is about reputation, and if the reputation is gone, the business cannot be done. After three rounds of drinking, the coal merchant surnamed Hou smiled bitterly and said to Chen Yue.

"That's it," Chen Yue held the wine bowl, "I'm not embarrassed, big guy, you don't have to sell me the coal, you can store the coal in my Chenjia coal yard first, and then I will return the original amount when the Qing soldiers retreat, what do you think?" ”

With a slight turn, from selling to saving, Chen Yue doesn't need to spend a tael of silver, there are hundreds of thousands of catties of coal available, and the coal merchants don't have to bear the reputation of dishonesty, which sounds good.

"But what if you don't?" A coal merchant asked worriedly.

"How is that possible? How do I sell all this coal? Besides, even if I sell out and the Qing soldiers retire, I can still buy the same or even more coal from Xishan and return it to everyone, do I still need to worry about this? I'm also in business, and I won't do anything like embezzling your coal. Chen Yue said with a smile.

"Chen Baihu is so calculating, one or two pieces of silver don't need to be paid, there is so much coal available, I'm afraid that when the Qing soldiers retreat, you will have the final say on the coal in the entire Beijing!" The coal merchant surnamed Hou sighed.

"You don't just keep the coal here for me, I give you the profit, according to the purchase price of coal, how about a cent of monthly interest?" Chen Yue smiled and threw out another bait, which immediately attracted the big guy's heart.

The purchase price of 100 taels of coal, a monthly interest, that is, the interest of one tael of silver per month, although it is not a lot, but it is quite cost-effective. Since you can't enter the city, just store the coal here!

"I agree to give you the coal." The coal merchant surnamed Hou took the lead in saying.