At the end of the Ming Dynasty, it was indeed a very paradoxical situation, on the one hand, the people were rich and there was a large influx of silver, but on the other hand, the government was poor, and even the emperor had to be poor as pants. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Due to the growing gap between the rich and the poor, the wealth of society is highly concentrated in a few powerful bureaucrats. It is a true portrayal of the end of the Ming Dynasty, for example, when Ding Kuichu, the governor of Liangguang during the Longwu Dynasty of the Southern Ming Dynasty, was pursued by the Qing army again, he carried two boats of silver, a full 840,000 taels of silver.

For this Qingli firm he has heard of this life, know that this is a wealthy and powerful firm, in the early years in Henan, Shandong and other places have opened a branch, headquartered in Nanzhili, operating department stores, it is said that its owner background is very deep, is a retired at home Sanpin Department, and this Liu Daguan is not an idle person, there is also a prison student fame, the ordinary county second adjutant saw him, but also politely called Liu Daguan.

Unexpectedly, this Liu Daguan quoted 20,000 taels in one go, which greatly exceeded his expectations.

"Come on, give a seat to Shopkeeper Liu!"

Zhu Youhua showed his satisfaction with the bid of Qingli Commercial Bank with his actions.

The two chamberlains went down in response, carried a pineapple wooden square chair, and placed it in front of Liu Daguan.

That Liu Zhilin didn't expect to be blessed with such a special encounter, his face was red with excitement, and he was busy bowing and thanking him.

After he sat down next to the chair, the heads of the business houses behind him looked at him with envy and jealousy, thinking that in the end, it was still how good the money was, to be so courteous to King Fu, and to earn such a big face for the Qingli Commercial Bank, the 20,000 taels were worth it!

After a long time, seeing that no one was bidding, Zhu Youhua glanced around majestically, and everyone was silent when they saw this.

Zhu Youhua cleared his throat and said, "Gu announced that this soap refining method is now owned by Qingli Commercial Bank!" ”

When the heads of the commercial houses present heard this, there were disappointed, jealous, and indifferent on their faces, but they immediately changed their joyful looks for a moment, and they all bowed their hands to Liu Zhilin who was sitting on the square chair.

"Okay, except for Shopkeeper Liu, the rest of us will go downstairs to have a banquet, I have a treat today, I wish you a good drink."

"Thank you for the banquet!" The merchants hurriedly kowtowed and knelt in thanks.

After they all exited the private room of Juxian Pavilion, Zhu Youhua got up and left his seat, walked up to Liu Zhilin, patted him on the shoulder, and said with satisfaction: "Shopkeeper Liu is such a bold person, Gu likes it very much." ”

"The grass people thank the prince for their love." Liu Zhilin said with some flattery.

Zhu Youhua said gently: "The refining method and process of soap, the orphan club will send someone to tell and demonstrate to you in person, until Qingli Commercial Bank thoroughly grasps it before paying money." ”

"The grass people are generous to the owner of the family, thank the prince!"

Liu Zhilin's face was grateful, hearing what Prince Fu said, the last trace of worry in his heart was also eliminated, first inspect the goods and then pay the money, this Lord Fu seems to be very sincere about this transaction, of course, he also knows that the prince is not afraid that he will not give money when the time comes, who dares to rely on the money, and the money of the king of the Ming Dynasty does not dare to rely on it!

On the sixth day of the fourth month of the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, Zhu Youhua finally received a reply from Lu Jiude, the eunuch of the town guard, and there was a small eunuch who was a close confidant of Lu Jiude who came with the letter, and the eunuch cautiously took out the book with a wax seal and the piece of Hetian jade sent by Zhu Youhua, and respectfully handed it back to Zhu Youhua.

"Father-in-law Lu said, the prince can use him, that is, he looks up to him, Hetian Mingyu never dares to accept it, and the grace of the old prince and Wan Niangniang does not dare to forget it for a day.

After getting the bad news that the first emperor was martyred and the prince was trapped in the chaos, Gonggong Lu was sad and sad, but also intended to support the prince to ascend the throne and reorganize the dynasty, but it was inconvenient to come forward directly because of the identity of the internal official. ”

Zhu Youhua took the letter and the famous jade, nodded, and said to the little envoy and eunuch: "Please go back and tell Lu Lao, his intentions are unknown, and if he has achieved success, he will not forget today's help!" Don't skimp on the reward of knighthood! ”

"If the prince says, the slave and maid must be brought, and the slave and maid will retire if there is nothing to do."

"If you don't have a quiet road, be careful!"

"Thank you for your care, the slave remembers!"

"Well, go ahead!"

is worthy of being the confidant of the internal official's big crotch, and he is really capable of doing things, Zhu Youhua couldn't help nodding secretly in his heart.

Not long after the eunuch left, Tian Cheng came over with a smile on his face to report, saying that the 20,000 taels of silver from the Qingli Commercial Bank had been sent from Qianzhuang. Right now, the guards are transporting it to storage.

These days, Tian Cheng worries about the silver money every day, and doesn't understand why the palace economy is so poor, and the prince still raises so many guards, and it is really difficult for him, every day he starts counting the silver deposits, for fear that one day the palace will run out of money, and the big guys will be cut off, he doesn't dare to imagine what to do then, in the troubled times, without the protection of the palace, his fate as a crippled eunuch can be imagined.

Fortunately, the prince is wise and intelligent, and he has the skill to make money, no, after a few casual tinkering, ten thousand taels of silver came, and his mood was like a yin to love, and then he became happy, and when he walked, he didn't feel that he was humming a little song.

After Tian Chenghuan's report was finished, Zhu Youhua touched Hetian Mingyu, who still had body temperature in his hand, and muttered to himself: "We may not have to use this money to save the emergency." ”

Tian Cheng touched his head, as if he understood whether he understood or not, Zhu Youhua had already laughed, walked out of the main hall, and strode towards the study.

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The north of Nanjing is Fengyang, which is the place of Longxing in the Ming Dynasty, and Emperor Taizu Gao walked out of this and achieved the imperial industry. With the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, Fengyang was also designated as the central capital!

In the eighth or ninth year of Chongzhen, Fengyang, the central capital, was once occupied by thieves. A fire burned the ancestral tomb of the Zhu family to ashes, and Li Chuang also attracted an army to be stationed in Fengyang at that time.

The past is like smoke, heh, I can't imagine that now I have to face Li Chuang's soldiers again, Ma Shiying curled up in the room, sighing.

Back then, the Ministry destroyed the central capital, and now it has broken the Beijing Division, the next step is to go south, Fengyang is the northern barrier of Nanjing, and the south of the Yangtze River must first break Fengyang!

As the governor of Fengyang, he is naturally the first to bear the brunt, the emperor has been martyred, the three princes have fallen into the hands of thieves, the country is no longer a country, where will he go? Ma Shiying asked herself this question in her heart over and over again.

"Sir!" The old butler hurried in and called anxiously.

"What's the matter?"

The old butler approached, leaned over and whispered in Ma Shiying's ear: "Lord Sima Shi has come to visit, and he is already waiting outside the door!" ”

"What is he doing here?" Ma Shiying said in surprise, suddenly, he thought of a possibility, and hurriedly got up and said, "Hurry up, please!" ”

Outside the door, Shi Kefa was waiting anxiously.

He looked down on Ma Shiying, including the Donglin gentlemen who had some dealings with him, and they also felt the same way. It's just that now in the face of a national upheaval, Ma Shiying, the governor of Zhongdu Military Affairs, has jurisdiction over nearly 100,000 soldiers and horses in the three towns of Jiangbei, and has military power in hand, and he has to ask him for help in times of great disaster.

"Master Shi, my lord is invited!"

Shi Kefa nodded, and under the guidance of the old butler, he entered Ma Shiying's mansion through the corner gate on the side of the gate.

The old housekeeper greeted each other while leading quickly, Ma Shiying's mansion is very large, and it is quite magnificent, entering from the corner gate, entering the courtyard and entering the courtyard, I don't know how many corridors and houses.

"Master Shi!" At the head of the flower hall, Ma Shiying saw Shi Kefa from afar, so he gave a salute, for fear of neglecting the distinguished guests.

"Master Ma!" Shi Kefa also bowed and returned the salute, and as Ma Shiying entered the flower hall, Ma Shiying invited Shi Kefa into the upper seat, accompanied him by his side, and then ordered the people to serve with refreshments.

"How are you doing?" Shi Kefa asked.

"Hey, okay, okay!"

Regarding Shi Kefa's sudden visit, Ma Shiying had vaguely guessed three points, but he couldn't be sure of the other party's intentions, so he could only discount haha.

Ma Shiying's perfunctory answer made Shi Kefa a little unpleasant, the sky outside was not good, but he felt even more depressed at the moment, he decided to test it: "Master Ma! ”

"Huh?"

"Kyoshi—"

"Hey! Ay! As soon as he heard Jingshi, Ma Shiying sighed a few times.

"The news of the fall of Jingshi, presumably Master Ma already knows! He ...... today" Shi Kefa sobbed in a French tone, and wiped the corners of his dry eyes with a gesture: "Today-"

As soon as Shi Kefa began, Ma Shiying immediately cried out very cooperatively, and also choked up: "Alas! The news has spread, and the saint has worked hard to serve the people all his life, who would think, bad luck, actually ...... He was forced to hang himself by a traitor! It's really heartbreaking! ”

"Woo! Woo! ......" The two sobbed for a while, and gradually calmed down.

Shi Kefa said with red eyes: "Lord Ma, you are the governor of the military affairs of Zhongdu, and when this national crisis is at hand, you must bravely shoulder the heavy burden and share the worries of the country!" ”

Let me worry about the country? didn't find out Shi Kefa's thoughts, Ma Shiying didn't say anything, although he had already understood six or seven points at the moment, but he was old and sophisticated, and he would never rashly express his position before he was very sure! Just lowered his head and desperately squeezed back tears.