Chapter 153 Nanjing, Nanjing

After Zhou Juren left, Li Meng began to wonder if there were any people he was familiar with, but he thought about it left and right, and finally found that after he left Eunuch Liu, let alone the Nanjing Sixth Department, even if it was related to Nanjing, there was no relationship.

Regarding the decision to leave Shandong and move Jingxiang, the only reason that can be said to the outside world is Zhou Juren's analysis on that day, and even if there is that analysis, no one will definitely understand why he left. Li Meng can't say that in a few years, all parts of the Ming Dynasty will be battlefields, and the Jiaozhou battalion must have a stable insurance base in order to survive.

In the end, I really thought of a character who had something to do with Nanjing, the shopkeeper Zheng of the Bafu Commercial Bank once said that he would live in Nanjing for a few months a year, Nanjing is also one of the richest places in the world, and it is the center of the Ming Dynasty in the south, and the Zheng family also needs to do business there.

In recent years, the business has become bigger, and it is inevitable to deal with officials, presumably the Zheng family and Nanjing officialdom also have such and such dealings, and they may be able to use this line to get a relationship, but this is also Li Meng's wishful thinking, and the specific situation will be discussed in detail by the other party.

Fortunately, it was all on the ground in Shandong, and it was close to the end of the year, so Li Meng simply sent a fast horse messenger to Jining Prefecture to invite Zheng to come to the shopkeeper, saying that there was something important to discuss.

Compared with when they met a few months ago, the two sides are already business partners, and every time the business brings a large amount of money to both parties, the trembling when they meet for the first time is gone, and both sides are smiling and polite.

Shopkeeper Zheng naturally knew that the other party was in such a hurry to invite him over, and he definitely didn't want to invite him to dinner alone, as for the business, it was already on track, and there was no major event, let alone called over.

Sure enough, after the banquet was opened, Li Meng dismissed the left and right, and there were only two people left in the room, and after the two sides toasted each other, the shopkeeper Zheng asked with a smile:

"This time I came to Jiaozhou, Master Li must have something to call, you and I are also a confidant, if you have any needs, please get straight to the point!"

Li Meng drank the wine in the toast in one gulp, and said it bluntly and without a little politeness, although this matter was to be handled by him, but it was really a little difficult, and he couldn't tell others that he knew the future history, but at present, Jiaozhou controls the salt industry in Shandong, and the fat is flowing oil, so stupid to give up, it will be considered crazy.

However, after hesitating, Li Meng still spoke:

"Shopkeeper Zheng, I don't know what you have to do with Nanjing City?"

Shopkeeper Zheng was stunned for a moment, probably not expecting the other party to raise such a question at all, so he hesitated and said:

"Five years ago, I was still a pirate begging for a living at sea, naturally I had no friendship with those bigwigs in Nanjing, but our Fujian Commercial Bank still had a little way in Nanjing, when the leading man ascended to the sea defense guerrilla, the leading man sent people to Nanjing City with silver to carry out activities, but he knew a few officials from the household department and the Ministry of Officials, no matter how bad it was, the Fujian Commercial Bank had many dealings with those wealthy businessmen in Nanzhili, and they could always hand over the words."

This shopkeeper Zheng said quite truthfully, very attentively, this is also the monthly trading income of thousands of taels of silver between the two parties, try their best to make this relationship good.

"Li wants to move Jingxiang, so he wants to entrust people to the activities of the Nanjing Military Department, and ask Zheng to help!"

After hearing this, the shopkeeper Zheng nodded with a smile, just wanted to speak but was stunned over there, the cup in his hand was almost unable to hold it, knowing the content of this sentence, it was really surprising, and he said after a long time:

"Master Li, you are in Jiaozhou City, why do you want to go? Walking alone? It's better to get an official position in the north and south, but it's not as big as the oil and water in this place! ”

Shopkeeper Zheng spoke a little chaotically, obviously frightened by Li Meng's words, the two sides were quiet again, and Li Meng opened his mouth again:

"Naturally, I want to take these soldiers with my subordinates and take up the post alone, wouldn't that be a noodle melon."

The two sides laughed, and the shopkeeper Zheng pondered, but his eyes suddenly lit up, and he looked at Li Meng eagerly and said:

"Master Li, you are talking too straight, if you have a sentence, what will you do with this salt field after you leave?"

Even if you don't count other salt farms in Shandong, the salt pans in the Lingshanwei area alone, with an annual input of at least 100,000 taels, are simply a cornucopia, Li Meng obviously had a good idea of this problem, and almost didn't hesitate, so he replied:

"If you really go to Jingxiang, you naturally can't take care of this side, Li Meng will take forty percent in the first three years, and then this salt farm will be completely handed over to others!"

After saying this, the Zheng shopkeeper's eyes can no longer be described as fanatical, it is simply a fire, now the main salt production in the salt fields in Lingshan and Jimo is the fleet that welcomes the Zheng family, there are these two salt producing areas, and the Zheng family can rely on the fleet and pirates to maintain here, and there is no more suitable successor than himself.

"Lord Li, now the officials in the yamen all recognize silver, we don't have no silver, a lot of money is spent, and those who pretend to be like have become grandsons, when we gave our leader in Beijing and Nanjing, it was not that I didn't hear what my brothers said!"

Right now, this shopkeeper Zheng is trying his best to make this matter of transfer and allocation simple, after all, there is a big bargain to be made, Li Meng also understands what the other party means, and smiles helplessly, if Liu Fulai is in Beijing, there is always some way to find the major matter of transfer and transfer.

But now he can only find an uncertain way, but for Li Meng, he always has to try, and the consequences of not trying are even more dangerous.

Li Meng took the initiative to pick up the wine glass, went to touch it with the shopkeeper Zheng opposite, and said solemnly:

"Then please ask the shopkeeper to help me with this, the money is easy to say, Li still has some silver."

The expression of the shopkeeper Zheng was already smiling, who would have thought that this time in Jiaozhou, there would be such a big bargain to be made, and he agreed again and again:

"Your Excellency, please rest assured, it's better to hurry up on this matter, or go to Nanjing in February of the first month of the unknown month, and arrange it for your adults there."

As soon as the words came out, Shopkeeper Zheng regretted it a little, wondering if he was too eager, but he didn't expect Li Meng to smile and nodded, and said:

"Anyway, at the latest in February next year, Li will definitely have a trip to Nanjing."

"Nanjing Qinhuai Fengyue is famous all over the world, there is a lot of money and money there is like heaven, when the time comes, in the next to do the east, let the adults enjoy it!"

Shopkeeper Zheng showed that kind of expression on his face that all men understand, and said with a smile, Li Meng didn't make a sound, just raised the glass and touched it again, this time the shopkeeper Zheng stood up respectfully and raised his glass with both hands, and said:

"Before I go, I also ask the adults to arrange a quick horse to report, and when I go back this time, I will contact the person in charge of the clan and handle it for the adults."

There is a large amount of gold and silver input, this Zheng shopkeeper is also very active, after dinner and Li Meng agreed on some details, the next morning, hurried back to Jining, in Nanjing six activities is not just talk, always have to be arranged in advance.

Regarding Li Meng's almost unbelievable move, although the shopkeeper Zheng didn't say anything on the surface, he felt in his heart that this person had a problem with his brain, although the Zheng family's fleet dominated the seas of Asia, Zheng Zhilong attached great importance to Fujian, because this was the local territory of Hongxiang, which was fundamental. Li Meng started in Jiaozhou, and his fortune was also in Jiaozhou, but he was going to a place of Jingxiang, which was really a bad brain.

The plan to move to Jingxiangdi has not yet communicated with the people below, and on the third day of sending Zheng away, that is, in mid-October, Li Meng received an official order from Liu Qingsong of Denglai Road, asking the Jiaozhou battalion to set off immediately, and Xia Jin of Dongchang Mansion to exterminate the rebels.

Receiving this sudden order, it frightened Li Meng, when the Jurchen Tartars entered Gyeonggi, after the Shandong soldiers and horses were transferred to the border between Shandong and Beizhili, he did not receive any orders on his side, and saw that it was too peaceful everywhere at this time, but he transferred himself to fight.

And looking at the military situation and the Di newspaper, except for some local chaos in Shandong, the army of King Chuang and the Tartar did not enter Shandong, and the thieves from there.

Of course, Li Meng didn't know the so-called inside story, but this was also a painstaking effort of the governor and generals, because during the chaos, the soldiers and horses in Shandong were mobilized to defend and be ready to fight at any time, but because of human care, Li Meng's Jiaozhou battalion was not transferred.

But Shandong garrisoned a large army, there are many generals at all levels, so there will always be people who are dissatisfied with such favoritism, why let the Jiaozhou battalion enjoy peace there. The army below is unstable, and it is difficult to do it above, so it is necessary to let the Jiaozhou battalion go to some battles to fight, and these battles must not be too hard and difficult to fight, so as not to offend Eunuch Liu.

For this kind of opportunity to train troops, Li Meng will always not let go, Jiaozhou battalion sent 1,000 soldiers, joined Ma Gang 900 Yanding stationed in Qingzhou Mansion, and went to Xiajin County in Dongchang Mansion together.

The name of the anti-thief is terrifying, but in addition to the king Li Zicheng and the big forces that shake the world like Zhang Xianzhong, the eighth king, there are also some pitiful small gangs.

For example, Zhang Chengye of Xiajin County, Xiajin County is in the west of Dongchang Mansion, very close to Beizhili and Henan, Beizhili and Henan have been living in poverty for many years, and all kinds of anti-thieves and chaotic people are criss-crossed, and Xiajin, which is close to these two provinces, is also panicked and restless.