Chapter Nine: Tongue War, Dengzhou Opens Port (2)
For Qian Qianyi's face was suddenly solemn, the man in white suddenly chuckled. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
"Uncle is serious, how dare the little nephew hide it in front of the uncle, but a few days ago, Hong Chengchou made a lot of noise in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but the little nephew was a little unhappy when he thought of this person, if it made the uncle unhappy, please don't be surprised!"
"Shen Gongzi laughed, how dare Qian blame Shen Gongzi, but this Hong Chengchou made such a disturbance in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and actually asked Brother Shen to send Shen Gongzi to come in person, but Qian was a little curious."
And when the man in white told Qian Qianyi everything, Qian Qianyi's face was a little solemn.
It turned out that as soon as he arrived in Jiangnan, Jiangsu and Zhejiang, Hong Chengchou summoned more than a dozen wealthy people in Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the name of the emperor.
Treats, meals, and garden views.
Although these merchants in Jiangsu and Zhejiang have already received the news that the emperor is preparing to collect silver taels for Shaanxi and other places in the south of the Yangtze River for the purpose of donation.
In the face of such a messenger who came to ask for money, the big businessmen were reluctant to go, but Hong Chengchou was a heavy minister sent by the Son of Heaven, and the person behind him was the emperor.
And this naturally includes the Shen family, which is famous in the south of the country!
Originally, these rich businessmen were agreed, and when they faced the Qin Cha, they were crying poor at the same time, that is, they had to pay, and that was what they meant.
However, what these wealthy businessmen never expected was that when they arrived at the Canglang Pavilion in Suzhou, where Qin Cha stayed, they were entertained one by one alone.
Originally, there was nothing wrong with entertaining these wealthy businessmen alone, but after a long time, these wealthy businessmen found that something was wrong.
For several days in a row, they didn't even see Lord Qincha, and when they talked about going out for a walk, they were directly refused.
And on the sixth day, the head of the Shen family, who is also the father of the white-clothed son, saw Hong Chengchou, the master of the Qin cha, and when the head of the Shen family asked why he was imprisoned at this time.
Hong Chengchou said with a smile, just saying that he had been drinking with the distinguished guests in person for the past few days, and it was not until the sixth day that he had time to meet the head of the Shen family.
The so-called reach out and don't hit the smiling person!
Regarding Hong Chengchou's words, the head of the Shen family naturally didn't want to say anything, but Hong Chengchou's next words made the head of the Shen family almost vomit blood.
The boy in white told Qian Qianyi that Hong Chengchou was smiling at that time, and he kept praising some rich people for responding to the emperor's call and giving generously, even the poorest ones donated 1.8 million taels.
Although he didn't believe Hong Chengchou's words, at that time, it could be said that 'man is a knife, he is a fish and meat', so the Shen family was dug up by Hong Chengchou for one million taels of silver.
It's just that one million taels is not taken in vain, at least Hong Chengchou brought the Imperial Order of the Dragon Banner awarded by the emperor personally before leaving to the Shen family.
And this medal is to put it bluntly, it is specially for the rich.
The Dragon Banner Medal is divided into nine grades, to put it bluntly, that is, whoever donates more money will have a higher medal level, and because he donated one million taels, the head of the Shen family received an eight-turn Dragon Banner Medal.
"You mean Brother Shen is sick!"
When he heard the white-clothed man talk about the news that the head of the Shen family was sick, Qian Qianyi was a little surprised.
"Who's to say it isn't? Millions of silver were actually exchanged for a medal with an unknown name, and I wonder who can choke on this breath. ”
Speaking of this, the man in white sighed.
At this time, Qian Qianyi shook his head uncharacteristically.
"Shen Gongzi's words are wrong, the medal is not useless, not long ago the Beijing Master Medal Ceremony Qian Mou knew, several supervisors who fought on the front line only won the Baoding Sixth-level Medal, which shows the importance of the symbolism of this thing, although Qian Mou does not know too much about what the Dragon Banner Medal is, but the eight turns sound, but it is also an honor!"
For Qian Qianyi's words, the face of the man in white changed slightly.
As a merchant family, all they care about is the amount of money, but they don't care much about what honors and reputations they have, but if it is an official title, it is another matter.
After all, the status of merchants in the Ming Dynasty is not high, and once they have an official and a half-position, or a mixed title or something, it is undoubtedly a tiger for the big businessmen who are rich and rival the country.
It's a pity that no matter how glorious the medal is, it is really worthless in their eyes.
Qian Qianyi is different, although the Donglin Party is the representative of the merchant group and represents the interests of the merchants, but after all, they are officials, and they are the "scholars" in the "Shinong Industry and Commerce", although some of them are born as merchants, or they are already decayed taxi class, and there are inextricable links with the big businessmen.
But the kind of good reputation and reputation from the 'scholar' class cannot be changed!
As the leader of the Donglin Party, Qian Qianyi is naturally no exception.
"Uncle, before the little nephew came here, my father brought a letter to my uncle, and my father also said that only my uncle can avenge his old man!"
After that, the man in white waved his hand behind him again, and after a while, the two big men carried a large box.
"Uncle, this is a thousand taels of gold, please accept it with a smile!"
"In addition, my father said that as long as my uncle has this evil breath for my father, my father's garden in Suzhou will be my uncle's place of leisure!"
Speaking of this, the man in white arched his hand again.
"Uncle, the little nephew is leaving!"
"Old Wu, send Shen Gongzi for me!"
And when the old housekeeper Lao Wu turned back into the hall again, he saw Qian Qianyi frowning.
"Sir, what are you?"
"Oh, that's fine, by the way, didn't those two people want to join me before?"
"Back to the master, Zhang Pu is still unwilling, but Yang Tingshu seems to be interested in being the master's disciple."
"Oh, very good, you quickly summon this person to the mansion!"
Hearing this, Qian Qianyi's face was overjoyed.
"Hmph, you want to pull me into the water like this, Brother Shen, Brother Shen, you really underestimate my money!"
Seeing Lao Wu leaving, at this time, Qian Qianyi held the previous letter tightly in the palm of his hand, and muttered a little in his mouth.
And at this moment, in the middle of the Beijing Division, there is a house.
"Teacher, that Qian Qianyi sent a housekeeper just now! Can. ”
"Well, there you go! Remember, don't give away half a word of me. ”
"Yes, teacher, the student will go and prepare!"
Needless to say, this person is none other than Yang Tingshu.
As for the other person, seeing the back of Yang Tingshu leaving, he showed a sneer.
"Qian Qianyi, Qian Qianyi, I'm afraid you, the leader of the Donglin Party, should also move your position!"