After asking, Lian Zining already had a very intuitive understanding of the current situation in the entire city of Beijing.

It is true that with Qin's status as a shopkeeper, he will not know many things, but one thing, from the perspective of the market, may not be impossible to find some things that cannot be seen. What Lian Zining wants to understand is the general trend of Beijing now, some messy rumors, not the promotion of officials and the emperor's orders.

After talking for a while, his throat was almost dry, the tea was renewed three times, and even Zining almost understood what he wanted to know.

He took a sip of tea and asked, "What did the caravan come over this time?" ”

Shopkeeper Qin hurriedly took out a list from his arms and handed it to Lian Zining, he had been carrying this list in his arms for a long time, and he had a chance to take it out at this time.

This list is very long, like a small thin book, Lian Zining shook it open and took a rough look, there are a lot of things in it, all kinds of things, I'm afraid there are not three or five hundred kinds, from the seeds of all kinds of grain that Xishenwei urgently needs now, to the tools needed to mine gold, silver, copper and iron ore and other big things, everything, and even three thousand sets of cotton armor and fifty sets of rotten silver plate armor, one hundred sets of good vests, behind these things, but there are small characters written on the back, Lian Zining knew at a glance that it was Cheng Yu's handwriting.

It turned out that most of these armors were approved by Lao Taishan from the Ministry of War, and some of them were sent by Zhang Yanchang, Marquis of Shouning.

Lian Zining watched silently, but he was slightly moved in his heart.

It's still my own sister who is careful, so many things. With all these kinds of things, how long do you have to prepare, and how careful do you have to be to do it meticulously?

The price of these things. Of course, it is not comparable to the various treasures that he has continuously transported into the capital, mountain goods, gold and silver, but this thought. But it's ironing in people's hearts!

After a cursory reading, Lian Zining put the list away and said, "Before you come, can Cheng Yu tell you anything?" ”

Shopkeeper Qin hurriedly said: "There is something to say, the uncle wants to talk about it without asking the little one." Before the little one came, the eldest lady told her that she was going to Fusang recently. ”

"To Fuso?" Lian Zining was surprised.

"That's right. The eldest lady said, Uncle, there are too many rare things you have shipped back, and Beijing City and even the entire northern land can no longer accommodate them, and the prices of some things have begun to fall. This small one is clear, and the small one is now in charge of several jewelry stores of the Lian family, and there are indeed a lot fewer customers in the store. The eldest lady said that Fusang people are stupid and have a lot of money. Jinshan Yinhai is the same, and I highly respect the humanities of the Ming Dynasty, they have money, and they are willing to spend money, these things, they will definitely be able to sell at a price several times higher than that of the Ming Dynasty, we also have a foundation in Fusang, and it is convenient to go there. ”

Speaking of Fusang, Lian Zining remembered the years in Fusang for no reason, and that trip to a foreign country can be said to be the biggest turning point in his life, and there is no one. If you don't have the jade seal of the First Emperor that you got from the Wudao clan, and you continue to be promoted step by step, even if you have Dai Zhangpu and Zhang Yanchang's care, I'm afraid that it will be far from this step, not to mention getting such a big situation in the Northeast, even if it is an official position, I am afraid that it will also swing between three or four grades.

Fusang, this is a term that has almost been forgotten in my impression, and unconsciously, it has been years since I crossed Fusang.

Although there is still a unit of its own stationed there, although there is still a city there, every season, there is still a sea of gold and silver flowing from there, turning into weapons and armor, turning into heavy food, constantly pumping blood to the Wu Yi army.

Fuso Scenery, Tachibana Thunder, Chikuzen Hakume, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Enashi Nona, Yagyu Soyan! …,

It seems that all of this has been forgotten!

At this moment, something suddenly flashed in Lian Zining's mind, but it was like lightning, fleeting. He vaguely felt that he had captured an idea that would be of great benefit and help to his unknown path in the future, but this thought was gone in a blink of an eye, no matter how much he thought about it, he couldn't think of it!

Frowning and thinking about it for a long time, Lian Zining finally gave up this plan, but he was not so depressed, and when the time was right, he would naturally think of it.

He said to Qin's shopkeeper: "Go back and tell Cheng Yu that she is going to Fusang, I won't stop this, it's just that a girl is outside, but there are many inconveniences, let her bring enough people, if there is any inconvenience, go to Qinglan, Qinglan has a way, in addition, before leaving, go to Jingnan Daying to find Liu Liangchen, and ask him for some capable manpower." After going to sea, go to Weihaiwei first, let them send warships to escort them, and I will write you a letter later, I still have some friendship with the generals there, compared to them, they will not sit idly by. ”

Shopkeeper Qin said with a smile: "The little ones have been written down, and the uncle and sister are really enviable." ”

Lian Zining smiled and waved his hand, and suddenly changed his words, and said: "Chengyu is going to Fusang, I can't let her go empty-handed, it just so happens that this expedition to the north has made a little money." ”

He pointed to the "Pillar Inscription" of the valley Taoist and asked, "Old Qin, you are an expert, let's see how much that pair of characters is worth?" ”

Shopkeeper Qin had been thinking about it for a long time just now, and immediately quoted the price at this time, and said, "If you find a good buyer in the capital, it will be at least 200,000 taels of silver!" If you take it to Nanzhili and Jiangsu and Zhejiang to sell, you have to add 100,000! If you get Fusang to sell, find a big name who loves calligraphy and painting, 800,000 taels are indispensable! However, I heard that the prince of the Shu Wangfu in Sichuan is very good at this, especially the words of the people who are obsessed with the valley Taoist, if this character is sold to him, I don't know how many benefits it will be in exchange! Then it's not money that can be counted. ”

"Well, that's a perfect point." Lian Zining clapped his hands and applauded: "It turns out that you have seen it all, then you can talk about it!" ”

"Gotcha, you!" As soon as he said this, the shopkeeper Qin came to the spirit: "The utensils and furnishings in your house are all high-quality products, and they are all old objects with years, in the words of our industry, these are all spiritual things!" The price of these things, every one of them is low! These eight calligraphy and paintings. The pillar inscription is opened, let's just say, except for this one. Each of the other seven calligraphy and paintings is no less than 70,000 taels of silver! This multi-treasure grid, you see. These dozen or so pieces are all after the pre-Qin period and before the Mengyuan Dynasty, and most of their prices fluctuate between 80,000 and 130,000 yuan, and the high price is not much higher, and the low price is not low. As for these three pieces, they are all old objects of the pre-Qin period. It's the Xia Shang Wednesday Dynasty, this thing can no longer be called an antique, it can be called a treasure instead! ”

"Especially this Ding!" Shopkeeper Qin walked to the Duobao shelf, foaming at the mouth and said: "If we are not blind, we can see that this Ding." It was the Shang Dynasty King Wuding in order to commemorate his queen's wife Hao led 5,000 troops to fight against Yidi and returned victorious, so the casting of this tripod, this thing is valuable, with priceless treasures, it is no exception. As for how much it is. The small ones can't be said. ”

Lian Zining smiled slightly, pointed to these things in the house, and said with a smile: "This expedition to the north has gained a lot, and these things are just a drop in the bucket." More mountain goods and animal skins and other treasures, this time you go back, these things, you will bring them back. In my case, this thing is a dead thing, and in Chengyu's place, this thing is alive. ”

Shopkeeper Qin hurriedly responded, and after talking for a while, Shopkeeper Qin retired, he is the kind of person who has great vision, and naturally knows that he shouldn't stay here at this time. …,

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Early the next morning, the caravan's quarters were in a state of boil.

The place where they live is a huge courtyard, and the south gate of Zhenyuan Mansion walks half a mile to the side.

Zhenyuan Mansion has not been fully planned, there is no one in it, except for the army is the army, there is a lot of vacant land in it, in some areas, but a piece of houses have been built, which was originally used as a military camp, but later re-planned, all the military camps are all around the school field, and this place is naturally vacant, just for these caravans to live.

At this time, the courtyard was already full of people, although it was early in the morning, and the sky was just dawning, but the rooms of the caravans were already lit with lights, and the lights were bright, and the inside and outside were transparent. The big shopkeepers who came out this time, who could take care of things, had already gotten up early, and the young men who were waiting for them had already waited outside the door with washing water and towels, and they said hello and went in to serve these old men to clean their faces and comb their hair, and dress neatly. What's more, especially the shopkeeper from the rich land in the south of the Yangtze River, also sprays himself with perfume, and the clothes on his body have been smoked with incense for a long time the night before.

Those shopkeepers in the north are secretly scolding rouge powder!

However, this is the difference between the folk customs of the two places, but it is not the deliberate display of these southern shopkeepers, but the southern atmosphere is like this, the six dynasties are gold-dusted, drunk and gold-obsessed, and the folk customs at the end of the Ming Dynasty are also extremely extravagant.

It's not easy to get this group of people up so early - these are all uncles in their own chambers of commerce on weekdays, all of them are tall wrists, familiar people, and big faces, even the big bosses behind them have to respect a little, these uncles sleep late on weekdays, get up later, and have to sleep with two or three girls every night. This trip to the Northeast, the girl is gone, the road is bumpy, and she sleeps more soundly than anyone else! I didn't see the feeling of sleeping on a hard bed on weekdays and screaming that my whole body hurts!

The reason why he got up so early was because Lian Zining came to deliver the message last night, and at six o'clock in the morning in the middle of the morning, that is, in the future, he had to go over on time to convene a meeting at the General's Mansion.

This is a bit unexpected by everyone, I didn't expect this Wu Yibo to do things so vigorously, they originally thought that this time it would inevitably be the same as before, being dragged for three days and five days - this is quite short - when they met the unkind, ten days and half a month are also available, they have already saved some money to find someone to find someone to make it convenient, yesterday that Lord Hong, isn't it the best candidate?

But I didn't expect that when I first came here, I would convene everyone to discuss the matter on the second day! I didn't say it on my lips, but I looked at it a few times in my heart.

Naturally, I didn't dare to slack off on such a big event, and I got up early.

It seems to be a little early, they are all standing at the door of the courtyard with their sleeves crossed, waiting, late autumn in the northeast, the early morning wind is cold and blowing, but no one complains, can be done as soon as possible, hurry back. That's what everyone is looking forward to the most.

Some of them stood alone, while others gathered together in three or five, whispering. The look was very weird.

Everyone was speculating about what Wu Yibo would do this time.

Anyway, it's nothing more than taking money out of everyone's pockets.

Just after two tea times, a group of Wu Yi army cavalry galloped over. Stopped at the gate of the compound, led by a small flag, this person is very young, that is, around twenty-five or sixteen, with sword eyebrows, but a talent. He hugged his fists to everyone and said loudly: "Everyone, under the uncle's seat, Chen Tong, a hundred households in the barracks, is under the order of the uncle. Pick you up and go to the General's Mansion! ”…,

"It's hard work!"

"Thank you, sir!"

……

Everyone thanked each other and got into the carriage one after another, and followed the cavalry to the general's mansion.

The sound of horses' hooves was audible, and everyone had never been to the newly built city of Zhenyuanfu, although this big city had recently been described by four words because of his master, and the entire Guanwai Four Great Generals' Territory plus a Liaobei Governorate. They peeked out of the car window, and the hundred households smiled and ignored it when they saw it. Anyway, these people see what they want them to see.

But the more they looked at it, the more frightened they became—on both sides of the street, there were only patches of foundations divided into pieces, but there was not a single house, let alone the pedestrians on the road, except for them. Not even a ghost is in sight.

And after a while, I saw a mansion of considerable size, which I thought was the residence of a high-rise person.

And although I couldn't see anything, I could hear bursts of extremely loud and magnificent voices from a distance, and I don't know how many people's voices converged to form shouts and slogans.

This is also a matter of course, except for the soldiers in Zhenyuan Mansion, the soldiers live in the barracks near the big school field, and the officers have their own houses, and there are no civilians, what can they see is strange!

Everyone also appreciated the strangeness of this town's distant mansion.

When the convoy passed by a house, a small oil-walled incense car drove out of the side door of the mansion, followed by two small servants and two maids.

The owner of the oil-walled incense cart was obviously very polite, and she was about to cross the street, but when she saw the crowd coming, a soft voice came from the cart, and the coachman waved his whip, and the good horses stopped, and the carriage stopped on the side of the road to make way for the passing procession.

Seeing the small oil-walled incense car, Chen Tong, the leader of the team, was in a daze, stepped forward, hugged his fists and said: "Chen Tong has seen the white girl." ”

There was silence for a moment in the oil wall incense car, and then an elegant and quiet voice came out from inside: "I have seen Lord Chen, the little woman is polite." We apologize for the inconvenience of meeting, so please forgive me. ”

Chen Tong laughed, his handsome face was bright, and said, "Where did the girl come from?" Chen still has official business, and he doesn't bother the girl, he will visit again in the future. ”

The white girl said, "Lord Chen, be light!" ”

Chen Tong nodded and continued to move forward.

This scene attracted the attention of many businessmen, who looked at the door of the mansion with great interest, and only saw two huge golden characters on the plaque at the entrance of the mansion: Dong Mansion.

When Chen Tong stopped and beckoned the businessmen to get out of the car, he secretly calculated it, but found that it was just a little bit of time at this time, and he couldn't help but sigh secretly that this Uncle Wu Yi really said the same thing, and it can be seen that there is a small view.

The merchants entered the gate under the guidance of Chen Tong, the solemn momentum of the general's mansion, the huge and majestic scale, and the elite and brave soldiers at the door all made them a little breathless, and as soon as they stepped into the huge threshold that was knee-high, these businessmen who had seen the world couldn't help but plop and beat faster, and also lightened their steps, some tiptoeing feelings, very funny.

This is a natural reverence for those who are superior.

Passing through a long corridor with more than a mile, I came to a side hall, a two-story palace, surrounded by a verandah, and a small pond in front of me, in which the high and low lotus leaves have withered, and the surrounding is full of bamboo, the wind blows, rustling, but it is very elegant.

To be able to create the style of the south in this northern land, it is conceivable that it will take human and financial resources.

Chen Tong led everyone across the small bridge, opened the hall door, and said, "Everyone, please sit down in the hall, and the uncle will come in a while." ”…,

With that, they left, and everyone entered the side hall. I saw that the layout here is like an ordinary people's meeting hall, with the first seat on the top, and the left and right hands of the upper seat. But they are each with their own rosewood seats, obviously, these seats are reserved for their own people.

The crowd gave in. They are in a circle, there are a lot of people in this circle, but the business is done to their part, that's all, plus after walking this way, they also have a number in their hearts, knowing whose business is bigger, whose business is similar to their own. Who's business is at the bottom of this hall. So in the end, according to the size of their respective businesses and their status, they sat down, but the top position, naturally no one dared to sit there.

As soon as he sat down, a maid came in to serve tea, and after a while, there was a loud laugh outside. Everyone quickly stood up.

I saw two people striding into the hall, and the person in front of him was very young, that is, in his twenties, with sword eyebrows. He was long and jade, handsome and extraordinary, wearing a soap-colored regular dress, with a big coat behind him, and his hair was tied with a black hosta. Although he is very young, he has the kind of majesty that only those who have held power for a long time can only have it.

As soon as everyone saw it, they naturally knew that the person in front of them must be the owner of this land, Wu Yibo Lian Zining.

Suddenly, he knelt down in an uproar, and said in unison: "I've seen uncle!" ”

Lian Zining smiled slightly, ignored them, walked straight through the crowd, came to the top and sat down, and then said, "Get up!" ”

Everyone got up in an uproar, but they saw that there was still a person standing next to Lian Zining, who turned out to be the shopkeeper of Qin who was walking with them all the way.

Seeing the shopkeeper Qin standing behind Lian Zining, the faces of many people in the hall immediately became a little gloomy - after all, they are Lian's own people, can there be a reason not to be partial? Looking at this posture, it must be this surnamed Qin who eats meat, we don't know if we can get a mouthful of soup to drink!

Some of them have already made up their minds that if it doesn't work out this time, they will never do business in the Northeast in the future.

Lian Zining looked at their expressions, that is, he already knew the clues, but he didn't name them, he glanced at everyone, and said with a slight smile: "Everyone, the purpose of your coming to the Northeast this time, the official is clear, and you yourself are also clear, the official is here, so there is no nonsense, let's go straight to the point!" ”

The crowd hurriedly pricked up their ears and listened.

Lian Zining knocked on the armrest of the chair and said, "You are here to buy corn, and the reason why this official wants to release the news that everyone is here is also for a purpose, to sell corn!" Let's buy one and sell the other, which is the most suitable. ”

Lian Zining pointed to the shopkeeper Qin standing behind him, and hehe:

"This is Lao Qin, I am the Qin shopkeeper of the Lianji Chamber of Commerce, along the way, everyone should also know his identity, he is my Lianji's person, my own business, if I don't help Lianji, I'm afraid you will also feel awkward, I am not wrong, right?"

Lian Zining smiled, and everyone laughed along, but that heart was getting heavier and heavier. Many people are secretly scolding in their hearts, this Lian Zining is also shameless, others sit on such things, at least they are still hidden, and they are still a little jealous. But you, so blatant, even said it?

We are scholars in the Ming Dynasty, who are officials, are you so shameless?

Unexpectedly, Lian Zining changed his words and said: "But I am partial to helping Lao Qin, but it does not mean that I will not leave a way for you." ”

Hearing him say this, everyone suddenly ignited a glimmer of hope again, and looked at him with hope, but they didn't realize that the rhythm of his speech had been completely controlled by Lian Zining.

Lian Zining said: "I ordered you not to buy in the roadside fields, you can only come to Zhenyuan Mansion, I know, many of you must secretly scold me, don't say anything beautiful, no one believes that nonsense!" ”

Everyone was a little embarrassed, naturally no one dared to show it, Lian Zining paused, and said: "Actually, it is common to have this idea, if you change to the official, the official will have to scold in his heart." But have you ever thought about how much manpower and how much time it will take for you to harvest corn at the edge of the village? When you go to the official, these can be saved, just pull them away, and don't say a word! (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )