Chapter Twenty-Three: The Fifth Master
As soon as I went out, I heard a large group of people moving on the road. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Burhan looked at it intently, and it turned out to be some officials. Even these officials walking on the street also made chickens and dogs jump, and passers-by and small traders on both sides hurriedly found a place to hide, like the current city management patrol.
"That's them." Isn't it the barbarian who made trouble in the inn when he looked at the person who came? Thinking about it, he had said before, "Don't run if you have the ability", it seems that there is really some power, before Burhan thought that he was at most a drunken scoundrel, but he didn't expect the foundation to hit the government, it is really a person who can't look like the sea can't fight!
"Ma San'er? This is what you call a Tatar spy? The officer asked Ma San, who somewhat didn't believe Ma San's words. Although this group of people had never been seen before, how many of them had he seen when Ningxia was so big? This morning, Ma San found himself and said that he had a great wealth and him, and generally this situation is nothing more than asking them for help when Ma San encounters an idea, if it weren't for the fact that the Ma family is very difficult in Ningxia, even the governor has to taboo three points, so he doesn't care about this matter. However, Ma San later said that it was possible that the Tatars were fine and carried a large sum of silver taels - of course, Ma San made up in order to get the errand to take the bait, and Burhan was much more careful. If this is the case, it is really a great wealth, although the relationship with the Tatars is not bad, but the emperor has never trusted the Tatars, and the Mongol tribes of Houtao and Ordos have been Koubian many times.
"You are those Tatar spies?" I have to say that this fat-headed head catcher is still an idiot, is there a thief who claims to be a thief?
"This big brother officer, I think you recognized the wrong person. We are Han Chinese. "Hmmm! Yes, is there a Mongolian who said that sinicization is so fluent? Looking like this, it also looks like a proper Han person, coupled with an authentic local dialect, at this time, the shop head can't pay attention, and turns around and whispers to Ma San, "Ma San!" You didn't cheat Lao Tzu, did you? Do you think these people look like Mongols? Are there any Mongols who talk like that? Do you kid have itchy skin? Ma San, who was standing on the side, was in a hurry, he didn't expect these people to speak here! Besides, he was knocked down by that kid all at once yesterday, and then he didn't have time to listen to their conversation! But now it's hard to ride a tiger, and if you don't, you have to do something. He slowly approached the shop and said, "That's right, yesterday I clearly saw them wearing Tatar clothes, and what they said, I swear to the sky that I definitely didn't lie to you, if you don't believe that we will go to the Yuelai Inn and search for it, we will definitely show our feet." After listening to Ma San's words, the shop remembered what Ma San said about the silver of a few pack horses, greed is human nature, especially those in power who are lax in discipline.
I saw that the head of the shop was upright, and the knife shouted, "Come on! Fence them up for me. Go to the Yuelai Inn and search for me, I want to see who you are. As soon as he heard this, he knew that this was not to be done, and the group began to form a circle to protect him. The officials moved very quickly, and they drew their swords to surround Burhan and them, to be honest, they really didn't pay attention to these 20 or so government officials, and they really didn't pay attention to it, and it was the more than 25,000 garrisons that were fatal, otherwise these dishes would have been cut down long ago.
Everything on the street is watched by one of the people in the attic annex. As early as this group of people passed the avant-garde, he noticed that there were good horses, horses, and pack horses, and a bunch of Tatars, and from his experience over the years, it must have been a certain tribe that came to buy grain, and it was only when this green and yellow that the Mongols were unwilling to kill cattle and sheep -- and they had to breed and give birth and lose a few pounds of meat. For his business, this is another big customer, it was all arranged, who would have thought that people didn't fancy him and went to his old rival Shunyi Grain. This old Shanxi is deep-rooted, originally everyone is a profiteer, each with their own ability to eat, but this guy has to come to a businessman and no sharp, so that he can't get along in this Ningxia, can only traffic grain outside, especially Liaodong is the most profitable, but come and go, people eat horses and chew at least 20% every time, and they have to be dotted, and they can't do it a few times a year. He expected that this group of people must be nearby, which was much more cost-effective than going to Liaodong.
He saw that the time was almost up, and he couldn't let the guests be disappointed, so he waved his hand to beckon the next person. "Six sons!" The man hurriedly stepped forward and responded, "Hey! Fifth master, you command. ”
"Go down, tell the shopkeeper that this is my guest, let him go, I confess my feelings. Bring the guests to the garden and wait. ”
"It's the fifth master, the little one understands, and the little one retires." As the master's follower, you need to learn to read words and looks, and of course the sixth son knows what the master thinks in his heart. He hurriedly retired, and went downstairs in the hope that the foolish servants would not disturb the good of the guests.
Here, as soon as the words of the head catcher fell, Burhan and they were besieged. It is impossible to let them be arrested, the initiative is in their own hands, otherwise they will really recognize others.
"Yo! If he is not a good citizen, he dares to hold a sword. "In the Ming Dynasty, ordinary people were not allowed to have weapons like waist knives, and although the state power could not rule in all aspects, the control of the blade was still extremely strict. Ordinary people can only have metal products such as knives, axes, scissors, kitchen knives, etc., and hunters can have crossbows or flat bows for hunting, and the arrows need to be large, flattened, triangular clusters of arrows. Even the big gentry absolutely allowed the appearance of weapons of mass destruction such as spears, spears, crossbows, and military bows, and privately cast weapons were regarded as rebellion, so most of the gentry groups only used blunt soldiers as their main weapons. On the contrary, there are more shortsword wearers, talking about self-defense.
Burhan showed their blades to be more sure of what he thought in his heart, it is very likely that if some villains can take it, whether they commit crimes here or not, it will be a great credit to themselves, since they have hidden blades, they must have silver taels, and they are going to be promoted and rich this time. Headcatcher was daydreaming, interrupted by someone who wasn't supposed to be there. He was about to get angry when he saw that the man was not ordinary, and the man whispered something in his ear and came to Burhan. Burhan looked at the expression on the face of the head catcher and changed in an instant, thinking that it must not be easy for someone to come.
Can it be simple? As the saying goes, the prime minister's disciples have seven qualities, although this master is not the prime minister, he can speak more weightily than the prime minister in this Ningxia town. It is a blessing that can make this confess that it is a blessing that he has cultivated for several lifetimes! I was a little frightened just now, but now I am a little surprised, compared to the promotion and fortune, he is more willing to ask for this favor, this Ma San is really his own fate!
"Brothers, this is a misunderstanding! I put away the knives, I'm tired all morning, I'm tired all morning, and I'm going to Baihualou today. As soon as I heard that someone was inviting a treat, the officials of Baihualou smiled one after another, and their hearts were itching, rubbing their hands. Only Ma San was stunned, he was about to be ashamed of the snow, but he didn't expect to make such a come, what is this?
He hurriedly grabbed the catcher, "No... No... Li Zhutou didn't arrest them? This is a big day..."Ma San didn't explain, just kept rubbing his fingers. Li Zhutou ignored him, grabbed him by the collar and said:
"Don't make trouble for the master, if you know each other, you will go to Baihualou together, if you don't know each other, you don't mind being locked up for a while. Don't think that your Ma family is powerful, in fact, you are a scoundrel, no matter how powerful you are, you can be better than the Bi family? Isn't it still exterminated? I don't want to pay attention to you, you really think that you are the master of this palace! "In the past, the reason why Ma San was arrogant was because the Ma family was powerful, but no matter how powerful he was, he couldn't compare to the Bi family back then! That family has been razed by the nine clans! Ma San, who was broken, was like a deflated ball paralyzed to the ground at this time, his eyes were wooden!
Compared with Ma San, this talent is more worthy of Bulhan's attention, on the other hand, Ma San is not paid attention to at this time, just laughing by himself, like a nervous smile. The official dispersed the crowd of onlookers and left. I saw the excitement and found that the situation had subsided and went to work, in short, after this experience, the street returned to its former prosperity, as if nothing had happened.
"Distinguished guest, my master invites you to come over to the house!" Burhan knew that it was not so simple, and there must be a following to exonerate you, and sure enough, it came.
"Thank you for your help just now, I don't know who your master is?" It is also necessary to say thank you, after all, people have helped you, and Burhan still wants to know who is so capable?
"Childe is polite, it's not the villain who really sells face, but the master of the villain. As for who the master is, I will know when the son goes. Please..."It sounded a bit forceful, but Burhan really didn't want to make any more trouble, so he arranged for someone to go back and bring two guards with him.
"Dare to ask the little brother, who was that Ma San just now?" Although he is not a dish of Burhan, it is good for Burhan to know about this Weifu Yiba.
Liuzi didn't expect Burhan to ask Ma San'er, so he paused for a moment, and then said, "This Ma San'er?" I heard that the ancestor used to be a branch of the Eastward Hui Department, and he was as famous as the He's family, and he was also a rich and noble family in his early years. Previously, the general soldier Ma Gui guarded Ningxia, and the Ma family seemed to have climbed with the general soldier to climb through the in-laws, and then the general soldier was dismissed, and he said that he was the right Yu Ma family branch, which was actually a group of splashy households. Because outsiders think that they are really related to Youyu, even the governor is polite and give three points, in fact, how can they be worthy of Ma Zongbing? Burhan has lived in the Mongolian steppe since he was a child, and even a person who travels through it knows the direction of a history, and he really doesn't know what the specifics are, let alone any Ma Zongbing and the like. Time flies so fast, the two of them walked and chatted soon to the place, as soon as they entered the door, they found that this place was different, it was not like a place to meet guests, but more like a theater.
Burhan was not mistaken, and in a short time he saw the singer come up to the stage, babbling and humming. Probably the local opera or what, as a modern person, Borkand can't appreciate the opera, maybe except for the refreshing rhythm of the Tianxian and the female concubine in the Huangmei opera, the rest are all the same as chewing wax, there is no ornamental at all, this is probably caused by the rise of television, right?
"Master, your guest has arrived." The sixth son said in the ear of his master. "Alright, you go down and wait!" When the sixth son retreated, Burhan looked at the person sitting on the wicker chair, this is the master of the sixth son? After looking at it carefully for a while, this person has thick eyebrows and big eyes, his ears are very fat, he is not tall, and he is relatively plainly dressed, maybe there is a stove burning in the theater, he is only wearing a suspender gown, and black trousers are quite casual. With melon seeds in his mouth, he twisted his body while learning from the people on this stage and occasionally hummed a few sentences.
Burhan stepped forward, and before he could greet the man, he pointed to the rattan chair next to him and said, "Sit down, you're welcome!" Of course, Burhan was not polite, and he shook his clothes and sat down. How well the little phoenix in your stands sings! I've been like this for the rest of my life. The man said to himself, and when he found that something was wrong, he said, "By the way, I have forgotten that you are a Tatar, so naturally I don't know about this." When Burhan heard this, he was intrigued. "How do you know that I am a Tatar?" ”
He didn't speak, just smiled, "You don't think you can come to the Wei Mansion and no one pays attention to you, do you?" Know that you are a Tatar. Listening to his words, Burhan was relieved, he knew that the Jinyiwei and Dongchang of the Ming Dynasty were the most terrifying existences in the world, and the little thing between the Ming court and the Mongols Burhan should be monitored, otherwise it was a bit dereliction of duty.
"Do you think I'm Dongchang or Jinyiwei? You're wrong, I'm a businessman. It's as simple as that. "It seems that this guy has some substance, which is Burhan's favorite type. After the play, the man asked the actors to step down, and it seemed that the real conversation had begun.
"As the saying goes, snakes have snake paths, rats have rat paths, and I have been paying attention to you since you entered the avant-garde. I also know that you are here to buy food. So many pack horses and so many good horses make me red-eyed, and your trip to Shunyi Grain this morning is even more revealing. Haha..."
Sure enough, who cares about something, "I guess you didn't invite me here to listen to your analysis, right?" In that case, I won't be with you. ”
Burhan stood up and was about to leave, fearing that there was a lot of people there, but it wasn't him. "Don't worry, let's get acquainted again! What about me? The eldest of the large Pixiu clan is the fifth, thanks to all friends who should be called the fifth master in the next voice. It's not a powerful person in the next is a lot of friends.,Of course, the road is wider than others.,So there's quite a lot of industry in this Wei Mansion under it.,Recently, I want to ask a friend to take care of one or two.。 "Now Burhan understands, this daring is to pull Lang to buy and sell! Burhan looked at Pi Wu's appearance, and his dress and style were really a bit like the underworld, and then he thought that he had been to Shunyi Grain and ran into a wall, and the amount he asked for was too large and was refused, if this Pi Wu could cooperate, it might as well be good.
"Then I don't know, can I help the fifth master in the next place?" Pi Wu knew most in his heart that he didn't approve of this set of Tatars, so he hurriedly shook his hand and smiled, "I can't afford to be called like you, aren't you embarrassing Pi Wu?" Speaking of helping, maybe you can really help! ”
"Oh? How can it be helped? Burhan then asked.
Burhan just said that, but he didn't expect Pi Wu to open the conversation box and talk endlessly, and finally Borkand finally understood. I see! This Pi Wu is a person from the capital, and his sister-in-law became Liu Xing's godson after climbing the eunuch Liu Xing. Later, Liu Xing became the eunuch of Ningxia, and Pi Wu naturally rose and took root in this Wei Mansion. Relying on his godfather Liu Xing to embezzle public funds, sell military rations, and open a ** gambling shop, there is nothing he dare not do. Because last year was a bumper harvest, Pi Wu embezzled the money from the staff to buy grain, because the 'Dao' was wide and no one did not sell his face, and it was quickly collected. Originally, I wanted to go to Liaodong to sell, but I couldn't get out of the retreat, isn't this? Immediately, the imperial court wanted to check the nine-sided cane, and Pi Wu panicked and Liu Xing found out about it, and was ordered to sell it quickly to make up for the shortfall. If you go to Liaodong, you can't catch up with the time, and you will consume a lot of time back and forth, and you will also be detained by the border army. It was at this time that the savior Burhan came, so Pi Wu wanted to ask Burhan to swallow the grain.
The two of them talked, and slowly found that the more they talked, the more energetic they became. "Hey! I said Pi Wu, you dare to embezzle even the staff of the nine sides, you are not afraid of our Kou Guan? "This is what Burhan, a confidant, can call him Pi Wu, if only others would have disappeared long ago." It's okay, you've all been down for years. You don't know that the money in this staff is settled at the end of each year, and it used to be in arrears, and it has not been in arrears since I misappropriated it for other purposes, and they can't wait for it! "Burhan didn't expect the ancients to use the method of advance funds properly, and at the same time felt that Pi Wu was even more of a character, and he had to thank the cow for borrowing chickens and laying eggs! The two of them didn't eat, so they asked Liuzi to prepare some wine and food and chat while drinking.
"Why are you trapped this time?"
"This time is different, I can't go out of the food in advance of the retreat, and it seems that there is something wrong with catching up with the cane, and I don't have the money to buy materials, and there seems to be some rumors in the imperial court, I have no choice but this time! Brothers. From his words, it can be seen that Burhan is really anxious, but this does not mean that Burhan is overflowing with compassion!
"There are so many grain merchants in Ningxia who are still afraid that no one will want them?" To be honest, since the Shunyi grain number came out, Burhan really felt that there were many grain stores in the world in Ningxia, and there were many speculative grain merchants from time to time.
"Brother, do you think anyone can eat 100,000 stone of grain at one time? Most of the grain merchants are profiteers, and they will only come out to hoard in the autumn, and they can't look down on the current grain prices. ”
My good man, 100,000 stone of grain is enough for 50,000 people to eat more than a year. "100,000 stones, really?" It's not that Burhan is excited, but he is too excited, he doesn't live in the steppe, he doesn't know the hardships of life, and he doesn't know the importance of food, especially the critical moment of the Hechi Ti tribe shows the importance of food.
Seeing that Burhan was already serious, Pi Wu, who was slightly drunk, also sobered up a lot. "Seriously, if my brother can help my brother tide over the difficulties, my brother will give you a bite to eat every year." Pi Wu also said seriously, and Burhan heard it, so he thought that the Hechi Ti Department would be able to buy food smoothly in the future, unless the famine broke out in Ningxia.
"Brother, I'll call you brother. I don't know how to fight crookedly, I want all 100,000 stones, but I don't know if my brother can give a happy price. After listening to what Burhan said, Pi Wu couldn't wait to kiss this half-grown child fiercely, and the Mongols were really bold.
Infected by Bourhan's bold personality, Pi Wuda took a sip of wine and said, "Okay, since my brother is so bold, I also want to express it when I am a brother." How about killing two or two with one stone? "Pi Wu is still a master who does not suffer losses, and the price of Shunyi grain number Qianshi to buy two taels on the market is about the same, and Pi Wu has risen by five dollars all of a sudden. Burhan had to think about it, and Pi Wu also muttered in his heart, whether the price was too high to scare the Tatar. It shouldn't be! As far as he knows, which grain vendor did not send to Mongolia in previous years was not seven or eight taels? He tried to ask, "Isn't it too high, or my brother will give you a cheaper price." ”
"Hehe, it's not too high. It's just that there's a problem now! That's how do we get grain out of the customs? "For the sake of future cooperation, it is worth giving him a small profit. Pi Wu also jumped for fear that the business would be scrapped, and when he heard Burhan's doubts, Pi Wu smiled, "Haha, what did I think." This is easy to do, my godfather is Ningxia Town Guard just an approval document, where is the problem. "Well, no matter what era, spelling dad is a fashion, so be it. It's settled, and the rest is the details.
At night, after waking up, Pi Wu hurriedly went to ask his godfather Liu Xing to say goodbye. "Godfather, I'm here to see you." When Pi Wuyi entered the door, he saw that his godfather was reading at night. He was afraid of disturbing his godfather's interest, so he stood on tiptoe and slowly wanted to walk back, but was stopped by Liu Xing: "You little monkey (Pi Wu is the twelfth year of Wanli, that is: born in 1584 AD, it is the year of the Jiashen monkey. But I haven't come to see my godfather for a while, why is it okay for someone with a hippie smile to come here today. This really made Liu Xing guess, isn't it nothing good for Pi Wu to come? He's also going to help Burhan get a clearance document! Pi Wu stood there and didn't speak, just trying to please Liu Xing, beating his legs for a while and pinching his shoulders for a while, so that Liu Xing couldn't handle the official letter with his heart. Don't think that all eunuchs are bad people, Liu Xing was originally going to be transferred to Nanjing to weave, and later was appreciated by the eunuch Chen Ju, the eunuch of the ceremonial supervisor Bingbi, and was sent to Ningxia Town as a town guard eunuch to calm the impact of the Bibai Rebellion on Ningxia. Since taking office, he has been conscientious and conscientious, although Pi Wu has made a lot of moths by himself, but this Pi Wu's nature is not bad, Liu Xing has turned a blind eye, what is wrong with being so attentive today.
"Say it! Little monkey, what trouble has happened to the godfather. "Liu Xing is a eunuch, and his speech exudes a cold breath, which makes people shudder. Pi Wu had been by his side for a long time, so he naturally had some immunity, but this question also made him shudder. Pi Wu smiled and walked over and pinched Liu Xing's leg and said, "Godfather, is it true that in your eyes, the little monkey is a person who will cause trouble?" "Hmm! You're still doing it. Do you tell me that the matter of the staff is done? "I didn't want to talk to my godfather about this stubble, but now I think I can't help it." Hey! Look, you say, can I fool you with what you ask me to do? It's just finished here, don't you believe it! I don't believe you smell it, it smells of alcohol! As he spoke, he opened his big mouth and gathered around Wang Liu Xing, the eunuch was already full of commotion and was extremely sensitive to the smell, so how could he not know, so he quickly interrupted Pi Wu's next move.
"So, someone took over?" In fact, Liu Xing is still very worried, one is that someone from the inner court came to check and the other is that Pi Wu is involved. "That's, you don't see who made the shot, I'm a top trick!" Pi Wu had to worry about it again, and Liu Xing was also a lot more relieved, and he had to review the approval again. When he saw that Pi Wu didn't speak or leave, he knew that this guy was still in trouble, and his feelings were not here to boast about his merits, so he put down the paperwork and said to Pi Wu seriously, "Say it!" Let's talk about everything this time, otherwise my godfather will sleep in a while! Pi Wu also felt that it took so much time to confess to Liu Xing.
With a slap, Pi Wu was slapped out several meters away, and it was said that the eunuchs were all equipped with stunts, and this was probably it. Liu Xing pointed to the fallen Pi Wu and scolded, "You unfilial son, you are going to be angry with me, you." How can you make such a deal with the Tatars, do you know what it is for? Connecting with foreign countries, is treason and complicity in rebellion, do you know? Cough! Cough! Probably because of the blood attack Liu Xing began to cough uncontrollably, this time Pi Wu was scared, he hurriedly got up to soothe his godfather's back, Liu Xing slowly got better, he felt that he was beaten and scolded and scolded, and began to educate Pi Wu, "Little monkey!" The godfather is worthy of the saint and the Li Min in his life, but you have ruined the reputation of the godfather in this life. "Godfather, don't say it, it's the monkey's fault, the monkey is sorry for you." The two began to hug each other and cry, wondering if they would have a chance to get together with the monkey again when the business trip came? After crying like this for half an hour, Pi Wu gradually thought about something, helped Liu Xing up and said, "Godfather, this is not a bad thing." As long as you do it right, you might be able to do something good! Liu Xing also became interested, and he motioned to Pi Wu to continue: "Godfather, this is a Mongolian tribe whose 'Taiji' is called Burhan, and he said that he is from the Alxa Mongolian Hechiti tribe. When he heard these sophisticated Liu Xing, he immediately smoothed out the information here.
"What do you say? Is it really the Hechi Ti Ministry? "He still can't believe it, as a lieutenant official in the inner court, Liu Xing has more contact with some secrets than others, this Hechiti Department is a large part of the Alxa Mongolia that has a record in Dongchang, if you can get in touch with the ministry, it will play a big role in the border town strategy of the imperial court." The son had already agreed with the 'Taiji' that he would leave him some food to eat every year, and he had promised to settle some grain with horses every year. Liu Xing's eyes turned faster when he heard the horses, everyone knew that the revocation of the three major capitals and the internal transfer of the guard made the Ming court lose the horse breeding land, making the acquisition of horses more dependent on the mutual market of the Mongols, these years with the death of Alda Khan, the border trade has become more and more unstable, but the imperial court's demand for horses is increasing day by day, and horses have also become a problem for the imperial court. If you can trade horses with the Hechiti Department, this will inevitably be another great achievement for yourself, and I am afraid that the imperial court will reward you at that time!
As soon as he thought of these, Liu Xing couldn't help but get excited, he pulled up Pi Wu and stroked the cheek he had just beaten, "Does it still hurt?" "Pi Wu feels like a wronged child being held in his father's arms at this time!" It doesn't hurt! The choked sound glued to the remix of the spit.
"And what else do they want?" Stationed at the border all the year round, he has learned all the ways of the Mongols, just like the rabbit that year. "Yes!" Sure enough, as he thought, the Tatars are cunning and changeable," Burhan said, it is really not easy to faint the grain from the Weifu to the grassland, and I hope that the godfather can open a customs clearance document and let them out of the customs. Liu Xing began to think about it, and he kept walking around the room, "Monkey, don't tell anyone about this, not even your sister." I'm going to leave the letter to Lu Shou Lu's father-in-law, and Dongchang should also take action. Okay, you go back! Pi Wu was about to get up and leave, and his godfather stopped him again: "Come back!" Grab this. Pi Wu fixed his mind and saw that it was a customs clearance document, and with this, things in the future would be much easier, and Pi Wu also happily left Liu Xing's residence. In fact, there are more or less horses flowing into the imperial court every year, but the price is ridiculously high after several handovers, which is why Liu Xing must seize this rare opportunity.