Beijing.

Zhou Rui and Diao Erdou cooperated with each other, and by sending one million quintals of grain to Beijing every year, their business here was extremely successful, not only in terms of business success, but also in terms of personal connections.

There were no less than 10 powerful people in Beijing who had close ties with them, and all of them were emerging Manchurian magnates.

To be precise, Zhou Rui has a very good relationship with these people, and Diao Erdou is just Zhou Rui's shopkeeper.

But in fact, Zhou Rui is just a person, and in terms of specific things, Diao Erdou is doing it, including importing grain and selling.

Through various networks, Beijing's intelligence was sent back to Nanjing in a steady stream, and there was even a lot of news from the court.

In their correspondence with Nanjing, they never used written letters, but through word of mouth, so no one doubted them, in fact, if someone doubted them now, they probably would not have done anything to them, after all, if they had not transported millions of loads of grain, Beijing would have starved.

However, Zhou Rui is not a loss in grain trade, because the price given by the Qing court is very attractive, up to now, the price of grain in Beijing is still hovering above three taels, and it only takes a little more than one tael to buy grain in Hangzhou, even in a city like Nanjing, the price of grain is only two taels of silver, and the profit of selling it to Beijing is at least double.

All this Yang Chao is clear, at the beginning of a period of time was a little surprised by the Manchu financial resources, and later saw that they could not eat a lot of food, and did not frown when they took out the silver, and combined with the military operations of the Manchu Dynasty, Yang Chao couldn't help but have a guess, maybe they were reluctant to chase Li Zicheng after entering the customs, not necessarily because they saw that Li Zicheng was their biggest opponent of the political vision, probably because of the tens of millions of taels of silver in Li Zicheng's hand.

If the Manchu Qing Dynasty chased the wealth in Li Zicheng's hands, then it can explain the reason why the Qing court could still operate after they took a series of tax exemption and tax reduction measures while encircling the occupied areas.

Diao Erdou opened the door of the upper-class characters with Zhou Rui. The development of the middle and lower classes mainly depends on Bian Er.

At first, Bian Er's progress did not go well.

His target is often optimistic about Diao Erdou, and then inform him that Bian Er often enters a certain house at night and opens in front of the window: "I am a subordinate of Da Ming Zhongyibo." Are you willing to do things for Daming! ”

In this way, a few downlines have developed, but the speed is too slow, and people are often frightened and dare not agree at all.

However, the situation has recently reversed, and Bian Er's development has gone offline several times faster.

The reason was the staking policy pursued by the Manchus in Beizhili. A large number of Eight Banner generals have obtained land, but more landlords and peasants have nothing, and these unemployed people are all the goals of Bian Er's development, and the success rate is extremely high.

Among the grain shops in Tianjin, Diao Erye, the big shopkeeper who came to inspect today, suddenly wanted to check the accounts and closed for a long time.

"The Qing court sent Hong Chengchou south, go and inform the adults as soon as possible, and tell the adults to take good precautions against this person!"

Diao Erdou quietly told a job who had just followed the grain delivery ship to the grain store and waited.

The guy said: "Don't worry, shopkeeper Diao, is there anything else?" ”

Diao Erdou shook his head: "Not for the time being." But when I got back, I told my lord that I was sending a boatload of food as soon as possible. I will find out what Hong Chengchou is going to do as soon as possible, I heard that this person is not easy to deal with, the deep captive chief Dolgon is heavy, three times before leaving, and the night talks about the military plane until dawn, I am afraid it will be unfavorable to the adults. ”

Diao Erdou hasn't mastered enough evidence yet, but these days the nobles of the Eight Banners in Beijing are all talking about Yang Chao, obviously Yang Chao has become a thorn in the side of the Eight Banners, he only occasionally heard a drunken magnate say that Hong Chengchou was going to clean up Yang Chao. But he didn't say much, obviously the Eight Banners kid was not very optimistic about Hong Chengchou.

These Eight Banners disciples are too high to the top, but now they are a little heartless by Yang Chao, and a small half of the Eight Banners have died at the hands of Yang Chao. No matter how they died since entering the customs, most of them can be counted on Yang Chao's head, and each family either has someone who died at the hands of Yang Chao, or there are relatives who died at the hands of Yang Chao, no wonder they have no confidence in Yang Chao.

It's just that Diao Erdou didn't know how Hong Chengchou was going to deal with Yang Chao for a while, but he didn't really believe that Hong Chengchou had that much ability. However, it is obviously not small to be able to meet Dolgon many times, and he was also a big official of the Ming Dynasty in the past, so he may be able to cause some trouble for Yang Chao, so he still has to find out.

After sending the guy away, Diao Erye's account was also checked, and he continued to open the door to do business, and immediately changed to a smiling appearance, shook the satin robe on his body, put his hands together on his abdomen, and bowed lightly with a smile when he saw someone.

"Second master, my master Bei Zi is invited!"

At this time, a Goshha horseman came and shouted very familiarly when he entered the shop, and then his eyes were blankly glazed.

Diao Erdou immediately greeted him: "Yo, isn't this Uncle Nake, it just so happens that the villain has a pound of good Jiangnan tea here, hurry up and bring it to Uncle Nake to pack it up." ”

Goshha smiled: "The second master is too polite." My family Bei Ziye is invited, gather in the Warm Fragrance Pavilion tonight. ”

Diao Erdou said: "That's a good feeling, it seems that the new grain of Bei Ziye's family has come down." ”

Nak arched his hand and turned to lead the horse.

Diao Erdou sent it to the door: "Uncle Nake is good!" ”

The grain sold by the Zhou family's big store was not only sent by sea from the south, but the surrounding Eight Banners nobles were all big customers.

For example, the white flag of the shell Zi Fu Lata, Shuerhaqi's grandson, Feiyangu's son, this time the enclosure is 8,000 acres of fertile land, Shengsheng occupies 3,000 acres more than other shells, but no one cares, now it is a big seller in the grain store, this time Diao Erdou must deal with the old grain, of course, his family's summer grain is probably also collected, after all, the expenses of the Beizi family are large.

After thinking about it, he was about to go to the banquet, when Diao Erdou suddenly shouted: "Come on, bring my blue and white porcelain jar and play with the crickets for Bei Ziye." ”

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"Hong Chengchou, this is a character!"

After receiving the information, Yang Chao fell in love, and Hong Chengchou's name was probably Yang Chao's most important subordinate in addition to Wu Sangui.

However, after this person surrendered to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, he has not been reused, and the empty title of a scholar in the inner courtyard has been idle, but he didn't expect to be released at this time.

"But Duoduo, Azig, and Hauge can't do it, so what can Hong Chengchou do when he comes?"

Yang Chao sighed lightly in his heart. He didn't believe that Hong Chengchou still crossed the river, and a large army of hundreds of thousands of people fought, how much of a person's strategy could play a role, as long as he didn't make mistakes. Hong Chengchou couldn't help it.

Yang Chao is more concerned about the lives of the children of the Eight Banners, there are too many requirements, and there are really a lot of flowers.

"It's really fun!"

Yang Chao looked at the various purchase lists sent back by Diao Erdou, what porcelain, jade, gold, silver and jewelry were nothing. There are also those who want goldfish, potted plants, and the most outrageous ones are those who want Yangzhou thin horses and opera troupes.

"It seems that the children of the Eight Banners have made a fortune. This money is not made in vain! ”

Yang Chao sighed, but there are some things he really can't provide, such as Yangzhou thin horses and the opera troupe, Yangzhou has long banned the sale of human beings, and the business of raising thin horses has made Yang Chao a complete disaster, and the opera troupe is even worse, after the abolition of the music membership. These are free people, and the government can't touch them.

However, gold, silver, jewelry, porcelain, jade, and goldfish bonsai can be openly supplied and played, so that the Eight Banners masters can have fun and promote Chinese culture.

Yang Chao didn't expect these Eight Banners elites to fall and corrupt so quickly, they just came out of the mountains and forests, and it hasn't been like this for a few years, it seems that that place in Beijing City is really evil, and in a few years, I don't know if they can ride a horse. I can't hold a knife.

After reading these bills, he handed them over to Li Feng and asked him to take someone to the city to procure them.

Li Feng is now the head of the grain, straw, cart and horse division in the army, with the rank of deputy general. Responsible for the mobilization of military rations and logistical supply of the entire army.

Huang Yuan and Chen Jiujin are the directors of Huang Yuan and Chen Jiujin, the former is responsible for the file registration and military merit records of all soldiers, and the latter is responsible for the payment of military salaries and the accounting of various accounts.

These three people are the sons of the officers in the old water camp back then, Li Feng is the son of Li Fu, who grows vegetables, and Chen Jiujin is the son of Chen Kuan, who raises pigs. Huang Yuan is the son of Huang Chong, who is reclaimed by the river, because he is literate, so in addition to being a personal soldier for Yang Chao, he is helping Huang Fengfu to do things in logistics, and finally Yang Chao simply appointed them as the principal.

With these three parallel military affairs divisions, Yang Chao made it much easier to do things.

"Yu Jiye!"

"Here."

Yang Chao called a pro-soldier at this time.

It was Yu Jiye, the youngest son of the veteran Yu Chengwu, who served Emperor Zhu Cihong as an official with a knife, and when his father died, he was retained by the emperor and trusted by the emperor.

On that day, he protected the emperor and left, and in the end, in order to cover the emperor's death, he was the only one left to die.

After he escaped from the pursuit of the Eight Banners, he turned back to look for the emperor, but he could not find it again.

A man searched for three months in the neighborhood, and when he returned to Nanjing, he was like a beggar.

After seeing Yang Chao, he knelt on the ground and cried in the dark, as if his son Yu Chengwu had died again.

"Jiye. You want you to go to Beijing! ”

"Yes!"

Yu Jiye didn't ask for a reason, after the fall of the emperor, he began a hunger strike, and Yang Chao persuaded him on the grounds that the emperor was not dead and could be rescued.

"I want you to negotiate with Dolgon, and say that Hauge will be exchanged for Your Majesty."

Yu Jiye's eyes suddenly lit up, although he was young, but rescuing Emperor Zhu Cihong was his only wish in his life, and he took this as his mission.

"Subordinate, subordinate obey."

Yu Jiye's tone of voice trembled a little.

Yang Chao sighed: "But you are in danger here, remember to make a big show all the way, and when you arrive in Shandong, you will send a document to the Yamen of the Qing court in Shandong, and everyone must know about it, otherwise Dolgon will kill you." ”

Yu Jiye can't control his own safety anymore: "My subordinates are not afraid of death." ”

"I know you're not afraid of death, but I want you or come back, in case the Qing court is unwilling to exchange, you also want to come back. Tell me exactly what you saw along the way. If the Qing court is willing to exchange, you will stay and escort His Majesty back with you. ”

"Yes!"

After Hauge was captured by Yang Chao, Dolgon's life in Beijing was nourishing, but Yang Chao had always been angry about being used by Dolgon, and he was unhappy to see Dolgon better than himself.

How can you not cause Dolgon some trouble?

Yang Chao knew that it was impossible for Dolgon to exchange Zhu Cihong for Haoge, and he wished that Haoge would die, but Yang Chao made a big fanfare and let out the rumors, and the magnates of the Eight Banners would have an excuse.

Yang Chao wants to see what else Dolgon will use to fight after dividing the land. (To be continued.) )