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The story of 469 boats of fruits and vegetables (I)

September 30th, six p.m., the last six xiǎo hours.

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"A eunuch from Beijing?"

"Two 'angels' again? What did the Ming court want to do? ”

"Someone from Beijing, why didn't Chen Tao send a telegram over there, could it be that something happened?"

――When this news spread among the people of the Qiong Navy, the first reaction of many people was: The Ming Empire wants to change the hexagram?

Last year, around this time, they had just negotiated with Qian Qianyi called Zhao'an, which should actually be regarded as a contract document for an alliance. After that, it was really approved by the Ming Empire and publicly announced the emperor's edict, which was not carried out until September, and it has not been more than half a year so far.

In this short period of six months, they Qiong Navy earnestly fulfilled all the terms they had promised in the peace treaty - including the cessation of hostilities with the Ming Dynasty; Taiwan, which was completely seized by itself, and Luzon were brought under the name of the Ming Empire; and the most important one - sending troops to help the Ming Dynasty quell the rebellion in Shandong, so that its core hinterland can be freed from the disaster of war as quickly as possible. No matter from which point of view, their Qionghai Town can be called a great contribution to the Ming Dynasty, and they have done their best to be benevolent and righteous.

But now the Ming Dynasty suddenly sent two eunuchs over, what do you want to do? Many people are skeptical - do they feel that their task has been accomplished, they want to be insatiable and want more, or they are playing the trick of crossing the river and tearing down the bridge, unloading the mill and killing the donkey? Those people don't think about the consequences?

Although most of the people in this group advocate living in harmony with the Ming and try to help it out without affecting themselves. But they never had too high expectations for the political wisdom of those Ming officials, and the officials of the Ming Dynasty may all be smart people, but as a whole, their appearance is extremely clumsy and short-sighted, and it is not surprising that they really did such a thing as breaking the treaty and breaking the alliance.

It's just that everyone is a little surprised, how can this kind of negotiation not involve civilian officials, but only send two eunuchs over? The recruitment of the Anqiong Navy is the most important achievement of the Donglin Party Qian Qianyi's current department, and it must be firmly controlled, and there is no reason not to do it.

Some people began to suspect that the two guys were here to deceive, but after seeing the visitor, the suspicion was dispelled - one of the two visitors was Cao Jixiang, who had been here last time - but now his name was changed to Cao Ruyi.

The other one is a bit raw, but that shrill voice can indeed be heard as a genuine disabled person, and it is unlikely that it is pretended to be an ordinary person. And when they first met, he was very arrogant and made some inexplicable requests, but after being unceremoniously refused, and even almost denied landing. was reminded by Cao Ruyi again, knowing that short máo didn't eat this set at all, so he immediately showed a flattering face...... This kind of face-changing skill can indeed only be practiced in a place like the palace.

So the identities of the two were no longer suspected, and they were invited to the reception room, where they were received by Julie and Lin Feng, who were more familiar with Eunuch Cao. When I asked them about their intentions, everyone here was a little surprised, but a little funny.

- It turns out that everyone has misunderstood, these two are not here to find trouble, they are not here for the important affairs of the imperial court this time, or in other words, their actions cannot represent the Ming government.

The two eunuchs came for the sī business...... Not their own, of course. Although there are many eunuchs who have connived at the dog's extortion outside, they don't dare to extort money for a behemoth like Qiongjun, who is integrated with military and government and holds a gun in his hand.

The only thing that can make them justifiably make demands is the supreme of the world, the sī affairs of the Ming Emperor's family. As for the specific reason, we have to start with the two boatloads of vegetables and fruits sent to Chen Tao before the chūn festival......

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-- I think that because Chen Tao didn't understand the lack of materials in Beijing in winter, he was forced to nest in a post house with leaky air on all sides and gnaw on the frozen cabbage in the cellar for more than a month, and his face was about to become a cabbage gang. In a fit of rage, he sent a telegram back to the base camp asking for help, asking the comrades in the rear to help solve the problem of non-staple food.

The rear quickly responded, and the two fast sailing boats, "White Horse" and "Feiyan", were loaded with long-preserved vegetables and fruits and sent to the north. Led by the master sailing man Andrew, the tour was soon made to Tianjin, as this sea route had already been traveled once before, and he had not stopped at the ports along the way, so he took less time than the last time he sent people off, and soon arrived in Tianjin.

When they landed here last time, Huang Xing came forward and contacted a well-known car and horse shop in the local area, and agreed that in the future, he would be responsible for the transportation of materials from Tianjin to Beijing - that is, considering that he would often provide material support to Chen Tao's side in the future. Andrew found the carriage shop after the port this time and was ready to ask them to help deliver the goods.

The old shopkeeper was very unhappy to take this job at first, and he was full of unhappiness - this foreign devil just doesn't understand the world, who still runs out to work during the New Year? No matter how hard and tired you are, you always have to take a break during the New Year.

However, after seeing the goods requested to be delivered, the old shopkeeper immediately changed his mind - what kind of goods is this! Crisp raw cucumbers, green leafy vegetables, and even large watermelons with black stripes on a green background! and many southern fruits that you haven't even heard of. It's not uncommon for these things to be taken out in the summer, but in the north, you can eat watermelon during the Chinese New Year, what kind of enjoyment is that? Even the adults couldn't help but drool when they saw it, not to mention those who had xiǎo children at home.

――As long as you can let the children in the family taste the freshness, the adults will admit it if they are a little tired and tired! So the carriage and horse company quickly reached a transportation agreement with Andrew - they did their best to transport this batch of fruits and vegetables to the capital as soon as possible, and did not charge any additional money, and the freight was offset by vegetables and fruits. Of course, Andrew couldn't ask for this, and he had already taken into account the loss part when delivering the goods, and even the possibility of being overrun by a goose halfway was also expected.

He made an agreement with the carrier, unloaded the cargo, and went back - in a hurry to attend Anna's wedding. On the other hand, all the cars and horses were dispatched to pull dozens of truckloads of southern fruits and vegetables to Beijing. In order to ensure that the goods arrive as soon as possible, Andrew imitates the short máo way of doing things, and the contract signed with the carriage and horse shop is directly related to the speed and quality of their shipments, if the road is fast enough, there are not too many fruits and vegetables that spoil, and the more the carriage and horse dealer can get paid.

If in normal season, it doesn't mean much to have a few more baskets of cucumber greens, but at this time it can be very different - the old shopkeeper is very experienced. He knows that the city of Beijing is not completely devoid of green vegetables in winter, and that some people can set up a stove in their cellar to grow cucumbers. However, the yield is very low, the quantity is very small, and the cucumbers taken out are all sold by the roots, and one will cost several taels of silver, and the silver that can be exchanged is heavier than itself.

At present, these two ships of fresh goods are loaded with dozens of cars, if they move quickly and transport them to the capital in time, the carriages and horses will be able to get one or two more cars, in addition to leaving some for their children to try, the rest is a cart of white huāhuā silver on the market, how can they be treated as ordinary vegetables!

…… So the men and women on this road eat and stay, day and night is not necessary to say in detail, Tianjin to Beijing is not very far, during the New Year there are few pedestrians on the road, the road is frozen and hard is also easier to walk, hurry up and catch up, although still failed to catch up with the Chinese New Year's Eve, but it is good to push the car into the city before the fifteenth day of the first month, the Lantern Festival.

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As the core of the Ming Dynasty, any vehicle and cargo entering Beijing must be inspected. On this day, several mén officials and tax collectors stationed in the east of Jingshi sat lazily outside the city méndòng basking in the sun as usual, and saw a large number of vehicles in front of them from a distance.

When the convoy arrived at the entrance of the city, it was the usual interrogation, inspection, and of course...... Honor. However, this time, those mén officials were a little at a loss after receiving the "filial piety" sent by the chariot and horse team - after the convoy passed by, they each held a large watermelon in their arms, and stared at each other with big eyes......

There are already many idlers in Beijing, and there are even more people who have nothing to do at home during the Chinese New Year. The news of dozens of cartloads of vegetables and fruits from Dongzhi Mén soon spread around Dongzhi Mén and quickly spread to the whole city. The caravan began to be watched from the moment it entered Mén, and countless children and idlers followed behind the convoy clapping and laughing. At the same time, there are constantly servants of wealthy families, as well as restaurant stewards and the like, who come forward to talk, expressing their intention to buy, and the price offered is also very attractive. In this regard, the old shopkeeper of the carriage and horse dealership who personally led the team all said: We are only responsible for transporting the goods, and the main family has other people, please tell the master if you have anything.

Although the vehicles are covered with tarpaulin, there are always people who don't believe in it to come and take a look, and the guys of the transport team can't guard against it, and they don't bother to pay attention to it later.

Unexpectedly, this storm was amazing - more and more people gathered on the road, and in the end it was a sea of people, which was even more lively than watching the huā lanterns during the New Year. In the short few miles from Dongzhi Mén to the post house, it was difficult to move an inch later! Rao is the old shopkeeper is well-informed, and he was also scared half to death at this moment - you must know that the saying that there are many people is not in vain. These thousands of people, as long as one or two scoundrels take the lead and cause a group of people to rob, they will definitely not be able to resist it by relying on their dozens of chariot and horse dealers. When the time comes, people will snatch things and scatter in a hurry, where will you find them? Even if you catch someone and report to the official, it's useless - will the official master care if you are robbed of a few baskets of vegetables and a few melons? ――

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