Chapter 23: City Rewards
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More than half a month has passed since Chahar's invasion, and Zhangjiakou seems to be drifting in the wind and rain these days.
Many people chose to leave this place temporarily, and the psychological impact of Lin Dan Khan's unreasonable killing on the people was far greater than the actual loss. The proximity to such a barbaric Chahar tribe has made many businesses completely hopeless. Harmony is the foundation of business, if even the life cannot be saved, how can the interests of the businessman be ensured.
Fan Yongdou, Lu Fuyou and others were moving around the Xuanfu to inquire about the imperial court's attitude towards Lin Dan Khan, if the Ming refused to transfer the city reward of the Tumuts to the Chahars, I am afraid that even they would not dare to stay here.
At the beginning of March, the news finally came, and the Ming Dynasty ordered Wang Kun, the eunuch of Xuanfu Town, to take charge of the city reward with the Chahar people.
Wang Kun immediately summoned the proprietors of the firms in Zhangjiakou.
On the first day, Zhai Tang received a summons to go out, and only returned to Zhangjiakou from Xuanzhen the next day.
Zhai Zhe has been staying at home, and after his brother returned, his expression was grim, and he gathered with Fan Yongdou and others for several days, and he didn't know what he was discussing.
After three or four days, the news came out that Lu Fuyou secretly spent a lot of money to win the right to operate the city reward with the Chahar tribe from Wang Kun.
The government is not open to business, and the market reward has always been entrusted to the business name of Zhangjiakou. The market rewards a large amount of goods and low profits, so it is necessary to deal with the government, but in fact, the profit of the business is very small. However, in charge of the city, he can contact the Mongolian tribes and Taiji, which is of great help to the business of the business. In the past, the city reward with the Tumuts had always been in the hands of Lu Fuyou, and this time he relied on \u
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After Zhai Zhe heard the news, he knew that the business was in big trouble. No matter how powerful the Jurchens are, they are far away in Liaodong, which is nearly thousands of miles away, and once Lu Fuyou hooks up with the Chahar people, Zhangjiakou's shape will be reversed.
Fearing that Lin Dan Khan would make another crazy move, the envoys of the Ming Xuanfu quickly left the fortress for the Chahar tribe, and Lu Fuyou brought the most capable men to accompany him.
Almost the front foot caught up with the back foot, Lu Fuyou and the others had just entered the grassland. The caravan of eight merchants returned to Zhangjiakou from Liaodong in winter, but the number was only half of what it was when it came out, and even the shopkeeper Ke was nowhere to be seen. Fan Yongdou had already informed Eruzhuo of the changes in the set, and the return of the caravan was very low-key, and it was quietly entering the set at night.
Last winter, the eight firms agreed that half of the caravan men heading to Liaodong would leave behind to set up a branch shop in Shengjing, but the sudden change in shape made Fan Yongdou at a loss. What is in front of you can only be a temporary wait-and-see, resigned to fate.
The messenger who delivered the news every day traveled back and forth between Xuanzhen and the grassland, touching the hearts of countless people.
Gong Chen didn't have time to come to Zhai Zhe for a drink, so the Xuanfu general ordered the cavalry of Zhangjiakou Fort to set up a patrol route on the edge of the Zhangba grassland, so that the Chahars could be notified as soon as they came. In Xuanzhen, the border troops moved frequently, and Daming was also prepared with both hands.
Zhai Zhe had nothing to do all day, and was called by his brother to Dashengkui early in the morning.
When he arrived at Da Shengkui's door, Zhai Tang stopped and said, "You wait outside, and then go in when Fan Dongjia greets you." β
Zhai Zhe had no choice but to stop.
There are few pedestrians on the street, seeing his brother walking into the gate of the business, Zhai Zhe raised his head and carefully observed the three big characters "Da Sheng Kui" on the head of the main gate, the pen is strong, vigorous and powerful, he heard that this is Fan Yongdou spent a lot of money to invite Jinshi, who had served as a scholar in the Ministry of Rites, and Mao Yuansheng, a famous scholar in Shanxi, wrote it. Fan Yongdou himself is thrifty, and he rarely even wears satin clothes on weekdays, but this faΓ§ade signboard is the most imposing in the whole Zhangjiakou.
Zhai Zhe once heard his brother mention that the year before last, Wangshunge also wanted to find a celebrity to write a door plaque for him. But there are not many Jinshi from Shanxi in recent years, and it costs at least 2,000 taels of silver to find a relationship to write a door plaque, and Zhai Tang still saved this money after thinking about it.
Zhai Zhezheng saw that he was in a trance, and heard a crisp female voice: "Uncle! Stand outside and do much, come in and sit! β
Zhai Zhe lowered his head and saw a woman in a green dress greeting him inside the door, it was the maid who was by Fan Yi's side last time.
"Oh, look at this sign, it's a good word!"
The corners of Lu Ying's eyebrows flew, and she said, "Our uncle likes calligraphy the most, Miss please come in and sit!" Only then did he feel that the latter sentence had slipped through his mouth, and he secretly stuck out his tongue.
Zhai Zhe smiled, raised his feet and stepped across the threshold, walked into the door of Da Shengkui, and saw Fan Yi sitting in the shopkeeper's position, bowing his head and fingers to dial the abacus and crackling.
The room in the business was large and empty, with only two or three customers inspecting the various goods under the guidance of the man. After the Chahar people gathered, business in Zhangjiakou fell a lot.
Zhai Zhe walked not far from Fan Yi, and Lu Ying came over with a chair.
Fan Yi looked up as if he had just come in, stretched out his jade-like fingertips and brushed the sideburns that had just bowed his head and were scattered and scattered, and said, "How did you get free today?" β
"You are busy first, it was the eldest brother who summoned me over, maybe there is something to discuss!"
Fan Yi peeked at Zhai Zhe's expression and explained: "These are the affairs of Ke's shopkeeper on weekdays, and when he is not there, I just help!" β
Zhai Zhe smiled and said, "I think you are very powerful." He stretched out his hands to simulate what Fan Yi was going to do just now.
"I followed my brother in business since I was a child, so I learned this!" Fan Yi also smiled when he saw Zhai Zhe's movements, and his long eyelashes flickered on his big eyes.
"A few days ago, when the Mongolian soldiers came, I saw that you were whipped, are you okay?" When he said this, Van Yi spoke quickly and in a very small voice.
"Ahh Zhai Zhe reacted for a moment before he understood. He saw Fan Yongdou that day, but he didn't see Fan Yi, he didn't expect her to see herself being pumped in such a chaotic situation
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"Flesh wounds, it's nothing!"
Fan Yi raised his head, looked directly at Zhai Zhe with bright eyes, and asked, "Were you scared at that time?" β
"Scared? No! Zhai Zhe recalled that he wondered why he didn't have a little fear at that time, he always felt that God would not let him die casually if he came to this world.
Fan Yi propped his chin on the counter with his right hand, and was about to speak, when he heard someone shouting at the door of the inner room: "Second young master, uncle let you in." β
Zhai Zhe turned his head to see that it was Hao Yangyou, who got up and smiled apologetically at Fan Yi.
"There you go!" Fan Yi's posture did not change, and he kept watching Zhai Zhe turn into the backyard.
Zhai Zhe followed Hao Yangyou into the inner house, and Hao Yangyou stayed at the door and did not enter, led by another Da Shengkui's guard.
While walking, the owners of the six major businesses were whispering to each other, Zhai Zhe hurriedly stood on the side of the road, greeted the six owners, and then followed the guards into Fan Yongdou's study.
Compared with the last time, there are a few more chairs in the room, and at a glance, it is clear that the people just now are here to discuss the matter. Fan Yongdou and Zhai Tang were sitting towards the door, and when they saw Zhai Zhe coming in, they hurriedly beckoned him to sit down.
There weren't too many pleasantries, Fan Yongdou said: "The situation in the set, you must be clear!" β
Zhai Zhe nodded.
"If the Lu family and the Chahar people hook up, we have discussed that we will temporarily retreat to Xuanzhen!"
"Ahh Zhai Zhe was slightly surprised.
Zhai Tang said directly: "The batch of horse thieves you controlled in the Duoyan Grassland will be handed over to Eruzhuo first!" "The voice is stiff.
Fan Yongdou smiled and said, "Soon we will come back again, you can choose to stay in the grassland or return with us." I have mentioned you to Yuetobel, and he will be glad if you stay in the steppe! β
Suddenly, Zhai Zhe was silent for a moment and said, "You let me think about it again!" β
"It's okay, it's not here yet, it's just the worst-case scenario!"
When he left Da Shengkui, Zhai Zhe's mind was in a mess, and he didn't even notice that Fan Yi secretly greeted him.
This is to take refuge in the Jurchens! Zhai Zhe thought of this day, but he didn't expect it so soon. It was impossible for him to hand over Xiao Zhiyan and Meng Kang and the others to Eruzhuo, but what should he do if these people were helpless in the Duoyan Grassland on that day?
The eight firms are secretly preparing to retreat, and Zhai Zhe has been spending these days in a struggle.
Inside and outside the Xuanfu, in Zhangjiakou, messengers came and went more frequently. Lu Fuyou came back from the grassland, but he didn't seem to be as happy as expected, all kinds of gossip was flying all over the sky, and none of the guys in the firm could still do business in peace.
Zhai Zhe leaned against the sun in his yard, holding a copy of "Treatise on Salt and Iron" in his hand, which was a book by Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty that recorded the political debates of the dynasty, but he couldn't read a word!
A guard knocked on the door and said, "Uncle called you over!" β
Zhai Zhe put down the book and entered the courtyard, pushed the door into the study, and closed the door.
Zhai Tang suddenly stood up from the chair, couldn't hold back his excitement and said, "The Lu family is finished!" β
After so many years, Zhai Zhe saw his brother lose his temper for the first time.