Chapter 1137: The Capital
In the capital, Zhao Hongyu and his party have been living for half a month.
In the past half a month, Zhao Hongyu took Emma and Sara, as well as the genetic warriors under his command, to have a good taste of the customs of the Ming Dynasty in the seventeenth century.
Although there is no high-tech, no steel and cement buildings here, the environment here makes Zhao Hongyu very fascinated.
Unlike modern times, the capital of the Ming Dynasty in this era did not have such a big wind and sand. Because during this era, the forest vegetation on the outskirts of the capital and around Mongolia was still very lush.
With this lush vegetation, the wind and sand are protected from the periphery.
It is only after modern times that those vegetation have been completely lost under man-made destruction, and after the loss of this natural barrier against wind and sand in nature, the capital of China will come to so many sandstorms every year.
And Zhao Hongyu has completely lingered on this original style of the capital in the past half a month.
Yangzhou has been half a month in a blink of an eye, and at this time, the capital has not passed on the tenth and fifteenth days of the new year. Therefore, inside and outside the ancient capital, the atmosphere of the Spring Festival is very strong.
Every morning, outside the embassy of the Li Fan Yuan where Zhao Hongyu and his family lived, there would be a lot of naughty children setting off firecrackers.
More are the small traders who dare not delay making money during the New Year, walking through the streets and alleys to pass by the shouting and shouting of the place.
In the early morning of this day, at the gate of the residence of the envoys of the Lifan Yuan, more than a dozen big men walked out. From their appearance, it can be seen that these guys are definitely not Ming people.
"Your Highness, we have been waiting here for seven days. But the Ming court hasn't sent anyone to summon us, which is a bit too snubbing us, right? ”
The people who walked out of the Imperial Court were none other than Zhao Hongyu and Wang Fuzi, as well as Tokugawa Chizuru and two Japanese samurai, as well as Baron Roderni and several mercenaries under his command.
Walking in front, the headdressing is completely different from that of Da Ming, dressed in red with gold thread lace. The one who stepped on the tall black leather boots was Zhao Hongyu.
And the one who kept whispering to him and got something was the prince he saved from Yangzhou.
Although Master Wang whispered to Zhao Hongyu what to say, that kind of respect flashed in his eyes from time to time, which made Hattori Chizuru, who was following Zhao Hongyu, very satisfied.
Speaking of which, after Wang Fuzi was rescued, his family was still in the hands of the Yangzhou prefect. If it weren't for Zhao Hongyu, his family wouldn't have been able to bear some kind of abuse.
In other words, the lives of Wang Fuzi's family were saved by Zhao Hongyu. This is not a lot of kindness for Master Wang, so it is not surprising that he has so much respect for Zhao Hongyu.
Although Wang Fuzi has been a pirate for twenty or thirty years, he has been in the pirate circle for so many years. There will be some reckless habits on the body.
Emphasize righteousness and emphasize kindness.
At that time, Zhao Hongyu led the army to the tavern, and showed his identity, completely suppressing Chen Xiuchang of the Hundred Households.
And when Zhao Hongyu learned that Wangfuzi's family was still in the Yamen prison, he immediately took the opportunity to take the people to the Yamen of Yangzhou Prefect, directly arrested the prefect, and then forced him to release Wangfuzi's family.
This is a big deal according to common sense.
Zhao Hongyu, as a foreigner, actually arrested the prefect of Yangzhou, who had a high status in the Ming Kingdom. This is no different from slapping Da Ming's face.
Under normal circumstances, it is not impossible for the Ming side to send troops to encircle and suppress Zhao Hongyu.
However, Zhao Hongyu easily resolved this problem.
I have to say one thing, that is, the silver of the white flower flower is really useful.
Zhao Hongyu sent people to Nanjing as soon as possible. handed over the national credentials in the Lifan Yuan, and at the same time sprinkled a lot of silver on the side of Nanjing City, and completely smashed those officials down with the silver.
In the face of Zhao Hongyu's silver bullet offensive, Nanjing's town guards and eunuchs also had a number of noble and high-ranking officials. They all completely stood on Zhao Hongyu's side.
A piece of paper was sent to the capital, and then the Yangzhou prefect was dismissed and sent to prison.
He went from a high-ranking prefect to a prisoner all of a sudden. That's not a big change.
At that time, the backers of Zhang Shoushan, the prefect of Yangzhou, all chose to remain silent and evade.
For such a guy, of course, they know that they should give up.
And it is precisely because of this incident that Zhao Hongyu and the Song Empire have entered the sight of the ancient Ming Empire.
Especially when the bigwigs in the court heard that Zhao Hongyu and his party were still the relics of the Zhao and Song royal families hundreds of years ago, the gossip fire of the Ming Dynasty, whether it was high-ranking officials and dignitaries or peddlers and pawns, was ignited.
After solving the matter in Yangzhou, Zhao Hongyu led the fleet to leave Yangzhou, he only stayed in Yangzhou for three days, and he didn't experience Yangzhou's drunken gold fans at all, as well as Yangzhou's 'characteristics'.
In this regard, Zhao Hongyu still has some small regrets in his heart.
To know the road, Yangzhou's 'thin horse' is also a must.
However, Zhao Hongyu is not brain-dead by the 'Mi Qing' worm, he is very clear about his purpose of coming to Daming this time.
It's just that this incident of Master Wang is just an accident.
Now that it has been solved, the plane has a lot of dreams, and he has to leave for the capital quickly.
As soon as possible, take the line of the Beijing Dynasty bigwigs, and then do what you want to do on this trip, and then you can slowly appreciate the Ming style.
It's just that when Zhao Hongyu arrived in the capital, it happened to be the day of the Spring Festival.
The imperial court was also on holiday at this time, and officials at all levels would not go to the court, so Zhao Hongyu couldn't find anyone at all, so he could only take his men and horses to live in the station provided by the Li Fan Academy.
Of course, the accommodation provided by the Li Fan Yuan must not be able to arrange so many people brought by Zhao Hongyu. So Zhao Hongyu had to arrange most of his subordinates in other inns.
Fortunately, the street is dedicated to receiving envoys from all over the world, so there are many inns and many small shops here.
In this way, it is just convenient for Zhao Hongyu.
He chartered almost all the inns near the Rifan Temple, and asked the owners to provide the best service.
This made the innkeepers laugh and lose their eyes and turn them into crescent moons.
A person like Zhao Hongyu who is a big spender is simply their favorite.
And Zhao Hongyu was generous, and what he took out was real money.
The rescued Wang Fuzi and his family. also followed Zhao Hongyu to the capital, but at this time, the prince had begun to regard himself as a Song person.
Even, even his family members have entered the Song household registration.
However, because his two sons were beaten badly in prison, they could not go down to the ground now, and could only lie on the bed and recuperate quietly, so the wife and daughter of the prince had to stay at the inn to take care of the two of them.
But Master Wang followed Zhao Hongyu and began to fulfill his duties.
Originally, Zhao Hongyu wanted Mr. Wang to accompany his family, but he couldn't bear Mr. Wang's life and death and wanted to start doing things.
In the eyes of Master Wang. He already owes Zhao Hongyu too much, and if he doesn't do anything, he is really uneasy.
Saved them from the Dutch, and now he is saved again.
If you count it up, Master Wang owes Zhao Hongyu two lives.
couldn't resist Master Wang, and Zhao Hongyu could only let him follow him.
"It's the Spring Festival, and the officials of the imperial court also have to rest and celebrate the festival with their families at home. And now that fifteen has not passed, if you want to come to the court to deal with our affairs, why will you have to wait until after fifteen. ”
Zhao Hongyu is not as anxious as Master Wang.
He himself was happy to be able to enjoy a few days of leisure. In this way, you can have a good time visiting the capital.
I didn't go around much in Yangzhou, and now I think about it, I'm a little disappointed.
Now that I'm in the capital, I can't be like I'm in Yangzhou.
Besides, he still wants to do the empire's business in the capital.
He has a stake in the umbrella company. And the stake is not small.
If you can do the empire's business here in the Ming Dynasty, it will be beneficial to the Ming Empire and yourself.
Although he has only been in the capital for less than half a month, he has already heard from many people about the famine in the Ming Dynasty in recent years.
The court of the Ming Dynasty lacked silver and food!
This is already a thing on the surface.
Of course. In the Ming Dynasty, the court was short of silver, but the hands of those bigwigs and wealthy businessmen in the court were a lot of silver.
For these big fat sheep. Zhao Hongyu didn't want to let it go.
And Zhao Hongyu has nothing else on hand, just a lot of food.
It's not impossible to get food from the virtual world and help the Ming Dynasty.
Come to think of it, the court boss and the emperor who has never been in history will not refuse.
That's food!
Of course, if you can, you can also lend money to the Ming Empire.
The interest is less.
Judging from the character of the Ming Empire who wants to save face, it should be unlikely that they will repay their debts.
So, this thing can be done.
Moreover, a few days ago, Liaodong reported urgently, and it seemed that the officers and soldiers in various towns in Liaodong were making trouble, which made Liaodong a little unstable.
At this juncture, his own silver can solve a big problem for Daming.
At least with the silver court, the situation in Liaodong can be stabilized, so that it can better kill the Jurchens.
Since he has come to this era, he can't let Daming suffer such humiliation again.
"It's a drag on the court's side, I'll go to the officials of the Imperial Court to talk about it, and let them ask us." , Wang Fuzi said to Zhao Hongyu.
Zhao Hongyu shook his head: "Don't bother them, let's make them easy and relaxed during the New Year." Let's wait until after fifteen, and you'll go shopping with me today. (To be continued......)