Chapter 44: Gonggong Wei makes a move
Of course, Wang Hongyu wants to borrow Wei Zhongxian's momentum.
This power is not the power of Emperor Wanli, nor the fame of Zou Yuanbiao, the boss of the Donglin Party, but the financial and human resources of Gonggong Wei.
He hasn't made a career yet, but these two aspects are not weak, and he is most suitable for this kind of "fat gap" that is not very good for his reputation, but can have income.
This fat difference is that the pit is abducted and deceived into slaughtering fat sheep.
Is Wei Zhongxian greedy? Very greedy!
Is 9,000 years old ruthless? Ruthless!
Even if he is still called Wei Jinzhong now, he will be given the name Wei Zhongxian in a few months.
Good steel should be used on the cutting edge.
Wang Hongyu now said that he was the nephew of Liu Shimin, the eunuch of the seal ribbon, and Wei Jinzhong showed great respect and friendship when he heard it.
Wang Hongyu also hinted that in the future, Gonggong Wei will definitely be able to follow the crown prince and grandson to be reused, and it is time to develop contacts in the palace.
Father-in-law Wei was so powerful, he suddenly saw an opportunity.
Although he had a good relationship with Wang An and the Wei Dynasty in the East Palace, the crown prince and grandson also knew about his existence. However, on the side of Emperor Wanli, there was no connection at all.
Being able to make friends with Liu Shimin has many benefits for the future.
Wang Hongyu laid the groundwork in front of him, and then talked about a plan with a smile, a plan that can make a lot of money, make meritorious contributions to the Ming Dynasty, and contribute to China.
Father-in-law Wei is so smart that he couldn't stop nodding after hearing this, but he didn't say whether he would do it or not.
If you don't see a rabbit, you don't scatter an eagle, Wei Zhongxian saw Wang Hongyu for the first time today, and his true thoughts are still hidden, so it's not so easy to cooperate with them all.
Hehe~ I didn't think about persuasion, just like entering the gate by borrowing momentum, and now I also borrow a situation to let my father-in-law get on the boat.
"Father-in-law Wei, look, this is the self-striking bell~"
Oops, what a good thing~
Wei Jinzhong saw that Wanli's favorite baby was here, and made up his mind to do things together.
This is a great opportunity.
can pick up the young and ruthless man in front of him, and behind him is a quite strong Sichuan army.
can also make friends with the eunuch Liu Shimin, who is known for his elegance, just to open up the palace contacts outside the East Palace.
The most important thing is that this is something arranged by Emperor Wanli, and doing it well will benefit a lot in the future.
He commanded the steward and his men to go out and shake the people.
In less than an hour, a large number of craftsmen, ruffians, thieves, and thugs came, all of which were the strength that Wei Gong had accumulated so often, and now they could come in handy.
He didn't have much in the court, but in the market, who could be better than Gonggong Wei, who was crawling over.
Wang Hongyu smiled, this is even better than the expected effect: "Your task is difficult, and it needs to be kept secret for the time being.
Wei Zhongxian added: "Let me emphasize, if this matter is messed up, don't blame me for turning my face and not recognizing people."
"Yes!"
7 or 8 craftsmen followed Li Tiezhu to Xu Guangqi's house, and the rest of the large number of ruffians, thieves and thugs were divided into several groups and specially arranged to go out on tasks.
An hour later, they set out one after another, Wang Hongyu and Wei Zhongxian looked at the backs of them leaving, and their smiles gradually became a little perverted.
……
A secluded but very clean street in the capital, with many shops loved by the nobles.
Usually, only dignitaries and nobles patronize this area, because this piece is sold as a luxury item, often with treasures ranging from tens of taels to thousands of taels.
One of the shops, which specializes in Nanyang goods, is very rare and can be sold at a very high price.
The owner of the shop was from Tianjin, and he had traveled to the Ryukyus, Korea, and even contacted Luzon merchants, established trade relations, and set up a treasure shop in the capital.
"Bell~Bell~"
The shopkeeper looked up at a wooden-shelled copper-core chiming clock on the shelf, and thought about it, and it was all about time, and it hadn't opened today......
Hey~ I'm here.
A middle-aged man with sharp eyes walked in, and saw that his clothes looked a little ill-fitting but still quite precious, so he didn't think much about it.
"Guest, what do you buy?" The shopkeeper greeted him with a polite smile.
"Let me take a look first, the head of the family is very interested in Nanyang goods." Guests' eyes searched everywhere.
"That's the right place, we have a lot of Nanyang goods here~"
"This one, too, right? It's kind of interesting......"
He picked up the chiming bell, which was the size of a small basin, and weighed an estimated twenty pounds.
The owner of the treasure shop stepped forward to introduce it, saying that this was a Luzon product, and it would tell the time every half an hour, and it only cost 300 taels of silver......
"Okay! Shopkeeper, you bring me a big basket, and I'll pay for it to take it back with me. ”
"Okay, wait a minute"
The store hurried to find a basket, it didn't open for most of the day, and it came to 300 taels as soon as it opened, and the other party didn't bargain, I'm afraid it's not a fool~
Before I could find the basket, I heard a creak and the door was pushed open.
"Guest?"
"Guest!"
"Guest !!"
"I bought a watch, but I ran away without paying!"
The shopkeeper shouted, shouting and chasing......
......
In a secluded courtyard, some men dressed in white walked quickly to the door with their heads down, knocked on the door twice, and then looked left and right to avoid anyone following.
The door opened a crack, revealing a head with a white hood, and when I looked left and right, a few people went in and closed the door.
One after another, some people entered, and they seemed to be a little mysterious.
The men dressed in white went into a converted house and each took a small cross.
They are Catholics in the capital, and they have been making the event public during the period when Wanli has allowed it, but they can only keep a low profile in private for the past two years.
Today happens to be Sunday, the day of Mass Gathering.
"Huh? Paul didn't arrive today...... "Bao Lu is Xu Guangqi's religious name, and of course they call it that internally." After all, he was the target of these missionary tasks, and his absence would certainly have attracted attention.
Long Huamin looked at his pocket watch, the time was almost up, and Xu Guangqi didn't arrive to make him pay attention to it, so he didn't pay much attention to the unfamiliar faces in the crowd.
Dozens of people entered the house, which had already been arranged in the style of a church, and they drove to their respective positions.
Long Huamin lowered his head and took out his pocket watch, looked up and compared the time with a big clock that had been placed here a long time ago, and then said: "The time has come, start to say goodbye......"
"Doesn't that seem like the timing is wrong? Your pocket watch seems to be running out~" one of the people in the crowd said coldly.
This...... Long Huamin was a little embarrassed, but he was also very honest, so he asked the man to step forward and take the pocket watch and check it against the big clock.
"Hiss~ Who still has a pocket watch, let's time together."
Three more men stepped forward and gave the man all the pocket watches to the time.
"It seems to have arrived...... Ay! There are angels outside! He suddenly pointed out the window and exclaimed.
"Angel?!"
Everyone was not calm, and they all went to see what was going on outside the window.
The man rushed out of the house first, shouting to see the angel fly away. A dozen other people followed.
Long Huamin said in pieces: "My watch, robbed my watch...... Chase me! ”