Jiang Xuan's deceived process is not complicated, and it can even be said to be simple.

The highest-end scams often only require the most clumsy tricks.

It was the reason why Jiang Xuan came from Jingting Mountain, which was hundreds of miles away, to collect Jiang Xinghuo's body. No one in the clan wants to come, so they have to return to their roots.

But Jiang Xinghuo didn't die, and gave her the money she had saved by lecturing in the Imperial Prison.

A few small gold beans, a dozen taels of silver, and some scattered copper coins.

The value of these belongings is naturally not much for a top magnate like Zhu Gaoxu, and it can't be called a dime.

And the reason why Zhu Gaochu gave this point is really not that Zhu Gaochu picked on his Mr. Jiang, but that he was in prison!

Where money is spent, apart from bribing the jailers to buy some daily necessities, eat and drink well, and at most buy some books and pen and ink, what can be the high cost?

And these belongings were enough for Jiang Xinghuo to live comfortably in the edict prison.

In fact, Jiang Xinghuo is not a thrifty person, what is he frugal to himself when he dies? Anyway, all the money that can be spent is spent, but that's still left.

simply, except for a little extra living necessities left by himself, everything else was given to Jiang Xuan.

But the "not much" in Zhu Gaoxu's concept is put on ordinary people, and it is a huge amount of money that they dare not imagine!

It must be known that this time was not the middle and late Ming Dynasty, and the gold and silver in the Americas and Japan had not yet flowed in large quantities, so the price of silver was still quite strong.

As a result, people who lack matching cognition really can't keep their money.

Jiang Xuan's first reaction when he got the money was not a lavish squander.

A peasant girl who has never seen much of the world can only think of the greatest squandering is to buy dozens of dollars of rouge gouache, and then buy some cloth for her mother and herself to make two new sets of clothes.

Subsequently, with so much money, Jiang Xuan wanted to take it home safely and hand it over to her mother to dispose of.

But the problem is that Jiang Xuan is staying at a distant uncle's house in the Jiang family in Xuancheng.

This uncle is an errand boy in Honglu Temple, and he is not an official, just a small official, but for the small family in Xuancheng, he is already a great figure.

When the uncle saw that Jiang Xuan, who was dressed in shabby, bought a new cloth and gouache and went home, he immediately looked out of the doorway with his treacherous temperament.

Under the side knocks, even if Jiang Xuan was strict and tried to keep it a secret, he was still seen by his uncle that he was making a fortune.

Thinking about Jiang Xuan's purpose here, you can know that this is about dead people's wealth.

In this way, the uncle is naturally tempted.

As for what kind of reputation, it's a fart compared to money?

Moreover, such a small official who has been in the center of the imperial court for many years cheats money without leaving a handle, and there are not a hundred ways to do it, but also eighty.

Uncle just "inadvertently" mentioned a few words about the value retention rate of the newly issued Daming treasury bonds, and showed off that he had a way to get them, and when Jiang Xuan went out, he naturally knew what the Daming treasury bonds that caused the whole city to shake were what they were.

One hundred texts, five years later, one hundred and forty texts!

The court guarantees that Tong Su is not bullied!

Jiang Xuan also inquired, now only officials can subscribe, and when officials get their hands, there are indeed people who are in urgent need of money who will transfer it privately.

This thing involves the division of the fertilizer workshop, and the division is according to the official roster, and it is useless to have national debts.

But the first batch of government bonds, now the premium is indeed high, and the speculation in the black market is flying.

For example, isn't it five years to get 140 Wen for the first batch of Daming Treasury bonds?

Now in the black market, sell it and get 120 Wen directly!

And for officials, it does not affect the share of the fertilizer workshop, as long as the national bonds are compulsorily subscribed, it will be divided according to the capitation, whether you sell the national bonds in your hand or not, you have a fart relationship with the imperial court, and the imperial court will save a month of Beijing officials.

And when the uncle and grandmother were gossiping "inadvertently", they talked about the fact that the world is not peaceful now, and whose girl went out to go far and was robbed of money or something, which made Jiang Xuan tremble.

Jiang Xuan is not worried about the robbery, after all, she is not colorful

Taking the official road and serious carriages and horses, Xuancheng Jingting Mountain is not a poor mountain and bad water, and within the radiation range of the center of the Ming Dynasty's rule, the security problem is still guaranteed.

Jiang Xuan is worried about so much property in her hands, if people see it, not a bad person will also have a bad heart.

Jiang Xuan, who seeks stability, naturally tends to manage her finances conservatively, so after some thought, she asked her uncle about the Ming treasury bonds.

At first, I just asked if there was a channel, whether it was reliable.

As a result, the uncle, who had been prepared for a long time, directly put on a disdainful attitude, saying that these were all sold at a minimum of ten, which meant that he didn't believe that Jiang Xuan had the money at all.

Jiang Xuan was excited, and wanted to directly say that Jiang Xinghuo gave it, but she was quite astute, and only said that there was still some money left on the way to her aunt, and she wanted to buy one.

Uncle said that he was in the same clan and her elders, and he really asked someone to get one.

Jiang Xuan learned that there were merchants in the nearby private trading market, and after asking and comparing, she wanted to buy directly, but they didn't accept customers.

Jiang Xuan was relieved after confirming the authenticity, and wanted to exchange the property in his hand for the Ming treasury bond that was preserved, and explained the origin of the money to his uncle.

The simple Jiang Xuan couldn't bear her uncle's help in vain, and also promised her uncle some of the money.

At this time, Jiang Xuan was still keeping an eye on her, and she refused to give all the money to her uncle, but bought it in batches.

Then, according to the agreement, the uncle took the money given by Jiang Xuan and bought back more than a dozen large Ming treasury bonds in batches.

Jiang Xuan finally put her mind at ease, sewed an inner lining on her belly pocket, picked up these precious Ming treasury bonds, and set out on the way home.

If he returned to Jingting Mountain in Xuancheng, then Jiang Xuan would probably only be able to discover the truth five years later.

But coincidentally, the Ming treasury bonds were so popular that private transfers were very common, so that many businessmen around Nanjing came to try their best to buy them.

Among them, there was a footman on the road, who couldn't help but show off, and took out his Ming treasury bonds to show the people in the carriage.

Jiang Xuan just glanced at it and noticed that something was wrong.

The exquisiteness of the Ming treasury bonds in the other party's hand is completely different from his own!

Jiang Xuan immediately realized that she had been deceived, and when she arrived at the next transfer carriage, she made a return carriage back to Nanjing.

I went to my uncle's house first, and the building was empty.

Those possessions were long enough for him to sell his house and replace it with a new one.

When I go to Fang Market again, it is also empty.

At this time, Jiang Xuan didn't know that he was afraid that his uncle had already hooked up with the merchants in Fang City, or rather, they were in a gang at all.

Jiang Xuan was ashamed and regretful, the little girl was cut leeks for the first time in her life, thinking that she would not be able to earn this money in her life, and she was about to jump into the well on the spot.

Fortunately, there are still well-wishers in the world, and they were stopped by a few ladies who were washing clothes by the well.

After such a toss, the money on her body was really not much, Jiang Xuan had no shame to see her cousin, but after thinking about it, she didn't know what to do, so she was really panicked, so she came to prison hard.

"Bring it to me."

After listening to Jiang Xuan's narration, Jiang Xinghuo said.

Jiang Xuan timidly handed over the tightly held "Big Sun and Moon Treasury Bonds".

Jiang Xinghuo took it and looked at it over and over again.

Jiang Xuan waited for a long time, thinking that her cousin would reprimand her harshly.

But Jiang Xuan looked at her cousin's expression at this time, but she didn't look angry.

Rather, a question mark on his face?

Jiang Xinghuo was speechless in his heart for a while: "Why don't you give me the whole Kang Shuaifu, Seven Horses, Lei Bi, Da Bai Fu, Bai Shi Cola, Lao Yu Ma, and Doll?" ”

Jiang Xinghuo thought about it carefully, seriously, and seriously.

There was no such thing as a Ming national debt, which did not exist 100% in the Ming Dynasty.

And now that it exists, it is also tied to the fertilizer workshop for officials to use.

There is no doubt that although I don't want to believe it, there is only one result.

That is, his lectures have caused a change in the line of history.

According to the experience of the previous time travel, the only restriction he was subject to was [not to take the initiative to seek death], as for what to do, there was no restriction, nor did it affect his continued crossing, and the timeline of crossing itself did not seem to have a fixed law, let alone be affected by what he did.

Then, the two laws he had deduced through his previous experience seemed to be problematic.

First, Jiang Xinghuo originally thought that [Ninth World Crossing] was the price of [Immortality].

Because in every life before him, it was as if he had been suffering.

Just like the Taoist "High Jade Emperor Collected Scriptures", the Jade Emperor "is a cultivator who has practiced 3,200 eons, the first proof of the Golden Immortal, and the name is called the pure and natural Jue Wang Rulai", although it is not as good as the Jade Emperor and his old man suffered so many crimes, but Jiang Xinghuo didn't want to be the Jade Emperor, right?

Therefore, Jiang Xinghuo's previous understanding was that if he wanted to achieve immortality, he would have to suffer the hardships of the ninth life.

And in the eighth life, which is also the life of the Ming Dynasty, Jiang Xinghuo seems to have no hardships except for lying on the Qinhuai River and listening to music, that is, lying in the edict prison to guide the country.

Then, his previous conjecture was overturned.

In other words, the suffering experience of the ninth life crossing is not necessarily the price of immortality.

Second, no matter how Jiang Xinghuo tosses, he can't change the historical line.

He didn't change the historical line before, and even if he wanted to do something, he always seemed to be pushed back by the invisible corrective force of history. Whether there is such a thing as historical correction, of course, Jiang Xinghuo can't be sure, it's just his guess.

And the current experience has completely proved the second law of speculation wrong.

In other words, the reason why I have not caused changes to the historical line before is probably not that the historical line is unchangeable, but that the waves I can set off are too small.

Then the question arises.

What is the truth of the matter?

Two laws that combined their own speculation were overturned.

Jiang Xinghuo came to a new conclusion.

Returning to modern immortality is the goal, but the process is not always suffering, and the historical line is not impossible to change, so the mentality of putting on one's own bad can be slightly corrected.

The reason why Jiang Xinghuo is rotten is that he feels that no matter how he tosses, he will suffer and suffer, and no matter how he tosses, it will not affect the historical line?

So, if there is an opportunity to really change the line of history on the premise that you will not suffer, can you do it?

Jiang Xinghuo hasn't thought about this question yet.

It stands to reason that no matter how he tosses and travels back to the modern era through the ninth generation, the time point of the modern era is unchanged.

But after all, no one told him about this thing, and he didn't have the system in the brainless Xiaobai Shuangwen in his mind, and he "ding" a few times every day.

Even the rules of crossing were some kind of ineffable instinct that he had learned.

Just as babies know to feed when they are hungry, the same is true for not actively seeking death.

Everything is unknown and yet to be verified.

It's just that the cost of verification is too great, and Jiang Xinghuo has no reason or need to verify it.

Therefore, Jiang Xinghuo had a concern, if he changed the historical line, would it affect his next time to travel and return to the modern era?

Of course, objectively speaking, he doesn't need to think about this at all.

Because the line of history has changed.

Jiang Xinghuo shook his head and threw these messy speculations and thoughts about his two ultimate secrets, [Ninth Life Crossing] and [Immortality], out of his mind.

Now, Jiang Xinghuo has to face a current and urgent problem.

Who is causing these changes?

The cause, of course, is Jiang Xinghuo himself.

If Jiang Xinghuo didn't point out the country and didn't impart modern knowledge, it wouldn't cause any changes to the Ming Dynasty.

Jiang Xinghuo's question "Who caused these changes", in fact, what we have to think about is how the object of my lecture is how to cause this kind of thing that can change the entire Ming Dynasty without being out of prison.

In other words, two students of their own.

A bearded Gao Yu, a Cao Jiujiang.

Who did this? Or did two people do it together?

From the very beginning, Jiang Xinghuo didn't expect them to realize the content of his lecture at all.

It's just a pointer, can you really do it?

But at the moment, the two of them obviously gave themselves a little shock of execution from the ancients.

- As long as you dare to say it, we dare to do it!

But when talking about the Ming treasury bonds and fertilizers, these two people were not released from prison, and the fact that the Ming treasury bonds were linked to the fertilizer workshop was obviously something that could only be done by the top decision-makers of the Ming Empire.

In other words, either both of them can influence the highest decision-making level of the Ming Empire, or one of them can influence.

In this way, there is an obvious problem with the identities of Gao Yu and Cao Jiujiang.

Let's take Gao Yu as an example, Gao Yu's identity in front of him is the second generation of the second generation of the founding nobles of the Hongwu Dynasty, a middle-level officer in the Southern Army who can lead thousands of people, and at least the Lingbi decisive battle in the famous battle of Jingnan that he has participated in.

If Gao Yu is really the identity he says he is, then obviously he has no ability to influence the highest decision-making level of the Ming Empire.

Obviously, there are not many founding nobles of the Hongwu Dynasty left, and the second-generation nobles are even more sidelined in front of the new nobles of Jingnan, and they basically have no ability to speak.

Moreover, Gao Yu looks at most thirty years old (the beard looks old), and he also said that he is the second son, if his father is the founding noble, he must be the younger and less senior group when the founding of the country, at most he is an earl, according to Gao Yu's words, he must still be alive.

But Jiang Xinghuo still found it hard to believe that an old earl who stood on the opposite side during the martyrdom could influence Zhu Di's decision-making. Even if it's an offer.

So there are two conclusions.

First, Gao Yu's identity is real, and his ability to influence the highest decision-making level of the Ming Empire is there, but it is small and can basically be ruled out.

Second, Gao Yu's identity is fake, and he has the ability to influence the highest decision-making level of the Ming Empire.

Less than thirty years old, how can it affect the highest decision-making level of the Ming Dynasty?

The Emperor's son?

But I haven't heard of the information that Emperor Yongle's son was imprisoned in history, but I vaguely remember that there was a cabinet member in Sanyang who spent ten years in prison.

Emperor Yongle's son is his own cellmate?

This kind of speculation is obviously not as reliable as the old earl's son told the old earl that the old earl's letter influenced Emperor Yongle.

Therefore, Jiang Xinghuo followed the normal logic of speculation and temporarily put the possibility of Gao Yu causing this change in a lower position.

One of his remaining students is Cao Jiujiang.

Judging from his known identity information, Cao Jiujiang's identity is obviously higher than Gao Yu.

Otherwise, when he was on the painting boat, he asked Cao Jiujiang if he had heard of Gao Yu, and Cao Jiujiang would not have said the sentence "What is Gao Yu".

is also the second generation of Xungui, Cao Jiujiang has inherited the title, and Gao Yu is still the second son who did not inherit the title.

Moreover, in the year before the Yan army crossed the river, Cao Jiujiang's consumption level was seen by Jiang Xinghuo with his own eyes.

It is said that it is like spending money, and it is a bit of a value of soil.

It's like spending money like a flood.

Another known information is that after spending money to run through the relationship, Cao Jiujiang got an errand after being released from prison, and he was an envoy to the Ryukyu Kingdom.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, this had to be a marquis or above, or a middle and high-ranking official of the Ministry of Rites.

Then, it can be deduced from this that Cao Jiujiang's identity is likely to be a marquis or even a duke.

Jiang Xinghuo's heart chuckled.

In his thirties, handsome, bragging, very powerful in Nanjing, and in the camp of the Southern Army.

This kid can't be Li Jinglong, right?

Of course, Jiang Xinghuo didn't know what Li Jinglong's words were before he crossed over, and he couldn't remember what the words were unless he was particularly famous for historical figures, but he still knew that the knighthood was Cao Guogong.

When you think about it, the more you think about it, the more likely it is.

Moreover, a figure like Li Jinglong, a national prince-level figure, is definitely enough to influence the highest decision-making level of the Ming Empire.

"Wouldn't it? No way? Jiang Xinghuo was a little incredulous in his heart: "No, Li Jinglong is my cellmate and student, right?" In this way, it is necessary to test Gao Yu through [test Gao Yu] to verify his true thoughts. ”

Jiang Xuan looked at his cousin who was holding the Daming treasury bonds, his eyes were a little flustered, he didn't speak for a long time, and he was even more sorry in his heart, thinking that his cousin had collapsed because he had been cheated out of the huge wealth he gave.

So Jiang Xuan opened his mouth and said, "Cousin, I'm sorry, I."

"Oh, oh?"

Jiang Xinghuo came back to his senses, and probably knew his cousin's thoughts, and instructed him: "It's okay, brother still has the ability to continue to make money, don't do stupid things, don't worry about it, you know?" ”

Jiang Xuan wiped her tears and nodded repeatedly.

Jiang Xinghuo thought for a while and said: "I'll give you a little more money, don't look for any uncle, find an inn nearby to live in, stay for two months, and then make plans when I get out of prison. If you walk a few hundred miles alone, I'm really not at ease. ”

After that, Jiang Xinghuo took out two taels of silver from his arms and handed them to Jiang Xuan.

Jiang Xuan took the two taels of silver, and sobbed for a while, but she couldn't cry anymore.

Self-blame and emotion haunted her heart.

Jiang Xinghuo didn't know how to comfort women, and he didn't have much to say at this time.

Just as the short visiting time was over, the jailer urged at the door, and Jiang Xinghuo could only gently pat his cousin's shoulder as comfort.

Before getting up and leaving, Jiang Xinghuo said thoughtfully.

"Don't think about it so much, for ordinary people, the biggest thing in the world is life and death."

"After all, only by being alive can we appreciate the meaning of living."

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"In my back garden, I can see two trees outside the wall, one is a date tree, and the other is also a date tree."

——Lu Xun "Wild Grass Autumn Night"

(End of chapter)