This time he entered the palace to face the saint, Li Xianzhong can be said to have gained a lot, not only successfully won the Kaiyuan Road, but also got the position of the chief military officer of Kaiyuan and the right governor of the Chinese army.

Although he finally rescued the "nine-thousand-year-old" Li Jinzhong, who had not yet come out, he made a loss-making transaction, but this can be regarded as an early investment.

With Wanli's current situation, although he can stabilize his condition for the time being, he is not optimistic in the long run, and he may die when he will die.

This time, taking the opportunity to help Zhu Changluo at the gate of the Qianqing Palace, Li Xianzhong took the opportunity to give him a lower pulse, although the prince's mental condition was not very good due to long-term fear, but there was basically no problem in other aspects.

It was hard for him to think that such a healthy person would be the emperor for a month and die because of excessive indulgence.

Soon, the steward of the Li Mansion in the capital, Li Qingshan, reported to Li Xianzhong about the recent income and expenditure.

Dongzhu and ginseng have all been sold.

Cheng Guogong and Zheng Yangxing were not short of money, and they quickly settled the silver taels.

Mianyuelou sold pearls and gained 2,000 taels, sold to Jubaozhai Dongzhu for 40,000 taels of silver, and sold ginseng for 5,000 taels of silver, with a total income of 47,000 taels.

It cost 10,000 taels of silver to order 500 rods of Lu Mi Gong from the War Bureau, although only half of the deposit was paid, but this silver had to be deducted first.

There are still 37,000 taels of silver left, plus the 15,000 taels that he had extorted from He Yiming in Liaodong before, and a total of 52,000 taels of silver are currently hanging on the Li family's account.

Looking at a lot of silver, in fact, you can't buy much things, even at the price of 6 yuan of silver and one stone of grain in the capital, you can only buy 80,000 or 90,000 stone of grain, which is not enough for the food expenses of Pingyu Fort for a year.

Of course, the military department now owes itself a large sum of silver, 100,000 taels of silver for 5,000 beheadings; Amin and Abatai gave 4,000 taels, and Li Yongfang and Fei Yingdong gave 2,000 taels.

The Ministry of War now owes Li Xianzhong as much as 106,000 taels of silver, but he doesn't know when this money will be sent to him, and it is estimated that it is indispensable to pay some money.

Obviously, Li Xianzhong could not return to Liaodong with the silver, and he must have to purchase goods.

He is not one of those Shanxi landlords, and he likes to hide silver in cellars. Daming also has no bank, and silver will not be born when he puts it in his hand.

There are not many specialties in Liaodong, and the Jurchen area is mainly Dongzhu, ginseng, and fur. There are also Mongolian manpower cattle, sheep and horses, mainly war horses and sheepskins.

At present, the trade with the Mongols has just begun, compared with Dongzhu and ginseng, the fur is larger, the price is also unstable, and the sales are affected by the season, so Li Xianzhong did not choose fur for the time being.

However, with the temporary saturation of Dongzhu, he was able to trade with the capital every month, namely ginseng and furs.

These scales are not very large, and the income is a few thousand taels a month at most.

Now that the affairs of the military department have been settled, Jianlu and the Mongols are eyeing each other, and it is impossible for him to stay in the capital for a long time, so he still has to think of a good way to make a fortune quickly.

Just when Li Xianzhong had a headache, Zhu Chunchen, the Duke of Chengguo, held a banquet in the Drunken Immortal Building and invited him to the appointment.

In the past two days, the other hottest characters in the capital are Zhu Chunchen and Li Xianzhong.

Zhu Chunchen, the Duke of Chengguo, because of the fight with the mysterious son in Mianyue Tower, spent 10,000 taels to buy Dongzhu and suddenly became the "Beijing circle headlines", and his Jubao Zhai became a hot business because of Dongzhu, which can be described as "making money every day", and suddenly became a man of the year in the capital.

As the "Liaodong Victory" spread in the capital, Li Xianzhong's proud achievements were gradually known by the people of the capital.

Of course, his rapid popularity in the elite circle was due to the fact that he was summoned by Wanli alone, and His Majesty personally promoted him to the general army of Kaiyuan and stayed in the Qianqing Palace, and it is said that Zheng Guifei also praised him well.

Obviously, Li Xianzhong is now favored, and naturally he has become the object of friendship with powerful people from all walks of life, making him suddenly change from a marginal figure when he first entered the powerful circle to a core "Internet celebrity".

Li Xianzhong has now become a frequent visitor to the Drunken Immortal Building, and when the boss saw him coming, he didn't dare to slack off, and personally led him to the private room on the top floor.

Li Xianzhong thought that Zhu Chunchen must have called a large group of sons and brothers to accompany him, and the gathering of their powerful children has always been like this. Unexpectedly, there were only 3 people.

In addition to Zhu Chunchen, there is also a very rich middle-aged man and a middle-aged man with a somewhat feminine atmosphere.

Zhu Chunchen saw Li Xianzhong coming and hurriedly said enthusiastically: "Brother Xianzhong, you are here, I haven't seen you for a few days, I miss my brother very much!" ”

Li Xianzhong said: "Brother Zhu's Jubao Zhai is now making money every day, how can I think of my little brother today?" ”

Zhu Chunchen took out a golden Dongzhu, which was given to Cui Wensheng by Li Xianzhong yesterday. He said with a smile: "This Dongzhu is now worth at least three thousand taels on the market, and Brother Li sold it to Brother Wei for two thousand taels, but there is a shortage of silver on hand?" ”

Li Xianzhong thought to himself that Cui Wensheng really had no vision, and now he was so impatient that Dongzhu's market was replaced by silver, and it must be a blood loss.

Although the market of Dongzhu is good now, Li Xianzhong does not plan to sell the remaining Dongzhu for the time being, and the supply is too large at once, which will inevitably lead to saturation of the market, which will then cause the price of Dongzhu to plummet.

After all, this is the amount of production this thing has every year.

So he said: "Now that the Dongzhu in the hands of the younger brother has been sold to Brother Zhu, I don't know what other way the eldest brother has to make a fortune?" ”

Zhu Chunchen said with a smile: "Brother Li is sitting on such a cornucopia as Kaiyuan Horse Market, and the silver is not yet handy. ”

"Let me introduce you, this is the eunuch Liu Gonggong, the overseer of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, and Ma Yuanwai, a big businessman in the capital."

Good fellow, this Imperial Horse Supervisor is not simple, this is a department second only to the Master of Ceremonies.

The Imperial Horse Supervisor is not only a horse breeder, he also commands the Beijing camp, dispatches the supervising army, and operates various imperial villages, imperial shops, pastures, and material fields, which can be said to be the money bag of the emperor of Wanli.

The warrior battalion under the command of the Imperial Horse Supervisor is also quite powerful, much stronger than the Shenji Battalion in Zhu Chunchen's hands.

At the peak, the Imperial Horse Supervisor, who controlled the West Factory, could completely compete with the Master of Ceremonies who controlled the East Factory.

Although with the abolition of the West Factory during the Zhengde period, and the Wanli period, the civil official supervision army gradually replaced the eunuch supervision army. As a result, the Imperial Horse Supervisor had to be subordinated to the Celebrant Supervisor, but it was still a very important department of real power.

Liu Gonggong said: "This Liaodong War, my Ming war horse losses are serious, and we urgently need the horse market of Kaiyuan to trade with Mongolia to supplement the good horses, and we hope that General Li will help and restore the horse market of Kaiyuan as soon as possible." ”

Li Xianzhong thought about it, this time Liaodong lost more than 20,000 mules and horses, and the imperial horse supervisor definitely did not have so many horses to replenish, and the next thing to replenish was through the horse market.

In fact, a good war horse in the Ming Dynasty is about 30 taels of silver, and the general may be 15 taels, and the horses obtained through the Mongolian market are cheaper.

Although the price of private horses is cheap, the official purchase price of Daming is not low, basically 30 taels or even higher, which can be imagined.

Previously, after the war with Jianyu, Kaiyuan closed the horse market, and Marin was not in a hurry to recover.

After all, it was the yamen of the various imperial courts that dominated the horse market, and although Ma Lin could make a profit, he couldn't get the lion's share.

If the horse market is closed, then the Mongolian trade can only be through smuggling, and it is clear that whether you are directly involved in smuggling or receive a high amount of "filial piety", the benefits will definitely be higher than that of the horse market.

Obviously, these two saw that the Kaiyuan general army had been replaced, and they bullied themselves for not knowing how to do it, and wanted to let themselves help restore the horse market.

Li Xianzhong said with a smile: "Restoring the horse market is a matter of the next step, and you should do your best." ”

The two of them naturally smiled when they heard the Imperial Horse Supervisor say this, it seems that this General Li is better to deal with than the previous Ma Lin.

Soon Li Xianzhong changed his words and said: "But now in the Liaodong War, although our Ming army won, it was also a tragic victory, and the Jianyu and the Mongolian departments are eyeing each other, and it may be difficult to open the horse market at this time." ”

"But don't worry, when Ben will reorganize the army and horses, sweep the Mongolian and Jianzhou tribes, and the surrounding areas will be stable, the horse market will naturally be opened."

After Li Xianzhong said this, the two looked at each other.

After sweeping the Jianzhou and the Mongol tribes?

What are you kidding, this task has not been completed for more than 200 years, and it seems that this Li Zongbing is not a good master.

So Ma Yuanwai said: "General Li definitely needs military grain and grass to rectify the soldiers and horses, although the grass people are a businessman, they are also willing to contribute their own strength to the imperial court." ”

"On behalf of many Liaodong border merchants, the contemptible people are willing to provide Li Zongbing with 5,000 taels of silver every month, and I hope that Li Zongbing will sympathize with the hearts of our businessmen who serve the country and open the horse market as soon as possible."

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