Take the warehouse back to the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 540 Rectifying Yang Sichang

After Yang Sichang gave the order to stay behind closed doors, not only did he not go out, but he also refused to let his entourage go out. The daily meals were also brought in by the yamen servants in the yamen.

The reason why Yang Sichang did this was mainly because he was afraid of being targeted and that he would disappear suddenly.These entourages came from the capital with him, and they were old people who had followed him for a long time. Yang Sichang didn't let these entourages go out, just to let these entourages protect himself.

"What can I do, what can I do, why are these people tearing their faces apart so quickly?" Yang Sichang walked around in place with an anxious expression on his face.

At this moment, Zhao Wen stepped into the gate of the governor's office and walked inside.

Li Xiaosan and other guards hurriedly followed behind Zhao Wen.

"Go directly to the backyard, I want to see what this Yang Sichang is doing now!" Zhao Wen said and walked towards the backyard.

At this moment, Yang Sichang was wandering around anxiously, before he could come up with a countermeasure, Zhao Wen rushed into the backyard with soldiers and horses.

"You are Yang Sichang?" Zhao Wen stood in the courtyard of the backyard, looking towards the direction of the study.

The guards following Zhao Wen quickly occupied the backyard, and at the same time surrounded Yang Sichang, blocking Yang Sichang's siege.

Yang Sichang's entourage was also forced to retreat back non-stop, and retreated directly to Yang Sichang's side.

Yang Sichang looked at Zhao Wen standing in the yard and recognized him immediately.

Zhao Wen had seen Chongzhen on the Golden Luan Hall before, so Yang Sichang also met Zhao Wen.

Yang Sichang looked at Zhao Wen, cold sweat kept breaking out on his forehead, and his body kept trembling.

"You, you, Zhao Wen? Why are you here? Aren't you in Liaodong? What's going on? What do you want?" Yang Sichang pointed at Zhao Wen and screamed.

He really didn't expect it to be the army led by Zhao Wen.

"Hehe!" Zhao Wen sneered and said, "I heard that you are trying to deal with me, aren't you?"

When Yang Sichang heard this, he panicked instantly.

"When did I say I would deal with you? There is no such thing!" Yang Sichang categorically denied it, and did not admit it at all.

Yang Sichang is not a fool, he knows what can and cannot be admitted.

If he admits to this matter at this time, needless to say, he will definitely not fall well.

"A long time ago, I bought Dengzhou up and down. But I have been unable to spare, so I let Dengzhou maintain this state. After all, this state is not bad, and I don't need to spend a lot of effort, and there will be no The court came to trouble me. Although the court is nothing to me, it was always good if the court didn't trouble me in the past.

In the past, the officials who served as the governor of Denglai here knew it well, but they were very smart, and they kept pretending to be stupid and pretending to be ignorant, so they not only preserved their reputation, but also made money . "

When Zhao Wen said this, his tone suddenly turned cold, "If you were like those officials before, pretending to be stupid, I might spare you, but what about you? You still want to deal with me?"

"No, I didn't think about dealing with you. I didn't know this was your territory. I didn't know anything!" Yang Sichang was very annoyed. If he knew this situation, why would he deal with him?Like those governors before, wouldn't it be good to pretend to be stupid?

"Don't know anything? Do you really know nothing?" Zhao Wen narrowed his eyes and walked towards the study.

Seeing Zhao Wen approaching, Yang Sichang was terrified in his heart.

In Yang Sichang's eyes, Zhao Wen is a murderous existence, a ruthless, insidious and cunning person, if he falls into his hands, it will definitely not be a good one.

Zhao Wen stopped in front of Yang Sichang, looked at the study behind Yang Sichang, and then walked towards the study.

When Zhao Wen came to the desk, he looked at a memorial on the desk and picked it up directly.

"You wrote this memorial, right? What else do you have to say?" Zhao Wen flipped through the memorial casually, and then brought the memorial to Yang Sichang.

Yang Sichang looked at the memorial in Zhao Wen's hands, his face was full of panic.

"Oops, what is written in this memorial is exactly the current situation in Dengzhou. Now that the rebel Zhao Wen got it, what should we do now? What should we do? He will definitely use this memorial to deal with it. My crime was miserable, and now it is miserable!"

Yang Sichang looked at the memorial in Zhao Wen's hands, his face was uncertain, and he was extremely scared.

"Forget it, I'm too lazy to tell you, come here, someone, take Yang Sichang away and imprison me. As for the Dengzhou Yamen, we will take over directly." Zhao Wen walked into the yard, said a word, then turned and left .

Zhao Wen has no interest in Yang Sichang.

Now, Zhao Wen has settled the Liaodong matter, and now that he has freed up, even if the court knows, it doesn't matter.

Zhao Wen walked out of the yamen, and led by the steward, went directly to the residence arranged by the steward.

After arriving at the residence, Zhao Wen didn't eat first, but took a hot bath first.

During these times of drifting at sea, because conditions did not allow, Zhao Wen never took a bath.

The steward arranged for Zhao Wen to be one of the largest restaurants in Dengzhou City, which is now Zhao Wen's property.

In a luxurious room in the backyard of the restaurant, Zhao Wen was lying in the tub in the room taking a hot bath.

Because he hadn't showered for a long time, Zhao Wen kept rubbing his body with a towel.

On the table next to the tub was a small wooden box with a bar of soap in it.

Zhao Wen stretched out his hand to pick up the piece of soap and began to rub it on his body.

Soap is not a sophisticated thing. Zhao Wen built a soap workshop a long time ago.

This thing is a daily necessities, and the consumption is very large. Zhao Wen's own soap workshop can't satisfy the people of Ming Dynasty at all.

Therefore, Zhao Wen took out the patent system of later generations.

No matter who wants to establish a soap workshop, they must pay Zhao Wen the patent fee.

If you don't pay the patent fee, you can't even think about producing soap, and you can't get Zhao Wen's soap formula and soap making method.

Those businessmen who got the soap formula and manufacturing method did not dare to throw Zhao Wen away after getting the formula and manufacturing method.

If Zhao Wen is really thrown away, the price is not something they can afford.

As for the soap formula and manufacturing method, Zhao Wen is not afraid of imitation.

Without Zhao Wen's permission, even if a businessman manufactures soap, there is no way to market it.

Even if Zhao Wen didn't care, those merchants who paid the patent fee would not let them go.

If you monopolize the manufacture of soap, you can certainly earn a lot of profit, but Daming has a large population, relying on Zhao Wen's production can't satisfy the people of Daming at all.

After the implementation of the patent system, the number of soap workshops around Xuanzhen increased day by day, and a huge number of soaps were produced every day.

The patent fee and soap tax ratio that Zhao Wen collected was much higher than what he did alone.

Today, the businessmen in Xuanzhen have developed washing powder, shampoo and other things based on soap.

Although the washing powder and shampoo produced by these businessmen are not comparable to those of later generations, they are also easier to use than the current saponins, and they are also very cheap and convenient.

In today's Xuanzhen, the consumption of soap is a very large number.

The merchants in Xuanzhen also developed different soap products according to different groups of people.

There are scented, scented soaps and plain soaps with nothing added.

There are special ones for hair washing, ones for face washing, ones for underwear and underwear, and even ones for babies.In short, there are all kinds of everything.

On the way of making money, these businessmen are not inferior to those of later generations. There is nothing they can't earn, only what they can't think of.

Not long after, Zhao Wen got dressed and came out of the room.

Li Xiaosan and other guards standing at the door looked at Zhao Wen who came out, and rushed to meet him.

"Let's go, let's eat!" Zhao Wen wrapped his clothes tightly and walked forward.

Just two steps after walking out, the steward trotted up to Zhao Wen.

"My lord, please!" The steward made a gesture of please, and then hurriedly led the way for Zhao Wen.

Zhao Wen followed behind the steward and walked forward.

The place where Zhao Wen eats is on the fourth floor. The buildings in this restaurant are all made of cement, so they are relatively tall.

When Zhao Wen came to the dining place, there were already seven or eight businessmen in official uniforms standing outside the room, waiting for Zhao Wen quietly.

Some of these businessmen were hired by their supervisors to accompany and welcome Zhao Wen, and some of them ran over by themselves when they heard the news that Zhao Wen had arrived in Dengzhou.

"I've seen Mr. Chief Soldier!" These merchants looked at Zhao Wen and hurriedly saluted Zhao Wen.

Zhao Wen nodded at these people, "Let's go, let's go in!"

As soon as Zhao Wen finished speaking, the manager hurriedly winked at the two mistresses standing by the door.

The two young men understood and opened the door.

Zhao Wen looked at the open door and walked in directly.

Because it is a meal-sharing system, the tables in the room are arranged in the order of the guest of honor.

Zhao Wen walked into the room and sat on the main seat.Li Xiaosan stood behind Zhao Wen, motionless like a statue.

After these businessmen came in, they stood in the middle of the room and saluted Zhao Wen again.

Zhao Wen pointed to the seats on both sides of the room and said, "Sit down!"

Seeing that everyone was seated, the steward hurriedly ordered the restaurant to serve food.

As soon as the dishes were served, a group of musicians holding lutes and zithers walked in.

These musicians sat in the corner of the room, adjusting the instruments in their hands.

Immediately afterwards, seven or eight cardamom girls dressed in light gauze came together and stood in the center of the room.

"My lord, this is specially arranged for you!" The steward came to Zhao Wen's side, and said to Zhao Wen with a flattering smile: "My lord, these girls are all girls who have not yet left the court, and they are proficient in everything from piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. , I have learned these since I was a child, and I am very good at serving people."

Zhao Wen took the chopsticks and ate the food in front of him.

The meals are very rich, there are fish and meat, and there are so many types that there are countless.

As the musicians played, the girls began to dance lightly.

In the cold weather, these girls wore scantily dressed clothes. They resisted the coldness and danced in the room with smiles on their faces.

Although there were several braziers in the room, it was still cold, and these dancers wore very little clothes, so it was no wonder they weren't cold.

Zhao Wen put down the chopsticks in his hand, looked at the girl in the room who was holding back the cold dance, and said, "Tell them to stop!"

The steward was taken aback for a moment, and asked hastily, "Your Excellency, you don't think it looks good?"

"It's not bad, let them stop, let's go." Zhao Wen said again.

Zhao Wen didn't have the intention of watching the dance. Now he just wanted to eat quickly, and then rest for a day or two before returning to Xuan Town.

When the steward heard this, he didn't dare to refute. He went straight to the middle of the room and said, "Okay, you guys stop, go down!"

The music stopped abruptly, and so did the dancing girls.

"Go down!" The steward said again.

The dancer and the musician had no choice but to salute Zhao Wen, and then walked outside.

Just as the dancers were about to go out, the girl who was walking at the end suddenly stopped and ran towards the room.

Li Xiaosan thought that this person was an assassin, rushed in front of Zhao Wen, pulled out the big black star from his waist, and glared at the dancing girl.

The imagined assassination did not happen, the dancer knelt directly in the middle of the room, kowtowing to Zhao Wen non-stop.

Zhao Wen looked at these dancing girls in bewilderment, not knowing why.

The steward looked at the dancer and yelled sharply, "Get up, get out, get out!"

At this moment, a musician who had already walked out hastily put down the guqin in his hand, ran into the room, took the dancer's arm and walked outside.

But the dancer's legs seemed to be rooted, no matter how much the musician pulled, she couldn't be pulled up.

"My lord, the slaves are wronged, the slaves are wronged!" the dancing girl kowtowed to Zhao Wen, crying again and again.

As soon as Zhao Wen heard the cry of injustice, he immediately became vigilant.

"Get out now, and disturb the interest of adults, what should you do?" The steward's voice was stern, pointing at the dancing girl on the ground and yelling and cursing.

The strength in the musician's hand also increased a bit, and he dragged the dancer outside.

"Wait!" At this moment, Zhao Wen slapped the table and looked at the steward.

The musician also hurriedly let go of the dancer, and knelt beside the dancer, with his head firmly pressed against the ground.

The steward's body trembled for a moment, then hurriedly retreated and stood beside Zhao Wen.

Seeing this, Li Xiaosan also retreated behind Zhao Wen, and inserted the big black star back to his waist, but his right hand was always on the big black star on his waist, and his eyes were fixed on the lying dancer and musician .

Zhao Wen glanced at the steward, then looked at the dancing girl, "You said you have a grievance? What kind of grievance? Tell me, I'm here, don't be afraid!"

"My lord, the dancing girl begs my lord to let us finish the performance!" The dancing girl didn't dare to look directly at Zhao Wen, knelt on the ground and whispered.

When Zhao Wen heard this, he looked puzzled. He really couldn't understand why this dancer would make such a request.

In this cold weather, if you wear so little to dance, aren't you afraid of something wrong with the freezing?

"Why?" Zhao Wen asked.

"My lord, if I can't dance for my lord today, my family will be completely out of food!" the dancer cried.

(End of this chapter)