marquis of jingan

Chapter 514 Master Shen's Arrangement

It is a good thing for Shen Yi that two of them went to work in the southeast in the same year, but this is not a gift in the snow, it can only be said to be icing on the cake.

Because the rank of the anti-Japanese army is very high, the commander is the imperial envoy of the imperial court, His Majesty's cousin, theoretically speaking, it is impossible for the local government to cause any obstacles to the anti-Japanese army, and with thousands of soldiers and horses in hand, the local government has no It may be with the anti-Japanese army. If you want to go to the sky, you will write some memorials and sue the anti-Japanese army.

However, in terms of the current attitude of the emperor against the Japanese army, such small reports are doomed to be of no use.

But it's not completely useless. After all, it's easier for people to do things more smoothly, and they don't have to spend time arguing with the local government.

The Shangyuan Festival passed in a blink of an eye, and on the second day, that is, the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, a piece of news spread like wildfire in Jiankang City.

That is, Xu Fuxu, a well-known senior official in Jiankang, is leaving Jiankang.

Although this high official Xu is still a young man, it is rumored that he is the nephew of the eunuch who is in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the palace. Therefore, within a few years after arriving in Jiankang, the business has grown bigger and bigger, and the wind has flowed smoothly. Kang bought a lot of properties, and even became an imperial merchant, supplying things to the palace.

What made the people of Jiankang even more envious was that this high-ranking officer privately bought Gu Dajie, a famous courtesan in the Qinhuai River, and then hid her in a golden house to enjoy the beauty alone. Since then, Gu Dali has never shown up again.

However, there are naturally many versions of this kind of gossip news. There are also rumors that although the grandpa Gao in the palace has no descendants, he has some special hobbies, so he asked his nephew to raise him outside. woman.

But no matter how it was spread, no one spread it to His Majesty the Emperor. First of all, everyone still has some awe of the Emperor, and they don't quite believe that His Majesty would keep prostitutes outside the palace. Second...

Naturally, it is because the inner guards are good at controlling and evaluating.

But it stands to reason that since this senior official Xu has done so well in Jiankang, he shouldn't have left Jiankang so suddenly, so there have been rumors that Eunuch Gao in the palace still has big business in the south. It was the discovery of copper mines. Some people say that Eunuch Gao sent his nephew to sell salt in the south.

In short, all kinds of news are confusing and difficult to distinguish.

But what I have to say is that Xu Fu, a young man's sudden fortune, made many people in Jiankang City jealous, and then it was revealed that Xu Fu was the nephew of Eunuch Gao, which made Xu Fu's fortune become a reality. reasonable.

And because of this, Gao Ming, the chief eunuch of the inner court, has really been burdened with a lot of infamy in the past two years, and his reputation among the public can be said to have plummeted.

This morning, Xu Daguan's convoy, consisting of nearly twenty carriages, left Jiankang City in a mighty manner.

As for Mr. Xu, he was sitting in the most luxurious-looking carriage in the middle. Through the curtain of the carriage, he could faintly see a beautiful woman sitting in the carriage, snuggling in Mr. Xu's arms.

Under the envious eyes of many people, the convoy left the city mightily.

However, although there are many horses in this convoy, they are all single-horse carriages, because although Xu Fu is rich, he is still a commoner after all and cannot go beyond the rules.

Ever since, under the eyes of many people, Xu Daguan took everyone Gu and left Jiankang.

Soon, it was evening,
A young man of medium build, dressed in plain clothes, who didn't look very conspicuous, touched the back door of the mansion of Mr. Shen in Beicheng by himself, knocked lightly on the door, and soon a maid led him in. The servant girl looked at the young man dressed as a servant in front of her, covered her mouth and said with a smile: "It's been a long time since I saw a senior official Xu dressed like this."

In the early years of the Great Chen Jianguo, merchants could not wear silk and satin, but now it has been more than a hundred years, and after Sejong went to the south, no one cares about such things, and Xu Fu usually To discuss business with other businessmen, so most of the time they wear silk clothes.

Xu Fu looked a little embarrassed, lowered his head slightly and said, "Sister Qing'er made fun of you."

Qing'er glanced at Xu Fu up and down, and said with a smile: "Young official, don't bully me as a servant, come with me, my lord has been waiting for you for a while."

"Ah."

A smile appeared on Xu Fu's face, and he said with a smile, "Sister, please lead the way."

After doing business for a few years, his mouth has become sweeter, not to mention that he and Qing'er have known each other for several years, so it's easy to call her sister.

Qing'er "spit" at him, and then led him to the door of Shen Yi's study. At this moment, the lamp was already lit in Shen Yi's study. After Qing'er knocked on the door, the door opened quickly, and Master Shen was wearing a Wearing a coat, he glanced at Xu Fu.

"Come in and talk."

Xu Fu responded, then lowered his head slightly and walked in.

Qing'er thoughtfully made tea for the two of them, then walked out of the study and closed the door by the way.

It was only after Qing'er left that Xu Fu glanced at the direction of the door, then looked back at Shen Yi, lowered his head slightly and said, "Master, the two servant girls beside you..."

Having said that, he didn't go on.

Shen Yi lowered his head and took a sip of the tea, glanced at Xu Fu lightly, and said with a smile, "Why, do you suspect that they are the internal guards?"

Xu Fu shook his head slightly, and said in a low voice: "I don't have much contact with them, I just know that they are people from the palace. You know people's hearts, so I asked you..."

"I do not know either."

Shen Yi shook his head slightly, and said lightly: "We have been together for several years, and I haven't found anything wrong. Besides, even if they are the inner guards, you and I have not done anything to offend His Majesty."

"It's fine."

While talking, Shen Yi reached out and poured him a cup of tea, and said with a smile: "Okay, let's get down to business. I thought you would be back in the afternoon, but I never thought you would come back in the evening."

"After all, there are many people in the daytime. If people see me coming back after leaving the city, I'm afraid it's not good."

Shen Yi smiled and shook his head: "Hey, I'm still too cautious. If you put on this outfit, even if others see you, they will only think that you are similar to Xu Daguan."

"It's better to be cautious."

Xu Fu lowered his head and took a sip of the tea Shen Yi handed over, then lowered his head and talked about the business: "Master, where do I go first when I am going south?"

"Go to Fuzhou Mansion first."

Shen Yi had already thought about the arrangement for Xu Fu, and immediately said without hesitation: "The eunuchs sent by the palace to manage the accounts should now settle the accounts in Fuzhou Mansion. When you arrive, they will take you directly to see Eunuch Du."

"Remember two things."

Xu Fu bowed his head and said, "My lord, enlighten me."

Shen Yi reached out and knocked on the table, sorted out his words, and then said: "First of all, after seeing Eunuch Du, be polite to him, and then directly give him the document from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. If he doesn't ask, don't mention your Eunuch Gao's relationship."

Speaking of this, Shen Yi paused: "This Eunuch Du is older than Eunuch Gao. If you mention Eunuch Gao to him, he will think that you use Eunuch Gao to suppress him."

"Then it won't be easy for you to work with him."

Xu Fu quickly lowered his head and said, "I made a note of you, Young Master."

"also."

Shen Yi tapped the table lightly, and said, "You go to Du Huai's place, although you are ordered by the emperor to get the money, but don't take all the money from them all at once, just go and get as much as you need. How much, leave a little for those eunuchs, they have no root seedlings, and they are counting on that little money for their thoughts."

"but…"

Shen Yi changed the subject and looked up at Xu Fu.

"But don't put money in it yourself. If those old eunuchs are misers and stick to the stolen money and don't want to spit it out, you can directly write to Eunuch Gao. Since the palace sent you south, they will naturally support you."

Then, Shen Yi explained a few more things, and Xu Fu lowered his head to write them down.

After remembering this matter, he stretched out his hand to pour tea for Shen Yi, and then said, "My lord, you haven't said what business I'm going to do after I take the money..."

"Eunuch Du has quite a lot of money in his hands. It is estimated that the cash is nearly a million taels. After you arrive in Fuzhou, ask him for 50 taels directly."

"Then you wait there in Fuzhou."

Shen Yi breathed out a turbid breath, and his face was calm: "When the time comes, I will find a suitable business, and I will let the people from the Dibao Division send you a voice transmission."

"But business is not in a hurry."

Shen Yi continued: "There are also many shipyards in Fuzhou. After you get there, go to the coastal shipyards if you have nothing to do."

"I need some blueprints of big ships, and some craftsmen who can build big ships. If you come across them, try to get them."

"It might be useful to me."

When Xu Fu heard this, he quickly bowed his head.

"Yes, my son, I have written down everything..."

(End of this chapter)