A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 874 Kaifeng

Huaiyu didn't stay long in Luoyang.

After staying for only one day, he bid farewell to the emperor the next day and headed east.

Walking along the canal, the first stop is Kaifeng, Bianzhou.

This is the fiefdom of the clan uncle warrior Yu Shi. Bianzhou was also affected by this flood, but the situation was much better than that of the thirteen states.

When he went to Luomian Sheng, the disaster relief fleet he brought from Jiangzhou stopped in Kaifeng, where the first stop for disaster relief began.

on the pier,

The ships coming from the Wu family in Jiangzhou all have Wu flags on their masts, and there is also a flag for condolences and disaster relief.

The different ships in this fleet come from different merchant houses of the Wu family, so they all still carry the flags of their respective merchant houses.

For example, Qianjintang, Huirensuo, etc.

In addition to the flags, there were even some eye-catching red banners hung on the hull of the ship, with the names of companies offering condolences for disaster relief and the relief supplies they had brought.

For example, on Qianjintang's ship, it was written how many medical teams were sent and how many raw and cooked medicines were donated. Huiren also brought a large number of cooked medicines, as well as many doctors and pharmacists.

This fleet brought all kinds of supplies to express condolences and provide relief. In addition to medicines and medicines, the most important ones were sugar and salt.

Sugar is a good thing,

Not only is it expensive, but it’s also not only delicious,

In wars and disaster relief, sugar is a great strategic material. Whether it is war or disaster relief, we will face supply difficulties.

White sugar can provide high calories, is easy to carry, and is easy to absorb.

The same amount of white sugar has at least several times the calories of rice. The biggest advantage is that whether it is a battlefield or a disaster area, white sugar can be eaten directly without making a fire and can be quickly absorbed to provide energy for people.

Sugar can even be used as medicine on the battlefield, helping wounds heal. In the era of hot weapons, sugar can even be used to make weapons.

In harsh environments, the antibacterial and healing properties of sugar can help reduce the risk of infection and speed up wound recovery.

Wu Huaiyu brought several boats this time.

Even though many years have passed, the Wu family still has the exclusive secret of refining and decolorizing white sugar. In recent years, Tang white sugar has become a very popular commodity. Domestic and foreign trade are very tight. The planting area of ​​sugar cane has also greatly increased. Even the ports of Guangzhou and Guangzhou every year. Merchants from Tianzhu shipped their coarse sugar and exchanged it for Tang sugar. They could make a big profit by shipping it back.

Because of the shortage, sugar prices have remained strong over the years and have not changed much.

The Wu family loaded up so many ships of sugar to provide disaster relief, and they spent a lot of money.

Of course, the Wu family not only brought high-quality white sugar this time, they also brought a lot of brown sugar and brown sugar. These sugars are much cheaper, but their efficacy has not changed much.

The warrior Tong Shi was granted the title of governor of Bianzhou.

But he was the prime minister in the dynasty, so after the original governor of Bianzhou was transferred, the chief governor took charge of it. As soon as he arrived in Kaifeng, the steward of the fleet who stayed here came to complain to him.

"The two young masters from Duke Zhou's mansion looked a bit ugly. They actually wanted to buy the sugar, salt, medicinal materials and other disaster relief materials we brought,"

The two young masters, Yuan Qing, Yuanshuang, and the warrior Xun Yuan were born to Li Shi. Wu Huaiyu was not a stranger, but his attitude toward the two brothers was completely different from that of the three sisters.

Those two young men are young, but they are full of dandy manners.

Before the warrior Xun married the Yang family, he had more than just these two sons. After he arrived in Chang'an, he also lost a son and a daughter.

Perhaps the warrior Xun had neglected to educate his two sons in the past, which made the two brothers very confused. Anyway, the young master of Chang'an had all the same bad habits.

When Wu Huaiyu came into contact with these two brothers, he had a very bad impression. Although they were brothers of the same clan, they were not his own brothers, so it was hard for him to take care of them.

Know the small etiquette but no great righteousness, stick to the trivial details but no great virtue, pay attention to the trivial details but despise the integrity, be afraid of power but not be virtuous,

The strong will be robbers and bandits, the weak will be humble.

On the surface, the two brothers looked like aristocratic sons with good etiquette and upbringing, but in fact they were full of evil spirits. The warrior Xun was awarded the title of Shishi, the governor of Bianzhou.

The young master and the two brothers immediately came to Kaifeng, where they enjoyed the prestige of the young masters of the territory, dominating and doing well, and wanted to get involved everywhere.

As an important emerging industrial and commercial town on the Grand Canal, Kaifeng in Bianzhou has developed particularly rapidly since Zhenguan. The docks here are prosperous in industry and commerce, and a large number of workshops have gathered.

This was also the time when Qu Tutong, Yang Gongren, Dou Gui and others were guarding Luoyang. They were wreaking havoc there and seriously suppressing industry and commerce, causing merchants and craftsmen to flee from Luoyang and go to places like Kaifeng and Xingze beside the canal. develop.

Later, the imperial court deliberately supported it and took advantage of the canal docks.

Kaifeng's industrial and commercial sector is quite good.

When the two young masters of the Wu family came over, they wanted to get involved in everything. When they heard that anyone was making money, they wanted to get involved. If there was a strong backer behind them, they would shamelessly want to get involved. If you don’t have a strong backer, it will look ugly.

They even directly plundered some businessmen.

They also lend money here in Bianzhou, regardless of whether other people's businesses and workshops need money, and directly lend money to others forcibly, with very high interest rates.

The two brothers also quickly gathered a group of rogue gangsters from the market and docks to set up a gang.

Now the two brothers are interested in even the items on Wu Huaiyu's disaster relief supplies fleet.

Want to buy.

What I was given was the market price.

But the problem is that Wu Huaiyu is not here to sell goods. He urgently raised a batch of materials from Jiangnan to provide disaster relief, and transported them all the way to the disaster area.

The two brothers were quite clever and dared to think.

Medicines, sugar and other supplies are the most scarce items in the disaster-stricken areas now. If he buys them at the market price and gets them to the disaster-stricken area, the price will be several times higher, and they will be popular. The idea of ​​making money, no, the idea of ​​robbing money hit Huaiyu. These two brothers were really bold.

"What did these two brothers do in Kaifeng? Collect the details and give them to me."

Huaiyu was very unhappy.

I even hate it a little bit.

Sons of dignified prime ministers, these two brothers need such despicable means to grab food. They are hopelessly stupid. If they really want to make money, Wu Huaiyu actually doesn't mind taking them with him. He can give them casual guidance and bring them around, which will be enough for them to eat.

But think about it, these two brothers are actually not short of money. Their father is not dead yet, and he is still the prime minister. He was the richest man in Hedong back then. Will they be short of money?

These two brothers are young, but they are actually acting like this.

It has nothing to do with whether they have money or not. They are just such people. When they see other people's things, they want to grab them and take advantage of them.

What they want is that feeling, to have whatever they want, to do whatever they want.

But they don’t know that this is causing trouble and seeking death.

"Call them over here."

Huaiyu didn't know whether the warrior Xun knew about the brothers' habitual misdeeds. He probably knew some, but not all.

You may have turned a blind eye to the behavior of these two sons, or you may have been taught a lesson, but they didn't listen and followed the rules.

Samurai Yu is getting older after all,

The head of the house, Mrs. Yang, is the second wife. Although the iron tree has blossomed, she has given birth to three daughters and two sons to the warrior Xun in the past few years.

However, she is not willing to control her two grown-up sons from her ex-wife too much. Even as a daughter of the famous Hongnong Yang family, how can she not have any sense?

It is very possible that Yang knew the situation but deliberately condoned it.

This is a relatively ruthless means of struggle.

On the surface, it seemed that the Yang family could not control the two brothers, but in fact, their malicious connivance made the two brothers lawless, going further and further down the wrong road, and finally made themselves miserable.

She waved her sleeves one last time, not taking away a single cloud.

He trusted his intuition, and he had a lot of contact with the Yang family. She also taught such an amazing daughter as Wu Er.

So it's impossible that she can't control brother Yuan Qing and Yuan Shuang,

It's just deliberate indulgence.

To indulge a son is like killing a son,

She really has the most poisonous heart,

No wonder Wu Er was so ruthless in history. Perhaps he had been influenced by the Yang family since he was a child.

Kaifeng Pier,

The best pavilion in Fan Tower, the No. 1 private room in Tianzi, has a minimum cost of 8,888 cash, which means making a fortune.

At this time, brothers Wu Yuanshuang and Wu Yuanqing were drinking in the private room.

The two brothers were young and originally studied in the Imperial College. However, apart from fooling around in the Imperial College, they didn't get any results at all.

The samurai Xun wanted to arrange for the two brothers to work as guards in the inner guard. If they could not pass the imperial examination, they would take the path of being born in the third guard. After a few years of qualifications, they would be released as officials. They would have a prime minister's father, a cousin of the prime minister, and a sister, the prince Liangdi. It must be very smooth.

But the two brothers couldn't bear the hardship of being guards, so they had to pay for their duties. The warrior was angry and whipped them with a whip, but after they were whipped, the two guys continued to behave like the same. The warrior had no choice but to let them fool around. After a few minutes, When he gets older, he will be sent to Lingnan to work as an official with Huaiyu.

The two brothers, who spent more than 8,000 yuan, reserved the box almost regularly.

We often entertain friends here, and it is common to spend tens of thousands of dollars on a meal. These two young men are very generous and rich, and money comes easily anyway.

For example, at this time, they were drinking in a private room, and asked a few girls to play and sing, and one of them asked a trickster to accompany the wine.

The two brothers were two each, hugging each other.

"My second brother's men at the dock haven't agreed to give us the goods yet?" Wu Yuanqing asked.

A strong man said, "The steward is so ignorant. He keeps insisting that these are the ones that Mr. Wu wants to send for disaster relief."

"Damn it, didn't we, Bianzhou, also suffer from floods? It's also a disaster area, and our people have also been affected by the disaster. We are buying these goods from him at market prices, so it's not for nothing."

"A mere manager, why are you pretending to be like this?"

Several people nearby talked about this batch of goods, and they got a lot of information. This batch of goods is very valuable, including medicines, sugar, etc. If they eat it, take it to the Thirteen Prefectures, and resell it, it will be easy to make three to five times the profit. If you have a bad heart, you can make ten times the profit.

"Damn, you are a bitch slave who doesn't know how to appreciate others," Wu Yuanshuang scolded, "When my second brother comes back from Luoyang, I will go and ask for it from him in person. My brother, who is a proud man, must give it to me," although he didn't like it in his heart. Wu Huaiyu was even a little afraid, but now Wu Huaiyu is no longer the prime minister, but his father is actually the prime minister, and his sister is also the crown prince Liangdi, and this Bianzhou is still their family's feudal state.

How can Wu Huaiyu refuse to give him this little face?

(End of this chapter)