Daming: Apocalypse of Longevity

Chapter 113
Early the next morning, Zhu Youjian sent a secret letter from Ma Ying and Zhao Kuo. Zhu Tianqi opened it and couldn't help but look happy.

Ma Ying and Zhao Kuo reported in the letter that since the last time Sun Yuanhua sold a batch of [-] small mirror boxes in Yingtian, they were not suitable for the small mirror boxes because of their exquisite shape and workmanship, and they were easy to carry. Shattered, deeply loved and sought after by the rich ladies and eldest ladies in Yingtian.

However, there are so many rich people in Yingtian, and a mere [-] small mirror boxes are far from meeting the needs of the market, so that it is difficult to find a mirror in the end, and some rich wives and young ladies who couldn't buy it saw others. Yes, but I didn't. I was arguing with the old man all day long, but the old man couldn't help it, so he had to pay a high price. In just a few months, the price of the mirror box was doubled.

Therefore, they had just delivered this batch of mirror boxes to Yingtian Mansion. The official who helped introduce the merchants last time burst into laughter when he heard that the goods they brought this time were the same small mirror boxes as last time. With this news, he can gain a lot of benefits.

After receiving the news, the merchants who took the initiative to purchase were so crowded that the door was burst open. Seeing this situation, the two of them must have been overjoyed. This time they were not in a hurry. They would wait until these merchants raised the price themselves. Only then did they select the merchants with the highest prices and sell the mirror boxes.
Then he sent the money directly to the house of the official who helped them connect, took out the imperial order, and told him the mission of escorting the money back to the capital to resume his duties.

The person responsible for matching them is named Nian Shaoqing. He is currently a doctor in the Ministry of Household Affairs in Nanjing. He is a fifth-rank official. He basically has no specific work to do on weekdays. He just hangs out with the wealthy businessmen and gentry in Yingtian to make some money. Money to make connections.

In fact, for young Shaoqing, there are many officials like Zhang Guoji and Sun Yuanhua who come from the capital to sell things and exchange money. To put it bluntly, they come here to sell stolen goods and realize them. Therefore, young Shaoqing never asks or inquires too much. After all, he He is also an old man in the officialdom, and he understands that knowing more is not good for him.

He only cares about making connections and getting some benefits for himself, and does not ask about anything else. Of course, he also has a good idea in his heart. He can always guess the identity of the person who comes, and he will take it. For Zhang Guoji and Sun Yuanhua, they are no ordinary officials at first glance. With so many royal guards around them, their rank is not small.

But even if he saw it and guessed something, he still pretended to be confused and did not fawn over Zhang Guoji and Sun Yuanhua too much, because if he did so, wouldn't it mean that he seemed to know something? On the contrary, it violated other people's taboos. After all, coming here to sell things is not something that can be seen in the light. Otherwise, why would people keep their names anonymous and pretend to be wealthy businessmen from the capital?

But this time, young Shaoqing had to admit that he had made a mistake. He never imagined that Zhang Guoji and Sun Yuanhua came to sell things before to help the emperor "sell stolen goods". No, the emperor's things were not obtained through corruption. How can it be said to be "selling stolen goods"?

In short, when Shaoqing saw the imperial order and heard from Ma Ying and Zhao Kuo that he was asked to escort these silver taels to the capital to face the Holy Spirit, he broke into a cold sweat and his legs that were kneeling on the ground became weak with fear. If Ma Ying and Zhao Kuo hadn't come to help him, he wouldn't be able to stand up.

Ma Ying smiled and helped young Shaoqing to sit down on the chair, and said: "Sir Nian, I wish you the best. This time you come to Beijing to meet the saint, maybe you will have a prosperous official career!"

But the young man had a grimace on his face. He wanted to smile but couldn't. He almost cried when he spoke: "You two superiors, please stop teasing the subordinates. Please tell me, your Majesty. What’s the point of escorting Yinliang to the capital?”

As he spoke, young Shaoqing hurriedly groped into his left and right cuffs with his trembling hands, then took out two ingots of snowflake silver and handed them to Ma Ying's hand.Ma Ying hurriedly raised her hand to push the money back, "Hey, Mr. Nian, you don't have to be like this. Last time when my two brothers came to Yingtian with Mr. Zhang and Mr. Sun on errands, you were a big help. This time, my brother The two of them came here alone to run an errand, and it was thanks to your care. Otherwise, how could it have been so smooth?

Now that the goods that the emperor entrusted us to sell have been sold, the amount of money we received has doubled compared to last time. The emperor will definitely be very happy when he takes this batch of money back to deliver the business, and the awards and rewards will be indispensable.

Mr. Nian, you don’t have to worry. Before sending me and I to Yingtian, the emperor did not appoint you to escort these silver taels back to the capital. Instead, he ordered my two brothers to entrust these silver taels to any Yingtian official for escort. Just go back to Beijing.

Next, my two brothers will go south to Annan to help Mr. Zhang transport food. I'm afraid they won't be able to get the credit for selling mirror boxes, but "the rich water does not flow to outsiders." My two brothers are really grateful to you, Mr. Nian. I came to you specifically because of my kindness. Aren’t you still willing to accept such a good offer? "

After listening to what Ma Ying said, young Shaoqing even felt as if he was dreaming, and he had never dreamed of such a beautiful dream. Last time he helped Zhang Guoji and Sun Yuanhua connect with the wealthy businessmen in Yingtian, and this time he helped Ma Ying and Zhao Kuo helped connect Yingtian's wealthy businessmen, and he received a lot of benefits. He didn't expect that now that he has made money, he can actually get awards from the court. Isn't this too dreamy?

In just a quarter of an hour, the young man experienced great joy and sorrow. He originally thought that Jin Yiwei had reported his matter to the court, and the court was going to punish him, but he didn't expect that he was actually a good job sent to him for free. !
Young Shaoqing took a deep breath, sat up straight, and then hurriedly hugged Ma Ying and Zhao Kuo, "Thanks to the two brothers for being able to look up to Nian, Nian can't repay such a great favor. If you two don't mind it..." At this point, young Shaoqing stood up suddenly, walked around Ma Ying and walked quickly to the cabinet behind him, and began to rummage through the cabinets.

Ma Ying and Zhao Kuo looked at Nian Shaoqing in confusion for a long time. Nian Shaoqing finally turned around, holding two large gold ingots in his hands, each of which seemed to be worth 50 taels.

Young Shaoqing walked up to Ma Ying and Zhao Kuo, handed them a gold ingot, and said, "If the two brothers don't mind it, please accept Nian's kindness. In the future, Nian will come back from the capital and have a lot of money." Pay it forward!"

However, both Ma Ying and Zhao Kuo took a step back and did not accept the gold ingot handed over by Young Shaoqing. Zhao Kuo hurriedly said: "Master Nian, we don't dare to accept this. I will also remind you that when we get to the capital, You are also not allowed to curry favor with anyone or give gifts to anyone. The Emperor does not like to see this.

After you arrive in the capital, you must go to see the Emperor as soon as possible, and you must answer the Emperor's questions honestly. As long as you make no mistakes in these matters, there will be no problems! "

(End of this chapter)