Late Ming sea owl

Chapter 79 The eunuch is still ruthless in making money

The next morning, Shen Shikui finally took half a day to spare and took people to the Ganfu to inspect the goods.

The saltpeter Lin Hai brought was produced in Bangladesh, and its quality was undeniable. The quality of the sulfur in Taipei was also good.Mr. Shen was very satisfied after seeing it, and immediately set a price of 9000 taels, saying that this was higher than the ordinary purchase price of saltpeter yellow, and it was considered a discount from Mr. Shen.

Mr. Shen was telling the truth, but it was not because the saltpeter on the Ganfu was of good quality, but because he wanted to do ginseng business with Lin Hai for a long time.Otherwise, Lin Hai, a member of one thousand households in Zhoushan who has not yet taken office, must be given a red ticket. If you have the ability, come and collect debts.

Lin Hai had a smile on his face: "Thank you, Lord Dusi, for your kindness. I wonder if you have brought the money here. Should we deliver the money now?"

"I brought the money to do this, huh?" Shen Shikui said to the staff beside him, gesturing for him to settle the accounts quickly.

The staff member already knew the price of ginseng agreed upon by Shen Shikui and Lin Hai. He took out his abacus and started calculating. After a long while, he raised his head and said, "Old man, 9000 taels of silver. When converted into ginseng, it's 390, four taels and eight cents per pound, six cents and nine cents." Five millimeters and six strands..."

Shen Shikui waved his hands impatiently: "Stay here, stay here, there are still six silk threads, you are a disgraceful bird feather that weighs more than this. Lin Qianhu is doing such a big business, we can't dig it out, even if it is four It weighs a hundred pounds and is so slippery that people have to carry it."

The 10,000+ kilograms of nitrate yellow were finally replaced by [-] kilograms of ginseng, and the draft of the Ganfu suddenly became much shallower.

Lin Hai had an inexplicable feeling that he had been cheated, and couldn't help but sigh: "This thing is really valuable. One tael of silver can only buy seven cents of ginseng."

"These are all top-notch ginseng, very good!" Shen Shikui said, "Has Lin Qianhu met Ling Chi?"

Seeing Lin Hai shaking his head, Shen Shikui said again: "They were all relying on ginseng soup to hang their lives, and they were cut with thousands of knives before they died. How evil do you think this thing is?"

That night, Lin Hai hosted a banquet for Shen Shikui at the highest-end brothel in Pi Island.

Mr. Shen often comes to this place and is very familiar with Miss Hong there.But he really didn't do it for the purpose of looking for flowers, but mainly for socializing. He is a very good person, and he gets along well with all the generals and commanders in Dongjiang Town.

When Mr. Shen arrived at his home stadium, he was very familiar with the traffic. He was flirting with Yingying Yanyan, chatting and laughing with Lin Hai, and drank and ate food without delay.Lin Hai is also a eloquent speaker. He keeps making rainbow farts and makes Mr. Shen very happy.

After three cups and two cups, the names of the two of them had changed. Shen Shikui called Lin Hai little brother, while Lin Hai imitated everyone in Pi Dao and called him grandpa.

While he was drinking heavily, he suddenly heard Lin Hai said: "Old man, I heard that two father-in-laws from the imperial court went to North Korea to appoint the new king, and they will return to China via Pidao soon?"

Shen Shikui had just finished drinking a leather cup, licking his lips and said: "It is indeed the case. I have good information."

"It's not a secret. It's been talked about in the market these days." Lin Hai said as he approached Shen Shikui and said, "I heard that these two are famous people around Jiu Qian. I wonder if it's true or not?"

Shen Shikui heard the song and knew its elegant meaning. He squinted and smiled and said, "What's going on? You want to get to know these two father-in-laws?"

Lin Hai also smiled: "Sure enough, I can't hide anything from the old man."

Shen Shikui said: "I am getting old, and I will only run errands for Marshal Mao in my life. Brother, you are still young, and it is only human nature to have such thoughts. What about these two? One is the prince of the internal official prison, and the other is the imperial minister. Eunuch Hu from the Horse Prison is indeed a confidant who is nine thousand years old."

Lin Hai said again: "Maybe the old man and the two father-in-laws can talk? I wonder if I can introduce them to the younger generation?"

Shen Shikui was just a captain with an empty title, so he couldn't talk to these two people. However, he listened to Lin Hai's rainbow fart all night, and he didn't want to lose face at this time, so he said: "Of course, there is no problem with the introduction, but I have to What do you plan to bring to meet your two father-in-laws?"

Lin Haidao: "I didn't know about this before I came to Pidao. I had no preparation in advance, but I always had a thousand pieces of silver on the boat. If it didn't work out, I sold the four hundred kilograms of ginseng on the spot and made up 1 taels. The gift from the two father-in-laws should be enough." Shen Shikui thought to himself that you are so cruel, 1 taels is a lot to give to Wei Zhongxian.He sneered, shook his head and stretched out his hand to wave: "I'm telling you, little brother, this little money is not enough for those two."

Lin Hai stared and said: "This... this little money?"

Shen Shikui was very satisfied with Lin Hai's reaction. He slowly picked up the wine glass and took a sip: "Do you know how much these two made in North Korea?"

Without waiting for Lin Hai's answer, he stretched out two fingers and said, "At least 20 taels of silver. In addition, there are countless ginseng, mink, tiger and leopard skins, etc."

Shen Shikui really wasn't exaggerating. When the mission departed from Pi Island, Dongjiang Town sent several businessmen to accompany the mission to North Korea's Wangjing. Now they have returned early, so he has a rough idea of ​​how much the two eunuchs have embezzled.

It can be said that these two people have carried forward the fine tradition of angels openly asking for bribes in North Korea in the past generations, and pushed it to a height that has never been seen before or since.

In North Korea, the mission had to ask for money in different ways every time they crossed a river. For example, they had to pay a sum of money every time they crossed a river, which was called "no bridge price."When they arrived at Kaicheng, the capital of the former dynasty, the mission refused to leave, saying that they wanted to receive an "opening gift" first, so North Korea had to offer 2000 taels of silver.

When they arrived in the capital of North Korea, the two eunuchs had to accept banquets from the king and ministers in turn every day. Whenever the gift list was a little thin on any day, the deputy envoy Hu Liangfu would directly lift the table and cursed North Korea, "There is no heaven and no master."

What's more, they will write notes at any time asking for gifts, such as fur seal kidneys, live deer blood, sea otter skins, tiger and leopard skins, etc.The North Koreans finally got what the angels asked for, but they laughed at it and said it was all fake, which made the North Koreans very anxious.

Of course, in addition to North Korean officials, the two angels will not let go of local businessmen.For example, in Kaicheng, 5000 taels of silver were used to forcefully buy [-] kilograms of ginseng. What was even more outrageous was that after receiving the ginseng, the merchants were forced to return the money. In other places, they were openly robbed.

Some North Korean officials couldn't stand it and asked two angels to argue. Hu Liangfu was speechless and choked with one sentence, saying: "I am an internal official and should do ignorant things. I should report this to the king."

After saying this, Hu Liangfu also expressed dissatisfaction with Wang Minzheng, the envoy, and blamed him for taking benefits without saying anything.Wang Minzheng was also a wonderful person, and he replied unhurriedly: "I stuttered, and before I could speak, I spoke first, so I remained silent."

Lin Hai actually knew very well what the two dead eunuchs Wang and Hu did in North Korea, including the time when the two dead eunuchs returned to China.

This is why Lin Hai must rush to Pi Island at the end of June. So far, only Shi Bi knows his next plan.Of course, Miguel roughly guessed what he was going to do, but he didn't know the specific goal.

Hearing that Shen Shikui was unwilling to introduce him to the two eunuchs, Lin Hai said again: "In that case, can the old master introduce the people around the two father-in-laws for this junior?"

This was not difficult for Shen Shikui. After all, he was responsible for preparing for the reception of the mission and had to deal with the two angels' cronies, so he readily agreed.

A few days later, the canonization mission arrived at Pi Island. Mao Wenlong held a grand welcome ceremony for the two angels, which attracted the merchants of Hedao to come out and watch.

That night, Mao Wenlong greeted Wang and Hu at the Commander's Mansion, and by the way presented him with a gift list from Dongjiang Town.After the dinner, Hu Liangfu invited Mao Wenlong for a secret talk, hinting that the court would soon send him to Dengzhou to supervise the army. Marshal Mao had no choice but to draw blood again.

At the same time, Lin Hai was also giving gifts to the young eunuch named Hu Liangfu.

This little eunuch had just entered the palace not long ago and was powerless at the moment. Seeing Lin Hai, a rich man from Qianhu in Zhejiang, fawning over him so much, and remembering that his godfather was making waves in North Korea, he suddenly felt more and more that entering the palace was the right way to go. Okay, this cut is so fucking worth it.

Lin Hai chatted with the young eunuch for a long time, and it seemed like they were chatting casually but in fact they had a purpose, and they quickly got the information he wanted.In the end, the little eunuch only felt that he had boasted a lot and had frightened this wealthy Qianhu who had never seen the world. He repeatedly said that he would send people to the capital to give him gifts every year in the future.

(End of this chapter)