My Ming Dynasty, I have the final say

Chapter 103 Lu Chuan’s discovery

The moon and stars were thin, and in Liaoyang City, as Xiong Tingbi and Sun Chengzong left one after another, some ghosts and monsters also appeared.

"Sir, that Yehe man went out today, and it seems that he was in contact with someone."

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Luo Sigong, who was closing his eyes to rest, opened his eyes, looked at Wang Yu and asked.

"Are you sure who the other party is?"

"Not sure yet, but I'm asking my brothers to check."

Wang Yu said after scratching his head.

"In addition, Lu Chuan and the others were supposed to follow Shanxi merchants to Guangning to sell horses, but for some reason they also ended up in Liaoyang."

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Luo Sigong's eyes widened.

"Liaoyang and Shenyang are in chaos. How come there are businessmen here?"

As soon as Lu Chuan and others followed the caravan to Liaoyang, Yehe went out to meet people.

As a spy chief, Luo Sigong didn't believe in any coincidences.

"Be careful when you contact Lu Chuan and don't get discovered. Let him find out what the caravan wants to do when it comes to Liaodong at this time."

"Yes!"

The northwest wind is blowing, and it is already very cold in Liaodong today.

Wearing a dog-skin hat on his head, Bart entered the small courtyard where he lived with his hands curled up.

"This slave has met his master."

After entering the courtyard, Bart saluted Runcheng.

"Have you met Shopkeeper Fan?"

"I saw them. They brought two thousand shi of coarse rice and have already settled in the warehouse in the west of the city."

With that said, Bart took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Run Chengdao.

"This is what Shopkeeper Fan asked me to bring back."

"I know, let's go down and drink some wine to warm up."

After reaching out and patting Battelle on the shoulder and asking him to get down, Runcheng opened the letter from the Fan family and read it.

After reading it for a while, Runcheng carefully hid the letter in his chest.

"Are these Han people trustworthy? They picked each other up like thieves and asked me to go to the toilet to meet with their people to discuss the delivery location."

Taking a dagger from the vigilant brother, Bart complained to the strong man with a mustache.

"Thankfully, he knew that our Khan was invincible and didn't dare to put things in the latrine. Otherwise, it would be a problem for me to bring the things back."

"The Fan family has a lot of money and has extensive connections in Liaodong. They are big shots with a good reputation. They are afraid of being discovered by the Ming Dynasty's government. They don't want to reveal their relationship with us, so it's normal to be cautious."

Coincidentally, Runcheng, who had finished reading the letter, walked into the room and said.

"As long as he can get everything we need, let them decide how to connect."

With that said, Runcheng sat down at the table and asked aloud.

"Bart, have you seen any suspicious signs when you were out of the city recently?"

Although Xiong Tingbi left Liaoyang, the newly arrived Sun Chengzong did not interfere with the main army in Liaodong except for the Sichuan army assigned to him by Xiong Tingbi. Xiong Tingbi was still the main force.

Xiong Tingbi has always had a harsh attitude towards the smuggling problem in Liaodong.

Hearing this, Bart smiled.

"Master, you are just too careful. We have been here for two years, and we use the name of the Yehe tribe. No one thinks we are suspicious. Besides, there are more than just us Yehe people in this city, so there is nothing wrong with it. worried."

"I've been feeling a little flustered lately, so it's better to be careful."

Picking up the wine bowl and taking a sip, Runcheng frowned and said something, then turned to the other person.

"Wen Sa, you will take someone with you tomorrow to send the money the Fan family needs to the west of the city, and then ask the Hu family to take over the food." "Yes."

"Dang! Dang! Dang!"

With the sound of the watchman banging the wooden clapper, Liaoyang City once again ushered in the rising sun.

"Hu family?"

After resting in the warehouse for a night, Lu Chuan, who was playing Haqie, just went out and saw Fan Jin with a man who looked like a butler, already waiting for him here.

At his feet were several large boxes.

"Brother Lu, let me be a big brother. Your food and the ones I brought, totaling two thousand dan, were sold to the steward of the Hu family."

With that said, Fan Jincai opened the box at his feet and said to Lu Chuan.

Nowadays, the price of grain on the market in Liaoyang is one stone and five taels of silver, which is very high.I am an acquaintance of Manager Hu, and he ate this grain for one stone, three taels, and five taels of silver. This is your 400 taels of silver.

"Um..."

After hearing Fan Jincai's words, Lu Chuan shook his head and finally woke up from his early morning stupor.

"Since Brother Fan has made arrangements for me, if I try to shirk it again, I won't give him face. As for me, I am a newcomer in this industry. Is there any way to make money in the future?" Support me, my little brother."

After reaching out to pick up a piece of silver from the box and weighing it for a few times, Lu Chuan signaled his entourage to carry the box down, and then ordered people to hand over all the food to Fan Jincai.

"Next, I want to buy some horses and sell them back to the capital. I often travel to Liaodong. Is there any way to recommend them?"

"This..."

Hearing this, Fan Jincai shook his head and continued.

"If you want to buy a horse, I suggest you take your money to Guangning. That's where the imperial court and the Duoyan tribes trade with each other. The money can be spent."

"Moreover, the imperial court and Jiannu are currently fighting in Liaodong. Xiong Tingbi and Xiong Jinglue have been buying horses. If we want to compete with the imperial court for horses, it will be difficult for us people to win."

"Oh, that's it. Then I will take the people back to Guangning first. We will meet again in the future."

After saying that, Lu Chuan didn't say much and cupped his hands.

"Brother Fan, see you later."

"There will be a period later."

The leaders of the two groups just bowed to each other and walked separately.

Not to mention what Fan Jincai was going to do.

After returning to the inn, Lu Chuan took out a 20-tael ingot of grain silver from the box, weighed it a few times in his hand, and Lu Chuan smiled with an unknown meaning.

"Sir, what's wrong with this money?"

Lu Chuan's personal followers have been following him for nearly five years, and they know Lu Chuan well. They know that this Baihu was specially recruited by Luo Sigong to join the Jinyi Guards. He is a Shang generation with a well-established family background in the Ming Dynasty. When it comes to money, he is very familiar with it. , you can know the truth and falsehood.

"This is official silver, and it still has to be turned over to the imperial court. Folks can't melt silver of such high purity when they melt it. Only when the government pays taxes will it melt out such high purity, so that as much money as possible can be melted." Leave the fire consumption behind.”

Throwing the silver ingot into the follower's hand, Lu Chuanpi said with a smile.

"Give us one thousand, four hundred taels. Do you think any big family in Liaodong today can give out so much at once?"

"Li Chengliang's Li family?"

Hearing this, the follower asked uncertainly.

"Both brothers Li Ruzhen and Li Rubai from the Li family are in prison in Beijing. If you have money, you must first find a way to clear the door and get those two people out of prison. How can you buy grain at high prices in Liaodong?"

"Sir, are you suspicious?"

"I'm afraid this silver is the treasury silver that was robbed in Kaiyuan and Tieling."

As he spoke, Lu Chuan's eyes glowed with golden light.

"The Fan family is probably engaged in smuggling business in Liaodong."

"But what makes me curious is that they brought more than 500 iron pots and who they planned to sell them to."

(End of this chapter)