golden scales

"This person transported money overnight, obviously in a hurry. Once caught by the general, he would have to give up the tens of thousands of taels of silver. How can a servant's family have such courage? This person must be the owner of the money, and he knows that the money is a small matter It’s just that once he was arrested, he didn’t dare to reveal his identity? And why didn’t he dare to say that the money is his own?” Chen Xiangming knew that Zhou Yuji and Huang Chengming had seen through this point, but he had to say it himself.

"Mr. Chen is really knowledgeable! Us rough people didn't expect it." Huang Chengming nodded repeatedly.

——You are rough people?This is too fake!

Chen Xiang continued: "So this person probably learned from some kind of channel that our army was coming, Xingye escaped, and after being caught in the net, he followed Huang Dacan's words and changed his name to bribery."

"Mr. Chen's eyes are as bright as a torch, and he knows every detail, but may I ask, my army's arrival is a secret, why did he know it in advance?" Huang Chengming insisted.

Chen Xiang lowered his head and said: "Since the general received the order, no one has been able to leave the team to report. The only person who may leak the news is Jin Yiwei."

Zhou Yuji and Huang Chengming put on an expression of "how could this be so".

Chen Xiang smiled wryly and said: "Indeed, only our Jinyiwei dispatched people, and there may be some leaks in the link, which were found out by this profiteer. Please also ask the general to teach me to bring this person back to the Weizhong to find out the secret leaker."

"There are such big rats in Jinyiwei! It's really appalling!" Huang Chengming yelled loudly, fully concealing the leak, so that Jinyiwei would not turn around and bite back.If Chen Xiang couldn't be forced to speak out by himself, even if this group of people were killed, they wouldn't be handed over to Jin Yiwei.

That's a group of people who can't see the light, who knows where their lower limit is?

"Since Chen Qianhu said so, this person and his entourage will be handed over to Qianhu." Zhou Yuji said.

Chen Xiang had no choice but to thank him with a bitter face. Fortunately, his face was covered by a wide-brimmed hat, otherwise it would be even more embarrassing.

The businessman was beaten to death, when he suddenly heard the word "Jinyiwei", his heart was at a loss, and he kept shouting: "The little one is willing to recruit! The little one is willing to be the general's internal response... just please don't hand over the little one! Yo..."

Huang Chengming approached Chen Xiang.He whispered: "It seems that he is afraid of being silenced by you."

The corners of Chen Xiang's eyes froze, and he suddenly shook his head and said, "No. We came all the way, but we didn't find any changes in other big merchants. If there was a Shuoshu in Jinyiwei who tipped off the news, why did the only one report to a small merchant?"

In the place of Zhangjiakou, which of the eight emperors has millions of dollars, and a small ant with less than 6 taels, how can he buy news that even big merchants can't buy?And since it is bought news.Why not resell it?Not only can you make a fortune in that way, but you can also fish in troubled waters.At least his family will not be the only ones arrested tonight.

"Your son is in Beijing, but I miss you very much." Chen Xiangpai immediately stepped forward: "Aren't you going to meet him?"

Hearing the words, the merchant was paralyzed on the ground, faltering, wishing he could die.

Huang Chengming looked at Zhou Yuji.Unexpectedly, Zhou Yuji also looked over, the two of them just looked at each other, and they both said in their hearts: Jin Yiwei is really good at fraudulent confession!

Chen Xiang knew he was right.If it weren't for father and son being united, with Jin Yiwei's treatment and methods, who would dare to leak the secret?Just when he was complacent, he keenly noticed the abnormal state of Zhou Yuji and Huang Chengming, and he felt like pulling back a victory.He turned around and said, "This matter will come to light soon. The general will be notified at that time."

"Wait a minute, he said he can be our army officer..."

"Jin Yiwei has already made arrangements for internal response, why do you need this person." Chen Xiang said with a smile: "At dawn, the general will enter the city by himself."

Zhou Yuji had no choice but to nod his head in agreement.

It is hard to say whether the present Zhangjiakou is considered to be restored or not.

After the Manchus withdrew from Shanshan and Shanxi, and even from the customs, many places were on the lookout.This kind of thing has happened repeatedly in recent years, so many officials in prefectures and counties just change their names, and some of them wear Ming Dynasty official uniforms from beginning to end.

Now Zhangjiakou still belongs to Xuanfu in terms of administrative jurisdiction.However, the Xuan Mansion basically ceased to exist after the Third Division of the Guards went eastward, and the civil administration of the area under its jurisdiction belonged to the Shuntian Mansion.

The team of Shuntian Mansion has not even straightened out the 25 counties it originally ruled, so how can they take care of Xuan Mansion?Therefore, Zhangjiakou Fort was only replaced with the Daming Red Flag, which is considered anyway.

The people who were in charge of the defense in the castle had long been eroded and replaced by the eight Shanxi merchants. Now the entire Zhangjiabao is like a dominion of merchants, and everything is decided by the big merchants.The military equipment in the city does not belong to the official court, but the guards of the merchants.On weekdays, they protect their homes and homes.When there are horse thieves, they will resist together.

The secret order Zhou Yuji got was to completely control Zhangjiakou, identify the seriousness of the collaborators, and confiscate all the stolen money and goods.

There is no word in the secret order to act cheaply, but Zhangjiakou businessmen have already been determined: all are guilty.There is a difference in severity.So even if Zhou Yuji wanted to massacre the city, it would not be considered an overstep.

Huang Chengming was originally a student in the Hejian Mansion. Since he was a child, he also walked through the West Gate with his family's merchants, so he is proficient in equestrian skills.Since they partnered with Zhou Yuji, they have always been inseparable from each other, and they never asked about secret orders, they just supported each other.Zhou Yuji was very grateful for this, and secretly decided that if Huang Chengming interceded, he could let go.He didn't know that although Huang Chengming was a businessman, he had no class consciousness.

In Huang Chengming's view, there are only two types of people in Ming Dynasty, law-abiding citizens and criminal collaborators.Whether it is a merchant or a farmer, collaborating with the enemy deserves death.Hejian Mansion has always been ravaged by Eastern captives since the early years of Chongzhen, so this kind of hatred has continued to this day, and it is difficult to eliminate.Ever since he learned that the Shanxi merchants in Zhangjiakou had colluded with Donglu and betrayed Daming, Huang Chengming had been looking forward to the day when they would be executed. Now this task can be regarded as a meat bun that fell from the sky.

Zhangjiakou is in the north of Beijing, and the nights are long and the days are short. After finally waiting for the dawn, Zhou Yuji ordered to block all the gates of Zhangjiakou Fort, preparing to enter the city.Afterwards, the team had already blocked all the passages from Zhangjiakou to the outside world. At this time, Zhangjiakou really couldn't fly out.

……

The movements outside the fort naturally alarmed the wealthy merchants inside.

As the actual controller of Zhangjiakou, Fan Yongdou did not believe that it was a commotion caused by horse thieves.Seriously speaking, who would not give him some face among the horse thieves on the grassland?He was a person who had received a banquet from the Qing emperor.However, the sky was as dark as lacquer, and the flags unfurled by the opponent could not be seen on the city wall, so we had to wait until dawn.

Although he didn't go to the other seven business partners, the people in charge of the other seven found him.The eight most powerful families in this family gathered together to discuss how to deal with these "thugs" outside.

"I think most of these people are officers and soldiers." Wang Dengku, whose status was second only to Fan Yongdou, said, "After the Qing army left, the Xuanfu soldiers would always come to fight the autumn wind."

Fan Yongdou said: "If it's an autumn wind, it makes sense, everyone, do you have a plan?"

"Everything is up to Master Fan." Everyone said in unison.

Seven generations of the Fan family's ancestors and grandchildren have been engaged in border trade. This background is not comparable to that of two or three generations of wealthy businessmen.

Fan Yongdou was also very relieved, pondered for a moment, and said: "This time we are in addition to the war, and we still have a lot of things that have not been sold, and the cash is not enough. Let's take 50 taels to see if we can get rid of it. If we can't get rid of it, It is promised to give him a share after selling the goods, what do you think?"

Everyone also felt that the 50 taels was a bit heartbreaking, but the fierce soldiers after the war were the most difficult to mess with.In peaceful days, there is no difference between generals and businessmen, and they can bargain, but these red-eyed Qiu Ba always draws his sword to kill people.First feed with money, and then use the share to pull it into the water, becoming an umbrella and a channel for selling stolen goods. These are things that generations have been used to doing.

"More." Fan Yongdou emphasized his tone.

Everyone quickly restrained their minds and listened to him respectfully.

"The management in Beijing is also indispensable. I see, each family will contribute 10 taels, and my Fan family will contribute 20 taels. I will go to Beijing for some management, so that those Qiu Ba will know how to advance and retreat." Fan Yongdou said.

Wang Dengku first expressed his opinion: "Exactly, the so-called emperor and courtiers in one dynasty. I heard that there are some cruel officials from small families in Beijing. These people are the easiest to dismiss. They just need money."

The others breathed a sigh of relief. To them, a dozen or two hundred thousand taels was nothing. The key was to have someone in court.From the Jiajing Dynasty to the present, they have been used to the days when the collusion between government and businessmen is always unfavorable.As long as there are people in the court, it is better to open up a business route.

When Beijing just changed hands, each family had already sent people to Beijing to inquire about various news, arranged possible connections, and spent a lot of money.But that kind of silver of 800 taels is not considered silver in their eyes, so this time each family's 10 taels is considered a real soldier.

"After dawn tomorrow, the old man will go out of the city to negotiate with them, each family should prepare money." Fan Yongdou said.

Feeding Qiu Ba's money is the least profitable, so Fan Yongdou set 50 taels, and his Fan family and Wang Dengku's Wang family don't have to give it.And because he came forward to negotiate, the remaining six families still have to contribute 10 taels to him, which is regarded as favor money, so it means that each family still has to contribute another 10 taels.

Everything was arranged properly, Fan Yongdou felt that this would be considered exhaustive, so he just lay down for a while before dawn, not wanting to fall into a deep sleep.

When Fan Yongdou woke up, the whole Zhangjiakou had changed.

……

Chen Xiang and the secret agent of Jinyiwei in the city matched the code, and the gate of Zhangjiakou and the gate of the inner castle were opened one by one.These spies have long been disguised as guards. Although the time is too short to be fully trusted by the main family, their mission is to find out the gates of each family and open Zhangjiakou's defenses in due course.

After such a simple task, some of these people can return to Beijing for Jinyiwei training, and some can continue to lurk - if Zhou Yuji doesn't plan to massacre the city.

Zhou Yuji, with his personal guards, rode a horse and stood in front of the panic-stricken merchants, raised his whip lightly, and asked in a deep voice, "Where is Fan Yongdou!"

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