Win the Ding 1617

() The appearance of the plot that destroys the Three Views, if you feel that you can't accept it, you can use all kinds of votes and comments to hit me.

"Is this glass? Glass?!"

On each person's table, there was a set of four wine utensils, a delicate and lovely glass wine jug, and three wine glasses of different sizes, which shone with lovely light under the candlelight.The difference from the utensils sold by Folang Robot in Guangzhou, Haojing, etc. is that it is not green like the utensils in Guangzhou, Haojing, etc., but crystal clear and transparent.Under the reflection of the candlelight, you can clearly see the froth and bubbles from the maid pouring the wine at a glance.Especially the engraved patterns on the wine glass, refracting the light, making the wine set more delicate and delicate.

"There are some vulgar things placed there. The two brothers saw that it was still good to eat, so they asked them to serve it. Come!" Li Peiting slapped both hands, "serve the food!"

A few side dishes were placed in front of everyone.

"Candied tomato, fried peanuts."

"Pineapple Shrimp Balls, Kung Pao Chicken."

"Brothers, the main course will take a long time, why don't I have three drinks first?"

After the three cups, Hu Yongwen glanced at Guan Baoqiong who was opposite him, "This little boy looks like something you don't want to use. You have to look at a certain company." He thought to himself.

"Brother Li, I've been bothering you for a long time. You and Brother Ling took good care of me. We have an explanation for our official business and have been generously rewarded. I don't know if there is anything I need to convey when I go back?" Try this fried chicken with pineapple and shrimp balls, this is an original dish created by my general, if you travel all over the country, you will never be able to eat it."

Seeing the two people in front of him eat a few mouthfuls of the dishes in front of them, and couldn't stop praising them, Pei Ting finally spoke out his request.

"Two gentlemen, a certain family has no big ambitions. They only want to be wealthy and a wine-drinking woman. Now, they are sheltering under the general's command and doing some small business. Although they are not as good as Tao Zhugong, they also have no worries about food and clothing."

"It's natural. Brother Li and General Shou Han are both of the same clan and close relatives. General Li naturally needs to take care of him." Guan Baoqiong turned his eyes away from the Miao man, and sarcastically sneered at Pei Ting.

Pei Ting didn't seem to hear this, but Hu Yongwen was shocked into a cold sweat. "This damned rabbit master! It's not good to say something! Just talk about other people's dirty things!"

The matter between the brothers and sisters of the Li family and Shou Han is not a special secret in He Jing. As long as you pay attention, you will hear some rumors. Marrying a younger sister to someone with the same surname is a disobedience against etiquette.

But, even so, Li Shouhan was in a place beyond his powers, and he had soldiers in his hands, so what was it?Moreover, the sages have long taught, "It is taboo for the venerable."

"So, a certain family just wants to do some small business together with the two dear friends, just to make ends meet!"

small business? !Rao Guan Baoqiong is a typical son of a son, and he also scoffed at Li Peiting's words. Does your son from the Li family in Liaodong have a small business in your eyes?

Hu Yongwen, on the other hand, was more mature, got up to serve the three of them, filled the wine glasses one by one, then turned and returned to his seat, "Brother Li, Guangxi is adjacent to your Hejing, and there are many settlers in Hejing originally from Guangxi. The situation in Guangxi, I guess, you know much better than the two of us. Guangxi has always relied on the provinces of Guangdong Province. The land is narrow and densely populated, and there are local officials from all over the country. Can the business be in the eyes of the respected brother?"

"Huh? Food and clothing?" Hu Yongwen suddenly realized that he had said Li Peiting's purpose, "Is it my brother's intention?"

"That's right, General He Jingmeng, Fuze, has been in good weather for many years, and the people are singing with their stomachs. Rice is really cheap!" Although there are only three people in the room, including Pei Ting, several maids are standing far away from the wall, " I thought, to transport this grain and rice to Guangxi for sale. This business will have to rely on the two dear friends!"

Hu Guan and the others would never believe it if they sang with drums in other places. However, after living in Hejing for several days, they also understand the situation here.In any village, there are thousands of stones of charity storage, which is enough for the elders in the village to eat for several years.

"But I don't know how much grain and rice Xiongtai can transport to the west of Guangdong for sale?" The two of them looked at Li Peiting now, they were like good fortune boys, and every word they uttered was like the sound of money.There is no way, Guangxi has been a grain importing province for many years. If you can have a large grain source in your hands, you will hold the money bag.

"There is plenty of food. A few days ago, in my brother's study, I saw a document requesting payment for the construction of a granary. The general content said that our rice reserves in the first year had reached nearly one million shi. If If you don’t want to dispose of it, or use it for the faction, you need to increase the warehouse to store grain and rice.”

"Million stones?!" Hu Yongwen was about to bite.

"I'm afraid it's more than this amount now." Li Peiting added fire to Hu Yongwen just right, "Now that the war in the south has been decided, if the land in the south is cultivated according to my He Jing's method, I'm afraid the rice will be harvested this year. .”

Hu Yongwen is not interested in knowing what method He Jing uses to farm. What he cares about is, if I bring these rice back to Guangxi, what will my owner get and what will I get?

"How much is the price of rice?" Guan Baoqiong couldn't wait any longer. If I finish this matter well, I can ask my uncle for the little boy from the theater troupe when I go back!

"Let's follow the price of rice when Emperor Wanli was alive, five renminbi and one stone. How about it?"

Hu Yongwen pinched his thigh fiercely, this fellow!Sure enough, he is a dude who doesn't know the hardships of farming!Doesn't he know that the price of rice is no longer what it was when Emperor Wanli was alive?joke!The price of rice at five yuan and one stone, isn't this going to make people laugh to death? !

"Shipped to price."

"Ouch!" This time, Guan Baoqiong must have used too much force, and cried out in pain.

"But I don't know, how much can Xiongtai supply Guangxi at a time?" After all, Hu Yongwen is the master in charge of money and grain, and he is much clearer than Guan Baoqiong.

"Hey! Two, you must have heard about my general. He has always been careful about money and food. If this matter is not approved by him, relying on the actions of my brother and I, I am afraid that we can only export [-] shi at a time. .”

Fifty thousand stone?It sounds like a lot, but Hu Yongwen calculated it quietly in his heart. I am afraid that all the yamen in Guangxi will share one or two of the profits, from the Futai yamen, the chief minister, to the general military mansion, etc. , all have to be taken care of, and they all have to get a share of the pie. The [-] shi is probably because there are more wolves and less meat.

"Every water tank leads to clear springs, but my house is the only one that keeps flowing, and only my house's water is gurgling; every family's mules drop copper bells, only my house is the only one that rings, and only my house is the best..."

A burst of singing came up from downstairs, making Mr. Hu's train of thought stop, "Brother Li, who is this singing down here?" Guan Baoqiong blinked her beautiful red phoenix eyes, and asked Li Peiting, "It sounds very good! How about It is also an elegant thing to call up and sing a few songs for me."

Li Peiting signaled with a smile, and ordered the maid to go down and call the singer to come up.

"Second son, can you ask Brother Zun to take the trouble to tell General Li that the fifty thousand shi grains and rice are not enough for us! It would be better to have more at a time!"

Taking advantage of this space, Hu Yongwen expressed his thoughts.

"It's my business to say something about it with the general, but I can't do it right now." Li Peiting looked like he was in control of everything.

Hu Yongwen also didn't care about that much, for the sake of his boss and his own pocket, he had to get to the bottom of it. "Isn't there a great victory ahead? The Ruan family rebelled and was wiped out by the army. What else is bothering General Li?"

"According to my brother, the general has two concerns. One is to destroy the Ruan family as a garrison official. He is afraid that the local officials will not accept it and rise up to disturb the place. Two, when the sun and water are fighting, there will be giants on the sea. Kou Lidan was peeping from the left, seeing the mighty army, he turned eastward and harassed the Qiongzhou government. A few days ago, the Qiongzhou government sent a message, wanting my general to pay some money and food, so as to help the people who were harassed by bandits .”

"What's so difficult about this!" I finally saw that the other party was also embarrassing. At this point, Hu Yongwen and Guan Baoqiong clapped their hands and laughed, "Second Young Master, you are also a person who has been in officialdom for a long time. The reason why Jiuniu can't pull back?"

"In this way, Mr. Jia, the elder of Mr. Guan the previous day, has already signed up. Then, when a certain family returns this time, please ask the master to follow Mr. Jia's previous memorial and write to the Ministry of War, saying, 'in order to deter the barbarians and put down the rebels. , specially ordered Li to be guarded, to act cheaply, and to suppress him by camera."

"As for the Qiongzhou government's request for money and food, it is even more nonsense. They can't resist the pirates, but they want General Li to provide them with money and food to help the victims. How can they even start?"

"Mr. Hu is right! Leave him alone!"

"But my general, with a kind heart, often said that although I didn't kill Boren, Boren died because of me. Whenever he thought about it, he sighed and didn't think about eating or drinking."

"I will go to your house with a kind heart!" Hu Yongwen is an old fritter for many years, how can he not know what Li Peiting means?It's just that the words have to be said from their own mouths. "Then Qiongzhou Mansion is also hanging overseas alone, with mixed Miao and barbarians, if it is handed over to you, what can you do?"

"If you want to expand your territory, don't make excuses like this!"

After a bit of slander in his heart, Hu Yongwen still had an upright face, "I don't think Qiongzhou Prefecture can't resist the pirates, but it asks General Li for money and food. A certain family will definitely report to my boss, and in the future, the coastal defense of Qiongzhou Prefecture will be dealt with." , and hand it over to General Li!"

Hu Yongwen's football is also good. I said that I will hand over the coastal defense affairs of Qiongzhou Prefecture to you in the future.

First, we have to wait for Mr. He to change from Mr. Futai to Mr. Department, after the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. Second, we have to wait for your performance in the matter of grain and rice.

Li Peiting smiled, and was about to speak when the maid who had gone down to look for a singing girl came over quietly, "Back to the second master, the people who sang downstairs just now were a group of Wa official slaves. One month's money and food were distributed; therefore, many family members celebrated here."

"The Wa people are tough and savage, we better not provoke them." Pei Ting raised the glass wine cup in his hand, "Brothers, please!"

A maid picked up the slices of beef that the Miao man had carefully disassembled with small silver tongs, and gently put them into the copper cauldron that had already been tumbling with oil. When it was lifted, the room was filled with a strange fragrance.

"This is what my general likes to eat on weekdays. Five tripods full of cattle! Use this copper tripod to overturn a fat buffalo, and then take the most delicate parts of the cattle, put them into the tripod, and add a little Cooking is the supreme delicacy in the world, you two, you might as well taste it."

"You can't eat five tripods in life, but you should cook five tripods in death! General Li is so proud! General Li, who doesn't want to win thousands of miles and has tens of thousands of armors, is also quite accomplished in the way of eating!" Hu Yongwen took a sip and couldn't help but praise Can't stop talking. (Nonsense, where did people in the late Ming Dynasty eat tomatoes mixed with sugar, fried peanuts, and Kung Pao chicken?)

"You just said pardon, what official slave?" Guan Baoqiong was very curious, and after putting down his wine glass, he asked Pei Ting.

"This Hejing, since the general came to power, has severely punished the nearby natives who did not obey the king, and all the captives were enslaved by officials and engaged in a lot of labor. A few days ago, in order to celebrate the great victory in the south, the general sent Under the military order, those who have been engaged in hard labor for five years, or who have been engaged in hard labor for more than three years and have a skill, who are diligent and willing to work, and who belong to the king, will be rewarded with the status of civilian households and compiled household registration. Those who are willing to stay in life and work, according to the The people will pay extra money and food as the settlement allowance. Presumably, these Wa people took the settlement allowance to celebrate that their family is now free under the general’s rule.”

Thinking of those Wa official slaves carrying heavy loads on the streets of Hejing and still walking like flying, and their dark but fierce faces, Hu Yongwen and Guan Baoqiong were naturally speechless, and it was better to have one more thing than one less thing.

"Ah! Damn it!" Pei Ting tapped his forehead hard with an ivory fractured fan, "The general's action won the hearts of the people, but it will delay our important event!"

A major event in the world, getting rich comes first.This is the opinion of the two people in front of them and the people behind them.Hearing Li Peiting's words that the plan to make a fortune by exporting grain and rice to the mainland might be delayed, the two couldn't help feeling a little annoyed.

Throw that horse!If the owner is the governor of Guangxi and can lower the price of rice and ensure the people's food and military supplies, then it will also be quite helpful for the owner to be promoted to the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi.

Moreover, brown rice for five yuan and one stone is also very beneficial to transport to Guangxi!

no!Never let anything spoil this event!

"Second Young Master, I don't know why you exclaimed so much?" Hu Yongwen calmed down and pretended to be calm.

"In the past, the people who moved the goods on the wharf were official slaves. They didn't have to pay wages, and they could take care of the food. But now, the official slaves are the common people, so they have to pay wages. In this way, our five yuan and one stone of japonica rice , it’s not a good deal!”

"Pfft!" Guan Baoqiong spat out the wine in one gulp, coughing continuously from choking.

Japonica rice for five cents and one stone? ! !

Mr. Hu quickly calculated in his mind that even if he paid the tax in Hejing, shipped it to Qinzhou, and sold it in various parts of Guangxi, it could be sold for at least one tael or five taels of silver!Such a good thing is to travel all over the two capitals and thirteen provinces, and where to look for it?

"Second Young Master, we have to look at the face of the people in Guangxi Province, and we must think of ways to accomplish this!" Hu Yongwen made up his mind, got up and left his seat, pulled up his clothes and made a gesture to salute in front of Li Peiting.

"Mr. Hu! This is absolutely impossible! I'm in trouble! I'm thinking, how can we work around it."

"How about this, sir, why not write a letter back and report the affairs here to Minggui's owner, and ask him to come forward and buy a batch of fruit horses for me in Guangxi, three to five hundred horses each. I am here It is used for freight at the dock."

I see!What's the point of dismounting a few hundred horses?Compared with the top-grade japonica rice worth hundreds of thousands of shi, it is worthless!

"Second Young Master, we value love and righteousness so much, we naturally dare not be ungrateful, and in front of Mr. Guan, I will not say anything out of the ordinary! Now Mr. He is just at the point of promotion, and now we have such help , the position of Governor of Guangdong is even more under control. If the second son has any orders in the future in Guangdong and Guangxi, just look for me, Hu!"

"And Guan X!"

Just waiting for you to say this!Li Peiting played with the wine glass in his hand, with a serious expression on his face. "Now I can't think of any big event to bother you two, but my firm recently signed a contract with the Mo family in Gaoping to buy a few mountains in his territory, or open mines, or buy some local products. As you know, when Gaoping arrives here, he will either go by land, or go north to Guangxi, and go to Hejing by sea. If the caravan goods travel in Guangxi in the future, I hope you will take care of it."

"These shameless officials and compradors betrayed their souls and responsibilities in front of their petty profits." Ruan Phuc wrote vigorously, "Li Peiting plundered a large number of fruit and horse resources for the Nanzhong authorities, which caused this reason. The rare horse breeds produced in Guangxi are rapidly losing their place of origin.” The manganese ore contained in qing (yes, that’s the name of the place!) was obtained by Li Shouhan and his accomplices by deceptive means, and mined out, after the asylum of the Guangxi government , was transported to Ha Tinh one by one.Become one of the capitals that Li Shouhan relies on to show off his might! "

"What's even worse is that with a set of glass wine utensils, I bought the staff who acted as a copywriter for the governor of Guangxi at that time, and drafted a document for Li Shouhan to assist in the defense of Qiongzhou Prefecture. This provided Li's black hand to Hainan Island. In the past, someone in the West lost the right of inheritance for a bowl of broth, while in the East, someone handed over a huge island for a set of drinking utensils. I can't help but ask, what happened to the court? ?!"

That night, Li Peiting, Hu Yongwen, and Guan Baoqiong also discussed the technical details of how to dock the ships in Hejing in Qinzhou Port. The two yamen came forward to recruit refugees, carry out work-for-relief activities, and build and dredge the wharves and roads around Qinzhou Port.

A few days later, shortly after the two visited Li Shouhan who rushed back to Hejing from Hoi An, they happily returned to Guangxi with more than a thousand sets of armor, knives and guns that Shouhan gave to the two adults to equip the servants.

The local officials in Sicheng, Nandan, Sizhou, Bazhai, Binzhou, etc. who went to Japan to listen to the propaganda and refused to listen to the tune, changed their style in the past, and bowed their heads in front of the servants with bright armor, bright swords and guns under the governor, and drove them away. With their tribesmen and slaves, they went up the mountain to plant medicinal materials and collect tin ore.These medicinal materials and tin will be purchased by firms recommended by Master Futai and Lord Xunkan in exchange for rice, silver and other items.For a time, Guangxi was peaceful.

This series of actions made the governor and the inspector get another point in the annual assessment.

A few months later, a large amount of rice went north to Qinzhou, and the price of rice in Guangxi fell by [-]% within a few days. All the people in Shengdou were grateful, and they couldn't stop praising Futai and Xunzun, Qingtian.

Half a year later, the newly appointed governor of Guangdong and Guangxi made adjustments to his subordinates' defense. Qiongzhou Prefecture's defense, guarding Li, has the responsibility of assisting in defense, and all officials in Qiongzhou Prefecture must obey this.

This is a later story, let's not mention it for the time being.

However, after the banquet that night, there was an episode.

According to rumors in the market, Guan Baoqiong, Mr. Guan, was beaten up by a man from the Miao family, hid in his room, and dared not see anyone for several days. There are many theories about the origin of this matter.

First, "Guan Baoqiong is fond of masculinity, presumably because he can't get married, and he is beaten up by others." This is the opinion of the general public.

Second, "Guan Baoqiong's mouth was open and exposed the affair between the remnants of the Li family in Liaodong and Li Shouhan. Naturally, Li Peiting will take revenge on him!"