Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

"Get off! Come back before noon, if you don't come back by then, you will never come back. Rubao, follow Xiao Xinzi for a walk, don't let him be sold out!"

With Wu Shigong's permission, Tao Xin immediately wiped his tear-stained face, and then quickly ran towards the city of Nanjing with Zhang Rubao.

In the early morning, after breakfast at the inn, Wu Shigong and the others set off on their way home.But as soon as he left, Wu Shigong noticed that his apprentice Tao Xin looked a little unnatural.When asked why, Tao Xin immediately explained the reason aggrieved: After arriving in Nanjing, Tao Xin hadn't found time to buy gifts for Xiaojie yet.

So Tao Xin begged Wu Shigong: Let Wu Shigong give him a vacation first, and after he finishes buying gifts in Nanjing, he can catch up with Wu Shigong's brigade.

Tao Xin's entreaties seemed to add fuel to the flames, Wu Shigong immediately became furious, and immediately yelled at him, anyway, he just scolded whatever came to his mind, because he knew that Wu Shigong's business in Nanjing was not going well this time, and there were no guards who dared to Advise your own adults.

Just scolding all the way to the gate of Nanjing City, Tao Xin, who was still a child, was scolded by Wu Shigong and cried.Seeing it made me piss, Wu Shigong softened his heart, so he gave Tao Xin 100 taels of silver to allow him to buy gifts.After Tao Xin left, Wu Shigong found a teahouse by the city gate and sat down, waiting for Tao Xin's return.

Now Wu Shigong is like a gunpowder keg, and the guards also avoid him from a distance.Wu Shigong also happened to be quiet, so he sat in the teahouse quietly thinking about the countermeasures to plug the silver gap.

One method is to sell the remaining shares of the workshop; another method is to apportion to the gentry in the Runing Mansion; another method is to temporarily borrow from the officials of the Runing Army; the last method is of course to default on the payment of the army!

But no matter which method is adopted, it is a way of killing the chicken and picking the eggs.Wu Shigong also had no choice but to analyze the pros and cons of each method, and wanted to choose a method that took the lesser of the four evils.

Time flies, and the tea has been changed without realizing it.Suddenly a guard ran in from outside the teahouse and whispered to Wu Shigong, "My lord, there is a guest surnamed Zheng asking to see you!"

Wu Shigong frowned.I thought to myself that I don't know anyone surnamed Zheng in Nanjing?So he made a gesture and asked the guard to bring the guest in.

A middle-aged man in his early thirties came in outside the door. He was not tall, but he was tall and strong.Although he was wearing a literati's gown, his skin was dark, and it was obvious that he had been walking outdoors for many years.And behind this middle-aged man, followed by a servant holding a plate covered with red silk lacquer.

The middle-aged man walked up to Wu Shigong, bowed deeply, and said: "Master Wu invited you! Little Zheng Jiao. Now that I heard that your lord left Nanjing, my master will offer you a plate of Cheng Yi as a token of my modesty."

The person who came was Zheng Zhibao's cousin, who was also the head of the Zheng family in Nanjing.After meeting Wu Shigong on Chaoku Street yesterday.Early this morning, Zheng Zhibao immediately sent someone to the inn where Wu Shigong was staying to invite Wu Shigong, but the person he sent reported that Wu Shigong had left and returned home, so Zheng Zhibao sent Zheng Jiao to bring 50 taels of gold to chase after him as a gift. Wu Shigong.

For Zheng Zhibao's entrustment.In fact, Zheng Jiao was very disapproving.Because the person who inquired about the news yesterday was quite capable, after giving some money to Xu Wenjue's entourage.He inquired clearly about Wu Shigong's origin, official position and purpose of coming to Nanjing.So Zheng Jiao felt that there was no need to make friends with Wu Shigong.

But Zheng Zhibao still sent Zheng Jiao out.without him.That is, one more friend and one more road.Of course, Wu Shigong's sentence yesterday that "you will win if you fight hard" also left a deep impression on Zheng Zhibao.Otherwise, the current Wu Shigong and Zheng Zhilong are completely irrelevant, and Zheng Zhibao will never put such a long line.Although the Zheng family was rich, the money was not blown by the wind.

"Forgive me for my poor eyesight. Who is the master of your family?" Wu Shigong asked.

"The Zheng family in Anping! Yesterday, the fourth master of my family had a chance meeting with your lord on Chaoku Street."

Wu Shigong suddenly recalled yesterday's conflict, it turned out to be that "Taiwan compatriot"!Since the Zheng family is so polite.He also smiled and said politely: "Yesterday was a misunderstanding, Master Zheng Si was too polite. But I am really ignorant, where is the Zheng family?"

"Oh! Anping, Fujian. Our Grand Master Zheng Gong tabooed that Zhilong was a guerrilla in coastal defense, and his family has some business with overseas." While speaking.Zheng Jiao looked a little proud, he thought that now Wu Shigong must have heard of the name of the Zheng family.

But Wu Shigong had no impression of this Zheng family at all.After all, the distance is too far, it is impossible for Wu Shigong to care about the things in the corner of Fujian.And it is impossible for the current Shanchuan Secretary to stretch his hands and feet so far.

However, Wu Shigong connected the scenes of coastal defense guerrilla warfare, sea merchants, and welcoming customers on Chaoku Street, and then a picture emerged in his mind: a man who was also owed military salary and worked hard to support the army in the maritime business went to Nanjing Yamen The image of a military officer who runs the relationship.

This made Wu Shigong feel sympathetic.And this Zheng family seems to want to make friends with him, but Wu Shigong also knows that after his trouble yesterday, he himself has been blacklisted by Nanjing officials and nobles.So Wu Shigong didn't want to harm the Zheng family anymore.

So Wu Shigong said frankly: "Since there is fate, I don't want to hide it from you. I have offended too many people in Nanjing City. If you get too close to me, it may not only be of no benefit to your family, but will bring disaster. Mr. Zheng, please think again. As for the kindness of your family, I will accept it first."

After meeting Wu Shigong, Zheng Jiao has been observing Wu Shigong.He found that although Wu Shigong spoke very kindly, he couldn't pretend that he was alone and contemptuous of the world.

Zheng Jiao, as the head of the Zheng family stationed in Nanjing, also visited many high-ranking officials in various ministries in Nanjing. It should be said that those high-ranking officials had the dignity of a high-ranking official, but they had never seen such a single leader.To be honest, Zheng Jiao had only seen this kind of demeanor in their Patriarch Zheng Zhilong before.

And after knowing the identity of his Zheng family, Wu Shigong still didn't arrange for Zheng Jiao to sit down, which made Zheng Jiao think more highly of him.

You know, if Zheng Jiao came forward now, the general civil servants at the magistrate level would be polite to him, but the dismissed capital in front of him turned a blind eye to him, so it can only be said that he has indeed regarded Zheng Jiao as a subordinate. However, Wu Shigong put himself on an equal footing with Zheng Zhilong. (To be continued..)