Smuggling Daming

"Mr. Zhou, speaking of which, you have been in the capital for several days. His Majesty originally planned to summon you the second day after you entered Beijing, but His Majesty was very interested when he heard that you brought two cannons from the Frangipulator. , so I took people outside the city to watch, and as a result, I became very interested in the two cannons during this trip, and I lived and ate in the military camp outside the city for several days, so I couldn't call the young master to see him in time." See Gu Dayong explained to Zhou Zhong after sitting down in the living room, and at the end, he had a wry smile on his face.

At first, Zhou Zhong was also worried about this matter. After all, he had been in the capital for several days, but there was no news from Emperor Zhengde, which made him a little anxious, and even worried that Emperor Zhengde didn't want to see him. Otherwise, not only did he fail to accomplish what he promised Ashikaga Kazuki, but he also failed to accomplish a few things of his own, which would directly disrupt his entire plan.Unexpectedly, Gu Dayong came today to tell himself that Emperor Zhengde ran out of the city to play with the artillery he sent. He was not in the city at all these days, so naturally he couldn't summon him.

At this point, Zhou Zhong couldn't help shaking his head helplessly. He brought two Flang machine guns from Shuangyu Port all the way, but when he entered the capital, it was absolutely impossible to bring weapons like artillery. Even if Wu Shan and the Jinyi Guards lead the way, otherwise, if someone finds out, they might be charged with a crime of conspiracy, so when they entered the capital, Wu Shan sent the two cannons to the Shenji Battalion outside the city. It was temporarily put on the training ground, but Zhengde didn't expect Zhengde to run over in person after hearing the news, and he played for several days.He even forgot about summoning himself.

In fact, it’s Zhou Zhong’s fault to say that, whether it’s official history or unofficial history, later generations have recorded Zhengde’s fun and martial arts. The firearm that Zhou Zhong gave is not only a weapon of war, but also a special toy for adults. For Zhu Houzhao, this undoubtedly has a fatal attraction.

"Eunuch Gu, since His Majesty is not in the capital, when will we be summoned?" Zhou Zhong asked at this moment.Besides Kazuki Ashikaga, he himself has several urgent matters to see Zhu Houzhao, such as next year's battle for Malacca, so now he is anxious to see Emperor Zhengde.

Seeing Zhou Zhong's anxious look, Gu Dayong smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Zhou. In fact, His Majesty left the palace secretly this time. Except for us close officials, other people don't know that I also stay in the palace. It’s covered up by His Majesty, but today I just received an order from His Majesty, asking me to take you to the military camp outside the city tomorrow afternoon, where Your Majesty will receive you. If you have anything to do, you can talk to Your Majesty directly!”

I heard Gu Dayong say so.Only then did Zhou Zhong heave a sigh of relief, and at the same time he was secretly slandering Emperor Zhengde's incomprehension. The majestic Son of Heaven secretly ran out of the palace. How could this be something an emperor would do?But it's not surprising when you think about it, Emperor Zhengde seldom goes to court now, and the government affairs in the court are managed by the cabinet ministers like Li Dongyang and the eunuchs headed by Zhang Yong.So even if Emperor Zhengde didn't show up for a few days, no one doubted it.

After talking about business.Next, Zhou Zhong and Gu Dayong began to chat. Zhou Zhong was very interested in the matter of Zhongzhong, so he asked Gu Dayong for some information, and Gu Dayong answered everything about it. Tell Zhou Zhong.

In addition, Gu Dayong seemed to be very concerned about Zhou Zhong's affairs, and inquired about Zhou Zhong's private affairs through chatting, such as how many wives and concubines he had around him, whether he had children, etc.When Zhou Zhong told the other party that his wife was pregnant, Gu Dayong seemed very happy, and even said that he would introduce several imperial doctors to Zhou Zhong, and would give the child a big gift in the future.

Gu Dayong originally planned to take advantage of the opportunity of the first meeting to maintain a good relationship with Zhou Zhong, so he was so ruthless when dealing with Zhang Rui before, and even did not hesitate to offend Zhang Yong, so during the conversation, he behaved extremely towards Zhou Zhong. friendly.And Zhou Zhong also just offended Zhang Rui, and he may even have a bad relationship with the powerful Zhang Yong because of this, so if he can make friends with Gu Dayong now, it will only be good for him and not bad for him.

When it was almost noon, Zhou Zhong asked someone to prepare a banquet, and specially ordered Chef Sanniang to not only use sea intestine powder as seasoning to make some specialty dishes, but also dry sea intestines brought from Weihaiwei. Stir-fried with leeks, although not as delicious as fresh sea sausage, it is still a rare delicacy.

Speaking of which, Gu Dayong has eaten all kinds of delicacies in the palace, and he is also very picky about his diet. Ordinary dishes can't enter his mouth at all, but after he just tasted the food made by Sanniang, he immediately felt It's different, the umami taste brought by the sea intestine powder is so different, even the most ordinary dishes, it feels delicious in the mouth.

At first, Gu Dayong thought it was just one dish, but after he tasted all the dishes on the table, he found that each dish was more delicious than the last one, especially the ordinary bean shredded soup. The tofu is as thin as hair. Not only is the knife skillful, but also the taste is extremely delicious. Although the imperial chef of Gu Dayong Ziwen Palace can cut the tofu so finely, it is absolutely impossible to make it so delicious.

Seeing that Gu Dayong was so satisfied with the meals he had prepared, Zhou Zhong was also very happy. After all, if he could establish a good relationship with the eunuch who was closest to Emperor Zhengde, it would be much easier to do whatever he did in the future.

After lunch, Gu Dayong got up to leave because there were still matters to be dealt with in the palace, but at this time Zhou Zhong took a wooden box from the servants and asked someone to prepare a wooden box and said: "Today, I will trouble Eunuch Gu personally. Zhou is really grateful for coming to inform Zhou, this small gift is not a respect, I hope Eunuch Gu will accept it!"

Seeing that Zhou Zhong gave him a gift, Gu Dayong quickly declined and said: "Young Master Zhou is too polite, and the Sa family is only following His Majesty's orders, how can you accept such a heavy gift from Young Master?"

Hearing this, Zhou Zhong smiled and said: "Eunuch misunderstood, in fact, this is not a big gift, it is just a special product called monosodium glutamate collected by the grass people at the seaside, Eunuch should be able to feel just now, those meals are extraordinarily special The deliciousness of the food is not only because of the superb cooking skills of the cook at home, but because she puts a little MSG in the box when cooking, which immediately makes the food extremely delicious. I just liked it, so I added it This item is given to Eunuch as a gift, I hope Eunuch will not dislike it!"

Gu Dayong was very surprised when he heard that the gift from Zhou Zhong was so special, and he didn't refuse at the moment. He took the box and opened it for a look, only to find that there were two porcelain bottles in the box, and inside the porcelain bottle was a kind of A powder with a peculiar taste, presumably this is the monosodium glutamate that can make the food extra delicious.

Next, Zhou Zhong told Gu Dayong how to use these sea sausage powder. Gu Dayong was very happy after listening to it. He accepted the gift and left again. After getting in the carriage and leaving, he returned to the mansion with a smile on his face, preparing to meet Zhengde tomorrow afternoon.

However, when Gu Dayong got into the carriage, the warm smile on his face slowly disappeared. I saw that he was holding the gift from Zhou Zhong in his hand, and he couldn't help curling his lips and said: "Although Mr. Zhou is shrewd, But in terms of dealing with people, he is not good enough. As a Sajia, he only gave away such a box of monosodium glutamate, although this thing is also considered rare, but how can it be compared to real money?"

Bribery was a common practice in the Ming Dynasty, especially the eunuchs in the palace. They had no desire for men and women, and they liked gold and silver more than ordinary people. Therefore, almost all the eunuchs in the palace were greedy for money, and Gu Dayong was no exception. He thought that he would personally inform Zhou Zhong, and made friends on purpose. Although he didn't intend to be greedy for Zhou Zhong's property, but out of practice, Zhou Zhong would definitely prepare a generous gift for him, but he didn't expect that in the end he just wanted to Giving him a box of monosodium glutamate, in Gu Dayong's opinion, is obviously not as attractive as real money.

Sitting in the carriage, Gu Dayong lamented Zhou Zhong's stinginess, but he was also very interested in monosodium glutamate. After all, for eunuchs, after they had no desire for men and women, they were particularly strong for other desires, such as the one just said The desire for money, and the desire for tongue and so on.

Thinking of the delicious food today, Gu Dayong couldn't help opening the box in his hand, and then took out the two bottles of monosodium glutamate to play with. At the same time, he considered whether to give one of the bottles to Zhang Yong to make up for the relationship between the two of them due to the handling of Zhang Yong. Cracks caused by sharp things?

However, when Gu Dayong just picked up the two porcelain vases, he suddenly let out a small gasp in surprise, because he found that there was a layer of exquisite white silk under the two porcelain vases. Two holes were broken. The two holes were pressed by the bottle before, so I didn't see them, but now when the porcelain bottle is picked up, it is immediately revealed, and through the two holes in the silk, it can be seen that there seems to be still with other things.

Seeing this, Gu Dayong was surprised. He immediately put the two bottles aside, and then pulled the silk under it, only to find that there were two stacks of brand new banknotes under the silk.When Gu Dayong took out the banknotes and counted them, he showed a shocked expression. These banknotes are all 5000 taels, each stack is ten, and two stacks are 10 taels of silver.

Seeing these banknotes, Gu Dayong couldn't help being shocked. You must know that these banknotes are not the worthless banknotes issued by the Ming Dynasty, but the banknotes issued by private banks, which can be exchanged for silver at full rate. Zhou Zhong took out 10 taels of silver as a gift as soon as he made a move, which is rare in the capital, and even Gu Dayong couldn't help feeling a little bit emotional. Others said that the smuggling business is a huge profit. At first, he still didn't believe it. I have seen the handwriting of smuggling merchants. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)