Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 373
Someone who can send a private letter to the residence of a cabinet scholar and minister of the Ministry of War, who can point out such secret activities, and who can do such a thing, must not be an ordinary person.

After receiving the letter, Zhang Siwei immediately called Zhang Quan, and Zhang Quan led the people to the concierge to ask about the messenger's appearance and clothing, and immediately chased him out, but the sender was not found.

The place where Zhang Siwei lives is full of high-ranking officials and dignitaries. The streets are usually deserted, and the time interval is short. It is not difficult to find a messenger with Zhang Quan's skills, but there is nothing. This makes people think more.

Zhang Siwei couldn't help being horrified, thinking that what he did was in the eyes of others, so how could he deal with himself? The only thing that made him feel at ease was the phrase "If you don't say it, I won't say it", it seems that the other party also I have scruples, and I don't want to completely tear my face apart.

If you want to bring down a cabinet scholar, you also need to prepare yourself for ruin and shattered bones. Zhang Siwei judged after a little thought that he had too many activities during this period of time, and he meddled too much in the affairs of the capital, so This has aroused the taboo of those who care, and this is a small warning.

Zhang Siwei naturally knows what he has done recently, and looking at the news from Tianjin Wei, Zhang Siwei's city government also feels a little uneasy.

What can be done now is to stop everything and take appropriate measures. Qian Chunping is already dead, everything will be cut off there, and there will be no major twists and turns. There is no need to continue to force yourself. Contaminated all over is not.

Without the support and instigation of the big bosses, the Jingshi Yanguanqingliu would be like water without wind, and nothing could be stirred up at all. What's more, there was a clear signal to stop, and it quickly calmed down.

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"Young master, the master sent a young man to ask. The southern goods in his hand have already been sold at a reduced price, and they have lost about 3000 taels of silver. Others have even lost more."

Li Sancai's mansion is in the middle of Dongcheng City. His family is wealthy and he likes to make friends. This mansion is quite spacious and magnificent. In his study, a man dressed as a housekeeper is there to ask questions respectfully.

Taking advantage of the convenience at the end of the canal, wealthy merchants in Tongzhou often hoarded and transshipped goods from the south for profit. Merchants transported goods north and unloaded them in Tongzhou. There are also various troubles in the unfamiliar operation.Living in a foreign land has various inconveniences and fears of risks, and they all hope to sell the goods in their hands as soon as possible.

Tongzhou luxury merchants and the stores sent by major firms to Tongzhou are purchased nearby, and the prices are often a few cents cheaper than current prices.

The capital naturally went back to sell them, but the wealthy merchants in Tongzhou often waited and watched, and waited until the water transportation was blocked before selling them, earning more price differences and greater profits.

In the past, from December to the second half of April, the water transportation was not smooth, and the goods from the south could not come through for a while, so it was a good time to make money by accumulating goods in Tongzhou.

However, there are already seagoing ships on Tianjin Wei. Even though the water in the canal from Tongzhou to Tianjin Wei is shallow, the price of southern goods from the sea is much lower. Tongzhou is much cheaper.

The common people want to be cheap, while the merchants want to make money. With such a price difference, it goes without saying how to choose. As a result, the prices of goods hoarded by Tongzhou merchants will naturally drop sharply.

The price plummeted, and everyone lost money. Li Sancai's family was the top merchant in Tongzhou, and his family also stocked a lot of goods.

"Oh, how much did other companies lose?"

"It's miserable. The master of the Wang family hanged himself last night. The whole family divided up the floating wealth and dispersed. The master of the Yang family was going to set fire to his house three days ago. He was seen by his family and he was rescued anyway. Others sold their property and land. ,Too much."

"Go back and tell the master to take advantage of this to buy more houses and fields. The business has not been doing well recently, so don't do it. Send people to the capital to open a few shops."

The housekeeper respectfully agreed there, although the old man in Tongzhou was the old man, that is, Li Sancai's father, but Li Sancai was the one who decided all the important matters in the family, and the family business was inflated little by little.

Li Sancai didn't know that Zhang Siwei was the one who instigated the rumors, but he knew that the driving force behind this must be extraordinary. It is not something ordinary people can do together with several groups of discordant officials and Qingliu.

It was because of this that Li San dared to make such a generous gesture of dying, and it was also because of this that the instigator signaled to stop, and Li San immediately dared not continue.

But after this incident, Li Sancai also got a great advantage. Before the Daming Gate, the cabinet ministers, the six ministers and the nine ministers, made generous speeches and were full of loyalty. According to this trend, it will be a matter of time before his fame spreads to the north and south of the river. Li Sancai already vaguely has the reputation of No. 1 scholar in the world.

He is just a Lang Guan of the Ministry of Households, but since this incident, various ministers, ministers, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the various yamen of the Tongzheng Division, the nobles of the capital, and even places in Shandong, Shanxi, North Zhili and Henan The officials all made friends one after another, and it is said that some nobles in the palace also mentioned his name.

Moreover, in the generation of Nanzhili, the scholars in Suzhou, Changzhou, and Songjiang prefectures relied on him even more, and vaguely regarded him as their leader.

He failed to defeat Wang Tong, and his family lost money, but Li Sancai gained such a great reputation in the capital and obtained so many political resources. Li Sancai's gains outweighed his losses, and far more.

The butler was asking, but Li Sancai was really distracted, wondering why he stopped abruptly, what kind of person in the capital wanted to deal with Wang Tong.

"Master, the master said that our family's goods are still in storage, and we have lost so much..."

Li Sancai shook his head, thought for a while and said:
"Why not, the most convenient way to get here from Tianjin Wei is to take the waterway. The section from Tongzhou to the capital still needs to rely on carts. Don't collect the goods on the river, at worst the goods on the sea. Tell my father, hurry up and take the money. Tianjin Wei, also open a front shop there, or go to the Haihe River to rent a few fronts, go quickly, go back tonight, don't delay this great opportunity to make a fortune."

But the housekeeper knew that his young master was not only good at studying, but also knew how to be an official. He was also quite insightful in matters of money, otherwise how could the family business be so big, so he quickly bowed and agreed.

Among the officials and officials in Shangshu, most of the wealthy families bought new shops in various places in Tianjin Wei. They are quick-witted and well-informed, so they naturally understand where they can make a fortune, and know when to follow up in time.

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The west gate of the imperial city is naturally heavily guarded, and the eunuchs who enter and leave the palace are strictly checked. At noon, it is often a leisure time, because all the businessmen have gone out and have not returned, and the emperor and ministers are in Wenyuan Pavilion. When discussing politics on the side, the left and right are very clean.

The imperial guards are all the sons of rich and noble families in the capital, and they are young and playful, so it is very pleasant to talk about romance, anecdotes and anecdotes at this time.

While talking, one person was taken aback, and pointed towards the direction of the door. When everyone looked back, it was a middle-aged man in an official uniform walking out with his head bowed.

The eunuchs in the palace often go out in disguise, but they are always accompanied by a few entourages and guards. What's the matter with this person walking out alone?

"Stop, take out the palace's clerical badge!"

To get in and out of the access control, you need a badge issued by the secretary. You can get it when you go out, and write it off when you go in. The middle-aged man looked up for a moment, and asked:
"What badge?"

Seeing that this person looked like an eunuch, why didn't he know about the waist card document? Everyone immediately became serious. Wei, however, was recognized by someone, and quickly stopped everyone's actions.

In a word, the guards at the door bowed their heads together, bowed down and apologized:
"The younger ones don't know Eunuch Sun, so he was abrupt just now, please forgive me, Eunuch Sun."

The eunuch Sun Hai, the admiral of the horse inspector, continued to walk out with his head bowed, ignoring the guards, and the eunuchs dressed as servants greeted and followed.

The imperial guards were all wondering, isn't Eunuch Sun the most trusted person of the Long Live Lord now? Why are you so worried and frowning? How many of the nobles in the palace do you know from the imperial guards? , Doesn't this make everyone offend people and commit taboos?

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Sun Hai was indeed worried, because Emperor Wanli felt a little tired of the gadgets in Xiyuan after several months of entertainment.

The scenery is beautiful, the food is beautiful, and there are all kinds of juggling tricks to embellish, and the sensuality, but Emperor Wanli is a young man after all, and he is the emperor who wants everything.

Although there are many tricks in Xiyuan, there are only so many. After repeating it several times, Emperor Wanli was also tired. What's more, the news from Tianjin Wei recently came back, saying that Wang Tong was innocent and did nothing wrong. It is an act of loyalty and patriotism.

When the investigation team was agreed to go to Tianjin, Emperor Wanli patted his chest and said that Wang Tong was not afraid of the investigation. Now that he was convinced, he felt very proud, and his interest in sensuality changed a little.

But this is absolutely unacceptable to Sun Hai. Ever since his relationship with the Lord Long Live has been drawn closer, his status in the palace has suddenly improved. People, big and small, are respectful and polite to him, even Feng Bao and Zhang Sincerity has never lost his position and style, if he returns to his original appearance, how can he bear it.

Those things in Xiyuan, Sun Hai used the people from the Qin Pavilion to help arrange them for a long time. I only use Qin Guan's family. When I leave the palace today, I want to go to them to find a solution. If there is nothing new, then I have to replace it with someone else.
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