Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 816
"The price of Li's leather goods store has dropped by [-]% now. This time, I brought their shopkeeper with me. Their shopkeeper wants to ask your lord. Looking at the next situation, the fur goods are going to drop sharply. Can they You can't put all your mind on the alkali, the fur dealer also has a part, so I have to invite you to come and give me an idea."

The guards were chatting outside, but inside the house it was still business, Sun Dahai asked, Wang Tong was stunned, then laughed, and said:
"Alright, I heard that the price of leather goods in Beijing, Tianjin and Beizhili plummeted immediately after the good news came back. Well, the same is true in Shanxi."

The best leather goods are all obtained from outside the customs and outside the Great Wall, and the bulk of them are only the grasslands outside the Great Wall. Originally, these fur goods were obtained from the trade between the Ming Dynasty and the Mongolian tribes. The procedures are complicated, and the risk of caravan exchanges is not small. Naturally high, when Wang Tong conquered Guihua City, in a short period of time, a large number of livestock and fur goods would enter Daming. Once there were more things, they would naturally become less rare and their prices would drop.

Wang Tong pondered for a while, and said:
"Li Tao is on duty in Huwei Army, and the Li family has also helped a lot. Don't let the Li family suffer. Tell their shopkeeper that if they are willing to make leather goods from Guihua, they can be regarded as a part of it. Don't be so careful. , everyone is their own, even if you open your mouth."

"Yes, my subordinates have written it down, and I will talk to them when I get back."

Wang Tong nodded, but said again:

"Jinzhou Private Port, Li Shouyi's jurisdiction over there in Liao Town?"

"Don't blame me, my lord. The subordinates are not very clear about this, and they can only answer after asking."

Sun Dahai answered with some shame, Wang Tong waved his hand and said:
"Don't do anything, go back and arrange someone to go to Liao Town to check. Liao Town is different from ours. It's a military town. I don't believe they don't know about such a private port."

In the rest of the Ming Dynasty, even if the local government knew that there was a private port in their own territory, it would be quite troublesome to report to Shangfeng and mobilize the army.

Liao Town is a military town, and the generals guarding the various places are in charge of military and civil affairs. There is no need to troublesome private ports in the jurisdiction, and they can directly send troops to suppress them. What's more, such ports that can dock a large number of ships can be maintained until now. It is impossible to offer benefits to the generals, and it may even be the general's own property.

"We won the battle, and Liao Town is going to win the battle, and then there is another incident here in Jinzhou. Check it out and see what's going on!"

"Yes, my subordinates will discuss with Mr. Yang and Mr. Lu, and check inside and out!"

After saying a few words, Sun Dahai seemed to think of something and said:

"Speaking of Liaozhen's subordinates, I think of something. Right now, the prices of ginseng, mink and other mountain products outside the pass are increasing. Mr. Zhang wants to go to Korea to try."

The so-called old man Zhang is Ma Sanbiao's father-in-law Zhang Chunde. Although he is also a businessman, everyone has a respectful name for his son-in-law here.

"Ginseng and mink are not produced in Liao Town!"

"It's not true. The merchants in Liao Town bought it from the Jurchen in the north. Now that the Jurchen ministries are fighting hard, the price of this kind of mountain goods has also skyrocketed."

"Jurchen. Jurchen now Li Chengliang is said to be the Duke of the state, so we can't get involved there."

Wang Tong said this without thinking, and Sun Dahai didn't know why, he just mentioned it casually, seeing that Wang Tong was not interested, he stopped talking. "

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Zou Yi is Zhang Cheng's adopted son. According to normal habits, Zou Yi should now be the young prisoner of a certain prison or the head of a key position, or be sent outside to be a middle-ranking officer.

There is absolutely no reason why a foster father should be a eunuch, and a foster son should also be a eunuch. The officials in the palace also pay attention to the experience and seniority, and the promotion of the inner court is also based on this, but Zou Yi is an exception. He has already been the eunuch at a young age. Admiral eunuch, this position is not only a title of eunuch, but also one of the most powerful positions in the palace.

Everyone knows that the eunuch of Chu, who is in charge of the imperial horse, is an empty frame. The real eunuch who is in charge of the palm is actually Zou Yi. Everyone felt that Zou Yi would definitely take the position of eunuch in charge of seals in the future.

Being so favored by others, there were quite a few people in the palace who took the initiative to seek refuge. Although Meng Duo was given the post of the Department of Public Security, the news was better than when he was in the Department of Public Security.

The palace in June is relatively leisurely, and the ones who are a little busier are the people on the side of Concubine Zheng, who are supposed to give birth in August, and everyone is trembling, not daring to make any mistakes, because there is the most beloved concubine of Long Live Lord, there is If it goes wrong, everyone will go to see Hades.

Other places are very comfortable. Guihua City has to transfer a group of people from the palace. Some people don't want to go there because they feel that it is a place of bitter cold and not as prosperous as the capital. Some people want to go there. They It can be seen that although the conditions there are difficult, it is full of opportunities, and it is a good opportunity to climb up. At least if you go, maybe you don't have to suffer in the palace to discuss seniority.

Zhang Cheng didn't care much about this, and the selection and arrangement were handed over to Zou Yi. It was just for Zou Yi to select reassuring and capable people, so he didn't need to care too much.

The eunuch's house of the Yumajian has always been a deserted place. Although the Yumajian is powerful, it has always been fought and killed here. No one used to, but now it is much more lively. Those who don't want to go and those who want to go, always come and walk around Zou Yi's doorway.

On the afternoon of June [-]th, an eunuch from the Office of the Supervisor of Rituals hurried over. The eunuchs who came out from the Supervisor of Rituals were of different status in the various yamen of the inner court. Zou Yi's entourage did not dare to neglect them and let them in quickly. , After putting it in, I still wondered in my heart, the yamen, who is so good as the supervisor of ceremonies, doesn't stay, isn't this a broken head?
After the eunuch left, Zou Yi no longer saw the guests, but left the Yumajian Yamen without letting his followers follow.

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As an old man in his 50s, Zhang Cheng was exhausted when he returned to his residence, handling government affairs in the Rites Supervisor and serving Emperor Wanli.

Someone will call hot water to wash his feet, and someone will bring the tonic made by the Shangshan Supervisor alone. After all, it is a rare rest at night. The little eunuchs who serve Zhang Cheng know that it must be quiet at this time, as long as it is not Long Live Don't bother me about my master's questioning, otherwise, Zhang Zuzong, who has always been kind, will get angry.

"Old Ancestor, Eunuch Zou has been waiting for you for several hours!"

Before entering the residence, a little eunuch came to report, and others would stop him at this time, but Zou Yi was an exception. No one in the palace knew about his relationship with Eunuch Zhang.

Zhang Cheng frowned slightly, but his footsteps did not stop. Zhang Cheng, a eunuch of status, had his own independent house in the palace, and it was quite a grand regulation to place it outside the palace.

As Zou Yi, it is naturally impossible to wait in the house. He has been in the yard, seeing Zou Yi standing with his hands down, Zhang Cheng calmly ordered:
"Get out of the way, wait outside the yard!"

The eunuchs who followed Zhang Cheng both inside and outside the courtyard bowed and retreated, and the courtyard door was also closed. Zou Yi stepped forward, bowed and saluted and said:

"Godfather came back so late"

"What are you doing here?"

"Godfather, Wang Tong's marriage will be decreed tomorrow, do you really want to arrange it like that?"

Zhang Cheng glanced at Zou Yi, and said in a cold voice:

"Long Live Lord speaks well, and what he ordered is naturally his will. Do you have any objections?"

"Godfather."

Zou Yi became anxious, and his voice suddenly became louder. Zhang Cheng snorted coldly, but ignored it, and walked straight into the house. He was stunned for a while, and quickly followed in.

After Zhang Cheng entered the room, he just sat down. After Zou Yi turned around and closed the door, he asked eagerly:
"Godfather, why did the Long Live Lord make such a decree? Wang Tong has done so many things for the Long Live Lord and the palace, but the Long Live Lord is such a joke, this"

"Shut up! Our slaves can say anything about the will of the Long Live Lord. The will has already arrived in the study room. Can we still take it back and let the Long Live Lord change it?"

Zhang Cheng's voice was stern, and Zou Yi stood there raising his hand and putting it down again, and asked anxiously:
"Long live Lord, how much effort Wang Tong has put in to get to where he is today. Godfather, Wang Tong has helped us a lot to get to where we are today. Such a decree will chill Wang Tong's heart." ah!!"

"Are you questioning our family?"

Zhang Cheng frowned, and asked in a cold voice, Zou Yi choked, Zhang Cheng sighed, shook his head and said:
"Our family remembers that you were very snobbish towards Wang Tong back then. I didn't expect you to be so nervous today. Go and pour a cup of tea for our family."

Zou Yi was stunned, but he turned around and poured a cup of tea. Zhang Cheng took a sip of the tea and said in a deep voice:
"Don't we understand what you said? But Long Live Lord is Long Live Lord. He is the master of this world. He must have his reasons for what he wants to do. We slaves have no room to intervene. Before we say anything, We can still advise, and if we speak out, we can only follow through."

Having said that, Zhang Cheng paused, and said slowly:
"It's not as serious as you think. It's the same for Wang Tong. Let's see if he can think about it. If he thinks about it, he won't lose his glory and wealth. If he doesn't think about it, he will feel resentful."

Zhang Cheng hesitated to speak, Zou Yi was stunned, and finally just shook his head.

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Regarding the occupation of the land by the Xu family in Songjiang mentioned in Hai Rui's Memorial, the six cabinet departments tried to blame each other and argue with each other, but for a long time they failed to come up with a result. No one wanted to touch the hornet's nest.

When the news spread to the palace, Emperor Wanli was very angry.

(End of this chapter)