Begging in late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 169 Undercurrent
"Back to Mr. Dusi, many important characters have come to Yan'an Mansion these days, like Mr. Liu from Mizhi, Mr. Jin from Fugu, Mr. Kuaidao Liu from Suide, and some old Xi from the south. It seems that from the north It’s time for another trip, so this is a quick purchase.”

"However, the old West seller surnamed Liu who lives in the street sells cotton cloth. Our shopkeeper Zhao wanted to collect his cloth, but we failed to make an agreement. The man also uttered wild words to make our cloth shop open. go down."

"There is also the shopkeeper Wang who lives in our Ansai Building. He came from Luoyang to Xi'an. It is said that his net worth is quite high. If the Dusi sells soap, you can find him!"

Generally, the men who follow the shopkeepers of these wealthy merchants have some money in their pockets, and they can’t afford big rice noodles. Come on, a lot of useful information was revealed during the chat while eating noodles.

When the third noodle maker came in, Song Qingshu already had a general idea of ​​how many competitors had entered the Yan'an Mansion, and who could cooperate with him. After pondering for a moment, Song Qingshu took out a piece of broken silver from his arms and threw it over.

"Keep staring, and write down what is useful, and your benefits are indispensable!"

"Master Xie Dusi rewards!" The master immediately bent down to pick up the silver in joy, and thanked him without saying a word, but before taking the silver, the master suddenly turned back.

"Master, there is another matter. Just a few days ago, a few soldiers didn't pay for noodles. I heard from them that they came from the west. The frontier soldiers of Liushujian Fort in Jingbian camp didn't pay for their meals. I have given you money, recently, there have been many soldiers like this in Yan'an Mansion!"

Hearing this, Song Qingshu couldn't help frowning.

Although Yang He takes Fuju as his general policy, it doesn't mean he won't fight against the rogues. Now Shaanxi has almost become a big battlefield. In the north, the frontier soldiers Shen Yiyuan and the brothers Shen Yikui rebelled against Xin'an and attacked Ningsai. , Killing General Chen Sanhuai, Jiezhou frontier soldier Zhou Dawang occupying a small half of Jiezhou, Li Laochai in the middle, and a lone wolf rampaging Qingyang Mansion, also in the midst of a fierce battle with the official army.

Song Qingshu is now considered a member of the system. Song Qingshu can also access the Tang newspaper copied from the Yansui Governor's Mansion, and the battle report. More than 4000 Mongolian cavalrymen outside the mouth besieged Jingbian Camp and Liushujian Fort.

It seems that the peasant uprising at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the governor who came could attract a large group of frontier soldiers. In fact, there were quite a few frontier soldiers in the Ming army. The external defense was tight, otherwise Yang He would not have been forced to put so much effort into recruiting security.

In the 15th year of Chongzhen, the Songjin War was defeated. Hong Chengchou, who was deeply favored by the country, was able to take refuge in the Manchu Tartars. On the one hand, it does not rule out that Hong Chengchou himself has no backbone. Because he knew that almost all of the 13 capable soldiers of the Nine Transformations were defeated by the Manchus, and Da Ming had almost no troops capable of fighting.

On the other hand, it was also the 15th year of Chongzhen, the battle of Zhuxian Town that decided the fate of the Central Plains. Zuo Liangyu, Ding Qirui, Hu Dawei and other 40 Ming troops who were known as the main force of the Ming Dynasty fought against Li Zicheng's so-called million peasant army. Song Qingshu himself was Peasant army, does he know how big the million water is, but just like that, Li Zicheng took the initiative to attack, and Zuo Liangyu, the strongest official army, was the first to collapse, followed by Ding Qirui, Yang Wenyue, Hu Dawei, Yang Dezheng and others The Ming army collapsed immediately like an avalanche.

The peasant army dug trenches several times to intercept them, and the Ming soldiers who died in the trenches filled up the trenches, and the people behind stepped on the corpses of the people in front before they escaped hungry, and Zuo Liangyu even ran from Henan in one breath. Go to Huguang.Being beaten like this by the peasant army who had won many battles at the beginning, the governor was so desperate, it can be seen that in the Ming army, there were not many really capable frontier troops, and they were all exhausted later.

At such a juncture, a small number of frontier soldiers were transferred from the battlefield to the rear of the Yan'an Mansion. This move is suspicious!

Taking out another large ingot of silver from his bosom and throwing it over, Song Qingshu ordered solemnly: "Keep an eye on these frontier soldiers, next time they eat noodles and use all their strength to talk, it's best to trick them out!"

Picking up the silver ingot, his mouth was almost unhinged, and the master immediately patted his chest and reassured: "Master Du Si, don't worry, the little one will definitely come up with something!"

After dispatching this, the information given by the remaining noodle masters was mostly the same. Song Qingshu didn't bother to listen carefully, so he offered a reward and told them to pay attention to the officers and soldiers, so he sent them out. After stepping out of the map, Song Qingshu's brows became pimples.

I vaguely remember that in the books I read before crossing, there was such a character as Wang Zuogua, but his fate was not very good. After surrendering to the army, Hong Chengchou came to kill five or six hundred of his subordinates. , Calculate the time, it's almost time.

And combined with the current situation, Wang Zuogua really didn't really want to recruit security. In two months, the Song Qingshu Department roughly lost his family fortune. He didn't do anything and said nothing. They are in a mess, saying that they are peasant rebels and peasant revolutionaries, but in Song Qingshu's view, Wang Zuogua is an out-and-out mob, a robber, who can only destroy but not produce, and if he himself has to find a way to get rid of him.

Most of the officers and troops gathered were aimed at Wang Zuohang.

Moreover, when Hong Chengchou was able to kill himself, he did not hesitate to take risks with himself, and he came to surrender alone. It is estimated that he would not even be able to take the pot, but the problem is that Hong Chengchou was famous for his two skins in history. He was cruel by killing prisoners and surrendering. Suppressing the peasant army and gaining the favor of the emperor, Song Qingshu suffered from lack of information last time, so he has to be careful this time no matter what.

"Brother, come out to eat!"

Just when Song Qingshu frowned, Caiwei outside suddenly yelled softly. It turned out that the afternoon had passed after seeing ten people unknowingly, and she didn't want to bring troubles to Caiwei, so she put on a relaxed look on her face With a promise, Song Qingshu went out.

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In the evening, Caiwei helped Song Qingshu check the accounts of several shops, and then there was nothing serious, and the night was considered safe.

In the early morning of the next day, Song Qingshu promised to hold a Dafa meeting for Tang Ruowang, and he kept his promise. He sent Li Tiezhu to take money to book a venue in the city, and organized several shop assistants to join in the show. A large number of merchants and idlers attracted also went to listen, but Song Qingshu himself did not go.

I secretly went to meet a few big men who could go to the west entrance in the direction of Fugu. Hearing Song Qingshu, the Qingquan guard, the few high-ranking guests looked down on him at first, but after seeing their relationship with Gao Yingxiang, the few big-off customers suddenly became He became serious, and after some negotiations, he sold the homemade cloth, ready-made clothes, some iron pots, and daily necessities produced by Qingquanwei. The people on the plug were all generous, and it was considered as a face for Gao Yingxiang, and he paid more than 1 yuan readily. The production capacity of people is not too small. These things were sold for more than 1000 taels of silver.

The soap is in some trouble. The shopkeeper Wang who lives in Ansailou is very interested, but he is willing to offer a price of one yuan and five yuan. This is farther than the search in Xi'an City. In the afternoon, they didn't agree. The man surnamed Wang came from Huizhou, and he showed the savvy of the southerners to the fullest. It seemed that Song Qingshu had no other market except him, but he insisted on the price and would not let go.

It was almost four o'clock in the afternoon, and it seemed to be getting bored. The shopkeeper Wang bought a dozen pieces of soap for one yuan and two taels, which was regarded as a face for Song Qingshu. Niu coaxed him to stay in Yan'an Mansion for three days. Master Song changed his mind, he could still go to him, and left with a big swagger.

"Damn it! A profiteer!"

After reluctantly having fun all afternoon, Song Qingshu, whose mouth was sour from laughing, waited for the old man to leave, and immediately flew into a rage and smashed the teacup on the ground, smashing it to pieces.

"I don't believe it anymore, so I can't find a way out? I don't need your surname Wang. After a while, I will go to Xi'an by myself, and I won't sell you!"

"My lord, do you want to find a few people to show the old man some color?"

After helping Tang Ruowang to set up the meeting place, Li Tiezhu came back and talked with Song Qingshu for half an afternoon. If Song Qingshu hadn't grabbed him several times, his short temper really wanted to press shopkeeper Wang under the table and kick his face. Song Qingshu got angry, and even urged his beard to blow his beard and stare, making the flesh on his face swell, and raised his fist viciously to suggest.

But Song Qingshu shook his head discouraged.

"Forget it, one circle has its own rules. Now his surname Wang has the upper hand, and it's normal to be careful. In a business, if he doesn't use his means, we won't do it. It will save our reputation and we won't be able to do it again." People are coming."

"Just let him go like that?" Li Tiezhu was still quite unconvinced.

"Of course not!" Speaking of this, Song Qingshu smiled sinisterly, and said with a smile: "He not only came here to sell, but also to buy things to go back. The biggest specialty of Yan'an Prefecture, Huanglong walnuts, Yanchuan red dates You Zhidan Thyme, it’s time for these things to come down recently, tomorrow you bring money to eat all of these from the market, and there will be a time when he comes to beg us.”

"My lord, you are wise!" Li Tiezhu also smirked and patted her ass flatteringly.

But at this moment, the boy from the north tower suddenly ran in in a hurry, knelt down and kowtowed with a plop, which shocked Song Qingshu.

"Lord Du Si, Ma Zhifu has sent you a message, please come to the house to have a banquet tonight!"

"Please me?"

Song Qingshu stood up in astonishment, not to mention that he had no friendship with Ma Maocai, the prefect of Yan'an Mansion, and he was a bit embarrassing, after all, he and the Eight Great Kings captured Yan'an Mansion at the beginning, and he didn't come to Yan'an Mansion officially. At this juncture, Ma Maocai wants to invite himself. I'm afraid the banquet will not be a good one, right?

"Sir, why don't you push it?" Li Tiezhu also felt something was wrong, but Song Qingshu shook his head heavily.

"I can't push it, I still have to go."

"But before you go, you still have to be prepared!" As he said, Song Qingshu took out a short firecracker from his waist, and slapped it heavily on the table.

(End of this chapter)