Blood from Daming

Chapter 139 Silver Note
The eunuch in charge of the Inner House Supervision Bureau pondered for a while before speaking: "General Xue, you are the note approved by Eunuch Wei himself, so this time you have oversupplied [-] catties of gunpowder in Datong Mansion. How much more does the general need?"

Xue Yun: "[-] or [-] jin of gunpowder is fine, just ask me a price."

The eunuch in charge was shocked: "General Xue can speak so loudly. It is the inventory of the Gunpowder Bureau and the gunpowder produced by Wang Gong Factory is not so much. It is also the general's luck. I have saved some in the past two months. Goods, if it is usually three to five thousand catties of gunpowder, it is also difficult. The general is also the protector of Dongchang. Speaking of it, it is my family. How dare our family ask for your money, but the whole house has to use money. It is not something that our family can do independently. First give General Xue [-] catties of gunpowder and give you one tael of silver per catty."

After hearing the quotation from the eunuch in charge, Xue Yun felt that it was okay, so he said, "Thank you, father-in-law."

Xue Yun took out three patterned paper tickets from his cuffs and handed them to the eunuch in charge. The eunuch in charge took the three patterned paper tickets in doubt, and carefully looked at the contents on the paper tickets. The eye-catching part reads "Sanjiang Huitong" at the top, "10000 taels of silver" in capital letters in the middle, and [-] million taels of silver at the bottom.

The eunuch in charge looked up at Xue Yun's face with confusion after watching it. Xue Yun said in a low voice, "Eunuch, this is a bank note of 3 taels. You can go to "Sanjiang Huitong" to withdraw money at any time with these bank notes. The people here There is no way to know, isn't it safer for the father-in-law? "

After the steward listened to Xue Yun's words, she immediately understood, and was very grateful to Xue Yun for his thoughtful consideration. She quickly kept the money in her hand, but said, "General Xue, our family only gave you [-] catties of gunpowder. This money seems to be a little more."

Xue Yun: "Eunuch, of the 3 taels of silver, 1 taels will be specially given to you at the end, and the other 1 taels will be your father-in-law's deposit as a deposit for buying gunpowder from your father-in-law."

The steward listened too much and happily said, "General Xue, how embarrassing this is, since General Xue is so righteous, our family will try our best to squeeze it together, and we will add another [-] catties of gunpowder to the general when we deliver the goods."

Xue Yun: "Sanjiang Huitong will naturally send you the money for the [-] catties of gunpowder that my father-in-law has. In the future, if there is any surplus gunpowder, please ask my father-in-law to transfer it to the future. "

The eunuch in charge said with a smile: "General Xue, don't worry, it's okay. Our business is a once-in-a-lifetime business. If there are benefits, our family will definitely consider you, general, first. Our family will notify the Ministry of War to send these supplies to Go to Datong."

Xue Yun talked and laughed with the eunuch in charge and went back to the officials of the Ministry of Industry and other eunuchs. The good eunuch in charge discussed with everyone for a while, and gave Xue Yun an extra three thousand sets of harness. Ten thousand taels of silver was given to everyone to rejoice, and the officials of the Ministry of Industry did not hold back at this time and immediately agreed to send someone to "Sanjiang Huitong" to withdraw the money. As a result, Xue Yun, the officials, and the eunuchs were all happy.

When Xue Yun went home and passed the "Xu Ji Silk Shop" on Zhengyangmen Cross Street, he remembered that shopkeeper Wang and shopkeeper Cheng had visited him yesterday, and seeing that the time was still early at noon, he got off his horse and walked towards "Xu Ji Silk Shop", "Xu Ji Silk Shop" "The sharp-eyed clerk reported it to the shopkeeper early in the morning. Before Xue Yun walked to the door of "Xu Ji Silk Village", the shopkeeper Wang greeted him with a smile on his face.

Xue Yun: "Yesterday, my wife mentioned that Mr. Wang went to the house to talk. The boy was away from home and missed his teaching. Today, I came here to apologize to Mr. Wang." Xue Yun deeply apologized to Mr. Wang.

Shopkeeper Wang hurriedly stepped forward to support him: "The general is now in a decisive battle with thousands of miles, and I can't afford this gift. How can I miss the business because of a commoner's gossip?"

Shopkeeper Wang welcomed Xue Yun into the inner hall of "Xu Ji Silk Village" while talking. Shopkeeper Wang and Xue Yun sat down as guests and hosts. Xue Yun thanked Shopkeeper Wang and Shopkeeper Cheng for their visits and presents yesterday. Shopkeeper Wang was extremely polite. After a while, shopkeeper Wang finally turned to the topic.

Shopkeeper Wang: "General Xue, the disaster relief in the capital is almost over. In addition to the general's gold and silver, our caravan who left Datong raised a total of thousands of taels of silver to help the victims of the Liaodong disaster. Maids, some took advantage of the peace in Liaodong to return to the customs, and now the victims of disasters near the capital are very rare, and there are many rich and powerful families who do good deeds at the end of the year, and these victims are still able to get by."

Shopkeeper Wang made tea and said: "I went to the General's Mansion yesterday mainly to reminisce about the past and to congratulate you on your daughter's happiness. Also, the old man and Shopkeeper Cheng gathered together a batch of goods and wanted to go to Datong Mansion again. However, there are many rumors in the world that the Tartars will report to restore the shame of Datong’s defeat. In the first year of Jianzhou, the Tartars will send a large army to conquer Datong.

Xue Yun pondered for a while before saying: "Mr. Wang really believes that I don't believe it. All of this is Nurhachi's intention. However, Jianzhou should send troops in March and April in the freezing cold. If Mr. Wang moves quickly, there should be no problem. .”

Shopkeeper Wang hesitated and said: "The shareholders of our partnership want to set off with the Xue family's "Xue Ji Silk Cloth" caravan, what does the general think? "

Xue Yun: "Mr. Wang went to contact the shopkeeper Chen of "Xue Ji Silk Cloth" and said that I introduced him, but I hope that Mr. Wang will keep it secret, and the caravan's shareholders will not increase any more. "

Shopkeeper Wang: "It's really troublesome for the general. Our caravan is willing to donate [-]% of the profits to the general to fight against the Jianzhou Tartars, which is considered a service to the court."

Xue Yun: "Mr. Wang, we are friends of Wangnian, so don't mention any repayment. You can just follow the "Xue Ji Silk Cloth" to do business. I don't talk about other things in the Datong Army. My own one-acre three-point land is still not allowed. someone else's finger. "

Mr. Wang: "Thanks to the general, but [-]% of the profit must be given. With the general's character, we believe that it will be used in the most critical places for the court and the people."

Xue Yun was still talking, Mr. Wang stopped Xue Yun and said: "This matter is settled like this. The old man has one more thing that was entrusted to him, that is, Yuan Zhensheng who helped the disaster relief. He wanted to serve in the general's army, and the old man was just for him. Just a word, but Zhensheng's ability to deal with all kinds of things is still very good."

Xue Yun felt a little uncomfortable with Yuan Zhensheng in his heart. When he asked him to come out to do something, Yuan Zhensheng declined in the end. Now that Xue Yun has created a lot of worlds in Datong, Yuan Zhensheng proposed to take refuge in himself. Loyalty to oneself is greatly reduced.

Xue Yun then said to the shopkeeper Wang: "The north of Datong is bitterly cold, the soldiers are constantly fighting, and the officers, soldiers and people are in danger. Mr. Wang, please give Yuan Xiucai a message and ask him to think about the pros and cons. If you really want to come to Datong I welcome the future very much.”

Shopkeeper Wang said that he would bring the words to him, and everything was up to Yuan Zhensheng to decide.Shopkeeper Wang originally hoped that Xue Yun's warm acceptance of Yuan Zhensheng did not happen. You must know that in the Ming Dynasty, all dynasties valued literature over martial arts. It was just right for Deputy General Yuan Zhensheng to come to join him, and Wang Fei, Wang's shopkeeper, couldn't help but underestimate Xue Yun's mind.

Xue Yun has his own standards for people and things, and always puts loyalty first. There are many talents in any era, and it depends on how to find and use them. There are too many secrets between himself and the Xue family army. The family's children and trusted subordinates talked for a while before Xue Yun got up to bid farewell to shopkeeper Wang.

Xue Yun returned to Xiaoxue Mansion and saw dozens of master carpenters and apprentices in the closed alleyway starting to piling and erecting logs, and two tents were set up next to them. Some people were laying wood, and some were pushing planes. Everyone was very busy. The winter has also begun. sweating.

When Xue Yun returned to the living room in the backyard, he didn't see his women playing mahjong. Only Ms. Chen was sitting at the round table chatting with her uncle. When there were outsiders in the room, these women knew how to behave properly.

Ms. Chen stood up and said, "Sir, it will be good if you come back."

Shopkeeper Chen hurriedly stood up to greet him: "General Xue."

Xue Yun walked towards the round table while talking: "Uncle is here, nephew and son-in-law have something to delay today to invite Uncle Haihan."

Shopkeeper Chen: "It's okay, the general is doing big things, I just came to say goodbye to the general and visit my niece."

Xue Yun asked Ms. Chen: "Why didn't the other sisters see it?"

Ms. Chen said angrily: "It's not appropriate for my husband to arrange uncle to enter the backyard. There are family members of a wealthy family who show their face in front of outsiders casually. You have to go back to your room with your uncle and slave."

Xue Yun: "It's okay for my wife's own uncle to accompany me. My husband doesn't care too much about these etiquette and rules, so let the other sisters go with them."

Shopkeeper Chen was a little restless there, so Xue Yun diverted the matter by saying, "Uncle, have you finished dealing with the affairs in the capital?"

Shopkeeper Chen: "Thanks to the general, everything has been handled smoothly. I plan to go to Xuezhuang to pick up the goods tomorrow and return to Cangzhou."

(End of this chapter)