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Chapter 55 Huang Taiji’s goods

Wu Sinan came to Xuan Mansion to take office. Before entering the city, local officials, big and small, were already waiting outside the city. Of course, in addition to officials, there were also wealthy businessmen and wealthy businessmen. For such entertainment, Mr. Wu was always welcome.

He refused, arranged for his family to stay at the governor's Yamen, and then went with everyone to Xuanyage, the largest restaurant in Xuanfu City.

Today's Xuanya Pavilion has been taken over. Officials, rich people and other celebrities all invited Wu Sinan to the upstairs private room. Although Xuanya Mansion is an important place in a border town, there is a saying that wealth is gained through danger, so I came here.

There are quite a few people doing frontier business. Among them, eight wealthy businessmen are the most dazzling. Their names are Fan Yongdou, Wang Dengku, Jin Liangyu, Wang Dayu, Liang Jiabin, Tian Shenglan, Zhai Tang, and Huang Yunfa. Look at the style of those three people.

Even the commander-in-chief, generals, prefects, etc. were given three points of thin noodles.

Wu Sinan has a very good memory. He almost memorized everyone's names while chatting and laughing. While chatting, the waiter started to serve the dishes. There were all kinds of delicacies from mountains and seas. However, Mr. Wu had also eaten and seen them before, so he would not put them in words.

Take these dishes seriously.

After three rounds of drinks and five delicious dishes, a dozen or so attractive-looking women walked in from outside the private room. These women seemed to be very familiar with the dignitaries in the room, and they saluted and said hello one by one. But soon, the prefect called Wu Sinan.

Let Mr. Wu make the selection.

Mr. Wu is a romantic person. He often goes to the land of fireworks to make private inquiries about the livelihood of women among the people. Now that people are sending beauties to him, how can Mr. Wu refuse them thousands of miles away? He quickly selected two

Sit beside him and wait until he has finished choosing, then others dare to call his sweetheart to sit with him.

Soon, the topic at the wine table turned to romance. Mr. Wu was proficient in this and talked eloquently. The atmosphere was not generally harmonious.

Time passed slowly, and seeing that it was getting late, the prefect said that he had already prepared a private room for you in Xuanya Pavilion. You can stay here tonight and have a chat with the two beauties around you. Wu Sinan said it politely.

He refused, but the reason for his refusal did not make anyone question it. His reason was very simple. His wife at home was a famous tigress. He would get jealous and cause some unpleasantness when he was having fun outside. If he dared to stay out all night, he would probably

After I go home the next morning, I don't want to live anymore. I'd better forget about staying here overnight. I'll drink less wine another day. When it's still early, it's too late to discuss piano, chess, calligraphy and painting with the two beauties.

Wu Sinan openly expressed that he was henpecked. As a result, everyone looked up to the sky and laughed, and no one would try to persuade him. On the other hand, some people who had the same problem with him followed him and complained. Anyway, they drank a lot of wine. Since the governor

Everyone dares to admit henpecking, and others are certainly not afraid to show it.

After drinking for a while, Wu Sinan said goodbye and returned home. Officials and merchants sent Mr. Wu downstairs like a star holding the moon.

Wu Sinan returned to the governor's office, but he neither went to the first lady's room nor the second lady's room tonight. He just asked his servants to take him to the study to rest. Lying on the couch in the study, Wu Sinan began to think about Yue Surang.

The purpose of his coming to Xuanfu to be the governor. It can be said that Wu Sinan has been thinking about this issue all the way, but he has never figured it out. Although I saw the faces of officials and merchants here in Xuanfu today, it is not like this anywhere in the world.

, Master Yue asked him to come, it would definitely not be because of this matter.

"The Tatars came out of Zhangjiakou, and Zhangjiakou was controlled by the Xuanfu. I heard that the governor of the Xuanfu was transferred to Liaodong. Now Mr. Yue asked me to take over. What is Mr. Yue's purpose? Mr. Yue has always done things vigorously and resolutely. If you know this

There are officials and generals who escaped before the battle. With his personality, he has already taken action to kill people. No matter what, it is not my turn to do this. If I were to lead the troops in the war and reorganize the border defense, I would be there.

I can't draw a horse, I can't draw a bow, and I don't know anything about fighting. Mr. Yue should have this vision, so as not to be confused and let me do this."

Just as Wu Sinan was thinking hard, a servant outside the door called, "Excuse me, sir, are you asleep?"

"You haven't slept yet? What's going on?" Wu Sinan said.

"It's Wu Tong who's back," the servant said.

When Wu Sinan was walking on the road, Wu Tong, a scholar, asked him to go to the Xuanfu area first and inquire about the situation there. As the saying goes, knowing oneself and the enemy can lead to victory in a hundred battles, and as a feudal official, this should be especially true. He asked Wu Tong to go to Xuanfu in advance.

I just want to know what the official reputation of the officials in Xuanfu is like, which one is corrupt, which one is honest, and what are the local customs like? The most important thing is, what happened here when the Tatars passed through Xuanfu?

Now when he heard that Wu Tong was back, Wu Sinan immediately sat up and ordered Wu Tong to come in.

After Wu Tong entered the door, before he could greet him, Wu Sinan said: "You kid, come here quickly and tell me what you have learned after you have been here for so long."

"Replying to the master, I first asked about the official reputation of the officials here. I heard from the people that the officials here are pretty good. They have never done anything mean to the people, but they have been with businessmen for a long time. Because it is close to Zhangjiakou.

Because of this, businessmen often went out to do business with the Tatars, and it was just a small profit. Those who did big business at that time had to deal with local officials. What was the situation in the military camp, I did not find out, but Zhangjiakou did

Bian, I heard that they were massacred by the Tatars. The soldiers and horses suffered heavy casualties, and there seemed to be tens of thousands of soldiers killed. Later, when Lord Yue came to the capital to take office, he passed by the Xuanfu, and all the officials of the Xuanfu came to greet him, and Lord Yue

But instead of being polite to them, he went directly to Zhangjiakou for inspection. When Mr. Yue arrived in Zhangjiakou, he didn't seem to say anything or do anything. He only stayed for one night and left for Beijing the next day. That was just a few days after Mr. Yue arrived in Beijing.

, the imperial court issued a decree to transfer the original governor of Xuanfu to Liaodong to take up his post, and transferred your Excellency here." Wu Tong told everything he had learned.

After hearing this, Sinan nodded and said: "It seems that the matter happened in Zhangjiakou. Otherwise, Lord Yue came to Xuanfu and went there without even entering the city. Then he went back to Beijing and transferred the governor here.

, not for Zhangjiakou, why else. Zhangjiakou is a border town, and the only people guarding it are military generals. When the Xuanfu officials came to pick up the wind today, the deputy general who was guarding Zhangjiakou also came. I remember that the name seemed to be Tian Xiu. It seems like this

Zhangjiakou, I have to go and see for myself, otherwise, how could I guess Lord Yue’s intentions." At this point, Wu Sinan looked at Wu Tong and said, "You are tired too, go down and rest."

"Yes, sir."

After Wu Tong withdrew, Wu Sinan lay down on the couch again, "Zhangjiakou, Tian Xiu, it seems that you are really unlucky. Lord Yue is eyeing you. Forget it, just trade your head for mine."

yarn."

While thinking about it, a smile appeared on Wu Sinan's face, and he fell asleep quickly because he drank a lot of wine. Early the next morning, before Wu Sinan got up, a servant reported that a man named Fan Yongdou came to see him.

, and also brought many gifts.

At the banquet yesterday, Wu Sinan remembered this name and knew that he was a wealthy Shanxi businessman, so he immediately heard about it.

As a qualified businessman, after entering the door, Fan Yongdou only exchanged greetings and said some complimentary words. Before leaving, he left a gift note. There were no unnecessary words, like asking an adult to take care of him. He did not ask Wu Sinan to do anything for him.

thing.

In fact, as long as the gift is present, there is really no need to say any unnecessary words. Everyone understands what it means. Wu Sinan looked at the gift list and found that it was indeed very heavy, costing at least three thousand taels. It is easy to eat someone's mouth, but it is short-handed to take someone else's hand. This is a number.

Yes, Wu Sinan was actually quite clean. Although he sometimes took advantage of the public, he had never accepted such a huge bribe at that time.

But this time, Mr. Wu didn't even say "thank you", he just accepted the order, and didn't even send Fan Yongdou out, as if everything was due. Shortly after Fan Yongdou left, someone came to the door again.

The person is Tian Shenglan. Like Fan Yongdou, he only greets and flatters when he comes in, and then leaves the gift list. The weight of the gift is also around 3,000 taels. Mr. Wu is also the same. He is not polite at all and just accepts the order.

receive.

It seems that the guests giving gifts have already been agreed upon. If one of them leaves, the next one will come to the door within a few moments. This group of guests lasts from early in the morning until sunset in the afternoon. How many people come,

Wu Sinan almost lost count. Each gift was mostly around 3,000 taels. After all, if I gave you less, I would be sorry for your status as the governor. If I gave you too much, it was because we were in need at the moment and it was inconvenient to feed too much at one time.

, make a friend now, and in the future, during the New Year, you will be more expressive when encountering big and small things. Moreover, it is not just the businessmen who come to give gifts, officials at all levels also come to pay tribute. However, the time for them to give gifts

It is staggered with these merchants. The merchants gather in the morning and the officials gather in the afternoon.

It was a day of greetings. Although Mr. Wu did not personally go out to greet or see anyone off, he was really tired just sitting in the flower hall. He said the polite words like a rolling wheel countless times.

Even the time for lunch is very hard to squeeze out, let alone taking a nap. If it were anyone else, he would probably be happy to death, but Mr. Wu found it really difficult to use. To put it bluntly,

Yes, even if you beat him to death, he wouldn't dare to collect these things. He knew that if he dared to keep these things, his head would have to be given to Mr. Yue.

After a busy day, I wanted to have a meal with my wife in the evening. As soon as I sat down, Jiang Xuanna and Liu Siting scolded me, saying that he had changed when he came to Xuanfu and dared to accept bribes. Wu Sinan quickly explained, saying

I am also forced to do so. Mr. Yue must have a deeper meaning when he asked me to come. If I don’t fight with them first, my future work will not progress. But don’t worry, you two, I will record these things in detail. Tomorrow

He asked someone to deliver the list to Mr. Yue's house in Beijing.

After hearing these words, the two ladies were relieved, and the couple had a peaceful meal. Wu Sinan also kept his word, and immediately had someone write a list and submit it as a letter, and sent his confidants to deliver it.

Beijing.

In a large mansion in Xuanfu City, it is now full of distinguished guests, drinking and drinking. The people present are all those who gave gifts to Lord Wu today. The general soldiers of Xuanfu, officials of all sizes from the prefecture, local wealthy businessmen, and wealthy businessmen are also present.

There is only one topic that these people are talking about now, and that is the new governor Wu. At first, everyone didn't know what Mr. Wu's purpose was, so everyone was on guard. Yesterday's banquet was actually to find out what Wu Sinan meant. It was not oil and salt.

The Lord who refused to enter sent another gift today, and now that the gift has been accepted, it naturally makes people feel relieved.

As for why the original governor was transferred and replaced by Wu Sinan, actually if you think about it carefully, you can figure it out. The Tatars left Zhangjiakou under the Xuanfu, captured Zhangjiakou in just one day, and left in a hurry. If the imperial court had not

If you get angry, that's the devil. Someone has to take the blame. Tian Xiu found a way to suppress his own guilt. But the majestic Great Wall pass was broken in one day. If others don't hold it accountable, how can Yue Shatou not hold him accountable?

, you have to find someone.

As Mr. Yue, it seems too disrespectful to embarrass a lieutenant general. It seems that it is not the same thing to embarrass Governor Xuan. The only choice is between the governor or the governor. Whoever is chosen will be unlucky. Maybe

It was Lord Yue who didn't like the governor, so he was transferred away and replaced with another one. The purpose must be to strengthen the military preparedness of Xuanfu to avoid the situation like last time.

Since it's for this matter, it's okay. You guys are naturally free to relax. How to make money, how to make money, and strengthening military equipment are the affairs of the governor and the commander-in-chief. You two can study it yourself, and it has nothing to do with us.

things.

Everyone was relieved, and of course they had a great time drinking. Basically, they all came in for fun and came back satisfied.

This house belongs to the big businessman Fan Yongdou. The other guests have left, but seven of them have not left, as if they were sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai. Which seven are they? Naturally, they are Wang Dengku, Jin Liangyu, Wang Dayu, Liang Jiabin, and Tian Shenglan.

, Zhai Tang, Huang Yunfa these seven people.

The eight people set up a banquet in Fan Yongdou's study, and sat in a circle without servants. All eyes were focused on Fan Yongdou, as if Fan Yongdou was their leader.

"Ahem..." Fan Yongdou coughed twice and said: "Everyone, you have all read the letter from the Great Khan. We have also clearly divided the work among ourselves and prepared what we each have to prepare. How are you prepared now?

ah?"

"I have 20,000 sets of armor and 20,000 weapons ready." Wang Dengku was the first to say.

"I have 20,000 sets of armor and 20,000 weapons ready." Jin Liangyu followed.

"Just you two will be fine. One will get the goods from Xuanfu, and the other will get the goods from Datong. The rest of us will be in trouble. We have to go to Henan, Shandong, and Huguang to get the goods. Although it is easy to do things if you have money,

But the distance is still there, and it will take some time. But Brother Fan, don't worry about me, the Henan Supervisory Army has collected the money, and the necessary weapons and armor will be delivered one after another." This time it was Wang Dayu who spoke.

"Same here." Liang Binbin said: "The Shandong Supervisory Army has also collected my money and has now shipped out a batch of armors and weapons, totaling 5,000 sets. The remaining parts will be shipped in batches."

"Similar to me here, the Huguang Supervisory Army has also accepted my money, and the needed armors and weapons will be delivered in the near future." Tian Shenglan said.
To be continued...