Of course Wang Hongyu wanted to take advantage of Wei Zhongxian's influence.
This power is not the power of Emperor Wanli, nor the reputation of Donglin Party leader Zou Yuanbiao, but the financial and human resources of Eunuch Wei.
He hasn't made a fortune yet, but he is already strong in these two areas, and he is most suitable for this kind of "fat job" that does not bring good reputation but can bring in income.
This fat guy is a fat sheep being slaughtered through trickery and trickery.
Is Wei Zhongxian greedy? He is very greedy!
Is Nine Thousand Years Old cruel? Very cruel!
Even if he is still called Wei Jinzhong now, he will be named Wei Zhongxian in a few months.
Good steel should be used on the blade.
Wang Hongyu now revealed that he was the nephew of Liu Shimin, the eunuch of Yin Shou. When Wei Jinzhong heard this, he showed great respect and friendliness.
Wang Hongyu also hinted that Eunuch Wei would definitely be able to follow the prince in the future. The grandson was being put in a high position, and now was the time to develop his connections within the palace.
Eunuch Wei is so powerful that he immediately saw an opportunity.
Although he had a good relationship with Wang An of the East Palace and the Wei Dynasty, and the prince and grandson also knew of his existence. However, he had no connections at all with Emperor Wanli.
Being able to make friends with Liu Shimin will bring many benefits to the future.
Wang Hongyu laid the groundwork, and then smiled and talked about a plan, a plan that could make a lot of money, contribute to the Ming Dynasty, and contribute to China.
Eunuch Wei was so smart that he couldn't help but nod his head after hearing this, but he didn't say whether he should do it or not.
If you don't see the rabbit, you won't let the hawk fly. Wei Zhongxian met Wang Hongyu for the first time today. His true thoughts are still hidden, so it is not easy for everyone to cooperate.
Hehe~ I didn’t think about persuading, just like I relied on the momentum to get in, now I am also using the momentum to let my father-in-law get on the boat.
"Eunuch Wei, look, this is the self-ringing bell~"
Oh my, what a good thing~
When Wei Jinzhong saw Wanli's favorite baby here, he made up his mind to make trouble together.
This is a great opportunity.
To be able to pick up the young ruthless man in front of him, he has a very strong Sichuan army behind him.
He can also make friends with Liu Shimin, the eunuch who is famous for his elegance, which will help him develop connections in the palace outside the East Palace.
The most important thing is that this is something arranged by Emperor Wanli, and doing it well will bring a lot of benefits in the future.
He ordered the steward and servants to go out and shake people.
In less than an hour, a large number of craftsmen, gangsters, thieves and thugs arrived. These were the forces that Mr. Wei had accumulated on a daily basis, and they were now put to use.
There was no one in the court, but in the market, who could be more powerful than Eunuch Wei, who was fighting all over the place.
Wang Hongyu smiled, this was even better than expected: "Your mission is somewhat difficult, and it needs to be kept secret for the time being. After a while, the Jin Yiwei will cooperate with you, and things will turn out to be very rewarding."
Wei Zhongxian added: "Let me emphasize, if this matter goes wrong, don't blame me for turning against you."
"yes!"
7 or 8 craftsmen followed Li Tiezhu to Xu Guangqi's house, and the rest of the gangsters, thieves and thugs were divided into several groups and assigned special missions.
An hour later, they all set out one after another. Wang Hongyu and Wei Zhongxian looked at their leaving figures, their smiles gradually becoming perverted.
…
There is a relatively quiet but very clean street in the capital, where there are many shops that are loved by the rich.
Normally, only dignitaries visit this area, because all the luxury goods sold here are dozens of taels to thousands of taels of treasures.
One of the shops specializes in Nanyang products, which are very rare and can be sold at very high prices.
The owner of the store is from Tianjin Wei. He has traveled to Ryukyu and North Korea, and even contacted businessmen from Luzon, established trade relations, and opened a treasure store in the capital.
"Dang~dang~"
The shop owner looked up and saw a wooden-cased and copper-core self-ringing clock on the shelf. He thought for a moment that it was already the closing time and the store hadn't opened yet...
Hey, we have a visitor.
A middle-aged man with sharp eyes walked in. Seeing that his clothes looked a little inappropriate but still quite expensive, he didn't think much about it.
"Guest, what do you want to buy?" the store owner greeted with a polite smile.
"Let me take a look first. The owner of the house is very interested in Nanyang products." The guest's eyes searched everywhere.
"Then you've come to the right place. We have a lot of Nanyang products~"
"Is this the same? It looks quite interesting..."
He picked up the chime clock. It was as big as a small basin and weighed about twenty kilograms.
The owner of the treasure shop came forward and introduced, saying that this product was from Luzon, it would tell the time every half hour, and it only cost 300 taels of silver...
"Okay! Shopkeeper, bring me a big basket. I'll pay for it and take it back."
"Okay, please wait a moment"
The store owner hurriedly went to find a basket. The store was closed for most of the day, but as soon as it opened, 300 taels came in. The store owner didn’t even negotiate the price. I’m afraid he’s not a fool~
Before I could find the basket, I heard a creaking sound as the door was pushed open.
"guest?"
"guest!"
"guest!!!"
"I bought a watch and ran away without paying for it!"
The store owner shouted loudly and chased after him while shouting...
...
In a secluded courtyard, some men dressed in white walked quickly to the door with their heads lowered, knocked on the door twice, and then looked left and right to be careful not to be followed.
The door opened a crack, revealing a head wearing a white hood. He looked around, let a few people in, and then closed the door.
More people came in one after another, looking a little mysterious.
These men in white clothes entered a converted house, and each of them took a small cross.
They are Catholics in the capital, and during the time allowed by Wanli, the activities were public, but in the past two years they could only carry out low-key activities in private.
Today happens to be Sunday, the day of mass gathering.
"Huh? Paulo didn't arrive today..." Baolu is Xu Guangqi's Christian name, and of course they call him that internally. After all, he is the key target of these missionaries, and his absence will definitely attract attention.
Long Huamin looked at his pocket watch. The time was almost up, and he was very aware that Xu Guangqi was not there, so he didn't pay much attention to the unfamiliar faces in the crowd.
Dozens of people entered the house, which had been decorated in the style of a church, and they arrived at their respective positions with ease.
Long Huamin lowered his head and took out his pocket watch. He raised his head and checked the time with a big clock that had been placed here before saying: "The time has come, let's begin the greeting speech..."
"The time seems a little wrong, right? Your pocket watch seems to be fast~" someone in the crowd said abruptly.
This... Long Huamin was a little embarrassed, but he was also very candid. He asked the man to come forward and take the pocket watch, and checked it against the big clock.
"Hey, whoever still has a pocket watch, let's check the time together."
Three more people came forward and gave this man his pocket watch to set the time.
"It seems we have arrived... Hey! There are angels outside!" He suddenly pointed out the window and exclaimed.
"Angel?!"
Everyone was not calm anymore, and they all looked outside the window to see what was going on.
The man rushed out of the house first, shouting to see the angel and ran away. A dozen other people followed him.
Long Huamin muttered: "My watch, my watch was stolen... hurry up and chase after me!"