More than a month later, outside Xifengkou, by the Luanhe River.
The autumn weather outside the Great Wall is very cool. Just after Shenshi, the tip of the nose and cheeks can already feel the cold air.
Zheng Haizhu took the paper money from the bodyguard leader Cai Feng, tore it open one by one and threw it into the newly lit fire.
"Eunuch Wang, today is your May 7th. It's time for both soul and soul to go on the road. Go well, father-in-law. After a while, at the winter solstice, I will set up a altar for you in Daning Town and talk to you again.
The situation inside and outside the mouth.”
Zheng Haizhu didn't chatter for long. Outside the camp not far away, Zhu Youjian, who was playing Cuju with several Jinyi guards, ran over.
Zheng Haizhu handed the remaining wad of paper money to the boy.
Next to her, Zhang Yanke, who was watching with his sleeves back, watched with slight surprise as Zhu Youjian burned the paper money, carefully poured a cup of wine on the ground, and then ran back to play football.
Zhang Yanke suppressed his voice and sighed: "Good boy, it's the first time I've seen you, the majestic Prince of the Ming Dynasty, burning paper and offering wine to a eunuch. Well, of course, this prince hasn't even grown a few beards yet."
Zheng Haizhu stood up and said seriously: "It is the law of nature and human relations that etiquette should not overwhelm love. Wang Xin was protected and loved by Wang An when he was young. Third Young Master, when you saw Sister He in jail, weren't you anxious?
Are you going to get blisters on your mouth? At that time, have you ever thought about how a noble young master could travel around for his former maid?"
There was no preaching in Zheng Haizhu's tone, let alone sarcasm. The gentle tone and the mention of the past scenes made Zhang Yanke, who always looked like a playboy and unruly, couldn't help but feel emotional.
Zhang Yanke sighed softly: "If you didn't say it, I wouldn't even think about it. It's been seven or eight years."
He turned his eyes again and met Zheng Haizhu: "The seriousness with which you were squatting there burning paper money just now was really like the way you were digging through the mud outside the nunnery to find evidence for Sister He. At that time, I was thinking,
This girl is not simple. She may be able to enter Dali Temple in the future. Hey, I didn’t expect that you are more optimistic than me and can still toss the State Affairs Temple, tsk tsk, at first glance, it sounds more like the cabinet than Dali Temple. "
Zheng Haizhu tightened her collar to keep out the cold: "I will join the cabinet. Mr. Shang and I are both the first choice of cabinet ministers."
Zhang Yanke no longer thinks that it is harsh for a woman to say such words.
He is more concerned about the benefits that the other party will return to him.
Zhang Yanke already believed that even if Zheng Haizhu was a person with deep personal training, he would not bring all the good things with him.
She divides people.
She would recommend Ma Xianglin for the generals at the border, Huang Zunsu for the border official, and Lu Xiangsheng for the governor's confidant. But in terms of expanding the territory of wealth flow, except for Zheng Zhilong, she was obviously optimistic about their merchants in Shanyin, Zhejiang, Zhang
Two families.
This time, Zheng Haizhu was ordered to supervise the reconstruction, military defense, administration and other matters of Daning Town, and specially brought Zhang Yanke with him.
Zheng Haizhu's "white gloves" for Shang Zhouzuo inspired a brand new business: ticket number.
"Third Young Master, the five mansions of Hangzhou, Jiaxing, Shaoyong, and Ningbo, and the family wealth of the gentry and officials, it is not bragging to say that they are as rich as the country. Now that the Ministry of Household Affairs is clearing the land, it is a good opportunity for these gentlemen who have always only known how to annex the land to change their ways.
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After several explanations on the road, Zhang Yanke finally understood that the "ticket number" mentioned by Mrs. Zheng could not only exchange money for ordinary people, but also exchange official salaries for the Ministry of Accounts. Not only could it be exchanged, but it could also be used for lending.
It's like letting the rich people in Zhejiang go from the model of "silver - buying land - producing grain and mulberry - silver" to the model of "silver begets silver".
Mrs. Zheng said that ticket numbers, like her inland river or marine insurance companies in Zhenjiang and Beigang, Taiwan, belong to "finance".
Now that everything from the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal to Jizhen, and then to Daning and Mongolia’s Chahar outside the Great Wall, has been laid by her own people, Mrs. Zheng is going to make a business of buying and selling ticket numbers on the entire commercial road from south to north.
stand up.
However, the "original" required for the ticket number, that is, the principal, is much more than that of the insurance company, and there are more exchange branches along the way than the insurance company. Therefore, Zheng Haizhu only relied on himself and the Shanxi merchant who switched careers from the escort agency.
Chang Zhongxin, who was unable to do anything, had to bring in the wealthy Shanyin merchants and the Zhang family.
Moreover, after the battle to beg the Minister of State, Zheng Haizhu had been tied up with the political interests of Shang Zhouzuo, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and cooperation on money matters could be discussed.
Zhang Yanke, whose father made his fortune by reselling literary and entertainment items, was also very interested in this kind of business. After leaving Beijing, while still in Jizhen, he began to understand some of the lending rules and jargon in the North.
But at this moment, Zhang Yanke's interest lies in the young prince who is sweating profusely from playing football not far away.
"Mrs. Zheng, you are so courageous as a matchmaker for King Xin. Aren't you afraid that the Holy Emperor will be suspicious of you and have other agendas?"
Zheng Haizhu smiled and said, "What am I trying to do? King Xin is not marrying my daughter to be his concubine. General Ma and I have no personal relationship, so I want to help him usurp power by becoming a relative?"
Zhang Yanke curled his lips: "That's true... that's true."
"Third Young Master, Long live the Lord did not kill General Ma in the first place. I bet that in his holy heart, he has more faith than doubt in Qin Xuanfu and General Ma."
Zhang Yanke also smiled meaningfully: "Well, even if I am doubtful, I still have to rely on General Ma's men to beat up the Tatars."
Zheng Haizhu said nothing more.
No matter how familiar I am with Zhang Yanke, it’s hard to tell him about the conversation I had during the holy month in front of him.
On that day, Zhu Changluo called and asked about the marriage mentioned by Wang An before his death. Zheng Haizhu simply suggested that Wang Xin be sent to the Daning Town area to try on a small scale the measures of the nine kings guarding the border during Taizu's time.
In a brief moment, Zhu Changluo could not help but think of the Battle of Jingnan: "What if King Xin becomes the second King of Yan with the assistance of his father-in-law?"
Zheng Haizhu replied: "Both King Xin and Prince Xin are your Majesty's sons. How can they be compared to Lord Yongle and Emperor Jianwen? As I see it, it is better to compare them to King Liang and Emperor Jing of Han Dynasty. Only brothers can share the same fate."
To prevent internal troubles like the Eight Kings Rebellion."
Zhu Changluo looked at Cao Huachun, and wanted to say, "We are also brothers after the Xuanwu Sect incident," but when he thought that this was not a plan for his own bad luck as a father, he swallowed his words immediately.
Zheng Haizhu once again argued that the prince could marry a female member of the British royal family as his concubine. Moreover, the Ming Dynasty was far from the Tang Dynasty. If he did not take the throne now, he would have stirred up the hornet's nest of the Manchu civil servants. Why would a vassal king who sticks to one side and enjoys the ancestral status bother?
Support the army and rebel.
Zhu Changluosi and Wang An thought about the reasons for knowing people, and then considered that the most urgent task now was to scan the holes of Liting of Jianzhou Tatars, and finally agreed with Zheng Siqing's advice.
So, Zheng Haizhu returned to Daning this time, and took the opportunity to bring Zhu Youjian, the King of Letters, with him, which fulfilled his previous promise to the young man: "You and the prince are both the master's apprentices, and the master should treat them equally. The master will take your brother there."
Shandong, I also want to take you on a trip to Beijing."