It was also the rainy season of Qingming Festival, and traveling on the road was very hard, so Wu Shigong arranged for the group to find an inn early that day and prepare to rest for a day.
But after dinner, Wu Shigong saw Tao Xin hiding in the corner with his head down and not knowing what he was doing, so he quietly walked past Tao Xin behind him. When he looked around, it turned out that Tao Xin was concentrating on clicking a stack of food stamps.
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"What are you doing with so many food stamps?" Wu Shigong suddenly became curious.
Suddenly hearing someone asking questions behind him, Tao Xin hurriedly tried to stuff the food stamps into his arms, as if he was doing something bad.
"What are you doing? What are you doing secretly?" When Wu Shigong saw Tao Xin's rough appearance, he immediately scolded him with a straight face, "Am I, a master, going to steal your food stamps?"
"Hey! Master!" Tao Xin then saw clearly that it was Wu Shigong behind him. He smiled silly and touched the back of his head.
"Don't be silly. Let me ask you, what are you doing with so many food stamps?"
"Master!" Tao Xin replied hurriedly, "I secretly hid these food stamps. My military salary has always been given to my mother. My mother said she would save it for me to find a wife."
"Hey!" Wu Shigong was amused by Tao Xin's answer. How could he end up with such a stupid apprentice? Who cares what private money you hide? So Wu Shigong continued to ask angrily: "I'm asking you
Why are you going to Nanjing with so many food stamps?"
Unexpectedly, Tao Xin blushed all of a sudden and started to shudder. After hesitating for a long time, he finally replied hesitantly: "Master! I heard that there are a lot of southern goods in Nanjing and wanted to buy something for Xiaojie. Last time I went there
I forgot to buy something in Beijing, and my mother still scolded me when I got home."
Wu Shigong immediately cursed in his heart. He didn't expect that Mrs. Tao would instigate her son to seduce his daughter. But when he thought about how every time he brought his own soldiers back home, Xiaojie always used the excuse of welcoming him to meet Tao Xin.
The eyebrows came and went, so in my heart I could only lament that girls are outgoing.
However, Wu Shigong suddenly thought of a question and asked Tao Xin, "Do you have any money? You can't buy anything in Nanjing with food stamps."
"Really? Master?" Tao Xin immediately became anxious, "But in Runing and Guide, we can buy things with the food stamps of our Runing Army! Why can't we buy them in Nanjing City? Disciple will do it this time
I don’t have any money with me! Master, what should I do? My disciple has already made an agreement with Xiaojie!”
Wu Shigong's eyes widened immediately. Unexpectedly, Tao Xin and Xiaojie actually established a connection under his nose. The potential of boys and girls who fall in love early is indeed unlimited!
There was nothing he could do, so Wu Shigong said angrily: "If you want to buy anything, I'll lend you money first. Don't cry so sadly!" After saying that, Wu Shigong just wanted to slap himself in the mouth. What a shame! He borrowed money.
Give it to Tao Xin so that he can pick up his daughter smoothly.
But after hearing Wu Shigong's words, Tao Xin immediately smiled. But after thinking for a while, he still said to Wu Shigong with some worry: "Master is here to borrow money this time. It's not good for my disciple to take your money."
But Wu Shigong had just felt relieved that Tao Xin was sensible, but he didn't expect that his next words would reveal his tail: "But the master's prescription is Chrysostom. You will never lie to your disciple, right?"
Wu Shigong immediately gave Tao Xin a slap in the face, laughed and scolded: "No matter how poor the master is, he will never lack the few taels of silver that I borrowed from you."
Wu Shigong was not worried about the success of his trip. He knew that as long as he gave up his face, the noble families in Nanjing would not be short of money. After all, every noble family could always build relatives.
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Twenty days later.
It had been more than half a month since Wu Shigong arrived in Nanjing. He had visited more than a dozen nobles. He had a letter of help from Xue Lian from Xue Mansion, and those nobles even met with him. But when it came to borrowing money, nothing happened.
Usually, they would send one of their younger brothers to entertain Wu Shigong for a feast, and the polite ones would offer Cheng Yi one or two hundred taels of silver. It was just like sending a beggar. In the end, Wu Shigong also became ruthless. What kind of person is shameless?
If you dare to give it away, Wu Shigong will accept it. Anyway, you are also a member of the nobles. If you want to be embarrassed, then let's be embarrassed together.
Wu Shigong wanted to walk away several times. But after all, he couldn't bear to leave the foundation of Runing Army. Maybe he would meet a kind-hearted nobleman? Although Wu Shigong knew that the hope was slim, Wu Shigong still suppressed his anger and impatience.
, I plan to return to Runing after visiting all the nobles. At least I have tried my best!
On this day, Wu Shigong planned to rest for a day in the inn where he was staying, and then he would visit the remaining nobles as quickly as possible, and then leave the sad place of Nanjing as soon as possible.
Worried and sleepy, Wu Shigong was dazed in his room. Suddenly, he was woken up by several knocks on the door. Tao Xin reported outside the house: "Master! Get up quickly, Mr. Ma is coming to visit you.
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Wu Shigong didn't know that what he had done in Nanjing these days had become a laughing stock among the noble circles. Of course, Wu Shigong's "glorious deeds" had also reached the ears of the leader of the Nanjing nobles, Wei Guogong Xu Hongji.
So Wei Guogong Xu Hongji called his eldest son Xu Wenjue over.
Wei Guogong Xu Hongji said: "Today I heard that the son of a prince came to Nanjing. He was first abandoned by Wu Hou, and then became Xue Hou's son-in-law. Later, he was expelled from the capital and became a local military attaché, living in poverty. This time he came to Nanjing again.
I feel pity for him because he is a shameless person. Please take the opportunity to treat one or two of them and prepare gifts to send them out to Nanjing so that they will not lose their dignity in Nanjing. You must also remember it and let them appreciate the prosperity of Nanjing. What flowers are there?
If you want to sell it, just go to the account and spend it."
Xu Wenjue, the eldest son of Wei Guogong, was overjoyed when he heard this. In fact, among the nobles of the Ming Dynasty, two factions were formed in the north and the south. Those in Beijing believed that they were close to the emperor and could easily gain the emperor's trust, so they felt superior to those in Nanjing;
People in Nanjing think that they are richer than people in Beijing in the nurturing land of Jiangnan, so they look down on people in Beijing. This is a bit similar to modern Beijingers and Shanghainese.
Although the two parties frequently intermarry and even have a large number of cooperative businesses, they still have a mentality of competing with each other. Therefore, the crown prince Xu Wenjue knew that Wei Guogong Xu Hongji asked him to come forward and let Wu Shigong experience the luxurious and luxurious nightlife of Nanjing's nobles.
It would be best to let Wu Shigong send the news back, so as to open the eyes of the nobles in Beijing.
As an upper-class noble family, the tutoring in Wei Guogong's mansion is also very strict. Therefore, Xu Wenjue, as the crown prince, is also very strictly controlled on the fireworks and willow lane locations and monthly schedules on weekdays, and is not allowed to go out often.
Chic.
But this time, he was able to pick up girls according to the order. Isn’t that pie in the sky? So the crown prince Xu Wenjue immediately took action. He first determined how many friends he wanted to accompany him, and then booked a night at Meilou on Chaoku Street to invite famous prostitutes.
So-and-so, so-and-so, etc. will accompany each other, and a number of girls will be arranged to accompany them for the night.
Of course, Xu Wenjue himself chose Gu Hengbo, the leading lady of Meilou, to accompany him. But the arrangement for Wu Shigong was a bit tricky. The courtesans arranged must be of a high grade. A marginalized nobleman like Wu Shigong did not have this status at all; it could be arranged
It was too low, and it would not have the effect of opening the eyes of the nobles in the capital. After much hesitation, and with the help of a wrongdoer, the crown prince Xu Wenjue finally decided to choose Liu Rushi, a famous prostitute for Wu Shigong.
By the way, a gossip, Liu Rushi was madly pursued by Qian Qianyi, an old man in his fifties who was also a member of the Donglin Party and the leader of the Jiangnan literary circle, who was also resigned and returned home at that time. But judging from the turmoil in his heart, Qian Qianyi and
Zhao Ming is no different.
In addition to the two thousand taels of silver that Gu Hengbo and Liu Rushi spent accompanying each other, the remaining expenses for this banquet totaled one thousand eight hundred taels of silver. As soon as the budget was sent, Wei Guogong Xu Hongji approved it with a stroke of his pen. Although the expenses were somewhat
Although it is big, it is not something that the Duke of Wei cannot bear. Although money is important, it is more important to bring glory to Nanjing's nobles.
The crown prince, Xu Wenjue, was not a prodigal either. There was a villain who was willing to shoulder the two thousand taels of silver from Gu Hengbo and Liu Rushi. And that villain was Mr. Ma Shouxin, who came to see Wu Shigong today.
Ma Shouxin is from Songjiang Prefecture, and his Ma family is one of the first-class wealthy people in Jiangnan. The business under his father's name spans all walks of life in Jiangnan, and has become one of the largest large-scale trusts in Jiangnan.
Ma Shouxin was the second son in the family. As the default heir, his brother assisted Ma Shouxin's father in running the business. Ma Shouxin went to Nanjing and became a male publicist who befriended the children of noble officials. However, this kind of family member
The division of labor was not uncommon in the Ming Dynasty, such as the Yangzhou salt merchant Lu family mentioned above.
With a large amount of public relations expenses given by his father, Ma Shouxin immediately became a very popular figure among the "princelings" in Nanjing. And after hearing that Xu Wenjue, the eldest son of Wei Guogong, took the lead in bringing honor to the nobles of Nanjing, Ma Shouxin of course also
He wanted to join in the fun, so he also provided two thousand taels of activity funds to join in.
But Ma Shouxin is the son of a merchant after all. Although the noble son is thinking about his money bag, he will not be on an equal footing with him. So after Xu Wenjue arranged everything today, it was Ma Shouxin who did the errands and invitations.
Of course Wu Shigong didn't know this, so he welcomed Ma Shouxin in very politely. When he heard that Xu Wenjue, the leader of the "Princeling Party" in Nanjing City, had personally invited him and arranged for him to be in such a high-end entertainment venue, Wu Shigong suddenly had a feeling.
It feels like pie in the sky.
Due to the huge difference in status, Wu Shigong only went to the Duke of Wei's Mansion to submit a greeting card when he arrived in Nanjing. However, the Duke of Wei's Mansion only sent a senior steward to come forward and speak a few words with Wu Shigong. After that, the Duke of Wei's Mansion
There is nothing more to say about it. So Wu Shigong had no hope at all for Wei Guogong.
But I never expected that the prince of Wei Guogong would suddenly invite me, which is a complete turn of events! (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!