Chang Yu and his party of nearly a thousand people entered the city and accompanied the officials to the inn. Two battalions under his command entered the military camp. A guard protected him and took Shi Kefa, the Zhu family brothers and sisters and others to the Prince of Jin's Mansion.
In fact, the place where Chang Yu will stay during this patrol is the General Military Mansion. After all, it is not good to be too close to the vassal king. However, it is difficult to refuse the king's hospitality in Datong. When he comes to Taiyuan, Zhou Yuji's General Military Mansion is located in Ning.
In Wuguan City, there was only one temporary office in Taiyuan, which could not accommodate a great god like him and his entourage.
The Prince of Jin's Mansion was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and not a single leaf could be seen in front of the door. The Prince's chief historian, general manager, Yibin and other subordinate officials, as well as the clan members of the Prince of Jin's Mansion and several county princes, were all waiting in front of the mansion.
Chang Yu dismounted from his horse, exchanged a few words with these old acquaintances, and then went straight into the mansion. King Zhu Shenxuan of Jin was not at the mansion, so the reception was left to Chang Shi. Although the princess and the princess were at the mansion, it was not appropriate for women to go out to welcome guests.
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"Chang Yu greets the princess and meets the princess." In the main hall, Chang Yu greets Zhu Shenxuan's mother and his sister. The princess is very happy to see Chang Yu: "I haven't seen you for a long time, but I often hear about you, okay.
A young hero."
"Princess, don't make fun of our family." Chang Yu chuckled and glanced at Zhu Zhi'e beside her casually. The pretty girl's smiling eyes were like crescent moons, so beautiful.
"Xuan'er missed you very much. I was so excited when I learned that you were coming to Taiyuan that I couldn't sleep well for many days..." The princess continued, and Chang Yu kept joking after hearing this: "But when our family came, he avoided seeing her.
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"Hey, what happened? There was an accident in the mine. Well, a few people died in the landslide. He has to deal with it himself... Someone has already been sent to inform him. They will be back soon..."
The princess chatted with him for a while and then took Zhu Zhi'e back to the palace. The rest of the reception was left to the chief historian and the Jin vassal clan. In the palace, she and Shi Kefa chatted with each other. The chief historian and the steward in the palace were all
He has a good relationship with Chang Yu, but there are two people who disgust him, namely the two kings who were sealed in Pingyang Mansion, King Xihe and King Jiaocheng.
In history, when Li Zicheng crossed the Yellow River, Cai Maode asked them to take the lead in donating money. As a result, they lost everything and were eventually killed by thieves. However, in this time and space, they escaped from Pingyang Mansion and entered Taiyuan City to escape the disaster. However, the lives of the two
The Prince's Mansion has long been in ruins and he is now living in the Prince of Jin's Mansion.
There was nothing to talk about with them, so after talking to them, Chang Yu excused himself as a little tired and wanted to go back to his room to rest, so he went to another courtyard with Shi Kefa.
"Are you familiar with the princess of Prince Jin's Mansion?" Zhu Cixiang stared at Chang Yu in the other courtyard and asked.
"Why do you ask like that?" Chang Yu was a little worried.
"She kept staring at you just now, her eyes and expressions were very happy, which shows that you have a good relationship... Fortunately you are a eunuch, otherwise..." Zhu Cixiang muttered: "In terms of seniority, she should be my cousin."
Chang Yu laughed and said, "We are really close. During the great battle in Taiyuan at the beginning of the year, I lived and ate not only in the city but also in Prince Jin's Mansion. The so-called friend in need is a friend indeed is the deep friendship I forged with the Prince of Jin's brother and sister at that time, and
, she is older than you and is your cousin."
The two were talking in the hall, and the royal palace chief Shi came to report that Sun Kangzhou, the prefect of Taiyuan, Zhao Jianji, Bi Gongchen, Mao Bingwen, Lin Gang and others were asking for an audience.
When Chang Yu heard this, he was filled with joy and quickly called Shi Kefa who was with him in the courtyard to go out to greet him personally. These people were all loyal ministers who fought side by side with him at that time and swore to defend Taiyuan to the death. This was also the case in history, when the city was broken and the country died.
The old friends were overjoyed to meet each other, had endless words to say, and recalled endless past events. When talking about the war, everyone was filled with emotion and sigh, and everything suddenly seemed like a dream.
Of course, the imperial court would not treat these loyal ministers who fought tooth and nail to protect the city badly. Sun Kangzhou had already planned to promote the governor of Taiyuan to replace Cai Maode, and Zhao Jianji would soon go to Pingyang Prefecture to be the governor, replacing the former governor Zhang Linran who surrendered. It can be said that everyone in Taiyuan who was guarding the city with Chang Yu at that time was promoted.
We didn't talk much about each other, and we had a thousand cups of wine with our close friends. We had nothing to talk about with the Jin vassal clan, but we had endless things to say with these loyal ministers who had lived and died together, and before we knew it, the sky turned dark. It was dark, and the steward of the palace was preparing a banquet. At this time, someone announced that King Jin was back.
Chang Yu led a group of people to greet him, but Zhu Shenxuan, who was far away, grinned: "If you don't come, I will go to the capital to look for you."
"Our family doesn't owe you any money, so what do you want from me?" Chang Yu laughed and gave Zhu Shenxuan a big hug: "Although you don't owe me money, you do owe me a lot of drinks! That’s fine, you have to make up for it tonight.”
"Never get drunk!" Chang Yu, arm in arm with him, pointed at Shi Kefa next to him and said, "This is Mr. Shi, the Minister of the Ministry of War."
The two of them hurriedly greeted each other, and after a few words of greetings, Zhu Shenxuan asked the steward to greet everyone to the main hall for tea and wait for the banquet to begin, while he wanted to have a good chat with Chang Yu.
"Has the matter at the mine been solved?" Chang Yu asked with concern in the study. Zhu Shenxuan said, "We will pay some money to solve the problem, but the impact will still be bad." He looked up at Chang Yu and said, "Xuanfu I've heard about what happened over there, why do you want to do something so big when you come to Taiyuan? I heard that you dragged dozens of coffins with you?"
"What are you worried about, Your Majesty?" Chang Yu smiled half-heartedly.
"Don't misunderstand me. Although I, An Fenshouji, have contacts with some officials in the Yamen, I have never interfered in military affairs. There are no people of mine among them, and I don't want to protect anyone."
"Then, Your Majesty..."
"Taiyuan can't bear the trouble." Zhu Shenxuan sighed: "You should take it easy."
Chang Yu nodded slightly, and then smiled: "Your Majesty is different from Dai Wang, and his relationship with us is also different. Since Your Majesty has nothing to do with us, we have confidence in our hearts. Your Majesty does not need to interfere and just make a fortune in silence." Yes".
Zhu Shenxuan smiled: "You almost took away all the land of Prince Jin's Mansion, so you should do something better at last."
"The prince seems dissatisfied with what he said. Well, let's give him another gift." Zhu Shenxuan took out a few drawings from his arms and took them over and looked at them for a long time: "What is this, Erhu?"
So Chang Yu patiently explained to him that it was not enough to just mine and sell coal, but also to develop in a diversified way. The briquettes and stoves would soon become popular and would bring him huge returns.
Zhu Cixi was so happy that he quickly called the blacksmith in his house to build it according to the drawings. Naturally, such a thing with almost no technical content could not be difficult for these experienced and skilled craftsmen.
"You can earn at least this amount this winter by relying on this stove and the guys who make briquettes." Zhu Shenxuan made a rough estimate and held out five fingers. Chang Yu raised his eyebrows: "Five hundred thousand?"
"Hey, you think this king is digging a silver mine!" Zhu Shenxuan curled his lips: "Fifty thousand taels!"
"It's already a huge profit to make fifty thousand taels just from these two things in one winter, but it's just the beginning. Once these things are saturated, you'll have to rely on coal to make money." He looked at Zhu Shenxuan: "Your Highness How much money do you still have on hand now?"
"What do you want to do?" Zhu Shenxuan was immediately alert.
"Send the prince a big deal with huge profits!" Chang Yu smiled, and Zhu Shenxuan took a breath of air: "Anything else? Tell me."
"Da Ming Bank!"
Hey, Zhu Shenxuan can't sit still, it turns out the rumors are true.
Da Ming Bank, also known as Qianzhuang or Yinzhuang, seemed to appear suddenly overnight, and then quickly spread to major cities in the north and south of the Yangtze River. It is rumored that it is inextricably linked to the Royal Merchant Octopus. Some people say
The boss behind it is the Octopus Chamber of Commerce, and some say it is a powerful figure in Beijing...
"Do you have equity in it?" Zhu Shenxuan couldn't hide his excitement.
"Our family doesn't have it personally, but the yamen does." Chang Yu lied. This is in line with his character, and he leaves room for everything: "Behind this, there are many people who have never imagined that the prince has invested in the capital, but it is not just anyone who wants to invest.
If you are able to buy shares, Prince Dai once had this idea but our family rejected it. If the prince is interested, everything can be done easily. I promise you to get your capital back in one year and see profits in two years!"
"Of course, how much does it cost?" Zhu Shenxuan naturally believed in Chang Yu.
"One hundred thousand, I'll give you 50%!" Chang Yu was very straightforward, and Zhu Shenxuan was also very straightforward: "To be honest, the palace has less than 10,000 in cash at this time!"
Chang Yu believed what he said. During the Taiyuan War, the Jin Palace was almost empty. Even after more than half a year of recuperation, it was just a last resort. After all, after the war, the food harvest was lost and there was no income. However, the palace had to support so many people, and even more
What's more, he recently invested in mining, and the initial investment was not small.
"But you can borrow it!" The face of Prince Jin's Palace is still worth some money in Taiyuan, Zhu Shenxuan said proudly, and then called Prince Dianbo in.