Outside the Zhenyuan Gate, several carts and more than a thousand cavalry gathered by the moat. Wu Mengmingzheng, Wang Jimo, Cai Maode and others were chatting. When they saw Chang Yu coming on horseback, everyone gathered around.
When Chang Yu was about to leave, in Taiyuan City, in addition to the palace of the Prince of Jin, all the civil servants and military generals came to see him off, including Wang Jimo, Cai Maode, Sun Kangzhou, Zhou Yuji, Ying Shisheng and dozens of other civil and military officials.
Chang Yu was indispensable for the Battle of Taiyuan. Whether it was money, food, soldiers and horses, strategizing, or even the devious military tactics that led to a victory in one fell swoop in the end, his contribution was indispensable. There is no objection to saying that he was the first to contribute.
Even Wang Jimo, who had always been at odds with him, had to admit his contribution when he asked himself.
Cai Maode was the civil servant who had the closest relationship with Chang Yu. He himself could not even imagine that one day he would be impressed by a eunuch who was still a young man but had great power.
Of course, the reason why so many people came to see him off was not because of Chang Yu's status as the admiral of Dongchang. Most people were attracted by his literary, Taoist, and martial arts, which was extremely rare for a eunuch in this era.
It can even be said that if it weren't for the fact that he was too low-key and ordinary people didn't know about his dedication, it might not be impossible for him to empty the streets at this time.
"Everyone has witnessed what the factory governor did in Taiyuan. The old man wrote a letter to commend the factory governor and wish him a smooth career." Cai Maode looked pleased: "The Ming Dynasty has such a young hero as a factory governor. Fortunately, fortunately!"
"Lord Cai, you are so commendable." Chang Yu smiled slightly: "We are just a eunuch. He cannot serve as an official in the court or join the army as a general. He can only help the emperor run errands and talk about how to achieve success. But you should take care of yourself to avoid being blown by the strong wind.
Go and come back to find you missing."
Everyone laughed.
"Have a nice trip, Mr. Factory Supervisor." Wang Jimo also smiled slightly, cupped his fists and saluted.
Chang Yu nodded and said, "I would like to thank the Governor for your kind words." Then he clasped his fists and looked around, "Everyone, please stay, we will meet again someday." He glanced at Zhou Yuji, nodded hard, got on his horse, and turned around to leave.
By the moat, Li Tiezhu and Fan Jiaqian greeted: "The factory master and brothers are all here."
"We're all here..." Chang Yu whispered, looking up, he saw that there were nearly two thousand people when they came, but now they were reduced by less than half! There were three hundred eunuch warriors, but now there were only a hundred or so, and the ones with the least losses were those who had never participated in the battle.
Jinyiwei.
"Let's go" Chang Yu waved his hand and took the lead in galloping. Wu Mengming gritted his teeth and quickly followed suit.
The cold nights in Beijing are still biting, and snow foam has not been heard in the sky since sunset. The nightlife in Beijing is still colorful. Even so in the cold winter, the number of pedestrians on the streets has not decreased, and the shops are full of customers.
A carriage was driving slowly near Chaoyang Gate. The wheels of the carriage kept creaking on the snow. The man driving the carriage looked around and finally stopped near the Chaoyang Gate. He glanced at a brightly lit restaurant next to it.
, turned around and said softly: "Eunuch Chun is here."
The car curtain opened and Chunxiang poked his head out: "Are we here?"
"Back to father-in-law, we're here." The coachman jumped out of the car and reached out to help Chunxiang get out of the car, and walked straight towards the restaurant.
The restaurant is very big, second to none in Chaoyangmen
Xianju Tower, Fang Ba's property, is also the hall of the Twelve Taibao.
Chang Yu used his power to suppress others and gathered twelve gangs in the capital to serve as agents for later use. As Chang Yu left the capital, his identity slowly emerged, and these backup men began to come online slowly.
As underground forces in the capital, these gangs each have their own tentacles and sources of information. In addition, Chang Yu was not able to hide it later, so his identity as a eunuch in the palace gradually became transparent and was known to Fang Ba and others.
An ordinary eunuch naturally does not have the power to mobilize the soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp, let alone enter and exit the city gate or even the palace gate at will late at night. However, Fang Ba and others checked and found out that this Eunuch Chang had no actual position in the palace.
But he is a famous person, a famous person in front of the prince.
It turns out that the backer is the prince. This news is enough to make Fang Ba and others happy all night. For street ruffians like them to be able to indirectly climb the big tree of the prince, it is indeed a very honorable thing, far better than those who have honors.
It's much better to be a dandy in your family or an errand boy in the government office.
However, good news soon followed. Their leader unexpectedly took the position of admiral of the East Factory in a very short period of time. Damn it, what kind of concept is this! The emperor’s famous man!
If one person monopolizes the favor of the emperor and the prince, to put it simply, he is the number one person in the harem! The entire Ming Dynasty can go sideways!
For this reason, Fang Ba really gathered more than ten other people and drank all night to celebrate that he had found such an awesome backer.
But then they received the mission to stock up on food.
In fact, before Chang Yu left Beijing, he had already asked Song Siyang of Nancheng, one of the Twelve Taibao, to start stocking grain. However, the intensity was not large at that time. However, after Chunxiang returned to Beijing and directly found Fang Ba, the action became more intensive.
Gather the financial resources of the Twelve Pacific Insurance Groups to purchase everything in Jiangmi Lane. As long as the grain ship comes to Beijing, it will be packaged, packaged, packaged.
Buying food is a big investment. It would be a lie to say that you don't feel bad about spending your free money. But Fang Ba and others believe that Chang Yu will not engage in loss-making business. You must know that behind him is the royal family. Who has ever seen the royal family eat it?
deficit.
"Two guests, please" Chunxiang and his two men arrived at the door and were greeted warmly by the waiter.
"From the palace," the accompanying eunuch whispered to the waiter.
The waiter's expression changed, and then he became more respectful: "Gentlemen, please come upstairs." He quickly winked at the person next to him, and the person hurried upstairs.
"Hey, Eunuch Chun, why are you here? Why didn't you say hello in advance? It's a big mistake for me to miss your welcome." When he just arrived at the second floor, Fang Ba had already rushed down from the third floor, followed by Jiang Yiping.
The two looked polite.
"I'm feeling bored in the palace. Let's go out for a walk. I'll take a look when I pass by." Chunxiang smiled slightly and followed the two of them upstairs.
There is a VIP room on the third floor. Those without status cannot get in. It is generally closed to the public on weekdays.
This was not the first time that Fang Ba and Chunxiang met. A few days ago, after Chunxiang escorted his salary to Beijing from Taiyuan, he went straight to the south of the city to find Song Siyang and reveal his identity.
Song Siyang did not dare to neglect, so he summoned Fang Ba and other twelve eunuchs to hold a banquet to entertain Chun Xiang that night.
"The factory boss will wait for you to stock up on grain, and the money will be paid when he comes back." This was Chunxiang's first sentence.
Fang Ba and others did not dare to neglect, they did not dare to neglect what Chang Yu told him, and they did not dare to neglect Chang Yu, his confidant, because at this time, Chunxiang was already the little eunuch who worked as a food supervisor.
Ever since Chang Yu rose to the top, not to mention the current eunuch Lao Liu who was in charge of Shangshan Supervisor and bowed his head when seeing Chunxiang, the entire harem, the 12 supervisors of the fourth department, eight bureaus, and the twenty-four yamen, except for the chief eunuch Wang Chengen,
Even the eight eunuchs who met him had to address him as Eunuch Chun. Who dares to call him Little Chunzi again?
Eunuchs generally don't like wine, but Chunxiang, who followed Chang Yu, also had a special liking for tea, so Fang Ba brewed the best black tea in Xianjulou: "Eunuch Chun Warms Up".
Chunxiang thanked him, looked around at the decoration of the building, took a few sips of tea and said softly: "Master Eight, how much grain have you collected, and do you still have enough money?"
"I don't dare to call Eunuch Chun like that," Fang Ba quickly stood up.
Chunxiang smiled slightly and motioned for him to sit down and talk.
"About 50,000 shi, (one stone in the Ming Dynasty was about 95 kilograms)" Fang Ba said with a little twist on his face, and glanced at Jiang Yiping next to him: "To be honest, money is indeed a bit tight."
"Fifty thousand dan is far from enough." Chunxiang frowned: "Can Mr. Ba contact some southern grain merchants to purchase directly or directly send people to set up a purchase point south?"
"This..." Fang Ba was in trouble.
"Eunuch Chun, this matter is simple to say, but not easy to handle. There are many ways to purchase grain, and we don't know much about it. However, Song Siyang specializes in this business, so it shouldn't be a big problem, but the most important thing right now is
Money is tight," Jiang Yiping stood up and said.
Chunxiang nodded slightly: "Don't worry about the money. If everything goes well, the factory manager will return to Beijing in a few days."
"Ah, the factory owner is coming back." Fang Ba and Jiang Yiping had joy on their faces.
Chunxiang nodded slightly. In these few days, the food issue is still the most important thing. You can go back to Song Siyang to discuss it first, and then take action as soon as possible. You also know that it is very inconvenient for our family to be on duty in the palace.
When I show my face, I still have to look up to you.
"Mr. Chun made a serious statement. We are all members of our own family, and it is wrong to see outsiders," Fang Ba and Jiang Yiping said quickly.
"I heard that because our family is hoarding grain, prices have risen slightly and some colleagues are jealous and looking for trouble?" Chunxiang blew the tea in the cup and asked lightly.
Fang Ba was shocked. The people in Dongchang are really awesome. They know all the troubles. It seems that even though they are a family, he and others are still stared at by the people in Dongchang.
How could he not understand that Chunxiang was beating them up?
"No matter how jealous those bastards are, how dare they touch us?" Fang Ba sneered.
Chunxiang also smiled slightly: "We are not afraid of trouble, but don't raise prices too high. Once the trouble gets bigger, people will complain and it will look bad!"
Although he didn't say who had a bad face, both Fang Ba and Jiang Yiping understood instantly, and even broke into a cold sweat in an instant: "Yes, yes..."
After chatting for a while, Chunxiang took his leave.
"Eunuch Chun, it's getting late. Why don't you stay here and go back tomorrow? We have superior guest rooms..." Fang Ba tried his best to persuade him to stay. It was almost late at night and he didn't believe that Chun Xiang could come back at this time.
Palace, after all, he is not Chang Yu. After being locked up, the only one who can enter and exit the Seven Emperors City at will is the factory official.
"I don't need to trouble you anymore, Master Eight. We have a place to go." Chunxiang smiled slightly and said goodbye.
Fang Ba and Jiang Yiping were sent outside the building. Seeing that Chunxiang only had one eunuch driving the carriage, they offered to be escorted by their subordinates, but Chunxiang declined.
On a snowy street, a carriage slowly disappeared on the street.
In front of the gate of Xianju Tower, Jiang Yiping and Fang Ba looked at each other, and both of them smiled, Chang Yu is coming back!
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I wish everyone a happy Chinese Valentine's Day and pay attention to your waist at night (to be continued)