Hong Dashou, who had made a new friend, was followed by debt collection manager Lin Shangwo. The two of them chatted while walking or not.

Lin Sangwo is a native of Yiju. He comes from a Chinese family and has learned Chinese since he was a child. His family is the backbone of the Bay Business Group. From generation to generation, he has been the secretary of the Bay Business Group, and sometimes also serves as the head of the business or the store manager.

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Hong Dashou discovered that Lin Shangwo not only spoke Chinese well, but also had many Chinese books at his fingertips. So he asked him doubtfully why he didn't take the translation exam and become an official.

Lin Shangwo smiled. He was very honest. In Yiju, the smartest and cleverest children from middle-class families learn Chinese and join the business group to work as bookkeepers, bookkeepers, and interpreters. Second class

Only then would they think about taking a chance on the southern wall of the imperial examination, and then come back with a bloody head and become a clerk in the Taiwan Business Group.

Except for those from the middle class like him, the yangban households in Yiju were not very keen on taking the imperial examination due to the inherent discrimination of the Li Dynasty against the people of the two wests, because even if they passed the examination, they would not be able to become a high official.

A yangbanhu like Hong Dezhu relies more on the halo of yangbanhu to connect with the government, traffic thieves, control business power, and finally obtain huge wealth.

The warehouse cellar of the Wansangdan main store contains more than one to two million taels of silver alone, and the exchange notes issued are worth more than ten million taels of silver. Uiju's grain, salt, wood, cloth, large and small commodities

Almost all are controlled by Gulf businessmen.

Although this is the collective wealth of the Bay Business Group, it cannot be said that Hong Dezhu is a top rich man with a fortune of tens of millions. But in fact, it is not much different. Anyway, he is very rich.

In the past, Hong Dashou wanted to buy a county with 5,000 yuan. If he scraped 30,000 yuan a year, even if he served as county guard for 30 years, he would only be worth 900,000 yuan. This is still the best situation. Compared with this, Hong Dezhu really has two classes.

Doing business with an identity has a better future.

After all, being an official does not necessarily mean you have the right, even if you are a county guard. Tieshan has only heard of Jin Jinshi, but Hong Dashou has never even heard of the county guard's name.

"I'm asking you to call me Brother Lin. You are a member of the Gulf Business Group. Is there anything else I need to prepare for my trip to Yanjing?"

"Isn't Brother Hong one of Ling Jian's attendants? There is nothing to prepare. Just serve Ling Jian well."

Of course, Hong Dashou knew that he should serve Min Tinghye well. They asked him to go to Yanjing just to take advantage of Hong Dashou's familiarity with Chinese books, proficiency in Chinese, and his status as a yangbanhu who could get on the stage.

"Other than that? You should have been to Yanjing a few times, so you won't get nothing."

"Well, our caravan following the mission naturally has to prepare a lot of things, and we even have to bring our own tents, bedding, and food. But as an attaché, you shouldn't need to."

"Ah! Isn't there even a post station building on the way to the Qing Dynasty? Or is there no accommodation provided?"

In this era, the degree of natural development in Northeast China is very low, and I dare not mention the reason only for the review. This chapter says it is best not to mention it, as it is important to save your life. Anyway, the seventh or eighth border clearance has just ended, and the exact number of Han people who died is unknown.

have no idea.

But big towns like Shenyang, Liaoyang, Guangning, and Shanhaiguan still have a large population. Especially Shenyang City, now called Shengjing, is regarded as the place where Taizu Longxing of the Qing Dynasty is located, and where the tomb of Taizu Taizong is located.

It is guarded by the Eight Banners and has a large population.

The envoys of the Li Dynasty were there to show favor to the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty. Logically speaking, they should not be denied even a place to live. Even if General Shengjing outside the Pass looked down on the Li Dynasty, he would not have made things so difficult. He did not provide food or shelter. Could it be that

Let the envoys beg for food all the way to Yanjing?

Lin Shangwo seemed to have seen too much, so he casually chatted with Hong Dashou. Talking on the way was more enjoyable than driving with the head covered.

In fact, in 1645, when Prince Zhaoxian Li Wang (can’t fight, deal with it) returned from Yanjing, the Manchu Qing Dynasty ordered the construction of buildings at the station along the XX River from Yanjing to Yizhou to provide Li Wang with Residence for envoys.

Dorgon did not approve the money to build the house, but only gave an order. At that time, the Manchu Yanjing team was also a grassroots team. It must be said that the motivation was still sufficient, and the government orders were conveyed quickly. Shengjing was also very obedient and built it at its own expense.

Later, Shunzhi, Kangxi and other dynasties went to Shengjing many times along this route to pay homage to their wild boar skin ancestors, so the building was relatively maintained to a certain extent.

But after all, the imperial court did not allocate any money, and during the reign of Yongzong and Qianlong, it gradually fell into disuse and no one took care of it. In the end, there were no tiles on the roof, the walls were broken for ventilation, water accumulated on the kang, and sewage reached knees. Some of the stations were even left in ruins. , even the whole house collapsed.

By the middle and late Qianlong reign, the envoys spent most of their time sleeping in the open air. The Manchus did not care not only about their accommodation, but also their food. They could do whatever they wanted, come or not.

The most exaggerated one time was when the envoys borrowed money to stay in a courtyard of a local family, and they asked for rent. This was normal. They gave you a nice house with a heated kang and shelter from the wind and rain, and they charged two yuan. It's natural.

But the owner of the house demanded an exorbitant price. Not only that, he locked the courtyard door and locked all the envoys of the Li Dynasty in the courtyard. They would not let them go unless they paid.

The place was unfamiliar, and the owner of the house was fierce and brave. In the end, Li Chao's envoys admitted their defeat, and two to three hundred people were taken away by one person with a lot of money.

Where can I go to reason?

As Hong Dashou is an attaché, there should be no problem with the tents. Min Dinh-hye's team will definitely bring them. But it is best to bring your own rain blankets and quilts, otherwise you may not have a bedding and freeze to death at night.

From Yiju to Yanjing is definitely not a simple tribute trip, it may even be a journey of death.

Outside the customs, due to the prosperous border trade, there are countless horse thieves, some of them even have four to five hundred riders. As for the Western Liaoning Corridor, there is no way to avoid it, and it is possible to be attacked by horse bandits on the road.

We have no food, no shelter, and our lives are in danger. But if we can’t bear to go there, there will be four or five times the huge profit, and some people are willing to go.

No one does the business of losing money, but as long as it can make money, there are many people who can do the business of beheading.

After listening to Lin Shangwo's lie, Hong Dashou felt that this man was really powerful. He could talk nonsense about the east, west, east and west without stopping for two hours. Just for this ability, he is also a character. !

If you have experience and ability, you may become the leader of the Bay Business Group in the future, and you may even aspire to the throne of the Bay Business Group.

We can make good friends, not to mention that in the next six months, I will live and eat with Hong Dashou. I just made two trips to Yanjing, so I should be as close as possible.

"By the way, Brother Hong, do you still have money?"

"Huh? What? Youdao, there are still some, but not much."

"Then you'd better try to buy some small gifts that are not too expensive and are easy to carry."
Chapter completed!