Section 95: The Weakness of the Lonely Hanging Capital
Chapter 95: The feeling of weakness in Guxuan Capital
"You won't want to show filial piety anymore, will you?" Leng Ningyun was worried about this.
He smiled wildly and said: "The bar has been drawn. It is inevitable to have some demands on weekdays - this is small money, I don't need to care about it. It's just that there are some things that I need to pay attention to on weekdays, and I can't wait for everything.
Open your mouth."
For example, although he agreed to give two tributes on three occasions, he should always pay attention to what is going on in Yang's house on weekdays. He would give some water every now and then to express his feelings. He would give fruits in winter and ice in summer. Eunuch Yang's concubine must give gifts to her for her birthday.
Gift--
"Eunuch Yang is an eunuch and has a concubine?" Leng Ningyun frowned.
"There are many eunuchs who have concubines," Wu Kai said. "Eunuch Yang's family has several concubines, and Aunt Bian is the most favored. The gifts given to her should be extra heavy."
How the eunuch wants his little wife to be used has become a suspense for Leng Ningyun. But there are many more important things than that at the moment.
Three days later, Leng Ningyun prepared a simple gift of four colors and went to Eunuch Yang's house to pay her respects. This time, Eunuch Yang was very polite and had the air of an elder. As long as the eunuchs in the palace can make a name for themselves,
, all of them are well-trained old foxes, and have the ability to confuse people when dealing with others. If Leng Ningyun wasn't a modern person, and had received a full education on the farm, and had a full understanding of eunuchs, he would have had to get around him.
Eunuch Yang introduced his adopted son Yang Tianliang to him at the banquet. Leng Nigyun did not dare to neglect and treated this young Eunuch Yang very perfunctorily.
The two parties drank and chatted happily, and when the wine was about seventy-eight percent full, Eunuch Yang said:
"I am old, and I have to serve in the palace all the time, and I have no time to spare. If something happens in the future, my adopted son will have his say. You should not come to my house easily. If something happens, I will send it to you.
People tell you."
"Yes, everything is subject to Eunuch Yang's instructions." Leng Ningyun said respectfully. Eunuch Yang is actually only in his fifties, but he looks very old. Not only is his hair white, but there are also many wrinkles on his face.
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"Haha, after drinking this glass of wine, I will not treat you as an outsider." Eunuch Yang leaned lazily on the back of the chair, and the two young eunuchs lowered their heads, one tapping his legs and the other tapping his shoulders. He felt comfortable
After snorting a few times, he continued, "I don't know what your group of people are doing in Qiongzhou Mansion, and I don't want to know. But you have to know: this is the city of Beijing, the best place under the emperor's feet, and there are dogs running around on the streets.
Maybe you all get a salary, which is not as good as the southern barbarian land in Guangli, where the sky is high and the emperor is far away, so you can do whatever you want. Even if you say a few wrong words here, your skin will peel off!"
"Yes, I know." Leng Ningyun pretended to be grandson to the end, and quickly stood up and bowed, "Thank you, Mr. Yang, for your teaching."
"It's good that you understand." Eunuch Yang nodded, "I'm old and I can't take care of many things. You should be more careful." As he said this, he gestured and a young eunuch took out a greeting box.
"There is a greeting card inside," Eunuch Yang pointed to the box. "For ordinary people, even if they show their filial piety, I will not give you a thousand taels of silver. You are a high-ranking official, so you are unusual. Just take the good life to do your business."
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"Yes, thank you Mr. Yang." Leng Ningyun quickly stood up, bent over and took the box over, making a fuss about it. Leng Ningyun quickly knelt down and kowtowed. He was very unhappy in his heart, thinking about how his life was going.
It's so sad. If I had known better, I wouldn't have made the fuss about being sent abroad. It's really hard to live this life where I have to kowtow at every turn.
"Haha, I will see your business flourish from now on." Eunuch Yang squinted his eyes and smiled.
Leng Ningyun was obedient, and after the banquet was over, he hurriedly got on the sedan chair and rushed back downstairs. He passed Wu Kaidi in and discussed with him.
"Little Eunuch Yang's place also needs to be decorated. At least one thousand taels." Wu Kaidi stayed with him during the banquet.
"What? We need to spend money again." Leng Ningyun almost jumped up. The Beijing branch hadn't finished yet, but a lot of money was spent continuously. "Didn't you say that you don't have to spend any more money?"
"That's Eunuch Yang, and this is little Eunuch Yang." Wu Kaidi reminded, "Can it be the same thing? Didn't you understand what Eunuch Yang meant?"
Wu Kaidi was born as a slave and was called "old man" by those with higher status than him.
"Of course I understand what he means. From now on, I will let Little Eunuch Yang serve as the contact person."
"That's right. Think about it, how can you look down on him as a middle-aged man? Whether a thing is good or bad depends entirely on his mouth." Wu Kai said, "What's more, he is also Eunuch Yang's adopted son! Today is the banquet.
It was also specifically stated above that the importance attached to him is self-evident."
Leng Ningyun thought that this was indeed the case, and felt very unwilling. He walked around the study room a few times and said angrily: "Okay, let's give him a generous gift."
Wu Kaidi reminded: "On weekdays, if you have Eunuch Yang, you have to prepare a portion for him. The weight is half less."
"Do I have to give him half of the dry shares?" Leng Ningyun thought that this would ruin the original plan.
"That's not necessary. Eunuch Yang doesn't mean that either," Wu Kaidi said, "Eunuch Yang wants to pay for his debt, but it's not good to overdo it. He thinks you are weak and can be bullied, and he will take advantage of you. The eunuchs are very shady.
You must be on guard against it.”
"I know. I'll put it down when I open the gift book later." Leng Ningyun nodded, and he suddenly felt a sense of unhappiness. Now he seemed to be inseparable from Wu Kaidi - after arriving in Beijing, he became very familiar with this naturalized person.
The civilian assistant simply obeyed what he said. The problem was that there was almost nothing wrong with what he said.
In the next few days, Leng Ningyun, accompanied by Li Luoyou's manager, searched for a suitable house in the city as the location of the bank.
In the old time and space, Leng Ningyun came to the "Great Capital" more than once. Now he has come to the predecessor of the great capital - the place is still the same, but the appearance is completely different. Even though he came to the outside of the Forbidden City in the old time and space
While there, he realized that there were many differences between this place and the Forbidden City he had seen before.
The appearance of the Forbidden City is old and dirty. Although the streets are wide, they are mostly dirt roads. It rained a few times in the spring, and everywhere you go there is mud. If you don't take a sedan or a car, you will get your legs and feet covered in mud.
Point. You can often see "a handful" and "a handful" of leisurely hobbling camels on the streets. They are carrying heavy goods, most of which are coal produced in the Mentougou area. Beijing relies on this coal to survive the severe cold winter.
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Only the sweet and sour candied haws on a stick looks the same as it did in the old days - of course Leng Ningyun doesn't dare to eat it, not only for health and safety reasons, but the candied haws on a stick is often covered with sand brought by the spring breeze.
However, even though it was dirty and muddy, from the day he entered Beijing, he could feel the extraordinary layout and grandeur of the country's largest city, the political and economic center, and its domineering atmosphere. He sat down
This feeling becomes even stronger when the sedan is walking on the street and looking at the cornices of the tower in the distance.
This imperial capital will one day fall into our hands. He thought silently in the sedan chair. Capturing this ancient capital is a very politically symbolic thing, but many senators do not intend to do so.
The capital was established here. First of all, this was not a very suitable location in terms of natural and geographical conditions. Secondly, many senators regarded Beijing as the base camp of "feudal evil".
"There is too much sludge and muddy water." Leng Ningyun muttered. Thinking of dealing with Eunuch Yang these past few days, he hated the Ming Dynasty and the city of Beijing even more.
The aftershocks of Jianlu's entry into the Pass have gradually passed, and no further action has been seen from the Houjin side outside the Pass. The "rioters" in Shaanxi have not yet formed a climate, and they can only cause chaos in the west. As for the "civil uprisings" in various places, although there are many, they are mostly
Although the She'an Rebellion once shook the southwest, it is no longer a major disaster after She Chongming was defeated and fled to Shuixi. It can only be suppressed in the past few years. The southeast coast
Zheng Zhilong also accepted the appeasement. Therefore, the situation in Beijing has remained relatively calm in recent months.
Accompanied by Wu Kaidi and the steward of the Li family, Leng Ningyun visited the Forbidden City and visited Qipan Street - he remembered that Li Zicheng had encountered some resistance here when he entered Beijing; he also went to the East and West Fourth Archway and the City God's Temple.
, Dengshikou and other famous bustling places. Conduct on-site exploration to see if there are any suitable locations for opening a bank.
Opening a bank does not require a busy and bustling place. The bank does not rely on stores to do business. However, in order to facilitate merchants to issue tickets and exchange tickets, it cannot be too far from the business district. Finally, a place was selected outside the front door, in an alley next to the street.
Inside, the place is easy to find. It was originally a pawn shop. It used to be the property of a certain eunuch under Wei Zhongxian. After the Nine Thousand Years of Misfortune, the pawn shop was confiscated, valuable things were confiscated, and all worthless things were stolen.
This is the only empty house left.
Leng Ningyun took a look at the house. Including the backyard, there were three courtyards and four side courtyards. Because it was a pawnshop in the past, the building was very solid. The walls and the foundation of the house were all made of stone strips. There was a special storage in the back.
The various warehouses for pawning are tall and sturdy. There is also a well in the backyard - but it is bitter water.
The groundwater in Beijing is basically bitter water with high mineral content and is not suitable for consumption. Drinking water, also called "sweet water", can be bought from a special "sweet water house", and the waterman delivers water to your door every day. For people living in Beijing,
It is said that buying water and food is also a huge expense.
Leng Ningyun looked at the house and felt very satisfied - opening a bank has very high security requirements. If an ordinary house is to be used, it will cost a lot of money to renovate it, but the renovation cost of this house is not much. He made a decision immediately.
Through Li Luoyou's manager, I bought the house with four hundred taels of silver.