Ding Yunyi became more and more interested as he listened.
This is where things get interesting.
Hong Tiaoyuan was once the leader of the "Eight Tigers of the Imperial Guard" and Wei Zhongxian's right-hand man, but he fell out with Wei Zhongxian? What kind of person dares to fall out with Wei Zhongxian, but Wei Zhongxian doesn't dare to hurt him?
I originally knew that there must be a secret about Hong Tiaoyuan, but I didn't expect that his life experience would be so complicated.
"How do you know this?" Ding Yunyi suddenly asked.
"I found a small box that Hong Tiaoyuan had deliberately hidden, and found a large number of letters in it. Those were the correspondence between him and his colleagues in Jinyiwei back then." Xie Tian told the story of the discovery: "It's also
There is an embroidered spring knife specially used by Jin Yiwei, and at the same time, I also found this in that box..."
Xie Tian handed a sign to Ding Yunyi. On the front it was written "Jin Yiwei Commands Qianshi" and on the other side it was "Hong Sanfeng".
Commanding people? That is a high-ranking official of the fourth rank of Jinyiwei Zhongzheng.
In addition to one commander, the Jinyi Guards also have two commanders, Tongzhi, and two commanders to assist.
Why did Hong Tiaoyuan, a fourth-rank official with real power, later change his name and go to Penghu to become a small boss?
"The sudden disappearance of Hong Sanfeng was also a major event in the Jinyi Guards." Xie Tian said: "No one knows where Hong Sanfeng went, but they never expected that he would come to Penghu and change his name to Hong Tiaoyuan.
"
Ding Yunyi pondered: "If he is really some kind of 'Eight Tigers', why does his personality become like this?"
"I don't know about this. I have to ask Hong Tiaoyuan face to face." Xie Tian shook his head.
"I think there's something weird in this." Qin Yun frowned: "Since he was once a member of the Imperial Guard, and his personality has changed like this, is it possible that he is just pretending?"
"You can't pretend like this." Ding Yunyi returned the sign in his hand to Xie Tian: "His fear and cowardice come from his heart. He seems to be deliberately avoiding something. Hong Tiaoyuan, Hong Sanfeng,
The Eight Tigers of Jinyiwei, hehe, we actually have such a big shot beside us, Xiaojin, Beidiao, we are all blind."
As he said this, he talked about Hong Tiaoyuan's plan to clear the relationship and transfer him away from Penghu, which made Qin Yun and Xie Tian feel even more strange.
"Do you really want to leave or for some other reason?" Qin Yun asked.
"I don't know." Ding Yunyi smiled: "He kept saying that he was scared, for fear of being implicated by me, but I think it is not that simple... But no matter what, he really wants to leave
Penghu is a good thing for you and me, and we will have less trouble from now on..."
Ding Yunyi didn't know exactly why Hong Tiaoyuan became like this, whether he came to Penghu to avoid disaster or something else, but one thing was certain. At least so far, Hong Tiaoyuan had no ill intentions towards him.
But the heart of guarding against others is indispensable...
Ding Yunyi temporarily put aside his doubts about Hong Tiaoyuan. Now he has no energy to ask about Hong Tiaoyuan's life experience.
This time Zheng Zhilong came, Ding Yunyi successfully overcame a difficulty. Now that he had money on hand, the ideas that had been pondering in his mind for a long time could finally be implemented.
The missionary Sarozzi spent many days in Penghu, and he actually developed three believers. This missionary's resilience was extraordinary.
Although there are only three believers, Sarozzi is as happy as anything. In his opinion, his missionary work in Penghu has laid a good foundation, and soon these three believers will become thirty.
Hundreds...
But he seemed to have overlooked one thing. Ding Yunyi allowed him to preach in Penghu not just to spread his cause.
The most important thing is to use his identity to gain profits for himself.
Ding Yunyi called Sarozzi over and asked about his recent life. Sarozzi was in high spirits and tried his best to describe the bright prospects for the future, as if he wanted to develop the general manager in front of him into one of his followers.
Ding Yunyi listened patiently to what he said: "Father Sa, I think you have almost spent all the money you brought, right?"
Sarozzi was startled, then nodded honestly.
Indeed, although his work during this period seemed "effective", he came to Penghu without much money. In the past few days, he had to spend almost all his money on eating and buying daily necessities from the fishermen on the island.
But Sarozzi didn't care about this. If he had a choice, he would rather go hungry to spread the meaning of God.
"You can bear it, but I can't starve you to death." Ding Yunyi smiled and took out a small ingot of silver: "There are three taels of silver here, you can use it first. I am always very poor, so I can only
I’ve helped you with this.”
Sarozzi was overjoyed and collected the money: "Mr. Ba, you are a kind person and God will bless you."
"I'm not interested in your God. God won't give me money or give me alms when I'm about to starve to death." Ding Yunyi smiled slightly: "What's more, there is an agreement between you and me. I allow you to
To preach in Penghu, you have to help me do business, and whoever violates the agreement will be the real sinner you said."
Sarozzi knew very well that if he wanted to survive in Penghu, he would not be able to survive without this general support. Moreover, how to survive in Penghu was indeed a big problem.
Accepting gifts from believers was one of the sources of funds, but the people in Penghu were very poor. It was Sarozzi who used his last bit of money to help the three believers, and that was how they reluctantly became religious.
Looking at Penghu, he must have a lot of money to continue his career.
"Mr. President, please tell me how I should proceed." Sarozzi asked after calming down.
What Ding Yunyi wanted was what he said: "I bought a batch of raw silk and sugar in Quanzhou, rented two boats, and will arrive in Penghu soon. You are responsible for taking this batch of goods, transporting them to Taiwan, and selling them to those
Dutch. It is a very short journey from Fujian to Penghu and then to Taiwan. If everything goes well, it can be done in a few days. I am responsible for the funds and goods. You are a foreigner and can easily communicate with the Dutch. You will be responsible for selling the goods and then return to
Penghu.”
"Okay, Mr. Boss." Sarozzi said with a sly wink: "Then how much profit can I get from it?"
"Aren't you one of God's people? Do you still care about this?"
"Mr. General, God's people also need money."
Ding Yunyi laughed loudly. He liked dealing with this missionary: "I will give you 10% of the profit for each ship. All you have to do is sell the goods safely to the Dutch."