Jinyi champion

Chapter 114
From Jiujiang Fucheng Dehua to Nanchang Fu by land, you take the official roads of De'an and Jianchang. Along the way, there are places of interest such as Lushan Mountain and Poyang Lake. The scenery is beautiful and prosperous.

There is an endless stream of caravans coming and going, and the post houses and villages and towns passing by are very lively. There are gongs and drums, lion and dragon dances everywhere. What is even more surprising is that at the beginning of the new year, there are people giving porridge and medicine, which seems to be a folk custom simple.

Even Zhu Niang couldn't help expressing emotion: "Jiangnan has rich cultural heritage, after all, it is not comparable to Jiangbei. If you live in such an educated place for a long time, you will be much happier physically and mentally, and Xiaohao's studies will also benefit greatly."

Zhu Hao really wanted to say, after a few years, when King Ning's Rebellion broke out, bandits broke out everywhere, and the people were in dire straits, looking at the depression in Jiangxi, I'm afraid he wouldn't have such an idea.

The "cousin" Mrs. Sui arranged to accompany her was somewhat disdainful of the stability and prosperity of the place, and would shake her head and sigh from time to time.

When I settled down in the small town at the foot of Lushan Mountain in the evening, there happened to be someone outside the inn offering porridge. Not only refugees can receive porridge, but also nearby farmers. There are men, women and children, and there are not a few people with families. As long as everyone has needs, The porridge shed will deliver a big bowl full, and adults and children squat or stand, snoring and drinking non-stop.

Zhu Hao couldn't help the curiosity in his heart, and leaned over to have a look. The porridge was very thick and steaming, it wasn't pretending.

"...I wish King Ning a blessing like Donghai Shoubi Nanshan, you can get porridge if you say this."

Just when Zhu Hao was about to go back to eat, he heard an adult teaching a child by the porridge shed.

Zhu Hao was very curious, at this time Madam Sui's cousin came over, Zhu Hao leaned forward and asked in a low voice: "Can I ask, why do you want to bless King Ning when you receive the porridge?"

The woman looked disdainful: "This is just a way for King Ning to buy people's hearts. In the past few years, King Ning has often made such tricks in Nanchang Mansion and surrounding areas. It seems that he is a very kind person, but he doesn't know..."

Because there are many people who come to receive porridge nearby, how can anyone slander the benefactor in front of the beneficiary?In addition, she didn't know Zhu Hao very well, even though she was just a child in front of her, she only spoke half of what she said.

It was only then that Zhu Hao knew that it turned out that the porridge and medicine donations were all sent by Prince Ning's Mansion.

Looking at it this way, King Ning is a very good man. If he didn't know that he would rebel in a few years and cause Jiangxi a lot of trouble, he might have been deceived by this "good deed".

But it’s nothing more than giving out porridge. It’s really cheeky to ask someone to greet you before distributing it. I’m afraid that others will not know that you are doing good deeds?
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Zhu Hao didn't take it seriously.

Originally, the matter had nothing to do with him, he was just a passer-by, and he was one of the few people who knew that King Ning would definitely rebel against him, so he sneered at King Ning's actions, but why did Mrs. Sui's cousin have such great hostility towards King Ning? The matter is debatable.

Early the next morning, Zhu Hao asked his mother to find out about this woman.

The other party was a little wary, but thinking that Zhu Niang could do business with Su Dongzhu, he must have a strong background, and he was also ordered to inquire about Zhu Niang's background. If there is no sincerity, how can we communicate with each other?

"My concubine's surname is Fei, and she was betrothed to someone else. Unfortunately, my husband died early before we were married. I can't bear the fact that my husband's family turned to his relatives. I have settled down in Jiujiang Mansion for several years. Madam can call this concubine a lotus girl..."

The woman was courteous and introduced herself to Zhu Niang.

She thought that when she said this, the ignorant woman in front of her would not have any reaction, but Zhu Hao, who had never paid attention to Zhu Niang, felt agitated in her heart.

Zhu Hao asked with a smile: "Sister is from Guangxin Prefecture?"

Liannu was very surprised: "You...how did you know?"

Zhu Hao said with a smile: "I heard from my master that there is a scholar named Fei University in Guangxin Mansion who is respected by everyone in the court. Now Xiu Mu is studying at home, and he is admired by everyone in the world."

The "Scholar Fei" that Zhu Hao said was naturally Fei Hong who had been in the cabinet, but now Fei Hong did not serve as an official in the court, but returned to his hometown. It was not until after Jiajing ascended the throne that Fei Hong became an official again. And ranked first after the ceremony.

Liannu heard that Zhu Hao respected Fei Hong very much, and Zhu Hao's explanation was reasonable. After all, Fei's surname is not a common surname, and there are not many famous people with the surname Fei in Jiangxi, so she nodded and said, "Mr. Fei is He is an uncle of the family, and my concubine met him several times when I was young..."

This statement seems very sincere, and Zhu Hao then clarified from the timeline that Fei Hong returned to his hometown in the [-]th year of Hongzhi to keep the system, and returned to the court in the [-]th year of Hongzhi. Wasn't the lotus girl "in childhood" at that time?
Fei Hong is also considered a celebrity in Jiangxi. His younger brother, that is, his cousin Fei Cai married the granddaughter of Lou Liang, a great Confucianist in Shangrao, Jiangxi. When Hong was in the court, he tried his best to discourage the return of King Ning's guards, and also suggested that King Ning might have a different heart and asked the court to be careful. He was hated by King Ning. When Fei Hong returned to his hometown, King Ning sent someone to set Fei Hong on fire. boat.

The Fei clan and Liang Zi of Prince Ning's Mansion are considered to be married, no wonder Liannu's face is filled with disgust when she mentions Prince Ning.

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Go all the way to Nanchang Mansion.

The closer it is to Nanchang Fucheng, the more prosperous it is. It seems that this is the capital of Gyeonggi. King Ning seems to want to show in this way that he has made great achievements in assisting the court in governing the region.

If this scene is seen by those ignorant censors, why don't you hurry up and praise King Ning's family and country feelings in the first performance?At that time, the courtiers around the emperor will flatter and praise him, and the Emperor Zhengde will not order to praise him?
I am afraid that at this time, no one would have thought that the well-known King Ning would turn his back on him. On the contrary, those who attacked King Ning would be considered by Emperor Zhengde to be jealous and malicious.

As for the frequent bandits in Jiangnan and Jiangbei, they all occurred in Huguang, southern Jiangxi, and western Zhejiang. The world also thought that bandits were deterred by King Ning's prestige and deliberately avoided them.

Nanchang Mansion is in a state of prosperity, so the government naturally cannot tamper with the business travelers in the past. If the exploitation is too much, who will come to do business?How to create false prosperity?
There are no bandits to be seen, the folk customs are simple and honest, and even the officials greet people with smiles...

In the past, the caravan specially chose to take the official road of Nanchang Mansion, and there was no other way. Only Ning Wang Mansion’s radiation area was safe, and there were basically no robbers along the way. Although taxes still had to be paid, the price was extremely fair. Money buys peace, why not do it?
King Ning disrupted the surrounding situation, then waited at the door of his house to collect the money, and even won a good reputation, which is simply killing multiple things in one fell swoop.

Zhu Hao and his party arrived at the city of Nanchang smoothly.

Before entering the city gate, Yu San went to inquire about the rules of entering the city and the process of the upcoming lobby meeting, and reported to Zhu Hao when he came back.

"...It doesn't cost money to enter the city, but when you leave, you may have to pay per person, six coins per person... If it's too expensive, we can leave the apprentices and helpers who don't come to power outside the city, and take them with us when we leave... ..."

Zhu Hao laughed and said, "It's only six cents per person, there's no need to haggle over pennies and bahts, let's go to the city together to join in the fun."

Yu San nodded: "I heard that the hall will start on the fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year's Eve, and perform continuously for a month. The troupe selected may perform at Prince Ning's Mansion around the twentieth of the first lunar month. At that time, the nobles in the mansion will come Watching, the scene must be very lively."

"Yes." Zhu Hao nodded.

Everything did not exceed his expectations.

Prince Ning's Mansion summoned troupes from all over the country to Nanchang, which not only enriched the cultural life of the people in Nanchang, but also raised a wave of prestige and favorability, and also wanted to select the best troupe to give to Zhu Houzhao to bribe the current emperor.

Different from ordinary criminals who show their viciousness all the time, King Ning is relatively well hidden among the conspirators.

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Zhu Hao asked Yu San to take the troupe into the city first, while he returned to the carriage, ready to enter the city with his mother and aunt.

At this time, beside the driver, Zhu Niang was talking to Liannu.

Liannu wanted to test Zhu Niang's details, and suggested that after entering the city, she could help contact a batch of low-priced goods and ship them elsewhere to sell for arbitrage. Zhu Niang didn't make a decision right away when her son came back.

Zhu Hao and his mother got into the carriage together, and Liannu also returned to her own carriage. Afterwards, the convoy started and drove slowly towards the city gate.

Zhu Hao asked about the conversation between Zhu Niang and Liannu, Zhu Niang said: "She said that Nanchang Prefecture has developed commerce and trade, and there are many merchants in the past. They have a large number of goods in their hands, but they don't necessarily take them with them. Many stay on the lake and river. If you negotiate a deal, you can get the goods, whether you ship them to Huguang or Nanzhili, you will have a lot of money...Xiaohao, what do you think?"

Zhu Hao said with a smile: "Isn't it hard money to make money in business? We don't even have a warehouse in Nanchang, so where do we put the goods after we take over? Besides, we don't have a fleet or convoy. How can we ship them out of Jiangxi? Do you want to act as a middleman and then sell it to others? I'm afraid it will be difficult to make a profit!"

Zhu Niang immediately understood: "That's right, Niang was so confused by her, she actually thought it was a good deal."

Zhu Hao knew that this woman was usually very shrewd, and being able to be persuaded by Liannu to be a businessman showed that the other party was good at deceiving people. This woman's ability to gain a foothold in the male-dominated society of Daming was definitely not as simple as just being able to settle accounts.

Aunt Li hugged her daughter and asked puzzledly, "Why does she want to negotiate business with us?"

Zhu Niang said: "Come here together, let's talk about how to do business, is there anything wrong?"

Zhu Hao smiled and said: "Mother, she just wants to know what kind of business we are in, and by the way, find out how much money we have from you, and then see how we do business... I really thought she would sincerely introduce the seller to us ? Why doesn’t she make money herself?”

Everything is afraid of being awakened by discerning people. After Zhu Hao analyzed Liannu's mind, Zhu Niang completely gave up her plan to cooperate with Mrs. Sui.

It is estimated that this mother is thinking about how to spend her money. It is best to buy a property in Nanchang, settle down, and train her son to become a man...

This kind of thinking has too many limitations, and it is difficult to jump out of the framework of small peasant thinking, which is really not advisable.

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Getting into town went smoothly.

Because the convoy had no cargo, the tax officials guarding the city gate didn't even bother to look at it. After entering the city, they found an inn to settle down. Zhu Hao's first thought was to rent a yard as soon as possible.

The opera troupe also needs a folk courtyard for residence and daily training.

But before that, Yu San was going to contact Prince Ning's Mansion, which was equivalent to signing up for this lobby meeting, and what he brought with him was not Chang Zaiyin, the old musician in charge of the troupe, but Troupe Master Long.

Leader Long seemed to be the leader of the whole troupe, he didn't know that he was being used by Zhu Hao, and Pidianpidian followed Yu San.

After returning, Yu San did not rush to find Zhu Hao. Instead, he settled the opera troupe first, and then found the local Yazi through the relationship of the Cao Gang. He learned about the situation of the people's house, and reported to Zhu Hao when he came over at night, but Zhu Hao Not satisfied.

"Little brother, the theater troupe rents the courtyard, you can do whatever you want, but we need to rent here for a longer time... Even if we live here soon, we will pay more than half a year's rent at a time, and we can't rely on outsiders, we have to find it ourselves... You can ask along the street to see where there is a yard for rent."

Zhu Hao has his own logic.

Yu San was puzzled: "I'm living here soon and still paying so much rent? Why?"

Zhu Hao smiled without explaining.

Nanchang Mansion is a place of right and wrong, so it is not allowed to stay for a long time, but he wants everyone to think that their mother and son will live here for a long time, not only to numb the Zhu family, but also to numb potential enemies such as Prince Ning's Mansion.

Be prepared!
(End of this chapter)