Borrow the day to change the day

Uncle Cai's face suddenly became paler, and beads of sweat began to gather and flow down.

Wang Yan met at the side and took over the topic and said, "Master Hou, just now we were discussing about transporting grain to Shaanxi. But there are many thieves and bandits over there, and they are worried about safety!"

When the butlers heard this, they were overjoyed, and quickly nodded in agreement: "Yes, yes, I am waiting for the grassroots to worry about it!"

When Zhong Jinwei heard it, it turned out to be like this.The disaster situation in Shaanxi is serious, and relief is urgently needed.If the non-governmental self-adjusting commodity transportation can operate normally, no matter what, it will always alleviate the disaster to a certain extent.

But with the thieves together, the caravan dared not pass.The amount of goods coming in will be reduced, the disaster will not be alleviated, and there will be more thieves, so the caravans will not dare to go there. This has become an endless loop.

He frowned and asked, "Why don't you seek help from the government?"

The housekeepers looked at each other and dared not answer. It took a certain amount of courage to say something bad about the government in front of the government.

This is the second time Wang Yan has dealt with Zhong Jinwei, and he knows Zhong Jinwei's kindness better than them, which is different from other officials.So he replied to Zhong Jinwei's words: "Master Hou, they can't afford to ask the government to send an army to escort, that, that small business, is not enough to toss around on the road."

When Wang Yan said it, he didn't dare to be too straightforward, but he also conveyed the meaning to Zhong Jinwei. [

Zhong Jinwei sighed inwardly after hearing this, but this phenomenon is actually reasonable. If the magistrates in Daming had truly made decisions for the people, thought for the people, and didn't want to seek personal gain, the world would not be what it is now.

On the surface, he remained calm, and said to these people who were still kneeling on the ground: "That's all right, I'm going to Shaanxi, you follow us, with the white pole army guarding your safety, and we won't accept you at all." Any fee. But on one condition."

After the dialogue between Wang Yan and Zhongxing Hou, Uncle Cai has calmed down, knowing that thanks to Wang Yan, he escaped a catastrophe.

Now hearing Zhong Jinwei say that there is no charge to escort them, such a cheap thing, I don't know if the conditions will be difficult to meet, and he replied a little timidly: "Please show me, Lord Hou."

Uncle Cai and the housekeepers are in the same state of mind at this time, and dare not directly refuse.Hou Zhongxing solved the problems they raised for them, and then they asked for words, which would easily make people suspect that what they just said was not the truth.

They were afraid that Hou Zhongxing would find out that their original purpose was to trade with Fan Yongdou. Otherwise, the army could take them all down in the blink of an eye, and they might even implicate their family and the main family.

"After you arrive in Shaanxi, you have to sell at the designated place, and you can't ask for a price. I promise to make a profit for you, but I can't make too much hard-earned money of the victims. In addition, if the victims are in your reasonable profit If you can’t afford it within the scope, the government will give real money to buy it, and you won’t make a trip in vain, how about it?” Zhong Jinwei asked them with a smile, not wanting to force them.

Hou Zhongxing's words are not too much, whether it is from the standpoint of the government or the standpoint of doing business, it is reasonable.

It's just that the butlers originally wanted to make a lot of money, but if they followed the conditions that Zhongxing Hou said, they would not make as much money as expected, and they were a little hesitant.

Gu Baichuan had long seen that this group of people was not pleasing to the eye, and now seeing Zhongxinghou offered a very generous condition, but this group of people was still hesitating, he couldn't help shouting: "Why, are you still not satisfied?"

These housekeepers have been reprimanded by Gu Baichuan before, and now they are reprimanded again. Looking at the angry eyes of the other party, they realized that this is the East Factory servant who is more ruthless than Jin Yiwei. They nodded in fright, but said for a while. I can't speak.

Although it is close to Datong Mansion, there are quite a few people who have seen the world, but none of them have been overwhelmed by Jin Yiwei and Dongchang Fanwei in a short period of time.

"Your Majesty, thanks to the blessing of His Majesty, Caomin has made some money and wants to go to Shaanxi. Caomin is determined not to make any profit, but to do his part for the disaster victims in Shaanxi." Wang Yan was touched by Zhongxinghou's words , not only for the sake of the disaster victims in Shaanxi, but also for the sake of businessmen like them, so I came up with the idea of ​​doing a good deed, which can be regarded as accumulating blessings for myself.

The housekeepers secretly groaned after hearing this. Wang Yan said that if they still counted on higher profits, it would be too inhumane in comparison.

When Zhong Jinwei heard this, a sincere smile appeared on his face, and he said to Wang Yan: "Yes, there are Shanxi merchants who are collaborating with the enemy and traitorous country in Ming Dynasty, but there are also Shanxi merchants like you who are pitiful and compassionate. What's your name?" [

Wang Yan was very happy to be praised by the Marquis of Zhongxing, and replied: "The humble surname of the grass people is Wang, and their name is Yan."

Those housekeepers dared not be negligent at this time. If it was too late and Wang Yan said excitedly that he had donated all his goods, what would they do?As a result, these housekeepers agreed to go to Shaanxi, leaving Wang Yan no chance to speak.

Zhong Jinwei didn't think too much about it. If these businessmen can enter Shaanxi, it can alleviate the disaster situation in Shaanxi to a certain extent, and it can be regarded as a kind of folk disaster relief.

He said to these stewards: "I will stay in Datong Mansion for a few more days, you take the food to Datong Mansion first, and set off together after I finish my work."

After finishing speaking, he turned his head and said to Gu Baichuan: "You ask Xie Dong to send some brocade guards to help them go to Datong Mansion, so as not to be embarrassing on the way."

"Of order, Lord Hou." Gu Baichuan agreed, then called a servant, and went to the front to deliver the order.

When the housekeepers heard this, they complained secretly, but there was nothing they could do. It seemed that it was impossible to reduce the number of cars.

Zhong Jinwei cupped his hands at the housekeepers and said, "So, see you later."

Then he stopped staying and urged the horse to move forward.

"Congratulations to Zhongxing Hou." Wang Yan shouted first, mobilizing the housekeepers to send Zhong Jinwei off together.

Zhong Jinwei was thinking while urging the horse forward, but did not speak for a while.

Behind Zhong Jinwei, Gu Baichuan hesitated to speak, and finally couldn't help but said to Zhong Jinwei: "Master Hou, I see that the words of this group of businessmen are not true, and I'm afraid there may be something inside."

Zhong Jinwei turned his head to look at him, smiled and said: "If we care about everything, we will be unable to move an inch. The officials of the Ming Dynasty, the army of the Ming Dynasty, the businessmen of the Ming Dynasty, and even the people of the Ming Dynasty all have various problems. Now we We can only focus on the big and let go of the small, and solve the big problems first."

After hearing this, Gu Baichuan didn't speak any more, and sighed inwardly, while Ma Xianglin beside him also looked thoughtful.

After a while, Zhong Jinwei turned his head and said to Gu Baichuan: "After arriving in Datong Mansion, you can go to the local yamen to issue an announcement, saying that the army will escort merchants to Shaanxi for free to do business, and the conditions are the same as before. More merchants In the past, disaster-stricken areas had one more supply.”

"Yes, Lord Hou." Gu Baichuan answered with cupped fists.

"Fan Yongdou's warehouse has a lot of supplies that can be used in the disaster area, but the journey is too long, and we are in a hurry, so we can't deliver them." Zhong Jinwei sighed.

"Master Hou, we still have to pay the army and eliminate the thieves. We can't take care of too many things." Ma Xianglin persuaded Zhong Jinwei on the side.

"Master Hou, don't you plan to send some of the victims to Zhangjiakou, but the supplies there can also be used for disaster relief." Gu Baichuan also reminded.

"Okay, don't worry about it, let's go, first pay the military salary of Datong Mansion." Zhong Jinwei cheered up, stopped thinking about it, and urged the horse to move forward.

After the army passed by, the team members began to stand up, but their legs and feet were sore, and it took a long time to stand still.

"Uncle Cai, everyone, I'm leaving. I have to go home quickly, and then I'm going to buy some things, and then I'll meet you all." Wang Yan bid farewell to the housekeepers with an excited face.

Although the housekeepers complained a little about Wang Yan's performance in front of Zhongxing Hou, they didn't dare to show it at this time.Not only did Wang Yan relieve them of their siege and avoid their potential danger, but he is now a registered person in front of Zhongxinghou. In other words, Jinyiwei, Dongchang Fanservants, etc., come here and arrest them. Collaborating with the enemy and treason, that is the crime of beheading.

The butlers had no choice but to smile and send Wang Yan off respectfully.

After a while, Jin Yiwei, who stayed behind, came over from the rear of the car and urged the butlers to go to Datong Mansion.

Time passed quickly, Zhong Jinwei only stayed in Datong Mansion for three days, and set off after he was busy with paying his salary.

After hearing the word of mouth of Zhongxing Hou, the merchants joined some, but the time was too short, and the number and scale were smaller than Zhong Jinwei estimated.

Zhong Jinwei didn't wait any longer, and ordered [-] soldiers from the Datong Mansion to escort the caravan, while he and the Baigan Army cleared the way ahead to Shaanxi.