Wanli Youming

Chapter 227

Chapter 227

Wang Changgeng has always been quick-witted, so he quickly understood Liu Quexian's meaning, and patted him on the shoulder: "You are really amazing, other gentry can't do it because of the new policy of abolishing preferential treatment and exemption." Instead of cutting expenses, you see an opportunity to increase profits and grow the business."

"Knowing people's diseases and solving people's difficulties, this is taught in the book, and I also apply what I have learned. I naturally have to do what the people need. The demand for cotton cloth increases, so naturally I have to produce more cotton cloth."

Liu Quexian said with a smile.

Wang Changgeng asked again: "How did you come up with the idea of ​​earning the money of the village households first, and then the city people?"

"I learned from Haibutang. He can organize rural households to encircle town gentry. I can also use this method to do business, all for the benefit of the people."

Liu Quexian replied.

Wang Changgeng nodded as if he had realized something, and asked again: "What do you want me to do?"

"You pay money to partner with me."

"It costs a lot of silver to buy a lot of cotton."

Liu Quexian replied.

Wang Changgeng laughed: "How can I have money?"

"You don't have silver, but you can borrow it!"

"You are the grandson of Wang Fuxian, and you know a lot of gentry. Now these gentry have strictly limited the interest of Qingmiao Loan due to the reduction of rent and interest. I am afraid that there is no place to put a loan with higher interest. If you introduce me to them, Let me borrow their money, and with your guarantee, they will definitely be willing."

Liu Quexian said.

After hearing this, Wang Changgeng thought for a while and said, "Then I will take [-]% of the shares!"

Liu Quexian nodded.

Wang Changgeng was overjoyed because of this, and said: "Well, after the New Year's Eve, in the name of going to Beijing to study at the Imperial College, I will take you north to meet some big cotton producers in the north!"

As he said that, Wang Changgeng said again: "I can't stay here for long, because it's the [-]th New Year's Eve right now, and my family requires that I have to go back before dark, so I can only say goodbye."

Therefore, Liu Quexian bid farewell to Wang Changgeng, and only had the New Year's Eve dinner with Laidi and a group of maidservants.

And on New Year's Eve.

During the New Year's Eve dinner, the Jinyiwei, which had been arranged in advance in Nanzhi, also began large-scale arrests of those who had instigated civil uprisings behind the scenes, plundered business travelers, and even smashed, looted, burned, raped, and plundered. Straight Haoyou.

Because only at this time, these powerful people will get together with their families, even those who are studying abroad will come back early.

After all, this is an unchanging tradition in China.

Except for those who are officials and soldiers, there is no one who will not go home for the New Year.

Therefore, it is the most reliable to catch people at this time, and it is also the least easy to catch people who miss.

Jin Yiwei even specially sent undercover agents in advance, taking advantage of the opportunity of these rich and powerful families approaching the Chinese New Year, all the complicated things required a lot of part-time workers, and sneaked in under the name of part-time jobs, and found out which manor these rich and right big families would celebrate the New Year , or maybe the whole family is celebrating the new year in Beijing.

Therefore, on the day of New Year's Eve, a large number of Jinyiwei, who had hibernated in advance, suddenly appeared from many streets and alleys, rushing towards these places where the rich and right gathered like a fixed point.

"Step aside!"

"Get out of the way!"

"Jinyiwei takes people!"

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When Wang Changgeng was returning to the city, he saw a large number of Jin Yiwei holding torches, running towards him, and shouting at him and the passers-by on the official road.

Wang Changgeng had no choice but to ask the boy to pull the carriage to one side and get out of the way.

At the same time, Wang Changgeng saw with his own eyes that a large group of Jinyi guards stopped at the home of Gu Bingren, an official and gentry who was planning to marry his sixth daughter.

Bang!

Then, Wang Changgeng saw with his own eyes that the gate of the Gu family was knocked open by Jin Yiwei, and a large number of Jin Yiwei rushed in, arresting anyone they saw.

"Need to divorce!"

"The engagement must be terminated immediately!"

Wang Changgeng was terrified. After thinking this way, he hurriedly ran back on foot, and explained the matter to his father when he got home.

At this time, the Gu family was listening to a play and eating delicacies in the lobby.

People wrapped in silk, satin and emeralds filled the whole room.

The interior of the house is even more brilliantly lit, and there is a dazzling array of gold objects and jade articles.

And soon, a house slave came in and reported that Jin Yiwei had raided the house.

Gu Bingren was so frightened that he stood up dumbfounded, and not long after, he saw a large number of guards in Jinyi barge in.

Among them, Bai Yiqing, who was in charge of copying the Jinyiwei Qianhu, also walked in with the imperial decree: "According to the decree, Gu Bingren, the official inspector, has failed my kindness, colluded with officials in the court and bandits, instigated civil uprisings, intended to obstruct the new deal, and disrupt my country. , confiscating the whole family for treason!"

"how come?"

"How did the imperial court know?"

Gu Bingren murmured.

But Gu Bingren was puzzled for a while, then suddenly understood, and cursed: "Wang Yuanyu, Shenwu County, you shameless bastards, you must have betrayed my Gu family!"

"Put it up!"

Bai Yiqing only gave an order at this moment.

Then, two Jin Yiwei came and took Gu Bingren away, and forcibly tore off the jade wrench on Gu Bingren's thumb, so that Gu Bingren's thumb was covered in blood, and he screamed in pain for a while.

"You eagle dogs, you treat Jinshen like this! It's disgusting!"

Gu Bingren, who had been detained, had just come out wearing shackles. When he was walking on the white snow field, he saw Ma Weiming, who was an official in Nanjing, also being detained during a heavy snow day.

Gu Bingren couldn't help shouting: "Magong! You were also copied?"

"Of course it is!"

"Those unscrupulous and shameless people betrayed us. Even the private garden I just bought in Nandu was known by the Jinyiwei, and even I knew about the Chinese New Year in Nandu. Otherwise, with Jinyiwei's own strength, how could I Find out where I am celebrating the New Year so quickly!"

Ma Weiming replied loudly, and then he said to Gu Bingren weeping bitterly: "Gu Gong, we shouldn't, we shouldn't be such an early bird! Now it's useless to let those mediocre people work together with the court to eat us , we also have to beg them to take in our female relatives! Woohoo!"

"Gu Shibo!"

At this time, Wang Changgeng came over suddenly, and after escorting his Jinyiwei captain for a silver coin, he got a chance to talk to Gu Bingren alone.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Wang Changgeng said to Gu Bingren: "My father has already burned the letter discussing relatives. My father means to forget about this marriage. Please don't bring it up again. As compensation, our Wang family will At that time, Miss Six will be bought into the mansion and continue to be raised as a young lady, and my nephew will treat her as his own sister, so as to prevent Miss Six from being sold to farther places in the future. It's better to live in another country, and in my house, she won't be too wronged."

Gu Bingren nodded, and Wang Changgeng had no choice but to cup his hands, and said in tears: "Please tell your father, I am very grateful! In addition, tell him that the temple field of Mingyuan Temple in the west of the city is actually the field of my Gu family, and I let it out for their presidency." The house slave is originally Miss Liu's baby brother, and the fields there are entrusted to your Wang family to take care of them, it is considered as the cost of raising my Miss Six, and it is a dowry for marriage in the future."

In many cases, ancient Buddhist temples and Taoist temples mainly served as a trust for many wealthy gentry.

Therefore, Gu Bingren can also arrange some property for his daughter at this time.

Wang Changgeng was ordered by his father to come here for this purpose, and he bowed his hand in return, and then hurriedly left in a carriage.

But Gu Bingren couldn't help sighing up to the sky, seeing the growing snowflakes, and the torches stretching like two long dragons to the end of the sky, said: "It's really nothing to take advantage of these bastards!"

In any case, Hao You, Ma Weiming and Gu Bingren, who were behind the scenes, were completely copied and imprisoned.

And this also dealt a big blow to the gentry who had not yet had their homes confiscated, including the gentry from other provinces other than Nanzhi.

Because of this, they all confirmed the determination of the imperial court to carry out the New Deal, and they dared not do anything out of line, but only instigated other gentry to do it, and they were all much more honest.

Fuyong in many places said: "If you are a villain, you will know how to be vigilant, and the wind of encroaching on debts will be less rested."

This also makes the resistance to promote the integration of officials and gentry in the whole country to pay food and errands become very small.

However, the number of gentry adoring Buddha suddenly increased a lot. According to Hai Rui Bao, the number of Buddhist temples in the Nanzhi Susong area has increased greatly, and it has become common practice to donate land to build temples and nunneries.

(End of this chapter)