"You won't ask for filial piety anymore, will you? Leng Ningyun is very worried about this. He smiled broadly and said: "The line has been drawn. On weekdays, there are probably some unavoidable demands. This is a small amount of money, so you don’t need to worry about it. It's just that there are some things that I have to pay attention to on weekdays, and I can't wait for others to say everything. "
For example, although he agreed to pay respects twice during the three festivals, he still had to pay attention to what was going on in Yang's house on weekdays. Sending some water as a token of appreciation every now and then. Give fruits in winter and ice in summer. Eunuch Yang's concubine must be given a gift for her birthday. "Eunuch Yang is an eunuch and he has a concubine?" Leng Ningyun frowned.
"There are many eunuchs who have concubines," Wu Kai said. "Eunuch Yang's family has several concubines, and since 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 were far more important things than that at the moment.
Three days later, Leng Ningyun prepared four simple water gifts and went to pay a visit to Eunuch Yang's house.
This time, Eunuch Yang was very polite and acted like an elder. As long as the eunuchs in the palace can make a name for themselves, all of them are old foxes who have mastered their skills and have a certain way of dealing with people. If it weren't for Leng Ningyun, who is a modern man and has received a full education on the farm, he has a certain understanding of the eunuchs. If you fully understand it, you will inevitably have to get in for him.
Eunuch Yang introduced his adopted son Yang Tianliang to him at the banquet. Leng Ningyun didn't dare to neglect, and treated this little Eunuch Yang very perfunctorily.
The two parties drank and chatted happily until the wine was seven to eight points. Eunuch Yang then said: "I am getting old, and I have to serve in the palace all the time, and I have no time to spare. If anything happens in the future, my adopted son will say Whatever you say counts. Don't come to my house easily. If anything happens, I will send someone to tell you."
"Yes, everything is subject to Eunuch Yang's orders." Leng Ningyun said respectfully. Eunuch Yang is actually only in his fifties, but he already looks very old. Not only has his hair turned white, but his face also has many wrinkles.
"Haha, after drinking this glass of wine, I will not treat you as an outsider." Eunuch Yang lazily leaned 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 hummed a few times and then said, "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 most beautiful place under the emperor's feet, running on the streets The dogs may all be eating a share of Dai Lu, which is not as good as the southern barbarian land in Guangli. The sky is high and the emperor is far away, so you can do whatever you want. Even a few wrong words here will make you fall apart. Skin!"
"Yes, I know." Leng Ningyun pretended to be a grandson to the end and quickly stood up to bow to him.
"Thank you Mr. Yang for your teaching."
"As long as you understand." Eunuch Yang nodded. "I am old and can no longer take care of many things. Please be more careful." As he said this, he signaled and a young eunuch took out a funeral box.
"There is a greeting card inside." Eunuch Yang pointed to the box. "For ordinary people, even if they pay a thousand taels of silver, I will not give it to you. You are a high-ranking official, so you are not ordinary. Just take the good life and do your business."
"Yes, thank you Mr. Yang." Leng Ningyun quickly stood up, hunched over and took the box over, making a facial expression. Leng Ningyun quickly knelt down and kowtowed. I was very unhappy, thinking that my life was so miserable. 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 leaving the table. At the banquet, he hurriedly got on the sedan chair and hurried back to the next place.
Wu Kaidi was sent in to discuss with him.
Sentence… Eunuch Yang’s place must also be decorated. At least one thousand taels. "Wukaidi was always by his side during the banquet.
"What? It's coming again. Hu Ningyun almost jumped up. The Beijing branch hasn't even written a word yet, but a lot of money is being spent continuously. "Didn't you say that you don't need to spend more money after drawing a line? "
"That's Eunuch Yang, and this is little Eunuch Yang." Wu Kaidi reminded, "Could 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, Ji Xiang, how can you be scornful of a middle-aged man like him? Whether something is good or bad is all in his mouth." He said nonchalantly, "What's more, he is also Eunuch Yang's adopted son! Today at the banquet He even made it clear that the importance he attaches to him is self-evident."
Leng Ningyun thought that this was indeed the case, and felt very unwilling. After walking around in the study for a few times, he 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 portion is half less."
"Maybe I have to show him half of the dry stock. If Leng Ningyun thought that, it would ruin the original plan.
"That's not necessary. Eunuch Yang doesn't have the intention." He said in vain, "Eunuch Yang wants to pay for it, 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 all very naughty, so we have to Defend."
"I know. I'll put it down when the gift book is opened later..." Leng Ningyun nodded,
He suddenly felt unhappy. Now he seemed to be inseparable from Wu Kai Di. After arriving in Beijing, he simply obeyed the words of this naturalized assistant. The problem was that there was almost nothing wrong with what Wu Kai said.
In the next few days, Leng Ningyun, accompanied by Li Luoyou's steward, searched for a suitable house in the city as the location of the bank.
In the old time and space, Leng Ningyun had visited the "Great Capital" more than once. Now that he had come to the predecessor of the Great Capital, it was still the same place, but it was completely different. Even when he came outside the Forbidden City in the old time and space, he found 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 mud all over your feet. point. You can often see "a handful" and "a handful" of Luo Luo stumbling leisurely on the street. They carry heavy cargo, most of which is coal produced in the Mentougou area. Beijing relies on this coal to survive the severe winter.
Only the sweet and sour candied haws on a stick looks the same as 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 political and economic center of the country's largest city, and its domineering atmosphere. This feeling became even stronger when he was walking on the street in a sedan chair and looking at the cornices of the tower in the distance.
This imperial capital will one day fall into our hands. He was thinking silently in the sedan chair. Capturing this ancient capital was a highly politically symbolic matter, but many senators did not intend to establish their capital here. First of all, this is not a very suitable location in terms of natural conditions and geographical conditions. Secondly, many elders also regard Beijing as the base camp of "feudal evil".
"There is too much mud and muddy water." Leng Ningyun muttered. Thinking of dealing with Eunuch Yang these past few days, he hated Ming Dynasty and Beijing even more.
The aftershocks of Jianlu's entry into the Pass have gradually passed, and there has been no further action from the Houjin side outside the Pass.
The "rebellion" in Shaanxi has not yet formed a climate, and can only cause chaos in the west. As for the "rebellion" in various places, although there are many, most of them are swirling and not causing much shock. Although the She'an Rebellion once shook the southwest, it has not been affected since After She Chongming was defeated and fled to Shuixi, he was no longer a major scourge and could not be suppressed for more than a few years. Zheng Zhilong on the southeast coast also accepted the appeasement. Therefore, in recent months, the situation in Beijing has remained Relatively calm.
Accompanied by Wu Kaidi and the manager of the Li family, Leng Xieyun 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, Chengwan Street Temple, Dengshikou and other famous lively and prosperous places. Conduct on-site exploration to see if there is a suitable location for opening a bank.
You don’t need to be in a bustling place to open a bank. Banks do not rely on stores to do business. However, in order to facilitate merchants to issue tickets and exchange tickets, they cannot be too far away from the commercial area. Finally, we chose a place outside the front door. It was in an alley next to the street and was easy to find. It was originally a pawn shop, which 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, leaving only this empty house.
Leng Ningyun looked at the house. Including the backyard, there were three courtyards and four side courtyards. Because it was a pawnshop in the past, the building is very solid, and the walls and foundation of the house are all made of stone strips. There is a warehouse at the back dedicated to storing various pawn items, which is tall and sturdy. There is a well in the backyard but the water is bitter.
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 special "sweet water houses..." and watermen will deliver it to your doorstep every day.
For people living in Beijing, buying water and food is also a huge expense.
Leng Ningyun took a look at the house and felt very satisfied that opening a bank had very high security requirements. If an ordinary house is to be used, it will cost a lot of money to renovate it. The renovation cost of this house is not much. Immediately, the decision was made through Li Luoyou's manager and the house was bought for four hundred taels of silver. @.
