The banquet that Zhu Chuanji set was a grand banquet, with rich dishes, and the guests were all big names. In addition to Wang Jimo, Wei Jingyuan and other Datong officials, many of the rich and powerful people in the city were invited. In this regard, Chang Yu Immediately he knew what King Dai meant, and he was overjoyed.
It's obvious that Zhu Chuanji invited these rich people here to show his favor to Chang Yu. He knew very well what Chang Yu needed most now.
Money and food!
Although he himself was a fat sheep, he couldn't catch one, so he invited many fat sheep for Chang Yu.
Invited by the king, a banquet was held for the director of the Dongchang factory. All the rich people in the city flocked to the banquet. As soon as they received the invitation, they immediately prepared a big gift and came. Those who were not invited still felt ashamed.
Chang Yu became a factory supervisor at a young age and held the power of life and death. Chang Yu was regarded as a legend in the eyes of Dai Wang and others. Compared with the previous meeting, Chang Yu was treated with more courtesy. Even his subordinates were invited to the table, such as Tang Dynasty. Potian, Cheng Ming, etc., as for Chunxiang and Jiang Quan, they always felt that they were just dogs and couldn't get to the banquet, and they refused to sit down because Chang Yu was embarrassed.
During the dinner, Zhu Chuanji and the prince always inquired about the current situation in the court and outside. Chang Yu always looked optimistic: the emperor planned the strategy and dispatched troops and generals, and with the help of the rich and distinguished people in the city, the bandits were eliminated now.
Of course, anyone can just listen to this. Over the past ten years, more and more bandits have been wiped out. Only a ghost can believe that bandits are being wiped out now. However, some clever people have heard what he meant, and the rich and powerful people in the capital are pouring their money into helping each other. Is it possible...
Sure enough, after three rounds of drinking, Dai Wang and Chang Yu intentionally or unintentionally brought the topic to the details of the Jiang Yu case and the food and salary matters. Everyone became more and more silent, and finally understood that there was no good banquet.
"Your great gift will be waived. I accept the trust of the emperor and dare not be selfish or gain any personal gain. If you are really determined, you should do your best for the country during this time of national crisis. There is no limit to how much, as long as you are determined. Really. It’s okay if we can’t borrow it like we did on behalf of the king. I am willing to guarantee it together with the Governor Wang and the Governor of the Guard!”
As soon as Chang Yu said these words, everyone knew that bleeding was inevitable today. Anyway, it was just a knife. It would be better to be more generous and appear free and easy, so they began to pledge donations. However, due to the severe drought in recent years and the loss of food harvests, these local tycoons knew very well that food The importance of the donation is that most of the donations are silver, and even those who want to donate food are miscellaneous grains. The maximum amount of silver is more than 10,000 yuan, usually around 5,000 taels, and the grain is around 100 shi.
But how could Chang Yu, a common man, let go of such a good opportunity so easily, so he took out his trump card and borrowed it!
In addition to the donations just pledged, everyone here can borrow another ten thousand taels of silver and a thousand stones of food!
Whoever was invited as a guest by King Dai was not a big family in the city. He could still borrow this little money and food. Although he was heartbroken, he still got a note saying it was a loan, not to mention that King Dai himself had lent so much. , after all, it was lent to the imperial court, and it should not be wasted. Maybe in the future, I can build a merit arch that will shine on my family. Let’s comfort myself like this.
Just like this, after a banquet, Chang Yu even borrowed more than 100,000 taels of silver and more than 10,000 shi of grain. It can be said that the harvest was not small.
It was late at night, everyone was having fun and most of them were drunk. King Dai was also very happy tonight. With a wave of his hand, he stayed all the guests in the palace and entertained them with the palace's female entertainers.
Being able to sleep in the palace and play with the palace's female artists is definitely something that can last a lifetime for the wealthy people in the city. The unhappiness of being cut off immediately disappeared.
Chang Yu knew that the purpose of Dai Wang's move was just to gain face for him, so he bowed three times to express his gratitude and left. He did not stay at the palace, but went to the governor's palace to spend the night on the grounds that he wanted to discuss military affairs. Zhu Chuanji also felt that he had not forced him to do so. Keep.
"Father, how is this man? I really can't understand how he became the factory supervisor at such a young age." Chang Yu had just left. Zhu Chuanji, who originally seemed drunk, seemed to be in a different spirit. There was no trace of drunkenness. The prince was beside him. Accompany each other.
"Although this man is young, restrained and resourceful, and although he doesn't talk much, he is a ruthless character who can kill people while talking and laughing. Since the emperor asked him to be the factory supervisor, how can he be an incompetent person?" Zhu Chuanji's eyes were deep, The expression is solemn,
The prince remained silent.
"If you have the chance, walk around with him more, you might get some unexpected surprises," Zhu Chuan said again inexplicably.
Chang Yu rarely drinks and is not good at wine. Today, he drank a lot for food and salary. When he returned to the governor's Yamen, he immediately vomited into a mess.
Chunxiang personally brought water to rinse his mouth, with a worried look on his face: "Brother Chang, you borrowed that bloody silver in the name of the imperial court. If the imperial court refuses to acknowledge the debt..." There was no one else here, and he and Chang Yu were particularly close. The words he had been holding back in his heart finally came out. He was not stupid. He knew that Chang Yu's loan of money and food was actually without the approval of the court, and the emperor did not nod. If the other party did not admit it and passed the blame, Chang Yu would be responsible for everything. The consequences are very serious, and you may be beheaded for the crime of deceiving and smearing the court.
Chang Yu smiled bitterly: "Chunxiang, haven't you seen that my brother is the one who takes the blame?"
"If that day really comes, we brothers will fly away. I, I am really worried... Let's take some money, find a remote place to stay, and spend the rest of our lives."
Chang Yu shook his head gently and looked at Chunxiang with a firm look on his face: "When the country is in trouble, everyone has a responsibility. Although we are disabled, we are not useless. We are willing to devote ourselves to the country!"
"But...I'm so scared" Chunxiang said and started to cry: "I'm so scared of the end, the end...I once heard someone say that if a cunning rabbit dies and a running dog is cooked, all the good birds will be hidden. Maybe you don't even have to wait. That day, you, you will... You said we just live in the palace and serve the master, why bother to be in the limelight?" He started to cry.
Hey, Chang Yu sighed and patted Chunxiang gently: "You are born as a man, even if you are physically disabled but your ambition is not disabled, you are either rich or famous, or you have a name in history. Do you plan to live in such a lowly manner for the rest of your life? In the future How can I see my ancestors?"
Chunxiang listened silently, but still sobbed softly. Chang Yu had no choice but to comfort him in a low voice, understanding that the little eunuch in the palace could not accept the big change in fate for a while.
At this moment, an announcement came from outside the door, and Wei Jingyuan asked to see him.
Visiting someone so late at night is of course an important matter.
"Jiang Yuan's family property has been registered, with more than 300,000 taels of cash in cash, three properties inside and outside the city, more than 100 acres of land, and more than 10,000 stones of grain..." Wei Jingyuan held a booklet in his hand and read it carefully.
Chang Yu was silent. The industry of Jiang Yu was not worth mentioning for the nobles in the capital, but it was definitely too much for the generals. He believed that people like Wu Sangui, Tang Tong and others did not have such a large industry. After all, they had been fighting abroad. It's not like Jiang Yu who has been searching the base area of Datong.
"The grain will be charged to the barracks granary, and the cash will be taken away by our family. The ones borrowed from Prince Dai's Mansion will be kept in Datong for later use." Chang Yu said lightly. Wei Jingyuan did not speak, but nodded lightly in approval.
When the rooster crows at dawn, Chang Yu gets up and washes up. He checks the arrow wound. It sounds depressing. He was injured twice in time and it was still an arrow wound. Fortunately, he has strong healing ability. Although the wound has not completely healed, it is no longer there. It's a serious problem, as long as it doesn't hurt your muscles and bones, it won't be a problem.
After eating early, they taught Xi Chunxiang and other close followers how to practice in the courtyard. After two days of rest, their energy and energy had been restored.
After a while, the team was ready, and the cash taken from Jiang Guan's house had been loaded on the car. As for how to settle Jiang Guan's family and dispose of fixed assets, it was left to Wei Jingyuan to handle. We have to rush to Taiyuan.
As for what to do with Jiang Yu's hundreds of servants, that is, his private army, Wei Jingyuan initially wanted to demobilize them, but after thinking about it, Jiang Yu felt that it was a pity. These people would be a brave army with a little training, so he Deciding to take him away, he still started as a servant, followed the team to take care of logistics, and handed it over to Luo Tang for command.
Outside the Yongtai Gate of the south gate of Datong City, the cavalry of the Fujun Guard, the Eunuch Guard, and the Tengxiang Guard filed out, and finally more than a hundred servants led by Luo Tang also rode with them.
Under the city gate, Wang Jimo and Wei Jingyuan came to see him off and greeted Chang Yu in a low voice.
"There will be a fierce battle in Taiyuan in the near future. You two should be prepared at the rear to support you with supplies and troops at any time." Chang Yu looked cautious, and the king and the guard nodded in agreement with worried faces.
Having said all that needed to be said, Chang Yu stopped talking, got on his horse, clasped his fists, and turned to leave, but at this moment, several fast horses came galloping towards him.
After a closer look, he saw that it was the Prince of Dai. He came over in a hurry and saluted Chang Yu with clasped fists: "Mr. Factory Supervisor, my father was drunk last night and was unwell and could not come to see him off. I have specially ordered you to do it for me. I wish you a good journey." .
Although the crown prince is the crown prince, he dare not be arrogant in front of Chang Yu and is always humble in his words. After all, the guy in front of me is the factory director of Dongchang.
Chang Yu didn't want to but suddenly smiled: "You and I are of the same age, so there is no need to call us factory supervisor. If we don't want to take advantage of you, just call us Brother Chang."
Well, the prince was startled and said quickly: "Isn't this good?" But he felt sad in his heart. Who do you think you are? You are just a servant of the royal family, but you asked me to call you brother. What are you thinking?
Chang Yu naturally didn't know what he was thinking. He said this to win over the king, but he didn't expect that he was very repulsive in his heart.
"When we see each other again in the future, let's get closer together. Maybe I'll take you for a walk in the capital together." Chang Yu continued to get closer.
"Well, don't you know, Mr. Factory Superintendent, that without the emperor's will, the vassal king is not allowed to leave the fiefdom..." The prince was confused. What was going on with this little eunuch? He was talking crazy.
Really, Chang Yu said happily: "You are not the king yet, so you should be outside the restriction. I will take you to the capital to meet the prince someday when I have time. Our family is very close to the prince!"
Sure enough, the prince's eyes lit up: "Thank you, factory supervisor, for your support."
Chang Yu smiled, stopped talking, clasped his fists and wished everyone in the distance, turned around, hit his horse and galloped away with his followers.
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Thank you for your support! An update today, I have something to do on the weekend, sorry!
