Song Siyang knew that Chunxiang was Chang Yu's confidant and the second-in-command of the Dongchang. He and the eunuch were in charge of the outside and the inside. They were as close as brothers. As for Lao Wu, needless to say, there must be something big happening when these two people suddenly come. He didn't dare to be slow and hurriedly welcomed the two of them into the inner courtyard, muttering to himself what was going on this early in the morning.
Magpie comes to the door!
Chunxiang and Wu Mengming smiled at each other, then looked at Song Siyang: "Let's make a big deal together!"
Song Siyang raised his eyebrows, thinking that the twelve Taibos in the capital had joined forces to become the Imperial Merchant, and the business of purchasing military rations for the imperial court was big enough. What would these two men do now?
Octopus is Octopus. The Twelve Taibao are supporting thousands of brothers, so they are safe, but there are hundreds of people under Dongchang who are waiting for food, so they have to make a living and do some business to support their families, but Dongchang is The yamen in the imperial court could not do business in public, so they had to go public and go public!
When Song Siyang heard this, he realized, that's it, no problem, what kind of business do you want to do?
Escort agency!
In the turbulent years, merchants need to escort goods and money, and large families need to take care of their homes. The market demand is very large, but there are very few companies that provide this kind of business. This is what Chang Yu and Chunxiang thought about after a night of careful consideration. out of business.
The Escort Agency was officially recorded and registered with the Industrial and Commercial Bureau (Court) during the Qianlong period. Shanxi native Zhang Heiwu was known as the founder of the Escort Agency and was Qianlong's martial arts master. Later, with the encouragement of Emperor Qianlong, he founded the Xinglong Escort Agency. This was the first escort bureau in history to be registered with the imperial court, specializing in armed escorts for wealthy people, escorting banknotes, jewelry and other valuables. This was the earliest escort bureau in China. Once the later escorts saw bandits on the mountains in the distance, they would shout: "Hewu, the escort will leave, and Jianghu will return safely in half a year." In Shanxi dialect, "Hewu" and "Black Friday" are homophones.
However, some people have researched that the Escort Bureau was originally established by Fu Qingzhu, Gu Yanwu and Dai Tingshi to fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty to protect merchants and escort supplies, but there is no official recognition.
It doesn't matter who eats the crab first. What's important is that crabs can be eaten, and not many people eat them, but there are a lot of crabs. What is certain is that the escort agency is a very scarce business but the market is huge.
So Chang Yu decided to open a bodyguard agency to support Dongchang.
Chunxiang told Wu Mengming early in the morning, and Lao Wu immediately agreed to buy shares. Chang Yu had expected this. As long as you lay a bait for this guy, he will bite it 100%, and then Wu Mengming came to discuss with Song Siyang. this matter.
After some discussion, the three of them made a decision to set up an escort agency outside the front door in the name of Octopus. It was called the Octopus Escort Agency. The Twelve Taibo people were in charge of it. Dongchang and Jinyiwei Jiuyi opened shares for the real big boss behind the scenes. .
It is normal for the escort agency to have a government background. This business has to deal with all kinds of religions. In addition to the bandits who robbed along the way, there are also Jianghu Rangers. But the most important thing is to rely on the big tree. This is why many Jianghu people are targeted by the government. If you live in an escort agency, you are not allowed to go in and pick up people, because there is a large backstage behind every escort agency.
For example, the backend of the Huiyou Escort Bureau, the largest of the eight escort bureaus in the late Qing Dynasty, was Li Hongzhang. The security of his home was entrusted to the Huiyou Escort Bureau. Song Yanchao, the founder of the Youyou Escort Bureau, was from the Shenji Camp and had a good relationship with the military.
Although Li Hongzhang's backstage is strong, it is only a backstage, but the bosses behind the Octopus Escort Bureau are Dongchang and Jinyiwei. Based on this alone, no one in the black and white circles dares to cause trouble. Now Chang Yu is going to open the Octopus Escort Bureau, and its business scope is in addition to Escorting goods and money, protecting merchants from traveling, and also providing care for homes and homes. It can be said to be a modern express delivery company and a security company combined into one.
The three of them discussed from half noon to noon. They really felt more and more that the market in this industry was vast and promising. After discussing in detail, they made a decision and arranged wine and food for lunch.
"The governor went south to suppress the bandits. Before leaving, in addition to explaining the establishment of the escort bureau, he also hired a job for Octopus." Chunxiang talked about the construction of official toilets while eating. Song Siyang was overjoyed. Even Wu Mengming was elated. He was As a major shareholder of Octopus, the more projects Octopus takes over, the more he earns, and the more he shares, so he is naturally happy.
"It's true that the rich water does not flow to outsiders." Wu Mengming raised his glass and drank deeply, saying bluntly that the young governor had a flexible mind and left the construction of official toilets to the Ministry of Industry. Firstly, the project took a long time and secondly, the cost was high, but it was directly given to him. It's different if it's done by private enterprises. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone. It can complete the project quickly, save money for the court, and make money for your own company. It's simply not wonderful.
"Master Wu, the plague has been raging in the capital recently. We must not neglect the cleaning work. Before leaving, the factory boss also said that it is impossible to rely on the people's consciousness alone. Supervision is needed. You are so generous, go and give the military and horse department a check. call".
Wu Mengming chuckled: "The grandson of the Bingma Division has recently been in the hands of the Jin Yiwei. He must take advantage of the opportunity to obey and do his best."
"Look at what you always said, it seems that we avenge private revenge, right? Aren't we all working for the emperor?" Chunxiang smiled and said to Song Siyang: "There is one more thing."
"My lord, it's okay to say so," Song Siyang thought to himself. The magpies coming to the door one after another are all good things.
It was not a happy event, but Chang Yu wanted to buy land and build a house in Panjiayao, more than ten miles southeast of the city. It was not appropriate for Dongchang to come forward, and there was no suitable manpower in this area for the time being, so he asked Song Siyang to negotiate in person, and then get it done. A construction team went to start work.
After several searches, although Chunxiang didn't say it explicitly, Song Siyang knew roughly that Chang Yu didn't buy land and build a house for himself, but to house the wounded, or to be precise, to house the injured and retired eunuchs.
After being injured and retiring, the palace is definitely not a place to stay for a long time. What will the imperial city become after a long time? Emperor Chongzhen may not be willing to spend money to support these people in vain. After all, looking at the problem from the emperor's perspective is another perspective. One general will succeed. How could he care about the quality of life and survival of a few eunuchs, let alone an emperor? If you turn the palace into a nursing home for disabled eunuchs, he will definitely not agree!
But if they were allowed to leave the palace, most of the eunuchs would be orphans. Even if they were not orphans, they would be looked down upon by the world and not tolerated by their clansmen. Most of them would die lonely and depressed, and life would be very difficult if they were disabled.
Chang Yu couldn't bear the fact that these brothers who fought with him side by side and lived and died together eventually died in desolate loneliness. He wanted to build a nursing home to take in these disabled retired eunuchs and give them a home.
But he didn't expect that decades later: the world didn't know that Panjiayao was pointing to Zhongguan Village in the southeast!
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