The summer night is long and hot. There is a pot of wine among the flowers in the backyard of Dongchang Yamen. Everyone toasts and gossips, and even gambles with money. It looks like a peaceful scene in the past.
But at this time, Chang Yu disappeared.
Outside the north gate of the imperial city, a group of half a hundred cavalrymen were guarding a carriage and were walking slowly. Kuang Ren was looking around warily with a sword on his back. Ji Jike was following the carriage with the handle of the sword in his hand, looking at him with the same vigilance.
Needless to say, this was Chang Yu's carriage. For the sake of safety, he brought out his own soldiers. These soldiers are all tough soldiers selected from thousands of soldiers. They can handle any situation with ease, let alone A few killers, even hundreds of killers came and gave them away.
In the carriage, Chang Yu squinted his eyes and leaned back in the carriage, thinking deeply. A few months ago when he first showed his talents, someone wanted to kill him, and even chased him all the way to the outside of the customs. Now when the limelight is at its peak, these people are even more unrelenting, and I also accidentally discovered a big secret. After peeling off the cocoon and pulling out such a situation, everyone thought that the nobles were just eating and waiting to die, but these people are not as simple as they seem. Most of the nobles are from wealthy families with a century of history and unfathomable backgrounds. ah.
But who wants to kill him after all? Chang Yu doesn't know, because he has offended too many people, and there are only a few people in the capital who have a harmonious relationship with him.
But although many people want to kill themselves, there are definitely not too many people who are really involved and have the ability. Who is it? Who is the most suspicious?
Chang Yu was mentally confused and several figures emerged.
And who is that assassin who is so elusive that even his great masters can't do anything about it, and who is under his command? He hasn't been seen for a long time, but I miss him a little bit.
Huh... Old Hu who was driving the cart tightened the reins, and Ji Jike's whisper came from outside the car: "Mr. Factory, there is a carriage on the corner in front... Hey, someone is coming down."
"Who is it? Stop!" He shouted loudly when he heard the situation ahead.
"Let him come over and get in the car." Chang Yu smiled slightly. He knew who was blocking the road. To be precise, that person was waiting for him.
It was an old friend who had not seen each other for a long time, the commander of the Jinyi Guards Wu Mengming.
"I have met the factory boss in my humble job." Wu Mengming got on the car and bowed his hands in salute. Chang Yu waved his hand and glanced at him with squinted eyes through the candlelight: "Master Wu has dark circles under his eyes. He must have worked too hard these days."
"Hey, there's nothing I can do about it. There's been a lot of trouble in the city recently. I don't dare to be careless in my humble position. I've been staring at the outer city all night." Wu Mengming complained, and Chang Yu chuckled: "That's really, fuck,, waterlogging, it's too much." .
"Hey, what did the factory owner say? Hey, it really didn't happen." Wu Mengming looked a little embarrassed and quickly changed the subject: "The factory owner sent someone to say that there is a big business to be done. What kind of big business is it?"
Whenever money or business is mentioned, Wu Mengming's eyes will light up.
"If this business is successful, it will be a huge profit. It will be far more than the total profit we make from the current business. However, the upfront investment is also large, which is not enough for you and me, so we have to attract a few more powerful people to invest in it." . Chang Yu's words have always been very confusing to Wu Mengming, but he is very confused about what kind of business requires such a large capital.
Wu Mengming was greedy for money and had made a lot of gray income in the past few months. His family was very rich. He believed in Chang Yu so much that he spent all his money and even paid off mortgage loans to invest with the young eunuch. The Badaling Chamber of Commerce was the largest one, purchasing and transporting goods for the imperial court. The military ration cycle is long and the profit is small. It is not the most profitable, but the World Entertainment City is the fastest to make money. Of course, there is also a escort agency with the Dongchang brand, but it is still in the stage of spending money to support idle people.
But even if the investment has not yet been paid back, Wu Mengming is not short of money now. He has made a lot of it overtly and covertly during the anti-corruption investigation. He now has at least 100,000 on hand, which is more than enough for normal investment.
As for how much the young eunuch had in his hands, he didn't know exactly, but the minimum was no less than 500,000. The basis was that Zhou Kui, the patriarch of the country, had 100,000 in his hands, and the old eunuch Wang Zhixin had nearly 300,000. It was hidden in a private house, and he gave it the key.
The combined strength of the two of them was worth at least five to six hundred thousand, but it was not enough. How big of a business would it be? Wu Mengming was already starting to get excited.
The carriage continued to move forward, and Chang Yu spoke loudly in the car. Wu Mengming became more and more excited as he listened, "Bank!" The business of saving money, borrowing money, and making money is indeed a good business. If it is opened in two capitals and thirteen provinces, then it will be much more profitable! Of course, this upfront investment is also huge.
"What, are you willing to cooperate with Duke Cheng? He has a problem with you..." Wu Mengming was surprised when the young eunuch got in touch with Xu Yunzhen.
"Everything in the world is for profit, and all the hustle and bustle in the world is for profit. As long as the hatred is not about killing the father and seizing the wife, almost all the hatred can be resolved with money. Since the injustice caused by money is solved, wouldn't it be wonderful to use money to resolve it?" Chang Yu Hehehe smiled.
It was still not very late, and there were people enjoying the cool weather and people enjoying themselves and drinking on the street. When they saw a cavalry guard, they knew there was a big shot, so they all stepped aside and pointed, guessing the identity of the person on the carriage.
The carriage strolled around the Chengguo Palace, and then stopped in front of a restaurant. The guards dismounted and chatted on the street. If there were any followers, they would be suspicious, but they didn't know that the young eunuch and Wu Mengming had already quietly got out of the car and entered through the back door. To the Duke's Mansion.
Xu Yunzhen did not expect that the young eunuch would be so cautious, nor did he expect that the commander of the Jinyi Guards, Wu Mengming, would come to the door. Good guy, two of the emperor's confidants are now involved. This business can be said to be a guaranteed profit.
In the secret room of the study, the four of them, Xu Yunzhen, Xu Pengyuan, Wu Mengming, and Chang Yu, chatted secretly, sometimes raising their eyebrows, sometimes expressing their feelings. During this period, Chang Yu said little, and Wu Mengming was mostly spitting.
"The war in the five northern provinces has subsided, and everything is waiting to be revitalized. It is really a good time to lend money. At this time, we should make arrangements as soon as possible and set up branches from the capital to the south, such as Tianjin, Jinan, Xuzhou, Nanjing... to build momentum in the early stage and attract high interest rates. Loan, low-interest loan, borrow and withdraw from any place, convenient and fast..."
"It takes a lot of money to absorb money at high interest rates and lend it out at low interest rates," Xu Pengyuan said, slightly worried.
Wu Mengming chuckled: "As I said, it's just to build momentum in the early stage, and then it will slowly decrease. The losses in the early stage are nothing compared to the profits later... We mainly lend money, using real estate deeds as collateral... "
"It costs a lot to set up more than ten semicolons in the five northern provinces at one go. I don't know the approximate number?" Xu Yunzhen frowned. Wu Mengming glanced at Chang Yu from a distance and whispered: "At least this number." Three fingers.
three million! Xu Yunzhen was startled and waved his hand quickly: "I really can't get this out."
"Everyone is gathering firewood, and the flames are high. Our family and the five elders can claim 500,000 yuan. How much can the remaining princes of the country come up with? If it is not enough, we will find others to help."
Xu Yunzhen stood up and walked around. He thought for a long time and gritted his teeth: "After spending all our wealth, up to one million, who will the remaining Eunuch Chang plan to find?"
Chang Yu raised the corner of his mouth: "There are very few people these days who are capable and talkative. Does Cheng Guogong have anyone to recommend?"
Xu Yunzhen was startled for a moment, then pondered: "Is the state leader Zhou Kui's family rich?"
Chang Yu shook his head: "When we do business, we look at people first and then money. Even if someone like him takes tens of millions, we won't even look down upon him."
"So...how about the British father?" Xu Pengyuan suddenly interrupted.
The British Duke was the highest duke in the Ming Dynasty. He was a truly century-old wealthy family with a profound heritage. No matter how rich and secure it was, no one dared to touch it for hundreds of years.
"The British public always keeps a low profile. He has the strength, but he may not participate." Xu Yunzhen shook his head slightly and looked at Chang Yu: "Eunuch Chang, do you want to go find out more about it?"
"No one can make a living with money, let alone clean money that is not stolen or robbed, not to mention that we all hide behind the scenes and quietly make a fortune. This is in line with the low-key style of the British public. Maybe he will be moved," Chang Yu said. : "It's just that it's more suitable for Duke Cheng Guo to go and explore the situation than for our family to go."
Xu Yunzhen nodded slightly: "I can do this for you, but I would like to ask Eunuch Chang to describe it in detail and the operation process. I will be confident enough to persuade Zhang Shize."
"That's natural." Chang Yu took a sip of tea, cleared his throat, and elaborated.
Every noble in the capital belongs to a big family. Who doesn’t have several sons? Generally, the eldest son inherits the title, and the remaining nephews also have other awards or serve in the court or the army. If several families join forces to do one thing, Whether it is good or bad, the influence and achievements are great.
For example, Chang Yu speculated that the mysterious death warrior organization was a joint effort of several big families. For example, now he is also joining forces with several big families to gather strength.
This is also the difference and brilliance between Chang Yu and Wei Zhongxian. In Wei Zhongxian's era, nobles would either rely on him or be tortured to death by him.
But Chang Yu was not like that. He also couldn't see that at this time, the honorable nobles were greedy for personal use of official weapons but did nothing about the emperor's salary. He had also thought of ways to get money from these people, and on the one hand, he would also work with some honorable men. Guiyi cooperates for a win-win situation and makes money together.
