Chapter 51 Wu Gao has arrived
It is not easy for He Xi to meet Lan Yu.
After all, He Xi got so much money from Lan Yu. Even if the war was imminent and Lan Yu didn't care, He Xi couldn't say nothing at all. However, there were all kinds of materials in the Liaodong warehouse, and even food was not too scarce. .
But there is really no such thing as silver.
Almost as soon as He Xi got the money, he went out to purchase various raw materials.
Otherwise, how could the textile factory be maintained in operation before?
He always has to give Lan Yu some explanation.
So, He Xi transformed his family's money into Liaodong's money. It's not much, about 400,000 taels, and it's given directly to Lan Yu. I think it's enough to deal with Lan Yu. Of course, this is personal.
There are also some official duties, which I won’t go into detail here.
Yang Shiqi was also in awe, he had seen a lot over the years. I have seen many corrupt officials, and I have also seen many honest officials. But I have never seen someone like He Xi who provides money to the court to do things. Don't say that He Xi is a relative of the emperor. They are closely related to the country. Yang Shiqi has seen more relatives of the emperor, but He Xi has no such idea. They are more willing to make money from the imperial court. I definitely don't want to give money.
Yang Shiqi said: "Thank you, sir."
He Xi said: "There is no need to say these words. You hurry up and arrange the shipment. I will go to Korea right away. By the way, I invite Mr. Huang to come too. In short, I still have a lot of things to arrange."
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There are three major things that He Xi needs to arrange when leaving Liaodong.
The first major thing is that production in various places cannot be stopped, although Liaodong is still tight today. But it is still possible to maintain production and move forward.
The second major event is the autumn harvest.
He Xi predicted that he might not be able to come back during the autumn harvest. So this matter must be arranged in advance. Food is determined to be the top priority of Liaodong, not the entire Ming Dynasty, whether in the south or in Liaodong. Today, Liaodong is most dependent on foreign countries for food.
Once Liaodong can be self-sufficient in food. He Xi can save an unknown amount of money.
The third major event is the military in Liaodong.
Although, the past two years have been relatively peaceful. But this does not mean that there will be no war in Liaodong. Don't say anything else. Let’s just talk about the Fushun rebellion. One can't handle it well. Also very embarrassed. Not to mention, guard Changchun Fort safely. There have been sporadic engagements.
Many times, the fight was not with the Mongols, but with the major tribes on the northeastern plains.
Sometimes, there is no intention to go south to join the invaders. It's just that when authority is lost on the grassland, chaos becomes the main theme. In the chaos, many people don't care who they are dealing with? Even if the Ming army was more than ten miles away from Changchun Fort, these people would still kill people.
Anyway, these days, it’s deep in the mountains and old forests. In the wilderness. Even if you are a member of the royal family, if I kill you, the murderer will not be found.
It was just a military matter, and He Xi couldn't find anyone to take care of it for a while.
He Xi couldn't help but sigh and said: "It would be great if General Ye is still here."
Yes. Ye Wang has been guarding Liaodong for more than ten years. Not only the people of Liaodong are familiar with General Ye, but also the enemies are familiar with General Ye. As long as Ye Wang is still alive, even if he is lingering on the bed and unable to get out of bed, it will be enough to reassure his superiors and his subordinates, and it will also be enough to make the enemy dare not act rashly.
Even though Ye Wang said that Ye Chen had already defeated him in military use. But Ye Wang's reputation over the past few decades is not owned by Ye Chen.
If Ye Wang was here, He Xi wouldn't have to make any arrangements at all.
It was simply saying that Cao Cao Cao Cao had arrived. At this moment, someone suddenly came to report. Said: "The new commander of the Liaodong capital, Wu Gao, the Marquis of Jiangyin, has arrived."
He Xi was overjoyed and said: "Please come quickly, please come quickly."
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He Xi didn't know that Wu Gao had been here for several days.
Wu Gao came by sea and took his own ship. Although it is said that when He Xi set out to win over Xungui, Wu Gao's father and uncle were already gone. However, after all, the Wu family also has a bit of prestige among the nobles. Although it is not as good as before, it will not bypass him.
Wu Gao is called cautious at best, and timid at worst. Regarding the matter of sailing, he just followed the trend and only bought one or two ships and arranged a butler to take care of them. Pursue not offending others. I don't expect to make much money.
But even so, over the past few years, the Wu family business has accumulated more than 100,000 taels of property. Compared with those Big Macs, they are naturally small shrimps, not even comparable to the Fang family's shop. But this business quickly took off and became the Wu family's most profitable business.
The Wu family is different from the Lu family. The two Wu brothers took their followers to Zhu Yuanzhang. This shows what? This shows that the Wu family itself is well-established. Following Zhu Yuanzhang's process of conquering the world, it is also the process of the Wu family gathering land and participating in business in various places.
The Wu family's wealth is not comparable to that of the Lu family.
Sea trade became the Wu family's most profitable business, which shocked Wu Gao, who was still observing his filial piety at the time. I also have a certain fondness for He Xi, who initiated this incident. I feel that He Xi is one of my own.
However, he was suddenly promoted several levels in a row and served as the commander of the Liaodong capital. This was a high official in the border area. This made Wu Gao hesitate.
Wu Gao never worried that he would not become a feudal official.
But he didn't expect that he would reach this position so quickly. Wu Gao felt the subtle feeling between Zhu Yuanzhang and Xungui. He was even more cautious in his words and deeds. He only wanted to keep the title passed down by his ancestors and had no other aspirations. Knowing that he is far inferior to his father and uncle.
What's more, when doing things, there are only no faults and no merit.
After all, the Wu family has been rich and powerful for generations, and now they need to maintain their status. Rather than being pushy.
Therefore, when Wu Gao knew that he was going to Liaodong, he understood the situation in Liaodong and thought more.
Wu Gao discovered a problem. Liaodong seemed to be another world, a world completely different from the Ming Dynasty, and everything in Liaodong seemed to be obscured by something invisible. When the Nanjing Central Committee discusses this and that, they don’t seem to mention Liaodong.
This is a fact that Wu Gao can't believe.
He didn't believe that in the Ming Dynasty, someone could cover the sky with one hand and prevent the subordinates from reaching the higher levels.
If anything, only two people could do it.
One is the prince and the other is the emperor.
Apart from these two, Wu Gao could not think of anyone else.
No matter which one of these two people, or both of them together, made such a situation, Wu Gao was frightened.
If he had a choice, Wu Gao would not come here. But does Wu Gao have a choice?
Of course there is none.
He can only come here. Therefore, he came quietly and walked around Yingkou several times before seeing He Xi again, and even had a five hundred tael silver note in his hand. Wu Gao was even more frightened. Without him, His Majesty has issued so many stringent laws for the promotion of Baobao, and now someone here actually establishes another Baobao.
Although no one says that issuing treasure banknotes is only the power of the central government. But this is something that is self-evident, and there is no need to add legal provisions to increase authority.
He Xi dares to do such a thing, what else can he not dare to do?
Wu Gao secretly thought: "Come on, now there are two possibilities. He Xi is the prince's man. He runs this place for the prince and uses the trick of three cunning rabbits." Then Wu Gao shook his head, thinking it was impossible, and then said to himself: "Either what? Xi is your Majesty's person. She is trying out new laws for Your Majesty. If this happens, some of the rumors between the Crown Prince and Your Majesty may not be true. What if Your Majesty really wants to depose the Crown Prince? "
In short, Wu Gao thought about it and realized that there were huge risks. However, as things stand now, he has no choice but to go ahead. The last thing he wanted to do was grit his teeth secretly and said to himself: "Never mind. This Liaodong is a dragon's pond and a tiger's den. I have to break in. Even if I lose my life here, I can't lose the title of Marquis of Jiangyin. Whatever your Majesty asks, do it." "
After some thinking, Wu Gao was prepared to face the worst case scenario. Even when he saw He Xi, He Xi called out the swordsman and chopped him into pieces, and he was ready. It's just that a gentleman will die without his crown.
But, he never expected it. The scene when He Xi saw him was a little beyond his expectation. It was so good that he couldn't bear it.
