Chapter 373 Trap (1)
?Although Emperor Hongzhi has passed away, the Zhang Huangqin Street, next to Deshengmen Street, is as lively as it was back then. "" Queen Mother Zhang dominated the harem when she was the queen. Now that she has become the queen mother, the Zhang family is naturally even more popular. Even if the little emperor's grace to the Zhang family is not too excessive, but in the eyes of those who are flattering, Zhu Houzhao is only fifteen years old and has a long life in the future. She is still filial to Queen Mother Zhang and will never treat her uncle badly. Therefore, these days, Zhang Zong, who came to the Shouning Marquis' Mansion, said that the person who proposed marriage with Zhang Jingxuan and his sister had already broken the threshold.
The civil servants were noble, and the Zhang family had two marquises who were just relatives, so naturally no one would come up to marry each other, but the noble family was different. On this day, Zhang Heling, the Marquis of Shouning, came back from outside. When he got out of the sedan chair, he saw his wife sending a plump lady out. He never paid much attention to the relationship between these female relatives, so he just nodded to repay the gift. After entering the door, he learned that it was for his daughter's marriage, and his face suddenly turned ugly than the bottom of the pot.
Mrs. Shouning knew her husband's emotions. After she welcomed the people into the main room, she held back all the maids and servants, and then asked with expectation: "Master, can you see the Empress Dowager and the Emperor this time when you enter the palace?"
"Of course I'll see you!" Zhang Heling answered stiffly, and after taking a sip of water, he couldn't help but put the teacup in his hand heavily on the small table. "For the sake of that unscrupulous girl, I was scolded by the empress dowager, and then I was scolded in front of the emperor. It was all you, I must think that the Zhao family is just a hereditary commander. The girl married in a bad mood and asked me to ask the emperor. As a result, the emperor scolded me for only looking at the family background and not the people, and said that he chose Jing Xuan for thousands of choices! Okay, I was thinking that the girl was just a little free and did not leave the house, so why did she get married to others? It turns out that the emperor has a share in this matter!"
As soon as she heard the truth of the matter, it was so sensational. Mrs. Shouning was stunned. When she thought of her daughter who was golden and jade-leafed, she wanted to marry a family with no other outstanding advantages except hereditary salary, she couldn't help but cry and said, "Master, there is really no way to do this? Jingzuo is still young after all, and I don't know that life is difficult. Otherwise, you go and ask the Queen Mother again. Maybe the Queen Mother won't watch the Emperor make a fuss?"
"The emperor has already left his words and immediately asked the Silijian to draft an order to give the marriage. The empress dowager was angry again. Jingsuo didn't know the importance of it. He said that he would be serious if he didn't care about this matter, you should prepare for the marriage yourself!" Zhang Heling was so angry that he remembered another benefit he had today. His mood finally improved a little. "However, the emperor still remembered that I was his uncle after all. In the past, the 12th Regiment Battalion and the Beijing Battalion, Wuding Hou once handed over the matter of the soldiers changing cotton coats this winter. I don't know who led the matter to the emperor. Hey, the emperor is quite the same as the late emperor in this regard. He scolded Gui Xun, but he still gave this matter to me without saying a word."
Although Mrs. Shouning Hou was worried about her daughter, her husband's future was naturally the most important thing. Seeing Zhang Heling's face calm down, she quickly asked a few questions. After learning that Zhu Houzhao was indeed generous in general and passed the road, she couldn't help but put her hands together and recited the Buddha several times, then smiled and said, "The master said that this matter had been found. Now, as long as the price is negotiated, the matter can be done beautifully. With this start, the master will not have more opportunities in the future?"
"That's right, I am the emperor's uncle, and I am not like those ministers who fight with the emperor all day long. If I don't look at him, can I still go to others? It's a pity that in our Ming Dynasty, this relative cannot be involved in military power, otherwise I would not believe that being a general who leads troops would be worse than those people with my ability..."
Speaking of this, Zhang Heling suddenly remembered what Li Rong sent someone to say to him. It is naturally unrealistic to say that the Zhang family will have another queen. However, if the future queen is to the Zhang family, at least it can protect the Zhang family from being rich for another twenty years, this condition is really touching! He has to plan how to convince his queen mother's sister!
Early the next morning, when Zhu Houzhao's decree to give his cousin Zhang Jingfeng the marriage was coming, the husband was happy, but he couldn't help but feel a little confused. The eldest son of the Shouning Marquis reluctantly began to prepare a dowry for his daughter, and then attracted the confidant Qian and the other mothers to discuss how much betrothal gifts the man should give. As a man, Zhang Heling became a hand-off manager. After receiving the order, he gave the things to his wife, and then hurried out with a few followers. If this matter was done smoothly, at least 100,000 yuan would be left in his pocket. At that time, let alone a daughter, she would have all the dowry to marry two or three daughters!
It is said that it is to do military supplies, but Zhang Heling is a dignified marquis, so he naturally would not really surrender to the nobles to meet the merchants. It is better to say that he is the same as always a hand-off manager as before. Zheng San, who had been with him for many years, ran in front of him and entered a newly discovered romantic nest.
Unlike the ordinary Chuguan girls in the market, the top brands here are not completely power-oriented. He worked hard for a long time to get warm all night. Now, in a time of ties, in comparison, all serious things are secondary.
Therefore, as soon as he entered the gate of the gold-selling cave, he ordered Zheng San without looking back: "All the matters over there will be left to you. In short, if you bite to death, you will be given 50,000 taels, and there will be no extra penny. If this matter is done, I will immediately reward you with the girl you liked before, and I will also reward you with the small courtyard in the west of the mansion."
"Don't worry, Master, the younger one must do his best."
He nodded and bowed and sent Zhang Heling into the door. Zheng San lowered his head and gradually raised his mouth to look at Zhang Heling's proud look surrounded by stars. He felt as if millions of ants were crawling in his heart, and he couldn't tell whether it was painful, itchy or uncomfortable. This business was completed. Zhang Heling, the Marquis of Shouning, could earn 100,000 taels without even moving a little finger, but what he allowed was only a girl and a unique yard, which was not worth a piece of it. Thousand taels. Thinking of this, his face turned a little different. When he retreated outside, he led his horse over and rode his horse all the way to a street selling silk cloth on the east side of the street under Gulou. He broke into the backyard of one of the cloth shops.
"Boss Wu, I have tried my best to persuade the Marquis. I will leave this big deal of 150,000 cotton robes to you!"
"Oh, thank you Brother Zheng!" Boss Wu smiled for a moment and asked Zheng San to sit down with great care. He quickly ordered his subordinates to send tea, and then he smiled, "I said that if you put that matter on ordinary people, you naturally hesitate to compare the goods. But if you put it on the marquis, he chose, who dares to say that the Empress Dowager is the Marquis's sister, the Emperor is the Marquis' nephew, and can he still turn his elbows out?"
"Stop talking nonsense! I took on such a big business for you. The benefits you promised me before were not enough to pay 10,000 taels or a cent. Otherwise, some of them on this street were doing cloth and cotton business, and I could only look for others!"
"This..." Boss Wu looked embarrassed for a moment, and it was obvious that Zheng San was sitting down calmly and drinking tea. He hesitated for a while, and finally said with a heavy focus, "Okay, ten thousand taels are ten thousand taels! However, since Brother Zheng wants benefits, I have another thing to ask for, and it is just a matter of raising your hands."
Seeing Zheng San looking at his eyes a little vigilant, Boss Wu smiled and sat down beside him, whispering: "This year, the annual growth of Jiangnan and other places is very bad. The cotton is half less than in previous years. Even the price of cotton has increased by 30%. If you follow the price you said before, plus the benefits of your ten thousand taels..."
Before he could finish his words, Zheng San jumped up: "You said it well last time. Now you want to change your mind? It's only 50,000 taels, not a single point. If you can't do it, I'll go find another family!"
"Master Zheng San, listen to me, listen to me!" Boss Wu hurriedly stopped Zheng San, pressed the person down, and then took a box full of snacks, then smiled, "I didn't say no. What I mean is that what you told the Marquis before was probably difficult to maintain. I have some goods from a few years ago, but the cloth is very old. If Master Zheng San is willing to speak in front of the Marquis and ask the Marquis to take care of one or two, wouldn't it be?"
Zheng San nodded slightly, his face relaxed, but he thought secretly. The reason why he found Boss Wu was because he was so brave and the price offered could make Zhang Heling the most profitable, so that he could show his ability. But Zhang Heling squandered two-thirds in one breath, and only gave only 50,000 taels of cotton robes. He had no good goods at all. How could Boss Wu be willing to lose money? He didn't have to go to the labor camp to lobby for his marquis, just said that the marquis nodded, got the benefits of 10,000 taels before he could tell the capital. Even if the matter was defeated, it was the business of Zhang Heling and Boss Wu. As long as he could successfully escape to Guangdong, the sky was high and the emperor was far away, he was better to be a rich man there than to be a servant for a lifetime!
Thinking of this, he thought about it for a long time, and then he reluctantly said, "Well, I'll talk about this to the Marquis. If the Marquis agrees, you will have to pay a lot of money to me first!"
Seeing Zheng San's anxious look, Boss Wu secretly felt relieved and smiled and said, "This is easy to say. As long as it can be done, I will give you money immediately. No penny will be missing!"!
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