Chapter 434: Suzhou Royal Chamber of Commerce (Part 1)
In the second year of Tianqi, Yuan Chonghuan entered the imperial center as the imperial disciple of Sun Chengzong and served as the preparation for Ningyuan's military service.
At that time, a saying was circulating in the court: "The king will surely destroy the enemy and strengthen the Liao Dynasty."
I think it was at that time that the court inside and outside the court felt that Yuan Chonghuan's ability was stronger than Xiong Tingbi.
But no one expected that the one who laughed the last was the unpopular Xiong Tingbi. Yuan Chonghuan was imprisoned after just one year of serving as Ning Yuan Bingbei.
At the end of the third year of the Apocalypse, after nearly half a year of delay, another major imperial examination case that swept half of the imperial court, Yuan Chonghuan's case came to an end.
No matter how Yuan Chonghuan made his sophistry, the imperial edict issued by the Ganqing Palace was finally finalized.
At noon the next day, the Ministry of Justice was sentenced to death by Yuan Chonghuan, the general of the Ministry of Justice, who was "unstopped the order and had an affair with Jianzhang", and was sentenced to the head of the Nine Borders.
This was November of the third year of the Tianqi period. Half a month after Yuan Chonghuan's death, the Liaodong governor Xiong Tingbi wrote a thousand words in his writings, and the brilliant news triggered the Ming Dynasty's officialdom.
From August to December of the third year of Tianqi, after the defeat of the Battle of Fuyu, the Later Jin retreated all the way and withdrew from the entire Liaodong.
Xiong Tingbi directly changed his previous style of fighting, led his troops to fight, and commanded the Liao army to advance rapidly, taking advantage of the opportunity to recover his homeland for hundreds of miles of Liao.
At this point, the court was in a state of peace, and except for congratulating the "martial arts" of regaining Liaodong, no one mentioned how capable Xiong Tingbi was.
Now it seems that Zhu Youxiao made arbitrary decision when he ascended the throne and Xiong Tingbi ruled Liao, which was actually a very foresighted move.
At this time, Sun Chengzong made another suggestion, namely, to build the Liaoshen defense line.
The so-called Liaoshen defense line is to use Songjin as the depth and Liaoshen as the hub to restore Ningyuan City. From Balipu to Jinzhou, through Liaoyang, go straight to Kuandian Liu Fort, and contact a large fortress running through the entire Liaodong of the surrounding 247 Forts.
For a time, there were big talks between the court and the disputes continued.
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At this time, Jiangnan was also doing things in a hurry.
After signing the trade treaty last time, on the way back, Huang Huatang also involved in a major imperial examination case in the capital and gained a lot.
For him? The most received goods this time was not gold and silver? It was the emperor's focus and cooperative relationship with Xu Xianchun.
Who is Xu Xianchun? That is the commander of the Jinyiwei!
At the time of the major scientific investigation case, a businessman from Huang Huatang participated in the major case? He left a heavy news in it. Soon it was known to everyone in Suzhou.
And in the scientific investigation case, Huang Huatang clearly stated his position. Although he had made many enemies, he stood with the Jinyiwei and many Imperial Party officials.
Having this relationship? Huang Huatang walks with wind!
Huang Huatang originally planned to take a boat to go directly through the canal? But not only that, after he got on the boat, he suddenly decided to walk back to Suzhou.
It was not a walk. Huang Huatang bought a donkey in a village in Jifu for twenty taels of silver, and rode it on it and walked slowly south.
I went all the way, sometimes fast and sometimes slow? It was not until December that I reached the periphery of Suzhou.
Huang Huatang is a person who likes to see the scenery on the roadside very much.
As he went along the way, he would sometimes stay in a certain village for one or two days to solve some small things for the locals? He would also invest in some stores with good locations.
In his words, the reason for this is that I am used to living a rich life? I want to know what the lives of ordinary people are like? The second is that I can know what ordinary people think.
The third thing is that Huang Huatang hasn't figured out how to build this Royal Chamber of Commerce, so it needs to be carefully considered.
For him, in the past few months, he has been emptying himself and coming back to start a new life.
When he returned to Suzhou, when he heard the hawkers selling along the street, Huang Huatang felt very friendly and he didn't feel slower when walking, just to stay on the road for a while.
Listening to the noise and noise around him, he felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction.
In a blink of an eye, when he came to the door of a tall restaurant, Huang Huatang rode a donkey and walked in without thinking much.
The black donkey naturally didn't understand the two worlds inside and outside the door. He raised his hooves and walked over the gorgeous stone steps, and was about to enter the gathering place for the children of the big families.
The sound of hooves and the bells were jingling, which made the artful celebrities and rich children frown. The servant was so scared that he quickly grabbed them.
"How come you are riding a donkey and breaking into Fuchun Tower-!" The servant pulled the donkey and kept shouting words to drive him away.
It’s not that the servant didn’t know this famous figure in Suzhou City, but Huang Huatang was riding a donkey, his face was blocked by a hood, and his clothes were really not very good.
This bear-like look is hard to remind people of being the emperor's shopkeeper. No matter how you look, you look like a rough old man from the countryside to go to the market.
The man on the donkey's back pushed away the hood and showed a smiling face.
This face is the pass!
Needless to say, the servant who was still pulling the donkey just now became smiling in a blink of an eye, as if he had seen his biological father, so happy that he jumped three feet high and let go of the donkey.
"Oh, it's Mr. Huang!"
As soon as the voice came out, the servants inside quickly put away their eyes that had just looked down upon and informed them one by one.
"Old Huang, you finally came! Why did you delay for so long?"
Soon, a fat man with a big belly and a purple silk robe came down from the building, and he looked like a wealthy businessman with a wealthy belly.
The businessman shouted as he walked downstairs, and after he went downstairs, he walked over with great strides and patted Huang Huatang's body, causing a lot of dust.
His expression changed slightly, and he subconsciously moved away from it half a step, but then he grabbed Huang Huatang with a smile on his face and said loudly to the upstairs:
"The shopkeeper of Juxing No. 1 is here!"
Due to this person's identity, the servant reluctantly tied the little black donkey to Ma Peng, and took good care of it with good food.
In the private room on the second floor, which was leaning against the lake, the merchants quickly came out and saw Huang Huatang's dress as a little old man in rural areas. They were stunned and then said congratulations.
"Mr. Huang has obtained the special issue rights for the Beijing News next year, which is a happy congratulations!"
"I heard that Mr. Huang has also gone to the Saint to meet him. This really makes me envious and jealous!"
"Your Majesty has said something to Mr. Huang this time. Why not talk to us so that we can open our eyes and gain a better understanding!"
The fat man and Huang Huatang walked in hand in hand, passed the mural, came around the round table, sat on the stool, and started greetings.
Fatty is a famous merchant in Jiangnan, called Hong Liangwen, and is the owner of the Hangzhou Chamber of Commerce.
The rest are also relatively famous wealthy businessmen in Suzhou and Hangzhou and Jiangnan. They do everything from cloth, tea, food, to pigs, sheep, cattle and horses.
A small Fuchun Tower is filled with people who are stomping their feet and the economy of Jiangnan is about to shake.
After the greetings, Huang Huatang pondered for a moment and said to the fat man:
"It was a very unfortunate that Liang Wen asked. Before he could even pay homage to Zuodu Censor, a major scientific case was born in the middle of the capital."
As he said that, he raised his glass and smiled:
"I feel ashamed of being entrusted by my old friend, so I will punish myself for a drink!"
Hong Liangwen watched him finish drinking quietly, and then he reached out and held the wine glass and laughed:
"Old Huang, what are you saying? It depends on others and the success is in heaven. I didn't have much expectation at first!"
Chapter completed!