Chapter 286: The Westward Gold Rush
That night, many people stayed in thatched huts, scratching their heads and writing furiously!
The next day, a dozen messengers carried a bag full of letters and marched in all directions to Kyoto and the Great Zhou Dynasty!
The people who received the letter were so shocked that they gasped.
But the letter seemed to carry the smoke of the border, which made people's hearts tremble.
This night was a sleepless night for many people.
……
In Kyoto City, Yongchang Houfu.
Su Yunyan was busy preparing her luggage: "Go and ask Chef Li for his opinion and see if he is willing to go to the border with us. My favorite is the crispy duck he makes."
"And ask Chen Xiu Niang. I'm used to wearing the undergarments she embroidered."
"And that set of Hundred Flowers and Lotus Plate! They are all used by grandma."
Su Yunyan wished she could move the entire Hou Mansion to the border!
Su Xuanming stood under the verandah, watching Su Yunyan command the group to fight.
At the other end of the veranda, three men and one woman stood, looking timidly at Su Xuanming and Su Yunyan.
They are the children of two aunts.
When Marquis Yongchang passed away, they naturally had to return to Kyoto to mourn and observe mourning.
My aunt is such a wise and powerful figure, and her two brothers and sister can take charge of their own affairs, which completely puts their minds at ease.
Su Yunyan obviously saw them too, her eyebrows twisted tightly together: "Brother, if I go to the border, you must not be deceived by them. They have learned from my aunt's hands. They're all secrets."
Su Xuanming touched Su Yunyan's head and said with a doting look on his face: "You go about your business, don't worry, everyone has it. The seven emotions and six desires can be put to use as long as they are grasped."
Seeing Su Yunyan's eyebrows raised, as if she was about to get angry, Su Xuanming hurriedly said: "My mother is in urgent need of manpower now. I can imagine her future. It will definitely go higher and higher! How can we three brothers and sisters be so busy? We can train them to do some work for my mother.”
"Hmph, you have good intentions, as long as the story of the farmer and the snake is not staged!"
Su Xuanming smiled gently, and Chen Yixuan, who came to see him, rolled his eyes when he saw the way the brother and sister got along.
So Su Yunyan thinks that her eldest brother is a pure and flawless piece of paper!
"Brother Ten, you came just in time. Yesterday, my uncle sent someone to ask me when I would leave for Fuming Town. I plan to wait until the middle of the month and go before the first snow falls." Su Yunyan sketched in the notebook.
What is recorded here are all grandma’s preferences, including food, clothing, housing and transportation.
Chen Yixuan smiled and said: "It's only the beginning of the month, and Sister Eleven is so busy talking about it, I think I will leave in a few days."
"Brother Ten, please don't make fun of me. If it weren't for the heavy responsibility, I would have been waiting for you. I went to the border gate to look for my mother that night."
Chen Yixuan shook his fan and blew it for a while. The cold wind inspired me to think: "If you don't leave, the accompanying team will probably get longer and longer."
Su Yunyan then raised her head and looked at Chen Yixuan: "Brother Eleven, what are you saying? What do you mean?”
“There are rumors that you can find gold by going west.”
Su Yunyan and Su Xuanming looked at each other with confused expressions: "Does this journey to the west refer to the border pass or the Western Regions?"
Chen Yixuan rolled his eyes: "Of course it refers to the border pass! The Western Regions are far away, even if they can pan for gold, How to touch the hearts of ordinary people?”
Huh? ! Where did this sentence come from? !
In Fuquan Tea House, some tea patrons couldn’t help but ask this question.
"I grew up in the border area, how come I have never heard of a gold mine in the border area?"
A tea guest burst out laughing: "This gold is not that gold. Even if there is a gold mine, it belongs to the imperial court. What does it have to do with you and me? I think this sentence is not about gold mines!"
"What does that mean?"
Song Da poured himself a cup of tea and said leisurely: "It means there are great opportunities at the border! Capable people eat meat, and ordinary people drink soup."
"Impossible! There are great opportunities at the border. Where can there be thousands of acres of fertile land, no clouds of caravans, and no thoroughfares to all nations? ”
Song Da glanced at him indifferently: "There is indeed nothing there, but there is General Gu Nanxi! Don't forget what the most prosperous Dashi Fengqing Street used to be."
"However, It’s just a small area, how can it be compared with the vast border?”
At this time, someone whispered sneakily: “But The saying "You can find gold by traveling westward" came from the mouth of the richest man in Jiangnan! "Eh? Is it the wealthy businessman nicknamed Cornucopia? I heard that he has business all over the country and earns a lot of money every day. You can’t even sweep it away with a broom.”
“It’s him! I heard he said it was possible to go west to find gold.”
Another person also quietly came over and shared the inside story he had learned: "Not only that, a few days ago, the border sent letters to many adults in Kyoto. I heard from the servants in their house that that night, the study room After burning the candles all night, the adults will be able to collect money from home!”
Hiss!
“It seems that this statement is very likely to be true!”
“It seems that there is really a big opportunity in the border! It’s just that we talk softly and don’t know the inside story!”
“It’s a pity that we are ordinary people who still need to support our families in Kyoto, so we missed this opportunity in vain!”
On the second floor of Fuquan Tea House, several private rooms were opened, and several smooth businessmen were sitting inside.
The leader was an old man with a gray beard, who smiled like Maitreya Buddha: "It is everyone's duty to serve the country. Since the general is in need, we should also do our part!"
< br>Another middle-aged man with a goatee raised his hands towards the old man: "I still need to trouble President Chen to take the lead. I heard that the Su family's wife is We are packing our bags and preparing to go to Fuming Town."
"Yes, the road is not peaceful, so we should go with the Su family."
Someone hesitated: "It's just a border crossing. We still don’t know what the situation is. The journey is long. If the goods we brought cannot be sold..."
"What you said makes sense. How about this? This time we will send some people to follow the Su family's wife to the border for inspection. When we come back, we will discuss it in detail."
Businessmen, what do you say? As soon as I said that, I was itching to think about the opportunity to make a lot of money.
When the mood reached its climax, a person sitting in the corner poured cold water on me.
“You just saw that this is a way to make money, but you didn’t expect that once you embark on this road, it will kill people!”
The old man’s eyes flashed: “You are so stupid What does the word mean? ”
The man's voice sounded very lazy: "What kind of person is the richest man in Jiangnan? He can't wait to collect all the money of Dazhou into his arms. Would he be so kind and release such important news?"
The man didn't wait for others to question, and continued: "Tong The conflict between Grand Master Tong and General Gu Nanxi is almost coming to the surface. At this time, we go to the border, which is like taking sides with Gu Nanxi. Isn’t it easy for Grand Master Tong to control a few merchants? "
There was silence in the private room, and everyone's heart felt numb.
(End of this chapter)