This ancient county town is surrounded by Xinhe River east and west, and Zhu Gaoxu and others came up from Xinhe River by water.
There are also a large number of residents outside the city wall. A piece of low and dilapidated buildings are built against the river. From a distance, they do not look like a city, but like an ancient town.
The beacons of the Jingnan Campaign were far from affecting Jiangxi, and there was no noise from cars and factories at this time, and the city seemed very quiet.
Zhu Gaoxu went south and did not take the canal route to the east.
Although the road to the east is close, the official army gathered heavily and the atmosphere was tense; the roads in Henan and Huguang are more peaceful and smooth.
After crossing the river, they headed straight to the Jiangxi Provincial Administration and the General Office.
Without going east along the river, many important obstacles were avoided.
At the same time, Zhu Gaoxu also came for Du Qianrui... After Du Qianrui left Peking, many doubts were hidden in Zhu Gaoxu's heart. He always wanted to find Du Qianrui again to ask, but he didn't have a chance.
This time he went south, he came to Jiangxi without any hesitation.
...Zhu Gaoxu noticed this pawnshop in the east of the city two days ago.Since Du Qianrui didn't bring back the money, she probably wanted to be a thing.Zhu Gaoxu first asked Wei Da to take a look in the pawnshop.
Although Zhu Gaoxu has been in Peking for many years, he has been in the capital for a long time since he was a child and speaks very fluent Ming Dynasty official language.
Veda also spoke official language, but with a Peking accent, Zhu Gaoxu ordered him to try not to speak after he went to the pawnshop.
Unexpectedly, Veda reported when he came back and saw a flawless jade bracelet.
That kind of jade bracelet is not something that can be seen everywhere. When you see pawn shops in small county towns, it may be very likely from Du Qianrui's hands; but it is not necessarily without coincidences.
So Zhu Gaoxu made an arrangement, and seized the opportunity that there was only one shopkeeper left in the pawnshop, and went to investigate in person.
The shopkeeper took out the jade bracelet, Zhu Gaoxu reached out and took a closer look. He nodded slightly: Not bad, what price?
One thousand five hundred stagnants of money.The shopkeeper stared at the bracelet and then pondered for a moment, saying quietly, "If you don't have money, gold, silver and copper coins are also fine, only one hundred stakes."
Zhu Gaoxu nodded again.
The Daming Baochao is very unpopular locally, mainly because it depreciates too quickly.
However, in most local government laws, gold, silver, banknotes and money are used as the main and auxiliary, and merchants dare not not to collect treasure banknotes... So the shopkeeper left a message and deliberately raised the price of using treasure banknotes and said, "If you don't have any money."
Is there anything else?Gold chains and the like must be well-made.Zhu Gaoxu asked again.
Yes, yes!The shopkeeper quickly took a few gold necklaces out of the cabinet.
Zhu Gaoxu took a look and one of them looked very familiar.
There was no standardized processing at this time, and the things made by every goldsmith were different. He picked up the gold necklace and looked carefully. It turned out to be well-made... It looked very similar to the things Zhu Gaoxu had placed in the treasury of the County Prince's Mansion before.
The guest officer has good eyesight.The shopkeeper praised.
Zhu Gaoxu glanced at him and said with a smile: You must want me to buy jade bracelets. As the saying goes, gold is pricey and jade is priceless. If you collect gold necklaces, you have to weigh them. The profit is limited. I am afraid this jade bracelet will make a lot!
The shopkeeper said: You are joking, you are a real person here.
What is the price of a gold chain? Zhu Gaoxu asked.
The shopkeeper said: One hundred stakes of money, only seven stakes of money is used.
Zhu Gaoxu immediately took out two ingots of ten taels of gold from his arms and put it on the wooden cabinet. Is this OK?
The shopkeeper probably didn't expect him to be so straightforward and smiled happily, OK, OK!
Zhu Gaoxu always likes to use treasure money. After all, that thing was printed by the Zhu family, and there is no reserve or restraint. If you want to print as much as you want, you actually have no value.
But the maximum face value of the Daming Baochao at this time was always the same. To buy the jade bracelets in front of you, you need at least 1,500 pieces... It is conceivable how much cash is in the denomination of 151,000 yuan in later generations. Now, the area of the Daming Baochao is still very large.
The shopkeeper was picking up the gold ingot and looking carefully, when Zhu Gaoxu had thrown the wooden box and put the jade bracelet and gold necklace into his arms.
My family belongs to the capital.Zhu Gaoxu spoke.
The shopkeeper looked up at him, and could see it, and it was obvious.
Zhu Gaoxu said again: It’s a coincidence that I have seen a musician in the capital who wore the exact same jade bracelet. The musician was named Du.
oh?The shopkeeper suddenly stopped moving, stood there, and then smiled and said, "I don't know the origin."
Zhu Gaoxu said: Show me the billing account, I will buy a few more things, and you have the final say in the price.
This... the shopkeeper pondered.He hesitated for a while and said, "It's not a musician who is a bracelet. To be honest, he is indeed the surname Du, so we all call him Lao Du."
Zhu Gaoxu said: I will give you a hundred jin of money, how can you take me to find Lao Du?
The shopkeeper looked up at the sunset hanging west outside the door, shook his head and smiled: I am afraid of being hungry and spending money without being alive!I am hungry in the city and I don’t know you before. It’s so dangerous to go out of the city now.
That's true.Zhu Gaoxu nodded.
At this moment, Zhu Gaoxu suddenly raised his hand and punched the shopkeeper's chin, and suddenly made a sound of bone dislocation.
The shopkeeper groaned, and his fat body fell down softly and fell to the ground.
Zhu Gaoxu put his thumb and index finger in his mouth, puffed up his cheeks and blew it.
Then the man ran to the back of the wooden cabinet and saw the two ingots of gold falling to the ground. He picked it up and stuffed it into his arms, and then found an account under the counter and stuffed it into his arms.
He hugged the shopkeeper's heavy body and carried it up suddenly.
A carriage rushed to the door, blocking the door on the side, and a whistle came from outside.
Zhu Gaoxu immediately carried the person and ran to the door, put the person directly into the carriage, and took a slap in the wooden board of the carriage first, and then jumped up vigorously.
With a whip, Veda in front drove away.
Zhu Gaoxu was in the carriage and tied the shopkeeper firmly with a rope. He reached out to touch his chin for a while, pinched it hard, then stuffed the cloth ball and tied it with a strip of cloth.
He then put the person into a large wooden box with breathing holes, and still tied it to the wooden box.Everything was done very well and was prepared earlier.
Veda drove his carriage and walked along a stone road to the river.
Wang Bin from a black-sailed boat also came out and came up and carried the box with Veda on the boat. Several people were working silently, without any words... There were four people on this trip, all of whom were generals in the army, and even the eunuch Zheng He was able to lead troops to fight.
Zhu Gaoxu stepped forward, untied the horse from the curved wood, slapped the horse on the flattery, and released the animal.
Without any delay, several people jumped onto the black-sailed boat again, and Zheng He immediately rowed and left the river.
Zhu Gaoxu and others carried the boxes containing people to the bottom of the boat, covered them with wooden boards, and put them on the boxes containing Jingdezhen porcelain again.
Before closing the city gate, they rowed to the water gate.
There were officials guarding it there. When there was nothing in the city, the yamen runners were almost only responsible for collecting money, and the goods were taxed according to the quantity when entering and leaving the city gate.
At present, the ground in Jiangxi is still quite peaceful. When Zhu Gaoxu and others rowed into the city, they were only charged money and even saved for inspection.
A official on the shore reached out to greet the boat to dock. The official first glanced at the draft of the black-sailed boat, bent down and took a look in, and said: Qian Baiwen.
Zheng He stood at the bow of the boat, put down the oars, took out a string of copper coins and handed them on it.
The official took the money and immediately waved his hand!
The black-sailed boat smoothly left the water gate and rowed onto the surface of Xinhe River.
As the sun sets, the last rays of rays of rays on the shimmering river surface, which is particularly beautiful.
Zhu Gaoxu breathed a long sigh of relief, looked back at Yugan County, and felt that the ancient city was getting darker under the sunset.
As the boat sailed slowly away from the city, night gradually came, and Zheng He lit several lanterns on the boat.
A sound of dongdongdong came from under the boat board.
Zhu Gaoxu and others then moved the things away and put the shopkeeper out of the box.
Zhu Gaoxu opened the straw curtain, pointed at the scene outside, and glanced at the shopkeeper. Now we have left the city.I'll get what's in your mouth open, don't yell?
The shopkeeper nodded vigorously.
Swish!Wang Bin suddenly pulled out a single knife from the corner, and the shopkeeper's eyes widened, making a sound, and constantly shook his head.
Zhu Gaoxu then removed the strips and balls of cloth from his mouth.
Good man from the green forest, spare your life!After the shopkeeper was released, he said this directly.
There are also a large number of residents outside the city wall. A piece of low and dilapidated buildings are built against the river. From a distance, they do not look like a city, but like an ancient town.
The beacons of the Jingnan Campaign were far from affecting Jiangxi, and there was no noise from cars and factories at this time, and the city seemed very quiet.
Zhu Gaoxu went south and did not take the canal route to the east.
Although the road to the east is close, the official army gathered heavily and the atmosphere was tense; the roads in Henan and Huguang are more peaceful and smooth.
After crossing the river, they headed straight to the Jiangxi Provincial Administration and the General Office.
Without going east along the river, many important obstacles were avoided.
At the same time, Zhu Gaoxu also came for Du Qianrui... After Du Qianrui left Peking, many doubts were hidden in Zhu Gaoxu's heart. He always wanted to find Du Qianrui again to ask, but he didn't have a chance.
This time he went south, he came to Jiangxi without any hesitation.
...Zhu Gaoxu noticed this pawnshop in the east of the city two days ago.Since Du Qianrui didn't bring back the money, she probably wanted to be a thing.Zhu Gaoxu first asked Wei Da to take a look in the pawnshop.
Although Zhu Gaoxu has been in Peking for many years, he has been in the capital for a long time since he was a child and speaks very fluent Ming Dynasty official language.
Veda also spoke official language, but with a Peking accent, Zhu Gaoxu ordered him to try not to speak after he went to the pawnshop.
Unexpectedly, Veda reported when he came back and saw a flawless jade bracelet.
That kind of jade bracelet is not something that can be seen everywhere. When you see pawn shops in small county towns, it may be very likely from Du Qianrui's hands; but it is not necessarily without coincidences.
So Zhu Gaoxu made an arrangement, and seized the opportunity that there was only one shopkeeper left in the pawnshop, and went to investigate in person.
The shopkeeper took out the jade bracelet, Zhu Gaoxu reached out and took a closer look. He nodded slightly: Not bad, what price?
One thousand five hundred stagnants of money.The shopkeeper stared at the bracelet and then pondered for a moment, saying quietly, "If you don't have money, gold, silver and copper coins are also fine, only one hundred stakes."
Zhu Gaoxu nodded again.
The Daming Baochao is very unpopular locally, mainly because it depreciates too quickly.
However, in most local government laws, gold, silver, banknotes and money are used as the main and auxiliary, and merchants dare not not to collect treasure banknotes... So the shopkeeper left a message and deliberately raised the price of using treasure banknotes and said, "If you don't have any money."
Is there anything else?Gold chains and the like must be well-made.Zhu Gaoxu asked again.
Yes, yes!The shopkeeper quickly took a few gold necklaces out of the cabinet.
Zhu Gaoxu took a look and one of them looked very familiar.
There was no standardized processing at this time, and the things made by every goldsmith were different. He picked up the gold necklace and looked carefully. It turned out to be well-made... It looked very similar to the things Zhu Gaoxu had placed in the treasury of the County Prince's Mansion before.
The guest officer has good eyesight.The shopkeeper praised.
Zhu Gaoxu glanced at him and said with a smile: You must want me to buy jade bracelets. As the saying goes, gold is pricey and jade is priceless. If you collect gold necklaces, you have to weigh them. The profit is limited. I am afraid this jade bracelet will make a lot!
The shopkeeper said: You are joking, you are a real person here.
What is the price of a gold chain? Zhu Gaoxu asked.
The shopkeeper said: One hundred stakes of money, only seven stakes of money is used.
Zhu Gaoxu immediately took out two ingots of ten taels of gold from his arms and put it on the wooden cabinet. Is this OK?
The shopkeeper probably didn't expect him to be so straightforward and smiled happily, OK, OK!
Zhu Gaoxu always likes to use treasure money. After all, that thing was printed by the Zhu family, and there is no reserve or restraint. If you want to print as much as you want, you actually have no value.
But the maximum face value of the Daming Baochao at this time was always the same. To buy the jade bracelets in front of you, you need at least 1,500 pieces... It is conceivable how much cash is in the denomination of 151,000 yuan in later generations. Now, the area of the Daming Baochao is still very large.
The shopkeeper was picking up the gold ingot and looking carefully, when Zhu Gaoxu had thrown the wooden box and put the jade bracelet and gold necklace into his arms.
My family belongs to the capital.Zhu Gaoxu spoke.
The shopkeeper looked up at him, and could see it, and it was obvious.
Zhu Gaoxu said again: It’s a coincidence that I have seen a musician in the capital who wore the exact same jade bracelet. The musician was named Du.
oh?The shopkeeper suddenly stopped moving, stood there, and then smiled and said, "I don't know the origin."
Zhu Gaoxu said: Show me the billing account, I will buy a few more things, and you have the final say in the price.
This... the shopkeeper pondered.He hesitated for a while and said, "It's not a musician who is a bracelet. To be honest, he is indeed the surname Du, so we all call him Lao Du."
Zhu Gaoxu said: I will give you a hundred jin of money, how can you take me to find Lao Du?
The shopkeeper looked up at the sunset hanging west outside the door, shook his head and smiled: I am afraid of being hungry and spending money without being alive!I am hungry in the city and I don’t know you before. It’s so dangerous to go out of the city now.
That's true.Zhu Gaoxu nodded.
At this moment, Zhu Gaoxu suddenly raised his hand and punched the shopkeeper's chin, and suddenly made a sound of bone dislocation.
The shopkeeper groaned, and his fat body fell down softly and fell to the ground.
Zhu Gaoxu put his thumb and index finger in his mouth, puffed up his cheeks and blew it.
Then the man ran to the back of the wooden cabinet and saw the two ingots of gold falling to the ground. He picked it up and stuffed it into his arms, and then found an account under the counter and stuffed it into his arms.
He hugged the shopkeeper's heavy body and carried it up suddenly.
A carriage rushed to the door, blocking the door on the side, and a whistle came from outside.
Zhu Gaoxu immediately carried the person and ran to the door, put the person directly into the carriage, and took a slap in the wooden board of the carriage first, and then jumped up vigorously.
With a whip, Veda in front drove away.
Zhu Gaoxu was in the carriage and tied the shopkeeper firmly with a rope. He reached out to touch his chin for a while, pinched it hard, then stuffed the cloth ball and tied it with a strip of cloth.
He then put the person into a large wooden box with breathing holes, and still tied it to the wooden box.Everything was done very well and was prepared earlier.
Veda drove his carriage and walked along a stone road to the river.
Wang Bin from a black-sailed boat also came out and came up and carried the box with Veda on the boat. Several people were working silently, without any words... There were four people on this trip, all of whom were generals in the army, and even the eunuch Zheng He was able to lead troops to fight.
Zhu Gaoxu stepped forward, untied the horse from the curved wood, slapped the horse on the flattery, and released the animal.
Without any delay, several people jumped onto the black-sailed boat again, and Zheng He immediately rowed and left the river.
Zhu Gaoxu and others carried the boxes containing people to the bottom of the boat, covered them with wooden boards, and put them on the boxes containing Jingdezhen porcelain again.
Before closing the city gate, they rowed to the water gate.
There were officials guarding it there. When there was nothing in the city, the yamen runners were almost only responsible for collecting money, and the goods were taxed according to the quantity when entering and leaving the city gate.
At present, the ground in Jiangxi is still quite peaceful. When Zhu Gaoxu and others rowed into the city, they were only charged money and even saved for inspection.
A official on the shore reached out to greet the boat to dock. The official first glanced at the draft of the black-sailed boat, bent down and took a look in, and said: Qian Baiwen.
Zheng He stood at the bow of the boat, put down the oars, took out a string of copper coins and handed them on it.
The official took the money and immediately waved his hand!
The black-sailed boat smoothly left the water gate and rowed onto the surface of Xinhe River.
As the sun sets, the last rays of rays of rays on the shimmering river surface, which is particularly beautiful.
Zhu Gaoxu breathed a long sigh of relief, looked back at Yugan County, and felt that the ancient city was getting darker under the sunset.
As the boat sailed slowly away from the city, night gradually came, and Zheng He lit several lanterns on the boat.
A sound of dongdongdong came from under the boat board.
Zhu Gaoxu and others then moved the things away and put the shopkeeper out of the box.
Zhu Gaoxu opened the straw curtain, pointed at the scene outside, and glanced at the shopkeeper. Now we have left the city.I'll get what's in your mouth open, don't yell?
The shopkeeper nodded vigorously.
Swish!Wang Bin suddenly pulled out a single knife from the corner, and the shopkeeper's eyes widened, making a sound, and constantly shook his head.
Zhu Gaoxu then removed the strips and balls of cloth from his mouth.
Good man from the green forest, spare your life!After the shopkeeper was released, he said this directly.