Wanli Xinming

Chapter 96 The Secret Treasure
Li Chengliang felt very hurt when he heard that Zhang Juzheng asked him to present a shop in Liaodong where Rijindoujin was present.These shops and business relationships are either controlled by the relatives of the Li family, or they are screened out by him little by little, and the merchants who can share the wealth with the Li family share with them.

The main business of Li Chengliang's family is to use Fushun mutual market and smuggling to do ginseng and fur business.Li Chengliang made use of the military strength of the Jurchen tribes, and used cotton cloth, tea and salt and other common items in the Central Plains to give priority to the high-quality old ginseng and fur from the Jurchen and the Tartars, and made huge profits.

Northeast ginseng is a life-saving medicinal material in traditional Chinese medicine.The demand for ginseng in the Central Plains is almost endless, and the trading profits are staggering.Why did Li Chengliang gain the favor of the officials of the Manchu Dynasty?Raised with the profits of ginseng trading!

Now the court has given the earl to the count, but this salary is a drop in the bucket compared to the ginseng and fur trades.These shops are golden rice bowls that future generations can't eat. Zhang Juzheng asked him to hand them over. Li Chengliang couldn't figure it out for a while, and he really couldn't accept it.

Although Li Chengliang dominated the trade of ginseng and fur, others also participated. As long as the civil servants and generals who were close to Jiliao, such as Tan Lun and Qi Jiguang, also set up shop in Fushun to do such transactions, but there was no Li family. Just big.Li Chengliang said that it was just me, or did all these people pay?How much do you give yourself?To what extent are you exposed?
In addition to this ginseng and fur, there is also a treasure in the northeast. The channel is temporarily reserved for the Li family, and Li Chengliang has kept it secret.This treasure is the "Dongzhu" which the Jurchen calls "Tana".

During the Han Dynasty, China's natural pearls were divided into two categories, one is the sea pearls produced in Hepu, Guangxi, called Nanzhu; the other is the freshwater pearls from Mudanjiang, Chaotongjiang, Jingpo Lake and other places, known as the North Pearl in history. , also known as Dongzhu.

The collection of Dongzhu is very difficult. In March and April, it is necessary to fish for mussels in the biting cold water to select pearls. It may not be possible to find a jewel-quality one out of a thousand river mussels.Emperor Qianlong of the original time and space once sighed: "It is rare to find one rare treasure."

Because Dongzhu is huge and full, round and crystal clear, and can emit colorful luster, it has been the top rare gem in jewelry in all dynasties, and its price far exceeds that of Nanzhu.

In the Jin, Yuan, and Ming dynasties, the dignitaries' desire for Dongzhu grew day by day, and the records of Jurchen pearl mining are endless in history.

At the end of the Jin Dynasty, in order to negotiate peace with Mongolia, the emperor of the Jin Kingdom presented the Dongzhu in the palace to Genghis Khan, and the "generation of Tianjiao" was dazzled for a while; A large amount of Dongzhu was donated, and he was rewarded by Emperor Mao of Wanli.

Why does Hercynian Jurchen Wangtai live better than Wang Gao's life?Her people are extravagant, and Hercynian Jurchen's combat power is like a scumbag compared to the Jianzhou Department, but why did Wang Gao dare not attack Wangtai for many years, but only dare to unite the Jianzhou departments?
Because Wangtai's general backstage is Li Chengliang, and Wangtai's Hada Department used the materials shipped by Li Chengliang to trade in Dongzhu and sable. Therefore, he sat firmly in Diaoyutai in Liaodong and watched the situation with a smile, and no one dared to attack him.

Taking advantage of this proxy status, Wangtai even implicitly became the middleman between the Jurchen and the imperial court.

The year before last was the sixth year of Longqing, when Jia Ruyi, the Beiyu of Fushun, changed the trading rules of the horse market without authorization, which caused Wang Gao's dissatisfaction, and was later arrested and questioned by the imperial court.Wang Tai presided over a ceremony of killing cattle and making alliances, and the three parties reiterated the horse market trading statute.

At that time, Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng endured this sigh of relief. Of course, there was a reason why Emperor Longqing was ill and did not dare to raise troops.In the final analysis, Wang Tai's face was given to him by Li Chengliang behind his back.

And Zhu Yijun, who knew that things in Liaodong were bigger than the sky, had long regarded Li Chengliang as the top priority of Jinyiwei's monitoring. The Li family controlled the fact that ginseng, fur and Dongzhu were traded, and Jinyiwei had already formed a thick special report.

Once when he and Zhang Juzheng were discussing the military situation in Liaodong, he took out a big Dongzhu and said to Zhang Juzheng: "This is the Dongzhu that Mrs. Dingguo gave to the Empress Dowager to enjoy. It is said that this bead is worth a hundred taels. ——Mr. Do you know who is standing behind the shop selling Dongzhu in the capital?"

Zhang Juzheng thought it was Tan Lun, the minister of military affairs, or Liu Yingjie's pot, and his heart fluttered with fright.Zhu Yijun didn't let him guess, and said directly: "Jinyiwei checked a lot, and Fang found out that this was the sale of Li Zongbing in Liaodong -- the side general has the financial resources, which is a big taboo. Liaodong matters must be thoughtful and comprehensive, not only must To solve the Donglu, we have to consider all these things together."

Although the relationship between Zhang Juzheng and Li Chengliang is not close to that of Qi Jiguang, it is not bad after Li Chengliang deliberately flattered.It is known that the emperor has an opinion on Li Chengliang, and today's talk is only due to his love for Li Chengliang's talent and his peacetime relationship.

At this moment, seeing Li Chengliang frowning and falling into a long exam, Zhang Juzheng said, "It's true that people die for wealth, and birds die for food. He can't see such a simple thing." Feeling a little sad again.

With a light cough, Zhang Juzheng said: "Uncle Ning Yuan has not yet settled the account? The emperor hopes that every minister is a pure minister. If he can't do it, at least the generals will be pure ministers. Li Zongbing will never feel that the court knows you. If you have money in Liaodong, let you continue to command the army."

Li Chengliang subconsciously retorted: "Master Xiang said that, but the several shops in our family are just to subsidize some households and maintain some dignity. Who can use this money to support soldiers, isn't that a big deal? Haha."

He laughed dryly, and seeing that there was no smile on Zhang Juzheng's face, he quickly closed the smile.He said to Zhang Juzheng: "Since the prime minister has instructed, Cheng Liang will do it. If you lose the skin of the chief soldier, and there is no title, no matter how good the business is, you will not be able to keep it. Cheng Liang understands this truth."

Seeing him say this, Zhang Juzheng snorted coldly: "Uncle Ning Yuan! Today Bugu may have made a deep conversation! Do you think that someone is lying to you?"

Li Chengliang said in his heart that my two sons have come to the capital as hostages. What else can the emperor worry about? Can the emperor like my business?I don't know which big guy in the capital has taken a fancy to it, forcing you to come out and cheat me.

What kind of person is Zhang Juzheng, seeing Li Chengliang's expression with helplessness and some understanding of himself, I only realized today that this person's heart is so greedy.I didn't want to care about him and let it fend for itself, but then I remembered the emperor's strategic plan for Liaodong, which really needed Li Chengliang's close cooperation.

Zhang Juzheng's thoughts changed, and he immediately made a decision.He pretended to be furious, slapped the table with a sneer and said with a sneer: "Mr. Li, you use Haixi, Hezhe and other ministries to collect Dongzhu for you and sell them, and the annual profit is no less than 10 taels—do you think the emperor will not agree with this matter?" I don’t know? Since you’re so evasive, you’re still thinking about marrying a daughter-in-law and celebrating the New Year, so that’s it for today. I’m not going to send you the truth, so please go ahead!”

This sentence is like a thunderbolt, and Li Chengliang's split is tender on the outside.In shock, he knelt down again and stammered, "Master Xiang. Don't be annoyed, Chengliang knows he's wrong!"

Zhang Juzheng finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that his defense was broken, and secretly wiped his sweat.Heart said: The emperor's strategic plans are wonderful, but we have to implement and implement them for him to clear the obstacles - don't become prime minister, a certain is exhausted.

　Sorry for the long wait.When Lao Mo wrote it for the first time, there was a lot of popular science content, and he revised the draft, which was a bit late.

　　
　
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