Chapter 56

The foreigner named Andrew was not a dead-brainer at all, and after he figured out the reason why he was kidnapped, he was coerced and lured by Li Yuntang. It didn't take long for him to be soft, expressing his willingness to cooperate and persuade his colleagues Relatives and friends cooperate.

But the thoughtful Li Yuntang will definitely not let them rush into battle, at least they must be trained in relevant knowledge, otherwise they will definitely show their feet when they become the host and guest department of the Ministry of Rites; and this matter will naturally fall to the South Yatou of the police station superior.

As for Li Yuntang, who came to examine the captured barbarians, he had more important things to do
On the second day when the sun was rising, Li Yuntang led a group of eunuchs from the palace to Sitiao, a gallery outside Zhengyang Gate.

At this time, what he was wearing was neither the blue-black straight gown that he used to wear when he went out of the palace, nor the moon-white round-collar shirt that was the standard of the fire fighters in the palace; A red gown with loose sleeves.

People with a little knowledge can recognize the deer body, oxtail and horseshoe embroidered image on his robes, and they can recognize that it is a gift from the emperor - unicorn clothes; and the purpose of Li Yuntang's coming out is to spend money on the pretext of purchasing palace supplies. A lot of money.

The clothes given by the great man are divided into four classes, the most expensive is the python suit, just under the dragon robe; under the python suit is the most famous flying fish suit in later generations, and the bullfighting suit is again, and the unicorn suit is at the bottom.

Originally, what the little emperor meant was that it would be done in one step, and it would be fine to give python clothes; anyway, there were not a few eunuchs who were granted python clothes, no matter in the previous Ming Dynasty or in this dynasty, but Li Yuntang asked the emperor to give the unicorn clothes instead, saying that only the last This last class is enough.

Because in his opinion, although his trip needs exposure, it is used to show the common people, officials and people that the emperor is using precious banknotes; the way to gain attention needs to be paid more attention to.

It is conspicuous enough to wear a unicorn costume that can be given to officials of the fourth and fifth ranks to go to the downtown area; because the uniforms such as flying fish, bullfighting, and unicorn should be worn in major ceremonies such as offering sacrifices to heaven and earth, the death of the emperor, and the ascension of the emperor. The last unicorn suit can only be worn by those who go to court.

Li Yuntang walked the streets in a unicorn suit, somewhat like a poor man who suddenly got a windfall and wanted to show it off.

This kind of "big money" style of showing off is more likely to become the talk of the common people after dinner, so that the matter of spending precious money will spread faster and wider; and it will not be as conspicuous and enviable as the boa robe.

After all, the boa robe looks very much like a dragon robe.

Besides, the four corridors in front of Li Yuntang are also called Dashilan; during the reign of Emperor Hongzhi of the Ming Dynasty, in order to prevent thieves from hiding in the streets and alleys, the imperial court built wooden fences at the intersections of many streets and alleys in the outer city; Fences get their name from being the largest and best made.

This place can be said to be the most prosperous place in the capital. There are medicine shops, teahouses and restaurants, all kinds of shops.

Dressed in a unicorn costume and accompanied by dozens of horses and horses, as soon as Li Yuntang stood in front of the gate of the Ruixiang, several staff came forward to greet him; Ask:
"Gentlemen, please, I wonder if you want to buy some materials when you come to the shop?"

Li Yuntang set up the score, put his hands behind his back, and walked into the store on his own; behind him, several fire fighters wearing tunics and carrying a large bag on their shoulders followed closely, not daring to lag behind step.

As soon as he stepped over the threshold, a man with a straight body and a big waist in brocade suddenly came up to him; when he saw Li Yuntang in a unicorn suit, his eyes widened, and the smile on his face was even brighter. After a few minutes, he hastily saluted before asking:

"The nobleman looks like he came from the palace, and the villain is the shopkeeper of my shop. I didn't know you came to my shop."

"I'm here to buy some plain cloth." Before the shopkeeper finished speaking, Li Yuntang pretended to be impatient, and directly expressed his intention.

He didn't buy these cloths just to spend precious money; the Emperor Daxing will have a funeral soon, and the filial clothing of the entourage must be prepared, and the cloth used for the additional purchase of filial clothing has to be handled by the Ceremony Disciplinary Department.

The shopkeeper, whose words were interrupted by Li Yuntang, looked even more submissive, and continued to ask with a smile on his face: "This store has plain cloth, coarse cloth, fine cloth, and silk cloth."

"Tell him!" Li Yuntang grabbed a young eunuch casually, pushed him out, and then ordered: "What kind of cloth do you want, and how much cloth do you want, he will tell you clearly, and the shopkeeper will tell me after the account is settled. "

The little eunuch went for a whole stick of incense before turning back together with the shopkeeper; the shopkeeper held an account book and went back to Li Yuntang; "Eunuch, this time I bought a total of [-] coarse cloths."

Li Yuntang reached out and pulled over the ledger, glanced at it casually, and didn't care about the price of the cloth; because as long as there were enough things, it didn't matter how much money was spent.

At the end of the page, he suddenly raised his head and threatened coldly: "In this Shuntian Mansion, there is probably no merchant who dares to short the goods purchased in the palace."

The Ruixiang House is full of people, and there are many people in the store who are looking at the people in the palace, sneaking glances from time to time; seeing that they have gained a lot of attention, Li Yuntang glanced directly at the end of the page, and read the above number:

"820 ninety-two five cents and three cents."

"My father-in-law's patronage has made the small shop flourish, and I have bought so much cloth." Seeing that the transaction was about to be completed, the shopkeeper beamed with joy, "This change should not be accepted, and 800 taels is enough."

Li Yuntang did some calculations, and 800 taels of silver is roughly equivalent to 26 to [-] treasure notes, and immediately asked the accompanying eunuchs to untie their burdens; just received a large stack of treasure notes before speaking, a clear and slightly familiar The female voice remembered:
"The shopkeeper, I gave him the money!"

Before he finished speaking, an ingot of gold was thrown out, and the shopkeeper hurriedly took the gold; he gritted his teeth, and his face burst into a smile.

Li Yuntang looked up, at first glance he didn't recognize anyone, but after a closer look, he froze in place for an instant.

The person who came was none other than Princess Aimchan of Kun'an!She was wearing a red brocade dress, a wingless veil on her head, and some wax on her face, making her look sickly.

"temple"

"What a hall!" Li Yuchan quickly winked and shouted at the same time.

"Diandian, you return the gold, and I will pay for it myself."

Li Yuntang was blocked by this, so he hurriedly changed his words; the eunuchs around didn't know whether they didn't recognize him, or they understood the meaning with exquisite thoughts, and they didn't say anything disrespectful.

"The pile of banknotes in your hand looks like only about 10 bills. Adding the banknotes they carried on their backs, the total is only 300 taels of treasure bills, which is only [-] taels of silver." Princess Kun'an listened to Li Yuntang. Rejecting the kindness, he immediately refuted; then pointed to his own gold:
"One tael of gold can be exchanged for 16 taels of silver. My ingot is 50 taels of pure gold, which is exactly 800 taels;

It's worth more than your 10 tael banknote! "

Eight hundred is greater than one hundred thousand
What Sun Quan inequality?

Li Yuntang didn't know why the princess appeared here, and didn't know if it was a deliberate attempt to spoil him, so he frowned—if she didn't take her gold, something might happen.

After hesitating for a while, Li Yuntang ordered to keep the treasured banknotes, and asked the shopkeeper to take away the gold, and warned the shopkeeper: the treasured banknotes are the national currency, if they are destroyed, they will be taken into the army according to the law.

Then he called his eunuchs to help carry the cloth to the accompanying carriage, and he was dragged by Li Yuchan into an empty alley nearby.

"Your Highness came here alone, are you not afraid of encountering bad people?" Li Yuntang asked first when he got to a place where no one was around, and pretended to be concerned.

"I have practiced bow and horse since I was a child, and I have also learned firearms," ​​while speaking, Princess Kun'an actually took out a short blunderbuss, raised it before saying, "I am alone in this capital , no one can hurt a single hair of my hair."

After finishing speaking, Li Yuchan's complacent expression suddenly darkened, and she grabbed one of Li Yuntang's sleeves with both hands, shook his cuff, and begged in a soft tone:

"Eunuch Tang, I want to ask you to do me a favor."

 Thanks to the book friends who said that it’s okay, and the reward of 1500 points for twelve inches of water, and a monthly ticket;
  Thanks to book friends 20220208231734003, Xiaoxiao Durian Crisp, and De Broglie for the 500 coins rewarded;

  Thanks to book friend 520231419w for rewarding 200 coins,

  Thanks to book friends Mu Shi, Choose Ye Erju, Yu Xi Amiya, Jiu Wu Qi, Sin 999 for the reward of 100 points;

  Thank you book friend dboywtq for donating 100 coins to the little emperor, and a mouthful of bath water, not much!

  Thank you book friends for your monthly tickets and recommendation tickets, good night~
  
 
(End of this chapter)

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