Back to the end of Ming Dynasty to be a warlord

Chapter 363 Information Station

"Bian Er, when you go back to Beijing this time, remember three things. First, tell Erdou that I promised him to build a grain store. But I won't take the canal, which is too conspicuous. I will take the sea route. Let him be in Beijing. Find a suitable shop with Tianjin, the name is Erdouhao Grain Shop. I will send someone to find you. The person who comes will hold a folding fan with Chen Yuanyuan painted on the fan. He will also tell you the secret code of the king of heaven and Gedihu. Remember Yet?"

Bian Er nodded. He is still very smart. Yang Chao has examined his memory. The most important thing is that this kid is jealous and hostile to Tartars, even if he is discovered, he is unlikely to surrender.

"Second thing, after you go, you can properly spread some rumors, such as attacking those Han officials who surrendered who have connections with Nanjing, for example, Wu Sangui intends to go south to surrender, etc. We can't keep in touch frequently, everything depends on you The third thing is, don’t be in a hurry to develop internal lines, and you must pay attention to safety. And you must have a single line of contact. You only contact the second fight, and the downline you develop only contacts you. Remember that you must never contact the second line in broad daylight. Dou met, Er Dou is just a shopkeeper of a grain shop, and his identity must not be revealed."

Bian Er nodded: "I remember."

Yang Chao warned again: "You have to understand that every message you send back can make our brothers sacrifice less and kill more Tartars."

After arranging for Bian Er to go north, Yang Chao rushed to Jinchai Tower immediately.

Liu Rushi and others were in the Jinchai Tower at this time, and Yang Chao came to look for her.

Before the New Year, Liu Rushi returned to Nanjing, together with the sisters of the Bian family and Taoist Priest Cao Yi.

The sisters of the Bian family have become good. The older sister Bian Sai married Zheng Jiande, a son of the family, and the younger sister married a Jinshi, so they have a home.

Taoist Caoyi and Liu Rushi directly lived in Jinchai Tower, they came to see Yang Wan.

For Yang Chao, rescuing Yang Wan was not a big deal, and it was entrusted to Wang Xiao. Wang Xiao took Yang Wan back to Nanjing three months before Beijing was destroyed. At that time, Tian Wan died of illness. The house was sold, and Wang Xiao only spent a mere hundred taels of silver to redeem her.

When Yang Wan returned to Nanjing, she lived in the Jinchai Building and helped the Jinchai Building to train the little girl.

Taoist Cao Yi and Yang Wan originally served a husband together. Their husband was not proud in this era, but his reputation in later generations is not small, because he wrote a book called Wu Beizhi. When Yang Chao was studying the art of war, Really read this book.

"Miss Liu, why don't you see Mr. Zhou?"

As soon as he arrived at Jinchai Tower, Yang Chao immediately made fun of Liu Rushi.

Liu Rushi came, and Zhou Rui from Hangzhou also followed.

Zhou Rui has always been devoted to Liu Rushi, so he was imprisoned by his family for a whole year. But last year when Liu Rushi went to Hangzhou, after he heard about it, he quietly escaped from the house and went to follow Liu Rushi again, but Liu Rushi still didn't care. hot or cold.

Liu Rushi's vision was too high, and she looked down on such a rich businessman, so she couldn't help but give Yang Chao a blank look.

Yang Chao laughed and said, "Young Master Zhou is infatuated. It's rare to be infatuated. Miss Liu, why don't you think about it?"

Yang Chao also felt that Liu Rushi seemed to be a little too old. The sisters of the Bian family were all married. The so-called new generation replaced the old. Their group of famous prostitutes was indeed old. Now the new generation of Qinhuai River has grown up. The world of one generation.

Liu Rushi sighed: "Young Master Zhou is good, but I am not good enough for him."

Liu Rushi was obviously insincere, she didn't like it, she just didn't like it, or she pushed herself too hard.

In history, Liu Rushi married Qian Qianyi. The reason why she married Qian Qianyi was not entirely because of Qian Qianyi's status, but because Qian Qianyi was willing to meet Liu Rushi's requirements, both material and spiritual.

Liu Rushi's criteria for choosing a mate is not a secret. Everyone in the circle knows that she doesn't want to be carried into the house in a small sedan chair in the middle of the night like ordinary brothel girls. to marry her.

Obviously Zhou Rui's family couldn't do it.

Although the Zhou family is a businessman, they are absolutely unwilling to accept that the Ming media is marrying a woman from a brothel. If Liu Ru is willing to be a concubine, Zhou Rui's family will definitely not block it. After all, the performance of Zhou Rui, the only son, has made the family helpless.

"Miss Liu is joking. Why don't you just say it straight, how can you marry Mr. Zhou? Carrying a big sedan chair eight times, the matchmaker is getting married, and the ceremony of being the wife? Is there anything else?"

Liu Rushi glared at Yang Chao, and said impolitely, "He must have a background!"

Zhou Rui has always failed the imperial examination, so he is still a white body, and it seems that he has no hope of passing the exam in his life. Liu Rushi is completely embarrassing.

But Yang Chao laughed loudly: "Well, it's just a mere family background, I'll take care of it!"

"you?"

Liu Rushi glanced at Yang Chao, but she dared not say that Yang Chao didn't have the strength to give a scholar a background.

But Liu Rushi shook his head: "That's not acceptable. He has to rely on himself."

Yang Chao said: "Then it's a deal! Mr. Zhou, come in."

Soon Zhou Rui came in, and he had been eavesdropping outside the door.

Liu Rushi didn't know, seeing Zhou Rui suddenly at this time, thinking of the joke he had with Yang Chao just now, he blushed immediately.

Angry: "Young Master Zhou, I never thought you were this kind of person!"

Yang Chao helped save Yang Wan, but Liu Rushi couldn't blame Yang Chao, so his anger was directed at Zhou Rui.

Zhou Rui suddenly panicked: "Miss Liu, please listen to my explanation."

I haven't seen each other for a few years, Qinhuai Bayan is getting old, each of them is close to 20 years old, Liu Rushi is already 26 seven years old.

Zhou Rui, who has been chasing her hard, is no longer young, but he has always refused to get married. The reason why he was banned by his family for a year is also the reason, but this person is determined not to marry unless it is Liu Ru.

"Miss Liu, please listen to the next sentence. There are many good men in this world, but the rare ones are lovers. You should know Mr. Zhou's intentions. It's just a family background. Mr. Zhou has decided to go north to do fine work for the court. If If he is lucky enough to survive and make great contributions, a mere background is nothing. Maybe he has no literary talent and cannot pass the examination for a Jinshi, but he has such a heart, even if all the Jinshi in the world are added up, he may not be able to catch up."

When Liu Rushi heard this, he was startled. He didn't expect Zhou Rui to go north to do detailed work.

Liu Rushi is a woman with a sense of justice and family and country feelings. She can be famous in history not only because she understands Fenghu Xueyue. The events in history are very famous. She married Qian Qianyi. When the Qing army went south, she persuaded Qian Qianyi Qian Yi threw himself into the water, but Qian Qianyi refused, saying that the water was too cold.Later Qian Qianyi surrendered to the Manchu Qing Dynasty and went to Beijing to become a high-ranking official. Liu Rushi stole men in Nanjing with the purpose of deliberately humiliating Qian Qianyi. Qian Yi understood what Liu Rushi meant, so he didn't have the face to blame him.After Qian Qianyi was dismissed from office, with her help, he started anti-Qing activities again.

"Are you really going?"

It took a long time for Liu Rushi to ask Zhou Rui.

Zhou Rui nodded.

Liu Rushi said, "Why are you bothering?"

Zhou Rui smiled.

It goes without saying that it's for her.

Yang Chao said from the side: "Miss Liu, please give me an accurate word. Give him the hope of coming back alive. Maybe he will go away forever."

Liu Rushi was a little flustered. He really didn't expect Zhou Rui to do this. Zhou Rui tried his best to get close to her before, but she was indifferent, because there are too many men chasing her. Well, Zhou Rui is just the most inconspicuous of them, but there is only one who can do this for her, even at the risk of dying.

The reason why Liu Rushi's standard for choosing a mate is so high, it's wrong to say it's high, it's wrong to say it's greedy for vanity, but it's more accurate to say that it comes from the deep inferiority complex in my heart.

Among the eight beauties of Qinhuai, her literary talent is the best, but her background is the lowest.

Chen Yuanyuan and Dong Xiaowan came from wealthy merchant families, while Li Xiangjun and Gu Mei were raised by Yang's mother and cared for them since childhood.

The sisters of the Bian family came from officials and eunuchs. Only Liu Rushi didn't even know her own background. She was bought and sold since she was a child.

So subconsciously, she wants to obtain a higher status than others, so she wants to marry a high-status and famous person, and she wants to get different treatment.

But this time she was really moved by Zhou Rui, and even a little frightened, she would risk her life for a woman like her.

After a long while she nodded.

Zhou Rui was already dazzled by happiness at this time, and he was so excited that he didn't know how to deal with himself.

On the other hand, Yang Chao felt that he was a little shameless, was he obviously taking advantage of this innocent boy's feelings?

But he really couldn't find the right person.

To find a decent person to go to Beijing, Diao Erdou has a flexible mind, but he was born in a military family, and he doesn't have the temperament of a rich businessman at all. To do this, you must have absolute trust.

Wang Xiao was originally a good target, but unfortunately, his relationship with Yang Chao is known to everyone in the south of the Yangtze River. It is too easy for Man Qing to discover him when he goes to Beijing. Zhou Rui is different. He comes from a wealthy merchant family, and he is infatuated with Liu Ru. Not hesitate to die.

If such a person is placed in Beijing, Yang Chao is not at all worried that he will rebel.

So Yang Chao's plan is to let him go north to be the owner of the grain shop, and Diao Erdou is just the shopkeeper who works for him, and he is recruiting one or two local accountants and assistants. Such a shop will not arouse suspicion at all.

There is really nothing Yang Chao can do to take advantage of someone like Zhou Rui who is dying of lovesickness. There are many businessmen who are related to him, but there are not many who can be absolutely assured that the knife rest will not be shaken on the neck. Li is originally a class that is good at compromise and retreat, and their culture is destined to not have too many martyrs among them.

Sure enough, after sending Zhou Rui away, Liu Rushi scolded Yang Chao for being shameless.

"Officials are black-based, they can't be good people!"

Yang Chao explained it this way.

(End of this chapter)