Back to the end of Ming Dynasty to be a warlord

Chapter 89 Help
All the soldiers came back at night, and Yang Chao immediately told them that they were not allowed to do any more work for others.

When the barracks was repaired, I was not there. For the purpose of saving money for myself, my cousin sent out all the other soldiers on his own initiative, leaving only his team to guard the barracks. Go, be lazy.

Yang Chao's punishment was to let Zhao Kang and his soldiers have no food for the day.

But there is no punishment for other soldiers. They have worked for a day, and in their eyes, they are going to help Yang Chao pay off the debt. If they are not allowed to eat, not to mention that their bodies can't bear it, they will never be able to figure it out psychologically. .

After Yang Chao made them full, he told them that they didn't have to go out to work tomorrow, and all the teams were about to start training.

As for the wages of the craftsmen, Yang Chao will ask people to pay them back.

The formal training started the next day, and I had already told these team leaders that they would teach their soldiers how I taught them at that time.

Yang Chao didn't interfere with their training too much, he just told the eight teams that whether they can be promoted depends on their training results, and made it clear that Yang Chao will be among them before they go home for the New Year at the end of the year Raise several banners.

Those with the worst military training, let alone promotion, are not allowed to go home during the Chinese New Year.

I also told the soldiers that it is also the end of the year, if they perform well in training, they will be promoted to team leader or corps leader, and those who perform poorly will not be used next year.

At night, Zhao Kang quietly came to find Yang Chao.

I don't know what he wanted to say, whether to explain to Yang Chao, or to complain, but Yang Chao didn't want to hear it, didn't see him at all, and just sent him away.

Yang Chao planned to keep him cold for a few days.

The eight teams were starting intensive training, and Yang Chao clearly noticed that Zhao Kang seemed to be angry, and he was the most ruthless in training.

He didn't have time to stay in the military camp for a long time, so he went to the craftsman the next day to pay back the money, and at the same time agreed to build a house for his family.

On the third day, Yang Chao went to Jinchai Tower.

Tomorrow is the second performance, although Kang Hui knew what to do after the opening a few days ago, but Yang Chao still couldn't rest assured, so he came to see it in advance.

But when he came to Jinchai Tower, Kang Hui was on the Internet to settle the accounts, so Yang Chao simply asked about the last revenue situation.

Although it was a gathering last time, the name of the gathering was the opening of the Nobile House.

In the city of Nanjing, when the brothel girls are going to come out to pick up guests, they will hold such a gathering, and invite some celebrities to come. According to the rules, these guests will prepare some gifts for the girls.

This kind of assembly is called "combing" or "shangtou". The main distinction is to see whether the girl who picks up the guests is a girl. Do something about it."

If the girl can find a high-ranking official with status and background when she combs her clothes for the first time, then the girl will not be bullied when she comes out to pick up guests, and she will be able to get the support of the high-ranking official.

In addition to being responsible for the occasions where the girl is often praised in the future, the high-ranking officials also need to help the girl buy a dress on the first night, and other guests need to present gifts of varying quantities. This is a fixed custom.

But the opening of Jinchailou is not the same as combing girls in brothels, because Jinchailou has no girls of its own, so there is no need for such combing girls, and Yang Chao will not do this kind of butcher business, so he only uses In the name of the opening of the Jinchai Building, guests are invited.

But when these guests left, they also sealed a letter of silver according to the custom.

The money Kanghui had already calculated clearly, as if it had been negotiated, the officials gave ten taels, the literati gave five taels, and the wealthy businessmen gave the most, all gave fifty taels.

The gift money collected by fifty wealthy businessmen alone reached more than 2000 taels.

"Send 1000 taels to Gu Mei!"

After getting this number, Yang Chao said immediately.

"what?!"

Kang Hui was originally happy to settle accounts. He spent so much money during this period and finally got his first income, but he had to give a small half of it to others. He was somewhat incomprehensible.

Yang Chao insisted: "I will tell you later! You will send it later, and Gu Mei must accept it."

Kang Hui frowned and said: "But this is too much. These famous prostitutes used to hold other people's venues and go to other people's gatherings. It was only two or three hundred taels, not 300 taels."

Yang Chao laughed and said, "It's 1000 taels. Others give 300 taels. That's other people's business. Jinchailou is 1000 taels!"

Then Yang Chao began to ask Kang Hui about his preparations, and Kang Bo said that he was ready, waiting for Liu Rushi and the others to come.

Yang Chao also checked around personally, and Kang Hui's preparations were indeed very secure.

Speaking of Liu Rushi, Kang Hui remembered something and said, "Brother Yang, Miss Liu has been here."

As soon as he arrived at Jinchai Tower, Kang Hui told Yang Chao that Liu Rushi had sent someone to look for him to take care of him, and he himself came once.

"What's wrong with her?"

Yang Chao couldn't help asking.

Kang Hui shook his head: "She didn't say."

"I see"

Yang Chao said.

I wondered what Liu Rushi was asking me for, could it be that I couldn't come, so I had to go and ask in person, if Liu Rushi and the others didn't come, it would be troublesome.

Yang Chao's plan is one after another. The first day is Gu Mei, then a few days of preparation, and then Liu Rushi and the Bian sisters. Yang Chao plans to do ten such gatherings in a row, lasting for two months. until the end of the year.

That's why Gu Mei was allowed to take the stage alone, in order to extend the length, so that the Jinchai Tower can continue to maintain its popularity for a long time, and it must continue to maintain its popularity, so as to form an effect and leave an impression on the Nanjing Fengyue circle .

This is the way Yang Chao and Kang Hui discussed for a long time before deciding on it.

If, like last time, a large group of famous prostitutes gathered together for a while, but parted ways soon, then the Jinchai Tower would only be a sensation for a while, and then slowly fall into silence.

Moreover, Yang Chao couldn't invite all the first-rate famous prostitutes like last time. At least Li Xiangjun, the No.1 prostitute, would not sell Yang Chao's face. When the sisters gather together, they can't go beyond the previous gathering. For Jinchailou, the increase in fame is limited, and it is even a kind of retrogression, which is not worth the loss.

Simply let the Jinchai Tower be continuously mentioned by Nanjing romantic talents for dozens of days, and form a habit of frequenting the Jinchai Tower, so that it can attract a stable source of tourists.

After leaving Jinchai Tower, Yang Chao got into his carriage and arrived at Bian's house soon.

Liu Rushi was still at Bian Sai's house and did not go to live in Meixiang Building.

Before Yang Chao asked to see him, the guard at the gate immediately told Yang Chao as soon as he saw Yang Chao. The girls said he was coming and immediately brought him in.

Yang Chao was taken in by Mr. Gui with doubts in his heart, wondering what happened, Liu Rushi seemed to be in a hurry.

After entering Liu Rushi's house, it was even more strange, so many famous prostitutes gathered here at this time.

Even Gu Mei and Li Xiangjun were there.

Yang Chao immediately cupped his fists and was about to pay respects.

Liu Rushi immediately stood up: "Mr. Yang, you are here!"

Yang Chao asked suspiciously: "Miss Liu is here to find you, but what's the matter?"

Liu Rushi bowed profusely, with a worried expression on her face: "Please help Mr. Yang!"

Yang Chao was taken aback, there was nothing Liu Rushi couldn't solve, Liu Rushi's connections were more complicated than Yang Chao's.

Yang Chao said, "Miss Liu, please tell me."

Liu Rushi didn't care about politeness, so he stood up and talked to Yang Chao.

"Dong Xiaowan?"

After Liu Rushi finished speaking, Yang Chao was slightly surprised that Dong Xiaowan was involved.

Yang Chao remembered that this Dong Xiaowan was also named as one of the Eight Beauties of Qinhuai in later generations, and she was considered a famous prostitute for a while.

But Dong Xiaowan is not in Nanjing now, she is from Suzhou, she did make her debut in Qinhuai River, she was very popular for a while.

It's a pity that Dong Xiaowan has a bad temper and is too high-spirited, which offended many guests, and was often swearing at each other by the brothel bustard, so she returned to Suzhou in a fit of anger.

"Annoyed Uncle Tian Guo?"

Yang Chao couldn't help frowning.

Here's the thing.

Emperor Chongzhen had a favorite concubine surnamed Tian, ​​who was named Tian Guifei.In the palace, Concubine Tian Gui could almost stand against the queen, making the queen helpless, she was a ruthless character like Zhen Huan.

With this relationship, Concubine Tian Gui's father, Tian Wan, was favored and promoted step by step, and became the commander of Jinyiwei in Beijing.

But Concubine Tian Gui was seriously ill. Tian Wan not only didn't worry about her daughter, but worried about whether her prosperity and wealth would be affected after her daughter's death.

So he thought of a way, which was to find a woman for Emperor Chongzhen. Tian Wan was from Yangzhou, and his daughter was cultivated by Jiangnan's elegant culture since she was a child, so she could finally be favored.

Tian Wan once again set his mind on women from the south of the Yangtze River, so he came to Suzhou from Beijing, and went around to buy stunning women with both sex and art skills. Famous prostitutes like Dong Xiaowan naturally caught his eye.

If Li Bian and Sha Gu are the four famous prostitutes in Nanjing, Dong Xiaowan and another famous prostitute named Chen Yuanyuan are the two famous prostitutes in Suzhou. These two are also the main targets of Tian Wan.

As a result, when Tian Wan robbed Chen Yuanyuan by force, she was deceived by Chen Yuanyuan with a substitute, and at the same time was protected by some powerful people in Suzhou. Dong Xiaowan also heard the news and escaped. up.

But Tian Wan didn't grab Chen Yuanyuan, and he didn't give up, but began to put pressure on the government.

Tian Wan is the commander of Jinyiwei, and his status should not be underestimated.

Tian Wan is still a relative of the emperor. Although his daughter is seriously ill, she has not fallen out of favor. His power is still there, and no one dares to offend him.

Therefore, the local government is under a lot of pressure, hoping to calm down and sacrifice two famous prostitutes.

Liu Rushi had heard about this matter when he was in Suzhou, but the turmoil had temporarily passed at that time, because after Tian Wan failed to grab the stunning woman in Suzhou, he went to Hangzhou instead.

But recently I heard that Tian Wan returned to Suzhou, Dong Xiaowan wrote to tell Liu Rushi, Liu Rushi was very worried.

Liu Rushi was sold to Suzhou since she was a child. In fact, she is a Suzhou native. Later, after meeting Dong Xiaowan in Nanjing, they have always been very close and became sisters of the opposite sex.

In the history of later generations, Dong Xiaowan was going to marry Mao Pijiang later, but the bustard in the prostitute wouldn't let her go. It was Liu Rushi and Qian Qianyi who went to ask for it in person, and finally they were able to redeem themselves. The relationship between the two was extremely close.

This time in Suzhou, besides living in Bian's house, Liu Rushi often went to Dong Xiaowan's place.

So when Dong Xiaowan said that Tian Wan had gone to Suzhou again, Liu Rushi was also very worried, worried that Tian Wan would snatch Xiaowan away this time.

So she wanted to ask Yang Chao for help, to see if she could protect Dong Xiaowan for a while, after all, Yang Chao was very popular now.

Liu Rushi thought that Yang Chao was very capable and had made friends with so many dignitaries, so he should be able to compete with Tian Wan.

Yang Chao couldn't help laughing bitterly, Liu Rushi thought highly of himself too much, even the Suzhou government couldn't withstand the pressure from Tian Wan, so why should he contend with a relative of the emperor, and the commander of Jin Yiwei.

Even Nanjing Fusi Yang Chao can't fight, let alone Nanzhen Fusi, the commander of Beijing Jinyiwei.

Seeing Yang Chao shaking his head, he couldn't be more popular at this moment.

"Whether you are a man or not, it doesn't matter if you don't have the guts. If you are willing to help, just say a word, shaking your head and sighing is nothing!"

A petite beauty shouted.

This person is Li Xiangjun.

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