Chapter 8 Fast Money

Gao Yu raised the candle to the table and put the candlestick: "Mr. Chen, please sit down."

Chen Kang stood still and still stared at Gao Yu tightly. Gao Yu smiled: "You're only halfway right. I'm here to spy on the military situation, but I'm not sent by Xixia. You have been observing me. Do you think I look like the king? You have also read today's letter."

"So what."

"You won't report to the government. Although you have a tough attitude towards me now, it only shows that the hardships of more than ten years have made Mr. Chen Kang, another timid person, become strong."

"You, how do you know that I can't report to the official, and that I used to be timid." Chen Kang's eyes widened with a slightly frightened look,

"Why don't you sit down?" Gao Yu looked at Chen Kang with a smile. Chen Kang sat sideways on the chair, as if he was a little reluctant,

"I was sent by Dali. On the surface, I came to unite with Xixia to fight against Jiaoluo. In fact, I came to find an opportunity to take advantage of the fishermen in the war between Xixia and the Song Dynasty to avenge the king of Zhennan." Gao Yu said in a low voice,

Now Chen Kang sat down and said, "You are from Dali, so why do you want to avenge the king of Zhennan? Is there any relationship between you and the prince?"

Gao Yu said, "I'm not from Dali. My mother is just from Dali. Do you know that Zhao Yu went to Dali in the south?"

Chen Kang nodded,

"Damn Zhao Yu, when he arrived in Dali and passed through Erhai, he accidentally saw my mother's beauty with bad intentions. If my mother didn't obey, he just..." Gao Yu rubbed his forehead and thought about how to make it up,

"What will happen to him."

"He let the soldiers kill my mother and burn my post station. At that time, thanks to the prince saving me, he didn't kill me together."

"It's so miserable."

"That year, I was as big as Chen Yong. Later, the prince secretly entrusted me to the prime minister Gao Zhisheng. I had a irreconcilable hatred with the emperor of the Song Dynasty. Therefore, I accepted a special mission, which was to make Song Xia lose both sides. Yu Gong, I am Dali, and I am the king of Zhennan. Mr. Chen, do you think the prince is right. You are kind. You have only been trekking around for so many years that you never believe that the king is dead. You want to find clues related to him. You hate the court so much in your heart. How can you report to the official?

Chen Kang was stunned. He thought about every word of Gao Yu: "Zhao Yu, can you do that?"

"Why can't you? Think about it, why Zhao Yu sent people to stare at the matter next to the king in Yongzhou, and put eyeliners everywhere to find the gold mine in Guangyuan. In addition, in the current royal records, is there any mention that Zhao Yu has been to Dali? Why is that?"

"Because he is afraid that people will know that he has done bad things, and even more afraid that people will know that he and the prince have turned against each other because of this."

"Yes, Mr. Chen is too smart."

After listening to this, Chen Kang got up and saluted Gao Yu: "I'm sorry, Mr. Gao, I, Chen, have misunderstood you."

Gao Yu hurriedly said, "No gift."

"Do you want me to gather all the old troops of the prince? As long as it is for the prince's revenge, I think everyone will definitely respond."

Gao Yu stopped him: "Be quiet, don't disturb Mr. Liang. Don't do that first. It's easy to startle the snake. Things need to be done little by little, and now I have an important task. I can't reveal the ultimate goal."

Chen Kang was a little too shocked at this moment. He couldn't sit still. He turned around the room and said, "Mr. Gao, you're right. I'm sure I won't go to the official, not to mention that you saved my life. The prince saved my life in those years, but I dragged the prince down, and now you save me... Let's not talk about this, even if it's revenge for the prince, what should I do?

"You should sit down."

Chen Kang smiled and just returned to the table to do it,

"Have you drugged us for dinner?"

"Son, how do you know?"

"Because he has never slept so well. Listen, he is snoring." Liang Yi's purring came from next door,

"Because of this."

"Of course, you are a master of gunpowder. The level of ** is too bad. If I hadn't secretly changed the medicine, he would have felt the smell of your medicine." Gao Yu said with a smile,

"It seems that Mr. Gao has been prepared, but how do you know that I have read the letter?"

Gao Yu raised the candlestick and tilted it. The candle dripped on the table. He pressed it while it was hot,

"Dial, the letter has a hand model. Do you know that there is not only a hand model, but also the position is exquisite, that is to say, Liang Yi is a little careless."

Chen Kang had to give a thumbs-up: "Mr. Gao, you are really a master. If it weren't for your age and your experience, I really doubt that you were the prince's son who was exiled outside. You and the prince are so similar, but..."

This is a good idea. If Wang is a few years younger, he simply says that he is the illegitimate son of Wang. Although that seems a little romantic, at least he is righteous. Hearing that Chen Kang has a but, Wang asked, "But what is it?"

"But, you guys are different."

"What's the difference?"

"To be honest, I, Chen Kang, am a coward. Our prince is more cowardly than me. He put the overall situation first in everything. In the end, it is not difficult to escape death, and I believe that Zhao Yu must have framed him. Mr. Gao, you are different. Although you are the same age as the prince, you are ambitious and courageous."

"Do you have no ambition?" Gao Yu asked,

"Ha ha, let's not speak ill of him, but I think the prince's so-called ambition is too illusory. What strong soldiers and strong Song, so ambitious reforms. In the end, they are all making wedding clothes for others. What can they see? Even if Yongzhou was rich in those years, it can be said that the prince's reform is meritorious. Don't forget Yongzhou. Not even one-tenth of the Song Dynasty, and the hearts of those who are not rich are unbalanced, which is even more terrible. In addition, Yongzhou is really rich, but what, those officials and businessmen are not kind, and the prince's painstaking effort will be in vain.

"It's a pity."

"Yes, the prince is too wronged, and you see now, whenever there is any wind blowing, whether it is a disaster between heaven and earth, or any corrupt officials doing evil, it is said that it is caused by the change of the prince and his father, and all kinds of shit basins are buckled on them. Is there any justice in the world?"

Gao Yu clenched his fist and said, "Yes, there must be, Mr. Chen, let's not talk about this. I have something for you to do for me."

"Sir Gao, you said, as long as I, Chen Kang, can do it."

"First, I want to know the whereabouts of the old prince."

"There is no question."

"Second, I may give up my position of Dali at any time. In this life, I only take revenge on the king as my responsibility, so I need silver."

"This..." Chen Kang has made trouble. He hasn't had any savings over the years. His illness was even given by Gao Yu before dinner.

"Hahaha, don't worry, I won't borrow it from you." After laughing, Wang took out a pile of scattered gold, and the candlelight shone with gold.

"Take these. After a while, we will go to Xixia. After we leave, you will find a way to exchange all the gold into copper coins. Before I leave, I will introduce you to a reliable private salt merchant. You can buy green salt in Xixia, and then sell it in Xixia after buying it in Xixia."

"Why is that?"

"We came here through private salt merchants. I heard that the people of the Western Xia Dynasty recognized the copper money of the Song Dynasty. The copper money was ten cents per catty, and the silver was 50 catties of one taels of silver, and one taels of silver could be exchanged for 700 cents of copper coins. This is 70 catties of salt."

"Wow, you can also make money in this way."

"Don't worry, don't be a cashier when you sell salt. In the past few years, there are a kind of paper money in circulation in Western summer. This kind of paper money with a face value of ten taels of silver can only be exchanged for five taels of real silver. Therefore, when you sell salt, you only collect Daliao picks, and you can buy 300 catties of salt according to the face value of each ten taels, which is equivalent to If this kind of banknote appreciates, there will be Xixia people who don't exchange him for silver and exchange it for salt.

Chen Kang listened carefully: "Then what?"

"Then you go to Liao. This kind of paper money in Liao can also be used in the Liao Dynasty. A lamb is about ten taels of silver, and it is about eight taels to buy with paper money. You take the sheep back to the Song Dynasty. Each lamb can be sold for 15 taels of silver. During the reign of Xining in the Song Dynasty, a total of 100,000 lambs were bought from Liao. The Song people were very good for mutton. Habit and acceptance, there are seventeen or eighteen taels of silver on the market, and fifteen taels of silver will soon be robbed.

After saying that, Gao Yu pointed to the gold, "Here are twenty taels of gold. This time, these twenty taels will become one hundred taels. The time is about three months. You are using one hundred taels of gold and walking for another round. At that time, Yongle City will be repaired, and it is also the time for us to use money."

"Amazing, amazing, Mr. Gao, are you reincarnated as a prince?"

"Hahaha, you think it's okay."

"No, no, even if you are reincarnated, you must be reborn." Chen Kang can't think of a more suitable adjective,

"Well, don't compliment me. There was another thing just now to visit the prince's old department. You may not be so quiet, so you definitely need to be protected."

"I can almost find them, but the recent people should be included in General Manchang. He lives in Qingzhou now. It seems that Zhe Kejun has been transferred back to the capital, but Zhang Pingshayuan, I have seen them before I came to Yanzhou. As for others, I'm afraid I can't get in touch with them for a while."

Gao Yu really wanted to ask about other people's situation, but he was afraid that he should think more about Chen Kang's concerns that he had just given up. Suddenly, Chen Kang looked at the gold on the table and said, "Mr. Gao, why do you trust me so much?"

"Ha ha, I can't trust you. I can trust Chen Yong. This child is talented and sensible and filial, and even if he does bad things, he is polite to thank others."

Chen Kang smiled. Although Chen Yong is not his own son, he is proud, "You still take him with you this time. He knows better than you do. And, you are not allowed to use ** or something."

"Good, good, I won't do it."

According to the instructions of the king, Chen Kang exchanged copper coins little by little. Finally, the news came from the capital that the army marched to Yanzhou. It was Shen Kuo who led the team, and the Yongle City to be built was also confirmed. It was in the northeast of Hengshan, near the Wuding River, which was mentioned by Gao Yu.

Gao Yu and Liang Yiqi returned to Xixia together. Next, Gao Yu had to go to Xingqing Mansion to meet Liang Luoyao. This time, he must muddle through and take Yongle City for himself.