Liu Biao smiled. "Milord, there are more than twenty Qianhu in the Imperial Bodyguard, and I know most of them. There are two people who are the least proud of them. One is Qianhu Wu, and the other is Qianhu Yu Yong, who guards the gate of the Discipline Commission all day long.
Wu Jie is not a trusted aide of Commander Zhang and Provost Mou, so he has always been ostracized. If Milord places him in an important position, he will definitely be loyal to Milord. Also... from what I can see, our conflict with Dongchang is mainly because we have the authority to govern Dongchang and take away their tax supervision authority. This is their biggest source of income, so conflict with them is inevitable.
But the Imperial Bodyguard is different. The Imperial Bodyguard is governed by the military and is supported by the Imperial Court. They have always been very cooperative with Dongchang because Dongchang has the tax supervision authority. They are rich and overbearing, and have promised great benefits to the Imperial Bodyguard. As long as we can successfully take over the tax supervisors dispatched by the Department of Rites and have them follow Milord's orders, it will not be difficult to divide the Imperial Bodyguard.
So even if Qianhu Wu is loyal to the Imperial Bodyguard, Milord need not worry. If Commander Zhang knows that we have no intention of making things difficult for him, he may leave Eunuch Fan and be on good terms with Milord. "
Yang Ling understood as soon as he heard this. The relationship between the Imperial Bodyguard and Dongchang was glued together with silver. If he could successfully control the tax supervisors in various places, he would be able to control this source of income and promise certain benefits to the Imperial Bodyguard. At the very least, he could make the Imperial Bodyguard maintain a neutral position.
Yang Ling said cheerfully, "Good. Tomorrow, I will ask the Emperor to transfer Qianhu Wu over, as well as Magistrate Huang of the Chicken Crow Inn. I am indebted to him for recognizing me. You and Yiqing are both experts at charging and breaking through enemy lines. They are better at handling intelligence and internal affairs. With the four of you, my team will be able to hold up."
At this point, the old housekeeper poked his head in at the door and said with a strange expression, "Master, outside the door, there is... there is a lord of the Imperial Bodyguard who wants to see you."
Yang Ling was startled and blurted out, "Is it a lord surnamed Qian?"
The old butler smiled apologetically. "That lord said his surname is Yu, but he looks different from us. He's a lecher."
Pervert! Yu Yong? I was just talking about him. I didn't expect him to appear here. What is he doing here? Yang Ling looked at Liu Biao suspiciously. Liu Biao wasn't sure why Yu Yong was here. He thought for a moment and said, "Your Excellency, this Yu Qianhu is a pervert and is not very proud of himself in the Imperial Bodyguard. I heard that his three daughters are all blonde and blue-eyed exotic beauties. His eldest daughter is married to Eunuch Wang Yue's grandnephew. For the sake of Eunuch Wang, Commander Zhang only gave him a position with a salary but no power.
I don't think it was Commander Zhang who sent him here. However, this person only cares about small profits. Although he's in the army, he's more like a merchant. He doesn't have much ability. Your Excellency, why don't you test him and send him back? "
Yang Ling nodded. "Hmm. Go wait for me in the hall across the street. I'll decide what to do after I find out why he's here."
Yu Yong had taken the liberty to visit Yang Ling. In the Imperial Bodyguard, he had always been a decoration with a position but no power. Behind his back, people laughed at him and called him the Gatekeeper Qianhu. He had always been dissatisfied.
Today, he heard that Yang Ling was going to build a government office and be appointed as the Supervisor of the Inner Factory. After weighing the pros and cons, he felt that if he relied on Yang Ling and was placed in an important position, as long as the Inner Factory was established, he would be a meritorious official and get whatever he wanted. If the Inner Factory was unable to defeat Dongchang and collapsed, with the backing of Minister of Internal Affairs Wang Yue, at least he wouldn't be implicated. This kind of profitable business was a rare opportunity.
Since he wanted to worship Buddha, of course he had to burn this first stick of incense. Yang Ling's future was uncertain, so he had to show his sincerity. If he waited until the other party had made a fortune and then came back, he was afraid that even if he sent a daughter to curry favor with his relatives, he would still be reduced to a guard of the Inner Factory. In order to do business, he had to be willing to pay the price. Qianhu Yu impatiently came to visit.
When the two beauties, Yutang Chun and Sheridan, heard the servant girl say that another guest had come, and it was a golden-haired, blue-eyed lecher, they really panicked. Master had just returned home and he had already seen a guest. Could it be that the Emperor had given him another errand to send him on a long journey?
This little Emperor didn't enter the bridal chamber on the night of his wedding, instead setting off fireworks and writing memorials. His way of doing things has never been done properly. Otherwise, he wouldn't have ordered master to accompany him in lighting the lanterns and setting the fire, leaving us alone in an empty room. Damn it, what's wrong with the Emperor this time? The two young women's hearts were filled with hatred, completely forgetting that they had received the imperial edict yesterday and the boundless gratitude they felt towards Zhengde.
When Yu Yong saw Yang Ling, he only exchanged a few pleasantries before getting straight to the point and saying that he wanted to rely on the Inner Factory. When Yang Ling saw this, he couldn't help but secretly shake his head. How could there be someone who had just met and hadn't even ascertained the other party's background before confiding in him like this? In any case, he had been in the Imperial Bodyguard for so many years, but who would have thought that his experience in officialdom was even more inexperienced than mine. This person really wasn't useful.
Yang Ling's expression turned cold. He calmly said, "Yang thanks Official Yu for his appreciation. It's not that I refuse Official Yu thousands of miles away, but I really can't bear to ruin Official Yu's future. Official Yu, you are now a high-ranking official in the Imperial Bodyguard, while I, the Inner Factory, have no manpower, no money, what future do I have? "
Yu Yong had long expected that his reputation wasn't good and that not many people would take a liking to him. He had trained his skin long ago and wasn't discouraged after hearing this. He was about to show his loyalty again when Yang Ling interrupted him, "Official Yu, the Inner Factory is very shabby. It can't be compared to the official courier stations of the Imperial Bodyguard. I was just planning to buy a few private horse and carriage companies to take on the responsibility of gathering intelligence and passing messages. You are making a fool of yourself by imitating others. How can you have a future in the Inner Factory?"
Yu Yong was surprised to hear this and immediately said in a dejected manner, "Official Yu doesn't need to be polite. Ai, so Sir Yang has already thought of this idea. I know that the Emperor has not allocated money to Official Yu, so I racked my brains to come up with this plan to present it to Official Yu as a sign of my sincerity. Now … forget it."
He dejectedly wanted to cup his hands and leave. Yang Ling heard this and found it strange. He hurriedly stopped him, saying, "What? Official Yu has also thought of the idea of opening a horse and carriage company? "
Yu Yong shook his head and sighed, saying, "I know that you scholars look down on merchants, and thought that you wouldn't be able to come up with this idea of entering politics from business. I thought that what I came up with was a brilliant move. I didn't expect Official Yu to already … I'm really ashamed."
Yang Ling's heart was moved. He said, "Official Yu might as well tell me your idea. We can verify it. If you and I have the same idea, as long as Official Yu really thinks highly of Yang, Yang is willing to work with Official Yu."
Hearing this, Yu Yong happily said, "Is what Sir Yang said true? Ha ha, then I'll be frank. Just now Official Yu was prevaricating, saying that opening a horse and carriage company is poor. Is it because you're afraid that if the news gets out, it will cause the guards to be wary? "He happily said," This lowly official is completely sincere to Official Yu. Official Yu doesn't need to hide it from me, right? This kind of small capital but big profits, a good idea to make your own money, is not something that Dongchang, the Imperial Bodyguards, those people who only know how to exploit others would be able to think of. "
Yu Yong beamed with joy and said, "Official Yu, this horse and carriage company is opened by the common people, it's just to make a living. If Official Yu were to open it, with the power of the inner court, there will be no hindrance and you'll be able to make a lot of money. Now that Ming Destiny is rich in resources, what does it lack? It's the method of transportation.
Look at Ming Destiny, a land rich in resources, it must be convenient for transportation. The two capitals are connected in all directions, there are plenty of resources and people. Along the North and South Canals, how many cities have been built on barren land? Qingjiang Pu, Jining Province, Linqing Province, Tianjin Garrison, Hexi Province, which one of them did not rise because of river transportation?
If the common people opened a horse and carriage company, they would not be able to travel far, the transportation capacity would be limited, and they would be under the control of the officials along the way, so they would not be able to achieve anything big. If the West Factory were to open it, it would be a different story. For example, Hunan and Hubei are rich in white lead, one load costs two taels of silver. When transported to Guangdong, each load can get six taels of silver. Here, it's tripled. Then, through the local trading port, each load of white lead can be refined into eighteen taels of silver. That's nine times. When the remaining white lead is transported back to Guangdong, each load can still get six taels of silver. Based on this calculation, one load of white lead is a net profit of eight taels of silver. With the ability of the inner court, how many loads of white lead can be transported in a single trip? How much silver is that? If the inner court has the ability to hire masters from overseas and refine it ourselves, the profit will be several times higher! "
Yu Yong's saliva flew everywhere, and Yang Ling was dumbstruck. Yu Yong thought that he had hit the nail on the head, and could not help but smile proudly, "This is only one thing. We can also transport grain to the frontier fortress, salt to Huaiyang, cloth to Wuyue, tea to Sichuan, porcelain to Jianghuai, from south to north, the carriages will not be empty. Wherever the horse and carriage goes, it will be a flowing galaxy.
Besides, if we open a horse and carriage company to transport goods and passengers, they will have to eat, drink and sleep on the way, right? Can we not need restaurants and inns? We can build our own facilities along the way, so that the fertile water does not fall into other people's fields. Along the way, they will find women to gamble with, right? Then we will not let go of brothels and gambling houses. These things, wine, women, avarice and temper, we will have all of them. What kind of information and intelligence can we not get? Ha ha ha ha … Daren's brilliant plan, do you think I have the same thoughts as you? "
Yang Ling wiped the saliva off his face, and stammered, "Uh … I was thinking the same thing. Who would have thought that great minds think alike. Brother Yu is really … really a natural born businessman!"
Yu Yong was not ashamed of being a businessman, and could not help but feel happy when he heard his praise. He could not help but smile, "That is natural. Yi Gong? Fuerstenberg Count family. I heard from my grandmother that my ancestors were all business geniuses! "
Yang Ling grabbed his hand and said happily, "I will go to the palace tomorrow and ask the Emperor to transfer you to the inner ministry. I will get that … that Feng Yue? That … that Feng Yi Gong? Daren Yu Yong is really the fortune of the inner court! "
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