After the Battle of Gaoyou Lake, the captured imperial guards, including Soetu, lived a bad life because the captured men were children of Manchu nobles, princes, and ministers of the regent, almost all relatives and friends, so the Empress Dowager pardoned them for the unity of the Eight Banners. However, losing a glorious future was undoubtedly a heavy blow to those who were ambitious such as Soetu. After being eliminated from the sequence of imperial guards, he and Oboi's nephew, Ebilong's son-in-law and others drank daily to drown their sorrows, and they completely lost their previous spirit.

Today, when several brothers were drinking happily, someone suddenly shouted behind him, and then they saw a boy coming over and greet the children of the regent ministers with a smile. Soetu glanced at the visitor and vaguely remembered that he had seen this person before, but it seemed that he was not from the two yellow flags. The visitor reported to his house, and it turned out that he was named Niuhulu, and his father Niyahana was still a Barutu.

"Oh, remember." Although I was a little drunk, Soetu immediately remembered the person who came, who was from Zhenghongqi and was the official position of Zhengbaiqi.

The other party must invite several front guards of Zhenghuang Banner to drink, but Soetu and others were not willing to refuse. The man named Niuhulu, named Niuhulu, was tall and handsome, and had a very good eloquence, which made the atmosphere at the banquet very warm. According to Niuhulu's people, since the original imperial guards were expelled from the Battle of Gaoyou Lake, the eight banners of the forbidden brigade have become unbearable - this is not entirely flattery. Indeed, the officers selected were all the eight Beijing camps.

The best among the flags. In the Battle of Gaoyou Lake, before Shunzhi was killed, the morale of the Imperial Guards was always maintained. For a young army that was almost the first time to go to the battlefield, this was already very good. Although the name of the Eight Banners who followed Prince Kang to Shandong remained unchanged, they were already a broken army. They were originally using the unsuccessful candidates who were not qualified to join the Imperial Guards to make up for their numbers, and they also lost the confidence to win.

After getting familiar with each other, Niu Hulu began to indirectly ask about the grain transportation. These people had the opportunity to meet the ministers of the regent, so Niu Hulu asked them if they had heard of the need to transport grain by sea. What are the plans for the regents, especially Sony and Oboi.

In recent days, Soetu has indeed heard his father talk about the sea of ​​waters and seas. Not long ago, he talked about this with his brother and brother. Everyone is familiar with the inside story, and even if they talk a few words in private, it would be fine. However, Niu Hulu didn't have the chance to know the secret of the highest level. Although Soetu drank a lot, he was stunned when he heard this, and he planned to shake his head and say he didn't know.

But before Soetu could speak, Oboi's nephew said first: "Oh, have you heard the news? This canal transportation is to recruit Fujian thieves to transport it. It's really a thief! In order to get some errands, even the food is willing to transport us."

Soetu always thought that things were not that simple. Deng Ming's casual "Kangxi" last time caused all the regents to be bad, so after hearing about this from his father, Soetu firmly believed that it was a conspiracy. Sony told his family privately that he also believed that Deng Ming might know and acquiesce to Mutan to promote this matter. However, as long as the water transportation has not been completely cut off, the court will be afraid of it. If Deng Ming's purpose was to use water transportation to cheer the appetite of the Qing court and make them unable to make a slap, then Deng Ming had already succeeded. No one in the court dared to advocate a big fight. If he lost again, the consequences would be very serious - since the money and grain can still be transported to Tianjin, the court seemed to be able to wait for a better opportunity, and the southeast seemed to be basically in the hands of the Qing court.

"That is to say, did the court agree to the Fujian thieves to transport it?" Niu Hulu toasted another glass of wine.

"I don't know this." Guarja (the surname of the Oboi family) raised his glass and drank it all, put the empty glass behind heavily, and let out a satisfying sigh.

Niu Hulu hurriedly filled the empty cup, but Guarjia did not refuse. He picked it up and raised his neck and poured it into his mouth. After slapping the empty cup on the table, Niu Hulu filled it again, and there were three such things.

"My uncle seems to be about to mention this to the Empress Dowager today." Guarjia was drunk and laughed loudly before falling to the table: "The Fujian thief is looking at the money."

The others had almost finished drinking. Niu Hulu toasted another glass of wine in front of Soetu. The latter had not touched the wine glass for a long time. He glanced under his eyes and stared at the wine glass for a while. He saw that his hands holding it were calm and powerful, and there was no ripples on the clear wine surface.

He raised his eyes and looked at the person opposite him, but he saw that the other person's face was still calm and he didn't seem nervous because of his sneer.

"Let's go have a cup of tea." Soetu's pronunciation was clear, and there was no intoxication in his tone.

"Okay." Niu Hulu summoned the robe waiting outside and asked them to take their respective masters home.

When Soetu's coat came, the son of the chief auxiliary minister, the minister who had been in power in the court and the 20-year-old in Deng Ming's previous life, letting them follow him far away and walk towards a familiar teahouse. Niu Hulu was behind Soetu's position, and the two were still talking and laughing on the road, just like a pair of friends who had not seen each other for many years. In Deng Ming's previous life, Niu Hulu had a great-grandson named Chang Bao, who later changed his name to Heshen.

"Why do you need to inquire about this?" The other party's good appearance left a good impression on Soetu, and it didn't seem like a detailed work for the Ming army. Inquiring about the canal transportation seemed to be just simply wondering whether the matter could be accomplished, and did not show any intention of lobbying, which also alleviated Soetu's suspicion of him a lot.

"The young master of Sony is indeed very clear." Niu Hulu paid tribute to Soetu with tea instead of wine, and then said it in the original form: "Someone asked me to inquire about the news. You must know whether this matter can be accomplished or not. As long as you can get three days ago, you can get five hundred taels of silver. If it is two days in advance, it is two hundred taels. If it is only one day, it is only fifty taels. I have been talking about this matter. Today I heard from friends in the Ministry of Revenue that the three auxiliary officials visited the Lord Lafayette with this matter, and I will probably have a clear letter soon. Today I just want to be familiar with it and continue to inquire tomorrow."

After hearing that he received a reward of 500 taels three days in advance, Soetu was shocked. Even the 50 taels of silver a day in advance was a lot more than Soetu's monthly money when he was a guard in the imperial guard. He no longer suspected that the other party was inquiring about the news for the Ming army, but after hearing this number, he became suspicious.

"Don't say secret words in front of you," Niu Hulu said after saying that, and stretched out a finger at Soetu: "As long as you can give your younger brother a correct letter, then the reward will be 21 or 5. How about it?"

"Whose silver is this? Is it from the Sichuan thief? I wouldn't dare to ask for the silver from the Sichuan thief." As he said the last few words, Soetu's eyes suddenly became sharp.

Suddenly, the murderous aura that gushed out from Soetu made Niu Hulu, who had been very calm, suddenly changed his face, and suddenly laughed: "What are you talking about, brother? My brother is not a heartless beast, he is incompatible with Deng Zhe."

Suo'ertu suddenly showed his sharpness and made Niu Hulu feel a little uncomfortable. He coughed and explained further: "This is what several Huguang businessmen asked their younger brother to inquire... Have you heard of the word 'fund'?"

"No."

"What about 'stocks'?"

“No, either.”

"Then let me start from scratch."

According to Niu Hulu, the matter of the canal transport reform, which Beijing regards as the top secret, has spread in Huguang, and a stock exchange has been established in Wuchang to list and raise the canal silver.

" Raise the canal silver?" Soetu asked in confusion.

"Yes, Huguang's quota for canal silver is 3.8 million taels this year. I guess I know that the money must be first sent to Tianjin by Sichuan merchants... Well, the Mutan family slaves under the banner of Sichuan merchants will be sent to Tianjin, and then Wuchang will add 30%... No, the 50% extra silver is paid to Sichuan merchants, that is, those Mutan family slaves. The money in Huguang will be divided into ten batches, each time 380,000 taels, the court recognized one batch and released the first batch. When the silver ships outside Dagukou drove in, one batch after another, one batch after another. If the court broke the contract or refused to receive the receipt, the Sichuan merchants would lose a batch of silver, which was about 400,000 taels. Huguang, Liangjiang, and Zhejiang handled it like this." Speaking of the transportation plan of Sichuan merchants, Niu Hulu was familiar with it, as if the father of the regent minister in Bissoetu had to know it.

"Most half a month ago, Sichuan merchants set up a fund in Wuchang, named "Chu Cao Borrowing", which means raising 3.8 million taels of silver from wealthy families in Huguang. The silver transported to Tianjin is this "Chu Cao Borrowing". If the court breaks the contract, then the fund will be compensated 38 taels, and every person who buys ten taels of silver will lose one tael. If the court approves and the matter is done, the news will be transmitted back to Wuchang, and the Huguang Governor's Office will pay the money to Sichuan merchants, and then Sichuan merchants will immediately repay the money - add a 15% bonus to borrow the silver.

The wealthy households. 10% of the profits per month, and many people are staring at buying them. Many people say that this is a bet. Winning is 15% of the profits, and losing is 10% of the loss." Niu Hulu told Soetu that the fund was not sold well because many people felt that the Qing court would not agree to the Sichuan Army and Zhoushan Army to escort the canal transportation, so they were still watching: "But as long as the news of the court agreed to spread, the fund will definitely rise wildly. The property of the person you know first can double in a blink of an eye, at least 50% or 60%."

"A single Huguang alone can bring about a bonus of about 600,000 taels of silver in a month." Soetu gasped after understanding it, and also understood why someone would pay a few hundred taels to find out the news. However, he did not agree with Niu Hulu's words: "Isn't it just a bonus of 15%? Although it is very high, it can't double it."

"Have you heard of the 'margin'?"

"have no idea."

"Then my brother starts from the beginning. There is a five-percent margin rule for the fund of the 'Chu Cao demolition'. By the way, have you heard of the 'percent'?"
Chapter completed!