In the early morning, the canal wharf outside Yangzhou gradually became lively, and Shi Kefa had already walked back from the shore when Chang Yu was washing: "Only from the scene of this wharf, it seems that this Yangzhou is not as prosperous as Gusu, and even has it."

Chang Yu nodded, although he had not been to the current Gusu City or entered Yangzhou City, but he knew that since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, all cities that rely on water and sea have developed very fast and well.

What's more, this Yangzhou city has relied on the Grand Canal for thousands of years, and it has a profound heritage.

In the early morning, there was a sudden agitation on the dock, and a group of people rushed over from the city to attract the attention of passers-by.

Of course, it's time to welcome your guests.

As soon as Ren Minyu, the prefect of Yangzhou, got up early in the morning, he heard that a Dongchang fan had entered the city and came to the door to startle him, and then he was told that the eunuch of Dongchang and the military department Shangshu Shi Kefa were at the canal dock outside the city, and asked the city Chinese Wu to go to meet him.

Chang Yu has always been low-key in travel, he doesn't like to be sent by others and doesn't like to be welcomed, and this time it is absolutely rare for people to go out of the city to greet him.

So Ren Minyu hurriedly took more than ten officials out of the city to the riverside to greet him, but he saw nearly 100 people standing or squatting on the dock for breakfast, and he didn't know which one was the little eunuch. As he spoke, he glanced at Gao Jie, who was dressed in civilian clothes next to him, and wondered if this was the case, did he look a little rough.

"Our family has admired the name of the prefect for a long time, and I am fortunate to meet it," Chang Yu came from elsewhere, and he still held a piece of sugar cake in his hand, and arched his hand to Ren Minyu, but the prefect was stunned: "Down, the lower official has seen the Lord Overseer......"

"Fortunately, fortunately" Chang Yu smiled and swept his gaze from the faces of the officials behind Ren Minyu one by one, Yangzhou on the 10th, there were few defectors from the officials in the city, and more than ten people led by Ren Minyu were either killed in battle or committed suicide and martyrdom, but there are several people who are recorded to be in Yangzhou at this time, for example, Liu Zhaoji, the chief soldier who defended the city at that time, was just promoted to the governor of Nanjing at the beginning of the year, and he was the governor of Nanjing.

and Wu Erxun was still working at the Beijing Hanlin Academy at this time, and the staff He Gang was now also tossing in obscurity in the capital, but it was the one who wore white armor in every battle, and was loyal to the country in the back, and finally died in the street battle Ma Yingkui was a young general in Yangzhou at this time.

So Chang Yu opened his mouth and asked, "Where is Ma Yingkui?" ”

Ren Minyu was stunned at the time, Ma Yingkui was just a young general guarding the city, and this big eunuch ran to Yangzhou early in the morning to find such a person? Could it be that Ma Yingkui committed some serious crime.

Of course, what made him even more surprised and puzzled was that the little eunuch was very friendly to them and his party, and he had no fight, so that Ren Minyu was a little suspicious of whether this person was the big eunuch of Dongchang, which was really unusual, which of the eunuchs in the palace was not looking at the sky with his eyes, not to mention the big eunuch of Dongchang.

With this doubt, Ren Minyu welcomed Chang Yu and Shi Kefa and his entourage into the mansion, Chen Suole took his personal guards to purchase in fact, it was shopping, Li Muxian also asked Chang Yu for leave to find the past and visit the present, Chang Yu also let him go, this Taoist priest can not always be tied to the clouds.

Although Chang Yu respects the loyal spirit of Ren Minyu and other Yangzhou officials, to be honest, he has nothing to talk about with them, because these officials are too cramped in the face of him, and they can't relax so much that Chang Yu has to restrain himself a little casually, otherwise people will say that the big eunuch of Dongchang jumps up and down and is not right.

This made Chang Yu, who was used to getting used to mingling with the soldiers, feel very tired, and he was particularly uncomfortable, so he asked Shi Kefa to chat with them, and there were topics between civil officials, such as the war against bandits, such as about Chang Yu, Ren Minyu They were very curious.

And Chang Yu went to visit Yangzhou City with a high degree of elegance, and only three or five personal guards accompanied him.

In fact, Chang Yu has no interest in shopping, just like in later generations, whether you go to Beijing or Shanghai to go shopping or shopping malls, you will find that everything is almost the same, and what commercial streets, pedestrian streets, and ancient streets feel like mass production, and there is nothing new about it.

Although the local characteristics of this era are still relatively obvious, it does not arouse Chang Yu's desire to shop, and he walks on the street more to experience the customs and feel the most real people's livelihood.

Of course, the happiest is Gao Jie, it is rare that Li Yan, Li Muxian and others are not there, and it is a very proud and comfortable thing to be able to be alone with the dignified commander of the Ming Dongchang Factory, and he leaves his brother alone.

The two of them strolled around in Yangzhou City at will, chatting and joking so uncomfortable, and unconsciously a guard came to say that Ren Minyu was holding a banquet in the yamen, Chang Yu waved his hand to let them take care of themselves, and Gao Jie found a restaurant and ordered a few side dishes, a pot of tea, a pot of wine, and ate and drank by the window.

"Brother, what are you doing here in Yangzhou City, just to see that Ren Minyu?" There is no one around, Gao Jie and Chang Yu brothers are commensurate, one looks almost the same, and the other is low-key and not ostentatious.

"Let's talk about some deals, and dig up a few more people by the way" Chang Yu smiled, Gao Jie was confused: "Don't you want to open a shop in Yangzhou City?" Then he thought of something, and glanced around: "You said before that our Daming Bank would open two capitals and thirteen provinces, but because of limited funds, you can't become a fat man in one bite, so you don't hesitate to pull some nobles into the gang, but why don't you find Xu Hongji in Nanjing?" ”

Chang Yu couldn't help but sneer when he heard this: "It's not a robbery and a house, it's called a shareholding" Gao Jie scratched his head embarrassedly: "Yes, join the shares, why don't you find that Xu Hongji?" ”。

"He is deeply rooted in Nanjing, has great power and influence, and should have been a good partner, but because he is too powerful, I abandoned him, and his relationship network is too complicated" Chang Yu said and shook his head gently: "What's more, Nanjing's business doesn't have to find someone to partner with" Gao Jie sighed, in fact, he didn't understand much: "Then who are you going to find to join...... That one...... Stake".

Chang Yu smiled: "In fact, the principal of opening a shop in Nanjing is sufficient, and there is no need for others to invest in it, if you have to, you will naturally choose Huaiyuan, but such a professional thing as opening a shop has its own professional people to do, unless I encounter people and things that I can't do."

Also, Gao Jie nodded: "Then who are you going to talk to in Yangzhou about business, Ren Minyu?" Chang Yu pouted: "His pocket is cleaner than your face, and he is just here to motivate and reward them in this form" Gao Jie touched his face: "My face has been very refreshing recently, no wonder many little ladies on the street stared at me just now."

Chang Yu almost threw up. Gao Jie asked again: "Is Ren Minyu a Qing official, let you come to visit him."

"It doesn't matter if the Qing official doesn't know if the official is not clear, but he is a big loyal minister, and the general loyal ministers are relatively honest, and at this time, loyal ministers are more precious than honesty......" Before the words were finished, Gao Jie snorted: "I know, you said that the digger is coming to dig him, and he is going to bring him to the capital?" ”

"It may be possible in the future, but ...... now" Chang Yu said and glanced downstairs out of the window: "Coming" Gao Jie looked at it suspiciously, and saw several guards hurrying into the restaurant with one person.

After a while, a man in military uniform with a panicked face was brought to Chang Yu's table, saying that anyone who was taken away by the people from Dongchang would panic in his heart.

"Do you know who he is?" Chang Yu raised his hand and pointed to Gao Jie next to him and asked the man, Gao Jie quickly sat up straight, stared at the man with a majestic face and said, "Do you know who Ben will be?" ”

The man was very nervous, and coughed lightly: "I don't know."

"I am Gao Jie, the chief soldier of Xuzhou, have you ever heard of it."

The man was a little surprised: "It turned out to be Mr. Gao, I don't know what to do with finding a small one" muttered in his heart, how can Gao Jie make Dongchang Fanzi.

"yes, what's the matter with him?" Gao Jie couldn't catch the words and looked at Chang Yu, the little eunuch sneered, and the man was even more confused: "Who is this adult?" ”

"Chang Yu of the Governor Dongchang, Ma Yingkui, are you willing to fight with the Governor" Chang Yu put away his smile and looked at the man squarely.

That's right, this person is Ma Yingkui, the deputy chief soldier who died defending Yangzhou in history, and he was only a low-level military general at this time, so he was completely confused.

was first found by Dongchang, thinking that he had committed something and was scared of his legs, but he was brought to see the big man of Dongchang, and named him to pretend to take him to fly, who is not confused, what did this little eunuch like about himself?

In that time and space, most of them sacrificed their lives for the country, and in Chang Yu's time and space, he thought that it would be a kind of compensation for them to carry more, and he did need to promote a group of capable and loyal young generals to inject fresh blood into the military.