[Qing Dynasty] Friends always come to chat with me in the middle of the night

On the fifth day of April in the tenth year of Kangxi, Wei Tong settled in Hangzhou.In May of the same year, Wei Tong visited the market, and finally opened a rice shop quietly on the side of the street.

In the autumn of the tenth year of Kangxi, there was a severe drought in Lin'an and Dongyang, frequent locust plagues, and severe hunger.The local government panicked and reported it, but the distance was far away. After Datian listened to the report and deployed it again, there was already a tragic situation where Yizi cannibalized each other.

At the end of August, a convoy entered Lin'an, and in mid-September, another convoy rushed to Dongyang.

A whole convoy is full of rice bags. After arriving in the town, they will distribute porridge and food outside the city. Although there are people who are eyeing them, the guards are very strong. After suppressing the commotion several times, they can only be honest and maintain order. , little by little lined up.Although in order to save more rice grains, all they could receive was a thin bowl of rice soup, which had already caused many people to cry and hiss with all their might.

Ah Chen, who followed Wei Tong to Lin'an, looked downcast, this was the first time he saw such a tragic situation.

"Obviously they have something to eat, why are they still so sad?" Ah Chen sat behind Wei Tong, and he never left Wei Tong in the past few days.Because Wei Tong had already warned him a few days ago that hungry people are irrational, and Ah Chen doesn't have any martial arts skills. At first glance, he looks like a rich man with delicate skin and tender flesh, and he is the most prone to accidents.And Ah Chen didn't dare to leave Wei Tong after seeing such a tragic situation.

"Because we came too late, they already lost relatives to the famine." Or exchanged relatives.

The last sentence, Wei Tong looked at the childish and terrified Chen, but finally did not say it.

"That's why Brother Wei ordered that the portion of porridge must be served as required. It is because of this that their lives can be saved to the greatest extent." A Chen said a little at a loss.

Even though Wei Tong had already brought almost all the rice and grain, facing the imperial court order that would arrive at an unknown time, and countless hungry people, it was just a drop in the bucket.Sitting in the carriage, Wei Tong opened the curtain and looked at the yellow and emaciated people outside. If he hadn't seen all this with his own eyes, he would have no idea that there is such a miserable situation in the world.

They are now invited by the prefect of Lin'an to go to the city.Most of the rice merchants in Lin'an Prefecture and those in Hangzhou Prefecture hoarded grain and raised the price of rice. Even now such a scene is still closed.After learning of Wei Tong's intentions, the prefect of Lin'an was overjoyed, and quickly sent someone to invite him, and A Chen naturally followed.Compared with before, Ah Chen's temperament is much better now.

After Wei Tong arrived in Hangzhou, he didn't know that the Chen family was a wealthy local businessman.Although it looks like a businessman, the power hidden behind it is immeasurable.A Chen is the only grandson of the Chen Patriarch's family, so he is naturally spoiled a little.

And after he was in Hangzhou, he separated from the Chen family. It was just because A Chen liked Wei Tong and often went to see him, and the contact between the two increased.But this time, when Ah Chen heard that Wei Tong intended to go to Lin'an, he had to follow him all the time, and finally the grandpa of the Chen family agreed to go with him.

Along the way, I have seen too many things that I have never seen before, which is also a test for Ah Chen, and the whole person will soon become stronger. When encountering things, Wei Tong will also talk to him Some truth.Strange to say, Young Master Chen, who was somewhat domineering in front of the Chen family, was like a well-behaved child in front of Wei Tong, full of admiration and never refuting.

Although it is impossible for Wei Tong's rescue to save all the people, at any rate, for the entire Lin'an Mansion, it can be regarded as a rescue of some urgent needs. Afterwards, with the actions of the court, it is worthwhile to save everything before winter. Calm down.Although the loss is immeasurable, it is much better than when it was first estimated.

And this time the rescue made Wei Tong come into the eyes of the Jiangnan business community.Although some people despised his behavior, others admired his courage.Wei's rice shop has only been open for more than half a year, and it dares to go to war like this. Whether it is famous or sincere, it is very courageous.Wei's rice shop, which was almost defeated by Wei Tong's move, has attracted many admiring customers because of its good name, and because of Wei Tong's operation, it quickly regained its strength. Shimipu soon had a second, third, and even more branches.

The king who was far away in the capital looked at the memorial uploaded by the prefect of Lin'an, and his eyes fell on the last few numbers.And not long after, the news of Yongyang also spread, and also attached a few words of appreciation.Because of this famine, the two magistrates must be inferior in this year's assessment, but because of Wei Tong's actions, most of the situation was saved. Naturally, they still have gratitude for him, so they wrote his name on it. Inherited favor.Because of this move, the relationship between Wei Tong and these two is still reasonable.

Kangxi touched the familiar word lightly with his fingers, and laughed faintly.

In the 11th year of Kangxi, Wei's rice shop has become the largest rice shop in Hangzhou Prefecture. Although many original rice merchants were dissatisfied, they quietly faded away after they discovered that the Chen family was standing behind Wei Tong.And because Wei's rice shop is willing to do good, compared with the first few rice shops that like to drive up rice prices and hoard rice grains, people prefer to go to Wei's rice shop.However, the prefect of Hangzhou almost stumbled in front of the touching money, and was finally brought back on the right track by a steel knife.

Part of the reason why the Chen family protected Wei Tong was that, as the eldest grandson of the Chen family, Chen Chen was now following Wei Tong. Chen's parents-in-law, who had always wanted the child back, finally agreed silently.

Wei Tong noticed this, and now Chen Chen, who has grown into a lot of businessmen, of course also noticed this.Chen Chen, who used to be lively, after walking around with Wei Tong in the past few years, his personality has become much more restrained under the influence of Wei Tong. He only confides his heart after being drunk once. There are too many intrigues and power struggles in the family. It was the reason that forced him to leave the Chen family in the first place.

There can be no perfect things in the world. Everyone will encounter bad things, and how to overcome them can only be determined by themselves.What Wei Tong can do is to send Chen Chen back to have a good rest after he gets drunk.

In the dead of night, when Wei Tong returned to his room, Chen Su had already prepared something to soak his feet, and Wei Tong chose to accept it after several refusals to no avail.Rejecting Chen Su's suggestion to wash his feet again, Wei Tong did it quickly by himself, squinting his eyes comfortably.

Chen Su sat across from him and felt Wei Tong's pulse. After a long time, he said, "Your health is much better than it was two years ago." Chen Su knows medical skills, which Wei Tong only knew in the second year. The medicine was finished, and when Wei Tong was about to refuse such things as medicine from now on, Chen Su silently took his pulse, and then continued to decoct the medicine.After drinking the bitter medicine for several years, Wei Tong said that his sense of taste was about to go bad.

Wei Tong himself was weaker due to castration, and was seriously injured twice in succession. Although he looked strong because of his martial arts training, he was actually strong on the outside but on the inside.Doctor Liu's prescription was to strengthen his foundation and cultivate his talents, and then Chen Su took care of him slowly according to his condition, and he has basically recovered.

"It's just that, after all, your body is weak, so you should be less exposed to the cold in the future. For example, you will only drink outside in the middle of the night tonight." Chen Su said lightly, and Wei Tong said helplessly: "Ah Chen has grown a lot, Why do you still dislike him so much?"

Chen Su moved the late night snack brought by the servants to Wei Tong, "It's a blessing to the Chen family that he is successful, what does it have to do with you?" Chen Su now looks sharper than before There are many more, and the character is much tougher, but most of them obey Wei Tong, except for his personal safety.

"The members of the Chen family are from the Chen family, and Ah Chen is Ah Chen. What's more, the Chen family has also helped a lot." Wei Tong usually doesn't like to be served by others, and he does many things by himself, but one day People still need to cook the three meals, but there are still very few people in the house. "And you, what did you go out to do in the middle of the night last year, do you think I don't know?"

Speaking of this, Wei Tong glanced at Chen Su indifferently, and managed to get Chen Su to confess: "Before the emperor left the palace, he called me over specially, saying that if you were in danger, the person who should be killed would be killed directly. What should not be killed depends on the situation, in a word, I don’t want you to suffer.” The prefect of Hangzhou originally planned to accept bribes, and such an official, even if something happened at that time, he would not hesitate to kill Chen Su directly.

And Chen Su was originally the emperor's man, so he naturally had some tricks.

... Wei Tong helplessly supported his forehead, he didn't believe that Kangxi would speak so directly, but Chen Su's words really warmed Wei Tong's heart.

Speaking of which, he and Kangxi haven't seen each other for two years.

Chen Su continued to say: "I originally received the order to let you rest well and walk around without any burden. But you have been more tired in the past two years."

Wei Tong heard the words and said softly: "In the beginning, I really didn't think so much. It's good to go out of the palace, and it's good to walk around, but, Chen Su, this is not enough."

"I like mountains and rivers, and I also like to play, but I can't live like this forever in my life." When he said these words, there was a faint smile on his brows and eyes, which was soft and dreamy under the reflection of candlelight, which made people uncomfortable. Dare to speak out to disturb. "Although the past ten years have been difficult, if I hadn't had such an experience, I'm afraid I would still be a rude and annoying person now. I don't know the heights of the sky and the earth because of my youth. It's a good life now, but at the beginning The foundation is the help of a friend, and I can’t rely on him for a lifetime.” Although he said so, when Wei Tong talked about the word friend, his smile was the deepest.

"If you didn't go that day, so what if they really succeeded? I will always make them unable to turn over." The extremely light words, with extremely strong confidence, make people unable to ignore the dazzling brilliance in Wei Tong's eyes .

Chen Su remained silent. He has been by Wei Tong's side for several years, and he has never seen him aimlessly.And this year, he was only eighteen.At the age of weak crown, but so calm.

In the 12th year of Kangxi, Wei's rice shop cooperated with the Chen family and quickly rose to become the largest rice shop in the south of the Yangtze River.After returning to the Chen family, the grandson of Chen's parents also emerged, gained a firm foothold, and became a person that the Chen family could not ignore.

In March of the same year, King Shang Ke of Pingnan retired happily and asked his son Shang Zhixin to continue guarding Guangzhou.This news caused a lot of discussion and different opinions in the court, which opened the prelude to the Qing Dynasty's cutting of the feudal clan.

However, under heavy resistance, Kangxi resolutely decided to withdraw from the vassals on the grounds that "the vassals have been holding heavy troops for a long time, and the power has become a big one, which is not for the benefit of the country".This move caused an uproar in the court, but under Kangxi's tough attitude, it was still firmly implemented.

In November, Wu Sangui put forward the slogan of "anti-Qing and restoring the Ming Dynasty", rebelled and rejected the command of the imperial court.

The court was furious.