Without money, what is the point of being a traitor?

Chapter 367 The Secret of "Vacuum Hometown"
Pei Yuan said to Song Chunniang, "Yunjun's matter is easy to handle, but it is also difficult to handle. As long as the man is willing to marry and the woman is willing to marry, it will be easy to handle. The difficult part is that such a matter cannot avoid the wishes of her parents."

Song Chunniang asked directly, "So what are your plans?"

Pei Yuan told them that he planned to use Jiao Yan'er to set an example for them.

"Although Jiao Fang has been accused of being a member of the eunuch party, His Majesty has not paid any attention to this matter, and the Censorate has no intention of pursuing it relentlessly."

"As long as the imperial court does not interfere, he will still be a retired Grand Secretary, and Jiao Yan'er will still be the granddaughter of a Grand Secretary, and her father and grandfather will still be a Hanlin family."

"If Jiao Yan'er is willing to become someone's concubine in order to start a new life, then what is there for the Zhang family to insist on?"

Song Chunniang hesitated and said, "Jiao Yan'er had no choice but to do it. No one was in charge. But Zhang Lian is so famous and well-known among the elite. How could he agree to something that would bring disgrace to the family?"

Pei Yuan thought about it and said to Song Chunniang, "Actually, there is another way. Although it is like stealing a bell while covering one's ears, it sounds better."

Pei Yuan pointed at Song Chunniang and said with a smile, "You caused the trouble yourself, so you have to clean it up yourself! It's not unfair to you to let her, the daughter of a Jinshi, be your legal wife, a captain of the Jinyiwei of the Western Factory, do you?"

Song Chunniang couldn't help but widen her eyes when she heard this, "Can this still be done?"

Then he complained, "Other people's eyes are not blind."

Pei Yuan sat down next to Song Chunniang and enthusiastically put his arm around her shoulders. "I can welcome your bride and hold the wedding ceremony for you. As long as you tell them about this, who would care about that?"

Zhang Lian and his wife would certainly not marry their daughter to a woman, but if they opened a separate branch under the name of Song Chunniang, then Zhang Yunjun would have the love of her husband and the care of her children in the future, and she would not have to be bullied by the eldest wife in another family. So why not do it?

To the outside world, even after encountering such a thing, she was still able to marry into a fifth-rank family as a legal wife, and she could hold her head up high in front of her relatives.

The only one who might suffer a loss is Song Chunniang, who offered up the position of legal wife.

Song Chunniang was immediately moved when she heard this!

For someone like Song Chunniang who had risen from the bottom of society, being able to marry the daughter of a Jinshi in a formal ceremony was an unimaginable dream.

You have to know that the society of the Ming Dynasty is what it is from birth.

The descendants of civilian households are civilian households, the descendants of military households are military households, the descendants of artisan households are artisan households, and the descendants of slave households are slave households.

Song Chunniang is a military household. Unless she can become the Minister of War and be transferred to a civilian household, her family will remain a military household for generations.

Overall, Ming society had a strong theory of bloodline.

Talking about your ancestors is a very powerful way to introduce yourself.

Song Chunniang grew up in this kind of social atmosphere. As a fugitive from the military, and doing a lowly job as a bodyguard, one can imagine how serious the inferiority complex hidden deep in her heart was.

The more she walked and the more she saw, the more she realized that those wonderful things did not belong to her.

This unwillingness and twisted mentality has shaped Song Chunniang into what she is today, making her willing to fight for her life with Pei Yuan just to be buried in a dry and sunny place wearing her official uniform.

Now she has been sublimated again. She can also have a daughter who is a Jinshi as her woman, and have her name engraved on the tombstone after her death.

Song Chunniang was so excited that she slammed the table to express her determination, "I'll do it!"

Pei Yuan, as the atmosphere group, supported him and said, "I'll help you!"

Song Chunniang looked at her caring boss and was happy for a while, but then she felt something was wrong and frowned at Pei Yuan.

Pei Yuan was a little panicked but remained calm on the surface.

Song Chunniang didn't care about that. She warned Pei Yuan seriously and bluntly, "The matter between you and Yunjun ends here. I plan to marry you formally. Don't have any ideas about my woman in the future."

"That's right, that's right." Pei Yuan said perfunctorily, his eyes becoming more lively.

If it’s not a good friend of mine, I wouldn’t be that interested.

What surprised Pei Yuan was that Song Chunniang, who had always liked to make trouble, actually developed a sense of territory after planning to start a family.

Tsk.

Now that Song Chunniang, who has offered her position as the principal wife, really wants to marry him, the only person who will suffer a loss no longer exists.

This was a complete win-win situation, and even Pei Yuan, an outsider, was happy for them.

Pei Yuan didn't want to discuss this topic any further, so he said to Song Chunniang, "You can find an opportunity later to live openly with Yan'er in Zhang Lian's Imperial Censorate. What do you think?"

Song Chunniang naturally agreed happily, and then asked, "Where are my people? I can't move them here in such a mess?"

Pei Yuan replied, "They are still in Zhihua Temple. I will ask them to come and see you later."

Song Chunniang's main responsibility after arriving in Beijing was to collect money from the temples that were subject to the Qianhu Suo.

Pei Yuan's original plan was to use people from the Changfeng Escort Agency to expand Song Chunniang's team, but the people from the Changfeng Escort Agency had been delayed in arriving in Beijing. Pei Yuan temporarily used the gangsters headed by the monk Daigo from Jingxin Temple as subordinates for Song Chunniang.

Later, when Qianhu Suo gained a reputation, the monks remembered who their master was and more and more of them took the initiative to pay money.

Song Chunniang recruited some hangers-on through the channels of the underworld.

Pei Yuan said to Song Chunniang, "The Western Depot has not officially started operations yet. Eunuchs like Gu Dayong and Qiu Ju are only concerned about the selection of eunuchs to lead the team. You may have to form the Western Depot's team yourself."

"Don't expect the barbarians to be too attentive when they are paid to do things for you. It's good enough if they don't do you any harm. When choosing people, spend more time on it."

The Chief of Criminal Affairs of the Western Factory is the leading figure who holds the executive power of the Western Factory. In the past, he would request people from the Northern Pacification Office. Those who could get this position would generally be the confidants of the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

The bottom-level structure of the Western Factory was under the charge of the Chief of Criminal Affairs, and all the personnel were seconded.

But now Song Chunniang has been seconded to be the Chief of Criminal Justice, which is equivalent to borrowing people from the Nanjing Jinyiwei. The Northern Pacification Office would only help this place if they have nothing better to do.

The lower-level personnel of the Western Factory were completely unorganized. They could be seconded military officers or directly recruited from idle people in society.

Many service personnel are of a powerless nature and are particularly suitable for personnel arrangements.

Although this kind of organizational structure has poor stability, it has strong ability to get things done and is very convenient for surviving. It can be used as a tool when doing dirty work.

Pei Yuan thought about it and named the monk Daigu, "Let the monk Daigu temporarily serve as a judge for you. Han Qianhu has a folding fan in his hand, and a magic called Dahui Sword Seal, which can make the monk Daigu's combat power a hundred times instantly. Having him by your side as a thug will prevent you from getting yourself killed."

"Bring Gu Dayong and Qiu Ju to take charge of the group. You should note down who is sensible and who is not. Make friends with those who are sensible. I will try to get them to more suitable positions. These people... will be useful to you in the future."

After entering Pei Yuan's camp, Song Chunniang originally served as his rear wing, helping Pei Yuan kill and finish off enemies at any time, observing the battlefield, searching for weapons, and maintaining Pei Yuan's combat endurance.

After being away from the battle, he played the role of Pei Yuan's plaything.

Unconsciously, Song Chunniang's position in Pei Yuan's heart became more and more important, and Pei Yuan also planned to spend some time and effort to plan her future.

Song Chunniang obviously noticed the change in Pei Yuan's attitude towards her and couldn't help but smile at him.

Pei Yuan rolled his eyes and sent Song Chunniang away. Pei Yuan paid close attention to the reports from Shandong, and asked Wang Chang, who was still in the capital, to start exerting harsh pressure on various places in Shandong in advance.

Gu Dayong met Pei Yuan secretly once and was very puzzled by Pei Yuan's behavior.

Now Chen Toutie has not yet gone to Shandong and all work has not yet started. Isn't such an action equivalent to trying to squeeze oil out of a stone?
Pei Yuan smiled at Gu Dayong and said, "You don't understand, sir. If the emperor wants to investigate, the factory guards want to investigate, and the governors want to investigate, then the local authorities will definitely be able to find out."

"If the imperial court offers a little more reward, I'm afraid many places will be able to find more."

As the director of the Western Factory, Gu Dayong also had some practical experience. After hearing Pei Yuan's words, he felt as clear as a mirror.

It's nothing more than forced apportionment.

He felt a little reluctant, "If this happens, wouldn't it mean that many people will suffer injustice?"

Pei Yuan looked at Gu Dayong confidently, "Don't I know whether they are wronged or not?"

Gu Dayong almost suffocated when he heard these shameless words.

Pei Yuan continued to make arrangements, "When enough people have been reported from various places, you can request a trial in the name of the Western Factory and have them send all the people over."

Gu Dayong asked subconsciously, "Then what?"

Pei Yuan said calmly, "Then hand these people over to Chen Toutie, and Luo Jiao will have a team to fully mobilize in Shandong."

Gu Dayong was a little confused, "What do you mean?"

"What do you mean?" Pei Yuan said with a smile, "Because I know they are wronged."

"These are the followers of the Luo Cult recognized by the imperial court. They are evil cult members sent to the capital by various counties and prefectures. Even if the leader of the Luo Cult stood up to plead their innocence, the local governments would refuse to acknowledge them!"

"Since all their hopes have been blocked, why shouldn't they join the Luo Cult to survive?"

"I have a backup plan in Shandong. Chen Toutie has some manpower and resources available. I will take this opportunity to teach these people well, and then let them take their people back to their hometowns to vigorously develop Luojiao."

"With these locals leading the way and opening up the gap, the power of the Luo Sect will be extremely rapid."

Gu Dayong was almost stunned by what he heard.

First, they exerted pressure and intimidation from all sides, including the emperor, the imperial guards, and the governors-general. Then, they used rewards and inducements, both beating and persuading, to make officials in various places, who had long been accustomed to currying favor with their superiors, begin to comply with the policy of comprehensively cracking down on Luojiao, whether passively or actively.

It not only widely publicized the name of Luojiao, but also provided Pei Yuan with manpower to go directly to various places.

The entire court and the country were played around by Pei Yuan, who actually carved out the outline of the Luo Sect from the impossible nothingness.

Is this the secret of the legendary "vacuum hometown"?
This is because Gu Dayong has not fully understood Pei Yuan’s tough plan for Chen, otherwise he would probably feel even more strongly about it.

Then Pei Yuan laughed again and said, "It's more than that."

"Eunuch Gu, think about it. If the local authorities find out that the prisoners they sent to Beijing not only returned unharmed, but also became wealthy and prosperous."

"What do you think they'll think?"

Pei Yuan guided Gu Dayong to think about the thoughts of those grassroots officials.

Several thoughts came to my mind.

——"Damn it, there's a traitor in the court!"

——"This Luo Sect is really awesome. No wonder the emperor is terrified, the factory guards are scared, and the governors are calling for their mothers."

——"Fuck, did I do something wrong?"

——"I'm sorry, I was impulsive before. There is a misunderstanding here."

When Gu Dayong thought of this, he couldn't hold it anymore.

He said to Pei Yuan with some fear, "Qian Hu, this Luo Sect will not get out of control, right?"

Gu Dayong didn't dare to say another word, "Are you planning to rebel?"

The reason why Gu Dayong didn't dare to say...

I'm just afraid that what I said might be right.

Pei Yuan's plans are easy to accomplish, but will cause endless troubles.

If he really wanted to rebel, the harm caused by such a person would be many times greater than that of Liu Liu and Liu Qi.

Pei Yuan has always been concerned about the mental health of his accomplices.

Seeing Gu Dayong panic, he immediately comforted him, "Don't worry, I am just doing Luojiao for fun. Firstly, it is to make up for our previous mistakes in the future, and secondly, this is actually a way to make money."

The Luo Cult must have a legitimate reason for its existence, otherwise if the Luo Cult suddenly rises up overnight, it will surely cause unrest among these accomplices.

Pei Yuan could not expose the tremendous power of the "Zhongsoyu" system, so he naturally had to draw their attention to the trade route.

This is also the development program and team culture that he wants to make public.

"When Luojiao first started developing, it focused on expanding its business and needed to infiltrate various prefectures and counties."

"The next step is to expand to the canal workers and transport troops."

"There is endless wealth on the Grand Canal. As long as we control this trade route, we will have enough money to enjoy."

"I know a few merchants in Yangzhou, and I also have some friends along the canal. When the goods arrive in Beijing, which merchant or government office would dare not let us make money?"

"For those of us who work as factory guards, the emperor's favor is not always there, and our fortunes fluctuate. I don't know how many examples of our predecessors are worthy of warning. But the silver we got is real."

After hearing this, Gu Dayong finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It’s reasonable, everything is reasonable!
Making money is the right way to go in this world, anything else is just nonsense.

Besides, how could Pei Qianhu, a remarkable man who would rather give up the credit for the title of Earl for his beloved Han Qianhu, ignore Han Qianhu's feelings and raise the flag of rebellion?

Gu Dayong let go of the heavy stone in his heart and breathed a sigh of relief. He secretly thought that when Pei Yuan took a concubine in two days, he would definitely have a few more drinks.

Pei Yuan saw that Gu Dayong was relieved and thought that there was nothing wrong with this statement, so he reminded Gu Dayong again, "You and Qiu Ju should say the same thing."

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Gu Dayong felt an inexplicable sense of unease in his heart.

(End of this chapter)