I was a conman in the Ming Dynasty.

Chapter 809 Golden Family

Chapter 809 The Golden Family

Wang Wenzhou stated unequivocally, "Putting aside everything else, how many people did the Ming Dynasty have? How many did the Qing Dynasty have? Moreover, there weren't many true Tartars in the entire Liaodong region; the majority were Han Chinese. The reason the Ming army's fighting strength was low was mainly because the Ming Dynasty didn't have enough silver."

Fourth Brother, I'm not bragging, but while I may not have many other skills, when it comes to making money, I'm second to none.

Come, come, come…

As he spoke, Wang Wenzhou reached his hand inside Da Yu'er's collar.

Da Yu'er was so embarrassed she wanted to disappear into the ground. "You rascal! Can't you have any shame? There are places on my clothes where you always stick your claws out, why did you stick your claws out from there?"

Manzhu Xili's face turned ashen. He really wanted to slap Wang Wenzhou across the face, but for Da Yu'er's sake, he could only swallow his anger.

Wang Wenzhou took out Da Yu'er's necklace and said, "Fourth Brother, look, with the material of this necklace, it must be worth at least tens of thousands of taels of silver. My babies will all have one."

Manzhu Xili stared at the necklace in Wang Wenzhou's hand, thinking to herself, "Mad Dog Wang Wenzhou is indeed rich. This is the best jade. This gold-inlaid jade necklace is worth tens of thousands of taels of silver, which is not an exaggeration."

Wang Wenzhou said proudly, "This is all small change, I don't even care about it. My baby knows that a few days ago before I came to Liaodong, I gave Li Zicheng 600 million taels of silver. You must have heard that I also gave Dorgon 600 million taels of silver before."

Manzhu Xili nodded and said with a smile, "Money can certainly be used to recruit soldiers and horses, but the Ming Dynasty is so vast, how can you take it so easily?"

Wang Wenzhou quickly said, "Fourth Brother, please let me explain slowly! The main force of the Ming army is currently fighting to the death with your Qing army on the Liaodong front. The other troops are suppressing bandits in the rear."

Previously, I had planned to unite with the Qing Dynasty, Li Zicheng, and Zhang Xianzhong to launch a joint military campaign, destroy the Ming Dynasty, and then divide it up among ourselves. However, some unexpected events occurred, and this plan did not come to fruition.

But we can continue doing this!

Manzhu Xili nodded. After hearing what Wang Wenzhou said, he realized that although Wang Wenzhou seemed a bit silly, he was not a brainless fool. His sister was not at too much of a loss by following him.

Wang Wenzhou continued, "That pig Zhu Youjian came up with a terrible idea, saying that my baby Liu Rushi was still alive and in the Shengjing Palace. He wanted me to send troops to Liaodong to fight the Qing Dynasty to the death so that he could reap the benefits."

Fourth Brother, think about it, do you think I'm that stupid? I came here this time to have a proper talk with the Qing Dynasty. We'll work together to kill Zhu Youjian.”

Da Yu'er rolled her eyes at Wang Wenzhou, thinking, "You rascal, you're quite the smooth talker."

"Fourth Brother, are you loyal to Huang Taiji or Dorgon?" Wang Wenzhou asked, reaching into Dayuer's clothes and gently pinching her.

Da Yu'er understood immediately and whispered in Wang Wenzhou's ear, "Our family does not want to get involved in the struggle for the Qing throne. No matter who is the emperor, our family will be loyal."

Wang Wenzhou nodded. He thought about it and agreed. All the men in Huang Taiji's family had married women from Dayuer's family. No matter who was the emperor in Huang Taiji's family, it made no difference to Dayuer's family.

Manzhu Xili replied, "I am a subject of the Great Qing, and of course I am loyal to the Emperor of the Great Qing."

Wang Wenzhou thought for a moment and said in a serious tone: "Fourth brother, you are too foolish. As a descendant of the Golden Family, how can you be loyal to the Tartars? You work hard for the Tartars and risk your lives, what can the Tartars give you? Can they give you grasslands or silver?"

Fourth Brother, haven't you realized it yet? Although you're following the Tartars, they've been scheming against you all along. For example, Huang Taiji bestowed so many titles upon Mongol princes? Was that for your benefit, Mongolia? No! He just didn't want you Mongols to unite, so you'd have the strength to challenge him.”

Manzhu Xili smiled bitterly to himself. There was nothing he could do about it. Who told them to be so weak and unable to defeat the Tartars?

Wang Wenzhou continued his deception: "Fourth Brother, I'm not like those ungrateful wretches from Huang Taiji's family. We're family, in a way. As long as you Mongols follow me, I guarantee you'll be the only king of Mongolia. After I seize the Ming Dynasty's territory and destroy the Tartars, I'll support you in recovering the homeland of your Golden Family!"

Fourth Brother, don't you want to restore the glory of your Golden Family and herd horses by Lake Baikal?

Upon hearing this, Manzhu Xili was immediately filled with fervor. As a descendant of the Golden Family, who wouldn't want to restore the family's glory? Of course, whether Manzhu Xili's family was actually descended from the Golden Family was hard to say. In any case, ever since Genghis Khan, all those with power and influence in Mongolia had claimed to be descendants of the Golden Family.

"Haha..." Manzhu Xili suddenly burst into laughter: "Wang Wenzhou, I really admire your mouth. The pie you drew for me looks pretty good, but it's just a mirage."

"Fourth Brother, you have to believe me!" Wang Wenzhou said hurriedly, "Can you imagine a small county with only 10,000 people turning into a metropolis with more than a million people in just one year?"

"Ah?" Manzhu Xili frowned. Although he had never been to Hanshan, he had heard about it. For one thing, although there were no Ting'ermei clothing stores in Liaodong, Ting'ermei clothes were the favorite of the noblewomen of Liaodong. His wives and concubines also liked them very much. This Ting'ermei clothing was a business in Hanshan, which, in a sense, was Wang Wenzhou's business.

"Fourth Brother, putting everything else aside! Although I am your prisoner now, whether you hand me over to Dorgon or Huang Taiji, neither of them will kill me. They will just respectfully release me back to Hanshan." Wang Wenzhou was quite confident about this.

Manzhu Xili nodded gently; he understood this as well.

Wang Wenzhou continued, "Fourth Brother, let's not beat around the bush. I saw through you a long time ago. You were just playing with me! The reason you arrested me was to see if my feelings for Bao Bao were genuine, right?"

"Huh?" Manzhu Xili was taken aback for a moment, then said with a wry smile, "How did you figure that out?"

"Haha!" Wang Wenzhou hugged Da Yu'er and kissed her, laughing as he said, "I just slipped my hand inside Bao Bao's collar and saw how nervous you were. I knew you couldn't bear to part with your little sister. And you keep saying you're loyal to the Qing Dynasty, but I don't believe you even if you beat me to death!"

"Yes!" Manyu Xili nodded, looked at Dayuer, and said with a smile, "Bumbutai, you didn't misjudge him. Boxin is worth doing this for!"

Da Yu'er had a very smug smile on her face.

Wang Wenzhou hugged Da Yu'er, took a sip of wine, and said with a smile, "Fourth Brother, you should know the purpose of my trip to Liaodong. I just want to know if the person in the palace who is impersonating Da Yu'er is really my Liu Rushi."

Manzhu Xili said with a wry smile, "Boxin, this time your fourth brother won't lie to you. Your fourth brother really doesn't know her specific identity, and your fourth brother has only met her once."

"Then tomorrow, can you secretly bring me into the palace?" Wang Wenzhou asked.

Manzhu Xili quickly said, "Boxin, what are you saying? You are Bumbutai's husband, and I am her fourth brother. Don't think this is just a small favor. Even if I had to go through fire and water for you, it would be my duty as her fourth brother!"

Manzhu Xili was truly fooled by Wang Wenzhou and really wanted to rely on Wang Wenzhou to restore the glory of their Golden Family.