"I didn't expect that the first guest I saw after arriving in Yangzhou was a stranger, and I didn't even know anything, and I didn't know if I was derelict in my duty or was lonely."

Feng Ziying smiled and looked at the strong man in front of her, who was majestic and powerful, and bowed her head slightly.

A light brown cotton robe, covered with a brown-red homogeneous vest, thick arms are powerful, but the fingers of a pair of hands are rough and black, the leopard's head is ringed with eyes, and the beard is thick.

If this guy is a military general in the army, no one will doubt it, but if he is a businessman, I'm afraid few people can believe it.

The person who came smiled slightly bitterly and hugged his fists, "Coming to see Lord Feng in this way, I also know that I am a little reckless and abrupt, but I also know that if it is not so, it will be difficult for me to step into the adult's mansion." ”

Princess? Feng Ziying admired this guy a little because he was well-informed, and he actually knew that he was working next to the Yamen of the two Huaidu Salt Envoys.

You must know that you have just put this courtyard down for less than two days, and it was only yesterday that the cleaning was completed, and some necessary office items were arranged, that is, there were not many people in the Yamen who knew about the salt transfer of these two Huaidu, but this guy knew.

This guy is actually described by the word "public party", although it is a little nondescript, but it is undoubtedly aware of his purpose and intention here, and there is some sycophancy in it.

In the Great Zhou, the public party can not be used by any department, many times it refers to Wenyuan Pavilion, of course, the six departments can also use the public party, but like other departments, such as the Duchayuan and the office of Dali Temple, the word public party will not be used.

Not to mention the yamen such as the political envoys in various places, the procuratorial envoys in prison and the envoys in command.

"Hehe, is my side so valuable?" Feng Ziying smiled dumbly.

"I have also inquired, I don't know how many people want to see adults in Jingshi City, it is our Jiangnan wealthy businessman who has a lot of posts in the gatehouse of your mansion, but there are only a handful of people who can see it, Wang has self-knowledge, and he doesn't dare to hope extravagantly, so he can only wait for a chance in Yangzhou."

This guy is also honest.

In Jingshi City, Feng Ziying basically didn't see any merchants, whether it was Shanshan merchants, Hui merchants, or Dongting merchants, he didn't see them.

Except for Long You and Jiang You's Anfu merchants, who had other arrangements so they had a special meeting, everyone else only stayed and disappeared for the time being.

"Well, now that you've seen this official, you can also tell me what you mean." As soon as Feng Ziying's voice fell, Wang Wenyan flashed in outside the door, but his face was a little nervous.

Feng Ziying was slightly surprised, Wang Wenyan was not such a reckless person, seeing that there was actually a man in a strong suit behind him, as if he was a figure from the Qiushui Sword Sect.

Seeing that Feng Ziying was fine, Wang Wenyan breathed a sigh of relief, and then whispered beside Feng Ziying.

The strong man only smiled bitterly when he saw this, but there was no abnormal behavior, but the man from the Qiushui Sword Sect stroked the sword with his hand, staring at the other party with his eyes, looking like that, as long as there was a slight movement, he would make a move.

Wang Wenyan whispered in Feng Ziying's ear, Feng Ziying frowned slightly, but in the end, it seemed that Wang Wenyan's suggestion was not adopted, but shook his head.

Wang Wenyan was a little anxious and whispered a few words, but in the end Feng Ziying refused.

Seeing that he couldn't change Feng Ziying's attitude, Wang Wenyan was also helpless, and finally could only signal the man in the power suit to stand behind Feng Ziying, just in case.

But the fierce man smiled bitterly and took the initiative: "Lord Feng, it seems that you already know the origin of so-and-so, that's right, so-and-so is Suzhou Wang Jiuyu." ”

"You're being honest." Feng Ziying also smiled, "It's just that the official can't figure it out, what are you doing here in Yangzhou?" This official doesn't care about salt affairs, and Suzhou salt affairs are under the jurisdiction of the salt envoys of the two Zhejiang, right? Aren't you afraid that the official will throw you directly into prison? ”

Although Suzhou, Songjiang, Zhenjiang and Changzhou belong to Nanzhili, the salt affairs are under the jurisdiction of the two Zhejiang Salt Envoys, and not under the jurisdiction of the Yamen of the Lianghuai Salt Envoys, so Feng Ziying is very curious about why this person came to find him.

Even if he found out that he and Lin Ruhai had a son-in-law relationship, it would be impossible for the two Huai Patrol Salt Imperial Historians to meddle in the salt affairs of the two Zhejiang, and Lin Ruhai did not have such a big face.

This Wang Jiuyu is not a simple character, but the largest salt lord in Songjiang, Suzhou, Changzhou, Guangde, and Ningguo, across the two Zhejiang and Huai are the places under the jurisdiction of the Yamen, and he is also a figure who has reached the sky, but this person rarely shows up, and the outside world does not know much, and more of his subordinates such as Zhu Lingjun, Zou Risheng and others come forward.

Yang He teamed up with Long Banwei to set off a storm of salt purging in Liangzhejiang the year before last, and the imperial history of the salt patrol in Liangzhejiang finally changed hands, and many local officials were also dismissed.

Although this Wang Jiuyu is not on the wanted list, Zhu Lingjun, Zou Risheng and others under his command have become the targets of Long Banwei's arrest, and the other leader, Lu Huiyun, was arrested by Long Banwei, but he has been detained in Suzhou Prison for many years, and because of the complexity of the case, the case has not yet been decided.

This guy dared to come to see him so boldly, and he didn't seem to be afraid of being arrested and brought to justice, which made Feng Ziying a little admired.

Although the Nanjing Criminal Department and the Zhejiang Criminal Investigation Department have not listed this person as a target for arrest, as long as they want to clean him up, they can still send him to prison and slowly collect evidence.

"The adult is not an official of the Criminal Department, nor is he an official of the Zhejiang Criminal Investigation Department, dealing with a role like Wang is just a matter of one sentence, but it is meaningless to the adult's trip to Jiangnan, and the adult does not need a single head of Wang to seek fame, what is Wang afraid of?"

Wang Jiuyu said calmly: "As for what the adults said about salt affairs, Wang came to see the adults this time, but it was not what the adults thought. ”

"Oh?" Feng Ziying asked in surprise: "It seems that Mr. Wang is here for a purpose, so let's talk about it, the lower official is very curious about what Mr. Wang has to ask for from this official." ”

The fierce man stopped talking, but glanced at the other two people in the room.

Feng Ziying thought for a moment, "Wenyan, you go out first." ”

"Your Excellency!" Wang Wenyan frowned.

"It doesn't matter, if this Mr. Wang really wants to do something unfavorable to this official, he has already done it before, besides, this official is not a white-faced scholar,......" Feng Ziying smiled proudly.

Wang Wenyan then remembered that he, the future proprietor, was also born in martial arts, a person who had been in battle for a long time, and had also entered the grassland alone when he was quelling the rebellion in Western Xinjiang.

Seeing Feng Ziying's resolute attitude, Wang Wenyan could only compromise.

He also knew that this Wang Jiuyu was willing to take a chance to meet Feng Ziying, and he even had a hunch that this Wang Jiuyu was just a superficial person, and there was probably a greater force behind it.

However, in order to prevent accidents, he still arranged for the people from the Qiushui Sword Sect to be not far from the door, just in a position where he couldn't hear the conversation between the two, but he could see people.

If there was really any change in Wang Jiuyu, as long as Feng Ziying could delay it a little, the person who answered would be able to arrive.

There were only two people left in the room, and Feng Ziying said, "You can say it now." ”

Nodding, Wang Jiuyu also knew that Feng Ziying's time was precious, and it was already an extrajudicial grace to give herself such an opportunity, so she didn't go around in circles, and said straightforwardly: "I heard that I came here to raise military salaries for the imperial court, I don't know if there is such a thing?" ”

Feng Ziying took a sip of tea, glanced at the other party lightly, but did not speak for a while.

The other party's information is not a fallacy.

In the final analysis, whether it is to set up a bank, or to collect royalties, or even to prepare for the mortgage of sea taxes, it is to raise money, and it is necessary to raise money through various channels in a relatively short period of time.

Of course, for Feng Ziying, it is important to raise money, but it must be raised in accordance with certain rules, and there can be no donations or apportionments and other open robberies, which is not only insulting and damaging the prestige of the imperial court, but more importantly, it will break the imperial court regulations, and the harm will be greater in the future.

Seeing that Feng Ziying didn't talk, Wang Jiujiu scratched his head a little sneeringly.

He is a salt lord, how could he have dealt with a civilian official like Feng Ziying?

In the past, he only dealt with the people in the inspection department, but this time if he was not forced to do so, he would not have done this, and it was also a game with his head.

If it weren't for someone who gave him repeated reassurances and explanations, he would never have been willing to go through this experience, and even the previous words were specially taught.

"Well, the little one was entrusted by someone to ask about this Dongfan reclamation." Wang Jiuyu swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said dryly.

Dongfan Reclamation?

Feng Ziying was amazed, this smuggler actually wanted to ask about Dongfan Reclamation, could it be that this guy wanted to change careers and learn from Longyou and Anfu businessmen to make long-term investments to play reclamation?

The matter of Dongfan reclamation is not a secret, Longyou merchants and Jiangxi Anfu merchants have already seen it, and mentioned the matter of Dongfan reclamation, which clarified the attitude of the imperial court towards Dongfan reclamation.

This lifted the spirits of Longyou and Anfu and a group of merchants, who were suppressed by the local government in Yao'an, Yunnan, but this time it was the imperial court that took the initiative to ask them to assist in the reclamation, and offered good conditions, which also made them overjoyed.

For Longyou merchants, Dongfan is no stranger, but he has never thought of crossing the sea to reclaim before, and although the land of Dongfan is not far away, it is across the sea, and the local mountain people are fierce, if you want to go there to reclaim, you must have a conflict with these mountain people, which is different from the reclamation in Yao'an, Yunnan.

Moreover, it is a big matter, and it is also a challenge for businessmen with both risks and opportunities, and they also need to do some research and understand before they can discuss it.

I didn't expect that these smugglers also wanted to reclaim the land, it was really an unspeakable joy, Feng Ziying looked at each other suspiciously, feeling a little incredible.