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In the faint morning light, a big ship set off from the banknote gate in the south of Yangzhou and headed for Suzhou. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Jia Huan took the maid, his entourage, He Yuanlong, and Xiao Youan to look at the riverside, looking at the big ship Yang Fan, and slowly disappeared into the sky.

From Yangzhou into the Yangtze River waterway, opposite the Zhenjiang River, and then along the canal waterway southward to Changzhou, Suzhou.

On the wharf by the river, He Yuanlong and the others all sighed melancholy. If he is a high power, and there is no successor, the evening will be bleak.

"Let's go!" Jia Huan took the lead and beckoned He Yuanlong and Xiao Youan into the city. He entrusted Xiao Youan to help him find a temporary residence in Yangzhou City. Now it is not suitable to live in the inspection hall where the salt inspection imperial history is located. Xiao Youan has already helped him do it, located in a three-entry courtyard by the Qinhuai River in the city.

At the gate of the south city of Yangzhou, a delicate and spacious carriage slowly followed the flow of people on the wide road.

In the middle of the car curtain, a man in his thirties lowered the car curtain and said with a smile: "It's Jia Huan, a talented man who is now famous in Jiangnan, who just walked over, right?" ”

If Jia Huan saw the man's face clearly, he would know that it was Zheng Wenzhi, the eldest son of Zheng Yuanjian, the three major salt merchants in Yangzhou, who passed by.

The carriage was lavishly furnished. A plump woman in Tsing Yi picked up a grape and fed it to Zheng Wenzhi's mouth, and the plump soft meat pressed against Zheng Wenzhi's arm without hesitation. She was in her early twenties, fair-skinned, and charming.

"Isn't that it?" The woman in Tsing Yi giggled.

Jung Wen-sik smiled. Jia Huan's water tune song head, but it ruined the Zheng family's plan and achieved the reputation of the head of the Wang family's salt merchants. Didn't I see Wang Heting still look at Jia Huan's face and personally go to worship the late salt patrol Yu Shi Lin Ruhai?

Zheng Wenzhi gently patted the plump and soft buttocks of the woman in Tsing Yi.

"Uncle..., during the day." The woman in Tsing Yi smiled coquettishly, knelt in front of Zheng Wenzhi obediently, and reached out to untie his belt.

Looking at her delicate lips, Zheng Wenzhi smiled flirtatiously: "Sister Qiong, what are you afraid of?" Can anyone still get into the car? Luo Xiucai from Suzhou must not have arrived yet. "He came to the dock today to pick up Luo Xiucai, a famous man from Suzhou.

Zheng Wenzhi's mind flashed the face of Jia Huan who had just been outside the car. A smile tugged at the corners of his mouth. I heard that there have been some very interesting rumors in Yangzhou City recently.

The smooth movement of the large ships behind the canal. The night is deep. The starry sky in late autumn is lonely.

Daiyu was sick and lay on the bed, sleeping all the way during the day, but she didn't feel sleepy at this time. Zijuan and Raider talked with her. The candle flame on the table jumped.

Zijuan helped Daiyu cover the brocade quilt and said, "My aunt died, don't be too sad, don't hurt your body." When he arrived in Suzhou, the second master of Youlian was dealing with things. If you think about it again, there are three masters to bear everything. ”

The attacker helped persuade two sentences, "That's the reason." Although the third master is young, he acts very appropriately. The aunt entrusted the girl to the third master, and she also saw this section. ”

Daiyu whispered, "I know." "Knowing is knowing, but it's hard to do. The sadness in my heart is like a tide.

However, in this lonely night, I still feel much better to have someone to talk with.

The coolness of late autumn whistled outside the cabin

Jia Huan's new residence is in a lively residential area between the old city and the new city: Liu Yuanli. A few miles out of the door is a bustling street market.

In Yangzhou City, which is full of pure consumption of teahouses, bathhouses, green buildings, and painting boats, it is quite convenient to live. At least, Jia Huan, Qingwen, Ruyi, Qian Huai, and Hu Xiaosi don't have to worry about eating.

After settling down, Jia Huan introduced He Yuanlong to Fenshou Dao Shasheng. Sha Sheng had a good chat with He Yuanlong and left him as the shogunate.

At noon, Sha Sheng held a banquet in a side hall behind the office to entertain Jia Huan and He Yuanlong. The side hall is very elegantly arranged, hung with calligraphy and paintings, and the four of them sit around the table of the eight immortals and drink and chat. The dishes are mainly Huaiyang cuisine.

The chefs of the office are locals. And Sha Dashen came to take up his post from a scholar in Beizhili, and he couldn't afford to hire a special chef. Even if you are not used to eating Huaiyang cuisine, there is no way.

Jia Huan drank chicken soup and listened to Sha Sheng, He Yuanlong, and Master He chatting. At the same time, I learned the latest news from the imperial court in recent days.

Recently, the hottest news in Yangzhou City is not Lin Ruhai's death, but the salt law. Most of the people in the city depend on the salt industry for their food. You don't see, after the implementation of the ticket salt law, the salt merchants were defeated, and Yangzhou also declined.

Regarding the reform of the salt law and the establishment of the general merchant, the imperial court ordered the salt transportation departments and officials in Beijing to write directly to explain the pros and cons. It is currently under discussion.

The situation is far from being as good as Jia Huan predicted. Sha Sheng, who was the first to advocate the reform of the salt law, successfully sparked a topic in the imperial court, and logically he should take the initiative. However, after the imperial court expanded the discussion, the importance of Sha Da Shen plummeted.

Jia Huan looked at the recent newspaper in his hand and said suspiciously: "What is the truth of this?" ”

Di Bao can be said to be the first newspaper in the world. Issued by the Department for General Affairs. It brings together important events in the imperial court for a period of time. It is a political newspaper. The Emperor's edicts, edicts, and ministers' recitals are published.

Jia Huan read it when he was in Zunhua. It certainly can't compare with the informative newspapers of the 21st century. Similar to a type of newspaper plagiarized. No editorials, no summaries, no lace, no ads, no headlines. However, if you want to understand the major affairs of the court, you must carefully read the recent Di Bao.

Jia Huan heard Master Zuo, who was old in the case, say that because the imperial history of the imperial court had an impeachment task, he often looked for materials in the newspaper and then issued an article for impeachment.

In addition, Di Bao took the system of express delivery shop, 300 miles a day and night. Official documents are delivered as they arrive. Therefore, although Yangzhou is thousands of miles away from the capital, the delay of information is not so obvious. The results of Sha Sheng's recitals have all come down. It is estimated that Jia Huan's personal letter to Jiafu has not yet arrived in the capital.

Sha Sheng shook his head with a smile and drank a glass of wine. It can be seen that he doesn't actually take credit to heart. As long as the salt law can be reformed.

He Yuanlong and Master He glanced at each other, and in the end, it was Master He who explained the reason. Both of them knew the reason, but Master He had been following Sha Dashen for a longer time. The reason is a little sad Sha Dashen's face.

Master He smiled bitterly and said, "Because there is no Zaifu Heavy Minister and Dong Weng in the Military Aircraft Department to echo each other." ”

Jia Huan was slightly stunned, and then understood. Often the ultimate credit for a good idea does not go to the originator, but to someone else. The reason is that after coming up with an idea, you need someone to "support you". In the middle of the rivers and lakes, it is necessary to have someone to help spread it. Placed on top of the temple, it is necessary to support the temple bosses.

Jia Huan thought deeper. Shan Chang and Mr. Sha are good friends, and at the same time they are friends with Scholar Ho. But it seems that Mr. Sha and Scholar He have a good relationship!

Jia Huan smiled bitterly in his heart, this is really a political principle: a friend of a friend is not necessarily a friend, and an enemy of an enemy is not necessarily an enemy.

Jia Huan asked, "Did the gentleman write another book to express his opinion on the salt law?" ”

Sha Sheng said: "I have clearly analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of the general business system in the recital, whether to use it or not, look at the decision of the court!" The tone, slightly arrogant.

Jia Huan knew that Mr. Sha had even scolded the grandmaster of the literary world and his master Fang Wang. Mr. Sha has a bit of a straight temper.

Jia Huan smiled, didn't speak, and flipped through the newspaper. There was a piece of news on it that caught his attention: Gui-Zhou Tusi rebelled, and the imperial court sent troops to suppress it.

Master He glanced at Jia Huan thoughtfully.

In the evening, Master He came to Liu Yuanli to visit Jia Huan, and said with a smile: "I'll recognize the door, Ziyu won't be unwelcome, right?" ”

Jia Huan welcomed Master He into the living room and said with a smile: "What is Mr. He talking about?" ”

Qian Huai served tea and wondered when he would return to Jinling.

After chatting for a while, Master He said: "I saw that Ziyu wanted to talk at noon, so I came to ask for advice. ”

Jia Huan laughed, "It's not easy to say." Let's talk while we eat. It's just that I'm not familiar with Yangzhou, so I have to ask Mr. He to recommend places. "He really has nothing to hide from Master He.

"Well said, well said." Master He agreed with a smile, and asked Jia Huan to go to a restaurant by the Xiaoqinhuai River to talk in detail. (To be continued.) )