When Yang Huairen got off the boat, he was not polite, and after saying some official words, he went directly to Caoyun Yamen to inspect.

Although Gonggong Zhao had already made arrangements, Yang Huairen was so direct that he was still a little frightened, and he couldn't help but look at Tong Guan next to him.

Tong Guan is in his early forties, Zhao Xianqiu is in his sixties, and Zhao Xianqiu is Tong Guan's predecessor in terms of qualifications.

Zhao Xianqiu entered the palace in the Renzong Dynasty, and Renzong liked to play Keju in his spare time, so he organized a group of little eunuchs in the palace to kick Keju, sometimes just watching and playing, and sometimes he would kick a few kicks when he was itchy.

This Zhao Gonggong was a little father-in-law in Renzong's Keju team at that time, originally his status in the palace was not high, but he was lively, and every time he played football with Renzong, he was extremely flattering.

Every time Renzong kicked the ball away, Zhao Gonggong rushed to pick up the ball and came back to offer it to Renzong's feet, and as soon as Renzong was happy, he gave him a name for Zhao Xianqiu.

Don't look at the name is not very good, but after all, it was given by the emperor, and then Zhao Gonggong gradually soared, about 20 years ago, he chose the fat difference of the transfer envoy, and he has been in Yangzhou for 20 years, and now he is the head of the Caoyun Yamen.

The Caoyun Yamen and the Weaving Bureau are at the same level according to the establishment of the imperial court, and they are both local functional organs under the imperial court, but in terms of actual importance and interests, the Caoyun Yamen is not comparable to the Weaving Bureau.

Caoyun Yamen is in charge of Caoyun, this alone restricts the Weaving Bureau, the Weaving Bureau is responsible for supervising and managing the Jiangnan weaving industry, the plate is also very large, of course, there is a lot of oil and water, but you make cloth and silk, you still have to count on Caoyun Yamen to transport and sell it to you.

From the link, the weaving bureau was pinched to death by the Caoyun Yamen, not to mention that the plate of Caoyun was simply big, and the transportation and delivery of grain and official salt affected the national economy and people's livelihood, but they all pointed to the management of the Caoyun Yamen.

Needless to say, Zhao Xianqiu has been in Yangzhou for 20 years, and he is very familiar with all aspects of things, so Tong Guan treats Zhao Xianqiu as a senior and a Shangguan, and Yangzhou prefects and other local officials can only be willing to rank behind him.

Tong Guan received Zhao Xianqiu's gaze, made a look that I don't know what was going on, and pouted at him, he really didn't know why Yang Huairen looked so preoccupied and absent-minded, but he was so straightforward.

However, Yang Huairen, the prince of Jiaqin, sent a message, and they didn't dare to disobey, so they had to immediately order someone to open the way, and an official also followed Yang Huairen's ass to Caoyun Yamen.

Yangzhou Transit Envoy can be said to be the largest transfer envoy Yamen in the Great Song Dynasty, and Yang Huairen also thought that Caoyun Yamen, like other yamen, was just an ordinary big courtyard.

But when I really arrived in front of the Caoyun Yamen, I was startled by a large number of buildings in the Yamen, not to mention how wide and thick the gate of the Yamen is, just talking about the courtyard wall of the Yamen, which is a double-layer wall of blue bricks with a height of one zhang.

Yang Huairen walked into the courtyard, and the front yard alone was the size of a football field, and the marble floor tiles were so smooth that there was no trace of edges and corners.

However, from the inside of the courtyard, Yang Huairen knew why the Caoyun Yamen had built such a high courtyard wall, in addition to the office office in front of it, the courtyard with high walls on both sides was also heavily guarded.

Originally, the official silver and offerings to the officials in Jiangnan were collected from various places by the Caoyun Yamen, and then temporarily stored in the treasury of the Yamen, and then transported to Tokyo City through the Grand Canal on a regular basis.

From this point of view, Zhao Xianqiu's errand is not bad, no wonder he has to care about the changes in the court, and his position as the chief eunuch of the Caoyun Yamen has never moved.

Yang Huairen said that it was an inspection, but in fact it was just a tour of the city, and he had no intention of staying in Yangzhou, he wanted to rush to his destination Hangzhou this morning, so as not to cause more accidents.

Zhao Xianqiu still showed great respect for Yang Huairen, after all, Yang Huairen is the prince, he is a eunuch, and in matters of respect and humility, Zhao Xianqiu still did a very good job, and there are absolutely no shortcomings.

After leaving the Caoyun Yamen, Zhao Xianqiu invited Yang Huairen to drink tea in the main hall.

There are only five people who can drink Zhao Xianqiu's tea, Yang Huairen is a guest, so he was naturally invited to the first seat, and Zhao Xianqiu, the host, naturally wants to sit in the first place to accompany him.

Although Tong Guan is also a guest, he relies on his personal friendship with Yang Huairen and Zhao Xianqiu, so he naturally wants to sit opposite Zhao Xianqiu to accompany him.

The last three remaining people are the important governors of Yangzhou, namely Zhu Runqing, the prefect of Yangzhou, He Cunbao, the commander of Yangzhou, and Li Wenxue, the supervision envoy, these three are the three highest officials in the local military and political affairs.

After drinking a cup of tea, Yang Huairen asked about some things about the normal operation of the Caoyun Yamen, and seeing that the hour was noon, Zhao Xianqiu gave Zhu Runqing, the prefect of Yangzhou, a look.

Zhu Runqing and the other three understood, and immediately got up and said, "Retire first, and go to prepare for the noon banquet for the prince." ”

The words were very straightforward, and there was no long-winded or slightly thin wine banquet to invite the envoy to the sour words, but Yang Huairen liked it very much.

Yang Huairen didn't plan to refuse, he came to Yangzhou, even if he didn't give face to these magistrates, Zhao Xianqiu and Tong Guan had to give face, and it was inevitable to have a meal.

And at that time, there were many famous delicacies in Yangzhou, and Yang Huairen, a foodie, also wanted to try what kind of realm Yangzhou, the representative place of Huaiyang cuisine, had reached in this era.

In addition, through this trivial matter, Yang Huairen also noticed that Zhao Xianqiu was powerful, this person was not tactful, and it was a little different from the image of the slippery old eunuch in Yang Huairen's imagination before.

He gives people the impression that he is more capable, there are many things in Caoyun Yamen, and the personnel involved are also very complicated, Zhao Xianqiu can take care of these things in an orderly manner, and he has been working here for 20 years, and no one in the court has said anything bad about him, which shows that this person's practical ability is definitely not blown.

Waiting for Lord Zhu and the other three to withdraw, Tong Guan tried to make friends with Yang Huairen, "Last time, our family and the prince said goodbye to the capital, it has been so long, and now our family dreams every night about the victory with the prince in Qingping Pass. ”

Yang Huairen smiled, "It's okay for outsiders to brag about anything, Tong Geling, we are not outsiders, so we don't have to be so polite." ”

Zhao Xianqiu saw that Yang Huairen's expression relaxed, so he breathed a sigh of relief, and then tentatively said, "Just now, the prince got off the boat, and our family saw that the prince was gloomy, and said that our family was not well entertained, which made the prince angry." ”