The sky was dark, Jia Huan woke up from a hangover, and after washing up, he and Master He got off the painting boat on the Xiaoqinhuai River, ate early, and went to the branch of the Dao Bureau. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

At this time, in the backyard of the courtyard in the old city, Zijuan, Raider, Qingwen, Ruyi and other maids had already risen.

The attacker waited for Daiyu to get up in the back room. The golden morning light peeked in through the window. Zijuan and Qingwen comb their hair in front of the mirror. She has a good personal relationship with Qingwen.

Since explaining the situation to the third master yesterday afternoon, Zijuan has settled down in his heart. She believes that the third master can handle it well. At this time, holding his hair, looking at Qingwen's pretty face in the glass mirror, he joked with a smile: "Qingwen, your third master drank flower wine yesterday..."

Qingwen is the third master's house. This is something that everyone knows.

Qingwen's big eyes narrowed with a smile, her expression was vivid, and she retorted, "I can't control it." You and Miss Bao say go. ”

Zijuan laughed coquettishly when she heard this. What the hell. How could Miss Bao care about the third master?

When she left, things weren't clear. I chatted with Qingwen last night, and I learned that the marriage between the third master and Miss Bao was about to be decided. sighed: "The third master does things in a very orderly manner. Alas, it is better to drink flower wine than Bao Erye's preference for male-style. ”

As soon as she thought about Baoyu and Qin Zhong, she felt disgusted.

Qingwen pursed her lips and nodded with a smile. She had a bad impression of Baoyu. Sister Zijuan doesn't seem to like Baoyu very much! And I'm about to become the third master... Fans.

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In the morning, Jia Huan and Sha Sheng met in a side hall inside the Yayi Gate of the Provincial Guard. Since Sha Sheng came to Jiangnan at the beginning of the year, he hasn't seen him for a while, and a lot of things have happened in the capital. Chatting, I felt a lot of emotion.

Sha Sheng twisted his beard and said: "The matter in Beijing, Boyu has already told me. Ziyu has a lot of credit. This time, Boyu went to Jinling to take up an idle position, which is also an opportunity for you. ”

His friend Zhang Anbo is a famous Confucian in the capital, and his level of righteousness is especially above him. If Jia Huan had followed Zhang Anbo to study hard for two or three years, with Jia Huan's understanding, he would definitely be able to pass the 14-year examination of Yongzhi. The difference is only in the rankings.

Jia Huan said with a smile: "The students think so too. It was a blessing to be able to study under the mountain long gate for a while. ”

Sha Sheng smiled slightly, talked about Lin Ruhai's affairs, and let out a long sigh, "Ziyu, if you come three months earlier, my heart disease can be gone!" ”

In the administrative system of Yangzhou City, the largest yamen is the branch of the Dao Yamen. But the real first major yamen is the Lianghuai Salt Transportation Division. And the official in charge of the Lianghuai Salt Transportation Division is the Salt Patrol Imperial History. This is definitely the most valuable position in Yangzhou. You have to listen to this one when it comes to salt.

He didn't know that Lin Ruhai was the son-in-law of Jiafu. And now that I know, Lin Ruhai has been seriously ill and has not come out to see things for several months.

Thinking about what happened to him in the salt merchant last night, Sha Sheng was very dissatisfied in his heart. Of course, he is for political achievements. If you can recover 1 million taels of silver for the salt class, you will definitely be able to get the reputation of a capable person. But at the same time, it is also an increase in taxes for the country and the imperial court.

If this matter is involved in the salt patrol imperial history, I am afraid that the situation will not be the same.

Master He, who was accompanying the guests on the side, offered a plan: "Dong Weng, I mentioned this matter to Ziyu last night. There's a way to do it. Yangzhou salt merchants carry private salt, repeatedly prohibited, it is feasible to Wenzhou Prefecture, Jiangdu County to strictly investigate the private salt of the merchants. ”

Sha Sheng groaned slightly, and said: "Salt merchants carry private salt, almost everyone is like this, if you want to investigate, you are only afraid of public anger." ”

Master He said: "Tonight, the big salt merchant Wang Heting is going to hold a Mid-Autumn Festival poetry meeting in the West Garden. Dong Weng will also be present, and it will be enough to express his dissatisfaction with the Zheng family at that time. ”

Sha Sheng looked at Jia Huan. In such a desperate situation in the capital, Jia Huan was able to rescue his friend Zhang Anbo, and he still valued Jia Huan's opinion.

Jia Huan smiled and said, "Sir, you can try the water first." If it doesn't work, I'll find another way. He didn't dare to pack the ticket, but the salt merchant's foundation was so dark, he didn't have to worry about no breakthrough. Try the water first. It can be done, and it is the best.

Sha Sheng patted the table and said, "Okay." The old man has long seen that these profiteers are not pleasing to the eye. A pound of salt costs 60 wen, and the poor don't know the taste of salt for months. ”

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In the afternoon of the same day, Huaiyang Branch Guards the Provincial Government of Wenyangzhou Prefecture and Jiangdu County, and demanded that illegal salt be strictly investigated in the near future.

Nine out of nine percent of the salt of the Lianghuai Salt Transportation Division will pass through the boundaries of Jiangdu County and be sold to the outside world. Therefore, Jiangdu County is mainly responsible for the seizure of smuggled salt.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the official document of the Shoudao was sent to the county government of Jiangdu County. The Shen County Order of the Main Hall of Jiangdu County was immediately signed and a notice was posted on the eight-character wall outside the county office.

Yangzhou is a city built on consumption. There is not much else in the city, and there is a lot of help. Jiangdu County often gathers a lot of idlers outside the county office. After the notice of the county government was posted, the news immediately spread in Yangzhou City.

Report to the salt merchant and reward him well!

In the Yangzhou Mansion, the Jiang Governor was drinking tea and talking with his staff Master Wei. The official document sent by the Yamen of the Fenshou Dao was casually placed on the desk.

Governor Jiang laughed and said: "Sha Dashen has been dormant for a few months, and finally he can't hold it anymore and wants to take a risk." He is also naïve, a million taels of silver is taxed, who will fill it in for him? ”

Master Wei has been in the capital, and said with a smile: "Taishou doesn't know anything, Sha Dashen is the deputy envoy of Beizhi Li, who is fair and strict, and has a good reputation. In practice, it is too idealistic. ”

Governor Jiang said: "This generation of Taoist officials should not be the chief officials of any party. The eye is high and the hand is low, and the manpower and material resources of the state and county are consumed. I really don't know what a few elders in the court think? As he spoke, he shook his head, very contemptuous.

Master Wei smiled. In this case, Jiang Fuzun can say it, but he can't say it.

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When the salt merchants got the news and gathered at the Xin'an Guild Hall, the Jin Chamber of Commerce, and the Chang'an Guild Hall, Yang Yun's envoy from the Lianghuai Salt Transportation Division in Yangzhou City also got the news and knew about his Zuo Erguan Fei Tong: "It seems that Sha Dashen really has the intention to pursue the arrears of salt taxes accumulated in the past. ”

Fei Tongzhi smiled indifferently, "It's just asking for a name." I heard that Sha Dashen went to Zheng's house yesterday to discuss to no avail. I'm afraid I'm annoyed and angry. ”

Yang Yunenvoy laughed.

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There are more than 300 large and small salt merchants in Yangzhou City, and there are more than 20 of them that can be called luxury merchants, and the largest ones are the three major salt merchants: Wang, Zheng and Ma. These salt merchants are roughly divided into three parts according to their region of origin: SXSX Huizhou.

Among them, the Wang family and the Ma family both belong to Hui merchants. The Zheng family was a Jin merchant.

Huizhou was known as Xin'an in ancient times. In the Xin'an Hall, dozens of large and small salt merchants gathered to inquire about the news. In a bright hall in the backyard, more than a dozen members of the salt merchant's family sat together to talk about the official document sent by the Yamen of the Separate Guards Dao today.

The rest of the salt merchants did not go in. Whether they can enter this room or not, there is an invisible line in the hearts of the salt merchants. The nest must be at least 20,000 or more to be eligible to sit in a seat.

A salt merchant said: "Yesterday, Sha Dashen went to the Zheng family to coordinate unsuccessfully, and now he is furious, what can he do?" ”

A middle-aged salt merchant, Tang Salt Merchant, sneered: "I have long heard that the kid of the Zheng family has a bad mouth, don't offend Sha Dashen in person, right?" ”

A dry salt merchant laughed.

The history of the formation and evolution of Yangzhou salt merchants, first of all, the sxsx merchants accounted for most of the nest capital. However, Huizhou businessmen, with their abundant financial resources and geographical advantages, stubbornly came from behind. Although they both eat in the salt industry, the two groups of people do not deal with each other. Would love to see each other's jokes.

Ma Juntai, who was sitting on the right in the center, waved his hand and said, "I'll just wait and see what happens." He said to Wang Heting beside him: "Brother Wang, I am afraid that your Mid-Autumn Festival poetry meeting tonight will be eventful, so you must prepare early." ”

Wang Heting smiled and nodded. He was thinking in his heart about the message sent by the Imperial Historical Inspectorate this morning: The Lin Chayuan asked him to try the literary talents of his nephew Jia Huan tonight.

He had commanded it.

Without Sha Dashen's official document, the Mid-Autumn Festival poetry meeting he held was not peaceful.

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Night is falling. Sha Sheng took Jia Huan, Master He, and several officials of the procuratorate to the west garden of Wang Heting, a big salt merchant, outside Yangzhou and next to the Xiaoqinhuai River.

The West Garden is extremely famous in Yangzhou City. Among them, the gardens and scenery cost a lot. Some good deeds said that this was built by the two generations of the Wang family's financial resources, which cost millions.

Tonight in the Mid-Autumn Festival, there is a poetry meeting in the West Garden.

Sha Sheng was once mentioned as a scholar and had the right to speak in culture. In addition, he guarded Huaiyang Road, stationed in Yangzhou City, and received an invitation to preside over the poetry meeting.

Jia Huan accepted Lin Ruhai's invitation and followed to see and understand. He wants to go to Jinling, and he has to leave tomorrow. No rush for this night. As for the poetry club, he is clumsy. He's already famous. What are the benefits of copying poetry?

At this time, he didn't know Lin Ruhai's calculations. (To be continued.) )