260 merchant girls don't know the hatred of the country, and they still sing the flowers in the backyard across the river

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"Oh, Master Li is here. Please search to see the most complete! The "

Suddenly, Sun Manjiao screamed, her eyes were sharp, and at a glance, she saw Li Zixiao coming over with a few relatives in the distance.

Chen Hu hurriedly turned his head to look at it and put on a smiling face.

I saw that on the street in front, a handsome young man dressed in a straight outfit, with a bee waist and ape arms, thick eyebrows and big eyes, strode over.

He walked with a big and powerful step, followed by several strong men, all of whom raised their eyebrows, which made people can't help but avoid it.

"This Master Li really looks brave, and the rumors are true."

Chen Hu read in his heart, and then thought: "Being in a high position at such a young age must be a young man who will show his edge, and now we need such a person who dares to fight and dare to open the way for us." ”

Thinking of this, Chen Hu greeted him with a smile and shouted, "Lord Li, Chen has been waiting here for a long time. ”

"Master Chen invited someone to come, I don't know what to see?"

At this time, Li Zixiao was also looking at Chen Chen, and said politely.

In fact, before he came, Li Zixiao had already used the channels of the Guan family to investigate this Chen Hu.

He hadn't heard the name of this Chen Hu beforehand, so he was a little curious after receiving the invitation.

When Guan Daowen sent someone to search carefully, it turned out that this Chen Hu was actually not small, and he turned out to be the foreign manager of the Dewang Mansion in Jinan.

According to Guan Daowen, he secretly revealed to Li Zixiao that in fact, the two Huai salt farms in the Jiangbei area have always been secretly controlled by King De, and many officials in charge of salt taxes are inextricably linked with King De.

Those big salt merchants all took salt from the Lianghuai salt works, and a large part of the salt tax they paid actually went into the pockets of King De.

Knowing the inside story, Li Zixiao suddenly became enlightened, and he almost knew what the purpose of this Chen steward was looking for him.

King De controlled the Lianghuai Salt Works, which was equivalent to the largest official salt merchant, and there were also a large number of salt merchants who distributed all over the world, and they formed a huge network of interests.

And the illicit salt trafficking network created by the Wan family is just equivalent to snatching food from their bowls, how can you not deal with him!

At this time, Li Zixiao also suddenly realized that the big man who was preparing to engage in ten thousand families behind his back this time was the salt merchants of northern Jiangsu led by King De!

Salt was a profiteering industry in the late Ming Dynasty, and it was not simple to have anything to do with salt.

In this way, Li Zixiao couldn't refuse the invitation, and went to the appointment very happily.

He is not short of money now, but he also spends money like water every day, and the five or six thousand men and horses he raises under his hands alone are a huge gold-swallowing beast.

Not to mention, Qian Guangyuan was still overhauling water conservancy in Yongcheng, Suzhou, and Xiayi counties at this time, and his armor workshop was constantly building armor and firearms day and night.

These all cost money, even if Li Zixiao has accumulated more than one million taels of silver by fighting local tyrants for more than a year at this time, it is estimated that at the rate at which he spends money, it will not last long.

Therefore, Li Zixiao is now trying all kinds of ways to open up new sources of wealth for himself, and the huge profits from selling salt at this time make him greedy.

"Master Li, Master Chen, a private room has been prepared upstairs, two upstairs, please, don't stand here and chat."

Sun Man appeared at the right time, and as he spoke, he moved a little closer to Li Zixiao, and suddenly a fragrance came to his nose.

Li Zixiao tilted his head, smiled slightly at the beautiful and graceful proprietress of Guiyue Tower, and nodded.

"Then ask Sun Sanniang to lead us in the lead."

Sun Man saw that Li Zixiao was so kind, and couldn't help but smile like a flower.

Entering the Guiyue Building, he went straight to the third floor, where Sun Man had already arranged a relatively quiet private room.

Li Zixiao and Chen Huhan talked about the ceremony, and Sun Man, as a famous prostitute who was once famous in Yangzhou, is still quite good at communicating.

laughed between the two, acted as an introducer, and introduced the identities of both of them.

When introducing Chen Hu, he said that he was the steward of the Dewang Mansion, and when introducing Li Zixiao, he added a lot of praise and praised Li Zixiao.

Li Zixiao understood that this was Chen Hu telling Li Zixiao his identity with the help of Sun Man's mouth.

"Lord Li, thank you for appreciating the light today, and you are willing to deign to come to the banquet in our building."

Sun Man said as he poured tea for Li Zixiao.

Before coming, of course, he also knew the details of Guiyuelou, and he also knew about this famous prostitute Sun Sanniang who was in Yangzhou a few years ago.

Li Zixiao looked at Sun Man and said with a smile: "Sun Sanniang is busy with business, I heard that the elegant seat upstairs has to be booked three days in advance to have a place."

It seems that Master Chen's face is really big enough, and he can be accompanied by Sun Sanniang today, which is still the blessing of my Li. ”

After listening to Li Zixiao's words, Chen Hu smiled proudly, he knew that what Li Zixiao said was not that he had a big face, but that the master behind him had a big face.

But he is still proud, after all, being a slave also depends on people, even if some people are slaves, they are still noble, who makes the master of the family powerful enough.

Li Zixiao has no prejudice against ***, especially a woman like Sun Man, who is actually more of a courtesan, and is even equivalent to an entertainment star in later generations, and is worth a lot.

According to Li Zixiao's understanding, in the Ming Dynasty, there were actually many kinds of prostitutes.

In general, it can be divided into two categories: geisha and lustful prostitutes, but the subdivision can be divided into five types.

Geisha rely more on their talents to eat, that is, those who often watch movies and television, those who sell their art but do not sell their bodies.

They mainly rely on their skills to perform, and these geisha are versatile, not to mention proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.

They are more proficient in communicating, acting as intermediaries, and even setting up the atmosphere at some gatherings.

Such women often go back and forth between those dignitaries and celebrities, and their value is extremely high, and it is they who pick the guests, not the guests who pick them.

It's hard to get them just because they're rich and powerful, and they have to be talented, famous, and even good-looking.

This kind of geisha is the most abundant in the luxurious and prosperous Jiangnan area at this time, and the famous Jinling Qinhuai River, this kind of geisha is a must.

And the latter kind of prostitute mainly relies on selling hue.

In the early days, prostitutes were mostly used to refer to geisha, and those who sold their hues were actually called prostitutes.

Subdivided, at this time, *** is also divided into palace prostitutes, camp prostitutes, official prostitutes, domestic prostitutes and folk prostitutes.

The court prostitutes were dedicated to serving the emperor in the court, and these court prostitutes were all selected beauties.

Camp prostitutes serve the army, and most of them are eunuchs who have been imprisoned for crimes, and their female dependents will be used as camp prostitutes.

These are often seen on film and television, and the fate of these camp prostitutes is usually very miserable.

Official prostitutes belong to the official organization, controlled and operated by the government, and their freedom is controlled by the government, and it is difficult to get out of the country and marry.

The domestic prostitutes are kept privately, just like Li Zixiao saw those maikos in the Guan family before.

And the most familiar is generally referred to as prostitutes.

Sun Man belongs to the folk prostitute, and he is also a well-known Yangzhou thin horse in the Ming Dynasty.

The most famous in the Ming Dynasty is the Datong mother-in-law in the north and the Yangzhou thin horse in the south of the Yangtze River.

Yangzhou thin horse is most famous for its skills, mostly since childhood to buy excellent conditions of the little girl, for skill training, so that when the girl grows up, the color and art are complete, and the value is extremely high.

The most favored concubine Tian of today's emperor Chongzhen is from Yangzhou Thin Horse.

Although Sun Man has not been trained since he was a child, he has a good foundation, looks beautiful, and has learned poetry, painting, piano and chess.

Later, after selling himself, with a little training, he became a Qing man with good color and art.

Li Zixiao even inquired that when Sun Man officially picked up customers for the first time, the initial and night expenses reached 600 taels of silver.

Jinling has the Qinhuai River, and Yangzhou also has a fireworks alley.

Here, you can't see the frozen bones on the road, there are only drunken gold fans, singing every night, and Guiyuelou is one of the most famous brothels in Yangzhou.

Speaking of which, today is the first time Li Zixiao has come to this kind of fireworks place, which really opened his eyes.

Compared with those extravagant entertainment venues in later generations, there is no difference here, and it can only be said that since ancient times, rich people will play.

Someone threw a lot of money here, and the little silver they leaked out was enough to feed many of the victims.

At this time, the northern land was full of people and turmoil, but here it was peaceful.

"The merchant girl doesn't know the hatred of the country, and she still sings the flowers in the backyard across the river."

At this time, such a famous poem suddenly popped up in Li Zixiao's mind.

But Li Zixiao's thoughts can only be thought about in his heart at this time, and he will not say it.

Because he knew that if he didn't say it, it would spoil the atmosphere at this time.

He wants to change all this with his own hands, and he can only take his time.

At this time, Sun Man on the side felt that he liked Li Zixiao a little, young and heroic, dignified, and kind.

When talking to herself, there is neither the kind of look in her eyes that most men look at her and make her disgusted, nor the kind of contempt for ***.

"Actually, the slave family has always wanted to invite Master Li to come to appreciate the light, but they don't dare to disturb, for fear that you will be busy with affairs, so they won't appreciate it."

"Sanniang said with a smile, Li is also the first to come to Yangzhou, and it is not too late to come today."

"Lord Li is rare to come to enjoy the light today, so how about letting the slave family call our two best girls to accompany us?"

"Sun Sanniang, what good girl do you have here, hurry up and call it, Lord Li is the old man's distinguished guest today, you can't snub Lord Li."

Chen Hu said with a smile, he was not in a hurry to say what he meant.

Li Zixiao smiled, and he didn't object, he still understands social occasions and acting on the spot.

Sun Man called two girls, who were her signboard here.

A northland rouge is the famous Datong mother-in-law.

"It is said that there are three uniques in Saibei, the school field of Xuanfu, the mother-in-law of Datong, and the city wall of Jizhen, and today Li has really opened his eyes."

Li Zixiao looked at the first girl brought by Sun Man, her appearance was superb, and she said with a smile.

In ancient times, it was said that Datong produced beautiful women, and during the Zhengde period, Emperor Zhu Houzhao was attracted to visit the private service of Weifu, and even made a wild history, 'swimming the dragon and the phoenix'.

Sun Man's Datong mother-in-law's top brand is not small, and it hasn't been around for a long time, but it has been famous far and wide.

I heard that this girl picked up a customer for the first time before, and a merchant from Wuchang spent a full three hundred taels of silver.

And after that, it was at least ten taels of silver every night. And ten taels of silver can't be a kiss to Fangze, you have to line up first, give gifts first, invite tea first, and so on.

In short, you have to spend about ten taels before staying overnight, and then sleep ten taels a night, at least twenty taels at a time. If you charter her field or invite her out, it will be thirty taels of silver a day, which is amazingly expensive.

At this time, one tael of silver at the end of the Ming Dynasty was about equivalent to three hundred purchasing power in later generations.

In other words, sleeping with this Datong mother-in-law for one night will cost at least 3,000 yuan, and ordinary people who are so expensive can't afford to sleep.

And the total amount of silver in Li Zixiao's hand at this time has exceeded one million taels, and he will be regarded as a billionaire in later generations, but it is estimated that he will not be able to catch up with the number one in some counties who have made a lot of illegal money.

The Datong mother-in-law that Sun Man brought was just sixteen, and she wrapped a pair of three-inch golden lotuses.

This Datong mother-in-law is indeed very beautiful, tall, white and greasy, the clothes and headdresses on her body are quite trendy, and her voice is soft.

It is particularly obvious that people have a good cultural foundation and are both talented and beautiful, such a woman will be placed in the future generations, and she will be packaged well and absolutely crush those so-called big-name stars.

Another Yangzhou thin horse is a little touching, with an amazing thin waist, a grip on Yingying, and a flat chest, which is not Li Zixiao's liking.

But that kind of pity I see is probably very inspiring some people's desire to protect and hope, and this girl plays the piano very well, and her voice is also good.

sang the tune, it was really beautiful, like a heavenly sound, Li Zixiao didn't know where Sun Man found such two good top brands.

Subsequently, against the backdrop of the two top brands' singing and dancing, coupled with Sun Man's continuous adjustment of the atmosphere, Li Zixiao and Chen Hu also drank well.

At this time, as the two toasted each other a few waves of wine, the two also became acquainted, and the atmosphere in the private room was just right.

At this time, Li Zixiao felt that he was already three points drunk, so he put down his wine glass and stopped drinking.

He came to talk about things today, not to buy drunk, he accompanied Chen Hu to drink before, this is a routine, and now it's almost time to talk about things.

Chen Hu is also a person with strong eyesight, and when he saw Li Zixiao put down the wine glass, he understood what Li Zixiao meant.

Chen Hu gave Sun Man, who was pouring wine on the side, a look, and Sun Man immediately understood and withdrew with the two top brands.

"Steward Chen, I'm a fast-talking person, I like to say it clearly, we've been drinking this wine for a long time, now you should tell me, what's the matter with me today?"

Compared with the attitude when he joked just now, Li Zixiao at this time has already judged the two of them.

Chen Hu saw Li Zixiao's appearance at this time, and admired Li Zixiao even more at this time.

So young, but not fascinated by the wine, he deliberately raised his eyes to look at the young guerrilla general, only to see his two sharp gazes shooting at him.

For some reason, Chen Hu didn't dare to look directly at Li Zixiao's gaze, avoided it slightly, and said with a light smile: "Master Li is indeed a cheerful person.

Although I only met Master Li today, I have heard of Master Li for a long time. ”)

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