It wasn't until Wu Shigong and the two brothers of the Lu family walked down the stairs and came to the lobby of the Zuihua Building that the people in the private room reacted. Guan Gongzi immediately rushed out of the private room, and the old bustard of the drunken flower building also ran out with Guan Gongzi.

Guan Gongzi was at the top of the stairs, shouting to his companion at the entrance of the lobby: "You are all dead! Stop him. ”

But the first thing to react was the nursing home of Zuihualou, and the two nursing homes at the door looked at the old bustard on the stairs and saw that the old bustard was nodding to them, so they immediately walked towards Wu Shigong.

But those nursing homes also knew that the guests who could enter this drunken flower building were either rich or expensive, so those two nursing homes did not dare to offend Wu Shigong casually. Therefore, they just blocked the direction of the door with their bodies, and the nurse in front said to Wu Shigong: "This ...... first"

Wu Shigong didn't wait for the nurse to finish speaking, he pulled the distance between him and the nurse with an arrow step, and with another head hammer, the nurse immediately covered his bloody face and fell to the ground.

The other nurse didn't expect Wu Shigong to do it so simply, so he was stunned for a moment. But he was so stunned, Wu Shigong had already raised his leg and kicked him heavily from top to bottom. The nurse immediately screamed and fell to the ground clutching his knees.

At this time, the companions brought by Guan Gongzi reacted. But they just wanted to rush towards Wu Shigong, but they were suddenly pushed away by a group of big men. The group of big men immediately surrounded Wu Shigong and escorted Wu Shigong and the two brothers of the Lu family to walk out. This is exactly the guard arranged by Wu Shigong at the door of the Zuihualou, and they saw that Wu Shigong had made a move, so they rushed in from outside the door.

The most experienced person in dealing with this chaotic scene is, of course, the fighter in the slave -- Shuye. Shumo immediately shouted loudly: "Our little marquis is here, which one of you dares to stand in the way, do you want to destroy the nine clans?" ”

Shumo's words suddenly calmed down the companions of those Guan Gongzi who were about to move and the nurses who rushed to hear the news. In the capital, it may not be uncommon for a Hou Ye's son to be, but in Yangzhou City, wealthy businessmen are not rare, but the little Hou Ye is definitely rare.

And the behavior of the little marquis bullying men and women has passed the rich and colorful literary and artistic forms of the Ming Dynasty, so that the vast number of people in Yangzhou are familiar with it.

Seeing Wu Shigong's group of people walking outside, the surrounding people all got out of the way. Only Guan Gongzi shouted in a sharp voice on the stairs: "You group of killers, what's so great about a Hou Ye's son, don't stop him quickly!" ”

Guan Gongzi didn't expect that those who surrounded Wu Shigong were still a little suspicious of Wu Shigong's identity as the little marquis, but now Wu Shigong's identity has been authoritatively certified by Guan Gongzi. How dare they touch Wu Shigong now? They don't have the identity of the children of the eunuchs like Guan Gongzi, if they touch Wu Shigong, they may be killed by Wu Shigong's guards in vain, and they have no place to cry out.

Therefore, under the protection of the guards, Wu Shigong came to the carriage parked half a mile away smoothly, and took the carriage back to the inn. Lu Jianyin and Lu Jianchen also sent Wu Shigong into the inn all the time.

When he arrived at the gate of the small courtyard where Wu Shigong lived, Lu Jianyin said hesitantly: "Lord Wu, I'm really sorry for today's incident. Can ......"

Seeing that Lu Jianyin was still brewing a speech, Wu Shigong immediately said: "I'm sorry, it's not necessary. No matter what we do today, the salt envoy and the prayer family will not deal with us. But the problem now is that I have a place to sell salt, and you also have a salt factory to produce salt, but there is no salt guide to transport your salt to me. ”

"If you look at today's events, you will understand that what you said during the day about borrowing salt is certainly impossible. And at this moment, the two Hou mansions behind me will definitely not be able to send people to Yangzhou to communicate with each other. To be honest, looking at this situation, even if someone is sent, the salt transportation envoy Yamen will basically not buy it. ”

After listening to Wu Shigong's words, Lu Jianyin and Lu Jianchen both nodded, telling the truth about today's events also made the brothers die. Lu Jianyin and Lu Jianchen are not stupid, they found that the reason why the Lu family lost the salt guide was not at all what they thought was just the Qi family playing ghosts, but the salt envoys behind the Qi family were playing ghosts.

But in this way, they found that the basis for their cooperation with Wu Shigong was gone, because the salt farm that the Lu family gave to Wu Shigong could not transport a grain of salt at all, so it had no value at all.

What worries Lu Jianyin and Lu Jianchen even more is whether Wu Shigong is angry with the Lu family because of this incident. Because the reason why Wu Shigong was willing to come to Yangzhou in person this time must have high hopes for accepting this salt farm. But if Wu Shigong thought that the Lu family had deceived him, would he retaliate against the Lu family. That will make the Lu family's current predicament even worse.

After a long while, Lu Jianyin hoarsely asked Wu Shigong, "Lord Wu, what do you think now?" ”

Wu Shigong thought for a while and said, "There is still no good way for the time being. However, it is not impossible that a turnaround will happen in the future. Therefore, the top priority now is to continue to supply the official salt goods. Two, there is no possibility in Yangzhou, do you have a way in other places? ”

When the adults asked, there was a way. The Lu family has also been immersed in the salt industry for many years, and there are a few friends in the salt industry. If the adults believe our Lu family, the Lu family can get some salt goods for the adults from Shandong and Changlu. However, because those salt farms are far away from the adults, and the salt that is not produced by our Lu family in the end, the price of those salt goods may be higher. ”

"It's better to be higher than not to have a supply of salt. Let's do it first. Maybe for the time being, your Lu family's profits will be less. But as long as we get through this, the future will not be worse than the current one. ”

Seeing Wu Shigong, he still wanted to cooperate with the Lu family, and Lu Jianyin and Lu Jianchen finally put their minds at ease.

After the two brothers of the Lu family left, Wu Shigong called Yuan Xingshan over and asked, "How is the matter of the goods handled?" ”

"The goods we brought over today have been delivered to the Lu family's trading house. I also took some goods from Jiangnan from the Lujia Commercial Bank. However, the goods in their Lu family's trading house were not enough, and the villain had to go outside for a few days. ”

"Don't do it. Let's hire a boat and go back tomorrow. The surplus silver was left at the Lu family and let them buy salt. This time I went to Yangzhou, I ran for nothing! There are a lot of things at home, so it's better to go back early and feel at ease! ”

Not to mention Wu Shigong preparing for the return trip. After the Guan Gongzi suffered a loss in the Zuihualou, he immediately went home to complain to the salt transportation envoy Guan Yin. I hope Guan Yin will stand up for him and clean up Wu Shigong well.

After Guan Yin understood the ins and outs, he immediately felt that things were very tricky. After all, Wu Shigong is a disciple of the Hou Mansion, and he has the official rank of garrison. And today's conflict, in the eyes of others, is nothing more than two gentlemen fighting for wind and jealousy in the Qinglou.

But if Guan Yin used the liliang of the Yangzhou government to clean up Wu Shigong, those slippery officials would definitely not wade into this muddy water. But if you use the salt to transport the salt of the Yamen, the salt of the Yamen does not have the power to arrest people, and it is not necessary to use those salt Ding and Wu Shigong's guards to fight in groups on the streets of Yangzhou!

And now for Guan Yin, he is in a sensitive period. Guan Yin is the first assistant Zhou Yanru's person, and this time Zhou Yanru wants to vigorously promote the people of the Jiangnan Restoration Society in order to increase the power in his hands.

This restoration society was led by Zhang Pu, who was actually the political successor of the Donglin Party, and their influence in Jiangnan and even in the entire imperial court was considerable.

What's even more terrifying is that the Donglin Party only controls the officials, and the Fushe has to control the officials in addition to controlling the officials. Although the first assistant Zhou Yanru pretended to be a non-party in front of Emperor Chongzhen, he secretly sent Qiubo to the Fushe and wanted to use the liliang of the Fushe members to enhance his power.

And this year is another year of the imperial court examination, and Zhou Yanru will personally serve as the chief examiner, and he will admit a large number of members of the Restoration Society, including Zhang Pu, the leader of the Restoration Society, as Jinshi and become Zhou Yanru's students.

Therefore, Jiangnan students who enter Beijing to take the exam will be funded here in Guanyin when they pass through Yangzhou. And during this time, it's best for Guan Yin not to cause any trouble here.

So when he arrived at Zuihou, Guan Yin decided to endure this breath first. However, Guan Yin secretly swore in his heart: "In the future, Wu Shigong will never get a grain of salt from Yangzhou!" ”