Wang Ze looked at the bleak lotus pond blankly, there were many dead lotus leaves on the water surface, a thin layer of ice formed on the water surface, and the cold wind blew across the ice surface and poured into this cold and lonely courtyard.

This is Wang Bo's courtyard outside the city, he didn't choose Wang Bo's home in the city, it is very convenient to enter and exit here, and it is very elegant and quiet, this is more important.

Wang Ze was a little depressed, according to the information he had, Fang Jie was already a little moved about going north to recapture the imperial capital, but he didn't expect that a robbery of Cao grain made the Cao Gang nervous, and the proposal to go north was shelved.

This sudden change caught Wang Ze a little off guard, so that he couldn't find a way to deal with it, and furthermore, he didn't quite agree with the old ancestor's strategy.

He vaguely guessed a little about the purpose of the ancestor to take the Yellow River waterway, but it was precisely because of this that he was quite unimpressed, he felt that the ancestor was too worried, and this was not something that the Wang family, or even the Xu family, the Wang and Xu families could bear.

The world's scholars, the world's gate valves, how can the Wang Xu family have this ability to carry on their shoulders!

The sound of the flute, lonely, cold, drifting in the cold wind, Wang Ze's eyes closed slightly, as if he was alone in the sky.

He enjoyed the loneliness, the cold loneliness, he played very hard, and he didn't care if anyone heard it.

A man in a cotton robe came in quietly, stood carefully behind him, and only stepped forward after the song was finished.

"Seventh Master, there's a letter from home. ”

Wang Ze put down the bamboo flute, picked up the letter after a little hesitation, sighed softly and put it down, the sound of the flute sounded again, with a hint of floating out of the dust, and a little sad.

The sound of the flute, through the cold, is like an elegant beauty dancing in the night sky.

After a long time, the sound of the flute stopped, and he sighed softly, put down the bamboo flute, and picked up the letter.

The matter of Yangzhou has been reported to the ancestor, and this is the answer of the ancestor.

The letter is not long, only three sentences to be exact;

The first sentence: If you can't do something, you can decide to stop it;

The second sentence: to protect oneself first;

The third sentence: That Liu Han is currently in Yangzhou.

In the first sentence, he guessed that with the current situation in Yangzhou, even the ancestors did not have a better way, and he found that the influence of the ancestors on the Jiangnan Gate Valve was relatively low, far inferior to Yanzhou Qingzhou and Jingzhou, and the attention and reception he received in these three states was much more enthusiastic.

For the second sentence, he has always done this, this is not only to save himself, but to save the Wang and Xu families, this trip must not let the court have the slightest notice, otherwise the Wang and Xu families will be a disaster.

His eyes fell on the third article, there was no more information on it, only a short line of words, but Wang Ze looked at the tea for a long time.

Liu Han, in the imperial capital, he had observed this person from afar, and designed to ambush this person, if it weren't for the imperial capital, he would have personally taken action and personally controlled the Qingyun Five Elements Array, otherwise this person would be allowed to break the formation so easily.

The fisherman was seriously injured and Jueming died tragically, and this account is still remembered.

Now he is in Yangzhou, and Liu Han is also in Yangzhou,....

"Burn incense, bathe!" Wang Ze calmly ordered.

As soon as Gu Heng left, Liu Han was like a real businessman, rushing in the market every day, looking at the goods, checking the goods, and delivering the goods, the progress of the salt number was very fast, Jin Liang was very effective, two sets of equipment had been put into production, and a large number of inferior salt had been purchased, and each equipment was running at high speed.

"Alas, Brother Wu, we still have to buy more coarse salt," Jin Liang looked at the busy guys, and there was a bit of regret in his tone, there were more than a dozen guys in the workshop who were busy producing.

"How much do we produce per day now?" asked Liu Han.

"Twenty-six stones a day. Jin Liang's heart was full of joy, looking at the salt of the white flowers, as if looking at a silver ticket, twenty-six stones, this output, this time, has made him very satisfied.

Liu Han was also very satisfied, this was just the beginning, there were twenty-six stones a day, and this output was already enough, but he still reminded: "Brother Jin, Brother Gu and I have already agreed that this salt number will be handed over to you, but, Brother Jin, this production process must be kept secret, and no outsiders are allowed to come in here." ”

Jin Liang hurriedly promised: "Don't worry, every guy here is personally selected by me, bought from the market, everyone drags their families, just like Brother Wu said, to work here for five years, unconditional redemption, and at the same time there is a share, this is enough for them to support their families, the guards of this workshop are transferred from home by Brother Gu, and they are all good hands." ”

Liu Han nodded, he didn't send guards to the Yanhao, this is not the point, just to collect money, as long as you can get silver, it is nothing.

"However, we have to take precautions, Brother Jin, hurry up and sign contracts with those salt farms, starting with those small salt farms, and buy all their coarse salt. ”

Jin Liang laughed: "Brother Wu, I have already done this, I have signed six salt farms, and their coarse salt is all included." ”

Of course, Jin Liang was elated, according to this output, the annual income of the salt number definitely exceeded his original business, so now he has seven successful husbands in the salt number, and most of his family's business is left to the shopkeeper.

The two of them walked around in the Salt No., and laughed with the guys before leaving, these guys were a little restrained at first, and then let go a little, these guys are slaves of the Salt according to the current law, and life and death are in the hands of the Salt No. And, not only himself, when Jin Liang bought people, he bought them one by one, that is to say, their family was a slave of the Salt No., so there was no need to worry about their betrayal.

A stick and a carrot will always be the most effective weapon to ensure loyalty!

As a businessman in Yangzhou, Liu Han made friends with Jin Liang with some salt merchants and silk merchants, and drank wine and flowers in the Qinglou painting boat.

However, he was also moderately bold, and as a result, he made some friends and got some information he wanted to know.

Since Sheng Huai was assassinated, he has been living in seclusion, and there are few traces of him in the city, but he cares more about Wang Bo.

Wang Ze stared at his news for a long time, and he also stared at Wang Ze, looking around for news from Wang Ze.

But what disappointed him was that there was no news of Wang Ze, as if he had never been to Yangzhou, or had already left Yangzhou.

"I just thought you should come," Mrs. Fang poured tea for him, Liu Han thanked him with a smile, at this moment he was sitting on the second floor of Fang's teahouse, looking at the dock in the distance, Mrs. Fang continued: "Fang Jie has been back for two days, and he didn't find any clues in Liubao, but it can be determined that it was the brotherhood's doing." ”

Fang Jie went to Liubao for more than ten days, and checked Liubao Town and its vicinity, but found no clues, even the displaced people were less, and all the five boats of grain were given to the local displaced people, and they could not be recovered at all.

"He doesn't need to worry, I've already pleaded with him from the imperial court, ten boats of grain is not much, and the financial resources of the Cao Gang can make up for it. Liu Han said casually.

A letter from the palace asked him to assess the ability of the Cao Gang, which made Liu Han feel a little dangerous, so he sent back a relatively long report to the palace, suggesting that the Cao Gang should be retained, but it should be punished, and the Cao Gang should be asked to compensate for the loss of the Cao Gang this time, and fine five boats of grain.

He didn't have much hope for this report, but he didn't expect that the imperial court almost accepted his suggestion, and his purpose was to press the Cao Gang in Jiangnan, with this punishment from the imperial court, Fang Jie may no longer dare to let go north.

"Fang Jie is relieved," Mrs. Fang picked up the teacup with a smile and took a small sip, she looked very good when she drank tea, the red group sucked lightly, the green water moistened the red lips, closed her eyes and felt the fragrance of the tea, and then slowly swallowed it, that intoxicated look.

Liu Han saw it, and couldn't help but take a sip of the teacup, follow her example, and swallow it slowly.

Mrs. Fang smiled at him: "There are big differences of opinion in the gang now, Fang Jie is still young, and he can't suppress some old guys, those old guys think that Jiangnan should be consolidated now, and the brakes should be calm, however, some people think that the Brotherhood will rob the Cao Boat, which is an offense to the Cao Gang, and when the Brotherhood is cleaned up, otherwise there will be more Jianghu gangs coming out to challenge the Cao Gang." ”

"Clean up the Brotherhood?" Liu Han was a little surprised, the gangs in the rivers and lakes rarely involve the affairs of the Brotherhood, on the contrary, the Brotherhood has repeatedly challenged the imperial court, and in the eyes of many Jianghu people, it is considered a man, so even if many Jianghu sects do not like the Brotherhood, or even hate the Brotherhood, they will not openly oppose the Brotherhood, and the action is only in secret, and the Cao Gang is to break the tacit understanding of the rivers and lakes.

Mrs. Fang nodded: "However, there are still some people who disagree and still insist on going north, but this faction is more than human." ”

"At this time, I still go north!" Liu Han couldn't help but sigh, without Fang Zhen, the Cao Gang was a toothless tiger, and even he didn't have to go back at all, just Xiao Yu could deal with it.

Mrs. Fang also sighed and was about to speak, when a heroic laughter came from next door: "Brother Qi, the interest rate is not high! ”

Liu Han's brows furrowed slightly when he heard this, Mrs. Fang also shook her head slightly, Hao raised her wrist and poured him a glass of water, and then said, "This is the shopkeeper of Huitong Bank, called..."

"It's him, Saim," Liu Han said, "This guy is also in Yangzhou?"

Mrs. Fang nodded: "Mr. knows him?"

Liu Han nodded: "I have dealt with the Western Regions and the imperial capital, this person has a very bold personality, but the silver of this Huitong Money Village is not so easy to take." ”

Mrs. Fang was noncommittal: "Huitong Qianzhuang's business is quite big, Lu Jiayu's family, I heard that Sheng Huai has a part in the Yangzhou branch." ”

"Is it?" Liu Han was a little surprised, Sheng Huai still had a part in the Yangzhou branch of Huitong Qianzhuang,....? , which he did not master.

"This is just a rumor in the market, and it is also said that the king of Huainan also has a part, and no one dares to touch this money bank. Mrs. Fang said: "However, he is still quite well-behaved and does not mess around." ”

Liu Han nodded slightly when he heard this, and then said, "If you have the opportunity, you have to exert your influence and let Fang Jie stay in Jiangnan." ”

Mrs. Fang nodded lightly: "I won't let him go north, and I won't give you a chance to eliminate the Cao Gang." ”

Liu Han sighed, to be honest, he really didn't take the current Cao Gang in his eyes, but this was the Cao Gang who wanted to challenge him, and he was just passively facing the battle.

From time to time, the voices of the next door came from time to time, and it seemed that they were having a good time, and Saim let out a hearty laugh from time to time.

After being silent for a while, Liu Han asked, "How much do you know about Wang Bo?"

Mrs. Fang was a little surprised, she raised her eyes to look at him, her eyes frowned slightly, and she looked at him very puzzled, Liu Han looked at her calmly, and looked at her without avoidance.

(End of chapter)