Listening to Gu Shuo's story of the year, Liu Han was very calm, there was such an action, they never cared about who the target was, what identity it was, just whether they had completed the task or not. He did not take part in that operation, which suffered heavy losses, and the scholar took twelve people out, only three returned, all of them wounded, and the heaviest one took Yao Lao nearly a month to recover.

Coming out of Gu's mansion and meeting with Li Yan, the two returned to the courtyard rented by Liu Han, both of them were silent along the way, and after returning home, the two of them did not light the lamp, Liu Han poured a cup of cold water, and after drinking it, he took out the quilt and threw it to Li Yan.

Li Yan still slept on the table with the quilt on the table like last night.

"What are we going to do next?" Li Yan finally broke the silence and asked.

"Tomorrow, you go to rent a yard, use your identity as a businessman, and after you settle down, we will discuss the next step. Liu Han replied.

"He doesn't have any clues?" asked Li Yan in confusion.

Liu Han's low hum came from the darkness, Li Yan didn't ask again, lying on the table, his eyes were wide open, and after a long time, Liu Han's voice came:

"This Gu Shuo is old, and his mind is no longer in the inner guard, this person. ”

Li Yan thought for a while, but still asked, "He doesn't even have any news?"

"Yes, yes, he himself has no confidence, he thinks it's two fake news, these hundred workshops, hmph, hide it tightly enough. ”

The two of them said that Liu Han simply told part of Gu Shuo's report, and after Li Yan heard it, he thought for a while and said, "These two are fake news, so should we confirm it?"

"No, although this Gu Shuo is old, his experience is still there, he concluded that it was fake news, and that ten ** were fake news. Liu Han paused here, and after a while, he continued: "I have some clues, tomorrow, you go to find a house, I want to go somewhere." ”

Li Yan hummed, and after a while, he asked, "Do you want me to accompany you?"

"No, after renting a house, you go to find someone, this person is in Yanshikou, Wang Ji umbrella shop, you go in and say, you want a flying dragon umbrella, he will answer no, only plum blossom umbrella, you answer, you only need the beauty to play butterfly umbrella, he will answer, there are two, you replied, you replied, you want five and a half. Remember?"

"Remembered. Li Yan replied, Liu Han said: "You look for him, ask the last time, the auction held by the Hundred Workshops in Yangzhou, and in the end those people won the bid; ”

Li Yan understood that this Changchun Lake is a lake outside Yangzhou, but a small part is connected to Yangzhou, and Yangzhou Water Gate is opened in Changchun Lake.

Changchun Lake area is very large, there are about hundreds of miles long from north to south, there are hundreds of miles wide from east to west, there are countless fertile fields along the coast, the scenery on the lake is beautiful, there are hundreds of islands in the lake, there are many rivers and bays, in those years, Taizu was the conquest of the south of the Yangtze River, he had trained the water division here, there was a small water division here, and now this water division has been assigned to the salt and iron superintendent, responsible for the salt tax inspection.

The next day, after Li Yan left, Liu Han still stopped in the room for a long time and left after changing clothes.

Tea Horse Street is the richest commercial street in Yangzhou, this street from the beginning to the point, there are more than 30 shops, these shops are all salt, it can be said that if a fire burns this street, half of the world's Jin people can not eat salt.

On this street, there are not many people, but whether it is a pedestrian or a man, each of them is dressed in wealth, the men are all dressed in green clothes and cloth robes, most of the merchants are wearing silk and satin, and the accounts or men who follow behind are also neatly dressed.

Guangchangyu is not conspicuous on this street, the store is not big, and there are not many merchants who come to the door, it looks a little depressed, but the shopkeeper and the guys on this street know that this business has a deep background and strong financial resources.

Liu Han raised the curtain and went in, and a man with clear eyebrows greeted him and asked enthusiastically, "The guest officer is here." ”

Liu Han hummed softly, and the guy was still very enthusiastic: "What do you want?" There is all kinds of salt in our store, do you want refined salt or coarse salt, and how much?"

The second shopkeeper stood behind the counter, was playing with the abacus in front of the account book, looked up very casually, and was about to continue the calculation, when he was suddenly stunned, looked up again, hurriedly put down his work, and came out from behind the counter.

"Master, when did you arrive?" The second shopkeeper saluted Liu Han, today Liu Han is the original true face appeared, and the second shopkeeper Zhu Chi was sent by Hanhai Trading Company, so he naturally knew him.

This Guangchangyu is a few joint shares, but to be honest, a few princes want to avoid suspicion, Baigongfang has never only paid dividends, and does not send people to join the specific operation, Zhen Niang is very good at running Qinglou, but this business name has to look at Hanhai Trading Company.

"I arrived yesterday," Liu Han's expression was relaxed and casual, Zhu Chi hurriedly asked him to the backyard, Liu Han waved his hand: "I'm here to take a look, we also invested a lot of silver here, so I won't go to the back, just sit in the store for a while, oh, Zhen Niang is coming today?"

Zhu Chi still let him go inside, and the guy hurriedly served tea when he saw this, Zhu Chi took the teacup and looked at it, glared at the guy, and ordered: "Change this year's Shifeng Maojian." ”

The guy hurriedly went out, Zhu Chicai said: "Back to the master, now the business is average, the salt field has just begun to produce, this year only a batch is produced, however, our process is very good, fifty percent higher than the ordinary salt field, so, this year's salt production of 20,000 stones, next year will be better, this year's can harvest another stubble, after October, the weather becomes cold, the salt field into repair." ”

Liu Han didn't know the current salt-making process, but seeing Zhu Chi's expression, he seemed to be very satisfied, so he nodded with a smile.

"Well, it's not bad, how are the sales?"

"Although they are all sold, they are all small merchants, most of them buy ten or twenty stones, and the few are only three or four stones, while the Yu family's is generally three or four hundred stones, and the most are two or three thousand stones, and our brand is not ringing. ”

Liu Han smiled, the guy brought the tea, this tea was obviously different from just now, there was a clear fragrance of tea as soon as he entered the door, Liu Han nodded: "Good tea!"

Zhu Chi also explained with a smile: "Master, this is this year's Shifeng tea, the real Shifeng, which is better than paying tribute to the palace." ”

"Oh," Liu Han took it up and looked at it, the tea leaves were verdant, the roots were erect, and the fragrance of tea was different from the others, not like the fragrance of flowers, nor like a trace of tranquility and loneliness: "It's better than the palace?"

Zhu Chi laughed: "Master, I haven't drunk the lion peak in the palace, I also listened, this tea is used for the first time today, this is given by the owner, said to be used to strengthen the face, stipulated, more than 500 stones, only use this tea to entertain." ”

"Hehe," Liu Han smiled: "That's it, open the door to do business, all the guests who come, there is no need for this, besides, the door face is not just good tea." ”

Zhu Chi smiled: "What the master said is true." ”

As he was talking, another middle-aged man came in, this middle-aged man was wearing a coarse cloth robe, his hair was neatly combed, and when he came in and saw Liu Han, he bowed down and saluted: "It turns out that it is really Liu everyone, I have seen the owner." ”

"Shopkeeper Hu, let's not be so polite. Liu Han got up to return the salute, the shopkeeper Hu was appointed by Zhen Niang, and there were a few people sent by Liu Han, one was Zhu Chi, and the other few were in the salt field, responsible for the production of the salt field.

"I can't let go of it in my heart, come and see, there is no other meaning, by the way, is Zhen Niang here?" asked Liu Han.

"The owner is in the house, and he doesn't usually come to the store. Shopkeeper Hu said.

Liu Han drank two sips of tea and got up and said, "I won't delay your time, Zhu Chi, you lead the way, I'll go to Zhen Niang's." ”

Hu shopkeeper did not stay, accompanied him out, broke up on the street, Zhu Chi and a piece, the two chatted while walking, Zhu Chi has martial arts cultivation, but his talent is limited, it is difficult to progress after reaching the middle grade of martial arts, and he began to be sent to the escort team, but he went to apply to be a buddy, Liu Han agreed after inspecting him, he started as a buddy, and was sent to the branch as a shopkeeper three years later, and when he returned to Dajin, he also came back.

On the way, Liu Han asked about the Hundred Workshops, and Zhu Chi told him that the Hundred Workshops had never come to the store.

"It's weird, they don't send people, they don't come to the store, they let go completely, this, there is no such thing in business, it's really strange. Zhu Chi was very puzzled, and always felt that there was something wrong with this.

"We don't care about what people do. Liu Han said that at the beginning of sending them, he wanted them to pay attention to the Hundred Workshops, but Lao Huang objected, Lao Huang thought that the Hundred Workshops must be prepared, it was better not to tell them, so that even if they were caught by the Hundred Workshops, the Hundred Workshops would not be able to squeeze anything out of their mouths, and they didn't know, so they were calm in their hearts, and they would not usually show flaws.

The two of them said while walking, out of Tea Horse Street, turned two streets, Zhu Chi pointed to the courtyard in front of him and told him that it was Zhen Niang's residence, Liu Han saw it, so he sent him back, Zhu Chi left with some reluctance.

Arrived at the door, this house looks very ordinary, the gate is much smaller than the imperial capital, the door is still a little old, you can see the branches and leaves of the plum tree through the courtyard wall, it is the beginning of autumn at the moment, the green leaves on the branches are withering, looking a little bleak.

Liu Han went up to call the door, the door opened, and a woman dressed as a maid appeared at the door, and she couldn't help but be a little surprised when she saw Liu Han.

"Everyone, you, when did you arrive?"

The maid was obviously brought out by Baiyi Garden, and the women of Baiyi Garden all knew Liu Han, a high-roller who spent 100,000 silver to buy Qingjin.

"I just arrived yesterday, is Zhen Niang here?" asked Liu Han with a smile.

The maid pursed her lips and pretended to be dissatisfied and said, "Everyone Liu remembers my mother, and I don't know about our sisters." ”

Liu Han was slightly stunned, tried to think about it, and confirmed that he didn't remember any contact with the woman in front of him at all, so he smiled and said, "Yes, yes, blame me, and ask Miss Fang's name?"

The maid sneered, and the pair of delicate crescent eyes immediately narrowed into a slit, and said with a smile: "In the eyes of everyone Liu, there is only Sister Qingjin, a vulgar fan of the slave family, and that can enter the eyes of everyone Liu." ”

Liu Han laughed dryly, and was about to speak, when a beautiful woman came out of it, and the woman looked at the maid and Liu Han, frowned slightly, and said unhappily: "What are you talking about at the door? ”

The maid was not afraid when she heard this, she made a grimace at Liu Han before she got out of the way, and deliberately gave Liu Han a salute: "Liu everyone, please." Then he turned to the woman and said, "Please also ask my sister to inform the head of the family that the brother-in-law of the imperial capital Liu is here." ”