The Second Master of the Red Chamber

Chapter 466 The Beauty Who Delivered to the Door

After Jia Lian left, Wu Zhirong and other Yangzhou officials followed.

Several people secretly passed a lot of glances, and finally Wu Zhirong stepped forward and said: "Although the officials and others know that Your Excellency has good intentions for them, but businessmen value profits, I'm afraid they can't fully understand Your Excellency's painstaking efforts."

For Wu Zhirong and others, they felt that Jia Lian was too arrogant.They also get a lot of benefits from the salt merchants every year, but compared with Jia Lian, all of them are not worth mentioning.

As a result, their pursuit of power is even more aroused.They even fantasize in their hearts that one day they will reach Jia Lian's level, and if they dare to speak up, they will ask others to honor a million taels of silver!
Regarding Yangzhou officialdom, even Wu Zhirong, the magistrate, knew that he would not dare to act like Jia Lian.

Not to mention one million and tens of millions, even if he dared to extort one hundred thousand, those salt merchants would probably find a way to get him.Don't look at those salt merchants who are in awe of the officials and gentlemen on weekdays, just think that they are easy to bully.In fact, all of them are ruthless characters, really annoying, and it is not difficult to get rid of several government officials or even provincial officials.

Take him as an example, because he has gained a lot of money these years because of the fat job in Yangzhou, but he himself has almost become the puppet and minion of those salt merchants.

Otherwise, Jia Lian was an imperial envoy who came down to supervise the Yanzheng, and he was a magistrate, so he only had the obligation to receive one or two, but he didn't need to run around like a grandson.

"I originally set my heart to the bright moon, but the bright moon shines on the ditch... there is nothing I can do about it.

It's rare that Mr. Wu can still understand my good intentions.

That's right, at this moment, they might think that this official is a huge corrupt man who deliberately blackmails them.They are merchants who don't know what is going on in our officialdom.

They made such a big mess, the court was already in an uproar.Those civil and military officials standing in the front of the Golden Palace, which one is easy to talk to, if they don't have enough money, how can they turn a blind eye to this matter?

If those adults don't let go, even if I want to protect them, I will have more than enough heart but not enough power. "

Jia Lian shook his head while walking forward, it seemed that what Wu Zhirong said was right, he really had good intentions.

Wu Zhirong and the others looked at each other in blank dismay, and couldn't say much more.Well, did this master act too much and deceive himself?

The 300 million they believed might really be to appease His Majesty the Emperor.But the latter 100 million is definitely going to be privately embezzled.At most, a small part can be used to block the mouths of other ministers...

Really don't be fooled by the extravagance of the salt merchants, those Beijing officials have lived a miserable life.After all, taking official salaries as an example, the annual salary of senior officials of the second and third ranks is only a few hundred taels of silver, plus some lumi and welfare, the value is barely more than a thousand taels.

Under this premise, it is actually not that difficult to get those adults to speak well of those under them.They are all used to this kind of thing, so naturally there is a spectrum.

After being sent to the outside of Xingyuan, seeing Jia Lian staring at the imperial guard, the BMW Xiangche standing quietly, a little dazed, Wu Zhirong hurriedly smiled and said:
"That is Miss Shen Pan'er's incense car... It is also the kindness of President Zhou and others for the adults.

They all know that when your lord went south this time, he didn't bring any servants with him, and because of the salt administration, he didn't even leave the gate. "

Hearing Wu Zhirong's words, Jia Lian looked back at him, "It's not that good..."

In fact, when he came here today and saw Shen Pan'er, Jia Lian had expected it, and knew that it was probably one of the benefits that the salt merchants had prepared for him.

It's just that he was thinking that the matter was a good deal, so it was only natural for this beauty to send him off.But he didn't expect that the other party would still send the beauty here, which made him feel embarrassed.

How did Jia Lian know that the salt merchants thought they were sure of everything today, so the benefits they had prepared for Jia Lian had already been taken care of.

Take this Shen Pan'er as an example, after toasting Jia Lian, he waited here directly.

And after Jia Lian opened his mouth and left the banquet, it was impossible for the salt merchants to send someone to chase them out and take the beauty away.

After all, compared to the benefits Jia Lian asked for, an oiran lady is really nothing.

"My lord, don't worry, this Pan'er girl, although she is famous in Yangzhou and even in the whole of Jiangnan, she is only 17 years old this year and has not yet left the court.

For such a famous prostitute, Jiaofang would definitely not agree to let her go, that is, because of the face of Zhou Boru and others, and knowing that it was for the sake of offering to the adults, so she let go.So, if your lord likes it, you might as well stay by your side and be a maid serving tea and playing the piano, that would be a beautiful thing..."

Wu Zhirong was afraid that Jia Lian would not like prostitutes, so he quickly identified her as a prostitute.

In fact, no matter whether it is the capital city or the prosperous Jiangnan, among the romantic places, only Qingwan'er is worth a lot.Even for a stunning beauty with both color and art, once she leaves the court, that is, after serving others with her body, her value will plummet.

Therefore, among those famous brothels, the brothels are strictly protected for all the real oirans when they are in their prime, in order to earn huge profits from the brothels.Otherwise, wouldn't it be a loss if the oiran ladies who were trained and trained at a huge price were sold at a low price?The brothel is like this, and the Jiaofang is similar.

Although Jia Lian had never visited a building, his predecessor had very rich experience, and Jia Lian naturally knew the reason.

After thinking about it, he didn't say anything, he just asked Wu Zhirong and others to stop, and boarded the car by himself.

When I arrived at the Xunyan Yushi Yamen, I saw Zhao'er and others guiding the carriage behind, and wanted to bypass the side door to enter the Yamen. Jia Lian stopped and ordered, "Send a few people to take Miss Pan'er back to the Jiaofang."

After talking, Jia Lian will lift his legs and enter the Yamen.

But it wasn't that Jia Lian didn't like this girl's beauty, and it wasn't that Jia Lian looked down on prostitutes, it was just that Jia Lian simply didn't want to trouble her.

First of all, this person was sent by a salt merchant.Secondly, this woman is different from the wife Xu, she takes advantage of Xu's, consensual, and will not affect each other afterwards, but this kind of upright official, if she is provoked, it is not easy to throw it away.

After all, he may have a miserable life experience, so he is embarrassed to bully a weak woman.

"My lord, wait a minute~"

Jia Lian, who had just stepped up the steps, couldn't help but stop. Looking back, it was Shen Pan'er who looked so cute and pitiful. She raised the curtain of the car with her bare hands and called him to stop.

"My lord, may I ask the slave family to say a few words?"

After seeing Jia Lian nodding, Shen Pan'er didn't care that there were many officers, soldiers and guards beside him, she got out of the carriage, walked towards Jia Lian, and said with a generous smile: "Your Excellency brought the slaves here, but they didn't let them in. I'm going to send the slave family away, but I hate that the slave family is too shallow to get into the eyes of adults?"

Jia Lian said with a smile: "The girl is naturally beautiful and has a stunning appearance. I'm afraid there is no man in the world who would dare to dislike Miss Pan'er. Even I dare not say so, otherwise, my servants around me will all slander me for being hypocritical. gone."

The surrounding guards and officers and soldiers all smiled knowingly in cooperation, sighing inwardly that the charm of his Lord Marquis was indeed astonishing.

Even such beautiful ladies from the south of the Yangtze River were attracted by Lord Hou, and even if they were kicked out, they would try to keep them with no regard for dignity.

If it were other women, in such an occasion, I'm afraid they would show timidity.But Shen Pan'er knew that he couldn't retreat at this time, if he took a step back, he would lose everything, so he held back his shame and said with a smile: "That's because I dislike Pan'er's bad song just now, and it's detrimental to my lord's ears."

"No, the girl's dancing and singing voice are all perfect, she is comparable to ordinary women, and she deserves the term "sexy and artistic."

"In that case, why did my lord rush Pan'er away?"

Shen Pan'er is also very confident in herself. As the pearl of Nanjiaofang, she has a great reputation in the whole Jiangnan.After being sent to Yangzhou, she won the reputation of Yangzhou's number one dancer in just one year. It can be said that she is young and in full swing.

As the old saying goes, "The head of the tin is broken with a silver grate, and the bloody skirt is stained with wine", she still has it.

But she was different from ordinary courtesans, she did not indulge in this kind of scenery that was sought after by thousands of people.She knew that if she couldn't choose a good place for herself while the scenery was in full bloom, and when her color gradually faded in the future and she was sold at a high price by Jiaofang, she would have the same fate as countless predecessors.

It's not bad for the boss to marry a businessman's wife, but if he meets an unlucky person, any fate is possible.Only more bleak, not the most bleak.

She has always paid attention to where she can entrust her whole life, and secretly has a few goals, but they are just high or low, low and unwilling, so she is hesitant.

Unexpectedly, before she could come up with a decision, she heard from the foster mother that the group of richest and most wealthy salt merchants wanted to redeem her life.The point is, Jiaofang, who has always regarded her as a treasure, actually agreed.

Although this situation was the last thing she wanted to see, she was powerless to change it and could only acquiesce.

Who knows, after waiting quietly for a long time, I realized that those salt merchants paid a high price to redeem her, and they wanted to dedicate her to the imperial envoys in Yangzhou to handle the case!
She breathed a sigh of relief again.Since he is an imperial envoy, he is naturally a noble person, at least better than those extravagant, vulgar and contemptuous salt merchants.

It was only when she saw Jia Lian at the banquet that she was able to maintain a calm face, but the surprise in her heart made her dizzy.

Not an old man, nor a vulgar and ugly person, but such a young, handsome and handsome man! !

May I ask, is there any courtesan courtesan who is luckier than her?
She thought to herself, to be able to be dedicated to such a beautiful man, even if he has a group of wives and concubines and doesn't value himself, being able to serve such a pleasing person is much better than serving those bad old men!

So, after arriving outside the main gate of Xingyuan in a carriage, she immediately asked the maidservant to take the money, solicit friendship with the officers and soldiers who were waiting idle, and inquire about Jia Lian's news. The results she got made her even more surprised and inexplicable.

Last year, in order to cover up the unfavorable reputation brought about by the court's wrong decision-making, Emperor Ningkang deliberately asked Jia Lian to promote the name of a hero.

Even the Anxi Mansion has widely spread Jia Lian's reputation. As the most affluent place in the south of the Yangtze River, it is naturally impossible not to receive rumors about Jia Lian.

In the prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River, all the famous courtesans and courtesans competed to compose lyrics and songs for Jia Lian to gain popularity.

Of course she knew all this, but she didn't expect that Jia Lian, who was famous all over the brothels in the south of the Yangtze River, was sent by the emperor as an imperial envoy to Yangzhou to supervise the salt administration!
She regretted that she didn't receive this news earlier, otherwise, she should have made better preparations earlier.

In fact, it was also destined that the salt merchants were the fastest to hear the news that Jia Lian was going south as an imperial envoy, so they prepared the indispensable "beauty trick" to deal with young and strong imperial envoys early in the morning.Therefore, not to mention whether the news of Jia Lian's arrival in Yangzhou spread in Yangzhou, even if it did, it would be impossible for Shen Pan'er, who had been kept in the courtyard for a long time, to know.

Under Shen Pan'er's remorse, she only thought that after being brought back to the mansion by Jia Lian, she must behave well in order to win Jia Lian's preferential treatment. Who knows, just after parking the car, she heard Jia Lian, and she was about to send her off without even asking her. Muslim workshop.

This made her anxious, and she didn't care about anything else, so she hurriedly called Jia Lian.

(End of this chapter)