Uncle Hong Lou Rong

Chapter 159 Heading south to Yangzhou!

"Bastard, bastard!" Hearing the news, the people in the palace vented all their anger on the pen and ink table case.The vase in the hall was smashed to pieces by the inkstone, and colorful pieces of porcelain scattered on the ground like flower petals.

Black ink splashed on the gold bricks, like the tree trunk under the petals.Various brushes scattered around prove that this is an unfinished painting.

"How dare you?" This distinguished man couldn't figure out why the prescription was fake. "Is it because the Lai family and the Jia family are colluding to play tricks?"

Qiu Jiheng didn't dare to reply, even though he had doubts in his heart.

"Because Lai Shangrong was pursued so badly, he even begged to go to Rongguo Mansion. Rongguo Mansion did not help him, but instead ordered the Lai family to return the manor to the loss of Ningguo Mansion. The two chief managers of the Jia family's two mansions surnamed Lai did not Sent to the village, it doesn't seem like collusion."

The young man scolded: "Ningguo Mansion has a fart loss. Fangzi is a fake, and no one will snatch them to run it in the future. What the Lai family earned was the money of Ningrong and Rongfu. That broken garden turned out to be Najia. It was repaired with the money from the family. The Lai family went to the village, and when the limelight passes one day, the Jia family might recall the Lai family's heroes back to the mansion."

Such a possibility is not impossible.No one can guarantee whether the Jia family is playing tricks behind the scenes, in case the Lai family is just a tool introduced by the Jia family.

Qiu Jiheng didn't understand, "What's the reason why the Jia family did this?"

The uncle scolded again: "Jia Rong, this bastard, what reason does he have to do things? The raw materials he robbed have become waste, and the kiln that he worked so hard to build is useless. It's a waste of time. Many people are staring at his hand. It’s the prescription in the house, and how much money has been cheated by doing it like this now. It’s scaring people not to think about his family’s prescription.”

"What should I do in the future?" Qiu Jiheng asked.

I stopped the uncle at once.So much money has been invested and so many raw materials have been robbed.Now Fang Zi is a fake, and the things have not been made, but a lot of money has been spent.There is still a lot of sand and gravel piled up in Lai's house.

The young man was very tired, he shook his head helplessly and said: "Get out the raw materials as soon as possible. In case everyone outside knows that the recipe is fake, and the raw materials don't know how they will fall. It can reduce some losses. It's also good, let's put aside the matter of the cement and natural objects of Ningguo Mansion for now."

There is no way to let go.

When such an accident happened, the young man could only suffer from being dumb.Even if it is suspected that it is Jia Rong's arrangement, no one has any evidence.

Moreover, the Lai family was punished by the Ning and Rong governments, so it was said that it was the Lai family who secretly stole the prescription from the Ningguo mansion, which caused this trouble in the end.

"The surname Lai did something wrong, but he just stole a fake prescription. It's a disaster for people!"

It's not just the little uncle who thinks this way.

All those who have been cheated have the same heart.They didn't care if it was Jia Rong's game or not, the loss of money was real.These people have no reason and dare not trouble the Jia family, but Lai Shangrong can.

Brother Rong said with a smile: "Master Thirteen can feel at ease. In the past few days, the price of earth and stone has dropped again and again. Now the price is even lower than before."

King Zhongshun didn't have a happy look on his face. He frowned and said, "It's good news that the price of earth and stone in Shenjing has come down. In this way, Gyeonggi can continue to vigorously develop fields."

Seeing King Zhongshun's sad face, Jia Rong asked puzzledly, "In this case, why did Lord Thirteen shake his head?"

Zhongshun Wang said: "Recently, there has been heavy rain in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, and the river has been filled with silt and blocked the Huaihe River."

Brother Rong immediately understood.

Hundreds of years ago, the Yellow River broke through the old embankment of Yangwu, and the flood engulfed Fengqiu County, and all the way southward encroached on the Huaihe River below Huaiyang.

Since then, the Yellow River has seized the Huai River and entered the sea.

If the Yellow River seized the Huaihe River and brought only water, it would not have been a major problem.It is nothing more than the diversion of the Yellow River, changing the place to send the river water into the sea.

But there is not only water in the Yellow River, but also a lot of silt.The silt will settle on the riverbed of the river with relatively gentle flow. Over time, the river will gradually rise and form a suspended river above the ground.What is more serious will also cause river channel silting, and when the water potential in the river is large, the embankment may burst again, causing disasters on both sides of the river.

The Great Yan Dynasty also attached great importance to water transportation. In order to maintain the smooth flow of the canal, the gates were closed to store water every year before and during the water transportation.At this time, the upper reaches of the Huaihe River were too heavy to vent, making the entire middle reaches of the Huaihe River a flood detention area, which could only be allowed to submerge Fengyang, Sizhou, Yingzhou and other areas west of Hongze Lake.

When the Supreme Emperor was in power, he made great efforts to control the flood in the Yellow River and Huaihe River.An embankment was added to Hongze Lake, and as a result, the bed of the Yellow River continued to silt up.

As a result, the water levels of the Huang, Huai, and Canals are rising day by day, and the embankment of Hongze Lake is being extended, heightened, and reinforced.

In fact, the addition of the Hongze Lake embankment not only greatly increased the flooding in the upper reaches of Hongze Lake, but also hung a sharp sword hanging over the Huai, Hai, Yang and other places in the east of the weir. .

The proverb goes: "Create the high weir, the Huaihe River and Yangzhou will not meet", "Invert the Jiang dam, flood the world", both describe the high danger of the levee.

Brother Rong asked: "But the levee of Hongze Lake is in danger?"

This is a really big event. If there is a hole anywhere, the flood of the Huanghuai River will cause nearly a million deaths in the Huaiyang area.

For such a big event that concerns the lives of millions of people in Huaiyang, Brother Rong was also nervous.

The Thirteenth Master nodded and said: "There is no charter in the court, you should prepare it in the mansion for a few days. In the near future, you must follow me to Yangzhou."

Jia Rong was taken aback. "The boy is only a little bit of learning, so there is no need to go to Yangzhou with the thirteenth master."

The Thirteenth Lord scolded: "You are a guard of the palace, and if you don't follow the king, you still want to stay in Beijing? Go back to the mansion as soon as possible, and you don't have to spend time in the water conservancy camp these few days, waiting for the token of the palace."

"Ugh……"

"Sigh, I know your daughter-in-law is pregnant. The palace will send an imperial doctor and two old nuns to your house, and will take care of your pregnant daughter-in-law."

He also knew that my daughter-in-law was pregnant, so she even asked herself to go to Yangzhou.The embankment may burst at any time there, and it is not very flat.When the rainy season in the north comes in June and July, the rivers will rise and the Huaiyang area will be even more dangerous.

I don't know who came up with a way to seize the Huaihe River into the sea.Isn't it good for the Yellow River to enter the Bohai Sea from the north?Do you have to meet the Huaihe River?
Brother Rong had no choice but to leave the Zhongshun Palace, bid farewell to Duan Yu, and returned to the palace.

I first wrote to Qin Zhong and Jia Yun that we must speed up the construction of Ping'anzhou kiln factory and put the cement firing work on the agenda as soon as possible.In the future, a large amount of cement may be needed everywhere, not only to make money, but also to avoid greater disasters.

He called the boy to come over, but he listened to Lai Sheng's request to see him.

"Why does Mr. Lai have such an expression?"

Lai Sheng knelt in front of Uncle Rong, weeping, "I beg you, please save the Lai family. Today, the old servant's nephew was broken."

"Huh? Who was beaten."

Lai Sheng cried, "Shang Rong, his... both hands were broken."

Lai Shangrong had his hands cut off?
"what happened?"

Lai Sheng told the whole story.Brother Rong found out, and frowned and said: "He is looking for death, no one can save him. Knowing that he offended a large number of people in Shenjing, why don't he hide and run to Nancheng to find flowers and ask Liu what he is doing? But Reported to the officer?"

Lai Sheng said: "The assailant has been arrested. But... those people are just doing things with money, and the life of Lai's family will not be easy in the future."

Who's to blame?

Brother Rong was worried, he was kind enough not to ask someone to beat Lai Shangrong up.How can you care about this matter, humming: "You Lai's family is really thick-skinned?"

Lai Sheng also bowed his head in embarrassment.Now that the story of Lai Shangrong has been spread in the two mansions, Lai and his wife are not even eligible to enter the Rongguo Mansion. Although Nanny Lai is still in the Rongguo Mansion, she has lost her former glory.It's just that the old lady remembered Nanny Lai's lifelong dedication, and gave some money every month to let Nanny Lai live and die in the mansion, and at the same time spread a reputation of kindness.

Because it is useless to seek the West Mansion.

The only one in the Lai family who can speak in the two houses is Lai Sheng who is kneeling in front of Jia Rong.

Jia Rong said: "Last time, the old lady decided to give the garden of your Lai family to the Ningguo Mansion. Although the mansion didn't ask for it, it belonged to the Ningguo Mansion. Since someone smashed the things in the Ningguo Mansion, I will let people check it." Make it clear. From now on, your nephew will find a small courtyard in the back street of Ning Rong, and whether he lives or dies has nothing to do with the Jia family."

Lai Sheng was overjoyed, and said: "Thank you for your kindness, the old servant let him move to the back street tomorrow morning."

Brother Rong felt helpless, did he really think it would be safe to enter the back street?Although people from outside dare not come to Ning Rong's back street to make trouble, but the rest of the Jia family lives in the back street, and Lai Shangrong's life may not be better than when he was in Lai's garden.

Lai Sheng said again: "The old servant has finished this matter, and will leave for Beiliao in three days. From now on, please take care of yourself, sir."

"Okay." Uncle Rong waved his hand, "When you go, bring more people with you. After all, you went there in my name. You can't go to Beiliao and be bullied by people from Heishan Village."

Lai Sheng kowtowed his head again, and then walked out hunched over in discouragement.

Although Ningguo Mansion got another Zhuangzi, and everything was converted into silver, although there were thousands of taels of silver, Jia Rong was not very happy.Let people sell all the valuables inside, and let Mei Maobing and others take care of the garden and fields first.

"Why is the uncle so sad?"

The appearance of Qin Keqing, who was two or three months pregnant, has not changed much, but her figure is a little more plump than before.

Brother Rong said: "After a while, I have to go down to Yangzhou with the thirteenth master. I'm afraid I won't be able to stay in Shenjing for some days."

Qin Keqing smiled slightly, "Uncle is going to Yangzhou to do great things, it is the blessing of Ningguo Mansion, and it is also the blessing of Ke'er."

"I can't let go of you. When I think that I won't see you for a long time, my heart feels empty." Uncle Rong gently embraced Qin Keqing's body, stroked her stomach, and asked, "When will this little guy come out? Didn't hear anything."

Qin Keqing said: "The soonest is the end of the year. It's only been three months. What can he do?"

Uncle Rong sighed, "This guy came at the wrong time, and he's going to smother him to death."

Grandma Rong blushed in embarrassment, but she couldn't stop the uncle's hands from playing tricks on his clothes.With a groan, her body softened in Uncle Rong's arms.After a while Qin Keqing pushed the uncle away and snorted: "You are the best at playing tricks on others."

Uncle Rong was overjoyed, so he stopped.

Qin Keqing said: "Uncle is going to Yangzhou in a few days, so naturally he must visit the Lin family, and he has to bring some gifts to go there."

"I went to Yangzhou for business, not to visit relatives. Where can I bring gifts there? If Huaiyang is safe and sound, I can free up to go to the Lin family. If it is not finished, it is not where the thirteenth master is going, so we will follow where."

In the past two months, there have been fewer letters from Yangzhou.I don't know if I will meet Jia Lian, the second uncle of the West Mansion, there.

How should I face him?

Why don't you spend a lot of money to buy a crown and hat inlaid with emeralds for Uncle Lian?

Qin Keqing smiled lightly and said: "If you go to Yangzhou, you won't go to the relatives' house to chatter, so you can't justify it. In the past, when people from outside came to Beijing, wouldn't they all come to our house to pay a visit?"

It is true.Brother Rong nodded and said: "If you have that chance, you will never forget it. Look at you like this, how can your uncle really not understand the slightest bit of etiquette?"

On the second day, Jia Rong came out of Ruizhu's room.First I went to see my daughter-in-law, and then invited You Shi'an.After walking half a circle in the mansion, he slipped into the clean room of the ancestral hall.

"Because he will go south to Yangzhou for business with King Zhongshun, the prince specially let his grandson go back to his residence for a few days." Brother Rong said with a playful smile in front of Jia Jing, "how are you doing well these days, my lord?"

Jia Jing raised his eyebrows slightly, and hummed.

Brother Rong said again: "These days when grandson is not in the mansion, I have to trouble my grandfather to help look after the mansion."

Jia Jing, as if he hadn't woken up, tapped his head up and down twice, but didn't make a sound.

noon.

"Auntie, Aunt Bao, Aunt Bao." Jia Rong, who had been free for a day, came to Lixiangyuan again.

Aunt Xue responded with a smile: "Why didn't you go to the palace today to be on duty?"

Jia Rong explained: "In a few days, I will go to Yangzhou with King Zhongshun, and I came here to ask Aunt Bao about the situation in Yangzhou."

Baochai wondered, "What's going on?"

"I remember that last time the Xue family's provincial directors sent a lot of letters, one of which was from the Huaiyang land boundary. I thought, since I went to Huaiyang, if I have free time, I just went to visit that place. It can be built in Jiangnan province as well." For a kiln factory, it’s easy to transport cement from Ping’an Prefecture.”

"Could it be that the southern province is different?"

I have to say that Xue Baochai is smarter than Xue Pan. Brother Rong nodded his head slightly, "I don't know the details yet, anyway, I have to go to the south of the Yangtze River."

Xue Baochai asked Yinger to take the letter out and find someone from Jiangnan Province.She smiled and said, "I didn't forget to build a kiln when I went to Jiangnan Province. Could it be that King Zhongshun wants to build a seawall on the coast of Yangzhou and Huai'an?"

This girl is not only smarter than Xue Pan, but also more sensitive to things.It's a pity that she still guessed wrong. Yangzhou and Huai'an were not only affected by the waves, but also by the three rivers transported by the Yellow River and the Huaihe River.Cement has many uses in Huaiyang boundary.

Seeing Brother Rong shaking his head, her expression changed, and she asked, "Could it be that there is chaos in the Huanghuai River? We need to ask the provincial directors to buy grain quickly."

(End of this chapter)