Daming talker

Chapter 233 Riding a Crane to Yangzhou

Within a few days, at the end of January, the Suzhou government inquired about the itinerary of Tixue Yushi Fanghuan.

Fang Ti will study in Huai'an Prefecture from the end of January to early February, and in Yangzhou Prefecture from early to mid-February, and then along Jiangxi to the west of South Zhili, which is later known as Anhui.

According to this time node, Mr. Lin can no longer delay, and must set off immediately.

In this way, it is possible to arrive in Yangzhou in early February and meet Fang Tixue, and they can only meet in Yangzhou.

Because Yangzhou is an important node along the canal, you can continue northward to the capital from Yangzhou without detours and without delay.

Otherwise, when Fang Tixue left Yangzhou and went to the western part of Nanzhili, if the officials of Lin wanted to meet Fang Tixue, they would have to take a long way.

As a result, Mr. Lin, who had been stable and relaxed for about three months, took action in a hurry and was about to leave Suzhou and go north.

This trip will take about half a year, whether it is long or short.

If you really won the Wu Jinshi and want to become a military officer, then it is even more likely.

Cleaning up the luggage, preparing the boat, comforting the two pregnant women, and all kinds of confessions, and farewells, Mr. Lin hardly touched the ground these three days.

And go to the county government office to go through the registration procedures for the martial arts test and get the test ticket.

Of course, the most important thing before leaving is to visit Shen Yongjia, the second master of the Shen family.

If Mr. Lin was not in Suzhou City, Second Lord Shen would be the pinnacle of the Update Society, and no one else could replace him.

After arriving at the Shen Mansion, Senior Official Lin explained the situation, and Second Master Shen said in surprise, "I'm leaving in three days? I don't want to be in such a hurry."

Lin Tailai saluted, "After I leave, Er Ye, as the leader of the Renewal Society, hopes to take good care of the property belonging to the Renewal Society."

Second Lord Shen said very sensitively: "What? When I'm needed, the leader is no longer the leader with the highest reputation, but the real leader?
When I need to take care of it, the property is no longer the property of the Lin's Association, but the property of the Renewal Society? "

Lin Tailai replied without changing his face: "Second Master's words are justified, and it doesn't matter what name he uses outside.

As the Prime Minister, you shouldn't be too public at ordinary times. It's enough that you have your secret shares in the engineering team and your money in dividends.

If you wantonly use your name, second master, to the outside world, it will damage the Shen family's reputation. Prime Minister Shen has many political enemies in the court, so try not to give others any excuses. "

Mr. Shen waved his hand: "I can't say anything about you! But there is one thing, you have to make a move!
Don't keep occupying the school book office, return it to Xu Yuanjing! "

In the anti-Lin four-family alliance, Xi, Lu, Shen and other families were all severely punished, and only Xu's son-in-law, Fan Yunlin, was treated lightly.

After all, the Xu family and the Shen family were close relatives, and Fan Yunlin's father-in-law Xu Taishi was an official in the court and had a very close relationship with the chief assistant Shen Shixing.

In order to retaliate against the Xu family, Lin Tailai occupied the school book office controlled by the Xu family and expelled all the managers.

It caused Xu Yuanjing, the head of the school secretary's office, to go to the government office to file a complaint, but was pulled out again by Shen Erye's big mouth.

Lin Tailai said dissatisfiedly: "The Huqiu Xu family committed a crime against me first, and they didn't sincerely apologize!"

Second Master Shen persuaded: "The Xu family is also very big, with many branches. Fan Yunlin, this trash, is not in the same branch as Xu Yuanjing."

Lin Tailai said, "Anyway, they all belong to Xu's family. I, an outsider, are too lazy to tell the difference!"

Shen Erye persuaded again: "You don't have any business talents under your command, so what's the use of occupying the school book office?

For my sake, just give in and forget it, why waste time. "

Lin Tailai said disdainfully: "What's wrong with a mere school book office?

Isn't it just to create gimmicks, bouquets, support the head, stabilize the middle class, regulate prices, and train newcomers? "

Second Lord Shen was stunned, you, Lin Tailai, actually know a little about this romantic industry!

In the end, Second Master Shen sighed helplessly, and asked straight to the heart:
"Lin Zuoguan, you don't want to be called a cuckold, do you?"

Lin Tailai: "."

As the No. [-] scholar Zaifu noble son and a scholarly family of three generations, Second Master Shen shouldn't be so vulgar.

But for Lin Tailai, this is the only way to defeat magic with magic.

After being poked by Second Lord Shen like this, Mr. Lin suddenly felt that the school book office was really not suitable for him.

After thinking about it, Lin Daguan said again: "Then let Xu Yuanjing take back the teaching office, but I can't give in in vain!
It seems that the body deed of the last oiran Bai No. [-] is in the hands of Xu Yuanjing. Ask Xu Yuanjing to give her to me! "

Second Master Shen was a little speechless, "You deliberately found an excuse to occupy the school office, and this is the real purpose?
I knew that you were thinking about Bai Huakui, but I didn't expect that half a year later, you are still coveting her! "

Lin Tailai seemed to be confused and said: "Half a year is nothing, even if 400 years pass, I will still think about it."

Bai Zhuangyuan is the feeling that spans hundreds of years of time and space, can he give up casually?

Customize a few sets of white clothes and white skirts, let the white champion wear them, it's exciting to think about it.

In the end, Mr. Lin presented the facts and reasoned, "Besides, I am a dignified Xie Yuan sitting in the hall and the number one hero in Suzhou, and I don't even have a room of my own. Wouldn't it be a drop in price?"

Second Lord Shen, who only used women as reproductive tools, didn't know what feelings were, but he really didn't expect Lin Tailai to be such a long-lasting person.

Not wanting to waste time on this crap, Second Master Shen said quickly:
"Xu Yuanjing spent a lot of money on Bai Ji, it's impossible to give it to you for nothing.

How much do you pay, and I will help you persuade Xu Yuanjing, which is regarded as a ransom for Bai Ji. "

Lin Tailai said angrily: "If I still have to pay, will the Xu family make amends for me?"

Shen Erye felt that he might not be suitable to be a middleman, so he persuaded him with a big head like a bucket:
"You are not short of money now, so take a few hundred taels to make sense. I heard that you have prepared a huge sum of thousands of taels for fame."

Official Lin said without giving in: "I, Lin Tailai, uphold good intentions and never engage in human trafficking. If you want me to pay for people, it is impossible!"

The main reason is that Lin Tailai feels that spending a lot of money for a woman is too much of a fool.

Only those rich and powerful people would do this kind of thing.

I have already reached this position, if I still need to spend a lot of money for women, wouldn't it be in vain?
Then Lin Tailai said forcefully: "Second Master, just tell the Xu family, think about how much half of Yilaoyuan is worth! This is the price of my face, Lin Tailai!
When I go back to Suzhou City, it may not be the price.There is no need to say anything else, let me say goodbye first! "

Second Lord Shen subconsciously got up to see him off, thinking about how to persuade the Xu family.

Sending a woman can appease Lin Tailai's resentment, but it is not expensive, even if this woman is made with a lot of money.

Because of Lin Tailai's relationship, others were afraid of offending Lin Tailai, so Bai Zhuangyuan has always been in the state of "can't sell" with a price but no market, and he is about to fall into Mr. Xu's hands.

So it's better to let Manager Xu use it as a favor, to calm down Lin Tailai's anger for the Xu family.

Mr. Lin had already said his goodbyes, but he didn't move. He turned to Second Lord Shen and asked, "Did you forget something?"

Second Master Shen asked inexplicably, "What is it?"

Lin Tailai said as a matter of course: "Should you write a letter home to your father, and then entrust me to take it to the capital and send it to your father?"

Second Lord Shen: "."

After sending Lin Tailai away, Mr. Shen called Xu Yuanjing from the school book office and ordered:

"I'll make a decision for you, you send Bai Zhuangyuan to Lin Tailai's hands, it's an apology on behalf of your entire Xu family!

As for how much money you lost on Bai Zhuangyuan, let each branch of your Xu family make up for you! "

But Xu Yuanjing beat his chest and stamped his feet, and replied regretfully:

"Second Lord is too late! Someone ransom Bai Ji the day before yesterday and offered 1000 taels, so I agreed!"

Second Master Shen was also very tempered, and he said angrily, "How dare you fool me, old bastard?"

Xu Yuanjing hurriedly swore and swore: "It is absolutely true that this happened, and it was definitely not a deliberate deception, otherwise there will be a thunderbolt!"

Second Lord Shen sneered, "Who in Suzhou is so short-sighted? I don't know that the number one scholar is Lin Tai's favorite?"

Xu Yuanjing knew that he was really not far from death, so he desperately explained:

"It's a great Yangzhou salt merchant named Zheng Zhiyan, who came to Suzhou City to pick up the No. [-] oiran, and it is said that it is for the upcoming salt official!
I didn't think too much about it at the time, so I agreed in business.

Now the Zheng salt merchant has left Suzhou with Bai Ji. "

Second Lord Shen shook off Xu Yuanjing, and shouted, "Don't tell me, go tell Lin Tai!"

Director Xu knelt on the ground, hugged Second Master Shen's thigh and said:

"I really didn't expect the day before yesterday that the second master would call the shots today and ask me to give Bai Ji to Lin Tailai!
Seeing that the new oiran election is about to start, if the current oiran Bai Ji is not sold for money, he will lose everything.

So seeing the Yangzhou salt merchant's bid of 1000 taels, he agreed. "

Second Lord Shen was a little irritable, and said indiscriminately: "What Yangzhou salt merchants, they ran to Suzhou City to redeem the oiran's body when they were full. Isn't that Yangzhou's specialty thin horse?"

Director Xu explained: "Yangzhou people also admire our Suzhou scenery the most, and what they want is the title of Suzhou Oiran."

In the general concept of later generations, it seems that Yangzhou and Suzhou are the fashion twin stars of the ancient Jiangnan area, but in some stages they are not completely.

Although Yangzhou has begun to recover its prosperity in the middle and late Ming Dynasty due to the traffic conditions and the prosperity of the salt industry, and it is also a large economically developed city, it still cannot compare with Suzhou.

At least during the Ming Dynasty, Suzhou was the center of Jiangnan cultural trends and the birthplace of fashion.

But Yangzhou has been working hard to learn from Suzhou, and it is very similar.

For example, vigorously develop calligraphy and painting, like to build gardens and scenic spots, for example, take the clothing and lifestyle from Suzhou as the fashion, and call it "Su-like".

The real peak period of Yangzhou City was in the middle of the Qing Dynasty. Many of the humanistic imprints passed down to later generations were actually left by the Qing Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty was not so strong.

To give the most intuitive example, there were 240 Jinshi candidates in Yangzhou in the Qing Dynasty, but there were only [-] Jinshi in Yangzhou in the Ming Dynasty. Some clues can be seen from this difference in numbers.

Therefore, it is not surprising that Yangzhou salt merchants in the Ming Dynasty went to Suzhou, the birthplace of fashion, to buy an oiran for vanity.

Not to mention that it is used as a gift for the upcoming salt official. The Suzhou oiran and the specialty skinny horse are definitely more popular in the former.

Second Lord Shen kicked Xu Yuanjing away, and reprimanded him: "You are just taking chances and only thinking about getting back your money, thinking that everything will be fine if you sell him!
But you have never thought that everyone in Suzhou knows that Lin Tailai is fond of Bai Zhuangyuan, but if you sell Bai Zhuangyuan to a foreigner, where will Lin Tailai save face?
Get out now, I can't control you anymore! "

Then Shen Yongjia quickly sent someone to report the situation to Lin Tailai.

When receiving the news, Lin Tailai was saying goodbye to his nominal master Zhang Youyu.

Then Lin Tailai asked Zhang Youyu calmly: "Teacher, are you interested in replacing Wang Zhideng as the No. 1 scholar in Suzhou City?"

Zhang Youyu immediately responded, "I was originally the No.1 scholar in Suzhou City. Did you always think that Wang Zhideng was the number one? You really are a traitor!"

Lin Tailai ignored Zhang Youyu's nonsense and said:

"Very well, the property of the School Book Office will be handed over to you, Teacher. From now on, Teacher, you will be the head of the School Book Office. I believe the teacher will be competent."

Suddenly Zhang Youyu's old eyes lit up, rubbed his hands together and said, "Can I guard myself?"

"You do whatever you want!" Official Lin said indifferently, and quickly added: "Don't touch Sun Lian!"

Originally, he didn't take this office seriously, so Zhang Youyu could do whatever he wanted.

As for what Xu Yuanjing wants to take back to the school book office?go to hell!

It's just that Mr. Lin is about to leave, and there is no time to deal with him directly.

Another day later, Lin Tailai set off on a large boat with six entourages including the Zhang brothers and 2000 taels of silver.

When passing through Hushu Pass, I stopped by to pay a visit to the tax envoy Wang.

The main thing is to explain the matter of the division of Mudu Port. It was opened and closed for half a year last year. After Lin Daguan personally took charge of the town, the total amount of tax money was as high as 3000 taels.

Before the tax envoy Wang leaves office, it should not be a problem for Mudu Port to complete the 5000 taels of quota.

Coupled with the increase in the revenue of another Likou port branch, it is enough to make the annual tax of Hushuguan break through [-] to [-], surpassing Hangzhou Beixinguan and Tongzhou Hexiwu to become the world's number one tax customs.

For the Capital of Kings, this is a political achievement visible to the naked eye.

After the visit, Mr. Lin did another good deed, offering to help the tax envoy Wang take the letter from his family to the capital.

Afterwards, when passing by Wuxi, Mr. Lin didn't stop too much, and still hurried on his way, after all, his time was really tight.

Then cross the big river from Jingkou, and continue northward from Guazhou for dozens of miles, and then arrive at Yangzhou City.

As a famous city closely related to the canal, the Grand Canal passes from the water pass in the south of Yangzhou City to the east and then to the north, looping around the city.

Ordinary passing passengers will not enter the city, but rest at the wharf along the river outside the city.Similar to Suzhou City, the river outside the city is also very prosperous, no less than the city.

And people like Lin Tailai who come to handle affairs must definitely go to the city.

When his boat arrived at Guangling Water Station outside Nanshuiguan, he planned to park the boat at the pier here, and then enter the city from the south gate.

The Zhang family brothers were gearing up and said excitedly, "I heard that the area around the South Gate of Yangzhou City is also one of the most romantic places in the world."

Lin Tailai scolded: "It's not like you didn't go to the Qinlou Chu Pavilion with me in Suzhou, so why don't you seem to have seen the world!"

Zhang Wen replied very philosophically: "Family flowers are always not as fragrant as wild flowers."

Lin Tailai said unmoved: "I still have business to do, let's split up, I'll go to the school first to inquire about the situation of the college entrance examination.

Zhang Wen, inquire about the situation of the salt merchant Zheng's family at the docks and shops. "

　I wish you all a happy Tanabata!Say hello to those of you who are celebrating the holidays!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)