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Chapter 434 Get off the horse?
Fifteen boats lined up on the Luo River one by one, and each boat was not small and looked very grand.Moreover, the waterline of each ship is very deep, which proves that they are loaded with heavy cargo.

This is probably the first time since the founding of the Tang Dynasty that an official with so much goods took office.

Wang Hua stood by the Luo River, talking to Li Gu'er.Li Gu'er seemed to feel cheated, and now regrets it.Wang Hua had no choice but to comfort her, "Wu'er, I really need your help. Did you see that? Even Li Hong stayed behind."

Li Gu'er still didn't speak, so Wang Hua had no choice but to say, "Gu'er, after the matter is completed, I will send eighteen ships to pick you up to Qinzhou."

"Pull the hook."

Come on, Wang Hua and Li Gu'er have made a hook, and after the food is completed, there may be a shortfall of money. It may not be a good thing to make two great achievements by yourself.It is also beneficial to oneself to leave a harmless gap and let the minister impeach him.And when Li Gu'er went to Qinzhou, it was almost a year later. At that time, Qinzhou was also well-established, and it was not because Li Bao'er was wronged.

Only then did Li Gu'er let Wang Hua onto the boat.

At the same time, Li Chiying was standing on the Huitong Bridge, just hidden in the carriage, no one noticed, watching Wang Hua get on the boat, and then the boat started to sail, she suddenly felt a pain in her heart, fell on the curtain of the carriage, her body almost limp go down.

Ming'er immediately supported her and asked, "Little Princess, what's wrong with you?"

Wang Hua didn't see this scene, even if he saw him, he could only sigh, helpless.

There are many people on this boat, besides Wang Hua, Zhu Dian, Li Xuejun, and Mu Zili, there is also Wang Han, an uncle who came from Taiyuan after receiving the express letter from Wang's father. He is going to Qinzhou with Wang Hua of.But Wang Hua only brought out part of the guards from the mansion.These people also continue to protect the safety of their families.

In addition to them, there are also several shopkeepers from the Wang family in Taiyuan. They are going to Suzhou to take command.

The ship headed south all the way, day and night, with almost no rest, and arrived in Suzhou after more than ten days.Here, the cargo from the riverboats is unloaded onto a larger sea vessel, which is Painter Wang's ship.There are a total of twenty huge ships, some of which have already purchased a batch of goods in Suzhou and loaded them on board.

Looking at the huge figures of these ships, Zhu Ting asked in a low voice: "Little Marquis, how many ships are there in our house?"

"It's hard to say, because new ships are launched every day, but the latest data I learned is that in the first month, there are about 330 ships like this."

Although Zhu Tong was mentally prepared, he stuck out his tongue.

But in Suzhou, Wang Hua was delayed for two days.

The Taiyuan Wang family has already sent candidates one after another, and Wang Hua has also sent a candidate named Ye Ke.This is the big treasurer who is in charge of several porcelain kilns of Painter Wang.It turned out that he was a failed tribute student. He was disheartened because of repeated failures in scientific examinations, so he taught in the countryside to make a living.Life was tough.Later, he was discovered by Song Wen, because of his talent in arithmetic, although he was an outsider, under Wang Hua's instruction, he began to take over the operation and account management of several porcelain kilns in Wang's family.In the past few years, I have been grateful and loyal to Wang Hua's family.This is also the only shopkeeper that Wang Hua can take out now.

So Wang Hua needs time, no matter how rich and powerful he is, his background is insufficient.

Wang Hua spent two days with this old master Ye. In the past two days, Wang Hua has been explaining to him some primitive capital operation knowledge and the matters needing attention in this operation.Ye Ke listened very carefully, and sometimes he was afraid of forgetting, so he took notes.Wang Hua was very satisfied after seeing it. Maybe Old Master Ye's talent is not very good, but hard work can make up for one's weakness, and this seriousness can also make up for one's talent.No wonder both Song Wen and Xiao Yaxuan strongly recommended this person.

It was not until the third day that Wang Hua wandered around Suzhou.

Even today's Suzhou was an important city in the Tang Dynasty. Aside from fleeing households, there are still more than 60 people, almost 50 times that of Qinzhou.Of course, at this time, except for Jiankang, the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, which had not been completed as a county seat, the rest, such as Runzhou, Yangzhou, Xuanzhou, and Hangzhou, had a population of more than 200. Outside Chang'an and Luoyang, which has a population of nearly 120 million, there are also monsters.

It is mainly derived from the fact that this is a natural land of fishing and rice, and the climate has four distinct seasons, making it suitable for ordinary people to live in.Moreover, the transportation of grain to other prefectures and counties has almost reached two-thirds of the total.Therefore, Hao Pengfei chose this place as the main battlefield.Since Hao Pengfei chose this place, Wang Hua also chose this place to confront him.

In order to cause trouble for someone in the future, Wang Hua also paid a special visit to the governor of Suzhou.

Maybe Lingnan didn't know why Wang Hua went to Lingnan, but Suzhou was not very far from the capital, and the governor of Suzhou knew the inside story of Wang Hua's going to Lingnan.This was not demotion and exile, but Wang Hua's initiative to go there.So no snub.Wang Hua vaguely stated the purpose of coming, and brought a few responsible people to introduce them.

The governor of Suzhou didn't think of anything else. It wasn't Wang Hua's family who were in the grain business.

Then Wang Hua returned to the boat.

At this time, the cargo on the ship was loaded and unloaded, but more than 300 people boarded the ship.This was brought to Qinzhou by Wang Hua's confidants transferred from various places.In addition to some skilled guards, there are also various skilled craftsmen and some scholars.Wang Hua didn't hide it either.As a result, after Li Xian found out about it in Luoyang, it took him a long time to say: "Great."

It's a big deal, but if Wang Hua doesn't get the money out, it won't be long before the remaining money in the family will be used up, and Old Wei is worried in his heart.

But things didn't end there.

The fleet headed south along the coast, and ten ships joined in Quanzhou and Guangzhou one after another, but these ships were filled with chickens, ducks, goose eggs, nearly [-] live poultry, and [-] piglets bastard.After arriving at the Qiongzhou Strait, ten more large ships joined in, but all of these ten ships were full of grain.

Hearing this news one after another in the early court, the monarchs and ministers gasped, and then remained silent for a long time.

But when the news spread, many people were envious of the people in that state when they heard it.But the news gradually spread to the south, and finally some fleeing households and poor people in the south began to flee to Qinzhou.

But Wang Hua quietly disembarked when the Suzhou ship was about to set sail.

With Zhu Ting and four guards, riding a horse, and taking Wang Huali's deeds when he was serving in the household department, he flew all the way to Yongzhou.In fact, from Hengzhou to the south, even if you don’t go to Yunnan and Guizhou in the south of Lingnan, because there are many mountainous areas and most of the people living in ethnic minorities, the imperial court doesn’t pay much attention to it.This includes Yongzhou, so Liu Zongyuan wrote the people so miserable in "The Story of the Snake Catcher".However, the Xiangjiang River starts from Yongzhou. If this road can be opened up, countless people will benefit.

The sea route is long and far away. Wang Hua departed from Yongzhou in advance, passing through Daozhou, Guizhou, Zhaozhou, Xiangzhou, Guizhou (Guangxi Guixian), Xunzhou, Hengzhou and other state capitals, or due to changes, more state capitals passed through .Wang Hua made a preliminary investigation in advance.

Although the speed slowed down after Yongzhou, the six people in the early stage were in a hurry. When Wang Hua came to Qinzhou, the fleet had not arrived yet.

Wang Hua took Zhu Dian over the [-] mountains and arrived in Qinzhou.

When he came to the city of Qinzhou, Zhu Dian was dumbfounded when he saw it.

A "street", few decent houses can be seen on both sides of the street, especially a few houses are particularly conspicuous, and most of the rest are thatched sheds and bamboo buildings on stilts. When the autumn wind blows, half of the houses will be blown away.If he hadn't seen a dilapidated state government office, two small inns, a small brothel, two small taverns and two small grocery stores, Zhu Dian would have suspected that it would not be as prosperous as Wang Hua's hometown Qingshangou.

Zhu Ting was silent for a long time and said: "Little Marquis, you really picked a good place."

Wang Hua smiled, and Zhu Dian reacted with reason.This is a bad side, but it also has a good side. Not to mention the natural terrain of Qinzhou, this port is already mouth-watering.Let’s just talk about the local people, here, there are very few real Han people, most of them are Li, Zhuang, Miao, and Jing people, but there is no such saying now, and the imperial court almost uniformly calls them barbarians, Yi people, and cave people.Or bring place names, such as Luobiandong, Cailongdong, Fushuiman, etc.

Because of their backward culture, these Yi people are sometimes very barbaric. This is a defect, but they can endure hardships and their hands are very dexterous, just like Huang Daopo's loom, which was learned from the Li nationality.Wang Hua also saw it on the street. Although some girls' clothes were poorly made, the embroidered patterns were exquisite.

The people are skillful and able to endure hardships, which is also a high-quality resource.

Another advantage is that this small state city actually built a tall and strong city wall.But Wang Hua and Zhu Dian, who knew the inside story, didn't think the city wall was a good thing.

They were looking for an inn to stay, when two middle-aged men came to the door.This is one of Wang Hua's people who entered Qinzhou in advance, a total of more than 120 people.They arrived here seven or eight days earlier than Wang Hua.Two people saluted Wang Hua, and one of them brought a large bag of things.

This is a local material. Wang Hua opened the package, looked through it, and there was some joy in his eyes.He saw pottery clay and kaolin, and clay for bricks and tiles. Besides these soils, there were also gypsum, limestone, granite, and what pleased him most was coal.With coal, many things are easier.

Wang Hua said: "Thank you for your hard work."

Let them sit down, and another big man handed over a pack of paperwork. This is some news these people have heard in the past few days.

Wang Hua opened the documents, flipped through them one by one, and at the same time showed them to Zhu Dian.

After reading it, Wang Hua closed the official document. There was a lot of bad news, but there was also some good news, at least not as bad as Wang Hua imagined.

Because of these documents, Wang Hua originally planned to observe in Qinzhou for a few more days, but now he changed his mind.

The next day, Wang Hua came to the state office.

For other state capitals, in addition to the governor, a state also has Biejia, Changshi, Sima and other divisions to join the army, pen and knife officials, aides and government servants, and some state capitals also have government soldiers and garrisons.But in addition to a governor in Qinzhou, there is only a long history and a Sima, and there are several government servants.Nothing else.As for the five subordinate counties, the situation is even worse.In addition to the county magistrate, a normal county also has a county magistrate, a county magistrate, a master, and even the history of Cao Cao. In Qinjiang, Anjing, Neiting, Zunhua and Lingshan counties, in addition to a county magistrate, there is also a county magistrate. The name owner Bo and a few yamen servants, and the others are gone.

Of course, there are only two to 3000 people in a county in Qinzhou. If hundreds of officials and government servants are supported like Gong County, all the people will go bankrupt.In addition to these, there is a garrison in Xiling, Qinjiang County, with hundreds of soldiers in it, but these soldiers are the biggest problem for Wang Hua after he came to power.

Wang Hua handed over the letter talisman and handed over the official seal to Yi Shiyuan, the governor of Qinzhou.Wang Hua saw a little panic in his eyes, it wasn't the right amulet, and it was over after handing in the official seal.It is also necessary to check the official documents and accounts of the government, and the current officials can take over the official seal after checking that there is no misunderstanding.But if it is not checked out, if there is any problem with the predecessor, the incumbent must bear it.

Through Yi Shiyuan's flickering eyes, Wang Hua knew that he had a ghost in his heart.

But Wang Hua knew that he was just a puppet governor, even if he was greedy, he couldn't be too greedy.Besides, with the current situation in Qinzhou, how much oil and water can be searched from the people.Therefore, Wang Hua took over the official documents and account books and handed them over to Zhu Dian, without checking them, and handed them over smoothly.

Yi Shiyuan breathed a sigh of relief in secret, and began to quietly look at Wang Hua.Qinzhou didn't know much about the inside story of Wang Hua's coming to Qinzhou, but it knew that he had come, so rumors abounded.But the most common rumor is that Wang Hua was exiled to Qinzhou by the emperor because of his dealing with Wu Sansi.

But the local people don't know much about Wang Hua because he is far away from the Central Plains, but Yi Shiyuan knows some details about Wang Hua, so they are a little curious.

Dare to treat Wang Hua as a giant panda.

Wang Hua ignored him. Now that he took over, he began to call eight yamen servants. Only two yamen servants were inside the yamen, but not far away, a yamen servant stood at the gate of the yamen and shouted, which was heard by all the people in Qinzhou City.Several yamen servants walked over together.Except that the state city of Qinzhou was in Lingshan County, Wang Hua asked them to go to the other four counties and summon the magistrates of the four counties together with Zhu Bo.

In the afternoon, no one came, but one of Wang Hua's men came in to report that several county magistrates had come, but they were drinking with Ning Changshi in a tavern in the city.

Probably because Wang Hua didn't check the accounts and pulled his tail, Yi Shiyuan said in a low voice: "Little Marquis, let's just muddle through. This is their intention to give the little Marquis a bad reputation."

"Are you going to show off?" Wang Hua smiled hesitantly, as if he had some capital.

Ning Changshi was born in the Ning family, the largest wealthy family in Qinzhou.Since the Southern Chen Dynasty, the Ning family in Qinzhou has the same name as the Lu family in Panyu and the Xian family in Gaoliang. They are known in history as "one hundred great surnames", possessing countless wealth and slaves, and ruling the separatist side.Under the management of Ning Mu and his eldest son Ning Mengli, the area controlled by the end of Chen and the beginning of Sui Dynasty stretched thousands of miles from east to west and five hundred miles from north to south.Once, with the power of one family, it was almost impossible for the Sui Dynasty to count Guangxi. It was Linghuxi, an official of the Sui Dynasty, who used appeasement tactics to make Ning Meng forcefully surrender.Qinzhou got its name because Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty took Qinshun's righteousness and changed Anzhou to Qinzhou.Then his brother Sun Ning Changzhen became even more fierce. He once led troops to attack the capital of Linyi Kingdom with Huanzhou governor Li Yun. Since then, Linyi Kingdom has paid tribute to the Central Plains continuously.

In the hands of Tang Gaozu, Ning Changzhen was appointed as the general manager of Qinzhou, commanding Qinzhou, Nanting Prefecture, Yushan Prefecture and other 3 states and 8 counties.After Ning Changzhen's death, Li Yuan appointed his son Ning Chun as the governor of Jiangzhou, and his clansman Ning Daoming as the governor of Yuezhou.Expanded Ning's power to Leizhou Peninsula.

Of course, it also brought many benefits. For example, because of the Ning family, many backward mountainous areas were opened up, and some advanced cultures were introduced.Another example is to promote the development of some handicrafts. In Qinzhou, there are now some pottery manufacturing, shipbuilding and smelting industries.Although these industries are backward, they have brought some foundation and talents for Wang Hua to govern this place.Also, the Ning family likes to build towns. The city wall of this state city was built by the Ning family.Otherwise, hand it over to the imperial court, not to mention this tall city wall, it may just be a mud wall.

But compared to these advantages, the overwhelming power of the Ning family has become the biggest obstacle to Wang Hua's governance of Qinzhou.

As for how far Ning Family Quanyan has come, we have to start with Empress Wei.

Li Xian wanted Wei Xuanzhen, Wei's father, to be his attendant, but Pei Yan objected to the slander, and was exiled to Fangzhou by Lao Wu.Wei Xuanzhen was exiled to Qinzhou, and Wei Xuanzhen died of depression and illness in Qinzhou. The Ning family's descendants, Ning Chengji brothers, took the opportunity to forcefully marry his two daughters.Xuanzhen's wife Cui Shi refused, so Ning Chengji killed Cui Shi. Her four sons, namely Li Xian's four brothers-in-law, fled to Rongzhou for their lives, but they were still tracked down and killed by Li Chengji, leaving only two daughters Fortunately, he escaped back to the capital.

Although the Wei family was in exile at the time, they were also relatives of the emperor, but the Ning family still killed and seized them and did whatever they wanted, which shows the power of the Ning family.

Therefore, a small person like Yi Shiyuan can only be an obedient puppet governor.

But after Yi Shiyuan saw Wang Hua finished saying this, he smiled at Zhu Ting, the staff member next to him. After laughing, Zhu Ting took out a silk banner from his arms and asked the yamen servant to hang it at the gate of the yamen.The breeze blew, and the flag was opened. On a banner, there was a blood-red Tang character written on it, and there were two small characters beside it: mighty.

These two small and three scarlet characters are particularly eye-catching under the breeze blowing in the South China Sea.

Yi Shiyuan didn't know that after the banner was hung, the first major event of Wang Hua's arrival in Qinzhou was about to begin.

He didn't know what would happen, but he could vaguely sense something from Wang Hua's eyes, which made him very worried.

Wang Hua, on the other hand, rummaged through the huge official documents handed over by Yishiyuan as if nothing had happened.After a while, a file was found, and Wang Hua opened it.

Yi Shiyuan's face changed even more when he saw Wang Hua flipping through the dossier, thinking that this time it would not be good.

Sure enough, Wang Hua asked his two men to go out and bring the family of Zhang Cui, the daughter of the people, and the family of Liu Dazhuang, the tenant, to the yamen.

As for Wang Hua, the eight yamen servants in Qinzhou, he didn't believe it at all.

Both families were in Qinzhou City, and they brought them here after a while.

But at this time, the yamen servant came in and reported: "My lord, something is wrong."

Wang Hua had heard the shouts from outside a long time ago, he didn't ask any questions, but walked out, and saw a swarthy middle-aged man with a dozen servants and a weapon in his hand.

Seeing Wang Hua coming out, the big man squinted his eyes and asked contemptuously, "Are you the new governor Wang?"

Wang Hua was not angry either, she cupped her fists and said, "Exactly."

"Then it's difficult for you to understand the rules?"

"What rules? Also, please tell me your honorable name."

"This is Ning Changshi. Why do you want to review this case? Do you want to be an enemy of our Ning family? In Qinzhou, the sky belongs to the Ning family, and the earth belongs to the Ning family. This is the rule."

After finishing speaking, he asked his servants to tear down the flag, and stepped on it fiercely with his feet.

Wang Hua still smiled and let him finish stepping on it. He said, "I don't understand the rules of the Ning family. The rules I know are all in the world. Is it the king's land, the shore of the land, or the king's minister. I am your boss. As a subordinate, you have already committed the crime of disrespect. Now you know that the flag has a national name on it, but you still trample on it like this. Then I will let you understand what rules are!"

(End of this chapter)