Xiao Han always feels that a person's vision often does not depend on his wisdom, but on the height at which he views things.
It is undeniable that the old prefect in front of me is dedicated, diligent, and even more persistent!
However, there are some things that you really don’t have to be persistent to succeed. If you work hard in the wrong direction, no matter how persistent you are, it will be useless!
"If you want Guizhou Prefecture to become rich, it is difficult to rely on the power of one place! Because the old man has nothing to offer here, no goods, no matter how well the canals are built and no matter how many merchants produce, they
When you arrive and find that there is no food to eat, you will leave in the end!
I believe that not only I have seen this, but other people in the court have also seen it! Otherwise, no matter how poor the court is, they will not be short of money like you!"
"What do you mean, nephew, I deserve to be poor in Guizhou Prefecture? Should I give up on it?" Hope's eyes gradually dimmed, and the straight waist of the old prefect became rickety at this moment, as if it had been years since.
My faith was shattered by one blow!
"That's not the case!" Xiao Han looked at the old man's appearance, his heart trembled inexplicably, and blurted out: "Didn't I just say that we should take a longer view and not stick to one place! Compared with repairing canals, I think the old man
Sir, you should find a buyer for this canal!"
"Buyer? What buyer?"
"Haha, this buyer is the one who can benefit from Shuiqu! The old gentleman doesn't have much output here, but others do! The brocade in Sichuan, the porcelain from Yueyang, and the tea from Jiangnan, these are all good things! Although
It cannot be sold if it is shipped to Lingnan, but if it is shipped to Guangzhou and sold to those merchants, the value will be more than three to five times! And the spices, jewelry, rhinoceros horns, and ivory brought by those merchants, the old man can also try to let them go
The Li River passes through you and is transported to other places!"
"This method is good, but Guangzhou is Feng..."
"Hey, this is nothing, so what about the Feng family? I'm not afraid to tell you that the imperial court's shipping department in Guangzhou is about to be reorganized. If the old gentleman can seize this east wind, the result will be..."
The night outside the room became quieter and quieter. Even the insects under the eaves suppressed their chirping, as if they were afraid of disturbing the old and young people in the room. There was only silence between heaven and earth.
Finally, when the stars were shining brightly, the closed door was finally opened. An old man and a young man walked out, looking at each other and smiling, with the same look of relief on their two completely different faces.
"Xiao Hou, it's getting late. We have to leave for Guangzhou tomorrow. Please rest quickly."
"Haha, the same goes for the old gentleman. You still need to contact the people in Shuzhong and Jiangnan. Don't dare to ruin your health!"
"Hahaha, please!"
"please!"
"Woof woof woof..."
In the backyard, a blind yellow dog heard the voices of the two people. It got up alertly and barked twice. But soon, a stone flew over and hit it with a "whoop".
Fleeing into the kennel with his tail on his tail.
"Eh? What's the sound?"
Xiao Han, who was expressing sympathy with the old man, looked back in surprise at the courtyard. However, the face of the old man opposite him changed slightly, and he coughed twice and said, "Ahem, it's just a dog raised at home! Xiao Hou doesn't need to worry about him!"
It’s better to rest early! By the way, don’t dare to forget about the Xiao family’s caravan.”
"Oh? Okay, don't forget it. When the boy goes to Guangzhou, the old man will be ready to hear the good news." Xiao Han scratched his head and suddenly felt something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what was wrong. He thought for a while
, didn't find anything, so he had to put his mind down, bow his hands to the old man, and then go to his room under the guidance of a handyman who came over.
Walking back along the mossy stone road, Xiao Han and the handyman were silent all the way.
But just when he entered the room and the door closed, a flash of light suddenly flashed in Xiao Han's mind, and this light was like a lightning that illuminated the world, instantly dispelling the fog in his mind!
"No! It seems that I fell into a trap!"
He was stunned for three seconds! Xiao Han, who finally realized something was wrong, hit his head on the door in annoyance, making a loud "bang" sound, which frightened the handyman who had not gone far and almost jumped up on the spot!
He quickly looked back at Xiao Han, and then ran away very fast!
"Yawn...Xiao Han, what's wrong?"
In the room, Liu Hongji, who heard the sound, also climbed up from the bed, looked at Xiao Han at the door with sleepy eyes and asked.
"No...it's okay! I just got kicked by a donkey!"
"Donkey? Where is the donkey? Hey? Why did you kick me?! Hiss!"
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the next day
When the sky was bright, a large ornately decorated boat was already sailing on the wide Li River outside the city.
However, this is not the boat that the old prefect found, but the Feng family's own boat! When returning to Shi'an City, Feng An took it all the way to Guizhou Prefecture, and then switched to land from here.
"Huh? Why didn't your prefect come today?"
When Xiao Han and his party boarded the boat, Feng An, who stayed behind, suddenly felt something was wrong. Why were there only some subordinates who came to see him off today? Why was the old prefect missing?
"Replying to Mr. Feng, my master got seriously ill last night and really can't come today. Please forgive me, Mr. Feng!" Upon seeing this, the man who was asked by Feng An quickly raised his hands and answered respectfully.
"Suffering from a sudden illness? Wasn't it fine yesterday?" Feng An didn't think too much about this, he just muttered and followed him onto the ship.
However, he may not have noticed that when he heard that the old prefect was seriously ill, someone on the boat was clinging to the fence and almost tearing it off!
"Sister Chu, look at that scoundrel, what is he doing?"
"Shh, don't call him a disciple anymore. It's always bad to be heard by others."
"Humph, what's wrong with this? If you dare to do it, don't you dare to take it? I see that he is so angry that he must have fallen in love with some girl again, but she doesn't care about him! Maybe he still falls in love with the prefect
family, that’s why the old man was so frightened that he didn’t even come to see him off.”
On the boat, Xiao Han's strange behavior did not attract Feng An's attention. Instead, the pair of sisters caught the eye, and the bright-natured Xun'er whispered something in Miss Chu's ear. When she saw that Feng An had also boarded the ship,
Ben, then he closed his mouth angrily.
As for Miss Chu, although her face was always calm, whenever she saw Xiao Han, her beautiful eyes would always show some complicated colors.
"Let's set sail..."
Finally, with a loud chant, the big boat carried the thoughtful people and drifted down the river towards the location of Guangzhou Mansion.
