Liu Ziguang turned around and saw a stunning woman in plain clothes looking at him in surprise. It was Lin Daiyu, whom she had met once in Nanjing. How could she have come to Hankou, which is thousands of miles away? Liu Ziguang was stunned and immediately
Knowing that this woman must have followed her father, Lin Ruhai, here, she smiled and said, "We meet you everywhere in life, Miss Lin."
Lin Daiyu obviously did not expect to meet an old friend here. A strange light suddenly flashed in her eyes, she bit her lip and asked: "Why did you come to Hankou? Are you looking for someone?"
Liu Ziguang said in his heart that you are too sentimental. It was obvious that I came first and you arrived later. If Lin Daiyu was just an ordinary passionate woman, he would have reluctantly accepted her. But after all, her father did not deal with him.
Lin Ruhai, if he got involved in an unclear relationship, although he could handle it, his reputation would definitely be affected to a certain extent, so he decided to stay away from this beautiful girl.
"I have something else to do, Miss Lin, please don't accompany me anymore." Liu Ziguang put down the two coins, grabbed the bamboo hat and left, not even eating the jelly that was just brought to him.
Lin Daiyu did not expect the other party's reaction and raised her voice: "Xu Wenqiang, please don't leave. I have something to ask you."
Liu Ziguang stopped and did not look back: "Ms. Lin, we didn't seem to have anything to say before. Please take care of yourself."
Lin Daiyu burst into tears of grievance, stamped her feet and said hurriedly: "You!"
Miss Lin didn't go out alone. She also brought two maids with her. The maids didn't know what was going on. They looked at Liu Ziguang for a while and looked at their own lady for a while. They couldn't understand why the two identities seemed so different.
Stories like this happen among people.
Liu Ziguang didn't want to make a fool of himself in public, so he put on his bamboo hat and was about to leave, but suddenly a few men appeared in front of him, wearing straight trousers and corrugated hats. They looked like someone's evil slaves, and blocked Liu Ziguang's way with his arms crossed.
"Sister Lin, has this man made you angry? Brother, please teach him a lesson." An extremely vulgar-looking young man in brocade clothes appeared from nowhere and said to Lin Daiyu in a flattering manner.
Lin Daiyu was obviously not interested in this person and said impatiently: "It's none of your business, just go away."
The young man said: "Look, this guy actually made my sister Lin so angry. Boys, drag him down and beat him to death and throw him into the river to feed the fish."
The angry people rushed forward and held Liu Ziguang up, but Liu Ziguang did not resist and allowed them to drag him towards the deserted beach by the river. Lin Daiyu just wanted to shout to stop, but thinking of "Xu Wenqiang's" skills, the words came to a halt
She stopped talking again, but the scene in her imagination did not happen. "Xu Wenqiang" would rather be dragged away by these angry words than stay in front of her for any longer. This really hurt the girl's heart. She twisted her body
, said to the maid: "Let's go." But the young master stretched out his hands to stop her, and said with a smile: "Sister Lin finally came out, why don't you two have a good talk."
The little boss of the jelly shop looked at the performance of this group of "Xiajiang people" (people from the lower reaches of the Yangtze River) in surprise. In the past, when Marshal Zuo was in power, ladies from wealthy families did not show their faces to the public, and young men from high-ranking families did not dare to go out on the street.
Those who clamor for murder, the world has really changed.
When the government officials patrolling the city saw the crowd gathering here, they came over to check. They yelled "get out of the way" and used an iron ruler to push the crowd away, and shouted arrogantly: "Who is making trouble here?"
The young master waved his fan and did not answer. The servant took over the words: "You are blind, Mr. Ma, the brother-in-law of Mr. Gao, the inspector, and Mr. Lin, the daughter of Mr. Lin, the censor who patrolled the river, are playing here. Why are you meddling in other people's business?"
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Nowadays, the three towns in Wuhan have been controlled by officials sent by the imperial court. Each of these airborne cadres is more powerful than the last. He Tengjiao went to Changsha to deal with the matter of returning natives to the land. The leader of Wuhan is Huguang Inspector Gao Yifei. On the one hand,
She is Mr. Gao's brother-in-law. On the one hand, she is the young lady of Lin Yushi's family, who has a good reputation. Not to mention that the government officials cannot afford to offend her. Even when their prefect comes, they must be courteous. Therefore, these government officials immediately smiled.
After helping to drive away the people who were watching, the owner of the jelly shop whispered to the government officials: That young man just dragged one to the river beach and beat him to death. The government officials looked like a tiger: "Don't talk nonsense, you don't want to die?" They were frightened.
The little boss didn't dare to speak anymore.
Now that the government officials are here, Mr. Ma can't do anything to Miss Lin in public. He can only politely send her away. Watching the graceful figure go away, Mr. Ma swallowed hard.
He said: "Your father has accepted the bride price, why are you pretending to be noble? Sooner or later, you will be the one in my bed!" Then he turned around and glanced at the servants, wondering: "Why haven't they come yet? Kill one of them?"
Does it take that long? You two go and have a look."
The remaining two servants hurriedly ran to the river beach to check. After a while, they helped three companions with bruises and swollen faces. Their mandibles, shoulder joints and knee joints had been removed. They could not speak or move, and they were whining in pain.
Mr. Ma was so angry that he threw away his fan and slapped it fiercely: "No wonder Lin Yatou values this tramp. It turns out he is still a Lianjiazi. Huh, if you dare to go against me, you are going against my brother-in-law. If you go against my brother-in-law, you are going against the court. You are going against it."
He can’t make it!”
The tragic situation of the three servants was Liu Ziguang's masterpiece. He knew that the young master and Lin Daiyu must have known each other, so he was too lazy to do anything heroic to save the beauty. When this incident ruined his interest in visiting Hankou, he simply found a ferry to take a boat.
Went back to Wuchang.
Liu Ziguang returned to Wuchang and took a walk around the city. He didn't return to the camp until the sun was setting. He saw a group of construction businessmen still waiting at the door. They had to wait for several hours under the summer sun. It was difficult for this group of people to wait.
People, their behavior is understandable when you think about it. Corruption and bribery were prevalent in the Ming Dynasty. Everyone thought that things could not be done without bribery. To be honest, these businessmen all have some real materials. Jiangdi has to have them.
It cannot be repaired. The dispute between labor and management is nothing more than a price issue.
Liu Ziguang was compassionate and ordered the businessmen to be called to the camp to receive them. He wanted to give them some advice. When everyone heard the announcement from the guards, their eyes filled with excitement and they swarmed into the camp. Under the leadership of the guards, they walked to the lakeside.
Yin Pavilion.
Liu Ziguang had already changed his clothes and was waiting here. He invited everyone to sit down and asked the guards to watch tea. Then he said with a smile: "I am busy with trivial matters and have kept you bosses waiting for a long time." Everyone quickly stood up from their seats and said that your words are serious.
Okay, it's a great honor for you to take the time to meet us despite your busy schedule. Such kind words.
Liu Ziguang smiled amiably and waited for them to finish speaking before he said: "I know the purpose of your visit very well. It is nothing more than the bidding for the river embankment. Now this matter is in the charge of the Xunjiang Yushi Yamen, and I can't get in the way."
, but I can give you some advice. Mr. Lin is a well-known honest official. How can you use money to treat him lightly? The construction of this river embankment is a century-old project. It may not be completed even if it takes several decades to build it. As long as you take it.
If you pay a fair price and participate in the bidding fairly and openly, why worry about not getting the project? Although the profit is a bit thin, it is still a stable business with the money provided by the court. The so-called steady flow of money, I think everyone here will understand this truth. "
Everyone is a smart person who has been in the business field for many years. How could they not understand this truth? They said with a sad face: "Master Hou Mingjian, we want to follow your instructions and participate in the bidding fairly and openly."
, but now the Royal Censor doesn’t even give me a chance to bid. It is said that the river embankment project has been completely contracted out to a builder, and this person is just a young boy who has never done this business before, and so have we.
For the sake of the imperial court and the people of the world, if the embankment is built by outsiders, it will be a waste of money and labor. When the flood comes, the embankment will still break, wouldn't it be a disaster for the country and the people."
"Oh, is there such a thing?" Liu Ziguang squeezed the tea cup tightly. He originally thought that Lin Ruhai was an honest censor, but he didn't expect that he was much more greedy than ordinary people. This kind of hypocrite who does one thing in front of others and another behind his back is the worst.
That's disgusting.
Of course, he would not easily believe the words of these businessmen. After all, the Jiangdi Bidding Conference has not yet officially begun. These are just rumors. As a senior official of the imperial court, he cannot easily draw any conclusions before things happen. This will only make things worse.
He was confused, so he relaxed his expression and said: "I will pay attention to this matter, and I will definitely give you justice. It's getting late, everyone, please go back." He picked up the tea bowl.
The guards shouted: "See you off!" Although the merchants did not receive a positive reply from Liu Ziguang, they had achieved the purpose of their trip. They respectfully withdrew from the Xingyin Pavilion, leaving Liu Ziguang sitting alone in the shadows as if he were thinking.
think.
After a while, Liu Ziguang called the local person in charge of Nachang. Nachang was originally an intelligence agency affiliated with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but now it has been upgraded to a national-level counterintelligence investigation agency. After restructuring, the titles of officials are closer to those of the military.
It is no longer called the first and second stalls of the big stalls, but formal official positions such as general, deputy general, thousand households, and one hundred households. The local person in charge in Huguang was the young man who initially came to Wuchang, Zhong Shouyong, and Da Wenxi. Now,
He has been promoted to Qianhu. He is a native of Wuhan. He has also recruited a group of younger brothers. They are all currently assigned to certain official positions in various government offices in the three towns. He is very good at gathering information.
Liu Ziguang briefly talked about the tendering for the river embankment, and the thousand households said: "I know a little bit about this matter. When the general led the army to attack King Ning, the imperial court sent down many officials, and the most powerful among them was the inspector.
Gao Yifei, this person was originally the deputy censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. He has very wide connections. If Governor He is promoted, he is likely to take over the post of Governor. When this person took office, he also brought his brother-in-law Ma Yun with him.
, this Jack Ma is also a figure. He has a lot of wealth at a young age, and it is all earned by himself, not ancestral property. He must have come to Wuhan this time to make a profit, such as the river embankment bidding, such a lucrative business, with his shrewdness
It’s impossible to let go.”
Liu Ziguang said: "It turns out to be Ma Yun, the number one profiteer in the Ming Dynasty. This guy is indeed a character."