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After taking over this garden, even if he was a shameless person, he still dealt cruelly to the Yangzhou salt merchants. I am afraid that Emperor Ning Kang would also doubt the fairness of his affairs. Someone in the court would also impeach and criticize him for this.
In other words, this time he went south under the orders of Emperor Ningkang. If he was bribed by a garden as soon as he came up, then his style of Zhenyuan Marquis would be too low.
Seeing Jia Lian shaking his head and smiling, but not answering anything, it was obvious that he did not agree. Zhou Boru did not dare to pester him, but he had a high opinion of Jia Lian in his heart.
Suddenly we came to the spacious central hall of the garden, where there were five tables in total.
Jia Lian was sitting at the main table. In addition to the magistrate Wu Zhirong, there were also two or three senior officials such as Fu Cheng at the same table. Among the salt merchants, only the president Zhou Boru and the vice president Wang Shanxiang were barely qualified to sit with him.
The other salt merchants sat on both sides.
After drinking the first glass of wine in honor of Jia Lian, Zhou Boru clapped his hands and music immediately began to play. Then some beautiful dancers with long sleeves and narrow skirts slowly walked into the lower hall in front to dance.
Whether it was bribery with property or beauty, Jia Lian had already expected it, so he didn't find it strange. He just pretended to be lazy about eating wine and watching a show, and quietly watched this rare Jiangnan dance.
Regarding the stunning beauty and extraordinary dancing skills of the leading dancer, Jia Lian could only secretly praise her in his heart without any expression on his face.
After the song was over, Wu Zhirong and others naturally asked how the dance was and how the beauty was. Jia Lian gave a brief compliment, saying that Jiangnan dance music has a unique flavor, and in terms of freshness and elegance, it is better than those in Beijing.
Jia Lian's evaluation certainly made Wu Zhirong and others feel quite proud.
Jiangnan is prosperous and prosperous with singing and dancing, so most of the officials in the world are willing to take up their posts in Jiangnan. This also causes the people of Jiangnan and the officials of Jiangnan to feel somewhat superior.
However, this kind of superiority is only compared to other poor provinces and places. When facing people from the capital, it is still a bit complicated.
In terms of wealth and the reputation of scholars, Jiangnan is not inferior to the capital at all, but the power of the world comes from Kyoto. A word from a powerful person in Beijing can even change the entire pattern of Jiangnan. Therefore, it is possible to get Jia Lian, an authentic powerful person in Beijing, to praise Jiangnan.
The local customs and culture make them very happy.
"Then what do you think of the woman who just led the dance? Can her singing and dancing skills still impress your ears?"
Jia Lian smiled and said: "Wu Nong speaks softly, has a sweet voice, is graceful and graceful, and dances like an immortal. She is a rare one among ten thousand. I am afraid that such a woman is rare in the whole Jiangnan area. You are interested."
Already."
As soon as Jia Lian finished speaking, a clear and sweet voice came from the outer corridor.
"Your Majesty, you are so complimentary. I am just an ordinary geisha from the Jiangnan Jiaofang. Your Majesty, if you praise me so much, the sisters in the workshop will probably hate you."
Jia Lian looked up and saw that it was indeed the dancer who had just performed. At this time, she had taken off her dance skirt and put on a gorgeous lady's skirt, half holding the pipa.
"Shen Pan'er of the slave family has met the imperial envoy and all the officials and gentlemen."
This woman was worthy of Jia Lian's praise. When she walked to the atrium, she simply greeted the people at the banquet and attracted the attention of many powerful and wealthy officials. Some of them could not help but look greedy.
Wu Zhirong said with a smile: "Miss Shen Pan'er is the treasure of Jiangnan Jiaofang Division. Her dance skills are the best in Jiangnan, and she has the reputation of being the best dancer in Yangzhou. Normally, if I want to see her, it's hard to find her. Your Excellency is here today, and Xiaguan and others specially spent a lot of money to invite her to sing and dance for Your Excellency."
"Your Majesty, your words are serious. The Nu family cannot be called the treasure of the town, let alone the best dancer in Yangzhou."
It can be seen that Shen Pan'er has experienced such scenes many times, so when faced with everyone's comments, she seems very natural and can still answer the questions with a smile.
After Wu Zhirong finished speaking, no one dared to answer because Jia Lian, who was in charge, did not speak. The scene was quiet for a moment. She turned her eyes and actually bowed to Jia Lian and asked with a smile: "My lord, this is your first time in Yangzhou." ?”
Jia Lian is still very friendly towards beauties, so he doesn't put on airs to embarrass the other party.
"It's not the first time."
"Oh, I wonder what music adults like to listen to?"
"I'm not very familiar with Jiangnan's famous songs. Miss Pan'er, just pick out the ones you like and play two of them."
Jia Lian laughed casually and smiled at Shen Pan'er after speaking.
The power shown by the rich and powerful men in the hall did not make Shen Paner timid, but Jia Lian's smile almost made her lose her balance.
After finally calming down, she smiled: "In that case, I will play a song "Spring Breeze" and a song "Liu Yuqing" for adults and gentlemen."
Shen Pan'er had been told a long time ago to invite her over today. She just had to do her best to please Jia Lian.
As a well-known courtesan in the south of the Yangtze River, she brought in a lot of money for the church. Not to mention other things, she still had a certain status in the romantic field. Even senior officials from various governments were very polite to her.
However, this does not mean that she dares to neglect people like Jia Lian. Even in Yangzhou, it is rare to see an imperial envoy come down in several years, and she has only been out for a few years, and this is the first time she has performed for a special imperial envoy, so she also carefully Made some preparations.
Who would have known that the imperial envoy received by all the Yangzhou officials and wealthy businessmen with such humility would turn out to be such a young and handsome man! When he was performing the dance, he caught a glimpse of Jia Lian sitting in the middle, and she I thought I was wrong, so I confirmed it several times. If the dance music I presented had not been sung countless times, I was afraid something would go wrong.
As she and Jia Lian finished talking, the waiters moved a round stool for her into the hall. Just seeing the waiters place her next to Jia Lian, she understood the situation at the table more clearly, so she took a slow breath. She bowed to Jia Lian, then walked to the round stool, sat sideways, put down the pipa, and while plucking the strings, the sandalwood mouth was slightly open, and a beautiful song like an oriole came from between her lips.
The people at the head table are all elegant people. Seeing Jia Lian quietly listening to famous music, naturally they are happy to accompany him.
The people at the other tables, who were of lower status, did not dare to disturb him. As a result, the hall was full of rich and distinguished guests, who all left the table with the delicacies as if they were nothing, and only listened quietly to the wonderful sounds.
After singing two songs, Shen Pan'er only stepped forward to toast Jia Lian with a glass of wine, and then left the room.
Wu Zhirong looked at Jia Lian's face and found that he didn't have any intention of remembering him. He felt a little puzzled and frowned.
The atmosphere has been heightened to this point, and it's time to get down to business.
So he dismissed the waiter, raised his glass and said to Jia Lian: "Your Excellency traveled all the way south to Yangzhou to run errands for the imperial court. Your hard work has made great achievements. I would like to propose to you a glass of wine first."
After drinking, he said again: "I just don't know what embarrassment your lord has about the salt affairs in Jiangnan? Today, I have specially summoned all the salt merchants in Yangzhou and several colleagues from the Salt Transportation Department here on my behalf. I want to help you sort out the salt policy.
Therefore, if you have anything you need to ask, sir, just ask, and if there is anything they do that is not in line with the court’s wishes, please ask your Majesty for your advice.”
At the beginning of Wu Zhirong's words, everyone knew that the topic was coming, so they all sat upright and looked at Jia Lian with burning eyes.
Jia Lian's attitude is related to the fate of the entire Yangzhou Salt Bank, and no one here cares.