Chapter 209 Don't even think about taking a grain of salt
It wasn't until Wu Shigong and the Lu brothers walked down the stairs and arrived at the lobby of Zuihua House that the people in the private room realized what they were doing. Mr. Guan immediately rushed out of the private room, and the Madam of Zuihua House also ran out with Mr. Guan.
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Mr. Guan was at the top of the stairs and shouted to his companions at the entrance of the lobby: "You are all dead! Stop him quickly."
But the first person to react was the nursing staff of Zuihua Building. The two nursing staff at the door looked at the madam on the stairs, and when they saw the madam nodding to them, they immediately walked towards Wu Shigong.
But the nursing staff also knew that the guests who could enter the Zuihua Building were either rich or noble, so the two nursing staff did not dare to offend Wu Shigong casually. Therefore, they just blocked the direction of the door with their bodies, and the guard in front of them did not dare to offend Wu Shigong casually.
The hospital said to Wu Shigong: "This gentleman..."
Wu Shigong didn't wait for the guard to finish speaking. He closed the distance between him and the guard with one quick step. Then, with a headbutt, the guard immediately covered his bleeding face and fell to the ground.
Another nurse didn't expect Wu Shigong to take action so simply, so he was stunned for a moment. But just as he was stunned, Wu Shigong had already raised his leg and kicked him hard on the knee from top to bottom. Then
Nagoin screamed immediately, hugged his knees and fell to the ground.
At this time, the companions brought by Mr. Guan reacted. But just as they were about to rush towards Wu Shigong, they were suddenly pushed away by a group of big men. The group of big men immediately surrounded Wu Shigong and protected Wu Shigong and the two Lu brothers.
They walked out. These were the guards arranged by Wu Shigong at the entrance of Zuihua Tower. They saw Wu Shigong taking action, so they rushed in from the door.
Of course, the most experienced person to deal with this kind of chaotic scene is Master Shu, the fighter among the slaves. Shu Mo immediately shouted loudly: "Our young master is here, who dares to block the way and wants to destroy the nine tribes?
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Shu Mo's words immediately stunned the attendants of the governor and the nursing staff who came after hearing the news. In the capital, a son of a marquis may not be uncommon, but in Yangzhou City, wealthy businessmen are not.
But the young Marquis is definitely rare to see.
The young marquis's behavior of bullying men and dominating women was adopted through the rich and colorful literary and artistic forms of the Ming Dynasty, making it familiar to the vast number of people in Yangzhou.
Seeing Wu Shigong and others walking out, everyone around them made a way. Only Mr. Guan shouted in a high voice on the stairs: "You guys are killers, what's so great about a son of a marquis?"
Yes, stop him quickly!"
Mr. Guan never thought that those people surrounding Wu Shigong were still somewhat doubtful about Wu Shigong's identity as a young marquis, but now Wu Shigong's identity has been authenticated by Mr. Guan. How could they dare to touch Wu Shigong now? How could they?
Regardless of the young master's status as an official's son, if they touched Wu Shigong, they might be beaten to death by Wu Shigong's guards in vain, and they would have no place to complain.
Therefore, under the protection of the guards, Wu Shigong successfully arrived at the carriage parked half a mile away, and then took the carriage back to the inn. Lu Jianyin and Lu Jianchen also took Wu Shigong to the inn.
Arriving at the door of the courtyard where Wu Shigong lived, Lu Jianyin said hesitantly: "Master Wu, I'm really sorry for what happened today. But..."
Seeing that Lu Jianyin was still brewing his words, Wu Shigong immediately said: "There is no need to apologize. No matter what we do today, the Salt Transport Envoy and the Qi family will not deal with us. But the problem now is that I have
The local area sells salt, and you also have salt farms to produce salt, but there is no salt pipeline to transport the salt you produce to me."
"If you look at what happened today, you will understand that what you said during the day about borrowing salt is definitely impossible. And at this moment, the two princes behind me have absolutely no way to send people to Yangzhou.
To be honest, looking at this situation, even if someone is sent here, the Salt Transport Envoy Yamen will basically not buy it."
After listening to Wu Shigong's words, Lu Jianyin and Lu Jianchen both nodded. To be honest, what happened today also made the two brothers give up. Lu Jianyin and Lu Jianchen were not stupid. They discovered that the reason why the Lu family lost their
Yan Yin, it was not just the Qi family who was up to something as they originally thought, but the salt luck envoy behind the Qi family was up to something.
But in this way, they found that the basis for their cooperation with Wu Shigong was gone, because the salt farm that the Lu family gave to Wu Shigong could not transport a single grain of salt, so it had no value at all.
What worries Lu Jianyin and Lu Jianchen even more is whether Wu Shigong has angered the Lu family because of this incident. Because the reason Wu Shigong was willing to come to Yangzhou in person this time must be because he had high hopes for accepting this salt farm. But.
If Wu Shigong thought that the Lu family had lied to him, would he take revenge on the Lu family? That would make the Lu family's current predicament even worse.
After a while, Lu Jianyin asked Wu Shigong in a hoarse voice: "Master Wu, what do you think now?"
Wu Shigong thought for a while and said: "There is still no good solution for the time being. But it is not impossible for things to turn around in the future. So the most urgent thing now is to continue to supply salt to our government. You two, it is no longer possible in Yangzhou. Are you ready for other places?
Is there any way?"
"Your Majesty, if you ask this question, there is a way. The Lu family has been immersed in the salt industry for many years, and I also know a few friends in the salt industry. If you believe in our Lu family, the Lu family can get you some salt from Shandong and Changlu.
The goods are coming. However, because those salt fields are far away from where you live, and the salt is not produced by our Lu family, the price of those salt goods may be higher."
"It's higher, it's better than no supply of salt. Let's do it like this for now. Maybe for the time being, your Lu family's profits will be less from this business. But as long as we survive this, what will happen in the future?
It can’t be worse than what it is now.”
After seeing Wu Shigong and still wanting to cooperate with the Lu family, Lu Jianyin and Lu Jianchen finally felt relieved.
After the two Lu brothers left, Wu Shigong called Yuan Xingshan over and asked, "How is the cargo matter going?"
"The goods we brought here today have been delivered to the Lu family's trading firm. We also picked up some Jiangnan goods from the Lu family's trading firm. However, the goods in their Lu family's trading firm are not enough, and the villain has to go outside to buy some.
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"Stop buying. Let's hire a boat to go back tomorrow. Leave the extra money with the Lu family and let them buy salt. This trip to Yangzhou is just in vain! There are many things at home, so it's better to go back early.
Feel at ease!"
Not to mention that Wu Shigong was preparing to return. After the young master Guan suffered a loss at Zuihua Tower, he immediately went home and complained to Guan Yin, the salt transport envoy. He hoped that Guan Yin would stand up for him and deal with Wu Shigong properly.
After Guan Yin understood the ins and outs, he immediately felt that the matter was very difficult. After all, Wu Shigong was a son of the Hou family, and he had a guarding official title. To others, today's conflict was nothing more than two dandy men competing for supremacy in a brothel.
That's all.
But if Guan Yin had used the power of the Yangzhou government to deal with Wu Shigong, those naughty officials would definitely not have waded into this troubled water. But if he had used the salt men of the Salt Transport Envoy Yamen, the Salt Transport Envoy Yamen would not have arrested anyone.
Power, you don’t necessarily need to use those Yan Ding and Wu Shigong’s guards to fight in the streets of Yangzhou!
Now, Guan Yin is in a sensitive period again. Guan Yin was the first person to assist Zhou Yanru. This time, in order to increase his power, Zhou Yanru wanted to vigorously promote people from Jiangnan Fushe.
This Fushe was led by Zhang Pu. They were actually the political successors of the Donglin Party. They had considerable influence in Jiangnan and even the entire imperial court.
What is even more frightening is that the Donglin Party only controls the official department. In addition to controlling the official department, Fushe also controls the recruitment of scholars. Although Zhou Yanru, the chief assistant, claimed to be non-partisan in front of Emperor Chongzhen, he did not
To make secret glances at Fushe, you must use the strength of Fushe members to enhance your own power.
This year is another year of imperial examinations. Zhou Yanru will personally serve as the examiner, and a large number of Fushe members, including Fushe leader Zhang Pu, will be admitted as Jinshi and become Zhou Yanru's students.
Therefore, students from Jiangnan who come to Beijing to take the exam will receive financial support from Guanyin when they pass by Yangzhou. During this period, it is best not to cause any trouble here.
So in the end, Guan Yin decided to endure it first. However, Guan Yin secretly swore in his heart: "I will never let Wu Shigong get a grain of salt from Yangzhou in the future!"