Moreover, it is said that he has been wandering around the world since he was ten years old. His teacher was also a mysterious scribe. When he visited Qingniu Town, he picked him at a glance.
At that time, Wen Jinyuan was only five years old." Tang Wendao.
"What is Wen Jinyuan's strength?" Luo Yiwu asked.
"Probably at the late stage of the third level or perfection, they are stronger than the fish intestines." Tang Wen said.
"That's better." Luo Yiwu breathed a sigh of relief again.
"I have told him not to show his face for the time being. He will just change his disguise and follow me to Liangzizhai, and he will disguise himself as my servant. Feng Jiuxue is my girl." Tang Wen said.
"That's it, but is Feng Jiuxue willing?" Luo Yiwu asked.
"She took two spiritual stones from me, and she had to solve the case first.
However, this girl's Feng family is not simple. I have to find a way to bring her into the Tang family.
From then on, we also had people in Liumen. For such a large organization, we had to put people into it.
For example, Chu Zhao is considered a member of the military, but his position is still too low to play a big role," Tang Wen said.
"But it is impossible for a higher-level official to sell himself to the Tang family." Luo Yiwu said.
"Take your time, there is always a chance, but Wan Hansong is an optional target." Tang Wen waved his hand.
"How is it possible for him? He is a dignified political envoy, ranging from a second-rank official to a governor of a province." Luo Yiwu shook his head.
“Some things, as long as you taste the sweetness, you just want to keep licking them again.
This time I gave him the Breakthrough Pill and he broke through.
However, the next time, the breakthrough will be even harder.
If something happens and he needs to increase his strength, he will have to come to me." Tang Wendao.
The next morning, Tang Wen took Feng Jiuxue with him and Luo Yiwu went straight to the Honghe government office.
The prefect, Zhao Duan, also held the post of Tongzhi of the Provincial Command Department. Zhao Duan's father-in-law was from the Chu family, so he must have a good background.
The first-class uncle from Linghai came to visit, but Zhao Duan didn't show any airs and went to the door in person to greet Tang Wen and his party.
"I have met Lord Tang." Upon seeing Tang Wen, Zhao Duan slightly bowed his hands in greeting.
"You're welcome, Sir Zhao." Tang Wen returned the greeting.
"Please come inside." Zhao Duan was quite polite and asked Tang Wen to go ahead.
Because, the rule of Chu State is that noble titles come first.
Otherwise, even if you are a high-ranking official without a title, you still have to greet the nobles first. This is the privilege of the nobility of Chu State.
Therefore, at least in name, the Chu royal family is clearly hierarchical.
After the two parties exchanged greetings, they entered the hall and the maids served tea.
Tang Wen and Zhao Duan sat down on the left and right sides, while Feng Jiuxue sat on the first chair in the guest area.
"Master Tang, how is the scenery of our Red River?" Zhao Duan asked with a smile.
"Yes, the rich land in the south of the Yangtze River is more beautiful with beautiful water and mountains. It's not like our Linghai. Some people say that the poor mountains and bad water breed unruly people." Tang Wen replied.
"Compared with Linghai, Honghe is certainly not bad. But, alas..." Zhao Duan suddenly frowned and sighed.
"Why, Mr. Zhao is also unhappy?" Tang Wen asked, noticing that the 'popular little man' on Zhao Duan's head was looking around.
"It's not just because of the war in the northwest. No, it's not over yet, and fighting is starting again in the east.
We, Honghe, are very famous, so the tasks assigned by the imperial court are also very important, similar to the tasks assigned by Jiangzhou, the provincial capital of your province.
Although Honghe Prefecture is big, Jiangzhou is the provincial capital after all.
As a result, we are in a mess.
I was almost out of breath, but the Kingdom of the Sun in the east invaded me again.
No, the court has issued another mission, making matters worse." Zhao Duan looked bitter and sad.
"Yes, not only Master Zhao is depressed, but also all the adults in the court have headaches at this time." Tang Wen nodded.
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"I heard that the Duke has bought several islands and is buying a large number of people to open up wasteland?" Zhao Duan asked.
"How did Mr. Zhao know that?" Tang Wen was stunned.
After all, Honghe Province is nearly two thousand miles away from Koh Samui.
With such a long distance and ancient communications not being developed, it would be basically impossible for things to reach here.
"I have a relative who is an official at Linghai Zhangong Hall, and he just came back yesterday evening.
I invited him to dinner. During the dinner, I casually asked your lordship about you.
He said that the Duke was very impressive. He had donated no less than one million taels to Jiangzhou Prefecture alone.
Moreover, what is even more terrifying is that the governor of Linghai and the chief envoy jointly recorded tens of thousands of military exploits for the lord.
Only then did I know that the Duke needed manpower to open up wasteland and farm the land, and even bought a batch of official slaves.
My relatives said that this is the largest military exploit recorded by the Linghai Military Merits Department in the past ten years.
My relatives made statistics and found that the Duke's military exploits have reached 200,000." Zhao Duan said.
I went... and was targeted again...
"Two hundred thousand, according to the current calculation of one hundred taels of silver per battle merit, wouldn't that be more than 20 million taels?" Feng Jiuxue, who was sitting next to him, was startled and looked at Tang Wen blankly.
"Haha, I saved a big businessman from the West in the past. In order to repay my favor, he shipped a large amount of goods from the West to me.
Therefore, most of these military exploits were offset by Western goods.
For example, a military tent is worth twenty or thirty battle merits, a good sword is worth hundreds or even thousands of battle merits, as well as drinks and so on.
Otherwise, how could I get so much silver?
Take that batch of official slaves, plus the official land in Qingniu Town, the total is three million taels.
That's because the governor's office owed me money for the tent, so I paid it off," Tang Wen said.
"Yes, my relatives also told me that the lordship brought back many strange and strange things from the West, and they were all very expensive.
For example, lighters are quite good and I have bought several of them.
There are also perfumes, lipsticks, etc. My wife likes them very much. Last night, relatives brought some as gifts, and she didn't sleep all night.
Sir, do you think my Red River City is okay?" Zhao Duan asked, and Tang Wen noticed that the 'popular little man' above him was staring at him with a longing expression.
It seems that another bloodletting is needed...
"That's right. It's comparable to Jiangzhou, the capital of Linghai Province. Moreover, when it comes to wealth, you are even better." Tang Wen nodded.
"Of course, I, Honghe, am also a powerful official in Suhu Province. We are not included in the provincial capital. There are many rich people here. Otherwise, Sir, your things can be shipped to me and sold." Zhao Duan said.
"Of course that's good. When the time comes, I'll see if I can build a big shop." Tang Wen nodded.
"Large shops require a lot of manpower, such as nursing staff, waiters, etc." Zhao Duan said.
"Of course." Tang Wen nodded and was stunned.
Because, Zhao Duan's popular little figure actually revealed a huge workshop at this moment, like a weaving workshop, with a large number of people moving inside.
Could it be that this guy wants to sell the weaving shop to me?
"Hahaha, that's right. The cloth and silk from Jiangnan are famous all over the world. We pay a lot of tribute to the palace every year. The cloth from Jiangnan can be found all over the country.
In the past, a considerable amount of cloth was shipped to the Qin Kingdom every year.
However, the market has been bad recently and we are at war with them, so this business has been lost.
And a large number of victims were running around, and the cloth business was also affected. My official family is going to sell a workshop, and the workshop is located in Honghe City.
The location is not too remote. I can sell it to you, Sir, at a discounted price.
Among them, there is also a group of official slaves. They will be given to you as well, just like you, the governor.
Not only will I give you people and land, but I will also give you a reward for your war achievements, and it will be calculated as one and a half times the amount." Zhao Duan said.
"Oh, what is the name of the workshop, how big is it, how many official slaves are there, and what kind of official slaves are they?" Of course Tang Wen was interested. I am short of people, otherwise, time travel will not be able to achieve the popularity indicator.