But it was said that Yang Song and Jia Huan rescued a woman on the way, claiming to be an escaped slave who wanted to go to Taiwan to open up wasteland. After reading the book at Ling O'clock, Jia Huan said: "There are bandits everywhere now, and this place is not close to Taiwan. Brother Yang, either you
Take her with you. If you pay for your bodyguard, she will sell the grain next year and pay you back."
Yang Song also felt that it was a bit tricky. He knew that the Taiwan government was sincere in luring these people to open up wasteland, so no matter what seemed wrong about letting him leave this woman behind, it was not a problem to keep her by his side. Jia was very hesitant.
Huan added: "If you really don't want to take her with you, hand her over to Ma'an when you get to Nanchang. When will Ma'an have a letter to deliver her?"
Zeng said: "My benefactor, there is no need to be in trouble. I have walked many roads without incident." Jia Huan couldn't help but want to give this woman a thumbs up. The more she said this, the more inconvenient it was for Yang Song to leave her and run away.
Sure enough, Yang Song said: "I came here from Taiwan to do some business, and our magistrate Jia is most looking forward to someone coming to open up wasteland and cultivate the land. In this case, you might as well come with me, it will be safer on the road."
Jia Huan said to Mr. Zeng: "The ground in Taiwan is warm. You don't have to wait for spring. If you know how to do farm work, you can plant Western potatoes, which is easier. Besides, you have been a maid in a wealthy family for many years, and you want to start sewing."
Have some skills?"
Mrs. Zeng couldn't help but smile and said: "I am not bragging, there are not many maids and daughters-in-law in the house who can surpass me."
Her eyes lit up, and both Jia Huan and Yang Song could tell that this girl must have real skills. Jia Huan said: "In that case, it would be better for you to go to the embroidery workshop to find a job. It doesn't necessarily have to be farming, just rely on craftsmanship."
You can earn money to support yourself." He pointed at Yang Song and said, "Remember to pay back his bodyguard money in the future."
Yang Song said: "Don't mess around, just drop by."
Jia Huanyin asked: "Since you are taking Miss Zeng with you, are you still going for a walk in Nanchang?"
Yang Song thought for a while, if he brought a woman back, and his relatives and neighbors saw her, they would talk about it, and they would say: "I'm not going, I'll go back to Taiwan right now."
Mrs. Zeng hurriedly said: "You must not delay your benefactor's serious business."
Jia Huan smiled and said, "He will have serious things to do when he goes back." Yang Song glared at him.
They broke up here. Seeing that Yang Song and Zeng disappeared, Jia Huan also led the people forward. Not long after, they met Yang Erbo sitting on the stone at the intersection with a dry pipe in his mouth and waving, followed by someone behind him.
There were several people. He quickly jumped off his horse and went over to ask with a smile: "This girl was chosen by Sister Hongxiu?"
Uncle Yang smiled and nodded: "Director Chen picked many people to choose her."
Jia Huan then asked Zeng about his true origin.
It turned out that she was a maid in the home of Huang Wengang, the governor of Fujian, who originally served his wife. Later, because Mr. Huang married a daughter-in-law, the fourth grandmother gradually found out all the people in the house and sent them away. The wife was unhappy, so she sent her own servants
Two maids went over to serve. Although she didn't say it explicitly, everyone knew that she wanted Fourth Master to take over the house. It was just that Mrs. Zeng had an honest temper at that time, and the other one looked much better than her, and was not as good as those around Fourth Master Huang.
She was very clever, and the matter of closing the house never came to her. Later, when his wife died of illness, Zeng had no supporter and was not liked by the men. Everyone pushed her down, so she fell into the hands of the old woman. Among husbands with tuberculosis
To die, when she was about to throw herself into the well, she heard the woman watching the night clenching her teeth and then started to run away. It was all true.
She begged all the way and wanted to escape to Taiwan. On the way, she was looking for someone to ask for directions. She ran into Wu Xiaoxi who was on business in Fujian. Xiaoxi took a few glances in the carriage and guessed that he was a runaway slave, so he ordered someone to give her a pair of clothes and two slings of money.
He asked her to hire a car and go to the pier to find a ferry. She then crossed the sea safely. While doing some sewing and planning for food and clothing, she also found a piece of wasteland, which was being reclaimed these days. When she followed Mrs. Huang in the early years, Mrs. Huang loved a
Fengya had taught the girls around her how to read, and she learned to read. After reading the marriage notice in the "Chengtian Half-Monthly Newspaper", she wrote a letter to the newspaper.
Hong Xiu saw that this woman was calm, neither greedy nor arrogant, and had seen wealth and experienced hardships, so he recommended her. Yang Erbot looked at each other for a while and was not satisfied with her poor background and appearance.
.Hong Xiu said: "A woman with a good background and good looks will always hope that her husband will be gentle and considerate. Marrying someone like Brother Yang who doesn't understand the charm is better at first, but as time goes by, I'm afraid he will be unsteady." Yang Erbo immediately thought of Yang Heng.
When his biological mother came, she agreed. Later, she told Zeng a lot about Yang Song's temperament, hobbies, and habits. Zeng became very hungry and lost some weight, and that's why she did what she did.
Jia Huan frowned and said, "Isn't this condom today Cong'er's idea?"
"Isn't it him?" said Uncle Yang, "other people don't have so many clever ideas."
Jia Huan said: "If this Zeng family is not a very considerate person and lets it slip in the future, wouldn't Brother Yang be unhappy?"
Uncle Yang's face sank: "How dare he! It was my old man's idea."
Jia Huan said: "I mean, even if this matter goes well and is completed, when he finds out that this is a trap, will he feel bad about Mr. Zeng in his heart?"
Yang Erbo smoked his pipe: "It doesn't matter if we meet. That day I heard Director Chen discussing with Cong'er, and Cong'er said that not everyone wants love. I, an old man, want a nephew and wife, big dog
Zeng wants to casually marry a wife who doesn't look disgusted and keep his ears clean. This Zeng wants to live a stable life. Everything else doesn't matter. Besides, when they get married and raise children, who will care about these things? One day the couple will still be together.
Here’s a hundred days of grace.”
Jia Huan thought it right. The two of them were not asking for affection, it was just good for each other. Then he said congratulations to Yang Erbo for a long time. Yang Erbo happily led the people back to Taiwan. Jia Huan rushed north to Lu.
state.
I entered Luzhou City on this day and was very happy to see a lot of business travelers. I found a pleasant inn and rented a small courtyard to stay in. I went to Bao Gong Temple alone for a walk. At noon, I saw Bao Gong Temple next to it.
There was an elegant little restaurant. He went up to a quiet place on the second floor and chose a small table by the window to sit alone. He ordered a few side dishes and a bottle of wine. After a while, the waiter came over to serve wine and food. Jia Huan called himself
He was a merchant at home, so he was sent out to look around and ask the waiter how Luzhou was doing in the past two years. The waiter said that Luzhou exempted salt classes in the past year and started selling salt, which attracted many salt merchants and made him rich in the blink of an eye.
Jia Huan couldn't help but nodded and said happily: "This Xiaolu King is quite good." Hearing his tone, the waiter in the shop couldn't help but pay more attention and secretly looked at him.
This restaurant is not big, and the tables are close together. At the next table, there is a drinker who looks like a scholar in his fifties and is also pouring himself a drink. When he heard this, he said: "In my opinion, this young master, do you agree with the King of Lu?"
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"Of course I agree." Jia Huan said, "Seeing that Luzhou is prosperous, haven't you? It can be seen that the plan of the King of Lu is excellent."
The bartender said: "It's just a sneak peek."
Jia Huan said with a smile: "This is not called cheating, it's called... well, I'll think about what it's called later." He turned his head and thought for a moment, "It's called being the second to eat crabs, or it's called daring to be the queen.
Extremely rare.”
The drinker couldn't help but become interested and said: "Master, if you don't mind, how about coming over and sharing a table with me?"
Jia Huan was an easygoing person, so he held up his hands and said, "That's too much trouble." Then he asked the waiter to move all his food and drinks to the table of the bartender.
The two had a drink together, and the drinker asked: "I've never heard of what the young master just said about eating crabs, but would you be willing to explain it more clearly?"
Jia Huan laughed and said: "It's just a story. I once heard someone say that the ancients did not dare to eat crabs because they looked fierce and had hard shells. Later, curious and delicious people caught them first and cooked them, and they were surprised to find them delicious. Shaoxing has
A gentleman named Zhou once wrote an article praising the first person to eat crabs as a warrior, who dared to be the first in the world." He took a bite of the side dish and praised, "Don't look at the small shop, but the cook is very good."
The drinker said: "I love their red crispy crucian carp the most. I ordered it just now. I will come back to try it too."
Jia Huan repeatedly handed over his hands: "Thank you, sir." Then he went on to say, "It was Ping'an Prefecture that was the first to exempt salt classes, and Mr. Gao Li was the 'first person to eat crabs' in this matter. This kind of thing has never happened before.
No one knows whether it is good or bad. There are people who wait and see, and there are people who are waiting to see the lively jokes. And after Ping'an Prefecture was exempted from the salt class, it became more and more prosperous. King Lu was young, and he saw that others had good things.
Dare to follow him if you want to make a plan. It seems that the boy is brave and resourceful, and he is also steady and dynamic, which is extremely rare."
The bartender said: "Just like this, the huge salt tax will be gone. How can those officials tolerate being short of money? It won't be long before they have to raise taxes from elsewhere to make up for it."
Jia Huan waved his hand and said: "Old sir, that's the opposite. I dare to say that the tax money of the Luzhou official family is not less, but more." He smiled and said, "The official family collects taxes and does business with ordinary merchants.
There are similarities. Gao Li and King Lu exempted themselves from the salt class, which is really a strategy of small profits but quick turnover. Sir, you will understand after thinking about it."
The drinker thought for a moment, then slammed the table: "That's it! I understand."
Jia Huan smiled and said, "But small profits but quick turnover, right?"
The drinker immediately frowned and said: "The salt merchants from the north are all going to Ping'an Prefecture, and the salt merchants from the south are all coming to Luzhou. Isn't it true that the business elsewhere is slowing down? Will it annoy the prince next to me over time? Luzhou is extremely small."
Jia Huan said: "It is inconvenient for the prince next to me to find fault with the King of Lu because of such a trivial matter. It is because the King of Lu is young. Besides, the first one is Ping'an Prefecture. The King of Lu just imitates him. If you want to move, you must first start with Ping'an Prefecture; Ping'an Prefecture.
The state is not easy to mess with. These two people thought of exempting salt lessons, and other princes must have other methods. For example, the king of Wu nearby built a spinning machine. Wouldn't it be good for each family to have their own strengths? If the people are rich, the king will be king.
If the king is rich, the country will be rich. Even if the world is divided, it will still be peaceful and prosperous. Wouldn't it be happy?"
The drinker thought for a while before nodding and said: "Young Master is right. In the past two years since King Lu came, life in Luzhou has become better than before."
Jia Huan said: "That's it. Ordinary people are the most practical. The prince who can make everyone live a good life is a good prince, regardless of his age."
Coincidentally, the red crispy crucian carp was served at this moment. Jia Huan praised it very much and even said that it was unparalleled in the world! The two of them stopped talking about serious matters and ate wine and food while chatting openly. Until they finished eating, they went their separate ways. After paying the bill, he handed it over without giving his name. Jia Huan specially rewarded the cook who cooked the red crispy crucian carp with ten taels of silver.
The next day, Jia Huan was still wandering around the city. It wasn't that he wanted to understand the sentiments of the people, but he couldn't think of a suitable way to ask for an audience with Princess Jian'an, and he didn't know what to say when he met her. He said, "All my money is yours." Jia Xu's cheeky words like "Guan" also hinted in circles, and he, a young man, could not say it more and more. At noon, he thought of the red crispy crucian carp, so he ran to the small restaurant yesterday and ordered another plate. Yesterday Because it was someone else's fish, he was embarrassed to eat more of it. No one was sharing it today, so Jia Huan ate it to his heart's content.
He then wandered around Luzhou for a few more days. On the fifth day, Jia Huan went to eat fish again, and a gentleman in his thirties came over with a smile and asked if he could join him for a drink.
Jia Huan glanced around and said inexplicably: "It's still early and there are a lot of empty tables. Why do you want to share a table with a junior student?"
The gentleman bowed: "Mr. Zhao, the person who sat at the table with Mr. Zhao a few days ago is my father."
"Oh, that old gentleman." Jia Huan was still puzzled, "Thank you for recommending the red crispy crucian carp in this store." Then he looked sideways at him and said, "I don't have the same name as your father, how could you know that? My surname is Zhao?"
The gentleman bowed again: "I hope you won't be offended, sir. I'll talk about it in detail." Jia Huan had no choice but to let him sit down.
It turned out that this man's surname was Fan Mingcheng, and he was an aide to the King of Lu. That day, his father, Lao Fan, had a meal with Jia Huan and casually mentioned the matter to Fan Cheng when he went back. Fan Cheng immediately felt that this son was talented and interested in the King of Lu. With good intentions, I came over to ask the waiter of this restaurant and found out that he liked the red crispy crucian carp here, so I waited in the restaurant. As expected, I waited until Jia Huan arrived the next day, and followed him back to the inn, only to find out that his name was Zhao San. The next few days Ri An secretly sent people to follow him around Luzhou, thinking that he wanted to choose a master and came to Luzhou to investigate.
Jia Huan was speechless when he heard this, and said with a smile: "The late student has not even passed the exam to become a scholar."
Fan Cheng said: "In today's world, who cares about the promotion of talented people? Our prince only promotes talents."
Jia Huan said: "How old is he? He is just a child."
Fan Cheng said: "Although my lord is young, he is very intelligent. It is his wish to be exempted from salt lessons."
"Oh?" Jia Huan couldn't help but feel a little proud, "He actually has such a broad vision?"
Fan Cheng was also a little proud: "Sir, you must not underestimate my lord. At that time, we, Lord Zeng, were still hesitant, but it was the prince who made the final decision. Again," he whispered, "Old year In the capital, Jia Huante, one of the three princes of the Rongguo Mansion, led our prince around the capital to observe the people's sentiments, and it is obvious that he also thinks highly of him."
Jia Huan laughed and said, "I've heard about this too."
Fan Cheng said sincerely: "Mr. Zhao, our prince is really a rare wise master."
Jia Huannai cupped his hands and said, "Brother Fan, to be honest, I am only sixteen years old this year, but I have gone out for a walk and have no intention of choosing a master yet." Fan Cheng was a little disappointed. Jia Huan added, " The King of Lu is very lucky to have Mr. Fan as his staff, and he will immediately contact someone who may be capable when he hears about it."
Fan Cheng smiled bitterly and said: "Mr. Zhao, I, Fan, am a mediocre student, and I know it in my heart. I can't repay the favor of the prince, so I am determined to seek help for my lord. I'm presumptuous." Then he stood up and made a bow.
Walk.
How could Jia Huan let him leave like this? He was worried about not being able to get along with the Yue family. He laughed and said, "Brother Fan is just like your father, who has the same temperament. Since we are destined to meet each other, it doesn't hurt to have a glass of wine and a light meal. Treat me to the late birthday.
How about it? Just think of it as a thank you for the red crispy crucian carp recommended by your Majesty."
Fan Cheng suddenly realized that things had turned around and was overjoyed. He cupped his hands and said, "In that case, it's better to obey orders than to be respectful!"