There is a saying that "when the water is clear, there will be no fish, and when the people are humble, they will be invincible." The ancients do not deceive me. Yang Tongzhi, a fourth-rank official, was so arrogant that he did not even give face to the chief envoy or the inspector, but he was able to put it down in the blink of an eye.
Jiu Jia was sworn sworn sworn friends to Wang Xian, a young official in a green shirt... He was really a character.
But Wang Xian was not as flattered as he thought, and then he was as obedient as Xiao Shou. Instead, he began to push his limits...
"Is it really okay?" Wang Xian was surprised and worried at the same time: "It won't cause trouble to me? After all, Suzhou Mansion is half a level higher than me."
"What's the use of a higher level?" Yang Tongzhi said with a look of disdain: "I'm happy to call a person named Hou a palace official, but if I'm not happy to call him a big horse monkey, he has to smile in response."
"Yan Si is so powerful?" Wang Xian asked in surprise.
"It's not the Yan Division that's great, it's me, brother, who is great." Yang Tongzhi boasted proudly: "You don't know, brother, I am the hero of Jingnan! In the battle of Baigou River back then, several people were killed by Qu Neng today. His Highness the King of Han
Thousands of handsome men rode to the rescue, killed Qu Neng and his son, and rescued the current emperor. My brother, I am among them!"
Wang Xian listened with admiration, which greatly satisfied Yang Tongzhi's vanity, and continued to talk about the ancient saying: "Later, in the defeat of Dongchang, Duke Rong Guo died in the battle. Now I left alone. The King of Han led the army to join him and drove back the southern army. We
I was also in the formation. Later, Xu Huizu defeated our army at Puzikou, and our Yan army almost collapsed. It was the King of Han who led the Duoyan Fan cavalry to come forward and turned the tide. I was still in the formation!"
With this kind of experience in Jingnan, he naturally did not pay attention to the transporter who was born as a relic of Jianwen.
Looking at Yang Tongzhi, who had become a ball of fat, it was difficult for Wang Xian to associate him with the ministers of Jingnan who had experienced many battles. However, it is true that the emperor now treats the ministers of Jingnan with special preferential treatment. Even if they have done something illegal, they will always be punished.
They could not bear to be punished, which also developed the arrogant and domineering character of the heroes.
"Hmph..." Although it is fun to brag, you must have an audience. Wang Xian is undoubtedly an excellent listener. He can use appropriate exclamations and questions to arouse the speaker's interest. Later, Yang Tongzhi actually boasted proudly.
Said: "Not to mention in this Suzhou territory, even on the entire Yangtze River, if you give me the name of Yang Wei, you can travel unimpeded! You don't even have to pay taxes!"
'Ahem...' Finally waiting for this sentence, Wang Xian couldn't help coughing. While excited, he couldn't help shouting in his heart, you are too redundant, why should Yang Wei be the same?
"What, don't you believe it?" Yang Tongzhi stared at him as if he was insulted.
"It's not that I don't believe it, but the customs duties are also under the control of the Salt Department?" Wang Xian asked curiously.
"Of course the local government is responsible for customs duties, but the ships of our Salt Company do not collect taxes." Yang Tongzhi said proudly: "If you don't believe me, I will lend you a pair of signs. You put them up on the bow of the ship and see which one dares to come on.
Your ship collects taxes."
"It turns out that I was the hero of the Jingnan War. No wonder I'm so powerful!" Wang Xian toasted to Yang Tongzhi in a flattering manner: "But these are not the only grain ships that I have."
"Oh?" Yang Tongzhi hesitated and said, "How much food does your county need for disaster relief?"
"Fuyang County itself does not produce grain, so we have to purchase grain rations from neighboring counties. However, there are fewer and fewer grain growers in Zhejiang Province. It is difficult to be self-sufficient, and there is not much grain to sell to us." Wang Xian said with a bitter face:
"This has caused the price of food in this county to be extremely high, and it is controlled by others. For example, in this disaster, we can't buy food even if we have money..." After a pause, he said, "That's why I have reached an agreement with Huguang to purchase their food all year round.
Grain, let this county completely get rid of the food shortage."
"..." Yang Tongzhi said like a kid, I'll give you a pole and climb up. He also wants to make this kind of good thing a normal thing! But he was too full of words before and couldn't refuse.
"Of course, I won't let my brother's help go in vain." Wang Xian said with a heartbroken look on his face: "To be honest with my brother, I have 10% of the shares in it. Let's do it like this, let's go 30-70, I'll have 30-70, how about you 70-70?"
"That's what I said..." Yang Tongzhi found that he was really trapped in a cocoon. He had said too much before. At least today he had to pretend to be the elder brother. The fat face forced out a loving smile and said: "I can't let you call me brother in vain, then
Two tags are just a greeting gift, you just keep wearing them." After a pause, he said: "You don't have to give me a leg, brother, I don't lack these grasshopper legs. As long as you have brother in your heart, that's all."
Wang Xian knew that he had let himself be fooled, thinking that he had a close relationship with that father-in-law! Little did he know that they just met by chance. He still doesn't know his name, and he will inevitably forget about him in the future. A county town
How could a small official interact with a big shot in Nanjing City?
However, this does not prevent Wang Xian from using the banner as a tiger skin, since he has no guarantees anyway.
"Thank you brother, I will never forget it!" Wang Xian smiled brightly, and toasted to Yang Tongzhi: "Being able to become sworn brothers with me is the luckiest thing in my life, brother!"
"Haha, if you have something to do in the future, just report my name!" Yang Tongzhi nodded with a smile, but said depressed in his heart, I am at a huge loss!
"Ah, let me tell you something, brother, there is something wrong..." Wang Xian patted his forehead and said with a smile.
"Uh..." Yang Tongzhi almost choked to death. There's no end to it, boy! I have sworn brothers who range from 100 to 80. Who can use a needle nose as a mallet like you? He's my brother. You can push me to the limit like this.
I have to beat him to death!
It's a pity that Wang Xian, his younger brother, was the result of his crisis management. If they broke up, wouldn't it be self-defeating? If the father-in-law felt that he was not giving him face, he would not be able to bear it...
So Yang Tongzhi's expression changed several times, he endured it again and again, but still squeezed out a smile and said: "What's the matter?"
How could Wang Xian not know that he had made brother Yang Wei very angry, but he didn't care. Because Yang Tongzhi's sworn sworn relationship with him was just a temporary measure, and when things got over here, the brothers would be finished. If you don't strike while the iron is hot,
Can you earn more benefits and be worthy of your "brother"?
Although he couldn't refuse to be sworn friends with Yang Tongzhi, how could he take advantage of this cheap brother? Is he, Wang Xian's brother, so easy to be?
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Wang Xian turned a blind eye to Yang Tongzhi's depression and said with a smile on his face: "Starting from the year before last, the salt transfer envoy issued an order to allow remote towns in Zhejiang and Zhejiang. Where the government and merchants could not, mountain merchants would pay eight cents of silver for every hundred kilograms and give salt to the merchants.
"This judge and the people are very convenient, and are very popular in those counties." After a pause, he said: "We in Fuyang are located in a mountainous area, so we should meet the conditions..."
"Then why are the merchants in your county not allowed to buy salt?" Yang Tongzhi said with a sigh of relief when he heard that it was an internal matter within the Yan Division Yamen.
"Because there is no one in our county." Wang Xian said angrily: "Those counties where there are people in charge, even if the conditions are much better than our county, are still allowed to buy salt. However, in our county, the county magistrate was vacant at that time, and no one took care of this matter.
As a result, we were left behind." As he said this, he looked forward to Yang Tong and said, "Please help me, brother, to make up for our county!"
"..." Yang Tongzhi frowned slightly and said, "If you were from my Susong branch, it would only be a matter of one sentence, but you are in Zhejiang..."
"Didn't brother just say that if you say one thing, the transshipment envoy wouldn't dare to say two?" Wang Xian whispered.
"Did I say that?" Yang Tongzhi was so depressed. Why did I talk so much?
Wang Xian nodded firmly.
"It won't happen again..." Yang Tongzhi reluctantly agreed to Wang Xian's request and hurriedly closed the door. If he kept asking for it endlessly, he would really lose his pants...
This guy with a sinister face actually has the sternness of the city in his chest and the dangers of the mountains and rivers in his heart. But a wise man will make mistakes after all his considerations - he will naturally gain nothing by playing rogue with the civil servants, but playing rogue with a rogue is not like playing with a machete in front of Guan Gong's gate.
Do you sell articles in front of Confucius Temple?
Fortunately, Yang Tongzhi was thick-skinned, otherwise he would have been entangled in Wang Xian's brown candy and would have been ruined to the point of bankruptcy!
During the second half of the banquet, although Wang Xian did not make any more unreasonable requests, of course he did make many requests that were not unreasonable...
When leaving Canglang Pavilion, Wang Xian was followed by a long team. First came Shuai Hui and Er Hei, who were carrying two official title plaques, then two singers, a cook, and a group of servants carrying large and small bags.
At the entrance of Canglang Pavilion, Wang Xian took Yang Tongzhi's hand and said with tears: "I really can't bear to be separated from my brother for a moment! Brother, you are so good to me..."
Yang Tongzhi's expression has solidified, and he only has one thought in his mind, get out! I'll never see you again, you little bastard!
However, after bowing ninety-nine times, he did not miss this shiver. He smiled very reluctantly and said: "One generation, two brothers, what is mine is yours..."
"Really?" Wang Xian said happily.
‘Pfft…’ Yang Tongzhi actually vomited a mouthful of old blood.
"Ah, brother, are you vomiting blood?" Wang Xian was quite surprised. It's just a matter of eating and grabbing something, and it doesn't cost you much. You won't be so angry that you vomit blood.
"Old wounds on the battlefield will relapse during this season." Yang Tongzhi shook his head, covered his mouth with a handkerchief and said, "I have to rest for a few days. I won't see you off when you set off."
"It's the same when my little brother comes to say goodbye." Wang Xian said with concern: "If I don't watch my brother recover, he will always be uneasy."
'If I let you do this again, I will go directly to see Taizu!' Yang Tongzhi was furious and refused hurriedly: "I won't be happy if you come. Anyway, I might go outside the city to find a place to rest in water.
, I don’t know exactly where it is, so just pretend that I don’t exist and just leave.”
After finally sending Wang Xian to the car, Yang Tongzhi felt like "if I ask where Lord Wen wants to go, the paper boat is burning with candles shining in the sky", he took a long breath and turned around to enter the house.
The servant next to him witnessed everything and asked in a low voice: "Sir, do you want to teach him a lesson?"
"Stop making trouble." Yang Tongzhi said depressedly: "Eunuch Zheng is too important to the prince. I can't make him unhappy and ruin the prince's important affairs."
"Oh, are you taking advantage of him so much?" the servant said depressedly. They were the only ones who always took advantage of others, but this time they were taken advantage of. Naturally, they were unhappy.
"If it's cheap, then it's cheap." Yang Tongzhi sat down on the chair and closed his eyes and said, "How can you just take advantage and not suffer a loss?"