Eight hundred and ninetieth chapters drop in the bucket
Chapter 891: A drop in the bucket
Chai Yan looked into the distance and then said: "I mean, this matter may not be as simple as imagined!"
"How do you say this?" Hang Baiqiu asked doubtfully.
Chai Yan calmed his thoughts and said slowly: "I have heard before that the Yaozhou Guard Camp has not been paid much attention by the court. Their military pay and military expenses have always been very low, so most of the time, the personnel in the military camp
The establishment is not even full, so many of the fees and expenses have to be raised by the camp generals themselves!"
"Is there such a thing?" Hang Baiqiu was surprised and immediately asked: "Who did you hear this from?"
Chai Yan said seriously: "Liu Hongxuan Liu Xiaowei!"
Hang Baiqiu couldn't help being a little surprised and didn't speak for a while.
Chai Yan didn't bother him, and he and Hang Baiqiu followed the carriage calmly, moving forward at a steady speed.
Suddenly, Hang Bai Qiufa asked: "But the imperial court clearly allocated silver to Yaozhou. How come the guard camp has no money to suppress the bandits?"
Chai Yan said: "It's good to allocate silver coins, but do you know how much money was allocated in total?"
"How much?" Hang Baiqiu wanted to know the amount urgently.
Chai Yan shook his head and said: "I don't know the specific amount, but I remember Liu Xiaowei said something, which can be summed up in four words... a drop in the bucket!"
"This..." Hang Baiqiu didn't understand why the imperial court allocated so little money when the bandits in Yaozhou were so rampant.
Suddenly, Hang Baiqiu asked: "You believe that Liu Hongxuan so much. Are you sure what he said is true?"
"Not sure!" Chai Yan answered simply, and then said: "My intuition tells me that what Liu Xiaowei said is not a lie, and I am willing to believe him!"
Hang Baiqiu curled his lips and asked, "What do you mean, the matter of private tax collection will not be investigated?"
Chai Yan said: "You can investigate, but you must do it quietly. First understand the ins and outs of the matter, and then analyze the specific problems in detail!"
"Why?" Hang Baiqiu didn't understand.
Chai Yan had no choice but to explain patiently: "Sir Hang, the soldiers of the Yaozhou Guard Camp are still encircling Lu Chen and his gang of bandits in front of Lintai Mountain. We don't know the specific situation. If they rashly go to investigate and suppress the bandits with great fanfare,
This problem may affect the progress of the suppression of the bandits!"
Hang Baiqiu said in shock: "No way. Suppressing the bandits is a top priority. Jiang Yongshuang wouldn't be so bold!"
Chai Yan said: "Sir Hang, it's not a problem for the two of us to speculate here now. We still have to wait until we get to Hukou Town to judge the situation. Are you right?"
Hang Baiqiu sighed silently, and finally responded: "Yes!"
Seeing that he and Hang Baiqiu had reached a consensus, Chai Yan said, "Sir Hang, you have to promise me not to investigate the suppression of bandits alone, okay?"
"Okay, I can promise you!" Hang Baiqiu nodded in agreement, and then said: "Then you have to promise me, and you must find out about the suppression of bandit taxes!"
"Okay, I promise you!" Chai Yan said seriously.
After receiving Chai Yan's reply, Hang Baiqiu felt much better. Then she took a run-up and boarded the car in front. Soon she and her two children were laughing and talking in the car.
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In the afternoon, it’s halfway through application time.
Chai Yan and Wu Sansheng finally drove to Hukou Town.
The topography of Hukou Town is just like its name. Looking down from a high altitude, it is a huge pot shape. The place where everyone enters Hukou Town is the spout, and the Chinese military tent of the Yaozhou Guard Camp is located at the bottom of the pot.
Far away.
As soon as he entered Hukou Town, Wu Sansheng took the initiative to come to Chai Yan and introduce him to the situation along the street.
"Master Chai, the street we are standing on is the main street of Hukou Town, called Hushui Street..."
"Look, Mr. Chai, that is the best and largest restaurant in town. Not far from the restaurant is the Silk House, and beyond is the Rouge House..."
"And over there, there is the largest oil and rice shop in the town. There are many food shops next to it, all with their own characteristics..."
Chai Yan followed Wu Sansheng's introduction and looked at each one one by one, nodding his head one by one.
Suddenly, Wu Sansheng pointed to a brightly decorated building further away and said in a mysterious tone: "Mr. Chai, look at that..."
Chai Yan glanced at it and said, "Brothel?"
Wu Sansheng immediately gave a thumbs up and praised: "Master Chai is really discerning. There is the largest brothel in this town and the only brothel, Rouxiangyuan!"
"Rouxiangyuan...a place of gentle fragrance?" Chai Yan read it in a low voice and couldn't help but said: "The name sounds good!"
When Wu Sansheng saw Chai Yan's interest, he immediately said, "When Mr. Chai has time, Wu will definitely be a host and invite Mr. Chai to sit in the Rouxiang Courtyard."
"Haha, it seems that shopkeeper Wu is a frequent visitor to Rouxiang Courtyard!" Chai Yan joked.
Wu Sansheng also laughed, but he did not admit in his words that he often went to Rouxiangyuan.
After passing Rouxiangyuan, Chai Yan asked Wu Sansheng: "Shopkeeper Wu, where is your Huichun Hall?"
Wu Sansheng smiled and pointed forward: "Mr. Chai, walk a little further and you will reach the Huichun Hall just around the corner!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Wu Sansheng sent an apprentice boy to run back to the drug store to inform everyone that the goods were ready to be unloaded.
Immediately afterwards, the three cars arrived outside the door of Huichun Hall. At this time, five or six waiters were already standing outside, waiting to unload the goods.
While Wu Sansheng was arranging the work, Chai Yan took advantage of the situation and took a look at the shop floor of Huichun Hall.
Compared with Rende Pharmacy, Huichuntang should occupy a larger area, but the appearance and decoration of the shop are much inferior. This is not surprising, one is a pharmacy in Yaozhou Fucheng, and the other is in the town.
Pharmacy, there is no difference between the two.
At this time, Hang Baiqiu also got out of the car. She walked to Chai Yan's side, looked at the busy pharmacy clerk, and asked, "Where will you stay at night?"
Chai Yan said: "Find an inn to stay in first, and then we'll see what the situation is like!"
Hang Baiqiu said: "When I came here just now, I saw a hotel called Gaopeng Inn. It seemed pretty good. How about we go there and have a look later?"
"Okay!" Chai Yan agreed readily.
Next, Wu Sansheng came over with the guys, and with the cooperation of everyone, the big crocodile tied to the roof of the carriage was finally removed.
"Master Chai, please sit inside for a while..." Wu Sansheng invited.
Chai Yan thought that Wu Sansheng probably had to pay the remaining silver, so he turned around and gave some instructions, and went into the drug store with Wu Sansheng.
A cup of tea passed, but Chai Yan still hadn't come out.
Guan Maochun, who was waiting outside, was a little bored, so he came to Cheng Jiu and asked, "Fourth brother, what do you think you are going to do when you bring us to Taishan?"
Cheng Jiu shrugged, curled his lips towards Hang Baiqiu, who was playing with his second baby and three younger sisters, and whispered: "I don't know, either ask an adult or ask her!"
Guan Maochun said immediately: "I asked, and they both said they were just here to enjoy the mountains and rivers, and there was nothing else!"
"Isn't it good to travel around the mountains and play in the water?" Cheng Jiu said with a smile.
At this moment, Wu Sansheng sent Chai Yan out of the Huichun Hall. Seeing Chai Yan's happy face, he must have successfully received the banknote.
Chai Yan walked to Hang Baiqiu and said to everyone: "Let's go and find an inn to stay in. I will cook dinner and everyone will have a good meal!"
Suddenly everyone burst into cheers of joy.
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