This year's Fenghua County is more than several times more lively than in previous years, and almost all of them are businessmen from all over the world.In the restaurant, it was already full of friends before noon, like Lin Fangxu, there were many people who ate quietly, but there were a few tables of idle people who were also very loud, and Lin Fangxu would listen to a few ears while peeling his shell.One of the tables is also a group of four people, listening to the accent and looking at the clothes, it seems to be from Hangzhou.The four of them didn't talk very loudly, but the people around them listened with their ears pricked up, just because the four of them seemed to know a lot of inside and out of the restructure of the city's shipping tax.Among them, there was a handsome young man in his thirties, who wore a lake blue brocade coat, and seemed to have the highest status among the four.He glanced at the people around him who pretended to add wine and vegetables, picked up the teacup and said with a smile: This time I went to Ningbo, everything depends on the guidance of the three uncles, and the little nephew first toasted the three uncles with tea instead of wine.The other three didn't dare to really point out to him, so they hurriedly raised their teacups and said some modest things such as how they could help each other.One of the middle-aged people, with two mustaches, seemed to be more sleek and smart, in addition to being modest, he also said with a little flattery: Speaking of which, the first thing His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did when he arrived in Hangzhou was to invite Mrs.
Shang, Mrs.
Luo and Mrs.
Shang had a very good personal relationship, this time Luo Xian's nephew went to Ningbo in person, didn't he know what the inside story was?
That Luo Gongzi smiled slightly, and only replied: When His Royal Highness the Crown Prince arrived in Hangzhou, didn't Uncle Shi also go to pick up the car?
Uncle Shi thinks that with the situation of His Royal Highness, what else can he do?
The middle-aged man with the mustache also seemed to feel that he had asked inappropriately, and said with some shame: Yes, yes, His Highness's attitude has been fully revealed.Seeing him like this, Luo Gongzi didn't care, thought for a while, and then said mysteriously: Speaking of which, the little nephew really heard some news before coming to Ningbo.The middle-aged man's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked: What news?
Seeing this, Luo Gongzi raised his eyebrows, and said in a melancholy tone: It's not good news, at the beginning of the year, the Ouyang family's ship did not follow the Kang family, and met pirates on the way.The people around who listened with their ears pricked up all had a bad face, and they didn't know if they were frightened by the pirates.The middle-aged man also seemed to be a little depressed, and his mustache drooped and said with emotion: Hey, it's only because the Ouyang family has a grudge with the Kang family, if you don't give some money and follow the Kang family's fleet to sea, where will you suffer from this disaster.After listening to him, Luo Gongzi had sarcasm in his eyes, and said in an inexplicable tone: Heh, yes, the sea is windy, and it is safe only to follow the six families.Chapter Eighty-Seven: Pirates?
I don't know if it's the same group of people who murdered the Confucian prefect in his previous life.The Great Wei Navy Division is not weak, and there has been no major war at sea, but the pirates can't get rid of it, and they come out in trouble from time to time, and when the Navy fleet arrives, they run away without a trace.But it's not surprising, it's said that it's a pirate, but it's actually a thug of some people, and the people and bandits are mixed together, where can you tell the difference?
Jiang Shiyun saw Lin Fangxu thinking about his thoughts, pinched the peeled shrimp in his hand, and didn't put it into his plate for a long time, so he couldn't help but speak: Are you thinking about what that Luo Gongzi said?
Speaking of which, do you know who he is?
In his previous life, this Luo Gongzi was very prosperous in the coastal area, how could Lin Fangxu not know, but he still humbly asked: Didn't he say that his old lady and his master had a good personal relationship, had Xiaoyun seen him?
Jiang Shiyun ate the sea shrimp handed over by Lin Fangxu, shook his head, and pouted after a while before he pouted and said: Old Man Luo and his grandfather were colleagues at the beginning, and I heard my father say that the relationship was quite good.Although I haven't seen this Luo Gongzi, I have long heard of his name, after all, it is very rare for an official eunuch family like the Luo family to have a grandson who does not want to study and only wants to do business.Isn't it unusual, in a lonely family like the Lin family, if his eldest brother wants to do business, doesn't he have to hide it and ask his father-in-law for help, not to mention that there are three living Jinshi like the Luo family.The children and grandchildren of other people's families, it is not Lin Fangxu's turn to take care of it, he looked at Jiang Shiyun staring at the sea shrimp with a smile, leaned over and said softly: Do you still eat?
Jiang Shiyun thought for a while and hesitated: Eat two more, no!
Three, eat three more.Lin Fangxu smiled, put three of them into the bowl, and peeled them carefully to remove the shell and head.Next to Jiang Shiyun, who was beautiful and even gorgeous, his face was full of anticipation, holding chopsticks, waiting for his own deliciousness, waiting seriously.The serious two didn't know that while they listened to people's gossip, they were also the talk of others.In the private room on the second floor, the shopkeeper of the restaurant was standing respectfully with a young man by the window, and in front of them sat a young man in a fancy dress.The young man may not be a few years older than Lin Fangxu, with outstanding facial features, but there is a bit of gloom between his eyebrows, and there is a hint of arrogance in his eyes.Downstairs was boiling, talking and laughing, but the young man only stared at a certain place and could see his mind, and after a while, he seemed to have seen something interesting, and couldn't help but smile slightly, his eyes were full of interest and plunder.When the middle-aged shopkeeper saw this smile, he couldn't help but feel a tightening in his heart, and then he heard the young master command: Shopkeeper Tong, how does the boiled shrimp in your store taste?
Give me a copy too.The middle-aged shopkeeper was already serving here with trepidation, and when he was instructed, he went to the kitchen to deliver food in person.The young man looked at his back as if he was running away, and only smiled and said to the young man next to him: Changsong still remembers, the young man named Changsong, who beat up Kang Ziwen's dog-legged little brother three years ago, thought for a while before replying: I have some impressions, I can't remember it clearly, it seems to be the young man of the Hou family.Which one?
Wu'an Houfu's house!
Only such a person can raise a brother who is as dazzling as the sun.It is useless for the young man to stroke and turn Zuo Shu to go to school, just like the second uncle, even if he does the imperial history of the Imperial Inspectorate, all the expenses still depend on the support of the clan.Chang Song didn't know why the young master suddenly mentioned this matter, so he didn't dare to answer, he just listened honestly, but saw the young master looking downstairs again.The two who peeled shrimp and ate shrimp had already gotten up and were about to leave, standing side by side, one handsome and elegant, and the other glamorous.It is very eye-catching in terms of appearance alone, but the young man feels that it is not compatible with how he looks, and his tone is a little disdainful: Reading and studying is a ladder, and the better you read, the longer the ladder.Hmph, if the groundhog in the mud doesn't have a long ladder, where can he stand in front of the Moon Palace fairy.Maybe the young man's disdain was too strong, but the little brother seemed to be aware of it, and glanced back before continuing to leave.The young man was not afraid of being discovered, and after watching them leave, he also felt that his mentality was a little unbalanced just now.After eating a boiled shrimp that had just been delivered, I felt that it was nothing more than that, and leaned back on the back of the chair a little tastelessly, squinted my eyes, and gently tapped the table with my fingers with jade wrenches.Ding Ding Dong I don't know how many times I knocked on it, and finally a man in a strong suit pushed the door directly and walked in, and said in an eager tone: Young master, I have found the whereabouts of the fish that slipped through the net!
The sound of ding ding dong stopped suddenly, and the young man opened his eyes, with a hint of ruthlessness in his eyes, but his tone was calm and flat: Let's go, solve the fish that slipped through the net, and we can go back to Ningbo.On the other side, Lin Fangxu and the others were also hurrying up, planning to rush to Ningbo Mansion before dark.Maybe it was because he was a little too full and uncomfortable riding on the horse, Jiang Shiyun entrusted his white horse Jingyun to Lin Chong, and jumped into the carriage.When he entered the carriage, he saw that Lin Fangxu was thinking about something, and he was surprised for a moment when he saw himself, and then smiled clearly.Jiang Shiyun was a little embarrassed, in order to prove that in addition to being able to eat, there were still many pirates who were so rampant, and the prince's palace came out as soon as he came, and he always felt that he had something else!
Hey, there has been a lot of turmoil since I left Beijing!
Lin Fangxu saw that he was worried about the country and the people, and sighed for a long time, so he couldn't help but half-clench his fist and gently put it to his lips, trying to hide the chuckle that came to his lips, but unfortunately he didn't succeed.Jiang Shiyun saw him laughing at himself, staring at a pair of almond eyes, his face was thin red, he didn't know whether he was angry or ashamed, and said inwardly: Lin Fangxu!
I'll get down to business!
Okay, ahem, get down to business, get down to business.Lin Fangxu hurriedly reassured: Pirates are not to be worried, you see that the six families go to sea every year, when have you ever met pirates?
Since there was no need to worry, Jiang Shiyun's thoughts quickly jumped away, and he said with curiosity on his face: Who are the six families on the sea?
I've heard my grandfather talk about it before, but I'm not interested in maritime business, so I don't remember it.Hehe, six?
On the bright side is Ningbo Kang, Quanzhou Cai and He, Guangzhou Erwang, and Suzhou Dong.After Lin Fangxu memorized the six surnames, he joked: If he only knew the surname, could Xiaoyun guess that these families had anything to do with the people in the court?
Jiang Shiyun held his chin and thought for a while before he said tentatively: These surnames are very common, how can you guess this?
Is the Dong family the elder of Dong Ge?
But aren't court officials and their families not allowed to do business directly?
Lin Fangxu stretched out his hand to poke his tightly knit brow, gently wiped away the trace of confusion, and said with a smile: Of course it is not Dong Ge's clan, the head of the Dong family in Yangzhou was originally Dong Ge's old scholar, it is said that Dong Ge saw that he was quite ambitious, and he couldn't bear to be a slave, so he returned the deed of sale and gave him the money to do business.Make matters worse by attempting a coverup!
Jiang Shiyun pursed his mouth rather disdainfully, and according to this line of thought, he boldly guessed: What about the Kang family?
Kang Yushi?
The Cai family?
Oh, Zhejiang's political envoy Zuobu's surname is Cai, which one is the He family?
Which of the two kings are they?
This series of questions gave Lin Fangxu a little headache, and he stroked his forehead, and then said helplessly: Erwang is indeed two merchants surnamed Wang, but they are Jin merchants, and there is a group of Shandong officials headed by Li Gelao standing behind them.The He family is too, and the forces standing behind are even more unusual, led by Wei Yuanhou, the commander of the Fujian Naval Division, and the Zhejiang and Guangdong Naval Divisions.The Kang family is nominally a remote relative of Kang Yushi, and has also united some other families, in the same way, the Cai family is the same, and Lord Cai is only the biggest umbrella, but it is not only the Cai family.Jiang Shiyun thinks that unlike his second brother, who only knows rampage, in addition to his kung fu, he still has brains and insights.Today he knew that his knowledge was still a little limited, and after listening to Lin Fangxu's words, he was so shocked that his eyes were confused, his lips were slightly open, but he didn't know how to express his surprise.Lin Fangxu rubbed his head with some pity, and said softly: So, it's not six, it's not just six!
Jiang Shiyun came back to his senses and said uncertainly: Can this errand of reorganizing the city's shipping tax be completed?
Lin Fangxu smiled, his eyes were firm, and he said in an extremely convincing tone as always: Of course it can be done, not all of them will resist the city tax, even if they all boycott it, it is not an iron piece, and they can always find a breakthrough.Seeing that he was so proficient, Jiang Shiyun was a lot more relieved, thinking that he had a specialization in the art industry, and he should use his brain to think of a way to let the six champions come, and just protect this smart brain by himself.Lin Fangxu saw his relieved look and knew that he had probably figured it out.Looking at the smile on his face, Lin Fangxu couldn't bear to tell him that since the Dong family was involved, most of the three princes also reached out.Since the three major naval divisions are involved, how can the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies not know?
Jiang Shiyun couldn't see something deeper from Lin Fangxu's calm face, and after thinking about his responsibility, he was suddenly worried about the rampant pirates, so he told Lin Fangxu: When you arrive in Ningbo, if you want to go out, you must call me, and if you go to sea, you must call me.Lin Fangxu looked at his solemn appearance, felt even more headache, sighed, and assured sonorously: Obey!
You must not leave Jiang Baihu half a step away!
Hehehe Jiang Shiyun was amused by him, took a breath and said: No, you don't need half a step, if you take a few more steps, I can also protect you.It was true that there were pirates and raids in the previous life, but no one cared about it at that time, and the naval fleet sent people to the accident site to symbolically learn about it, and there was no follow-up.According to Lin Fangxu's thoughts, the reorganization of the city's foreign tax can make a fuss about this matter, but in the end, it is not up to him to have the final say, it still depends on the attitude of His Royal Highness the Prince.Chapter 88 When Ouyang Qing rolled down the hillside, the footsteps chasing behind him were still approaching, and his left arm hit the stone, which made him a little dazed.When he rolled to the bottom of the slope and stopped, even though his legs were weak and he was lightheaded, the fear of death still made him grit his teeth and quickly get up, stumbling towards the official road.Jiang Shiyun was the one who couldn't sit still, and after staying in the carriage for a long time, he remembered his shocking clouds again.Since Lin Fangxu promised that he would not be half a step away from Jiang Baihu, he naturally followed very consciously and quickly sat behind Jiang Shiyun by taking the opportunity.Watching his smooth movements, Jiang Shiyun was halfway through the weather before he said helplessly: If you go in a carriage, you will be tired and shocked.Alas, the law frightened the two adults, and there was still no pressure, but he still screamed twice cooperatively, as an expression, yes, you are too heavy, don't mess around with my back.Lin Fangxu gently put his hands on Jiang Shiyun's waist, and said with an infinitely aggrieved tone: Xiaoyun, Ningbo is not very peaceful now, there are pirates infested, I think it is safer to be by your side.Lin Chong looked at the two of them from behind, and suddenly remembered what his grandfather told him during the New Year, Xiao Si'er, Young Master Xu is now the future of the whole clan, and he is the person who sacrifices incense to the family, you can't be careless if you follow him.The person on the incense was still entangled with his future husband at this time, Lin Chong looked at the sky speechlessly, and beat the horse past them.When he walked to the carriage parked on the official road, he leaned over and took the horse whip in Lin Fangyuan's hand, and whipped the old horse who pulled the cart, and the old horse kicked and trotted again.Seeing that the carriage had already gone away, Lin Fangxu hurriedly said: Xiaoyun, Brother Yuan, they are about to go away, let's follow suit.Jiang Shiyun glanced at him angrily, and had to follow.The village that I had passed before was far away, and now there were no people around, and the official road was lined with low slopes on both sides, and the trees were dense, and the branches still hung yellow or green dead leaves, but the branches were quietly popping up, and the old and the new were silently alternating.There seemed to be a little red in the withered yellow and new green, Jiang Shiyun took a closer look, but it turned out to be a few blooming mountain peach blossoms.There are only a few points in the vast wilderness, stubbornly dotted with the desolate land in early spring, Jiang Shiyun couldn't help but sigh to Lin Fangxu: The peach blossoms in the south bloom really early, and at this time, it would be good to have a bud on the peach tree in Beiping.Most of the fruits produced by this wild hair peach tree are sour and bitter, no matter how beautiful the flowers are, Lin Fangxu is not interested, he is only interested in the childish person in front of him.At first, I saw that he just tilted his head slightly, as if he had found some earth-shattering treasure, and looked at the peach blossoms in amazement.When the horse was far away, he twisted his body, tilted his neck slightly, crossed his shoulder, and reluctantly looked at it a few more times.Sitting face to face, the red lips are like orchids, the eyelashes are like butterflies, the eyes are like waves, and the cheeks are slightly red and stuffed with peach blossoms, which is so beautiful that people are fascinated, and the people in front of them are not a little conscious.When the unconscious person couldn't see the peach blossom, he found that the hands that were originally on his waist gradually tightened, tighter and tighter, so tough that people couldn't resist, and finally they were completely embraced into their arms.