Although they can't bring them back to the capital after buying a horse, Luo Shao and Luo Jinyan both want to see the horses, and participating in the horse appreciation meeting in Yangzhou is more convenient and safer than going to the underground horse market in Jiubian. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

On the morning of the fourth day of the fifth lunar month, Luo Jinyan changed into men's clothes, dressed up as a rich boy, and followed Luo Shao with Huo Xing, accompanied by Li Yi and Li Qingfeng, and went to Wantou Town, which is located thirty miles outside the city.

The so-called bay head is because the canal turns around here, surrounded by water on three sides, forming a peninsula. And because it is a pier, the boats on the water come and go, and the shore grinds shoulders one after another, which is very lively.

Luo Shao and Luo Jinyan both thought that things like the Jockey Club, which were not tolerated by the government, would be chosen in a remote place, but they didn't expect it to be such a prosperous and lively place.

These people are too bold.

The horse club is located in the green poplar village seven or eight miles away from the pier.

Outside the green Yangzhuang has already stopped the carriage and the sedan chair, take a closer look at the mule cart there is not a mule cart, in Yangzhou, the official sedan chair, the business is the carriage, the mule cart out of the house, most of them are second- or third-rate small businessmen.

The horse viewing party is held every three months, but this time in the spring is the most solemn, and at other times there are only a few horses, and those horses are also mainly dismounted by pulling carts, and only this time of the year in the spring can there be horses and middle horses suitable for riding and archery and polo, and even one or two famous horses can be bought.

Every time the horse viewing party is not a vegetable garden, it is not a vegetable garden that wants to come, and it is expensive to receive an invitation, especially in the spring. Even low-key Yangzhou businessmen are gradually proud to be able to get invitations to the spring horse club.

The horse viewing hall is unique.

It covers an area of about two acres, surrounded by tents, and there is a canopy on one side of the roof, but at this time, it is rolled in one place, and several green poplar branches and leaves with thick hugs are luxuriant, like a big umbrella, which makes people feel cool. Under the canopy, there is a green light veil to prevent the fallen leaves from falling and affecting the mood of the horse.

Under the big tree, there are more than a dozen red sandalwood round cases, which are scattered.

Luo Jinyan quietly asked Li Qingfeng, who was following Li Yi: "Who is the owner of Luyang Village, did he sell all these horses?"

Li Qingfeng lowered his voice and said: "Luyangzhuang is just a place, every spring at the horse appreciation party, the next year's undertaker will be voted for, and the one with the highest price will win." The person who won the vote will take a year to prepare, the owner of the green Yangzhuang is the Gao family, it took 100,000 taels last year to win the right to undertake this year, and it took 100,000 taels to repair the original Zhuangzi. However, my father has calculated an account, and the investment of 200,000 yuan has just been flattened with a commission of 30%, but this is no longer a matter of silver. ”

Yes, it's not silver, it's face, connections.

Businessmen pay attention to face and connections.

Luo Jinyan was dumbfounded, if she didn't come out for this trip, she really couldn't fully understand what was going on with Emperor Tiangao.

Yangzhou is actually not far from the capital, but what about other places, such as Fujian and Guangdong, which are not controlled by the imperial court?

"Such a high-profile trafficking of smuggled horses, wouldn't it have to summon thieves from all over the country, the prefect of Yangzhou is not afraid of making trouble, and Yangzhou Wei, don't they want to get a piece of the pie?" she asked.

Li Qingfeng was stunned, he didn't expect Luo Jinyan to be able to think of these, and Ah Xing on the side frowned when he heard this, and also looked at Li Qingfeng.

Li Qingfeng forgave and said, "It should be that they all took the benefits." ”

Luo Jinyan also realized that he shouldn't ask like this, so he said, "That's good, I'm just worried that some thieves will come in and grab the horse in a while." ”

It turned out that she was afraid of meeting thieves, Li Qingfeng comforted her with a smile and said: "Don't be afraid, this horse appreciation club is in its third year, and there was a mess at the beginning, someone bought a horse and the boat capsized on the way back, and the horses were snatched away." But nothing like that ever happened since. ”

Since they were sailing, it was the outsiders who went back by water, and it was the water bandits who robbed them, and since these water bandits had tasted the sweetness, why did they not commit crimes again in the future? Of course, it would not be because they had changed their ways, but that someone had made trouble for them and put them in order.

The water bandits can be leveled, and of course the land can be leveled, whether it is with money or force, after all, no one dares to make a second time.

Luo Jinyan gasped, who is this horse seller, how can he have such energy, maybe not one person, but several, officials and bandits colluded? This is possible, and those who are qualified to host the horse appreciation club are all local businessmen in Yangzhou, and the most and most wealthy in Yangzhou are salt merchants.

These big salt merchants, whose ancestral home is Anhui or Jiangxi, have been operating in Yangzhou for generations, just like the Li family.

The salt merchants have the support of people in the government, and if they want to transport salt, they have to deal with those who eat water and rice, and there is no need for horse dealers to make a move, and the salt merchants in Yangzhou can settle the black and white.

Despite this, the horse dealer can come up with such a way to borrow chickens and eggs, but I don't know if this matter has anything to do with Zhao You and Zhao Li?

Zhao You is in Gansu, he can get a private horse from the Tartars, and Zhao Li, if there is no change, he will be reversed in two years. At this time, he needed a large amount of silver to raise armaments.

As early as four years ago, he wanted to cooperate with King Rui, but he was disturbed by her, and King Rui Zhao Zi, as a vassal king, could let his son take the risk of coming to the capital, but he would not let him come a second time.

It's too dangerous, especially last time I found out that Zhao Li was involved.

Let's hope this has nothing to do with the two of them, otherwise......

At this moment, there was music, more than a dozen kabuki dressed in colorful clothes played the pipa, and then, the music faded, and a young man wearing a royal blue Tuanhua x straight jacket walked out, hugged his fists around, and said: "The guests have all arrived, please sit down, Zhang Gongzi will arrive later." ”

Li Qingfeng whispered to Luo Jinyan: "He is the uncle of the Gao family. ”

Luo Jinyan chuckled: "It's like your person." ”

Li Qingfeng smiled and shook his head, this little cousin is really imaginative.

He has an entourage named Gao Ming, and his happy younger brother is called Gao Ming, and this Gao Shen is really like a family.

A maidservant girl wearing a pink bikina green threaded skirt led them in front of a red sandalwood round table with an ivory water sign with the word "Li" written on it.

Everything is in order, and the Gao family has put a lot of thought into it.

There are also maidservants holding all kinds of dim sum, dim sum is exquisite, and the tea is the dragon well before the Ming Dynasty.

Luo Shao, Li Yi and Li Qingfeng sat around the round case according to their elders, while Huo Xing and Luo Jinyan stood behind Luo Shao.

Gao Shen, as the master of the family this time, inevitably said a lot of words, and some people were already impatient, and said: "Xiao Gao, we have crossed the river, you go and invite Zhang Gongzi out to see what good goods you bring this year." ”

"Yes, please Zhang Gongzi, please hurry. ”

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