In the Ya of Huguan County, the county commander Xu Li covered his mouth with one hand, couldn't stop humming and chirping, and held the cooled chrysanthemum tea in the other, and poured it violently, but he couldn't relieve half of the pain. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Xu Li's wife, Jiang, saw that her husband was tossed like this by the bubbles on his mouth, and she was so distressed that she couldn't do it, so she persuaded: "Even if it is an iron body, there is no reason to boil it so hard." The weather is getting hotter, you have been living in the county government to handle official business, and you don't go to Zhuangzi to take refuge, how can this fire be extinguished? ”

"Alas, you don't understand." Xu Li put down the tea in his hand, and said while gasping, "Captain Xu Duwei has been living in the barracks for several days, and he has not come to the county seat, and he has no prejudices against me." Lin Xin's guy also ran to the barracks twice in three days, I sent people to wait for him every day, and it was easy to invite him to drink and drink tea, he smiled and took all the things as ordered, but he refused to say anything. My heart has been suspended in the air, and there is no landing. ”

Xu Li and Xu Ze have the same ancestor, that is, the leader of the Xu family who killed many Hu people, exchanged their heads for official positions, and made them enter the forest of families with northern surnames. But in any family, three or four generations have been reproduced, not to mention the thinning of the bloodline, and the relationship is also a lot more alienated. Especially more than 20 years ago, Xu Ze not only refused to lead the crowd to escape, but also planned to resist, which was disdained by many "smart people" in the clan, thinking that he was loyal and righteous, the court could not care about the north, and organize resistance by itself, what is the difference between sending him to death? How many uncles and uncles who are close to each other on weekdays, after sneering, not only did not help, but also ran away with their own families. When the Huns attacked Shangdang, the promise of a big Xu family, the same clan standing next to Xu Ze, could be counted with one hand.

Such a "family member" is naturally not liked by Xu Ze, and when he becomes the party guard in the future, these people salivate and come back to ask for officials, he clearly responds, but only gives the other party a small official, and there is no superfluous care. If it weren't for Xu Li's good hand in internal affairs, he was delicate and sleek, he handled interpersonal relationships well, and his father and ancestors were not very greedy, and he didn't go to Xu's mansion to make a big fuss, and this Huguan County Decree wouldn't have been his turn to sit.

It is precisely because of the hard-won position that Xu Li can't help but be a little afraid of treating the members of the Xu family, lest he offend the members of the Xu family, and be put on eye medicine by the other party on Xu Ze's side, which will affect Xu Ze's evaluation of himself. With Xu Pan's simple move, Xu Li was as frightened as a frightened bird, so anxious that he even foamed at the top of his mouth.

When Jiang heard this, he was also taken aback: "This ...... This Xu Duwei, why don't you ......?"

"I heard that I was asking Lord Lang!" At the mention of this, Xu Li's whole body trembled, and his speech was also very unsteady, "But Xu Duwei came to Huguan, which is what the prince meant, what do you have to wait for?" I'm afraid they'll stay put, right...... is waiting for the king, no, it should be waiting for the eldest gentleman, or the second girl! ”

Xu Li attaches great importance to his position, because he is extremely respectful to the Xu family, and the generous gifts and visits during the New Year and festivals are always indispensable, and he naturally knows the situation of the Xu family of the Shangdang very clearly.

He understands that Xu Pan is a big man, has no scheming, and is very good at talking. Even if there is Lin Xin, an old fritter, by his side, relatively speaking, it is relatively easy to fool, if he changes people...... I don't know!

The Jiang clan hesitated for a moment before he said hesitantly: "The Yingchuan Festival is not over yet, Da Langjun should not come back, right?" If it's a second girl...... The girl is soft-hearted, and the slave takes the calyx Rui'er, and from time to time she talks to her, begging for mercy, and should ......"

"If the second girl is really so soft-hearted, how can she freely enter and leave the mansion's study and participate in the deliberations? When you go to the Xu Mansion, you can often see the main mother, Mrs. Zhong and the eldest girl, when did you see the second girl doing these things to receive women? Hearing the Jiang family's proposal, Xu Li's heart moved, but the pain in his mouth made him quickly come back to his senses, shook his head and sighed, "The prince of the palace sees people very accurately, how can it be easy to be entrusted with important tasks by him?" ”

Seeing that the husband vetoed his proposal, the Jiang family was very disapproving, and secretly said that like the master's mother Ping, Mrs. Zhong and Xu Su, guarding the house and teaching husband and children is the right way. Xu Hui has a daughter's family, running around outside, mixing with men, what is a good thing? What about a good background? Which family will be more powerful than men, a woman who is good at scheming and decisive, and ruthless means to be a daughter-in-law, the prince not only did not prohibit her from messing around, but also deliberately cultivated, which shows that she is not as wise as the husband said. But for the sake of Xu Li as the head of the family, the Jiang family would not go against his will in such a trivial matter.

Xu Li raised the teacup, took a few more sips, frowned, sighed, and panicked about his future. At this time, his companion Dongyang knocked lightly on the door, and after receiving the answer, he cautiously walked in and said softly: "Envoy, Xu Duwei ordered someone to bring a message, saying that he would come over in three minutes." ”

Hearing the news, Xu Li hurriedly put down the teacup and asked, "Is it just Xu Duwei?" But is there anyone else? ”

Dongyang felt that Xu Li's question was extremely strange, but he didn't dare to reveal it, let alone slack off, but said: "The person who came took this sentence, and then left in a hurry, and didn't say anything." ”

"Just one word......" Xu Li pondered for a moment before waving his hand to let Dongyang retreat, and said to Jiang a little helplessly, "Anyway, let's bring Rui'er and Cao'er over!" If the second girl is willing to talk to them, it is naturally the best. If you don't want to, it's fine...... Remember, when the second girl is not talking to you, you must not take the initiative to provoke the conversation, understand? ”

Jiang nodded in response, and asked uneasily: "Can the husband be sure that the second girl will definitely come?" If not, the slave brought Calyx Rui'er again, and we would definitely be laughed at by others for being a captain who was clinging to us, and we didn't even want face! ”

"If you come to Da Langjun, if you bring it, you must inform us." Xu Li, who can sit firmly in the position of Huguan County Commander, even if he is very greedy for money and lustful, timid and afraid of things, and scheming and ability, he is by no means an ordinary person, so he said very firmly, "Only when the girl comes, for the sake of her reputation, Lin Xin will deliberately erase her name." ”

Jiang pouted slightly, his heart has come, what's the use of doing these little kung fu? Because of this, although she treated Xu Hui enthusiastically, most of them were face-saving, and she was very jealous and disdainful in her heart.

After just taking a look, Xu Hui was very interested in discovering that the men and women of Xu Li's family had completely different attitudes towards themselves. But this kind of trivial matter, she didn't pay much attention to it, and just looked at Xu Li without a trace.

Xu Li gave birth to a national face, righteous and awe-inspiring, which made people feel loyal and majestic at a glance, and gave birth to a bit of good impression for no reason, which was the most suitable appearance of an official. His attitude towards Xu Pan and Xu Hui is also just right, both attentive and eager, and it will not make people feel that he is slapping horses and flattering. It was Xu Hui who measured the head, and saw that Xu Pan was confused by the first impression, and nodded frequently.

Seeing the third uncle like this, Xu Hui sighed in his heart, but he didn't hesitate to ask: "Xu Yuanjun, in Huguan County, have caravans entered and exited recently?" ”

When Xu Li heard this, he immediately cheered up and said: "Huguan is one of the important passes leading from Qingxu Erzhou to Liangzhou, and there are naturally a lot of caravans. This year alone, seventeen caravans have come, and twelve of them are ......" Speaking of this, he looked around with some caution before lowering his voice slightly, and said, "They are all according to the orders of the lord of Lang, and they are clearly transporting silk and grain, but in fact they have hoarded iron tools and salt. ”

Qingxu and Xu Prefectures took advantage of salt and iron, and even after being affected by the war, they quickly eased up, and the degree of richness was not much worse than before. Jizhou has a lot of coal, that is, coal, a lot of charcoal made by Xu's craftsmen, less smoke and smell, burns for a long time, and is most suitable for burning in a brazier for heating. As a result, it was sought after by the family, even though the price of Xu Zejiang charcoal was extremely expensive, and it was in short supply. It was because Xu Ze had been taking advantage of the cheapness of the transportation to secretly contact the Qingxu family, and traded salt and iron tools with the made charcoal.

Xu Hui had been to the craftsman's workshop, and naturally knew that the coal produced by Shangdang in a year, that is, the coal in his grandfather's mouth, was far more than the amount they sold. But the iron smelted from coal is several times better than the iron smelted with firewood, both in toughness and sturdiness, it is really a good thing to build weapons, how could Xu Ze sell too much coal that he doesn't have enough at home, so that others can discover this secret? Although in the Han Dynasty, some people used briquettes to make iron, but now everyone is guided by Xu Ze and goes in the wrong direction, thinking that coal is just a thing for heating. They are the only ones who really attach importance to the role of coal and have enough resources to make iron on a large scale.

Xu Hui pondered for a moment, Fang stabilized his voice, so that he would not show any unhappy expression, so that Xu Li could see the clues, and then calmly said: "In less than half a year, twelve waves of caravans came?" How much charcoal have we shipped out this year? ”

Xu Li didn't know that coal was an important thing for ironmaking, but when the charcoal made from this thing was a thing that could make money, he felt that he had made a great contribution to Xu's gathering of salt and iron, so he was quite excited, and he also compared a number with a little mystery, but Xu Hui's heart was dripping blood.

Regarding the training of the Xu clan and the top-secret matter of the grain output of the coal mine, with Xu Ze's permission, she has read the specific information, and she can be regarded as quite understanding. Xu Hui knew very well that the amount of coal mining in Shangdang was about how much there was every year, but he never thought that before half a year, the amount of mining in a year would be secretly trafficked in thirty percent and more! If you add the coal sold to all parts of Daqi, it will go to sixty percent!

No wonder my grandfather wanted to negotiate with Shen Fu to exchange grain for salt and iron, or a part of table salt. Thinking of those good things that can make many weapons, and being burned as firewood by the members of the family who show off their wealth, Xu Hui really feels that there is a mouthful of blood in his throat, and he will really lose his life after a long time! (To be continued.) )