After the sorrelin and frangipani, the spring wind and rain are not pursued. But from the beginning of the summer sunny days, the staff is idle to see the green shade.

When it comes to the beginning of the summer solar term, the weather in Runzhou is gradually getting hotter.

On this day, a capital envoy came from Jinling City, named Gao Yuan, accompanied by the imperial eunuch of the Shangshe Bureau under the Inner Province of the Imperial Palace, and the Inner Government Bureau under the Inner Servant Province, who also had a eunuch position, and came to Runzhou City to do errands together.

Under the leadership of Yin Zhengxiong and Peng Zeliang, the prefect, they went out of the city to greet the nobles from the palace for the capital transfer envoy and the nobles from the palace, and it was the day of the royal selection of tribute for another year.

The post of transshipment envoy is the central or local official position in charge of transportation affairs in various dynasties after the Tang Dynasty. First seen in the Tang Dynasty, about the second year of Tang Xuanzong's Kaiyuan, the imperial court placed water and land transport envoys, in charge of food and grain transportation affairs between Luoyang and Chang'an.

In the first year of the first year of the Tang Su Zongqian, he also placed the transfer envoys of Zhudao, and was in charge of the transfer and cashier of the country's grain, goods, and goods. After the Tang Dynasty, it was often led by the prime minister, and sometimes it was the same position as the salt and iron envoy, called the salt and iron transfer envoy, and the patrol courtyard was placed separately in the provinces.

During the Five Dynasties, the Qunxiong vassal kingdom abolished the Inspectorate, but most of them still retained the position of transfer envoy.

At present, in the Song Kingdom in the north, in order to concentrate financial power, the Bianjing Imperial Court placed all the way to transfer the wealth of the road, and supervised the local officials.

As the east gate of Jinling, Runzhou City is not only a strategic place, but also a distribution center for water transportation, sea transportation and river transportation, with a developed water system, a large trade volume, and the most abundant materials.

For example, silk fabrics, sandalwood furniture, tea, medicinal materials, stationery, pearl shell jade, spices, gold and silverware, porcelain, etc., Jiangzuo Chamber of Commerce provides the most comprehensive materials, high-quality items, and strives to be selected by the royal family, so that the royal family and the powerful family of Jinling City, the number of purchases for a year, the amount is huge, the most important thing, but also the name of their own goods.

Inside the Runzhou Post House.

In the lobby and courtyard, a banquet was being held, and the head of the first-class and second-rate merchant family in the city was present, a total of dozens of people, all of whom sent people to bring items and lists that the family could get their hands on, intending to compete for a relationship with the royal family.

The banquet was lined up, and there was no doubt that the position of the head of the nine major families was quite conspicuous in front of the other second-rate families, and it was placed at the table near the Jinling envoy and the assassin and the prefect.

The corners of Ding Yuexi's mouth overflowed with a smile, his eyes inadvertently glanced at Bai Susu, who was at the same table, and secretly sneered in his heart, the Bai family will soon be completely strangled, and it will be defeated, and it is really redundant for the people of the Bai family to come here today.

There are not a few people who have the same idea as Ding Yuexi, they look at Bai Susu from time to time, with a look of schadenfreude and watching a good show.

"White girl, this business is a man's business, you are a junior, a female streamer, mixed among the heads of our big family, isn't it suitable?" Ding Yuexi was the first to attack and sneered at Bai Susu.

Bai Susu's face was calm and said: "This is a businessman, and it is not an official, and the imperial court has not yet announced that women are not allowed to do business, right?" Moreover, the grandfather was unwell, and was designed by outsiders to buy the people in the Bai Mansion to poison him, so that the grandfather was poisoned in bed, so Su Su only came to participate in the chamber of commerce activities on behalf of the family and submitted the Bai family's tribute. ”

These businessmen have long heard about the fight between the Ding family and the Bai family, and they have also heard about the poisoning of the old man Bai, but most of them are false, and now that Bai Susu said it himself, the credibility has increased, except for Ding Yuexi, the other seven family heads have different expressions and different views on this matter.

But if the Ding family's approach is implemented, in addition to a lawsuit, it will also make other families feel shivering and cold, and they will be a little resistant to the Ding family's ruthless move. Because if they compete with each other in the future and choose to poison directly, it will be too ruthless, it doesn't matter if they don't use their extremes, they have to guard against each other's lives.

The Ding family is breaking the rules by doing this.

At this time, Ding Yuexi's face was a little unnatural, and he asked with a sneer: "You Bai family, do you have any other tributes to win the imperial merchants?" ”

Bai Susu sat there quietly, not to be outdone, and said: "Naturally, the Bai family is also a time-honored brand of porcelain for decades, porcelain is indispensable, and it also involves winemaking, daily necessities, etc., which can be used as tribute and provided in bulk to the royal family and the magnates of the capital." ”

Ding Yuexi smiled and said, "White porcelain? Our Ding family has been able to fire high-quality white porcelain, and it has nothing to do with the Bai family to provide celadon and white porcelain to the outside world in the future. ”

The heads of the Du family, the Fan family, the Murong family, and the Yan family all showed lively smiles, waiting for the people of the Bai family to come out.

But Bai Susu was indifferent, without any nervousness and worry, even the heads of the Pan family, the Lu family, and the Yu family all had an unfathomable smile, which made people feel strange.

At this time, the assassin Shi Yin Zhengxiong suddenly stood up and raised his glass to lead the merchants of Runzhou to give a glass to the envoy of Jinling.

"Ladies and gentlemen, today are the envoys of the envoys, as well as the nobles in the palace, from Jinling all the way to Runzhou as guests, on behalf of the people and squires of Runzhou, we salute the envoys with a glass of wine to express welcome."

"Your Excellency, Envoys, have worked hard!"

Everyone raised their glasses and toasted very respectfully to Lord Gao Yuan, several casual eunuchs and the envoys of the capital transfer department.

This Gao Yuan was born in the local gate valve Gao family, more than 10 years ago in the Tang State in the second class Jinshi, currently in the imperial court as one of the four divisions of the Ministry of Households, the Jin Department of the secretary of the Wailang, and the host of the capital transfer envoy, his brother Gao Yue, the fame is much greater than him, as a scholar in the middle of the house, a scholar of the political palace, and a doctor of the left advice, deeply trusted and respected by the official family.

"Thank you to the squires of Runzhou for your hospitality, this time to select tribute for the royal family, similar to last year, the high-quality items they operate can be mass-produced to meet the daily consumption needs of the Jinling royal family and the magnates of the capital, and become the imperial merchant brand!" Gao Yuan accepted the toast while stating his purpose and requirements.

"Understood, thank you for the reminder!"

The great eunuch of the Inner Government Bureau, said softly: "The same items, merit-based admission, I hope that the tribute provided by Runzhou City this year can be more than last year, and there are some fresh items, so that the officials and royal ladies can be refreshed and use new things." ”

After hearing this, everyone was silent in their hearts, and it was not easy to bring forth the new every year! How can there be so many fresh products that can attract attention and be of great use?

Only Bai Susu's eyes looked at the Jinling envoy, and they lit up slightly, this time the few new products prepared by the Bai family can be officially unveiled.