Chapter 347 is in a dilemma

Xiao Ruxue was not annoyed, turned her head to look at Hai Lanzhu on the other side, picked up the teacup, and asked lightly: "So, madam, what do you think?" ”

Hai Lanzhu glanced thoughtfully at Chang Minyue from the corner of her eye, and said softly: "As long as Miss Xiao can persuade the Xiao family master to agree, then I can agree to this family business on behalf of the superintendent." ”

"So, let's go our separate pieces!" Xiao Ruxue smiled triumphantly, and drank a cup of warm tea. When he lowered his head, the cunning between his eyebrows was slowly revealed. Who can read her mind? She really fell in love with Tiemo, this young man has infinite possibilities and unique charm. But any woman who is unwilling to be ordinary, who doesn't want to follow such a man to see the scenery?

As for the fact that he already has several family careers, does that matter? Xiao Ruxue has infinite self-confidence, as long as this thing can be done, she has the means and the wrist, and then the other women will have to sit below.

When Hai Lanzhu agreed, Chang Minyue's face changed. However, because Xiao Ruxue was still there, she didn't say anything, just stared at Hai Lanzhu with a heavy brow.

Next, there was no in-depth discussion about cooperation, and Xiao Ruxue found a reason to leave Nuanxin Pavilion. After Xiao Ruxue left, Chang Minyue, who had been trying her best to endure, finally couldn't help but stand up, and said coldly and angrily: "Sister, what did you mean just now?" ”

Facing Chang Minyue's questioning gaze, Hai Lanzhu did not dodge, and said with a calm smile: "The Xiao family is an old family in Jiangnan, and its strength has always been there, if the Xiao family unites with us, then our pace of entering Jiangnan will be much faster." My sister is also thinking about everyone, is it possible that my sister thinks my sister has any bad intentions? ”

"Hmph, I hope you're a little tired as you said, go back and rest first!"

After that, Chang Minyue left the house in a huff, and soon there was a rapid beating sound from the next room, but it soon calmed down. Why did Hai Lanzhu agree to Xiao Ruxue's proposal? Among them, he could guess one or two, but Chang Minyue couldn't say it clearly, and he didn't want to dwell too much on this kind of thing.

Chang Minyue left, and Hai Lanzhu sat alone at the table drinking hot tea. The corners of his mouth slowly curled, with a hint of a nonchalant smile.

Pulling Xiao Ruxue in naturally had other intentions. At present, the interest group of Yunfu is becoming more and more stable, Chang Minyue has a lot of right to speak because of the existence of Jin merchants, and after the wedding, it is not certain who will be in charge in the back house. Don't look at that bad man who dotes on her Hai Lanzhu very much, but this kind of favor is very unstable. Hai Lanzhu didn't want to live under the nostrils of other women in the future, so she could only think of other ways.

Hai Lanzhu has never worried about Azige, although Azige is strong behind her, but this woman doesn't know anything about the affairs of the back house, so she doesn't need to take it to heart. Other women, either with a bad background, or with a bad mental and wrist, only Chang Minyue, who has both strength and intelligence, can be described as a big rival in the back house.

Originally, Hai Lanzhu was not worried about Chang Minyue, she was favored by iron ink, and she was supported by the Horqin tribe behind her, so why be afraid? With her Hai Lanzhu's ability, as long as Tie Mo does not die, no one will want to shake her position as the master of Hai Lanzhu's back house.

However, Horqin is too far away from Yunfu, and Tiemo's strength has grown a little too fast. By the time the Horqin Ministry really participates in this interest group, perhaps, it will no longer be able to have much say in it. What makes Hai Lanzhu even more helpless is that his father Buhe and his brother Wu Keshan have not yet made up their minds to fall to Yunfu, which is too annoying.

Dad and brother are not angry, and the Horqin Department can't provide much help for the time being, so Hai Lanzhu can only think of other ways by herself.

So, when Xiao Ruxue proposed marriage, she agreed after just a little consideration. Xiao Ruxue is also a shrewd woman, and this woman is also very ambitious, when the time comes, Chang Minyue and Xiao Ruxue will have a fight, in that way, she Hai Lanzhu will have time to slowly persuade Horqin to turn it over completely.

Will Xiao Ruxue and Chang Minyue cooperate? Hai Lanzhu is not worried, this possibility is zero.

If these two women can cooperate, why can't she Hai Lanzhu give up the position of the master of the back house? Of course, how could the two of them work together? It's just that my own man should have a headache. Yanfu is not so easy to enjoy, whether it is himself or Azige, almost all of them have a deep background, how to divide this benefit in the future, you have to use your brains.

Chang Minyue was angry, which was expected, but Hai Lanzhu was not too worried. Even if Chang Minyue is angry again, she will take care of the overall situation. However, whether Xiao Ruxue can convince the Xiao family is a big question, although Xiao Ruxue was not born in the main house, but in the end it is Xiao Zhenlin's daughter. After a while, Hai Lanzhu came to the inner room, picked up a pen and wrote a letter, and then shouted softly: "Someone! ”

In just a few moments, a man in black with a waist knife walked in quickly, but he stood at the door with a respectful expression, and did not mean to push the door of the inner room, "Madam, I don't know what to order." ”

Hai Lanzhu pinched the letter and walked out slowly, and whispered: "Hecha, you go back to Liaodong and hand over this letter to the Khan in person." Remember, this letter must not fall into the hands of outsiders, and if it is not right, it should be destroyed. ”

He Cha frowned with some hesitation, took the letter, and said seriously: "Madam, the little one is back to Liaodong, your safety?" ”

"What stupid things are you talking about? There are a lot of people who can fight and kill here, and they are protected by others, and the overseer's personal guards are not easy to bully. But this matter, it is true that other people do it except you, and I don't feel at ease! Hai Lanzhu took out a Jiaozi from his arms and said with a smile: "This is far away from Liaodong, go early and return early, you take this money, and when you get to the north, you can go to Duofu to exchange some cash, which can be used as a coil on the road." ”

Seeing Hai Lanzhu like this, He Cha didn't insist anymore, gave a salute, and left the room quickly. It was really helpless to let Hecha go to Liaodong to deliver the letter, there were many guards around him, and only Hecha could really be trusted. As for the other guards, who knows what the relationship is with Chang Minyue? When I went to Liaodong with the army and saw my father Khan, my father Khan sent him over.

I hope that Father Khan can listen to the persuasion, the Horqin Department needs to make a decision as soon as possible, rather than vacillating between Huang Taiji and Tiemo, it is better to choose a side completely. Only by making a choice as soon as possible can we get the most benefits. Whether it is iron ink or Huang Taiji, you always have to choose one side, and if it drags on for too long, it may not be a good thing for the Horqin Department. Of course, Hai Lanzhu is more optimistic about Tiemo, not only because Tiemo is his own man, but also because of his infinite potential. Although he has never seen Huang Taiji, Hai Lanzhu can conclude that Huang Taiji can't compete with iron and ink.

In the future, in order to compete for the position of the lord of the north, Tiemo, Lin Dan Khan, and Huang Taiji will have a fierce battle. Just thinking of her aunt and sister, Hai Lanzhu was a little depressed.

Hai Lanzhu and Chang Minyue have their own plans, but they take the overall situation into account and never fight clearly. However, at this time, the situation of the Nanjing Salt Transportation Division was a little different, and the major salt merchants gathered in the salt transportation yamen, waiting for the imperial court to give a reply. The salt transport made Zhou Heling's forehead break out in cold sweat, but there was no way at all, the salt merchants were still waiting outside, Zhou Heling asked his colleagues to negotiate urgently, but half an hour passed, and they all pretended to be dumb.

For a while, Zhou Heling spoke viciously to each other, pointed at everyone's noses and scolded: "Are you all dead people?" On weekdays, I want to eat and take cards, and I never get tired of it, but now I have encountered something, and I pretend to be deaf and dumb one by one. Hmph, you are the official of my salt transportation yamen, if you chill the hearts of these salt merchants, your good days will come to an end in the future. ”

The Salt Transportation Division is definitely the most popular yamen in the south of the Yangtze River, and it is said that Qingzhi County is 100,000 snowflakes and silver in a year. This remark is definitely more appropriate when put in the Yanyun Yamen. A small steward of the Salt Transportation Division, as long as he loosens his hand a little, 100,000 taels a year is not a problem. Therefore, the officials who are famous and famous have all grabbed their scalps and drilled into the salt transportation yamen. Some people don't even know the county, so they just want to be a small steward in order to come to the salt transportation yamen.

Why is the Yanyun Yamen so popular? The reason for this is because the salt merchants are rich one by one. If they offend the interests of the salt merchants and don't give an explanation, will these salt merchants continue to throw money at the salt transportation yamen? When other merchants saw that the imperial court treated the salt merchants like this, who would be willing to spend a lot of money to be salt merchants?

As a salt transport envoy, Zhou Heling can receive hundreds of thousands of taels of silver from the Xiao family and the Xu family every year, and these money are not given in vain. Now that the salt merchants are in trouble, can you ignore it? The salt merchant really wants to provoke a child to make trouble, not to mention the soaring price of salt, and if the court asks for the crime, he will definitely be held accountable first, the person in charge of the salt transportation yamen.

Zhou Heling is anxious, and others are also anxious, but how can the method be so easy to think? For a long time, the steward Deng Yuhan arched his hand and said: "My lord, we have no way to do anything about this matter in the salt transportation yamen, the rogue is in trouble in Zhejiang, once the salt field is sealed, the official salt can't be transported, what can we do?" We're in charge of salt, not war. ”

Zhou Heling didn't finish listening, so he shouted: "Fart, you just replied to those salt merchants outside?" ”

Deng Yuhan hurriedly closed his mouth, but fortunately, he came to the next round with Qi Heng, "My lord is angry, although Steward Deng spoke a little more about Meng Lang, but there is still some truth." Instead of us fooling around here, it is better to report to the household department, how can we manage such a big matter? In the final analysis, the root is in the Liukou, and as long as the Liukou is still in Zhejiang, it is useless to say anything. The question now is not to appease the salt merchants, but to think about how to drive the rogues out of Zhejiang. ”

Zhou Heling blew his beard and glared, he felt that what Qi Heng said was nonsense, so he snorted coldly: "The key is how to drive the Liukou out of Zhejiang." ”

Qi Heng was not annoyed, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, don't worry, in fact, it is simple to drive away the Liukou, as long as the Iron Inspector of Luzhou Mansion sends elite soldiers to the south, with the combat strength of the border army, most of the Liukou will withdraw from Zhejiang." If the Iron Inspector is willing to move, then Grandpa Xu's side will react. ”

Zhou Heling frowned, and gradually had a glimmer of hope in his heart. He kind of understood what Qi Henglai meant, but in fact, Qi Henglai didn't say some things directly. There is a reason why the soldiers and horses of the Iron Inspector stayed in Luzhou Mansion without moving. As we all know, Tiemo, the governor of the three provinces, came to pay the fee, but the court didn't give a penny. So where do the military pay and supplies come from? Naturally, I want to ask for it from Nanzhili's side, but Nanzhili's officialdom is unanimous with the outside world, and it rejects the iron superintendent very much.

It's good now, the iron supervisor didn't make a move, and the rogues raged Nanzhili, and now they are still running to Zhejiang. Grandpa Xu's side had crooked thoughts and stopped in Wuhu without moving. So, there is no way, people have to bow their heads under the eaves, people can afford to consume iron and ink, but Nan Zhili really can't afford it. As soon as the Liukou arrived in Zhejiang, the salt merchants made trouble, if the salt field was really sealed, the price of salt skyrocketed, wouldn't Nanzhili want to mess up?

Maybe many people saw that it was time to ask Tiemo to send troops, but no one said it, because everyone had taboos. Whoever brings it up means betraying the Nanzhili officialdom. Everyone is bent on driving Tiemo out of Nanzhili, and you send money and materials to ask him to send troops, isn't this a betrayal of Nanzhili's officialdom?

Qi Heng came here to make him Zhou Heling do this! Zhou Heling was very hesitant, if this matter was raised, if he didn't do it well, his officialdom career would come to an end. But as soon as he thought of the anger of those salt merchants, Zhou Heling secretly gritted his teeth and gambled.

Zhou Heling left through the back door and came to the Old Palace of Nanjing, where the six ministries were deliberating. What Zhou Heling didn't expect was that when he proposed this idea, everyone happily agreed, and only a few people objected. Even the most xenophobic Feyon agreed.

Zhou Heling is also a human spirit, he can see that these people are like mirrors in their hearts, but they just don't have their heads, just waiting for someone to jump out and be the first bird.

After the Sixth Department of Nanzhili had a preliminary opinion, they hurriedly sent someone to Luzhou Mansion to find Tiemo. At this time, Tiemo had already come to Gushan, and he came to Gushan purely to burn incense and worship Buddha. When he learned of Nan Zhili's intentions, he was quite surprised.

Back at the residence, Tiemo took the letter and looked at Wang Zuohang with a smile: "Mr. Wang, look, this group of officials and masters have confessed so quickly, look at this meaning, it is up to us to rip off the bamboo." ”

The officials of Nanzhili have already stretched out their heads for people to cut off, as long as Tie Moken sends troops to Zhejiang and drives the rogues out of Nanzhili, how much does it cost, they also pinch their noses and admit it. It's a pity that this knife really can't be cut.

Wang Zuojiao obviously had an idea with Tiemo, and said noncommittally: "Supervisor, I think we will dry them first, and when the rogue hits Hangzhou, it will not be too late for us to agree." When the time comes, they will have to give what we want. Not to mention ......"

Wang Zuo didn't say what he said, but Tie Mo also understood it in his heart.

When I came to Nanzhili, I didn't just knock on the bamboo, but slaughtering the fat sheep was what I wanted to do the most. At present, Liukou has just arrived in Zhejiang, and he has not had time to grab a big household, so it is too early to start at this time. Besides, Cao Wenzhao and Zhao Shujiao haven't given the letter yet, and they started too early, so they won't be able to catch anything.

Rather than this, it is better to raise fattened sheep first, and now raise skinny ones, even if they are slaughtered, how many taels of meat do they have?