In the bleak winter, he climbed high and looked at the river, and the cold wind mixed with water vapor was blowing, which was biting, but Hu Yingjia walked slowly down the hill after a while.

When I re-entered the city, I found a small restaurant on the side of the road, two dishes, a bowl of soup, and a small pot of daughter red, Hu Yingjia also ate with relish, although he was born in a family, but he was not the kind of person who spent luxury.

"Four coins?" Hu Yingjia was a little surprised, and looked up at the shopkeeper, "I heard that the price of chili peppers is high, and these potatoes and tomatoes are also treasures." ”

"It's not a treasure." The shopkeeper nodded and said, "There are no other places, can Zhenhai still have it?" ”

Hu Yingjia was stunned for a moment, and quickly figured it out, peppers, artichokes, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, and golden sticks are naturally treasures in the capital, and the price of the Qian family restaurant is not something that ordinary people can enjoy, but it has been planted in the southeast for one season, or even more than one season, at least it is not uncommon in Zhenhai.

Throwing down the silver horn, Hu Yingjia smiled and said: "Don't look for it, where is the Huai'an Guild Hall going?" ”

It is a very interesting phenomenon, just like the capital, Zhenhai also has many guild halls, but there are not many local ones in Zhejiang, most of them are in Nanzhili and Huguang, which is also the main origin of providing all kinds of goods to the sea.

"Oh, just the street behind, all the way to the east, and then you see the Songjiang Guild Hall." The shopkeeper said: "There are so many prefectures in Nanzhili, and the location of the two guild halls in Songjiang and Huizhou is the best. ”

Of course, Songjiang is Qianyuan's hometown, and Huizhou is Wangzhi's hometown.

Hu Yingjia thanked him and went out, went out along the road, looked at the door of the Songjiang Hall a few times, and then went north, and saw the hall of Huai'an Mansion in a short time.

"Kerou, I just asked someone to go to the post station to find you." The dark-skinned middle-aged man greeted him, "It's finally here." ”

Hu Yingjia bowed, "Sixth uncle, just walk around at will." ”

This man is Hu Yingjia's uncle Hu Xiaoxing, who is not in the next room, and he didn't even get into the show, so he started to do some chores for the clan early, and two months ago he came south to Zhenhai to explore the way.

Hu Xiaoxing pulled his nephew to the corner and asked in a low voice: "Aren't you the same year as Qian Longquan, Sun Wenhe, and Chen Dengzhi?" How can you live in a caravanserais? Even if you don't live in the money house, you should at least live in the county government ......."

Hu Yingjia's face is as black as the bottom of a pot, do you listen to them ridicule yourself every day?

Hu Xiaoxing asked suspiciously: "Even if they didn't get close in the same year, the second brother and Xu Ge had correspondence...... Qian Longquan is Xu Ge's old grandson-in-law. ”

The second brother in this sentence refers to Hu Yingjia's father, Hu Xiaozhong, who served in Shuntian Mansion and had a friendship with Xu Jie, and Hu Yingjia was transferred back to Beijing to enter the sixth department for the matter.

Hu Xiaoxing was puzzled, you Hu Yingjia is Xu Jie's protégé, and he Qian Longquan is Xu Jie's grandson-in-law, how can there be such an estrangement?

Hu Yingjia's forehead moved, Xu Jie's several battles with Suiyuan did not surface, and Qian Yuanbing's siege of the governor Yamen was only aimed at Zhao Zhenji, although many people in the southeast of Beijing knew that Xu Jie, Qian Yuan had broken up, but where did ordinary people know about this news...... Even Wang Zhi didn't know.

Hu Xiaoxing was a little disappointed, "I still thought that you would take a trip to the money house." ”

"What to do?"

"It's ...... all the time"

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Before Hu Xiao's words were finished, a few middle-aged people who had just entered the door shouted to attract everyone to look over.

"It's up again!"

"Two taels of silver a month!"

"It's really a death for money, and it's well deserved!"

"Dare to say such things, sleep at night and touch your head is still not on your neck!"

Hu Xiaoxing Nunu mouthed, "Eighty percent is talking about money and cutting off heads." ”

Hu Yingjia squinted and listened carefully for a moment, and Hu Xiaoxing explained on the side: "Since June, the county government has collected net street silver from merchants, one or two and a half yuan per household, which seems to have risen to two taels. ”

"Every merchant has to pay?"

"No, only the landed households pay."

"Sitting on the ground?"

"He who has a shop in the city shall pay the money." Hu Xiaoxing said with a smile: "It's not too much, and those who can set up a shop don't care about two taels of silver, but this is nameless and worthless!" ”

Hu Yingjia shook his head, "How can there be no name and no points, last year in Yichun County, Jiangxi, there was a patrol inspection department to set up a card to collect taxes...... Speaking of which, when I heard about trade, it was only when the maritime merchants went to sea to sell goods that they paid taxes on silver? ”

"Yes, trading at the docks and in the city does not pay taxes."

That's why Qian Longquan found this name...... Net Street Silver. Hu Yingjia smiled, "No one is making trouble?" ”

"Who dares to make trouble?" Hu Xiaoxing smacked his lips, "In the first battle of Hou Taoshan, eight maritime merchants and several Japanese robbers, the head was built at the dock into a Jingguan, nearly a thousand soldiers under the command of Wu Chengqi, the governor in the city, and Yang Yunjiang was stationed outside the city. ”

After a pause, Hu Xiaoxing smiled: "But then everyone didn't have any grievances. ”

"Huh?"

Hu Xiaoxing didn't have time to explain, and a fat man over there smiled at the middle-aged people: "Sun Zhi County has people who use it every month to stick it on the wall opposite the county office, and the silver is used for road repair, and the miscellaneous monthly silver, haven't you secretly checked it?" ”

Another person also said: "Liu Laoqi, remember that you still took the abacus to count the number of people, and the county government still has to fill in a few hundred taels of silver every month." ”

"There was a group of foreigners who came last month, how did you say that?"

"It is worthy of the Heavenly Empire!"

Liu Laoqi smiled dryly: "Although they are all surnamed Sun, they are ......"

"You know what!" The fat man said with a smile: "Uncle Sun Xiaoyuan was Shangyu Zhi County, Shaoxing Prefecture, and was appreciated by Qian Longquan in the victory of Shangyu, so he was transferred to Zhenhai, and now Sun Wenhe is a scholar in Suiyuan, Qian Longquan's best friend." ”

"So, Xiao Gui Cao Sui?"

"Of course it's Xiao Gui Cao Sui!"

Hu Xiaoxing whispered: "There are countless mules, horses, cattle and horses entering and leaving the county seat and wharf every day, and people come and go, but the streets are clean and clean......

"Oh oh oh ......" Hu Yingjia suddenly realized, speaking of which he felt that something was strange when he left the post station today, but he didn't find this, whether it was a bluestone slab or a loess road, it was clean and clean, and it seemed to have been cleaned with water.

"See the big in the small." Hu Yingjia sighed, turned his head and asked, "Sixth Uncle, what are you looking for Qian Longquan?" ”

Hu Xiaoxing rubbed his hands, "It's nothing...... It's just a familiar face...... Now no one has the courage to smuggle goods out of the sea. ”

"Why?"

"The Jingguan on the dock has only been withdrawn for a month." Hu Xiaoxing pouted and said: "What kind of personal grievances, who can not have eyes...... Qian Longquan is in the southeast for a day, no one has the courage to do this, and the whole clan will suffer if he is caught......"

Hu Xiaoxing pointed to the Songjiang Hall not far away, "Well, it was originally the house of the Zhou family in Zhenhai, and the heads of the family are all on the dock......

"Then the sixth uncle is looking for Qian Longquan to go to sea to sell goods?"

"yes, when will you have to wait in line!" Hu Xiaoxing said with a bitter face: "The Qian family, no one has it, and you can't give gifts!" ”

"And you can't give gifts?" Hu Yingjia sneered.

"Not really." Hu Xiaoxing took his nephew out of the hall and explained: "Whether it is the county government, the government office, or the separate places, the small officials and clerks are always sent out, but the basic ones of the grade are not accepted...... Among them, Tang Jingchuan is the most ruthless, a few months ago, the two families in Hangzhou gave a heavy gift, and the gift sheet was pasted on the wall opposite the government office on the second day, and the two families did not get the customs clearance documents for three months! ”

"Where's Qian Longquan?"

"Originally, there were still people to give it, but then Qian Longquan let go, whoever gave the gift would trouble whoever gave it!"

"Huh?"

"Qian Longquan said in public, there is no ban on opening the sea in the DPRK and China, Zhenhai is temporarily open to trade, if you take bribes, you will be impeached by the official of science and Taoism when you return to the court, and if you strictly enforce the sea ban, everything will be suspended." Hu Xiaoxing spread his hands, "As soon as these words came out, no one dared to give gifts, and it is said that even Wang Wufeng's gifts were returned...... During the New Year's holidays, I also receive some routine gifts for world friends and in-laws. ”

Hu Yingjia listened silently, suddenly remembered a rumor in Beijing, and nodded, "Qian Longquan, no matter what else, is not a person who is greedy for money. ”

Hu Xiaoxing scoffed, "Last year and this year, how much money did that Qianjia restaurant make, at that time, there were no sweet potatoes and artichokes, just tomatoes, golden sticks ......"

"There is also a Qianjia restaurant in Beijing, the price is higher, and the price is getting more money every day." Hu Yingjia said expressionlessly: "But it is rumored in Beijing that four years ago, more than 100 Japanese invaders traveled thousands of miles to attack the southern capital, dozens of villages in Ningguo Mansion were destroyed, and the displaced people were scattered. ”

Hu Xiaoxing was stunned for a moment, "There are such things...... Well, it's quite in line with Qian Longquan's style. ”

"What's the pie?"

"Thunderbolt means, compassionate heart." Hu Xiaoxing praised: "If there is no thunderbolt means, how can you get the name of money and beheading, if you don't have compassion, how can you abandon the prime minister and go south to attack the Japanese?" ”

Hu Yingjia sighed, deeply feeling that he should not come to Zhenhai, but should go straight back to Beijing.

Although he was humiliated by that person several times, although his self-righteous and compelling spirit did not have half weight in front of that person...... But Hu Yingjia has to admit that this is a character destined to go down in history, and this is a character who can make people respect from the bottom of their hearts.