The third floor of the Bright Moon Building.

In her previous life, when she was bored in spring, Jia Qiang also fantasized about going back to ancient times and drunk on the lap of a beautiful woman on the green building.

Three flights, four flights, seven or eight flights, all around him are the longing of jade incense, which makes him feel happy just thinking about it.

But when he came here today and saw the dozen or so stunning Oiran of Yangzhou waiting on the third floor, he was simply disappointed.

As far as the eye can see, it is peaceful......

Also, in this mainstream society with exquisite pigeon milk as the absolute aesthetic of the world, if a group of Feng Ting girls gather, most people think that this is not a painting boat, but a nursing mother museum......

It's just that Jia Qiang, who already doesn't like prostitutes, is becoming more and more able to be a saint at this moment.

He can still look at Aunt Lin at home with pure appreciation, not to mention a group of little girls who have been deliberately trained......

Mingyue Girl, the top brand of Mingyue Painting Boat, is only a girl of seventeen or eighteen, with a prominent appearance, a pair of peach blossom eyes with slightly raised corners of her eyes as if she can whisper softly, but Jia Qiang is still difficult to give birth to a heart of favor.

It would have been fine if he had only been fifteen or sixteen years old, but his soul was already in his twenties after all.

Moreover, although he kept boasting about the great sword of daily life in his previous life, when he really faced this day, he was deeply taught by the core values of socialism, and he still couldn't do such a thing.

Xiangling is a concubine because he is confident that he can treat her well and prevent her from repeating the tragedy of her previous life.

But what is a female ticket?

Jia Qiang is heart-to-heart, if his relatives are unfortunately abducted, then Jia Qiang hopes that she can meet someone like him who can save her from tragedy.

But if this relative is unfortunately in the dust, he will never want her to be bullied by anyone.

Therefore, don't do to others what you don't want to do to others, Jia Qiang is really difficult to do to these girls......

"Brother De'ang, my husband has big rules, and before he comes out, he strictly forbids me to provoke outside. Moreover, after all, I am from the Wuxun family, and I don't know anything about poetry and elegance, so if I sit at the same table with Miss Mingyue, I will inevitably surprise her. In this way, it just so happened that Xu Zhen and I still had something to talk about, so I sat with him. Just drink and compose poetry by yourselves, and leave me alone. My Jia family was originally from Jinling, and there is still my family's old house in Shuntianfu City, so this time I came to Southern Province, and I am not a guest. Again, since I come out to drink and have fun, I don't care about it because it's boring. So, it's better for everyone to be comfortable! ”

Seeing Qi Yun's eyes flickering, he proposed that Miss Mingyue accompany him, but Jia Qiang declined.

He could see that this Mingyue girl's heart was afraid that it had fallen on Qi Yun.

Regardless of whether this Qi Yun is worthy of this woman's lifelong trust, Jia Qiang doesn't care, he is not Guanyin Bodhisattva, it is difficult to do his best.

Of course, he is not even interested in staging a pre-husband play......

Giving up the main seat, in the stunned eyes of Qi Yun, Chen Cheng, Li Xiao, Peng Xiu, and Liu Mingyue and several other oirans, Jia Qiang walked down to the top seat, came to Xu Zhen's seat, opened and closed his mouth slightly, and looked up at one of his oirans and said: "Girl, go sit on it, I have something to discuss with Xu Zhen." ”

Looking at Jia Qiangfeng's handsome face and those bright and sharp eyes, the girl who accompanied Xu Zhen was reluctant to give up on her face with a slight change in her complexion, bowed her head and went to Jia Qiang's upper seat on the high platform, and sat with another vacant oiran, but her eyes were always on Jia Qiang.

Seeing that Xu Zhen's face was full of depression, after Jia Qiang sat down, she scolded with a smile: "Don't pretend, you also want to make a ghost in front of me?" ”

When Xu Zhen heard this, he smiled, glanced at Jia Qiang, and said, "Second Master Qiang, why do you say this?" What can't be talked about on a beautiful woman's lap after you've had a full meal? What are you in a hurry......" At this point, he suddenly became vigilant, looked at Jia Qiang suspiciously, and said: "Could it be that the second master is not a woman, but a good ......" said, and moved to the side quietly.

Jia Qiang smashed a chopstick on his head, but Xu Zhen didn't scream, but it made many people in the hall who had been secretly paying attention to him cry out in shock.

Even Qi Yun's complexion changed, thinking that this Beidi nephew really couldn't be provoked, it was too rude.

If the chopsticks fall on his head, his face will be lost!

Xu Zhen's face also turned pale, Jia Qiang sneered, and said, "I don't have time to talk nonsense with you, if you don't want to talk, I'll go to the Xu family to talk." Xu family, you're not the only one, right? ”

When Xu Zhen heard this, his face changed, and he hurriedly smiled: "Yo, second master, look at what you said, aren't I here ready-made?" Why bother to alarm others...... By the way, I don't know what the second master wants to talk about? ”

Jia Qiang smiled and played with taste: "What do I want to talk about, you can't guess?" ”

A flash of light flashed in Xu Zhen's eyes, swallowed his saliva, and lowered his voice and whispered: "Second master, could it be that you want to talk about the Feng family's ice house for a living?" ”

When Jia Qiang heard this, the corners of her mouth curled, her eyes faintly filled with appreciation, and she nodded: "You kid is really clever." ”

Xu Zhen almost wanted to cry without tears when he heard this, looked at Jia Qiang and said sadly: "Even if you are a big man from the capital, I am a few years older than you!" How can it be so humiliating? ”

Jia Qiang raised the other chopsticks and sneered: "Don't act with me, you dared to invite me to be a host on that occasion before, which shows how human you are." What kind of person you are is already a rough stereotype in my mind. Therefore, these little tricks should be used less when talking about business in the future, otherwise you will hurt yourself. ”

Hearing this, Xu Zhen twitched the corners of his mouth, and had a new understanding of Jia Qiang's neatness and ruthlessness, so he simply didn't mention it, and asked straight to the point: "Does the second master want to sell the ice room that raided the Feng family to our Xu family?" You just say the number, our Xu family can agree if they can, but they really can't eat it, so they can't do it. ”

Jia Qiang sighed, glanced at Xu Zhen with disdain, and said, "If it's just for such a little trick, do you need me to go to the banquet in person and give you this face?" Your Xu family can't help but look down on themselves too much......"

When Xu Zhen heard this, the disappointment in his heart immediately dissipated, and he hurriedly said: "That second master is here for ...... today."

Because the surroundings are spacious, they are five or six steps away from each other, so the sound of lowering is not afraid of others from hearing.

Jia Qiang said: "I have an ancient recipe from the Song Dynasty in my hand, which can be used to make ice with saltpeter, whether it is the yield or the purity of the ice, it is no worse than the ice you quarry." How about it, are you interested in cooperating? ”

Hearing this, Xu Zhen's hand holding the wine cup trembled, and half a glass of wine was spilled, and he didn't care about it, but looked at Jia Qiang incredulously and said, "The ancient recipe for saltpeter to make ice? How can it be?! ”

Jia Qiang looked at him lightly and said, "Is there anything in the Xu family that is worth deceiving me?" ”

When Xu Zhen heard this, his breathing gradually became thicker, and his brows furrowed.

The three generations of the Xu family are in charge of the Yangzhou Mansion Yahu Housing Administration, in charge of household registration management, taxation and grain payment, famine relief and other things, the position is not high, but the actual power is not inferior to those flowing water palm seal officials.

With such an important position, how can the Xu family sit in charge for nearly a year?

Rely on not being greedy!!

It seems ridiculous to say, guarding the treasury of Yangzhou Mansion, although it is a land, it is not as rich as the wealth of a poor province, but the Xu family is not greedy?

The Xu family is not greedy, the Xu family guards this position, for the status, influence and power brought by this position!

With this location, the Xu family's ice house can make a low-key windfall!

Yangzhou salt merchants and other tycoons may not be so willing to eat ice wine, but in order to have a good relationship with a local township like the Xu family, who holds great power, they will still order ice all year round.

This also makes the Xu family not need to be corrupt at all, and can live by only selling ice.

You must know that a piece of ice five feet square is only five taels of silver in the capital, but in Yangzhou Mansion, it costs fifteen taels!

In which year, the Xu family didn't sell tens of thousands of pieces of ice?

150,000 taels of silver, no matter where you put it, it is a huge amount of money.

But......

If Jia Qiang really had a recipe to make ice without much effort, the price of ice cubes in Yangzhou Mansion would drop rapidly.

Only fight a price war, and the Xu family can't afford it.

Maybe you can still make some money, but the Xu family is now prosperous and prosperous, with hundreds of clansmen, and the annual expenses are increasing.

At this point, Xu Zhen no longer had the heart to worry about the beautiful girl upstairs in Mingyue, he looked at Jia Qiang and asked, "Second Master Qiang, in your opinion, how to cooperate?" ”

Jia Qiang took a sip of a glass of Western wine with ice, which made him a little stunned...... After a pause, he said: "Originally, I could take over the Feng family's ice cellar and ice room, and I have the recipe and the people in my hand...... The Feng family's ice pickers are ready-made and can make money at any time. Come to think of it, the families in Yangzhou Mansion will not give me this face, what do you say? ”

Xu Zhen nodded and said, "The Yamen of the Salt Courtyard is in one day, and the second master's business will not be patronized. ”

Jia Qiang sneered and said: "My aunt-in-law and the new governor of Liangjiang, Han Bin and Han Banshan, have a very close personal relationship, and Governor Han came to Jiangnan to pick up the big seal, and rushed to Yangzhou Mansion overnight to see my aunt-in-law. With this friendship, what if my aunt and grandfather return to Beijing? You landlords, dare to seek trouble with me? ”

When Xu Zhen heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he said with a dry smile: "Where is Second Master Qiang, even if there is no relationship with the new governor, just by virtue of your identity as the great-grandson of the Duke of Ningguo, who can do anything to you?" Okay, okay, your old man said, how do you want to cooperate? My Xu family is next! ”

Jia Qiang snorted and said, "Don't think that I want to bully others and take advantage of the Xu family, I want to give your family a fortune." With this recipe in hand, the entire Jiangnan ice house business can be done, and it is not a problem for your Xu family to build a gold mountain every year. ”

When Xu Zhen heard this, his eyes suddenly opened, his eyes were red, and he even held his breath, but then, he exhaled a long breath, returned to his lazy appearance, and said with a wry smile: "Second Master Qiang, don't play tricks on people, the Xu family, the Xu family is barely the number one in Yangzhou Mansion, but out of Yangzhou Mansion, who still recognizes who the Xu family is?" Seriously, your Jia family and Jiangning Zhen family are the first-class families in Southern Province. It's just that your family went to the capital...... It's funny to say that those fools of the Mei family dare to snub you like this. With the relationship between your Jia family and the Zhen family, even if there is no Yanyuan Yamen, it is not something that the Mei family can be cheap! Hey, by the way, Second Master Qiang, why don't you go to the Zhen family to cooperate? ”

Looking at Xu Zhen, who was sharp-minded and able to suppress greed in front of such a huge temptation, Jia Qiang only had four words in her heart:

Talent is rare!

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