Haizhou since Qin Shi Huang set up Shique, set up Qu County, since the opening of the port, has been 1,800 years, after the vicissitudes of life, here the humanities gather, Zhong Lingyu Xiu, known as the East China Sea famous county, the reputation of the first city in the east.

The administrative division of Haizhou is in the Ming Dynasty, belonging to Huai'an Prefecture, and Huai'an Mansion is directly under the jurisdiction of the six departments of Nanjing, geographically, bordering Canghai in the east, controlling Qilu in the north, and covering Jianghuai in the south.

Haizhou is named after the sea, Qin Shi Huang toured the east, he had several stops in Haizhou, Haizhou history has produced one of the biggest celebrities, of course, it is also related to the sea, this person is Xu Fu who sought the elixir of immortality for Qin Shi Huang, and it is said that Xu Fu went to Dongying's starting place is Yuntai Mountain in Haizhou.

Climb the bell and drum tower of the ancient city of Haizhou, look at each other across the sea in the northeast, you can see the mountains in a long way, the peaks are stacked and green, the mountainside is surrounded by clouds and mist, the peak is looming, the mountains and seas are strange peaks, just like the fairyland in the sky, this is the first fairy mountain in the East China Sea, Yuntai Mountain.

'Lush and lush sea mountain, Penglai abbot has no intermittent. ’

This is the beautiful scenery of Su Dongpo's late crossing of Cangwu, the so-called situation of taking a boat from Qishan to cross the strait to Yuntai Mountain in the evening, in the Ming Dynasty, Yuntai Mountain is still not connected to the mainland.

It was not until a few decades later during the Kangxi reign of the Qing Dynasty that it was connected with the mainland, when the Qing court ordered the opening of the sea ban, Yuntai Mountain was designated as a foreign trade port like Guangzhou, Zhangzhou and Ningbo, and since then Yuntai Mountain has been famous for its seaport, and it has evolved into Lianyungang, a large port in the East.

The sky is close to dusk, the remnant sun is like blood, the afterglow of the sunset is sprinkled on the green tile roof, the roof still has a little bit of residual snow has not disappeared, the autumn wind is swaying, and the ethereal sound of twilight drums comes from the ancient temple in the distance.

Haizhou Zhizhou Government Office is located on the main street on the west side of the Bell and Drum Tower, behind the Office is connected with a three-entry quadrangle, although the courtyard is only a few acres square, but after the careful arrangement of the hearted people, it is also compact and chic.

During the tenure of the successive governors, most of them lived here, including many celebrities, such as Tang Boyuan, a Confucian from Shantou, Guangdong, in the Ming Dynasty, who served as a judge of Haizhou during the Wanli period, and lived here because of the right to know the affairs of the state.

The current Zhizhou Zuo Wencan Zuo has been very busy in recent days, and he has been on the board of directors of the government office all day, and he did not go home at noon today, and he did not even greet his wife, he had to accompany the people from Huai'an Mansion to dine in the restaurant.

It was only at dusk that I had finished dealing with the important matters at hand, and many official documents had not had time to be read carefully, thinking that my wife was in a hurry to wait at home, so I hurried out of the government office and wanted to return to my courtyard.

As soon as he entered the courtyard gate, he faintly heard the sound of twilight drums, so he stopped and listened carefully, looked up at the sky again, and cursed in his heart for the strange snowfall a few days ago, and after a while, he hurried through the moon gate, but saw his wife Feng Yawen waiting for him at the door of the study.

When Mrs. Zhizhou saw that Zuo Wencan finally appeared, she looked overjoyed, greeted her, and said, "Wencan, today is special, there is a novelty for you to see." Seeing that Zuo Wencan was still holding the official document in his hand, he said angrily: "I didn't go home for lunch, and I didn't even say hello, why haven't the official documents been processed yet, and don't let people have a good meal?" ”

Zuo Wencan has been quite restless in recent days, and blames the August snowfall a few days ago, which is really a snowfall that has not been seen in a hundred years, saying that it has not been seen in a hundred years, not that this snow has fallen too much, mainly because the snow is not at the right time, Zuo Wencan has searched through the local chronicles of Haizhou, and there is no record of snow falling before the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Unfortunately, Zuo Wencan has been in Haizhou for more than five years, and it is time to be transferred and promoted next year, and this inexplicable snowfall not only messed up his plan, but also disturbed his mood.

The snowfall is unexpected, it will bring a series of problems, the poor people are already short of clothes and less clothing, this sudden temperature drops, I don't know how many people will freeze to death, in case more people die, causing a civil uprising, it will be bad.

In some places, the autumn grain has not yet had time to be packed, which directly affects his performance evaluation this year.

If the feed for pigs, horses, cattle and sheep is not yet ready, if it continues to be cold, the cattle will freeze to death or starve to death, and the farmers will not be able to cultivate the fields in the coming year, and the taxes will be affected next year.

The new emperor has just ascended the throne, and he is cleaning up the eunuch rebellion case, the government and the opposition are chattering, any accident can happen, Zuo Wencan's ass is not clean, he knows his own family affairs, in case he is impeached, the new accounts and the old accounts are counted together, and the person who loses his head may not be said to be no.

Zuo Wencan and his wife have a good relationship, seeing that Mrs. was very interested, she naturally wouldn't spoil her interest, and said with a forced smile: "What novelty?" It is rare for a working lady to wait in the study. ”

Madame turned around and walked in the direction of the main hall, and said with a smile: "You'll know when you go." However, she also noticed that Zuo Wencan had some thoughts that did not belong, so she no longer sold Guanzi and simply introduced Zuo Wencan.

Feng Yawen said that the new thing is the hot pot that Yang Bo tossed out in Shenjiabao, these days, now the weather in Haizhou has suddenly turned cold, Yihong Mansion just uses hot pot to entertain guests, the number of hot pot is limited, only Qing people, or popular young and beautiful girls have the opportunity to use it.

This hot pot does not use charcoal, but uses a thing called solid alcohol, I don't know what method to use, the alcohol is actually made into a solid state, it burns very cleanly, there is no trace of oil smoke, it is really evil, once the Red House was launched, it became a hot topic of discussion in the streets.

"The concubine body also finally got one from Mrs. Xie Wenzhi, and tonight I made this white hot pot..."Feng Yawen raised her eyebrows lightly, smiled charmingly, and said: "You have worked hard in the past few days, even if the concubine is a concubine who treats you, Lord Zhizhou." ”

When the two came to the main hall, they saw that several little maids were busy around the hot pot, the soup was already boiling, and the side dishes were just ordinary seasonal vegetables and mutton.

Zuo Wencan was accompanied by his wife to use this mutton hot pot, the taste was not particularly novel, but he ate the hot pot on a cold day, and he felt warm and made people feel very comfortable.

The so-called solid alcohol fuel really surprised Zuo Wencan, this thing is indeed a new thing, and he has never seen it, so he asked about the origin of the hot pot.

Madame said: "According to Mrs. Xie Wenzhi, this thing came from Shenjiabao and was created by a person named Yang Bo, but..."

"But what?" Zuo Wencan said curiously.

"This Yang Bo is a master disciple of the miracle doctor Ma Camel, there are a lot of rumors about Yang Bo in the market, some people say that he is Nezha Tuosheng, his feet can step on hot wheels, and his mouth can spray three flavors of real fire..."

Seeing Zuo Wencan's frowns, he hurriedly changed his words: "The rumors in the market are not enough to believe, but this hot pot is indeed magical, it is said that because the alcohol is flammable, then Yang Bo thought of a way to solidify the alcohol, so it is safe to use, some people rumored that Yang Bo is especially good at Go, and the way of chess is unfathomable, so it seems that this Yang Bo is also an elegant person, and it stands to reason that he will not be blamed." ”

The fire, the fierce, Zuo Wencan's intuition is ominous.

Zuo Wencan secretly thought to himself, this alcohol comes from soju, and soju is brewed from grain, so isn't this burning alcohol burning grain?

Yang Bo is from Shenjiabao, Shenjiabao's family is Shen Jizhi, and Zuo Wencan has not thought about bringing Shenjiabao under the rule of Haizhou in recent years.

There are also advantages, first, for the existing population of Shenjiabao, it can increase the small population of Haizhou, and second, it is said that Shenjiabao's sea trade business is very large, and it can increase taxes, which can be used to show off political achievements.

The real problem is that the imperial court's sea ban policy is still being implemented, and the common people can't enter the sea even if they take it back.

I can't help it, that's not implementing the policy of the imperial court, what about the ban? Shen Jiabao has thousands of mouths, there is no sea trade, and there is no land to plant, Shen Jizhi was a famous Haikou in the East China Sea in his early years, of course, he will not sit still, he will definitely make chaos again, and if he is not careful, he can lead to a situation that cannot be cleaned up.

Thinking about it, it is better to maintain the status quo and turn a blind eye to Shen Jiabao, but fortunately, Shen Jizhi is also interested, in recent years, he has become more and more peaceful and disciplined, rarely works against the government, and is willing to do something in private.

Zuo Wencan is the governor of the state, and Shen Jiabao will naturally offer thousands of taels of filial piety and silver taels every year, and it is better to be safe, and all parties will benefit.

After using the hot pot, thinking that there were still official documents to deal with, Zuo Wencan walked to the study.

Most of the official documents at the state and capital levels are about the snow, either Zuo Wencan is already working on it, or he can't do it at night, so he can only leave it for the daytime to deal with, but there is nothing particularly important.

The last letter is from Huai'an Mansion, open it and see, it is actually a letter written by Lord Wang, the prefect of Huai'an, and I can't help but look at it carefully, Lord Wang mentioned the hot pot in the letter, asked Yang Bo in detail, and also mentioned the practice of solid alcohol.

At the end of the letter, he also said that Shen Jiabao was outside the jurisdiction all the year round, disobeyed education, knew little about the law and discipline, ignored the sea ban, and smuggled goods.

"Alas..." Zuo Wencan read the letter, his face changed suddenly, he couldn't help standing up, and read the letter in his hand several times.

Although at the end of the letter, there are many reproaches for the current situation of Shenjiabao, but they are all general and do not occupy much space.

Zuo Wencan finally understood that what Lord Wang was concerned about was the secret recipe of the alcohol method, but it was a new creation of others, and there must be a secret recipe that could be made, and people would not easily disclose it to the outside world.

Zuo Wencan has a grudge against Yang Bo, this Yang Bo, suddenly made a hot pot, what kind of alcohol method did he make, he didn't come early, he didn't come late, but at this critical juncture, there were branches, which affected his promotion evaluation, how can this be good?

Just when Zuo Wencan was at a loss, the little maid came over to report, saying that Xie Wenzhi asked to see him, Zuo Wencan's eyes lit up, and he urged: "Hurry up and invite him to the study." ”