Chapter 45

After listening to He Wei's words, Xu You fell into deep thought. It is very possible that Sun Guan will put the future of the Heavenly Master Dao on the crown prince. If this is the case, he suddenly spread the word to the world that the tax on rent and rice money will be increased, and it is such a large amount, thinking that something major must have happened in Jinling City.

However, Xu You was trapped in Qiantang, and his ears and eyes could not reach ten miles away. Even if there is a change in Jinling, when it reaches his ears, it will already be yesterday's yellow flower, and it will not help.

"I'll go and meet Gu Feiqing tomorrow, he is a member of the Gu family, and he is also appointed as Qiantang Ling, whether it is official or private sources, he is relatively well-informed, and he should know some insiders."

He Wei shook his head and said: "That's not necessarily, if there is a major event in the court, it needs to wait for the emperor to issue an edict and the Taiwan government to second, before it can be conveyed to the states through the stagecoach, and then distributed from the states and counties to the counties, which takes more time than the rumors of the people." As for the Gu family, he has never been good at this aspect, and he may get the news a little earlier than the official, but it is also limited. ”

During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, there was no newspaper system, and the channels for news dissemination were very scarce, and the official ones were proclamations, lubu, inscriptions and lists, and then the postal post system was used to transmit official documents and edicts. However, the folk news transmission still retains a strong Han and Han color, mostly through the two methods of nursery rhyme singing and rumor circulation, which are simple and lack technical content.

It was not until the establishment of the Jinjuyuan in the Tang Dynasty that the circulation of information was greatly improved, but the Jinjuyuan was equivalent to the Beijing Office in later generations, and most of them were sent to the capital by the local governors, and the audience was narrow and had a high threshold requirements. It is really an official newspaper, and in the face of the communication media of the entire scholar class, it will be postponed for hundreds of years, and it will not until the Di Bao issued in the Song Dynasty that it really matures.

"Moreover, your friendship with Gu Yun has just been established, just like a fortress in the sand, it can't help but be weak, if he detects your intentions, there will be a gap in your heart, which will not be conducive to our plans in the future!"

In the conversation between He Wei and Bao Xi, Bao Xi issued a clear warning that as long as Gu Yun was not involved, he would turn a blind eye to He You's activities in Qiantang. Although He You was not afraid of him, he also knew that this old friend was not an easy person to deal with, and unless he had to do it as a last resort, or if there was no other way, or if the advantages outweighed the disadvantages, he would consider pulling Gu Yun into his chariot.

At the moment, it's not time yet!

Of course, Xu You didn't know this, but He Wei's words also made sense, and he frowned and said, "Then, what should I do?" ”

He Wei's eyelids drooped and said, "If you are well-informed, who is better than a businessman?" What's more, is it the big Jia who relies on the king of Jiangxia behind him? ”

"Huh?"

Xu You was surprised: "You mean Zhan Wenjun?" ”

"Exactly!"

Xu You hesitated: "If Guo Mian is still here, it is not impossible to find him out." But in this situation, Guo can barely maintain it, which is a great luck, I'm afraid I can't care about other things......"

"Hasn't Qilang thought about it, why Zhan Wenjun is average in appearance and average in learning, but Guo Mian would rather offend Du Jingzhi than marry the Zhan family?"

"You mean?"

"Guo Mian's son Guo Lidun is honest and honest, he is a good person, but he is not a good son. Let him inherit the family business, or with Guo Mian's ambition and secret plan, once something happens, only relying on Guo Li's wisdom, he can only wait to be killed. Therefore, Guo Mian must choose a daughter-in-law for his son who can support the entire Guo family. No matter why he found out that Zhan Wenjun was the best candidate he wanted, but I think that with Guo Mian's eyes, he would not be wrong! ”

"Not bad!"

Xu You stroked his palms and said: "I remember that when we first came to the door, we met Concubine Song who pretended to be Zhan Wenjun, and as soon as I reported my name, Qianqin said that I faked my death in Jinling." At that time, I still wondered how Zhan Wenjun, a widowed bride, understood the general trend of the world so clearly. Now that I think about it, Zhan Wenjun should have become an extremely important figure in the Guo family's overt or covert forces with Guo Mian's guidance and support, so that after Guo Mian was arrested, the normal operation of the entire family was not greatly affected. ”

"It is rumored that the reason why the Zhan clan has prospered over the years is that Zhan Ting is just a pawn pushed out, just to hide people's eyes, and it is Zhan Wenjun who is really controlling behind the scenes. In my observation, this statement should be true, and what Guo Mian values Zhan Wenjun should be that she is quite talented! ”

From the Han Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, the chief official of the salt and iron transportation was often called the prime minister, so the good financial manager was also known as a calculating talent.

In ancient times, there were many people who understood economics, but most of them learned tips from the experience of countless failures, and they did not receive systematic theoretical knowledge. The most important thing is that as far as economics is concerned, China at this time is still in a hazy period, and occasionally one or two amazing and brilliant characters appear, such as Guan Zhong of the Spring and Autumn Period, Sang Hongyang of the Han Dynasty, Liu Yan of the Tang Dynasty, Anshi of the Song Dynasty, and Zhang Juzheng of the Ming Dynasty, but such people are all strange and wonderful people, and they cannot evaluate the average level of the current with their knowledge.

So you can imagine how excited and excited Guo Mian would be when he found out that the young Zhan Wenjun had a plan, so he wanted to marry her back to Guo Mansion for his son at all costs.

Xu You thought of Zhan Wenjun's heroic appearance, a woman like her, who would either be a star or a model in the later generations, how could she become a public goddess, but in Qiantang, she was only appreciated by Guo Mian by her strategy.

"You can eat with your face, but you have to rely on your talent......"

He Wei didn't hear Xu You's muttering clearly, and asked sideways, "What did Qilang say?" ”

"Uh, it's fine! I'm going to see Zhan Wenjun! ”

went downstairs and asked Baihua, knowing that Zhan Wenjun had not come back yet, he hesitated and sat down in the hall to wait. Baihua stood aside, his bright and cunning eyes turned around, and said, "Lang Jun has something important to find my wife?" If you are in a hurry, I will send someone to tell Madame to see if she can come back early. ”

Xu You smiled: "Some small things, don't worry!" ”

After speaking, there was no movement, Baihua looked at his face, didn't know what he was thinking, didn't make a sound, just stared intently.

After half a ring, Xu You smiled slightly and said, "Why are you so engrossed?" Is it possible for me to grow flowers on my face? ”

Baihua usually likes to frolic the most, but generally plays tricks on Qianqin more, few men are willing to laugh with her like this, and immediately burst into spirit, delicate eyebrows and eyes seem to be happy out of the water, and said: "Lang Jun, I heard that the white tiger of the Yixing Xu family is so powerful that it is fierce, I thought that the people who practice are more than ten feet tall, the copper bell has big eyes, the whole body is like iron, and the bowl-like fist is stretched out, which is bigger than the human head...... It can be seen that Lang Jun knows that those are all deceitful nonsense......"

Xu You was overwhelmed and said: "Cultivation lies in God, not outside. Could it be that if you practice White Tiger Strength, you will become a tiger? ”

Baihua leaned over, stretched out his little hand, and poked Xu You's arm curiously, feeling the softness of the muscles, not iron, and said with a grin: "Who made the name sound so scary?" But Lang Jun is different, not scary at all. ”

Xu You smiled and said: "That's not necessarily, listen to his words and watch his deeds, but also observe his heart, judge people by their appearance, you will suffer!" ”

Baihua shook his head firmly, blinked with big eyes, and said: "If you can say such a thing, Lang Jun will definitely not be a bad person, I believe you!" ”

I can't believe you......

Xu You smiled bitterly in his heart, don't look at the innocent appearance of the hundred paintings Tongsuo, he may be given to Zhan Wenjun by Guo Mian as a personal maid, I am afraid it will not be really so naΓ―ve.

Seeing that Xu You was no longer talking, Baihua pursed his lips and said, "Don't Lang Jun believe that I am telling the truth?" ”

Xu You smiled: "There is no matter! It's just that I have something to ask your lady about, and I'm a little uneasy. ”

"Can you tell me what the hell is going on?"

Xu You thought about it for a while, told her that it was okay, and said, "I have a friend who makes a living in Jinling, but I haven't seen him for many years, and I don't know what is going on now. So I want to ask your lady if there is a way over there, and I can help inquire. ”

"It's easy to do!" Baihua pulled Xu You to stand up, walked to the side door next to him, and said, "Qianqin is responsible for the transmission of messages by branches in various places, just ask her!" ”

Xu You couldn't help but go with her, but he didn't expect that the person who controlled the intelligence of the Guo family turned out to be the sour-mouthed Qianqin.