In order to cling to the new Lianghuai salt envoy and the new Yangzhou prefect, the gifts prepared by Han Chen were loaded into four boats.

The official document of returning to his hometown has been submitted for more than half a month, and Han Xiufeng estimated that the matter of Zhishi should be almost done, so he simply asked Pan Er and Datou to pack their luggage and load the ship, planning to accompany Han Chen to meet Guo Peilin and Fuzhu Lang A from the Fairy Temple to the north and detour to Henan and Shaanxi to return to their hometown in Sichuan. I didn't expect to bring so many things back to my hometown, so I loaded two boats.

The Taiping bandits have caused chaos in the world, and it is not safe on the way back to their hometown, Pan Er and Datou have been talking all over the world these days, Sichuan is the country of abundance, how good Ba County is, Liang Liu and Ji Daji and other forty-two villagers who came back from Wanfuqiao not only believed, but also were willing to leave their hometown and go to Sichuan with Han Xiufeng.

But then again, they either have no land and no livelihood, or they have no land and no family, and the whole family is not hungry if they have enough to eat.

Han Xiufeng's head has grown on the contrary, and he has been thinking about how to settle them when he returns to his hometown these days. Fortunately, this official didn't do it in vain, and he earned tens of thousands of taels before and after, so if he couldn't do it, he would buy more land for them to plant.

It is worth mentioning that when Liang Jiu left Wanfu Bridge, he brought back all the twelve firebird guns in the camp, and the iron helmet, cotton armor, oxtail knife and spear were also selected. Zhang Yiguo and Wu Wenming were not only embarrassed to say anything, but instead gave Han Xiufeng the nine firebird guns that Chen Hu and Chen Biao had cheated from the children of the Wu family and the only remaining gunpowder in the camp.

Liang Jiu was afraid that such a precious shotgun would rust, so he not only asked the villagers to wipe it with an oilcloth every day, but also asked Pan Er for money to buy a roll of cloth, so that the families of the Taiba coolies who had settled down in the corner slope field helped to make twenty-one gun holsters and wrapped the guns tightly on their shoulders.

"Lao Jiu, put it down, are you always tired of carrying it on your back?" Pan Er sat on the bow of the boat and smiled.

"Not tired." Liang Jiu looked back at the official ships of the two Han masters, held the canopy and asked, "Second brother, let's just leave, what should you do with the business in Jiaoxichang?" ”

Pan Er has not been idle these days, in order to settle the coolies and coolies on the Taiba family, he first persuaded Dean Gu and other Hai'an gentry to pay Han Chen to buy thousands of acres of newly silted saline-alkali land for the coolies to plant, and the first two years will not collect the rent, and the third and fourth years will be half according to the market price of the year, and the full amount will be collected in the fifth year. Then he persuaded Dean Gu and other Hai'an gentry to open a pawnshop by the sea, and gave the coolies the farm tools and seeds purchased from Yangzhou on credit.

Not only did this business make a big deal, but the coolies were grateful to him, if he could hold on for a few years, he would definitely make a lot of money, so he was a little reluctant to let go of Pan Er, but he still smiled and said: "That's not my business, it's Dean Gu's business." ”

"I know, but as soon as you leave, will Dean Gu settle with others according to the rules you set?"

"You don't need to worry about this, Dean Gu, who are they, why don't you be untrustworthy. Besides, we are gone, Ambassador Han is still there, and with Ambassador Han here, there will be no change. ”

Ji Da neither bought land nor rented land from Dean Gu and them, he just wanted to go out to see the world, and couldn't help asking: "Second brother, the big head said that there are many mountains in Ba County, do you have any mountains in your house?" ”

"My hometown is called Zoumagang, which is on the hill, do you think there is a mountain in my house?"

"Your home is on the mountain?"

"Isn't this nonsense, not only my home is on the mountain, but the entire Ba County is built on the mountain," Pan Er smiled, and shook his head and said: "Originally, I still wanted to donate an official to do it, but this army is in chaos, the official really has nothing to do, if he encounters a bandit, even if he can save his life, he will be investigated by the imperial court, so he simply doesn't do it, and when he returns to Ba County, he will buy a house in the city like the fourth brother, take all his wife and baby to the city, and don't go back to Zoumagang." ”

"Where are we going to stay?"

"Living in the city like us, I think about it, find a store to do business, or open a pawnshop, and you can do it with me when the time comes."

"We're ......"

"Isn't there still a fourth brother, don't worry, we won't make you hungry when we get to Ba County."

………

Just like that, when they were looking forward to starting a new life after arriving in Ba County, Zhou Xingyuan also thought about preparing to go to Ba County with Han Xiufeng, and then go down the river from Ba County to his hometown in Hubei. With 5,000 taels of silver, it's not bad to go back to your hometown and be a rich man.

Looking at him and Han Xiufeng's eyebrows, Han Chen said embarrassedly: "I'm not afraid of the two of you're laughing, I'm also a little homesick." It's just that it's not easy to be this official, so it's a pity to be so sorry. ”

"Yuzhi, there is a reason for Zhixing to resign from the official, after all, he is the second official, and he has to rely on people in everything, and he is not the main hall of the state and county. The peaceful years are just fine, but now the thieves and bandits are not peaceful in the world, and it is too dangerous for this official to continue to do it. You are different from Zhixing, although you are not the main hall of the state and county, but it is not much worse, and it is a fat shortage, you can do it for as long as you can, why do you want to quit? ”

"Whether this official can continue to do it depends on whether Master Guo lets him or not." Han Chen subconsciously looked at Han Xiufeng again.

"Don't worry, with me, Master Guo won't take your position." Han Xiufeng believed that Guo Peilin should be able to give this face, so he put down the teacup and changed the topic: "Yuzhi, I mentioned the family letter just now, and I suddenly thought of Lord Xiang. His old man is fighting outside, and it is estimated that he has not sent a letter to his family for a long time. It is estimated that there will be no fewer fellow villagers who work under his command, and those fellow villagers probably want to send letters to their hometowns, and when my matter to the Shi is done, they will simply wait in the fairy temple for a few days, and you will send someone to ask the adults in the camp if they want to bring a letter to their families, and if you want, I will help bring them back. ”

"This relationship is good, I let Han Bo go, and if others don't look for it, I'll go to Liu Cunhou!"

"It's okay to find Liu Cunhou," Han Xiufeng nodded, and continued: "There is another thing, I have a few letters from the Xue family here entrusted to Director Zhang of the Provincial Pavilion, but I have not found out Xue Huan's whereabouts, so let Han Bo bring the letter with him when the time comes, and if anyone in the Xiang Adult camp knows where Xue Huan is, I will entrust someone to bring the letter to Xue Huan." ”

Han Chen agreed: "Okay, anyway, one thing is to do, and two things are also done." ”

……

It was not close to Taizhou from Jiaoxichang, and the three of them set off in the afternoon, and when they arrived at Baimi, it was already dark, and they went ashore to Li Zhiyong's house for a meal, so that the boatmen could take a breath, and then continued to hurry.

I slept on the ship, and when I woke up, I found that it was already dark and the ship had arrived outside Taizhou. Pan Er and Han Bo not only rented two sedan chairs, but even went to the state government along the way, and as soon as Zhang Guangcheng heard that they had arrived, he hurried to the wharf outside the city.

Han Xiufeng squatted on the bow of the boat and asked while washing his face: "Second Young Master, how is my business going, why is there no news until now?" ”

"My father has already helped you present the fold of complaining about the illness, and these days I have also sent someone to the fairy temple to help you inquire with the family of Futai, and people say that the imperial court has the constitution of the imperial court, whether it is allowed or not, whether it is allowed or not, and whether Daotai said it does not count."

"So who's in charge?"

It's hard to be an official, but I didn't expect it to be so easy to resign, Zhang Guangcheng felt a little funny, leaned on the sedan chair and said: "If you put it aside, you can be in charge, and the officials only need to submit a document to report." But now is not the past, the new feudal platform is far away in Xuzhou, not only is he busy raising food and can't take care of you, but also listening to the meaning of the Futai family, it seems that the feudal platform doesn't want to take care of it and doesn't dare to take care of it. ”

"Why don't you care?"

"The minister of the Qincha is stationed in the Yuanjia Garden, twenty miles north of Yangzhou City, and the affairs of Yangzhou Mansion can be managed by the Qincha Lord, and the domain is far away in Xuzhou, is it not appropriate to take care of your affairs?"

"Thinking about it, then why don't you help me ask Lord Qincha?"

"My father mentioned it when he went to visit Lord Shi Qi on the Qin mission, but Lord Qi said that he was only in charge of military affairs and didn't care about local affairs, and asked my father to report to the government."

Han Xiufeng was anxious: "Isn't this Tai Chi, you push me, I push you, when will I be able to go back to my hometown in Sichuan if this continues?" ”

Zhang Guangcheng said with a smile: "Didn't you come to meet Lord Guo, don't you have a friendship with Lord Guo, although Lord Guo is not a local official, but like Lord Qincha, he can reach the heavens and have the right to perform secret folds." As long as Master Guo is willing to help you, it is not easy to return to your hometown. ”

"That's right, I'll talk to Master Guo later."

"One more thing." Zhang Guangcheng looked back behind him, and then leaned into his ear: "Old Ghost Xu is here, I came last night, and I came to meet Master Guo like you." He is a fellow villager with Lord Guo, and he will definitely not say anything good about us, and when you see Lord Guo, you have to speak up, but you can't let him pour dirty water on us. ”

Xu Ying's visit to Guo Peilin was purely expected, and Han Xiufeng said without thinking: "I know, I know it in my heart." ”

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