In the eighteenth year of Yongping, the eighth day of the third month.

The grain and grass supervised by the imperial court and escorted the grain and grass from Bianliang to all parts of Southern Chu.

The various transport envoys were also busy, directing the local escort officers to cooperate with the local government to start measuring and summarizing, and assigning people to escort them.

This time, the important task of escorting grain and grass was issued by the emperor, and the prime minister was personally in charge and commanded by remote control, while the household servant and the crown prince Zhao Zhe would personally go south to the south of the Yangtze River and be responsible for supervising the most important Jiangnan grain and grass escort.

This time, the escort of Jiangnan grain and grass will be escorted from Linzhou Mansion to the north by canal and waterway.

Fang Tai, who got the news early, began to personally supervise the waterway facilities and transportation facilities on the Jiangnan East Road Canal half a month ago, even if he had done everything perfectly, he insisted on going to the Caoyun Wharf to check it again every time to ensure that there was no fault in all places.

Although this is his own unfounded worry, this is the place where the prince is in prison, and he can't help but think about it.

What the prince saw and heard all the way to the prison would reach the ears of the emperor, and if there was a little difference, he would be able to do it.

Being able to serve as a transit envoy in a rich place like Jiangnan, not to mention how many people will envy him.

After all, the authority of the Southern Chu transfer envoy is actually in charge of the finances of the whole road, and he is the highest governor of the whole road, which is greater than the power of the prefect of the capital of the first road.

The transfer envoy has been set up in the former Chu, but the power of the Jiedu envoy has not been weakened at that time, and the military power and finance are all in charge of the Jiedu envoy, and the transit envoy is like a fictitious position, and the power of the Jiedu envoy can be like a king in the middle of the road. It was not until the founding of Southern Chu that the ancestor Xuanzhou Jiedu made Zhao Yuan launch a rebellion in Bianjing to seize the throne and establish Southern Chu, Zhao Yuan set aside the rights of the Jiedu envoy, and handed over the civil and military power to the prefects all the way, and the governor was in charge, and the finance was handed over to the transfer envoy.

It was not until Zhao Yan succeeded to the throne and intensified the intensity of this revolution that in the eighth year of Yongping, Zhao Yan finally completed this revolution, and Su Shaoyuan, who was the head of the Purple Palace Pavilion at that time, and Liu Zhen, the newly appointed prime minister, were the biggest contributors to this revolution.

Now the festival envoy is just a false title.

Therefore, as the transfer envoy of Jiangnan East Road, Fang Tai has been heartbroken these days.

From early this morning, he ordered the government of the 28 counties of Jiangnan East Road, a prefecture in three prefectures, to escort the grain and grass from all over the country to the granary of the Caoyun Wharf in Pingzhou.

A report on the escort of grain and grass was also sent to Fang Tai's desk in the following period.

It was also at noon that time that Zhao Hanyan received a letter from Bianjing.

The letter was sent by the crown prince Zhao Zhe, and the content of the letter was also simple, and he had not seen her as the imperial sister for a long time.

Zhao Hanyan showed the letter to Zhang Xiang.

Zhang Xiang didn't feel too surprised, just asked her, "Has the prince seen me?" ”

"Don't you remember?" Zhao Hanyan was surprised.

Zhang Xiang shook his head.

Zhao Hanyan said: "This Gao Ping is not very clear, Gao Ping only knows that after the prince was named the prince at the age of sixteen, he would often go to the general's mansion to visit General Zhang, didn't the concubine see the prince in the general's mansion before?" ”

Zhang Xiang shook his head again: "I don't remember." ”

"Then Gao Ping doesn't know."

"Does the prince know why the princess married me?"

"I know that after the crown prince is crowned, he will go to the court, and his father will often teach the prince to deal with state affairs, and the second prince and the third prince also have the same treatment, so the prince, the second prince, and the third prince also know about this matter. In addition, the queen mother, my mother Concubine Cheng Niangniang, Wei Guifei, Xiao Guifei and other harem ladies with a high status also know, after all, Gao Ping is the royal princess, and she wants to marry a concubine, they are all the closest people to her father, and her father is with them, and he will tell them. It's just that the father and the emperor strictly ordered that they were not allowed to reveal it, and there was no forgiveness for violators, so no one knew about this matter except for a few royal people, and those court ministers and ordinary people had a lot of misunderstandings about General Zhang and the horses. ”

"Oh!" Zhang Xiang was stunned.

Zhao Hanyan said to him again: "Actually, if it weren't for the fact that Gao Ping had a marriage contract with the concubine, Wei Guifei, who knew about it, and Xiao Guifei wanted the concubine to become the concubine of Princess Jianing and Princess Changle, Princess Jianing Zhao Qiuning is the daughter of Wei Guifei, and the sister of the second prince Zhao Qi, and the third princess, Princess Changle Zhao Pin'er is the daughter of Xiao Guifei, the fourth princess, when Gao Ping and the concubine got married last year, Princess Jianing was only 17 years old, and Princess Changle was only 16 years old. ”

"Uhh

Zhao Hanyan looked at him: "But the mother, in that case, at that time, only Gao Ping, who had a marriage contract with the concubine, could marry the concubine and save the concubine, other princesses, no, Gao Ping was really resistant at first, it was for the royal family, but now I am very happy, Gao Ping is now for himself, the concubine, you are a good concubine, Gao Ping is really glad that he made the most right choice in this life." ”

"Uh..."Zhang Xiang was still surprised: "Why, why do they all want the princess to marry me?" ”

Zhao Hanyan smiled: "Of course, it's to compete for favor and gain status, what else can these harem ladies compete for favor?" Does the horse remember Princess Yongchang who was in Gao Ping? Princess Yongchang is the second princess, she is also the daughter of Xiao Guifei, and the sister of Princess Changle. Compared with Gao Ping's mother, my mother is still better, although there is only one daughter of Gao Ping, but my mother is favored by her father after all, and she never competes with the harem mother for any status, so although my mother is lonely on weekdays, at least she lives easier. Concubine Xiao Guifei is different, she loves to fight, in this way, without a prince, she can't compete with other mothers, she lives a very painful life. Concubine Xiao knew that General Zhang died to protect the imperial power, and she also knew that her father wanted to protect the horse from being implicated, so Xiao Guifei felt that as long as Princess Changle married to the concubine, her status in the harem could also be improved, after all, the princes and princesses all knew that the royal family owed the Zhang family a great favor, and the father would definitely protect the concubine forever, as long as their princess married to the concubine, they would be able to live a safe life in the harem. ”

"Wei Guifei is a little different, Wei Guifei has two princes, Wei Guifei wants Princess Jianing to marry after the horse, so that the second prince can be more relied on by his father, even if the prince has been decided, but she still thinks that it is better. When Wei Guifei and Xiao Guifei learned that Gao Ping had resisted the marriage contract with the concubine, they had to go to their father to ask for a marriage letter, but their father never agreed. ”

Over, Zhao Hanyan also laughed quite interestingly, this kind of smile with a hint of schadenfreude buried is particularly beautiful.

Zhang Xiang took a deep breath, and said after a long time: "The princess told Ming Heng about such a secret harem matter, so she was not afraid of spreading it to the ears of her father?" ”

"Will the ponies go out?" Zhao Hanyan tilted his head and looked at him.

"No, it won't."

Zhao Hanyan said quietly: "Secretly tell the concubine that these harem secrets are also owned by the mother concubine and Gao Ping." ”

"Ahem..."

Zhang Xiang sweated profusely and hurriedly coughed twice.

Zhao Hanyan looked at the letter in his hand and showed a wise smile: "I guess His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came to see Gao Ping this time, and it is true that he wants to come to see the horse." ”

……

Back in Pingzhou No. 3, Zhang Xiang basically handled the things that should be dealt with.

After all, no matter what, the big cloth merchants in Pingzhou City, cloth merchants abound, the big cloth merchants have a heritage, there are condensed for decades, or even hundreds of years of product advantages, and they have already built a stable sales channel, and most of the cloth merchants rely on the big cloth merchants to survive, followed by some soup, although they don't earn much, but they can be considered self-sufficient.

In contrast, medium-sized companies such as Zhang Xiang's Fuji Cloth Company and Huang Liang's Huang Ji Cloth Village are the most difficult to survive.

In terms of technology, it is actually about the same, but the difference is that there is no brand advantage.

For the same thing, many people will naturally choose those with brand value, even if the price is a little higher, these people are willing to go to these big merchants.

Zheng, one of the three major cloth merchants in Pingzhou, was able to fight his way out of the most competitive business of cloth because he made his own unique hemp silk.

Zhang Xiang's Fuji cloth shop in the winter last year because of the supply of animal skins, but also to produce animal skin silk to grab the market last winter, in fact, this kind of animal skin processing technology at this time is not unusual, many large cloth shops have the ability, the lack of animal skin raw materials, this is also the reason why Zhang Xiang wants to monopolize Dongyan animal skin raw materials.

But this is not a long-term solution, and this kind of business can only be done for one season all year round, so if you want to take the business to the next level, you have to think of other ways. Huang Liang, the shopkeeper of Huang's cloth village, was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, and during the month that Zhang Xiang went to Rong County, he came to visit the Horse Mansion seven or eight times.

Zhang Xiang went to him for the second time when he came back, so that he didn't have to worry, with the current strength of Fuji Cloth and Huang Ji Cloth Zhuang could still carry it for several months, these times were enough time to think of new methods.

After being appeased by Zhang Xiang, the yellow shopkeeper was relieved, after all, no matter what, the two cloth houses are cooperating to survive, since this colt is not afraid of bankruptcy, he has nothing to fear.

Subsequently, Zhang Xiang also learned about the current situation of the Ming Society from Qian Ziang.

The current situation of Ming She is quite stable.

After the Chinese New Year, he has already formulated the next direction of the Ming Society's expansion, and the current next step is the fifteen counties under the jurisdiction of Pingzhou Prefecture, among which the Ming Society branch has been established in each of the five counties, and all the news is shared, and the summary is printed by the head office of Pingzhou City and then reported.

Originally, this matter was handed over to Li Yanzhi to do, but Li Yanzhi went to Rong County with him, so it was delayed.

This time, Rong County's entourage, through the Rong County people's anger, Zhang Xiang also deeply saw the shortcomings of this news blockage, if Rong County had the existence of the Ming Society, then the Rong County's public anger would have been able to spread to Pingzhou City through the channels of the Ming Society.

So after coming back, he quickly asked Li Yanzhi to follow up on this matter, and be sure to let the news network of Mingshe cover the entire Pingzhou Mansion in the shortest possible time.

On the evening of March 12, Zhang Xiang came to Ning Xiangju and met Qin Elegy.

When he saw him, Qin Elegy's expression was a little resentful: "Ming Heng came back so much, did he remember to come to find Elegy?" ”

"Isn't the Elegy ready to go to me at any time?"

"If you don't go, I'll see when Ming Heng can remember the elegy."

Looking at her resentful look, Zhang Xiang felt interesting: "I have a lot of things to deal with when I come back, I really don't have time, I have time, won't I come to see you immediately?" ”

Qin Elegy snorted lightly: "I'm afraid it's not with the princess!" ”

"I have a lot to say to her." Zhang Xiang bowed his hand to her gently: "Ming Heng has been out for a long time, thank you for taking care of the princess." ”

"Is Ming Heng still so polite to Elegy?" Qin Elegy stared at him for a long time, and when he saw that Zhang Xiang didn't reply, he continued: "Your princess has a noble status, who dares to provoke her in Pingzhou City?" Without me watching, she can live well, Ming Heng came to me today, if it is to thank you, then the elegy is really unbearable, the elegy is ordered by the master, Ming Heng's words, the elegy will also obey. ”

This girl, is this jealousy?

Zhang Xiang looked at her in wonder.

Qin Elegy avoided his gaze.

Zhang Xiang was clear-minded, and said with a smile: "Naturally not, I came here today to bring up the elegy, this matter is just mentioned casually, if the elegy is not liked, Ming Heng will not mention it." ”

"So for what?" Qin Elegy tilted his head sideways, his eyes rolling wildly, both curious and expectant.

Zhang Xiang drank a glass of wine: "About our return trip, your senior brother will follow you!" ”

Qin Elegy nodded: "It's all." ”

Zhang Xiang's tone turned solemn: "Your senior brother has been exposed to the slave, she has seen your senior brother before, and she will definitely tell the princess about this, so I can't hide it from the princess, when Shi Guangshun's assassins were killed, the princess had long suspected that there was a power behind me, at that time, she and I didn't break each other, and we could get along well, but now if I hide it from her again, it won't be good." ”

"You're going to confess to her?" Qin Elegy frowned.

Zhang Xiang nodded: "She and I both need to trust each other." ”

Qin Elegy looked apprehensive, and didn't say anything more, she knew that Zhang Xiang had completely fallen in love with the princess.

Zhang Xiang said again: "You have been with me before, and you know that the Snow God Sect was built by your master Xiao Ming, only the emperor and some ministers in the court, so the princess doesn't know, she only knows that the Snow God Sect is a traitor that the court wants to exterminate, if she knows that the power behind me is two Snow God Sect people, she will definitely deal with you, so for your safety, I will talk to your senior brother on the way back, you leave Pingzhou for the time being, go back to Mobei Snow God Mountain, and avoid her first." ”

"Ming Heng, is this going to catch up with the elegy?" Qin Elegy's expression was a little complicated.

Zhang Xiang shook his head: "It's not to drive you away, but if the princess wants to deal with you, I really don't know what to do, I have done it to you, I don't want her to hurt you, and I don't want you to hurt her." ”

Qin Wangge was exquisite, she actually knew what Zhang Xiang meant, but she was not happy.

Yuan Shen had done this to her when she came back, and she was now pretending to be stupid in front of Zhang Xiang.

Zhang Xiang looked at her and said, "Elegy, I will go to Beijing one day, and I will personally go to Snow God Mountain to pick you up." ”

"If Elegy and Senior Brother are gone, what will Ming Heng do? There are still so many people in the rivers and lakes who want to kill Ming Heng, how can Ming Heng be relieved to call Elegy? . ”

"Now I have Lin Feihong by my side, and his martial arts are not bad, at least without the strength of a master like your senior brother, he can't hurt him, and there are not many masters like your senior brother in the rivers and lakes!"

"If Ming Heng insists, the elegy will follow Ming Heng's meaning." After a long time, Qin Elegy spoke softly.

Zhang Xiang was actually reluctant to let her, but in order to weigh it, he could only let her leave Pingzhou first.

The news that he had Yuan Shen, the remnant of the Demon Sect, by his side had already spread in the rivers and lakes, even if Zhao Hanyan didn't deal with them, the people from the rivers and lakes would probably come, and once they were in danger in Pingzhou City, it would be really difficult to get out.

This night, Zhang Xiang drank a lot of wine with Qin Elegy, and when Zhang Xiang left, Qin Elegy only gave him a tender look: "Ming Heng, after I leave, protect yourself well, practice martial arts diligently, and wait for you in Xueshen Mountain..."