In July of the fourth year of Zhengde, Dengzhou, Shandong

On the solar terms, it has passed the beginning of autumn, but this day does not mean to cool down at all.

It hadn't rained for a long time, the sun hung dry in the sky, there was not a trace of clouds, the hot wind blew, and the air was faintly scorched.

The poplar leaves on the side of the post road are wilting, but the fields are a busy scene, and the post road is full of cars and horses, so it is not lively.

There is a flag of "Eight Immortals Carriage and Horses" hanging on the high pole in front of a small courtyard next to the post road, but there is a shed in front of the door, and another banner is carried with the word "tea" written in big words.

There were a few villagers sitting at the table, drinking tea and looking into the distance, chatting with each other.

A green cloth carriage stopped, and a young man jumped down and put his foot on his pedal, turned around and helped an old gentleman dressed as a half-hundred-year-old scribe to come down, and Zhang Luo went to sit at an empty table.

The coachman had already called out to the shopkeeper for tea and snacks and where to drink horses.

A seven or eight-year-old boy stood up in the corner, shouting "Brother Liu is a distinguished guest" inside, carrying a basket and running over to sell it happily.

"Mr. came from a foreign country, I don't know, this is not a teahouse, it is a station for the Eight Immortals to wait for the car, there is tea and no snacks, Mr. look at my fruit, and this steamed bun, all of them are newly made......"

As soon as the door curtain was lifted, the shopkeeper hurriedly came, greeted the guests, and saw that it was a scholar, so he pointed to the water sign on the wall and looked at them.

The rhetoric is also the same as that of a child, and the road is that this is just a station at the station, a place for the big guys to wait for the train, and only tea is sold, not snacks.

The guy turned to the big urn next to the wall and brought three bowls of water to it, and said with a smile: "This is mung bean water, free to relieve the heat with everyone, although the guests use it, if it is not enough, they can add it." ”

When the scribe had finished ordering his tea, he led the coachman back to drink and feed the horses.

The scribe bought two plates of fruit from the boy and looked around with great interest.

I saw a few stacks of coarse porcelain bowls on the wooden tray next to the urn, covered with coarse cloth, and a green lacquer sign nailed to the wall.

On the side, there is a square basket on the ground, and there are some coarse porcelain bowls lying horizontally and vertically inside, but there is a red lacquer sign on the wall.

When the literati saw this, they couldn't help but smile and said to themselves: "There are some meanings, but those who are literate or illiterate can understand it." ”

As he spoke, the shopkeeper had already made hot tea and brought it over.

The scribe pointed to the big urn and asked, "Shopkeeper, if there is a drought today, mung beans are not easy to obtain, and I don't know how much it costs to boil this mung bean water, so I drank it with passers-by for nothing?" ”

He pointed to the coarse porcelain bowls and said, "If a few more bowls are taken away, your store will lose ......."

The guy at the shop said with a smile: "I think the guests have been resting at the post station all the way before, and I don't know the situation of our station." ”

Seeing that the scribe nodded, he smiled again: "This is the kindness of the wives and grandmothers of the 'Women's Charity Hall' in Dengzhou City, not only here, but also at the stations along the way. ”

"This mung bean is allocated by the Women's Charity Hall, the water is a well dug by the villagers in the nearby villages, and the firewood is also sent by the villagers from time to time.

"This bowl is rough, and it is not worth a few dollars, but the good people said, if it is really the poor family, and there is a lack of such a bowl of porridge, what if they give it to him. At first, someone did take it, but then slowly no one took it. ”

"Only those who have accommodation at the big station hire a cook, and we don't have a partner at such a small station, and it's not convenient to transport snacks, so we only sell tea, and we have to go to the back village to buy food, so that the village can make some loose money."

The scribe couldn't help but smile and nod his head when he heard this, and praised the "Women's Charity Hall" for its good deeds.

Look at the mung bean water in that bowl is full of ingredients, and there is no intention of fooling.

knew that this bowl of water was worth nothing, but it made people have a good impression of Dengzhou before they arrived in Dengzhou.

And who doesn't love a good place?

It is no wonder that more and more people come to Dengzhou to do business.

Of course, the willingness of the merchant to come is not unrelated to the merchant degree.

From time to time, people came in from the inn, and as the man said, they all went to fetch mung bean water to drink, and the used coarse porcelain bowl was resting in the red lacquer basket.

One hour later, a young farmer came into the teahouse, greeted the crowd familiarly, and handed out the red eggs in his basket.

Although he didn't recognize the scribe, he was not stingy, and generally gave it to him, laughing and saying that it was auspicious, please don't dislike it.

The scribe knew the custom of giving happy eggs to the people who gave birth to the dolls, but he didn't want the farmer to be so generous, and he became more fond of these simple villagers.

Hearing the surrounding villagers, they all said happily: "Little Brother Jin, I am happy to be a noble son!" ”

The little golden brother's dark face was glowing red, and he thanked everyone with a happy smile.

Someone asked him: "Brother Jin is going to the city to send happy eggs?" These two big baskets are not less! ”

Brother Jin responded: "Yes, I sent the happy eggs, and I am going to work, thinking about giving points to the apprentices." ”

Someone laughed and said: "These are all 'experts', why don't you take a car at home and take a stagecoach!" ”

Brother Xiao Jin smiled: "Where is the expert, just a teaching assistant." Brothers, don't make fun of me, there are more mouthfuls at home, so let's chew more, so let's save some. In addition, the donkey cart at home has not yet been equipped with a fan, so where can there be a stagecoach to sit comfortably. ”

Everyone nodded their heads and boasted about the stagecoach.

As he spoke, he caught up with a stagecoach from Fucheng and stopped, got on and off a few villagers, and a few people, including the coachman, went into the shed to drink water to quench their thirst.

The coachman took a blanket, handed it to the shopkeeper, and said, "I just got the latest Di Bao." ”

When the people heard this, they hurriedly inquired about what was happening, and even the scribe who had probed to look at the stagecoach was also attracted to it.

The coachman said with a smile: "I can't read and write, and I can't tell where the disaster is and where the bandits are, so I heard the old man Xiucai of the transcription hall say that there is someone in Shandong." ”

Everyone was in high spirits and asked, "Can our eldest brother Shen become the eldest brother?" ”

The scribe didn't say a word, but paid for one to unfold and look at it carefully.

The coachman pouted, "No! It was Lord Yuan, who was on the same side as Lord Shen, who was promoted. There is another one from Henan. ”

The crowd booed in disappointment, lost interest in the newspaper anymore, and began to chat in groups.

Soon the coachman and the passengers were full of water and drove away in the stagecoach.

The scribe looked at the copied newspaper repeatedly, his fingertips unconsciously rubbing the smooth surface of the happy egg, and fell into his own thoughts.

Shandong's political envoys, who had been empty for three months, were finally in place.

As most people expected, Yuan Qin, who had no door or faction to participate in politics, was promoted to political envoy of Zuobu. The right political envoy is Ma Bingran, who was promoted from the right political participation of the Henan political secretary.

Surprisingly, Shen Li switched from right-hand to left-hand politics.

Previously, Liu Jin asked to chase down the scholar Liu Jian Xie Qian's order and reward the jade belt clothes, and cleaned Liu Xie's old people again, and everyone said that this time Shen Li was not demoted, and he would not be able to go well.

Even if the political performance is good, there is also a way to rise and fall.

Especially his brother Shen Rui is still in Shandong, and he can be thrown to a remote place at any time with an easy excuse to avoid suspicion.

Now, Shen Li is still staying where he is.

Looking at the high-level in Shandong, there is no one left with Liu Jin and Jiao Fang, and Liu Yu, who has just entered the cabinet, has not been able to reach in, and Shandong has been completely stripped from Liu Jin's hands.

In fact, Shandong is not in the hands of any cabinet elders, and most of the important members of the political envoys and the inspection envoys are as doorless and unfactional as Yuan Qin.

This situation is inevitably contemplative.

Last month, news came from Beijing, saying that the emperor personally replaced Shi Langzhong, a Qing official in Shandong, with Xiao Shen Zhuangyuan, the original brother of Shen Rui, the prefect of Dengzhou.

This little Shen Zhuangyuan is also the most capable son-in-law of his cousin Zhang's family.

This shows the royal attitude towards Dengzhou.

There was a commotion outside, but it was another stagecoach heading for Fucheng that arrived.

There are a lot of people on this trip, and those who want to enter the city are probably carrying some goods, and the little brother Jin is holding two large baskets of happy eggs, and seeing that he can't place them, he doesn't get on the car, saying that he wants to take the next trip, and if he can't do it, he will go home to catch the donkey cart.

The stagecoach was fully loaded.

The scribe looked at the loyal and honest appearance of the little golden brother, smiled, and greeted, "The little brother is going to enter the city?" Why don't you go in the same car with the old decay? ”

Brother Jin hurriedly waved his hand and said: "How does this make me, I here, I here, and then dirty Mr.'s car ......"

The scribe waved his hand and said, "The old man is from a foreign country, and he wants to ask the little brother about the local customs. Saying that, he called the coachman to catch the car and invited Brother Jin to get in the car.

*

Along the way, Brother Jin opened the conversation box and talked endlessly.

"Now there is more than one car and horse line of the Eight Immortals, and there are several such as "Tongtu" and "Kangzhuang", and we have set up stations in the general villages of Penglai County, and there are many stagecoaches, and the car money is also cheap, according to the distance and the money, more than ten or twenty or thirty Wen like this. ”

"It's much cheaper than hiring a car, there are shelves up and down the car, and if you bring some goods like me, you don't have to pay for it. We all wait for the stagecoach when we go out! I usually give things back, and it's not expensive, so it's very convenient. ”

"The stagecoaches have been modified, with thick pads, and they are soft. This road was renovated this year, and the mud was added with gravel, not muddy, no dust, and smooth, not big bumps. ”

"The shed of the stagecoach is a mat, shading and ventilating, and I have even made it up and sold it to the car dealer."

"Yes, the front one is a windmill, they call it a fan. When the car is turning, the windmill turns, and there is a cool breeze blowing, like a fan, cool! It was pondered by those masters of the Ministry of Industry from Beijing with the craftsmen of the Luban School. ”

"Those adults are really amazing, not to mention farm tools, they also built waterwheels and canals! Now we are watering the land with the canals drawn by the Heishui River! Yes, this year is a drought, the Heishui River is also less water, and the canal is about to run out of water, but we can still hold up for a while after digging a deep well. ”

"Well, it has been dry for the past few years, the harvest in the field is not good, and the seeds were almost eaten at the beginning of the year. Fortunately, Lord Shen came, built the Zhuzi Community Warehouse, borrowed seeds, ploughing cattle and everyone, and finally missed the spring ploughing. ”

"My family, my family has fifteen acres of land. Hehe, there were originally six acres, but later Lord Shen cleared the acres, and there was a big family with hidden fields in our village, which was cleared out and sold at a low price, and my family also bought a few acres. Well, yes, a lot of people have bought it. ”

"The government said that the land was exempted from tax for three years, and the tax was also reduced and exempted for planting fruit trees and raising silkworms in the mountains. My family has no mountains, my family has little labor, I come out to work, and I can't take care of the land at home, so I don't have mountains. ”

"This year, I have replanted some seeds, this thing is good to live and can save the famine. Lord Shen said, if there is a surplus of grain and rice, we don't eat, we can still feed the livestock, this year we still have to buy livestock from Liaodong, next year we will have more livestock arable land, more manpower! I'm not afraid of anything like that. ”

"Lord Shen said that the ancient books said, 'Wheat and bean rotation is both high yield and nourishing land.' Those 'experts' taught us to plant spring wheat in the first month, cuckoo and millet and millet in February, sesame and fir, beans and grass in March, cotton before the rain in the valley, beans after wheat harvesting, wheat in the autumn community, and winter wheat in the early May of the next year, spring ploughing and autumn ploughing, and three crops in two years. ’”

"Hey, these are just trial seeds, this is not the first year, Lord Shen said that you have to try it first, if it is really good, and then slowly promote the whole county, and said that the water and soil are different in various places, and they are not necessarily suitable, and you have to try it little by little."

"Wanderers, why don't we be afraid of the homeless! It is said that the homeless people are robbing food. However, I heard that in Zhaoyuan County, Lord Shen was asked to send someone to surrender, and there was nothing wrong with each other all the way. What is it called the centralized resettlement of the government government, cash-for-work? It is to let them dig deep wells, repair canals, build bridges and roads for each community warehouse, and so on. ”

"They also built our canals. We are still in Zhaojiatun, and Lijiatun over there can have a harvest this day, all thanks to these displaced people, so those who were originally dissatisfied with their settlement in Dengzhou did not speak. ”

"I'm afraid, I'm afraid that they will rob us of our social warehouse and the relief of Jishantang. Yes, it is the good people who donate silver and food to the Jishan Hall, dedicated to the relief of the people of Dengzhou, and have done a lot of good things in Dengzhou. ”

"The homeless people have all been driven to the island? No, no, where did you hear that? It's some of the islands, but there are still a lot of locals who go. The government said that the sea island will be tax-free for five years! The house was also built by the government government, and rations were also given and cattle were rented. There are many landless, who is not tempted? It's a good thing, and it's not the turn of the homeless. ”

"Wolver? Dengzhou has not been in trouble for many years, and I heard that the sailors are practicing now, so everyone is not afraid. Besides, if you don't like it, sir, you think, those who don't have land have no family background, and in the past, the houses and land were all given by the government. ”

"Yes, the island is not well cultivated, and there are saline lands, but there are good lands. No matter how bad it is, you can still raise fish. Hey, don't be underestimated, this year's harvest is huge! It's a lot stronger than in previous years! Go back to any restaurant in the city, order fish, and you can eat it, it's fat and fresh! ”

"Where don't the homeless people go to the island? Workmanship. The government decreed that all shop shops in various places could be exempted from taxes if they hired displaced people. Moreover, now that Fucheng is building roads and factories, there is a shortage of people everywhere, and there are not enough young and strong people among the homeless. The old and young women and children also have a job, and I make this basket for the old and young women and children. ”

"Hehe, I'm a teaching assistant, I'm not afraid of your jokes, I'm teaching basket weaving. Don't look at the small things, it's not worth a few dollars, and now many local products in Dengzhou can use it. Especially this year's bumper harvest, the baskets are not available. and the salted duck eggs, all for the gifts, all in delicate baskets...... You see, my daughter-in-law just gave birth to a child, so I have to hurry back to get busy. ”

"Have you ever heard of Dengzhou sea duck eggs? Right! That's it, and now the adults go to Beijing on the August Festival to pay their respects! Can't supply it! To tell you the truth, this brand was created by my daughter-in-law's sister-in-law. Yes, brand, is the word given by Lord Shen, hehe, it's similar to a plaque, a name, a century-old store or something. ”

"My sister-in-law's skills in raising ducks and pickling salted eggs are a must, and she is already a first-class expert, and she is also the first to lead a salary in the government! Now the two of them don't have to do anything by themselves, they just teach ducks on the island! There is also a subsidy to go to other counties! When you go back to your hometown, look for me, and I will make you a basket of salted eggs, you can taste it, it's delicious! ”

"Yes, experts and teaching assistants have a lot of money, and there are additional subsidies, which are also graded. I'm nothing, there are a lot of people like me, especially the masters in the Luban Academy, all of whom are highly skilled. My previous aunt is also an expert, an expert in growing vegetables! ”

"Don't laugh, it's amazing to grow vegetables. My aunt is a good seat. Well, this is a local dialect, I don't know how to say it, Mr. doesn't know about farming, it's just that some rapeseed bar can't grow in the ground, you have to put it aside first, the soil is fertile and the seedlings are planted, and then moved to the ground, so that it can grow. ”

"She is this skill, and now with a few experts on the side of the land, pondering the seeds of the south, Lord Shen said that there is a heavy reward for planting it. Yes, I heard that the seeds from there were brought from Fujian in the same year by Lord Shen. Hey, I heard that that person is also a Wenqu star, it seems to be Tanhualang, and he said that he did better than Lord Shen? ”

"Mr. smiled, I don't understand anything, I know that you scholars are all Wenqu Xing. Well, yes, I heard it was from a sea ship! There are boats coming, there are boats coming! Alas, I heard that the south side was also affected, and there were many bandits and bandits, and it was not easy to walk, and there were also sea ships in Fujian, so I came to sea. At that time, there were a lot of things on the south side of the market! ”

"Open the sea? I don't understand, I just listen to someone say this in a trance. There are ships going to Liaodong every year, isn't it? Well, the maritime merchants in the south also buy our things, and they are all wealthy masters, hehe. It's a pity that my sister-in-law's salted eggs can't supply that much, and they have to be supplied to the capital, so they are not sold to them. My sister-in-law said that it would be good to raise this stubble duck, and it would be available anywhere next year. ”

Little Jin Golala talked about this way, and the scribe did not mean to be impatient at all, but the more he listened, the more interesting he became, and from time to time he took a few words.

Because of the chat, the time on the road passed very quickly, and in a blink of an eye, outside the city, Xiao Jin Ge hurriedly jumped out of the car and went to find the doorman with the little girl.

Brother Jin became a teaching assistant by himself, and managed the workshop of basket weaving, often in and out of the city gate, and was familiar with the city gate officials.

When it was time to separate from the city gate, Brother Jin thanked the scribe and took his leave.

But the scribe asked him where he was going, and said that he could give him another ride.

Brother Xiao Jin hurriedly excused himself, pointed to the banner of the Eight Immortals Carriage and Horse Shop not far away, and said: "There are many cars in the city, I can just take a public stagecoach, I have been disturbing Mr. for a long time......

The scribe smiled and said, "The old man is also wandering around the city, and he also asks the little brother to talk to the old man about the various places in this city." ”

Brother Xiao Jin couldn't refuse, so he got in the car again and went to the Wuji grocery store in the north of the city to deliver happy eggs.

Along the way, through the streets and alleys, Xiao Jin Ge introduced himself to the scribe again.

The scribe had actually been to Dengzhou more than once, but the last time he came was a few years ago, when the capital city of Dengzhou was very depressed and even a little dilapidated, much worse than the Luxi Mansion.

And now looking at it, Dengzhou has changed a lot.

The street was exceptionally clean and much wider, large enough for four horse-drawn carriages to run in parallel.

The shops on both sides are lined up one after another, the cries of selling are endless, and the cars and people are very prosperous.

Brother Xiao Jin also listed various policies to facilitate and benefit the people.

The scribe couldn't help but stroke his beard and nodded, "This Dengzhou is really well governed. ”

He quietly muttered to himself, "Shen Heng Yunguo is an active person, and he can be regarded as knowing people and making good use of them today. Maybe, it can really reproduce the former grandeur of Dengzhou Mansion. ”

When they arrived at Wu Ji grocery store, Uncle Wu and his family were not at home, only the eldest man of the Wu family sat in front of the shop with a chair, teasing the children and playing with balls.

Brother Xiaojin and the Wu family have known each other for many years, and they also know Wu Dalang, the two sides have said hello, Wu Dalang took the happy egg, and couldn't help laughing: "I haven't seen you for two years, your kid is a father." ”

Brother Jin smiled: "But I haven't seen my eldest brother for a few days, when will my eldest brother come back?" Old Uncle Wu went out? ”

Wu Dalang came one by one, and now Aunt Wu has become an expert in growing vegetables, with a good salary, and Sister-in-law Wu has also entered the weaving factory opened by the company, receiving a salary, and the family is prosperous.

And because the old Uncle Wu took over the supply of sundries such as brooms and brooms in the yamen, and because the pair of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had more money, the business became more and more prosperous, and he was a little too busy, so he sent a letter to his son, who was running business with the merchant outside, asking him to quit his job and come back to manage the shop.

"I've been running with the boat for a year, and I can't stay in the shop when I come back, I heard that the Lu family's fleet is going to Liaodong for a while, and I want to try it too." Wu Dalang said.

"Only in the past few days, my father and mother have gone up the mountain, and no one at home has taken care of them, and I can't leave at this time, so I have to see how many times they come back."

Brother Jin couldn't help but be curious, why did he still go up the mountain, do you have to grow vegetables on the mountain?

Wu Dalang said with a smile: "No, Lord Shen has newly pondered it, and built a few greenhouses in the sunny area on the south slope, I heard that the glaze craftsman invited from Yanshen Town specially made a large piece of glaze, which was inlaid in a wooden frame, and the entire greenhouse was built with this."

"There were several shelves with slots in the shed, several layers, filled with soil and used for mats. No, the experts all went to Xi Yangzi, and I heard that there was a test field over there, and they all lived in the mountains. My father followed me to help my mother with her work. ”

Brother Xiao Jin was surprised when he heard this, and said, "Xi Yanzi still uses colored glass?" It's expensive! ”

Wu Dalang said: "What Lord Shen said, you can't do it without light, you have to pass through the light, and this is the glass that is used." It's a hot day, and there's a dragon alive in the cold, and you say it's expensive! ”

Brother Jin smiled: "This is raising vegetables!" I see what I need to raise some precious flowers, and what Ganoderma lucidum ginseng is worth it! ”

*

The scribe followed Brother Jin to several places, and at the end, he followed him to the palace.

"I heard that it was Mrs. Shen who thought of the method of weaving baskets and filling local products, and it was she who proposed the Women's Charity Hall to build a weaving workshop with money. I received the favor of my wife, and I didn't have much to repay, so I was so poor, I sent two happy eggs to be auspicious, and when my daughter-in-law was out of confinement, I asked her to kowtow to my wife. ”

Xiao Jin Ge was particularly respectful when he mentioned the prefect's wife.

The scribe looked at it and knew that he was speaking sincerely, and then thought about the good deeds done by the Women's Charity Hall that he had heard about it along the way, and couldn't help nodding secretly, so it seemed that Shen Rui and his wife had won the hearts of the people in the local area.

Brother Xiao Jin sent a whole basket of happy eggs in the mansion, and he was going to go to work with the remaining half basket.

But the scribe told the coachman to send the little golden brother well, and his own family stayed in the palace.

Seeing that Brother Jin was surprised and frightened, the scribe smiled and said, "The old man just recognized a master in the mansion and came to see his old friend." ”

He sent the coachman and the little brother Jin away, and the scribe straightened his clothes and asked the little servant to send the greetings in.

One time less, Master Chen was not older than Master Chen and hurriedly came out from the inside.

Master Da saluted first, called Mr. Lan, and said apologetically: "Our adults went to Shuizhai, there are important matters to discuss in coastal defense, but I am afraid that we will not be able to come back later, and the students have already invited someone." He also introduced Master Chen to him.

The two invited Mr. Lan into the back hall of the mansion and served tea, and Master Chen pondered and asked, "Mr. Lan is here in Dengzhou, but is there anything wrong?" ”

Speaking of which, the Lan clan first originated from Laiyang, Dengzhou, but moved to Jimo, Laizhou as early as the Southern Song Dynasty, and then lived in Jimo for hundreds of years without decay, becoming a local noble family.

In the Yuan Dynasty, the Lan family started with martial arts, and there were many military attachés such as hundreds of households and the army.

Until Mr. Lan's generation, there was a Jinshi and he was merged into the court as an official, that is Mr. Lan's cousin, Lan Zhang.

Lan Zhang is a Jinshi in Chenghua for 20 years, first for the county order, and then for the imperial history, has always been quite political, and is upright.

Because he used to be the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, he also had a good relationship with Shen Rui's uncle Yang Zhen.

Lanzhang's eldest son, Lantian, is also a prodigy, seven years old can poetry, Hongzhi five years and sixteen years old that is, he was promoted to the people, was recommended to Beijing Taixue, studied under Li Dongyang, the subset of history, astronomical calendar, qin, chess, calligraphy and painting are all proficient, and he is really talented in eight buckets and rich five cars.

It's a pity that he is full of wealth, but he has a bad career, and he has participated in the examination several times but has repeatedly failed.

Later, Yang Shen worshiped under Li Dongyang's door, and was commensurate with the Lantian brothers, both of whom had poetic talents, often poetry and harmony, and the relationship was quite close.

As for Shen Rui, the article is okay, it's really not good to write poems, they all go around those poetry clubs and poetry clubs, so although he had some contacts with Lantian when he was in Beijing, he didn't have much friendship.

In the second year of Zhengde, Lan Zhang was promoted to the governor of Ningxia, but because of his upright temperament, he touched Liu Jin's interests when he patrolled the border, and he was planted in a wrong place-

At that time, it was December, the wind and snow were continuous, and the mountain roads were rugged, and the civil officials were generally in and out of the shoulder, especially the blue chapter was more than half a hundred years old, and it was even more physical weak, and it was necessary to shoulder the public.

Liu Jin insisted that Lan Zhang "does not sympathize with the sergeant, and he is at his own convenience", and demoted him to the general sentence of Fuzhou Mansion in Jiangxi.

In the past few years, in the spring of Zhengde's three years, Lantian ended up again, I don't know if he is still not favored by fate, or if some people have moved in the middle, he hasn't even touched the edge of the top three. After that, he went to Fuzhou Mansion.

In October, Lan Zhang was found wrong again, fined rice to lose side, and 300 stone rice to lose Datong.

The Lan family has a lot of money, and three hundred stones is nothing, but it is quite troublesome to lose Datong, and it was also Shen Rui who was found by Yang Zhen at that time, and he was replaced by Shunfeng Dart.

This time, Shen Rui came to Shandong, and only wrote to the Lan family according to the etiquette, considering that the Lan family was in the dormant period, Shen Rui was not ready to ask them for any help, so he did not contact again.

Therefore, the people of the Lan family came to the door now, and Master Chen's first reaction was that the Lan family had something to ask Shen Rui.

This Mr. Lan's name is Lan Zhu, and he is the eldest son of Lan Zhang's third uncle, and his relationship with Lan Zhang is also very close.

Although he is famous, he is also erudite and talented, and has lectured in many academies, and is quite famous.

Mr. Da also sat in on his class when he was in Luxi, which is why he was so respectful.

Lan Zhu heard Master Chen's question, and he didn't go around in circles, and said bluntly: "The old man wants to open an academy in Dengzhou, and he wants to ask the Shen Governor's Mansion for convenience. ”

*

When Master Chen sent out to deliver the letter and rushed to Shuizhai out of breath, Shen Rui was talking to Zhao Sheng, the commander of the Dengzhou Guard, Qi Xuan and his son, Pan Jiayu and others.

The Giant Shark Gang they expected Shi Tiantai did not show up in Shandong.

The Fujian sea ship that went north brought another news - Jiutou Jiao, the largest gang in the East China Sea, has become more and more infighting in the past few years after the death of the big dragon head.

In the past, the nine-headed Jiao occupied the trade routes to the Japanese kingdom, bought road money from the ships, and maintained order at sea, and did not rob casually, nor did they let other gangs fight the merchant ships.

Now that the gang is in chaos, not only other gangs have rushed up, but many unruly little leaders have also emerged from within the nine-headed Jiao, killing people and seizing money at sea, which is extremely cruel.

Fujian maritime merchants have suffered a lot of losses, and they will not go to the Japanese country in the near future, which is one of the reasons why they went north to seek wealth.

From Fujian to Beijing, whether it is a land route or a canal, it is too far away, not to mention that it is not very peaceful, even the layers of checkpoints in the peaceful season are enough to double their costs.

Although there is a danger of capsizing by sea, it is far better than going inland in terms of transportation speed and checkpoint cost.

There are many nobles in Beijing, and tea, silk, porcelain, and even imported goods from the south can be sold at a good price in the capital.

When Fujian maritime merchants heard that Dengzhou was going to open the sea, they were immediately enthusiastic about opening up the sea.

But for Dengzhou, although it is not impossible to sell things to the south, but the most profitable are, of course, the routes between North Korea and the Japanese Kingdom!

"Haikou is rampant, and it is imperative to step up the training of sailors." Shen Rui sighed, "I don't know when the sea will be chaotic, next spring can make the navy explore the way first, and first sweep away the sea pirates in the northern waters, so that the sea trade can be carried out." ”

All of you here have reaped the benefits of the trade with the Japanese, and they are all looking forward to the resumption of trade, and naturally everyone is concerned.

Zhao Sheng said: "I have already said hello to several health centers, but the wind and waves are high in June and July, and I can't practice, and it's not too late to step up practice when the wind and waves are calm in August and September." ”

Qi Xuan said: "Although the giant shark has not shown up, I feel that the sea in the south is chaotic like this, and there is no place for them to stand, and they will eventually go north, and we have to guard against it." ”

Shen Rui glanced at Tian Shun.

Tian Shun arched his hand to everyone and said, "As Commander Zhao said, the sea has been stormy in the past two months, and I wonder where the giant shark is sheltering from the wind." The little one has cast the net, and if there is any movement, he will come and tell the adults in time. ”

At the end, he whispered to Shen Rui: "The immigration from the island here is smooth, you see, is the little one going to Wendeng, lest those two mothers-in-law be industrious?" ”

(End of chapter)