Yes, we want to open up the second battlefield, the land of the south of the Yangtze River, the land of fish and rice, outstanding people, this place must be contested, naturally, the soldiers and horses have not moved the grain and grass first, but the meaning of the grain and grass is extremely broad and profound.

"A good year must be remembered, the most orange, yellow, orange and green."

Autumn, especially in late autumn and early winter, in the eyes of literati and writers, is the most beautiful season among the two southeast ointments, Hangjiahu and Su Songtai.

In October of the fourth year of the Apocalypse, Ye Qi and Jiang Chun walked on the Su Causeway, browsing the three pools in front of him, and looking at the lights of Hangzhou City in the distance. "Ye died a few years ago, and he couldn't visit this blessed land in the southeast carefully, and he thought it was a pity to be here, but he didn't want to have it today."

Jiang Chun, who was on the side, motioned to wait in the teahouse on the side, and laughed in a low voice, "Although the general has been relieved of his duties due to the matter of Hue, he has transferred Li Ergongzi, who was originally in Shanghai County, Songjiang Prefecture, back to take charge of the affairs of the two Guangzhous, and handed over this land of gold dust in the southeast to the lord, isn't it to entrust him with a heavy responsibility?" ”

Hearing this, Ye Qi just smiled and said nothing.

Since Ye Qi slaughtered the city from the new army that day, he led his subordinates to set up cannons above the city in accordance with the strategy given by Shouhan, and ordered all the people in the city to lay down their weapons, otherwise they would be killed. Even so, when he led his troops into the royal city, he was shocked to find that the members of the Ruan family were "all martyred." ”

As a result, there was the matter of removing Ye Qiben from various positions and visiting Jiang Chun at night. Today, he is one of the great treasurers of the Han Yuan firm. Responsible for the sales of various goods in Nanzhong in Hangjiahu Plain and Susong Taipingyuan, as well as the procurement of various raw materials and the introduction of technical personnel.

At the same time, Shouhan also gave him a task and power, that is, to hand over the Jiangnan and Jiangbei affairs of the two institutions of the Han and Yuan firms, such as the business investigation office and the statistics office, to him to take charge of it.

"Shangjiang, Xiajiang, Jiangxi, southern Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Fujian, including geography, folk customs, climate, rivers, minerals, special products, acres, taxes, battalions, armaments, warships, forts, and so on, you should pay more attention and compile them into a book. There should also be more eyeliner hidden piles everywhere. Ye Qi's ears still echoed Shouhan's words.

It's just that when the ship passed through Wusongkou, Ye Qi felt that the southeast blessed land at this time seemed to be a little different from the one he passed through when he died a few years ago.

I came all the way, but I saw that the houses were collapsed and the people were everywhere. The original majestic city wall has collapsed a lot, and the rows of private houses have become ruins, and in the past, it was called Jiangnan with heaven and Suzhou and Hangzhou, and it seems to have become a refugee concentration camp. As far as the eye can see, there are outcasts who stretch out their hands to beg.

After careful questioning, Ye Qi learned that the prefectures of Yingtian, Suzhou, Songjiang, Fengyang, Sizhou, Huai'an, Yangzhou, Chuzhou and other places in Nanzhili suffered an earthquake on December 22, the third year of the Apocalypse. The epicenter was in Yangzhou Prefecture. Yangzhou collapsed more than 380 city walls, more than 20 city shops. The walls of the sky should be shaken, the beams and pillars of the roof have their own sounds, the battlements of the city walls collapsed, the Gaochun earthquake sounded, the houses poured, the water overflowed, and the Jurong tiles fell and the roof collapsed. Changzhou, Zhenjiang, and Yangzhou, the sound was like a huge thunder, shaking down countless houses and crushing many lives. Huai'an Lake turned over and moved. The walls of Taizhou shook, and the rivers roared. The walls and houses of Changshu are shaking, and the walkers are all servants. The east brake float also shook its top, and the ground inside and outside the city was cracked. Chongjiao Xingguo Temple, the top of the tower is inclined to tilt. Wujiang, Zhenze, Jiading, Jiangdu, Tongzhou (now Nantong), Taixing, Wusong, Yixing, Changzhou Prefecture, all shook like thunder. Songjiang Mansion Huating, Shanghai, Nanhui Imperial Palace, Yisha Castle, Wuxi, Jingjiang, all the houses are shaking, and the water of Wujin Bad House Lake is flying. Yingtianfu, Shangyuan, Jiangning, Liuhe, Wuxian, Jiangyin, Danyang, Jintan, Dantu, Liyang and Jiangxi were all shocked on the same day.

And in the first month of the fourth year, there was another mutiny in Hangzhou. Because of the fire, the soldiers took advantage of the chaos and rose up, and there were ten buildings outside the Qiantang Gate.

On February 30, an earthquake struck Luanzhou (now Luanxian County, Hebei). First of all, on the 13th, Jizhou, Yongping, Shanhaiguan and other places were repeatedly shaken, and the city was damaged and the Lushe was not counted. As a result, the Luanzhou earthquake caused countless bad houses, and the ground cracked and gushed with foreign bodies. Leting old shop village, the ground cracks and gushes black water, more than a foot high. The sound of relocation was like a huge thunder, and countless houses were destroyed in the city walls. Lu Long shook down many official and civilian houses. The palace in the capital shook soundly, and the water of the copper jar shook.

In the middle of the night on 16 July, when the residents were asleep, the river burst through the Kuishan embankment, and the turbid waves rushed into the city of Xuzhou, and in an instant, the houses, government offices, temples, cultural relics, classics, calligraphy and paintings, gold and silver property, and the residents were all submerged in six or seven meters of water, and the bustling and noisy city of Xuzhou became a lake overnight.

Natural and man-made disasters are exhausting. Seeing it, Ye Qi, a person who had seen a lot of corpses on the battlefield, also shook his head and felt sad.

"What a beautiful carriage!" On the lonely mountain road, a few gentlemen rushed down and pointed at Ye Qi's four-wheeled glass carriage with envy, and pointed around the carriage with great presumptuousness.

The wheels and frame cast in stainless steel are integrated, and the car made of fine red sandalwood and rosewood is brushed with clear oil to maintain the true color and pattern of the wood, and it is lovely against the backdrop of the sunset. Coupled with the polished white copper wheels, the glass windows are covered with white light gauze on three sides, and the interior decoration of the carriage is not visible, but from the seats designed for the coachman, you can know that the interior of the carriage must be extremely luxurious.

"Hey!" A gentleman pointed at Ye Qi's entourage with a folding fan on the horse, "Wu Natu bun, whose car does this car belong to?" ”

The entourage was a pro-soldier who had fought several times with Ye Qi, and his eyes rolled, "But it's my master's, so what's the matter?" ”

"I'm going to buy this car, how much silver taels will it cost?"

"Who wants to buy it?" On the side, the four deacons from the Salt Gang and the Cao Gang who came to accompany Ye Qi turned around with evil looks.

Although these people are gentle, they are extremely able to see the wind and color, and although these people are also well-dressed, there is a faint momentum in their expressions, and several family members next to the carriage are also hand on the handle of the saber, ready to attack at any time, from the expression, style, as well as clothes, swords, it must be a battle-hardened, I don't know how many lives there are in my hands, this West Lake, I don't know how many dignitaries and dignitaries haunt every day, can have such a luxurious vehicle, With such a strong family, God knows which big man came out to play in the mountains and rivers? It's better not to cause trouble.

The electric light in his mind turned his thoughts, waved his hand to stop the house slave next to him, and the leader of the gang dismounted and smiled, "I don't know what to call this up and down?" My brothers are also car lovers, and when they saw that your car was very exquisite, they couldn't help but take a look at it, and didn't want to bother. I hope forgive me. ”

Jiang Chun had already whispered to Ye Qi on the side. "These are the sons and nephews of giants in Huzhou and Hangzhou, and they are also famous, and their families are rich. Every day, they fight cocks and dogs, visit the mountains and scenery, and linger in the song stage and dance pavilion. ”

A few gentlemen greeted each other, turned their horses' heads and walked away, and after walking a few steps, they heard someone calling behind them. "A few sons, please stay!"

A person dressed up quickly caught up, opened the worship box in his hand, and presented Ye Qi's name one by one. "My master said, meet today, is fate, but here is in a hurry, it is inconvenient to talk to you, although this thing is simple, please keep it, in the future my master will create a new car, and the son can rely on this thing to the store to taste one or two."

That name was actually made of silver, and Ye Qi's name was written on it in gold. "Songjiang Prefecture, Shanghai County? Your Fenglian number? ”

It turned out to be a businessman too! The hearts of several people were put down a little, but now that the big guys in the DPRK and the central government, dignitaries from all over the country, which family has no one in business?

"What's in it for this?" A gentleman weighed that there were three or four double names and asked Ye Qi's personal entourage.

"My master deals in some overseas goods, foreign goods, such as this carriage, glass, mirrors, and a number of boudoir secret things, and so on, and so on, the rules set by the master of the house, as long as he holds the name of the head of the house, he is the guest of honor of the head of the house, and each store pù will give a nine-percent discount." The relatives were also articulate, and the group of gentlemen who said a few words casually smiled one by one, "Worship your master for me, there is no need for nine folds, and you will not be disturbed by the store in the future." ”

Such a name, Ye Qi under the leadership of Jiang Chun and Yancao, I don't know how many have been sent out these days, Yingtianfu's Caojiang Yamen, Su Songtaifen Patrol Road, the River Defense Camp of the Canal, Yangzhou's Salt Road, and so on Jiangnan Yamen.

"My lord! Doesn't it mean that there is heaven above and Suzhou and Hangzhou below?! But we have been in Jiangnan for some days, and what we see is either a refugee or a wine bag and rice bag of this generation, according to me, this Suzhou and Hangzhou, this Jiangnan, may not be comparable to our Hejing Mansion! A personal soldier waited for Ye Qi and Jiang Chun to get into the car, and whispered to Ye Qi.

"That's it! At the very least, we don't have so many beggars in Ha Jing, and we don't have so much garbage on the streets! The roads are much better, too! Another soldier began to comment on the city's appearance.

Jiang Chun heard the discussion of the two pro-soldiers, but he felt the same way in his heart, and after he came back, he was very sad to find that Jiangnan, which was picturesque in his heart in the past, had become so unbearable? The beggars on the street, the garbage everywhere, and the people washing vegetables, washing rice and washing the toilet at the head of the river port, made him feel so unaccustomed to it after seeing it.

"Ye Dongjia, my 10,000 pieces of cloth, Fang Dong's 3,000 refined salt, and the white sugar you mentioned earlier, I don't know if it has ever been shipped?" Jiang Chun lifted the purple sand teapot on the small table in front of him, poured a cup lightly for Ye Qi, and talked about his business with him in a somewhat informal tone.

"It should be soon! Five days ago, a ship brought a letter from the lord, and these things you said have been stocked up, and they will be loaded and shipped. In addition, there are some good things that you can't think of, and you have to come with the boat, and at that time, your shop is afraid to be overcrowded, and these boys and brothers will line up to make friends with you! Ye Qi had a strange smile on his face, and for some reason, Jiang Chun suddenly thought of those heavenly witches.

"When will it arrive? Soon it will be the wax moon, everywhere to prepare the New Year's goods, the first in the shop is afraid of less goods, the other is afraid of insufficient positions. ”

"Huh! Brother Jiang, don't worry, I'm afraid that when we eat long fish and soup dumplings in Yangzhou, these goods will arrive. ”

"Oh! Then I must pack a flower boat in Nanqu and thank Lord Ye well! ”

Half a month later, Ying Tian.

The adults and gentlemen who stayed in the capital were rarely so surprised to find that on the Qinhuai River, the northern qu, which had always been suppressed by the southern qu, had the momentum of being anti-guest and coming from behind.

"I don't know if it's that out-of-town red guy who made such an immoral repertoire, and let the girl dance in front of the public in such clothes to entertain the guests!"

"Well, no! In addition to such dances, it is said that there are other obscene and stealing things, and what kind of erotic underwear to change! ”

"Nonsense! On the Qinhuai River, it is where the literati and scholars talk about poetry and painting with the girls, and taste the flute and the piano, how can they tolerate such a miasma? ! ”

All of a sudden, the streets and alleys of the market, the study studio, and all kinds of people talked about it.

"This Nanjing is the place where the dynasty is set to prosper the dragon, and there is also the place where the mausoleum of Taizu is located. The Nanjing garrison, the river defense battalion, and the eunuchs guarding the town ate the imperial court for nothing, so they tolerated such a swagger and prostitution? The righteous gentlemen of Donglin Academy were heartbroken and beat their chests.

"Many yamen have said, do you want to ask if you are naked? A dancer, dressed neatly and rigorously, as for what to wear, what the guests think, but not to do the girl's business. The family members who were sent to the various yamen to complain replied to their master's words.

"Also, you ask the little one to go to the shop in Nanjing of Fenglian to buy ice silk stockings, erotic underwear, and high heels for his aunt and a few maids, and the guy in the shop said that each set of underwear is forty taels of silver, a pair of high heels is fifteen taels, and a pair of ice silk stockings is eighty taels; No counter-offers. He also said that now there are only fifteen sets in Nanjing, and if you want to buy it, hurry up, buy it, and if you don't want to buy it, let the small one leave quickly, don't delay him to do business. He also said that Grandpa Xu's family in the garrison mansion bought hundreds of pieces at one time and used them for prostitutes and theater troupes. ”

"Bastard thing! It's okay if it's useless, you're too much to report the spending! The eldest young master was furious, "Nanxun's few unfinished things, how did they buy them in the shop in Hangzhou?" And it's a lot cheaper? ”

Covering his face, the aggrieved servant knelt on the ground to defend: "Back to the eldest young master, I also asked about it, and the guy from Fenglian said that whoever has the name of his owner, first, can be purchased first, and second, the goods can be discounted." Now, the young master team in Nanjing City depends on whether you have this Ye Qi's name to rank the seats. I heard that in private, there were several housekeepers in the Prince's Mansion who rented out Ye Qi's name to others, asking for forty taels at a time. ”

"Bastard! I! I'm going to write to the teacher! Ask him to come forward and ask this Ye Qi to ask him about his guilt! Charge the army! "The eldest young master, who has always been self-possessed and gentlemanly, is a little angry.

"Young master, I advise you not to bother. I heard that this Ye Mou is now moving around very frequently with the Caojiang Yamen, the garrison Yamen, the town guard eunuchs, and the governor of Jiangsu, I'm afraid it's ......."

"Phew! You minion! What is my precept? The sound of wind and rain, the sound of reading, the sound of the ear; Family affairs, national affairs, world affairs, everything is concerned. Ye Mou sells such filthy things, and he also communicates with the government, contacts eunuchs, smuggles and sells smuggling, and evades national taxes and silver, is there still a royal law in his eyes? ! ”

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