Early the next morning, Yun Xi Xuan Bai Wenxuan met him and asked him to contact the Li family. After all www.biquge.info, Yun Xi can't do such a thing in person, and the relatives around him are not suitable to contact him from the beginning; as for Jin Yiwei, Yun Xi thinks that it is better for them to be an intelligence agency with peace of mind and not get too involved in other things; and Bai Wenxuan is an enlightened civil official in Yun Xi's opinion, and he is also a local magistrate, and it is reasonable to meet with the big merchants under his rule.

Yun Xi instructed Bai Wenxuan to select some key points, and said to him: "You must tell them that the government will not deliberately get rid of them, if they are really not at ease, you can take out a small number of silk workshops to test them first." ……”

Bai Wenxuan really agreed without shirking, although he seemed reluctant. However, this is also normal, even a Wenchen like Yang Zirong, who grew up in a strong commercial atmosphere, although he does not reject business, he also thinks that his status is higher than that of a businessman, let alone an ordinary literati.

But in the afternoon of the same day, Bai Wenxuan reported: "Your Majesty, although the Li family is a little moved, after talking with the minister, they still don't want to be the first bird, so they politely declined." ”

"The people of the Li family said that if Suzhou or Wu County wanted to build any project, and the money in the government or county treasury was not enough, they were willing to repay one or two, but the others would be exempted."

Yun Xi regretted it. The Li family is the most industrial, the strongest merchant in Suzhou, if they are willing to come forward to cooperate: not only the industry, this era of businessmen whether it is money or industry is far less than the same kind in the late Ming Dynasty in history, the Li family is already the top businessman, so the Li family in the business circles of Jiangsu and Zhejiang is not small, can play a good role in the role of a model.

It's a pity that I can't help it now. Yun Xi sighed secretly.

Yun Xi can only activate the preparatory plan: summon the Shang family. Shangjia specializes in tea, almost monopolizing the tea fields and preliminary processing of tea in Suzhou Dongting Tea (Biluochun), Dongting Tea (Biluochun) is one of the country's several famous teas (at this time, Yunnan's tea is not yet famous), tea is a strategic material in this era; The Shang family also has some reputation in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, so they can barely replace the Li family.

However, after being contacted by Jin Yiwei and interviewed by Bai Wenxuan in person, the Shang family finally refused, and also said, "If Wu County wants to build any project but the money in the county treasury is not enough, they are willing to repay the service."

Yun Xi had a headache: 'Are the merchants of this era so afraid of the government? Historically, the merchants of the last years of the Ming Dynasty were very bold! ’

But at this point, Yun Xi had no choice but to give up the idea of conducting experiments in Suzhou. The influence of the other merchants in Suzhou was not enough, and their industries were not suitable: in order to realize Yunxi's vision, it had to be a high value-added industry, and in this era only a few industries such as iron, ceramics, silk, tea, and stone were available, and the others were not suitable.

Fortunately, there are many cities similar to Suzhou in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, at least Hangzhou is on a par with Suzhou, so it's a big deal to go to Hangzhou for experiments. After the success of the experiment in Hangzhou, the merchants in Suzhou will inevitably hear about it, and it will be possible to implement it in Suzhou when the time comes. At that time, by the way, the matter of the people of Suzhou resenting the imperial court will be solved. Yun Xi thought.

In this case, there was no need for him to continue to stay in Suzhou, and Yun Xi ordered: "The day after tomorrow, we will set off on September 18 and go to Songjiang Mansion." He also sent someone to call the local prefect Xiang Bao: "I will set off the day after tomorrow to continue my tour of other places, and you must not organize the people to see them off and delay the livelihood of the people." ”

Xiang Bao is a sincere person, and he did not misunderstand Yun Xi's meaning and said: "Your Majesty remembers the people, which is the blessing of the people." The people of Suzhou Mansion thanked God. ”

"Also, Suzhou Mansion Tongzhi Zuo Guibao's corpse is a vegetarian meal, and he does nothing, this year happens to be the third year that he has served as the governor of Suzhou Prefecture, you write a down for his evaluation." Yun Xi thought of Zuo Guibao and commanded.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Xiang Bao said again: "But Your Majesty, according to the current evaluation system, although Zuo Tongzhi is not promising, the minister will assess him as middle and lower at most, and it is difficult to evaluate the lower level." ”

Xiang Bao himself actually hates this kind of corpse vegetarian official, but according to the existing evaluation standards, it can be rated as middle and lower at most, and cannot be rated as low. And his assessment of Zuo Guibao as a middle and lower will also cause controversy, if Zuo Guibao has acquaintances in the Ministry of Officials or the Officials Department, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, some of them are rippling.

"I want to implement a new evaluation system, and I will implement it when I return to Beijing, so you don't have to worry." Yun Xi said.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Xiang Bao said. Since he has the emperor's backing, he is not worried.

The subordinates and guards who were there also packed up their things and prepared for the departure the day after tomorrow.

But that night, what Yun Zhi said to Yun Xi caught his attention, and it also made him postpone his departure.

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At noon on this day, in a compartment on the third floor of Furenju, the most upscale restaurant in Suzhou, Yun Zhi ordered a few dishes and said: "Just these few dishes, another white fungus lotus seed soup, no more." ”

When the guy went out, Qian Xue, the personal palace maid who served her today, said: "Miss, today's market is even more lively than a few days ago, why are you a little depressed?" ”

Yun Zhi said: "Although the market is lively today, it will not be seen tomorrow. ”

"Is the third young master planning to leave Suzhou?" Another palace maid Qingyu said.

"No, the third brother's business in Suzhou is done, so naturally he has to go to the next place." Yun Zhi said.

"Why should the young lady be sullen? The next place is Matsue Prefecture, right? The third young master is definitely going to go to the Shanghai City, and he can also go to the Shanghai City to have a visit. There are many overseas merchants in the city, and I heard that there are many rare treasures, which should be more interesting than the market in Suzhou. Qian Xue said.

"The third brother won't let me go to the city. The personnel of the city department are complicated, and I heard that many merchants are born as Jiangyang thieves, and they are bold and reckless; Shanghai is close to the sea, and I can escape at any time, it's too dangerous, and the third brother will definitely not allow me to go. Yun Zhi said with understanding and some regret.

"Since it's so dangerous, it's better not to go. Safety is paramount. Qingyu said hurriedly.

Qian Xue diverted the topic and said, "Since you are about to leave, why don't you order a few more special dishes from Suzhou Mansion to try?" ”

"No, the third brother said, the meals outside are not as clean as at home, the dishes I ordered are fine, and the other specialties are easy to ignore hygiene, so I didn't order it." Yun Zhi said.

They also all know the emperor's strict requirements for kitchen hygiene, and even the most elaborate restaurants outside cannot meet his requirements, and Yun Zhi was also infected by him with a habit of high requirements for kitchen hygiene, so they didn't talk about it.

Yun Zhi continued: "But there are a few dishes that are really delicious, and I will let the chef at home try to make them too." ”

"And the little sister surnamed Li, I haven't seen it since I saw it last time, it's time to go, I want to see you again."

"Miss, people are also everyone's misses, of course, they will also have homework, so naturally they can't come out to play every day. It's normal not to touch it. Qian Xue said.

At this time, I suddenly heard a woman's voice from outside the door: "Boss Su, there is no one in the compartment with the best scenery that I go to every time I come, right?" ”

"No one, no one, keep it for you, how can there be anyone." A man's voice rang out.

"Boss Su, your mouth is really good at talking." The woman's voice rang out again.

It sounded like it had nothing to do with Yun Zhi and the others, but Yun Zhi said in surprise when she heard it: "This is the voice of the little sister I met a few days ago!" "Yun Zhi's ears are very smart, not only can hear slight sounds clearly, but also very good at distinguishing the difference between different people.

Yun Zhi stood up and walked out as she spoke, and Qian Xue wanted to stop it, but she didn't have time to follow her. After that, I heard Yun Zhi say: "Sister Li, I haven't seen you for a few days." ”

"Hey, little sister of the Zhang family, where are you eating here today?"

"Yes, Sister Li, sister, you said that this is the best restaurant in Suzhou, and I will leave Suzhou the day after tomorrow, so I came here to try it."

The two said a few more words, and the little girl of the Li family said: "It's better to meet by chance, since we met again, let's eat together." Besides, sister, you are going to leave Suzhou the day after tomorrow, so you should practice it for your sister. ”

Yun Zhi smiled without any scheming: "Then it's troublesome Sister Li." ”

Qian Xue secretly wondered: "This little girl surnamed Li is too close to her own princess, even if she is familiar at first sight, there is no such thing." ’

How did she know that the jewelry store that Yun Zhi visited a few days ago was the Li girl's house, because a lot of jewelry was very innovative, and Yun Zhi bought a lot of it at that time. So when she heard that Yun Zhi was about to leave Suzhou, although she had something on her mind, she immediately thought of taking Yun Zhi to another jewelry store in the afternoon. Compared to the proceeds from selling jewelry, a lunch is a small amount of money, no matter how extravagant it is.

Then several people sat down, and the girls of the Li family had very sharp eyes, and they could see that these maids were not simple, so they opened another table next to them to let their closest maids talk to Yun Zhi's cronies.

Under the deliberate enthusiasm of the girls of the Li family, the two little girls immediately talked affectionately.

After a while, the few dishes ordered by Yun Zhi before had been prepared and served, and the girl of the Li family ordered a few more dishes and sent them together, and suddenly the whole compartment was full of vegetables.

The two chatted while eating, talking about topics that the little girl was interested in, and the maids of the two on the other side were also chatting enthusiastically, as if they had been friends for many years.

But under the hot surface, Yun Zhi was still keenly aware that the girl of the Li family was a little distracted: "Sister Li, I see that you have something on your mind?" ”

The girl of the Li family was stunned for a moment, and then said, "It's nothing." ”

Yun Zhi knew that it should be something that she was inconvenient to tell to someone she was not familiar with, so she hurriedly picked up the topic just now.