Not far away, a luxury carriage has been waiting for a long time. Seeing Nangong Pu coming, the two drivers in the car got out of the car and saluted respectfully, "Young Master." ”

Nangong Pu nodded and got into the car. In the car, Li Songran was looking at the book with relish, and there were a few colored pastries on the small table in front of him.

"Big cousin." As he spoke, he put down the book and took out a few delicate side dishes and a small pot of wine from the food box on the side. "I'm afraid that my eldest cousin won't be able to swallow that rough man."

Nangong Pu laughed, "What's the situation now?" ”

"I received a message from the flying pigeon today, adding to what I said yesterday. On the Fuzhou side, Dingli Shipping Company and five firms, including Baihui Tongyin and Zhenzhen Silk Village, jointly sued Chengfengtang for fraud, involving 50,000 taels, and Chen Chunyang of Chengfengtang was imprisoned as soon as he arrived in Fuzhou. According to investigation, before the arrival of the goods, Chengfengtang had pledged 50,000 taels to these merchants with this batch of goods, and took 10,000 taels from the Baihuitong Silver Account. However, the problem now is not fraud, but the suspicion that Hong Jipeng colluded with the Japanese Invaders, and it is said that the 10,000 taels taken away were given to the Japanese Invaders. I just don't know if it's his personal problem or if it's our order. Li Songran was a little worried when he said this. In addition, tonight, Liu Mianzhi made an appointment with Master Pan of Jingzhou Mansion, Wu Xin and Luo Yunshi to accompany him. ”

Nangong Pu didn't laugh angrily: "Which of these five families has an official background?" ”

"Parkway. On the bright side, Baihuitong is the industry of Renjia in Fuzhou. The eldest cousin, colluding with the Japanese invaders, we are in the north, and the Japanese are in the southeast, and it is not beneficial for us to collude with them at all, which is obviously a false accusation. Li Songran was a little indignant.

"Do you think Luo Yunshi has this ability to convict us, or Hong Jipeng?" Nangong Pu asked with a smile.

"I don't know, it may be that Qifengzhuang has this strength."

"Songran, you think too highly of them. We have always focused on Jingzhou, and in fact, their layout is in Fuzhou. It must not be Hong Jipeng who took 10,000 yuan, and it may not be at all. But to be able to do this well, I believe that Hong Jipeng must have signed the document in the name of Chengfeng Tang without knowing it. ”

Li Songran shook his head, "No matter how stupid this person is, he won't sign any documents for people related to Qifengzhuang." ”

"Yes and no. But he will sign with Yang Wentian. ”

"Yang Wentian?"

"I don't know if Yang Wentian had a connection with Qifengzhuang from the beginning, or if he found out that Fuzhou was cheating, and he planned it. The Japanese may be just an excuse, and there is no real evidence, but it is convenient to unite Nanchang Mansion and bring down Hong Jipeng. Nangong Pu thought for a while and said, "Of course, it's just a Baihuitong, and it can't be sold as an official helper." Add 10,000 taels of goods, heh. If we want to buy salt and protect Hong Jipeng, we will spend at least 40,000 yuan before and after, which is really not a small number. Nangong Pu looked at Li Songran, "What do you think?" ”

Li Songran thought for a long time, and shook his head helplessly.

Nangong Pu smiled, "Today, they and Master Pan should have negotiated a deal." Let's talk about it, too. ”

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Hairpin House is a small and exquisite restaurant, so small that it can only receive one table of guests at a time. It is also open to the public, but it is not allowed to enter. The guest invited by Liu Yizhi here is the seemingly most powerful, but the most powerless force in Jingzhou-Jingzhou Mansion. Present at the table was the parent official Pan Minyi Pan of Jingzhou, who had just been in office for less than a few months, and this adult said that he was less than forty, but his hair was half white, and he looked like he was not old and decrepit. On the side, it was Wu Xin and Luo Yunshi who persuaded the wine to accompany them.

At this time, Pan Minyi was frowning, looking at a small mahogany box on the table, and said quite embarrassed: "Mr. Liu, this official is really a little embarrassed." Half a month ago, a notice was issued to all families, if you want to subscribe for them all, unless the Nangong clan can withdraw. Alas, we Jingzhou is difficult to manage, if we can be safe and sound according to the convention, then for this official, it is thank God.

Luo Yunshi said with a smile: "I heard that something seems to have happened to Hall Master Hong, and Hall Master Yang is also quite short of funds here." Although Nangong Dashao is in Jingzhou, it is now a matter of silver, not people. Hehe, this is not a fall, but a worry, the salt will arrive in a few days, if the application cannot be completed for a long time, hehe, Lord Pan's performance appraisal this year is ....... ”

Pan Minyi was stunned, she didn't expect someone to talk about performance appraisals. De'an is the fief of King Jing, but Jingzhou is not, and the poor last prefect of Jingzhou was brought home by King Jing. Although Pan Minyi has waited for this absence for several years, Jingzhou is really not a good place, but if the performance evaluation is too poor, then he can be transferred out of Jingzhou as he wishes, but it is estimated that there is no way to become an official.

Originally, he wanted to follow the old practice. However, this morning, I did receive a letter from the Fuzhou government, saying that it suspected that Hong Jipeng was colluding with the Japanese and was afraid that the prisoners would escape, and that the Jingzhou government should take them into custody first, and then interrogate them after the Fuzhou people arrived. Of course, Pan Minyi is not a fool, Hong Jipeng has been in Jingzhou for so many years, and he wants wind and rain, how can he be stupid enough to go to Fuzhou to collude with the Japanese invaders, and he is not impatient. I thought that I would sell face to the Nangong family, but who knew that Nangong Pu and Hong Jipeng went to swim in the river. It's a private matter, and Pan Minyi doesn't want to do it openly.

Seeing that Pan Minyi was drinking by himself, Wu Xin smiled and added wine to him, "Master Pan, if you want to have good performance, of course you need Jingzhou Anshun." It's hard to say anything else, but we can still help with this. ”

"Yes, yes, this official hasn't thanked Zhao Lao for always thinking of Jingzhou, and he should have come to thank him in the morning, but he was riddled with mundane things, and I have to ask Zhao Lao not to blame." Pan Minyi laughed with her.

"Where, Brother Zhao likes to be quiet, and Lord Pan is the biggest thank you to him for not coming to the door. To be honest, Master Pan is a real person, and he also gets along very well with us in Jingzhou. If we can stay in office next year, we welcome it, and if we can be promoted, it will be even more celebrated. Come, Wu first toast Master Pan with a glass. Wu raised his glass in the new.

"It's easier said than done." Pan Minyi drank it all.

Luo Yunshi took the wine bottle and added it for Pan Minyi. "Speaking of salt introduction, the situation of the three of them is unknown now, and everyone is just guessing. In fact, Luo has a way to make Jingzhou Mansion risk-free, and Nangong has no objections. ”

"Oh? Luo Gongzi said. ”

"Pre-sale. Since the Jingzhou government has issued a requisition letter, it requires each family to deposit the silver in the Jingzhou Mansion first, and when the salt arrives, it can be exchanged for salt according to the registered amount. In this way, Master Pan can know the situation in advance and respond. Moreover, it is not aimed at them Nangong Clan, after all, if we can't bet the silver from Qifengzhuang, Lord Pan can also not lead us with salt. ”

Pan Minyi thought for a while and said, "It seems to make sense." It's just that there is a little bit of so much silver ...... the government. He shook his head.

Wu Xin said with a smile: "Just now Lord Pan was still thanking us Qifengzhuang, haha, this time, we Qifengzhuang Mao recommended himself, and we are responsible for the safety of the silver. ”

Luo Yunshi looked at Wu Xin, a little surprised, as if he didn't expect him to say this.

"This ......." Pan Minyi was a little hesitant. The silver tickets are placed in the government office, and if you want to protect this batch of silver tickets, Qi Fengzhuang must send people to settle in the government office. This is not to protect silver at all, this is to put him under house arrest, the prefect of Jingzhou. Can you not agree? Think of Luo Yunshi and a group of officials outside Bibi Gate. I guess I'll be under house arrest on the spot. So, I want to come to this restaurant that can only set up one table. Sure enough, there is no good feast.

Wu Xinxiao asked: "It is also our duty to serve the Jingzhou Mansion, and the forty-five alliances have no problem at all to protect the silver." They are all from Jingzhou, are they still afraid of foreign enemies? ”

Liu also felt that Luo Gongzi's method was feasible. Fair and open, if the silver is not paid within the specified day, then other merchants also have the opportunity to subscribe, but it is a matter of first come, first come I don't have enough money, so I'll go next. Master Pan, we all support one hundred and twenty-seven merchants in Jingzhou. Liu Luzhi smiled and nodded.

Pan Minyi wiped the sweat from her head, nodded and said, "Yes, it's a good idea." Can I go back and think about the charter? ”

Luo Yunshi smiled and made a gesture, and a family member handed Pan Minyi a neat stack of manuscripts. "Gather everyone's wisdom, Master Pan, is it appropriate? I still have a few spare copies here, in case you accidentally get dirty, you're welcome, send someone to get it. ”

In this stack of documents, not only the articles of association, but also the edicts and proclamations to be issued by the government have been completed.

Luo Yunshi smiled, "Master Pan take a closer look, if it's okay, it's going to be issued." After all, the Nangong clan is an outsider, Qi Fengzhuang and Mr. Liu's friends often live in Jingzhou, if Lord Pan is not promoted, then he will really look up and see him. ”

Pan Minyi took a deep breath, what if she didn't agree? The monk can't hide from the temple. Anyway, these people are dealing with the Nangong clan, what does this have to do with Jingzhou Mansion? If that damn Santang falls, maybe the seat of Jingzhou Mansion can still sit more peacefully. So, he suddenly smiled and said, "In theory, this official thinks the same way." As he spoke, he found the edict, picked up the pen that had been prepared on the table to sign, and said to the official behind him: "Take it and find Master Sun to seal it." There is also this announcement, and I asked the master to publish a few copies and post it early tomorrow morning. ”

"Okay, Master Pan, it's really refreshing." Wu Xin picked up the wine glass: "A few of us salute the adults." ”

The next thing is the joy of the guests and hosts, and when Pan Minyi returned home, she was already stumbling.

"Things can develop like this, thanks to Yang Wentian." Wu Xin looked at Pan Minyi's sedan chair and said with a smile.

"Even if there is no him, it is a matter of time and another excuse. However, he did things so secretly, that is, he didn't want us to thank him. Hehe, except for Qin Yongsen, who are the others in these three halls. Luo Yunshi shook his head.