In the afternoon, Pizhou Lian General Government Office.

Inside the lobby of the back hall.

The heat is rolling outside, but here it is cool. There are many flowers and trees outside the mansion, green trees and thick shade, and the sound of cicadas.

At this time, Yang He was sitting on a chair, shaking a banana fan, and in front of the next one, Hu Cheng was standing, and there was a bowl of leftover honey-fried sour plum soup next to him.

He reported to Yang He: "...... According to the investigation of the intelligence office, Pizhou City is quite arrogant and dissatisfied, and it seems that someone wants to make trouble. The leaders are the litigants Hu Xingye, the gambling stick Xiao Zhaosheng and others. There is also Zhao Gaotang, who is surnamed Zhao, known as the great benevolent person of Pizhou, and it seems that he has nothing to do with these people. ”

The matter of the joint defense team in the morning has come to an end, and at this time Yang He is sitting, and he said slowly: "You continue to investigate, which ones are the leaders and which are the masterminds. ”

Hu Cheng answered, and at this time, a guard rushed from the gate and went to the steps to report something to Chen Qiuao under the corridor.

Chen Qiuao was a little surprised, he entered the house and reported to Yang He: "Xianggong, Mrs. Yan of Huai'an Mansion asks to see you." ”

Yang He shook his fan: "Mrs. Yan? Wang Qiong'e? "I thought that the waves had finally arrived.

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In the second hall of the government office, Yang He met with the visiting Wang Qiong'e and his party.

The lobby is too serious, the official residence is too private, and the second hall is just right.

Wang Qiong'e and her entourage are quite numerous, including Uncle Huang, who I have seen before, and the little maid Wang Tian'er is also there, as well as a large number of gift boxes with a load of burdens.

Seeing Yang He, Wang Qiong'e bowed down, and she was blessed: "The concubine Wang Qiong'e has seen Lord Yang." ”

Yang He said with a smile: "Why should Mrs. Yan see outside, we are also friends in life and death, so you can still call me Yang Xianggong." ”

He instructed Deng Menzi to look at the tea, and then looked at Wang Qiong'e, who was seated on the right side of the lower head.

Counting up, since October last year, he and Wang Qiong'e haven't seen each other for more than half a year, but at this time, looking at her, she still looks like an elite woman, charming, and the more you look at it, the more flavorful it becomes. Sure enough, those who have careers, mature elite women are more attractive.

Look at her face is a little tired, but she is still amorous, elegant and capable, and her voice is beautiful.

She is not arrogant, and her bold temperament has not changed, Yang He corrected her title, and she smiled: "In this case, the concubine body is abrupt." ”

And Yang He looked at her, and Wang Qiong'e also looked at him secretly.

The man in front of him was quite depressed half a year ago, and when he met on the official road that day, he still needed her relief.

But now, he is calm, his temperament is deep, and his every move has a taste of power, and his heroism takes into account his majesty.

He is still an official of the seventh grade, you know, he is also nineteen years old this year.

Thinking of this, her heart pounded.

The two looked at each other, thinking all kinds of things, and they didn't know what to feel in their hearts.

It was Uncle Huang who coughed lightly, and Wang Qiong'e woke up.

Realizing that she had lost her temper, she covered half of her face with her sleeve and took a sip of tea.

Putting down the teacup, she regained her composure and said with a smile: "Today's visit, I took the liberty to disturb, the concubine has prepared a slight gift, and I hope that Yang Xianggong will not refuse." ”

She looked at Uncle Huang, who instructed his entourage to come up with a gift box, and then he respectfully handed Yang He a gift list.

Yang He looked at it with some curiosity, the gifts prepared by Wang Qiong'e were extremely rich, and there were always zero and zero, most of them were exquisite and practical things, just like her, a real person, not a false one. Judging from the gift list, there are many kinds of things used in summer.

Yang He instructed Chen Qiuao to open each gift box, and the gift boxes were all clothes, shoes and socks with belts, and the workmanship materials were exquisite.

A gift box is a toiletry, there is a shampoo bath of hibiscus leaves, this thing is the ancient aristocratic washing things, after washing the hair can become soft, as well as eliminate acne, so that the skin becomes smooth.

There is also a toothbrush at this time, with ebony as the handle and ponytail as the brush. There is also toothpaste, a tooth cleaning powder at this time. It is made of Sophora radix, Poria cocos and other materials, dried and mashed and sieved finely, packed in small cans, brushed and cleaned teeth, much better than salt.

There is also a gift box containing a beautiful "Bamboo Lady", which is a kind of summer utensils made of bamboo, which can be held to cool off in summer.

There is also the "Bingjian", which is the refrigerator at this time, and ice cubes can be used to achieve the function of refrigeration.

There are all kinds of folding fans in gift boxes, most of them are Jinling products, the fan bones have ivory, sandalwood, zongzhu, agarwood, as many as a dozen, each fan has a jewelry fan pendant, the craftsmanship is exquisite.

There are also gold ink brushes, rice paper, etc., which are really dazzling.

Chen Qiuao was dumbfounded, and the guards in the hall were also probing their brains, and they were envious, this is the use of big families? Yang Xianggong is really blessed, there is such a person who is worried about it, specializes in giving gifts and gifts, and gives it at such a level.

Yang He was quite satisfied, and the turbulent waves really had a heart.

The last two gift boxes, both Western products, a clairvoyant mirror, brass shell, crystal grinding piece, Yang He looked at it, the multiple is not very large, but it is rare at this time.

At this time, there are clairvoyant mirrors, mostly polished with glass, and the multiplier and clarity cannot catch up with the use of crystal. Of course, even if crystal is used, its purity and transparency cannot reach the level of optical glass in later generations. At this time, the crystal has impurities and contains very tiny bubbles.

Another gift box is a Western table clock, Yang He looked at it curiously, this is a rare corona wheel escapement type small mechanical clock. The daily difference may be between fifteen and thirty minutes, because at this time, although the gravity pendulum was invented in the West, it had not yet been introduced into the mechanical clock, and the pendulum clock did not appear.

In terms of accuracy, at this time, the Western mechanical clock is not necessarily as good as the sundial and leaky pot in the East, but it is also a rare thing, you can take a peek at the degree of the mechanical industry in the West.

Yang He decided to put the pendulum in his bedroom.

Seeing that he was satisfied, Wang Qiong'e was also happy, and it was not in vain that she spent her time and carefully purchased gifts.

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Yang He ordered to accept all the gifts, and the intimacy between the two sides increased to a higher level.

Next is the matter of commercial goods, Wang Qiong'e sat on the seat, she shook the Luo fan, and glanced at Yang He from time to time, and the queen behind her shook the banana fan for her, while looking at the four sides curiously, and curious to look at Yang He.

Uncle Huang has handed the bill to Yang He to watch, Yang He took a closer look, he placed a lot of orders to Wang Qiong'e, mainly grain, copper and lead, sulfur, raw wrought iron and other things, as well as Suzhou Iron and Steel that he needed very much.

Looking at the goods list, he basically got everything he needed, and Yang He was very happy, this turbulent wave was really an excellent partner.

Uncle Huang also explained to Yang He that for Yang Xianggong's commercial goods, Miss raised money in many ways, just like this Suzhou Iron and Steel Group, the Suzhou Chamber of Commerce originally only gave 200 catties, or Miss tried every means to buy it everywhere, and even used a high price to make up for the 300 catties of Suzhou Iron and Steel goods.

On this commercial product, their Wang family even posted it.

"Oh." Yang He glanced at Wang Qiong'e, saw that she was just smiling, and did not take credit.

Yang He nodded, as a businessman, Wang Qiong'e is very rare, and she is willing to post her own book, and she must also handle the customer's business goods well.

But in the long run, Wang Qiong'e is just a middleman and does not produce goods, and once she is restricted, she is also restricted.

It seems that raw materials cannot be self-sufficient or troublesome, or must be self-sufficient, and cannot be limited by people.

After reading the goods list, Yang He put it down, of course he couldn't order the goods by himself, this was a subordinate business.

He has sent people to recruit Minister Yang, the head of the Household Affairs Hall, and Zhang Chugong, the head of the Public Works Hall, and asked them to bring people to collect them, and when the goods are complete, they will pay for the goods.

Yang He continued to place orders for Wang Qiong'e, especially for grain, which had a population of 10,000 and more than 1,000 horses and mules, and the annual consumption of grain for people and horses was 36,000 stones, and 2.8 million kilograms of hay.

At present, his stock of grain and soybean feed is only more than 25,000 stones, and the stored grain is not enough to eat, so he has to continue to buy it.

If he opens a new Zhuangzi, a township with a population of 5,000 will need 14,000 stone of grain a year, and although he cultivates his own land, he will probably need to buy grain to eat for a long time.

As a big grain merchant, Wang Qiong'e doesn't buy from her, who does she buy from?

The two of them discussed some things about sea fish bones and meat porcelain jars, talking and laughing, time passed quickly, and it seemed that it was not too early in the blink of an eye.

Yang He looked at the leaky pot and said with a smile: "The shopkeeper Wang is here, so it's better to have a meal in the mansion." I called all my subordinates here, and I treated them as a boss to pick up the wind and wash the dust for you. ”

Wang Qiong'e looked at the sky, and was also surprised that time passed quickly, and it seemed that sitting with Yang He was very relaxed, so that time passed before she knew it.

She smiled: "The concubine dares to disobey her fate? ”

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Yang He instructed to go down and set up a banquet in the East Flower Hall, and make a "string plate, nine bowls, nine bowls, nine dishes, twelve chess, eight or eight", that is, nine bowls, nine dishes and two soups.

He Lian General Office was originally the site of Pizhou Mansion, although it was built as a new Lian General Office, but many of the equipment is not complete, and the East Flower Hall does not have much of the taste of the Flower Hall, Yang He plans to find an opportunity to slowly transform it in the future, and it will be done now.

Soon, his subordinates also arrived, and put Minister Yang, Han Guan'er, Luo Xianjue, and Zhang Songtao. Cui Lu, captain of the artillery team, Chang Rusong, captain of the grenadier team, Zeng Youyu, captain of the sentry team, Sheng Santang, captain of the baggage team, Li Jiale, captain of the medical team, and Zhang Chujing, captain of the Ruibing team.

There are also Chinese officers Zhang Chugong, Qian Sanniang and Li Ruwan of the cavalry team.