According to common sense, when the second-in-command receives a visit from the first-in-command, it is natural to be as solemn and humble as possible.

But Ji Qingwen, the second-in-command and deputy lifter, did not take Shen Liangzuo's first-in-command promotion to heart at all. In his eyes, let Shen Liangzuo be a marionette for him, and he thought he was not flexible enough!

Therefore, Ji Qingwen also deliberately did not move the place, so he asked Xiao Duozi to pass the word, saying that Ji Qingwen invited Shen Liangzuo to meet in the "Qianyun Tower".

As soon as Shen Liangzuo heard that "Qianyun Building" was a brothel in Qinglou, he immediately became angry - as the saying goes: Isn't the eunuch in a hurry when he goes to the Qinglou? No matter how high Shen Liangzuo's status and authority are, he is just a eunuch without eggs, how can there be a reason for a eunuch to go to the Qinglou?

However, now Shen Liangzuo has really reached the point where he should be "in a hurry", and after thinking about it, he can't just turn around and leave, so he has to sigh and promise: "Come on, the guest is as you please, and the miscellaneous family will go hard!" ”

However, Ji Qingwen also understands some sophistication, and did not directly receive Shen Liangzuo in the middle hall, but asked Ma Xianglan to arrange an elegant room, which can be regarded as leaving some dignity for Shen Liangzuo.

Shen Liangzuo pushed the door into the house, and saw that Ji Qingwen was talking to a beautiful woman, so he pretended to be enthusiastic and said: "I didn't expect Lord Ji to have such Yaxing, I don't know which famous brand this girl is?" ”

Ji Qingwen smiled and said, "Gonggong Shen lost his words when he said this. She's not a Qinglou woman, she's my wife. My father-in-law will need to pay attention in the future. ”

It was quite a faux pas to say that the wife of the court official was a woman in the Qinglou, which made Shen Liangzuo blush, and hurriedly apologized: "That's a miscellaneous family with eyes and eyes...... Please don't be embarrassed by Lord Ji......"

Shen Liangzuo was furious when he came, but he didn't expect that he would lose in words in the first round, and he had already apologized to Ji Qingwen.

Ji Qingwen was not polite, and glanced at Liu Ru with a smile.

Before Liu Ru followed Ji Qingwen, he didn't know how many court officials he had befriended, so he naturally knew the rules, and knew that Ji Qingwen was going to talk about big things with Shen Liangzuo, so he squatted lightly and said, "Husband, just talk to Shen Gonggong, I'll go down first and arrange a few good dishes for the two of you." ”

As he spoke, he lifted the white and flawless gauze skirt tied around his waist and retreated.

Ji Qingwen's wives all left, and the few entourages brought by Shen Liangzuo naturally didn't stay for long, so they could only close the door and retreat with great interest.

After everyone retreated, Shen Liangzuo apologized again: "Lord Ji, the miscellaneous family has just arrived, and I don't know the rules here, so I have no intention, please don't take it to heart......

Ji Qingwen said: "Actually, my father-in-law is right. My eldest wife, Liu Ru, turned out to be a dusty woman in the Qinglou. It's just that she came out of the mud and was not stained, but a white hibiscus, which happened to be picked by the lower officials. ”

As soon as he heard the name of "Liu Ruyi", even Shen Liangzuo widened his eyes in surprise and exclaimed, "It turns out that the rumors are all true!" Lord Ji really married Liu Ru is wife. Liu Rus...... Oh no...... Mrs. Zun is a well-known figure in Beijing, and it cost a lot of money to marry her, and it is said that the ransom money alone is enough for 100,000 yuan......"

Not 100,000, it's 300,000.

But Ji Qingwen was afraid that saying the figure of 300,000 would scare Shen Liangzuo's courage, so he avoided the important and said lightly: "Where is it, how can there be?" It's just idle nonsense. ”

Shen Liangzuo didn't want to continue the discussion on this topic, so he hurriedly changed the conversation, coughed a few times in a sharp voice, and said: "Lord Ji, the miscellaneous family made a special trip to Suzhou today, not only to talk to Lord Ji to laugh, but to discuss an important matter with Lord Ji in detail. ”

Ji Qingwen didn't have to guess to know what he wanted to say, but he deliberately pretended to be garlic and said: "That's a faux pas." Since Gonggong Shen has something serious to talk to me, it is too inappropriate here...... I think it's too late today, and I ask my father-in-law to move to Suzhou tomorrow to weave the yamen and talk about it in detail. ”

Shen Liangzuo, the big eunuch, ran to the brothel in a hurry, he was already "in a hurry", if he had to wait another day, he would have to "do it in a hurry".

So Shen Liangzuo hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No need, it's very elegant here, just talk about it here." ”

He cleared his throat and said, "What's that?" Since the miscellaneous family took over the Dianshan Port Wharf from Lord Ji, the operation of the wharf has been operated, I'm afraid Lord Ji has also heard of it, right? ”

When Ji Qingwen heard this, he smiled and said, "What's the situation?" I don't know? Gonggong Shen is from the master of ceremonies, Dongchang and Jinyiwei have not disobeyed you, and my every move is still under the control of my father-in-law? My father-in-law knows that I don't go out of the door, and I don't step out of the second door......"

"Won't it?" Shen Liangzuo asked rhetorically, "It seems that Lord Ji went to Huzhou once a few days ago, right?" ”

Ji Qingwen pushed the boat down the river and said, "I'm right...... I know that I am surrounded by Shen Gonggong's eyeliner, and I am afraid that which foot I will enter this 'Qianyun Tower' first today, Shen Gonggong also knows it! ”

In fact, Shen Liangzuo only knew that Ji Qingwen had been to Huzhou once, as for when he went, when he returned, who he brought, what he had seen, what he had said, and what he had done......

I only heard Ji Qingwen continue: "But when the lower officials went to Huzhou, they didn't go to rest and recreation, but to purchase raw silk, rice paper and other things, and also to weave the production of the yamen!" ”

Shen Liangzuo went from a small eunuch to the position of the celebrant and the eunuch, and he could also be called a person, so he immediately took over the conversation and said, "The miscellaneous family came here this time just for this matter." ”

finally brought the topic back again, Shen Liangzuo naturally wouldn't let Ji Qingwen divert the topic again, so he said in one breath: "I'm not afraid that Lord Ji will dislike it, after the miscellaneous family took over the dock, this day has always been tight...... But the miscellaneous family can't figure it out, the miscellaneous family follows the rules that Lord Ji formulated before, but Lord Ji is running a prosperous business, why is the miscellaneous family walking on thin ice? Please show me the way. ”

Ji Qingwen took a sip of the tea in front of him and said with a smile: "They all say that the scenery is in front of the officials, but they don't know the hard work of the officials." The port of Songjiang Prefecture, which is a port terminal, is not profitable in the first place......"

"No money...... Not making money...... Since the dock is not profitable, why does Lord Ji have to go to such trouble to drive it? Shen Liangzuo asked.

"To appease those maritime merchants!" Ji Qingwen replied without thinking, "Gonggong Shen has been managing the port for some days. You should know that these maritime merchants put on their clothes and do business with you like dogs, and as soon as they take off their clothes, they become pirates who rob houses and houses. If they don't open this dock and don't give them the opportunity to do business and make a fortune in a serious way, they will naturally think of other crooked ways to make money. ”

"What does Ji-sama mean ......"

Ji Qingwen smiled "hehe": "I mean this pier is for appeasement." Not only does it not make money, but it also has to take money out of the weaving yamen every year to supply it to the wharf! Does Gonggong Shen know what it's called? This is called realizing economic benefits while realizing social benefits. ”

Shen Liangzuo listened to this sentence and said after learning Ji Qingwen's words: "Then why don't you continue to realize what you are, which is called social benefits, and supply some silver to the dock every year, so that the life of the miscellaneous family can be better, how about it?" ”

Shen Liangzuo's words got to the point.

He deigned to visit, didn't he want Ji Qingwen to ask for a few taels of silver?

But Ji Qingwen didn't want to give a penny.

I only heard him laugh "hehe": "Father-in-law, what you say seems to be a little out of line, right?" I'm not afraid that my father-in-law will say that I am a big one, and the weaving yamen has never done a loss-making business, let alone given silver to others. If you want to give it, it will only be given to one person, and the amount is quite huge. Father-in-law, who do you guess I gave the money for weaving the yamen? ”

"Long live the emperor?" Shen Liangzuo guessed.

"That's right! Long live the Lord! Ji Qingwen confirmed, "The father-in-law is indeed a high-ranking and powerful person, and he is a person trusted by the emperor, but it seems that he is not the saint himself, and there must be no reason for the weaving yamen under him to send money to the father-in-law, right?" ”