"Little young master, don't be impatient...... The little guy in Tsing Yi comforted Li Hailong first, and then jumped to his feet before he spoke, and the man shouted: "Liu An, don't go too far, don't you just rely on your aunt to be the concubine of the king's steward, my cousin is still the young master's nurse, these grandfathers are all distinguished guests I picked up, I see you try one?" ”

"Guest?" Liu An said disdainfully: "How expensive?" Isn't it more expensive than a mansion? ”

"This ......" the young man in Tsing Yi concluded, looking back at Zhang You: "This son, patronizing and gossiping, has not asked you for your name, where is the high ......?"

"Why tell you? We're just taking a boat, and it's not like we don't give you money, so what are we doing asking so much? Li Hailong hurriedly replied, this time Zhang You didn't stop him, but he was really angry.

"Xu Fu, where did you find these old hats who have never seen the world? I see, you see them riding horses...... Everyone, I complain that Xu Fu didn't make it clear to you, our Ji family's ship is not short of those few silvers, and it is not a guest, please get off the boat, save yourself from arguing with Lord Liu later, and blame you for being afraid that you can't afford to eat it! ”

"Don't you call us here to entertain you? Today, the master just won't get off the boat......" Li Hailong said dissatisfied, and sat on the deck: "Isn't it just a prefect, who are you scaring about!" ”

"You kid is so unreasonable, I told you that we don't pull guests, and I can't help you if I cheat, right? Hurry up and get out, otherwise Lao Tzu will call someone. Liu An said angrily, and then looked at the little guy in Tsing Yi: "Xu Fu, look at who you found?" Hurry up and take them away, Lord Liu is really the new Taizun of Shaoxing Mansion, and Steward Wang is talking with him, in case he is alarmed and angry, don't blame me for not reminding you in advance. ”

"Is it really the new prefect of Shaoxing?" Xu Fu asked.

Liu An nodded triumphantly: "What do you think?" ”

"Okay, count you lucky......" Xu Fu said and looked back at Zhang You, scratching his head embarrassedly: "This lord, I really can't stand you, I complain that the villain didn't make it clear, our boat really doesn't solicit customers much, and only picks up the official one...... Originally, the villain saw that you were extraordinary in appearance and had an official style, so he stepped forward to solicit you, but he didn't expect ......"

"I didn't expect to find the new Shaoxing prefect Liu Chuanfang first, right?" Liu Chuanfang is the former Daxing Zhi County, the three-year assessment has been mixed with a difference, just appointed as the prefect of Shaoxing, in fact, it is stained with the light of Yan Qing, Zhang You originally didn't know this person, but this Jun Aiqin, once gave Zhang Ruoxuan a hand, heard Zhang Ruoxuan mention it.

At this moment, Zhang You finally understood what the other party meant, it turned out that he was dragged as an official to avoid tariffs, he had heard of this, but it was the first time he experienced it personally.

Originally, in addition to the national boats, the canal in the Ming and Qing dynasties was the main artery of economic, commercial and cultural exchanges between the north and the south, and the civilian ships, merchant ships and cargo ships sailing on it were innumerable.

These unofficial ships are generally built by the people themselves, and the carrying capacity is not as good as the Cao boats, but the goods loaded are complex, including grain, fruits, cotton, porcelain, silk, cloth, groceries, etc., the ships from the south to the north not only meet the demand for all kinds of commodities in the capital market, but also stimulate the rise and prosperity of Tongzhou, Tianjin, Linqing, Liaocheng, Xuzhou, Huai'an, Wuxi, Suzhou, Hangzhou and other canal cities, so that the economic and cultural exchanges around the Ming Dynasty have been further enhanced.

Because merchant ships and civilian ships were often extorted by the Caoyun military and the banknotes when sailing on the canals, many shipowners would invite officials who were on duty or traveling to take the ship when they sailed at the wharf, and the officials not only did not have to pay a fee, but also received the owner's silver taels, in order to seek refuge from the officials.

After the merchant ships were dispatched, they had to pay a certain amount of taxes at the customs in Hangzhou Beixin, Suzhou Hushu, Yangzhou, Huai'an, Linqing, and other places, and accept the supervision and inspection of the officials of the household department of the imperial court to prevent the smuggling of prohibited items such as salt.

When a large number of ships sail to the Shandong Gate River section, in order to ensure that the water source is sufficient, the lock officials will wait until the ships accumulate to a certain number before opening the gate to release water, among which the Cao boat and the imperial court fast horse ship go first, followed by the civilian ship and the merchant ship.

As you approach the Tongju Canal in the Gyeonggi area, government patrols and sentinel boats inspect passing ships, and you can even see the boats of larger transport officials supervising fleets from all over the country.

After arriving in Tongzhou, the shipowner could bring his cargo ashore for sale, while the accompanying officials had to hire mules, horses, or sedan chairs to take up their duties in Beijing. After the goods were sold, the shipowner purchased another batch of northern goods, and then sought a crew member who went south to shelter him, and so on and so on and so on and so forth.

Far from it!

The trip of this ship was not very smooth, only found the officials who went to Shandong, and when they arrived at the ground, they had to find officials again, but that Liu An found Liu Chuanfang first, and this Xu Fu found Zhang You and them, but it is unknown how Liu Chuanfang got on the ship from here.

Zhang You and his entourage don't look like ordinary people, Xu Fu asked himself if he wouldn't look away, but these people were faintly headed by the lame man among them, whether it was in terms of age or lameness, it was estimated that they could not compare to the dignified prefect, so he couldn't help but retreat.

"How do you know Master Liu's name? Looks like you've heard about it, and now you can get off the boat, right? Liu An was startled for a moment, quickly calmed down, and urged impatiently again - whether it was riding a horse, calling forward or hugging, lame, young, with these two will be dead, this young master in front of him is nothing more than a young master, and it is impossible to provoke the dignified prefect if he says anything.

"Don't be busy chasing customers first, you said that Liu Chuanfang is happy and quiet, right? You just go in and tell him, just say that Zhang You is outside, and he also wants to take this boat, and ask him if it's too troublesome! ”

"Childe, do you know Master Liu?" Xu Fu hurriedly asked.

Zhang You shook his head: "I've never seen it." ”

"How can you be sure...... Wait a minute, just now you said, 'Zhang You is outside', you are Zhang You, right? Why is this name so familiar......

Xu Fu scratched his head and racked his brains, but Liu An was impatient: "What Zhang You Liu You, Master Liu just met friends from Dezhou Mansion, and he ordered it in advance, and no one will see ......"

"The left is a prefect Liu, and the right is a Liu master, from the perspective of the young master, the official surnamed Liu is not known to be big, you bastard is definitely a dog's eye and a low thing...... The master suddenly stopped being angry, because the master really wondered about one thing......"

"What's the matter?" Liu An couldn't help but interrupt Li Hailong.

Li Hailong laughed strangely, squinted at Zhang You and said: "The young master wonders, in case that Taizun master has to kneel down and salute after seeing my young master, knowing that you have tried desperately to prevent my young master from taking the boat, just for his quietness, I don't know if he will reward you with some silver, or reward you with a big mouth?" ”