"We used to be in the countryside, and the most fearful thing was the public. You have to beat people at every turn, and then you have to grab things. Sometimes you have to engage women. Although it is said to be a tolerance, it is not a robber and a vicious. Everyone calls them bad uncles on the surface, but behind their backs, they want to scold their ancestors. Even if you encounter tolerances on the street, you should avoid them from a distance, and walk around as far as you can. It was only when I arrived in Jiangning that I found out that there were ordinary people who were not afraid of tolerance, and there were still people who dared to laugh at us, and those who did small business were neither afraid nor ran away when they saw us. ”

"It's not all like this, it is said that the dukes in Jiangning are still the same as our people in Guangzhou. So many people who do small business in Jiangning are now coming to Shangyuan. There are also beggars and homeless people, Jiangning's officials were secretly sent here at first, and then they rushed here, and even the beggars said that the dukes of Shangyuan were more kind. ”

"Yes, I don't know why Ah Jin is doing this, there will be more and more beggars."

"The people know that, so it's better for us. Do they know that they need to be protected by the public? I'll tell you, I don't care what you think, anyway, I'm going to be caught. Although I can't get money, I have earned back face, and so many people are optimistic about me, which is more comfortable than making money. Besides, my surname is Fan, does Uncle Nine make me suffer? Starting tomorrow, I will learn Jiangning dialect, and then go around the street, get acquainted with the people and roads on this street, and be a good catcher in the future. ”

"I think you're hooked on some girl, right? Proposed. ”

"What do you know, that girl likes to catch quickly, doesn't she like thieves! If you like to be a bandit, you can do it, and I'll be the first to catch you when the time comes. ”

As the sun set, the yamen gradually became deserted, and several Fan family members got together to exchange their experiences on patrolling the streets today. In a huge county, these catchers are quickly distributed, and the distance between each group is not close, so it is good to exchange the situation while they are on duty.

The people they each follow are different, but when it comes to patrolling, they are all about the same. Those who are willing to leave their hometown and come to Jiangning to seek wealth are the part of the courage and brain in their hometown. When Yu Fan Jin was engaged in the purchase and wholesale of agricultural products in the city, he followed Hu Butcher to do this business, and he could be regarded as having seen the market. Compared with the villagers who have dealt with the land in their hometown all their lives, their vision and knowledge are far better, and they have more dealings with the fast catchers.

Naturally, the officials in Guangzhou did not dare to bully them, but they had also seen how to deal with others, and they had an understanding of Yu Gongmen's style. Originally, I thought that the world was almost as fast as it was, but today's day of patrolling the streets can be regarded as an eye-opener for these people.

Don't beat or scold people, don't take goods for nothing, and don't charge regular money. Solve trivial matters for the people, and the people bring them water to drink. This kind of fast catching has never been seen before, some people feel hard, but some people feel comfortable. A day of patrol won't make a big difference to everyone, but the mindset of some has changed. Some people want to get rich in a hurry, and some people want to be praised or worshiped by others, everyone is different, and the things they pursue are also different, and these people in the Fan family are no exception. When some people find that in addition to making money, they can also achieve other achievements, and their mentality is also quietly changing.

Hu Er originally wanted to pry these people together to make it difficult for Fan Jin, but there are not many people who support him at the moment. Although there are a few people who also come with the purpose of making a fortune, they scoff at things like honor, and they don't like the current regulations. But their number is too small, and they can't occupy the mainstream and win the right to speak in the Fan family who stay. At present, if there is trouble, the other Fan family members will not agree, and with the cowardice of the countrymen, they will not dare to speak.

Things are so frozen, Hu Er's arrogance originally came from his identity and a group of fellow villagers, but now his fellow villagers can't form the pressure of public opinion, and his momentum will be greatly affected.

In the study, Zheng Chan waited for Fan Jin to drink iced sour plum soup, and asked carefully: "Master, you arranged for your fellow villagers to patrol the streets, so that they can learn well, and the concubine understands it." But the concubine thinks that not everyone can feel the hard work of being in charge. What if someone doesn't appreciate it and doesn't want to learn well? ”

"It's all my own people, I will definitely give them a chance at first, but only once. If you can't figure out the situation this time, then your relatives won't have to do it. I have a way to clean them up. Even Feng Bangning was treated by me, let alone them? It's not that I can't help it, but I can't bear it. ”

He let Zheng Chan sit on his lap and put his hand around her waist, "Do you know Hu Er's bad thoughts about you?" But don't be afraid, he is a gutsless rat, at most he is making trouble, and he doesn't have the guts to really do bad things. What's more, there is a female bodyguard in the inner house, what can he do to you? ”

Zheng Chan said: "I have the master to support me, and I am not afraid of anything." But I have to ask the boss for a charter, if one day, this surnamed Hu really touches me, can I stab him with a knife? The concubine always carries a knife by her side, and she is guarding against such bad people. I also learned a few self-defense skills from those bodyguards, also in order not to suffer the loss of men. My body can only be touched by the master, who dares to hit me except you, either he dies or I die. ”

Fan Jin hugged her pitifully, kissing her neck and earlobes. "If he dares to hand his claws at you, you can just cut them. It doesn't matter what you cut him into, I'm on your side. When the day came, I went to explain the reason to my eldest sister, and the matter was not my fault. Seriously, if I hadn't lost too much to my eldest sister, I would have broken this bastard's leg a long time ago. ”

When Zheng Chan heard this, a stone fell to the ground in her heart. The clothes are not as good as new, and the people are not as good as before, even if she looks much better than the red-eyed woman, she is afraid that Fan Jin will not allow herself to fight with her because of her old feelings. Now that he has allowed himself to cut her brother, he will be able to support himself in competing with her for favor in the future. With such a bastard relative, it is useless to have any old kindness.

She smiled and cooperated with Fan Jin's movements, and took out a means of flattery to win the man's joy. "In charge, even if you owe the Hu lady a lot, it should be paid back now. Her family is a pig killer, the situation is similar to my family, and now she has made such a big fortune, and she is not satisfied? Even if she is sold, it is not worth this amount. I know that the head of the house is affectionate and righteous, but don't say that you owe, if you want to say that you owe it, she owes you. ”

Fan Jin didn't agree with Zheng Chan's opinion, but Hu Er's behavior did weaken his indebtedness to Sister Hu. In front of Sister Hu, he felt that he was a sinful and debt-ridden person, but Hu Er's existence made him see the hope of paying off his debts.

From the big city to other markets, and then to patrol ordinary residential streets. I changed places four times in four days, and each place I went to provoked complaints from my colleagues. Either he ate something and his colleagues helped him pay the bill, or he wanted to rub oil on women, although he was looking for those women in the market, but the good reputation that Shangyuan Hunt had built up with great difficulty could not be ruined by this person. Others had to apologize and say good things over and over again. After moving from the buying and selling street to the residential street, there was a refusal to help the people.

Hu Er is not the only one who behaves similarly, and now the children of the Fan family are divided into two factions, one faction is indeed learning how to be a Shangyuan catcher, and the other faction is still based on the traditional catcher as the standard, and making a fortune is the biggest pursuit of catching fast. Although the two brothers Fan Zhiwen and Fan Zhiliang took the lead in persuasion, repeatedly told them the truth of life, and vigorously praised Fan Jin's current management model, the effect was not obvious.

Those who can be persuaded by words have basically recognized what to do during the patrol in the past few days and have begun to get on the right track. Those who still insist on their own opinions may not be unreasonable, but for them, the truth is more important than the benefits. I gave up the business of making money in my hometown and came to Jiangning, not to be a good person, they just wanted quick money.

On the afternoon of the fourth day, these people, led by Hu Er, finally came to the second hall again to see Fan Jin and asked him: he wanted to make a fortune.

"Thousands of miles of officials are only for money, and we are officials for thousands of miles, not to give people day jobs. I only earn some food and drink every day, and I might as well live at home in those days. Hu Er took the lead in attacking, "Brother-in-law, I also know that you want a good reputation, but a good reputation can't start from your relatives, right?" We put up with it when we didn't take money when we patrolled the streets, and now there's a quick money business, you can't stop us anymore, right? ”

"Fast money, what quick money?" Fan Jin looked at Hu Er and the eyes of several villagers behind him who were already very indifferent. From the moment these people entered the second hall, they had been eliminated from the ranks of the villagers. In fact, Fan Jin didn't want to be Hai Rui, and he didn't object to his subordinates taking benefits. It's just that this kind of benefit can only be asked for by giving it to them. In the future, when the county yamen makes money, everyone will have a share of the dividends, and he does not accept the way of exploiting ordinary people and oppressing the poor people in the past, which does not mean that there will be no channels for making money in addition to this. 、

These people may not understand these truths, but they don't even want to wait for time, and if they have to rush to see results, then don't blame themselves for being unkind to them. He knew what Hu Er was talking about about fast money, those few tribute ships from Siam were about to come to Jiangning to trade. They must have wanted to draw points on the dock and blackmail these merchants, but he wouldn't say these words out of his mouth, just waiting for the other party to speak.

The whole thing has been clearly explained in Ling Yunyi's letter, since this fleet is from Guangdong, so Ling Yunyi knows their situation very well. This tributary fleet encountered a storm and drifted to the Leizhou Peninsula. Then he asked the local government of Daming for help and asked for help.

The Ming Dynasty pursued a tributary trade system, and these foreign tributary envoys belonged to important diplomats, and the local authorities did not dare to slack off, and immediately gave help and hospitality. These people originally paid tribute to the Ming Dynasty with special products such as ivory and sumu, but after the storm, these special products were damaged to varying degrees and were not enough to pay tribute.

According to the regulations, they were supposed to be burned on the spot, but the envoys requested that they sell the goods and buy cloth to cover their bodies. After the meeting, this request was approved, and the Guangdong government issued an official document allowing them to come to Jiangning for trade.

This is an official article, although Ling Yunyi did not specify the actual situation in the letter, Fan Jin could probably guess that there must be some secret trade hidden behind this, and even the fleet itself may have some problems. He is a magistrate, and this matter has nothing to do with him, anyway, it will not be a sneak attack by the Japanese from Guangzhou, and the rest of the matter, whether it is smuggling or something else, is the matter of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Households, which has nothing to do with him, and he does not want to participate.

The Ming Dynasty still attached great importance to diplomatic relations, after all, this tributary system maintained the Ming Dynasty's suzerainty status in the surrounding countries. The Ming Dynasty was not a colonial country like Spain, what it wanted was stability and unification, and it was impossible to do overseas colonization, so this kind of clan system would not be shaken, and it was more generous to foreign envoys. Knocking them on the bamboo pole can easily turn into a big problem, and it may even alarm the first floor of the Ministry of Rites.

Hu Er, who was scolded by Fan Jin, was a little angry in his heart, although he believed that what Fan Jin said was reasonable, it did not mean that he could not be angry. When I returned to my residence, my wife's words added fuel to the fire. He slept with your sister, but refused to give you the benefits of this brother-in-law, which shows that he is just playing with your sister, and he is not sincere.

Until now, she still refuses to give her a name, and it is possible that Miss Zhang will marry her in the future and drive her out of the house. At that time, you will lose this relationship, and you will not be able to stay in the county yamen. I can't go back to Guangdong, and I have lost my backer, don't you want to be a beggar in Jiangning?

People don't die for themselves, now is the time for you to find a way to get rich, and you can't rely on your brother-in-law for everything. Hu Er nodded, agreeing with his wife's point of view. It seems that Fan Jin can't count on it, so he can only rely on himself.

Early the next morning, he did not go to the class room for roll call, but left home in his official uniform and ran all the way to the dock. The Siamese fleet set off with the Fan fleet, but there was little contact between the two sides. A group of foreigners could not speak the language, and there was no need to negotiate. It was only through the mouths of the guards that I learned that the fleet was going to stop at this pier, so it was a few days late to leave enough time for Fan Mu and her party to reunite.

I also learned from the mouths of the officers and soldiers that there were tens of thousands of catties of sumu and thousands of catties of ivory on the ship. These are valuable things, as long as you can knock down some oil and water, you don't have to worry about eating and drinking. It's a big deal to leave Jiangning with your daughter-in-law and go elsewhere to avoid the limelight.

He thought so, and his steps were so windy that the people greeted him along the way, and they did not see him greeted him along the way. When they came to the dock, they saw that a large ship had already docked, and they wanted to come early, and they arrived at the place last night. Hu Er came all the way to the pier with a water and fire stick, pointed at the people on the boat and shouted, "Who is the captain?" Who's in charge? I am a public servant of Shangyuan County, and now I suspect that you are carrying forbidden items on board, and I ask for an immediate inspection! ”

The sailors on the ship look strange, and they know at a glance that they are not from the Ming Dynasty, but this kind of ship must have something to do with the Ming Dynasty, and there is no need to worry about the language barrier and the inability to communicate. Sure enough, after shouting three times, a man who was as dark and thin as a monkey came down and led Hu Er to the boat. The man on the road kept smiling and muttering something. Hu Er's face was as gloomy as iron, and he kept urging him to leave quickly with a water and fire stick. When he came to the hatch, looking at the black cabin, Hu Er hesitated, but the expectation of making a fortune exceeded the fear of the unknown, pinched the stick in his hand, and he boldly walked into the cabin.

It was dark in the cabin, and the smell was fishy and smelly, which was disgusting. Before his eyes could adjust to the cabin, he heard someone say in a very strange tone: "Didn't Witch Lin say that this is her husband's territory, why did someone from the government appear?" You can't lie to me, do you? ”

"Don't worry, our Lin Clan fleet is true to its word, since we charge your protection fee, we will ensure that you can trade smoothly. Catch it, who sent you? ”

The voice came from behind Hu Er, and he quickly turned around, and immediately saw a tall figure, obscuring his vision.