In the spring of March, the warbler flies back, and the scenery on the Hebei Plain is just right. 【Reading.com】

On both sides of the official road, but seeing the green poplars like water and the green grass like smoke, it makes people feel refreshed and happy, and they almost think that they have seen the prosperous scenery of the south of the Yangtze River in a trance.

Between the ridges and ridges, there are farmers who are bent over and hunched over, and the plan of the year lies in spring, if you don't work hard in spring, don't think about a good harvest in autumn, this truth is also well known.

It's just that if you have walked around the ground in Hebei in previous years, you will find something strange at this time, there seem to be fewer people farming than in previous years, but these people's faces are a lot more ruddy.

Most of the farmers were focused on the task at hand, and from time to time a few young men looked up at the official road, apparently curious about the winding convoy.

However, it was obvious that the slippage was not allowed, and the scolding of the elders around him followed, and the young man reluctantly bent down again, but sometimes he would look up, as if he wanted to get some news from the convoy.

"There are a lot fewer tenant farmers in Hebei, and the rest of the people are going to work hard this year, and these people are not enlightened, so why don't they know how to go to Tianjin?" The convoy was led by a few men dressed as businessmen, and a thin man spoke.

"Hey, can we all go to Tianjin? Even if Tianjin can let go, the fields in Hebei must be planted. ”

Another old man with a wisp of beard, like a fortune teller more than a businessman, said frankly: "Besides, most of the people who went to Tianjin before were the kind that couldn't survive, and now most of these people, most of them still have some acres of land at home, and they can deal with it, who wants to leave their hometown?" ”

"That's just as well." The thin man nodded.

"Actually, that's a good thing,"

Another sturdy man pointed to the field and interjected: "There are so many people left, and those old men also know that they are afraid, so many people have promised the tenant farmers at home, saying that they will receive less than 10% of the rent this year, don't you know what they look like?" I have done a lot of work, but my face looks better, isn't it because I eat too much? ”

"In the final analysis, this is all the credit of our emperor and the marquis!" The thin man sighed heartily.

"That's what Boss Chai said." This time, the opinions were very unanimous, and several people around nodded one after another, agreeing with the same heartfelt agreement.

"Hongfu of the Hou Ye, this trip down, it is estimated that you can make a lot of money, hehe, these are all Tianjin specialties." The strong man looked back at the convoy and smiled contentedly.

This big man has a strong figure, and his voice is not small, and his voice is far away, and this time there are more people looking up. For farmers, Tianjin is the place that has been mentioned the most by those around them in recent months.

There are so many people in any village who can't get by, or are bold, and they rushed to Tianjin before the year, tsk, this cold winter and the moon, I don't know if I can hold on to it so far, I can hold it to the place, and it is not as good as I imagined, and now I don't know whether it is dead or alive.

Of course, the emperor's words are golden-mouthed, but the old men all say that today's saints are bewitched by the annihilation of ministers, and things are very messy, if the situation in Tianjin is deceitful, then the villagers who defected to the past will be unlucky.

There are many people who are suspicious, but there are also many people who think Tianjin is good. At least, the rent is really reduced, and when borrowing seeds and livestock from the masters, the housekeepers are not as difficult to talk as before, all of this comes from Tianjin, so most people still have a good impression of Tianjin.

What's more, the words of that strong man also made many people a little curious, Tianjin specialty? Although it is hundreds of miles away from Tianjin, there are still a lot of news exchanges, and I have never heard of any special products in that place, and it will not be a twist flower loaded with dozens of cars, right?

"Brother Wu, it's better not to be happy too early, the front is Baoding Mansion, you haven't fought this in previous years, don't you know what's going on here? You know, this place is different from Tianjin, Su Papi's hands are black! The old man who had spoken earlier squinted his eyes and looked westward, his tone suddenly becoming heavy.

"What are you afraid of, we all registered in Tianjin and drew a detached." The businessman surnamed Wu rolled his eyes, took out a sign from his arms, and said proudly: "Master Hou said, as long as you abide by the law and pay taxes in time, with this brand, we are imperial merchants, who dares to smoke our share?" Aren't they afraid of angering the Hou Ye, or even angering the emperor? ”

"Alas, what do you say, Brother Wu, there is a text in your name, why don't you use your brain more before doing things?"

The old man shook his head, sighed and said: "The emperor is the son of the Holy Tomorrow, and the Hou Ye is also a benevolent person, but the county officials are not as good as the current management, the officials of Baoding Mansion are not appointed by the emperor, they robbed you, where are you going to reason when you turn around?" Could it be that Hou Ye came to Baoding for a special trip, just for us? ”

"That's what Brother Feng said," the thin man surnamed Chai nodded and agreed, and then comforted his companion and said: "But it's nothing, we are bringing a specialty, the only one in the world, and the profit is high, let them draw a little, anyway, there is a profit, so you don't have to make trouble for Hou Ye." ”

"Hmph, I don't believe in this evil." The strong man's name is Wu Wencai, but he can't match Wencai regardless of his surname or figure, and after adding his surname, this is somewhat appropriate. Unlike his companions, who were ready to swallow their anger, he muttered angrily.

"Brother Wu, when you go out, you can make money with kindness, just bear it if you can, we didn't come here like this before?" The old man not only has a lot of eyes, but also has a good temper.

"How long will it take to endure it, obviously the marquis said......" Wu Wencai was still a little unwilling.

"Just endure it for a few more years, Hou Ye went to Liaodong the year before last, and then built Tianjin Port last year, look at this momentum, there will be two or three years, and the boundary between Hebei and Shandong will be almost the same. If there is another ten or eight years, maybe the whole world will be peaceful, and by that time......" Old Man Feng said with a wistful expression, and the listeners all had similar expressions.

If the world is the same as Tianjin, how happy will it be? The officials are very kind, the villagers have a job, and they have money to spare, and when these businessmen walk around, they don't have to worry about those harsh taxes and bandits, which is even more magical than the legendary prosperous scene, and it is a paradise in mythology at all!

"So, Brother Wu, bear with me, if you stand up to others, maybe it will affect everyone." Old man Feng persuaded again, this sentence worked very well, although Wu Wencai still had resentment on his face, he still stopped talking, obviously agreeing with the old man's statement.

…… Baoding is the hometown of Emperor Yao, Yan and Zhongshan were built in the territory during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, with a history of more than 3,000 years. When the Song Dynasty was called Baozhou, Baoding Mansion was set up after Hongwu Kai, Baoding, that is, to defend the Beijing Division, the meaning of stabilizing the world, has always been the capital of Beijing.

Both for the important place, the city of Baoding City is also quite majestic, but the shape is a little strange, the south of the west city arc outward protrudes two hundred zhang, so that the whole city is like a boot, so, also called the boot city.

Most of the businessmen such as Wu Wencai were from Gyeonggi, some of them rushed to Tianjin as soon as possible, and some of them passed after hearing the rumors, but most of them had passed through Baoding in the past. Therefore, they were not the slightest surprised by the strange shape of the city, but when they saw the protruding wall, their eyes showed a look of hatred.

Because, the most hated Su family in Baoding City is located in that area.

The Su family is a local family, although it is not famous in Hebei, where there are many families, but in Baoding Mansion, the Su family is a local tyrant. Since it is called a family, the Su family has always had people who have been officials in the court, and it was not until August of the first year of Zhengde that there was a fault, because the talented eldest son of the Su family was deposed by the emperor.

Speaking of which, the eldest prince of Su is also very wronged, to a certain extent, he actually suffered from the disaster of the pond fish of the teacher Zhang Fuhua, otherwise what kind of sin is it to marry a few more concubines? Is it worth being held accountable like this?

Of course, if you want to find out the root cause, this is still on the emperor, and it is even more to blame on Xie Hong, if it weren't for Xie Hong's birth, Su Yushi might be on the rise now, how could he be so sad as now?

It was not Su Yushi that the merchants hated.

Although Su Shu was dismissed, he is still in the capital, one is to seek recovery, and the other is to participate in the revival of Shilin, and the most important thing is that Su Dagongzi was full of pride when he left home, and he was also shameless to see Jiangdong's father at this time, especially his second brother who was hated by businessmen.

His second brother's name is Su Tan, and he serves as a pusher in the government. The official of Baoding Mansion is the official position of Zheng Qipin, and he is in charge of the criminal name of the government, but Su Tan has neither understanding nor interest in official affairs such as criminal names, and what he is best at is extortion.

It is said that as the son of a family and an official of the imperial court, he should not act like this, but his official position was obtained by going through the door, and there is no hope of rising; And there is a staff counselor, and he has never missed anything in official affairs, and with his family background to support him, whoever wants to move him has to weigh the weight first, so he sits in this position very steadily.

Such a scourge sits steadily, of course, the merchants in the city are unlucky, it is already considered lucky to be eaten for nothing, as long as the family can be safe, it is considered a blessing, especially if there is a daughter at home, it is even more trembling.

The reason why Su Yushi has so many concubines is not because of the blessing of his second brother, Su Ergongzi knows very well that without his eldest brother, he will not be able to stand up majestic, so he does not forget to flatter his eldest brother while bullying men and women, and his brothers have harmed many good women over the years.

The locals in the township, looking down and not looking up, although Su Ergongzi is a bastard, he still has some scruples after all. For those who pass by, he is unscrupulous, and he even has a life lawsuit for this, but he was forced down by the Su family, so he also got a bad reputation for Su Peel.

Since Su Yushi's dismissal, Su Tuiguan has restrained a lot, although he is bad, but he is not stupid, knowing that without his eldest brother wiping his ass, his position is a little hanging, so he is also vigilant, so that the people and merchants in Baoding Mansion are relieved.

However, recently, he suddenly became angry again, and frightened the hearts of the people of Baoding again, until everyone found out that he was not doing evil in the city, but wandering around the east gate all day long, and then put his heart back in his stomach.

After putting down their thoughts, everyone was also very curious, wondering what this scourge was dangling around the city gate all day long, could it be someone waiting for? Anyway, dogs can't change their, and villains are always badasses, and this guy must be pondering the way to harm people.

The people of Baoding are just guessing, but Wu Wencai and his party can be sure that this scourge is holding back enough energy to trap people.

No, everyone is still far from the city gate, the scourge poked its head from the city, and then showed a happy face, and not long after retracting, it appeared under the city gate, and a pair of triangular eyes flashed with an inexplicable light, like a vicious dog seeing a bun.

But they have already arrived here, if they turn back and run, the trouble will be even greater, not to mention that they will not be allowed to turn back, the trade routes are all set, if they take other routes, it will be in conflict with others. Besides, the world is generally dark, and other routes may not be strong, so businessmen can only drive forward.

"What for?" There must be doglegs around the bully, and the soldiers guarding the door basically belong to this category, seeing so many cars, even if Su Tuiguan is not there, they will not let it go easily, not to mention that there is such a pressure formation now.

"Master Jun, the little ones are businessmen, and they want to go to Taiyuan Mansion, this is the road guide, in addition, the little meaning, not a tribute, the military master will take it to buy a bowl of wine to drink." He spoke fluently, and his movements were even more swift, and as soon as he flipped his hand, he had already handed over a silver ingot.

Old man Feng has been traveling south and north for so many years, and this set of actions and lines is used to it, although he is handing over silver, but there is no fireworks, which is breathtaking.

"Drink ......" The soldier is also used to receiving silver money, just a slight flick, you know the weight of this silver ingot, his eyes should be bright, what Lord Su said is really not bad, these people are very oily and water, this has not used any means, twenty taels of silver will be in the bag, if you squeeze it harder, no, maybe it will be better for him to swallow it all, anyway, with the support of Lord Su, what are you afraid of?

He squinted, threw away the silver in his hand, and sneered: "Want to bribe Lao Tzu? Hum! Say, are you estranged? What is the purpose of infiltrating Baoding Mansion? ”

"Don't dare, don't dare, the little ones are serious businessmen, how can they be annihilated?" Old man Feng complained bitterly in his heart, when he saw Su Peel, he already knew that something was wrong, so before the other party opened his mouth to blackmail, he deliberately increased the code, who would have thought that the other party would change his face so quickly, looking at this posture, it was obvious that he was going to kill everything.

"Nonsense, why would a serious businessman take money to bribe Uncle Ben? What is it that there is not a ghost in the heart? Look, this is the evidence, and Master Su is also present today, just to testify. The soldier lifted up the silver in his hand and shouted.

"Buzz ......" near the east gate was chaotic all of a sudden, watching the excitement, reporting news, and taking the opportunity to sneak into the city, doing everything, Su Tan and the others didn't care, just stared at the group of businessmen in front of them, with green light in their eyes, like a group of wolves that saw sheep.

However, what no one noticed was that there was one less person in the caravan, and I don't know if it ran away or what, but no matter which side it was, there was no time to pay attention to such a trivial matter at this time.

(To be continued)