Suzhou, adjacent to Taihu Lake in the west, directly connected to the Yangtze River, Jiangnan water town, picturesque scenery.

Since ancient times, it has been the holy land of Sanwu, with a prosperous population and a prosperous market.

Suzhou gardens are the best in the world, there are countless wealthy businessmen in Suzhou, and the high-end aesthetics of the rich have become the world's best garden art.

There are so many gardens because there are so many wealthy merchants.

Suzhou's wealthy merchants are mainly engaged in silk, and Suzhou's silkworm breeding and textile industry are extremely developed, which is comparable to Hangzhou.

Compared with Nanjing, Suzhou, Hangzhou and Nanjing can be called the three major silk textile industry centers of the Ming Dynasty.

These three cities also have one thing in common, that is, the green building industry is extremely developed.

Nanjing has ten miles of Qinhuai, Hangzhou has the West Lake Painting Boat, and Suzhou has Changmen Long Street.

Suzhou, like the Qinhuai River, is a place where famous prostitutes gather, and the Qinglou here is not lost to Nanjing at all.

Otherwise, famous prostitutes such as Bian Sai would not come to Changmen often, because coming here would not damage their reputation, but on the contrary, they would also be able to improve.

In the past, Liu Rushi often walked between Suzhou and Nanjing.

But now Liu Ru feels that she is old and doesn't want to continue to make a living by singing, so although she often walks around, it is not to make money, but she just wants to sing the wind and the moon with her sisters and fight against the talented son.

Of course, Liu Ru also has a plan to find a person to rely on in her heart.

She used to be optimistic about Song Zhengyu, Chen Zilong, and recently Qian Qianyi.

But all these people let her down.

What disappointed him was that Song Zhengyu was too cowardly.

At that time, Liu Ru sang in the Qinglou of Songjiang Mansion, and Song Zhengyu was her frequent visitor, and the two were very close to each other.

But when the prefect of Songjiang cleared the Liuying, Liu Ru was a famous prostitute with a foreign household registration who was also expelled.

Liu Ru found Song Zhengyu for help, hoping that Song Zhengyu would dare to negotiate with the prefect, but Song Zhengyu suggested that she stay out of the limelight for the time being.

Liu Ru broke up with Song Zhengyu from then on.

Chen Zilong and Liu Rushi are also attracted to each other, but unfortunately Chen Zilong's wife does not allow Liu Ruyi, and Liu Rushi does not want to be a concubine.

Liu Ru is third choice is Qian Qianyi, Qian Qianyi is widowed and single, and he is not inferior to Song Zhengyu and Chen Zilong in terms of literary talent, Liu Ru thinks it is extremely suitable, so in her relationship with Qian Qianyi, even she is in the initiative.

But she never expected that Qian Qianyi had always been an impassioned, upright image for the country and the people, but he would not distinguish between public and private in the affairs of the family and the country, put the views of the door and the power struggle first, regardless of the overall situation.

Facing Qingshan, Liu Ru couldn't help but think hard, she valued Qian Qianyi at the beginning, did she really value Qian Qianyi's character, or just valued Qian Qianyi's status, and Qian Qianyi's power and wealth, just wanted to find a support for the rest of her life?

"Liu Ruyi, Liu Ruyi, are you really that kind of woman?"

Liu Ru couldn't help but ask herself, but she couldn't even answer herself.

"Xiangxue, bring me my piano!"

Xiangxue is Li Xiangjun's girl, but she is coming to Suzhou this time, and Li Xiangjun insisted on giving this girl who has followed her since she was a child.

Liu Ru is difficult to refuse, and it becomes his good intention.

The piano is a violin, which was given to her by Yang Chao, and soon the melodious sound of the piano sounded.

The song is a slow song by Man Jianghong, and I have to say that it has only been a few months, and Liu Ru is already completely familiar with the violin, and she can use this piano to play any music she understands.

"Miss Liu, Miss Liu!"

A girl panted and ran from the mountain road to the mid-mountain lookout where Liu Ru was.

This is Tiger Hill, just outside the gate, Suzhou talents like to come here very much, and Liu Ru is no exception.

"What's wrong with Sister Bian?"

Seeing the girl shouting about herself, Liu Ru couldn't help asking, that girl was the girl next to Bian Sai.

"It's not my girl, it's the prince of Hangzhou who came and asked Miss Liu if she would like to go back to Nanjing together?"

The girl gasped, spit out the words quite clearly, and quickly explained her intentions.

"Nanjing?"

Liu Ru thought about it, she knew Wang Xiao's intention.

Last time, when Wang Xiao came from Suzhou, she was in a hurry, and she didn't see her, but asked someone to send a letter, in which everything was made clear.

Yang Chao wanted to do a meeting again, this time everything was made clear, he didn't hide it, and said that he opened a green house, hoping that Liu Ru would help and go to the party.

After thinking about it, Liu Ru nodded unexpectedly: "Okay, I promised to go to Nanjing." But whether Sister Bian is willing to go back or not, I can't be the master. ”

Yang Chao asked Liu Ru to help in the letter and invite the Bian sisters.

At the same time, Yang Chao also expressed his apologies for Liu Rushi and Qian Qianyi's breakup.

Liu Ru doesn't care about Qian Qianyi at all, she is the kind of woman who is weak on the outside and tough on the inside, and she will not regret what she believes, she does not regret that she once took a fancy to Song Zhengyu, Chen Zilong and Qian Qianyi, and she does not regret breaking up with them.

The Bian sisters broke off their friendship with Yang Chao because of themselves, and Liu Ru felt that she should help bridge it.

This time Yang Chao opened the green building, although Liu Ru was unexpected, but he firmly believed that Yang Chao could gain a foothold in this circle.

And I believe that Yang Chao will do a good job, but the Bian sisters and other sisters are because they have a bad relationship with Yang Chao, Liu Ru feels that in the long run, it will not be good for his sisters.

So Liu Ru decided that she would go, Liu Ru was not reluctant to go to the Bian sisters, but out of sisterhood, she went to the Bian sisters and would follow, Liu Ru was happy to see this, she hoped to see that in the future in the Nanjing Qinglou circle, Yang Chao could get along with his sisters and support each other.

……

Yang Chao was busy for ten days before returning to the barracks.

There was no change in the barracks, and the newly recruited military families were very honest, and they were surprised to be able to eat well.

Regular officers and soldiers do not have enough to eat, and only when they send out troops will they be fed and drunk.

And they learned from the team that the military salary was paid in full every month, saying that two cents of silver was a lot.

As for the need to repair the barracks now, these soldiers even think that it is a matter of course, and in these years, which officer does not let the soldiers work, that is, the hundred households in their guards, don't they often ask the military households to help them work, and they still don't give money.

Seeing that there was nothing to do in the barracks, Yang Chao was also relieved.

Let the officers and soldiers continue to work.

found that there was not much rice in the barracks, so he asked his cousin Zhao Kang to take people to buy enough rice, although Yang Chao could not give these people a meal of meat, but it was still possible to eat enough rice every day, Yang Chao didn't want to detain them, these soldiers couldn't eat enough, training could not be guaranteed, and it was himself who was unlucky.

Although he hadn't started training yet, Yang Chao still fed them full, with rice and vegetables every day, and Yang Chao thought that this nutrition should be enough.

While they are just working now, let them slowly recuperate their bodies, and when it is time for formal training, Yang Chao will also consider giving meat to the soldiers according to the situation and appropriate circumstances.

Originally, I wanted to stay a few more days, but the next day the official of Jiangning County came to me.

"The list is out?"

The official came to tell Yang Chao that the county government had posted a notice, announcing Zhou Yanru's official affairs.

"Back to the adult's words, I posted it."

The official replied, very respectfully.

Yang Chao nodded: "Okay, go back and thank Lord Yang for this official." ”

said that he gave the official a penny, and the official took it with great gratitude, saying that he would definitely bring the words.

Yang Chao left the barracks again, and it was time for the Jinchai Tower to open.

That night was spent in the Golden Hairpin Building.

Kang Cheng was extremely excited when he saw Yang Chao: "Brother Yang, you are in the limelight now, you don't need to be invited, many people hear the rumors and are asking when our Jinchai Building will be done!" ”

Kang Cheng was happy, Yang Chao asked him to wait, he didn't understand it all the time, and after Zhou Yanru's mansion newspaper in Nanjing City was posted, he finally understood.

The news of Zhou Yanru's re-appearance was known earlier than the people, so it was easy for Yang Chao to invite the officials, but the people didn't know it yet, even those rich businessmen who didn't have a deep official background didn't know.

Therefore, the news of Zhou Yanru's reappearance, Yang Chao's fame is actually only useful in officialdom, and has little impact among wealthy businessmen.

However, Jinchai Lou is not like other Qinglou, and does not intend to rely on those officials and scribes to support it, in Yang Chao's eyes, these wealthy businessmen are the target customer group.

Because the officials do have money, but the literati are not happy to spend money, although the rich merchants are also stingy, but as long as they use the necessary money, they spend it very happily, and these rich businessmen are more likely to become high-quality customers of Jinchailou.

Therefore, the news of Zhou Yanru's re-appearance spread, and many wealthy businessmen of all sizes came to Jinchai Building, because the news that Jinchai Building was opened by Yang Chao began to spread a few months ago.

Therefore, Yang Chao's fame is suddenly different among the rich businessmen, in the past he was just a broker-like figure, but now they all know that if Yang Chao is involved, he may be involved with the first assistant Zhou Yanru, which is too necessary, so these rich businessmen are willing to participate in the assembly of Jinchai Tower.

I hope that this rally, like the last Ruanjiahefang rally, will be a sensation and let them get a stain.

"Hehe, I know."

Yang Chao had already thought of this, otherwise he wouldn't have let Kang regret drag it all the time.

Kang repented: "Then it's time for us to open." ”

What Kang regrets is thinking about relying on this limelight and taking advantage of the situation to open up.

But Yang Chao shook his head: "Wait for Wang Xiao to come back!" ”

Kang Cheng nodded, the three of them are in a partnership, and one person is not there, so it is really not suitable for opening.

"By the way, help me invite Hu Quan to come along, we will open and invite famous prostitutes to cheer, Hu Quan loves this."

Yang Chao smiled, thinking of Hu Quan's chubby friend, who always looked anxious in the past, and couldn't help but laugh.

Suddenly, he sighed again: "Forget it." I'll go myself. Whether this kid has killed pigs now and has become a butcher like his father, I don't know if there is a smell of pork on his body. ”