Chapter 364: Tricks

Zhang Guoji went back depressed, carrying a hundred stocks given to him by the emperor, and when he went home, he had to give the emperor silver, and the emperor this time looked at his daughter's face, and asked him to take the stock first, and then the silver, and in the future, he had to take the silver first, and then the stock.

The emperor said a lot of secrecy requirements, Zhang Guoji was a little in a trance, touched the hundred stocks in his arms, and thought that the nearly 100,000 taels of silver he had just saved at home were gone, and he didn't know whether it was right or wrong.

The emperor asked him to still sell stocks semi-publicly, and he didn't make a noise, and the source of the stocks claimed to be through Empress Yi'an.

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Shaanxi.

Zhou Yanru ran for four days, his butt was worn out, and he really couldn't walk, let alone riding a horse, even walking around was a problem. With a slight movement, Zhou Yanru grinned in pain.

Zhou Yanru lay in the room of the post station, inhaling non-stop, needless to say that his butt hurt. Not only was it painful, but also very frustrated, I originally thought that I had abandoned the brigade of people and horses, galloped at a speed of three hundred miles, and could rush to the edge of the Yellow River in a short time, and could perfectly complete the task of buying rafts and hiring rafters, and find a good position for my ass in the future, however, Zhou Yanru still underestimated the distance of three hundred miles, gritted his teeth and ran wildly for four days, and finally collapsed, I really couldn't stand it, my ass was worn out, and Zhou Yanru felt that his will had been stretched to the limit.

Zhou Yanru cried, since he was a child, he has never been so wronged, he has never suffered like this, and he cried silently in the corner of a post station in northwest Shaanxi. This trip, I'm afraid it was smashed, he gave up his life to run, or he couldn't reach the edge of the Yellow River in time, and he couldn't complete the task given to him by Xu Guangqi.

Zhou Yanru wiped his tears, he didn't know what to do, how important the matter in Shaanxi was, how important it was to transfer the victims, how important the raft was to transport the victims, he knew all this, and naturally knew how important it was to reach the Yellow River in time, but unfortunately, now he can only lie in this post station, unable to move, let alone the Yellow River, the Yellow River is still hundreds of miles away.

What to do? Is it risking your life to keep running? Or is it here to recuperate? Zhou Yanru was in pain, remorse, tired, and so on, and fell asleep in a daze.

Early the next morning, Zhou Yanru walked out of the room with a lame butt, yesterday's injury was not good at all, I am afraid that I will not be able to leave today, Zhou Yanru is ready to accept his fate, and then get on the horse, he is afraid that his ass will be gone, his life is gone, and what will he say in the future.

His men had already prepared their horses, packed their bags, and waited for this great master.

Seeing the people under his command gathered together, waiting for him with nothing at all, Zhou Yanru was ashamed for a while, and sighed for a while, he used to look down on these people and despise these people, but now he knows that these people are not easy, and he was indeed too frivolous before.

said that he would rest today and not leave, Zhou Yanru couldn't speak, he said go, there was a pain in his buttocks, there was a tendency to suppurate, and it hurt so much when he touched something, and he was in a dilemma. Zhou Yanru's eyes lit up. A river flows in front of his eyes, the river water is not very clear, but it is a relatively wide river, Zhou Yanru instantly blessed his soul, the emperor can be along the river for relief, along the river to emigrate, Xu Guangqi can use a raft to carry people, why don't you find a river leading to the upper reaches of the Yellow River? Floating down on a raft? At the speed of traveling 400 miles a day on the raft, I can get to the predetermined place earlier, and this ass can also rest for a day.

Zhou Yanru figured it out in an instant, the emperor was clever in the matter of immigration, and Xu Guangqi was also clever in the matter of immigration, so why didn't he take a trick? Aren't the victims going to float down on a raft? Why don't you get a raft and float to the lower reaches of the Yellow River?

"Postman, postman, postman is here?" Zhou Yanru shouted loudly with joy.

The postman who came out of the post station received this champion yesterday, very seriously, got up early this morning to serve, heard the champion Lang shouting loudly, hurriedly ran over, lowered his eyebrows and said: "Hehe, Lord Zhou, the lower official is here, dare to ask the lord what to order?" ”

Zhou Yanru asked very happily: "Yichen, do you know what the name of this river is?" Where is it going? But what goes to the Yellow River? ”

The postman thought for a while and said: "Back to the words of Lord Zhou, this river is called Luopu River, it is a branch of the Yellow River, but it flows to the Yellow River......" This postmaster thought about it, and quickly answered it clearly. ,

Zhou Yanru said happily: "Yichen, you are not wrong? Does the river indeed lead to the Yellow River? The way to Ningxia Town? ”

"If you go back to your lordship, you can't be wrong, our post station is called Fengzhou, this river is naturally the Luopu River, it won't be wrong, it does lead to the Yellow River, and you can go to Ningxia Town, your lord asks this?" The petty officer asked puzzled.

Zhou Yanru said again: "Okay, Yichen, it's good to pass the Yellow River, it's good to go to Ningxia Town, can Yichen know that this river can take a raft?" The official wanted to make a raft and go to Ningxia Town. Zhou Yanru thought about it and said again.

Yichen looked at this champion in surprise, very surprised, usually he receives officials, isn't that stop-and-go? I can't wait to walk twenty or thirty miles a day, where is like this champion Lang, I heard that running three hundred miles in one day is simply crazy, and then I heard that he actually wanted to take a raft to Ningxia Town, Yichen wondered if there was something wrong with his ears.

Facing Yichen's surprised expression, Zhou Yanru didn't have time to talk to him, and said: "Yichen just tell the truth, now that the matter is urgent, the official must immediately rush to the Yellow River in Ningxia Town, Yichen knows that there are rafters nearby, and the official wants to take the raft to Ningxia Town, the sooner the better." Zhou Yanru changed his complexion and said with a pleasant face.

Yichen didn't come back to his senses for a long time, and when he heard Zhou Yanru say it again, he began to think about the problem, and after thinking for a while, he said: "Lord Zhou, if you want to talk about rafts, there is no river in Shaanxi that can't be rafted, but there is a difference in the degree of danger, my lord, you really have to float down on a raft, this is really dangerous" Yichen looked at Zhou Yanru in shock, and couldn't understand this champion, how could the court officials be so desperate, and whether the rafting was exciting or not? It's definitely exciting, and you have to play with your life.

"It's okay, just say that there are rafters nearby, or, the postman introduces some rafters to the official, and the official has his own thanks." Zhou Yanru was overjoyed, his buttocks, finally don't have to grind anymore, wouldn't it be easy to float down on a raft? It can be regarded as a leather raft in advance.

"Lord Huizhou, this Luopu River has always been able to float rafts, and there are many people who make a living from this near Weizhou, and the lower officials are willing to find some rafters for the adults to ensure that the adults are safely sent to Ningxiawei." This postman was quite familiar with the local area, and he happily agreed to find a rafter for Zhou Yanru.

Zhou Yanru is really like a savior, this time, his ass was saved, and his official position was also saved.

"I don't know the name of the postman, the grace of today's siege, Zhou will repay it in the future." Zhou Yanru can't wait to kiss the two of them, this poster is finally no longer grinding, this ass has already shown signs of suppuration, if he rides a horse again, he is afraid that his ass will not be saved, and his life will be gone.

The postman was flattered and said: "The lower officials dare not climb high, the surname is Zhang Hongzhi, the word Anru, and he is the postmaster of Fengzhou." ”

"Okay Zhang Anru, the official has written down you, and when the official finishes his errand in the future, he will definitely report your merits to the imperial court." Zhou Yanru was so happy that he almost jumped up, and was busy packing tickets for people.

"Thank you Lord Zhou for taking care of me, the lower official is thanking, then the lower official will send someone to find the raft guest, and the matter of the adult will be correct, and the adult will please stay at the post station for a while, and the lower official will come when he goes." This little postman hurriedly thanked him, and this time, he finally climbed a big tree.

"Okay, then the official is waiting for Zhang Yichen here, An Ru just goes to recruit, and says that the official will not lose the silver of the rafters, this time, the official has a big deal to recruit them, so that they can just come to ......" Zhou Yanru said arrogantly, so that the silver rents the rafters, this is the established strategy, then, spending money, it is natural to be atmospheric.

The postman, hurriedly said goodbye, and immediately went to find the rafter, this time, he is going to run the time, this lord is the champion, but the leader of the Donglin Party, climb this high branch, he can also move from the position of the postman.

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By the sixth day, Zhou Yanru had been sitting on the raft for a day. Zhou Yanru's trouble is here again, this river, said to be able to sit on a raft, but it is really dangerous, on the road, has lost a few people, even the silver brought, also lost a lot, to Ningxia Town, if there is no silver, I am afraid that it is not easy to say that those rafters will float down to save people, I am afraid that it is not an easy task, even if it can be convinced, but at this time, Zhou Yanru does not dare to guarantee that it will be completed within a day or two, the original idea is to make silver, see the money and open his eyes, with silver, Zhou Yanru is not afraid of not being able to hire people, but, Today's silver has lost several bags, and even people have lost a few, this "drifting" can be described as thrilling. ,

Zhou Yanru is now completely turned into black charcoal, lying on the raft, looking anxiously ahead. He also tied a sheepskin tire to his body, and said, "Boat family, where is this?" How long is it until we get to the Yellow River? ”

"Back to this big official, this place has been close to the manhole, has almost entered the territory of Lingzhou, and further on, you can enter the Yellow River, and the place where the adults want to go will also arrive." This rafter often walks this road, is very familiar with this place, for these "distinguished guests" to sit on his raft, he is also dedicated to taking care of it, but unfortunately, these landlubbers, afraid of water, a few were thrown into the river, this must be fed fish and shrimp, this is no way, so Zhou Yanru has an extra skin tire on his body.

"Okay, boatman, hurry up and enter the Yellow River as soon as possible, the sooner you arrive, the more reward the official will have......" Zhou Yanru lay on the raft and said anxiously, for this errand, he has thought of all means and endured all the hardships, in order to get to the edge of the Yellow River as soon as possible, where a great merit awaits him.

However, Zhou Yanru's trouble also came, he was originally a fast horse and a light horse, and the silver he brought was limited, and on this sheepskin raft, he lost a few bags, and people could get to the Yellow River in time, but unfortunately, money can't, no money, Zhou Yanru is not sure that he can recruit enough raft customers and buy enough rafts, if he waits for the team behind to send the silver, then wouldn't it be useless to get here first?

Zhou Yanru lay on the raft and began to calculate, get some money from those people, get some money to save the emergency, and calculate, on this ground, who belong to their Donglin Road, or have some friendship with Donglin Road, said that the power of the Donglin Party, Zhou Yanru is still clear, as the leader of the Donglin Party, this must be mastered, but in the northwest, the power of their Donglin Party is relatively weak, and Zhou Yanru is troubled again,...... If this official has no one to rely on in the court, he will not be able to sit steadily, so, more or less, the magistrate and the court are inextricably linked, Zhou Yanru has been thinking for a long time, and he has some clues, get some silver to save the emergency, and he has also landed, and he ran to the edge of the Yellow River in more than six days, he is considered to have completed, although this ass hurts, but it is worth it, it is estimated that the position of this immigrant Qincha will be indispensable in the future, and it is a matter of time to enter the cabinet, Zhou Yanru thought of this, and became beautiful again, this trip was not in vain.

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On the edge of the Yellow River.

Zhou Yanru looked at the raft of the river ready to go, and slowly drifted downstream, and it was naturally beautiful in his heart. When he arrived in Ningxiawei, the local government and immigration officials had already gathered a large number of rafts and rafters according to the requirements of the urgent letter, and the rafters were waiting for him to go.

This is also the reason why Zhou Yanru must arrive on time no matter how hard it is, this is a critical moment, if it is under his own order, the raft will go downstream, then, this credit will naturally be recorded on his head, if he fails to arrive on time, this raft still has to go down, but this credit has nothing to do with him, and there is also a crime, this historical critical moment, Zhou Yanru can be regarded as using his strength to eat, desperately rushing here, in order to be able to rush here at the appointed time, Wave the historic key hand.

"My lord, it's really magnificent, even the Yellow River is almost filled," a local official patted his ass.

"Yes, yes, this transfer of the victims is an unprecedented event, costing tens of millions of taels of silver, this scale, this face, is naturally rare in a thousand years, hehe, it is all thanks to Your Majesty's blessings,...... These rafts are all going downstream to save people, hehe, don't look at so many now, however, there are more victims downstream, and there are more rafts needed, adults should have read the Di newspaper, Shaanxi will slaughter 200,000 head of livestock to make leather tires, in order to immigrate, hehe, how many rafts do you need? In ancient times, there was a whip to break the river, and today, in my dynasty, there are rafts all over the Yellow River" Zhou Yanru was very prosperous, and bragged and farted with a group of officials.

A group of officials are also willing to shoot the head of the Donglin Party, the deputy minister of immigration, the sycophant of the champion Lang, such a high-ranking official who is in a high position at such a young age, the future is even more immeasurable, and it is almost certain to enter the cabinet, which naturally needs to be stammered, even if it is not stammered, the relationship can not be stiffened, otherwise, in the future, the DPRK and China will not be taken care of, not to mention, it will be all trouble, so Ningxia Wei officials of all sizes have come to the Yellow River to meet this red and purple red man, and also take a look at this rare and spectacular scene by the way. ,

On the edge of the Yellow River, there have been countless people gathered in the vicinity, countless rafts, many local immigration officials have been organizing people to register for those rafters, how big the raft is, how many tires there are, how many people can carry, what is the name, where are the people, household registration, etc., one by one to register clearly, and then send four to six taels of silver, a bag of dry food, a "waist card" engraved with the name and other content, this is even if these people are recruited, receive these things, and then you can float down, and when you drift to Yansui, there will naturally be someone to respond, Write down the contents of the "waist card", where people wait, and start the official immigration work.

Those rafters saw that this battle was also big, and Ningxiawei's heads and brains came, and when they heard that there was still a Qin messenger coming, they all shrank their heads and listened to these people's arrangements.

Fortunately, it is for the immigrants of the Si Nong Division, and the raft guests are relieved a lot, not requisitioned, they don't have to bring their own food to do coolies for others, they are to save people, the kindness of this heart is still not extinguished, many rafters have brought their own rafts, I heard that there is silver, and many people plan to see if it is true.

Zhou Yanru "borrowed" a lot of silver from local officials over the years, with his identity as the leader of the Donglin Party, deputy Qincha, etc., although it was in Ningxia, a remote place in the northwest, it still worked somewhat, and several officials agreed without hesitation as soon as they heard that he was going to "borrow" silver, which made Zhou Yanru breathe a sigh of relief and borrowed a lot of silver.

Then, Zhou Yanru showed the silver, put it in the river beach, and took a piece of silver to walk a person, this is still the silver of "opening", the thing is done, there are more silver rewards, and there are more and more people who come to receive the silver, and there are more and more rafts. Many people never knew that they had gotten their rafts out of that corner.

There are more and more rafters, and there are more and more rafts.

The surface of the river has been covered, and there is a great posture that you can cross the river by stepping on a raft.

Zhou Yanru looked at these rafts, and his heart was happy, this time, he was done. It only took him more than six days to rush from Xi'an Mansion to the edge of the Yellow River, 1,500 miles, and then it took one day to hire a lot of rafters, and then in four or five days, these rafts can go to Yansui, you can go to Fugu, and so many rafts can be sent to Fugu County in more than ten days, which is not a small credit. Fugu County is a place of popular uprising, and how important it is to solve the civil uprising there is to the whole of Shaanxi, this is naturally self-evident, and this is quite important to wave a historic hand.

Zhou Yanru looked at the rafts full of rivers, the heads of people who couldn't stop moving, the countless rafts that came from afar, and the rafts that floated down from the upstream from time to time, and his mood became more and more high. It was decided to set up the location of this office on the bank of this river, and to watch these "merits" drift downstream. [After thinking about it, the distance between Shaanxi and Beijing is too far, it is not easy to unify in time, it takes a lot of time for message transmission, and synchronization is very difficult, so I simply make a time difference and write different things at different times. 】