Feng Jian nodded solemnly and said: "The little nephew only has these two requirements, please inform the little nephew that the little nephew is willing to contribute to the management and dredging of the Nanjiaolai River, is it feasible?" ”

Chen Suo coughed when he heard this, and replied cautiously: "Feng Xian is a good deed for the benefit of the people in the countryside, and the official will naturally give full support to him, and the official will show this matter to the Ming court as soon as possible, and help the virtuous nephew to restore the governance of the Jiaolai River." ”

Feng Jian was overjoyed, since Chen Suowen promised to support his control and dredging of the Jiaolai River, it showed that Chen Suowen was sure that the imperial court would agree to his governance of the South Jiaolai River. What I thought was the most difficult thing to do on this trip was so smooth, which was really unexpected by Feng Jian!

As long as the water transportation of the Nanjiaolai River is opened within one or two years, even if Kong Youde's rebels come to attack and harass, the Zhenshan battalion can attack Kong Youde's rebels by land and water, and encircle them on both land and water, so that their plot will not succeed.

In fact, most of what Feng Jian is doing now is to prepare for the chaos of Kong Youde's soldiers two years later, including the management and dredging of the Nanjiaolai River.

As long as there is me, Feng Jian in Pingdu City and the people of Pingdu City will not be ravaged by the rebels, Feng Jian secretly swears.

In addition, the opening of the South Jiaolai River, a large amount of food and materials produced by Huluyan will have a water channel for external transportation, which is another purpose of Feng Jian to try his best to dredge the South Jiaolai River.

Feng Jian rubbed his hands together and said again: "If I can get the support of Lord Zhizhou, I Huluyan will definitely go all out to start dredging and governance as soon as possible." It's just that after the resumption of shipping on the Jiaolai River, can the government allow my Huluyan to use the Jiaolai River to transport goods to and from the Jiaolai River free of charge, and allow Huluyan to set up cards on the river to collect taxes and fees for ships to and from the Huluyan treatment and dredging costs. ”

Chen Suowen put away the excitement on his face, frowned slightly, and said, "Of course, it is not a big problem for your Huluyan boats to travel to and from the Jiaolai River for free. However, it is not feasible to set up cards on the river to collect taxes and money. It is the right of the imperial court to set up cards to collect taxes, and this official cannot be the master. ”

As he spoke, he stroked his beard and observed the change in Feng Jian's complexion. Seeing that Feng Jian seemed to be impatient, he immediately changed his words and said, "However." If you can get the accommodation of the important ministers of the imperial court, it is not impossible to convert the tax collection of cards into the return of the principal of clearing the siltation of the river.

What Chen heard meant was that if the Feng family was willing to spend money on important officials of the imperial court, they would be able to set up cards and charge fees on the Jiaolai River, where shipping was resumed.

Feng Jian pondered for a while and said: "From the management of the dredging of the river to the dealings with the lords of the imperial court, the little nephew is a complete layman, so he wants to entrust this matter to Lord Zhizhou, and the little nephew is only responsible for providing silver taels, as for the management of the dredging of the river, the matter of dealing with the ministers of the court and the central government is completely entrusted to Lord Zhizhou." I don't know what adults think? ”

Chen said with a smile: "The virtuous nephew is embarrassing the old man, the old man is busy with official business, and it is difficult to concentrate on this matter." That's it, since you can do such a good deed as a civilian, the old man will naturally not lag behind, so he will reluctantly take charge of this matter. The old man will play the Ming court as soon as possible, and quickly start the governance and dredging of the river, and the virtuous nephew only needs to prepare enough silver taels! ”

Feng Jian said: "How many silver taels does the adult expect to cost, and how long will it take to dredge?" ”

Chen closed his eyes and thought about it. Said: "If it is only to control and dredge the Nanjiaolai River, the official estimates that together with the points under the mountain, there are 50,000 taels of silver to dredge it in the dry season." The official estimates that it will be completed in the autumn of next year, when the South Jiaolai River will be connected to Jiaozhou Bay, and the prosperous scene of sea and land transportation will be restored in the past. As he spoke, a look of yearning appeared on his face.

Cheng Yousheng and Pan Zhaoying witnessed the whole process of intrigue between Feng Jian and Chen Suowen, an old man and a young man. The two behaved differently.

In Cheng Yousheng's eyes, the commander dealt with the old fox Chen Suowen. Unexpectedly, Chen Suowen willingly offered weapons and blades for Zhenshan's camp, so that the cottage could freely buy and sell urgently needed iron farm tools...... Cheng Yousheng felt a sense of awe and admiration for the commander Feng Jian from his heart.

Pan Zhaoying did not say a word during the banquet. But I've been sighing. From beginning to end, he felt that it was not Chen Suowen who was calculating the commander, but that the commander should take advantage of Chen Suowen's eagerness to deal with the scourge of the bandits in Daze Mountain.

This incident had a huge impact on Pan Zhaoying, and in the future business field, the commander's method of wanting to capture and indulge in the past was vividly exerted by him.

During the banquet, he felt that he was about to get great benefits from Feng Jian, Chen Suowen put down his worth and toasted to Feng Jian again and again, in his eyes, Feng Jian would have a huge role in promoting his career in the future, so he must not slack off.

After eating a banquet for nearly an hour, the guests and hosts dispersed happily because Feng Jian and the three of them were going to West Cross Street to meet Fan Libaofeng and others.

Chen Suowen arranged for Chen Fu to follow Feng Jian and the three of them all the way to the place where the inns on West Cross Street gathered to meet his subordinates, and he didn't care about the strength of the wine, so he repeatedly ordered the people around him to hurry to the front yamen warden hall to invite a few staff members to the back hall.

He had to discuss with the staff overnight about Feng Jian and other Daze Mountain thieves accepting the imperial court's recruitment and repairing and dredging the Jiaolai River, and write a book to the Ming court, of course, such a major event as the return of more than 10,000 thieves to the imperial court in Huluyan must be reported to the governor of Denglai, and the two top bosses of the Laizhou prefect, the credit naturally cannot be swallowed by himself, and the boss and colleagues must also share the profits.

Several staff members rushed to the back hall, and after the servants served tea, Chen told the staff about the main story. Several staff members naturally had no objection to Lord Zhizhou's wise decision, and soon one of the best staff members wrote two copies of the transcript and presented them to Chen Sowen.

Chen Suowen picked up a copy and unfolded it, only to see that it was written: "On the twenty-fifth day of the third lunar month, under the rule of the governor of Denglai, Chen Suowen, the minister of Pingdu Prefecture, Laizhou Prefecture, played: "Under the rule of the minister, the bandits gathered in the mountains, and gradually became a climate, so it was a great disaster in the township. The predecessor raised troops to encircle and suppress several times, but the bandits were cunning, and they were in the east and west, and the twilight was in the north and south, causing the laborers to return in vain. At the beginning of his tenure, the governor of Denglai, the prefect of Laizhou and other officials and ministers set a policy of suppressing and appeasing, and the ministers ran and persuaded in many ways, and knew the righteousness, and the existing thieves of Huluyan repented and decided to change the evil and return to the right...... There are more than 20,000 bandits, and their leader Feng, whose name is checked, deeply feels that the emperor rules the world, and the four seas are close to it, and his little bandit is ...... This time the thieves surrendered, and the rest of the thieves will definitely follow suit, and the chaos will be eliminated from then on...... The subordinates and others pursued and suppressed it with all their might, and refused to let the remnants of the bandits go unpunished...... This all depends on the blessing of the emperor.

After reading it, Chen pointed out several inappropriate points and asked the staff to revise and polish them, and another manuscript on the management and dredging of the Jiaolai River was also dealt with, and then ordered the staff to write it clearly and send it out urgently.

……

Feng Jian and the three of them were accompanied by Chen Fu, and after a little inquiry, they learned that Chen Huan, Fan Li, Bao Feng and others were staying at an inn called "Yunfeng" on South Street.

As soon as Chen Fu led Feng Jian and the three of them into the Yunfeng Inn, they were discovered by the sharp-eyed shopkeeper and hurriedly greeted them with a smile.

Just wanted to say hello, but suddenly found that the person leading the way in front of him was Chen Fu, the housekeeper of Lord Chen's family in Zhizhou, but Chen Fu was very enthusiastic about the young man behind him.

The innkeeper pays attention to poisonous eyes, fast hands and feet, and quick reactions, and the shopkeeper immediately realized that the identities of the few people who followed Chen Fu were not simple.

So he greeted him even more carefully: "Ah, Butler Chen is here, the small shop is really splendid, please come to the store quickly!" ”

Saying that, bowing down and making a gesture of invitation, Chen Fu glanced at Feng Jian with some smugness and said: "The shopkeeper doesn't have to bother, I am accompanying a few distinguished guests to find someone, and your inn only has a convoy to stay in the evening?" ”

The shopkeeper said without thinking: "Yes, in the evening, there is a team of more than ten carriages, and more than 20 people stay in this inn. ”

Cheng Yousheng left the Zhizhou official office and resumed his mouthy problem, he interjected and asked: "The convoy lives in that courtyard, take us to the rendezvous." ”

The shopkeeper of Yunfeng Inn glanced at Cheng Yousheng in surprise, bowed slightly, and turned his gaze to Chen Fu, as if he had the intention of asking.

Chen Fu frowned slightly and said: "The people who stayed in that convoy before were the companions of these distinguished guests, and now come and meet, you can take everyone there." ”

The shopkeeper of Yunfeng Inn hurriedly bowed and said, "Please come with the villain, they will live in the East Cross Courtyard." ”

Chen Fu stopped and said to Feng Jian: "Since I have found your people, I won't bother, little brother Feng has something to ask to go to the Zhizhou Mansion, Chen Fu is waiting for you at any time." ”

Feng Jian also stopped and said, "Thank you Steward Chen for sending you off, it's not too late to go into the inn for a cup of tea!" ”

"No need, I have to go back to report to Lord Zhizhou and say goodbye!"

Feng Jian watched Chen Fu leave the Yunfeng Inn, and in a blink of an eye, he saw the innkeeper's face full of flattery, and knew that it was mostly because of Chen Fu. Feng Jian turned to the shopkeeper and smiled: "Please lead the way in front of the shopkeeper's head!" ”

The shopkeeper hurriedly nodded and led the way in front, passing through the lobby and leading the three of Feng Jian into the east courtyard of the inn.

This east cross courtyard is an independent courtyard, stepping into the courtyard gate, more than a dozen carriages from Huluyan all the way are neatly placed on the inside of the courtyard, and two Zhenshan battalion soldiers stand next to the carriage, not to mention guarding the goods on the carriage. The horses pulling the carts have been unloaded and taken to the inn's special stables to eat and rest.

Feng Jian and the others entered the east courtyard of the inn, and immediately alarmed the people in the courtyard, Chen Huan, Fan Li and Bao Feng walked out of the courtyard hall directly, and then the light in the courtyard was bright, and it was clear that Feng Jian and the other three came back, and quickly greeted them.

Feng Jian saw that the three of them had arranged everything properly, and he was also quite satisfied with Chen Huan, so he waved his hand directly: "What do you have to say in the house!" ”

The shopkeeper of Yunfeng Inn said on the side: "This distinguished guest has already joined his companions, and the villain will retire, if the distinguished guest has any matter, just order the little guy who is waiting outside the door." ”

After the shopkeeper left the East Cross Courtyard, Prosecutor Feng asked Fan Lidao: "All the way to this inn to stay, are there any accidents?" ”

Fan Li hurriedly said: "No, the villain heard that this inn is large and can accommodate Huluyan and his carriage and horses, so he stayed at this inn, and after settling down, the villain immediately sent someone to the Pingdu official office to inquire about the news of the commander and Brother Cheng, but he got nothing, the villain is still worried about the commander, who knows that you will come back!" ”

Well, you two have done a good job in this matter, so rest well tonight, and go out with this commander tomorrow. (To be continued......)