"Isn't Old Hu also planning to go to Guangdong? Go, maybe there will be a conclusion. Yu Qianxin said to guess here, not to see it in person. The white crane is arrogant, but he is not a rude person, and he will not ignore his own people.

Hu Hu nodded: "I just want to ask Chen Gong what his opinion is!" ”

Chen Xun shook his head: "It's better to let me guess." I'll write a handwritten letter when I go back today, and you can bring it with you, Mr. Hu. Then, after meeting with Lord Yu at sea, I will open the letter again and see if my guess is correct. If I guess correctly, then listen to me, and the letter will not be written in vain. If you guess wrong, how about opening a second letter? ”

"It's fine." Yu Qian agreed.

Hu Hu also understood that Chen Xun didn't want to affect Yu Qian's idea of going to the three northern towns, once he had a preconceived idea, then he would make a mistake in his idea.

Yu Qian's departure naturally needs some preparation.

In the palace, there is another letter from Bai Minghe, which is not for the official, nor for the Ming Emperor, but for the queen. First, there are many words of gratitude, which are all nonsense in Zhu Qiyu's eyes. The next thing is the point, Bai Minghe actually took the initiative to ask to be the marriage envoy of the princess of Chongqing.

Why? Why would the white crane want to meddle in such a thing?

Zhu Qiyu can't figure it out, it's just a princess. But this princess is a little different, because her father is still under house arrest in Nangong, the princess of Chongqing, who was born in the seventh year of orthodoxy, is now eleven years old, and there is still time to get married. However, when it comes to choosing a relative, it depends on the age at which a woman in the Ming Dynasty marries.

The princess of Chongqing will start choosing a marriage next year, and then she will be engaged at the age of fourteen and marry at the age of fifteen.

Zhu Qiyu thought about it for a long time, but he didn't understand what was going on. Why does Bai Minghe want to meddle in this, is he too idle? Or if there is some idea, but it is only mentioned in a simple sentence. There is not even a single reason.

"It seems to be ......" Zhu Qiyu analyzed to the end, this matter has many benefits for himself, and with the style of acting in a white name crane, he will always give himself, the emperor, some ways to win the hearts of the people. The marriage of his niece is a thing in itself that is on the cusp of the limelight, since it is ....... Zhu Qiyu had already made up his mind in his heart.

Even if the queen has an idea about this matter, she has to convince herself.

And the Empress Dowager Sun also loves her granddaughter, and she will definitely not refuse.

Zhu Qiyu thought about it, and never thought that Bai Minghe planned to use this matter to repay the Empress Dowager Sun for accepting Sun Yuanjun as her daughter, and if she didn't write it in the letter, there must be some reason why she couldn't say it clearly.

Promise him first, and then ask again when you return to Beijing on the New Year.

On the other side, Guangzhou City. Chunhui Garden.

Guangdong businessmen helped the Fang family to feast on Bai Minghe, and there was highly toxic arsenic in the juice, at least this was announced by the East Factory, and the grandfather and grandson of the Fang family also died of arsenic. The Fang family's property was not confiscated, and in order to avoid suspicion, all the family property was divided into two, and about thirty percent was used for administering medicine to the poor people.

And seventy percent. Including the Fang family's house to build a academy and set up teaching and learning.

The city of Guangzhou is still bustling. Businesses that had closed their shops reopened. Business is a little worse, but people's hearts are much more stable. At least officially, they will not be held accountable.

What the hell is going on?

Those who know some of the fur let themselves choose to forget, and those who know the inside story also handed over the evidence in their hands to Chunhui Garden in order to get rid of the guilt. As for ordinary people, the price of labor in Guangzhou City has doubled, so they have the time to worry about these gods fighting. The food and drink of the small family is the big thing.

The ledgers of those large boxes were sealed and handed over to Zhao Fang to arrange reliable people for safekeeping.

The white-named crane and Xing'an, Yang Neng, and Jieji got on the boat from Chunhui Garden and went to sea, detoured by sea to Lianzhou Mansion, and then went north to Lingshan. Lingshan was originally a county under the Lianzhou Prefecture, and most of the people here were military households. The county ordered the people to be in charge of the army, so Lingshan County was divided into north and south.

To the south is the management of thousands of households in Weiling Mountain, Lianzhou. To the north is the Lingshan County Command.

When Bai Minghe arrived at Lianzhou Mansion, it was early in the morning, and Qian Wuyan, who received the notice, went out of the city ten miles to greet him.

After Qian Wuyan gave a salute to Jieji and Yang Neng, Bai Minghe stepped forward: "Lord Qian, Xiaguan ......" Without waiting for Bai Minghe to give a salute, Qian Wuyan's whole body trembled, and his face was pale and he hurriedly took the first step to salute: "Lord Bai, you just let me go of this dog." These days...... "Money is crying without eyes."

Only then did Bai Minghe notice that Qian Wuyan had lost weight, and he had lost a lot of weight.

"From an official's point of view, you're actually pretty good. You didn't stick a word of money for repairing coastal defense, and you also paid for the construction of two ferries and a stone bridge with a length of 15 zhang. You did all this before this official came to Guangdong, so your official reputation among the people is good, but it's just ......"

Bai Minghe didn't mention the matter of Zhu Min, because in Daming, Zhu Min was a real pariah.

The military status is a lowly status, but it is also the highest among the lowly people, and the children of military families with military merits can also participate in the imperial examination, but the people of Zhumin cannot. Therefore, it is not easy for Bai Minghe to say anything more for the pearl people, it seems that the earliest pearl people are all exiled crimes, and for dozens of generations, they have not been able to turn over.

Qian Wuyan opened his mouth, he really didn't know how to answer, he called himself a lower official, he was obviously higher than the white crane official, and he felt that he should die soon.

"How much money did you get last year?" Bai Minghe asked very casually.

"This ......" Qian Wuyan hesitated a little, and secretly glanced at Jieji, but found that Jieji didn't seem to be paying attention to him at all. Gritting his teeth, he said, "I received eight hundred taels of silver last year. ”

Six thousand taels! The white name of the crane heart is not much, the Qing Dynasty in later generations of a second-grade member of the incorruptible silver is 28,000 taels a year, from the second grade is 26,000 taels. At this ratio, a prefect of the fifth grade should be at least about 3,000 taels a year. Of course, the purchasing power of silver in the Ming and Qing dynasties was also different.

And it will also fluctuate depending on the abundance and hardship of the place.

For example, Gansu is bitter and Jiangnan is rich, which will be higher than other places.

Bai Minghe and Qian Wuyan were chatting, and naturally knowing the inside story was the same as Qian Wuyan, and he was nervous and didn't know where to put his hand. I don't know the inside story, my head is full of doubts, what kind of official is Bai Minghe, and why is my own lord with this attitude.

Someone whispered to his colleagues: "That one is from the capital?" ”

"Be quiet, that is Lord Bo Bai, the owner of money and grain in Lianzhou!" When someone had experienced the rebellion of the Zhumin people, the official who had seen the white crane replied in a low voice.

"Ah, money and grain......" The following words choked in his mouth, and the money and grain master of Lianzhou was thin......

Eight oarsmen on each side of the boat rowed quickly, and with the help of the sails, they were at least twice as fast as walking on land. After walking about 20 miles of waterway, there was a four-oared clipper waiting on the waterway, with the banner of Hepu County Decree on it.

is different from the white crane, after Cheng Kai got on the boat here, he gave everyone a salute to the officials, even when he saw Qian Wuyan, he was very respectful.

Finally, he came to Bai Minghe: "Lord Bai, take a step to speak." ”

Bai Minghe nodded, followed Cheng Kai to the bow of the boat, and the people next to him automatically retreated to the side.

"Lord Bai, if you talk about it according to the law of the Ming Dynasty, Lord Qian can be a capital crime. But if you really go to Dali Temple, you may not be sentenced heavily, unless Lord Bai uses his influence. After all, the pearl people are untouchables, and the matter of collecting pearls is the meaning of the palace, who dares to cut off the tribute. Long live there is no purpose, it doesn't mean that those girls don't have a purpose! ”

Bai Minghe nodded silently, what Cheng Kai said was not unreasonable.

"The end result is likely to be a downgrade and transfer. No one will allow anyone who has done things faithfully to him to be asked of a felony because he has done it. So whether Lord Bai comes forward or not, there will be people in the palace. Unless you tear your face, of course, there is still merit in the fact that money has no eyes. ”

"What about a different person?" Shira-naka asked.

"Doesn't Lord Bai know about the last Hepu County Commander? In other words, if the agarwood in the warehouse in the capital is not written in white, who can keep it? "Cheng Kai's father is Cheng Jing.

Although the father and son don't recognize each other, there are some words that Cheng Jing will still sue Sù Cheng Kai.

Especially when Cheng Kai came to take office in a place like Hepu, he would definitely explain some of his words.

Bai Minghe smiled: "In other words, many people look at my warehouse, and their eyes are green, just like the wolves on the grassland." ”

Cheng Kai didn't smile: "It's stricter than this, and Cheng Da supervises the inner library." There have already been a few cruel words, and of course, there are also a few people such as Hang Lady who sent someone to say privately that even if you exchange it for silver, it will cost eight taels of high-grade agarwood a month. These things, maybe let Banzai know? ”

"You have a point, but Cheng Zhuyu didn't tell me about it. I thought it would be a bit stressful. But I didn't expect such a big pressure! ”

Bai Minghe naturally knew who Hang Guifei was, that was the mother of the current prince, and it was really not much to open her mouth as long as half a tael.

Cheng Kai smiled: "Except for the two pieces of excellent large agarwood in the palace, there were less than 100 catties on the account book when I left Beijing." How many concubines and concubines are there in the palace? From top to bottom: Queen; Imperial Concubine; Chaise; Concubine Xian, Concubine Shu, Concubine Zhuang, Concubine Jing, Concubine Hui, Concubine Shun, Concubine Kang, Concubine Ning; Virtuous concubines, virtuous concubines, Zhuang concubines, Li concubines, Hui concubines, An concubines, and concubines, concubines, and concubines; Zhaoyi, Jieyu, talented, waiter, lady, etc. ”

"How many spices are in the Hepu warehouse?" Bai Minghe asked.

"Heap up!" Cheng Kai gave such an answer.

"Load the ship and transport the essential oil, and send a batch to Beijing first. Let's just say it's ......," Shirana Crane pondered the reason.

Cheng Kai responded with a smile next to him: "Just say it's a new product, please long live, the queen mother, the queen, the imperial concubine, and the concubine Niangniang comment." Twenty percent into the inner library, eighty percent is still in the small warehouse in your capital mansion. At least from the current point of view, even the Queen Mother will not dare to attack your warehouse. ”

"That's it, that's it." The white name crane said that Cheng Kai made a Hepu County order, which is really the best choice. (To be continued......)

PS: I'm going to take the exam tomorrow, and my nervous hair is shaking a little.

I'm so old that I still want to go to graduate school, am I crazy?

While you're not too old, go crazy again. Come on, come on tomorrow and prepare the cheat sheet.