Outside the guards were more than a dozen subordinates of the Yu family, their faces were either angry, or sad, or looked at the sailors coldly, and none of them made a sound.

A smile suddenly appeared on Yu Zhiyuan's face, but this smile did not make people look relaxed, but made everyone who saw it tremble, only to see this Yu Ergongzi raise his hand and point to the river and said: "It burns so fast, it should have used a lot of oil, why bother, get a few bundles of hay to pile up, what can't be burned at this time, it's wasted!" ”

Watching him speak, a sailor man kneeling in front of him on the side, slammed his head on the ground with heavy incense, and said with a crying voice: "Second master, the little ones are sorry for the second master!" ”

As soon as he said this, the sailors behind him kowtowed together, and some of them cried directly, Yu Zhiyuan turned his head with a smile, and glanced at the kneeling people, and the smile on his face was actually a little thicker.

It's just that before Yu Zhiyuan could speak, a middle-aged man dressed as a housekeeper in his forties roared with anger on his face: "You bastards, how does my young master treat you, where is there an owner like him on this river, you don't have a little conscience, just watch this ship burned, you"

"Uncle Hua, it's no wonder they, the heroes over there in Taihu Lake are here, even the government has to bow their heads, everyone just earns a salary, how can they resist." Yu Zhiyuan stopped the butler's roar.

Yu Zhiyuan turned his head to look at the river surface that had darkened a lot, waved his hand very meaninglessly, and said freely: "It's okay to burn it, I finally know that I can't do this thing, seeing that the New Year is coming, you have paid the wages of Layue, and have a good New Year at home, and you will be able to use it in the coming year." ”

The words of withdrawing Layue's wages quickly spread from front to back, and the look of shame and guilt on the faces of the sailors became heavier, and the person at the front said in a hoarse voice: "Second master, the little ones have no face, and the little ones should sink with this ship!" ”

The Yu family's subordinates all had angry and puzzled looks on their faces, but the second son spoke and did things, they were used to obedience, and those who questioned their qualifications had no good end.

"Don't talk about this, you all have a family, you are going to die, the family will be gone, disperse, disperse, come here again tomorrow, clear the things in the water, so as not to hinder others." Yu Zhiyuan's attitude at this time was really indifferent, and he couldn't see that it was his own big ship that was burned.

At this point, the sailors were there to thank Dade, cry and be ashamed for a while, and they all got up and dispersed, and some of them were kneeling in the back row, but at this time they deliberately stepped forward and kowtowed, and then bowed their heads and left.

"Second son, the city gate has been closed at this time, and the Zhuangzi outside the city has been cleaned up, where will you rest tonight?" The butler asked dutifully.

Yu Zhiyuan tightened his ermine fur and nodded, the housekeeper waved his hand, someone in the distance drove the carriage up, Yu Zhiyuan stepped forward and said, "It's okay to take a few steps." ”

The guards gathered around Yu Zhiyuan, and several cronies followed, and walked towards Zhuangzi quietly.

There is still a fire on the river, but it has been a lot darker, and the sky is getting dark, the people of the Yu family have lit lanterns and have walked out of the range of the wharf, only the team of the Yu family is walking on the road, Yu Zhiyuan suddenly said: "Tomorrow morning, the news will be released in Yaxing, in the future, our family's ships will do cotton cloth business, and rice and wheat will not be accepted, and then to the agreed, those people who invited will double the ceremony, saying that this time the labor is everyone, and then find the relationship of our family, if you can get in touch with the Taihu Lake pirates, you will also send a sum of silver, Thank them for not hurting people's lives, and there may be contacts in the future, so don't hurt the harmony. ”

The housekeeper responded one by one, but there was a relieved expression on his face, the old man was hindered everywhere when he changed the sea, and such a smart person as the second young master actually did this with all his heart.

"Uncle Hua, I won't do such a thankless thing, this time they are looking for Taihu Lake pirates, but they just burned the boat and didn't kill anyone, if I am obsessed again, maybe I will have to find the sea lord and the wolf, maybe I will wash our door, I won't do it!" Yu Zhiyuan said with a smile.

The housekeeper Uncle Hua nodded again and again, wiped the corners of his eyes with his hands, the circles under his eyes were already red, and he only said there: "This is good, this is good, we are such a rich family, why do we have to offend so many people, the second son, you are so smart, you should be like the master, enter Beijing to take the Jinshi examination to become a big official." ”

Speaking of this, Yu Zhiyuan fell silent again, walked forward for a while, but got into the carriage and came to his manor outside the city.

The wealthy families in the south of the Yangtze River are still in Songjiang Prefecture and Shanghai County, which are more magnificent than the main houses of many large families in the north, and there are more than 20 people here to operate, and the main family is very convenient to live in.

looked indifferent by the dock and on the way back, but when he got down from the carriage, there was a more tired look on his face, and Yu Zhiyuan was not in a hurry to rest, so he sat on the Taishi chair in the living room, looking up at the sky in a daze, and several guards were sitting or standing around.

It didn't take long for the housekeeper to come back after arranging affairs, and just walked to Yu Zhiyuan's side, and before he could report it, he heard Yu Zhiyuan say: "Take the salary to work and eat, you can't work hard for this job, anyway, this job in Songjiang Mansion is so easy to find, there is no need to hang yourself on a tree, isn't it?" ”

After a little pondering, you can understand that Yu Ergongzi sighed that someone was going to set fire to the ship, and those shipwrights and sailors obediently obeyed without the slightest resistance, but he said that there was nothing wrong with this truth, and the housekeeper was just about to echo two sentences, Yu Zhiyuan opened his mouth again: "But there are more than 20 people in there who were taken in by me, without me, they would have died in the water to feed the fish, with such a life-saving kindness, why don't you give us a hard time?" ”

The housekeeper didn't know how to answer for a while, and was just about to say a word about safety, Yu Zhiyuan continued to mumble, and he didn't know whether he was talking to someone or to himself: "If this thing of changing the sea is done, how much less grain will each person in Songjiang Mansion pay, how much better life will be, and how much less will the entire Jiangnan pay, such a good thing, why is there no one to help us, but to see a joke?" ”

Yu Zhiyuan's voice became lower and lower, but his eyes became brighter and brighter: "When the Taihu Lake thieves came to our side, how much circle do they have to go around, how many hours do they have to walk on the river, how many people have seen them along the way, how many people know the way, why have no one come to inform us?" ”

The housekeeper was just about to speak, but Yu Zhiyuan raised his voice and said: "I know that many people in the Dao will benefit from this, and I know that the Cao Yun and the sea will hurt many people, but this thing is done, and more people will get the benefits, and thousands of people in the south of the Yangtze River will benefit. ”

The room was quiet for a while, and the housekeeper just sighed there, and said slowly: "The old slave also served by the master's side, and he has been with the second son for so long, and he has served for two generations. ”

Speaking of which, the housekeeper didn't say much, Yu Zhiyuan was stunned for a while, and then smiled to himself, and said self-deprecatingly: "It's not infatuated, we don't have much land, we can only work cotton spinning and trade, if we can do it by virtue of righteousness, we have a boat and cloth, and we can get rich immediately, and becoming the first in Jiangnan is not a delusion, I really want to make money, but I am also for the righteousness, and I am also for the people not to suffer from the consumption of grain, but there is such an end for what to do!" ”

The voice suddenly rose, the tone became intense, as if he didn't mention it in one breath, he coughed violently there a few times, Yu Zhiyuan took out a handkerchief and covered his mouth and wiped it, the smile on his face became more and more vigorous, seeing him like this, the housekeeper became more and more afraid, and hurriedly said: "Second young master, the matter will pass in the past, and the wealth will go to people's happiness, but don't hurt your body for this matter!" ”

"Please ask the lake thieves to burn my boat, if you don't comply, it is estimated that our family will also be washed in blood, I have retreated, and I have to petition, how can there be such a thing in the world, the reason is on my side, the righteousness is on my side, and even the people's hearts are on my side, how can there be such a truth in the world" Yu Zhiyuan said more and more in his voice.

Without waiting for the housekeeper to speak, Yu Zhiyuan stood up from the Taishi's chair, yawned and said, "I'm sleepy, go rest first, don't forget to arrange those things, Uncle Hua." ”

The housekeeper over there hurriedly agreed, Yu Zhiyuan walked to the bedroom by himself, the lights in the bedroom had been lit, and when he entered the room, Yu Zhiyuan unfolded the handkerchief covering his mouth and looked at the lamp, which was blood-red: "If you are so angry, you will vomit blood." Yu Zhiyuan muttered, crumpled the handkerchief, and threw it into the paper basket.

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There are several things to do in the Zhao Ziying in the month, the first is to send a New Year's gift to Wang Youshan of the Beijing Division, this is prepared in November, and the beginning of the month of the month will set off, escorted by dozens of people from the internal guard and the personal guard, led by the businessmen who specialize in running the road of Beijing and Xuzhou, this New Year's gift contains all kinds of specialties of Nanzhili, and there are now eight thousand taels of silver.

After Wang Youshan returned to Beijing, although he became a celebrity in the officialdom, the prospect of the Qing rumor official is unlimited, but the real power is limited, and the communication between colleagues and bosses is to spend a large amount of money.

In order to support Wang Youshan in this scene and let him come and go in many ways, Zhao Jin provides a large sum of money every year, and the eight thousand taels of silver is just a base, if there is a need, this side will give support at any time.

What made Zhao Jin happy was that the Wang family father and son did not have any drag in this matter, and simply agreed.

This is a mutually beneficial thing, Zhao Ziying, who has no foundation in the officialdom, needs Wang Youshan's care, and Wang Youshan also needs Zhao Ziying's support, everyone is one and complements each other.

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