The opening of the real estate company was such a big event, but Song Nan didn't show his face, he went back to Jinyi Wei Yamen to do things and brag for an hour, and then went to the Shenshu camp to hang around, and talked with Xu Taijiang Bin for a while, and then Shi Shiran rushed to the ground.

It's not that Song Nan doesn't pay attention to this matter, but Song Nan also has to avoid some suspicions, although it is not a new thing for court officials to do business and industry at home, but everyone is still business-oriented on the surface, if they don't even go to the yamen, they are busy beating their own little Jiujiu, and those guys from the Sixth Branch and the Metropolitan Procuratorate will definitely blow their beards and stare at them. It's not a big deal, but Song Nan refuses to let them abuse themselves so badly.

For today's listing and publicity, Song Nan actually knows that the effect is not great, if the people of the white paper workshop are all literate and reasonable, they will not make a white paper workshop so smoky, today is just a movement, let the people in the white paper workshop know that something is going to happen, and specific affairs need to be handled specifically.

Coming to the place where the color platform was built, Song Nan couldn't help but laugh dumbly, the venue was empty, under the shade of the tree on one side of the color platform, Lu Qingli sat on a bench and wiped her sweat with a handkerchief, and the maid on the side gave her a fan, everyone was sweating and looking depressed.

Seeing Song Nan coming on horseback with more than a dozen brocade guards, Lu Qingli immediately got up to meet him, and said without waiting for Song Nan to get off the horse: "Big brother, I'm not doing this chairman, I'm angry, these people are just a bunch of fools, I said it so clearly and clearly, and portrayed their prospects so well, they didn't listen to it at all, they wasted hundreds of catties of rice and a dozen taels of silver in vain, and fed the dogs and wagged their tails a few times." ”

Song Nan laughed, jumped off the horse and sat down in the shade of the tree, and said with a smile after asking about the situation: "If these people are not insensitive, how can they be reduced to living in the white paper workshop?" These are all expected things, don't be discouraged, there is me. ”

Lu Qingli said: "Call me to say, we have to clean up these stinky ditches first, it's almost going to smoke people to death here, fortunately, my cousin didn't come with me in the morning, otherwise the children in the belly won't be able to stand it." ”

Song Nan said with a smile: "That's right, but it's useless to just clean up these stinky ditches and stinky ponds. I have already found out that there are more than 30 paper-making workshops in the white paper mill, and their workshops must be relocated first, and then the dredging can be effective. ”

As he spoke, the sound of horses' hooves sounded in the east, and a large group of Jinyi Weiqi School rode horses, led by Huang Hui of Jinyi Wei Qianhu and Qin Lin of Qianhu of Xuannanfang, after the two dismounted to salute, Huang Hui covered his nose and looked around: "My lord, did you spend money to buy the land here?" It's a garbage dump and a stinking, hey, I don't know what adults think. ”

Song Nan disdained to explain to him, took out a piece of paper with dozens of names written on it and handed it to Huang Hui and Qin Lindao: "According to the notice of the list one by one, I ordered a banquet at the Ruyi Restaurant in Xuannanfang at noon and asked them all to come and drink. ”

Huang Hui and Qin Lin came here to do things for Song Nan, and they didn't say much at the moment, they took dozens of lieutenants to act immediately, and scattered into the streets and alleys in a hurry. The arrival of dozens of brocade guards frightened the surrounding onlookers, who dared to stand in the distance to see the excitement, but now they couldn't even see a single figure.

The second floor of Xuannanfang Ruyi Restaurant was wrapped up by Song Nan, and it was hot outside, but the second floor was very comfortable, the north, south, east and west window wind was very cool, and a tall tree was surrounded by it, which eliminated a lot of heat.

Song Nan and Lu Qingli sat at a table near the window in the south, Lu Qingli hurriedly rushed back to the house to take a bath, she couldn't stand the lingering stench on her body, she changed into clean clothes at the moment, and her expression was very relaxed.

The stairs clanged, Huang Hui and Qin Lin came upstairs sweating profusely, asking for tea and water in a stack, Song Nan ordered someone to open the box wrapped in a quilt in the corner of the house, and there were a few large watermelons in a large pile of ice slag in the box, Huang Hui and Qin Lin went up like hungry tigers, picked a big one, one in half, and the two of them buried their heads in nibbling.

"It's really enjoyable, where does the ice come from on a hot day? Comfortable, really comfortable. Huang Hui gnawed on the juice neatly, and shouted vaguely in his mouth.

"Count your mouth, this is the ice in the palace ice cellar, last month the emperor rewarded me with a cart of ice cubes, now there is not much left, the last watermelon before autumn with this last box of ice cubes chilled, you are in a hurry."

"Uh-huh, yes, good luck, delicious tight." The two knew that it was not easy to come by, and they were even more energetic.

Lu Qingli shouted: "Don't patronize and eat, how is the matter going, why is it just the two of you?" What about the people you want to invite? ”

"Madame put ten thousand hearts, my Jinyi Wei personally came to inform them, do they dare not come? I want them to take a shower and change their clothes, these guys stink like people fished out of a dung pit, don't they stink when they come here? Huang Hui said while holding his stomach.

Lu Qingli said: "Also, it is smoked in the stench every day, and the smell has entered the skin and flesh, hey, is that them?" ”

Qingli pointed to the street downstairs outside the window, and everyone looked over, only to see a group of people in crumpled and half-new clothes walking this way with their heads down, and a group of brocade guards around them were scolding, not like inviting people to the banquet, but like arresting the criminals.

After a while, more than 30 owners of the paper workshop in the white paper workshop crowded upstairs, the originally cool and comfortable second floor suddenly became stuffy, these people really have bathed in the appearance, although the clothes are not luxurious and smooth, but at least they are clean, and the temples are also moist, but even so, the air is still quickly filled with a foul smell.

"This is the commander of the Yamen of this brocade guard, and the one next to me is Mrs. Houye, can't you wait to come to see the ceremony, what are you standing stupidly for?" Qin Lin shouted.

The workshop owners hurriedly knelt down and saluted, muttering in their hearts, I don't know what happened today, and the head of the Jinyi Guard Yamen came to look for trouble in person.

"Master Hou, Mrs. Hello, the villain and others see Mrs. Hou Ye." The people gossiped and said.

"No need to be polite, please take a seat, there are all your name cards on these tables, take a seat on this nameplate." Song Nan smiled.

Everyone thanked them and got up, and found their names in a hurry, and finally sat down.

"Everyone, today I have prepared a little wine on this Ruyi upstairs, you can come to enjoy the light, it is my Song Nan's honor, you don't have to be restrained, eat and drink to your heart's content."

Song Nan's voice fell, and the guy at the restaurant on the stairs immediately shouted down: "The wine and food are on the second floor." ”

For a while, the wine and food were put on the table, and a table was full of eyes, steaming and fragrant, but where did the workshop owners dare to move the chopsticks, how could someone with such a distinguished status as Song Hou Ye suddenly invite his people to the banquet, there must be a situation in this, it is inevitable to eat people in the shortest, or hold back first, even if this table of wine is extremely rich, at least worth five or six taels of silver, you can't be greedy.

"Eat, what are you doing in a daze?" Song Nan greeted.

"Hou Ye Song is flattered by the villain, dare to ask Hou Ye Song, but is there anything you want to tell me to wait?" An old man who seemed to have seen the world asked, standing up with his beard curled.

Song Nan looked at the name tag on his table, this old man's name was Bi Wanqian, so he smiled and said: "Bi Dongjia, don't be nervous, eat wine and food first." ”

Bi Wanqian hurriedly said: "Hou Ye, we are all ordinary people, and we have dealt with distinguished people like Hou Ye on weekdays, Hou Ye suddenly invited us to the banquet, we don't know the reason, how dare we be used?" Hou Ye might as well be straightforward, and say it directly if you have any orders, but I can do it for Hou Ye, and I will definitely go to the soup. ”

"Yes, yes, Song Hou Ye Mo is playing dumb riddles with me, just cut off your head and dig out your tongue to give you a good time." All the proprietors said one after another.

Song Nan said with a smile: "You don't have to be nervous, today's events are a great thing for you, what to cut off your head and dig out your tongue, what to say." ”

Bi Wanqian said: "Master Hou, the little people can't speak, but I don't know what the good thing that Master Hou said?" ”

Song Nan said: "Okay, since you are so anxious, then I won't go around the corner." You must have heard about the fact that I purchased a lot of abandoned official land from the imperial court. ”

"I know, this news has been circulating for a long time, does Master Hou want to live in my white paper workshop? The white paper workshop is probably not suitable for a noble person like Hou Ye to live, the mess is stinky, and there are many flies and mosquitoes. Bi Wanqian said.

Song Nan said: "Bi Dongjia, you also know that there is no one living here, so do you know why the white paper workshop is so stinky?" ”

Bi Wanqian blinked his eyes and said, "The villain doesn't know. ”

Song Nan said with a smile: "You are pretending to be confused, everyone knows that the white paper workshop has become what it is today, and it is all the credit of everyone here; Don't you know the root cause of the sewage discharged from the papermaking that has turned several large ponds into stinky ponds, and the rivers that run through them have become stinky ditches, and mosquitoes, flies and rats are running all over the ground? ”

Bi Wanqian was stunned and said: "Master Hou, you can't say that, my ancestors have been doing this business for generations, since Mengyuan, my ancestors have opened a papermaking workshop here; After Taizu ascended the throne, he specially ordered to keep the workshop to make paper for the use of paper in the imperial court, and also deliberately changed the name of the workshop to the white paper workshop. Besides, we have to pay a lot of fees for removing garbage and sewage to the Five Cities Terracotta Division every year, and now it's no wonder that we are like this. ”

Song Nan frowned and said, "Oh? Did you pay the money? ”

"Of course, can you still talk nonsense in front of Hou Ye?" Bi Wanqian cut the way categorically.

Song Nan pondered for a while and said, "I will go and let them explain this matter, but today I invited you to discuss another matter." ”

"Master Hou, please speak."

Song Nan smiled and said, "I want to buy the workshop you have, what do you think?" The price is negotiable. ”