"On June 17, at 4:40 p.m., Hou Liangping, a saltpeter seller in Sanhe Mansion, visited Zhu Yunsong, the king of the county."

As soon as Meng Kuan finished registering, he saw a motorcycle driving over, with a dark green body and two green canvas bags behind the car, which made people see the identity of the other party at a glance.

Except for Shinei, no vehicle will be painted this color.

In addition to delivering letters in the local area, the letter post is also responsible for delivering newspapers, twice a day, one morning and one evening.

Occasionally, urgent telegrams were sent from the post station.

The man parked the motorcycle at the door, rummaged through the parcel a few times, and pulled out a few letters and newspapers. "Xiao Meng, the evening newspaper has arrived, and there are a few letters from the guards, one from the tenant Li Sanzhu's family, you can sign it. Do you have any letters to send here? ”

Meng Kuan put the records of the three days into an envelope, which did not have a postage stamp on it, and handed it to him along with two letters. "Three letters, you take them."

The visitor saw the letter without a stamp, looked at him, and put it in the packet.

After Meng Kuan signed the receipt form, he rode the motorcycle that did not turn off. "You guys are comfortable, stay in a room with a fan to cool off, I can only run around in the scorching sun...... gone, there are still six more to go. ”

"Would you like a glass of water?"

"Thanks, I brought it."

The General Administration Department is responsible for the world's letters, parcel delivery, and the staff are almost all investigators on the surface, although the work is hard and the status is not high, but no one dares to mess with it.

Xinyi, along with tax collectors and police officers, is the most extensive branch of the Ming Dynasty's organizational structure, and the work is the hardest, but they are all very powerful.

Needless to say, the police are powerful institutions in themselves, and Xinyi is different, they are supported by the largest investigative agency in Daming.

And the tax collectors are even more terrible, because they themselves have the strongest tax army equipped by the Ming Dynasty.

In terms of establishment, the tax army is independent from all armies and is an independent army belonging to the tax office.

Although their numbers are small, they are fully equipped and have high salaries, and most of them are from the army or the Marine Corps, and their combat effectiveness is extremely strong.

All the merchants, people, nobles, and officials in the world know that it is better to provoke the emperor than to evade taxes.

If you provoke the emperor, there is still reason to speak, there is a law to follow, tax evasion, even if the family will not be ruined, the family will be bankrupt.

When night fell, many of the letters returned to the station, and the special letters were also gathered together, and the professionals sorted them into categories and submitted them separately.

No one knows who will end up with this information and who will be responsible, but they are all well aware that all the instructions are for a reason.

And in the county lord's mansion, a small but grand dinner party also kicked off.

There are three county kings, two county lords, and dozens of other clans in Three Rivers City, and they have sent representatives to come.

The four major powers of the imperial court, the legal power, the military power, and the parliament, except for a few related personnel, cannot participate in the clan banquet unless necessary.

Therefore, except for a few people in charge, there are not many people outside the clan.

Zhou Bei and his father Zhou Duo were on the guest list, but they had the lowest status, arriving early at six o'clock in the evening, when it was still hot.

When they registered at the gatehouse, there were only a few down-and-out clan members who had arrived before them.

If it was in the past, Zhou Bei would have drilled into Youwei's small courtyard after coming to the county lord's mansion.

But today, the county lord's mansion arranged a special reception staff, who took the guests with them as soon as they entered the door, and gave a dinner program list.

Zhou Duo read it and handed it to Zhou Bei and explained in a low voice: "Look at it, today is different from the past, don't flirt when you see Youwei, let alone contact in private." ”

"I know, I will be honest and not let the people of Tang Wangfu find any excuses."

"That's good."

On the square in front of the county lord's mansion, there were already many cars parked, and there were many people chatting in groups in the garden.

Zhou Bei looked around, but didn't see Youwei, and didn't talk to the familiar guards and servants, and just nodded when he met it.

When they came to the door of the hall of the main building, Zhu Lihua and Yu Cheng were not there, only Zhu Qian temporarily took the place of the host to welcome guests.

There is no long history in the county lord's mansion, only a female history, but the general female history is a married wife, and she doesn't care about showing up.

Zhou Bei followed his father to meet Zhu Qian, and gave a small gift, the price of which did not exceed ten silver coins.

In this regard, the imperial court has strict restrictions, not only this kind of entertainment, but also the gift of red and white ceremonies, there are strict restrictions.

At the beginning, in order to control the wind of thick burials, the imperial court even carried out strict control over the size of the graves and the number of burial items.

Of course, the royal family also set an example, and the tomb of Gaozu Zhu Zhanji is only five meters in diameter, covering an area of no more than fifty square meters, and there are no funeral goods.

As soon as he finished greeting Zhu Qian, Zhou Duo saw two colleagues, raised his arms to say hello, and prepared to go over.

A little fat man ran and shouted loudly, "Brother-in-law, let's go horseback riding......"

Hearing the shout, many people in the hall turned their heads, and Zhou Duo's face suddenly collapsed, and he couldn't help but twitch a few times.

Zhou Bei shook his head and glanced at Yu Xu who ran over, his eyes attracted by a light yellow figure.

Zhu Liqing glared angrily, clenched his hands into fists, and looked at the tall and upright figure.

In this mansion, he is obviously already a guest of the scene.

Zhou Bei shook his head, and whispered to Yu Xu, who ran over: "Don't call your brother-in-law today, the impact is not good." ”

Yu Xu also knew that he was speechless, and whispered embarrassedly: "He pretends to be like his brother, I just want you to be my brother-in-law." ”

Zhou Bei smiled and touched his head. "I probably don't have time to spend with you, so I'll have to go over and say hello first. If you want to ride a horse, go to the guard Liang Fei, his riding skills are also very good. ”

After appeasing Yu Xu, Zhou Bei took the initiative to walk towards Zhu Liqing on the inside of the hall.

Everyone's attention has also shifted to the two of them, and it is no secret that the two men compete for women.

There are still two meters away from Zhu Liqing, Zhou Bei stood and stood still, and he bowed to the end. "I've seen the third prince."

Although Zhu Liqing was angry, the education he received since childhood still made him return the courtesy, and he hugged his fists and said: "When we met for the first time, I really had an outstanding style." I don't want to be watched here, so I might as well go out for a walk. ”

Zhou Bei straightened up, and was just about to speak, when he was interrupted by a voice. "Zhou Zaiheng, come here to talk about it."

When Zhou Bei came, he saw Zhu Yunsong, the king of Tang Xun County, chatting with a few people on the sofa in the semi-open waiting area, and when he heard the voice, he reluctantly glanced back at Zhu Liqing, and said in a low voice: "I'll be back soon." ”

Zhu Liqing glanced at Zhu Yunsong, turned his head and nodded lightly, and took the lead in turning around and walking towards the back door.

Zhou Bei came to the extension of the sofa in the small waiting area, walked around and said, "I have seen the king of Xunjun, and I have seen all the elders." ”

Thirty years ago, the rules of the clan were greatly changed, and it was determined that the emperor's name did not have to be taboo, and the general rules of the ninety-nine princes' mansions were fixed, and many small rules were also modified.

For example, the prince's number is permanent, and the prince's subordinate county king's single number is listed after the prince's number to distinguish it.

After his death, the prefix of the prince's name was canceled, and the single-word nickname was added, which was different from other county kings.

Tang Wangfu is generally the county king number at the end of the walk, and Zhu Yunsong's county king number is Xun.

Zhu Yunsong has a kind face, a sparse beard, a fair complexion, and looks very kind, but in Zhou Bei's eyes, he is a smiling tiger.

If he was really a good man, the Tang Wangfu Elders would not have sent him over this time.

He stared at Zhou Bei up and down, turned his head and smiled: "I have long heard that there is a Zhou Zaiheng in Sanhe Mansion, who killed nine bandits at the age of sixteen, a young hero, and when I saw it today, he was still a handsome son, which really surprised this king." If I hadn't seen the photos a long time ago, I really couldn't believe that Wei Jue's handsome son was the murderous Zhou Zaiheng......"

In the latter sentence, he looked at the people around him and said with a smile, and everyone else laughed in response.

These Zhou Bei don't know each other, they should be from Tang Wangfu.

Zhou Bei saluted again: "Don't dare to be the king of Xunjun, since Gaozu rebuilt the law of the Ming Dynasty, listed the longevity recipe as a compulsory practice, and improved the physique of the children of the Ming Dynasty, except for the sick man, there is no such frail person as Wei Jue." ”

Zhou Bei replied softly or hard, Zhu Yunsong didn't seem to hear it, and said with a smile: "I heard last month that I applied for more than a dozen patents in Heng, and many technologies are urgently needed by my Tangzhou. ”

Zhou Bei stood with his hands solemn, his back straight. "North signed a discretionary agency agreement with the Fifth Tractor Factory three years ago, and within five years, the patent applied for, the Fifth Tractor Factory has been directly authorized, and the other two authorized manufacturers should also negotiate with the Fifth Tractor Factory.

It's all business, and North Nature doesn't care which two are authorized except for the Fifth Tractor Factory, and now only Xunjun Wang proposes, and North Nature is psychologically biased towards Your Excellency. ”

In this world, there is no word for you in another world, no matter who you face, you are directly said.

However, I can still distinguish my identity from your Excellency.

Your Excellency of the Ming Dynasty does not only refer to those who are in the book, the cabinet, and those who are higher than themselves can replace you with Your Excellency.

Zhu Yunsong laughed and said: "Of course, this king knows that it is business, and he is willing to follow the rules of business and give conditions that are not lower than others." Today, I heard that Zaiheng's promise was biased towards us, and I was really overjoyed and relieved.

My nephew has long wanted to see you with his own eyes, and I'm afraid he'll be in a hurry, so let's go. We'll talk more about it when the formal negotiations are due. ”

Zhou Bei saluted again, straightened up and said, "Then don't disturb King Xunjun and you, Bei is rude and retires first." ”

Everyone smiled and nodded, and Zhou Bei also nodded lightly, turned around and walked to the back door without moving.

Zhu Yunsong looked at his back, his eyes became gloomy, but he soon smiled faintly. "This Zhou Zaiheng is young, but he has become a rich man by relying on patents, which cannot be underestimated."

One of the attendants smiled and flattered: "Maybe it's really as rumored that Zhou Duo invented it!" ”

Zhu Yunsong turned his head and scolded in a low voice: "You really be the patent department, and the people in the general administration department are decorations?" If he applies under an impostor, he can stand in front of us! ”