Zhao Lianjun is Zhao Zhenlan.

She quickly calmed down, made a casual appearance, and smiled: "Husband, what kind of book is this?" ”

Xu Zhiyuan said: "There is a Zhao thief in Jiangxi, who steals from Jiangxi, Huguang, and Xiangnan. This book was printed by him, and it was full of rebellious remarks, and it was distributed to lead people to follow the thief. ”

Zhao Zhenlan's heart beat wildly: "Since it is the book of anti-thieves, the husband still takes it home?" ”

"Those who steal the hook will be punished, and those who steal the country will be punished," Xu Zhiyuan sighed, "Jiangnan is afraid that it will be gone...... Hey, what am I telling you all this for? You don't understand national affairs either. ”

Zhao Zhenlan asked, "Does the husband plan to be a thief?" ”

"Be quiet," Xu Zhiyuan lowered his voice and admonished, "Don't talk nonsense everywhere, this is a head-killing thing." I didn't even dare to take it out, so I only dared to hide in your room and look through it. ”

Seeing that after Xu Zhiyuan sat down, he opened the "Great Companion Story" and read it carefully, and he didn't seem to be disgusted with this book, and even had a tendency to be a thief, Zhao Zhenlan hesitated again and again, and said: "Husband, ......"

"What's wrong?" Xu Zhiyuan asked.

"Jiangxi Zhao thief, is it called Zhao Han?" Zhao Zhenlan asked.

Xu Zhiyuan said: "I don't know which name is true, I heard Zhao Yan before, and now I say that it is Zhao Han." ”

Zhao Zhenlan said: "The concubine's real name is Zhenlan. ”

"Why did you suddenly talk about this?" Xu Zhiyuan said with a smile.

Zhao Zhenlan said: "Please turn to the title page and read those two lines." ”

In the "Datong" series, there is a portrait on the title page of each book.

Xu Zhiyuan turned back curiously and muttered: "Jiangxi General Soldier Zhao Han, Zhao Zhenlan ......"

Xu Zhiyuan raised his head sharply and looked at the other party in disbelief.

Zhao Zhenlan said: "The younger brother of the concubine is called Zhao Han, and the concubine's real name is Zhao Zhenlan. ”

"Wait a minute!"

Xu Zhiyuan ran out in a panic, arrived at the eldest brother's yard, knocked on the study door and shouted: "Brother, there is an emergency!" ”

Xu Fu opened the door and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

"Come with me." Xu Zhiyuan tugged at his eldest brother's sleeve.

Xu Fuyuan was confused, followed Xu Zhiyuan through the courtyard, and just nodded when he saw Zhao Zhenlan.

Zhao Zhenlan saluted and said, "Brother Wanfu." ”

Xu Zhiyuan spread out the title page and handed it to the eldest brother, pointed to Zhao Zhenlan and said, "Lianjun's real name is Zhenlan, and she has a younger brother named Zhao Han!" ”

Xu Fuyuan was dumbfounded, looking at the title page of the book for a while, and looking at Zhao Zhenlan for a while.

What the hell is this?

Xu Fu came back to his senses for a long time, and seriously bowed his hands: "Brother and sister are fine." ”

"Brother An's good." Zhao Zhenlan hurriedly returned the salute.

Xu Fuyuan asked, "When was Brother Ling separated?" ”

Zhao Zhenlan replied: "In the first year of Chongzhen, there was a great drought in Gyeonggi. My parents took my brother and sister to flee the famine and beg for food, and I was sold for food outside Tianjin, and I have not been heard from from my family since. ”

"Brother and sister, please rest first, I have something important to discuss with Wu Jing." Xu Fuyuan arched his hand and said.

"Brother, please." Zhao Zhenlan took the initiative to go back to the house.

There were only two brothers left in the courtyard, looking at each other, both of them feeling strange.

"Third brother," Xu Fuyuan suddenly asked, "How many concubines are there in your courtyard?" ”

Xu Zhiyuan said: "Just two." ”

Xu Fuyuan said: "The other one quickly sent away." ”

"Okay." Xu Zhiyuan nodded.

Xu Fuyuan warned: "If Zhao Hanruo becomes the emperor, this is the eldest princess." Remember, don't attract flowers and butterflies in the future, otherwise the Xu family is afraid that disaster will fall from the sky. ”

Xu Zhiyuan said: "I know this, cocoa...... I can't divorce my wife because of this, can I? ”

"Don't mention the matter of divorce for the time being, and discuss it in the future," Xu Fuyuan said, "This must be married as a good concubine, hurry up and report to the government, and I will tell my father." Also, when you enter the courtyard, you will have more slaves, so don't neglect them. ”

Xu Zhiyuan asked: "Over there in Jiangxi, do you want to write a letter to the past?" ”

"You can't go for the time being, deepen your relationship with this brother and sister. Send a letter to contact Jiangxi and let the second brother go in person. By the way, bring Brother Wunian with you. Xu Fuyuan said.

Xu Zhiyuan asked again: "Zhang Ximing's side, do you want to tell him?" ”

"There is no need to tell it, this is a private matter of the Xu family." Xu Fuyuan will not tell outsiders that this is a big opportunity for the Xu family.

A few days later, Zhao Zhenlan really settled down and became a famous concubine.

Afraid that his wife would make trouble, Xu Zhiyuan simply moved out and lived in another business with Zhao Zhenlan.

……

There are three Xus in the clouds, the eldest brother is called Xu Fuyuan, the third brother is called Xu Zhiyuan, and the second brother is called ...... Xu Fengcai.

Concubines give birth to children, and they are not qualified to typeset.

Xu Fengcai is an artistic literati, and the charters of several societies are his evaluation.

After learning the truth, this guy immediately went to Hangzhou to find Xu Ying, who was propagating Datong thought.

The people who accompanied him were also his brother Xu Nianzu.

Xu Nianzu is the great-grandson of Xu Jie, a young man, who often sighs after reading the Tang Daily. Friends laughed at his pedantic, Xu Nianzu said: "The maladministration is getting worse, and the people are not making a living." In less than twenty years, you and I will not know where we will die. ”

The Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, and Xu Nianzu donated money to the army to raise grain and grass for the Southern Ming Dynasty.

The Qing soldiers fought to Songjiang, the villagers fled, Xu Nianzu said: "I live in the mansion given to the ancestors by the Ming Emperor, the grace of the country is here, I have to die here." ”

Then he scattered all his wealth and raised troops to defend the city.

The Qing army broke through the city gate, and Xu Nianzu bought wine and feasted with his family. After eating, the whole family hanged themselves, and the slaves in the house also committed suicide. The six-year-old granddaughter could not hang herself and threw herself into a well.

Cabin.

Xu Nianzu closed the "Datong Collection" and sighed and said, "You really want to be a thief? ”

Xu Fengcai said: "Brother thinks this Daming country can still be saved? ”

"Ten years ago, there was no help, let alone today." Xu Nianzu's expression was painful.

The three brothers, Xu Fuyuan, Xu Fengcai, and Xu Zhiyuan, have been separated. And Xu Nianzu lived in Xu Jie's old mansion, which was given by Emperor Jiajing.

Before Chongzhen ascended the throne, Xu Nianzu read the Tang newspaper every month and cared about the world's major events.

But he tried again and again, and there was no way to serve the country. Moreover, he didn't want to get involved in party strife, and he didn't bother to buy an official to take office.

Seeing that the situation was getting worse day by day, Xu Nianzu's heart was extremely tormented, and he had even made up his mind to die for his country.

In the entire Xu family, Xu Nianzu is the one who knows the situation best. He played with his wine glass and said with a wry smile: "During the holy period, the foolish brother insisted on reading the Tang newspaper, and he heard the news from Jiangxi from the businessman. Two years ago, I knew that Zhao Han would win the world, and his politics were actually the heroes of the ages. But can my Xu family really be a thief? ”

"What is my brother going to do?" Xu Fengcai asked.

Xu Nianzu said: "When the Jiangxi soldiers arrive, I will cooperate with them to divide the fields, and then commit suicide in the house." My branch is thin, and I hope that the holy period will take care of it more in the future. ”

Xu Fengcai exclaimed: "How can my brother have such a confused idea? You all said that Zhao Han was the hero, why didn't he try his best to assist, but committed suicide! ”

Xu Nianzu asked rhetorically: "Do you live in the mansion given by the Ming Emperor and go to be the minister of the new dynasty?" ”

"You just move out!" Xu Fengcai said depressedly.

"This covers your ears and steals the bell." Xu Nianzu shook his head and said.

Xu Fengcai thought for a moment and said, "Brother, you have a way to repay Jun En." You can go to Zhao Han to be an official, as long as the official is big, you can persuade Zhao Han to treat the Ming royal family well. ”

Xu Nianzu was stunned and swallowed the wine in the cup suddenly.

When the brothers came to Hangzhou, they first contacted Wang Mingran, and finally met Xu Ying herself.

"Mr. Huang, write me a letter of recommendation, I want to go to Ji'an, Jiangxi immediately!" Xu Fengcai got straight to the point.

Xu Ying said with a smile: "The Xu family in the clouds wants to join Jiangxi? ”

Xu Fengcai whispered: "Mr. Zhao's sister is in the Xu family at the moment. ”

"Mr. Zhao's sister?" Xu Ying was pleasantly surprised.

Zhao Han gave Xu Ying three tasks: first, to establish an intelligence network; second, to propagate the idea of Datong; Third, look for your sister.

Xu Fengcai said: "Mr. Zhao's sister is now my third brother's concubine...... Good concubine, good concubine! The third brother's wife is the daughter of a big family, and if she divorces her wife, she is afraid that she will be the laughing stock of her neighbors. However, the third brother has moved out with his younger siblings and lives alone in the villa, taking care of him and treating him harshly. ”

"I'll write at once and send a ship to take you there." Xu Ying said.

sent Xu Fengcai and Xu Nianzu away, and Xu Ying also set off immediately and went to Xu's house to visit Zhao Zhenlan.

The Xu brothers took a merchant ship, and when they arrived in Zhenjiang, they changed ships and went to Jiangxi.

The boat is not lonely, and there are three famous prostitutes, Wang Wei, Lin Xue, and Liu Ru are all there.

It is true that Wang Mingran and Lin Xue like each other, but they both know very well that there can be no result. Lin Xue said that she was going to Jiangxi, but Wang Mingran did not keep it, and gave her two silver taels to wish her a smooth journey.

When they came to Zhenjiang, someone answered them.

The owner of the ship, Li Fenglai, personally entertained him, and this cargo was originally a grain merchant. Due to the ban on grain shipments last year, he simply started a cloth business, transporting cheese yarn and cheesecloth from Jiangxi to Huaiyang for sale.

This is a new industry, although Jiangxi used to produce cotton cloth, but the scale and quality are not comparable to Jiangnan, can only be sold in surrounding provinces.

After the improvement of the hydraulic spinning machine, a large number of roving yarns can be spun, and many businessmen immediately follow up. Even the landlords who had been divided into fields, because they had a lot of silver in their homes, also put into production and built water conservancy spinning machines.

It did not impact the traditional family workshop, but it was promoted!

Rural women in Jiangxi's cotton-producing areas first made cotton slivers at home and sold them to water-powered spinning mills. He also bought coarse veil from the water-powered spinning factory, spun it into cheesecloth himself, and then sold it to businessmen like Li Fenglai.

However, there is a phenomenon that makes people alarming: due to the huge profits, many farmers have switched to planting cotton, which will inevitably lead to a decline in Jiangxi's grain output.

Moreover, if anyone improves the loom, I am afraid that there will be textile factories, and the number of cotton fields will increase significantly!

Zhao Han is discussing with officials how to ensure the scale of grain fields. At least until there is an abundance of grain, we must not allow the grain fields to become smaller, otherwise the time for the unification of the world will be greatly delayed.

Li Fenglai set up a banquet in the cabin, and everyone came to sit down.

The merchant ships opened and exchanged pleasantries.

Xu Nianzu first asked: "Is Jiangxi still embargoing grain?" ”

"At least the ban can't be lifted until after the summer harvest." Li Feng said.

Xu Nianzu said: "Alas, Jiangxi is embargoed, and the famine in the Jiangnan provinces is even worse!" ”

"In two years, it'll be fine." Li Feng said.

Xu Nianzu said: "After the summer harvest, Zhao ...... The general army must send troops again. The prefectures and counties around Dongting Lake should be able to win it in summer. It depends on the east, whether he will go down to Zhejiang or Fujian first. According to the normal number of roads, troops will inevitably be sent to Zhejiang. Wait for Zhejiang to be consolidated, and then attack the Susong Prefectures in the north and south, so that Jiangnan is in its hands. But General Zhao didn't seem to want to take Jiangnan quickly and avoid fighting with the northern army of the imperial court. This summer, he is afraid that he will fight Fujian first. ”

Wang Wei was surprised, Xu Ying asked her to write a letter to Mao Yuanyi, obviously to hit Fujian first, but she didn't expect to be guessed by this son of the Xu family.

Xu Nianzu said again: "After taking Jiangnan, General Zhao took Huaiyang. In this way, the Jianghuai natural danger can be attacked and defended, and the Jianghuai salt field can be collected. To take JAC, there are two options. One can go north to Shandong and Henan, and the other can take Yunnan, Guichuan and Sichuan to the west. ”

The cabin is full of literary and artistic fans, only Xu Nianzu is a military hanger, and the others can only sit and listen obediently.