A figure in an official uniform walked out from the depths of the county guard's mansion, and the loud shout just now was its utterance.

This man is nearly middle-aged, with short hair, a high nose bridge, and broad eyebrows.

As soon as people look at it, there is a sense of fairness and strictness.

This person interrupted Shen Gui's words, it stands to reason that Qian Tong should not be relentless.

But at this time, there was no difference in his face, but a slight smile.

I have to say that Qian Tong is really good at laughing.

is also laughing, just now Shen Gui laughed all over his body, but now he is slightly flattering, making people look extremely comfortable.

Come to think of it, too, without the help of the family.

Alone, with the skills learned, you can open a Qian cloth shop in Jiangnan and achieve one of the best positions in the industry.

He even went to Nanliang and obtained the weaving method of Liuyun satin.

How can such a person not grow old?

However, even so, he was still respectful to those who came.

Just because this person is the county guard of Jiangnan County-Huo Yan!

Huo Yanren is as his name suggests, upright, and will never accept bribes, whether directly or privately.

In fact, there was no need for him to accept bribes.

He is from a famous family in Kyoto - the Huo family, a princely family!

If it is the heyday of the Huo family, it can be called the most prestigious clan in Kyoto!

It's a pity that more than ten years ago, the Huo family began to decline.

He is not a descendant, but a side branch.

Later, although he was admitted to the Jinshi and the title of the gold list, he was upright because of the official period.

offended the Yang family, who leaned towards the government and the opposition, so he was transferred from Beijing Guanping to Jiangnan and became the county guard of Jiangnan.

It seems to be a flat tone, but one is a Beijing official and the other is just a magistrate, how can the two be the same, so they are still degraded.

It's just that people don't dare to go too far for the sake of the Huo family's face.

But even so, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse.

Huo Yan didn't need to worry about money, so naturally there was no need to accept bribes.

It is also because its governance of counties has always been strict, so over the years, Jiangnan has flourished, and once surpassed Huainan economically.

And Qian Tong and others, because they opened a cloth shop and involved related affairs such as deeds, they often deal with this person on weekdays.

So seeing this man at this time is like a mouse seeing a cat.

That's when he showed such an expression.

"What kind of place is the county watchman's house? How can you wait for the noise? What a daring! Huo Yan waved his shelf and scolded.

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became cold, and Qian Tong hurriedly took the lead and said: "What adults teach me is that we will know our mistakes. ”

Huo Yan ignored Qian Tong, but his afterglow swept over Shen Gui, unconsciously carrying a touch of disappointment.

"Okay, okay, it's just a little chatter, Lord Huo doesn't need to be so strict." An old man with gray sideburns and a little silver thread in his hair also walked out from the depths of the county guard mansion and eased the atmosphere.

"This is the Taicang Order from Kyoto, Lord Wu Yunxuan."

"The selection of the emperor will be fully responsible for Lord Wu, and this official will be assisted."

"I've seen Lord Wu." All the cloth merchants present saluted one after another, and their words were respectful.

Wu Yunxuan's gaze swept over everyone, stopped at Shen Gui's place for a moment, sighed, and said, "Since you have all arrived, it will begin." ”

"You will all present the cloth you have prepared, and the official and several lords of the county guard will jointly inspect and judge, and the best of them will be the emperor's merchants. In the future, on behalf of the two counties, he will continue to provide excellent cloth to the royal family. ”

"Of course, if you want to interrupt, you can ask for it, and this official will report it to Lord Dasi Nong."

The cloth merchants just listened to this.

After all, it was an imperial businessman, and they were eager to be elected, so how could it be interrupted?

To trade with the royal family, the price must not be too high, so you can't make much money.

But the benefits are obvious to all.

One of them is word of mouth and fame!

Think about it, my family's cloth can be sold to the royal family, how good is the quality?

Spread the word, naturally there is no shortage of guests.

And then there's the right!

Many local officials will open the door to the imperial merchants, which will help them expand their own business.

For example, this time, those who are elected as imperial merchants can trade cloth with the royal family on behalf of the two counties of Jianghuai.

What do you mean?

In other words, nominally, the imperial merchants were the representatives of all the cloth merchants in the two counties of Jianghuai.

It is justifiable to open branches in Jianghuai and Huai counties.

One step further, even if you want to buy another cloth shop, as long as the price is in place, the government will be on your side.

There are many doorways to this kind of right.

If you let the money pass get, it is a rare opportunity!

After all, in terms of overall strength, Qian's cloth shop is actually inferior to Shen Ji cloth shop.

But as long as he can be elected as an imperial businessman, he will operate properly and persecute Shen Gui.

Shen Ji cloth should be in the bag!

"Alright, let's get started, and each of us will present the cloth."

As soon as the words fell, a small servant walked up with a tray, and various cloth merchants also took out their own pressed box cloth and presented it, wanting to fight for the future and fight for a way out at this selection meeting.

Although there is little hope.

"Weekly Notes—Mink Brocade."

"Huang's - Qingshan satin."

"Liu's - Cloud Satin."

While reading the names of the silk of each family, the officials of the county guard government worked hard to write and recorded them.

"Qian's - Liuyun Satin!"

Finally, the climax is coming!

Qian Tong took out a silk horse like flowing clouds, and the lines on it were beautiful, like clouds and mountains and mist, and it was beautiful.

To the touch, it is even more soft and smooth, as if it is really like a cloud.

"This—" someone exclaimed, incredulous.

Wu Yunxuan and Huo Yan also frowned, a little surprised.

Is this the flowing cloud satin?

The royal family of Nanliang three years ago?

There is such a level! It's really incredible.

If Shen Ji can't come up with a better brocade, this time the imperial businessman, I'm afraid it will be the Qian family's cloth shop.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is Nanliang's flowing cloud satin."

"I won't go into too much detail about its quality, I believe that you have your own conclusions and will judge fairly."

Qian Tong's words made Wu Yunxuan and Huo Yan's brows furrow even tighter, and they all turned their eyes to Shen Gui.

However, in the face of the gaze, Shen Gui was also helpless, so he could only stand up and say: "Shen Ji - like water satin." ”

Alas!

Hearing this, Wu Yunxuan and Huo Yan glanced at each other and sighed in their hearts.

This Shen Gui is really incompetent!

"Bring it all in, and we will discuss and judge, and you will wait here, and you will not talk."

The officials walked into the depths of the county guard with their cloths, and after a long time, they came out again.

It's just that there is a faint sorrow lingering between everyone's eyebrows.

"Announce it." Wu Yunxuan said helplessly.

"After the unanimous ruling of Wu Yunxuan of Taicang, Huo Yan of Jiangnan County, and some of the subordinate officials of Jiangnan County, the royal cloth merchants of Jianghuai and Jianghuai are now selected as Qian ......"

Bang!

However, just as the little servant was about to speak, a loud noise came from outside the county guard's mansion.

Then the voice of the guard came: "Oh no! Someone is going to break into the county guard's house! ”