Jia Rong was accompanying Qin Keqing, Qingwen, Xiangling and Ruizhu to have lunch in the house, and a little maid outside opened the curtain and came in to deliver a message.

"Uncle, a letter has been delivered to the house, and it has been taken to the study."

Jia Rong asked, "Is there a signature on the cover?" ”

The maid replied, "No, I don't know who sent it." ”

Who else can send a secret letter, as Jia Rong expected, sure enough, Emperor Longtai is going to take action, it should be something to him.

After Jia Rong put down the dishes and chopsticks, she said to the women on the table: "I'll go and see what's going on first, you can eat, I'm almost done." ”

After the women got up to send Jia Rong out, they returned to the table.

They all felt a little inexplicable, but they would never ask about foreign affairs.

Jia Rong went straight to the study room of the main courtyard, and after opening the letterhead, she saw that it was Emperor Longtai's own book, and read it carefully.

After half a cup of tea, Jia Rong sorted out what Emperor Longtai needed him to do.

First, find out the ins and outs of Lin Ruhai's illness.

Second, he secretly attacked the power of Jia Shang in Yangzhou and assisted in rectifying the chaos in the salt industry.

Third, sort out the deficit, that is, Emperor Longtai wants silver.

Jia Rong threw the paper into the brazier beside her, staring at the dancing flames, thinking about how to prepare for the south.

The most important thing now is to maintain this home, thinking of this, Jia Rong returned to the inner courtyard and wanted to explain the matter of going south with Qin Keqing and others.

The dishes and chopsticks in the house have been picked up, and the pastries that Jia Rong tried to make a few days ago to please the girls are on the table.

Jia Rong sat at the table, pinched a piece with her fingers, ate it, and slowly said to the women in the room:

"There are some mistakes in the business in Jiangnan, I need to leave for Jiangnan tomorrow, and the situation is urgent and requires me to personally investigate."

All the women put down what they were doing and walked in front of Jia Rong.

Qin Keqing was the first to speak: "Master, will you set off tomorrow, in such a hurry." ”

Jia Rong bowed her head and said: "It's really urgent, I have to go, I'm sorry Madam, I originally agreed to go to see the Shangyuan lanterns." ”

Qin Keqing took Jia Rong's hand and said: "The eldest husband has done a great career, he should have walked outside, how can he please a few of us in the backyard all day long like his grandfather." ”

Jia Rong knew that Qin Keqing was the most virtuous and virtuous, and she understood his intentions, and her words were all from the bottom of her heart.

Holding Qin Keqing in her arms, Jia Rong said: "It's because I can't stand Mrs., I don't know how many months it will be when I come back, I'll accompany Mrs. tonight." ”

Qin Keqing just said this morning, let Xiangling serve Jia Rong this night, she will not break her word and lose her prestige when she manages the inner courtyard.

"Master don't have to think about it, the slave family is also a little unwell, just let Xiangling come, don't say more."

Qingwen was really envious on the side, and glared at Xiangling, who blushed and hung her head, not daring to say more.

In this situation, Jia Rong still has to listen to Qin Keqing, and at the moment he is thinking about how to conceal the whereabouts of the secret guard and rush to Yangzhou Mansion as soon as possible.

At the right time, Qin Keqing spoke: "Master, this morning in the Xifu Hall, didn't the old lady say that Aunt Lin was going down to the south of the Yangtze River, and the master could also go with them as a companion." ”

That's right, Aunt Lin took the fast boat prepared by Jia Mansion back to Yangzhou Mansion, and she could also take the clipper boat herself, take the first step, investigate the situation, and then let the secret guards enter Yangzhou Mansion in batches.

Jia Rong responded: "What Madam said is that I will go and make some preparations and say hello to Xifu." ”

Qin Keqing stood up from Jia Rong and said, "Master, you go, be careful on the road." Qingwen, Xiangling, Ruizhu, come to the room to clean up some things for the master. ”

……

Jia Rong left the house and went to Nancheng Villa with Zhu Shilin first.

Since Huzi supervised the firearms in the villa, Zhu Shilin became the first guard by Jia Rong's side, and the two were riding back and forth at this time.

Zhu Shilin said: "Uncle just said, this time we are going to go down to Jiangnan and go to Yangzhou Mansion?" ”

Jia Rong replied: "Exactly, Shilin, you can say anything about it, don't worry about it." ”

Zhu Shilin replied: "Although I have letters with my family in the capital, I have never been back to the capital. ”

"Uncle, such eagerness is not an easy thing to deal with, if I go back to Hangzhou Mansion, I can also ask my father to come to help my lord."

One more strength, no matter how much outside the action is also one more certainty, Jia Rong said:

"Okay, you can go back to Hangzhou Mansion by yourself when you go to Yangzhou Mansion, if your father comes to vote, I am very welcome, but you can first allow a job vacancy for a thousand households, you can talk to your father like this."

After a while, the two of them rushed to the villa, and when they entered the door, a doorman greeted them, and said, "Uncle is here, don't need to pass on Steward Ni." ”

Jia Rong walked straight forward, not looking back, only a voice came, "Summons them all, I'll wait in the main hall." ”

Walking through the corridor, entering the lobby, sitting on the bench, there is a small servant serving tea, just pouring a full teacup, there is a group of people in the hall.

Jiao Da, Huzi, Steward Ni, Zhu Zhen and the four elders of the beggar gang bowed down and said:

"Greetings to the uncle."

Jia Rong waved his hand and said: "No need to be polite, now that we have an errand, I came to make some arrangements this time, Huzi, how is the progress of firearm imitation?" ”

Huzi arched his hand and replied: "Uncle Hui, all the people in the capital who have passed this way are on errand in the Shenji Camp, but in other prefectures in Zhili Province, I still found a few people who are proficient in this way, especially a young man named Bi Kang is very talented in this way, and he said that he will be able to produce this firearm in a year at most." ”

Jia Rong bowed her head and asked Ni Erdao again: "How is the winemaking matter?" ”

Ni Er arched his hand and replied: "Uncle, the three jars of wine have been prepared and placed in the warehouse cellar in the backyard. ”

Turning his head and asking Zhu Zhen again: "Has the expansion of the dark guard been completed?" ”

"Back to what the adults said, the lower officials have lived up to the trust of the adults."

Jia Rong was quite satisfied with the full situation of the villa, and opened her mouth to command:

"Yangzhou Mansion has rights and wrongs that need to be dealt with by my secret guard, tomorrow I will take the Jia family clipper and Huzi, and Shilin will take the first step."

"The gunpowder matter here has been hard and old."

Jiao Da stroked his beard and replied: "My old bones, I can't do much for the little grandfather, the little grandfather can rest assured when he is outside, if he goes on a business trip, he will take my old life to pay." ”

Jia Rong comforted: "Jiao Lao's words are serious, Rong can trust Jiao Lao, so he handed it over to Jiao Lao's control." ”

Then Jia Rong continued: "Zhu Zhen took the secret guard to pretend to be a guy who transported spices from Fengzihao, brought the necessary armaments, and went back by cargo ship, and we waited to meet in Yangzhou Mansion." ”

"During the time when I was not in Yangzhou, the beggar gang needed to send me a letter every month to record the important information collected in January, and if there was a major event, I also needed to prepare a fast horse to send it, especially to keep an eye on my mansion and the changes in the second mansion of Rongning."

Everyone in the hall bowed down and saluted again: "I respectfully obey the dispatch of the lord (uncle)." ”

Jia Rong remembered something again and asked, "Ni Er, ...... those girls?"

Ni Er understood, "I have already sent it to the Cangsheng Banquet to familiarize myself with the work, and in the future, it will be taken care of by the Great Elder, and it will be open to welcome guests in less than a month." ”

Jia Rong bowed her head and said: "On the opening day, the banner will be raised, and the Zhenwei Hall will provide exclusive ingredients for diners to try." ”

Nowadays, there is no propaganda in this world, but Jia Rong has the golden signboard of the Zhenwei Pavilion in her hand, and she must make full use of it.

"Okay uncle, I will make proper arrangements." Ni Er should go down.

"In the future, not only the east city, but also the south, west, and north cities will have to open branches, so it will be easier for the beggars to do things, and they don't have to work hard every day."

The four elders were all happy when they heard this, and no matter what the master did, they never forgot about them, even if they felt that they were from a humble background, they really didn't help much.

And Jia Rong still treats everyone equally, and will not forget their arrangements and benefits, and her heart is full of gratitude at this time.

After the villa was finished, Jia Rong did not stop, and rode to Xifu again.

At this time, Jia Rong was beating a drum in her heart, she went to Xifu to see Sister Feng, but how to speak.