In the side hall, on a table of eight immortals, there are five or six plates of dishes, except for two plates of meat, the rest are vegetables and mushrooms, a pot of wine is placed aside, and there is nothing else to eat.

This kind of wine and food is very simple, judging from the extravagance in the officialdom at this time, even if it is an ordinary wine banquet set by the county order, it is several times stronger than Lu Xiangsheng's table.

Lu Xiangsheng beckoned Liu Yan to sit down, Lu Huaiying sat aside to accompany him, and picked up the wine jug to pour wine for Lu Xiangsheng and Liu Yan.

"Liu Yan, do you still remember when you were on the Julu battlefield, that night, we looked at the army of slaves and thieves besieging our army, and the countless bonfires lit in their camp were like stars in the sky, as if there was nothing else outside our army's camp, and all that was left was slaves and thieves and soldiers!"

"Even in the face of such a desperate situation, the Governor did not choose to retreat, nor did he be timid or desperate, and still led you to fight bloodily."

When Lu Xiangsheng said this, he drank a glass of wine, and his eyes became a little flickering: "But since the governor of Shandong Military Administration, there is no longer the pride and courage in my heart. Do you know why? ”

Liu Yan shook his head and said, "Please teach the governor." ”

"During this time, the Governor often thought that over the years, the Governor had fought for the country, tried various methods, implemented new policies at the local level, suppressed the local gentry and wealthy households with strong means, and fought with the ministers of the DPRK and China, but the results were defeated one by one. Ben Du can't figure it out, what's wrong with Daming? Why does everyone from top to bottom only see their own gains and losses, but not the sorrows of the dynasty? ”

"This governor is from the Donglin Party, but in order to save the situation, he has now completely broken with the Donglin Party, but has become a thorn in their side, and he wants to get rid of it quickly!"

Lu Xiangsheng drank another glass of wine, Lu Huaiying's eyes were slightly red and persuaded him, but when he couldn't persuade him, he filled the wine glass and turned his head to wipe his tears.

"This governor has been from Rong for more than ten years, and the southern and northern wars have long put life and death out of the way, but the situation in the world is becoming more and more corrupt, there are murderous slaves and raging thieves in front, but behind me, there are political enemies in the DPRK and China, there are local gentry, officials and businessmen, in addition to those soldiers who continue to die in battle, almost everyone around me wants to put me to death!"

"So now Ben Tu can't figure out who I am fighting for water, for whom!"

Lu Xiangsheng has not been easy these years, Lu Huaiying has seen it in his eyes, and at this time, listening to Lu Xiangsheng's bitterness, Lu Huaiying has been crying silently.

Liu Yan also felt that his nose was sour, the hero had fought for many years, but in the end he only had a deep sense of powerlessness, and this result may be even more tragic than the twilight of the hero!

"The governor has been fighting for the Ming Dynasty all these years, and what he has done is not wrong, but it is this world that is wrong."

Liu Yan said: "The Ming Dynasty has been more than 200 years since the founding of the Taizu, and the system created when the country was founded brought the Ming Dynasty into the prosperous era of the Han and Tang Dynasties, but time has passed, and the current world is no longer the world of more than 200 years ago. ”

"So my subordinates said that today's world, today's court system, must be changed, must be reborn, otherwise the Ming Dynasty will definitely enter the dust!"

Lu Xiangsheng fell silent again when he heard this, recalling Liu Yan's words before, the insistence in his heart also completely collapsed, and after a long time, he said: "Maybe you are right, the world seems to be imprisoned today, and you must break the imprisonment." But the Governor can't do what you say, the Governor can't do it! ”

Liu Yan looked at Lu Xiangsheng and felt very uncomfortable, Lu Xiangsheng is a hero, but Lu Xiangsheng is a hero who is deeply bound by this great era, and such a hero is destined to be tragic.

A pot of wine was quickly drunk, and Lu Xiangsheng didn't order anyone to get it again, but just asked Liu Yan to let go and do it after he went back, what he couldn't do, Liu Yan must do.

"Maybe it will be you, not Bendu, who can save Daming in the future!"

Liu Yan left the Governor's Mansion with Lu Xiangsheng's words, although he was infected by Lu Xiangsheng's tragic spirit, but he did not change his pace of development because of this.

"If the Ming can save it, save it, and replace it if it can't be saved!"

This is Liu Yan's general program, whether it is to save the Ming Dynasty or replace it himself, the ultimate goal is to save Huaxia. Huaxia can change the dynasty, but it can't be handed over to foreign Tatars, and the tragedy of the Jiashen National Disaster in history and the tragedy of Lu Shen in Shenzhou must not be staged in the hands of Liu Yan!

"My lord, let's go back to Jimo Camp City?"

Miao Shao, who was waiting in the gatehouse of the Governor's Palace, followed out, and there was a flag guard waiting in the streets and alleys outside.

Liu Yan thought for a while and said, "It's not easy to come to Jinan Fucheng, I can't go back so soon, and go to the governor's yamen again." ”

"Go find Yan Futai?"

Liu Yan said with a smile: "I got the support I want from the governor, and I can let it go after I go back." Yan Futai's benefits haven't been received yet, so we have to go. ”

Soon, Liu Yan and others came to the governor's yamen, and after the concierge reported, Liu Yan soon came to the main hall, Yan Jizu greeted him with a smile and said: "General Liu, you are a rare guest, why did you suddenly come to Jinan Fucheng?" ”

After Liu Yan sat down, he said with a smile: "My subordinates came to report the military situation to Governor Lu, and by the way, I came to visit Yan Futai. ”

Yan Jizu said with a smile: "You, you have nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace, let's say, what's the matter?" ”

Liu Yan smiled and clenched his fists and said, "Yan Futai knows me." ”

"Anything, as long as I can help, it's easy to say."

Liu Yan said: "Futai, the governor of Shandong's civil affairs, his subordinates redistributed the cultivated land in the military camp in Jimo Yingcheng, and reclaimed a lot of wasteland. Therefore, my subordinates want to apply to Futai for three years of tax exemption for the military households in Jimo Camp City. ”

"This ......"

Yan Jizu's face was embarrassed, and he said: "This matter is not trivial, it is not for me as a governor to call the shots, and I need to write an excerpt to the household department of the imperial court to report." ”

Liu Yan said: "Please also bother Futai." ”

As he spoke, Liu Yan glanced at Miao Shao beside him, and Miao Shao hurriedly stepped forward and handed over a silver ticket.

At this time, there was already a so-called ticket number, but it was not as large-scale as the Jin merchants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty in the later generations, and there were no rules, basically fighting on their own.

There is only one ticket number in the city of Jinan, and the silver ticket issued by this ticket number cannot be exchanged with other ticket numbers. Such long-distance merchants basically did not use silver tickets, because they could not be exchanged in one place, and most of them were used locally between merchants and officials and circulated with each other.

Yan Jizu took the silver ticket with a smile, glanced at it, and saw that it was a silver ticket of five hundred taels of silver, and his face suddenly showed a look of surprise, and secretly said that Liu Yan was generous.

"Haha, General Liu is dedicated to the people, I will definitely go all out in this matter, it shouldn't be a big problem. In this way, Liu Shen will go back to work first, Ben Fu will keep an eye on this matter, and send someone to inform you as soon as there is news, how about it? ”

Since Yan Jizu said so, then this matter is nine out of ten, Liu Yan smiled and hugged his fists and said: "Okay, then the subordinates will not disturb Lord Futai, please worry more about this matter." ”

"Haha, that's easy to say."

Liu Yan came out of the governor's yamen, but Miao Shao's face was full of unhappiness, and he muttered behind Liu Yan: "Five hundred taels of silver, five hundred taels!" Yan Futai is also too dark, did you see it just now, when Yan Futai put away the silver ticket, he didn't raise his eyelids! ”

Liu Yan said with a smile: "Some things have to be done with little money, and five hundred taels of silver for so many people in Jimo Camp are exempted from paying taxes for three years, which is already a good deal." ”

"But I still feel sorry for the five hundred taels of silver!"

While speaking, Liu Yan and the others rode horses to the outside of King De's Mansion, and Miao Shao said in surprise: "My lord, are we going to King De's Mansion?" ”

"Yes, I'm looking for King De to do business."

Still sent a name card to the gatehouse, Liu Yan and Miao Shao and other soldiers waited outside the door for a while, the side door next to the main door slowly opened, and a person with a knife came out to hold his fists, and said with a straight face: "General Liu, His Royal Highness King De is waiting in the flower room, please go to General Liu." ”

Liu Yan followed in with his fists, and Miao Shao and the others waited outside.

When Liu Yan went in, he deliberately stuffed five taels of silver to the person with the knife, and immediately changed his smiling face.

After walking for a while, Liu Yan came to a flower room, which was said to be a flower room, but there was another cave inside, in addition to all kinds of strange flowers and plants, there were many unknown birds and birds, locked in exquisite cages, chattering non-stop. There is no simple floor on the ground, but a series of winding streams, and you can even see a tail of koi swimming around.

"This King De really enjoys it, and there are so many tricks in one flower room!"

Liu Yan followed the man with the knife to the depths, only to see King De leaning on a rattan chair, seeing Liu Yan coming in, he got up and said with a smile: "Hehe, now I want to call General Liu, I haven't seen him for a long time, General Liu is really prosperous." ”

Liu Yan hugged his fists and saluted, and the German king Zhu Youli did not put on a stand, so he asked Liu Yan to sit aside and said, "General Liu suddenly visited, is there something wrong?" ”

Liu Yan said with a smile: "The last general took the liberty to disturb, because he wanted to do a business with His Highness." ”

"Haha!"

King Zhu Youli laughed and said: "Although this king is not a rich and noble vassal king, he is also a wealthy man, and there are many businesses in various parts of Shandong, even in the north and south of Zhili, and there are tens of thousands of taels of silver every month?" I don't know what business Liu Shen will have and what he wants to do with this king? ”

Liu Yan said: "There will be some goods in the end, I want to sell them to His Highness, and His Highness will sell them elsewhere by himself, how about it?" ”

"What cargo?"

Liu Yan stretched out three fingers and said, "Glass, soap, cement." ”

Dewang Zhu Youli stood up abruptly and said, "The glass, soap and cement that are sold all over Shandong are really made by you Liu Yan?" ”

Dewang Zhu Youli had also heard of it before, but it was a rumor from hearsay, how could Liu Yan, a martial artist who commanded the army to fight, know how to make these exquisite and magical things?

Now that Liu Yan brought it up, the German king Zhu Youli couldn't sit still, and asked again: "Is it true?" ”

Liu Yan smiled and said, "It's true! ”

"The last general knows that His Royal Highness has many contacts with the feudal kings in various places and the wealthy merchants of the North and South Zhili, and the last general can sell these three kinds of goods to His Highness in large quantities, and His Highness can resell them to other places, but not in Shandong, how?"

The German king Zhu Youli immediately agreed, and he could only make a few dollars in Shandong, and he was a vassal king who couldn't look down on this little profit.

"But what price do you give to this king for these goods?"

Liu Yan said: "Like other merchants, soap is six taels of silver per piece, eighty taels of glass wine sets, seventy-five taels of silver for tea sets, and thirty-five taels for the rest. As for cement, it is 400 wen per bag. ”

Dewang Zhu stood up directly, such a price is much lower than the selling price on the market, and he sells it in the north of Zhili nearby, even if he adds freight and loss on the road, he can also make a lot of money.

So Zhu Youli said loudly: "Okay, it's decided, I'll place an order today, and Liu Shen will ship it to me as soon as possible!" ”

"The last general can only be transported to Qingzhou Mansion, and the rest needs to be transported north by His Highness himself."

Zhu Youli thought for a moment and said, "Okay, it's decided!" ”

Some people died, but not completely......