"How? Brother Yu, how do you feel today? Have you ever been frightened by the sudden arrival of the imperial envoy Guo and made you insane? After changing into civilian clothes, he was taken by the Rising Sun to a quiet courtyard in Quanzhou, where Yu Zhong saw Luo Xin waiting for him.

"Are you embarrassed? That's a living Hades, but at that time, can I not be afraid? …… Xinxin, you're looking for me! Yu Zhong stretched out his finger and pointed at Luo Xin in warning.

"How dare you say that? I actually went to the brothel, and when I told Sister Jing about it, I saw who went to find whom! Luo Xin's eyes widened and he said without showing weakness.

"Okay, okay, I'm unlucky, right? Since you sent Sunrise to guard the door, you should know that I was carried in when I was drunk, so don't let me ruin our family harmony because of my little mistake! …… Destroying a military marriage is a third-degree crime! ”

"Military marriage? …… Laugh at! Luo Xin couldn't help laughing, "You can tell the reason." However, Brother Yu, I can warn you, he was only drunk at the time, not drunk yet, so he ......"

"Alright, alright, is this the end of the matter, okay? …… No more laughing! If you didn't stay in Anqing with Ma De, how did you come here? Yu Zhong straightened his expression and asked Luo Xin again.

"I'm chasing Sister Jing." Luo Xin replied.

"Mo Jing is also there?" Yu Zhong jumped up from the stool and looked around with some weakness.

"Don't worry! Sister Jing is not the kind of Hedong lion! Besides, you didn't make the mistake of 'subjective initiative', even if she knew, at most she would just scare you, and she wouldn't really talk to you! Seeing Yu Zhong's performance, Luo Xin smiled.

"Hmph, you said it lightly, what would you do if that kid from your family made such a mistake?" Yu Zhong asked rhetorically.

"Peel him, whiff his tendons!"

"I knew it! Forget it, I didn't ask what I said just now! …… What a wreck our brother is! Yu Zhong shook his head again and again, making a "unbearable look back on the past".

"Hehe, just kidding, Brother Yu, are you afraid of being like this? You've really been on the battlefield and seen tearing and killing! Luo Xin made two gestures of waving the knife and said to Zhong.

"The army charged me behind, the army retreated in front of me, and hundreds of soldiers usually surrounded me...... Therefore, it is impossible to count if you are not on this battlefield. Yu Zhong said "modestly".

"Okay, okay, since you are so loyal to Sister Jing and abide by the 'Three Obedience and Four Virtues' so much, then I'll tell you the truth, Sister Jing is no longer in Quanzhou, she ...... Already back! Luo Xin said again.

"Went back? How does this work? …… Why don't you wait for me since you're here? She, how did she do this? ......" Yu Zhong said angrily.

"Do you want her to stay here?" Luo Xin asked.

"This ...... Even if people don't stay, they should leave a letter! Yu whispered.

"Stay! Sister Jing said, let you be honest, don't make subjective mistakes, don't talk to strangers casually, don't drink strangers' toasts, and don't casually enter strange women's rooms

, don't ...... casually" Luo Xin said more than a dozen "don't be casual" in one breath, if it wasn't for Yu Zhong to stop her, she would most likely keep saying it.

"I really don't know how Mader has come over these years!" Yu muttered in a small voice.

"Brother Yu, what did you say?" Luo Xin asked.

"No, nothing!" Yu Zhong hurriedly waved his hand, and then changed the topic: "Xinxin, you haven't said how you came to Quanzhou?" By the way, why did you arrange for Rising Sun to follow Guo Xiu? Or find out someone? Who is that guy? Why did Guo Xiu ignore me when he saw him? Is there someone trying to harm me? ”

"Brother Yu, don't worry. Don't worry, no one wants to hurt you, in fact, it's just me...... Think-harm-people! Luo Xin said slowly.

"What the hell are you doing, girl? …… Do you hurt people? The sun doesn't rise in the west today, does it? I remember that 'Luo Nuxia' was a messenger of justice, why did she suddenly change her taste? Yu Zhong said with a smile.

"Humph! Why can't I hurt people? Since someone dares to make trouble for me and Ma De regardless of the lives of the people of Anhui, why can't I fight back and find some trouble for him first? Luo Xin snorted and said.

"Don't care about the life and death of all Anhui people? Xinxin, don't say it so seriously! Yu Zhong restrained his smile and said solemnly.

"It's not that serious. However, Brother Yu, if I tell you that there have been no new salt sellers in Anhui Province for more than a month, you say, how different is this from taking the lives of all Anhui people? Luo Xin asked rhetorically.

"No new salt? …… Could it be that the two Huai salt merchants are doing something? Yu Zhong asked.

"Anhui has always imported salt from Lianghuai, who else are they not?" Luo Xin snorted coldly.

"Be clear." Yu Zhongzheng color channel.

"This matter starts with the relationship between Ma De and the Hui Chamber of Commerce. In fact, in the second year of his tenure as governor, with the help of the General Association of Huizhou Merchants, Ma De began to establish a feedback system for commodity prices, sales and imports in Anhui, especially grain and salt. This time, thanks to this system and Wang Weihe's report, we discovered this anomaly early, otherwise, by the time there was a salt shortage in Anhui, it would have been really too late. Luo Xin sighed.

"Wang Weihe? You seem to have mentioned this man in your letter before, is it quite big? Yu Zhong thought for a moment and said.

"Of course it's big. This guy is worth nearly 10 million and is the president of the Hui Merchants Association! Luo Xin said: "His youngest son Wang Mai is now a staff member under Ma De, so the relationship with us is not bad." ”

"You guys are colluding with officials and businessmen, aren't you afraid of impeachment?" Yu Zhongxiao asked.

"What's there to be afraid of?" Luo Xin shrugged his shoulders indifferently, "Wang Mai has already been promoted, and he has also participated in a scientific examination, and he is a saint disciple who is a serious disciple, and he abides by the rules of being a staff member, so if they are willing to impeach, they will be impeached!" ”

"I know you're on guard, but it's better to be careful! Businessmen are businessmen after all, and their current status is not high enough, and if there are officials who want to blame them, they don't need much reason. Yu Zhong reminded.

"Yes. Brother Yu, you can rest assured! Shi Shilun and Lu Longqi have never reminded them of these things. Don't look at these two as clean officials, sometimes they are more treacherous than corrupt officials! Luo Xin smiled.

"That's good! …… It is impossible for the two Huai salt merchants to suddenly attack Anhui for no reason, and offending Ma De, a feudal official, will not be something that these businessmen are willing to do. What clues did you find? He didn't waste time on the Wang family's father and son, and asked the question again.

"You don't have to look it up at all, just ask. Hmph, the Lianghuai salt envoy is the prince's person, if he didn't nod, would the salt merchants of Lianghuai dare to do this? This is a major matter related to the salt of a province, and only that prince dares to come so nonsense. Luo Xin said hatefully.

"Don't talk nonsense without evidence, you'll lose your head!" Yu whispered to remind Luo Xindao.

"I know!" Luo Xin exhaled a depressed breath and replied softly.

"It's too big...... Anhui's salt transport is also under the supervision of the Lianghuai salt transport envoys, even if he opens the salt introduction, the two Huai salt merchants can also have many excuses not to sell salt in Anhui, if Cheng wants to rectify you, administratively, you are almost powerless to resist. What's more, there is a prince behind these people! ......" Yu Zhong slammed his fist into his palm, "This is really a big problem. Damn, what the hell does that prince think? Why did you suddenly think of attacking you? ”

"Because there have been rumors recently that the imperial court wants to combine the three provinces of Anhui, Jiangsu, and Jiangxi into one and set up a governor of Jiangnan. Although there are many candidates, Ma De has a good reputation because of his political achievements in recent years. I think the prince was afraid that Ma De's promotion would hinder his financial resources in Jiangnan, so he desperately wanted to make trouble for us and beat Ma De's political achievements in the past few years! Luo Xin replied.

"Governor of Jiangnan? No wonder! …… Three provinces system, who doesn't salivate? It's just that this has made you miserable! Yu Zhong said.

"So, not long after Sister Jing came down from Anqing, I chased after me. This kind of thing, only Sister Jing can give us some help. Now, she has rushed to Anhui to help plan. I can't help much, so I'm responsible for staying and telling Brother Yu about it, and apologize by the way...... I'm really sorry to give your husband and wife one less chance to reunite! Luo Xin said respectfully to Zhongbi.

"Don't worry, can't I tell the difference? As long as you don't tell Mo Jing about my embarrassment this time...... Forget it, since you have met Guo Erpole, even if you don't say it, it's useless! He has to poke this all over the world to know, you just need to help me intercede when the time comes, and alleviate our 'domestic violence'." Yu Zhong smiled bitterly and waved his hand, and said, "What's the matter if you want to hurt people?" Do you want to harm Deshu? ”

"Not Deshu! That guy just wants to slap you, the red man in front of the emperor. I want to harm the Imperial Envoy of Fujian Province, the person who was beaten out from behind by the Rising Sun! His name is Niu Wenren, and he is a disciple of Prince Yinren. Hehe, speaking of which, I'm a little sorry for you. I was waiting for you outside the barracks, but I saw that in the end you were sent to a brothel by Deshu, so I had an idea, and sent someone to the imperial envoy Guo who happened to be ordered by Kangxi to inspect Fujian and Zhejiang, and then, I sent a letter to this Niu Wenren, saying that you killed someone in Yunju Courtyard, and he really ran to see the situation, but I didn't expect him to be a coward, he didn't wear an official uniform, and when he saw Guo Xiu, he hid, so I had to send Rising Sun to kill them and beat him out. Otherwise, if he comes to arrest you in an official uniform with an official mission, I am afraid that this charge of 'deliberate framing' will not be able to escape, and when the time comes, the prince will definitely have to be dumb for a while. Luo Xin said.

"Yes, dumb loss! Harm? But now it seems that the most unlucky thing is my ignorant and innocent bait! Yu Zhong smiled bitterly.

"Oh, no! Brother Yu, don't worry. Although this plan was hasty, Niu Wenren and Guo Xiu didn't know Rising Sun to do them, so it was still seamless. Although my plan was ostensibly to harm Niu Wenren, in fact, Niu Wenren could be said to have received the report to see the situation, and he really didn't do anything, so without evidence, he would be fine. …… However, Guo Xiu and Kangxi are both characters with nine turns and eighteen turns in their intestines, even if they can't think of Yinren now, they will definitely think of it when things in Anhui get into trouble. Brother Yu, think about it, the five of us are almost one, Ma De has something, you encountered this situation before, and Guo Xiu caught the Taizimen people peeping at him on the spot and questioning you like that, would they think that someone was scheming against us? With Guo Xiu's temperament of asking three points of wrong when he has nothing to do, will he take the opportunity to make a big fuss? Hehe, I'm sure that Guo Xiu must have thought of something now, otherwise, he wouldn't have given up on you, the future first-class master, and grabbed Niu Wenren, the little supervision envoy, and left. Hmph, for the rest, I'll see how this Guo Datie dares to make trouble with His Royal Highness the Prince. …… Alas, I can now imagine the scene of Guo Xiu roaring at the retreat of the Qianqing Palace and the Prince Yuqing Palace! Roar! Luo Xin cheered slightly.

"That's what I said. But people aren't all fools, maybe you'll look good then! So, let's get rid of it. Yu Zhong said.

"Extinguish?"

"yes. Send them to Fengtian or Vladivostok for a year or two, at least, the possibility of being discovered is much smaller than in your Anhui! Yu Zhong replied angrily.

"Hey, got it." Luo Xin smiled at Yu Zhong: "Brother Yu, don't you blame me for acting without your consent, right?" This time, I'm afraid it's going to hurt you! ”

"What are you afraid of? Admiral of the Manchurian Naval Division, isn't it just a sea cucumber? I'm the same as being a sea cusplor, and I'm the number one in everything. Moreover, I didn't commit a big deal, even if Kangxi punished me, at most he would postpone this appointment for a while! It's okay! Yu Zhong said nonchalantly.

"That's good!" Luo Xin seemed to remember something again, "Brother Yu, I'm afraid you have to take care of more than just a sea cudivostok sailor this time!" ”

"What's wrong?"

"It's nothing," Luo Xin said with a smile: "Listening to the news brought by Sister Jing from Beijing, the Manchurian sailors have something to do this time." Not only Vladivostok, I heard that the imperial court had ordered Korea that their sailors must also obey the dispatch of the Manchurian sailors, and besides, didn't Vladivostok have a five-month freezing period? So, at that time, you can go south to Korea to spend the winter. ”

"North Korea? That's good, there are many good places to build ports on the Korean Peninsula, what kind of mountain bay, Woody Bay, etc., and, hehe, maybe I can go to Jeju Island......" Yu Zhong also laughed.

"Yes, you'll have a chance to smuggle and make money in the future! Right? Luo Xin asked with a smile.

"That's what I said, but I'm also for the country and the people!" Yu Zhong looked righteous and awe-inspiring.

"The movement of the imperial court this time is not small, I heard that it is not only necessary to increase the scale of the sea cucumber water division and make it a large water division that can protect the entire Manchuria, but also to build four more water divisions!" Luo Xin said again.

"Four? When I entered Beijing, Kangxi told me that he just wanted to build three water divisions! Yu Zhongqi said.

"Hmph, things have changed. This time, in addition to your Manchurian sailors, I heard that the imperial court will also set up the North Sea Division, the East China Sea Division, the South China Sea Division, and a Zhili Naval Division, a total of five! Luo Xin stretched out a hand and waved it in front of Yu Zhong.

"Five? It's a loss for Kangxi to be willing to spend this money! …… However, how can there be a Naoli water division? What kind of sailor does Naoli want? Also, where is the North Sea Division? Is there anything further north than I live in? Yu Zhong asked again.

"It's easy. The Zhili Naval Division is the naval division that controls the Bohai Sea, relying on each other at Tianjin, Dalian and Weihai, and the scale is the smallest among the five naval divisions, mainly to protect the capital! Hehe, this time that Cai Yin said that he was going to attack Dagukou, Brother Yu, you made a fuss there for a while, but it scared Kangxi and those people a lot! I'm afraid that someone will suddenly attack his door in Beijing from there all at once! As for the North Sea, it is in charge of the sea area from the south of North Korea to the mouth of the Yangtze River! Luo Xin smiled.

"Five-Branch...... It's a good thing, but it's a pity, I'm afraid it's hard to do. I'm afraid there won't be many people in the court who support this matter! Yu Zhong shook his head again.

"Yes, a bunch of short-sighted people! However, this time Kangxi was very determined, and there was no opposition among the four ministers. After all, the accident of the Fujian sailor this time made the entire southeast coast of the Qing Dynasty almost in turmoil. He is not weak in his sense of distress, and his temperament must be strong, so he should be able to hold on for a while, and he does not plan to use the money from the treasury, but all the funds are funded by 'Fei Lao'! Luo Xin said again.

"Fei Lao?"

"Yes, our old man Fei is about to become the secretary of the Li Fan Academy! Moreover, he also led the Ministry of Labor, the deputy head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the acting Fengtianfu, and gave the post of Zhenghuang Banner to participate in the leadership...... Hey, awesome, right? Luo Xin raised his eyebrows and smiled.

"Awesome! Tut-tut......" Yu Zhong shook his head again and again, "Fei Lao is Fei Lao, he will become a scholar in the blink of an eye, it seems that he has not been in the study for a few years!" ”

"Don't be delusional about this!" Luo Xin waved his hand and said, "This time, he lost his net worth to earn a Shangshu." Within ten years, if there are no five sailors, his old man will have to go to the newly established General Uriya Sutai to be enslaved by the armored people! So, our hard days are coming! ”

"Know...... Road! Alas, his old man swore that he must have dragged us together. Yu Zhong shook his head and sighed.

"Brother Yu, I'm still a little worried!"

"What's wrong? Fei Lao is calculating, he has no purpose, there is nothing to worry about! ”

"I'm worried that the salt merchants won't be easy to deal with. Do you know? The current salt law of the Qing court is the use of the gang salt system, that is, the monopoly of the merchants, and the purchase and sale are completely monopolized by a few gang merchants. In addition to paying the salt tax according to the regulations, these merchants also undertook various donations and retributions to the Qing court and local officials, so the imperial court also protected their monopoly rights to practice salt in various regions under certain circumstances, allowing them to increase the price of salt and add tax-free salt catties in addition to the prescribed quota, so that they became a collusive force between officials and merchants. Moreover, heaven and earth will riot, and these salt merchants have just donated millions of taels of military expenses, so it is not easy for Kangxi to talk about this matter now. Luo Xin said.

"You women are really troublesome! Even if you can't beat it, what? Could it be that Kangxi would be stupid enough to blame Ma De for this? Since you have already let that Guo Gan stick to intervene, that prince will not feel good, and when the time comes, Kangxi will know how to do it. Besides, it's a big deal, just don't be his official! Yu Zhong said.

"How can it be so easy? We are in Anhui, and there are a large number of people following us, so we can't really just leave. If you don't let it go, I'm afraid that several years of hard work will be in vain......" Luo Xin shook his head and said.

……

"Sister Jing, I really can't give up, I must win this battle! Otherwise, there will be a lot of people who will be unlucky together, please, I have to help my little brother think of a way......" The temporary governor of Fengyang Mansion, the staff, watched in amazement as Governor Ma De bowed and made a gesture in front of a woman, his expression was as respectful as he was, and his jaw dropped...... How could this Futai lord, who has always been "rampant and domineering" in Anhui, be so respectful to this woman? Who the hell is this woman?

"There is a way. It's just that my method is too ruthless, and it lasts too long, and the impact is too great, if you don't stick to the end, you will die without a place to bury...... So, you'd better think about it first! Mo Jing took a sip of tea and said leisurely.

"Don't think about it, I'll do it!" Ma De said categorically.

"Really?"

"Yes!"

"You've got to think about it. I don't regret selling medicine here! Mo Jing said lightly, her tone made the staff behind Ma De collectively shudder.

"You've figured it out!" Mader said.

"That's good!" Mo Jing slowly stood up, "This time, we will have a big business war, and we will beat these two Huai salt merchants back to their original form, and let them all go to the street to beg for food!" Hmph, mess with us? …… Act recklessly! ”