He Chengjiong took Fang Chongyong to the outside of Kuizhou Mansion, only to see that the shore to the west of Kuizhou City was full of docks one after another! It is not an exaggeration to say that many boatmen are working in the docks, and many of the half-made wooden boats can be seen laying keels.

Zheng Shuqing is right, the handicraft industry of Kuizhou commercial port is very distinctive, and it also employs a lot of people.

"Yes, is there anything you can say?"

Fang Chongyong asked flatly, maintaining an indescribable majesty of superiority.

From Zheng Shuqing, he learned that when it is time to hold the shelf, you must hold the shelf. If you are weak, the other person will turn against you. If that's the case, how can you do your own thing?

"Hui Langjun, Kuizhou shipbuilding is promising, and a big ship can be sold for at least five hundred yuan. If the government buys it, the price can be a little higher, even if it is two hundred more. ”

He Chengjiong said quietly.

Fang Chongyong glanced at him thoughtfully, nodded slightly, and said, "You really understand it very well." ”

"How dare you, it's best if you can help Langjun."

He Chengjiong said with sincere fear.

"Lead the way, to the place where the wine is made."

Fang Chongyong turned around and left!

"Lang Jun, please come with me."

He Chengjiong was very knowledgeable and continued to lead the way in front.

Kuizhou's wine is actually very famous, and the reason why it was not mentioned by Zheng Shuqing is because no matter how famous the wine is, after it is transported to Chang'an, it will be like that.

How fierce the competition for drinks in Chang'an is, it is not clear in a few words, in short, the good things in the country are over there. Zheng Shuqing is used to being chic in Chang'an, so he naturally looks down on Kuizhou's local wine.

After entering the city, the two came to a winery where they made wine, and the intoxicating aroma of rice wine came to their faces.

"Wuxia wine, a famous liquor from Kuizhou, is brewed here, and it is not the best liquor. But after soaking with young leaves, it will carry a fragrance, also called bamboo leaf green. It has the advantage of a short brewing time, brewing in winter and ripening in spring. ”

He Chengjiong introduced a few treasures. Fang Chongyong didn't understand, how could a bad handsome man understand so many miscellaneous studies, was it because he knew a lot so that it was convenient for detectives?

"Let's go, those envoys in Chang'an, their mouths are very tricky. Bamboo leaves are green, they may not be able to see it. ”

Fang Chongyong snorted coldly and said, seemingly dissatisfied with He Chengjiong for bringing him here to observe.

"Lang Jun, this is already the best winery in the capital city of Kuizhou......"

He Chengjiong complained aggrievedly.

"Listening to you say this, it seems that there is no capital city in Kuizhou, but there are other places in Kuizhou...... I think so, right? ”

Fang Chongyong stared at He Chengjiong's eyes and asked.

"Yes, but that place is in Yunyang County, west of the capital city of Kuizhou, not within the capital city."

He Chengjiong replied honestly.

"Oh, this brewing workshop is really simple. But this wine is mellow...... It's not bad, if you want to come to this Wuxia Spring, you can look forward to it. ”

A slightly frivolous voice sounded behind him, Fang Chongyong turned around, and saw a young man in a white fine linen robe, in his twenties, his clothes looked spotless, holding a puff fan in his hand, and he looked elegant and handsome.

Except for the fan, there are no accessories on his body.

At least he is much more handsome than Zheng Shuqing.

His voice is also very magnetic and makes people feel good.

"Are you here to buy wine?"

Fang Chongyong asked suspiciously.

The man glanced at He Chengjiong, and the bad handsome man bowed to Fang Chongyong, and then turned around and left.

He came to be Fang Chongyong's guide, and he had no obligation to protect the other party's safety, but if he heard something he shouldn't hear, he would be killed!

"It's better to meet by chance, I want to invite Xiao Langjun to have a tea together, I don't know if Xiao Langjun is willing to appreciate his face?"

The young man made a "please" gesture.

Fang Chongyong was a little puzzled, were all the people in the Tang Dynasty so familiar?

"Your Excellency is ......"

"A certain name is Wei Qing, a disciple of Liyuan."

Wei Qing puffed up his chest and said proudly, with a sense of pride.

A guy who plays and sings is so spirited?

Fang Chongyong looked stunned, he didn't know what the pear orchard was for, wasn't it an "art troupe" organized by Li Longji. The country's first-class artists are training and performing in it, such as Li Guinian or something is one of the members.

The children of Liyuan are high-ranking beings in Chang'an, often in and out of the homes of the powerful, and there are many records in Tang poems.

"Then let's talk about Fengxian Tower."

Fang Chongyong nodded slightly.

At this moment, he complained in his heart, he was still a child, why did he encounter so many things!

……

In a compartment of Fengxian Tower, Fang Chongyong and Wei Qing looked at the panting Zheng Shuqing and smiled dumbly.

Unexpectedly, they had not been sitting in the restaurant for a stick of incense, and Master Thorn Shi came in a hurry. I have to say that the bad handsome He Chengjiong is really a smart and clever person. As soon as he saw that Fang Chongyong wanted to talk to someone privately, he hurriedly went to report it to Zheng Shuqing.

This vigilance in officialdom is really impressive.

"Zheng Yuanjun, don't come to harm's way?"

Wei Qing saluted Zheng Shuqing and asked with a smile.

"If I knew it was you, I wouldn't have to be in such a hurry, alas!"

Zheng Shuqing smiled bitterly and sighed, Wei Qing and him are both people in the same circle, Wei Qing is from Jingzhao Wei, but he is from the path of Liyuan, and he is a person who is trusted by Li Longji. Wei Qing's appearance here meant that Li Longji bypassed the prime minister and sent him over to convey his will.

Besides, there is no reason why an artist who teaches singing will appear in Kuizhou. Combined with the official document sent by Guizhou, Zheng Shuqing can now be sure that the envoy of the imperial court is Wei Qing.

"Zheng Yuanjun, I have good news for you, Wang Yu has been dismissed and investigated, and he has returned to Beijing to report on his work. Zhang Qiu and Qiong took over as the envoy of Jiannan Jiedu. The matter of misappropriation of tariffs to support the Jiannan Army has been approved by the imperial court, and it is not considered to be misappropriation without permission, and it will give you a credit. ”

Hearing this, Zheng Shuqing nodded slightly with a heavy face, he was waiting for Wei Qing to say that "but".

"The sage (the Son of Heaven after Wu Zhou in the Tang Dynasty is often referred to as a sage) said that Zheng Zhijun has contributed to Sheji."

"Wechen thanked Your Majesty for ......"

Zheng Shuqing was so excited that he was about to salute Wei Qing, but he saw that the other party waved his hand and motioned for him to sit down first, and his words were not finished yet.

"The sage asked you, do you have any difficulties with the 300,000 yuan in taxes. If it is really difficult to make up, it can be reduced by 100,000 as appropriate. ”

Wei Qing's emotionless words exploded in Zheng Shuqing's ears!

After all, he still had the East Window incident! Of course, there is no such idiom yet.

Subtract...... Or is it not reduced? Zheng Shuqing was just about to speak, when he heard Fang Chongyong speak:

"Zheng Yuanjun has done his best for the country and died, and if the tariff is lost, he has to find a way to make up for the tax, how can it be reduced? If it is reduced here, won't the use of other aspects of the country also be reduced? Who will come out of the 100,000 that are missing? Zheng Yuanjun's side is fine. ”

Fang Chongyong said it well, then looked at Zheng Shuqing and asked, "Zheng Yuanjun, you said yes, right?" ”

"That's right, so-and-so thinks so, no need to reduce, no need to subtract at all!"

Zheng Shuqing suppressed the anger in his heart and said, the expression on his face was already distorted.

"Well, in this way, the saint is also relieved. A certain asked for the saint again, if Zheng Yuanjun still needs any help. ”

Wei Qing couldn't help but smile and asked.

"Where does Weichen dare to drive a saint......

Before Uncle Zheng finished speaking, Fang Chongyong hurriedly said again: "Zheng Yuanjun needs help, and if he doesn't help, he can't stand it at all!" ”

Well?

Wei Qing looked at Fang Chongyong in surprise, and subconsciously asked, "Then what kind of help is it?" ”

When Li Longji explained to him at the beginning, he said casually, mainly because he wanted to know whether Zheng Shuqing's 300,000 yuan tax should be reduced a little.

"Anyway, it's just a little something, and it's not too late to talk about it when I officially meet with the angel at the mansion tomorrow."

Fang Chongyong said as he desperately glanced at Uncle Zheng, and finally calmed down the impatient Lord Thorn Shi.

"Why don't you Wei Yuanjun live in the courtyard of the lotus pond together, how about it? There are many fish and dragons in Kuizhou City, and I am afraid of polluting your eyes. ”

Uncle Zheng said curtly.

Wei Qing shook the pu fan, stood up and saluted Zheng Shuqing, and then said with a smile: "Although you and I are old acquaintances, we also have to avoid suspicion, I can live in the post station, and I will come to visit the government tomorrow, and say goodbye." ”

After speaking, he left cleanly, leaving Zheng Shuqing and Fang Chongyong with big eyes.

"You, you, you...... You're going to me off! ”

Zheng Shuqing sighed, only hating why he didn't strangle Fang Chongyong to death before!

"Zheng Yuanjun, a certain has been, and he has become a bamboo in his chest. It's just that everything is ready, and only the east wind is owed. There are many people here, so it is better to go back to the government to discuss important matters. ”

Fang Chongyong saluted Zheng Shuqing and said.

Looking at Fang Chongyong, who was full of confidence, and then at the direction in which Wei Qing left, Zheng Shuqing felt that it was really the most wrong choice to leave Fang Chongyong alive in the first place!

"Okay, go back to the palace."

He said weakly.

Zheng Shuqing has already decided, if Fang Chongyong can't come up with a reliable plan, it's a big deal to go to Huangquan Road together tonight.

The two of them returned to the study of the Lotus Pond Courtyard in silence, and on both sides of the long street with a slope, there were all kinds of shops, even those selling salted fish, but they still did not attract Zheng Shuqing's attention.

The 300,000 yuan has become an obstacle to his career, if today's son also knows about this matter, if he doesn't handle it well...... The consequences are unimaginable!

"Tell me, what about this, why did you say that just now?"

Zheng Shuqing was too lazy to let the maid make tea for Fang Chongyong today.

"The output of Kuizhou, I checked it the same today, and then broke it and told the envoy one by one."

Fang Chongyong poured himself a glass of water without seeing it, poured it down violently, and then found that ...... It's actually honey water!

He casually took a large piece of paper from the table and spread it out, and wrote the word "cloth" on it.

"Linen is a specialty of Kuizhou, there are a lot of people who weave cloth, and there have been large-scale workshops, but this has a fixed sales channel, so that you can't get involved, it's useless."

Fang Chongyong drew an X after the word "cloth".

Zheng Shuqing's face was expressionless, and he didn't speak, just watching Fang Chongyong show his eloquence.

"Kuizhou is close to the mountains and forests, and there are many fruits in it, such as oranges, oranges, pomelo, etc. Although these are convenient to transport, they are not convenient to preserve, and more importantly, they cannot be sold at a price, and they will only lose money if they are picked. ”

Fang Chongyong wrote the word "melon and fruit" on the paper and crossed it out.

Still counting on selling fruits?

Zheng Shuqing was about to be laughed at by Fang Chongyong.

This guy probably doesn't know what the price of Kuizhou fruit is. Even if you pick all the fruits in the orchard, see if you can sell them for a thousand? Besides, the fruit won't fall directly into the basket, and it doesn't take manpower to do these things!

"You're not really capable of that, are you?"

Zheng Shuqing asked rhetorically with a slight mockery.

"What is the condition of the farmland in Kuizhou, so that Jun probably knows. Red lotus rice may still be worth a little money, but those are all from the Son of Heaven and cannot be moved, and the output of other fields is not worth it, so don't mention it. ”

Fang Chongyong wrote the word "rice grain" on the paper and then crossed it out.

"As for fish, and even salted fish, although there are many quantities, it is inconvenient to sell them to Chang'an, and they cannot be sold at a price to surrounding counties."

Fang Chongyong wrote the word "fish and shrimp" on the paper, and finally crossed it out.

"This doesn't work, that doesn't work, what the hell do you want?"

Zheng Shuqing couldn't help but roar, he was so angry with Fang Chongyong that he was about to be furious!

"Huh? Don't be angry, it's coming, it's almost to the point. ”

Fang Chongyong sneered.

"There are still a lot of tigers and leopards, white apes and other things in Kuizhou, it is not easy to hunt, even if it is valuable, for 300,000 yuan, it is just a drop in the bucket.

The only thing that can turn over is a boat and wine. Others, not worth mentioning"

Seeing that he said solemnly, Zheng Shuqing also put away the anger on his face, and asked thoughtfully: "What kind of ship is the ship, and what kind of wine is the wine?" ”

Fang Chongyong said something that he didn't understand, which made him itch in his heart and not ask directly.

In case you ask directly, the other party is very reasonable, and it will inevitably appear that you have a low IQ.

"The secret of heaven cannot be revealed, there are two things please let you do, if it goes well, there is no problem in handling the 300,000 taxes."

Fang Chongyong also put away his smile, the little face that had not yet opened looked a little nondescript when it looked serious.

There is no majesty at all, but it makes people want to laugh.

"Which two?"

Uncle Zheng asked in a deep voice.

"First, tonight, invite the official in charge of Red Lotus Rice to come to the Lotus Pond Courtyard for dinner, and have a good meal, so that he will not get drunk and go home!"

Fang Chongyong didn't have a smile on his face, but what he said was not so serious.

Treat you to dinner, this is also called a thing?

Zheng Shuqing nodded slightly and said, "I only know this person, but inviting him to dinner is not a big problem." ”

He felt that this matter was not difficult to do, because he did not reach out and hit the smiling face. As the supreme administrator of a state, Thorn Shi invited the petty officials of the central government to dinner, and the other party should still give face. Otherwise, if the local boss gives you small shoes, how can you do a good job?

"The second thing, tomorrow morning, when I negotiate with Wei Qing, Lord Jun will be unable to speak because of the strong wind at night, let me do everything for me, okay?"

The second thing is to pretend to be dumb, and it doesn't seem to be very serious.

Zheng Shuqing looked at Fang Chongyong with a puzzled expression and asked, "What do you want to do?" ”

"Heaven must not be divulged."

Fang Chongyong smiled mysteriously.

Zheng Shuqing thought about it, and now, a dead horse is a live horse doctor, and it has to be like this.

"Is it really going to be okay?"

Zheng Shuqing was still at a loss in his heart, and still questioned.

"With the outstanding wisdom of Lord Jun, I am a yellow-mouthed child, can I deceive you?"

Fang Chongyong asked confidently.

"That's not necessarily ......"

Uncle Zheng replied with a humble heart, although he was quibbling on his lips, he was still very useful in his heart.