Yangzhou is formed by the alluvial flow of the Yangtze River and is a floodplain with an average altitude of only five meters. Therefore, there are many rivers here since ancient times. In addition to the two adjacent rivers, the Yangtze River and the Grand Canal of Beijing and Hangzhou, there are ancient Hangou, Caohe, Huaisi River and other rivers in the north.

There are Yangzijin and the ancient canal in the south.

Among them, the ancient canal is the most humanistic and closely connected to Yangzhou. This ancient canal can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period. Wu State dug Hangou in Yangzhou to attack Qi State, which became the beginning of the Grand Canal. By the time of Emperor Yang of Sui,

The canal was greatly expanded and connected the north and south regions.

Bai Juyi vividly explained this point and wrote in "Chang Xiangsi" that the Bian River flows, the Si River flows, and flows to the ancient ferry of Guazhou.

The "Si River" in this poem originated from Qufu, Shandong. After passing through Xuzhou, it merged with the Bian River, passed through the ancient city of Yangzhou, and finally merged into the ancient canal, and then headed south to the ancient ferry of Guazhou.

It can be seen from this that Yangzhou's waterway network is extremely developed, closely connected with the capital and the Jiangnan region, and it is also a natural and important window for foreign trade.

Of course, regional prosperity cannot be separated from the support of pillar industries, and Yangzhou has been an important salt-producing area from ancient times to the present, and the Transportation Office of the Lianghuai Transportation Office is located here.

Salt tax is the second largest tax in the Ming Dynasty after grain tax, while Huai Salt is responsible for supply and sales to most of the Ming people, and the sales areas are mostly prosperous, and sales can easily reach millions in one year.

Even tens of millions of taels of silver.

Since the price of salt in the Ming Dynasty was relatively low and salt had a natural monopoly, the salt industry was undoubtedly a profitable industry, and its profits reached an astonishing level.

It is Huaiyan’s potential wealth-making ability that has brought many amazing salt merchants and nobles, etc. These wealthy people gathered in Yangzhou City, which directly created the prosperity of Yangzhou’s entertainment industry, and even gave birth to the “Yangzhou Slim Horse”.

To cater to the perverted psychological needs of salt merchants.

Boats at Yangzhou Wharf are constantly coming and going, with fishermen singing duets across the bank, and Huanxi women are busy washing clothes with wooden hammers. The river surface is flat and wide, with blue waves rippling, and willows by the river, presenting a beautiful painting of Jiangnan water town.

Yangzhou City is a place where every inch of land is valuable, so there are many houses around Yangzhou City, and many people choose to live here to make a living. Although they cannot get shelter from the city, they are very close to Yangzhou City.

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Lin Qingran wore a square flat scarf, blue straight-fitting, square-toed shoes, red lips and white teeth, and bright eyes. Although he did not have the nobleness of his previous young master, he was slightly more elegant.

gas.

With the construction of Yangzhou New City, the Grand Canal of the Capital City went from the east to the south gate, like a palm holding Yangzhou City in the palm of his hand, which made Lin Qingran sigh at the river.

Lin Weiran took a carriage to the corner of the canal, followed the "Cash Close" in Yangzhou City across the river. From a distance, he saw several officials from the Nanjing Ministry of Revenue collecting ship taxes on the passing ships.

There are thirteen schools before and after the establishment of the Chaoguan in Ming Dynasty, namely: Chongwenmen, Hexiwu, Beixin, Zhengyang, Linqing, Jining, Xuzhou, Huai'an, Yangzhou, Shangxinhe, Hushu, Jiujiang, Jinshazhou, and Qianxian.

, because of the tax customs tax on commercial goods, it was named "Chaoguan".

In the fourth year of Xuande, because vendors refused to use the depreciating Daming Baochao, the government allowed merchants to use the Daming Baochao to pay commercial goods tax at the commercial transportation center to clear the Daming Baochao and take the opportunity to increase taxes.

However, the Ming Dynasty Baochao was very unsatisfactory. By the first year of Chenghua, it was changed to copper coins. During the Hongzhi period, the tariff on the cash register was set, but the name of the cash register had not changed.

According to rough statistics, the annual account of the Chaoguan of this dynasty is about 230,000 taels, which can be said to be an important income item of this dynasty. Yangzhou is located at the throat of the Grand Canal of the Beijing-Hangzhou River, and its importance is naturally self-evident. This Chaoguan is the only one who can say that it is important.

It's even more a fat person.

Lin Weiran looked at the towering Yangzhou City across the river. The bustling money closed, but did not choose to cross the river and enter the city, but walked directly to a tea stall.

"Customer, please sit down!"

This is a couple's tea stall, where the old woman is responsible for making tea, while the old man greets the guests and greets Lin Qingran and his group enthusiastically.

It is early summer in Yangzhou in mid-April. The sun above your head is like a stove, making the guests sweat profusely, and it is also the peak season for the tea stall business.

Lin Qingran nodded without comment, chose the most pleasant position, and sat down while looking at the men and women coming and going on business trips and outings.

Yangzhou is located north of the Yangtze River, but it is a serious Jiangnan city. Jiangnan is not divided by the Yangtze River, but is actually a relatively vague concept.

Although Yangzhou is located on the north side of the Yangtze River, it is not only an economic center, but also has the style of the Jiangnan area, so it has been regarded as "Jiangnan" by the world from ancient times to the present.

"Your tea, your teacher!"

The little old man is an honest and honest person who seems to be clean and neatly bringing the tea channel.

"Have you heard of it?"

"What happened again in Yangzhou City?"

"This is a terrible thing!...Lin Qingtian arrived in Yangzhou and now lives in the inn station in the south of the city!"

"Lin Qingtian has really arrived? Yangzhou City is probably going to be lively. I heard that someone has asked someone to write a lawsuit and prepare to sue it!"

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A few guests came to the next table, one of whom had just crossed the river, but he saw him throwing out a big news he had just received in his curious eyes, which made his companion look expectant.

Huh?

When Meng Zhao heard the conversation between these tea lovers, he didn't care to drink the tea that was delivered to his mouth. He secretly looked at the teacher Lin Weiran, who was sitting opposite him in confusion.

Looking at the entire Ming Dynasty, it is his teacher who deserves the word "Lin Qingtian", but his teacher obviously sat here and never exposed his whereabouts, let alone staying at the inn in the north of the city.

Lin Weiran's mouth was filled with a faint smile, and he picked up a bowl of coarse tea and tasted it. Although the tea here seemed bitter, he never disliked it. This would make him recall the bitter days in Changlin Village in the past.

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Meng Zhao's mouth moved, but he didn't say anything in the end. He was different from Li Tingchen. He was relatively steady and always paid great attention to respecting his teachers and did not dare to throw out the questions in his heart to disturb the teacher.

"stop!"

But I saw a fat young man coming from the east, looking sweating all over. I don’t know if I couldn’t find a sedan chair that accommodates his body, or if I wanted to show his gorgeous outfit, I actually sat on the slider.

The four short sedan chairmen were also sweating profusely. When they heard him stop, they breathed a sigh of relief and seemed to cooperate and slowly lowered the fat young master.

"I'm so thirsty, come here quickly!"

The fat young man in China looked here with his small eyes, walked straight into the tea stall, and gave a direct order to the old man who came up to him, but he saw the cool table occupied by Lin Weiran, and said arrogantly: "You guys."

Give it!”

Lin Fu immediately glared at him, Tiezhu was holding the hilt of the knife in his hand and preparing to take action at any time, while Meng Zhao accused him: "We took this first, how can we give it to you?"

"You are so brave. Do you know who my son is?" The two servants immediately stepped forward and asked with confidence.

this……
Chapter completed!