Yang Mei's letter talked about a lot of things, and it seemed very long, but most of the things were explained in just a few sentences, and it seemed very concise.
The first thing to talk about is naturally the most important thing in Daliang today, the Northern Expedition. Emperor Liang ordered the prince to supervise the country, and selected several highly respected veterans to assist him, and then began the expedition. Since Emperor Liang was in charge of the central army, the two most shining people in Daliang
The generals, Li Ling and Chu Kuang were the left and right vanguards respectively. It seemed that they were determined to let the two of them fight it out.
Then we are talking about Qiu Wei. For a person with Yang Mei’s background, he is naturally not interested in things like the number one scholar patrolling the streets. On the contrary, Yang Qing and Chu Ping have done very well in the exams and have already been named in the Ministry of Officials.
, they will be decentralized as soon as there is a vacancy, but
He said that Yang Wan'er locked herself up for a day after the results were released, and she seemed to have been severely hit. Then she said that Xian'er often visited her home, and even Guan He once invited her to play, etc. The words were plain, but in Chu Nan
It seems to be meaningful.
Finally, he talked about Yang Lin's matter, saying that someone went to the Yang family to propose marriage. The Yang family was very satisfied with the man, so they waited for Yang Lin to nod. Unexpectedly, Yang Lin said she would consider it, but suddenly left a letter and ran away from home.
Yang Lin said that everyone in the Yang family hated her, and only her brother-in-law was the last, so she wanted to go south to find Chu Nan. Yang Mei did not mean to blame Chu Nan, but just reminded her to pay attention to Yang Lin's whereabouts. Even if she could not send her back to Beijing, she would
Take good care of her.
Chu Nan read the full two-page letter again and found that except for the first sentence of "Jun'an" in this letter, she didn't know whether Yang Mei had forgotten it or felt that there was no need for politeness between the two, so she didn't mention it again.
Own.
After Chu Nan received the letter, he was about to tell Tang Zhan to go out and keep an eye on Yang Lin, but then he remembered that Tang Zhan had never seen Yang Lin at all, so he had no choice but to give up. He thought to himself, the worst he could do was make some big noise in Hangzhou.
In that case, as long as Yang Lin is not stupid, it will be easy to find her.
In the next few days, Chu Nan ignored the weird looks from Wang Buhui and others and wandered around Hangzhou energetically all day long. Fortunately, the new ideas proposed by Chu Nan were very popular with the people and had immediate results, so he had some success.
Liang Rang had a laissez-faire attitude despite his authority, so everyone just thought he was out to investigate the case.
Chu Nan went out for a few days and finally gave up on relying on luck to find Yang Lin. He returned exhausted to the mansion that was said to be the property of the Zhang family.
Wang Defu came to Chu Nan's room with a glass of water and smiled. He looked at Chu Nan who was sitting at the table and said with a smile: "Why, you are not going out today?"
Chu Nan quickly got up, asked him to sit down, and said with a wry smile: "I have been very tired these past few days. I have to take a rest today, otherwise my body will not be able to bear it."
Wang Defu smiled and said: "Young people are not afraid of being tired. They are still active after a good sleep. But you have been out too frequently these days, and I can't see you all day long."
Chu Nan was a little embarrassed and said with a smile: "I just went out to look around and try to see if I can find some new ideas."
Wang Defu couldn't help being happy when he heard that it was a new idea, and deliberately asked: "Then have you come up with a new idea? Tell me."
Chu Nan rubbed his eyebrows and covered his eyes, and said: "I haven't thought of new ideas yet, but it can't be said that there are no new ideas."
Wang Defu adjusted his sitting posture and took some time to relax and said: "Come and listen, you young people can always come up with some new ideas."
Chu Nan thought for a while and sighed: "I walked around Hangzhou city and found that the Zhang family really controls Hangzhou city quietly. If nothing else, just say that Hebisheng Company, I
I saw that there are shops with the Hebi Sheng brand on almost every street.
, from rouge and gouache to silk brocade, from jewelry to seafood and mountain products, almost everything is on sale, and the price seems to be very low. I even found that there is a ferry dedicated to Hebisheng outside the city, which is better than the Guandu where we came.
It’s a lot better, it’s really a big deal.”
Wang Defu was not surprised and said calmly: "Hangzhou is the base camp of the Zhang family. The Zhang family is not stupid. Naturally, they must run the business well. They do not seek the support of the people in Hangzhou, but at least they must not be resentful. And Zhang will be promoted if he joins the family.
The family's money bag is naturally more powerful. What you see is nothing. Merchant sailors flying the Hebisheng flag at sea dare to sail around. In the north, Hebisheng can even collect money first and then slowly deliver the goods.
."
Chu Nan thought of something again and couldn't help but laugh: "To say that the Zhang family is really good at being a good person, I see that many people have no understanding of the Zhang family at all, but they praise He Bisheng very much."
Wang Defu nodded and sighed: "Yes, not to mention ordinary people, even those officials with lower status don't know that the Zhang family is standing behind He Bisheng."
Chu Nan stretched, looked at the sun outside, and said: "He Bisheng's boss has always been a secret, and the Zhang family has never admitted it, but if it is said that only the Zhang family can support such a big business,
I don’t believe that a business can survive for so many years.”
Wang Defu chuckled and said: "In this way, the Zhang family is not very strong, at least it is worse than the Chu family in this aspect."
Chu Nan laughed twice, not knowing what to say about this topic.
Since Chu Nan's method was adopted, the people in the Metropolitan Procuratorate breathed a sigh of relief. Although Wang Buhui would still send people out to investigate the case every day, they could only rest for two days in three days, and the case was progressing faster than before. It was really
Kill two birds with one stone.
Although the case was progressing well, Wang Buhui's expression gradually became worse and worse. If Chu Nan hadn't been suppressing him, he might have had to drive everyone out to investigate the case again.
Chu Nan poured water for Wang Buhui and said with a smile: "Seeing that the case is gradually getting better, why is Mr. Wang a little unhappy?"
Wang Buhui frowned and sighed: "I took it for granted before. If I continue to investigate like this, I'm afraid everyone will be able to return to Beijing for business in less than ten days."
Chu Nan asked curiously: "Isn't it good to be able to do business? Isn't this the result everyone is looking forward to?"
Wang Buhui simply put down the tea cup and said bluntly: "Looking at the current situation, all the faults have been placed on Zhang Mingjing, whose life and death are unknown. It is all his fault. Nothing went wrong in the south, and the Zhang family is to blame. It's just me.
Did the subordinates who were exterminated die in vain?"
Chu Nan's expression did not change and he said calmly: "Master Wang, be careful what you say. There are some things you should not say carelessly."
Wang Buhui's eyes widened and he said angrily: "Mr. Chu, that is a family of five, and that is an upright and capable official who worked hard for Daliang all his life but died miserably. I really don't know whether you have seen through the world or are cold-blooded."
Chu Nan pursed his lips and said with an expression: "I had already guessed this result when the Zhang family sent someone to bring the master. I also reminded you not to be too optimistic, but you just didn't listen."
Wang Buhui also knew that his tone was a bit harsh. After hearing Chu Nan's words, he said awkwardly: "Excuse me, sir, I'm confused too."
Chu Nan didn't care and said with a small smile: "Come on, it seems that Miss Qin Feng asked someone to send a message and said that she remembered something again. You and I should go and have a look. It's a pity that you wasted my good tea again."
Wang Buhui looked at the cold tea on the table with a wry smile and said, "Next time I come back, please ask someone to fill the well for me."
It was still Mingyue Tower, and the old bustard still had the charm. Chu Nan took out another hundred taels of silver and beat the old bustard, but asked not to embarrass Qin Feng. The old bustard didn't comment, just twisted his huge buttocks and walked away.
Qin Feng was quite disappointed with Chu Nan's performance last time and asked angrily: "What are you doing here again? I don't have time to grind your teeth with you."
Wang Buhui frowned and said, "Miss Qin, Mr. Chu just spent money so that the madam won't embarrass you in the future. How can you talk like this?"
Qin Feng's face softened, and she mumbled a little embarrassedly: "What can you do with a few hundred taels of silver? She will have to come and force me some time later."
Chu Nan shook his head, not interested in this topic, and said: "I heard that Miss Qin remembered something again, which may be crucial to the case we are investigating. I will come over to take a look and ask the girl to talk about it."
Only then did Qin Feng remember this and said vaguely: "Yes, my father used to be the middleman between the Zhang family and the pirates. I seem to have remembered something about the account book again, so I called you here."
Wang Buhui said anxiously: "Miss Qin, why didn't you tell me earlier? Tell me quickly, I've been going crazy with anxiety lately."
Qin Feng rolled his eyes and said angrily: "I said it all, I just thought about it."
Chu Nan signaled Wang Buhui to be quiet and asked: "Miss Qin, don't be impatient, speak slowly, the more detailed the better.
Perhaps it was because of the money Chu Nan threw out just now. Qin Feng scratched his head and tried to remember. Chu Nan kept nodding after listening, but Wang Buhui seemed to understand but was a little confused.
Chu Nan tapped his fingers anxiously on the table and murmured: "According to Miss Qin's intention, the book your father left behind is incomplete, and there is another account book, which is used to reconcile the accounts with the pirates and the Zhang family.
Used."
Qin Feng nodded reluctantly and said: "I heard from my father that there is another set of accounting books. I heard that it was because of the change of masters and for the convenience of reconciliation. This accounting method is called... called..."
Chu Nan said calmly: "It's called double-entry accounting."
Qin Feng nodded repeatedly, and Wang Buhui looked surprised.
Chu Nan came out of Mingyue Tower, feeling a little distracted. Wang Buhui wanted to ask several times, but seeing Chu Nan's appearance, he finally didn't speak.
Chu Nan was thinking about something in a daze, and accidentally bumped into a passerby. Chu Nan just said sorry, and the man grabbed Chu Nan's arm and said angrily: "Brother-in-law, you are so disgusting. You said you are here to investigate the case, but you are clearly here.
Went to visit a brothel."
p.s. I talked some nonsense in the book review area. If you see it here, if you are interested and have time, please go and take a look.