The ancients said: The ancients said goodbye to the Yellow Crane Tower in the west. Fireworks descended from Yangzhou in March, and the shadow of the solitary sail in the distance was gone in the blue sky. Only the Yangtze River could be seen flowing in the sky.
Yangzhou is located on the north bank of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty wanted to go to Yangzhou to see Qionghua flowers. Therefore, the Grand Canal passed through the city, making Yangzhou's waterway transportation unparalleled in convenience.
At the gate of Yangzhou Wang's Salt Company, Liu Yong got off the carriage, entered Wang's Salt Company, and said to the clerk: Excuse me, shopkeeper, is Mr. Wang's family here?
The shopkeeper smiled and said: "I don't know where you are inside. What do you have to do with your boss?"
Liu Yong said: "Please report that Liu Yong is here in Gui'an."
The shopkeeper said: Your Excellency, wait a moment, I will go in and report.
Not long after, Wang Sheng came out and saw Liu Yong bowing his hands and saying with a smile: "Oh, Mr. Liu's house has very few visitors. What kind of wind brought you here? Please come inside."
Liu Yong followed Wang Shengfu into the inner room. They gave up their seats and exchanged polite greetings.
Wang Shengqi smiled and said: That time in Shanghai, my Wang family was in crisis. Thanks to the help of Dong Liu and others, my family's urgent need was solved. It was a life-saving grace. I, Wang, will remember it in my heart.
Liu Yong smiled and said: "Wang Dong's family is serious. No one is in trouble for a while."
Wang Shengqi said again: Dare I ask Mr. Liu’s family if they have been to Yangzhou before?
Liu Yong smiled and said: This is the first time in Liu’s life that Wang Dong’s family has been made to laugh.
Wang Shengqi said: Well, Mr. Liu's family can stay here for a few more days so that Mr. Wang can express his gratitude.
Liu Yong smiled and said: Liu has already caused trouble for Wang Dong's family, how dare he stay for a few more days?
Wang Shengqi said: Hey, why do you think this is true? It is not easy to invite Dong Liu's family to come over. What's more, coming uninvited this time is a rare opportunity.
Liu Yong smiled and said nothing.
Wang Shengqi smiled again and said: There are many places in China that produce beauties. 'Beauty of Yanzhao', 'Beauty of Wuyue', 'Daughter of Luoyang'... Only 'Beauty of Yangzhou' is the loudest and most widely spread.
Fragrant grass, why is Yangzhou so unique? The Sichuan River is beautiful, the wind and rain are moist, the products are abundant, and the climate is pleasant. The Yangtze River flows around us, the ancient canal passes through the city, and the Slender West Lake is full of charm. Under the gentle monsoon, such a place is nourished by water and soil.
The daughter born is fresh and green, as transparent as the freshness of begonias after the rain. Yangzhou has been prosperous since ancient times. In the Tang Dynasty, Yangzhou was the most prosperous city in the country. Recently, Yangzhou salt merchants have controlled the national salt industry and are rich.
The world. Therefore, Yangzhou is the home of poetry, calligraphy and etiquette. There are many households with bells and dishes, a gathering of literati, and frequent gatherings of poetry, painting, music, calligraphy and calligraphy. There is no hardship and embarrassment of life pressure, but a strong artistic atmosphere. Growing in such an environment
How can a Yangzhou woman not be affluent and calm, with orchid and bright heart, and vivid charm?
In a down-and-out wine shop in the south of the Yangtze River, Chu's waist is slender and her palms are light. After ten years of dreaming about Yangzhou, she won the lucky name of a brothel. After saying this, the two of them laughed.
Liu Yong smiled and said: It seems that the Wang Dong family has a lot of knowledge about beautiful women. The two laughed again.
Liu Yong said again: I am really not interested in beautiful women. Wang Dongjia talked about the Yangzhou salt industry. I wonder what the current market is like?
Wang Shengqi said: It's okay not to talk about this matter. When I talk about this matter, my heart is filled with anger. Nowadays, the salt industry is very strictly controlled by the court. Who dares to smuggle it? My big business is also in short supply. Not long ago, Yanzhou Prefecture sent a messenger
People come to our bank with banknotes to pre-order, but they come back empty-handed. Five hundred taels of salt coins are found, but they are only valuable and have no market. Nowadays, whoever still has salt coins in their hands is sleeping on silver.
Liu Yong smiled and said: I have some in my hands. I wonder what Wang Dong’s family wants?
Wang Shengqi asked in surprise: Is this what Mr. Liu really said? Where did you get it? Salt is in short supply now. If it is really available, I want it too. This is like a farmer buying rice to put in a pot.
Liu Yong smiled and said: I do have a lot of salt quotes in my hand, and there are still 19,000 pieces.
Wang Shengqi said in surprise: This number is the annual output of the Huaihe River. So the salt industry here is under the control of Liu Dong's family. You can also set up a salt bureau management office here. I am willing to help Liu Dong's family with the relevant procedures.
,I will handle it.
Liu Yong smiled and said: Thank you in advance. I have no intention of controlling your salt industry, I just hope that the goods in my hands will be sold as soon as possible.
Wang Shengqi said: I want two thousand pieces. The price will be five hundred taels.
After Liu Yong and Wang Shengbao paid and delivered the goods, Wang Shengbao repeatedly tried to persuade him to stay, but Liu Yong insisted on leaving. The two said goodbye.
Liu Yong returned home without stopping.
When Hong Ying saw Liu Yong coming back, he immediately went to greet him and said, "Master, I'm tired from the journey and the weather is hot. You should rest first."
Liu Yong smiled and said: How can it be easy and tiring to make money?
Hong Ying brought Liu Yong face wash and ordered Jing Ren to make tea.
While Liu Yong was wiping his face, Hong Ying was fanning him. He said with concern: "Looking at you covered in sweat, I feel very sorry for my wife. Money is an external thing, just spend it as long as you can. Besides, the master is old, why bother to pay back?"
Running around like this day and night.
Liu Yong smiled and said: You already think that your husband is old. I wonder how many more children we will have.
Hong Ying blushed and said: You are an old and dishonest person. So, he went back to the inner room.
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The pickling industry in Jiaxing, Jinhua and other places is developed and requires a large amount of salt.
Liu Yong brought Arong all the way, and Yan Yin had already taken action. They drove the carriage and were heading towards Yanzhou Mansion along the winding road.
The weather in August was so hot that the air was so sultry that a match could ignite it. The fields were barren, and the paddy fields were so dry that there were cracks intersecting them. Liu Yong looked out the window, but felt an incomparable feeling in his heart.
of cold.
The carriage passed by a hillside and saw a few ragged people surrounding it.
Liu Yong said: Stop the car and go down and take a look.
Liu Yong got off the carriage and came to the crowd with Arong. He was shocked when he saw two ragged corpses of a man and a woman lying there, and several young people were digging holes. Liu Yong asked: Who are the deceased?
, why was it buried like this?
A young man in ragged clothes cried and said: The deceased are the parents of Xiaosheng, because many people in our area have suffered from such strange diseases recently, and they have no money to give medicine, so they have to wait for death. And because the family is really poor, they have no money to bury them, so they have to wait for death.
Bury it in the ground and rest in peace to appease my unfilial heart.
After hearing this, Liu Yong burst into tears and said: Wait for the burial.
Several people looked at Liu Yong curiously.
Liu Yong said to Arong: Give him some silver and ask him to buy two coffins and some clothes for his parents, and they can bury them before it's too late.
The young man knelt down to Liu Yong and said: Your guest is so kind and kind, I will keep it in my heart and try my best to repay him as long as I live.
Liu Yong said: Get up quickly and do it quickly.
A man nearby who was helping to dig the hole said accidentally: In this case, there are still several houses in the village.
The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional. When he heard that there were several more houses in the village, Liu Yong said to Ah Rong, "Let's go and have a look."
Liu Yong and Arong followed the leader to the village, and saw a family carrying a body wrapped in reeds. Liu Yong asked Arong to take out the money, and there were more than 10 families at once. Liu Yong ordered Arong to
Follow them one by one.
In a B&B, Liu Yong learned that malaria was widespread in the local area, and many people were lying in bed dying. Malaria was not an incurable disease, but it was just because there was no money for medicine.
Liu Yong called for Chief Jia. He also ordered Ah Rong to give five yuan to each household.
Liu Yong said to Chang Jia: "Quickly send someone to ask a doctor to treat the patient. All the expenses will be borne by me."
Commander Jia bowed to Liu Yong with both hands and said affectionately: Your guest is so righteous, he is the savior of our people, and his name will go down in history. May I ask the name of my benefactor?
Ah Rong spoke quickly and said: "Liu Yong from Gui'an County is the one."
Liu Yong smiled and said: Hey, it's just a trivial matter, why bother with it.
The doctor came. Liu Yong said to the doctor: Please treat all the patients in the village these days. Until they recover, all the expenses will be settled with him.
Due to the hot weather, several days of fatigue, and not eating well, Liu Yong suddenly felt dizzy and fell to the ground.
At this time, everyone in the village was extremely anxious. Ah Rong was also anxious and at a loss. What to do if something happened? Chief Jia immediately shouted: Quick, quick! Ask the doctor to come over quickly.
The doctor came over and checked Liu Yong's pulse and said: He was overworked and hadn't eaten well for several days, so he was a little exhausted. He also had a high temperature now. When the high temperature subsided, he would recover naturally. We urgently need to see him now.
I have used up all the fever-reducing herbs that I have here, so I have to send someone up the mountain to collect them right away.
As soon as they heard that they were going to the mountain to collect herbs, the two elderly villagers picked up their baskets and left.
Not long after, a basketful of "happy at first sight" arrived.
An old lady carefully washed the herbs, made them into soup, and slowly fed Liu Yong with a spoon.
Soon, Liu Yong gradually opened his eyes, and the stones hanging in the hearts of those around him finally fell to the ground.
Liu Yong asked in his first sentence: Have all the patients been treated?
Chief Jia said: Sir, please rest assured that the patient has been treated and is recovering. Please take good care of yourself.
An old lady also cooked egg soup for Liu Yong and fed him slowly.
Two days later, Liu Yong gradually recovered his strength. Liu Yong asked Ah Rong and the doctor to settle the account and then return to Nanxun.
The doctor was moved and said: I have benefited a lot from your righteousness. This time I only charge the medicine fee, and the consultation fee is waived.
Arong bowed his hands and expressed his gratitude to the doctor.
Liu Yong and Ah Rong were about to return to Nanxun, and the villagers came to the village entrance to bid them farewell with tears.
On the carriage, Liu Yong asked Ah Rong: How many silver coins are left?
Arong said: There is not much left.
Liu Yong added: No one should talk about this experience when I return home. This chapter has been completed!