(As I wrote before, the poems in this chapter have not appeared in this time and space, so there is no need to remind me.)
Official Lin stood outside the gate of the Zheng Family Courtyard. Behind him today, it was not as scary as the hundreds of people following him yesterday, but there were also dozens of fellow villagers standing.
In the distance, an unknown number of melon-eaters were crowding around to watch, blocking nearby streets with water.
The fight last night did not affect the onlookers, which shows that eating melon on site is relatively safe and the risk factor is not high.
But when it comes to viewing angles at the scene, the best place is not on the street, but inside the gate of the Zheng Family Courtyard.
Standing in the gate and looking out, you are not only closest to Lin Daguan, but you can also see the front of Lin Daguan completely.
For example, Wang Yuanwai, who is full of curiosity, personally brought thirty private thugs today to help the Zheng family defend the other courtyard for the sake of fellow countrymen.
At this time, Wang Yuanwai was standing in the gate, secretly peeking out through the crack in the door. Knowing that the other party was outnumbered, Wang Yuanwai was afraid of being beaten.
Then he saw his ideal son-in-law, "Wang Yusheng", appearing outside the gate with colorful auspicious clouds.
Why did he appear here? Before Wang Yuanwai could react, he saw the "Wang Yu Sheng" waving to the door and shouting loudly:
"Swallow! Swallow! I came to see you again! Today I brought my poem!"
Standing outside the gate, Mr. Wang felt numb all over.
After on-site identification, this person was not "Wang Yusheng" at all, but Lin Jieyuan, who was competing with the Zheng family!
Mr. Wang, who was very experienced in martial arts, didn't know how to go out and face this tall young man.
No wonder this young man said to himself, "Knowing people, knowing faces, but not knowing people's hearts" turned out to mean this.
Of course, Senior Official Lin did not know that Wang Yuanwai was outside the gate. After shouting a few times, he did not recite a poem, but turned to the crowd and said:
"The Zheng family is rich and unkind. They got rich by selling salt in Suzhou, but they are ungrateful and have no respect for the people of Suzhou. They commit violence on the street. How can I, Lin Tailai, just sit back and watch?
Yesterday, the villagers called for a boycott of Zheng's Salt. I, Lin Tailai, responded to the villagers' call and became a leader!
I welcome people with lofty ideals in Yangzhou City to come and discuss cooperation with me and develop together!"
Someone in the crowd shouted: "There is a tacit understanding within the salt industry, and other salt merchants may not be willing to cooperate with you!"
Lin Daguan replied: "Who said there is no such thing? Wang Qingwang, a member of the Communist Party of China, had discussed cooperation with me before and reached a preliminary intention!
Even getting married is not impossible. By then, all the Yangzhou elders will also be my fellow villagers!"
Hearing this, the crowd was in an uproar. There was indeed another explosive news today, and it was indeed a worthwhile trip!
In this era, business habits are not pure market competition, and peers often maintain superficial alliances.
That’s why various industry offices have emerged, which play a major role in preventing peers from undermining each other.
For example, those merchants who cut prices without authorization are likely to be regarded as breaking the rules and have their peers organized by the industry office to beat them up, but the government will not care about such things.
Competition is not absent, but you must also pay attention to superficial harmony and not engage in malicious competition that betrays your peers, unless you are powerful enough to ignore the rules, such as official businessmen, imperial businessmen and the like.
With such a concept, how could everyone not be surprised when they heard that Wang Qing, another big salt merchant, was secretly negotiating with Lin Tailai in private, not to mention that Wang Yuanwai and Zheng Yuanwai were both from the same hometown in Huizhou!
And I also heard the word "marriage", which made people even more imaginative.
Yangzhou City is a city that prospered because of the salt industry. All the major salt merchants are celebrities in the city. Many people also know about Wang Yuanwai's family affairs that "no one followed".
Some people even made private bets on whether Wang Yuanwai would eventually recruit a son-in-law to maintain the family business, or adopt a descendant of the same clan as his adopted son.
Unexpectedly, I heard the word "marriage" from Lin Jieyuan's mouth today.
Now things are getting serious. Although Wang Yuanwai is not as strong as Zheng Yuanwai, he is also a very strong salt merchant. I wonder if Zheng Yuanwai can withstand a stab in the back from his fellow townsman.
Just as everyone was talking and digesting Lin Jieyuan's initiative to break the news, the door to the Zheng Family Courtyard opened.
Then I saw a rich man dressed in silk and satin, jumping out of the door angrily.
"It's Wang Salt Merchant!" Someone immediately recognized who it was and shouted subconsciously.
Everyone was surprised again. The person involved, Wang Yuanwai, was actually here today. Could it be that he wanted to "reunite" with Lin Jieyuan in public?
Wang Yuanwai hurriedly shouted to the crowd: "I'm not, I didn't, he's talking nonsense!"
Official Lin originally had his back to the door, but he was startled at this moment. Why did Wang Yuanwai appear?
He used Wang Yuan as a bluff, his original intention was to muddy the waters and bluff, pretending that someone within the salt merchant already supported him.
In order to lure those "careerists" who are not satisfied with the status quo and really want to break the existing salt area pattern to take the bait, there will always be a few of the more than 100 salt merchants in Yangzhou City.
Unexpectedly, Wang Yuanwai himself was listening inside the gate and jumped out to openly deny it!
Faced with this completely unexpected situation, Lin Daguan's thoughts changed sharply.
No matter what, we can’t let Wang Yuanwai ruin our momentum!
After making up his mind, Officer Lin immediately walked up to Wang Yuanwai and slapped him hard, interrupting Wang Yuanwai's speech.
Then he said loudly: "Don't worry, members, I will definitely do what I promised!
I will definitely invite Suzhou celebrity Zhang Fengyi to come here to help you develop the calligraphy and painting market in Yangzhou City and benefit the local scholars in Yangzhou!
I will definitely remove all obstacles to the transportation of salt in Suzhou City and ensure that your goods can flow smoothly!
The most important thing is that I will definitely invite Xianglan, the best Jima of the Qinhuai River in Nanjing City for two hundred years, to Yangzhou to be your concubine!"
When the people around me heard this detailed cooperation content, they all looked at Mr. Wang with suspicious eyes.
There are so many detailed plans, it’s not like they were not prepared and made up now. It’s impossible to say that they haven’t been discussed before.
There were also other salt merchants in the crowd who came to see the fun. To be honest, they were also tempted after hearing the conditions Lin Jieyuan said!
Even the thirty thugs brought by Wang Yuanwai were very surprised. The boss actually learned to "betray one's word and conspire against evil". This is the rhythm of doing big things!
Facing everyone's suspicious looks, Wang Yuanwai became really anxious and shouted with all his strength: "I, I, I didn't agree!"
Lin Tailai replied: "I understand what Yuanwai means, it's all my fault!
I'm young and impatient, I shouldn't say these confidential things to the public at will!"
Wang Yuwai was so angry that he yelled: "Wang Yusheng! You bastard!"
Lin Jieyuan apologized repeatedly: "Don't be angry, don't be angry, I won't say it anymore!"
Wang Yuanwai was so angry that he couldn't express his anger with words. He just wanted to hit someone!
But when he looked behind Lin Jieyuan, he saw that there were more thugs than the thirty people on his side, so he became even more angry!
Lin Tailai continued to yell at Wang Yuanwai: "Stop talking, I won't say anymore! I only recite poems to Bai Ji now, and don't talk about other things!"
Only then did everyone remember that Lin Jieyuan came to the gate of the Zheng Family Courtyard many times because of his deep love for Bai Oiran.
It's just that in the past two days, this deep affection has been mixed with too many interest entanglements, and it seems to have changed a bit.
I saw Lin Jieyuan heading towards the door and shouting: "Swallow! Swallow! I will read a poem to you now!"
The title of my poem is "White Swallow". If I submit it to the poetry competition, I will surely win the first prize!"
Everyone was a little speechless. They directly used Bai Meiren's name as the question. Lin Jieyuan might have really meant it.
But the Zheng family courtyard is not small, at least as deep as the third entrance, and Bai Meiren must live in the innermost part.
You, Lin Jieyuan, didn't rush in with others and read poems outside the gate. How could Bai Mei be able to hear you?
At this time, Lin Jieyuan was seen waving to dozens of "folks".
So the dozens of people lined up neatly in several rows, and then read loudly together:
"The old country is no longer in disgrace. In the old days, the king's thanks were rare.
The moon is bright and there is no shadow on the Han River, and the snow-covered Liang Garden has not yet returned.
The scent of catkins in the pond brings me to my dreams, and the coldness of the pear blossom garden invades my clothes.
The sisters of the Zhao family are jealous of each other, so don’t fly into the Zhaoyang Palace!"
There were also people standing in front, waving their arms to direct, and dozens of people recited according to the rhythm of the waving arms to make the sound neat.
If one person reads a poem, the people in the yard may not be able to hear it, but if dozens of people read it together, it will be almost the same.
Even Wang Yuanwai's various defensive voices were completely silenced.
So the melon-eaters understood how Lin Jieyuan meant reciting poems.
After the poems were recited, someone else began to distribute poems to the crowd, trying to maximize the spread of the poems.
There were many knowledgeable scholars in the crowd. After listening to the poem and looking at the manuscript, they were already in a trance.
It can be said that 99% of the poetry produced in the world is mediocre and boring.
But there are always some poems that stand out from the crowd as long as they are placed in front of people.
This song "White Swallow" seems to be a metaphor for a bird called Bai Yan, and it also seems to be writing about a beautiful woman named Bai Yan.
There are various allusions throughout the poem, with a strong historical and cultural atmosphere, and a profound artistic conception. At the same time, it also uses several sentences from Liu Yu, Xiyan, but they are used in a very smooth and natural way.
There is no direct description in the poem, but symbolic techniques such as catkins and pear blossoms are used to describe the spirit, which resembles both a beautiful bird and a beauty, both in form and spirit.
The last sentence, "Sisters from the Zhao family are jealous of each other, don't fly into the Zhaoyang Palace" seems to be a chant and three sighs, I don't know whether it is to persuade birds or people.
I won’t mention other themes, thoughts, etc., but just talk about the technique of writing poetry. How many people in the world can master it today!
If you take this poem to participate in a competition, how can others compare with it?
It is really unbelievable. Is this Lin Jieyuan Wen Jieyuan or Wu Jieyuan?
Is Suzhou City’s cultural heritage so profound? Such people can only take the martial arts exam?
Just as the scholars were shocked by the song "White Swallow", several government servants squeezed through the crowd and said:
"Lin Jieyuan! I have an invitation from Prefect Wu! Let's take a trip!"
Official Lin sneered and asked, "Does the government want to arrest me?"
The yamen servant quickly said: "No, don't get me wrong, I'm just inviting you to be my guest!"
Let’s start with a chapter to warm up, go out in the afternoon, and write as much as you can when you come back in the evening... There are too many troubles on weekends! Keep asking for the guaranteed monthly pass, and I will find time to make up for whatever I owe!