When Yang Xuan came to Lin'an, he saw several foreign merchants talking outside the city gate, and the sergeants and officials guarding the city were inspecting the goods carried by their accompanying convoy.
The old thief cursed in a low voice: "Lang Jun, these idiots have learned how to do business in Taiping."
"It's expected." Yang Xuan didn't think that doing business with the prairie people was Taiping's privilege.
"But there are more merchants in Lin'an and they are richer." The old thief analyzed: "The villain thinks that doing business is like robbing tombs, so he likes to go to big places."
"How do you say this?" Yang Xuanjue, the old thief, is probably the most dedicated person around him. He loves what he does.
"The first time the villain made a move, he stole the tomb of a county magistrate. He was very happy...but the second time the villain saw the tomb of the county magistrate or the chief registrar, he found it boring."
Wang Laoer interrupted, "The county magistrate...is Lao Cao's tomb?"
Yang Xuan's eyelids twitched, and he felt that when Lao Cao heard this, he would most likely chase this kid down for five streets.
"The second one is really smart." The old thief smiled kindly, "The second time the villain went to steal the tomb of a county magistrate, the third time he was the doctor, the fourth time he was the minister..."
"This tomb robber is so ambitious that he got involved." Suzaku lamented.
"What's the end?" Wang Laoer asked.
The old thief lamented: "I have stolen here and there, even the prime minister's tomb. I look around and feel confused."
Invincible.
"I was extremely bored. Later, someone said that the royal tombs in Bei Liao were quite unique, so I went there. This time I went! It was really exciting."
"Those guards pursued and killed me all the way. I had no choice but to deliberately commit crimes and hide in prison."
Yang Xuan arrived all the way outside Zhouli.
"Yang Ming Mansion."
Menzi smiled and cupped his hands.
Yang Xuan pointed inside, "Do you want to know?"
Last time he came, he went straight in, but it's hard to say that Old Liu's temper might have changed.
Menzi still smiled and said, "Just go."
Don't forget to bury the swordsman and wait for me.
Last time, Lao Liu sent someone to warn him to restrain himself. According to the rules, Yang Xuan should come to Lin'an immediately to explain, but he was busy! He went to the grassland to exterminate the clan again.
Will Old Liu get angry?
Liu Qing was sitting in the duty room, and a man who looked like a businessman was kneeling in front of him.
"You are welcome to do business in Northern Xinjiang, but shameless people like that are not welcome in Chenzhou."
Lu Qiang's voice was fierce.
The businessman lowered his head and said, "The villain knows his mistake."
"Are you aware of your mistake?"
Liu Qing said, "Why didn't he arrest him when he insulted a woman yesterday?"
A small official was kneeling on the other side, and the official said in panic: "Your Majesty, I was confused for a moment, but..." He glanced at the businessman, with a cunning look in his eyes, "Your Majesty, he is from the Wang family.
"
Liu Qing said calmly: "The Wang family with five surnames in the family?"
The businessman raised his head and said calmly: "Exactly."
"So you can abuse women while drunk?"
"So you dare to help him end it privately?"
The businessman lowered his head, "I don't know what happened to the villain after he was drunk, but I remember that the woman hooked up with the villain, and the villain couldn't control it for a while."
The clerk nodded, "Yes! Sir, that woman did seduce him."
Liu Qing picked up a document and said, "Zhang tried to commit suicide afterwards and stabbed her in the chest with a wooden hairpin. She is currently being treated."
The businessman was silent.
The clerk was silent.
"Do you think having a family with five surnames will allow you to dominate the Tang Dynasty?"
"The villain dare not."
"I see you dare."
The businessman lowered his head, with a hint of coldness in his eyes.
He came from Chang'an to Northern Xinjiang, and the journey was unavoidably lonely. Yesterday, he drank too much, lost his temper, and slept with the woman who was helping in the restaurant.
Women in such wild places should just sleep when they can.
He said: "The villain gave me money."
Giving money is a transaction.
He used these methods quite skillfully.
With Wang's name, which official would bother him for such a thing?
The corners of the businessman's mouth turned up slightly.
As long as the woman doesn't die, this matter won't matter. At most, she will have to pay some money.
The clerk also lowered his head to hold back his pride.
He helped the businessman this time, and according to the rules, the businessman would naturally repay him. He didn't ask for anything, he just wanted to leave Northern Xinjiang.
Even if you just go to work as a clerk somewhere else, that's fine.
The two of them were relaxed physically and mentally, quite happy.
"Your Majesty!"
Lu Qiang's voice was a little surprised.
The merchant and the clerk looked up and saw Liu Qing taking out the horizontal knife.
The left hand holds the scabbard and the right hand holds the handle.
Liu Qing was startled, "Why am I thinking about drawing the sword again? It's all because of that brat. Lao Lu."
"exist."
"Bring me the stick."
"Your Majesty!" The official nearby felt it was inappropriate.
Liu Qing suddenly roared, "Stick!"
The people outside were also frightened and quickly brought a stick in.
Lu Qiang took the stick and said, "It's a little long and makes you tired from using it. You take it."
Lu Qiang cut off the excess part with a knife and handed it to Liu Qing.
It's so skillful that people are astonished.
"Old Lu is still considerate." Liu Qing took the stick, rubbed it, and sighed: "If I let you go today, I think you will have formed a good relationship with the Wang family, and it will be useful when you are promoted in the future."
The businessman was originally afraid, but after hearing this, he smiled and said: "Don't worry, everything is easy to talk about."
The Wang family also needs to expand its power. Recently, Northern Xinjiang has become a hot spot for gaining merit, and many people are thinking about it.
Liu Qing walked down slowly.
"If I was willing to bow to the powerful, why would I suffer in northern Xinjiang?"
"Everyone wants to get promoted and make a fortune, and everyone wants to flatter the powerful, but what about the people? Who cares about the life and death of the people?"
Stick waving.
As soon as Yang Xuan entered the state house, he heard miserable howls.
"Ouch!"
Then came Liu Qing's roar.
"The rich and powerful are great, but as long as I stay in Chenzhou for one day, you can't do whatever you want!"
Who offended the old man?
Yang Xuan stopped.
The screams continued, and later, the screams got closer and closer, and a businessman and a clerk were dragged out.
"Yang Ming's Mansion!" The businessman actually recognized Yang Xuan, and held back the severe pain and said, "Please Yang Ming's Mansion, beg me."
Yang Xuan asked: "Do you know me?"
"The villain is a member of the Wang family. When Yang Ming's mansion went to the Wang clan, the villain met Yang Ming's mansion."
Yang Xuan remembered that not long after he entered Chang'an City, Wang Douxiang invited him to visit the Wang family.
"Is this a crime?"
The sergeant holding him said: "Yesterday this man insulted the woman while drunk, and the woman wanted to commit suicide, which made you very angry."
The businessman begged: "The villain was just confused for a moment and gave me the money."
"Give me money?"
"yes!"
"You think you can buy everything with money?"
"..."
Snapped!
Yang Xuan retracted his hand and watched with satisfaction as the businessman's cheek quickly swelled, and said softly: "Many times, money cannot buy your own life."
When he arrived outside the duty room, Yang Xuan said loudly: "Your Majesty, Yang Xuan wants to see you."
Liu Qing had just used the stick for a while, and was somewhat out of breath. He sneered when he heard the words, "The special girl has already reported it to herself now. Lao Lu, tell me, did I indulge him too much in the past?"
Lu Qiang said seriously: "How about... a beating too?"
Liu Qing glanced at the sticks lying on the side of the case and coughed dryly, "Come in, by the way, is that Wang Laoer coming with you?"
"Your Majesty, I'm here!"
Wang Laoer showed his head outside the hall.
Smiling happily.
Liu Qing waved his hand, "Go, go, go and rest in front. I have a headache when I see you."
Wang Laoer was very sad and was kicked out by Yang Xuan, "Go and wait for me in front."
After entering the check-in room, Liu Qing looked unhappy, "It is said that Taiping has become the territory of businessmen now?"
"How can it be so that you don't know it? Taiping is poor!"
Yang Xuan knew that the old man would not mention this matter again for no reason. Thinking of the foreign businessmen outside the city gate before, he knew that this was still a matter of interest.
Everyone who does business hopes to have a monopoly. Lin'an is the seat of the prefecture. When those officials see the benefits of doing business and even benefit privately, will they be tempted?
Therefore, Taiping, a competitor, appears to be particularly hateful.
"The Wa Xie tribe is now watching with eager eyes. Hua Zhuo vowed to chop Xiaguan into pieces and capture Taiping City for the eighth time. Xiaguan just wants to protect himself, but how can he protect himself if he has no money? It's difficult for Xiaguan to do so!"
The old man shouldn't be able to collect dirty money anymore, right?
Yang Xuan glanced at Liu Qing secretly.
Liu Qing said expressionlessly: "Are there any foreigners coming to the city to inquire about news?"
These are those people who are making trouble for Taiping. As for the old man, they most likely helped him suppress it a lot.
"Your Majesty, Taiping City is not big. There is no need for the Waxie tribe to inquire about what is going on in the city!"
What can be found in a small town?
Isn't it just a group of criminals, plus the Taiping Army?
How many people in the Taiping Army did Hua Zhuo not know?
So what to worry about?
Liu Qing waved his hand, "Go away."
"Yes." Yang Xuan said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I have been busy with a lot of things lately and I am very tired. I would like to rest in Lin'an for a few days... Is that possible?"
"roll!"
I'll just assume you agreed... Yang Xuanma ran away.
Behind him, Lu Qiang said: "Those people want Taiping to close the city gate again and become the place of exile again. There are a lot of voices!"
"so what?"
"Your Majesty, please be careful of being stabbed."
"I've been stabbed all my life, why do I care?"
"Then if they come to make suggestions again..."
"Lao Lu."
"exist."
Liu Qing looked at him, "I am the governor of Chenzhou. Chenzhou is not only Lin'an, but also Zhang Yu and Taiping... I know what those people are thinking. They are just taking money from businessmen and trying to force Taiping to stop."
Trade, what do you think they want?"
Of course Lu Qiang knew, "If trade in Taiping stops, those merchants will move to Lin'an, and those merchants will not need to risk being robbed to trade in Taiping."
"Businessmen can bring wealth to Chenzhou, but they can also corrode Chenzhou's bones. Lao Lu, I personally broke the legs of those two people today just to tell those businessmen to restrain themselves."
Lu Qiang nodded, "By the way, Yang Xuan suddenly wanted to rest in Lin'an for a few days. I'm afraid his purpose is not pure."
Liu Qing smiled and said, "I want to compete with those people!"
"in spite of?"
"What does it matter? I said that I am the governor of Chenzhou, not the county magistrate of Lin'an. Let them fight in the ring by themselves."
Not long after, someone came to report.
"Your Majesty, the Yang Ming Mansion sent a message to the residences of those big businessmen, saying that they are welcome to go to Taiping to do business, and they are also invited to meet on the reverse journey tomorrow."
Lu Qiang smiled bitterly, "Sure enough, he came prepared, he is going to fight back!"
Liu Qing said calmly: "I told you to watch them make trouble."
…
Han Li was one of the officials who supported the closure of Taiping Trade, and he was the most determined one.
Several officials were gathered in his duty room at this moment.
"Yang Xuan has arrived, and the envoy will probably scold him." Han Li boosted everyone's morale.
"But you are very partial to Yang Xuan. No, your preference is so outrageous that even the magistrates of five counties can't stand it."
"yes!"
Han Li said calmly: "Let's try our best here. Those merchants also have their own methods. They will cut off all trade with Taiping and then lure those grassland merchants over with better prices."
He looked at the crowd and said, "If big merchants don't trade with Taiping, Taiping won't be able to accept more goods on the grassland. Yang Xuan probably also felt the crisis, so he personally came to An'an to invite these merchants to Taiping."
Everyone couldn't help but laugh.
After they left, a confidant brought hot tea and said softly: "Those businessmen sent gold and silver earlier, worth about five thousand yuan."
Han Li took a sip of hot tea, relaxed his whole body, and said comfortably: "Why do you want to be an official thousands of miles away? Isn't it just for money and enjoyment?"
The confidant laughed and said: "No, being an official in places like Chenzhou is like going to jail. Who can do it if you don't have money?"
Han Li frowned and looked at him, "Vulgar!"
The confidant stood with his hands tied, "Yes."
Han Li said calmly: "I have to ask myself, I have been working hard in Chenzhou these years, but my wife at home cannot afford nicer clothes or gold and silver jewelry. That's all. But my children are in Chenzhou.
I can’t afford a good husband, but I’ll be happy to have a good meal.”
There was a trace of hatred in Han Li's eyes, "Who would want to deal with those despicable businessmen unless they have no choice?"
"I and countless officials are suffering in Chenzhou, but who cares about us? No one in Chang'an even looks at Chenzhou!"
Han Li took a deep breath and smiled, "If they don't care, can we just sit back and wait for death? Of course we have to find a way for ourselves, I have no regrets!"
The confidants were frightened when they heard this, but they thought it made sense, "Joining the army, what Yang Xuan did..."
Han Li said sarcastically: "Those businessmen are all greedy for money. They are small and dangerous, so they are naturally willing to stay in Lin'an. Just wait and see, Yang Xuan will definitely be disgraced during this trip."
…
Yang Xuan hired a rebel family in the city and immediately arranged for someone to deliver the message.
He was sitting in the lobby drinking by himself.
The shopkeeper was very polite to such wealthy customers and asked his wife to come out to greet them.
"Don't do this." Yang Xuan glanced at the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper laughed dryly, "Sometimes business is not good..."
Yang Xuan's head was full of black lines, and the shopkeeper said: "I also work part-time as a brothel here."
His wife who co-wrote the book is the madam?
Yang Xuan waved his hand.
"Go." The shopkeeper smiled and sent his wife away.
"Yang Ming Mansion."
"explain."
"Maybe leave Mo Bao behind?"
Yang Xuan took a serious look at the shopkeeper and said, "My calligraphy is not good."
The shopkeeper smiled flatteringly, "Whether the calligraphy is good or not has nothing to do with the calligraphy."
"What does it have to do with?"
"identity."
This flattery can be called vulgar, but it is particularly sour.
"Two words for you."
The shopkeeper was overjoyed and immediately got the four treasures of the study, polished the ink, and spread out the good paper.
Yang Xuan picked up the pen and wrote it with one stroke.
——Integrity!
"Integrity...a good word!"
The shopkeeper was full of praise.
In the house of Jin Qiao, one of the most important businessmen in Chenzhou, the old thief said in a neither humble nor overbearing tone: "My husband, please ask Mr. Jin to go to the Huang family in the city at the end of the morning tomorrow morning."
Jin Qiao stroked his goatee and said with a smile, "What's the matter?"
The old thief said: "It concerns your future. Every word my husband says tomorrow will be followed by everyone in Taiping."
Alarmist!
As for the benefits of a bright future, who wouldn’t talk about it in vain?
Jin Qiao just smiled.
This is Chenzhou, not Taiping, so he can ignore Yang Xuan.
The old thief finally said:
"My husband said that integrity is worth a thousand pieces of gold!"