Xiao Ruxue was not worried. She turned to look at Hai Lanzhu on the other side, picked up the teacup, and asked calmly: "So, madam, what do you think?"
Hai Lanzhu glanced at Chang Minyue from the corner of his eye thoughtfully, and said softly: "As long as Miss Xiao can convince the Xiao family master to agree, then I can agree to this marriage on behalf of the supervisor."
"Then, let's work hard each other!" Xiao Ruxue showed a successful smile and drank a cup of warm tea. When she lowered her head, the subtle cunning between her eyebrows slowly emerged. Who can see through her mind?
What? She really fell in love with Tie Mo, a young man with unlimited possibilities and unique charm. Who among the women who are unwilling to be ordinary would not want to follow such a man and see the scenery?
As for the fact that he has already had several marriages, is this important? Xiao Ruxue has infinite self-confidence. As long as this matter can be accomplished, she has many methods and skills, and other women will sit down below.
When Hai Lanzhu agreed, Chang Minyue's expression changed. However, since Xiao Ruxue was still there, she didn't say anything and just looked at Hai Lanzhu with a heavy brow.
Next, there was no in-depth discussion about cooperation, and Xiao Ruxue found an excuse to leave Nuanxin Pavilion. After Xiao Ruxue left, Chang Minyue, who had been trying her best to endure it, finally couldn't help but stand up and said coldly and angrily
Said: "Sister, what did you mean just now?"
Facing Chang Minyue's questioning gaze, Hai Lanzhu did not dodge, and said with a calm smile: "The Xiao family is an old family in Jiangnan, and it has always been strong. If the Xiao family unites with us, then our pace of entering Jiangnan will be much faster.
.My sister is also thinking about everyone. Could it be that my sister thinks that my sister has some bad intentions?"
"Humph, I hope you are a little tired as you said, so go back and rest first!"
After saying that, Chang Minyue left the house angrily. Soon there was a rapid beating sound from the room next to her, but it soon calmed down. Why did Hai Lanzhu agree to Xiao Ruxue's proposal? You can guess a few of his thoughts.
, but Chang Minyue couldn't explain it clearly, and she didn't want to get too entangled in this kind of thing.
Chang Minyue left, and Hai Lanzhu sat alone at the table, drinking hot tea. The corners of her mouth slowly turned up, with a faint smile.
Naturally, he had other motives for bringing Xiao Ruxue in. At present, the Yunfu interest group is becoming more and more stable. Chang Minyue has a lot of say because of the existence of Shanxi merchants. After the wedding is over, what will happen in the back house?
, there is no guarantee who will make the decision. Don’t look at that bad man who dotes on her Hai Lanzhu, but this kind of love is very unstable. Hai Lanzhu doesn’t want to live under the nostrils of other women in the future, so
I can only think of other ways.
Hai Lanzhu has never worried about Aqige. Although Aqige is powerful behind the scenes, this woman knows nothing about the affairs of the queen's house, so there is no need to take it to heart. Other women either have poor backgrounds or poor mental skills. Only
Chang Minyue, with both strength and intelligence, can be said to be a formidable enemy in the back house.
Originally, Hailanzhu was not worried about Chang Minyue. With Tiemo doting on her and the Horqin tribe supporting her, why should she be afraid? With Hailanzhu's ability, as long as Tiemo didn't die, who would
Don't even think about shaking her position as the head of Hai Lanzhu's palace.
However, Horqin is too far away from Yun Mansion, and Tie Mo's strength has grown a bit too fast. By the time Horqin really gets involved in this interest group, it may not be able to get much say. More
What makes Hai Lanzhu helpless is that his father Bu He and brother Wu Keshan have not yet made up their minds to join the Yun Mansion. This is too annoying.
Dad and brother are not up to par, and the Horqin Department can't provide much help for the time being, so Hai Lanzhu can only think of other solutions on his own.
So, when Xiao Ruxue proposed marriage, she agreed after just a moment's consideration. Xiao Ruxue is also a shrewd woman, and this woman is also very ambitious. When the time comes, Chang Minyue and Xiao Ruxue will definitely have a fight.
Fight, that way, she, Hai Lanzhu, would have time to slowly convince Horqin to completely change her attitude.
Will Xiao Ruxue and Chang Minyue cooperate? Hai Lanzhu is not worried, the possibility is zero.
If these two women can cooperate, why shouldn't Hai Lanzhu give up her position as the head of the house? Of course, how can the two of them cooperate? It's just that the men of the family should have a headache. Yanfu is not that easy to enjoy.
, both myself and Aqige, almost everyone has a profound background. How to divide these interests in the future requires a lot of thinking.
It is expected that Chang Minyue will be angry, but Hai Lanzhu is not too worried. Even if Chang Minyue is angry again, she will take care of the overall situation. But whether Xiao Ruxue can convince the Xiao family is a big problem, although Xiao Ruxue
Xue was not the daughter of the first wife, but she was Xiao Zhenlin's daughter. After a while, Hai Lanzhu came to the inner room, picked up a pen and wrote a letter, and then shouted softly: "Here comes someone!"
In just a moment, a man in black with a sword in his hand walked in quickly, but he stood at the door with a respectful expression and made no intention of pushing the door of the inner room. "Madam, I don't know what I have to say."
Hai Lanzhu walked out slowly holding the letter and whispered: "Hecha, go back to Liaodong and hand this letter to the Khan in person. Remember, this letter must not fall into the hands of outsiders. If
If the situation is not right, just destroy it.”
Hecha frowned hesitantly, took the letter, and said seriously: "Madam, when I return to Liaodong, is your safety safe?"
"What are you talking about? There are a lot of people here who can fight and kill, and they are protected by others. The supervisor's personal guards are not easy to bully. But if this matter is indeed done by others besides you, I won't worry!
"Hai Lanzhu took out a handout from his arms and said with a smile: "This is far away from Liaodong. Go early and come back early. You can take the money. When you get to the north, you can go to Duofu to exchange for some cash, which can be used on the road.
The cost of transportation.”
Seeing Hai Lanzhu's behavior, Hecha didn't insist anymore, bowed his hands and left the room quickly. It was helpless for Hecha to go to Liaodong to deliver the message. There were many personal guards around him, and the only one he could really trust was Hecha.
As for the other personal guards, who knows what their relationship is with Chang Minyue? When I followed the army to Liaodong and met my father Khan, he sent General He Cha over.
I hope Father Khan can listen to his advice. The Horqin Ministry needs to make a decision as soon as possible. Instead of wavering between Huang Taiji and Tie Mo, it is better to choose one side completely. Only by making a choice as soon as possible can we gain the most benefits. Tie Mo
Whether Mo or Huang Taiji, you have to choose one side. If you delay it for too long, it may not be a good thing for Horqin. Of course, Hai Lanzhu is more optimistic about Tie Mo, not only because Tie Mo is his man, but also because Tie Mo is his man.
Because of the infinite potential in him. Although he has never met Huang Taiji, Hai Lanzhu can conclude that Huang Taiji cannot compete with Tie Mo.
In the future, in order to compete for the position of Lord of the North, Tie Mo, Lin Danhan, and Huang Taiji will have a fierce battle. Just thinking about his aunt and sister, Hai Lanzhu feels a little depressed.
Hai Lanzhu and Chang Minyue each had their own plans, but they paid more attention to the overall situation and never knew how to fight. But at this time, the situation in the Nanjing Salt Transportation Department was a little different. The major salt merchants gathered at the Salt Transportation Yamen, waiting for the court
Give me an answer. The salt transport made Zhou Heling sweat on his forehead in a hurry, but there was nothing he could do. The salt merchants were still waiting outside. Zhou Heling asked his colleagues for urgent consultations, but after half an hour, they all pretended to be dumb.
For a moment, Zhou Heling hurled slanderous words at everyone, pointing at everyone's noses and cursing: "Are you all dead? You usually enjoy eating and drinking cards, but now when something happens, you all pretend to be deaf and dumb. Humph,
You are the officials of our Salt Transport Yamen, if you break the hearts of these salt merchants, your good days will come to an end."
The Yanyun Department is definitely the most popular yamen in the south of the Yangtze River. It is said that a clear county magistrate costs one hundred thousand snowflakes in one year. This statement is definitely more appropriate when it is placed in the Yanyun Yamen. A small steward of the Salt and Transportation Department, as long as he relaxes a little
, one hundred thousand taels a year is not a problem. Therefore, officials with high reputations are scrambling for their scalps to work in the Salt Transport Yamen. Some people are not even qualified as county magistrates, just to work as a small steward in the Salt Transport Yamen.
Why is the Yanyun Yamen so popular? The reason is that the salt merchants are very wealthy. If they offend the interests of the salt merchants and do not give an explanation, will these salt merchants continue to throw money into the Yanyun Yamen? Other businessmen
Seeing how the court treated salt merchants, who would be willing to spend a lot of money to become a salt merchant?
As a salt transport envoy, Zhou Heling can receive hundreds of thousands of taels of silver from the Xiao family and the Xu family every year. This money is not given in vain. Now the salt merchants are encountering difficulties, can you ignore them? The salt merchants really
If he wants to cause trouble, not to mention the skyrocketing price of salt, the court will definitely hold him accountable first as the person in charge of the salt transport yamen.
Zhou Heling was anxious, and so were others, but how could the solution be so easy to come up with? After a long time, the steward Deng Yuhan raised his hands and said: "Sir, our Salt Transport Yamen has no solution at all for this matter. Rogue bandits are causing trouble in Zhejiang. Once the salt works are closed, the official
If the salt cannot be transported, what can we do? We are in charge of salt, not in war."
Zhou Heling didn't finish listening, so he shouted sharply: "Fart, this is how you reply to those salt merchants outside?"
Deng Yuhan quickly shut her mouth, but fortunately, her colleague Qi Heng came to smooth things over, "Sir, please calm down. Although Manager Deng's words are a bit arrogant, they still make some sense. Instead of us guessing here, why not report it to the Ministry of Household Affairs?
, how can we control such a big thing? In the final analysis, the root cause is the bandits. As long as the bandits are still in Zhejiang, it is useless to say anything. The problem now is not to appease the salt merchants, but to think about how to drive away the bandits.
Out of Zhejiang."
Zhou Heling blew his beard and glared angrily. He felt that what Qi Heng said was nonsense, so he snorted coldly: "The key is how to drive the bandits out of Zhejiang."
Qi Heng came without any worries and said with a smile: "Don't be anxious, sir. In fact, it is easy to drive away the rogue bandits. As long as the Iron Governor of Luzhou Prefecture sends elite troops southward, with the combat power of the border army, the rogue bandits will probably withdraw from Zhejiang."
If the Iron Superintendent is willing to move, then Mr. Xu will definitely respond."
Zhou Heling frowned deeply, and gradually there was a glimmer of hope in his heart. He somewhat understood the meaning of Qi Heng's coming. In fact, Qi Heng did not say something directly. The iron governor's troops and horses were staying still in Luzhou Mansion.
The reason is. As we all know, Tie Mo, the governor of the three provinces, came to pay the fee, but the court did not give him a penny. If he wanted to use troops, he must need military pay and supplies. So where did the military pay and supplies come from? Naturally, he had to ask for them from Nanzhili.
However, the Zhili officialdom in the south was unanimously open to the outside world and was very repulsive to the Iron Governor.
It's good now. If the Iron Supervisor doesn't take action, the rogue bandits are raging in southern Zhili, and now they have even gone to Zhejiang. Mr. Xu probably has evil intentions and is staying in Wuhu. So, there is nothing to do. People are under the eaves.
I have to bow my head, people can afford Tie Mo, but South Zhili really can't afford it. As soon as the rogue bandits arrived in Zhejiang, the salt merchants started making trouble. If the salt works were really closed and the price of salt soared, wouldn't South Zhili be able to do so?
Want to cause chaos?
Perhaps many people saw that it was time to ask Tie Mo to send troops, but no one said it because everyone had taboos. Anyone who suggested it would mean betraying the officialdom of South Zhili. Everyone was bent on driving Tie Mo out of South Zhili
Yes, if you send money and supplies to invite him to send troops, isn't this a betrayal of the officialdom of South Zhili?
Qi Heng came here to ask Zhou Heling to do this! Zhou Heling was very hesitant. If he brought this up, his official career would be over. But when he thought of the anger of those salt merchants, Zhou Heling secretly gritted his teeth.
Take a gamble.
Zhou Heling left from the back door and came to the Old Palace of Nanjing. At this time, the six ministries were discussing matters. What Zhou Heling did not expect was that when he proposed the idea, everyone readily agreed, and only a few people expressed objections. Even Fei, the most determined anti-foreigner,
Yang also expressed his agreement.
Zhou Heling is also a good person. He can see it. These people are like mirrors in their hearts, but they just don't start, just waiting for someone to jump out and take the lead.
After the Six Ministries of South Zhili had preliminary opinions, they quickly sent people to Luzhou Prefecture to find Tie Mo. At this time, Tie Mo had already arrived at Gushan. He came to Gushan purely to burn incense and worship Buddha. When he learned that South Zhili
After finding out the party's intention, he was quite surprised.
Returning to his residence, Tie Mo took the letter and looked at Wang Zuoguan dumbfounded: "Mr. Wang, look, these officials gave in so quickly. Look, they mean they are ripping us off."
The officials of South Zhili have already raised their heads to be chopped off. As long as Tie Mo is willing to send troops to Zhejiang and drive the bandits out of South Zhili, they will hold their noses and admit it no matter what the cost. Unfortunately, Tie Mo really can't cut it with this sword.
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Wang Zuoguan obviously had the same idea as Tie Mo, and said noncommittally: "Superintendent, I think we should dry them out first. When the bandits arrive in Hangzhou, it won't be too late for us to agree. By then, they will have to do whatever we want.
What to give, not to mention..."
Wang Zuogai didn't say anything else, but Tie Mo understood in his heart.
I came to South Zhili not only to rip off money, but also to slaughter fat sheep. Now the rogue bandits have just arrived in Zhejiang, and they haven't had time to snatch the big houses yet. It's too early to start now. Besides, Cao Wenzhao,
Zhao Shujiao hasn't given the right letter yet, so if he starts too early, he might end up making a mess and not get anything out of it.
Instead of doing this, why not raise fat sheep first? Now they are still skinny. How many ounces of meat will be left even if they are slaughtered?