It was only a short time later, and the sky was already covered with red flaming clouds.
The sun sets in the west, laying the last layer of light on the earth for the day.
There was a lot of traffic in Pingkangfang, and many dignitaries and noble disciples in Shenjing City were gathering here, calling their friends.
No matter how turbulent the world outside the city is, life here is still a life of luxury and luxury.
Li Yunze and Jia Zhen arrived in the same car at the busiest and most prosperous Zuiyue Tower.
The five-story, octagonal Zuiyue Tower has bright red lanterns hanging on its outer walls, which look dazzling when lit.
After getting off the carriage, Jia Zhen smiled so hard that she couldn't even see her. "Boy, I'm going to cost you a lot of money today."
"Just a few scattered pieces of silver."
The two servants were not qualified to enter, so they followed the carriage to the backyard to rest.
The Zhike at the front door warmly welcomed the two of them in. He opened his mouth and said "Master" and "Second Master". It was obvious that he had been a regular visitor here in the past.
Jia Zhen took out a piece of silver from her sleeve very grandly. The weight was estimated to be two taels, and she rewarded it directly.
There is no doubt that Zhike's hospitality immediately caught his attention, and he was even more enthusiastic and considerate than serving his old father who was sick in bed.
Walking into the first floor, what you see in the middle is a hollow hall eight or nine feet high that leads directly to the top floor, surrounded by circular corridors and boxes.
In the middle of the first floor is a stage used for singing and dancing performances.
There are oil lamps and candles all around, and a lot of glass is used to focus the light, making the entire Zuiyue Tower look very open and bright.
Although it was only the middle of the night, the building was already bustling with people and tourists.
"Uncle Zhen, Second Master Lian."
Wearing a red satin double-breasted coat and a jingle ring, the beautiful shopkeeper, who was about thirty years old, came forward with a smile, "I asked why magpies have been calling all day today. It turns out that the two gentlemen are coming. The Jianquan Pavilion on the fourth floor has been prepared for you two.
Already."
As expected of a person in the welcome and drop-off business, he is good at talking.
"We're not going to the fourth floor." Li Yunze shook his head repeatedly, "Let's go to the fifth floor."
"Two gentlemen, what a coincidence." The shopkeeper smiled even more, "The fifth floor has been booked."
Li Yunze didn't waste any time, took out a banknote and handed it over.
After glancing at the one hundred taels denomination on the banknote, the shopkeeper put it away quickly and skillfully. "Look at my confusion. There is an empty room on the fifth floor. Why didn't I think of it just now?"
The fifth floor of Zuiyue Building has already made a name for itself, so of course there will be spare rooms on hand in case of emergencies.
Li Yunze is very familiar with these marketing methods.
Walking up the stairs in a circle, we arrived at a private room on the fifth floor with the inscription "Guanlan Pavilion". The shopkeeper smiled sweetly, "Which girl do you want to listen to?"
The handwriting is beautiful and clearly written by a famous artist.
Jia Zhen was about to speak, but Li Yunze stopped her. "Let's serve the food and wine first. My brother and I have something to discuss."
After sitting down separately, Jia Zhen opened her fan with a dissatisfied look on her face and said, "It's Gao Le that comes here. If you have anything to do, you can't go home and talk about it."
"There are many eyes and ears in the mansion, so of course you have to be careful when it comes to money."
A word about money made Jia Zhen's expression change instantly. He leaned over and asked, "Where did you get the money?"
"It's not urgent."
Li Yunze waved his hand with a smile, "Eat wine first."
When the food and wine were served, Jia Zhen, who was very anxious, couldn't wait to ask again.
Li Yunze, on the other hand, just shied away and just offered wine and food.
In fact, the income of Ningguo Mansion is not as good as that of Rongguo Mansion. And Jia Zhen is a spendthrift, so her desire for money is naturally very strong.
After all, it is indeed very rare for a weirdo like Jia Baoyu to regard money as dirt.
When Jia Zhen was almost helpless, Li Yunze slowly said, "Brother, do you know that there is a severe drought in the North?"
"What's the point?" Jia Zhen waved her fan impatiently. "There are so many places in the world suffering from disasters and famines. What does it have to do with me?"
"It's not just Beizhili." Li Yunze lowered his voice, "There is also a severe drought outside the customs, and it is more serious."
Jia Zhen was very puzzled, "Second brother, what exactly do you want to say."
"The Tartars outside the Pass are short of food. I have recently found a way to transport food outside the Pass."
"Second brother, this is a crime of decapitation." Jia Zhen's face turned pale after hearing this. "It will also implicate the Jia family."
"Do you know the asking price outside the customs?" Li Yunze slowly picked up the wine glass and couldn't help but smile, "Two taels and four dollars per stone."
‘Hiss~~~’
Jia Zhen's eyes turned red when she heard the price.
Although there were constant famines in the Zhou Dynasty, food prices also increased year by year. However, the price of food in the areas south of the Yangtze River and the two lakes was only a few hundred liters.
After taking a sip of wine, Li Yunze continued to lay the bait, "I hooked up with the master of the Great Sima family. Their family used Yangtze River Navy ships to transport grain to Liao by sea. As long as one ship arrived, it would be an income of several thousand taels."
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This is purely bullying Jia Zhen as a useless person who doesn't understand anything.
It is true that the Ministry of War is in charge of the promotion and military registration of the Yangtze Navy generals and officers, but it is absolutely impossible to mobilize them at will to sail, let alone go to sea.
If you want to mobilize ships to leave the defense zone without authorization, you have to cross the sea to transport food to Liao. This unblocking of the upper and lower joints requires huge connections and funds. Even the chief minister of the cabinet may not be able to do it.
Jia Zhen, who had some brains but no official experience, felt that if the Grand Sima came forward, the Yangtze River Navy would of course have to be obedient.
His interest was immediately aroused. After all, he was an extremely greedy person.
If you use money as bait, you won't be fooled even if you don't want to.
"I have an appointment with Mr. Liang today. When he comes, we will discuss the matter of investing together." Li Yunze, who smiled kindly, patted Jia Zhen on the shoulder with a sincere expression, "If you can make money, of course you have to bring your eldest brother along."
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"Good brother." Jia Zhen was so moved that she immediately showed her true colors, "I have some pretty good maids. You can take them with you when the matter is done."
Li Yunze smiled and shook his head, "It's just that Mr. Liang is hypocritical and will pretend to retreat when mentioned to his face. Big brother needs to get him to say something nice before he can become a shareholder."
Jia Zhen, who was originally a greedy and daring person, and who was a little drunk, didn't think carefully about the joints inside, and her face turned rosy with joy.
He nodded repeatedly, "Those scholars are all fake. I understand these things. Second brother, you are a capable person. When you earn some money, I will give you some benefits."
"No more gossip, let's have some wine."
While chatting and talking nonsense, Li Yunze controlled the time and made Jia Zhen nine points drunk before Xu Shi.
When Liang Huairen came over, Jia Zhen was already drunk and started talking nonsense.
"Brother Liang."
"Brother Jia."
Liang Huairen, who received several carts of Li Yunze's local products at home, was very enthusiastic after meeting him.
But when he saw Jia Zhen, he looked confused and said, "This is"
"Brother Ning Guofu Zhen." Li Yunze sighed, "I heard that Brother Liang and I knew each other, so I insisted on having a meeting with Brother Liang. He said that he wanted to do big business with Da Sima, but he didn't know what he was going to do."
Liang Huairen took it for granted that Jia Zhen also wanted to give away local products and find a good position.
He sat down with a smile, "It turns out it was General Wei Lie who was in front of me. I'm rude."
"Brother Zhen." Li Yunze greeted with a smile, "This is Mr. Sima. If you want to do any big business, just tell him."
Jia Zhen, who was only half awake, shook her head vigorously and reached out to grab Liang Huairen's hand. "Master Liang, I am willing to cooperate with Da Sima to transport grain to Liao for sale."
As soon as these words came out, there was silence in Guanlan Pavilion.
Liang Huairen's smile froze. He really didn't expect that Jia Zhen actually wanted to drag their family to die together?!
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Liang Huairen was furious and immediately waved his hands and stood up to leave.
Li Yunze on the side stepped forward and whispered in Jia Zhen's ear, "Hurry up and catch up and ask him to give you a chance to invest in the business and make a lot of money."
Jia Zhen, who was already drunk and confused, staggered up and chased after her.
When he came to the corridor outside the door, he grabbed Liang Huairen's brocade robe and shouted, "Master Liang, this general is willing to pay."
"Don't talk nonsense." Liang Huairen was furious and tried to break free.
"Why are you pretending to be noble?" Jia Zhen struggled with her, "Your family can make money, why can't I?"
Liang Huairen was furious and punched Jia Zhen in the face.
Jia Zhen, who is a scumbag, has never suffered such a loss. She immediately rushed over and started a struggle.
The entire Zuiyue Tower is a hollow ring-shaped structure, and many private rooms on the fifth floor have their heads poked out to watch the fighting here.
Seeing a servant coming over, Li Yunze immediately stepped forward and shouted, "Don't do anything, just talk to me if you have anything to say~~~"
He rushed over and seemed to want to break up the fight, but he seized the opportunity and slapped Liang Huairen in a subtle way with his elbow.
Liang Huairen, who felt the force on his back, subconsciously pounced forward and pushed Jia Zhen in front of him over the fence.
If you are conscious and in good health, you will most likely be able to live stably.
But not only had Jia Zhen been drained of alcohol and sex, she was still in a state of confusion, where she could not control herself.
I heard him make a long and shrill scream, and fell from the fifth floor while dancing.
‘Bang!’
With a loud bang, Jia Zhen fell straight onto the stage in the middle of the first floor.
The musicians playing music around were really frightened out of their wits.
Li Yunze, who looked sad and angry, rushed to the railing and looked around. When he saw the blood pouring out from under Jia Zhen's body, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief and turned to the dumbfounded Liang Huairen beside him and roared, "If it doesn't work out, forget it. Why do you have to do it?"
Kill and silence!"
Liang Huairen was not a young bird who had never seen blood. When he was in his hometown, he ran rampant in the countryside and naturally ordered his slaves to kill villagers who disobeyed him.
But Jia Zhen is not a villager. She is a dignified heir to the Ning Kingdom and a serious and powerful general of the imperial court.
Killing Xungui is a big deal that has to go straight to heaven!
He was already frightened and hurriedly grabbed Li Yunze's wrist with a trembling voice: "Brother Jia, I didn't mean it."
Shaking off Liang Huairen's hand, Li Yunze turned around and scolded the dumbfounded servants of Zuiyue Tower, "Hurry and report to the official to invite the censor to patrol the city."
After a pause, he added, "The one who fell was the mighty General Ning Guofu. You can't afford it!"
No matter Wannian County or Jingzhao Prefecture, they dare not take care of this kind of thing.
If you want to make a big fuss, you don't want to give Liang Erhe a chance to react, and you have to find the censor of the city quickly. If these censors want to be in power, they all rely on impeaching big shots and their disciples.
"Liang Huairen!"
After the servants hurried downstairs, Li Yunze immediately turned around and shouted angrily, "I didn't expect you to be so vicious!"
Liang Huairen was so frightened that he kept saying that he was wronged and that he didn't mean it.
There were so many people around who heard it.
Li Yunze has been blaming Liang Huairen and hating him. He has not even gone down to see if Jia Zhen can save her.
The crowd watching the excitement seemed to have forgotten this.
Even if Jia Zhen didn't fall to death for a while, she would definitely die if she delayed for a long time.
This is also true. He truly shed all his blood and died in pain.
When the censor of the city patrol hurried over, asking for records with gleaming eyes, and heard Lin Huairen admit with his own ears that he accidentally pushed Jia Zhen downstairs, and took the suspects and witnesses downstairs to Wannian County, Li Yunze
Then he hurriedly jumped onto the stage.
Breathing, pulse, heartbeat.
After confirming that the scumbag Zhen was indeed dead, Li Yunze secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then wiped the corners of his eyes with saliva and cried, "Brother Zhen, you died so miserably~~~"