After chatting for a while over tea, Xie Juncha never mentioned the topic of opening accounts again, and only said: "I learned that your husband is coming to Yangzhou, so I made some preparations and prepared a yard in the north of the city.
No need to worry about daily life. There is a wonderful thing about this place
, just take a boat along the Beicheng River and you will reach Baoyang Lake (Slender West Lake). The salt merchant giants on the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, many talented people and beauties live here, and pavilions and gardens are constantly being built. Today, the scenery is beautiful and full of literary style.
, it is indeed a good place in Yangzhou.”
"The matter here has been handed over. I still have to go to Nanjing to meet Shangfeng. I won't be living in Yangzhou for the time being. You don't have to bother me so much." Zhang Ning said deliberately nonchalantly. But he didn't.
He expressed that he wanted to refuse. The relationship between the boss and the boss was not very familiar at the moment, so he didn’t dare to ask for money directly, but it didn’t matter what he wanted in terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation.
At the same time, he was also planning to meet Wu Yong, the doctor of the Nanjing Ministry of Rites. The gift money was indispensable. Even though he had just taken office, he had to show some favor within the scope allowed by the bad regulations. The money could only be paid out of his own pocket. Fortunately, he received nearly a hundred taels before leaving the capital.
.Wu Yong pays for the favors from his own pocket, while here the accommodation and transportation expenses are borne by his subordinates. Even if the funds for both sides are stretched, it can still be sustained.
Because Xie Juan took the initiative to bear the food and accommodation, Zhang Ning's tone softened a lot: "I'm here to meet two people this time, Heng Yong (Xie Jun's pseudonym), and the messenger Zhan Zhuli. Where are the others?
?”
Now that Mr. Xie has begun to compromise, Zhang Ning doesn't want to always speak in a critical manner, and expresses intimacy with his words. We are working in the same organization, so compromise and cooperation should be the main theme.
Xie Jun said: "I never expected that Mr. Zhan would come to hand over official duties so soon. Zhan Zhuli hasn't shown up recently. This man likes to drink. He might be drunk somewhere right now."
Zhang Ning frowned slightly, but said: "It's good for people who know how to drink to socialize together."
Xie Juan chuckled: "He just likes to drink, and he drinks three times a day. Unfortunately, he doesn't have the ability to drink. He will pour it out within three bowls, and he is as drunk as a pig."
Due to his drunkenness, Zhang Ning felt that this unmasked messenger and assistant was not very reliable. He could only say: "That's it, wait until I come back from Nanjing to see him again."
"Originally, I should have done my duty as a landlord and found a few celebrities from Yangzhou to accompany my husband to take care of him, but..." Xie Juan said with some regret.
Zhang Ning said hurriedly: "No, there is no need to show our relationship to outsiders. We are doing business, so we can save on pretense. That's it for today, because there is nothing to arrange for the time being. Everything is waiting for me to see you from Nanjing."
Let’s talk about it after we get to the top of the mountain.”
Xie Jun said: "There is no need to hold a banquet according to the wishes of the master. It is still necessary to wash away the dust. I asked someone to prepare a few side dishes and a pot of wine to pay off the favor of the master."
"That's fine. Don't have too many dishes. Leaving a big table will be unsightly." Zhang Ning nodded, and dinner was already served. A few side dishes must not be too bad. He was more comfortable eating and drinking together.
.
They talked about some specific personnel matters in the tea room. When the time was almost up, Xie Juan took Zhang Ning to the garden at the back. There were not many people coming and going here, but the scenery was nice.
With a small lake as the center, there are rockeries, stone bridges, pavilions, houses, flowers, plants and trees, and the scene is like a garden.
The two of them walked past the corridor and talked. Xie Juan pointed to the garden and said, "Our people in Biyuan usually live in this garden, but it is not specially designed for us to live in. Some distinguished and elegant people want to gather here."
Friends, you can pay for hospitality, but the environment also requires it. To drink and taste tea, you have to have some scenery, haha."
"Just drinking and enjoying tea?" Zhang Ning asked with a smile in a very casual tone.
Xie Jun was stunned: "Since sir asked, we can't hide it from you. Of course, it's not just drinking and tasting, how much money will you earn? Besides, how can those talented people have fun here and just recite poems and write poems with little water?"
Have fun? In fact, no matter you are a scholar in Confucianism or a dandy in the salt industry, you can't avoid three things, they just have different ways of playing."
Zhang Ning asked with interest: "What three?"
Xie Juan had an obscene smile: "It's nothing more than sex, sex, and gambling. When you get rich, you change your tricks, and you never deviate from your roots."
Zhang Ning said: "The Ming Dynasty did not prohibit sensuality, but it prohibited gambling. Heng Yong, you are knowing the law and breaking the law. When the time comes, when we report the accounts, won't we have to falsify it?"
"No one checked. The Fuzhou government never touched our Biyuan. No matter when the officials chased the gambling shops in the streets and alleys, Biyuan has always been calm and calm." Xie Juan said bluntly.
, "Maybe some officials who just came down
I don’t understand, but all the petty officials and officials in Yangzhou vaguely know some of our background. Besides, these things have been banned for many times, and many salt merchants, silk merchants, medicinal materials merchants are involved in this, and they are only allowed to make money, so why can’t we also get a share of the pie?”
Zhang Ning said seriously: "After all, we are working for the imperial court and we must be self-disciplined. However, it is not a bad thing to reduce some funds for Hu Butang. It is not easy for Hu Butang to ask the Ministry of Accounts for funds, because the Ministry of Accounts cannot get detailed accounts.
They also had quite a bit of criticism.”
"That's right, that's right." Xie Jun said with a smile, "It's the adults in Beijing who have seen the market who can speak."
When we arrived at a pavilion called "Plum Pavilion", we should be at the right place. Going upstairs to take a seat, Zhang Ning found that the windows were hollow, which were called view windows. The advantage was that they could enjoy a good view of the wintersweet by the lake, but at this time
There is no glass to cover it, so it is a bit cool to sit in the winter when the wind blows. There are more than a dozen dishes on the round table, and several pots of wine are warming on the clay stove next to it. The room is clean and elegant, and you can enjoy the plum blossoms quietly. It is indeed
A great place to eat.
Miao Ge, the girl I met in the tea room before, is also here. She is not coming on the same road as Zhang Ning and others. She has a spring-like smile on her face, and her fingers holding the wine pot are as white as peeling onions, and she is pouring wine.
His movements are gentle and graceful, and being served by such a person will immediately increase your appetite.
Xie Jun looked at Zhang Ning's eyes with a smile and said: "When I talked about those three things just now, our Miao Ge is also quite famous in Yangzhou City. Most people outside may not have the respect if they have money. Come on, Miao Ge.
Mr. Zhang pours wine."
Oh, she is still a famous prostitute? But Zhang Ning has never heard anyone say that, probably "a little famous" actually refers to it. Zhang Ning smiled and said: "So, being able to drink the wine poured by the Miao Ge girl herself,
It's a blessing." Anyway, it's just a show for the occasion. Fortunately, Luo Yaoniang is not in Yangzhou. Otherwise, how could she have gone to the house to unveil the baby?
"Your Majesty, I would like to honor you little lady. I take the liberty of toasting you a glass of wine first." Miao Ge said softly, without any pretense, and drank a glass of wine while covering his mouth with his red sleeves.
Zhang Ning was not in a position to refuse, so he drank the wine she poured in one gulp and praised: "Miao Ge speaks well, and this wine is not bad either."
"Thank you for your love, sir." The woman bowed slightly and said with appropriate shyness, "This wine is called Nuer Hong. It has been buried in the ground for eighteen years, and it has just been unearthed for you to taste."
What these words said... Zhang Ning was also tickled for a while. Is it tasting wine or tasting people?
He remained calm, turned around and smiled at Xie Jun: "Miao Ge does have some qualities as a female historian."
"She is from the Miao region in the southwest. She was carefully selected by my predecessor." Xie Jun said, "She is not famous yet. When the four most talented people from Suzhou and Hangzhou come from Hangzhou in the spring, we will hold it in Biyuan.
There will be a poetry meeting, and the talented people will write poems to give her some enlightenment, and her status will be very different."
Zhang Ning nodded approvingly and said: "Heng Yong is indeed good at business."
Xie Juan picked up the wine glass: "No, no, it's just a common technique."
Sure enough, wine is a good thing. After two glasses of wine, they seemed to be closer to each other. The two talked loudly about the beautiful girl next to them, but in Xie Juan's eyes, this girl was just a valuable commodity. Zhang Ning
I deliberately observed her expression and found that she was not unhappy at all... Maybe people themselves are commodities, and they are valuable if they are useful to others. What is even sadder is that they are worthless if they want to be used.
The atmosphere was just right, and a middle-aged man in long clothes in his forties walked up. When Zhang Ning looked back, he bowed his hands and said, "I have met Mr. Zhang."
Xie Jun said: "Shopkeeper Gu is here, and I just happened to come over to accompany you. I can't drink well, so I'm afraid I won't be able to enjoy my husband by myself."
"The villain is late for the gift, so I'll punish myself with three drinks." Shopkeeper Gu's words were stiff. He poured wine from a jug and drank three large glasses. In an instant, his eyes were a little red. It seemed that
Not much of a drinker.
Thinking that this account manager also belongs to the category of accountant, Zhang Ning and him are still colleagues from a certain point of view, and he feels a little relieved. He knows that even if this manager Gu is making false accounts, he will bear the risk on both sides, and he will share at least one share.
That role is not easy anyway. Zhang Ning said: "I have a good capacity for drinking. In this case, Heng Yong and I don't care. If you drink three drinks, I will also drink one."
"You accept my apology, please take your leave and take your leave." Shopkeeper Gu bowed, turned and left.
"Eh..." Xie Jun looked ugly and said hurriedly, "This person has a bit of a weird personality, but he is reliable and can be used. Sir, I don't care about the faults of villains, so there is no need to be on the same level with him."
Zhang Ning nodded: "It's okay, I'm not a carefree person."
Although the arrival of shopkeeper Gu somewhat affected the happy atmosphere, Zhang Ning did not mention the matter of auditing the accounts again.
After dinner, Xie Juan wanted to send him to the house he had prepared in the north of the city to check in. Zhang Ning accepted the offer naturally because he was not drunk. It would not cost much to stay in an inn temporarily, but he was an official from Yangzhou.
There is one in the inn
It's not normal. Since Biyuan has to pay for food and accommodation, he can accept it calmly. There should be horses in the house, and there will be no need to pay for travel by then. We have to go from Yangzhou to Nanjing, and it will be very difficult to pick up the horses at the inn without an official document issued by Yangzhou Prefecture.
inconvenient.
They took Zhang Ning back to his residence in a carriage, and there was a young woman with him, probably from Biyuan. Miao Ge was slightly provocative at the dinner table, but Xie Juan didn't need to let her come, Miao Ge was someone who could keep and sell.
A woman with a good price, there is no need for me to waste money like this.
Zhang Ning also rejected the girl he sent over. If a new comer eats and goes to whoring for free, the impact will not be good and he will lose his identity.
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