On the way from the capital to Yangzhou, Zhang Ning's wallet was stolen while staying at a hotel. Fortunately, the horse was not lost by the store. Sure enough, the folk customs in ancient times were not so simple, and there were people who could eat anything. We arrived in Yangzhou hungry.
The sun was already setting in the city, and the shadow of a single rider in the ancient city was stretched too long, and it was indescribably lonely. He did not go back to his residence or go to the Yangzhou government office, but went straight to Biyuan, where he could eat and drink for free and the tea was good.
It is good to have a good meal and eat and drink, which is what Zhang Ning enjoys in his life. It is not yet dinner time, so it is good to go to the tea room with the plaque "Spring" to have a cup of tea to get rid of the dust. It is just in time for the spring of the 22nd year of Yongle.
It has arrived and the flowers are about to bloom.
"My lord is back." The slender beauty named Miao Ge looked at him and greeted him with a smile, and a spring breeze blew in her face. Then she went to play with the tea sets and do trivial things by herself. She didn't talk much and seemed very quiet. After all, she came
It's better to stay where you are, at least you don't have to worry about whether your wallet will be stolen.
After a while, Xie Jun, the owner of Biyuan, and another person also came in to greet him. The other person was Zhang Ning's first meeting, and he looked familiar. This person was in his thirties or forties, in his prime, tall and thin, but actually quite burly.
It doesn't look thin, but the skin on his face looks very dry, like an old tree branch without any moisture, so he feels very thin. The clothes are normal, just common people's clothes, but Zhang Ning's first impression is that this person is very
Maybe he's an old bachelor, and he just has an intuition that having a woman at home won't make him look so awkward.
"Zhan Zhuli." Xie Jun pointed at him and introduced, "Sir's messengers and those responsible for security are not under Xie's control. Only you can control them."
Zhan Zhuli paid his respects and said, "For this humble position, please see Mr. Zhang."
"No need to be polite." Zhang Ning nodded, making him remember that he was the man Xie Juan mentioned last time who was a good drinker and boundless.
"The tea has been brewed. There is spring water ready for boiling today." The beauty brought the tea tray up with a smile. She looked at Zhang Ning with a smile and said, "Last time Mr. Zhang tasted Dongting tea and said it was good. Today it will be the same."
Both Zhang Ning and Xie Juan smiled kindly at the beautiful women. After all, in the eyes of men, beautiful women should be treated more kindly. Zhan Zhuli turned a blind eye and said to himself with a straight-looking look: "I heard that in the examination room
The person who stabbed you in the back in this case is your classmate Ma Wenchang, does he have anything to do with you?"
"It seems like there is nothing special. I guess I was too public in the past and others were dissatisfied." Zhang Ning said casually. I didn't know about Ma Wenchang until I got home. How did Mr. Zhan know about it when he was far away in Yangzhou? Xie Jun just said
He said that Old Biao Zhan was only in charge of himself, but now he seems to be in charge of my affairs? Well, this person is a messenger, and when he was delivering the letter, he happened to be giving me a small report in front of Shangfeng.
Xie Jun sighed in agreement: "People in the world are sinister."
Zhang Ning pretended to smile casually and said: "As I said before, tasting tea depends on your state of mind. People in the world have good intentions and bad intentions. Who doesn't? If you care about something you don't like, your mood will be bad. Let's drink tea.
Bar."
"Please." Xie Juan nodded approvingly. He turned around and saw Mr. Zhan raising his head and drinking it all in one gulp. He couldn't help laughing and scolding him for wasting good tea.
Zhan Zhuli smiled and said: "I can sing good or bad with wine, but I'm really wasting this tea when I drink it, haha."
Zhang Ning took a sip and found that the aroma of the tea really touched his heart. He had little experience in this field, but the difference between fine tea and coarse tea was too obvious. He put down the teacup and said seriously: "I went to Nanjing this time to see Shangfeng.
"
Both of them had serious faces and were sitting and listening.
Zhang Ning continued: "Shangfeng gave us a new mission. The initial target is Taohua Villa. Taohua Villa itself is a group of private salt dealers who have colluded with the rebellious party. Their main area of activity is in South Zhili, and their former home base is in Yangzhou.
.If there is progress in the early stage, we should not alert the enemy. The further target is Zheng Qia, a close minister of Jianwen. The superior asked me to host an unannounced visit to Yangzhou. We must first draw up a plan. You two are familiar with the place. Do you have any opinions?"
Xie Juan took a dossier from the Miao singer and handed it over with both hands: "This is the list of fifty-seven of Mr.'s subordinates. Their identities are confidential. Please take a look at it. We will only follow Mr.'s lead."
Zhang Ning took it and found that there was a red paper bag with the word "Qing" printed in yellow on it, so he asked, "What is this?"
"A little thought from brothers." Xie Jun said with a smile.
Zhang Ning said: "You want me to accept bribes?"
Xie Jun said: "It's not a bribe, it's just a little etiquette. In the first month of the year, brothers go to each other to pay New Year greetings, and my husband went to Nanjing again. This is just a supplement, it's just a common etiquette."
"In this case..." Zhang Ning is now penniless, and the remaining money was stolen on the road. Now that he has a legitimate name to collect money, he can only "accept it", "I can't bear to offend everyone.
You don’t have to be so polite next time, we’re all our own people... Let’s talk about business, why don’t you two raise any opinions?”
Xie Juan has already stated his attitude, and Zhan Zhuli also said: "I will do whatever you tell me to do, I am just an errand boy."
Zhang Ning was silent for a while, and then flipped through the list. These people were funded by public funds and had various identities. All of them were related to the three religions and nine streams of people who traveled around the world. Hu Gong has been running this business for ten or twenty years.
It has basically been rolled out.
"The real estate shops in Peach Blossom Villa have been sealed off by the government. They need to eat and make a living. Sooner or later they will have to find a way to transport illegal salt." Zhang Ning thought as he said, since this matter was just a perfunctory matter, he had no intention of doing it.
No matter what achievements you can make in this position, it is just a matter of action or showing off. "So now we have to shift our focus to the private salt industry."
The two nodded seriously and said, "What you said is absolutely true."
"Send the news to the leaders of each team in various places, and ask them to try to find out the main illegal salt gangs operating in the local area. Get the information as soon as possible. When new gangsters appear, they will be reported to them as key tracking agents."
The preliminary arrangements were briefly laid out, and Zhang Ning didn't plan to put too much thought into it. It seemed like there wasn't much of a problem: Xie Juan probably didn't pay too much attention to business matters. He was focused on running his Biyuan and making a fortune. He would eat later.
When he was talking about poetry, he mentioned things like being a famous prostitute. But it was Zhan Zhuli who Zhang Ning was very suspicious of. It was a bit strange for a person who didn’t care about wealth or sex, and whose only hobby was drinking.
.
Therefore, Zhang Ning planned to write a report first and order Zhan Zhuli to be sent to Nanjing. He would then go to Peach Blossom Villa after taking advantage of the opportunity. In fact, even if someone knew that he went to Peach Blossom Villa, it would not be a big problem. Zhang Ning was originally in charge of this.
It's okay, besides, Peach Blossom Villa has been seized by the government, so it's not impossible to go and have a look.
In short, after Zhang Ning judged the situation mainly by intuition, he planned to win over Xie Juan first, and then take Zhan Zhuli's idea.
The three of them were at the wine table. Sure enough, Zhan Zhuli soon became motionless. Only Xie Juan often brought up the topic of the four talented people from Jiangsu and Zhejiang who were coming to Yangzhou for a trip in the spring. Zhang Ning said calmly: "
Among them is Mr. Su. Isn’t he in Nanjing? How could he come from Hangzhou?”
Xie Jun immediately asked: "Among the four, Mr. Su is the most mysterious. How did you know that he is in Nanjing?"
Zhang Ning said with a normal expression: "Before I returned to Yangzhou, I had wine with Master Su on the Qinhuai River."
"Ha?!" Xie Juan was surprised and happy, "So sir, you know Mr. Su?"
The situation was like two buddies having a barbecue and talking about Jacky Cheung's upcoming concert. One of them said easily: Jacky Cheung, I was shopping with him that day.
Zhang Ning said: "It's just a familiar acquaintance. He has a good relationship with a fellow villager of mine and was recommended by a fellow villager."
Xie Jun said happily: "That's great! You don't know that in order to invite four great talents, I spent a lot of money to accompany countless smiling faces and make friends with the literati and poets over Baoyang Lake. Since I know Mr.
Mr. Su, that would save a lot of twists and turns. As long as Mr. Su gives him a face to come to the meeting, and the other three are on good terms with Mr. Su, it will probably not be difficult to invite them;
If you say a few nice words to Miao Ge in front of the guests, won't your net worth rise?"
"Heng Yong is very fond of Miss Miao and has spent a lot of effort." Zhang Ning said with a smile.
Xie Jun said in front of Miao Ge: "Ms. Miao is also a member of Biyuan. We are not doing this for any one person, but for Biyuan! To gain a reputation and improve quality, these are all necessary, and then those who have
Only wealthy and powerful customers will like our place and become regular guests..."
Zhang Ning nodded and agreed: "In this case, I should come forward in this matter. When Mr. Su comes to Yangzhou, just say something and I will go over to pay him a visit. He should meet me. Then I will give Heng Yong's invitation to him."
Once offered, he would not be able to refuse because of his face."
"Oh my, it's really a blessing for us that you have come to Yangzhou to take up the post." Xie Jun stood up and bowed.
"No need, sit down, sit down and talk." Zhang Ning hurriedly reached down and made a pressing motion, and said calmly, "Biyuan's good management is also a credit. I think if there are 100 people under us,
I don’t have to ask Mr. Hu for funds for a day, I can be completely self-sufficient, and I can also serve the court. Isn’t that the best of both worlds?”
Xie Jun said: "Sir, that's right."
However, Zhang Ning thought that it would be impossible to confiscate all the profits. Otherwise, how could Xie Juan have such high enthusiasm and enthusiasm? He would have done well not to mention the losses.
...After returning to his residence after socializing here, Zhang Ning immediately opened the red envelope and saw only two hundred taels of banknotes. This "common courtesy" was really a lot, equivalent to more than one hundred thousand yuan. Zhang Ning is now in front of the seventh-grade
The official annual salary is forty-five taels, and receiving an "ordinary gift" is equivalent to four and a half years' salary.
People who eat soft food have short hands. Zhang Ning put the banknote into his pocket, crumpled up the red envelope and threw it away, while secretly sighing. With this money, as long as you don't do anything wrong on other issues, you don't have to worry about being checked.
It's bribery, but it's always not very clean.
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