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Chapter 828 Yangzhou is slow

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    "Isn't it all caused by Hai Gong's appointment?" Shopkeeper Fang said softly: "We are doing pretty well here. Many restaurants have closed down immediately. I heard that even the business of the boathouses on the banks of the Qinhuai River has been greatly affected.  Many female historians had no choice but to go to Hangzhou and Yangzhou to make a living."

    "So exaggerated?" Mr. Zhao couldn't help but gasped. He didn't expect that Hai Gong's power was so terrifying that he could scare rich people away from spending money

    Does this count as shooting yourself in the foot?

    "There may be some misunderstanding here." He nodded helplessly and said, "I will think of a solution soon, and things will be back to normal soon."

    "That's a good relationship." Shopkeeper Fang and Tang Siya both breathed a sigh of relief. If the depression continues, even the old store will lose money, let alone opening a branch.

    ??~~

    Yangzhou Dongguan Wharf.

    As Shopkeeper Fang said, the famous prostitutes in Jinling moved to the north and south to avoid the limelight of Hai Gong.

    Most of them arrived in Yangzhou.  After all, Hangzhou in this era was still a bit weak, not as good as Yangzhou City where salt merchants gathered.

    Since yesterday, one flower boat after another has arrived in Yangzhou, moored on the moat and waiting for wealthy guests to come.

    There was indeed a sensation in Yangzhou City.

    Although the sensual industry in Yangzhou is very developed, it still cannot compare with the Qinhuai River.

    When they heard that famous Qinhuai prostitutes like Zheng Yanru, Qi Jingyun, Jing Pianpian, and Zhu Taiyu were arriving, all the salt merchants were red-eyed.

    ??????????????????????????? It is difficult to go to the Oiran Tower with a lot of gold in hand, but now the Oirans come to the door of their own initiative. The salt merchants do not take the opportunity to visit the Oirans, they are really sorry for Haizhong Cheng¡¯s help.

    Even Zou Yinglong, the dignified Salt Patrol Censor, could not sit still. He also wanted to meet the Qinhuai Oiran for a while and fulfill his lifelong wish.

    ???????????????? But Zou Zhongcheng, a stern and heroic figure, how can he allow his subordinates to arrange for women to be rich and prosperous?  Doesn't that make them look down on themselves?

    Although he just wanted to drink tea with Zheng Yanru, listen to her play "Butterfly Love Flower", and talk about life and ideals, he couldn't help but think that the people below would think dirty things!

    So while drinking tea with Zhao Liben, he vaguely put forward his needs.

    Mr. Zhao felt extremely bored.  Grandma, you actually let me, a third-grade servant, even though he is retired, pimp you, a junior, you are so open-minded!

    But who lets people take charge of the salt administration in Jiangnan and Jiangxi?  Zhao Liben still relied on him a lot. He owed someone a favor just before, so he could only admit it with his nose in his hands.

    ??~~

    Sitting on the carriage and looking at the double-decker boat parked on the pier, Zhao Liben sighed helplessly.

    ¡°Alas, the adult world is so full of helplessness and nastiness.

    ??Especially for an old gentleman who has become immobile, how cruel is this?

    "But, Sir, can't you go by yourself?" His cheap brother-in-law Ye Xixian sat aside and said helplessly:

    "How can I hold my head high in front of Miss Zheng?"

    A dignified salt merchant who pimps for others cannot be equal to an oiran in terms of personality.

    "Am I shameless?" Zhao Liben rolled his eyes.

    "It's useless for you to ask for it" Ye Xixian muttered softly.

    "Aren't your wings stiff? I don't listen to you anymore?!" Zhao Liben glared, and Ye Xixian was so frightened that he quickly raised his hands in surrender.

    "Calm down your anger, I'll go, I'll go, isn't that okay?"

    Ye Dasheng, the salt merchant, had no choice but to pick up Hai Long's hat and put it on his head, then slowly got out of the carriage.

    He was just about to walk towards the largest and most beautiful boat when he heard the harsh sound of gongs.

    "The Lord of the Palace has an order. Within one stick of incense, all the boats and boats will leave immediately. They are not allowed to stay. Violators will be severely punished!" The official of Yangzhou Prefecture beat the gong and shouted loudly, which resounded throughout the north and south of the pier.

    "What's going on? What's going on!" The high-rollers on the boat all asked.

    "Don't ask, leave quickly!" The officials, who usually nodded and bowed, turned serious and said businesslikely: "When the time is up, don't blame me for being rude!"

    "Let's go to Slender West Lake." When the high-rollers heard that the limelight was wrong, they knew that a big shot must be coming, so no one stopped talking nonsense.

    After a while, the flower boats sailed away from the shore one after another.

    ??~~

    Standing on the pier, the Ye Salt Merchant watched helplessly as Zheng Yanru¡¯s boat gradually receded into the distance, and asked the leading official: ¡°Master Liu, who is this person who is so unwilling to see beautiful women?¡±

    Because on the huge pier, MingThere were still many civilian ships in the Ming Dynasty, but they were not driven away by official officials.

    "I'm confused too." Liu Tuiguan said with a bitter smile: "I have never received such a strange order. I am not allowed to disturb the people. I only drive away the female historians."

    "Could it be that a first-class lady from some family came to catch a traitor?" Ye Xixian suddenly thought of a possibility.

    "I really don't know, Mr. Ye." Liu Tuiguan whispered, "Why don't you ask the governor."

    "Have I nothing to do with you?" Ye Yanshang curled his lips and said to himself that I really seemed to have nothing to do.

    "It's right there." Liu Tuiguan pointed with his chin to an ordinary carriage in the distance.  "Madam is here too."

    "Huh?" Ye Yanshang became more and more strange. He didn't expect that the prefect's wife was here too.

    Seeing how low-key Mr. and Mrs. Fu are, he wouldn¡¯t be stupid enough to actually go up and ask, ¡°What are you two doing here?¡±

    After saying a few polite words to Mr. Liu, Ye Xixian returned to his carriage.

    I saw that Zhao Liben had already got out of the car and was looking at the river with his hands behind his back.

    "Sir, have you seen it?"

    "I'm not blind." Zhao Liben snorted and said, "I want to see who is so powerful that I made this trip in vain."

    "It's probably not an adult. He's probably a personal friend of Magistrate Lou. Otherwise, why would he come in a carriage?" Ye Yanshang guessed, "It should be his wife who has some objections."

    "Nonsense." Zhao Liben said lightly: "What kind of friend needs a couple to go to the dock to greet him?"

    He suddenly thought of a possibility, and his face turned extremely ugly.

    "What's the matter, sir?" Ye Xixian asked hurriedly.

    "It's okay, I'm scaring myself." Zhao Liben said, turned and walked onto the carriageway: "Let's go to the car and take a look, it's very cold outside."

    "Okay." Ye Yanshang looked at the back of his cheap brother-in-law and saw that he was clearly shaking slightly. He didn't know whether it was because of fear or fear?

    Ye Yanshang became more and more curious. Who was that person? How could he frighten the fearless Mr. Zhao into this?

    Fortunately, we didn¡¯t wait long before we saw a group of official ships without any flags slowly approaching on the canal to the north.

    However, Magistrate Lou quickly got out of the carriage and respectfully came to the pier with his wife to wait.

    Although the couple is wearing casual clothes, it can be seen from their restrained body posture that they must be expensive people.

    After a while, the official ship docked, and countless men in fine clothes disembarked with fierce expressions.  There were also some men with pale faces and beards, carrying a few empty sedan chairs off the boat.

    After he was ready, he saw a middle-aged servant woman with an extraordinary temperament slowly walking out of the cabin, supporting a gorgeous young woman.

    ps. Third update, I put on eye drops and went to bed early. I hope my eyes will be better tomorrow. At least I can pay off my debt.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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