When Bianbo Camp was raided, Shen Zechuan took a nap.
Qiao Tianya sat under the eaves and fiddled with his qin, while Ding Tao and Li Xiong surrounded the copper tank to tease the fish. It was quiet in the house, and the sunlight splashed Shen Zechuan's shoulders. He set up the details of the Yellow Book naturalization with Zhou Gui and other talents last night. In the morning, he started to count the reserves of the granary in Cizhou. Autumn is coming soon. If you want to do business with Chazhou , now is the best time. After a busy afternoon, he took advantage of the gap between his desks and took a nap for a while.
After a while, people woke up.
Shen Zechuan leaned back on the Taishi chair, raised his fingers and pinched his eyebrows, after a while, he called Qiao Tianya.
"The bandits from half a month ago have already returned to Luoshan, is there any movement from Lei Jingzhe?"
"It will take a few days for any news to reach us," Qiao Tianya picked a chair and sat down, "Besides, the Marquis has made careful arrangements, and Lei Jingzhe's return to Luoshan is the target of all the criticism. It will take a month.”
Shen Zechuan didn't speak, he was writing, and Qiao Tianya felt that he was a little absent-minded, so he said: "Master slept for two hours last night, and after dinner, I have to go to Zhou Mansion to discuss matters with their study, and take advantage of this time to rest and rest. No problem."
Shen Zechuan said, "Come back and sleep again. Is Fei Sheng still idle? Since he wants to do something, then give him something to do."
Qiao Tianya rubbed his fingertips and said, "I've been thinking about this for the past few days. You've been drying him for more than a month. If you keep drying it, I'm afraid he will be angry."
"This man's mind is turning fast, he knew that Ce'an would not want him, so he wanted to stay in Cizhou. Zhou Gui and Kong Ling were afraid that he was born in Jinyiwei and did not dare to use him, so he could only follow the master, hoping to use the master You can ask me for an errand from me." Shen Zechuan put down his pen, dried his ink, and continued, "Gujin has returned to Libei now, and it is true that there is a shortage of people in this area."
When Qiao Tianya and the others arrived in Cizhou, Jinyiwei from all walks of life who followed the capital also came one after another. But even if these Jinyiwei gathered, there were only a hundred people, half of them were Fei Sheng's former members. Shen Zechuan put Fei Sheng aside, initially because Fei Sheng didn't plan to follow him, and his eyes were already fixed on Xiao Chiye. It's a pity that Xiao Chiye refused to ask for it, so Fei Sheng had to settle for the next best thing, staying by Ji Gang's side and obeying Ji Gang. It was too obvious that Shen Zechuan could see himself without participating in the Fei event in Ibaraki.
Fei Sheng saw it very accurately, even if Shen Zechuan would hang him for a while, he would eventually have to be used, because he observed Shen Zechuan's every move and knew that there was a shortage of people around Shen Zechuan.
Qiao Tianya leaned forward slightly and asked across the table, "What does the master want him to investigate?"
"Two things," Shen Zechuan said, "one is that he should listen to the prices of tea and rice in Zhongbo Prefecture and Huaizhou at any time. Cizhou is the middle price. If you want not to suffer losses, you have to know the prices in these places. In the past, Jin Yiwei also had a listening task in Ye, and he could arrange for someone to do it. The second is to ask him to find out what is the relationship between Lei Changming and Lei Jingzhe and the Yan family in Hezhou, especially Lei Changming, I I want to know the details of this person's life."
Qiao Tianya was a little surprised by this, and said, "Lei Changming is just a living target for Lei Jingzhe to stand outside. Why doesn't the master check Lei Jingzhe, but want to check Lei Changming in detail?"
Shen Zechuan paused for a moment and said, "When I was taking a nap just now, I recalled what Lei Changming looked like before he died. I think he is a bit weird. The custom of wearing earrings is the most popular among noble families in Yedu and the Eight Great Cities. Xiong is an orphan raised by Lei Jingzhe. He doesn't deal with these people very often. He has only met them once before, so he remembers it clearly. However, as the leader of the Luoshan bandit, Lei Changming has a close relationship with the state capitals of Dun and Duan and the garrison. The command and envoy have contacts, and even dealt with Yan Heru, the young son of the Hezhou giant Yan family. He should have seen men wearing earrings countless times, but before he died, he repeatedly set his eyes on my jade beads..."
Shen Zechuan frowned slightly, he could clearly recall Lei Changming's expression before his death, if it wasn't for what Li Xiong mentioned, he wouldn't have noticed that Lei Changming's mad and confused eyes before he died clearly came through. This jade pearl is looking at another person.
This matter was originally irrelevant, and whoever listened to it should not take it to heart. Because Shen Zechuan's jade beads are not unusual, they were just ground by Xiao Chiye with scraps on the way to escape. Compared with the box of earrings he gave to Shen Zechuan in Qidu, it was not worth much at all. It can make people see at a glance that "beloved" is also because of its roundness. In a family, wearing jade beads for the most precious child is considered "blessing".
But Shen Zechuan was a little concerned about it. He intuitively felt that there was something he wanted to dig deeper into. There were also some secrets about Lei's uncle and nephew that neither Zhou Gui nor Kong Ling knew.
Li Xiong sat beside the copper jar and wound the red rope. He was clumsy and couldn't turn it over.
Ding Tao was catching the fish, and the water splashed on Li Xiong.
Li Xiong suddenly broke the rope angrily, threw it on Ding Tao, and said with a sullen face, "I'm going to find my eldest brother."
Ding Tao still hung her sleeves and said, "Don't, what's so good about your elder brother? Why don't you treat me and Qiao Yueyue as elder brothers and follow our son? Woolen cloth."
"I don't want money," Li Xiong stood up suddenly, "I want my big brother."
Ding Tao glanced at the main room and saw that inside the half-hanging bamboo curtain, Qiao Tianya was still discussing matters with Shen Zechuan, so he tore off his sleeves and said, "I'll take you to eat meat."
"I won't eat it!" Li Xiong became anxious for some reason, scratching his ears and scratching his cheeks, and said anxiously, "Why don't you let me go? I want to leave the city, I want to go back to Luoshan!"
Ding Tao felt that Li Xiong was very arrogant and could not be reasonable, but he was not an opponent in a fight. Seeing that Li Xiong was about to make trouble again, Ding Tao suddenly became anxious and said, "You think about your elder brother so much, he must be very powerful?"
Li Xiong said: "My eldest brother is the number one hero in Luoshan, of course he is amazing."
Ding Tao clapped his palms together and clapped, he said, "What is a hero in Luoshan? Is my master master as powerful? I don't think of him as a hero!"
Li Xiong was really angry, glared at Ding Tao, and said, "Your master is not very powerful! He is so thin, my elder brother can kill him with one punch."
Ding Tao snorted inwardly, a little unhappy, but she still tried her best to pretend to be happy and said, "Oh, that's pretty cool. Your elder brother's name is Lei Jingzhe, right? His uncle's name is Lei Changming, and I knew."
Li Xiong was originally envious of Ding Tao and refused to be disadvantaged here. In order to prove that Lei Jingzhe was stronger than Xiao Chiye and Shen Zechuan, he said anxiously: "Lei Changming is also very powerful, so he can mention the villain, but my eldest brother is better than Xiao Chiye and Shen Zechuan. Lei Changming is even more powerful!"
Seeing that he was hooked, Ding Tao followed his words and asked, "What's the move of the villain?"
Li Xiong said it casually, and after hearing Ding Tao's question, he racked his brains to recall Lei Changming's life. He went through it like a revolving beacon in his mind and said, "To mention a villain is to lift a child upside down. Lei Changming is so cute to do such a thing." He suddenly remembered something and said, "Ah! I remember. Now, earrings, round and white earrings, the children that Lei Changming mentioned have also worn them!"
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After dinner, Shen Zechuan was going to go out. When he changed his coat, he heard Ding Tao and Li Xiong running in the courtyard shouting. The maid bowed her body and retreated to the door, wanting to tell the two of them not to make noise. Shen Zechuan looked back and said, "It's okay, let them play by themselves."
Qiao Tianya originally wanted to put the qin on the small case under the eaves, but when he saw this, he was afraid that the two radish heads would not be serious and would be damaged by him, so he sent it back to his room.
When Shen Zechuan was about to be discharged from the hospital, Ding Tao followed behind and wanted to say something, but seeing that it was getting late, he swallowed it back, just clawed at the door of the cave, and said, "If it gets dark, I will wait for the young master with the lamp."
Shen Zechuan waved at Ding Tao, and when he came to him, he said, "After a while, you can go to Grandpa's yard, and he will teach you the twenty-four styles of Ji's family. I will be back at the latest. ."
Ding Tao nodded, and sent Shen Zechuan to the door again, a little reluctant. He listened to a lot of stories in the afternoon. He didn't know if Li Xiong lied to him or if it was true. It was getting dark now, and he was also a little scared. As soon as Shen Zechuan went out, he hurriedly took Lixiong to find Ji Gang. There were still many guards and Jinyiwei living in the yard, so he wouldn't be afraid if there were too many people.
When Shen Zechuan arrived at Zhou Mansion, the study room was brightly lit, and there were several staff members sitting inside. It was a hot summer night, and the windows of the study were open on three sides, and the incense that repelled mosquitoes was lit. Kong Ling was afraid that Shen Zechuan would not be used to it, so the door was pushed open to both sides.
"This is the grain that is only calculated today, please take a look at it." Zhou Gui presented the brochure to Shen Zechuan, and said at the position, "The autumn harvest will be soon, we will watch, it is the most suitable time to discuss business with Chazhou."
"In previous years, the caravans from Hezhou and Juexi had to pass through Zhongbo in the autumn to go to the place where Libei and Huiyanbu exchanged goods. But this year's war was fierce, and they had emptied this area of business, and most of them would arrive. Chazhou will fill it up." Kong Ling slightly lifted his robes, sat down, and said, "If we fall behind them, no matter how cheap we sell the grain, the tea state will not be able to pay for it, so this matter has to be done. ASAP."
"That's the reason." Shen Zechuan took a close look at the amount of grain and said, "The most important thing right now is this matter. If it goes well, next year's life in Cizhou will be better. There was no such business in the past. The state dealers didn't expect it, but our people used to talk about business, and they deserved some wind. It's a matter of moving meat and dividing people's money, and they may not be willing to do so."
"The difficulty is here," Zhou Gui said. "Let's not talk about whether the detailed discussion with the Chazhou state capital and the bandits will go well. It takes some effort just to guard against others. Our Ibaraki garrison was built in less than a month. The school grounds haven’t come out yet, and the soldiers haven’t practiced yet, so if they were designed by the other side to get food, they wouldn’t be able to beat them.”
Shen Zechuan waited for a few days, and all he wanted was Zhou Gui's words. He closed the booklet, put his finger on it silently, and said, "There are no generals in Cizhou at the moment, and neither I nor you are experts in the matter of military training. However, the Imperial Army has left some soldiers and horses in the Beiyuan Hunting Ground to guard the hunting ground. Let them practice and train the garrison first. We have to negotiate with Chazhou first and then provide the food. Has the person who went to negotiate has been decided? I will ask Qiao Tianya to bring Jinyiwei to protect it. "
Zhou Gui looked at Kong Ling, looked back again, and said, "I can't leave Cizhou, so I can only let Chengfeng go, and then send some written notes to follow. Tongzhi is willing to send someone to protect it, that's really good. but."
Zhou Gui didn't understand, but Kong Ling felt like a mirror in his heart. He stabilized his mind and said to Shen Zechuan, "But I'm a layman when it comes to doing business. I don't know if there are any powerful experts there, so I'm also very nervous at the moment... I want to ask the same knowledge to give me a good idea to carry with me."
Shen Zechuan smiled and said, "Mr. Cheng Feng is too self-effacing, how can I have a good plan? If it is possible, I will accompany Mr. Cheng Feng on this trip."
How dare Zhou Gui let Shen Zechuan go deep into the tiger's den, Xiao Chiye's "arrive in one day" is still echoing in his ears! He hurriedly said, "Tongzhi is—"
Kong Ling had already saluted, and said gratefully, "With the same knowledge, I will have the backbone."
This man is real.
Shen Zechuan looked at Kong Ling with a gentle expression.
smart.