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Chapter 1 First Approach to Yangzhou

The best place in Zhuxi is the famous capital in the Huai River. It was once the former county of Guangling. Now the Shang Banner blocks the sun.

Yangzhou City has been a prosperous destination since ancient times. There was a Tang Dynasty, and Yangzhou was the first to be rich in the world, followed by Yizhou, so there was a saying that "one and two are good". Du Mu even said: "A dream of Yangzhou for ten years has won the reputation of being a blessed brothel."

When the state dynasty was in charge of the grain transport, Yangzhou was located in the canal, and it was a must-pass place for the grain transport of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. It was truly a gathering of merchants and department stores. There were also a large number of salt merchants stationed here, spending money like soil, and truly built Yangzhou City like a paradise on earth, selling tens of thousands of dollars a day.

Qian Yiqun, the "newcomer" Lao Wei, was asked and looked at by three delicate little girls when he entered the city. Fortunately, he had a pass-through document from Suzhou Prefecture and a certificate of Zhenguan on Qionglong Mountain. The procedures were complete, so people could not find fault. Not to mention that he could just stuff one or two of silver into it, no one dared to make things difficult for him.

If the old army guarding the gate was unaware of the situation, Qian Yiqun would have to take out the greetings from the Minister of Justice Wang Xinyi, the former minister of Wujiang Zhou Daoden, and the Hanlin Zuo Zhongyun and Zhenmeng, even the prefect of Yangzhou would have a cold sweat when he saw it.

A group of five people walked on the streets of Yangzhou, and saw people coming and going, which was very lively. Put away the three little girls, all from Jinling and Suzhou, which are among the most prosperous and prosperous towns in the world. When they saw this scene, they couldn't help but be sucked by the colorful city paintings.

"The ancients said that there are three great things in life: one is the general manager of Yangzhou, the second is the wealth of a thousand yuan, and the third is the ascension of a crane. It can be seen that Yangzhou is so fertile that it has been missed a thousand years ago." Yang Ai read a lot and sighed casually.

Li Xiangjun couldn't help but admire and said, "As expected, if you want to complete all three things, you can only 'a hundred thousand sticks of money and ride a crane to Yangzhou'. Hey, Taoist Master, if you can ride a deer to Yangzhou, it's no worse than riding a crane, you can finally do it."

Qian Yiqun smiled and thought to himself: You don’t know how much money you have on me.

That day, he made a lot of profits in the secret room of the Zhang family, but the large boxes of gold, silver, jewelry, antique calligraphy and paintings were left to Xu Fo and Li Zhenli, which was considered to help Qian Yiqun clean it and hand it over to the house. This time he set out on the road, he only brought 100 taels of silver, as well as night pearls, coral trees and other things that were inconvenient to take action.

If you exchange these beads and corals for money, you may have more than 100,000 coins!

"Yangzhou is not very good, it is not as good as Nanjing." Gu Meiniang said disdainfully, "Look, the same thing is not as good as Nanjing, and the price is 20% or 30% more expensive."

"That means that Yangzhou people are rich!" Li Xiangjun was once hostage by Gu Meiniang and liked to argue with her the most.

What a weird person Gu Meiniang is! As long as Qian Yiqun is present, she will inevitably give in, as if she is a little innocent person who has been bullied. If Qian Yiqun happened to walk away or walked in front, her skills in her mouth would be better than Li Xiangjun. Such children's wits can't hide their wits from Qian Yiqun, just too lazy to say it.

"Master, will we live in Yangzhou tonight?" Yang Aice immediately stepped forward, walked with Qian Yiqun, and asked.

Qian Yiqun thought about the girls who followed him for five or six days, passed by Wuxi and did not stop when he was in Zhenjiang, and he was already unhappy. Now that he has arrived at the last prosperous place in Jiangbei, if he doesn't rest, he will probably start to make trouble on the road in the future.

When Qian Yiqun thought of the girl making a fuss, he couldn't help but have a headache. Along the way, even if they chatted well, the three girls' mouths were like five hundred ducks, making them a headache.

Qian Yiqun only hated himself for being greedy for money and charged Gu's 100 taels of parenting fees. He also hated himself for being lazy and wanted to get a free errand... Now he really took it upon himself, so he should try to hone his mind.

But for some reason, the content these girls talk about is obviously not comparable to the bullshits of Zhao Jianyuan, but those bullshits are still better. At this moment, Qian Yiqun finally knew what it feels like to cut a fat with a dull knife.

"Let's rest for two or three days." Qian Yiqun said helplessly, "The road ahead is still long."

"That's great!" Yang Ai immediately cheered.

The two girls who were secretly quarreling behind heard that they were going to "play" in Yangzhou for three days, and they were so happy. This one said they wanted to go to the West Lake, and the other said they wanted to go to the Twenty-four Bridge. As soon as the two fought, they asked Yang Ai to be the leader, but Yang Ai also said they wanted to go to Yangzhou to see the world-famous Buddhist temples and Taoist temples.

Qian Yiqun took a breath, patted the deer's neck, and lamented helplessly, but was already thinking about how to send these troubles out. The strange Taoist said: It is easy to ask God to send God to God!

The fox chased after him and acted to jump onto the deer's back. Qian Yiqun leaned back and gave up his position. The elk also stopped and was willing to carry it.

"Can't you stand it?" After the fox came up, he lowered his voice.

There was a loud noise around, and Qian Wei walked forward consciously. Even if people heard it, they would think that the master and servant were talking.

"What's the matter?" Qian Yiqun said stubbornly, "If you can't get rid of this, what else can you do to practice?"

"Kung Fu on the Mouth." The fox said sarcastically.

"This is the benefit given by the ancestor!" Qian Yiqun smiled, "Why not polishing, how can you make your heart pure and round?"

"After reading two Taoist books, I came to show off in front of us!" The fox began to miss the rookie who didn't know anything and could say anything.

"Speaking of it," Qian Yiqun brought up a topic, "Where should I live? I have no experience in going out."

Qian Yiqun really has no experience of traveling far away. At least he had a trip with his parents in his previous life, but this was the first time he had walked such a long way in this life. If Qian Wei hadn't been walking around in front of the horse and behind the horse, I really didn't know when he would have to reach Yangzhou. It was Qian Wei that Qian Yiqun knew that he could not live in a hotel. Not only should he pay attention to class elements, but he should also be careful of black shops.

Qian Wei heard the young master's question and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "If we stay for a short time, we can find a large inn to settle in. If we want to stay for a few more days, the young master can visit the local chief and ask him to find a rich family and lend us a small courtyard to live in."

In addition to enlightenment teachers, scholars in the Ming Dynasty took an exam with a teacher, such as a teacher, a master, a house teacher... and a teacher... There are only ones. There are naturally teachers. Those who pass the exam in the same year are called the same year, and those who pass the exam are brothers. It is this teacher system that makes the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty complicated.

Qian Yiqun's three worthwhile posts, and he can get along with the fate of masters and apprentices in the same year, so he will naturally take good care of everything.

For local officials, after the important guests have been ruled, they naturally have to recommend some local tyrants to them, and borrow a villa with an elegant environment to allow them to have a good rest.

This has become a social norm. Before leaving, you have to offer rent and food to express your gratitude. If the host thinks that the guest is higher than his status, he will return a portion of Sichuan funds. Although it seems human favor everywhere, he cannot escape the word "fame and fortune".

Qian Yiqun heard this and wanted to stay for only two or three days. Then, the conditions in the inn were really bad. If a few girls were fleasing, bed bugs would be in trouble. He remembered that when he spent the night in Wuxi for the first time, Li Xiangjun and Gu Meiniang smoked a full three taels of high-quality sandalwood, which was almost equivalent to burning ten taels of silver... Even so, he thought the room was too smelly.

"Simply stay for two more days." Qian Yiqun sighed, "Let's go to see the Mansion Master to see what garden can you spend on."

Since he was right, Qian Yiqun found a big restaurant near the government office, called "Huaiyangke". He heard that he was famous for making Huaiyang cuisine. He didn't like Huaiyang cuisine, just because he knew that in the big restaurant near the government office, he often found out some news that he could not ask about elsewhere.

Sure enough, a table of good wine and vegetables cost one or three cents, and a reward of one or two ounces. When the store saw such a rich customer, how could he ask the waiter to serve him? He immediately went to the second floor and served him well. He asked and answered questions and said everything he knew and said everything he said.

After a while, Qian Yiqun knew that the prefect of Yangzhou was from Shanxi, and there was no hope of getting a fellow villager, and his relationship with classmates before the examination was unreliable. After another question, he turned out to be a Jinshi from the Wanli Kui Chou, and he happened to be the same year as Wang Xinyi, so he felt relieved.

Qian Yiqun’s rice is a special vegetarian rice cooked in the restaurant. Not only can’t use oil, but even the spatulas and bowls are fresh. I only blanched it in clean water and really added a little salt. The boss has never seen a monk who is so strict in vegetarianism. Seeing Qian Yiqun eating with relish, it hurts quite a bit.

Qian Yiqun asked the news thoroughly, and after eating vegetarian food, he said to Qian Wei: "Old Wei, take good care of the three ladies here, I will come to visit the Mansion Master." Qian Wei naturally agreed.

After stepping out of Huai Yangke, Qian Yiqun passed an alley and arrived at the main gate of the government office. He went forward to bow to the old army guarding the gate, took out Wang Xinyi's prayer letter, and said, "Brother Labor informed me, only said that Wang Shiwang's friend, who passed by the Guizhou area, asked to see the emperor of the palace." As he said that, another piece of silver was handed over.

The old army sank, immediately smiled and said, "My family respects the master and likes people from the outside the house the most. Please sit in the doorman." As he said that, he bent his waist and knees to lead Qian Yiqun into the doorman, and ran in and reported.

Qian Yiqun had just sat down in the doorman, with his head above the sky, his feet on the ground, his eyes were filled with light. He was about to take the opportunity to take a break, but someone had already run out of the door before he reached the door, saying loudly: "Master Taoism, Master of the Mansion, Master of the Mansion, please invite me!"

Qian Yiqun had no choice but to stand up and bow his head: "Thank you, brother."

It turned out that it was just after lunch in the Manchu, who was having tea and chatting with his friends. When he was talking about all kinds of strange phenomena he had encountered, someone reported in and said that a Taoist priest asked for a visit. The Manchu saw that it was a post from the old man of the same year. He laughed and said, "This man is here to make fun of it, so why not invite him to talk together." So he sent someone to add a seat to tea and invite someone in tightly.
Chapter completed!
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