Hope for luck

Chapter 520
Gu Xinshan's attitude was within Gao Pan's expectation. He said that Jiangnan was special because most of the land in the south of Jiangnan was planted with mulberry trees and cotton.

As early as the Southern Zhou Dynasty of the last dynasty, officials discovered silk and cotton cloth, which sold well overseas. Some officials proposed to replant mulberry trees and cotton, and the Southern Zhou court agreed.

It was still the case until the Dayu Dynasty. In the south of the Yangtze River, grain was imported from the neighboring provinces every year to make up for the food shortage in the province.

However, the effect of planting mulberry trees and cotton is also significant. The taxation of the Jiangnan area accounts for the largest proportion in the entire Dayu Dynasty.

The reason for Gu Xinshan's opposition to the New Deal is also very simple. He believes that Jiangnan does not need any New Deal at all. If he insists on implementing the New Deal, it will actually reduce the original excessive taxes.

Because he was worried that some people would cut down the mulberry trees and continue to grow rice and food crops, so wouldn't it be putting the cart before the horse.

And this kind of statement was strongly agreed by Xia Jingyan, the new assistant. He also felt that it didn't matter whether Jiangnan promoted the New Deal or not.

If the New Deal is forcibly implemented, the taxes in the south of the Yangtze River will decrease instead, so what is the significance of implementing the New Deal?
For this matter, the First Auxiliary Party and the Second Auxiliary Party quarreled at the court ceremony, and finally, Dong Pingzhang came forward in person.

It is proposed to carry out experimental improvements in a certain county and government in the south of the Yangtze River first, and see the final results, and then we will know whether the new policy can be implemented in the south of the Yangtze River.

As a result of Dong Pingzhang's proposal, Gao Pan was promoted to the prefect of Guangling. Gao Pan still came with a heavy task this time.

What Gao Pan didn't expect was that when he first came to Jiangnan, he had already encountered two major events.

One is that Yuan Fangjun dared to assassinate him, the magistrate, in a fair manner. This undoubtedly told the ministers in the court how chaotic and lawless Jiangnan was.

Secondly, Gao Pan discovered a huge chain of interests, with the so-called "Guangling thin horse" as the link. The grasshoppers on this rope must be most officials in the south of the Yangtze River.

Gao Pan even guessed that Gu Xinshan was also in this chain of interests.

Therefore, Gao Pan deliberately brought this matter to Gu Xinshan in advance, just to see how Gu Xinshan would handle this matter.

As for the implementation of the New Deal, Gao Pan knew that he should not be in a hurry. Jiangnan at this time was not Dongshan where there had been riots two years ago, and he had to take it slow.

What makes Gao Pan secretly happy is that if Gu Xinshan is also a member of this black interest chain, it will be much easier. As long as these people are uprooted and brought out of Gu Xinshan, the Jiangnan will naturally become much clearer. .

However, whether or not Gu Xinshan is a key figure in this black interest chain is still Gao Pan's speculation, everything has to wait for Gu Xinshan's next actions before Gao Pan can further analyze it.

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On the fifth day of March, Gao Pan set off from Linjiang City in a carriage and headed towards Guangling City in the east. This time, he was officially appointed as the magistrate of Guangling.

In the carriage, Gao Pan was leaning against Luo Ying. Since she knew her family feud, Luo Ying no longer had any other worries, only Gao Pan was in her heart.

Luo Ying, who was leaning against Gao Pan's arms at this time, felt very secure, peeking at Gao Pan from time to time, it could be seen that Gao Pan was frowning and thinking about something, and didn't dare to disturb him.

I just think about what I can do to make my Airo happier.

Luoying suddenly remembered that it was just spring at this moment, and the scenery in the south of the Yangtze River was not something to talk about. After opening the curtain of the carriage with her bare hands, she saw the splendor of spring outside, Luoying couldn't help admiring:
"What a beautiful view, young master, if we walk into the city, it must be your first time to Jiangnan, I'm afraid you have never seen the scenery of Jiangnan!"

As she said that, Luo Ying looked at Gao Pan with some expectation, and Gao Pan woke up from his contemplation.

Seeing that Luoying seldom took the initiative to invite him to enjoy the scenery, his heart has long been relieved. He is not willing to let her down, so he said with a smile:

"Okay, okay, everything is up to you, let's go, let's go down for a walk, but we will go far later, so don't cry!"

Luoying couldn't help giving Gao Pan a look at these words:
"Oh, I'm not a child anymore, how can I cry, besides, with you by my side, young master, no matter how far you go, I won't feel tired!"

Seeing Luo Ying's proud and arrogant appearance, Gao Pan couldn't help scratching her delicate nose with his hand, then ordered the driver to stop, took Luo Ying's hand, and walked into the picturesque Jiangnan scenery.

The weeds on the side of the road are green, echoing the crops in the field. The small river not far away is sparkling, and the willows on the embankment are swaying with the wind.

On the other side of the field, there are some peach blossoms in full bloom. There is a warm and refreshing atmosphere in the air, which is refreshing, and it seems that there are no worries.

Gao Pan walked slowly with Luoying, and told Gao Ming and the others to go to the city first and leave him alone.

Naturally, Gao Ming would not disobey Gao Pan's instructions. Before leaving, he looked at the figures of Gao Pan and Luo Ying, and the 15-year-old Gao Ming showed a bit of envy in his eyes.

However, after showing a bit of envy, Gao Ming turned his head firmly and ordered everyone to go towards Guangling City.

This place is less than ten miles away from Guangling City, Gao Ming is not worried about Gao Pan's safety, but he knows that behind Gao Pan, more than 20 or [-] people can't get into Gao Pan's body at all.

In addition, Gao Ming knew that Gao Pan was highly resourceful, and no matter what happened, it would not be a big deal, so he didn't let people follow Gao Pan directly, disturbing Gao Pan and Luo Ying's two-person world.

However, a lot of people were secretly arranged to follow them. In fact, these people secretly followed them all the time. It was Gao Pan who asked Gao Ming to do this. Speaking of which, Gao Pan was also afraid of death.

……

"Giggle cluck..."

As Gao Pan brought surprises to Luoying from time to time, Luoying let go of her heart and seemed very happy to be by Gao Pan's side.

The two walked from the original official road to the field ridge, and finally came to the small river. They looked like a loving couple, which was really enviable.

After walking along the small river for about four or five miles, Luo Ying was already out of breath, which made Gao Pan couldn't help but tease:

"What did I say, you won't really cry later..."

These words made Luoying turn red with anger, and she didn't reply, she just patted her calf lightly with her hand while walking to relieve the soreness.

This made Gao Pan feel distressed, he hurriedly pulled her into his arms, sat down on a stone, and kneaded her calf himself.

This made Luo Ying's heart tremble, her long eyelashes were trembling, and she pursed her cherry lips:

"Young...young master, no, how can you let the young master take the place of...slave...uh!"

While speaking, Luoying felt that her calf was very comfortable, and couldn't help but let out a light gasp.

Fortunately, there were no other people around, otherwise it would cause misunderstandings from others.

(End of this chapter)