Hello Chang’an

Chapter 331 "Golden Mountain Girl"

Xiao Duan Xiaowu came over with a look of joy and eagerness. Hearing A Che's words, he suddenly became unhappy.

What do you mean...why are they here?

"Brother Ache, what are you talking about? Now that the girl can finally settle down, of course we have to come over to work!"

They were also picked up by girls in a serious manner. Isn't it normal to come to work?

If they don't come, I'm afraid the girl will forget about them. The girl is so powerful now, there must be no shortage of people around her to help her!

Although they were not short of food and drink at the mansion of the eldest princess in Xuanzhou, the children who crawled out of the mud could not develop the temperament to be content with the status quo. The two of them were afraid of being abandoned again. After not seeing the girl for a long time and unable to do anything, they inevitably felt a bit uneasy about the crisis.

Seeing that the two of them were aggrieved at this moment, A Che quickly made up for it: "I didn't mean that... I meant that before the girl had time to send a message asking you to come to Jiangdu, why did you come here suddenly?"

As Che said, he gestured and looked behind the two of them.

Xiao Wu then replied: "Her Royal Highness the Princess sent people to Jiangdu, so we followed her!"

At this time, in the long queue of carriages and horses, a lake-blue figure jumped out of the carriage, walked over, and smiled at Ah Che: "Little Ah Che, we meet again."

Ah Che was startled, then raised his hand to salute: "Golden Girl."

Every time he saw Shake Jin, Ah Che couldn't help but think of the first time he met him - it was at the ancestral grave of the Chang family in the capital, and he was digging very hard.

Yao Jin can't help but think of it, but after all, she is older and can mature enough to ignore some embarrassing memories.

At this time, Chang Kuo and his men came out of the Governor's Mansion. Chang Hou, who was chatting and laughing with his subordinates, saw the gold, his smile faded, and he frowned quickly.

Having worked as a carrier pigeon between the eldest princess and Chang Kuo for so many years, and from time to time, she was also responsible for conveying the money they exchanged about each other. She had long been accustomed to this, so she still smiled and stepped forward to salute: "I have met General Chang Kuo."

Chang Kuo looked at the motorcade behind her warily: "...What do you mean?"

"These are the congratulatory gifts prepared by my Highness for Madam Chang." Yao Jin added with a smile: "To congratulate Madam Chang for her great victory in regaining Jiangdu—"

Of course, this is just a lie, at least not true.

What Princess Xuan'an really wanted to congratulate was Chang Sui Ning's new appointment as the governor of Jiangdu. However, when the convoy set off from Xuanzhou, the imperial decree conferring the official had not yet arrived in Jiangdu, so her speeches had to be more subtle and prudent.

"It turns out to be a gift." Chu Xing was partly trying to ease the impolite atmosphere created by his own general, but partly he was sincerely surprised: "At first glance, this formation looks like a betrothal gift."

bride price?

Who to hire?

There is no way he would agree! Don’t even think about it!

Chang Kuo sneered in his heart.

Faced with such distinguished guests and generous gifts, Chu Xing, who was not good at socializing with others, was forced out of his business spirit by his own general, and he thanked her repeatedly: "Her Royal Highness the Princess is really generous, I will thank you first on behalf of the girl." pass."

"Most of them are just fireworks." Yao Jin said with a smile: "His Royal Highness said that Mrs. Chang has achieved great victories one after another, and now Jiangnan is at peace. Such great joy should be lively and lively."

Chu Xing knew clearly that they were fireworks. Fireworks were made of gunpowder and had always been subject to government control among the people. No wonder so many people came to **** them.

Chang Kuo glanced at it, and in front of everyone, for the sake of his daughter's face, he forced himself to say: "Ah Che, you are so well entertained!"

It's just that this loud tone, those who didn't know it thought it was the kind of hospitality where one hundred and eight kinds of torture instruments were displayed.

After Chang Kuo finished speaking, he took Chu Xing and others and left on horseback without stopping at all.

"May I ask where General Chang is going?" Yaojin asked Ache as he looked at the departing troops.

Chang Kuo's trip was to prepare for the Japanese army. This matter was not a secret, so Ah Che answered truthfully.

Yao Jin was silent, thinking that she would not be back in a short time, but His Highness also asked her to send a message - yes, you are really a good father. It is not enough for you to seek death, and you will also kill your son. Go to the battlefield! If anything goes wrong in Sui'an, I will definitely burn the Chang family's ancestral grave!

Chang Kuo, who was able to escape the warning of burning his ancestors' graves because he was walking fast enough, was now on a horse, and the horse's face was longer than the man's - because Chang Kuo's face was really elongated.

Chu Xing, who was standing nearby, said: "General, there is something that I don't understand..."

Chang Kuo interrupted his subordinate irritably: "...Don't ask any more questions, I don't want to mention her!"

"..." Chu Xing was stunned for a moment, but he subtly understood who the "she" in his general's mouth was, so... who was talking about it?

Chu Xing, who knew a little about what happened back then but didn't know the whole story, suppressed his thoughts and said, "I don't want to ask about the eldest princess. What I want to ask is..."

Chang Kuo's face turned as red as pig liver for a moment: "...Where did you come from with so many questions you want to ask!"

Chu Xing looked innocent, he clearly didn't ask anything!

While Chang Kuo was speaking, he yelled "drive" angrily, drove the horse faster, and left Chu Xing behind.

Chu Xingpian quickly caught up and spoke persistently: "General, I would like to ask why the girl brought Liu Huo to Jiangdu?"

When he saw Liuhuo at the Governor's Mansion yesterday, he thought it was fake, or that it was the same as the sword on the girl's body, and was deliberately imitated out of respect for His Highness the former Crown Prince -

The Yaori Sword has been imitated, so it would be reasonable to find another horse with the same appearance, right?

It's just...the body shape and hair color are so similar, and the white patch on the forehead is exactly the same?

Infected?

At that time, by the lotus pond, Chu Xing reached out and rubbed Luo Huo's forehead out of inquiring thoughts. This out of bounds behavior made Luo Huo furious, and he almost pushed Chu Xing into the pond.

Chu Xing, who had escaped due to his skill, knew the answer in his heart - it was real porcupine fire! Whether it's the streak of white on his forehead or his fierce temper... everything is guaranteed to be fake!

So, here comes the question, why does the real pear fire appear here?

It is understandable to have reverence, but the girl herself is also a proud person, so is she so willing to live in the shadow of His Highness the former Crown Prince?

Chu Xing often worried about his girl's mental state.

"Ask me...I asked someone to pick him up. I want to support Luo Huo in his old age, can't you?" Chang Kuo replied with a state of complete loss of patience.

Chu Xing: "...Okay."

The more Chang Kuo thought about it, the more annoyed he became: "I have money and nothing to do with it. It's burning. What kind of fireworks should I send at this moment? Are they flashy... can they be eaten or drunk? With all this gunpowder, it's not good to use it for anything. She is the only one who has a lot of money in Xuanzhou." Right! Let’s show off here!”

Chu Xing: “….”

Well, the general blew up the fireworks before they were set off. It seems like we won’t be able to communicate normally today.

In this compartment, Chang Kuo walked on the road cursing. On the other side of the governor's office, Yao Jin had taken Xiao Duan Xiao Wu to see Chang Sui Ning.

When Xiao Duan Xiaowu saw the girl who was thinking about her day and night, he knelt down and kowtowed.

When the two stood up, Chang Suining nodded happily: "Yes, I have grown a lot taller."

A boy of thirteen or fourteen can move very quickly if he is raised well.

Chang Sui Ning still remembers that when they were picked up outside the Dengtai Building during the Dragon Boat Festival last year, they were both skinny little monkeys. Now they were pouring out radishes that turned into water.

Although she doesn't like to eat radishes, she feels comfortable looking at them.

However, just growing taller is not enough. Chang Suining asked: "How have your homework been in the past six months? Have you made any progress?"

The one who was taller and more outgoing, who had beaten Xiao Wu down for a steamed bun, nodded heavily, and then said loudly: "Three, two, one, get up!"

When Chang Sui Ning was at a loss, he heard two people saying in unison: "The sky and the earth are dark and yellow, the universe is primitive. The sun and the moon are waxing, and the stars are arrayed..."

The two radishes stood upright, with their hands hanging down and their chests puffed out. Their eyes were so determined that they seemed to be surrendering to the army. They opened their mouths like young birds begging for food in a bird's nest and recited the Thousand-Character Essay in a loud voice.

When the two of them came to the point where they had memorized "The virtues are established, the reputation is established, the appearance is upright," Chang Suining raised his hand in time to interrupt, and asked again: "Where is the kung fu? Do you have to practice every day?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Xiao Duan shouted "Get up" again, and the two immediately pulled out the long sticks attached to their backs and started fighting each other.

Chang Suining looked at it carefully for a while and nodded in affirmation. The strength of the moves must not be faked. You can tell if he is lazy by just looking at it.

Very good, these two radishes were not picked up in vain.

After Chang Sui Ning roughly checked his homework, he asked Xi'er to leave first with two excited radishes to familiarize himself with the affairs of the governor's office. Chang Sui Ning expressed his gratitude to Yao Jinliao to the Grand Princess Mansion.

The eldest princess of Xuan'an helped her brother heal his injuries, helped her temporarily store her fans, and even helped her raise radishes. She was really grateful.

After finishing a cup of tea, Yao Jincha put down the tea cup and said with a smile: "Ms. Chang, there is no need to say thank you. Your Highness said that Huainan Road is adjacent to our Jiangnan West Road, and we have always had bad lips and teeth. Fortunately, Mrs. Chang calmed down this time." For the chaos in Jiangnan, it is our Highness who should thank Mrs. Chang."

After Yao Jin finished speaking, he stood up, took out a letter from his arms, and handed it to Chang Sui Ning with both hands: "Your Highness represents the major merchants in Xuanzhou and Jiangnan West Road, with a view to resuming trade with Jiangdu and other places as soon as possible, and rebuilding the blocked areas as soon as possible. Destroyed trade routes.”

This is the real important thing for Yao Jin to come here this time.

Xuanzhou, the leader of the Jiangnan West Road, started as a businessman. Although it was not affected by the war, it was also affected by many disasters.

Jiangnan West Road not only does business with Huainan Road, but also leads to other places, especially the commercial roads facing the north. Regardless of water or land, most of them pass through Huainan Road. Due to the Xu Zhengye Rebellion, it has been almost paralyzed this year.

"This is also the top priority for Jiangdu to regain its vitality." Chang Suining took the letter and said with relaxed eyebrows: "I talked about this matter with Jiangdu officials yesterday. It's just that I don't know anything about business. I still need to integrate the major merchants in Jiangnan. Only with your opinions and suggestions can we further implement them. Now that Her Royal Highness the Princess has taken the initiative to mention them, we can get twice the result with half the effort.”

Princess Xuan'an's "voluntary mention" is naturally not just a sentence, but means that there will be active measures to promote this matter.

The eldest princess stated in the letter that she would actively cooperate with Chang Sui Ning to reopen various trade routes, and the expenses would be paid by both parties. However, considering that Jiangdu has been devastated by war, Jiangnan West Road can advance the entire amount first. After Jiangdu recovers its vitality, it can be repaid in installments.

Chang Suining felt a little more at ease after reading it. After all, she was really poor now.

Although the imperial court will allocate money for reconstruction and pension matters, there are too many ways to use the money in the future, and it is not expected that the current imperial court will really be willing to allocate a sufficient amount of money -

In the current situation, everyone has too much time to take care of themselves. It is better to seek help from others than to seek help from yourself. The most important thing is to manage your own one-third of an acre of land carefully. Although the great cause has not yet been completed, there will be more creditors first, but it is better to have something to borrow than nothing to borrow.

At this moment, Chang Sui Ning was holding the letter from the eldest princess, and felt that what she was holding was a golden IOU.

As the saying goes, if you have more debts, you won't have to worry about it. One IOU is the same as two IOUs. If she is short of money in the future, can she also...

Chang Suining raised his index fingers in his mind and seriously considered the possibility of enshrining Princess Xuan'an as a long-term creditor.

Not only her, but Wang Changshi, who was taking people to count the gifts and put them into the treasury, couldn't help but be tempted. He thought that he would persuade his governor and establish a good relationship with the wealthy and wealthy Princess Xuan'an. .

Thinking of the beauty of the eldest princess Xuan'an, Wang Changshi had already begun to scan the surroundings with a venomous gaze, selecting candidates who were expected to be successful.

Li Tong also heard the news. At this moment, he stopped the servants of the eldest princess' palace who were about to salute her outside the hall. He looked furtively into the hall and asked in a low voice: "...who is the leader?"

The servant also replied furtively and wisely: "Girl, she is the golden girl."

Li Tong looked troubled, she couldn't fight or run away, and it would be easy for the other party to capture her and take her back.

Just at this time, a voice came from the hall: "But the girl is here?"

Although the servants were stopped midway in saluting, the momentary change of movement still failed to escape the golden light.

Li Tong walked in resignedly.

Seeing his own girl, Yao Jin couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

She finally abducted Chang Langjun back, but the girl was lucky enough to follow him to Xingyang, but she actually lost him and hid in Mrs. Chang's house without daring to go home.

"Young lady, please pack up in the next two days and follow your servant back to Xuanzhou."

"But...Sister Chang still needs me here!" Li Tong looked at Chang Suining anxiously and wisely.

Chang Suining couldn't keep up with her wisdom for a while, and looked at Li Tong with eyes seeking tacit understanding - what's the need? How about some tips?

"I heard this morning that Sister Chang plans to ask each business in Jiangdu to select a spokesperson to discuss with the government how to restore trade!" Li Tong said seriously: "Those merchants, although they are in urgent need now, We need help, but the businessmen are cunning, who can guarantee that they won’t take advantage of the opportunity to seek more benefits?”

"There are many ways that laymen don't know, and it's easy to be fooled by them!" While Li Tong was talking, Chang Suining stood next to him and introduced himself: "I don't have any other skills, but I was born and raised in Xuanzhou. , I have dealt with many big companies in recent years, and it is enough to help Sister Chang check things out and give her ideas!"

Yaojin was speechless for a moment, but the girl's words were true.

Naturally, the eldest princess's house cannot raise a good-for-nothing girl. Everyone is good at different things. Her girls may seem to have a loose temper, but they are good at managing the house and accounting. In the past two years, they have been able to try to take charge of the public affairs on their own. Major merchants in the state mediate.

But His Highness also said that the girl has insufficient downward experience and lacks some downward training.

On the way to Xingyang, the girl's deeds of "becoming a disaster victim" had been reported back to her family. Yao Jin felt that what His Highness said was indeed true. The girl could see through the tricks of those merchants in rich clothes, but not those simple and pitiful people. Disaster victims.

Now looking at the land of Jiangdu, it is not only order that needs to be rebuilt, but also humanity. For girls, it is indeed a holy place for experience.

Seeing that Chang Suining also spoke for Li Tong and expressed his need for Li Tong, Yao Jin was a little shaken.

Of course Chang Suining is willing to help Sister Li Tong - just imagine, if she wants to borrow money from the eldest princess again in the future, wouldn't it be much more convenient with Sister Li Tong here?

Yao Jin had no choice but to say: "Let me wait until my servant returns to Xuanzhou and ask His Highness for instructions."

Anyway, the distance between Jiangdu and Xuanzhou is not too far, only a few days' journey. If His Highness does not agree, it will not be too late for her to come back and arrest him.

Several people were talking in the hall, and soon Wang Changshi, who had specially tidied up his appearance, came to pay his respects.

Unlike other officials, Chang Shi, as an assistant officer in the governor's office, represents the governor's will to a large extent. Wang Changshi thought that his governor was young and vigorous and was not good at flattery, so he would let him go.

Wang Changshi was ready to backfire, but he found that the people from Princess Xuan'an's house got along very well with his governor. When he asked, he found out that the two sides had known each other for a long time, but it was not easy for outsiders to tell.

Immediately afterwards, Wang Changshi was even more overjoyed when he learned Li Tong's identity. He secretly worked hard in his heart and was determined to do his best to entertain this Jinshan girl.

After letting someone give him some gold and go to rest for a while, Wang Changshi accompanied Chang Suining to the study. On the way, Chang Suining suddenly thought of something: "Speaking of which, did Chang Shi miss something... Chang Suining?" Does history still need to question me on behalf of the saints?”

Historically, all those who were appointed governors in Dasheng had to be examined by the emperor in person, and only those who passed the examination could take up the post.

Chang Suining was in a special situation and had not yet arrived in Beijing, so it was supposed that Chang Shi should complete the matter on his behalf.

Wang Changshi suddenly slapped his forehead. Yes, it is said that the governor still needs to pass the examination before he can deliver official duties.

But yesterday, when the governor came up, he went about his business without giving anyone a chance to react. No one among the officials present dared to say anything.

Speaking of this matter at this time, Wang Changshi laughed and shook his head: "It doesn't matter if you don't want to take the exam, why do you need to go down to take the exam?"

"But Chang Shi always has to give the court an answer—"

"This is simple..." Wang Changshi said very politely, and whispered: "When you come back, all the officials will remember you as the best, and you will be sent back to the capital..."

Chang Suining nodded with satisfaction: "Then it will be a long history of hard work."

After Wang Changshi was polite, he asked thoughtfully: "Speaking of which, I am very curious. Your Excellency is so familiar with local affairs and has the ability to govern... I wonder where you got it from?"

"These...most of them were learned from the same teacher." Chang Suining said casually.

Teacher.

Wang Changshi nodded knowingly: "Yes, although Qiao Jijiu is now in the position of Jijijiu, he was once the first counselor under His Royal Highness the late Crown Prince, and he was a top scholar... In other words, now he has lost his talent."

"It's not like he's showing off his talent." Chang Suining chatted with him casually: "Anyway, offering wine is just his side job, his main job is fishing."

Wang Changshi twitched his beard and smiled, nodding in agreement, but in his heart he was still impressed by Qiao Jijiu. Some people seemed to be silent, but they secretly taught such outstanding students. It was really surprising.

That night, Wang Changshi, who had been talking to Chang Sui Ning for half a day, felt a little more deeply and couldn't help but write a letter to the Taifu.

The first half of the letter expresses his admiration for the governor, while the second half praises Qiao Yang and repeatedly marvels that "Qiao Jijiu's teachings are too good."

After expressing his feelings in the letter, Wang Changshi was able to undress and go to bed in a happy mood.

…

In the next few days, among Xiao Min's army who was about to return to Beijing, there were some differences on the issue of "who left and who stayed."

A large chapter of 5,400 words, including some supplementary updates. Good night everyone!

(When I had a headache and asked for leave yesterday, a book friend suggested that I shave the acupuncture points on the top of my head. I did it in the middle of the night. My scalp hurts a lot today, haha, but I don’t have a headache anymore. I’m going to shave again soon)

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