Chapter 216: Accident

As soon as the sky was dawn, Zhang Boji came to invite Li Qing. After a while, Di Wuqi led dozens of people out in a row and bowed to Zhang Boji and smiled: "Di Wuqi, the deputy minister of the Ministry of Revenue, is the deputy minister of the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. Li was exhausted, so he ordered me to go to clear the tent with Zhang Changshi."

Zhang Boji's Shangguo Chief Shi was the fifth rank, while Difference Qi was only from the sixth rank, but Difference Qi was an official in a Beijing official and was an official in a key financial department like Duzhi Department. Therefore, Zhang Boji did not dare to be negligent at all, and hurriedly smiled and said, "It's me that's wrong. Mr. Li is the official envoy. How could he let him do practical work? He often saw the fifth brother's approval. I met today and I was very intimate!"

Wu Qi also smiled and said, "I have long heard that Changshi Zhang has always been famous for his official career and his reports are rigorous and standardized. He is a model for various states and saves a lot of trouble for me. I will post it on the wall as a sample."

The two looked at each other and laughed. This was the worldly sense of Master Di Qi. He exaggerated Bo Ji's ability from the details, but did not mention his background at all, which made Zhang Bo Ji feel very happy.

Zhang Boji held Di Wuqi with one hand and smiled affectionately: "Let's go! Brother Yu Gui will sit on my carriage."

The carriage was rushing towards the prefecture yamen quickly. In the carriage, Zhang Boji was silent for a while and asked tentatively: "The salt method involves a wide range. I wonder which part Brother Yu Gui wants to start?"

Wuqi smiled and said, "Since I am a Duzhiwei, I will naturally start with the account books of my old bank. Zhang Changshi will take me to take over the account first!"

Zhang Boji nodded secretly. Li Chengshi sent someone to Sihu Cao for a busy night last night. He probably had already made trouble and didn't say much.

Soon, the carriage stopped in front of a huge official yamen, where the state yamen was located. I heard that the person who took over the salt tent came, and the army of the Sihu Cao personally moved out the old tents that had been accumulated for decades into bundles. Many of them turned yellow and old, and the paper was broken, but there was a little strange that most of them were free of dust.

The surname of Cao Shenjun of Sihu was Cai, a native of the village. He was about forty years old. He had wide shoulders and fat body. He had a pig head and a pig brain. He looked simple, but his eyes showed a cunning look from time to time. When he saw Di Wuqi's eyes were puzzled, he obviously found that there was no dust on the old tent and became suspicious. He quickly exposes the prepared remarks: "Report to the master, these tent books were once placed with tea and rice. A few days ago, the new salt method was introduced, and his subordinates specially organized them one by one."

"So that's it. I want to praise you for cleaning your account books at all times!"

Wu Qi said, picking up the thinnest red-skinned account book and reading it. I saw that the names of each salt fields were densely filled with the names of each salt field, and the names of each salt field belonging to the salt supervisor and the Yancheng below.

"Sir, this is just the general account. The annual income and expenditure balance is in the detailed account." Cai Shenjun pointed to several large bundles of accounts and said.

Wu Qi's account book was closed and asked, "This is just an official Yantian. The court also has records. What about the private Yantian? Where is its account book?"

This is the problem. In the early Tang Dynasty, the salt administration officials and the people benefited each other, and two were divided into one and one, and then taxed people and salt. However, the local tax sharing was unclear and it was difficult for officials and civilians to defend, resulting in a lot of loopholes. King Qing, King Yong and other powerful people took the opportunity to buy civilian salt as official salt to evade tax and resell them to make huge profits. Li Qing's new salt law targeted the chaos in the tax system and circulation, and blocked the loopholes behind it from the source.

Cai Senjun whined, and said for a long time: "Originally, the imperial court did not make any requests, and the private salt fields were only recorded in a few spots, which may not be complete." He selected a few books from the account book, and handed them over and said: "That's all."

Wu Qi flipped through it casually, but there were only a few records of transactions, but the general account that recorded the location of Yantian did not.

"Forget it, I'll hand over to Guan Yantian first." He stopped pursuing the matter and ordered people to count the accounts one by one and make friends with Sihu Cao.

Wu Qi turned around and smiled at Zhang Boji: "In the afternoon, go to the salt warehouse and check it out, count the inventory. In a few days, I will go to the on-site inspection of the salt field. Maybe in the future, I will be the Jianghuai Salt and Iron Branch envoy, and the president will be stationed in Yangzhou. Please take care of Zhang Changshi."

Zhang Boji was surprised and happy, and laughed: "It's my luck to be able to deal with Brother Yu Gui."

Not to mention that Di Wuqi received the bill and goods in the prefecture yamen, Li Qing said that after waking up, he felt refreshed and refreshed. He brought more than a dozen personal followers to Yangzhou City. As soon as he left the gate, he saw the Qian Aide who had sent the post last night and rushed over with the two of them.

Li Qing smiled and said, "Does Governor Li come to me if you have something to do?"

Seeing Li Qing's spirit, Qian's aide couldn't help but be surprised: "My envoy heard that Mr. Li was sick and wanted to visit him in person, but he was busy with official business and couldn't get rid of it, so he ordered me to come and take a look. He also invited a famous doctor to come and treat him."

Li Qing raised his head and smiled, "What disease will I get? I'm just lazy! I've heard that Yangzhou is a prosperous place for a long time, so I wanted to go out for a walk. I have my own deputy to worry about official affairs. Please tell the envoy, thank you for your concern."

But Qian's assistant remained unmoved. He hesitated and smiled and said, "I am from Jiangdu. Every grass and tree in this city is familiar with my chest. Why not be as a guide for the minister."

"That's the best, but I'm not sure about the way, so I'm going to bother Mr. Qian."

Li Qing turned over and said, "Let's go slowly, it's okay!"

Qian Mian also rode a horse and said with a smile: "The city is quite big, and if you walk, you can't walk around."

The group crossed the small bridge, and the noise immediately came to their faces. But they saw the pubs, the flags were waving, and the beakers in front of the brothel were smiling and looking at them.

Seeing this, Li Qing turned around and laughed in a low voice: "The beautiful Yangzhou is more subtle than the prosperous women in Chang'an. I wonder who is the most famous?"

Qian's aide liked this tone the most. When Li Qingyi asked, he became more energetic and said itchy: "In fact, the most famous prostitute in Yangzhou is from Chang'an, and he is also a famous prostitute in Chang'an. He has to pay a fortune overnight and is picky, which makes people unavailable."

Li Qing smiled and said, "The three famous prostitutes in Chang'an, Niannu, who is unparalleled in singing and singing; Liu Guorong, who can't stand the noble concubine; Li Wa, who smiles with a heartthrob, who is the one?"

"No! No!"

Qian Mian Aide smiled mysteriously and said, "Bees and butterflies follow each other, who is the unparalleled country?"

Li Qing said in surprise: "Is it Miss Lianxiang?"

"Yes, it's Chu Lianxiang. She came to Yangzhou after the Lantern Festival. There were endless people who admired her reputation, and there were only a dozen guests who could enter the curtain."

Speaking of this, Qian's assistant shook his head in hatred. He felt his lips dry, swallowed without realizing it, and smiled ambiguously: "Tonight, the envoy will welcome the Minister of the Assistant in Qunyulou. It is very likely that the Minister of the Assistant will be kissed in Qunyulou!"

Li Qing smiled slightly, "I have heard of it for a long time, so I will take a good look tonight."

The two of them were just a quick look, and the staff of Qian and Shu were familiar with all the stories in Yangzhou. Their language was humorous and interesting. Before they knew it, they turned out to the city.

Shortly after Li Qing went to visit Yangzhou, his aide Gao Shi, accompanied by Li Fei's brothers, left the gate and headed straight to Xicheng City. Like Chang'an, Yangzhou is also divided into Xicheng City and Dongcheng City. East City is where jewelry and antiques, high-quality silk, silk, brush and ink are located, while West City is where ordinary goods such as paper, candles, cloth, and linen are sold.

When you enter the gate of Xishi, you will see that the crowd is crowded and bustling than Chang'an. The western city covers an area similar to that of Chang'an. The main road is more than 20 meters wide, straight and square, and various goods are placed in partitions and neatly planned.

Gao Shi took a few turns and asked where the place to sell sugar was, so he took Li Fei brothers to the southmost point of the market. He came here to find a former friend of Li Qing, who only knew that the surname Lin and the merchant who specialized in selling sugar.

Yangzhou is the largest producer of sugar. There are seven or eight stores in Xishili. A large amount of sugar is sent from here to the whole country every day. Gao Shi asked one by one, and soon found Linji Sugar Shop at the edge.

The owner of this Linji Sugar Shop is the Yangzhou businessman Lin Jiangui who sold his shop to Li Qing in Chengdu (see Volume 2 Series Plan). Li Qing used his candy when he made snow mud, but he still supplied Li Qing's supply after returning to Yangzhou.

At this moment, he was playing with his grandson in the store. Suddenly someone looked for him at the door. Master Lin came out with his grandson, but he didn't know Gao Shi.

"Do you have something to do with me?"

Gao Shi hesitated for a moment, bowed to him, and said with a bitter face: "I am sent by Li Dongzhu of Wangjiang Restaurant in Chengdu. Do you still have the impression of Manager Lin?"

Behind him, the Lifei brothers looked at each other, and they didn’t know who Li Dongzhu was?

When Lin Dongzhu was stunned, he suddenly realized something and said in a panic: "Know! Know! Is Little Li Zi also in Yangzhou?"

"Yes! It was him who ordered me to come and find you."

Gao Shi took out another contract from his side and said with a smile: "This is a sign."

Lin Dongzhu took it and recognized that it was the transfer contract he signed with Li Qing back then. He couldn't help but smile and said, "Little Lizi is too terrible. Do you need to remember when you find me?"

At this time, Li Fei Yuanli behind him couldn't help it and leaned into Gao Shi's ear and whispered: "Is this little Li Zi?"

Suddenly, with a 'Wow!' sound across the opposite side, the grandson in Lin Dongzhu's hand was so scared that he cried out by Li Fei Yuanli's appearance. Lin Dongzhu hurriedly took his grandson back to the house first.

"I don't know who this little Lizi is, don't talk too much!" Gao Shi glared at him with hatred, and Li Fei Yuanli had to retreat in depression.

‘Little Li Zi!’ He read it twice, and suddenly couldn’t help laughing. Li Fei Shouyu was slapped hard by Li Fei Yuanli’s laughter.

After a moment, Lord Lin came out, Gao Shi smiled and said, "Lord Li asked you to meet at Huaiyang Restaurant at noon tomorrow, and you have important matters to discuss."

Master Lin looked at the contract in his hand again, nodded and said, "Please tell your boss that I will definitely come."

As night falls, the crowd of Qunyu Tower in Yangzhou is crowded with people. Qunyu Tower is the largest brothel in Yangzhou and the asset of King Qing. However, it is not just a brothel, but also a bit equivalent to the "Heaven and Earth" of later generations. Consumption here is also a symbol of status and status. Many dignitaries also invite guests here. Today, the most luxurious third floor of Qunyu Tower was booked by Yangzhou Governor Li Chengshi, who specially made a trip to Yangzhou to supervise the salt administration and the grain transportation of the Ministry of Revenue.

The floor of the third floor is extremely large, and hundreds of people can sit still without being crowded. Li Qing's subordinates; officials at the prefecture and county levels of Yangzhou; celebrities in Yangzhou, wealthy merchants, etc., had more than 200 people sitting, including maids, beautiful girls shuttled between the tables like butterflies, and diligently urged them to drink and cook.

The officials took turns to persuade Li Qing to drink. He drank dozens of glasses in a row. The wine turned red. He asked Li Chengshi drunkenly, "I heard that the famous prostitute Chu Lianxiang in Chang'an is also here, but is it true?"

Li Chengshi smiled and made a gesture to the servant at the door. Then the sound of the piano was melodious. Two teams of beautiful dancers holding flower blue flew out gracefully, with their plain hands rising, and the petals cut from silk were flying in the air. The faint fragrance floated with the petals. The figures of the dancers flowed and turned into various shapes. The colorful skirt was as frivolous as a flowing cloud, and the wide sleeves were in the sky, forming a rainbow.

Suddenly the rainbow broke, and a white dress appeared from the sleeves of the flowing clouds, which was as white as the breath of the world. In the gauze, a beautiful figure appeared faintly. Her face was crystal clear and transparent, without a trace of pink. Her eyebrows were filled with smoke, her eyes were flowing, and her long hair was covered with black waterfalls, like a fairy coming out of the bath. Her eyes turned, and it seemed that everything felt that she was looking at herself.

The hall was silent, and even the sound of breathing could not be heard. Even though Li Qing pretended to be romantic, he was still shocked by her beauty, and felt like he was born, but he seemed familiar.

I saw her gently slid her red lips, and the sound of nature sounded softly in the hall.

There are beautiful women in the north, peerless and independent.

One look at the city, and the other look at the country.

Would you rather not know how to be beautiful or the country?

It’s hard to get a beautiful woman!

He spit out the last word "分", and she had already walked to Li Qing, and gave a gift. The strong fragrance of the garden branches rushed towards him. Li Qing stood up in a hurry. He suddenly remembered Li Jingyan. Yes! It seems familiar that she is a bit like Li Jingyan, and she is as beautiful as her, as beautiful as a fairy, but Li Jingyan is a real fairy, pure and innocent, every move, every frown and smile is natural; and this Chu Lianxiang is just professional, deliberately playing, just pleasing to others. The two are judged by their superiority, Li Qing's stunning heart is ready, and even a feeling of pride.

He smiled slightly, bowed his hand to return the salute to her, pretending to be drunk and praised, "Miss Chu is good-looking and singing well, Li Qing has forgotten where he is?"

Chu Lianxiang saw countless people, and she could see through Li Qing at a glance. Although Li Qing spoke frivolously, his eyes were clear and there was no sign of being intimidated. It was obvious that he was not moved by himself at all.

Chu Lianxiang felt a little disappointed. This was the first time she had seen a man like this since her debut. Who had forgotten about the east, west, south and north when she saw her? She glanced around her from the corner of her eyes, and her eyes were blurred. But Li Qing in front of her didn't take her seriously.

She had long heard of Li Qing's name, the leader of the 300 warriors in Nanzhao, killed the enemy chief thousands of miles away, and seized the stone castle city. Now she is the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue of the Tang Dynasty. The beauty loves heroes, so she has always yearned for it. Today, she saw him even more young and elegant, and her love was already full of great enthusiasm.

Chu Lianxiang smiled with a pursed lips, stretched out her delicate hand to pour a glass of wine for Li Qing, and brought the glass to Li Qing with a pair of mutton fat-like hands.

He whispered: "I have long admired the general's courage. I am fortunate to meet him today. I have some thoughts. Please drink it."

Li Chengshi next to him also laughed intriguingly: "I hope Miss Lianxiang will make us Mr. Li drunk with this glass of wine. I will serve him well tonight!"

Li Qing laughed and took the wine glass, "I have no blessing to receive the kindness of the beauty. Wouldn't this glass of wine make me lose my life?"

He was about to drink it when a chuckle suddenly came from the stairs: "Li Lang, what should I drink this glass of wine for you?"

The wine glass fell to the ground with a "bang!", Li Qing was stunned, pointed to the person coming up at the stairs, and stuttered: "Shocked geese! When did you come?"
Chapter completed!