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Noon the next day.

Shen Jun ordered Ji Fuchen to wait at the main entrance first. After all the carriages were ready, he came out of the Shen family compound. He jumped into the carriage first, rolled up the curtain with one hand, and stretched out the other hand in front of Ji Fuchen, saying: "Come up!"

Ji Fuchen got into the car nimbly, glanced at the hand that was withdrawn from mid-air, and said calmly, "Where do you want me to go, my lord?"

Shen Jun flicked his sleeves, and said slowly: "Don't worry, you'll know later."

Ji Fuchen didn't ask any more questions, and sat quietly in the carriage.

The carriage was driving on the official road, and the breeze blew in through the half-closed windows, and the trees and houses on both sides retreated very regularly.

About three sticks of incense time, the driver drove the carriage and stopped at the entrance of an elegant shop.

Shen Jun opened his slightly narrowed eyes and said, "We're here, let's go down."

Ji Fuchen stopped at the station, looked up, and saw a large tablet hanging at the door of the store, with four characters inscribed on it——Nanfeng Jieyi.

Shen Jun strolled into the store, and Ji Fuchen followed at the same time.Soon he discovered the weirdness of this store. Except for the customers who went to and fro shopping, all of them were beautiful-looking boys.

Ji Fuchen felt a little strange, although these boys were beautiful, but they couldn't cover up the smell of wind and dust all over their bodies, it was as strong as the smell of a farm.He slashed at Shen Jun sharply, needless to say, he also knew that this is the barn for those dignitaries to have fun.

Ji Fuchen opened his mouth just as he was about to say something, when a woman with heavy make-up greeted him, the woman maintained her enthusiasm but kept a comfortable distance and said, "Young Master Shen is here, Lord Zhang has been waiting in the private room for a long time, Mr. Shen, please follow me."

Shen Jun nodded slightly, and followed the woman to the private room.

Ji Fuchen kept silent.When he found out that the place where Shen Jun brought him was the brothel, he was angry, not for anything else, just because he believed that the man who brought him to this filthy place must have impure motives; but when he heard the woman As soon as he spoke, he realized that he might have been wrong.

Sitting in the private room was a middle-aged man in official uniform. When the man saw someone coming, his eyes lit up and he stood up. He walked up to Shen Jun, clasped his fists and said, "Mr. The officer is really grateful.”

Shen Jun smiled and cupped his hands and said: "Master Zhang sincerely invites you, and the place is my favorite 'Nanfeng Jieyi' on weekdays. How can I not buy Master Zhang's noodles?"

This person turned out to be Zhang Xun, the prefect of Jiangnan.

"Mr. Shen, please sit down." Zhang Xun said with a smile, clapped his palms together and patted twice, and three handsome red men came out from the screen one by one.

Zhang Xun waved his hand to signal them to come over, then turned to Shen Jun and said, "I heard that Mr. Shen and I have the same hobbies. Isn't it a predestined fate to have similar interests? Therefore, I have always wanted to invite Mr. Shen to have a chat, just because of official business. I'm so tired, I have no time to spare, so I procrastinate. Today I specially reserved three red cards in this restaurant, firstly, it's our old friends drinking and reminiscing about the old days, and secondly, it's also to relieve Mr. Shen from fatigue." After saying that, he waved his hands, "Why don't you come over and pour wine for Mr. Shen?"

The two young ladies immediately waited beside Shen Jun, one on the left and one on the right, while the third waited by Mr. Zhang.

Seeing that the two filled the wine glasses, Shen Jun didn't say anything, and accepted it happily, but got up and moved a chair to the empty seat on his left, and said to Ji Fuchen who was behind him: "Sit here, good wine and good food. Don't eat too much and waste it."

Ji Fuchen said: "Thank you for taking care of me, young master, there is a difference between master and servant, I can just stand."

Mr. Zhang glanced between the two, and since the cripple came in, he noticed him. Although he was wearing a servant's clothes, he didn't look like a servant.Therefore, he didn't know who he was from the Shen family. In order to prevent mistakes, he cautiously maintained a wait-and-see attitude.Seeing that Shen Jun opened his mouth at this meeting, he immediately stood up personally, pulled Ji Fuchen to sit down, and said with a smile: "Everyone is a casual person, today, whether you are master or servant, or brother, take advantage of me and sit down and have a drink. Cup. Since everyone is destined to gather here, just eat, drink and have fun."

Ji Fuchen knew that it was impossible to refuse, so he sat down obediently, "Thank you, Mr. Zhang."

"Who is this young master?" Mr. Zhang asked, asking about Ji Fuchen, but looking at Shen Jun.

Ji Fuchen remained silent knowingly. He knew that he didn't really want to know his name, but wanted to hear Shen Jun's introduction to him. To put it bluntly, he just wanted to know his position in Shen Jun's eyes.

"He," Shen Jun poured the wine for him himself, looked at him ambiguously, smiled, but said nothing more.

Zhang Xun laughed loudly, narrowed his eyes into two slits, raised his wine cup and said to the two, "I understand, I understand, I respect you both."

Shen Jun raised his wine glass and clinked it, "It's good that Mr. Zhang understands."

Ji Fuchen smiled politely, and raised his wine glass to take a sip.

Master Zhang picked up the chopsticks, "Come here, let's eat the vegetables."

Shen Jun picked up a piece of fish maw and put it in Ji Fuchen's bowl, leaned close to his ear and said, "Try the tofu fish here, it's well-known far and wide, and it tastes very fresh."

Ji Fuchen didn't have much interest in food, but he was really hungry at the moment, so he didn't say no.

Shen Jun also ate slowly, picking up some food for him from time to time, watching him eat as if no one else was there, as if he completely forgot the existence of Zhang Xun.

In the middle of drinking, Zhang Xun was a little drunk, looked up at Shen Jun and said, "I wonder how Master Shen is thinking about that matter?"

Shen Jun picked up a piece of fish and put it in his mouth, "Which thing did Mr. Zhang refer to? People, when I get older, many eccentricities come out. For example, I only remember some interesting things." son."

After all, Zhang Xun is an old fritter who has been in the officialdom for many years. Knowing that he has not really forgotten, he said with a smile: "Mr. Shen will definitely be interested in this matter."

"Oh? Since Mr. Zhang is so confident, I'm all ears."

Zhang Xun put down the wine cup, straightened his sleeves and said, "Mr. Shen is a businessman, and businessmen are more or less concerned about state affairs. I believe Mr. Shen has heard about the current situation of Daliang. The Wurong tribe in the north has been a disaster for many years. Those uncivilized barbarians are all strong, burning, killing, and looting all kinds of crimes, and the people on the border have been suffering from it. Since the day the third prince took the initiative to ask Ying to wipe out Wurong last summer, the emperor has appointed the third prince as the general of the Northern Conquest, leading 50 troops marched north."

Shen Jun took a sip of the wine, and picked off the fishbone leisurely.

While talking, Zhang Xun carefully observed Shen Jun's expression. Seeing that there was no abnormality in him, he said, "The war lasted for three months, and the climate in the north was very cold. Neither side had any advantage, so we withdrew our troops to garrison. Recently, the leader of Wurong died of illness. , it is a golden opportunity for us, and the emperor will naturally not let go of this opportunity to defeat it in one fell swoop. It is only half a year of continuous fighting, and in recent years, the imperial court has sent troops from time to time to wipe out bandits in all directions, and the national treasury has dropped by half. Right now is the time to use the army, the country must not shorten the military supplies of the soldiers in front at this critical moment, as long as the military pay keeps up, under the wise command of the third prince, it will not take long for Daliang to win a complete victory."

Ji Fuchen's eyelids twitched, and he pricked up his ears to listen.

Speaking of the emotional part, Zhang Xun couldn't help becoming impassioned, and said with a red face: "There is a war ahead, and the peace of the people is bought by the sacrifices and bloodshed of the border soldiers. In times of crisis, as a member of the Great Liang, since we have not been able to go deep into the enemy's territory If you are born and die, you are obliged to do what you can to contribute, what does Mr. Shen think?"

Shen Jun nodded earnestly: "Master Zhang is absolutely right. As far as I know, in order to raise military salaries, today's imperial list has been distributed to all parts of the country. The imperial list says that every household has to pay two taels of silver as salary. If there are men in the family who join the conscripts, the military pay will be halved. Although the Shen family is not considered a big family, how much money does it have, so that's good, I will pay more than ten times the stipulated amount, and pay 30 taels of silver. It’s a little effort.”

Mr. Zhang coughed, his brows twisted together and he showed a troubled expression, and said: "Oh, to be honest, Zhang is responsible for the collection of salaries in the Jiangnan area. If it is collected according to the number of the emperor's list, it is naturally not a problem. It's just that Jiangnan has been rich since ancient times. Today, today, the average salary of each household in the Jiangnan area is twice that of the central area and three times that of the southwest area. However, the Jiangnan area is already densely populated. Zhang made a rough estimate that at least 30 taels must be handed over. In order to meet the requirements of the emperor."

"30 taels is not a small amount, but with Mr. Zhang taking care of this matter, the task will be overfulfilled soon." Shen Jun said.

"Young Master Shen, I don't know. Due to the error in the registration of the number of households in the Jiangnan area, the number of people reported to the household department is somewhat different from the actual number. The population of the Jiangnan area is not as large as the Holy One imagined. These gaps There is really nothing I can do, so I have no choice but to ask Mr. Shen to help," Mr. Zhang poured wine for him himself, "If Mr. Shen generously donates, a mere 30 taels will naturally be a no-brainer."

Shen Jun knew that he was clever but was mistaken by cleverness.The most important item in the imperial court's annual performance appraisal project is the population growth number.Zhang Xun obviously falsely reported the population in order to obtain a soaring increase in Wushamao, but he finally lifted a stone and smashed himself.

Shen Jun listened with a smile on his face, thought for a while, and pointed out his intention: "How much does Master Zhang want me to pay?"

Zhang Xun crossed his fingers to make a cross, and looked at him with a smirk.

Shen Jun raised his eyebrows and said, "Ten taels?"

"Add ten thousand, 10 taels."

Shen Jun sighed: "Master Zhang, you don't know that the business is very difficult now. Since the old man handed over the Shen Mansion to me, it has been in deficit for the past few years. Now Master Zhang wants me to take out 10 It's not that I'm stingy, I'm really too poor to afford it." Pointing to Ji Fuchen, he said, "Look, my lord, if I had money, why would I use such a cheap boy with handicapped legs?"

Ji Fuchen paused, then continued eating.

"Zhang also knows that Mr. Shen's life is difficult," Zhang Xun said, not feeling at all uncomfortable because of speaking out of conscience, "It's just that Shen's mansion is a family in the south of the Yangtze River after all. If Mr. Shen is willing to help, it will cost only 10 yuan." For Mr. Shen, two silver coins just need to be gently picked between the teeth, won't it come out?"

Shen Jun turned his head in surprise, looked at Ji Fuchen, opened his mouth wide to reveal two rows of white teeth, and said, "Fuchen, help me see if there is anything left between my teeth, if there is anything, I can give it to you." Master Zhang."

Ji Fuchen: "..."

Zhang Xun's face darkened, and the fat at the corners of his mouth moved uncontrollably, and then he raised it up abruptly, making an unnatural smile, "Young Master Shen is really funny."

"Master Zhang is absurd."

Ji Fuchen glanced away, so he wouldn't foolishly intervene between the two of them.The two were joking on the surface, but they were actually engaging in a negotiation of interest.He knew that Shen Jun would agree to Zhang Xun's request sooner or later, and he had no doubts about this, because if Shen Jun disagreed, he would definitely not attend today's appointment at Zhang Xun's invitation, let alone when Zhang Xun had already made it clear. When I asked him for money, I still patiently talked nonsense with him until now.

Zhang Xun suddenly fell down on the table and burst into tears. After crying for a long time, he raised his head, but there were no tears on his face. He looked up to the sky and sighed: "Mr. If Mr. Shen doesn't help, I will have to find another way out. Whether this way is good for me or Mr. Shen, no one will benefit. I'm afraid that the silk and cloth business of the Shen family will be in some trouble From the point of view of the cloth business in the entire Jiangnan area, although the top-grade cloth can afford high prices, the real money is still in the middle-end cloth. I have always been strongly opposed to government tax increases, unless there is no other way. To do such a detrimental thing."

These words are tactful, but the meaning is very clear. If Shen Jun does not agree to pay the government 10 taels of silver, then the government will forcibly increase the tax, and the Shen family will face two problems at that time, either the profit will be reduced, or the price will be reduced. No matter what the situation is, the Shen family's business will inevitably be affected.

Shen Jun sat calmly, with a calm face, as if he had expected that Zhang Xun would say such a thing, and said with a smile: "I am a businessman, and businessmen always seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, so naturally they know how to do it. Mutual benefit and mutual benefit, I can understand Master Zhang’s suffering, but Master Zhang doesn’t know anything about mine!”

Zhang Xun said seriously: "Oh? If you have any difficulties, Mr. Shen, feel free to speak up. As long as it is within my power, it must be my duty."

"Although the Shen family has a lot of money in the account, the expenses are also extremely scary. There are more than a thousand people up and down to eat and dress, and they have to pay a lot of money every month; but I am not so serious about my job. It's easy to do some money giving, and it doesn't matter how important it is. These days, it has been unable to make ends meet; plus the tax on cloth has to be paid to the government ten points, if another 10 taels of silver are given out, Shen's family will become a rich man. It's empty air." Shen Jun knew that without the cooperation of the government, the Shen family's business would be in trouble, but if he was asked to give away 10 taels for nothing and not take advantage of the opportunity, how would it be his style?

Zhang Xun said with great insight: "The accounts of rich and noble families are much more complicated than those of ordinary people. Since Mr. Shen came to gather here today, I have to show some sincerity. I will do my best." Help the Shen family to apply for a [-]% tax reduction from above. Then again, as Mr. Shen’s friend, [-]% is already my limit. I hope Mr. Shen will not say something embarrassing. Mr. Shen is extremely smart, and he must know me Showed the utmost sincerity.”

Speaking of this, Shen Jun accepted it as soon as he saw it, and said with a smile, "When will you want the 10 taels of silver?"

Zhang Xundao: "No. 15 next month is the deadline, Mr. Shen has one month to raise money."

Shen Jun nodded.

Only then did Zhang Xun really relax, and he shouted to the young man, "The two gentlemen are tired from sitting, why don't you rub their shoulders quickly? Come, come, Mr. Shen, Mr. Ji, eat food."

Shen Jun patted his hands and stood up and said: "Eat and eat, sit and sit, and talk about things, I won't bother Mr. Zhang to have fun."

Zhang Xun hurriedly stood up with him, and said in surprise: "Oh, these are the best red cards for Nanfeng to explain his meaning. They are all here, Mr. Shen, don't you want to play?"

Shen Jun looked at Ji Fuchen with a deep smile, then looked at Zhang Xun and said, "Master Zhang also knows that my mother doesn't allow me to come to these places. If she finds out, I'm afraid my legs will be broken when I go back."

Zhang Xun smiled when he heard the words, and did not force him, he clasped his fists and said: "In this way, I will not force others to be difficult, and Mr. Shen can leave easily."

Ji Fuchen picked up his crutches and followed Shen Jun out of the private room. The two of them had just walked a few steps when Ji Fuchen stepped forward and said, "Isn't you a man? Tell it to the wife."

Shen Jun paused, raised his eyebrows, "Don't Fuchen be jealous?"

"Young master, don't worry, Fuchen is never jealous."

Shen Jun excitedly said: "Sure enough, Fuchen knows me. Fuchen must know that I will always only have you in my heart, and I will never do things that are sorry to you, so I am so relieved."

Ji Fuchen couldn't help but laugh, and finally decided to smash the jar, saying, "You can say whatever you like, my lord!" He walked out of the shop without looking at him.

Unexpectedly, Shen Jun did not follow.Ji Fuchen leaned in front of the door and waited, his sharp eyes staring deeply at the four delicate and handsome seal characters of "Nanfeng Jieyi"...

Suddenly, a big man in a hurry passed by and disappeared into the crowd.

Immediately afterwards, there was an extra ball of paper in Ji Fuchen's palm, which was forcibly stuffed by the big man.

Ji Fuchen stood holding his cane tightly, knowing that this was extremely abnormal, he walked to the pomegranate tree next to the door with a calm expression, opened the crumpled paper ball, took a look with his eyes, his heart suddenly turned into a turbulent sea, and his face was full of turmoil. He didn't show any clues, just pretended to be puzzled, and threw the paper ball on the ground seemingly casually.

In the dried ink on the ball of paper, there were two words—clothing and food.

Food and clothing, Yuya.

The paper ball is obviously implying that he is Xun Yu.

Ji Fuchen was awe-inspiring, and he never forgot that he was the second prince Xun Yu who was ordered to become a monk but disappeared for many years.

Those who come are not good, since the identity has been exposed, then the one who should come will always come.

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【Copywriting】

Chen Que has seen a ghost recently, a strange male ghost from ancient times!

But overnight, the male ghost suddenly turned into a talking baby.

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[1v1, take it easy, sprinkle sugar, He~]