[Caiyun Kingdom] The beginning of people

I rubbed my forehead, and Zheng Youshun, who was sitting opposite, looked at me with a smile.

I woke up early in the morning and just finished washing, an unknown young man broke in through the window, smiled at me until he showed his white teeth, then carried me away without saying a word, and picked out all the servants of the Zhang family.When he put me down again, I saw Zheng Youshun who I hadn't seen for a long time.

"Good morning, Lord Zheng Youshun." I sighed and bowed to him.Zheng Youshun also wanted to get up and salute, but I stopped him, "Please don't be polite."

He smiled, "I'm not so weak that I can't even get up and salute."

"Yes, I'm sorry, I was rude." I turned to the young man who carried me over, "This one must be the youngest state shepherd of Chazhou, Mr. Lang Yanqing."

Lang Yanqing raised her hand and rubbed his messy hair, "Hehehe, hello, Miss Zhang."

... Big sister?

Is it true that those who smile so much that their white teeth are showing are all idiots?

I laughed out loud.

"Sorry," You Shun said apologetically, "Our family's idiot Zhou Mu was rude."

"No." I smiled and shook my head, and saluted Lang Yanqing, "It's our first meeting, Langzhou Mu, the girl is the vice president of the Heizhou All-Commerce Federation, Zhang Zelan, please give me your advice."

"Ah~" Lang Yanqing jumped up, "Sister, don't salute, it's so formal, I will feel uncomfortable all over."

You Shun got up and I helped him up, "It's been a few years since I left, how is Miss Zelan doing?"

"TOEFL." I followed him and stood up, "Master Youshun, are you doing well too?"

He withdrew his hand and said with a smile, "TOEFL."

Everyone's situation is also well known.

"It's really great to see Miss Zelan in such a spirited state."

"You Shun is the one." I frowned, "I always feel that You Shun's health is not very good, you should take care of yourself."

"I feel like I'm in good spirits."

I raised my brows and smiled, "Yes, that's why I'm troubled."

"Don't say that..."

After I exchanged greetings with Zheng Youshun, I turned my head and saw Lang Yanqing squatting on the chair, holding her head, her eyes flicking back and forth between me and Zheng Youshun.

"Sure enough, it's incredible~ It's a difficult opponent to defeat!" Lang Yanqing sighed, "That's the young lady You Shun said you like~"

Hit, knock down?Speaking of which, I seem to have one more matter to settle with You Shun.

I looked at You Shun, who was fine, and nodded without changing his expression, "Yes, I have always admired Miss Zelan."

I endured it, but I still couldn't help but burst out laughing.It turns out that Zheng Youshun sometimes becomes a fool when it comes to feelings.Such a restrained person like him would tell Chai Ting about someone he likes, so the person he likes should indeed be Chai Ting.Zheng Youshun heard my laughter, looked at me, finally showed a little embarrassment, covered his mouth with half-clenched fists and coughed a few times.

I laughed even harder.

"Ah~" Lang Yanqing screamed for some reason, "Could it be that you are in love with each other? Oops, too bad! The situation is in dire straits!"

Zheng Youshun walked over and knocked Lang Yanqing on the head with a cane, "Master Zhou Mu, please start to return to normal, okay? Even if your normal is like this, please pretend to be normal in front of distinguished guests." Normal look."

Are you coming?

I lowered my head and straightened my wide sleeves, "Then, can you please tell me, Lord Youshun, where I am now, and why Lord Zhou Mu is looking for me?"

He made a gesture of invitation to me, and we each sat down.

"This is the government office of Jinhua Prefecture. I'm sorry to invite you here in such a way. Miss Zelan, I heard that the All-Commerce Federation intends to develop Chazhou?"

"Master You Shun is serious. It's just that the small businessman sees the profit and wants to take a share of it."

"So the All-Commerce Federation also thinks there is something to be done in Chazhou?" What he said could be done, naturally referring to eliminating the evils of the tea family and revitalizing the Chazhou.

Does it attack so sharply as soon as it comes up?I didn't look at him, but picked up some ordinary teacups instead, "Does Master Youshun know the origin of this cup?"

"No, I would like to hear more about it."

"Actually, I'm not very clear," I smiled. "However, the blue and white on the top has to be fired and colored to such a degree that it was a technology that emerged more than a hundred years ago. After a hundred years of development, it has finally become popular. Everywhere."

You Shun said, "Yes, time is really a very miraculous thing."

"Yes, I think so too. Bit by bit, things that don't exist can be turned into something, and things can be turned into nothing. It's really hard to see." What will be the future of Chazhou? It's so dark that people can't figure it out.

"It's impossible to see through it completely, right? No one can be completely sure about the future, not even the divine power of 'prediction'."

"Well." If you don't count the "drama".

"It's interesting because you can't see through it, isn't it? What does Miss Zelan think?"

"However, you have to explore slowly in a certain direction, and you can't do it randomly. If you choose the wrong soil quality first, how can you get such beautiful white porcelain?"

"It will be beautiful soil, from Chazhou." You Shun tilted his head, "If it's not good, just remove the pests and add some fertilizer, it will always work."

"That's really hard work." You're tough.

"It will bloom and bear fruit."

"I'm afraid it will be useless." I smiled and poured disgusting cold water.

Zheng Youshun didn't even waver, "The one who takes the first step always has to take the first step. The one who steps first will naturally walk the fastest."

Use future business opportunities to trap me? "The person who goes first walks fast, and may fall first. The big deal is that the person who comes later will just run after him, so why must he fight to be the first?"

"What if the one who goes first rides in the carriage from the beginning? Will the people who come later be unable to catch up?"

"That depends on the quality of the car." What conditions can you give me?

"I can always choose a suitable car. The tariffs for merchants in the Heizhou Quanzhou Federation of Commerce to export to Chazhou within ten years are [-]% of those in other states. How about it?"

I picked up the teacup and took a sip.

... unpalatable.

"Pfft!" You Shun laughed, "I'm sorry, but it's just some bad tea made indiscriminately."

"No, I was rude. Sorry." I said awkwardly.

"Then I don't know which breed Miss Zelan likes?"

"This kind of tea is also good, and the top grade is quite sweet and fragrant, but I still prefer black tea."

"Is that so? Compared with other teas, dark tea can be preserved for a long time, and it gets better with age. It is also suitable for people in high and cold regions. It is indeed a tea that is quite suitable for Miss Zelan."

I chuckled, "How do you say that?"

"Isn't Miss Zelan from Heizhou in the north?" You Shun tapped his cane lightly, "She is a warm-hearted girl from Heizhou, just like the top-grade black tea."

Move with love, know with reason.

It's a pity that I don't agree.

I laughed but didn't answer.

"Then what if I say that there will be no taxation for the first three years?" You Shun said again.

I sighed secretly.Originally, I didn't want to see him today, but now he caught me off guard and missed the opportunity, so I can only let me clarify the matter first.As a result, I lost the initiative in this conversation, but there was nothing I could do, "Master Youshun, I'm sorry, I can't see your sincerity at all." I turned my head and looked at the blue sky outside the hall door, "I Today I was going to meet the eldest son of the Cha family, Cha Cao Xun, but now he is the guest of Zhou Mu. It seems that the Cha family will definitely think that the Quanshang Federation has tricked them. If you want to choose a side, you can only choose Zhou Mu house?"

"Feel sorry."

I sigh again.No apology at all. "Exemption or tax reduction for goods is a benefit for businessmen, and it is also a good way to stimulate economic growth for Chazhou."

"Both parties benefit, isn't it a good strategy?"

Driven into a poor alley.

I can only make it clear, "If we leave the tea house behind and reach an agreement in private, this will definitely anger them. The State Shepherd's Mansion is already wrestling with them. Naturally, this time is not bad, but the Quanshang Federation is different. It's a risky one." It’s just the All-Commerce Federation, and the State Shepherd’s Mansion is completely enjoying the benefits, I don’t think there is any sincerity in this.”

"We are officials, and the All-China Federation of Commerce is the people. Has Ms. Zelan forgotten this point? If the prefectural government is doing well, people's livelihood will also improve. Wouldn't it be better to promote business in turn?"

"Then wait until Lord Youshun really pulls the Chazhou State Shepherd's Mansion to such a high position before discussing this matter? The high-ranking person here may be the Cha Family or the State Shepherd Mansion. How do you know that relying on the strength of the Cha State? Promote the development of Chazhou even more? The folks will develop themselves according to the current situation. As a person in the game, pretend not to be wrong? Water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it, a famous saying through the ages. Master Youshun, have you forgotten Even the officials themselves are part of the people? If you look down from a high position, nothing can be discussed.” No matter how much he tried to divert his gaze and talk nonsense, as long as I gritted my teeth and refused to agree, he couldn’t help it.

It was the All-Commerce Federation who was asked for help, and he was the one who asked for help, and that was my trump card.

Zheng Youshun paused, and then said leisurely, "What if there is no need to offend?"

I turned my head to look at him.

He said: "Falsely agreeing, but obediently obediently disobeying, I don't know if Miss Zelan dares?"

"It's not a question of daring or daring, but a question of whether it is necessary to take this risk. If you get involved in this kind of thing, you will be smashed to pieces if you are not careful, right? Lord Yushun should be quite clear."

"What does Miss Zelan mean?"

"Special economic zone." I took out the plan I had prepared earlier in the morning, "I hope to establish a special economic zone for the Quanshang Federation in Jinhua City, so that all the goods of the Quanshang Federation that enters Chazhou for the purpose of trading in Jinhua City, within ten years Exemption of all taxes in Chazhou. Of course, this privilege cannot be granted to other people during this period, only this one. As of now, commercial taxes are only reserved for local use and do not need to be handed over to the central government. Presumably this decision is It can be made by the State Shepherd's Mansion." I said with a smile, "In ten years, Jinhua City will definitely become the largest commercial city in Chazhou, driving the development of the state. If the people are rich, it will be easier to manage if you want to come to the State Shepherd's Mansion."

"It's true that the Tea State can develop, but if the State Shepherd's Office withdraws its privileges after ten years, Jinhua's economy will suffer a major blow. Is that Miss Zelan's so-called mutual benefit?"

It's okay to take risks with the Federation of Commerce, but the State Shepherd's Office also needs to bear the price of long-term economic policy being restrained by the Federation of Commerce.The better Jinhua develops, the less the state pastoral government dares to touch the Federation of Commerce.

"It's not that I didn't show my sincerity." It's much more kind than if you don't give anything at all, "If Master Youshun agrees, I can go to see the tea house right away. If you don't agree," I put away my clothes "I'm going to leave Chazhou immediately to avoid being chased and killed by the tea family." Compared with being ruined, it is not impossible to retreat and make a comeback in the future.The foundation of the Zhang family is not so weak that it cannot bear the blow of my declining status in the All-Commerce Federation.

Without blinking his eyes, he said: "It's settled here, it's a deal. Master Langzhou Mu, once we finish the document, I'll trouble you to get it stamped."

It ended in a tie.I took advantage of the advantage of the All-Commerce Federation, and Zheng Youshun took advantage of the disadvantage of the Chazhou State Mufu, and we are not enemies, so there is no need to die forever, which made me into this situation.

Zheng Youshun is really a headache.

When we formally finalized the paperwork, I laughed, "You Shun really lived very energetically in Chazhou."

"Miss Zelan, thank you for your hard work."

I smiled bitterly and said, "I was underestimated by You Shun."

"Miss Zelan sees me as a person who likes to use tricks." You Shun smiled and handed the documents and a key to Lang Yanqing, asking him to keep them, "The older the more fragrant, is that Miss Zelan's plan?" ?”

"I'm making you laugh. I'm afraid Youshun will do better if we move to another place."

"Miss Zelan has done a good job, there is no need to be modest. A temporary setback does not mean anything."

It seems that he also knows that my coming to Chazhou is a hard job forced by others, "You Shun is still as gentle as when we met a few years ago."

He smiled, "Miss Zelan, it's been almost four years."

Zhong Jietong has been gone for almost four years.I lowered my eyes and didn't speak.

"The three-year mourning period is too early. I don't know if Ms. Zelan plans to give in to someone else? Maybe I am too busy, but what I am doing now is actually not what Ms. Zelan wishes? Find someone you can rely on and be safe." Live happily, presumably Jietong's spirit in heaven will also be happy."

I smiled wryly and helped Youshun to sit down, and then I also sat on the chair next to him, "You and the second brother said the same thing." Guan Feixiang conspired with my father all day long to drag me to see someone.

"Because Miss Zelan doesn't look happy at all now." He said softly, "It's too far from that time."

"I always feel that there is no way to find someone as good as Jie Tong." I also replied softly.

"Hey, didn't the folks say that the worse a man is, the more he will be loved by women?"

"..." How did I not know that men are not bad and women don't like such things are also spread in Caiyun Kingdom?

"...Maybe Ms. Zelan can try a bad one? It's just a bad one. In fact, she's quite upright, doesn't have any bad habits, and is in good health... Well, she's not the handsome type, but she's also very handsome. ...Compared to Ms. Zelan, it is not much, but it can definitely support the family and protect the wife and children...Although there may be times of betrayal..." You Shun seemed to be a little difficult, "In short, there are quite a lot of selling points, just a little It's bad... Well, maybe the mouth will be worse. That's not bad, right?" He looked at me fixedly, "It's just a person with a little bit of bad character, maybe Ms. Zelan can give it a try? Bad and bad people are pretty good too. masculine!"

…………………………Ah huh?

"No, I know that the other party is not a good person, but I also fall into it. It seems a little silly." I shook my head and laughed, "For me, it might be better to be single."

You Shun coughed, "I remember that Miss Zelan is an only child?"

"Yes, my father has always been very worried about how he will entrust me to me when he is a hundred years old. In the current world, it is a bit difficult for women to survive."

"Miss Zeran, is there something you want to do?"

I pursed my lips, saw You Shun's gentle eyes, thought for a while and then continued: "Yes. Yeah...just a little thought." I smiled awkwardly, "...I think, if the world can be changed so that It’s better for women to live better. A woman with a husband and a son is in a better position; without one of the two, the situation will become worse; without both, a woman can only live like duckweed if she wants to live and work .Hmm...Have You Shun ever heard of carrying a widow?"

"Yes, Chazhou also has these things."

"Take widow-carrying as an example. Even if a woman does not want to remarry, if she is forced to pass the wedding night, she will be judged as a marriage as a rule. It is no different from the crime of rape, but because the other party has fulfilled the custom of marrying a widow, the matter of coercing a woman can be exposed? I remember that when this law was enacted, a king wrote down the sentence In other words, the Tao is that once things have been accomplished, widows have no restraint to keep, so there is no need to take them back. This kind of view is extremely absurd.”

"Do you want to abolish this rule?"

"It's not just like that." I shook my head, "I think it's a social problem. Even if this regulation is abolished, women who are humiliated will be looked down upon. If there is no support at home, then there is only a dead end. Everyone These absurd things will not change if their views do not change, and the law is only a reflection of the current state of society.”

While talking, You Shun went to get the law books and some local cases, and had a long talk with me──

"Hey~!" Lang Yanqing, who came back after stamping the paperwork, squatted at the gate and shouted, "It's already past lunch time, don't you know that eating is the biggest meal?"

"Let's eat first?" I closed the case and said with a smile.

Yushun nodded.When we walked out together, he suddenly asked: "Miss Zelan, it's even more difficult to be single, why do you say it's good?"

"I don't want to put all my hopes on others. Social status and economic power can make women more independent, so I want to try it." What, actually I think it is very happy to have a husband and a child, but on the other hand, if a man wants to rest and let his wife go out to work, he will probably be laughed at by others? Whether it is work or not, whether it is a man or a woman, I don’t think so. The problem, the problem is that this is your own choice, not the characterization given by society. Hey...You Shun, don't you think what I said is strange?"

"No," he smiled quite gently as usual, "how strange is it to think that the world would be a little easier?"

I froze for a moment, then laughed.

Thank you.

The author has something to say: I'm sorry, because I'm out of town, the Internet is unstable, and it's late again.I will try to be on time!