[Red Mansion+Qing Chuan] The heroine comes from the last days

"Hurry up and ask them to change to a more spacious sedan chair." Kangxi continued, still looking calm and clear, "At least it can easily accommodate two people, and put some delicate objects. You..." He bowed his head Looking at Jiang Ling, he said in a low voice, "Something seems wrong."

Jiang Ling turned her head away and ignored him, not knowing whether she was angry or explaining: "The emperor is serious. Actually, there is nothing wrong with it."

Kangxi smiled, hugged her waist from behind, and whispered in her ear: "Don't be annoyed, some things are inconvenient to talk about inside. Partition walls have ears. If you go back to your residence, it will be even more inappropriate. Just be careful." listen."

Jiang Ling raised his spirits, and subtly said a word: "Yes."

Kangxi kept her voice to a minimum, and said in a voice that only she could hear: "When you are in the garden, remember, don't say anything, but you can't say nothing. There are three things that need you To find out for me: The first thing is to test whether these rich businessmen in Yangzhou have anything to do with the case of the Xue family in Jinling. I have heard that some rich businessmen in Yangzhou have clever hands and eyes, but I have never found any real evidence, so I want to Take this opportunity to give it a try. The garden is full of female relatives, and it is inconvenient for me and the rest to stay longer, so please be more careful."

Jiang Ling nodded lightly and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I've remembered it."

Kangxi also gave a low hum, and continued: "The second thing is to ask them if they have contacts with those overseas merchants. After thinking about things these days, I always feel that there is something wrong. Those Merchants from Nanyang and the West are far away in Guangzhou. Even if they heard the news of my upcoming tour to the south and wanted to come to visit the Holy Spirit, they should not have raised the sea ban of "extending Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Jiangnan provinces" at this time. I suspect that they have nothing to do with here. The salt merchants exchanged information, or... Forget it, it’s okay to tell you about it, I originally planned to release all the sea restrictions in this area next year.”

Therefore, someone should have leaked the news in advance.

Jiang Ling silently calculated the time and found that his knowledge was lacking, so he gave up.

But... "Is it really appropriate for the emperor to tell me this matter?" Jiang Ling turned slightly to look at Kangxi, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.In her impression, this kind of thing should be kept secret.

Kangxi smiled, but unknowingly, he looked more tired: "It's no longer a secret."

Jiang Ling was startled, for some reason, she suddenly wanted to hug him and talk to comfort him.

Kangxi paused for a moment, and then continued: "The third thing, but only you can do it. The old lady of the Xue family in Jinling is also on the list of invitations. You go try her tone and see if you can try it." Find out what kind of regulations they have in Jinling and the capital. In addition, two merchants from Nanyang also brought their wives here. You can try their words for me. What is your husband-in-law? What do you do?" Now in the eyes of Kangxi, Jiang Ling is the one who knows everything about the Western and Southern Oceans the most. Although I don't know where she read the miscellaneous books, but in some things, she is better than his own. Those officials are much stronger.

After explaining these two or three things, Kangxi tightened his arms around her again, and asked, "Is there any difficulty?"

After a short pause, he continued: "If there is any difficulty..."

Jiang Ling shook his head lightly.

"There is no difficulty, I will try my best to do it, but the chance of success or failure can only be [-]-[-] at most..." She turned to look at Kangxi, and said softly, "The emperor knows that some things are beyond the reach of human beings. "For example, the language barrier.

Kangxi sighed, and said in a low voice: "It's just hard for you."

Jiang Ling shook his head again, and said: "There is nothing difficult to do, just do your best. Some of the emperor's words may not be answered by the wives, and some need to be inferred by themselves. Therefore, the emperor is Don't you have to put two people in front of me, lest I can't remember clearly and make a mistake when transcribing?" She considered everything.

Kangxi pondered for a moment, then said: "The people I serve in front of me, let me give you half of them, they are all trustworthy."

Jiang Ling was a little surprised at first, but when he thought of Kangxi's three fatal questions, he answered.

The sedan chair was carried to the garden in a short while, and Kangxi nodded to her with encouragement hidden in his eyes.Jiang Ling knew that he couldn't go down anymore, so he opened the curtain slightly, supported a maid's hand, and walked outside the sedan chair.When she went out, she deliberately blocked the people inside with her body, making people mistakenly think that she came alone.Manager Liang ran up to her out of breath and led her into the garden.

A lot of people were already sitting in the garden, and it seems that Kangxi sent her here at the right time.

Jiang Ling stroked her forehead secretly—without preparing a script or lines for her—then supported the maid and swayed (actually to cover up her weird walking posture) into the garden.

Director Liang was just about to follow, when he suddenly heard three knocks on the small sedan chair.Knowing that Kangxi was in the sedan chair, he asked the two little followers behind him to lead the way, walked up to the sedan chair by himself, and asked in a low voice, "Master?"

Kangxi's indistinct voice came from inside: "Let the few on duty today follow her and report the situation in the garden to me verbatim. Do things more neatly."

Director Liang responded with a groan, and asked again: "Master, did you let the young master go in alone?"

Kangxi smiled, and there was a little joy in his voice: "I want to try again, and see if I misjudged her at the beginning."

Manager Liang let out a groan ignorantly, and suddenly remembered the banquet last night, and took the person over without making a sound. There was no room for buffering, but the young master's performance seemed to be pretty good.Thinking of the mind of the master inside, I suddenly realized.

Although the emperor sealed the book in a box and never opened it, but now his expectation of her seems to be higher than before.

Kangxi told him some other things, then returned to the bright hall just now, and continued to deal with government affairs like a normal person.However, Manager Liang in front of him, and many people who served in front of him in the morning, had already arrived at Jiang Ling's side.

Jiang Ling didn't know about these things, and what she was worrying about now was how to avoid the solicitation of that old lady Xue.

Kangxi asked her to test the matter just now, and she has already tested half of it.Although the salt merchants in Yangzhou have a lot of hands and eyes, the wives and wives faintly reveal a kind of "naturally unimpeded" meaning between the lines. Obviously, they usually do a lot of things to bribe the government, but they live very well in Yangzhou and have not stretched out their hands for the time being. Go to Jinling.As for the merchants in Nanyang, they have not been asked yet.

Now she is a little entangled by the old lady of the Xue family.

"My lord doesn't know something." The old lady babbled, "My Xue family used to be in Jinling. Shang, but the two granddaughters are both first-class in character and appearance. If their father's official title was not lower and their family fortunes fell, they might even be able to do it. The other is the serious second grandma in Rongguo Mansion, and she is all outstanding. I heard that the young master lived in Rongguo Mansion for half a year, but I don’t know if I have seen my eldest granddaughter. Oh, according to the time calculation , I must have seen it."

Jiang Ling thought about it, and said that he had seen it before.

Mrs. Xue said happily: "Sure enough, sure enough." She glanced around sadly, except for herself, most of them were old ladies from merchant families. Although they wore silk and satin, they usually saw officials' wives , are all short.Originally, my family was an imperial merchant, directly affiliated to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the wives of the official family were also a head shorter than me. Now that my family is in decline, but I am sitting with them, I can't help but feel sad.

Jiang Ling answered a few words patiently, remembered the third thing Kangxi had instructed, and asked how the capital was going.

That old Mrs. Xue opened up the chatter box, and vented all her depression and helplessness in recent days.

"My little master doesn't know. Compared with Jia, Wang, and Shi, our Xue family has withered talent. Now that we have suffered such a loss, we don't even have a master. Our family was originally Xue's family. Pan is in charge, but Xue Pan went to the capital well, saying that he was sending his sister to Beijing for election. This trip lasted for more than three years. Leaving some properties that cannot be carried away in Jinling alone, let a few clansmen take care of them. Once the imperial decree comes, it will be... the young master should have a good talk in front of the emperor, and give the Xue family some time. Since we are If you are deceived by others, then there should be a chance to forgive you, right?"

Jiang Ling didn't respond, but continued to ask: "Are most of the people in the capital? They don't care about the property?"

Mrs. Xue sighed: "The children and grandchildren are unworthy... There are few in the family who are reused. Occasionally, there is a Xue Scorpion, and it will take another two years before they can continue to participate in the imperial examination. In the current situation, I am afraid that they will not even be able to participate in the imperial examination. Really. It’s really leaking and it’s raining all night, so there’s not even a place to stay. If it weren’t for the eldest girl who can still talk in Rongguo Mansion, we and Jia and Wang’s family are still relatives by marriage, and now we have become a dilapidated settlement.”

Jiang Ling glanced at the edge of the garden, and sure enough, he saw a young eunuch leaving in a hurry, obviously to answer Kangxi.

She smiled and continued: "Then there is no other idea?" The emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, this is what I heard countless times from the people in the Rongguo Mansion earlier.Although the Xue family is the weakest of the four major families in Jinling, they still have some foundations.It's really about to fall, and it can be dragged on for a while longer.

Mrs. Xue sighed, but this time she was more relieved: "I still want to thank that in-law..."

After listening to Jiang Ling for a while, Jiang Ling realized that after Kangxi left Jinling, Jia Lian used an excuse to go back to Jinling to worship his ancestors, and Wang Ziteng also stayed in Jinling. .Kangxi's all of a sudden, can be regarded as vigorous and resolute, and it can also be regarded as knocking mountains and shaking tigers, which made them restrain themselves a lot.

She talked with Mrs. Xue for a while, and then saw a young eunuch leaving in a hurry, apparently to deliver a message.

After talking for a long time, Mrs. Xue felt a little tired, so she was helped to the side to have a rest, and Jiang Ling took some time off to ask the rest of the wives.Perhaps it was because Mrs. Xue opened up the chatterbox just now, and Jiang Ling appeared to be approachable again, and the wives also appeared to be much more modest, intentionally or unintentionally, a lot of news was leaked out.

For example, although they did not extend their hands to Jinling, they heard that the Thirteen Banks in Guangzhou were profiteering.

For another example, some of them did try to sell foreign goods, and they made some money. Some of them bought a lot of precious gold products and spices from Nanyang merchants. Himself, to open up business routes.

Furthermore, among the wives, the only one is the wife of a Nanyang merchant. Although she is not a native of the country, but because she has lived in Nanyue for a long time, she has also learned some words. It is a bit difficult to communicate, but the basic meaning can still be communicated. of.

According to the wife of the Nanyang businessman, since everyone is doing business, why not open up the business and make money together.In Nanyang, especially in India, they have come into contact with many nobles from the West. Whether it is goods or other things, they are quite exquisite. If they can be sold here, everyone will be happy.

Jiang Ling asked a little bit, and it was indeed Eastindia, the East India Company.

She secretly kept that company in her heart, and asked consciously or unconsciously, what should she do if there is a storm at sea or robbers while escorting the cargo ship?Because of the language barrier, the wife of the Nanyang merchant gave the most straightforward answer: We have wooden warehouses on board, and they are from Eastindia, and the quality is good.

Jiang Ling was in a cold sweat from shock.

The wife of the Nanyang businessman seems unconscious (in fact, because she is used to dealing with the wives of rich businessmen these days, almost no one can understand what she is talking about, so she is used to talking to herself) , still shaking the road, there are still many good things that can't make it to shore, it's a pity.Those addictive things, but the crew's favorite.

Jiang Ling pretended to be ignorant and asked, what is addictive?

The lady shrugged and said, "A kind of red flower."