Red Mansion Huacai

Chapter 205 Miscalculation

Two days later, Li Weijian kept his promise and took his cousins ​​Li Wen and Li Qi and four maids for a stroll.

Knowing that his widowed aunt's family was poor, Li Weijian secretly bought cloth, facial hair, and powder for his two cousins. His aunt wanted face most, so she would just give him things. If he gave money, he would definitely come to Li Weijian to show off.

The three maids each have their own income, even the new Bi Tong is happily holding a gilt hairpin - although the new owner is a scumbag, he is really rich! He is also a noble baron of the Dashun Empire!

Bi Tong secretly thought about it, Dashun could take concubines, and the children born to concubines were not considered illegitimate children, but at most concubines. If there is a chance to become the new master's concubine, wouldn't this life be appropriate?

After a day of shopping, although Bi Tong remained calm on the face, she was much more diligent in serving her. Li Weijian was completely unaware of this. He stayed in the old house for a few days, feeling very quiet and restless, so he thought about going to Pangtu for a while.

Jia Yun stayed in Guangzhou to handle the sugar business, while Wu Haining sent him to Daruzhou. Li Weijian really had no available manpower around him, so he had to borrow servants from the Li family and go to Jinling to mobilize manpower.

The servant went there early in the morning, and before midnight, a co-chief of the inner government came with him. After seeing the ceremony, the head of the association complained: "Master Li, it's really not a case of passing the blame. However, the Weaving Yamen redeployed manpower the day before yesterday. Now that Jinling's inner government is empty, there really is no manpower available!"

Li Weijian was happy: "I only transferred a few craftsmen, but not even this?"

The chief said sarcastically: "Mr. Li, please forgive me. I really don't have any." After a pause, the chief of the association lowered his voice for fear of offending Li Weijian: "Mr. Li, it's better to take charge of this county magistrate now. Master Zhen has spoken, and I will lower the official. I dare not refuse to listen. How about Master Li and Master Zhen talking to each other?"

Li Weijian smiled and nodded: "That's not necessary. It's hard work, Mr. Zhang. Since Jinling can't spare any manpower, it's normal for me to go to Tongling to recruit him. Someone, come and send Mr. Zhang off for me."

"Huh? Oh, no, no, no, Mr. Li, I will resign."

The chief Zhang resigned with his heart full of worries.

Li Weijian secretly thought to himself that Zhen Yingjia was really petty. She had just refuted him in front of him, and now he was causing trouble for himself.

Li Weijian didn't care that these matters were neither painful nor painful. As for stumbling upon the Li family in the future... don't forget that your uncle Li Shouzhong was born in the Imperial Academy as a wine drinker, and he was a well-known figure among the officials in the south of the Yangtze River. Unless Zhen Yingjia is tired of living, if the Li family is provoked, Jiangnan Shilin can drown the Zhen family to death with a mouthful of foam!

After thinking for a while, Li Weijian ordered Geng Tong, the Imperial Guard who had done the job well, to come over, handed over a name card, and ordered: "Brother Geng will visit the governor's office on my behalf. If the governor is there, tell me that I will come to visit you in due time." "

Geng Tong took the order and left. He turned around before noon and reported to Li Weijian: "Sir, the governor is in the Yamen now. He will be waiting for your visit when the time comes."

Li Weijian smiled and nodded. Then Zhen Yingjia really thinks that she is a person, and the inner government can't spare the manpower? He, Li Weijian, is known as the God of Wealth and has a good relationship with the governor Wang Shuhuan. Wouldn't he borrow someone from the governor's Yamen?

I heard that the Zhen family had taken over four times during the reign of the Supreme Being. I’m afraid that’s why they had the confidence to seek their own displeasure, right? It was not because of time constraints, but Li Weijian really wanted to have a battle with Zhen Yingjia. However, time is really tight, and the Zhen family will be in trouble in a few years.

That’s it, just read his book later and apply some eye drops.

When he arrived, Li Weijian took the time to arrive at the governor's Yamen. Li Weijian was politely introduced by his friend, but the governor Wang Shuhuan greeted him at the second gate, which shocked Li Weijian!

Li Weijian said with fear on his face: "Jing Xian is so respectful, the subordinates are really frightened!"

Governor Wang Shuhuan laughed loudly: "I am not here to welcome the resurrection, but to welcome the God of Wealth on behalf of the Jiangnan elders. Hahaha——"

Li Weijian immediately couldn't laugh or cry and said, "I really don't know how to accept Futai's words."

Wang Shuhuan smiled and led Li Weijian inside, and said as he walked: "I don't know about Fu Sheng. I knew that Fu Sheng was staying in Jinling. Countless Jinling gentry heard about it. However, Li Jijiu closed the door to thank guests, and the gentry couldn't find Fu Sheng, so they could only come to disturb me. Fu Sheng The cement business in Suzhou really made the Jinling fathers jealous.

Since he was reborn and settled in Jinling, he is considered a person from Jinling. This is not a good thing to treat one with favoritism... ah? Hahaha--"

Li Weijian said: "It's a coincidence that this is what the official is doing here."

"Oh? Okay, let's go inside and talk."

Entering the second hall, a small official served him tea, and the two of them sat down respectively as guest and host. Li Weijian thought to himself and said, "Futai, it's true that I'm telling you that I want to start a railway business in Dangtu."

Wang Shuhuan blinked and said: "Resurrection, this Dangtu belongs to Anhui Taiping Prefecture."

Huh? Isn’t Jinling the capital of Anhui Province? Master Futai's reaction was so weird——

Li Weijian said hurriedly: "Back to Futai, the place where I want to run the railway business is called Ma'anshan. Although it belongs to Dangtu, in fact, it is closer to Jinling."

"Ma'anshan?" Wang Shuhuan thought carefully, and a friend of the secretariat hurriedly came forward and whispered: "Futai, Ma'anshan was smelting iron in the Song Dynasty, and now the local steelmaking method is still used. It's just -"

After a pause, the friend said: "It is not easy to mine the Ma'anshan iron mine, and the iron yield is extremely low. In addition, the surrounding trees have been cut down. It was abandoned in the Ming Dynasty, and now all iron smelting has turned to Wuhu."

Wang Shuhuan pondered and looked at Li Weijian, who felt a chill in his heart. This is easy to do without fuel. There is coal around, but the iron ore is of poor taste, so there is no solution.

Because Li Weijian thought about it and said: "The official heard that there is coal around Ma'anshan... we have to see it on the spot to know whether we can handle the railway business."

"Well -" Wang Shuhuan nodded and said: "In that case, what is needed for resurrection is the full support of Jiangsu." After a pause, he added: "I'm afraid I don't know about resurrection. Suzhou magistrate Zhuang Yougong spent more than 30 miles repairing it in his spare time. Pond! Zhuang Yougong also said that before the rainy season, eighty miles of stone ponds can be built throughout Kunshan, which can protect Kunshan from floods this year! The cement business run by Fusheng is a great kindness to my father in Jiangsu. Just build this pond A little bit, if you want to be resurrected, I will grant you all your requests."

Zhuang Yougong is really hardworking, what kind of situation is he in now? I don’t know how many people he mobilized to build the stone pond.

Li Weijian cupped his hands and said: "Xiaguan is here to ask for help from Futai. Please ask Futai to send craftsmen to accompany Xiaguan on a trip to Ma'anshan to do some on-the-spot exploration to see if the iron business can be done here."

"It's easy to talk about."

Jinling is an important town in the south of the Yangtze River. The imperial government has established many agencies here, and the Ministry of Industry naturally does the same. As the governor, Wang Shuhuan only had to give orders. Which official from the Ministry of Works would dare to refute the face of the governor of a province?

Just drinking tea settled the matter.

But Wang Shuhuan still refused to give up, saying that the cement in Xishan Island was far away. If the cement was transported to various places in Jiangnan, the freight would be worth the cement factory price, so Ai Ai asked Li Weijian every time if he could open more places in Jiangnan. Cement service.

Li Weijian knew that there was no possibility in Jiangsu, and only Xishan Island had such an advantageous location. As for Zhejiang, he was not omnipotent, so how could he know whether there was a place that could handle the cement business?

Because of this, he said casually: "Master Futai, don't be anxious. Xishan Island is just a creation. When it matures, we will naturally have experience. If there is a treasure land like Xishan Island in the future, we can follow the same method."

Wang Shuhuan pondered and said: "I know it, but time is not waiting for me... I thought that it would be difficult for the inner government alone to spread this cement business for a while, and Jiangnan has been plagued by bitter water for a long time... I didn't know this At the local level, can we do our own thing?"

Understand, this is because Xishan Cement is jealous and plans to set up another company. The cement process is not complicated. With the methods of the Jiangnan gentry, it is not easy to bribe a few craftsmen? I'm afraid I'll have mastered the recipe by now.

How could Li Weijian care about this small gain? Cement spread widely? It's a good thing, it can finally cure the floods in the south of the Yangtze River. The people in front of them have already made money, and the people behind them are rushing to set up cement factories and smashing cement into cabbage prices. What does that have to do with him, Li Weijian?

Because Li Weijian smiled and said: "It's hard for a lower-level official to comment on this matter... But I think it will be good for the elders in Jiangnan to do more cement work. Lord Futai, why don't you write a letter? I think the saint will definitely agree."

When Wang Shuhuan heard this, his heart immediately changed. The young man in front of him was both talented and knowledgeable. If we block the cement business blindly, those Jiangnan gentry who have not had enough to eat will definitely come up with all kinds of ways to make it impossible for the Xishan cement business to continue.

Now it happened that Li Weijian didn't care. If the Jiangnan gentry wanted to do the cement business, they should do it. The price of cement was cheap, and it was the Jiangnan elders who benefited. Wang Shuhuan secretly thought that with this cement project to control floods in the south of the Yangtze River, he would be able to move up in the coming year.

The guests and hosts were having a great time, and Wang Shuhuan insisted on keeping Li Weijian for the banquet. After the Youshi hour passed, he sent Li Weijian out of the governor's office.

It was already May 18th. The governor personally ordered that all factories affiliated to the Ministry of Industry in Nanjing allocate manpower. Even the outpost of the imperial army consisted of more than 200 people, riding on three official ships, and there was water from the Yangtze River. The division escorted them and headed towards Ma'anshan upstream.

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Yangzhou, the inner residence of the Salt Department.

Zicuckoo slowly walked inside with a cup of soup, and saw Daiyu sitting against the window lattice, embroidering Luopa stitch by stitch. If you look closely, you will see that the hibiscus on Naropa has taken shape.

Zijuan lamented in her heart that the matter between the girl and Fourth Master Jian... was probably done. Behind closed doors that day, no one knew what the master and the girl said. However, the girl would be stunned from time to time afterwards, and sometimes she would take out the latex duck given by Fourth Master Jian to inspect it.

The girl has always been impatient with Nvhong, so she suddenly started to embroider Lopa during these days. Every day, the family does housework and takes care of the master. Occasionally, she picks up needlework again when she has free time... Zicuckoo is not blind. All kinds of clues are connected together. The master must have approved the marriage between the girl and Fourth Master Jian that day!

Now that the matter has come to this, it is useless for Zijuan to try to bring Mr. Bao and the girl together. At this time, marriage depends on the orders of her parents and the words of a matchmaker. She is just a personal maid, so what if she can do anything? There is no way Lin Yansi will change his mind.

Zijuan then thought about it, Fourth Master Jian is certainly good. She had stubbornly tried to bring together Mr. Bao and the girl, and she was probably reluctant to leave Rongguo Mansion.

Since she was sent to the girl's side, she has been tied to the girl, and she sincerely hopes that the girl will be well. Now that Lin Yansi has agreed, and the girl looks absolutely convinced, Zicuckoo will naturally not be a bad person again.

However, because of this incident in the past few months, the girl gradually became alienated from her, so Zijuan made up her mind to finally untie this knot in her heart.

The soup cup was gently placed on the table, and Zicuckoo said softly: "Girl, my aunt stewed turtle soup and brought a cup to the girl to replenish it."

"Yeah." Daiyu responded, frowning slightly.

Zijuan comforted her and said, "Girl, just take medicine, it's always good for your health. In the old days, the clothes girls wore were a little shorter, but much wider. How can your body and bones survive like this? Look back, Fourth Master Jian." It will definitely make you feel bad when you see her."

Daiyu was startled and suddenly blushed: "Why did you mention fourth brother Jian? Whether I am thin or not, what does it have to do with fourth brother Jian?"

Zicuckoo came over and said with a smile: "Girl, you can't talk to me. I'd better save it for you and Fourth Master Jian to talk to each other face to face."

Daiyu was annoyed and left Luo Pa behind and said, "Okay, you can also tease me and see if I don't tear your mouth apart!"

Zijuan chuckled and said: "Even if the girl is annoyed, I still have to say what needs to be said. I am the maid next to the girl, and I hope that the girl will do well in my heart."

It seems like the words are about to be said in a hurry, but Daiyu is a beautiful woman like Zhong Lingyu, how can she not know Zijuan's thoughts? Because he took a deep breath, he pulled Zicuckoo and said: "I understand what you are thinking. Xueyan is different in age. In the past three or four years in Rongguo Mansion, he has mostly stood up for me. It's just that there are some things. Son...don’t force it.”

Zijuan hurriedly said: "Girl, I knew I was wrong early in the morning."

Daiyu shook her head and said: "It's not wrong... Brother Baoyu is not out of touch with the world, but due to his age, he is a bit naive." Daiyu settled her mind and stepped away, naturally seeing Baoyu more clearly.

"He has been favored by thousands of people since he was a child, so he can't help but run away from danger. He has a good heart, but he can't help but be evil." After a pause, Daiyu thought about it: "Perhaps... a person like Miss Bao, who always Correct me, Fang is a good match for Brother Bao."

Zicuckoo couldn't help but said: "Miss Bao is good, but the Xue family's background...I'm afraid the old lady doesn't agree with her."

Daiyu then chuckled and said, "What does it have to do with us whether we agree or not? We are called masters and servants, but I treat you as my sister. It would be great if you could change your mind, so as to prevent us sisters from drifting apart." .”

Zijuan was moved and couldn't help but have red eyes: "What the girl said... Since I know what the girl is thinking, how can I force myself to make the decision or overstep my authority?"

Daiyu would cry every now and then because of Lin Ruhai. It was during these days that the marriage with Li Weijian was settled and my thoughts were distracted, and things got a lot better. Being led by Zicuckoo in this way, her eyes suddenly turned red.

The master and servant immediately gathered together and wiped away their tears for a long time. Zijuan finally stopped her tears and persuaded Daiyu to stop her. Then she said, "Shuo Sixth Master will leave in the afternoon, and Lian Second Master will be here soon."

"Brother Lian is here? How come you don't know how to greet me?"

Zicuckoo joked: "When a girl is in her boudoir, where can she meet foreigners?"

"You're teasing me again!"

Daiyu reached out and tickled her hand, and Zijuan smiled and stepped away: "No more joking, no more joking. Anyway, it's Aunt Sun who is here to receive her, and she's in the master's room right now."

"Dad, are you awake?" Zijuan said, "Maybe Doctor Xu's decoction is right for the disease. After just two doses, the master got better. I just had a bowl of green rice porridge."

After Li Weijian left, Daiyu and Lin Ruhai, father and daughter, naturally talked several times. The dowry left by her mother Jia Min remained untouched, and this part was decided to be sent back to Rongguo Mansion along with Daiyu. As for the rest of the official income, Lin Ruhai planned to send most of it to Rongguo Mansion.

Those fields were not worth much money, so they were taken back to the clan. Lin Ruhai asked Daiyu what she meant, but Daiyu agreed.

Lin Ruhai then joked: "Aren't you afraid that if you miss the dowry, you will be looked down upon by Li Fusheng in the future?"

Will Fourth Brother Jian look down on himself? The poppy in the small garden witnessed the temperament of Fourth Brother Jian. As far as Fourth Brother Jian is concerned, what does it mean to have only a hundred thousand silver? Daiyu secretly thought that even if Fourth Brother Jian gave up his current family fortune to marry her, I'm afraid Fourth Brother Jian would be happy, right?

Although Daiyu was shy and did not reply, Lin Ruhai saw what she was thinking, so he said casually: "Even if I don't look down on her when I am resurrected, my father cannot let others look down upon Yu'er. My father also has some old friends who are now entrusted to handle this matter." Matter. Before my father dies, I must remove Yu'er's dowry."

Lin Ruhai whispered the truth, but it was Lin Ruhai who was secretly buying shares in Jingshi Water. Nowadays, the water stock price is one or two cents. Lin Ruhai plans to buy 50,000 shares for Daiyu's dowry, and let Jia Lian take the remaining 70,000 to 80,000 to Rongguo Mansion.

Although Jia's mother was Daiyu's grandmother, and she loved Daiyu very much, she was afraid that if she didn't send her any money, the whole Rongguo Mansion would look down upon her. This money can be regarded as the cost of raising Daiyu for several years.

As for Master Shuo Liu, his name is Lin Shuo, and he is a relative of the fourth family. At this time, he came to the house to show his courtesy. Without knowing it, he was thinking of passing the heir.

Lin Ruhai thought clearly. Adoption was just a nice thing to say, and after his death it was just a dove occupying a magpie's nest. He even gave his most precious wealth to Li Weijian, so why would he care about losing his incense after his death?

Daiyu already knew what her father was thinking, because at the moment she was just worried about her father's health and didn't think about it.

In the main room at this time, Jia Lian was very concerned, and after a while he turned to the main topic.

"Uncle, I wonder what my uncle thinks about what my nephew mentioned last time?"

Lin Ruhai said: "You should go to Gusu during these days. The dowry left by Yu'er's mother, a lot of land and shops need to be disposed of."

Jia Lian was immediately overjoyed and agreed nonstop: "Yes, uncle, don't worry, my nephew will leave for Suzhou tomorrow."

Lin Ruhai said again: "As for the marriage certificate... there is no need for it." Seeing Jia Lian Nahan looking over, Lin Ruhai said: "I have already signed a suicide note and asked the saint to grant the marriage."

Jia Lian thought to himself that he was afraid that Rongguo Mansion would regret it later, so he simply asked the saint to issue an edict. Thinking about it carefully, Daiyu is already weak and has a fortune of more than 100,000 yuan. If the Rongguo Mansion wants to deprive her of her family, what's the point of having Jia Yucun as a guarantee? It was even more impossible for Lin Ruhai to climb out of the coffin and ask the Jia family for an explanation. It was safer to decree the marriage like this.

Because Jia Lian smiled and said, "Uncle, this is a sound idea."

Lin Ruhai was secretly disdainful, but never pointed out that her daughter had already made up her mind. If you can't count on the Lin family, how can you count on the Jia family?

He has a fortune of more than 100,000 yuan. If he learns that Daiyu has another engagement, it is hard to guarantee that he will not deliberately feed Daiyu to death and eat the wealth of more than 100,000 yuan. Finally, Li Weijian is gradually gaining momentum, and he will probably be able to protect his daughter in the future... In short, it is better to hide this matter from the Jia family for the time being, and wait for the marriage decree. No matter what the Jia family has in mind, everything is a foregone conclusion!

Thinking about it in his mind, Lin Ruhai nodded and said, "That's it for now. I'm very tired now. I won't talk about anything else until you take care of the shop and fields."

"That's it, uncle, take a rest and my nephew will leave."

Watching Jia Lian go away, Lin Ruhai took back her thoughts. Suddenly she heard a noise outside, and as Aunt Sun entered inside with a gloomy face, Lin Ruhai asked, "What's the noise about?"

Aunt Sun said: "Master, Mrs. Liu refuses to leave and says she wants to accompany the master."

The Liu family was just a shepherd from the Qinhuai River. Everyone said, "A bitch is heartless and an actor is unrighteous." When Lin Ruhai was about to die, how could he believe that there was someone willing to live and die with her?

Because he sneered and said: "Go and tell her, if she doesn't leave, then she will be sold!"

"Yes."

Aunt Sun got the order, turned around and walked out quickly, and the crying outside suddenly disappeared. Lin Ruhai sat on the bedside, looking at the flowers and green willows outside, feeling sad in her heart, she... was really going to die. It's a pity that I never saw Yu'er get married...

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Three official ships went down the river, and Jinling was right in front.

Li Weijian stood at the bow of the boat, feeling very depressed. For ten days, Li Weijian led people around Ma'anshan, and found the coal mine. It was under Fairy Peak, but it was extremely difficult to mine.

Coal mines are hidden in mountains, and they have to cut rocks and dig a road in the mountains before they can be transported to the vicinity of the iron mines. What’s even more depressing is that the quality of Ma’anshan’s iron ore is low. All the craftsmen who have seen it say they are afraid they won’t be able to smelt good iron.

Moreover, the coal mine is not big enough to even supply the ironworks. If we want to create the coal-iron complex we envision, coal must be transported from various places in upstream Anhui.

Ma'anshan is already remote, so this calculation is really not cost-effective. Unless Li Weijian was willing to spend hundreds or tens of millions of taels of money, there was no way he could build it.

Now that the war is about to begin, most of the money earned from the cement business was immediately taken away by the saint. How could he be willing to invest such a huge amount in this barren land?

Li Weijian couldn't help but sigh, empiricism really kills people. Xishan Island relied on accidental hearings in the previous life. Ma'anshan was so popular in the previous life that it was extremely difficult to actually operate it. Yes, no wonder the Hanyang Iron Works was built in the late Qing Dynasty, but not the Ma'anshan Iron Works. I guess that's why.

Nine times out of ten, life is unsatisfactory. In his two lives, he has had a smooth journey. Now that he has achieved two out of three things on his trip south, why should he be demanding?

As for the railway work, Ma'anshan can't handle it, so go to Anshan. Liaodong is now in Dashun's hands. If it doesn't work, go to Tangshan first.

Nothing was done yet, but everyone was still happy. Because Li Weijian waved his hand, everyone was rewarded. Each member of the imperial army received two taels of silver, and each of the craftsmen received two taels of silver. Even the apprentices and small craftsmen each received one tael of silver.

The money on the left and right came from the inner government, and Li Weijian was extremely generous to others.

When the boat arrived at the pier, the group of people waited ashore, and Li Weijian felt like he was returning home. It was already the end of May. Taking into account the time spent on the road, he had to return quickly if he wanted to catch up with the Western Expedition.

After a little calculation, I had to stay at home for two more days; I had to make another trip to Yangzhou, and then board a boat from Songjiang Mansion to go north - the wind was blowing from the south at the moment, and I expected to reach Jinmen in ten days. In this way, it was mid-to-late June when we arrived in the capital, so we really couldn't wait for the time.

There was no words along the way, and the craftsmen dispersed. Most of the imperial guards went to Debiao camp for resettlement, and only twenty people were left to follow Li Weijian towards the Li family's old house by Mochou Lake.

On the way, Li Weijian sent Geng Tong to buy a newspaper and looked at it carefully. The teacher's case was still being repeated, and he didn't know when it would be settled. It was two other things that caught Li Weijian's attention.

One is that General Yue Zhongqi sent troops to attack Jianlu in April, annihilated more than 4,000 Usi Tibetan troops in Litang, captured and killed seven Usi Tibetan leaders, and pacified Batang in ten days. Along the way, the chieftains and leaders all looked at the wind. drop. Yue Zhongqi did not wait for backup, and led the forward force of four thousand soldiers and horses to continue deep, with great potential to attack Huanglong!

Amazing! Li Weijian didn't know much about the history of the Qing Dynasty, so he didn't know that this person was famous in the original history. At this moment, he just sighed, as expected, it was true that generations of gods were created, and it was no wonder that Yue Zhongqi was valued by King Zhongyong. He was indeed a capable fighter.

There was another piece of news. The sage issued an order to allow all the tribes in Heilongjiang to go to Shenyang for trade. He also allocated 20,000 muskets and 20 artillery pieces, and allowed all tribes to attack and kill Rakshasa barbarians. The various ministries were grateful for the saint's kindness and learned that Dashun was marching west to Junggar this autumn. The thirty-three Jurchen surnames in Beishan gathered three thousand warriors, prepared their own bows and horses, and gathered towards Shenyang. It is expected to gather in the capital in July and then rush to Qinghai.

Beishan thirty-three surnames? Never heard of it. Li Weijian took a closer look and saw that there were people from the deer tribe and the falconry tribe, among others. He guessed they were the aborigines between the white mountains and black waters.

When times changed, the thirty-three surnames of Beishan were called Beishan in Dashun. If they were placed in Manchu and Qing Dynasties, these thirty-three surnames would have another name - the three tribes of Sauron!

Li Weijian did not know that on that day Dashun was sweeping caves in Liting, Liaodong, and the thirty-three surnames in Beishan became Dashun Jisi. The Rakshasa expanded eastward, causing the Ewenki tribe to fight with them. Tens of thousands of people in the tribe were besieged by the Cossacks. Ewenki fought desperately, protected more than 20 women from escaping from the siege, and rushed to Shenyang to seek help.

Your Majesty was very pleased with the victory, and at that time the Dzungars had not invaded the border yet, so they sent a whole army of soldiers and horses to march north, raiding the strongholds of the Rakshasa Kingdom along the way, and fighting all the way to Beihai. The momentum was stopped due to logistical inadequacies.

Because of Dashun's move, all the thirty-three surnames in Beishan returned to their hearts and have been loyal to Dashun ever since.

Putting down the newspaper, Li Weijian thought to himself, the teacher and the sage should have almost caught fish, right? The imperial court had already sent an imperial envoy to Jiangnan to try the case. The heads of several large families in Jiangnan were detained, except for the Yangzhou salt merchant.

I guess if the salt dealer is moved back, this case should be reversed, right?

After thinking about it, I arrived at the Li family's old house. Li Weijian entered the house. Liang welcomed him out again. After greeting Li Weijian, he complained a lot. Li Weijian knew that Mr. Liang regarded him as his own son, so he didn't take it seriously and laughed with him to comfort him.

I met my uncle Li Shouzhong again and talked with him for a while before returning to his small courtyard.

As a result, I bumped into Wu Haining, a deer-headed rat on the road.

Wu Haining came over and said anxiously: "Master, I brought Fengshi back, and it took a lot of effort. Then can I not go to Suzhou Mansion Yamen?"

Li Weijian was happy and said, "Tell me, what's the trouble?"

Wu Haining blinked and immediately stamped his feet: "Master, I don't know, that Feng Su is really not a thing!"

Xiangling's father's name was Zhen Fei, and his nickname was Shiyin. He was originally a local eunuch in Gusu. He first lost Xiangling, and then the fire at the Calabash Temple destroyed his family property. He had no choice but to join his family to his father-in-law Fengsu.

Feng Su was an extremely powerful person. When Zhen Shiyin brought him, Feng Su half-coaxed and half-earned money. He coaxed away the money he had received from selling his land, leaving him with poor land and a rotten house. When Zhen Shiyin was not good at managing his business and fell into poverty, Feng Su would say some ready-made words every time he met him, and people in front and behind complained that they were not good at living, and they only liked to eat and were lazy.

Zhen Shiyin was so disheartened that he simply became a monk and left without a trace. Only the Zhen Feng family and two maids were left guarding the ruined house and the thin fields, and they had to work with the two maids every day.

When Jia Yucun returned from his official appointment, Feng Su was worried for a long time. He was afraid that Jia Yucun would be hidden for Zhen Shi, so he hurriedly sent over his favorite maid Jiao Xing.

When Wu Haining found Ms. Zhen, she was sallow and thin. She was only in her early thirties, and she looked like an old woman in her fifties!

Wu Haining met Zhen and learned that his daughter was still alive. He cried with joy, packed his bags and went to look for Xiangling. When Feng Su saw that although Wu Haining was young, he was accompanied by two sturdy men and they were dressed in extraordinary clothes, he started to think of extorting money.

He detained Mr. Zhen and repeatedly calculated the money she had spent over the years, while quietly inquiring about Wu Haining's origins. Wu Haining has seen many such snobs! Without even using Li Weijian's name, he went to the county government office, spent twenty taels of silver, and led a group of government officials to the door, immediately frightening Feng Su.

Then the Zhen family still wanted to pawn and sell their property. Wu Haining made some calculations and found that the house and land together might not be able to be sold for ten taels. Isn't this just a waste of time? Because they simply fooled around and said that they would not see Xiangling because it was too late, Zhen took the maid on the road with Wu Haining.

It was a long journey, and it was not until the day before yesterday that we arrived at Li's house. The rice-sized rouge between Xiangling's eyebrows was proof. Zhen just took one look at it and burst into tears. The mother and daughter hugged each other and cried without mentioning it.

Wu Haining in front of him was deliberately showing off, and his words were twists and turns, which sounded like a storyteller. Li Weijian smiled and said: "No matter how stupid you are, even if you return to the capital, I will find a way to send you to be a disciple in the Yamen."

Wu Haining shrank his neck in fright before telling the truth.

After hearing this, Li Weijian asked: "You didn't leave any beginning or end, did you?"

Wu Haining said happily: "The young man led the Yamen servants to scare him, but Feng Su fart didn't dare to let go of anything. Where is the beginning and end?"

"Yes, let's go down and rest. We have to return to the capital in two days."

Wu Haining muttered: "Okay, I don't have a moment to spare."

Li Weijian didn't care about his brother-in-law. Shi Shiran returned to the small courtyard and met Xiang Ling dragging a gray-haired woman out.

When Xiangling caught a glimpse of Li Weijian, she suddenly felt happy: "Fourth Master!"

The woman was startled, then she lifted up her dress and knelt down to bow: "Mr. Zhen Feng, please thank me!"

　ps: The official position in Zhen Yingjia's book is the president of Tirenyuan. There has never been such an official position in history. Judging from the background of the author of the original book, and the Zhen family has taken over four times, the corresponding one should be the Cao family or the Yin family. The former is chosen here. Therefore, the official position is Jinling Weaving.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)