Dragon Soul in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 137

The world is about to rise, and the fog is heavy. At this time, no one knows what kind of undercurrent is brewing under the mist. Maybe struggling to get ashore from the undercurrent, you will be a hero for a lifetime, or you may be drawn deeper by the undercurrent, and disappear completely in the world. in history.

Zhu Gan's complexion became more and more ugly, not because many Sichuan generals in the Wolf Division chose to betray, but because the rich and unkind here, with a lot of wealth, did not give a single cent to the village. , Robbery, all kinds of things that go against the conscience are known.

As for the so-called construction of roads and bridges, it is just to get well salt to make it easier to get out of Sichuan. As for the construction of schools, the children in it must be excellent.

Sure enough, what Lao Ma Lao En said was right, the primitive accumulation of capital is extremely bloody.

Zhu Gan and his party visited a lot of artesian wells, and had a general understanding of the wealth of this place. It has not yet passed through the Qing Dynasty's Sichuan Salt Jichu, and the four major families have not developed and prospered. The huge capital of the rich.

The money along the way was open, so that both places knew that a rich young man had come, but after careful investigation, they couldn't know where the young man came from, and judging from the voice, the taste of Beijing should be from the capital.

Such a good young man in troubled times immediately attracted the attention of the local gentry and rich men, who came to visit him one after another. If he could take advantage of this spring breeze and get on the line of power, he would immediately raise the family to a higher level. !

Zhu Qian wanted this effect, so after a day of shopping, he rented a small courtyard and lived behind closed doors. As for the people who posted, he didn't see them. Obviously, he had figured out what these people were thinking. You have to be reserved, to whet their appetites.

"How many people have posted to see you today!" Zhu Gan took off his heavy sable fur cloak, sat alone in the study, holding a copy of "Zhongshan Wangbing Zhi" in his hand, studying it carefully. The more, the more I admire the wisdom of the ancients.

Wang Chengen came out from nowhere, bowed and said, "Return to Your Majesty, almost all your rich and squires have come."

"Oh! Good! It's up for grabs. The more reserved you are, the more fierce they will be fighting over!" Zhu Gan didn't take his eyes off the book in his hand, but his mind was a little distracted, and he didn't know what he was thinking. He suddenly laughed at himself and said: "Life It’s like a monkey climbing a tree, you look down from the top, and all you see are smiling faces, and you look up from the bottom, all you see are fucking red butts.”

"Your Majesty is rich and rich, why are you sighing!" Wang Chengen knelt down and asked in fear.

"Okay, I don't do your business, and I didn't say you were pleasing me. I know you are sincerely treating me well." Zhu Gan waved his hand, interrupting Wang Chengen's words.

Suddenly the two of them fell silent at the same time, using their ears to listen carefully.

clatter!Da da!The sound of stepping on the roof tiles on the beam was very small, but it was very clear in the ears of the two of them. Zhu Gan smiled slightly and said, "I said, you slave don't know what is good or bad. This time when I went to Beijing, the emperor specially asked me to send you Give the new emperor a big gift, the guards around this king are enough, and you have repeatedly advised me to leave as soon as possible, what kind of heart do you have..."

The man on the roof listened softly for a while, and saw that Zhu Qian turned off the lights and was about to go to sleep. He also felt bored and quietly prepared to leave.

He raised his head and saw a person standing proudly on the ridge of the roof in the dark place. This person held a strange iron sword. He was not murderous, but it made the gentleman on the beam feel that there was nowhere to escape. At this time, in order to save his life, he did not care whether to It will alarm the people in the house, step on it hard, and rush to another beam like a tiger leaping, and the whole person quickly walks on the roof.

The young man followed the man unhurriedly, and suddenly raised the sword, without a sound, the tip of the sword touched the man's back, fell off the roof, and was captured by the alarmed guards.

The four families of Wang, Li, Hu, and Yan in Zigong County have been fighting for hundreds of years, and they have also merged with each other for hundreds of years. Their love and hatred are intertwined, and they are integrated with the salt merchant culture in Zigong.

The four families have always advanced and retreated together, and competed together. This time, such a noble son suddenly came, and the disturbance caused by the sudden arrival made the relationship between the four families become delicate again.

There is a proud girl in the Yan family, named Yixiang, born with a vision, with her own body fragrance, as quiet as a musk deer, unparalleled in the world.

This thief God sometimes favors a person, and will give her everything in the world. Yan Yixiang not only has the appearance and body fragrance that all women in this world are jealous of, but also possesses extraordinary wisdom. The only thing is that she is taking care of it behind the scenes, and your brothers and elders in the clan will all act according to her face.

And Yan Yixiang is clever, not only because she has mastered the power of the family, but also because she has clear rewards and punishments, and she treats people kindly, making people in awe. A woman can do this not only because of the support of the family, but also because of her outstanding performance. wrist.

Faced with Yan Yixiang, the Yan family always felt ashamed. However, since the accident five years ago, Yan Yixiang has never shown her true face to others, but her beautiful legend is still spread in Bashu.

There used to be a good person who compared her beauty with Lan Yinger, the princess of the king of Shu and the chieftain's daughter, as the three beauties in central Sichuan. The daughter of a businessman is proud enough to get this honor.

Yan Yixiang was covered with a white veil, so she couldn't see the expression on her face clearly at this time, but everyone could see the panic in her angry eyes. As for why they were panic, everyone didn't know, and they didn't want to know, what they want most now is All that needs to be done is to find the culprit who did this, or don't get caught, otherwise the collapse of the Yan family will be imminent.

"Say it! Why don't you say it? Everyone is dumb. It's because I indulged you too much that I caused today's catastrophe." Yan Yixiang looked old-fashioned. If she was an old man, blowing her beard at this time Staring eyes might be more intimidating, but everyone like Pianpian didn't dare to laugh, and everyone was silent and didn't know what to do.

Hearing an elder from the Yan family come out to support the scene, the birth broke the silence: "Yixiang! Don't blame them too much, it's probably not our people who did it, not to mention that Mr. Zhu has no evidence, what are we afraid of."

"Third Grandpa, I think you'd better go back and rest! That person doesn't have any opinions now, but he has a lot of opinions!" Yan Yixiang tapped the table lightly, stood up and looked down at everyone, and said in a cold voice: "Okay , That's it! I think you don't want to take responsibility anymore, so I'll come to the door to apologize personally."

Everyone was about to disperse, but the heavy door of the ancestral hall was pushed open, and several people rushed in. The person in front looked panicked, and said softly: "Xiang'er, you must not go, if you have something wrong , Why should father explain to your dead mother, at worst we don't want this business."

"You all go out! I will talk to my father alone." Yan Yixiang waved the crowd to leave, and there were only two people left in the empty ancestral hall.

After a long silence, Yan Yixiang suddenly said, "Father, I sent that assassin."