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  Chapter 287 285 [Go to Jiangxi collectively] (add more for the penguin boss)

  Zhao Lianjun is Zhao Zhenlan.

  She quickly calmed down, pretending to be nonchalant, and said with a smile, "Husband, what book is this?"

  Xu Zhiyuan said: "There is a bandit Zhao in Jiangxi who stole Jiangxi, Huguang, and southern Hunan. This book was printed by him. It contains rebellious speeches and is distributed to attract people to join the bandit."

  Zhao Zhenlan's heart was beating wildly: "Since it is a book against thieves, my husband still takes it home?"

   "Those who steal the hook will be punished, and those who steal the country will be princes," Xu Zhiyuan sighed, "Jiangnan may be gone...Hey, why am I telling you this? You don't understand state affairs."

  Zhao Zhenlan asked: "Is my husband planning to follow the thief?"

   "Keep your voice down," Xu Zhiyuan lowered his voice, and warned, "Don't talk nonsense, this is a matter of beheading. I dare not take it out, I only dare to hide in your room and read."

  Seeing that after Xu Zhiyuan sat down, he opened "The Great Traveler" and read it carefully. He didn't seem to dislike the book, and even had the tendency to become a thief. Zhao Zhenlan hesitated again and again, and said, "Husband..."

   "What's wrong?" Xu Zhiyuan asked.

   "Jiangxi thief Zhao, is he called Zhao Han?" Zhao Zhenlan asked.

  Xu Zhiyuan said: "I don't know which name is real. It was rumored to be Zhao Yan before, but now it is said to be Zhao Han."

  Zhao Zhenlan said: "My concubine's real name is Zhenlan."

   "Why did you suddenly mention this?" Xu Zhiyuan laughed.

  Zhao Zhenlan said: "My husband, please turn to the title page and read those two lines."

  The "Datong" series, each book has a portrait on the title page.

  Xu Zhiyuan turned back curiously, and muttered: "Jiangxi General Soldier Zhao Han, Zhao Zhenlan..."

  Xu Zhiyuan suddenly raised his head and looked at the other party in disbelief.

  Zhao Zhenlan said: "My concubine's younger brother is called Zhao Han, and my concubine's real name is Zhao Zhenlan."

   "Wait a minute!"

  Xu Zhiyuan ran out in a panic, arrived at the elder brother's yard, slapped on the study door and shouted: "Brother, there is something urgent!"

  Xu Fuyuan opened the door and went out, asking, "What's wrong?"

   "Follow me quickly." Xu Zhiyuan tugged at his elder brother's sleeve.

  Xu Fuyuan was confused, followed Xu Zhiyuan across the yard, and only nodded when he saw Zhao Zhenlan.

  Zhao Zhenlan saluted and said: "Brother, Wanfu."

  Xu Zhiyuan spread out the title page and handed it to his eldest brother, pointing to Zhao Zhenlan and said, "Mr. Lian's real name is Zhenlan, and she has a younger brother named Zhao Han!"

  Xu Fuyuan was dumbfounded, reading the title page of the book for a while, and looking at Zhao Zhenlan for a while.

   What the **** is this?

  Xu Fuyuan came back to his senses after a long time, and bowed his hands seriously: "Siblings are well."

   "Brother is well." Zhao Zhenlan hurriedly replied.

  Xu Fuyuan asked: "When did Brother Ling get separated?"

  Zhao Zhenlan replied: "In the first year of Chongzhen, there was a severe drought in Gyeonggi. My parents took us brothers and sisters to escape from famine to beg for food. When I was outside Tianjin, I was sold for food. Since then, there has been no news of my family."

   "Siblings, please rest first, I have something important to discuss with Wu Jing." Xu Fuyuan cupped his hands and said.

   "Brother, please go ahead." Zhao Zhenlan took the initiative to go back to the house.

  There were only two brothers left in the yard, and they looked at each other, feeling weird.

   "Third brother," Xu Fuyuan asked suddenly, "How many concubines are there in your courtyard?"

  Xu Zhiyuan said: "Only two."

  Xu Fuyuan said: "The other hastily sent away."

   "Okay." Xu Zhiyuan nodded.

  Xu Fuyuan warned: "If Zhao Han becomes the emperor, this is the eldest princess. Remember, don't attract flowers and butterflies in the future, otherwise the Xu family is afraid that disaster will fall from heaven."

  Xu Zhiyuan said: "I know this, Ke Keke... I can't divorce my wife because of this, can I?"

"Don't mention the matter of divorcing your wife for the time being. We will discuss it later," Xu Fuyuan said. "This one must be married as a good concubine. Hurry up and report to the government. I will discuss it with my father. Also, if you enter the courtyard, you will have more servants." , don’t neglect it.”

  Xu Zhiyuan asked: "Over there in Jiangxi, do you want to write a letter?"

   "You can't leave for the time being, and deepen your relationship with this younger brother and sister. Send a letter to contact Jiangxi and ask the second brother to go in person. By the way, bring Brother Wu Nian with you." Xu Fuyuan said.

  Xu Zhiyuan asked again: "Will you tell Zhang Ximing?"

   "Don't tell me, this is a private matter of the Xu family." Xu Fuyuan would never tell outsiders that this is a great opportunity for the Xu family.

  A few days later, Zhao Zhenlan was officially registered and became a well-known concubine.

   Fearing that his wife would make trouble, Xu Zhiyuan simply moved out and lived in another property with Zhao Zhenlan.

  …

   There are three Xus in Yunjian, the eldest brother is Xu Fuyuan, the third brother is Xu Zhiyuan, and the second is Xu Fengcai.

   A concubine who gives birth to a child is not qualified to be a typesetting generation.

  Xu Fengcai is an artistic literati, and the articles of association of several clubs are judged by him.

  After learning the truth, this guy immediately went to Hangzhou to find Xu Ying who was promoting Datong thought.

  Accompanying people, there is also clan brother Xu Nianzu.

  Xu Nianzu is the great-grandson of Xu Jie, young and mature, he often sighs after reading Tangbao. Friends laughed at his pedantry, and Xu Nianzu said: "The bad government is getting worse and worse, and the people are living in dire straits. In less than twenty years, neither you nor I will know where we are going to die."

  When the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, Xu Nianzu donated to support the army and raised food and grass for the Southern Ming Dynasty.

  When the Qing soldiers came to Songjiang, all the villagers fled. Xu Nianzu said: "I live in the mansion given to my ancestors by the Emperor of Ming Dynasty. The state's grace is here, and I have to die here."

   So he dispersed all his wealth and recruited soldiers to defend the city.

  The Qing army broke through the city gate, Xu Nianzu bought wine and had a feast with his family. After eating, the whole family hanged themselves, and the servants in the family also committed suicide. The six-year-old granddaughter was unable to hang herself and died by throwing herself into a well.

   Cabin.

  Xu Nianzu closed "Datong Collection", sighed and said: "You really want to follow the thief?"

  Xu Fengcai said: "Brother, do you think the Ming Dynasty can still be saved?"

   "It was hopeless ten years ago, let alone today." Xu Nianzu had a painful expression.

  The three brothers Xu Fuyuan, Xu Fengcai, and Xu Zhiyuan have been separated. But Xu Nianzu lived in Xu Jie's old house, which was bestowed by Emperor Jiajing.

  Before Chongzhen ascended the throne, Xu Nianzu read the Tang newspaper every month and cared about the world's major events.

  But he tried repeatedly and failed, and there was no way to serve the country. Moreover, he didn't want to get involved in party disputes, and he didn't bother to buy an official to take office.

   Seeing the situation getting worse day by day, Xu Nianzu suffered so much in his heart that he even made up his mind to die for his country.

  In the entire Xu family, Xu Nianzu is the one who understands the situation best. He played with his wine glass and said with a wry smile: "In the holy period, Brother Yu persisted in reading the Tang newspaper, and also inquired about Jiangxi news from merchants. Two years ago, I knew that Zhao Han would win the world, and his government is actually the hero of the ages. But I Can the Xu family really follow a thief?"

   "What is your brother's plan?" Xu Fengcai asked.

  Xu Nianzu said: "When the Jiangxi soldiers arrive, I will cooperate with them to divide the fields, and then commit suicide in the house. My branch is small, and I hope that the holy period will take care of it in the future."

  Xu Fengcai was startled and said: "Brother, why do you have such a muddled idea? You said that Zhao Han is the hero, why didn't you help him wholeheartedly, but committed suicide instead!"

  Xu Nianzu asked back: "Do you live in the mansion bestowed by the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and be a minister of the new dynasty?"

   "You can just move out!" Xu Fengcai said depressedly.

   "This is deceiving your ears and stealing your bell." Xu Nianzu shook his head and said.

  Xu Fengcai changed his mind and said, "Brother, you have a way to repay your kindness. You can go to Zhao Han to become an official. As long as you become a big official, you can persuade Zhao Han to treat the Ming royal family well."

   Xu Nianzu was startled, and suddenly swallowed the wine in the glass.

  The two brothers came to Hangzhou, contacted Wang Mingran first, and finally met Xu Ying in person.

   "Mr. Huang, write me a letter of recommendation quickly, I want to go to Ji'an, Jiangxi immediately!" Xu Fengcai said straight to the point.

  Xu Ying smiled and said, "Does the Xu family in Yunjian want to join Jiangxi?"

  Xu Fengcai said in a low voice: "Mr. Zhao's sister is at Xu's house right now."

   "Mr. Zhao's sister?" Xu Ying was inexplicably surprised.

  Zhao Han gave Xu Ying three tasks: first, to establish an intelligence network; second, to promote Datong thought; third, to find her sister.

Xu Fengcai said: "Mr. Zhao's elder sister is now my third brother's concubine...a good concubine, a good concubine! The third brother's main wife is a daughter of a rich family. If he divorces his wife, he may be the laughing stock of the neighbors. But the third brother has brought his younger siblings Move out, live alone in the villa, take care of her, and don't treat her harshly."

   "I'll write a letter immediately and send a boat to take you there." Xu Ying said.

   After sending Xu Fengcai and Xu Nianzu away, Xu Ying also left immediately to visit Zhao Zhenlan at Xu's house.

  The Xu brothers took a merchant ship and changed ships to Jiangxi when they arrived in Zhenjiang.

  The boat is not lonely, there are three famous prostitutes, Wang Wei, Lin Xue, and Liu Rushi are all there.

  It is true that Wang Mingran and Lin Xue like each other, but they both know very well that there is no possibility of any result. Lin Xue said that she was going to Jiangxi, but Wang Mingran didn't want to keep her, and even gave her silver to wish her a smooth journey.

   When they came to Zhenjiang, someone picked them up.

  The owner of the ship, Li Fenglai, entertained them personally. The cargo was originally a grain merchant. Due to the prohibition of grain export last year, he simply started a cloth business, transporting coarse cotton yarn and coarse cotton cloth produced in Jiangxi to Huaiyang for sale.

  This is a new industry. Although Jiangxi used to produce cotton cloth, its scale and quality are not comparable to Jiangnan, so it can only be sold in neighboring provinces.

  After the improvement of the hydraulic spinning machine, a large amount of thick cotton yarn can be spun, and many merchants immediately followed up. Even the landowners whose fields were divided, because they had a lot of silver at home, put into production and built hydraulic spinning machines one after another.

   Did not impact the traditional family workshop, but promoted it!

  Rural women in the cotton-producing areas of Jiangxi first knead cotton slivers at home and sell them to hydraulic spinning mills by the pound. He also bought coarse cotton yarn from a hydraulic spinning mill, spun it himself into coarse cotton cloth, and sold it to merchants like Li Fenglai.

  But there is a phenomenon that makes people vigilant. Due to the huge profits, many farmers switch to cotton, which will inevitably lead to a decline in Jiangxi's grain output.

   Moreover, if anyone improves the loom, there will probably be textile factories, and the number of cotton fields will increase greatly!

  Zhao Han is discussing with the officials how to ensure the size of the grain fields. At least until the grain is abundant, the grain fields cannot be allowed to decrease, otherwise the time to unify the world will be greatly delayed.

  Li Fenglai set up a banquet in the cabin, and everyone came to sit down.

  The merchant ship opened and greeted each other.

  Xu Nianzu first asked: "Is Jiangxi still embargoing grain?"

   "At least after the summer harvest, the ban can be lifted." Li Feng said.

  Xu Nianzu said: "Oh, Jiangxi is embargoed, and the famine in the southern provinces is even worse!"

   "It will be fine in two years." Li Fenglai said.

Xu Nianzu said: "After the summer harvest, Zhao... the general army will definitely send troops again. The prefectures and counties around Dongting Lake should be taken in summer. It depends on the east side, whether he will go to Zhejiang or Fujian first. According to the normal number of routes, he will definitely send troops Zhejiang. Wait until Zhejiang is consolidated, and then attack Susong’s mansions from the north to the south, so that Jiangnan will be in his hands. But Zhao Zongbing seems not to want to take Jiangnan quickly and avoid fighting with the imperial court’s northern army. He may attack Fujian first this summer.”

  Wang Wei showed surprise, Xu Ying asked her to write a letter to Mao Yuanyi, apparently to attack Fujian first, but this young master of the Xu family guessed it right.

Xu Nianzu also said: "After taking Jiangnan, Zhao Zongbing will definitely take Huaiyang. In this way, the Jianghuai natural dangers can be taken and defended, and the Jianghuai saltworks can be taken. To take Jianghuai, there are two options. One can go north to Shandong and Henan. , and two can take Yunguichuan from the west."

  The cabin is full of literature and art, only Xu Nianzu has a military role, and the others can only sit and listen obediently.

  (end of this chapter)