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Where does Liu Rushi live now?

They lived in Wang Mingran's Hengshan Villa, which was invited by Xu Ying from Suzhou.

Wang Mingran's real name is Wang Ruqian, his courtesy name is Mingran, he is the son of a salt merchant's family.

"Zhong Cong, when will the general town send troops to South Zhili?" Wang Mingran asked curiously.

Xu Ying smiled and said, "After Jiangnan is settled."

Wang Mingran sighed: "Oh, I can't wait."

The salt merchants in Huizhou wanted to follow the thief!

Before Emperor Hongzhi, the sales of salt were implemented in the "open middle system", the oldest salt merchant in Shaanxi, and the second oldest salt merchant in Shanxi.

After that, the "color folding system" was implemented, and Huizhou salt merchants came from behind.

In today's Yangzhou, if we only talk about financial resources, the Huizhou merchant gang ranks first, the Shanshaan merchant gang ranks second, and the Jiangyou merchant gang ranks third.

Jiangyou is Jiangxi!

Merchants from Jiangxi gathered in Yangzhou, mainly selling special products from Jiangxi, Fujian, and Guangdong provinces.

With Zhao Han canceling exorbitant taxes, protecting the interests of merchants, and encouraging the development of industry and commerce, the Jiangxi merchant gang is growing rapidly.

Last year, a large spinning wheel capable of spinning cotton yarn was produced. The thick cotton yarn and thick cotton cloth from Jiangxi, due to their large quantity and low price, have violently impacted the low-end market in the north.

Merchants from all provinces are aware of the changes in the Jiangxi merchant gang.

To be honest, I am very envious!

The Huizhou business gang is the most enviable group.

Because after Chongzhen came to power, the life of Huizhou businessmen was very difficult. Especially in recent years, Chongzhen suppressed the Donglin Party and appointed a large number of Northwest officials in Nanzhili.

The Huizhou merchant gang competes fiercely with the Shanshaan merchant gang. Who do you think the Northwest officials will help?

Take Yangzhou as an example. Because Shanxi merchants came from other provinces to settle down, the imperial court specially approved them to have "business registration". Scholars with business registration can study in the prefectural schools in Huai'an and Yangzhou, and there are seven places that do not need to go back to their hometown for the imperial examination every year.

Huizhou merchants were jealous, and in the fifth year of Chongzhen's reign, they jointly signed Shangshu and requested that they also be admitted as merchants.

The prefect of Yangzhou is from Shanxi, so he directly stood up and pushed the sidelines, which made this request impossible to realize.

At the same time, Chongzhen crazily sent additional dispatches to Lianghuai salt merchants. Therefore, officials from the Northwest specifically caught the Anhui merchants for plucking wool, and took a lenient attitude towards the Shanxi salt merchants.

Huizhou salt merchants like Wang Mingran, after learning about Zhao Han's industrial and commercial support policies, wished that Zhao Tianwang would take Nanzhili immediately. At that time, not only will the exorbitant taxes be abolished, but the deadly enemy (Shanshan salt merchants) will also be overthrown!

Huizhou merchants also like to buy land after making money, but the real riches in Huizhou all come from prefectures and counties with poor land. How much money can you earn from those fields at home?

As long as Zhao Han supports industry and commerce, the land will be divided!

These wealthy Huizhou have settled in Huaiyang for hundreds of years. Their connection with their hometown is only to go home to worship their ancestors during the Chinese New Year, and their children go home to take the imperial examination.

"My dear brother, write a letter and go back to remind me," Wang Mingran said, "As long as the general town sends troops to the south of Zhili, Huizhou merchants will definitely respond. Not only will they cooperate with the division of land and release slaves, but they will also cooperate with the outside world to help the heavenly soldiers of Datong seize the city! "

Xu Ying asked: "Do you have a solution in Nanjing?"

Wang Mingran said: "Huai'an and Yangzhou are sure to win and contribute. As for Nanjing, I'm afraid we can't do it, but we can think of a way."

Xu Ying, the spy chief, even if he doesn't do anything in the future, he has already won the two giant commercial cities of Huai'an and Yangzhou for Zhao Han!

Huaian, Yangzhou, the city of commerce.

The Huizhou Business Gang ranked first, and the Jiangxi Business Gang ranked third. As long as Zhao Han's troops approach the city, the two major merchant gangs will work together to make trouble, and they will definitely open the city gate with ease.

"Brother Mingran, don't worry," Xu Ying said with a smile, "After the summer harvest next year, Jiangxi will definitely send troops again, at least to win another province. With such a force, Nanzhi will definitely be attacked in two or three years. Can't wait?"

"Haha," Wang Mingran laughed, "don't say two or three years, three or five years."

The two came to Hengshan Villa together, and a servant came to open the door immediately.

After a dozen or so sword-carrying men had settled down, Wang Mingran asked, "Where's Miss Liu?"

"I'm painting with Miss Lin." The servant replied.

Liu Rushi's name was newly changed last year. His previous name was Yang Ai, and now he is called Liu Yin, with the same characters.

Miss Lin is Lin Xue, a famous prostitute who is good at painting, Wang Mingran's favorite.

At the moment, the two were painting, and immediately put down their brushes when they heard the servant's invitation.

Liu Rushi was very confused. She was in Suzhou and was invited to Hangzhou with a lot of money, but the owner never showed up. She has lived in the villa for two months.

Lin Xue took Liu Rushi to the garden and saw two men drinking tea.

Lin Xue introduced: "This is Mr. Wang Mingran."

"I've met Mr. Wang." Liu Rushi bowed and saluted.

Wang Mingran smiled and said, "This is Huang Ying, Huang Zhongcong, a well-known scholar in Jiangxi."

"I've met Mr. Huang." The two girls greeted quickly.

Xu Ying stood up and cupped her hands: "It's a pleasure to meet you!"

Wang Mingran said: "Sit down."

The two women sat upright, and they couldn't see the smell of the wind and dust, and their temperament was even more elegant than that of everyone's ladies.

They are famous prostitutes who can be positioned as stars.

If you are just rich, at most I will have a meal with you and play or sing a few ditties.

You have to have money, and you have to have talent and fame, both are indispensable. Only in this way can we become friends, and if we want to develop into lovers, we have to work hard.

Not to mention rich businessmen spending money to use force, even local officials dare not force famous prostitutes to do anything.

Because a real courtesan knows too many celebrities and gentry, she can't easily offend her, and there's no need to offend her!

Take Xie Sanbin as an example, this person won millions of silver when he suppressed the bandits, but in history he pursued Liu Rushi hard and failed.

This guy and Qian Qianyi are good friends, and the two pursued Liu Rushi at the same time, and almost lost their minds.

So what if Xie Sanbin is worth millions? So what about being talented?

After all, Liu Rushi chose the more talented Qian Qianyi, and Qian Qianyi even built a house for Liu Rushi. If he didn't have enough money, he asked Xie Sanbin to borrow it.

Wang Mingran asked, "Have you read those books?"

"I've seen it." Lin Xue nodded.

"How do you feel?" Wang Mingran asked with a smile.

Lin Xue was silent.

Liu Rushi said nothing.

The "Great Harmony" series of books shocked them greatly. Jiangxi prostitutes can become officials after becoming good, and they can marry good families as regular wives.

In their eyes, female missionaries are also officials.

They yearn for it very much, but they dare not say it clearly, after all, Jiangxi belongs to bandits.

Xu Ying smiled and said, "I'm from Jiangxi."

As I introduced before, Xu Ying is a celebrity in Jiangxi. Repetition at this time has different meanings.

This is a thief!

Liu Rushi looked at Xu Ying in surprise, and then at Wang Mingran. This rich businessman turned out to be a thief?

"Miss Liu knows Zhang Ximing (Zhang Pu)?" Xu Ying asked suddenly.

Liu Rushi nodded and said, "I know."

Two years ago, Zhang Pu visited Xu Fo, a famous prostitute.

Coincidentally, Xu Fu got married the day before, leaving only his maid Yang Ai.

Yang Ai is Liu Rushi.

Zhang Pu was very disappointed, but they came in a group, and they had to have a drink before going back.

Therefore, Liu Rushi, who was a maidservant, accompanied the group of scholars on a boat tour of the lake. She is more beautiful than Xu Fo, and she is better at poetry and calligraphy than Xu Fo, which immediately stunned the group of scholars.

Because Zhang Pu was the leader of Fushe, Liu Rushi became famous and became a top courtesan.

Xu Ying said with a smile: "Zhang Pu refuses to see me, he knows my identity. Can Miss Liu come forward and write a letter to ask Zhang Pu out?"

Liu Rushi thought about it carefully and said, "If so, wouldn't I openly follow the thief?"

"After I meet Zhang Pu, I can send you to Jiangxi," Xu Ying said. "Even if Ms. Liu doesn't like Jiangxi, she can return to Jiangnan in a few years. At that time, no one will dare to arrest you for this matter, because Jiangnan is already gone." Under the rule of King Zhao."

Liu Rushi thought over and over again, nodded and said, "Okay, I'll write a letter to Zhang Ximing."

Xu Ying cupped her hands and said, "Thank you for your help!"

Lin Xue asked suddenly: "Mr. Huang, is Jiangxi really as written in the book?"

"Miss Lin, don't you know if you go and have a look?" Xu Ying didn't explain.

Liu Rushi asked: "Is there really a Juren who was hanged by Zhao... Zhao Tianwang for raping a prostitute?"

Xu Ying corrected and said, "It's not a prostitute, because she's already a good student. And this woman is now married to Director Chen of the Mission Department."

"Mission and Education Department?" Liu Rushi asked curiously, "Is it the Jiaofang Department in Jiangxi?"

Xu Ying seriously explained: "You can understand it as the Ministry of Rites, and Director Chen is the Minister of the Ministry of Rites!"

Liu Rushi and Lin Xue looked at each other with shocked expressions on their faces.

The Minister of Rites married a good prostitute?

Even if those are rebels, they are also rebels who have occupied three provinces, and they might be able to conquer the world one day.

Lin Xue asked: "That woman has been a concubine for several years, so she hasn't been kicked out of the house at this time?"

"Who told you to be a concubine?" Xu Ying laughed, "That's the wife Chen Zhangsi Mingmei is marrying, and Chen Zhangsi hasn't taken a concubine so far."

Liu Rushi was startled and said: "Because you are a regular wife, but you don't have a concubine yet?"

Xu Ying nodded very solemnly.

At noon, have dinner together.

After lunch, Xu Ying and Wang Mingran left the villa. They were going to establish the Hangzhou Intelligence Liaison Station.

When the two courtesans returned to the room, they were too shocked to speak.

Liu Rushi said: "It's a lucky woman to meet a good husband."

Lin Xue said suddenly: "I want to go to Jiangxi, will my sister go?"

"Go, go!" Liu Rushi replied hastily.

Lin Xue stood up excitedly, paced back and forth in the room, and then stopped: "Sister, tell me, can Zhao Tianwang win the world?"

"I don't know," Liu Rushi said, "I heard that the north and the south are in chaos, but Jiangxi is very stable. Two years ago, I only knew that there was a giant bandit from Luling who seemed to occupy the Ji'an mansion. Jiangxi, Guangdong, and half of Huguang. With such a military force, I am afraid that Jiangnan will be captured sooner or later. Even if we can't control the world, I think it is possible to rule the river."

Lin Xue clasped her hands tightly and kneaded her fingers: "It's good that he becomes the emperor, all women in the world are blessed!"

Liu Rushi took out the "Datong Collection", she was not interested in other things, so she directly turned to "Gate Position Theory", and muttered to herself: "Men are superior to women in their position, and men and women are equal in their character; The position, the good and the bad are equal in its style. It is so well written, a few words are better than ten thousand poems."

Lin Xue went to read the "On the Release of Slaves", and said: "Mr. Zhao not only advocates the equality of good and bad, but also eliminates the difference between good and bad, and removes all the lowly people in the world."

Liu Rushi nodded and said, ""Gewei Lun" is knowledge, and "Shinu Lun" is action. This is the unity of knowledge and action. This Mr. Zhao is a truly learned man, and he is not comparable to ordinary talents. Waiting for Mr. Huang's request I have to go to Ji'an on an errand, maybe I can meet this Mr. Zhao."

Lin Xue said with a smile: "Mr. Zhao is like the emperor in Jiangxi. How honorable is that, can you and I still see the emperor?"

Liu Rushi also laughed, and then began to fantasize: "If I go to Jiangxi, I will find a regular businessman to make a living. Maybe I can find a good man, and then I will be a husband and a teacher, so that I can train my son to be a high-ranking official."

"Hahaha, who wouldn't want that," Lin Xue laughed loudly, "I like that Director Chen, she is a considerate and considerate woman, and it would be great to be his concubine, and I will definitely not suffer in this life."