Chapter 466 The beauty who came to the door
After Jia Lian left the table, Wu Zhirong and other Yangzhou officials followed him out.
Several people secretly exchanged many glances, and finally Wu Zhirong stepped forward and said: "Although Xiaguan and others know that your Excellency has good intentions for their sake, I am afraid that businessmen value profits, and I am afraid they cannot fully understand it. Your Majesty's hard work."
To Wu Zhirong and others, they all felt that Jia Lian was too open-minded. They also get a lot of benefits from salt merchants every year, but compared with Jia Lian, all of them are worth mentioning.
This also stimulates their pursuit of power. They even fantasize in their hearts that one day they can reach the level of Jia Lian, and ask others to honor him with a million taels of silver if they dare to speak!
Regarding Yangzhou officialdom, even the prefect Wu Zhirong knew that he would not dare to do what Jia Lian did.
Let alone millions or millions, even if he dares to extort 100,000 yuan, those salt merchants will probably find a way to get rid of him. Even though those salt merchants usually looked up and down to the officials, I thought they were easy to bully. In fact, they are all ruthless characters. If they are really anxious, it is not difficult to remove a few government officials or even provincial officials.
Take him as an example. Because he was assigned to the lucrative position of Yangzhou, he has gained a lot of money in recent years, but he himself has almost become a puppet and minion of those salt merchants.
Otherwise, Jia Lian, an imperial envoy who came down to supervise the salt administration, and a magistrate, would only have the obligation to receive one or two people, but there would be no need for him to run around like a grandson.
"I originally wanted to look towards the bright moon, but the bright moon shines on the ditch... there is nothing I can do about it.
" It is rare that Mr. Wu can understand my good intentions.
That’s right, at this moment, they probably think that this official is a huge corrupt man who is deliberately blackmailing them. How can they, low-level businessmen, understand what is going on in our officialdom.
They revealed such a big thing, and the court was already in an uproar. Among the civil and military officials standing at the front of the Golden Palace, none of them were easy to talk to. If they didn't have enough money, how could they turn a blind eye to this matter? Close one eye?
If those adults don’t let go, even if I want to protect them, I will be unable to do so.”
Jia Lian shook his head As he walked forward, it seemed that Wu Zhirong was right, he really had good intentions.
Wu Zhirong and others looked at each other in shock, and had nothing to say. Come on, could this man have overacted and deceived himself?
They believed that those three million might really be to appease His Majesty the Emperor. But the one behindMillions, this guy is definitely going to be pocketed. At most, you can use a small part to block the mouths of other ministers...
Don’t be fooled by the extravagance of the salt merchants. Those officials in the capital are living a very miserable life. Still sitting. After all, taking the official salary as an example, the annual salary of a second- or third-rank official is only a few hundred taels of silver. With some lumis and benefits, the value is barely over a thousand.
Under this premise, it is actually not that difficult to get those adults to say good things to the people below. They are used to doing this kind of thing, so they naturally have a pattern. " That is Miss Shen Paner's car...it is also President Zhou and others' thoughts for you.
They all know that this time you went south, you didn't bring any people to serve you. And for the sake of the salt administration, I didn’t even leave my carriage. I couldn’t bear to see you suffer in the Yushi Yamen, so I specially asked Miss Pan’er to go and serve you.”
After hearing Wu Zhirong’s words, Jia Lian looked back. He said, "This is not good..."
In fact, when he came here today and saw Shen Pan'er, Jia Lian had expected it and knew that it was probably one of the benefits prepared by the salt merchants for him.
He just thought that if things were agreed upon, it would be natural for this beauty to send him as a gift. But he didn't expect that the other party still sent the beauty over despite clearly not reaching an agreement, which made him feel embarrassed.
How did Jia Lian know that the salt merchants thought they were sure of success today, so all the benefits they had prepared for Jia Lian were already in place.
Take Shen Pan'er as an example. After toasting Jia Lian, he waited here directly.
After Jia Lian left the table, it was impossible for the salt merchants to send people to chase him out and take the beauty away.
After all, compared to the benefits Jia Lian demanded, an courtesan was nothing.
"You don't have to worry, sir. Although this girl Pan'er is famous in Yangzhou and even the whole of Jiangnan, she is only seventeen years old this year and has not yet left the government.
For such a famous person Originally, the Jiaofang would definitely not agree to release the prostitute, but because of the face of Zhou Boru and others, and knowing that it was for the sake of giving to the Lord, he relented. So, if the Lord likes it, you might as well stay by your side and be a prostitute. A maid who serves tea and plays the piano is also a beautiful thing..."
Wu Zhirong was afraid that Jia Lian would not like a prostitute, so he quickly pointed out his identity as a spoiled man.
In fact, whether it is the capital or the prosperous Jiangnan, among the romantic places, only Qing Guan'er has a high net worth. Even if she is stunningly beautiful with both sex and artOnce a beauty leaves the court, that is, after serving others with her body, her worth will plummet.
Therefore, in those famous brothels, all real courtesans were strictly protected when they were in their prime, in order to make huge profits for the brothels. Otherwise, if the oiran lady who spent a huge amount of money to train and train was sold at a low price, wouldn't she lose money instead? The brothel is like this, and the jiaofang is similar.
Although Jia Lian has never visited the building, his predecessor has very rich experience, so Jia Lian naturally knows the reason.
After thinking about it, he didn’t say anything. He just asked Wu Zhirong and others to stay while he boarded the car and left.
When they arrived at the Yamen of Xunyan Censor, they saw Zhaoer and others guiding the carriage behind them. They were about to take a detour through the side door to enter the Yamen. Jia Lian stopped him and ordered: "Send a few people to send Miss Pan'er to Islam. Let’s go to the square.”
After saying this, Jia Lian raised his legs and entered the Yamen.
But it’s not that Jia Lian didn’t like this girl’s beauty, or that he looked down on promiscuous women, Jia Lian simply didn’t want to cause trouble.
First of all, this person was sent by the salt merchant. Secondly, this woman is different from Mrs. Xu. She takes advantage of Mrs. Xu, consensually, and has no influence on each other afterwards. But for such an upright official, it is difficult to leave her alone if she is offended.
After all, his life experience may have been miserable, and he was embarrassed to bully a weak woman.
"Sir, wait a minute~"
Jia Lian, who had just stepped up the steps, couldn't help but stop. When he looked back, he looked really pitiful. Shen Pan'er lifted up the car curtain with his bare hands and called out He lives.
"Your Excellency, may I ask the servant to say a few words?"
After seeing Jia Lian nod, Shen Pan'er got out of the carriage directly, regardless of the many officers, soldiers and guards beside him. Walking towards Jia Lian, he smiled generously and said: "My lord has brought the slave family here, but he will send the slave family away if he is not allowed to enter. But you think that the slave family is too humble and difficult to get into the eyes of the master?"< br />
Jia Lian smiled and said: "The girl is naturally beautiful and has a stunning appearance. I am afraid that no man in the world would dare to despise Miss Pan'er. Even I would not dare to say that, otherwise, the servants around me will , they all accuse me of being hypocritical."
The surrounding guards, officers and soldiers all smiled knowingly in cooperation, secretly sighing inwardly that the charm of their own prince was really amazing.
Even such a beautiful court lady from the south of the Yangtze River was attracted by the Marquis at the first sight. After being kicked out, she even tried to persuade him to stay regardless of her dignity.
If it were other women, they would probably show their timidity in situations like this. But Shen Pan'er knew that she couldn't retreat at this time. If she took a step back, there would be nothing left, so she held back her shame and said with a smile: "That's disgusting."The song Pan'er sang just now is unpleasant, and it offends your ears. "
"No, the girl has reached perfection in both dancing and singing, and is comparable to ordinary women. She deserves the term "love and art." "
"In that case, why do you want to drive Pan'er away? "
Shen Pan'er is also very confident in herself. As the pearl of Nanjiaofang, she has a great reputation throughout Jiangnan. After being placed in Yangzhou, she won the first place in Yangzhou in just one year. The reputation of a dancer can be said to be that she is young and at the peak of her popularity.
She goes even further than the old saying goes, "A silver grate will break a diamond's knot, and a blood-red skirt will be stained by wine."
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But unlike other famous prostitutes, she did not indulge in the beauty of being sought after by thousands of people. She knew that if she could not choose a good one for herself while she was in the prime of her fame, Where to go, when her beauty gradually fades in the future, and she is sold by a jiafang at a high price, she will have the same fate as countless predecessors.
It is not bad for the boss to marry a businesswoman, but if she meets If a person is not kind, any fate is possible. Only more bleak, not the most bleak.
She has always been careful about where she can be entrusted with her whole life, and she has secretly had several goals, but she has not But she couldn't achieve the high goal and was unwilling to accept the low goal, so she was hesitant.
Unexpectedly, before she could make a decision, she heard from her mother-in-law that the richest salt merchants in the world wanted to To redeem her life. The key is that the church, which has always regarded her as a treasure, actually agreed.
Although this situation was the last thing she wanted to see, she was powerless to change it. Able to acquiesce in orders silently.
Who knew, after waiting quietly for a long time, I realized that those salt merchants paid a huge price to redeem her in order to donate her to the imperial envoy who was going to Yangzhou to handle the case!
She breathed a sigh of relief again. Since he was an imperial envoy, he was naturally a noble person, at least better than those arrogant, vulgar and vulgar salt merchants.
When he saw her at the banquet just now Jia Lian, although she can remain calm on the face, the surprise in her heart has already made her dizzy.
He is not an old man, nor a vulgar and ugly person, but he is such a young and handsome man. Beautiful man!!
I want to ask, is there any other courtesan in the world who is more lucky than her?
She thought, if she could be presented to such a beautiful man, even if He had many wives and concubines and did not value himself. Being able to serve such a pleasant person would make him feel much better than serving those bad old men!
So, after riding a carriage and arriving outside the main gate of the palace, she immediately She asked the maid to take the money and make friends with the idle waiting officers and soldiers to inquire about Jia Lian. The results she got made her even more surprised.
Last year, Emperor Ning Kang deliberately asked people to promote Jia Lian's reputation as a hero in order to cover up the bad reputation caused by the court's wrong decisions.
Even Anxi Prefecture has widely circulated Jia Lian's reputation. As the richest place in the south of the Yangtze River, it is naturally impossible not to receive rumors about Jia Lian.
In various capitals in the south of the Yangtze River, famous courtesans competed to compose lyrics, music and songs for Jia Lian to gain popularity.
Of course she knew all this, but she didn’t expect that Jia Lian, whose reputation spread throughout the Jiangnan brothels, would be sent by the emperor as an imperial envoy to Yangzhou to supervise the salt administration!
She regretted that she did not receive this news earlier. Otherwise, she should have made better preparations earlier.
In fact, it was fate. The salt merchants were naturally the fastest to learn that Jia Lian was going south as an imperial envoy, so they prepared the indispensable "beauty trap" to deal with the young and strong imperial envoy early in the morning. alright. Therefore, let alone whether the news of Jia Lian's arrival in Yangzhou had spread in Yangzhou, even if it had spread, Shen Pan'er, who had been raised in a stable for a long time, would not know.
Shen Pan'er regretted and only thought that after being brought back to the house by Jia Lian, she would perform well in order to win Jia Lian's preferential treatment. Who knew that as soon as she parked the car, she heard Jia Lian say nothing? If you ask her, she will be sent back to the classroom.
This made her so anxious that she couldn't care about anything else and quickly called out to Jia Lian.