Xu He was also a little embarrassed when he heard this.
To be honest, everyone likes beauties, and a beauty like Gu Hengbo has attracted many men's deep love for her.
But he was self-aware that women like Gu Hengbo were even more talented and knowledgeable than men, and their minds were much more open-minded than women of this era.
It's not that she is bohemian, but she is very independent.
She wants to get married, but ordinary people may not be interested in her.
What are you? Although he has the name of Xiao Sanyuan, in the final analysis, he is just a student.
It’s a matter of opinion whether people see it or not.
Besides, even if someone wants to get married, are you qualified to get it?
Although my life is getting better these days.
But for a man like Gu Hengbo, who was famous all over the world, the ransom money was not something that only a small showman like him could afford.
so……
Just think about it and don't take it too seriously.
He saw that Gu Hengbo remained silent after hearing Xue Yongzhi's words, and did not even look in his direction, and he became even more convinced that what he had just thought was correct.
Xue Yongzhi is worthy of being an atmosphere condenser. After what he said, everyone in the cabin was speechless.
Seeing this, Gu Hengbo forced a smile and said: "Master Xu and Master Shen have been here for so long, and Hengbo hasn't served tea yet. It's really not the way to treat guests..."
After saying that, he seemed to be running away and went to the stern of the ship.
When Shen Xuan saw this, he seemed to see something, but he smiled and said nothing. Instead, he said to Xu He, "Xiaohe, let's go to the bow of the boat to get some fresh air?"
Although Xue Yongzhi is heartless, as a noble son, he still has this consciousness.
It was impossible for Shen Xuan to ask him to take the lead in asking Xu He out, so she used the excuse of admiring paintings in the cabin to create a chance for the two of them to talk.
Arriving at the bow of the boat, Shen Xuan took a deep breath, and the cool river breeze refreshed their spirits at the same time.
At this time, Shen Xuan said: "Xiaohe, do you remember the last time we met in Yangzhou?"
Seeing Xu He nod, Shen Xuan smiled and said, "Do you know why I went to Yangzhou? Has Xie Defu told you already?"
Xu He nodded. Xie Liangcai once told him that Shen Xuan came to Yangzhou because he actually wanted to get a share of the Lianghuai salt industry.
However, the food he chose looked better than the emperor's, and he just wanted to use the salt department to get into trouble and get a batch of official salt to sell.
Unlike Emperor Zhizheng, as an emperor, he was ruthless and even greedy for his own money.
Shen Xuan sighed: "It was true that I made a mistake last time. I wanted to use my family reputation to ask a salt merchant to mix in some salt to keep it for my family, but Wang Hengyuan ended up hooking up with You Xiao, the Supervisor of Ceremonies!"
"What I didn't expect is that you were the one who finally stepped in to solve the problem in the Lianghuai Salt Farm this time!"
"And you also proposed the [Gangyun Law]. My father said that once this law is introduced, the Salt Division will become a popular one, and I don't know how many families will rise and fall with the country because of this!"
When Xu He heard this, he had basically guessed Shen Xuan's purpose.
The other party must have taken a fancy to the "strength" shown by the Xu family in the Lianghuai Salt Fields, and wanted to take the opportunity to cooperate with the Xu family and become a merchant.
To be honest, no one is more familiar with the operation of Gangshang than Xu He, the policy maker.
In other words, if Xu He can give some preemptive opinions and suggestions to each family when they first join the gang list, then they are also gang merchants, and the Shen family can take advantage of it.
The ten volumes of Gangshang are said to be with the country, but how many of them are puppets and how many are people in front of the Gangshang platform. Just look at the other world, the Qing Dynasty, when Huizhou merchants dominated the salt industry.
In this world, the Gangyun Law has been newly released. Taking into account the vested interests of the hoarders and the people behind them, everything is going well.
However, due to the previous opening of the Chinese law, most of the backgrounds of the hoarding merchants were Shanxi merchants and the old Westerners in the court.
Now that the Gangyun Law has been established, Lao Xier's innate advantage of transporting grain to Jiubian is gone. The Shen family must be keenly aware of this, so they want to unite the Xu family of Huaihe and Huaihe, and use Lao Xier's background to All the merchants were squeezed out, and the salt industry was controlled by the big families in the south of the Yangtze River.
In fact, the possibility of success is very high, because in another time and space, Hui merchants did this. They raised funds, called friends, entangled Hui officials, and gradually removed Shanxi merchants from the salt industry. Squeeze out of the cake.
This caused the old Xiers to lose their livelihood. In the end, in order to make money in the late Ming Dynasty, they did not hesitate to smuggle to Liaodong and Mongolia.
There is a saying that the death was due to the continuous blood transfusions of these Shanxi merchants, which allowed the Jurchens in desperate situations to regain their strength several times and finally took over the Central Plains.
Here, we don’t have to worry about the primary and secondary conflicts between the Ming Dynasty and the fall of the Ming Dynasty, but the Shanxi merchants must have done some disgraceful things.
This also shows that in order to avoid repeating the same mistakes in this time and space, the interests of the hoarders also need to be taken into account.
Seeing that he was silent, Shen Xuan thought that what she said was not clear enough, so she simply said: "Xiaohe, I heard that Mr. Xiao Shi values you very much now. In your opinion, if I go to see Mr. Xiao Shi, can Mr. Xiao agree? Can our two families join forces to drive away those hoarders?"
In an empire, if one party's interests are damaged, it will definitely make up for it elsewhere. Xu He didn't want Shanxi merchants to go back to the old ways, so he said cautiously: "I have to go home and report this to my elders!"
Shen Xuan saw that he didn't make a clear statement, but he didn't refuse clearly either. He thought Xu He was cautious, so he nodded and said: "Okay, when you go back and finish your work, I will go to Hailing to find you!"
Xu He said with a smile: "There is nothing to be busy with. Let me tell my uncle when I get back and I will sweep the couch to greet you!"
Shen Xuan smiled mysteriously: "How can you be busy? Xiaohe, you don't know anything about this little Sanyuan's title!"
While he was talking, Xue Yongzhi's voice came from the cabin: "What kind of tea is this? It smells so good!"
Shen Xuan smiled at Xu He: "Let's go and try Gu's tea!"
Entering the cabin, sure enough, a clear fragrance faintly penetrated my nose.
I saw Gu Hengbo's hands, as delicate and white as milk, holding a small clay pot and tapping it between the three white porcelain cups on the tea boat.
The tea in the cup seemed to have pekoe on the surface. The tea was green, clear, and had a delicate fragrance.
"What kind of tea is this? I've never seen it in Songjiang!" Shen Xuan took a closer look at the cup.
Gu Hengbo glanced at Xu He who was holding the tea cup, and then said with a faint smile: "This is night tea on the yellow soil hillside outside Jinling City. Every year around Guyu, Hengbo will go out of the city to pick some and fry it!"
When Xu He heard this, he sighed in his heart. The life of a female literary youth is really comfortable. She doesn't have to run around for a living, and the rest is her true self.
He took a brief sip of the tea soup, nodded repeatedly and said, "This tea made by everyone Gu has a mellow taste and a sweet aftertaste. It is really the best tea!"
Gu Hengbo felt happy when he saw that Xu He liked it. He stood up and went to the stern of the cabin, then took out a purple clay jar and placed it in front of Xu He.
"Mr. Xu, this is the tea I roasted this year. It's all here. You can take it back and drink it!"
Xue Yongzhi was shocked when he heard this. He had known Gu Hengbo for a long time and had never seen her treat a man like this before.
Even I, who have known her for so many years, have never received even a single gift from her.
What the hell...
Xue Yongzhi suddenly felt that the baby was unhappy.
Xu He was at a loss when he took the tea, but a girl was so generous with her fists, and he would be petty if he pushed back and blocked her.
So he took the tea can and solemnly thanked you: "Xu He dare not refuse Gu's gift. If Gu everyone is free in the future, I will go to Hailing with you. I will accompany you to spend the summer in the water in the east of Hailing City. Not only is the scenery beautiful, but there are also giant elk, elk, and fairy birds to see, which is very interesting!”
When Gu Hengbo heard this, his eyes lit up and he said, "Then it's a deal. Mr. Xu can't miss out on the excuse of something else!"
Shen Xuan looked at the man and woman in the cabin and smacked his lips.
