The big plan has been decided, and the next step is to arrange the specific division of labor.
Chief Secretary Gao Can usually serves as Zhao Huajun's military advisor, so he is naturally responsible for responding to circumstances and making suggestions;
Treasurer Zhao Bin was taught by Zhao Huajun that he must keep the accounts of the treasury clearly and without any mistakes;
As for the official Zhao Hansi and the postal supervisor Zhao Huafei, they are trying their best to compile some crimes against Cui Qi, Sun Jue and others in the near future for future framing.
What scares Zhao Huajun and others the most is the military attache group headed by the county lieutenant Sun Jue, because these people hold the power to dispatch troops and horses in the county. If they act carelessly, they may cause a mutiny in the barracks and cause chaos in Yujiang City. turmoil.
Although the Zhao family has its own power, it is not enough to confront the officers and soldiers. As for the soldiers and horses hidden in the mountain, no one dares to mobilize them at will without that person's consent.
Therefore, Zhao Huajun gave many instructions to his subordinates to act in a low-key manner, and everything must be done in the dark. On the surface, they must be the same as usual. They must also be respectful to the two adults from Kyoto and must not show any difference. idea.
After Shao Xi left, Old Wu was arranged to live in another courtyard, but the old guy couldn't stay.
According to the previous agreement with Shao Xi, he started to make trouble. In other courtyards, he either felt that something was wrong here, or he felt that it was not good here, or he felt that he was bored in the house and wanted to go shopping.
The people Zhao Huajun arranged to serve Lao Wu were one and two seniors at this time. They were wandering around the streets with Lao Wu, eating, drinking and having fun, carrying big and small bags, and couldn't keep up with the old guy in front of him. I was also wondering in my heart, how could this old guy still have such nimble legs and feet despite his age?
Shao Xi returned to Yushui Town by boat. On the way back, Shao Xi noticed that both the man in charge of the boat and the workers responsible for transporting the goods on the ferry looked wrong. It was probably Zhao Huajun who arranged to monitor him. my own.
Standing on the bow of the boat waving a folding fan, Shao Xi paid no attention to the eyes staring at him behind him. If he really wanted to go somewhere, he would naturally not let these people know. By sending these people to keep an eye on him, he could be used to pass false news to Zhao Huajun.
When Shao Xi returned to the yarn shop, the yarn girl was anxiously waiting for news about Shao Xi. I don't know why, ever since Shao Xi and Lao Wu left, Sha Nu felt uneasy, as if there was always something in her heart that she couldn't let go of.
Before the two left Sha Fang and went to Yujiang City, Sha Nu could clearly hear what they talked about here. It seems that Yujiang County is not just a place with excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes as I imagined. It is as simple as the Zhao family's huge power. It seems that there are also some secrets in the court involved.
If this is the case, Shao Xi and Lao Wu's trip this time can be said to be extremely dangerous.
Ordinary people only see superficial things, but as an official of the imperial court, Shao Xi sees things at a deeper level, but often the more he knows and the deeper he looks, the more dangerous he will be.
At this time, Sha Nu began to regret that she had told Shao Xi so much before. If they didn't know so much, they wouldn't have thought so deeply, and they wouldn't have gone to Yujiang City to find out about the governor's support of private troops. . Now that her too much talk had brought such danger to the two of them, she hated herself for being too talkative.
Just when he was feeling a little annoyed, he saw someone coming in from outside the door. Looking up, I couldn't help feeling happy. I finally came back safely. I wonder what happened when I went to the city today? But it would be nice if people came back now.
Seeing Shao Xi's smiling face, Sha Nu finally settled down. But when she looked behind Shao Xi, she found that he was the only one back, and Lao Wu did not follow him.
"Sir, why are you the only one back? Why didn't Senior Wu come back?"
Shao Xi looked at Sha Nu's concerned expression and deliberately teased: "Girl, you are really special. You like older people. You don't care when I come back, but you ask about that old guy. Otherwise, I go back and let the old guy return?"
When Shao Xi said this, Shaonv's face turned red. How should she answer this question? Do you want her to say that she would rather see Shao Xi?
"Young master, don't make fun of me. I was just a little worried when I saw two of you going out and one of you coming back, but you are so ungrateful. In this case, I won't ask, lest you want to make me happy again."
"Okay, okay, no kidding. I asked Old Wu to stay in Yujiang City. Firstly, he helped me find out what the Zhao family would do in the near future. Secondly, if he was left there, the Zhao family would be destroyed. His attention is drawn to him. After you and I learn the movement skills, we can sneak back into the city without being noticed by the Zhao family. Didn't we tell you about this before we left? You don't have to worry about him. That old guy is very slick."
The gauze girl sighed and said: "You did tell me, but I am still worried. If you were here just for the gauze tax matter, it would be fine, but now because of my talk, you have noticed He found out about the county guard raising a private army. If this is true, wouldn't it be dangerous for you two to go into the city to inquire? How can I not worry? "
Shao Xi could see that Shaonv's worry was genuine. As a person who met by chance, there were probably not many people in the world who could sincerely care about others.
In the glitz of the world, everyone is thinking about their own gains and losses, but how many people really care about others?
Shao Xi is actually very glad that he has traveled to this era. In the impetuous world he originally lived in, everyone was busy and calculating gains and losses every day. There was almost no trust between people. Indifference and suspicion.
Although he also saw the cruel and dark side of the world after traveling through time, he saw more of people's kindness, sincerity and simplicity. Maybe it's really because of the lack of supplies? People have fewer pursuits and lower desires, and getting along with each other is less difficult and less fussy.
Now if I ask Shao Xi again if he still wants to return to the original world? Shao Xi's answer should be no, not because of how good this world is, but because of the warmth in this world.
While Shao Xi was moved, he suddenly remembered that he had brought a gift to Sha Nu on this trip, so he hurriedly rummaged through his satchel.
When Shaonv saw that Shao Xi did not reply to her words, but instead lowered his head and rummaged in his bag, she was also curious. Just as he was about to stretch his head to see what he was looking for, Shao Xi suddenly raised something that jingled in front of him.
It was a string of wind chimes, with a copper bell in the middle. A piece of bamboo was tied to the core hammer of the bell, and several thin bamboo tubes were hung around the bamboo frame above the copper bell.
When the wind blows, the bamboo pieces on the core hammer will be blown by the wind, and the copper bell in the middle will make a crisp sound. At the same time, the surrounding bamboo tubes will collide with each other, and they will also make "ding-ding-dong-dong" sounds with different rhythms. The sound sounds like different instruments playing music at the same time that never repeats.
"I saw it on the way back and thought it was quite beautiful, so I bought it for you. I hang it in front of the window on weekdays. If it's windy and it's going to rain, I'll know in advance so you can grab the gauze hanging in the yard in advance. Put it away so it doesn’t get caught in the rain.”
The girl took the wind chime and held it in her hand, playing with it with her hands. It was obvious that she liked it very much. Shao Xi sighed inwardly, girls always like this kind of things that are not suitable for eating or drinking.
After playing with it for a while, Shaonv turned around and hung the string of wind chimes in front of the window of her room. The breeze blows, and the wind chimes make a "ding-ding-dong-dong" sound. It sounds very pleasant, but I wonder if this thing will keep people awake at night?
"It's very beautiful and has a nice voice. I like it very much! You are thoughtful, thank you!"
"It's just a gadget. It doesn't cost a lot of money. Just like it. I wonder if this is considered a apprenticeship ceremony?"
"You don't need any apprenticeship ceremony to learn Shenfa from me. This Shenfa was originally passed down to people who are destined to be together. Since you and I got to know each other because of this Shenfa, and now we have to rely on this Shenfa to benefit the people of Yujiang County, It should be taught to you unconditionally.”
Hearing that it was an unconditional teaching, Shao Xi felt that he had taken advantage of it. If he could learn this movement technique, he would not hesitate even if Shao Xi gave him a thousand pieces of gold in exchange for it. But now that Shaonv said she wanted nothing, Shao Xi felt a little embarrassed.
Although he joked about using wind chimes as an apprenticeship ceremony before, in fact, Shao Xi had already made a plan in his heart. Now that I have learned Shenfa from others, when I develop the gauze industry in Yujiang County in the future, the gauze shop of the gauze girl will definitely be included in it, and I will also expand the scale and increase the manpower to make this gauze shop a Yujiang yarn shop. The largest and most famous gauze shop in Jiang County.
Going into the city again tomorrow, Shao Xi plans to visit the Taihe Commercial Bank branch in Yujiang County. From there, he will spend part of the funds to expand the gauze girl's gauze workshop, and then gradually acquire other gauze workshops and cloth shops, and finally integrate Yujiang County. The cloud yarn industry has been freed from the control of the Zhao family and can be manufactured and sold normally.
With Shao Xi's current martial arts background, it is not difficult to learn this "Qing Ping Ferry". It just takes some time to become familiar with the control of this movement and the guidance of vitality.
After all, Shao Xi has already learned three sets of movement techniques and is very familiar with them, so it will be a matter of course for him to actually learn them.
Since Lao Wu now lives in Yujiang City, he can only stay in the gauze girl's gauze shop in order to deceive others. So before learning the body skills, Shao Xi went back to the inn and took the horses to the gauze workshop, which became Shao Xi's temporary residence.
Although they are a single man and a widowed woman, now that their relationship has been announced, they have no choice but to live under the same roof. The girl was generous and didn't feel anything was wrong.
Next, Shao Xi practiced "Qingping Crossing" with Shao Nu in the courtyard of Shafang, a unique magical technique. This thing is all-in-one. Shao Xi studied it carefully and Shaonv also taught it carefully. In just half a day, it has already begun to show results.
This practice lasted until dark. Shaonv cleaned a clean room for Shao Xi and cooked a table of food. After eating, the two of them went back to their rooms to rest.
Shao Xi still has a lot to do tomorrow.
