Gu Zhengchen is thinking about where to get rid of poverty for the people of Quanzhou Prefecture. However, poverty alleviation strategies need to be tailored to local conditions and cannot be one-size-fits-all.
Hui'an County's stone carvings are well-known, so it is appropriate to develop stone carving technology. Dehua's white porcelain technology is amazing, and the porcelain industry can be developed.
But Jinjiang, Anxi, Nan'an and other places need to develop the sugar cane and white sugar industries. Not to mention the domestic needs of the Ming Dynasty, these things can be exported to savages. A handful of white sugar may be exchanged for several bags of spices...
Tower building.
Hu Hengcai walked into the private room, looked at the seven or eight middle-aged or elderly people present, cupped his hands, and said with a smile: "Uncles, you are right, I am Hu Hengcai."
"Shopkeeper Hu, please take a seat quickly."
"Yes, take your seat."
Jinjiang businessman Huang Jiayao greeted him quickly.
Rich gentry old man Yang Qing and others stood up one after another.
Hu Hengcai declined twice, then sat down happily on the table. He put one hand on the table and tapped his fingers lightly on the table. He looked at everyone and said with a smile: "Uncles invited me to come. I think there is something important."
Yang Qing, Huang Jia'ao and others looked at each other for a few moments. Huang Jia'ao stood up, poured wine for Hu Hengcai, and said with a smile: "We can't talk about important matters. I just want to ask shopkeeper Hu to help us. I'm a little polite." It’s all you need.”
Hu Hengcai picked up the wine glass and said with a smile: "If you want to ask for the sea ships, there is nothing I can do. There are only a few sea ships, and there are a lot of big businessmen waiting to pounce on them. I am really powerless."
Huang Jia'ao took a wooden box, pushed it to Hu Hengcai, and said flatteringly: "Hey, shopkeeper Hu is the nephew of the leader of Huizhou merchants. When Magistrate Gu meets your uncle, he always calls him uncle. In terms of seniority, between you and Magistrate Gu It’s just a small favor, brother, we don’t need much, just three thousand kilograms of cargo hold is enough.”
Hu Hengcai looked at the wooden box in front of him, opened it casually, and a yellow light flashed before his eyes. Inside was a palm-sized golden tiger, which was made lifelike, and the tiger was roaring.
My zodiac sign is tiger, so this golden tiger fits perfectly.
Bang!
Hu Hengcai covered the wooden box and pushed it to Huang Jiao: "Don't dare to accept this gift. The rules in the family are strict. Gu Zhifu also said that in business and government, those who should pursue profits should pursue profits. An honest official should be an honest official. If I accept your gift, I will find ways to lobby Magistrate Gu. By then, won’t I have harmed Magistrate Gu?"
When you take people's money, you have to do something. There is no money in this world that comes into your hands for no reason. The cause and effect behind it needs to be measured clearly.
Hu Hengcai was not a person who was jealous of money, and he would not forget Gu Zhengchen's instructions just because of this little money.
Seeing Hu Hengcai's behavior, Huang Jiayao, Yang Qing and others couldn't help but increase their chips and even promised to give Hu Hengcai 30% of the imported sea goods. Even so, Hu Hengcai still refused and finally lost his temper: "You guys are making it difficult for me. If I had known that today would be the banquet, why would I come here? There are so many people staring at the ships right now. Zhao Yihui, the director of shipping, even made a rule that anyone who asks for a ship on behalf of a merchant will be allowed to leave Quanzhou Port."
Money can't buy it.
Huang Jia'ao looked at the others and had no choice but to give up and said: "It doesn't matter, we can't do this anymore, but we also want to make friends with Shopkeeper Hu. Please give us some thin noodles. Come, put away the things and toast." .”
"That's right. We can do more business in the future, but now I really can't do anything about the sea."
Hu Hengcai was a young man who loved drinking and would not refuse anyone who came.
Until he got drunk and was taken home by Huang Jia'ao.
Hu Hengcai staggered and was supported by Huang Jia'ao towards the backyard, still shouting: "I want to go back, this is not an inn."
The Huang family smiled proudly and said, "Where can I live comfortably in an inn?"
Hu Hengcai heard the sound of the pipa, raised his head and looked up, and saw a woman holding a pipa walking out of the attic in front of him.
An indescribable face of a prosperous age makes people unable to look away. Those eyes look over, showing pity and an indescribable charm. The breeze blows, and the red clothes gradually rise.
Hu Hengcai felt that the woman in front of him was so beautiful that it made his heart palpitate. His soul seemed to be taken away, and he wanted to pounce on her. Her skin was like mutton-fat white jade, and under her red clothes, she highlighted her proud figure, with her exquisite curves gently moving in the wind.
The woman raised her hand, her pipa moved slightly, and her red lips opened slightly: "The fragrance of lotus is ten miles away, the crescent moon is just a hook, this beautiful scene is infinite. I sigh sadly, no one loves me. In the deep courtyard, the breeze follows my concubine to sleep, her red makeup is messy, where can I find the beauty? See……"
Hu Hengcai was fascinated by what he heard, and unknowingly pushed Huang Ji'ao away and climbed to the attic.
The night is long, the night is short.
The sound of sobs disturbed the dream.
Hu Hengcai woke up and looked at the unfamiliar red curtains in confusion. He followed the sound and saw a woman curled up in the corner of the bed. She was crying so hard that when she saw Hu Hengcai, she even tightened up and clutched the quilt. Cover your exposed shoulders.
"Who are you?"
Hu Hengcai sat up and realized that he was naked, and there were still some blood stains on the bed.
Bang!
The door was pushed open with brute force.
Huang Jia'ao ran in with his housekeeper Huang Chun. When he saw this scene, he shouted: "Shopkeeper Hu, how could you do such a thing! My daughter, how can I explain to Zhao Tongzhi? I will die." Forget it here!”
"Dad, if I die, I will die because my daughter is incompetent and failed to keep her chastity. She is unworthy of the Zhao family."
Huang Shixue cried even harder.
Hu Hengcai didn't know what happened. He seemed to have made a big mistake. Seeing that Huang Jia'ao wanted to seek death, he also hit the pillar here. He didn't care about being naked, so he ran over to stop him, and then took it off the screen. He put on his clothes and frowned: "Be quiet and tell me what happened!"
Huang Jia'ao wiped his eyes with his sleeve, and tears suddenly flowed out: "What's the matter? Can't Shopkeeper Hu still see clearly? You, you were very drunk yesterday, I kindly sent you to the backyard, and you ran out and entered He broke into my daughter's boudoir, and then humiliated her in such a way, where can I put my old face? I'm dead!"
Hu Hengcai looked at the beautiful woman on the bed, then at the blood remaining on the bed, and sighed: "In that case, I will marry her."
Huang Jia'ao stamped his feet, gritted his teeth and shouted: "Marry her? Shopkeeper Hu doesn't know something. Shi Xue is the daughter-in-law of Zhao Tongzhi's family in Xinghua Prefecture. The two families have signed a marriage contract! If this matter spreads, it's not me. The Huang family’s face has been lost, and even the Zhao Tongzhi family’s face has been lost!”
Hu Hengcai took a deep breath.
Huang Shixue put on her clothes and walked out of the bed. Her body went limp and fell to the ground. She said sadly: "Father, it was my daughter who was weak. She resisted desperately last night, but she was no stronger than him. She was strangled by the neck and fainted. When she woke up, she was already dead." That's it. My daughter deserves to die. Only by dying can we save the face of our family."
Huang Jia'ao was heartbroken and looked at Hu Hengcai fiercely: "If he dies, he will die first. It doesn't matter if you die! Shopkeeper Hu, according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, rapists will be hanged! There is no way, for the sake of my daughter and the Zhao family's face, I must arrest Go to the government office! Someone is here!"
Four servants ran in holding wooden sticks.
Hu Hengcai panicked. If he was sent to the government office, wouldn't he be hanged by Gu Zhengchen?
Gu Zhengchen kills without blinking an eye in Quanzhou Prefecture, and he never shows mercy when he is sentenced in accordance with the law. He will definitely not give himself face. He is just a small shopkeeper. Even if Hu Dashan, his uncle, intercedes, he will probably be kicked out.
"Capture him!"
Huang Jia'ao shouted.
Hu Hengcai said quickly: "Wait a minute!"
Huang Jia'ao stared at Hu Hengcai, in agony: "Now that things have happened, what else are you going to say?"
Hu Hengcai walked towards Huang Jia'ao and gritted his teeth and said: "As long as you promise to expose this matter, I will get you a seagoing ship with a cabin of three thousand pounds!"
Huang Jia'ao sneered: "In your eyes, my daughter's innocence is just the weight of a three thousand kilogram cabin? Shopkeeper Hu, you are bullying me."
"Five thousand pounds!"
"Hanging! Magistrate Gu wants to come..."
"Ten thousand pounds! Don't let us tear each other apart!"
"Thirteen thousand catties, otherwise, I will definitely send you to the government office!"
"make a deal!"
Hu Hengcai agreed.
Huang Jia'ao ordered someone to get pen and ink, write down the document, and hand it to Hu Hengcai: "You see clearly, this is a document between you and me. You get me a 13,000-jin cabin, and I will no longer pursue this matter!" If you fail to do so, I will take this document to the government office! In addition, you must also write an atonement document and give it to my daughter to express repentance for your behavior."
Hu Hengcai just wanted to get away, so he quickly agreed.
After the two documents were written and signed, Hu Hengcai left in embarrassment.
Huang Jiayao looked at Huang Shixue and leaned slightly.
Huang Shixue wiped the tears on his face, stood up and smiled: "I didn't expect the head of the Huang family to be so good at acting."
Huang Jia'ao quickly saluted: "Not as good as Mrs. Huang."
Huang Shixue chuckled and looked at the door: "Chen Yigan, how long do you want to stand outside?"
Scholar Chen Yigan appeared at the door, walked in, took two documents from Huang Jiayao, looked at them carefully, stuffed them into his sleeves, and said with a smile: "Now, the fun begins."
Huang Shixue stretched out her arms, twirled her body, and the red clothes moved slightly, and said with a smile: "I am very curious. Could it be that my beauty can't seduce Gu Zhengchen, so we need to use such methods?"
Chen Yigan said calmly: "Don't underestimate this person. He is not a lustful person. If it is easy to deal with, my master and yours will not send us to join forces."
Huang Shixue fiddled with her clothes and walked towards the door: "Damn people will always die."
"where you go?"
"It's done, you don't have the right to care about where to go, right?"
"You'd better stay here."
"Chen Yigan, you'd better not come with me. Otherwise, I can crawl into your bed at night. Haha, I wonder how capable you are?"
"you!"
Chen Yigan would not dare to touch the woman in front of him even if he was beaten to death. She was the concubine of a big shot. Even if she had just been married for three days, she was still the woman of a big shot.
Huang Shixue put on her pink curtain hat and walked out of Huang's house. After passing a few alleys, she arrived at Fuqian Street. Her eyes passed through the crowd and landed at the gate of the government office.
There, a man walked out tremblingly, stood at the door, and was looking towards Fuqian Street.
At this moment, he saw himself.
Huang Shixue saw the people walking towards the government office and knew who was standing there. The corners of his mouth raised slightly and he said softly: "A good official may not live long. This is the way of the world..."
