Chapter 830 Going to Jiangnan

Since Wu Da and Wu Er were captured by Wang Tong and were hard-working for several years, they have been much better than they were in Shandong.

In the past, the northeast of Shandong recognized the name of the Wu brother, but it was just a powerful person. The government still had to manage some things, and the local high-ranking and wealthy families were not afraid of them.

Now it is different. People in Zhili, Shandong, Henan, and even in Zhili in the south know the Wu brothers. Who doesn’t know that if a person in the Green Forest of the Jianghu wants to find a background, he has to find the Wu brothers.

Who doesn’t know that the Wu brothers now have hundreds of men who can fight, and their family property is even more sensible. They even sell face on the grounds of Northern Zhili and Shandong. Such people are counted in the so-called green forests and rivers of the Ming Dynasty, and who doesn’t respect three points?

The Wu brothers have such a big name, so naturally because of Wang Tong. After recruiting the Green Forest figures for a while, Wang Tong asked him to stop, but there were still many people coming everywhere to join him and refused to fight back, which was to hurt the harmony and simply stayed to do things.

Wu Da was not selling stolen goods in Shandong, but now he is doing business by selling livestock, cattle and horses from several outlets in Jizhen to Tianjin Wei. This involves meat, fur, and the ability to cultivate crops. It is a big business this year. However, there are no laws on the grasslands to sell livestock, not to mention that there is no kingly law on the grassland, there are many people who have the idea of ​​walking on the road. The thieves who steal cattle and horses are also bandits. If they want to protect themselves, their subordinates must raise a group of people.

Many people who came to join were placed here, and some were placed in the villages north of Tianjin Wei. These people in the martial arts world did not spend all day long. They could have a job as an errand, and many people were willing to do it. And they did have good performances and had an official position in the military or Tianjin Wei, which made them even more at ease.

Wu Da is now much richer than before, and his behavior is a bit more majestic. After all, he also has an errand work as an Embroidered Uniform Guard. So many people in the Green Forest are flattering, and their behaviors are naturally different. Wu Er is also more calm than before.

"Mr. Marquis, we use prisoners everywhere in the villages here, and those idle and idle and criminals are very difficult to manage. It is really the recruited Green Forest people who can suppress them, and it is considered as one thing to be reduced to another."

Wang Tong rode a horse in the village. The scene he saw was different from the pastoral scene on both sides of the official road. A group of people wearing short linens were working there, and there were also big men holding sticks and whips. They scolded each other from time to time, and even went forward to beat him. At this scene, Wang Tong had a smile on his face and said:

"Work reform, labor reform, these people can only be the ones who are responsible after labor reform. You have done a good job."

After entering the meeting hall of Zhuangzi, someone came to the tea and poured water. Wang Tong said straight to the point:

"Wu Da, please stay here to do things. Wu Er will follow me to Jiangnan. You brothers are familiar with the land. I will be a guide to avoid blindness."

Wu Er quickly bowed to the side and replied, Wang Tong spoke to Wu Da:

"I fought on the grassland this year, and life was not easy for Korqin and Duoyan. I guess in wintertime, cattle and sheep will be sold in large quantities for fodder and salt. The frozen cattle and sheep will be placed in the bottom cabin and will not thaw for a few months in autumn and winter. You just took this opportunity to sell these beef and mutton farther, such as Henan, Shandong, and Nanzhili. If business can be started, it will be a source of wealth in the future."

Wu Da thought about it there, patted his hands, bowed and praised:

"It's hard for the Marquis to think that there is too much beef and mutton in winter, and the price in Beijing and Tianjin is too low. We can't make any money by losing the grass and foot strength. But the other places are high and the ship can hold a lot. This is a big deal. The small ones have also heard from the sea that when winter comes, there is no cargo to go south, and running an empty boat is not worth it. The Marquis' method is really convenient."

Wang Tong nodded with a smile. This method was not what he thought of. Moreover, Abagong had proposed that this was done in several European countries, and transporting frozen meat and frozen fish to the south in winter. This is a big business. However, it is coincidentally that the economic system established by Wang Tong also has a similar structure, which is just right for use.

After saying this, Wang Tong slapped the table and pointed at Wang Da and said:

"Your eldest son is 11 this year. There are many men and nephews around fifteen years old in your family. If you want to draw a list, you will arrange to study skills and do errands in various places when you come back."

Hearing this, Wu Dayi was shocked, but he reached out and pulled Wu Er beside him. Both of his brothers knelt down and said excitedly:

"The Marquis' great kindness and virtue will never be rewarded for our Wu family's family in the next life."

"No need to be a cow or a horse in the next life, just do it well in this life."

Wang Tong joked, and everyone burst into laughter. Do your nephews follow Wang Tong and do you work in various yamen? This is a sign that the Wang Tong system has seen whether you have entered the core. The Wu family has helped Wang Tong for several years, has a status and has made a lot of money, but they can't raise their heads on others because of this.

Now that Wang Tong has made a promise, it is equivalent to giving their family a promise to make a fortune in the future, which makes Wu Da and Wu Er not excited.

The two of them used to be frogs in the well, selling stolen goods in Shandong, colluding with the government, thinking that they were extremely glorious. When they were arrested by Wang Tong and got involved in the matter, they realized what glory and power were in this world.

"Wish the Marquis a good journey"

You can still hear someone shouting farewell on the shore, but Wang Tong has already looked at the roll in the cabin. In fact, if this official ship is moving, the living room, the study room, and the bedroom are all available.

"The report from the capital, the capital has arrived today and I just handed it on the shore."

Chen Dahe walked in with a leather bag. Wang Tong nodded and opened the seal of the leather bag, and pulled out the roll. The Jinyiwei and the Public Security Department would summarize the major events and situations that need attention for him. This was necessary for Wang Tong. He could not go there for a few months and was ignorant of the affairs of the capital.

After taking out the roll, he looked through a few pages, but he took out a letter. Wang Tong looked at the signature of the envelope and said with a smile:

"Xu Guangguo has the ability to wait and see the situation, but unfortunately he is always one step late."

Chen Dahe looked over with a smile, Wang Tong waved the envelope in his hand and said:

"This man came to this letter after the news of my departure from Beijing office was confirmed. If the news was not confirmed, would I still be favored by the emperor? Then everything was impossible, and he would not be dragged down by me. If the news was settled, it would be just a small twists and turns."

While speaking, Wang Tong opened the letter, browsed about a few glances, reached out and flicked the letter paper, and joked:

"I'm reminding you that the rules are the ones who must be cautious and don't offend the Xu family in Songjiang, otherwise there will be trouble."

Chen Dahe said with a fun interface on the side:

"What is the Marquis going to do?"

"The ship is offshore, what else can I do? Just check it."

Just as Wang Tong said this, two gunboats were lifting sails and leaving the port in the bay on the other side of the shipyard.

The richest place in the world is Susongchang's three prefectures. If Suzhou Prefecture had six counties and one prefecture and a large scale, Songjiang Prefecture would be the richest in the world. However, Songjiang only has two counties, Huating and Qingpu, and the total volume could not be kept up.

The capital of Songjiang Prefecture is Huating County. People who have just come to Huating County are often confused. Which one is the county town? Because the Xu family, the first wealthy family in Songjiang Prefecture, is extraordinary and has formed an extremely prosperous area outside the city with the Xu family as the heart. From residents to shops, restaurants, brothels, everything is like a city. Once inside the city, I feel that the city is much worse than outside the city, and even the government office is extremely shabby.

Isn’t the whole world prosperous in the city and outside the city? Except for a few places where the canals flourish.

In Songjiang Prefecture, if you work as a servant in the government and county offices, you will never be a servant in the Xu family. As for the officials and servant leaders in each office, they are all decent servants of the Xu family.

This is also the rule in Jiangnan. The servants of wealthy families were filled with yamen. The officials who came from the imperial examination were just alone. If they wanted to do things, they had to rely on these wealthy families to do their business. Naturally, they became puppets of local wealthy families.

In July, Songjiang Mansion was already extremely hot, and there were many fewer people at noon, but there were still more than a dozen servants waiting in front of the Xu Mansion.

When people familiar with the Xu family saw it, they were all shocked. The Xu family butler was in front of the door. This was a person who had served Xu Jie and Old Master Xu. Even if the prefect of Songjiang came, they might not be able to see it. They were waiting in front of the door. It was really rare who was coming.

A dozen riders came to this side with a carriage. When the carriage stopped, the butler of Xu's mansion hurriedly walked down the steps. Someone carried a wooden bench under the carriage. The butler lifted the curtain.

"Why bother me like this? I'm older."

An old man in his fifties walked out of the car, wearing a square scarf, wearing a wide-sleeved Taoist robe and cloud-capped cloth shoes, and he looked like an official who had retired at home. The old man was calm in his words and deeds, which made people look awe-inspiring, thinking that this great scholar and famous minister who came from didn't know where he was.

"Thank you Mr. Dai for your hard work. The mansion has already made iced plum soup. Come in and have a drink to relieve the heat."

The old man was helped down and said with a smile:

"The Jiangnan area is like Nanjing City and your Xu family have an ice cellar. You old man, your master is anxious, so you won't persuade him and let him do this?"

"Mr. Dai, this time it's a big deal, people from Beijing"
Chapter completed!