Wuyi Lane, Bishui Tower.

Wuyi Lane is located next to the Zhuque Bridge of the Qinhuai River. It is near Confucius Temple, which is the most prosperous core area in Jinling City. This street has a long history and was once the home of the two major families of Wang and Xie. It was named because the family members like to wear Wuyi.

Bishui Tower is at the end of Wuyi Lane, and in front of the building is the Qinhuai River. It is said to be the residence of the Li family in Jinling that year. After the Li family fell, it was purchased by local salt merchants at a high price. It is said that it cost nearly one million taels of silver, which can be said to be worth every inch of land.

In the Bishui Building, a middle-aged official stood in front of the railings, looking at the merchant ships and pleasure boats in the Qinhuai River, and was filled with emotion. He was Xie Zhihua, the Jiangnan Transport Author, and this Bishui Building was his private residence.

Three years ago, he was just a frustrated censor of the Beijing Censorate. His monthly salary of 54 taels seems to be a lot, but the exchanges of favors and welcomes and sends him off were a huge expense, which made the censor's financial situation very difficult, and he couldn't even afford to rent a decent house, let alone hire a servant. He passed the Jinshi, edited the Hanlin Academy, and worked in the Imperial College. After ten years, he not only did not save a penny, but also had a debt of 15,000 taels.

By chance, he met the first noble man in his life. It was that opportunity that made him use a memorial to defeat his immediate superior, Du Xun, the then Zuodu Censor. In return, he received the position of Jiangnan Transportation Envoy.

The Jiangnan Transportation Commissioner, in charge of the salt, iron, tea and grain in Jiangnan Road, belongs to the Censorate and is also considered a Beijing official. This is a fat man who is salivating. It took only two years to come to Jiangnan. Not only did he pay off his debts, but he also lived in the most expensive house in Jinling City. He drank three thousand taels per kilogram of the best Longjing. As long as he was willing, the most popular opera troupe on the Qinhuai River would rush to his mansion.

This is the power of money.

As an official, the further away from the capital, the more his heart becomes.

Even Governor Yingtian, a magistrate of a leader, should be polite when he sees him, and call him Lord Xie, so what if you have a high position? He not only supervises the transfer of fortune, but also supervises the civil and public service, and can report to the emperor secretly at any time. As for the prefect of Jinling, who is of the same rank as him, he will only hold the etiquette of subordinates when he sees him.

Because he is the God of Wealth in Jiangnan.

Xie Zhihua has two masters, one is the current emperor, and the other is the current emperor's sister Princess Taiping. His job is also very simple, he works for His Majesty and makes money for the princess. Things are business, and money is private money.

He understood that the reason why he could sit in this position was because of the princess' recommendation. After coming to Jinling, he cherished this hard-won opportunity. Every year when he went to Beijing to report his work, he would send hundreds of thousands of taels of silver to the princess's mansion. As for specialties and rare gifts, there were countless.

Today, two guests came to Bishuilou.

One of them is the helmsman of the Cao Gang, the largest gang in Jiangnan. The other is wearing a red head-catching suit, which is Tan Shifei, the acting chief of the Six Gates of Jiangnan.

These two people, one is from the Jianghu and the other is from the official position. In terms of identity and status, they are incomparable to the dignified Jiangnan Transport Author, but these two are Xie Zhihua's two confidants.

When he first arrived in Jiangnan, he had no relatives. Although he had ideas in his heart, no one was doing anything. These two people were the first to surrender. It was because of them that he quickly gained a foothold in Jiangnan. In return, over the years, the transportation of canals from north to south and south were also given to the canals. As for Tan Shifei, he successfully rose from a small constable to the acting chief of the Liushemen of Jiangnan.

Chen Bao and Tan Shifei stepped forward to salute, "Have you met Lord Xie!"

Xie Zhihua smiled and said, "It's all my own people, so you don't have to be polite, serve tea!"

A maid brought two cups of fragrant tea, but Tan Shifei didn't understand, but Chen Bao tasted it, "This year's new pre-holiday Longjing is indeed a good tea."

Tan Shifei flattered him and said, "I'll just say that if Lord Xie is the best person in Jinling City, no one dares to be the first."

Xie Zhihua said: "We are all working for Your Majesty, enduring hardships first and enjoyment later. How can we say that?"

Although he was blaming him, he was very happy. He was born in poverty and when he was in the capital, he made many jokes because he had too little knowledge. Now he has a status and is very concerned about such things.

Tan Shifei immediately changed his voice, "Mr. Xie was worried about the people, the country and the court, and some enjoyment was also worth it."

Xie Zhihua laughed, "You kid can speak. I heard that you married two more concubines last month, both of whom are from famous families in Jinling City. Congratulations!"

Tan Shifei smiled and said, "Sir, I'm not yours? Isn't this yours? I haven't trained yet? When the training is completed, I'll send it to you!"

It turned out that Lord Xie had a special hobby and didn't like young men, but liked women. There were rumors that all the families of motivated officials in Jinling City were basically sleeping by Lord Xie, and it was even jokingly said that the officials in the Jinling officialdom were all brothers-in-law.

Xie Zhihua is not afraid of this. These are all personal ethics and do not hinder the talent. As long as he can send silver to the capital continuously, his position as a transshipment envoy will be as stable as Mount Tai.

The leader of the Cao Gang took out a stack of silver notes from his arms and placed them respectfully in front of Lord Xie, saying, "This is the silver settled by the Cao Transport last month. The prefect's office and the families of all sizes have already handled the matters, a total of 130,000 taels. The rest are all for the adults."

Xie Zhihua frowned, "There are still 180,000 taels last month, why is there so much less this month?"

Chen Bao said: "There has been no peace outside Jinling City recently. I don't know when a Gastrodia elata gang appeared and snatched two batches of our goods. In addition, something went wrong in Jiangnan Town."

"Gasum Ma Gang?" He looked at Tan Shifei.

Tan Shifei said, "It was only recently that I sent people from the Six Gate to inquire. I didn't find out the details. The Cao Gang also negotiated. The oil and salt were not injected there, so I didn't want to spit out that batch of goods. I also killed a few brothers. The prefect is planning to send troops to clear them down soon. As for Jiangnan Town... I heard that two chief constables have been sent to the capital?"

Xie Zhihua said, "The imperial court's official documents have arrived two months ago. It is logical that they should have come to Jinling long ago. For some reason, they have not taken office yet. A few days ago, one of them was the one who made such a big disturbance in Jiangnan Town."

Tan Shifei said: "I'm afraid I'm not a good person when I come here."

Xie Zhihua said, "I know that since Chief Lin died in the line of duty, you have been thinking about the position of Chief Lin. I have also helped you fight for it. The court obviously has its own plans. However, Jinling City is our territory. No matter how much we are in the capital, we have to act according to our expressions when we come here."

Chen Bao asked, "I wonder what are the tricks you have?"

Xie Zhihua stretched out five fingers and said, "Five sons passed the imperial examination."

Tan Shifei asked in confusion: "Five sons passed the imperial examination?"

Xie Zhihua said lightly, "I have received a secret report. These two people said they came to Jiangnan to take office, but in fact they made trouble in the capital and came to Jiangnan for refuge. I have been an official for more than ten years and have never seen anyone who is not bribed, including money, cars, women, houses, and children. As long as they are humans, they always have hobbies. We need to contribute to their preferences, and we are not short of money."

Aren't they just two captains?

We can give what the prince can give.

If the prince cannot give it, we can still give it.

Xie Zhihua said, "Old Chen, the two new chief officers have taken office. You Cao Gang must come forward to handle the big and special operations, and do it more gloriously. You have a statement for the entire Jiangnan martial arts world. As for what happens next, it depends on Tan Shifei."

Tan Shifei said, "My lord means, I'll trip him up? Don't worry, the entire six gates in Jiangnan are all mine. If he doesn't obey, I will make them lonely."

Xie Zhihua said, "The martial arts ecology in Jiangnan is different from that of the capital and other places. Although there are no ten sects, it is mixed with more human relationships and worldly ways. The exchanges between officials and businessmen have fewer swords and swords, and more collusions with interests. Being an official in a thousand miles is just for wealth. If the two of them know each other, the official will not mind sharing a business for them, so that they can make a fortune. Anyway, the money will be endless. If they don't know each other, the two foreigners will not be able to make much storms in Jinling City."

Chen Bao raised his thumbs up, "Sir, wise!"

Tan Shifei had a slight disappointment on his face. Originally, the position of the Chief of the Jiangnan General was within reach, but he was robbed by two people from the capital. Seeing the adults expressing their opinions, it made him feel very uncomfortable.

Xie Zhihua said, "Captain Tan, let's go and do something. I have to discuss with Gang Chen."

Tan Shifei left in disappointment.

Xie Zhihua looked at his back and said to Chen Bao, "Tan Shifei seems unhappy?"

Chen Bao smiled and said, "If anyone else was this kind of thing, I wouldn't be happy. I asked me to have a drink last night and called seven girls in one breath!"

"This kid is in good health."

Chen Bao smiled, "Just look."

"Hahaha!"

The two laughed happily.

Xie Zhihua said, "After all, it was sent by the imperial court to supervise your gangs. You cannot neglect or lose your identity. If the time is right, test their words."

Chen Bao said: "I know."

"What's going on in Jiangnan Town?"

Chen Bao said: "Yelu Gongsun killed Fan Xiaojian, and sent a message to him yesterday, and there were 30,000 taels of silver. Fan Xiaojian was too selfish and had not done well in handing over the years to him the business in Jiangnan Town. That Yelu Gongsun could do more than Fan Xiaojian."

Xie Zhihua said, "That's good. The Gastrodia Ma Gang robbed that batch of goods. What's going on?"

Chen Bao said respectfully: "The timing of this gang is very strange. I asked Captain Tan to help me check it out. Maybe it was because of the two chief constables. He was not very concerned about this matter."

Xie Zhihua said: "I don't care about making money. This idea is a bit dangerous. You can find an opportunity to enlighten him."

He waved his hand, withdrew the maid and servant, and asked in a low voice, "How was that done?"

...

Jiangnan Town.

With the strong intervention of Yelu Gongsun, Jiangnan Town returned to its former peace. However, everyone knows that from then on, Jiangnan Town no longer had a surname Fan, but Yelu.

Fan Xiaodao stayed in Jiangnan Town for another two days.

Two days later, he embarked on the road south to Jinling, and the girl in red and Tingtang were also walking with him.

Originally, because of the Iron Cavalry Gang, Fan Xiaodao felt that it was no longer safe for them to stay in Jiangnan Town, so he wanted to take them away from Jiangnan Town and hide in Jinling for a while. As for where to go in the future, he would make plans.

But Xiaowen, Xiaowu and five others, except Dingdang, did not leave Jiangnan Town.

Xiao Wu said: "We were born in Jiangnan Town and grew up in Jiangnan Town. If we die in the future, we will also be in Jiangnan Town. No matter how good the outside world is, it will be the life of others after all. What's more, our parents are buried here."

Dazhuang also said: "Xiao Tong is dead, and his revenge has not been avenged yet. I have discussed with Xiao Wu that I will take root in Jiangnan Town and make a career in the future."

Seeing this, Fan Xiaodao had to give up.

Before leaving, he left the silver sent by Yelu Gongsun to them, and asked them to do some business and find some livelihood. Xiao Wu and Dazhuang obviously had other plans for the money. On the same day, they found beggars and wild children in the town, and distributed the silver to them. In their words, it was called the start-up capital for recruiting soldiers and horses.

Among the five, Xiaowen and Xiaoying are weak in character, Xiaowu and Dazhuang are aggressive by nature, while Xiao Dingdang is a clever ghost. He is determined to leave Jiangnan Town and see the outside world, so he takes the initiative to ask to follow Fan Xiaodao to Jinling.

As for the woman in red, she killed so many people from the Iron Cavalry Gang and couldn't stay in Jiangnan Town anymore, so she followed Fan Xiaodao. With a beautiful woman walking with her, Fan Xiaodao thought it was a pleasure.

The four were sent outside the town.

Xiao Dingdang couldn't ride a horse, so he insisted on sharing a ride with his elder sister. He put his hands on the waist of the woman in red, his head lying in her hair, and took a deep breath, "Sister, it smells so good!"

With a bang.

Tinker Bell fell off the horse and hit the ground.

Xiao Dingdang covered his butt, crawled to Fan Xiaodao's right away, and said to Fan Xiaodao, "I'll take back what I asked you to marry my elder sister before."

Fan Xiaodao asked with a smile, "Why?"

The woman in red was walking in front of her horse. When she heard this, she deliberately pulled the reins and slowed down.

Xiao Dingdang said, "I'm afraid you can't stand such a fierce woman."

The eldest sister obviously heard this and smiled, "It's really impossible for dogs to spit out ivory. If you talk nonsense, do you believe it or not, I will tear your mouth?"

Xiao Dingdang raised his hand and surrendered, "I believe, sister, please spare me!"

The woman in red chuckled.
To be continued...