I Xiaoxiong

Chapter 320 Agreed
Yanting, from the south of the county to Qishui of Pengxi County, to the north of Xihe in Nanfang County, to the west of Fujiang River in Santai County, and to the east of Xichong County.

Because the county produces a lot of brine, it is named because it is near the salt well, so the Yanjing Pavilion is named Yanting.

Therefore, although Yanting County is not big, it is extremely rich.

Moreover, there are quite a lot of big families in the county, most of them are wealthy salt merchants, among which the Li family of Yanting is the most wealthy, a first-class rich family in central Sichuan.

Together with the Du family in Chengdu, the Yan family, and the Yang family in Shuzhou, they are the four great families in Sichuan and Shu.

The Li family has a great business and a thriving population, so it can be regarded as thriving. Because they live alone in the north of the city, half of the northern city is the residence of the Li family, so the people in Yanting call it "Li Bancheng."

Therefore, Yanting county magistrate has always had to establish a good relationship with the Li family if he wants to hold a three-year term.

On the contrary, the Li family also treated the successive county magistrates well, ensuring that he can earn a lot of money while in office, and he can bring a Wanmin umbrella when he leaves office.

At nightfall, the main house of the Li family was brightly lit.

There is a table of banquets in the hall, full of delicacies from mountains and rivers, seasonal vegetables and fruits.

The Li family in Longxi had 23 prime ministers in the century since the founding of the Jin Dynasty. Li Zuoxiang, who is now in power, and Li Shizhong, who is also a prime minister, are all from the Li family in Longxi.

"Several village sages are polite, and drink together."

Li Minglin sighed directly; "I don't know when this battle will be over. The red lotus rebels are making trouble everywhere, which makes it difficult for us to do business. The whole way out of Sichuan and salt is the mobilization of troops, and the official card is more than before. too much."

Before he reached the south of the city and was on his way, the east of the city was full of shouts and killing, and there were lights of fire.

Li Minglin asked in surprise, "Why?"

Because the middle of Shu is currently in war, the topics of the few people cannot be separated from these.

The servants moved very quickly, they had already removed the leftovers, and the two brothers sat in the hall, drinking tea.

As soon as Zhang Yue heard it, he knew that he could never be wrong.

Tang Qing also echoed: "Yes, I went to Guanzhong a few years ago, and the road was full of soldiers. I don't know that this battle will last until the year of the monkey."

After everyone had gone out, there were only two brothers left in the hall, Li Minglin said without any scruples.

But they are also southerners, and Jiangnan is different from Fujian and Shu, so the prime ministers of southerners are all from Jiangnan.

"How is it? I went to Li's house in Bancheng today. What rare food did I eat?"

"Brother, this appointment is a slippery one. I hinted at him several times at the meeting just now about his taxes this year, but he never let go. It seems that if you want him to do things for us, you have to pay more. You Let's see what we want to give away? Why don't we just give it to a clean man?"

After hearing this, Li Mingrui frowned, but he was noncommittal, and after a while he said, "It's late at night, second brother should also go to bed earlier."

Therefore, even if a county magistrate can come to Yanting, a place full of salt wells, he must be a close friend of the important officials in the court, or an old friend of the younger generation.

"Hou Ye led hundreds of cavalry, all of them were armored, and they all wore big armor. The banners and seals also matched. Lieutenant Zhou also inspected the reconnaissance and waist badges, so I came here to report."

Zhang Yue left after drinking and eating, and Li Mingrui, Li Minglin and Tang Qing sent the county magistrate to the gate together, watched him get on the horse under the care of his attendants, and waved goodbye.

After a few greetings, the banquet has begun.

After Li Mingrui finished speaking, he blew on the hot tea, and then took a sip gently.

The husband and wife here are chatting gossip, and the messenger below hastily shouted outside.

"County Honor, County Honor"

The Tang family is also a big family in Yanting. Although they are not as rich as the Li family, they are among the most wealthy in the county, and the two families have been married for generations. Li Mingrui's wife is Tang Qing's sister, so the two are also uncles.

Such an identity is naturally considered extremely noble among the aristocratic clan.No matter how wealthy the Yanting Li family is, it can't be compared with the Longxi Li family who has been famous for many generations.

Li Minglin nodded after hearing this, and then asked, "What about the salt tax? How should I say it?"

After that, he got up and went directly to the back hall to rest.

After hearing this, Mrs. Li said: "It seems that my family is really rich, and the surname is also Li. Our Longxi Li family is far inferior."

Otherwise, you won't be able to fall into such a fat gap.

Then Tang Qing also left.

Tang Qing also said: "Our Tang family is the same. Let the county lord dispatch."

"Your Majesty is very polite."

Zhang Yue was born as a Jinshi. He is a typical northerner. Although he is a scholar, he is tall and powerful, and his family is considered well-off. However, he is still a little shocked by the banquet in front of him.

However, Li Mingrui said: "With Marquis Wu'an in the middle of Sichuan, he has already defeated the Qingtang people a few years ago, and even killed a great lord. Now he is suppressing the red lotus rebels in Puzhou area. There must be a result soon. This year Presumably Shuzhong will be able to calm down, but I heard that the Red Lotus Army has arrived in Zizhou during the day, but I don't know if they will come to our Yanting."

Even if the Li family occupies half of the city, it is as rich as an enemy country.

"Mr. Zhang County has won the award. Yanting is just a poor village. The people of Yanting will have to rely on Mr. Zhang to support and take care of us in the future."

"Lieutenant Zhou asked me to report that Fu Jieshuai led the army to the gate of the city, how can you make a decision?"

Li Mingrui sighed with emotion and finally sighed.

On the other side, the county magistrate Zhang Yue returned to his residence in the backyard of the yamen, and his wife, Mrs. Li, brought over hot tea.

Li Mingrui responded, "That's natural. The imperial court asked us to organize group training. Naturally, we want us to serve the country and protect the environment and the people. Please rest assured, the county lord. As long as you give an order, all the group training of our Li family will listen to you." Dispatch later."

However, the former came from Guzang Dafang, and the latter came from Chengji Benzong.
Zhang Yue's wife, Mrs. Li, was also born in Guzang Dafang, and she is Li Zuoxiang's cousin.

At this moment, Li Minglin suddenly thought of something: "Brother, what do you think if we go through Marquis Wu'an's way?"

The imperial court's positioning of Shuzhong and Jiangnan is very similar, both of which are heavy taxpayers.

"Are you sure it's Marquis Wu'an himself? How many people are in the team?"

Hearing his wife's jokes, Zhang Yue also smiled and talked about what he saw today.

"The salt tax can be slowed down. After all, we are now at war, and it really affects our salt business. When Wu Anhou was in Yangzhou, although he was aggressive, he didn't attack the salt merchants very much. Those who ransacked their homes were all because of Prince Wu's mansion has something to do with it, this is the way to kill us, as long as we don't fall into his hands, there will be no big problems. Hey, there is still no one in court."

It was the patriarch Li Mingrui who hosted the county magistrate Zhang Yue.

Hearing this, Zhang Yue immediately asked his wife to put on his cloak, and went out from here, got on his horse and went straight to the south of the city.

"Chengdu news, Marshal Fu of Wu'an has ordered people to take stock of the accounts over the years. You should know what to do, right? At this time, Zhang Yue, the new county magistrate, dares to report the land with us? He doesn't want his head What? Besides, how many loads of grain can this land endow have? Is it worth our trouble? Marquis Wu'an first came, and it was time to use soldiers. If he dared to tamper with the grain at this time, wouldn't it be against him? It would be against him, Can it be better? He is not the king of Shu, he will live in Shu for a long time, and he has no relationship with us, if he commits the crime, he really dares to kill!"

Zhang Yue said with a smile: "Yesterday, I received a military order from the Jiefu to ask the counties to take more precautions. The main force of the Red Lotus Army has indeed arrived in Zizhou, but it should not reach our Yanting. Mountain roads and small roads. As for Zhang Xia’s troops before, they retreated a long time ago after they were defeated in the attack on Shehong. Today I met Captain Zhou in our city and asked him to be careful about the defense of the city. By the way, if Honglian really If you commit crimes in the city, our Li family and Tang family's regiments will go to the city to help in the battle."

Because it is difficult for the Red Lotus rebels to find hundreds of armors, let alone hundreds of armors.Moreover, Zhou Yan, the school captain guarding the city, is also a delicate person. Since he has someone come to report him, he can't be wrong.

Zhang Yue immediately stood up when he heard that, is Marquis Wu An here?
What's happening here?
Why did the Marquis of Wu An come to Yanting? Could it be that he came to chase the Honglian bandits passing by?
Wouldn't it be bandits posing as Marquis Wu'an to defraud the city?

"The fish is saury from the big river. It was brought in overnight, and you may not be able to eat it in the capital."

"Come on, let's respect Mr. Zhang for the first glass of wine."

A night banquet, the host and guest enjoyed themselves.

"It doesn't look like it's pork, but it's really my own. I use Polygonum multiflorum and various medicinal materials to feed it."

Accompanying them were Li Minglin, Li Mingrui's brother, and Tang Qing, the head of the Tang family, another big family in the county.

"The yellow sheep was caught by hunters in the Qilian Mountains and transported alive to Sichuan. It is said that it is the best among mutton."

Li Mingrui shook his head, "No, this year's land tax must be paid in full, and what was owed last year must also be made up. Let's keep a little distance from this county magistrate Zhang, so we don't need to be too friendly."

Only the Li family brothers were left, and they returned to the house.

In addition, because Shu people are also considered southerners in the court, it is extremely difficult to get ahead in the northern court.

The banquet prepared for the Xinke Scholars at the Honglu Temple in Shangjing City may not be so rich, right?
"As expected of Yang Yi Yi Er, the wealth of Sichuan, I have seen it today."

"This is yak meat from Qingtang. It tastes a little different from the buffalo meat we often eat."

Few Shu people were high-ranking officials in the court, and even few were officials.

Li Minglin, who was in charge of opening the table, introduced the table full of delicacies to the two guests with great interest.

In Shu, there have been a few military generals. For example, the current Jiannan Jiedu deputy envoy is from the Yan family. This is already the highest military position that Shu people have held since the founding of the country.

Therefore, even a county magistrate can make it difficult for the Yanting Li family, one of the four prominent families in central Sichuan, in certain matters.

Zhang Yue immediately frowned when he heard that, "Why are you making so much noise?"

Li Minglin didn't leave, looking thoughtful.

This is also because of the prosperity in the middle of Shu, and most of the Shu people are attached to their hometown and do not want to leave their hometown, so there are few people who are officials.

He knew that the Li family was rich and one of the four prominent families in central Sichuan, but he never expected to be so rich.

Zhang Yue said with a smile: "I would like to thank a few sages from the village. I respect you for this cup."

"Being an official, benefiting one party, sharing internal affairs and internal affairs"

After Zhang Yue heard this, he really couldn't laugh or cry. The Li family in Yanting was extremely wealthy, but compared to the Li family in Longxi, it was insignificant.

The same people from Fujian and Shu are called "Shu and Fujian share the same style, and the cunning and the cunning cannot be acquainted."

Zhang Yue, who was still on the horse, immediately understood that this was a thief seizing the city!

But he didn't immediately go to the east gate of the city to organize defense, but immediately ordered the guards to go to Li's Tongzhi, and then went straight to the south of the city without stopping.

At this moment, there was an idea in his mind.

Marquis Wu'an in the south of the city had better be real, otherwise Yanting and his head would be lost.

(End of this chapter)