Chapter 347: Dilemma

Xiao Ruxue was not upset, turned to look at Hai Lanzhu on the other side, picked up the teacup, and asked lightly: "So, madam, what do you think?"

Hai Lanzhu thoughtfully glanced at Chang Minyue from the corner of her eyes and said softly: "As long as Miss Xiao can convince the head of the Xiao family to agree, then I can agree to this marriage on behalf of the supervisor."

"Then, let's work hard!" Xiao Ruxue smiled successfully and drank a cup of warm tea. When she lowered her head, the faint cunning between her eyebrows slowly revealed. Who can see through her thoughts? She really likes Tie Mo. This young man has infinite possibilities and unique charm. Who wouldn't want to follow such a man to see the scenery?

As for the fact that he has had several marriages, is this very important? Xiao Ruxue has infinite confidence. As long as this matter can be accomplished, he has some skills and skills. Then the other women will sit down.

When Hai Lanzhu agreed, Chang Minyue's face changed. However, because Xiao Ruxue was still there, she said nothing, but just stared at Hai Lanzhu with her brows heavy.

Next, there was no in-depth discussion on cooperation, Xiao Ruxue found a reason to leave Nuanxin Pavilion. After Xiao Ruxue left, Chang Minyue, who had been trying hard to endure, finally couldn't help but stand up and said coldly: "Sister, what did you mean just now?"

Facing Chang Minyue's questioning gaze, Hai Lanzhu did not dodge and smiled calmly: "The Xiao family is an old family in Jiangnan, and has always had strength. If the Xiao family unites with us, then our pace of entering Jiangnan will be much faster. My sister is also thinking about everyone. Could it be that my sister thinks that my sister has any bad intentions?"

"Hmph, I hope you are as tired as you said, so go back and rest first!"

After saying that, Chang Minyue left the house angrily, and soon there was a burst of rushing sounds of beatings in the room next to her, but it soon returned to peace. Why did Hai Lanzhu agree to Xiao Ruxue's proposal? She could guess something, but Chang Minyue couldn't explain it clearly and was unwilling to get too involved in such a thing.

Chang Minyue left, and Hai Lanzhu sat alone at the table drinking hot tea. The corners of her mouth slowly raised, with a faint smile.

He naturally had other intentions to pull Xiao Ruxue in. At the moment, Yunfu's interest group is becoming more and more stable. Chang Minyue has a lot of voice because of the existence of Shanxi merchants. After the wedding, who will decide in the back house will not be sure. Don't look at the bad man who loves her Hai Lanzhu very much, but this kind of pampering is very unsolid. Hai Lanzhu doesn't want to live under the nostrils of other women in the future, so she can only think of another way.

Hai Lanzhu never worried about Aqige. Although Aqige was strong behind her, she knew nothing about the Houkao and didn't need to take it seriously. Other women either had poor background or were mentally and skilled. Only Chang Minyue had both strength and talent, and could be said to be a big rival in the Houkao.

Originally, Hai Lanzhu was not worried about Chang Minyue. She was favored by Tie Mo, and the Korqin tribe was supported by her. Why not be afraid of it? With her Hai Lanzhu's ability, as long as Tie Mo did not die, no one would want to shake her position as the lord of the house behind Hai Lanzhu.

However, Korqin is too far from Yun Mansion, and Tie Mo's strength has grown a little too fast. By the time the Korqin tribe really participates in this interest group, perhaps he will no longer be able to get much say. What made Hai Lanzhu even more helpless was that his father Buhe and his brother Wu Keshan had not yet made up their minds to turn to Yun Mansion, which was so annoying.

My father and brother are not good at it, and the Korqin tribe cannot provide much help for the time being, so Hai Lanzhu can only think of other ways by herself.

So, when Xiao Ruxue proposed to marry, she agreed after just a little consideration. Xiao Ruxue is also a smart woman, and this woman is also very ambitious. At that time, Chang Minyue and Xiao Ruxue will have a fight, so that she, Hai Lanzhu, will have time to slowly convince Korqin to turn it back completely.

Will Xiao Ruxue and Chang Minyue cooperate? Hai Lanzhu is not worried at all, and this possibility is zero.

If these two women can cooperate, what's wrong with her Hai Lanzhu giving up the position of the lord of the house? Of course, how could the two of them cooperate? But, it's time for their own men to have a headache. Yanfu is not so easy to enjoy. Whether it's herself or Aqige, almost all of them have a deep background. How to divide the interests in the future? You have to think hard.

It was expected that Chang Minyue was angry, but Hai Lanzhu was not too worried. Even if Chang Minyue was angry, she would take the overall situation into consideration. However, whether Xiao Ruxue could convince the Xiao family was a big problem. Although Xiao Ruxue was not born in the main house, she was Xiao Zhenlin's daughter. After a while, Hai Lanzhu came to the inner room, picked up a pen and wrote a letter, and then whispered: "Come here!"

In just a moment, a man in black with a knife walked in quickly, but he stood at the door with a respectful expression, without any intention of pushing the door of the inner room, "Madam, I don't know what to order."

Hai Lanzhu slowly walked out with the letter and whispered: "Hecha, go back to Liaodong and hand over this letter to Khan in person. Remember, don't fall into the hands of outsiders. If the situation is wrong, it will be destroyed."

Hecha frowned with some hesitation, took the letter and said seriously: "Madam, I'm back to Liaodong, are you safe?"

"What stupid things are you saying? There are many people who can fight and kill here, and they are protected by others. The guards of the commander are not easy to bully. But I am not at ease with this matter except you and others do it!" Hai Lanzhu took out a Jiaozi from her arms and smiled and said, "This place is far from Liaodong. Go and return early. You can take this money. When you arrive in the north, you can go to Duofu to exchange some cash for money, which can be used as a way to get on the road."

Seeing Hai Lanzhu like this, He Cha did not insist anymore. He bowed and gave a gift and quickly left the room. He Cha was helpless when he asked He Cha to go to Liaodong to deliver the letter. There were many personal guards around him, and only He Cha could truly trust him. As for the other personal guards, who knew what their relationship had with Chang Minyue? When he followed the army to Liaodong and saw his father Khan, he sent He Cha over.

I hope my father Khan can listen to the advice. The Korqin tribe needs to make a decision as soon as possible. Instead of swaying between Huang Taiji and Tiemo, it is better to choose one party completely. Only by making a choice as soon as possible can we win the most benefits. Whether it is Tiemo or Huang Taiji, we have to choose one party. It may not be a good thing for the Korqin tribe if it is too long. Of course, Hai Lanzhu is more optimistic about Tiemo, not only because Tiemo is his man, but also because of his infinite potential. Although he has never seen Huang Taiji, Hai Lanzhu can conclude that Huang Taiji cannot compete with Tiemo.

In the future, in order to compete for the position of the Lord of the North, Tie Mo, Lin Danhan and Huang Taiji will have a fierce battle. Just when Hai Lanzhu thinks of his aunt and sister, he feels a little depressed.

Hai Lanzhu and Chang Minyue had their own plans, but they were more concerned about the overall situation and never had any clear disputes. But at this time the situation of the Nanjing Salt Transportation Department was a little different. Major salt merchants gathered in the salt transport yamen and were waiting for the court to give a reply. The salt transport commander Zhou Heling was so anxious that he had a cold sweat on his forehead, but there was no way. The salt merchants were still waiting outside, and Zhou Heling asked his colleagues for emergency consultation, but half an hour passed and they all pretended to be mute.

For a moment, Zhou Heling spoke harshly in a hurry, pointed at everyone's nose and cursed: "Are you all dead? You are always eating and asking for something on weekdays, and you are happy with it. Now that you have encountered something, you all pretend to be deaf and dumb. Humph, you are the officials of my salt transportation yamen. If you lose the hearts of these salt merchants, your good days will come to an end in the future."

The Salt Transportation Department is definitely the most popular yamen in Jiangnan. It is said that the Qing magistrate is 100,000 snowflakes are 100,000 silver dollars a year. This is definitely more appropriate when it comes to the Salt Transportation Department. A small manager of the Salt Transportation Department is a little relaxed, and it is no problem to have 100,000 taels a year. Therefore, officials with fame and fortune all snatched their heads and went to the Salt Transportation Department. Some people even don’t even serve as a magistrate, just to come to the Salt Transportation Department to be a small manager.

Why is the Salt Transportation Office so popular? The reason is that the salt merchants are rich and powerful. If they offend the interests of the salt merchants, they will not give any explanation. These salt merchants will continue to throw money at the Salt Transportation Office? When other merchants see the court treating salt merchants like this, who is willing to spend a lot of money to be a salt merchant?

As a salt transport envoy, Zhou Heling can receive hundreds of thousands of taels of silver from the Xiao family and the Xu family every year. This money is not for nothing. Now that the salt merchants are facing difficulties, can you ignore it? The salt merchants really want to give up and cause trouble. Not to mention the price of salt soars, if the court only asks the crime, he will definitely hold him accountable as the head of the salt transport yamen.

Zhou Heling was anxious, and others were anxious, but how could it be so easy to think about? After a long time, the manager Deng Yuhan bowed and said, "Sir, our salt transportation yamen has no way to do this. The bandits are in trouble with Zhejiang. Once the salt farm is sealed and the official salt transportation cannot be transported, what can we do? We are in charge of salt, not war."

Before Zhou Heling finished listening, he shouted sternly: "Fuck, are you just replying to those salt merchants outside?"

Deng Yuhan quickly closed his mouth, but fortunately, Tongzhi Qi Heng came to smooth things over. "Don't calm down. Although Manager Deng's words have been a little erratic, it still makes sense. Instead of exploring here, it is better to report to the Ministry of Revenue. How can we manage such a big thing? After all, the root cause lies in the bandits. As long as the bandits are still in Zhejiang, nothing is useful. The problem now is not to appease the salt merchants, but to think about how to drive the bandits out of Zhejiang."

Zhou Heling was so angry that he glared at him. He felt that Qi Heng was talking nonsense, so he snorted coldly: "The key is how to drive the bandits out of Zhejiang."

Qi Heng came without any annoyance and said with a smile: "Don't be anxious. In fact, it is simple to drive away the bandits. As long as the Iron Supervisor of Luzhou Prefecture sends elite troops south and with the combat power of the border troops, the bandits will most likely withdraw from Zhejiang. If the Iron Supervisor is willing to move, then Mr. Xu will have some reaction."

Zhou Heling browed deeply, and gradually had a glimmer of hope in his heart. He understood a little about Qi Henglai. In fact, Qi Henglai didn't say anything directly. There is a reason why the Tie Supervisor's troops stayed in Luzhou Prefecture and remained motionless. As we all know, Tie Mo, the governor of the three provinces, came to pay the fees, but the court did not give a penny. If people want to use troops, they must need military pay. So where did the military pay come from? Of course, they have to ask for it from Nanzhili, but the officialdom of Nanzhili was unanimous and rejected the Tie Supervisor.

Now, the Iron Supervisor did not take action, and the bandits ravaged Nanzhili and have now gone to Zhejiang. Mr. Xu probably had bad intentions and stopped in Wuhu without moving. So, there was no way. People had to bow their heads under the eaves. Tiemo could afford it, but Nanzhili really couldn't afford it. As soon as the bandits arrived in Zhejiang, the salt merchants caused trouble. If the salt farm was really blocked and the salt prices soared, wouldn't Nanzhili be in chaos?

Perhaps many people have seen that it was time to ask Tiemo to send troops, but no one said that because everyone has taboos. Whoever asked for it means betraying the officialdom of Nanzhili. Everyone is determined to drive Tiemo out of Nanzhili. If you send money and goods to ask him to send troops, isn’t this betrayal of Nanzhili?

Qi Heng came here to make him Zhou Heling take this! Zhou Heling was very hesitant. If this matter was raised, his official career would end. But when he thought of the anger of those salt merchants, Zhou Heling secretly gritted his teeth and took a gamble.

Zhou Heling left the back door and came to the old palace in Nanjing. At this time, the six ministries were discussing matters. What Zhou Heling did not expect was that when he proposed this idea, everyone agreed happily, and only a few people expressed their opposition. Even Fei Yang, who was the most determined to exclusion, expressed his agreement.

Zhou Heling is also a wise man. He can see that these people are like a mirror in their hearts, but they just don’t have the nerve to start and just wait for someone to jump out and be the first to be the first to come forward.

After the six ministries of Nanzhili had preliminary opinions, they quickly sent someone to Luzhou Prefecture to find Tiemo. At this time, Tiemo had already arrived at Gushan, and he came to Gushan purely to burn incense and worship Buddha. When he learned that Nanzhili was successful, he was quite surprised.

When he returned to his residence, Tiemo took the letter and looked at Wang Zuoguai with a laugh and cry: "Mr. Wang, look, these officials have admitted their conscience so quickly. Look at this, it's up to us to quarrel."

Officials in Nanzhili had already stretched out their heads and asked someone to chop them up. As long as Tiemo was willing to send troops to Zhejiang and drive the bandits out of Nanzhili, they would also accept it with a pinch of the nose. Unfortunately, Tiemo could not cut this knife.

Wang Zuogao obviously had the same idea as Tie Mo and said without objection: "Supervisor, I think it's not too late for them to dry them out when the bandits attack Hangzhou. Then, they will have to give whatever we want. What's more..."

Wang Zuogao didn't say anything later, but Tie Mo also understood it in his heart.

When I came to Nanzhili by myself, it was not just a quarrel. Slaughtering fat sheep was the thing I wanted to do the most. The bandits had just arrived in Zhejiang and had not had time to grab the big ones. It was too early to start the attack at this time. Besides, Cao Wenzhao and Zhao Lujiao had not given the accurate letter. If you start too early, you might be beaten up and you won’t be able to get anything.
Chapter completed!