Chapter 254: Wine is also intoxicating

I turned my head and saw the Prime Minister Yang Linguang in formal casual clothes.

I quickly saluted and said, "Sir, Prime Minister!"

Yang Linguang waved his hand and said, "No need to be polite! Are you empty now? Come with me, I haven't been strolling around Jiangzhou carefully."

Visiting Jiangzhou? I looked confused: Just now, the people of the entire Jiangzhou city were closed with such a big momentum. Basically, there was nothing but the empty streets. Now when I go to Jiangzhou, what's there to do?

But the prime minister spoke, how could I refuse? He hurriedly said, "Of course you have time, but you have to wait for the old official to go back and change your clothes! You can't tell me and you to go to Jiangzhou in armor, right?"

After saying that, I still moved my hands and the armor made a crackling sound.

He was stunned at first, then laughed and said, "That's it. Once I go with you, I won't be delayed when you come back later!"

"Okay!" I nodded immediately and agreed, then went out with him, asking the soldiers to lead two horses at the door.

When I went in, Yingying and the others had already gone back first. After all, things have become settled now, and it is nothing they can do to stay in Lin Mansion. In order to prevent it, my Fifty Wolf Tooth Army was transferred to protect the emperor. After all, Jiangzhou was still Lin Zhenghe's territory. Who knows how deep it is? If one or two outlaws are not good for the emperor, even if we don't hurt him, we will not be able to finish it and leave.

All the soldiers in Jiangzhou were taken back to their camp and were waiting to be put down at any time. Even the guards on the city walls were taken over by the soldiers of Hezhou. My wolf teeth were transferred away, so now the only ones protecting Yang Linguang and me were only some ordinary Hezhou soldiers. They were divided into two teams, one team was at the front and one pair was behind, while Yang Linguang and I rode in the middle.

Jiangzhou's previous life was a small town called Qingyun Town. It had a long history. It was almost isolated from the world before, so everything here was not affected by the war, and the people here also lived a life of unknown who was surnamed in the world. But more than a hundred years ago, a rich mine was found in the vast mountains around Qingyun Town, including some precious families, such as gold and silver. Over the past year, this quiet town was filled with miners who flocked to it. After more than a hundred years of development, it turned out that the town became today's Jiangzhou. If it weren't for inconvenient transportation, otherwise, with its rich mines, Jiangzhou would probably have become a city comparable to Shangling.

Despite the expansion of scale, Jiangzhou now has a faintly retained the style of the town. The tall archways on the streets, the two big stone lions under the archways, and the bluestone roads that were smoothly polished by pedestrians, etc., all of them reveal the classical charm and tell the history of Jiangzhou.

Jiangzhou seemed particularly quiet tonight. On the empty street, only the sound of horse hooves stepping on the bluestone slabs could be heard. Some people living on the second floor of the rooms on both sides of the street were also attracted by the sound of horse hooves. They slightly opened a gap in the doors and windows, and looked curiously through the gaps, but when they saw that there were soldiers below, they immediately closed the doors and windows tightly.

There were also children's crying in some rooms, and their mother's scare: Don't cry, if you cry, you will be heard by those outside, and they will catch you!" There was a hint of anger in the voice. At the same time, there was a reproach from the child's father: "Be careful, if the people from Lin Laogou heard it, you will have to make trouble again."

When I heard these conversations, I couldn't help but shake my head and smiled bitterly: It seems that Lin Zhenghe has deep resentment in Jiangzhou, and even ordinary people are afraid of him, and they are all the kind of people who dare not say anything. As accomplice of his Lin Zhenghe, the yamen and soldiers in Hezhou have extremely bad impressions in the hearts of these ordinary people, not like Shangling at all. Whether it is a soldier or a yamen, they have a very high status in the hearts of the people. Therefore, if we want to rectify the order in Jiangzhou, we should first reverse the image of the soldiers in the hearts of the people.

After arriving at the inn, I sent off the soldiers and asked them to go to Lin Mansion. I went in and changed my clothes, and went out with Yang Linguang without riding a horse. Behind us, a few Mingyas followed us quietly.

We walked slowly along the street, planning to find a slightly better restaurant to have two drinks. We worked all night and I haven't eaten yet. After I was busy just now, I forgot. Now that people are free, my stomach is starting to make a revolution, so I plan to sacrifice to my Five Insect Temple first.

But after walking along the street for a long time, I didn't see a restaurant that opened. After passing a few, I couldn't help it. I didn't care what Yang Linguang had to do, so I walked straight to a restaurant closest to me, raised my fist and knocked on the door, and shouted loudly: "Boss, open the door quickly, business is coming!"

After knocking for a while, a voice came from inside: "It's closed, don't do business!"

When I looked back, Yang Linguang was standing there looking at me with a smile.

I couldn't help feeling embarrassed on my face, so I kicked it hard at the door, and roared angrily: "If you don't open the door, I'll demolish your store!" With a hint of anger and a hint of arrogance, it seemed particularly loud in the night.

There was no reaction inside, and I was even more angry. I kicked the door and said angrily: "I'll say dozens of times. If you don't open the door, I'll really have to tear it down..."

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When I counted to six, the lights lit inside, and then the door was slowly opened, and a middle-aged man came out and said angrily: "Who wants to break up the store and don't want to live!"

"Me!" After saying that, I stuffed a large ingot of silver into his hand and said, "When I eat and drink, I will take it apart slowly!"

As soon as the man saw Yinzi, he immediately changed into a smile and said, "Please, please!" After that, he made way open the door.

I turned my head to Yang Linguang and said, "Master Yang, are you interested in having a drink with me?"

Yang Linguang shook his head slightly and smiled, "Why don't I agree to treat you, Mr. Deng!" The tone obviously didn't care about the way I asked the door to open.

To be honest, the door-calling so fiercely just now was not my style. I always felt angry and didn't know where to send it. I happened to encounter several hotels that didn't open, and I felt a little angry, so I used such intense means. After the incident, I realized that I was really rude just now.

We went in, found a clean table, ordered two pots of wine, and ordered a few side dishes. As for the Mingya who were following me, I also prepared a copy for them.

After the dishes were served, I picked up the wine pot, poured a full glass for Yang Linguang, and then poured a glass for myself, and then drank it all in one gulp. The hot feeling came from my throat, which made me feel shocked.

Then I continued to drink two more drinks.

Yang Linguang looked at me with a smile and drank three glasses of wine, saying, "You drink this way, but you have to be drunk."

"Drunk?" I laughed and said, "You don't know anything. If you get drunk, you should look at what kind of drunkenness. I am not drunk and everyone is drunk."

"Oh?" Yang Linguang's face showed a hint of curiosity and asked, "Why are you drunk and you can't get drunk? Tell me about it!"

I put down my wine glass and said, "I said yes, but you have to promise me two conditions!"

At this time, I suddenly thought that Lin Zhenghe's matter was solved. If nothing unexpected happened the day after tomorrow, the matter of the mine could probably be solved. Then even if I promised the old man that he had completed, he should give me the mine vein map. If it was true, I would have the capital to exchange with the court. Then it would be not a big problem for me to use this mine vein map for one or two of the mine mining rights. Moreover, now that the Jiangzhou magistrate is detained, it will not take long for the imperial court to send officials to serve as the prefect. I already have a very ideal choice for the candidate for the Jiangzhou magistrate, that is, Deng Jian. If Deng Jian becomes the prefect of Jiangzhou, it will not only guarantee the interests of the Chamber of Commerce in Jiangzhou, but also some of the ideas of the Chamber of Commerce, or my ideas, can also be implemented through Deng Jian. This avoids taking many detours.

Yang Linguang calmed down for a while, then picked up the wine glass and drank it all, saying, "What conditions are you going to tell me!"

"Then I'm not polite!" I smiled, "First, I hope Deng Jian is the candidate for the prefect of Jiangzhou! Second, I have some credit this time. I hope the court can give me the mining rights of an iron ore in Jiangzhou. In return, I can present a map of the vein of a hundred miles near Jiangzhou!"

"Oh?" Yang Linguang fell into deep thought: According to the information, the mine vein map did exist, but no one knew where the map was. Looking at the boy's swearing, it seemed as if he knew the location of the mine vein map. If there was really, it would be better to give it a piece for them to exchange it for the Chamber of Commerce.

Seeing Yang Linguang's appearance, I continued, "For this iron ore, I will buy it like other merchants, but I have the best choice of mine location. Don't worry, I will never let the court suffer a loss.

"For your second condition, I can agree to you now, but the prerequisite is that you must take out your so-called mineral vein diagram and wait until we can verify the authenticity! As for the first point, I cannot agree to you for the time being, and this must be agreed by the emperor. If you really want Deng Jian to be the prefect of Jiangzhou, you might as well think about how to convince the emperor. If the emperor agrees, I will never have any objection. If the emperor does not agree, don't expect me to plead for you!" Yang Linguang said after thinking for a while.

Although I have not achieved my goal completely, it has at least reached the point where I can accept it. So I laughed and said, "Then we will make up for it, you are not allowed to regret it!"

Yang Linguang also laughed and said, "I will never regret it!"

"Okay!" I raised my glass and said, "Damn!"

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Chapter completed!