Daming: The system rejected my request for salted fish

Chapter 1005

In this case, it would be better to let her go back early and wait for the people who are doing labor service to be sent there, and then arrange for them to go to the fields to build roads.

Now that what needed to be done was done, Wei Wu did not intend to stay in the prefectural office any longer, so he said:

"Master Zhu, since the matter is settled today, I will not stay in the government office. I will take my people to the post station to settle them first."

"When the imperial edict arrives, we will immediately begin the process of allocating taxes and levies. We will need Lord Zhu's assistance at that time."

Zhu Zongshan did not hesitate and immediately saluted Wei Wu and said:

"Yes, sir, I will send someone to take you to the post station to settle down first."

Afterwards, under Zhu Zongshan's arrangement, Wei Wu and the officials from the Ministry of Revenue followed the yamen runners to the post station.

The post house where Wei Wu lived was a mansion specially provided for officials of the third rank and above, with a hall, bedroom, kitchen, and a complete set of porcelain furnishings and curtains.

The officials from the Ministry of Revenue lived in ordinary post houses for officials below the fourth rank. The facilities were simple but there were yamen runners on duty.

At the same time, just as Wei Wu and others entered the posthouse, undercurrents in Suzhou City began to flow.

As the economic and cultural center of the Jiangnan region, Suzhou City is of course full of entertainment venues.

However, the imperial court had restrictions that private brothels were not allowed except those run by the official Jiaofangsi. Otherwise, the owners would be exiled and the prostitutes would become government slaves.

In addition, Suzhou is too close to the capital, so these places are not openly operating, but have turned into underground brothels.

Nowadays, brothels operate in a semi-hidden manner, providing companionship to customers by singing in restaurants or serving tea in teahouses.

All the prostitutes went to the "dark door", disguised as singers or tea girls, and secretly provided services to customers.

For example, right now, a group of people are gathering in Leyun Pavilion, the largest underground entertainment venue in Suzhou.

However, although it was clearly a place of entertainment, there was not even a woman around these people, and the entire room was filled with men.

Most of these people had met Wei Wu at the yamen during the day, but there was a very interesting point here.

That is, most of these people are gentry and landlords, and only a few wealthy businessmen came.

However, these people did not speak, they all sat in silence, only the waiters from Leyun Pavilion came in and out carrying wine and food.

After all the food and wine were served and the door was closed, the man sitting in the main seat spoke:

"Everyone, Zhu Zongshan summoned everyone to the government office today to discuss matters, but you all returned, only my son violated the rules. Why is that?"

Everyone present was not surprised that this person would ask this question, because his name was Bao Guanjiao, and he was Bao Yu's father.

However, when faced with Bao Guanjiao's questions, they didn't know how to answer him.

After all, judging from the situation during the day, it was obvious that Bao Yu and the newly promoted Duke had a personal grudge, and they were unaware of the inside story.

Seeing that no one answered him, Bao Guanjiao was about to continue asking, but at this time someone stood up.

"Since no one is speaking, I'll tell you about this!"

The man who stood up was named Zhou Li. He was the first person to be called into the lobby by the yamen runners in the government office during the day.

The Zhou family represented by Zhou Li owned a large amount of land and farmland in Suzhou and various places in the south of the Yangtze River, and was jokingly called Zhou Bancheng.

At the same time, because they controlled enough land, the Zhou family also ran a grain business and was a famous grain merchant in Jiangnan.

This is also the reason why the master wrote Zhou Li first when writing the list, because he has a profound background.

Why didn't others answer, but he stood up and spoke directly? It was because of this foundation.

When the people around heard Zhou Li's voice, they immediately focused their attention on him, waiting for his next words.

Under everyone's gaze, Zhou Li slowly spoke: