Lin Chunhong stayed in Yangzhou for several days and headed towards Changshu, the second stop, while Kong Yinglong led a three-masted sailboat back to Zhijiang, while Gu Xiulin stayed in Yangzhou to build and operate the Yangzhou cargo warehouse.

The rich and rich life in Yangzhou did not make Lin Chunhong lost. On the contrary, he hated the fashionable and good male style. However, Li Chongde and Zhang Daohan were knowledgeable and had a steady reaction. Lin Chunhong scolded all the way and pushed all the mistakes to Hongwu. Back then, Zhu Yuanzhang strictly prohibited officials from being intimate, which led to those officials having to find a handsome servant to make trouble, which made Long Yang's love become more and more out of control. Although the ruling prohibited sexual intercourse was already useless, how could it be so easy to eliminate after the formation of the trend?

It seems that this trend has lasted for hundreds of years. Didn’t Jia Baoyu also have gay friends? Qin Zhong still fights with others in school for the male style? Not to mention that Xue Pan and Jia Lian often make a fuss about the pretty servants. Damn, when did homosexuality become a social fashion?

Lin Chunhong's curse made Li Chongde and Zhang Daohan look at each other. They were not surprised and thought that a good male style was a normal phenomenon. Their plain reactions made Lin Chunhong feel even stronger: What a arduous task to fight against powerful social customs!

There are two purposes for visiting Qu Shisi. One is to establish good relations with the Donglin Party or the Fushe Society in Jiangnan, hoping to reduce the resistance to reaching Jiangnan. In addition, he wanted to use the influence of Qu Shisi and Qian Qianyi to send troops north to suppress bandits.

Going north to suppress bandits is the same as robbery in the Yangtze River, and it has the purpose of training troops.

When Lin Chunhong thought of the war, he couldn't help but feel excited: When facing the court, to put it bluntly, it is an exchange of interests!

The generals of Guan Liao were secretly warlords, and the court knew very well, why didn’t they deal with it strictly? Isn’t it because no one except these generals could resist the invasion of Jiannu? Even the chaos in Denglai also required these soldiers to put out the fire in the future. Can the court not turn a blind eye to their arrogance?

To suppress bandits, we must go north to suppress bandits!

The embarrassment of having money but no soldiers is fully reflected in Guan Renmei. In the eyes of the court, Guan Renmei was not even as good as an ant. If she was a life and death, she would be determined by one word and could not even have any trouble, and Guan Renmei would be destroyed!

It is necessary to temper a soldier who dares to fight and can fight through the suppression of bandits, so that everyone in the Ming Dynasty is afraid and dependent on Lin Chunhong!

Of course it is not enough to have soldiers but no money or food. Yue Wumu's command can be good at fighting, and his reputation makes the golden dog tremble, but what's the use? Wouldn't Wumu just retreat with a few gold medals in the court? What can a steel force do without the court's money or food? The generals of Guan Liao can only be within a certain range. If the court makes up their minds and cut off their money and food, the outcome of Guan Liao's generals will either surrender to Jiannu or disappear, and how many storms can it cause?

Make money! Refining soldiers! Refining soldiers? Yes, it is refining soldiers!

To temper elite troops in blood and fire, this is my capital!

After returning to his hometown from the capital, Qu Shixi was unwilling to be lonely. He had close contacts with the Donglin Party and the Fushe Society. He always paid attention to the court dynamics and waited for an opportunity to re-commission the commission. To be honest, Qu Shixi felt very keen and sent someone to visit Jingzhou and Yiling's actions, and had some understanding of Lin Chunhong's strength.

Moreover, Qu Shisi became the intermediary between Ai Ruluo and Lin Chunhong, and he knew Lin Chunhong's actions to recruit Westerners very clearly.

Qu Shixi didn't value the small character Lin Chunhong very much. In his mind, Lin Chunhong was just a local snake at best. Of course, it would be best if Lin Chunhong was a stubborn donkey, so he would not suffer much damage.

When Qu Shishizi met Lin Chunhong, Lin Chunhong gave him a generous gift: a horse and a four-wheeled carriage. The horse is an extremely divine river horse, and the carriage is a flexible and comfortable luxury car. This made Qu Shishizi very excited and touched the carriage here and there.

The carriage is indeed extremely luxurious: the wooden wheels and eight spokes are painted golden yellow, and the spokes are carved to present unique patterns. The two are curved to the same extent, forming a solid chassis, which is also painted golden yellow, made of high-quality nanmu. The carriage is a little distance away from the chassis, but is only connected to the chassis at four corners. The load-bearing structure of the carriage is made of stainless steel, and the entire carriage is painted black. Four palace lanterns are also set up on the four corners of the carriage. After special design, even if it rains or winds, it can still be bright. Various patterns are carved on the top of the carriage, which is pleasing to the eye.

Qu Shixiu loved it very much. After walking around twice, he couldn't help but climb onto the carriage to experience it. As soon as he stepped onto the stepping board, the carriage tilted, which scared Qu Shixiu: "This carriage can only be watched, not taken?"

Lin Chunhong smiled and said, "The carriage is not fixed and is mounted on a steel spring, so even if the road is bumpy, you can't feel it when you sit in the carriage. Adults can sit on it and try it."

Qu Shili was relieved just now, so he climbed into the carriage and sat down, and shook it intentionally. The carriage really shaking along. Qu Shili got off the car with satisfaction, and then turned around on the shaft, and found that the two front wheels were also rotating. Lin Chunhong explained: "The horse pulls the shaft, and when the horse turns, the carriage can easily turn."

Qu Shizi was very itchy for a moment and immediately called Lin Chunhong and the other three to get on the car and test the car. Lin Chunhong rode the horse onto the shaft and acted as a groom. When the other three were seated firmly, the whip sounded and the carriage galloped forward steadily.

Qu Shisi, Li Chongde and Zhang Daohan were sitting in the carriage. Although the carriage swayed a lot, it did not feel bumpy at all.

"Sit down, I'm going to stop!" Lin Chunhong shouted when he saw that he ran for more than ten miles.

"Ah..." Lin Chunhong held the reins with both hands and stepped hard towards a pedal. Only a harsh creaking sound was heard, and the carriage stopped steadily.

Qu Shisi was very satisfied with the carriage and praised the words along the way, which made Lin Chunhong and the other three very proud.

But Lin Chunhong knew that the current carriage was far from successful, and the steering structure was too simple: after the chassis was connected with fine steel, it was penetrated and hung on the front wheel axle. Such a carriage could not bear loads at all, and could only sit people and transport goods. It made a harsh creaking sound when turning. Due to the lack of springs with sufficient hardness and toughness, the carriage was shaking violently. Although it was no longer bumpy, it would probably shake the passengers inside.

Based on the above factors, the carriage was not manufactured on a large scale, and only a few samples were produced to give it to others. Lin Chunhong hoped that after giving it to Qu Shisi, it would set off a whirlwind in the literati class of the Ming Dynasty, which would ultimately be conducive to the promotion of the four-wheeled carriage.

Qu Shixi was a professional in the past many years and was good at guessing people's hearts. Lin Chunhong was very clear about Lin Chunhong's purpose. Lin Chunhong traveled thousands of miles and took him with a carriage. Isn't it just to tell the world: I, Lin Chunhong, tend to the Donglin Party and the Fushe. In the future, the brothers of the Donglin Party and the Fushe will take care of me! Don't bully me for other people, I have the Donglin Party and the Fushe as their backers! As for Lin Chunhong's desire to use him as a steward to promote the carriage to make profits, it seems to him as a secondary purpose, and it is completely incomparable to the previous purpose. But in Lin Chunhong's mind, these two purposes are not divided into primary and secondary.

Qu Shizi was of course welcoming Lin Chunhong's favor. He held a banquet to entertain the three of them. When the wine was half over, he suddenly heard a pipa music coming. A woman in a green shirt walked lightly and played the pipa with her hands. The woman smiled slightly, and a pair of young and ignorant spirit beads were shining with pearls and jade-like brilliance. Her eyes were clear like streams under the ice, without any trace of dust in the world. The woman said with great blessings and said sweetly: "I heard that the distinguished guest has arrived, but the little woman is not talented. She dances a song to help the wine."

Qu Shizi smiled and said, "Xiao Cui, dance an orchid for the distinguished guests." Then he turned to Lin Chunhong and the other two and said, "Xiao Cui is my new concubine."

Lin Chunhong and the other two quickly stood up and said, "How dare you take this!"

"How can't we afford to be a passerby? From now on, we will be a passerby who shares life and death! Xiao Cui, let's start!"

Immediately afterwards, a beautiful melody sounded, and the soft little Cui, holding the pipa, danced gracefully with her hands, which made Lin Chunhong's face beat enthusiastically and admired her. Lin Chunhong thought to himself: No wonder Qu Shishi left the Jesus Society in order to take a concubine. This woman is indeed pure and elegant, and can be called a beauty in the world.

At the end of the song, Xiao Cui bowed slightly and left with a smile. Lin Chunhong sighed: "Beautiful people, beautiful music, and beautiful dance! Lord Qu is so lucky!"

Qu Shixi laughed and said, "If you want to say that good fortune, I will be far worse than the 'face love' Master!"

Lin Chunhong and the other two looked at each other, wondering who the "face-to-face" Pavilion Master was.

Qu Shizi said with disdain, "Who is there except Zhou Daodeng, except for Wujiang Zhou? Back then, the emperor asked him: In recent memorials, there are always words about love and face. What is love and face? As a result, the old guy replied: Love and face are love and face!"

After hearing this, Lin Chunhong and the other two laughed. Zhang Daohan said, "This is really interesting to Mr. Pavilion this week."

"There are many interesting things. Once, during the court meeting, the old guy laughed for no reason. The emperor laughed for no reason, but he was speechless. Later, Qian Longxi blamed him for not doing this, and he actually said that since he had already laughed, what should he do?"

This made Lin Chunhong and the other two laugh and bent over, and they complained that they had a stomachache.

Lin Chunhong finally recovered and said, "Fortunately, the emperor did not pursue the matter, so the emperor is still very tolerant." Lin Chunhong also felt strange. Isn't Emperor Chongzhen mean and polite? Why can't I see from Zhou Daoden's experience at all?

Li Chongde continued to ask, "Why did Lord Qu say that Zhou Daoden is lucky? He was also invited home by the emperor in the end."

"Haha, this is a long story. After this old guy returned home, he bought a singer from Wujiang's famous Xu Fo, named Yang Ai. Yang Ai is fourteen years old, and is very smart, charming and gentle, and loved by everyone. At the beginning, Yang Ai was dedicated to serving the old lady, and what the old lady liked. This Zhou Daodeng was disrespectful to the old man. In less than a few days, he took Yang Ai as his concubine, which made others envious! Isn't this a blessing?"

The three of them nodded quickly and said yes. Lin Chunhong complained: You are disrespectful to the old man, an old man and a young wife, you are laughing at others!

Qu Shixi continued: "This joke of Zhou Daodeng is not over yet. A few days ago, Zhou Daodeng's wife and concubine reported that Yang Ai had an affair with his slave. Zhou Daodeng was furious and ordered his family to beat Yang Ai to death. Fortunately, the old lady stopped him, so he did not make a fuss about destroying flowers! Look, Zhou Daodeng's court was confused and returned home. His old nature did not change, and his family was also confused. He actually caused a scandal of affair with his slave. It's a pity!"

Lin Chunhong analyzed Qu Shisi's words and felt that Yang Ai had acquaintance with his servants was very suspicious: Yang Aien was in the 14th day of his body and mind, and was completely a little girl. How could he have an acquaintance with his servants? Maybe he was framed by Zhou Daodeng's wife and concubine.

Lin Chunhong thought about the words Xu Fo, Yang Ai and Wu Jiang together, and suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in his head, and a memory aroused, and he was shocked: "Has Yang Ai returned to Xu Fo's Guiyuan Courtyard?"

"That's right, after she returned to Guiyuan Courtyard, she changed her name to Liu Yin. Because she liked, "I saw the green mountains so charming, and I thought the green mountains would see me," she also called herself 'rushi'. Brother Lin was a young man after all, and was far away in Huguang, and he actually knew Xu Fo's Guiyuan Courtyard."

Lin Chunhong smiled embarrassedly and said, "Guiyuanyuan is famous all over the world, so how can I not know anything about it!"

For a moment, Lin Chunhong yearned for Guiyuan Courtyard very much. Liu Rushi was indeed Liu Rushi! A strange woman who was hard to come out in a thousand years!
Chapter completed!