Xuzhou, Housing Mountain.

Su Mingxuan walked in front of the steps to lead the way, turned a blind eye to Wang Xiao and Qin Xiaozhu holding hands, and introduced: "There is a saying in Xuzhou that is 'There is a 'North Pass, rich in Nanguan, and rich in the people of the Ministry of Revenue.' Many of the wealthy families in Xuzhou live here. The Duke of the State wants to find them, so it's right to come here."

Although Hubu Mountain is not high, Xuzhou's southern city gate is built on this mountain.

Wang Xiao turned around and looked at it. The pattern in the city was clear at a glance.

"The wealthy families in Xuzhou actually like to live outside the city?"

Su Mingxuan said: "Decades ago, the Yellow River broke through the Kuishan Dike and flooded Xuzhou City, which took three years. The mountain of Housing is located at a high place, so a government office was built on the mountain to direct disaster relief. After the flood receded, the city of Xuzhou was buried in mud and sand and was lifted up by more than one meter, so a new city was built. In order to avoid water disasters, wealthy families and officials naturally like to build houses on high places, so the prosperity of the mountain of Housing is today."

Wang Xiao changed his mind and found that one zhang was about three meters. It seemed that there was still half a ruin under the city of Xuzhou.

"So, isn't the flood this year the worst?"

"That is, the city is better, and the fields outside the city have been flooded." Su Mingxuan sighed: "Since the waters of King Wu flooded Kaifeng, floods in Jiangbei have been raging, either major floods or severe droughts. Although they did not have the three days of sleeping in the city, the disaster area was much more serious. Xuzhou has been flooded for several consecutive years, and I am afraid it will not be better next year."

"The Yellow River is difficult to control for the time being, and Xuzhou's water conservancy must also begin to improve first..."

The group walked and said, and saw that there were high houses and courtyards around them, lined up, including the family of officials, the houses of wealthy businessmen, and the family of scholars. They were located on the mountain, with uneven and staggered ideas and clever ideas.

Su Mingxuan asked again: "Duke should let those big families come to welcome you?"

"No need, they will come out naturally." Wang Xiao pointed to the top of the mountain and asked again: "Where is that?"

"The Horse-Watering Platform." Su Mingxuan said: "It was built by Xiang Yu. After Xiang Yu destroyed Qin, he established himself as the King of Western Chu and established his capital in Pengcheng. It is Xuzhou today. Chongtai was built on this mountain to watch the Horse-Watering Platform, so it is called the Horse-Watering Platform."

The horse theater platform is not a platform, but a palace. Although it is dilapidated, it is majestic and spectacular.

Wang Xiao stepped forward and said, "Let's wait for them."

When you walk closer, there is a three-bedroom building door in front of you, which is majestic. The wall of the gate is covered with four seal characters: "Traveling the Mountains and the World".

On the high platform on the east side, a large tripod was placed there, which was even larger than a room.

This was the first time Wang Xiao saw such a large tripod and couldn't help but watch it for a long time.

It was also the first time Su Mingxuan came here. Apart from the knowledge he read in the book, he couldn't introduce any tricks, so he called a local Xuzhou official to come forward and asked him to introduce them one by one.

"This is the Heroic Feng Ding. There is the Heroic Feng Palace, Qiufeng Opera House, Fengyuntai, Zhuishengxuan, Jicui Pavilion, Wuzhitou..."

The little official introduced it much boring, far less vivid than Su Mingxuan just said.

Wang Xiao was too lazy to listen, so he walked to the edge of the Domineering and Xiongfeng Cauldron. He looked up and saw that it was more than two meters high.

Qin Xiaozhu whispered in his ear: "Wow, such a big tripod, how great it is to move it home as a bathtub."

"Okay, if you can move, we'll move back."

Qin Xiaozhu stepped forward and pushed it, but it didn't move at all.

It was just a joke, but Wang Xiao smiled and said, "Forget it, this tripod is too deep, and it can drown us when the bathtub is used."

"Hmph, who is 'we' with you..."

The two were whispering, and there was something coming from the front of the building gate. Wang Xiao sneered slightly and said, "Here you come."

After a while, more than 20 wealthy and wealthy families came together, and there were many followers behind him, all of whom were neatly dressed and had a polite appearance in Jiangbei.

"Caomin has met the Duke."

After the ceremony, the leader was named Sima Shou, and he stepped forward and smiled and said, "The Duke is here, and the people are missing."

Wang Xiao said lightly: "Are you blaming me for coming to you if I didn't say hello to you in advance?"

"The grass-roots dare not."

Wang Xiao said, "My subordinates said, you don't cooperate with them in handling official affairs, can you have this matter?"

He said a look and Jiang Ying stood up behind him.

Jiang Ying said with a stern face: "You bribe Guan Ming. The occupied fields, tea houses, and mulberry forests must be spit out as soon as possible; the hidden tenants and slavery must be handed over immediately; the water conservancy in Xuzhou, including opening canals and building embankments, must be completed this winter to avoid delaying the spring plowing next year. This requires you to cooperate to measure the fields according to the prices of various materials, especially grain and cotton coats, must be lowered immediately..."

Jiang Ying said endlessly, and a group of big-name households looked at each other, and many people looked indignant.

Finally, someone couldn't help but start muttering.

One of the bearded men glared at Su Mingxuan and shouted: "The surname is Su! It was not the case at that time. Can you destroy the bridge if you want to cross the river?!"

Someone sang a black face, and Sima Shou turned his head and shouted: "Ding Guanghao, be careful of his words, don't be arrogant in front of the Duke."

Then, he turned to Wang Xiao and apologized, "Don't blame me, I'm all unruly people, I don't understand the rules, I will definitely cooperate with the Duke. But Lord Jiang said that we would bribe Guan Ming, which is absolutely a false thing! Guan Ming exploited and abducted in Xuzhou, and we couldn't bear it. Then he cooperated with Lord Su to drive away Guan Ming's subordinates, hoping that the Duke would be as happy as he hoped for the rain..."

Wang Xiao also changed his smile and said, "Mr. Sima, don't be surprised. I know you are all heroes. My subordinates really don't know how to behave. But you also understand that many things cannot be carried out without your cooperation, and they will inevitably get angry. So, we can divide the fields and help the people, build water conservancy, dredge canals, and revitalize the people, etc., and we can't do everything, and even I can only watch the scenery everywhere."

"Of course I am willing to cooperate, but I am afraid there will be any misunderstandings in this." Sima Shou said: "Actually, I am not as rich as Lord Jiang thinks. The fields were also bought by Guan Ming, and they emptied all the money. In the past few years of Guan Ming's exploitation, we have suffered a lot. By the way, I heard that the commercial tax and the land tax need to be restructured in the year? This..."

——When I was sacrificed for Xuzhou, I was deceived by Su Mingxuan. Now I realize that Shandong's commercial tax is so high. If Xuzhou also collects it according to this tax amount in the future, it would be better than Guan Ming's time... If you hadn't had 10,000 troops at that time, I would never have been convinced by you.

Wang Xiao waved his hand, interrupted him, pointed to a large courtyard next to the south, and asked with a smile: "Who is that?"

"Report to the Duke of the State, it is a family of people." A middle-aged man bowed.

He dressed up in an ordinary manner, but Wang Xiao recognized him at a glance.

"It turns out to be Boss Yu. The Yu family has been in Xuzhou for more than 150 years, right? Your family's 'Jishantang' is a good place on the mountain of the Ministry of Revenue. It's great that you can see the sun all day long. It's really good. In this generation of the Yu family, there are four children who are above the fifth rank of the rank of the fifth rank. "The spring of the Yang family is always there, and the family of Jishan has a happy ritual," which is worthy of its reputation."

Seeing Wang Xiao talking casually and explaining his own details clearly, Yu Mu was secretly shocked, but still bowed humbly and said, "The Duke is too good to be known, but it is just an old house left by his father."

Wang Xiao said again: "I just saw a mansion covering an area of ​​more than six acres, with a door of only half a meter wide. Xuzhou gentry likes to "hide wealth", which is worthy of its reputation. It is harvested outside and promoted inside. It is indeed gentle, kind, respectful, frugal, and frugal."

Yu Mu was shocked when he heard the word "Tan Qian Rich", and quickly knelt down, with a sad face and shouted: "The Duke of Guoming, the Cao people were exploited by Guan Ming. There was no remaining wealth in his family, nor any hidden land and enslaved. He is willing to give up his old house and cooperate with the Duke of Guoming to revitalize the people of Xuzhou!"

A look of anger flashed through Su Mingxuan's eyes.

This family of Yu has always done good deeds and accumulated virtues. While selling tea, they opened a clinic for the poor to see a doctor for free. In Xuzhou, he is known as the "Assessing Good Deeds". Who can take his house for no reason?

It is nothing more than resistant to Xuzhou's new policy and commercial tax reform.

This is the attitude expressed by these merchants, but it has to make him feel difficult...

Wang Xiao just smiled and stepped forward to pull Yu Mu and said, "Why did Boss Yu say this? I am definitely not the one who forcibly occupying the house. Jiang Ying, you were too ruthless just now, so I'll apologize to Boss Yu."

Yu Mu then stood up, said, "I dare not let Lord Jiang apologize", and returned to the crowd.

Wang Xiao waved his hand and said with a gentle expression: "Don't worry, I'm not here to encroach on people's wealth. If you want to govern Xuzhou, you can't live without you local elders. Don't be so nervous... Oh, don't give me any more gifts. In a few days, the Xuzhen generals who have accepted bribes will be beheaded. Let's see them together."

The last sentence changed, and the heartstrings that had just relaxed became nervous again.

Someone's eyelids twitched and was stared at by others.

——Hold on, this kid scares us. If we want to protect our long-term interests, it is the time to let go.

After the atmosphere became tighter and looser, Wang Xiao became even more gentle and said, "Today I just came to visit and sit at everyone's houses later. It can be regarded as having fun with the people and understanding the customs of Xuzhou."

Sima Shou hurriedly said: "The Duke of the People is willing to lead the way. By the way, the people of Cao are willing to introduce a few people to the people, and are best at commenting on the scenery..."

Before he finished speaking, two women dressed as scholars turned behind him.

Although the two were wearing men's clothes, they just wanted to make it easier to walk and did not deliberately dress up as men, so they did not lose their beauty at all.

They were standing in the crowd with their heads down, but as soon as they appeared, they actually added some gorgeous charm to the cold air on the stage.

Everyone here was stunned when they looked at each other.

Even Qin Xiaozhu's eyes lit up and he said in shock: "What a beautiful two little girls!"

Wang Xiao thought about it in his heart. If we only talk about appearance, the women he has seen in his life, Tang Qianqian and Chen Yuanyuan, can be regarded as the most beautiful, and it is indeed rare that these two people will not be inferior to them.

I saw two women bowing like a willow whispering the wind and bowing.

A young woman, a slim figure, spoke first, with endless tenderness in her eyes, and lowered her head and said in a simple voice: "I have seen... the Duke of the Kingdom."

Although the older woman is also wearing men's clothes, she still has a charm in her eyes. She smiled openly: "I have met the Duke of the People. It turns out that the Duke of the People is handsome and has a more handsome demeanor than I imagined."

Li Xiangjun? Gu Hengbo?

Wang Xiao suddenly realized and thought to himself that it was you, not staying in Nanjing, what are you doing when you run to Xuzhou...
Chapter completed!