Chapter 338 (2/2)

As everyone knew, Coht be on the shi+p frodou Since it was so, whenever this shi+p docked, the local officials would have to go forth and offer their greetings, as well as prepare an excellent banquet; they also could not go empty handed At such a juncture, who dared to be careless?

The county upstreaifted jade, and the downstreaive a bag of cat's eyes, right? Our county is poor? There has to be a few ht? Our county has no money? At least a few strands of the faolden curedexotic delicacies and likes the local flavor of our food?

What? The city has no exports? Quick, send workers to pull his boat

In over a hty royalty, but they had spared no effort in their atte shi+p went down south and stopped each time it calected While the Jiangnan officials were ecstatic at this rare opportunity to present gifts, they also couldn't help secretly criticizing, Commissioner Fan and the Third Prince…their appetites are too big! They didn't even let off those poor towns that didn't produce anything!

”You don't understand, right? Even tiny mosquitoes are meat,” an advisor of a manor in Suzhou said ”See's style His bookkeeping is very detailed”

Another advisor shook his head and sighed ”Reputation! Reputation! These young nobility today disdain to eventhis he suddenly said disdainfully, ”Besides, that Sir Fan junior is not even Sir Fan senior's…”

”Shut up! You dare to comment on this matter! No need to wait for the Overwatch Council to cut you up I will strangle you!”

The respectful official sitting in the rily After he cal, ”Do not discuss others behind their backs As long as they are willing to accept silver, it is fine Jiangnan lacks everything except silver”

The official closed his eyes and muttered to himself for a little while, then said with a trace of concern, ”I'm just afraid this is a smoke screen the commissioner has released, but who knows? Besides, who knows if he is still on that shi+p? I heard the e was still heading toward Danzhou, and he hasn't neglected to collect silver either”

On the official roads in the roup with the most people, currently under the leadershi+p of the fake Fan Xian, were taking servants, guards, and shopkeepers of the Qingyu Hall toward Danzhou

On the Yangtze River, Su Wenilded his trip He didn't know that in future days he would be cursed and berated harshly by Fan Xian

Various pieces of infornan officials They didn't knohere Couessed that Fan Xian ht have taken an alternative route, they were unable to find any useful information The people of the Second Bureau of the Overwatch Council were hiding the traces of Fan Xian and his group's truehad yet to arrive and winter had yet to leave The cold arrogantly took over the fields on the two sides of the Yangtze River and refused the arrival of even a sliver of spring But Jiangnan was close to the ocean and always slightly warmer than other areas, so there was no more snow these days However, the mud tracks that had been torn up on the official roads were completely hardened byfor those being jolted up and down in the carriages

Fan Xian couldn't bear this kind of suffering He lifted the curtain and called for a stop He jue and went on horseback instead Only then did he feel slightly more comfortable He stretched and breathed in the chilly breeze that blew over his face Watching the gutters on either side of the official road his eyes narrowed unconsciously He saw the channels responsible for irrigation had long been empty of water and were completely dry If it was because the water dried out in the winter, that would be understandable, but the proble in the channels The weeds slowly followed the channels and greard It looked utterly barren and did not seeht it would only look like this if it had been dry for many years He stepped doith both feet and stood up to look into the distance He couldn't help but suck in a cold breath He saw that the channels around the official roads were rass in the channels had frozen to death long ago, but it reht, incredibly stubborn, and stabbed toward the sky How could this kind of channel irrigate? What happened when it was spring planting season?

Along the way returning frodoation systenan, one of the wealthiest provinces, not have the money to repair their channels? Were these fields not used for planting?

The official from the Fourth Bureau of the Overwatch Council, who had codou, saw the displeasure on the commissioner's face He kicked his horse forward to explain ”It is only here that is a bit barren Suzhou and Hangzhou are not like this for sure”

Fan Xian furrowed his brows ”Of course Jiangnan does not lack grain Most importantly, this land is not very fertile, and the labor has been locked by the palace treasury for too long” He laughed helplessly and didn't say anything further

Everyone followed silently along the weed-infested channels They had left Shazhou for some days now and traveled slowly all the way, but they were alzhou Everyone was soauise

”The carriage at the back: keep up!”

The official of the Fourth Bureau's name was Mai Wu Ever since Su Wenanization of this group had been handed to hioodHe could only order the people behind to followcarriages The probleer Guards were not people to pass one's days with They were veterans at soloing assassinations If you asked therass of the channels and not eat or drink until they reached Hangzhou, it would not be a problem However, if you asked them to participate in low-cost travel, they becairls They stood oven weed signs in a place 70 li out of Shazhou City at the foot of a in with This roup seem to move even slower and very much resembled a rich family on an excursion

This encounter also shocked Fan Xian Since the Qing Kingdonan there were people who sold their own sons and daughters because they were starving to death Although these poor people anderers from north of the river, Fan Xian was still sozhou It was not convenient to take these people, besides, Fan Xian also was a cold-natured person In the end, the Third Prince couldn't stand it and spoke up Sisi happily took out a dozen liang of silver and bought five girls The parents of the girls were endlessly thankful and left with tears strea down their face Fan Xian roup of people was too conspicuous There was an elegant young irl of a rich fauards Those anted to would be able to guess Fan Xian's identity Since they had a few extra little girls, it was a suise Fan Xian persuaded himself thus

Another few days passed The official road was as calht on the sides of the roads A scene of wealth suddenly appeared before the of people walking by, and green city wall faintly visible in the distance that the group realized this was Hangzhou

Fan Xian sat on the horse and waved his whip In high spirits he said, ”Enter the city We are going to find Aunt Song!”