Chapter 101: Difficult to deal with
Jiang Ji urgently needed silk goods, so Jiang Shu and Manager Liu went to Wang's Silk Manor after breakfast, inspected the goods and negotiated the date for shipment to Shangjing.
The first shipment was large in volume, and the two companies were cooperating for the first time. In order to avoid mistakes in docking, Manager Liu decided to escort the goods himself, saving a lot of trouble.
At dinner, Manager Liu asked Jiang Shu with some concern: "Is it okay for the boss to do it alone?"
Jiang Shu nodded: "I have learned a lot from you in the past two days, and there should be no problem in distinguishing quality."
"Besides, you will leave the day after tomorrow, and we can look for another day tomorrow."
Manager Liu was relieved when he heard this.
"Eat quickly, I heard that the night tour of West Lake is as beautiful as a fairyland, let's go and take a look." Jiang Shu was very excited.
It's not easy to come to Lin'an Prefecture, so you have to appreciate it and feel it.
When Tan Yu heard this, she lowered her head and ate her meal, wishing she could leave right away.
Jiang Shu looked at her with amusement: "Don't be so anxious. I won't be responsible if you choke to death."
"Ahem!" Tan Yu was successfully scolded, and the shopkeeper Liu quickly poured her a glass of water.
"Stupid girl." Jiang Shu cursed with a helpless smile.
Tan Yu was furious, but she couldn't refute.
After the three of them finished their meal, they took a few guards with them and headed towards the West Lake.
Lin'an Prefecture is rich and beautiful. In addition to merchants from all over the place, it also attracts many literati and poets who come to visit the mountains and rivers.
When Jiang Shu and his friends arrived at the lake, the lake was already full of cruise ships and pleasure boats. The boats were hung with colorful lights, and from a distance they looked like colorful lotuses blooming on the lake.
"It's so beautiful." Tan Yu's eyes were wide open: "Boss, we want that one."
Jiang Shu looked in the direction of her finger, and frowned: "There are less than ten of us. It's too exaggerated to ask for such a big boat. Keep it low-key."
Tan Yu's favorite is a two-story luxury pleasure boat, which can accommodate dozens or even hundreds of people.
Jiang Shu thought it was too ostentatious, so she asked for a simple single-story one.
Although she is not short of money, she should be cautious and reserved when going out, so as not to attract people's attention and get into trouble.
After paying the money and getting on the boat, Tan Yu ran around and looked around like a child.
Jiang Shu walked to the stern of the boat, feeling the gentle breeze in April and admiring the night view of West Lake.
When the boat approached the center of the lake, Tan Yu pointed at a three-story pleasure boat and exclaimed: "Who is so ostentatious?"
Jiang Shu shook his head: "I don't know, keep your voice down, don't let anyone hear it." Anyone
who can book such a large pleasure boat must not be an ordinary person.
Tan Yu knew this very well, so he quickly kept silent.
The master and servant looked up at the top of the pleasure boat, where a group of people were toasting and enjoying the singing and dancing, and secretly clicked their tongues.
It was really extravagant.
"Get out of the way! You are blocking the way!" The guards on the pleasure boat shouted loudly, asking the cruise ships around the center of the lake to make way.
"So domineering." Tan Yu muttered in dissatisfaction.
Jiang Shu also felt that the people on the pleasure boat were a little too rude.
The pleasure boat was traveling at a very fast speed. Several cruise ships were unable to avoid it and collided with it. Jiang Shu's cruise ship was hit and lost its direction, and crashed into the pleasure boat uncontrollably.
"Bang!" With a loud bang, Jiang Shu's cruise ship was hit by the pleasure boat. The violent impact almost caused Jiang Shu and Tan Yu to fall into the lake.
"What happened?" Yu Zheng asked on the pleasure boat.
Zhao Renxian, the prefect of Lin'an Prefecture, hurriedly asked the guards, and then reported to Yu Zheng: "A blind cruise ship hit the pleasure boat and disturbed the prince."
Yu Zheng heard this and ordered Zhu Feng behind him: "Go and see if the people on the boat are okay, and if anyone fell into the water."
"Yes." Zhu Feng took the order and went to the side of the boat to check.
At this time, Jiang Shu and Tan Yu were frightened and had already hidden in the cabin. Zhu Feng only saw a few guards.
He asked loudly, and after getting the answer, he went to report to Yu Zheng.
"Master, no one fell into the water."
Yu Zheng nodded: "Tell the pleasure boats to be more careful and go slower, so as not to bump into and scare the people."
When Zhao Renxian heard this, his old face turned red and he felt a little embarrassed.
Although Yu Zheng did not directly reprimand him, such an obvious public irony was enough to embarrass him.
In addition to Meng Jingfan and Zhou Boxu, there were also several officials from Lin'an Prefecture and Zhao Renxian's niece Zhao Manying.
Zhao Manying was only eighteen years old, with a graceful and exquisite figure, eyebrows and eyes as beautiful as a lotus emerging from the water, and she was known as the most beautiful woman in Lin'an Prefecture.
Zhao Renxian asked her to accompany Yu Zheng, and the meaning was self-evident.
"Your Highness is kind-hearted and loves the people like his own children. Manying admires you very much. Let me offer you a glass of wine." Zhao Manying picked up the jade cup and looked at Yu Zheng tenderly.
Yu Zheng stared at the dishes on the table and reached out to take some with an indifferent look: "I am hungry. Let's eat the dishes
first." "Yes, yes, Your Highness and the two adults have worked hard all the way. They must be hungry. Let's eat the dishes first." The accompanying official spoke to smooth things over.
Zhao Manying's hand holding the wine glass was a little stiff, and she bit her lip sadly and took her hand back.
A man who has not married a princess at such an old age is indeed unromantic and difficult to serve.
If it weren't for her uncle, she really wanted to get up and leave. After finally
waiting until the end of the boat trip, Zhao Manying wanted to slip away, but was stopped by Zhao Renxian's eyes.
"Your Highness and the two adults have worked so hard to come here. Relax and rest for a day tomorrow. I'll let Manying take Your Highness to visit Lin'an Prefecture."
"Master Zhao." Yu Zhengjun reminded with a stern face.
"We are here to build the river embankment, not to have fun. What you did tonight is not in accordance with the rules. If you do it again, I will report you."
"Ah?" Zhao Renxian was surprised. He didn't expect Yu Zheng to be so difficult to deal with.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I just made a mistake."
Yu Zheng glanced at him and said in a deep voice, "I will not make this an exception. I will go to inspect the river bank tomorrow morning."
"Yes." Zhao Renxian raised his sleeves and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. He dared not make his own decision again.
Zhao Manying looked at him indifferently, mocking and despising him in her heart.
After returning home, Zhao Renxian, who had lost face, called Zhao Manying to his side and reprimanded her.
"What happened to you tonight? I told you to make Prince Jing happy and keep him company, maybe you can even get him a concubine, but why didn't you take it seriously?"
Zhao Manying lowered her head and listened, and softly defended herself: "Uncle, you have seen it too, it's not me who doesn't want to, it's the prince who doesn't want to."
One hand cannot clap, what can she do?
Zhao Renxian snorted coldly, and warned with a sly face: "We are uncle and nephew, don't blame me for not giving you a way. If you can't get close to Prince Jing, you can only marry the patrol officer."
Zhao Manying clenched her palms when she heard it.
The patrol officer was over 50 years old, with a big belly and a greasy face like a roasted pig. It would be better for her to die than to marry him.
But she hasn't lived enough, and she doesn't want to die at all.
It looked like she had to find a way to get away.
The next day, Yu Zheng and several others, accompanied by Zhao Renxian, went to inspect the river bank.
After a day of inspection, they found many problems, and Zhao Renxian was sweating with fear.
He thought of a lot of excuses to deal with them, but Yu Zheng didn't ask anything, which made him confused and even more frightened.
After returning, Yu Zheng ordered people to bring drawings and discuss the construction of the river bank with Meng Jingfan.
"This matter must be done as soon as possible. The rainy season in the south of the Yangtze River comes suddenly, and time waits for no one." Yu Zheng said in a stern voice.
Meng Jingfan nodded: "I will plan the construction matters tonight, and Lord Zhao will arrange the manpower, and we can start construction tomorrow."
"This concerns the lives and property of tens of thousands of people, and we must not cut corners." Yu Zheng warned sternly.
"Your Majesty, please rest assured to hand this matter over to me. I will do everything myself and will not make any mistakes."
Yu Zheng heard the hidden meaning and raised his dark eyes slightly: "You mean, you want me to not supervise the work personally?"