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Chapter 482: The relationship ends here, take a boat to Beijing

It is now the golden autumn, and it is already the end of September.

The leaves on both sides of the road were dyed with autumn colors, bringing a sense of depression.

Sandalwood was lit in the carriage, and Jiang Youzhen was reading a book with great interest.

It's good to have a system reward! Her eyesight is very good now, and reading in the carriage has no effect at all, and she doesn't feel tired at all.

"Young Master, do we really have to take a boat to go to the capital this time?" Qingyan was very excited. It was his first time taking a boat!

Jiang Youzhen looked at him and smiled. "People who have never been on a boat before will easily get seasick. We should be prepared before we get on the boat. Let's prepare some common medicinal herbs in the clinic to be on the safe side."

"There is such a thing? Is it just like motion sickness?" Qing Lang asked curiously.

He had experienced this feeling before because he had suffered from motion sickness.

"Maybe even worse, but some people are very used to it." Jiang Youzhen put down the book and turned around to see two pairs of curious eyes staring at her.

She glanced at the two thin young men in front of her, who were Xiao Niu and Jiang Zhizhou.

However, Jiang Youzhen felt that Xiaoniu's name was not nice and could only be used as a nickname, so he gave him a new name and put him in the same generation as Jiang Zhizhou with the character "Zhi". His name, Jiang Zhiyang, has been recorded in the family tree.

Because this kid is tenacious, like a poplar.

The two of them have now put on new and appropriate clothes, and have eaten well in the past few days. They look much better than before.

"Uncle Sixteen, what is the capital city like? My mother said that the capital city is very prosperous and there are delicious foods everywhere."

Jiang Zhizhou and Xiao Niu had longing in their eyes as they spoke. Jiang Youzhen couldn't help laughing. It seemed that he was a foodie.

"I haven't been to the capital either, but it should be the most prosperous place under the imperial city, right? It's much more prosperous than Tongzhou Prefecture."

Taking Tongzhou Prefecture as an example, their eyes suddenly lit up. In their minds, Tongzhou Prefecture was already the most luxurious place, after all, the farthest place they had been to before was the town.

Luo Manliang, the steward sitting outside the carriage, wanted to remind everyone of the rules, but the atmosphere in the carriage was so joyful at this moment that he kept his mouth shut.

Jiang Youzhen thought of Asan, who had gone to the capital to make arrangements in advance. He sent a message two days ago saying that not long after Tongzhou Prefecture implemented the new wharf policy, the prefect Li Anshun embezzled taxes and enriched himself. More than 580,000 taels of stolen silver were found in his mansion.

In fact, Jiang Youzhen knew that Li Anshun had just started to embezzle money, so how could he have so much money? But he was a clean official for three years, and he had 100,000 silver coins.

It doesn't matter where you got so much money. What matters is that you embezzled it and were reported. The court implemented a new policy, and because it was related to taxation, the emperor was very concerned.

Isn't this the case that Li Anshun has walked into a trap? If not you, who should he target?

Previously, Jiang Youzhen wanted to know the passenger flow at the dock for the sake of its business, so he asked Mrs. Liu to send someone to guard the dock every day to record the number of ships and passengers, so that he had detailed accounts.

Jiang Youzhen naturally had no idea how Li Anshun had enriched himself. However, in order to encourage the new policy, the Minister of Revenue thought it was a great achievement and announced the tax revenue of the first two months of the new wharf in the court to show his ability.

Jiang Youzhen always liked to read the court bulletins and made inquiries from many sources. He even checked with the second prince and the fourth prince before he roughly calculated the amount of silver that had been embezzled.

Li Anshun was stripped of his official position and exiled to the frontier. His family members were all made into official slaves. Not being sent to the Jiaofangsi was his last bit of dignity.

Other members of the Li family were also implicated to some extent. Even the Left Censor-in-Chief Li Yaojun had suffered repeated setbacks in the court recently and had been reprimanded by the emperor several times.

Although there was no mention of the Third Prince being involved, the Third Prince had also been abducted and assigned a task recently, and was recuperating in the mansion.

It was a fantasy that a prince would be punished the same as a commoner for breaking the law. The royal family could not afford to lose this person, and the emperor could not bear to see his son suffer.

What's wrong with being a little greedy? As long as it's not for treason, the emperor can't do anything. But the tax revenue from the new wharf is related to the national treasury, and the emperor is worried about how to make an example of him? If you run into him, he will definitely punish you, right?

Anyway, this time the Third Prince suffered a small loss. Although the Third Prince did not suffer any substantial losses, it was still okay for him to lose some people.

When Jiang Youzhen thought that the capital was the center of power, and that information would be no longer delayed, it would be much easier to do things, a hint of ambition flashed in his eyes.

Power is indeed a good thing.

She didn't believe that no one was behind the Third Prince's incident. Huang Andao was not a pushover. She didn't know which faction he had joined. After going to the capital, she would have to meet him. She couldn't take advantage of her for nothing.

Jiang Youzhen thought about it, picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, and became even more excited about the capital.

With a quick glance, I suddenly saw a letter on the corner of the table.

She opened it and read it. When she saw that it was from the seventh rank, she sighed and put the letter into the charcoal basin and burned it. This was a letter from the Fourth Prince. She owed him another favor, and favors were the hardest to repay.

Qian Family of Fucheng

Qian Chongen couldn't help but twitch his lips when he saw the matchmaker in front of him talking up and down, describing a dandy boy as a positive and well-off man.

"Master Qian, what do you think?"

Qian Chongen sighed. What kind of family were they talking about? If he didn't know the details of that family, he would have believed it.

It seems that the lady's worries are right. Without the position of instructor in the provincial school, even though he is a branch of the Qian family, he can only be picked and chosen by others.

"Master! Master! Someone is coming from the school!" Suddenly a servant ran over and said breathlessly.

"Who's here? Can't you see I'm hosting a banquet? What about the rules?" Qian Chongen was very unhappy.

"Sir! The new prefect has sent a judge to deliver a letter of appointment, saying that you will be appointed as a professor at the prefectural school, and promoted to the seventh rank. Everyone is here, should we set up the incense table?"

"What?" Qian Chongen had mixed feelings for a moment. Ever since Professor Wang Changxing died on the way to take up the post of county magistrate, the candidate for professor at the prefectural school has been undecided.

He suddenly thought of Jiang Youzhen, and tears welled up in his eyes. At this time, the only one who could make plans for him was Jiang Youzhen.

He was also promoted to the seventh rank, and he might be able to move up in the future. He believed that if he had not fully recovered yet, he would definitely be more than just a professor.

He sighed deeply. He was afraid that the relationship between him and Jiang Youzhen would end here. Feeling sad, Qian Chongen was not excited at the moment, but rather very melancholy.

"Oh! Lord Qian, why didn't you tell me about this happy event?"

The matchmaker's eyes lit up immediately and she chuckled, "Don't worry! I'll find a few young talents when I get back and I guarantee you'll be satisfied."

After a moment, Kong, who was kneeling behind Qian Chongen, felt happy but also a little ashamed.

There were many people traveling to Beijing this time. Wen Ruyu and Tong Huaian each brought a lot of people and luggage. Jiang Youzhen brought his parents, servants, and two large carts of luggage. It was a huge group of people.

When we arrived at the dock, we blocked the entrance to the ship.

"Little boy, what a big ship!" It was the first time Shen saw such a big ship and she was immediately happy.