"Fourth brother, don't worry at home. My father told me before coming here that he will take care of you. It's not far away. It only takes three or two steps to get there. Nothing will happen to your aunt and Yaomei'er."

"Thank you."

"You and I are family friends, and we have to go to the capital together. This is what we should do." After trying to please him, Pan Er asked along the lines of his words: "Fourth brother, when are we leaving?"

Han Xiufeng put down the luggage brought by his aunt and said with a smile: "The ship carrying Yunnan copper has not arrived yet, and I don't know when it will be. However, my friends from the Sichuan and Tea Clan will help me keep an eye on the dock. As soon as the ship arrives, they will

Will tell me."

Although Pan Er had never been to the city, he still knew that the Sichuan Tea Gang were porters who made a living at the wharves along the river. He couldn't help but remind him: "Fourth brother, there are so many boats on the river, who knows which one is transporting Yunnan copper?"

Yes. We need to keep a close eye on this. If the boat arrives and goes with the current, how can we get to the capital? Even if we can get there, it will cost a lot of money."

"Don't be unreasonable. Not only will the copper ship not stop docking, but as soon as it enters the boundary of our Ba County, people will be sent to the county government to notify it."

"Is there still such a rule?" Pan Er asked curiously.

Han Xiufeng put down the half-eaten pear and explained patiently: "Brother Pan, the copper on the ship is transported to the Baoquan Bureau of the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Baoyuan Bureau of the Ministry of Industry to be minted! Your family runs a pawn shop, you

They are young shopkeepers from Tongxing, and they have hundreds of thousands of kilograms of copper. You can figure out how much money they can make. Let’s put it this way, they are transporting half of the Qing Dynasty’s annual income! Wherever the ship goes, I don’t know where it is. What should I do if it is robbed?

?”

Pan Er was not a fool, and murmured: "Although the tax and the salary of the gentlemen are converted into silver, all the money on the market is made of copper, and the money is made of copper. Fourth brother,

Listening to what you said, the gentlemen transporting copper should be very careful. If something goes wrong, the whole house will be confiscated and the compensation will not be enough."

"So don't worry."

"Fourth brother, I feel relieved now that you say it. Oh, this is not the place to talk. Let's find two porters to pick up our luggage and leave."

"Let's go? Where?" Han Xiufeng asked calmly.

"I will go wherever you go. Fourth brother, don't joke with me. I am here to join you. From now on I will be your long-term follower and your family!" Pan Er looked at Han Xiufeng with a frown, making it look like he had

How pitiful.

Han Xiufeng knew he would say this, so he hesitated and said: "Brother Pan, you can come with me. I have a place to live. I just don't know if you are willing to condescend to me."

"Fourth brother, you are not kidding me, you are laughing at me."

"Brother Pan, where are you talking about?"

"Did I say something wrong?" Pan Er threw away the pear core and pretended to be pitiful and said: "Fourth brother, you are a ninth-grade patrol officer, and I am an ordinary citizen. No, I am not even an ordinary citizen now.

, I am your long-term follower and your family member. I don’t know how much more noble you are than me. Why are you saying that I am willing to condescend to you? Isn’t this a joke? What am I?”

Han Xiufeng patted his arm, shook his head repeatedly and said: "Brother Pan, you are the young shopkeeper of Tongxing. I am a pauper, and I still owe your family a lot of debt! I am talking about the matter, I am not joking with you, let alone

Not kidding you."

"No, no, no, fourth brother, let's go back to the same code. Your family owes some debt, but that debt is owed by your uncle to my father and has nothing to do with me. Didn't we always agree at home?

Once you get married, you will be the master, and I will be your family."

Pan Er spoke very seriously and nodded solemnly after speaking.

Han Xiufeng thought that this second generation ancestor was actually quite virtuous, and he was very good at talking and doing things. He simply smiled and said: "Since Brother Pan insists on saying this, let's ask the two porters to pick up the luggage and leave."

"Okay, you look at your luggage and I'll call you."

…

These days, Pan Er is thinking about how to compete with Han Xiufeng in the future. When he should be stingy, he will not spend a penny. When he should be generous, there is no need for Han Xiufeng to speak, and he will run across the street to the two porters squatting on the roadside.

In front of me, I quickly took out my money bag. After thinking about it, I turned back and asked: "Fourth brother, where are we going? It's not easy to calculate money in this place!"

"Eighteen Ladders."

"How far?"

"It's not far away, they all know it."

"Okay, let me ask first."

The town of Ba County is neither too small nor too big, and there is only a small amount of luggage to carry. The porters recognized Han Xiufeng and knew that he was from the Yamen, so they did not dare to ask for excessive prices, and the price offered was quite reasonable. Seeing Han Xiufeng

Xiufeng nodded, and Pan Er quickly handed over the money, watching as the two porters tied up the luggage with ropes and walked ahead.

He had never been to the city often. Every time he came, he would come and go in a hurry. Looking at the bustling Baishiyi Street, where merchants had gathered since ancient times and was known as the "Day Market", he sighed: "The city

It’s just better than walking around with so many shops and so many people.”

"I think it's better to go on a horse."

"Fourth brother, you are tired of staying in the city." Pan Er was like a curious child, looking here and there, looking around, and suddenly pointed to the archway in front of him and asked: "Fourth brother, what is this?"

Whose archway is it?”

This is an archway made of green strips of stone. The standing stones on both sides are whole, with no joints and natural gaps. On the archway are written the words "Goddess Ciling" and "Emperor Long Xiaode", and the dragon and phoenix patterns carved on the sides are ingenious.

It is not comparable to those wooden archways in the countryside. No wonder he is so rare.

Han Xiufeng raised his head and took a look, and said with all his treasures: "This is the Zhou Family's Xiaode Archway. It is twenty-seven feet high and fifteen feet wide. It was erected during the Qianlong Dynasty."

"My dear, he was established during the Qianlong Dynasty. He is older than my father."

"Don't say he is older than your father, he is also older than your grandfather."

"Really? Let me do the math..."

Pan Er pretended to be dumbfounded, but Han Xiufeng didn't care either.

The county government office was very close, and he had already reached the government office gate unknowingly. Pan Er was not afraid of official disapproval, but he did not dare to make mistakes in the city. He hid behind Han Xiufeng and asked curiously: "Fourth brother, this is

County government?"

"Yes, isn't it written on the plaque?"

"I saw two yamen when I came here. What are those two yamen?"

"You entered the city through the Golden Purple Gate?"

"Um."

Han Xiufeng pondered and said, "That should be the General Town Office and the Right Camp Office."

Pan Er really didn't understand what was going on in the yamen, so he asked further: "What yamen is the general town office?"

"Chongqing Town Government Office is Green Camp."

"Why are there so many yamen in the city?"

If he didn't explain clearly, he would keep asking endless questions. Han Xiufeng had to explain patiently again: "Brother Pan, our Ba County is the capital of Chongqing Prefecture, and Chongqing Prefecture is the capital of Sichuan East Road. Not only is the county seat under our feet,

It is also a prefectural city. Speaking of yamen, there are many yamen in the city. The big yamen include Sichuan Road Office, Chongqing Government Office, Chongqing Town Office, and Ba County Office. The small yamen include Zuoying Office, Zhongying Office, Right Ying Office, and Dianshi Office.

"

"There are so many yamen!" Pan Er exclaimed.

"Don't make a fuss. Let's just let Zhu Zhu take you around the city tomorrow."

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Chapter completed!