Cheng Jiulang didn't say anything, the Cheng family was just a small business, and they didn't even know how to live their own lives, so where did they have the time to worry about these big shots
But he definitely couldn't say that to the person opposite, he smiled and asked, "Sir, don't you plan to become an official?"
The person on the opposite side shook his head and sighed: "Although His Majesty got angry and went to a group of people last year, Qingzhou has been Shen Ke for a long time, and it is so difficult to change. I am just a little Mingjing, and I can only start as a clerk when I seek an official position." If you want to be promoted in Qingzhou, you have to join forces with others, and if you want to be alone, you can't enter Qingzhou's officialdom."
Cheng Jiulang was taken aback, and hurriedly said in a low voice, "Mr. Qian, be careful with your words."
Mr. Qian didn't want to be cautious at all, he drank another glass of wine sullenly and said: "If you don't look at it from a distance, just look at the taste of the food now. The old man of the Shang family started to get sick a few years ago. How did he get that sickness?" ? Not angry yet."
"I don't know if I can survive this summer."
Cheng Jiulang: ... Why did the topic suddenly become scary
But the topic in the big box upstairs became more and more harmonious. After the food was served, Mrs. Lu finally found a chance to talk to Zhou Man. She introduced the food to Zhou Man attentively and considerately, and said with a smile: " We are in the sea near Qingzhou, so there are some fish that are not found in the Central Plains, the fish we made today is fish caught from the sea, Mr. Zhou can try it, it is very delicious and tender."
The fish is steamed, but it is covered with a layer of shredded ginger, shredded radish and two kinds of shreds that Manbao can't see. There is sauce-colored soup under the plate. After dipping in the soup, the meat is tender and melts as soon as you chew it. The most wonderful thing is that there is no earthy smell of ordinary river fish at all. It is only steamed with few ingredients, which can ensure the freshness of the fish itself to the maximum extent.
Man Bao nodded slightly, and said happily: "It's delicious."
She asked excitedly, "Is there such a fish in Beihai County?"
Keke's data has become more active.
County magistrate Lu flashed his gaze, nodded immediately and said, "Of course, there is only one small corner in Yidu County that is close to the sea, but the coast of Beihai County is extremely long and deep. The fish we eat now are still bought from fishermen in Beihai County. of it."
Bai Shan's heart was also moved when he heard the words, and asked, "Are there many people in Beihai County who make a living by fishing?"
Magistrate Lu smiled and said, "Not many, but not many. I don't remember exactly how many there are."
"All the fish caught by the fishermen are sent to Qingzhou City?"
There is nothing to hide about this, County Magistrate Lu still wanted to take this opportunity to make friends with Bai Shan, so he said: "Not all, some good fish will be sent over, some will be digested in the county, most of them are average All the fish are dried in the sun, Master Bai has heard of salted fish, right?"
Bai Shan nodded.
The county magistrate Lu smiled and said: "The herdsmen in the north, especially the grasslands, like our salted fish very much. The Central Plains can also sell some, but this kind of food has a strong smell, it smells bad, and the price can't go up. If you buy salted fish, you can’t transport other goods, so few merchants are willing to take such a business.”
Bai Shan laughed and said: "The county magistrate Lu just said that salted fish is very popular in the Northland. Since there are profits, there should be businessmen to make it. As long as something is valuable, no matter how it tastes, someone will do everything possible What to do is."
County Magistrate Lu was pleasantly surprised by Bai Shan's words, and before he could speak, Cao Lushi who was sitting on the other side said, "That's true, but County Magistrate Bai didn't know it when he first arrived, and those businessmen are very cunning. When you don’t have the capital, you can trick the fishermen into fishing wildly, and sell them the dried fish cheaply. After a trip or two, you won’t want to continue this business after making enough capital. Hmph, I hate the strong smell of salted fish, so I want to change it. Other business."
"So fishermen along the coast are full for one year and starve for two years. Even in the year when they earn a lot, the unit price is kept very low. They all rely on a large number of fish to make money. When they earn enough money, they don't notify them. , directly changed to other businesses, but the fishermen didn’t know, they still caught a lot of fish, dried them and waited for someone to collect them, but when the time came, no one came, and finally all these salted fish were thrown into their hands.”
The more Cao Lushi talked, the more excited he became, he couldn't help but patted the table and said: "These fishermen are also stupid, really stupid and bitter, they just wait until people don't come, sometimes for a year, sometimes for two years, sometimes It takes three years to wait for a few merchants who buy a lot of salted fish. But they can't calculate whether people will come in the coming year, and whether they will harvest much salted fish, so they can only suffer from big fish every day until people come. Yes, there are many merchants who come, and they sell a fish for ten or twenty yuan, but there are few merchants who come, and the quantity is large, so they will fight among themselves, two or three, and sell it out no matter how much it is."
Bai Shan saw that although he was swearing stupidly, his eyes were a little red.
Cao Lushi looked at County Magistrate Lu with admiration and emotion, and said, "The situation eased a little after County Magistrate Lu came. He set the lowest price for the merchants who came to buy, and talked to the merchants, and finally signed the contract. After signing the contract, they can buy salted fish in Beihai County, but they can't lower the minimum price. If they don't want to do this business in the future, they have to find a merchant to take over the business."
"In this way, the fishermen in Beihai County will have a better life in the past two years."
County magistrate Lu waited for him to finish speaking before he hurriedly said: "Where, where, this is what I should do. As a county magistrate, I want to seek the well-being of the people of the place."
Bai Shan and Zhou Man confirmed that Magistrate Lu is Cao Lushi's idol.
Bai Shan immediately raised his glass and said, "Even if it's just due diligence, this cup should also be respected by Lu County Magistrate."
Man Bao also raised his cup immediately, "Yes, respect the county magistrate Lu."
Cao Lushi even stood up full of wine, raised his glass and said, "Master Lu, I have wanted to respect you for a long time..."
All the people present also raised their glasses to compliment Lu County Magistrate.
Even though County Magistrate Lu was already sober enough, he was blushed and brightened by the compliment at this moment, and he was very satisfied. Fortunately, he still remembered the protagonist and purpose of today, so he quickly poured a glass of wine after drinking and toasted Good, and then respect Zhou Man.
To Zhou Man, with tears in his eyes, he said: "We have heard about Mr. Zhou's deeds even in Qingzhou. You have superb medical skills, and you strongly advocated the establishment of local medical offices for the benefit of the poor. You can be called a great doctor." , this county respects you."
Man Bao always felt that he was raising first and then lowering, but he still raised his glass and drank.
Sure enough, this cup started to get to the point, County Magistrate Lu said with a smile: "Where does Lord Zhou want to build the medical office? There are seven counties under Qingzhou, and these seven counties are all under the jurisdiction of the adult medical office. At that time, the governor hadn't arrived, but as long as Master Zhou said, we can still fight for him."
The words fell, and before Zhou Man could speak, Duan Xiancheng laughed and said, "Isn't this a waste of your lord's question? Since County Magistrate Bai is here, the medical office is naturally established in Beihai County."