The coolies working on the pier came down from the boat carrying sacks of goods. They felt that the goods were strange this time, because they couldn't guess what they were.
The goods were moved down and put directly on the cart, and the carts were pulled by government servants or long-term workers who were temporarily transferred.
One of the coolies carried a sack and walked down by himself, but when passing by Baishan, he was unsteady for some reason and fell, and knocked a hole in the sack when he fell, and the coolie subconsciously wanted to protect the sack, but reached out to catch the hole When I accidentally pulled the hole, it opened it even more...
A few strings of copper coins fell out of the sack with a clatter, and after a while, half of the sack of copper coins fell out.
The coolies who carried the bags were stunned, and the coolies who were carrying things up and down were also stunned.
The coolie reacted, his face turned pale, he grabbed the copper coins in a panic and stuffed them into the tattered sack...
After stuffing it for a long time, he found that the bag was broken and couldn't fit it, so he shook his body and looked up at Bai Shan who was standing not far away, kowtowed tremblingly, "My lord, please forgive me, my lord, please forgive me..."
Bai Shan frowned, stretched out his hand to help him up, glanced at his knees, and then said: "It has nothing to do with you, this sack is not neat enough."
He turned his head to look at Fang Xiancheng, "Have someone fetch a sack, it doesn't matter if you don't have a basket."
The county magistrate of Fang County responded and asked people to pick it up.
Soon someone came over with two baskets, and the coolie hurriedly squatted down and put the sling of copper coins into the basket, then looked at Bai Shan helplessly.
Bai Shan nodded slightly at him and said: "Carry it down, these two baskets will be counted as one."
Seeing that the county magistrate didn't intend to pursue it, the coolie heaved a sigh of relief, knelt down and kowtowed to Bai Shan, then turned around and went down with two baskets to hand in the work.
The foremen and businessmen who were watching not far from the pier barely closed their mouths, "Did you see, that sack is full of copper coins, and the other sacks..."
Someone said: "It's all copper coins..."
Terrible, how much does that cost.
Someone swallowed, "No wonder County Magistrate Bai said that he is not short of money, not short of money, so what he said is true? But where did County Magistrate Bai get so much money?"
"Did it come from the capital?"
"Your capital is near the sea."
"Yes, where did the money come from?"
After hearing the news, shopkeepers and bosses who came to watch the excitement from afar were also discussing, "Is it really money?"
"Yes, I asked the clerk in the store to pretend to be a coolie to carry a sack, and took the opportunity to touch it. It was copper coins, all of them."
"Where did County Magistrate Bai get so much money?"
"Is this an official ship? It was shipped from somewhere else? Is this money newly made?"
"No, I just wandered over to have a look. Although there are yamen servants there, so I can't get too close to the car, but the two baskets of copper coins are still clearly visible. The copper coins are not new, and the strings are not new."
"Old money?" Everyone became more curious, "Where did it come from?"
Someone lowered his voice and said, "Everyone may have forgotten that these two official ships only stopped at Longchi Wharf in March, and then left in the middle of the night."
At that time, many people heard the movement, but they dared not go out to see it.
I don't know what Bai Shan is secretly transporting abroad. Originally, they didn't dare to be interested in the affairs of the court, but now with so much money...
But soon Bai Shan dispelled their enthusiasm, because he quickly spent the money.
Although no one knew exactly how much he spent, seeing those foremen and businessmen queuing up in the Haisi Yamen with receipts one by one, and moving out bags of money, everyone's enthusiasm cooled down.
Although county magistrate Bai earns a lot, he also spends a lot.
Let’s not talk about the distance, let’s just talk about how much it costs to build roads, bridges and shops here at Longchi Wharf
There was not enough manpower, so Bai Shan rolled up his sleeves and went forward to settle the accounts and check the accounts, while Fang Xiancheng supervised his subordinates to settle accounts for various creditors.
Now that he spent money, Bai Shan wanted to make money.
He didn't let the foreman and businessman who had received the money leave, but said to them with a smile: "The shops in Longchi Wharf are for rent. If you want to rent a shop here, you can go to Haisili to find Fang County Prime Minister to handle it."
He smiled very amiably and said: "Because they are all shops of the county government, there is a discount for the first lease. In the first two years, only half of the rent will be collected, and the other half will be returned to the shop for decoration. You can also share with your relatives and friends who are interested Propaganda one or two, let's all benefit from each other."
After seeing the two ships of copper coins, they received their own payment and wages. The confidence and trust of the merchants and foremen in Baishan and Beihai County reached the highest point, and they quickly agreed, and decided to discuss with their families about renting a shop when they went back. thing.
Even if they don't rent it, they can talk to their relatives and friends...
As soon as they left, Fang Xiancheng waved his hand, and a yamen servant stepped forward to close the door, and in an instant, only their yamen people were left in the yard.
The smile on Bai Shan's face sank, and he sat silently on the chair.
The yamen servants and officials also knew that something serious had happened, and they all bowed their heads in silence.
Fang Xiancheng's face sank, he took a step forward, glanced sharply at the people in the yard, and asked in a deep voice: "Who spread the rumors between the foreman and the merchants?"
He didn't say it was true.
The yamen servants and officials looked at each other, and after a long silence, someone shouted for grievances, "My lord, how could we create such rumors?"
"Yes, yes, we are the government servants of Beihai County. If those foremen and businessmen lead their subordinates to make noise, wouldn't we be the ones who rushed to the forefront?"
Fang Xiancheng's eyes fell on the officials.
Bai Shan: ...
He raised his hand to stop Fang Xiancheng's words, and said to him: "This is not urgent, let Dong Xianwei come over."
He was wrong, why did he think this matter could be handed over to Fang Xiancheng for investigation
There is a specialization in surgery, even if he doesn't come in person to investigate cases, he should leave it to County Captain Dong.
Bai Shan propped his forehead with his right hand, rubbed his forehead with his fingers, then waved his left hand to make them all go down.
When there were only two people left in the yard, Bai Shan sighed and said, "The county government's account books are now divided into two sets, one is under the control of Chief Song, and the other is under my control."
He said: "Master Song works in the county government office, and many things cannot be hidden from his eyes and ears. It is not surprising that he can figure out this set of account books in my hand, but other than him, anyone who can know the real finances of Beihai County Not a lot."
Bai Shan said directly: "Yin Yu and Bai Erlang can rule it out directly, they won't tell outsiders about this. Apart from them, only you, County Captain Dong, and Zhao Ming will know about this county."
Because the county government is short of money, he has to find a way to make money, and he always has to find people who can negotiate, and these are the people who Bai Shan can negotiate with.
"Then the three of you, who would know about this situation?" Bai Shan said, "Check it out from here. If you don't believe me in this county, you can't find it out. Also, the money has been settled, and those foremen and businessmen are willing to sell us. Let's find them." Ask, who did they listen to the news in the first place? Shun Teng can always touch the melon, "
He said slowly: "This county is rich now, don't worry."