When all the goods were loaded onto the ship, it was obvious that the upper and lower eyelids were fighting, and the heads of several commercial firms were not even half sleepy.
Either in a state of anger, or the situation is light, but without exception, they have all done one thing and sent people to the Dinghai Hours.
Geng Ronghai, Geng Daqianhu, was awakened by Chen Baihu who burned his butt before he got up from his concubine's bed in the morning.
"Sir, something happened."
"What happened?"
Chen Baihu told what happened last night one by one, and Geng Qianhu's face darkened on the spot.
"This kid is so daring!"
Without saying anything, Chen Baihu thought to himself, he already dared!
"Go and call Fan Xiancheng to me, this official surnamed Xue, don't you want to do it!"
Fan Xiancheng was quickly called over.
Unlike Zhou Zhuzhu, he didn't sleep all night, and his eyes were dark blue.
He was probably physically and mentally exhausted, so when Geng Qianhu roared and questioned, he seemed very calm.
"He is my Shangguan, I can only persuade, not obstruct." After speaking, Fan Xiancheng roughly repeated what Xue Tingxiang said in front of him.
The current situation is very obvious, it is clear that this Xue Tingxiang is ugly, and this person is extremely daring and arrogant, and I don't know if he is really stupid or fake.
Anyway, from the description of Fan Xiancheng, this son is really ignorant.
The key is that Geng Qianhu has nothing to do with him. The two belong to different families. Even if Geng Qianhu's grade is higher than him, he can't do anything to him.
At this point, Geng Qianhu also realized that the matter was a bit tricky, and his eyes flickered over and over again, obviously he really had an idea.
He waved his hand and asked Fan Xiancheng to leave.
"Sir, what's the matter now?" Chen Baihu asked after Fan Xiancheng left.
"If this son does not have any background, we can solve it with our hands and feet, but the key point is that this son is not ordinary. Although he was sent here almost in exile, there are still people close to him in the court. This is temporarily put on hold, I'll go to Fucheng and talk about it."
Chen Baihu nodded, and Geng Qianhu didn't even have breakfast, so he had his horses hurried to Fucheng.
The Xie family has always been one of the leading families in Ningbo.
Although the power in the DPRK in recent years has not been as strong as before, it is deeply rooted in the local area. Just relying on this place in Ningbo is enough to make it stand out in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
The person Geng Qianhu came to see was the third master of the Xie family, Xie Qirong.
This Xie Qirong is only forty years old, but he is in charge of all the business under the Xie family's countertops.
In the end, the Xie family is a family of poetry and books, and the main direction is still on the imperial examination and officialdom. It is a pity that in recent years, the Xie family has few promising descendants. The reason why the Xie family can maintain the current situation is that Xie Qirong, an unworthy descendant, is entrusted. of Hongfu.
Xie Qirong was born with handsome features. He was a handsome and handsome man. He was a little thin and wore a blue kesi robe. He looked very calm, but his eyes were clear.
Just looking at such a face, I am afraid that no one can believe that he is the third master of the Xie family.
But he is.
Even Geng Qianhu, who was accustomed to his majesty, was still respectful when facing him, and seemed to be afraid of this man.
After listening to Geng Qianhu's narration, Xie Qirong picked up a stack of paper from the desk and handed it to him.
Geng Qianhu flipped through it, and it actually read Xue Tingxiang's life from childhood to the present.
"Third Master, this—"
"Look at it, know yourself and the enemy, and you can win a hundred battles."
Geng Qianhu did not dare to disobey, so he calmed down and looked at it.
He didn't see anything in front of him. He only saw that this child's temperament changed overnight, and the trajectory of his life has changed since then.
First he was Lianzhong Sanyuan, then he became famous in one fell swoop, and then in the ninth year of Jiacheng, when he saw that the situation in the courtroom that he stirred up by his own strength changed color, he retreated completely. I saw him at six yuan and the first, and the golden hall was passed down, and the scenery was extremely beautiful. Naturally, I saw that he sat on the bench in the Hanlin Academy because he offended Wu Ge, and Wu Ge suddenly changed his attitude and brought him to the cabinet.
Then, from sky to earth overnight, he was released from the capital.
Geng Qianhu didn't see anything else, he saw that what this son said was true, he had indeed had tea with the elders of the pavilion, and the teacher and fellow disciples all served on the side of the king.
"What does the third master mean?"
"This child is so involved that even I can't see it clearly for a while. But because of the so much involvement, he can't move for the time being. If this child has other goals, we can take a look at it slowly. If this child is just greedy, then We can rest easy.”
Xie Qirong picked up the tea cup and took a sip: "It's just a little money, and it's not greedy for you, why should you care too much."
"But those firms..."
"Where they are, let me tell you. Even if Lord Zhongtang wants to kill people who can't be killed, there must be a reason for their existence. If they don't want to, then don't do it. Most people are willing to come."
"Yes." Geng Qianhu said.
Not to mention how Xie San explained the following, anyway, when night fell, all the people in the county government were dispatched.
It's still the same as yesterday, the only difference is that compared to yesterday, the yamen today are obviously more excited.
But not only Fan Xiancheng waited to see the movement, but also waited. There is no movement for a day, which means that the master is not telling a lie. There are people above the master, so those people are soft.
Is there any more exciting news than this!
So there is such a scene, the yamen guarding the city gate are all excited and their eyes are like torches. And those who were dressed in black and dressed like black mice were all pinching their noses and digging for money, with anger in their eyes.
Of course, good things like this don't happen every day.
According to the usual practice, starting from the end of March, this encounter will come every one to two months, and it will last for five or six days each time. Until the weather turns cold in October and the sea is not suitable for sailing, the year is over.
All thought that the magistrate surnamed Xue was like this, and he couldn't play any fancy. Only Fan Xiancheng had a bitter face, with worry and sympathy in his eyes.
Sure enough, on the fourth day, Master Xue from Xue Zhixian made a new move.
It was actually someone who was holding the goods to guard at the city gate, buying and selling by force!
Any business that passes through this place must buy a certain amount of goods, otherwise it will not be allowed.
They are all things that are in season, that is, things that are in high demand in the eyes of Westerners, such as raw silk, silk, silk cloth, tea, and porcelain.
It's all a little bit like this, and a little bit like that, but it adds up to a lot, but it's very fragmented.
In the eyes of people who understand pedestrians, these things are mostly scattered. Don't look at those things that the barbarians are very rare and prosperous, but they have cooperated with major commercial houses for a long time.
It's just plain ugly!
Hearing that the other party not only buys and sells strongly, but also sells to them twice, everyone is very angry.
"Do you know who we are?" Someone in the front car scolded.
"You didn't show your face, so of course we don't know who you are. But our master said that all of you are doing big business, and everything is sold several times to those barbarians who are stupid and have a lot of money, so he turned over twice. It’s only twice, it’s not much.”
Listening to this, everyone almost vomited blood.
The barbarians have a lot of stupid money, so if they buy these things, wouldn’t they be stupid and have a lot of money? !
"Are you forcing us to break in?"
No one is willing to swallow such humiliation, and the people in the car threatened because there were many people escorting goods with the car.
And following this person's words, the two men in charge of driving the car jumped down, and just whistled, someone came from behind. They were all dressed in black, and even though they didn't hold a guy in their hands, there were so many people who looked like locusts, and they looked very infiltrating.
For a time, the atmosphere was extremely tense, and there was a bit of a stance that he would do it if he didn't agree.
And obviously these yamen people won't win, they only have more than ten people, how can they compete with so many people.
The doorman in charge of talking was unmoved, but he was still slow, making people want to beat him and say, "Don't! My master said that if you can run away, the monk can't run away from the temple, unless you can get around this place with wings. Dinghai County."
The companions around him stared at the black people who were hiding in the dark with only one pair of eyes exposed.
"Bear what a bear! You are not too timid, you think that if you cover your face, the gentlemen will not recognize who you are? I am not saying, in this Dinghai County, it is the dragon, you have to give it to me, and it is the tiger, you give it to me. I'm lying down. I don't want to be bullied with the eldest master anymore, right?"
With the arrogant shouts of several gatekeepers, the people who had already surrounded them couldn't help but step back. Of course, there were still some people who didn't retreat, and the doorman was not afraid or afraid of poking his fingers forward again and again, and almost missed a person's nose: "Li Mazi, I thought that if you were covering your face, Master wouldn't recognize your pockmarked face? "
The man who was poked was immediately cowardly, waved his hands again and again, and said with a dry smile: "Master, I don't dare to dare, I just eat it, eat it."
"No one cares about you, but don't know who the king is!"
"Of course, of course." Li Hempazi nodded and bowed, retreating into the crowd.
After this incident, no one came forward again, and those people in the business who wanted to break into the door were immediately embarrassed.
These goods come from all over the world, and naturally it is impossible to bring people to transport them. They are all looking for local people to work as coolies. Now these coolies have all retired, and there are only a few of them left. It's really a dragon, you give me a coil, and a tiger has to lie down.
"Okay, you are fine!"
At this moment, the people at Dinghai Housuo received news, and Geng Daqianhu came in person.
I don't know how he told the bosses in charge of escorting, all in all, Xue Tingxiang's batch of goods was eaten. It was eaten by several major commercial banks, and the silver was paid in cash, and they traded with the barbarians, but they never said that they were on credit, so it was said that they had money, and it was cash.
Xue Tingxiang's more than ten trucks and goods were exchanged for nearly 20,000 taels of silver, which was only double the price. It is no wonder that these people have to sit in such shameless transactions after they are crowded, which is really huge profit.
The trip in March finally came to an end, and with the return of major businesses, the name of the ugly county magistrate in Dinghai County was also widely known in private.
The official is indeed quite small, and he would have been pinched to death with two fingers, but he could not stand the key and was feared by others. And this person is extremely shameless, with a kind of hob-meat momentum.
Being shameless is the most terrifying thing, because when he is shameless, he is already close to invincibility.
Xue Tingxiang directly subordinated to Sun Gang, the prefect of Shangguan Ningbo, and specially invited him to speak. Unfortunately, Xue Tingxiang didn't follow up at all.
The key point is that Sun Gang can't make it clear that he is an official of the imperial court. If he makes it clear, what is it? It may be the handle later.
I had no choice but to swipe him back, thinking in my heart that I would transfer him away when the term expires, and see what else you can be arrogant about.
Before Zhao'er entered the study, she heard Xue Tingxiang humming a little song.
I don't know if this guy has been acting for a long time, but now he has completely changed his appearance. Where is it still like the gentle and reserved Zhuangyuan Lang before, but he is like a slick little official who has been sharpened at the bottom.
When he entered the study, he saw that he was counting with a stack of silver bills, touching his chin from time to time, and he didn't know what yin trick he was thinking of.
Zhao'er breathed a sigh of relief, Xue Tingxiang looked up at her and said, "Come here?"
"Is it okay for you to go to the government office?"
Xue Tingyan said indifferently: "What can be wrong? Now I am the chestnut roasted on the fire. I eat hot mouth, but I don't feel uncomfortable. As long as it is not too much and crosses their bottom line, they will not take me."
As he spoke, he glanced at Zhao'er jokingly and said, "Besides, there are people above me, sir, and they don't dare to fight to the death."
Seeing him like this, Zhao'er couldn't help but laugh: "I don't know if there is anyone above you, don't blow it up, be careful to blow it up."
"Sir, of course there is someone above me."
Seeing his serious appearance, Zhao'er was still a little puzzled, so he heard him say again: "Master is the wife, you are not above me."
As he spoke, he winked at Zhao'er, who immediately understood and said with a blushing face, "What nonsense!"
"You don't understand what I said?"
After the two were tired for a while, Zhao'er panted slightly, tidied up her clothes and said, "Then what are you going to do next?"
"Naturally let this greedy magistrate go on!"
On this day, the county government suddenly issued a notice, informing all the strong laborers in Lijia where the Lijia registry was located.
This kind of thing about the verification of the local population will come every few years, and everyone does not take it seriously. Only when the county magistrate is bored and has nothing to do.
After about half a month, the Yellow Books from each township and li were handed in.
A few days later, the county government issued another notice, restricting all registered strong laborers to join an organization called the Dinghai Trade Union.
The news was released, and there was a lot of discussion for a while, not knowing what the county government wanted to do.
But in such a place where the sky is high and the emperor is far away, the local officials are the sky above their heads, and they can't allow ordinary people to protest.
In addition, on the surface, it seems that he joined the Naruoshizi union, neither forcibly paying grain nor robbing people of houses and land. Because the people at the bottom are forbearance, no one dares to resist unless they are forced to a certain extent. Although some people inevitably made random guesses, they also went to the county government to register their names.
Of course, there are also people who speculate whether the county government has to repair something and use labor.
Since ancient times, Ding Yi has been a common practice. As long as you are still a citizen, it is normal to be drafted for the last time every few years. As long as it is not the kind of military service that is almost dead, no one cares. At most, you can go home after working hard for a while.
In fact, the county government is really doing hard labor.
However, it is not free to work for the government, but to have wages. Although the wages are not much, it is also a pleasant surprise for ordinary people who are ready and plan to work for nothing.
These people, who made up one-third of the county's strong labor force, were brought along to build many warehouses in the northwest of the county.
Rows, rows, white walls and black tiles, at first glance, it is not used to live in people, and people can't live in such a big house. And the craftsmanship is very rough, only for sturdiness, not for comfort.
He also took them to repair the road, widened the street between the two city gates, and leveled it. During this period, a lot of houses were moved. Fortunately, the county government was generous, and there was no such thing as people who were unwilling to move.
After a month of dusty and turbulent work, it was finally completed. At this time, another business line came to Dinghai County one after another.