Chapter 58: Unlimited emotion is not to pay

On this day, the sky above the Xiaoluo River pier was covered with dark clouds, and people traveling everywhere were still everywhere, and boats of all sizes shouted to give way one after another.

County Magistrate Cheng Lingxiang, who was waiting for two days to work elsewhere, stood on the newly built bridge, looking at the prosperous scene in front of him, and was filled with emotion.

The new official position has been reduced. He will take up a position with a ship in the past few days. The original county magistrate was demoted to the position of the head of the head. At the beginning, he thought he could hold a position in the middle of the state. Now his position has been demoted a little, but his rank has been promoted. From the sixth rank, there is no way. The Chang'an magistrate Pei Yaoqing is on the sixth rank.

"Sir, didn't you say you wanted to go over and take a look?" A follower next to County Magistrate Cheng reminded him in a low voice when he saw him standing here and watching for a while.

"Okay, let's go here. I heard that the lake is still repairing there. I just happened to see who the next county magistrate was. The recommended memorandum has been accepted. Only this dock has a lot of money for a year. Although this year it's dry, the county's tax adjustments are all exempted. A bowl of fat meat is so fat that many people want to come and take a bite."

County Magistrate Cheng walked towards the other side, and from time to time, someone pushed or rushed the car to transport the goods on his car to this side, making it difficult for him to calm down.

After the pier was repaired, the ship was opened here after a few rains. Sanshui County could not eat so much cargo, but if others needed it, the river could be connected to the sea and passed through many places, including the capital city, other places far away from the river or without a pier, so they could only transport the freight to this place for circulation.

Some of them simply came here by merchants from other places, rented warehouses at the dock, and bought and sold them with each other. There were many people visiting the goods, and some of them were transported directly before they even got off the boat. Of course, the docking fee at the dock still had to be paid.

As the people in Zhangjiazhuang said, in the prosperous times, locals also had a new way of life, some went to the wharf to carry the life, and some borrowed money to buy a car and transport it back and forth.

Even those who sell cold skin and pancakes are often sold around, giving them enough portions, fair price, and cheap. Many people who don’t have much money choose to buy one and eat it together, both dry and sparse.

The follower was anxious as he listened to the adults, afraid that someone would think of this place, but he could not continue to say this, so he could only change his words: "Sir, not only the docks are prosperous, but there are more people in the county in the future. Many temples have been demolished. The land that did not have to pay taxes will be transferred to others."

"Well, it's good to have it demolished. People don't have much money at home, so they have to give them one more to save money to buy some things in their lives. I heard that Zhangjiazhuang met a merchant from Beijing. It seems that they will deliver the goods here today and watch the fun in a while."

County Magistrate Cheng looked at the piled up on the opposite side and suddenly thought of this matter. He exchanged new grain for old grain and sold old grain, which was obviously losing money. He didn't know what Zhangjiazhuang was going to do. He sent someone to inquire and said that he was preparing manpower here, which was easy to use today.

"Sir, the young man knows this. A grain-selling shop in the capital has fallen in love with the seeds of Zhang and Wang families. He wants to buy and sell them, or find a place to plant them. The Mijia Grain Store is an ordinary grain store and has no reputation. This time, he will probably suffer.

Think about it, Zhangjiazhuang has already given a price. The grain is kept in the field. If you want to buy it, don’t buy it. If you don’t want to buy it, why do you have to calculate it once? If you want to collect old grain from other people’s farms, and then use new grain to exchange for the grain of other people’s farms, the grain of the farms will naturally not be considered seeds, and you will have to eat.

Is Zhangjiazhuang so easy to deal with? When I get angry, I follow the action. I can't tell the small ones how I did it. In short, Zhangjiazhuang deliberately made things worse, otherwise it would be enough to tell the merchants not to sell old grain. Which merchants in the place can be more obedient than theirs?"

The entourage thought hard and analyzed it to the county magistrate Cheng. When he heard that the entourage could say such words, the entourage laughed.

"You little kid, what do you know? This is Zhangjiazhuang's demonstration. I'm leaving now. Sanshui County is so good. The position of the county magistrate has never been settled. How many pairs of eyes are looking here? People with abilities can find out the relationship between us and Zhang Wang's two families. What will happen if Zhangjiazhuang is weak at this time?"

"It will be underestimated by more people. Those who didn't dare to reach out and wanted to try it. No wonder, the young one is still too stupid." The follower understood this time.

"Hmph! Some people reach out to their food, but they don't care. In this place in front of us, no one wants to reach out? This is the chicken that can lay golden eggs. You and I are about to leave. Yesterday they sent someone to send so much money. Isn't it just to let me go to the place to get some money?"

County Magistrate Cheng said helplessly as he looked at the young man who had been with him since he was six or seven years old and had been with him for more than twenty years.

The entourage nodded, "What the sir said is, they really dare to give it. Except for a small part of their own emergency use, they will give us all the other income at the dock. He is not afraid that we will turn against each other when we turn it over? This is the money from renting a warehouse and the restaurant and shop for one year, and the total amount of more than 20,000 taels of silver."

County Magistrate Cheng shook his head slightly and said to his entourage: "Do you dare to turn against me or do I dare turn against me? Yao Chong came down, Song Jing went up, and Zhou Yu, who was not wrong to join the army of Sicang, is really a turn against me. We will not let us go without waiting for Zhangjiazhuang to take action. Zhou Yu will not spare us. There is such a master who can even calculate such a thing. Who is not afraid?

Do you still remember the silver that Song Jinggong came to give? I didn’t know it was Zhou Xihu. The money he gave was far more than the money I sold normally. This is to tell me that if I don’t care, they will directly send the silver to me and use the money that can be bought by the state to the county magistrate. This is a threat. What if you say we will turn against each other?”

"They will send more money to the adult boss." The entourage replied.

"Yes, look at how they look to the village households and then to the county yamen runners, you can imagine that they do not want any betrayal to happen. Once such a person finds out who has betrayed, he will kill the chickens and wait for the waiter to take the money with him. The capital is no more expensive than elsewhere. With my salary, he will live. We must know how to be grateful."

County Magistrate Cheng was afraid that his followers would always think about Zhangjiazhuang's plan all day long, so he forgot the kindness he deserved, so he reminded him.

The entourage nodded quickly, "Don't worry, adults, young people will never think about it. They also said that we should go to the place, but the money is not enough to send letters to people, and help some literati who are preparing for the exam. I don't know what it is for them to buy literati, and how do you know who will have a future prospect?"

"One of a hundred people is enough. This is to spend money. Whenever there are students they sponsor in the future, as long as they can help, everyone will have to help. If they don't help, that is ungrateful and want to expect Shangguan to be nice to you?"

County Magistrate Cheng explained, and the follower suddenly said, "So that's the case, it costs a lot of money, and it's really easy to calculate."

"It's so calculating? What's this? The head of the Zhang family has been preparing to take the imperial examination. Perhaps it was in the past or two years. When he went to the capital, he said that he was a supporter of those students and his fame would be immediately gained. This is the most powerful one. I don't know what the two masters had to do with Zhang Zhong and Zhang Yongcheng, or had an old man, and lay the foundation with such great strength.

By then, the provincial middle school will send letters to the recommendations, and I will also have to help. The connections I used their money to make is the moment they need to use. If someone was willing to help me like this, why would I wait until now to be a sixth rank?"

When Magistrate Cheng talked about the head of the Zhang family, he was not only envious, but also sad. So much money paved the way for someone, so people couldn't say much.

"Ah? It's actually like this? Zhangjiazhuang is indeed not an ordinary place, but is it worth it? What if they help the Zhang family members, the Zhang family members don't appreciate it?"

"This is not over yet. Didn't I say that when I was giving the money yesterday? As long as I have difficulties there, whether it is government affairs or other aspects, I can write a letter. This is to keep my position and wait for others to go to the exam without making any mistakes. I can also take advantage of it."

As the magistrate Cheng spoke, he felt very happy. No matter what, he really helped him and had to continue to help. With an expert on his side, his career will be easier in the future. The only regret is that he has never met the master in person, and he will not find a chance to become a disciple.

The entourage was stunned when he heard these words. He never expected that Zhangjiazhuang would calculate so long. Such things were not something he could guess. The only thing he could do was follow the adults honestly.

As the two of them spoke, they had already walked into the building complex here. The streets were wide and flat, with shops on both sides of the street, and there were special people carrying baskets to pick up things that others threw down. Every few dozen steps on both sides of the road, there was an open wooden bucket with words written on them and pictures, which made people throw useless things inside.

The street next to a pier should be dirty and messy, but here is only clean and tidy, which makes people wish they could buy a house here to live in. Unfortunately, the place here is only rented but not sold.

"Sir, they are really good at thinking. Who can guess that the place where they bought it for a loss of 1,000 taels of silver turned into a place that is worth tens of thousands of dollars? Hey? What is that place for? I came yesterday, but I didn't see it."

The follower looked at the surrounding scenery and praised it again, and suddenly found something that had not been found yesterday in front of him.
Chapter completed!