Five hundred jin of money is not a small amount for most people in this era, and most people's average annual income is only about ten or twenty jin.

Later generations of social animals should also have some understanding of this. It is not easy to earn 10,000 yuan a month.

For Yang Qing, the salary of the Maritime Bureau is not high, but there is always some external water.

But after all, he had to raise a family, and his eldest son was about to be admitted to the imperial examination, and his younger sons also had to work hard to support them in their studies.

Only Yang Qing earned a lot, so he barely managed to hold on.

Most scholars in this era could only provide one child with their families, and others had to run a business to provide a scholar.

Although Yang Qing earned a lot, he spent a lot of money, and it was absolutely impossible for his family to have a huge sum of 500 stagnants, so it was understandable that he was panicked.

In order not to affect traffic, the yamen runners took the two to the post office for inquiries.

The yamen runner checked the goods, and the driver who transported the goods was also an acquaintance. The loss was indeed real, and there was no such thing as striking the car. The person at fault was Yang Qing, so the yamen runner asked how Yang Qing wanted to solve the problem.

"It is okay to settle privately or report to the official. I think you are also a decent person. You should also see the value of the goods. The compensation price is only calculated based on the purchase price. If it is based on the selling price, it must be raised further."

The yamen runners handle things very fairly. This is West Lake City. If they dare to do whatever they want here, Kaifeng Prefecture would not let them go.

Xihu City is already the largest taxpayer in Kaifeng Prefecture. When facing big financial owners, who dares to underestimate them, those who are sent here to work are all smart people.

Of course, Yang Qing could understand the value of goods. He was from the Maritime Bureau. The necessary procedure every day was to check the value of goods and charge taxes.

The problem is that he can't pay the money.

So Yang Qing could only report the name of his good friend Jiang Rucheng.

"Are you Mr. Jiang's friend?"

The yamen runners were a little surprised.

Yang Qing smiled bitterly and nodded: "He invited him to come this time, and he came to meet Ouyang Bian."

"You still recognize the God of Wealth?"

The yamen runners were even more surprised.

Yang Qing nodded.

The yamen runner looked at Yang Qing suspiciously: "You don't look like a liar, but why do you say this lie? Let alone the God of Wealth, even Mr. Jiang is not something that everyone can see. Do you have any evidence?"

Yang Qing quickly took out the letter Jiang Rucheng wrote to him from the bag. The yamen runners could still recognize a few words. When they saw Jiang Rucheng's signature, they were skeptical.

"Do you know that Mr. Jiang is not in Bianjing now?" asked the yamen runner.

Yang Qing nodded: "He should still be on Jinghu North Road. I am here to meet Mr. Ouyang."

The yamen runner was a little embarrassed: "This is the case, but I can't see Mr. Ouyang at this level."

Yang Qing thought for a while and said, "Is it convenient for me to meet your boss?"

The yamen runner nodded: "This is feasible. The person who manages Xihu City now is Director Wang, so I'll find it for you."

After a while, the officer Wang came and saw Yang Qing and smiled, "You are Mr. Yang, right? I was sent by Kaifeng Prefecture to manage the affairs here. My surname is Wang."

Yang Qing quickly bowed and said, "Hello, Mr. Wang."

Officer Wang smiled: "What kind of official is not an official? I am just a poor official."

Yang Qing smiled and said, "It's not that Wang Shishi is not a bad person if he can manage the huge city of West Lake City. I'm afraid he won't do it if he changes the magistrate, right?"

Officer Wang laughed: "Where is it, Mr. Yang, I can't directly recommend Mr. Ouyang to you, but you must know how to contact me, right?"

Yang Qing smiled bitterly and said, "I originally made an appointment with someone to pick me up in Zhuxian Town, but I came early and thought to come to Xihu City first, but I didn't expect that this happened."

Director Wang frowned slightly. This matter was not easy to deal with. He pondered for a while and drove the yamen runners out, leaving him and Yang Qing.

"Mr. Yang, can I know what it was like to meet Mr. Ouyang?"

Secretary Wang stared at Yang Qing.

Yang Qing did not avoid the look of Director Wang: "Young Master Ouyang wants me to be responsible for a business."

Director Wang's pupils were tightened.

If what Yang Qing said was true and Ouyang Bian personally met with the agent, then the company he managed must be extraordinary. Generally, Ouyang Bian did not need to be personally met with. It would be amazing to have Jiang Rucheng received it.

If Ouyang Bian met him in person, it means that at least he had to be an agent of the same level as Jiang Rucheng.

"hiss!"

What level of agent is Jiang Rucheng?

Let’s put it this way, Jiang Rucheng was under the jurisdiction of West Lake City in the past. Later, Xihu City Engineering Company was divested and managed by Jiang Rucheng. It seemed that it had been demoted, but in fact it was not.

Xihu City is just Xihu City, but Xihu City Engineering Company has now undertaken the official road of Jinghu North Road and has more than a dozen major cities of Xihu City. It is said that the employees of Xihu City Engineering Company now have nearly 500,000 employees. Such a giant is managed by Jiang Rucheng.

If it were later generations, they would definitely compare Xihucheng Engineering Company to a national engineering company in later generations, which is still the only one.

The Yang Qing in front of him might be Jiang Rucheng's agent of the same level?

Director Wang suddenly became excited.

If, if, if, if, if I can help him at his trough, if he becomes more developed in the future... tsk.

Director Wang thought to himself, and he quickly said, "This is a big deal. I know Mr. Ouyang and I, why don't I take you over and ask?"

Yang Qing hesitated a little: "Then here?"

Secretary Wang smiled and said, "It's okay, they're still at ease with my guarantee."

Yang Qing was really grateful. It was difficult to guarantee this matter casually. It involved a huge sum of 500 stagnants. If Director Wang could guarantee it for him, it would really take on his life.

But he didn't know that the officer Wang came from the Wang family, and the Wang family was a clerk family in Kaifeng Prefecture. The clerk family was extremely enthusiastic about building a network of relationships, which could increase their hidden power.

If you lose money this time, the money can be paid by the Wang family, so it is not a matter of life for Director Wang.

Director Wang was very thoughtful and handled the matter here well. He immediately took Yang Qing to rent a carriage and headed straight to Ouyang Bian's courtyard.

"... Everyone with the strong reputation in Bianjing City knows that Young Master Ouyang does not live in Ouyang's house. Most of the time, he is in his own Tsinghua Park. He handles things here. If he goes to Ou's house, he will definitely be disappointed."

Director Wang smiled and introduced to Yang Qing.

Yang Qing was a little curious: "Honor Ouyang got married? Why did he live outside by himself?"

Secretary Wang smiled and said, "That's not the case, but Mr. Ouyang already has a fiancée, and is the daughter of the rich husband. It is said that Mr. Ouyang moved out to live in order not to disturb the peace of Mr. Ouyang and his wife. After all, Mr. Ouyang has too many business operations, and there are so many people every day."

Yang Qing wanted to inquire about Ouyang Bian more, and Officer Wang didn't bother with it. This was a good time to build a relationship.

Director Wang only took major issues. Even so, he only spoke 70% or 80% of them and had already arrived at Tsinghua University.

Why is Ouyang Bian’s courtyard called Tsinghua Garden? That is his own evil taste.

Secretary Wang asked Yang Qing to wait in the car, holding Yang Qing's letter, and ran to the door.

Yang Qing pricked his ears.

"...Oh, it's me, Xiao Wang, the officer in West Lake City... Ah, yes, it's me. The little Wang who helped Mrs. Xue plant flowers and plants last time, haha... Hi, it's all a trivial matter. I'll still find me if I have something to do next time... Oh, this time, that's right. When I was on duty in West Lake City, I had a car accident... Hey, Mr. Ouyang invited him and also held a letter from Mr. Jiang Rucheng. Look... Hey, I'll bother you!"

When Yang Qing saw the door beckoned and asked someone to take his seat, he hurried in.

After a while, the door came out and whispered a few words to Director Wang.

Director Wang hurried over, and Yang Qing felt his heart pounding.

"Brother Yang, Brother Yang!"

Director Wang looked excited.

Yang Qing was also quite nervous: "How is it?"

"Young Master Ouyang is welcome!" Director Wang said happily.

"Huh!" Yang Qing let out a breath and tried hard to calm himself down.

"Okay! I'll go in now, where are you?"

Yang Qing said in a deep voice.

Secretary Wang smiled and said, "Brother Yang, you go in first, I will wait for you here, I will invite you to drink later."

Yang Qing smiled and said, "Okay, but I have to invite you."

Director Wang smiled on his face: "Okay!"

Yang Qing nodded, turned around and walked in and disappeared behind the screen wall with his head raised.

Secretary Wang clenched his fists and cheered in a low voice.

If Yang Qingzhen could become an agent of Jiang Rucheng, then he, Xiao Wang, might be in the process of running time.

...

The day after Ouyang Bian came back, he went to report his duties, and then he took a good rest for a few days. He did not stop for a while when he went to Jinghu North Road.

"Young Master, someone came outside and said he had made an appointment with you. He came from Jiaxing and was named Yang Qing."

The doorzi said with a smile on his face and said to Ouyang Bian who was slumped on the recliner.

Ouyang Bian opened his sleepy eyes, sat up suddenly, staring blankly under the eaves, and didn't know what he was thinking.

The door was not surprised, so he bent over and waited for Ouyang Bian to react.
To be continued...