The word "make money" is undoubtedly the biggest motivation and the most attractive attraction for businessmen.

Hao Donglai and Shi Daxing fought like chicken blood, full of red and blue, and began to get busy.

Chang Long Ji and Xing Long Ji two shops in just one hour all closed, all the shop guys gathered together, the two shopkeepers under the name of the silk shop, fat powder shop, garment shop, porcelain, pen and ink groceries and so on all the shop guys add up to more than 200 people, no wonder it is the leading enterprise in Qingcheng County, the business is not small.

Hao Donglai and Shi Daxing each gave orders to the men below, and groups of people were sent out, like trickles into the sea, and disappeared.

At the same time, the news of the county's order to close the two largest businesses in Qingcheng County soon spread, and the shopkeepers and foreign merchants in the eastern part of the county were immediately panicked and rumors spread.

An hour later, a notice was posted in front of the county yamen, which listed two businesses that had been bullying customers for many years, shoddy, and building porcelain kilns to exploit farmers, during which the porcelain kilns were also involved in a murder case, and the county ordered the two shops to be temporarily sealed, and then unsealed after everything was investigated.

Everything was as Gu Qing expected, and the reason for sealing the porcelain kiln finally involved the two shops, which not only gave the people sufficient reasons, but also eliminated the future trouble of the porcelain kiln.

Hao Donglai and Shi Daxing were merchants, and businessmen were destined to be unable to rebel against the government. Although both sides knew that what the notice said was not the truth, no one dared to lift the cover, and daring to expose it meant declaring war with the Huang County Order, and the consequences were unbearable.

The inquirementists were sent out, and the next thing was to wait for the results.

After Huang County ordered the closure of the two shops, there was no other action for the time being. Probably he thought that the seizure of the porcelain kiln was a perfect end. A county magistrate bullied two businessmen and a farmer, that's all, not to mention that there was a valid reason, he was not afraid to reason wherever he went, at least on the surface there was nothing wrong with what he did.

Gu Qing waited in Qingcheng County for two days, waiting for news from Shuzhou.

In the past two days, he has not been idle, and finally entered the city once, Gu Qing took Song Gensheng to visit several down-and-out scholars, unlike Song Gensheng, these readers are real readers, but their abilities are limited, and they have not passed the Xianggong exam in Shuzhou, but they are all serious Confucian students of the Ming Dynasty.

Gu Qing visited one by one, courteous and thoughtful, negotiated with several gentlemen, and agreed on the time for them to come to Shiqiao Village, both guests and hosts were happy, and since then Shiqiao Village has a teaching gentleman, and the children in the village can finally go to school.

The sad thing is that Song Gensheng will also go to the academy to study in the future, and I am afraid that he will not have much time to accompany Gu Qing to squat on the ground to watch the ants move.

Is this the price of growth?

Two days later, the guy sent by Shi Daxing to Shuzhou finally sent back the news.

In the backyard of the Chang Long Kee shop, the three of them got together again for a small meeting.

The atmosphere is still a little depressing, and the news that the guy brought back is not good.

"I asked my old friends in Shuzhou City to inquire, our official reputation of the Huangxian Commander is actually very good, it is said that Shuzhou Pei Tingshi praised him a lot, saying that the Huangxian Commander governed the people in a good way, and the grain sent by the imperial court was handed over in full, and there was little civil unrest under the rule, and at the same time, it also built water conservancy and helped Nongsang, Pei Tingshi reported the name of the Huangxian Order to the Yizhou Jiedu Embassy for two consecutive years to praise his merits." Shi Daxing's expression was obscure.

Hao Donglai's expression became more and more desperate, and he sighed: "Even the assassin Shi praised him, if we cross Qingcheng County to sue the assassin Shi Mansion, I'm afraid there will be no good results." ”

Gu Qing was quite surprised and said: "I didn't expect such an old-fashioned and conservative person to have such a good official reputation, I thought that Huang County made that dog temperament hated by everyone......"

Hao Donglai sighed: "I have also inquired about Huang Countyling's family relatives, he only has one wife, no concubine, and a son under his knees, about thirteen or fourteen years old, is studying in his hometown, the son is honest, he is a typical scholar, and other relatives have not heard of any illegal deeds, this family is really leaky." ”

The three of them were silent, hanging their heads and sighing.

After a long time, Gu Qing suddenly sneered, and the two shopkeepers looked up at him in amazement.

Gu Qing said with a smile: "I suddenly feel that the three of us are like bad people, secretly discussing behind our backs how to bring down a good official who is honest and upright, from then on, Zhongliang was trapped, traitors were in charge, mountains and rivers were discolored, and Changge should cry ......"

The more the two shopkeepers listened, the more ugly their faces became, Hao Donglai blushed and said: "He, he is not a good official, he cut off people's wealth for no reason, and sealed my shop, can he be regarded as a good official?" ”

Shi Daxing patted his thigh and said: "Exactly, it is said that it is a county parent, but how can any parent in the world cut off the livelihood of their children?" ”

Gu Qing said with a smile: "The two of you are businessmen, but I didn't expect to take the word 'reputation' so seriously. ”

Hao Donglai sighed: "It is precisely because he is a businessman that reputation is particularly important, who in the world is willing to do business with traitors?" Aren't you afraid of death? ”

Gu Qing said: "Okay, let's be serious, ask the two of you a serious matter......

"You ask."

"How much cash do you have on hand now?"

Hao Donglai and Shi Daxing blinked quickly, and they didn't say anything for a long time.

This is a very private question, especially for businessmen, who are even more reluctant to answer this kind of question, unless it is a life-and-death friend who can trust his life.

So the two looked at each other, exchanged glances again, and squeezed their eyebrows to signal each other to say first, but they pushed back and forth for a long time, and no one said anything.

Gu Qing urged: "It's all grasshoppers tied to a rope, don't you understand it when you are in the same boat?" When is it still tricky. ”

Shi Daxing's personality is relatively cheerful, so he said happily: "The cash that can be used on my family's account is about thirty yuan. ”

Hao Donglai had no choice but to follow: "My family can use more than 20 pieces, and there are still a few treasures at home, if you sell them temporarily, you can make up about 30 pieces." ”

Gu Qing nodded: "Sixty times together, it should be enough......"

Hao Donglai's expression moved, and he leaned over and said, "Shaolangjun has come up with a way?" Can the porcelain kiln be unsealed? ”

"Yes, but the two of you may have to hurt some money......"

Hao Donglai wanted to speak again and again, and finally couldn't help but say: "Aren't you hurting money?" ”

Gu Qing sighed: "Shopkeeper Hao, you asked this question well, I don't hurt money, but I'm sad, the porcelain kiln is the three of us, and if such a big thing happens, I can't sleep and eat every day to find a way, isn't it worth thirty times that I came up with a solution to the problem?" Are you embarrassed to let me pay again? ”

Hao Donglai and Shi Daxing glanced at each other, but still accepted Gu Qing's statement, thirty guan is nothing, if Gu Qing can really come up with a way to unseal the porcelain kiln, thirty guan will be able to earn it back soon.

"Shaolangjun is worthy of being a young hero, I didn't expect to have a way so soon, let's talk about how we should do it."

Gu Qing said slowly: "I'm afraid you two will have to go to Shuzhou in person. ”