For this reason, Liu Dayuan sent someone to invite Gongsun Jian to discuss countermeasures early in the morning. Gongsun Jian looked at the official document of the imperial court, smiled and said to Liu Dayuan, who looked anxious: "Lord Liu, it is a good thing that the imperial court sent someone. When the time comes, you will be in charge of the reception arrangements, since you are a person sent by the imperial court, you must be very capable. When the time comes, give them more things to do. For example, if this organization collects money and food in the autumn and collects it, they can be responsible. As for the stolen money and goods, I will arrange for someone to escort them to Beijing when I go back. You don't have to worry about that. ”

"But......" Liu Dayuan hesitated for a moment and said, "Son, I'm afraid that the people sent by the imperial court will not be well-intentioned." Thinking about finding our trouble. Is there so much money to be handed over to the imperial court? ”

Gongsun Jian shook his head helplessly, this Liu Dayuan is not bad, but he is a little pedantic.

"People are here, you are also the county commander, arrange for them to be responsible for the autumn harvest and collect money and grain, do they dare not go. It's best not to go, just lock it up and ask for the crime. If they go, they will be busy, and we can arrange some people in the middle to find trouble with them, such as the Cao family. Has the Cao family paid a penny or a grain of rice over the years? And there are a lot of famous people in the money and food, once they dare to have unclean hands and feet, then it is just time to ask for the crime, even if the hands and feet are clean, the master can also deduct him for a crime. Can today's Linshui County still be able to rely on them? Those few local snakes were all killed by us, and we are afraid of two foreign officials. ”

Liu Dayuan was speechless for a while, and felt more and more that he was on the wrong boat at the beginning. This Gongsun Jian is simply a lawless lord, and there is nothing he doesn't dare to do if he is ruthless.

Gongsun Jian came out of the back hall of the county office, and before he reached the front yard, a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl standing at the west moon gate called out to him.

"Gongsama."

"Oh, it's Miss Liu!"

Gongsun Jian knew each other, Liu Fanglan, the daughter of Liu Dayuan, the county commander. Liu Dayuan has a total of two sons and a daughter. The eldest son took care of his parents in his hometown, and the second son was studying abroad, but the youngest daughter was always by her side and loved her very much.

And this Miss Liu also has some talents, a few days ago when she was too busy to check those houses, Liu Dayuan even asked her to show up to help keep accounts. Moreover, in those days, the little girl Gongyu Wu also lived in the county government for a few days under the care of Liu Fanglan. So they are not strangers to each other.

"I wonder if Miss Liu is wrong?" Gongsun Jian saw that the other party looked a little speechless, so he took the initiative to ask.

"That'...... Is that girl okay these days? I haven't seen her in days, and I miss her. Liu Fanglan said shyly.

"Oh, I'm doing well these days, I've been studying at home. If you want her to turn back, I'll let her come to the county office to see you. You can also go to my house to see her. ”

"Oh." Liu Fanglan lowered her eyebrows and answered, as if she had other things on her mind. However, Gongsun Jian didn't have the time to take care of the girl's heart, and when he saw that the other party no longer spoke, he turned around and prepared to leave after giving a salute.

"Your Excellency. There's something I want to trouble you. Seeing that Gongsun Jian was leaving, Liu Fanglan hurriedly shouted to stop him.

"What's the matter? How can I help under the will not shirk. Gongsun Jian turned around and said.

"Can you go and tell me daddy to let me go out?"

"This ......" Gongsun Jian couldn't help frowning slightly.

"Could it be that Miss, you were grounded by Lord Liu?"

"Hmm...... Let's just say that. Liu Fanglan blushed slightly, then stomped her foot and raised her head, mustered up the courage to say loudly to Gongsun Jian: "Lord Gong, can I call you Brother Gong?" ”

"Yes."

"Then I'll be honest with you. Big brother, I would like to rent a small storefront and a small warehouse near the dock. But my dad didn't agree. That's why they grounded me. ”

"Oh?" Gongsun Jian laughed, looked at the other party and asked with interest: "Miss Liu, if you want to rent a storefront and warehouse at the dock, are you going to do business by yourself?" ”

"yes." Liu Fanglan looked at Gongsun Jian with big eyes and said, "Our Linshui County is not far to the northwest is the Wu Kingdom, and the trade between the south and the north is very developed. My hometown is in Qianzhou, where rouge gouache is the most famous. So I want to sell some rouge gouache from my hometown. ”

Hearing this, Gongsun Jian became more and more interested in the girl in front of him. The dignified daughter of the county magistrate is actually interested in business, and judging from the other party's account, it may not be a day or two to have this thought.

"Miss Liu, even if I ask your father to let you out, I will let you rent the store and warehouse. But you are a girl's family, how do you manage it? And Qianzhou Mansion is not close to our Linshui County, what should you do if you buy goods or something? How do you ensure the quality and price of the goods that come in? ”

"Big brother, you don't have to worry about this. My uncle's family specializes in rouge gouache. I also asked someone to come to my father before, hoping to sell the rouge gouache produced at home to Wu Guo through our Linshui County. But my father was not in power in the county seat, and he could hardly do anything, so he didn't agree. It's different now, big brother, you're here, and you've cleaned up all those villains. Naturally, you can do this business. Liu Fanglan replied with a smile: "Besides, it is my uncle's house, and my own use is also produced by their family, so there must be no problem in terms of quality." As for the price, it will naturally not be more expensive than selling it to outsiders, and I can let them deliver it directly, I only need to have a place to store it, and then sell it to the merchants who come over from Wu Guo. This way you earn the difference from it. ”

When it comes to her business experience, Liu Fanglan suddenly lost her crampedness.

"And I've talked to them about this business before. She's willing to partner with me, too. Liu Fanglan saw Gongsun Jian smiling and didn't speak, so she could only use the last killer move, and directly dragged Gongyu Wu into the water.

But she didn't lie to Gongsun Jian, when Gongyu Wu lived in her house before, she did encourage the little girl. And as soon as the little girl heard that she could make money, she agreed at that time. But after all, he was a child, and when he got home and met Feng Wan'er and had to take care of the accounts for Gongsun Jian, he forgot about it.

"Big brother, please. Just go talk to my dad for me. I know Daddy listens to you for everything. Without you, his magistrate is nothing. Liu Fanglan begged with tears.

"Is rouge gouache profitable?" Gongsun Jian suddenly asked.

"Of course. The most common rouge sells for 100 wen a box, but the purchase price is only about 30 wen. And if the more high-end ones are sold to Wu State, they will cost at least one or twenty taels of silver. ”

"Hiss......" Gongsun Jian gasped, sure enough, it is the best money for women and children! He has seen rouge, in his previous life, half the size of a cigarette box was sold for 100 wen, and when it is exchanged for rice, it can be bought for more than 100 catties, and a family of three can eat it for a month.

"Well, tell your father to visit me at home. Then I went and had a good discussion with Nannan and another girl in my family. I think it's hard to do it alone, but maybe it's a lot easier with three people. You know what I mean? Gongsun Jian suggested with a smile. Such a good deal, if you don't intervene, you will lose a lot. And Liu Dayuan's housework is indeed not very easy for him to interfere with. But if Liu Fanglan pulls Gong Yu Wu and Feng Wan'er to do it together, the nature will be different. Anyway, he won't object, and it is estimated that Feng Huaidao will agree. And Liu Dayuan had no reason to stop him in the end, otherwise he would have offended Gongsun Jian and Feng Huaidao.

Liu Fanglan is not stupid, she immediately understood when she heard Gongsun Jian say this, smiled and gave Gongsun Jian a blessing, and hurriedly returned to the backyard after thanking her.

In this way, in the future, a huge luxury jewelry empire of cosmetics and clothing, shoes, hats, bags and bags inadvertently started from Linshui County. Of course, that's all for later.

Leaving the county office, Gongsun Jian went to the militia. After checking the training situation, he sat down with Tian Kuo and had a serious talk again. I feel that the other party still has some ability, and at least for now, the loyalty is good, so I am a lot more relieved.

After a few more days, the two officials appointed by the imperial court actually arrived. I have to say that the imperial court's actions this time are still very fast. And with them there was also a letter written by the old Xiangguo Gong Mohan to Gongsun Jian. The one who was responsible for bringing the family letter to Gongsun Jian was the master book sent by the imperial court this time. This person's name is Huang Wenyuan, and he is a jinshi in the previous subject. It stands to reason that he will not be sent to such a small county town to be the chief bookkeeper of this kind of eight-grade official. However, because of the particularity of Linshui County, Huang Wenyuan and another Jinshi Zhang Han were specially assigned.

Gongsun Jian is Huang Wenyuan who met at his home after dinner, and Huang Wenyuan's intention is not only to send this family letter, but also to mean that he is actually his own person, not the imperial court or the people of Emperor Yue and Chen Cheng. Obviously, this is the secret son of the meritorious nobles and relatives lurking in the other party, and this time they came to assist Gongsun Jian.

After reading the family letter, Gongsun Jian also understood the reason. Naturally, he chatted with Huang Wenyuan about the situation in the capital and some other gossip. In the end, it was Huang Wenyuan himself who took the initiative to say: "Father-in-law, before the official leaves, Lord Luo will explain that everything will be subject to your arrangement after arriving in Linshui County." In addition, you and I should not interact too often on the surface, and the friendship should not be too good. After all, that Zhang Han and I were specially sent by the imperial court to spy on you and Liu Zhixian. So there are a lot of things that we can only contact secretly. ”

"Well, I know that. In the future, you do your business, and I will do mine. On weekdays, there is not much contact except for business. But there's one thing you have to do. Gongsun Jian nodded.

"Childe, please speak."

"That is to show me Zhang Han, you must report to me any of his actions meticulously. I'll arrange for someone to contact you when the time comes. ”

"Yes. This is also the explanation of the old Xiangguo when he left Beijing. The subordinates will definitely show you Zhang Han. There were also a few attachés who came with us, except for my own scholar, who were all members of the Golden Dragon Guard. These people, childe, you must also find someone to keep an eye on. It is said that the man at the head of the group may have carried a token from the Imperial Gift and was able to mobilize nearby troops. ”

"Oh?" Gongsun Jian couldn't help frowning slightly. The emperor's father-in-law really looks up to himself, and even the most secret and elite Golden Dragon Guard has been sent, and he also carries the imperial token, it seems that his guard against himself is not low!

Gongsun Jianmo touched his chin silently and pondered, but unfortunately Lao Ma was sent to contact the Li family in Jeju Mansion. Xie Wu was in the northwest to monitor the movements of the border army and had not yet returned. Ding Feng led people to secretly process and produce munitions in the original Loess Gang cottage. There's really no one in my hands right now. Is it possible to go down and fight these people yourself?

After thinking about it for a while, Gongsun Jian told Huang Wenyuan about his previous plan, that is, to send him and Zhang Han to Sili and Eight Townships to supervise the autumn harvest and collect taxes. In this way, they don't have the energy to stay in the county town and fight against themselves, and the remaining few people of the Golden Dragon Guard can be easily handled as long as they are monitored. It's really not okay to kill the leader and take away the token of the Yue Emperor.

Huang Wenyuan naturally did not object to Gongsun Jian's arrangement, and promised that as long as the county ordered Liu Dayuan to give an order, he would do so, so that Zhang Han alone could not clearly oppose Liu Dayuan. Otherwise, in the future, Linshui County will not be able to gain a foothold and complete the monitoring tasks assigned by the imperial court.