The servants who transported Yunnan copper and the boatmen who transported copper did whatever they wanted on the dock, making a group of besieged shipowners and cargo owners complain, and they even pinned their hopes on Han Xiufeng, thinking that Han Xiufeng was going to intercede with them.

In fact, Han Xiufeng couldn't take care of their affairs, let alone take care of them, he still ignored everything that was happening around him, and quickly climbed uphill and walked to Guan Zhutou: "Uncle Guan, the turtle son on the boat not only gave a shameless face, but also put on a businesslike posture with me, saying that the heavy responsibility of transporting copper is on his shoulders, and no idle people can get on the boat." ”

"Then there's no need to be polite to him." Guan Zhutou saw that the "Copper Heavenly King" was not pleasing to the eye, and finally seized an opportunity to miss it, and immediately turned around and said: "Blessed, hurry up and call someone, only call the trustworthy brother, and don't shout if the tone is not strict." ”

Having work means making money, Yu Youfu couldn't help but smile and said, "How many shouts?" ”

"Fifteen or sixteen should be enough, let the brethren take all the guys."

"Where will you shout?"

Yu Youfu asked the head catcher this question, he was stunned, and subconsciously looked at Han Xiufeng.

Han Xiufeng looked back at the official boat on the river, and muttered: "When I got on the boat, the turtle son was writing a letter to inform us of the Ba County Bureau, if he didn't know, our old man would definitely pretend to be deaf and dumb, but once he knew the meeting, he couldn't ignore it, and as soon as the text arrived, he would definitely let Zhuangban send someone to the dock to assist in taking care of it." ”

Guan Zhutou looked at the sky and said, "It's time for the county government to close the door now." ”

"When the door is closed, it only blocks the people who go to complain."

"Yes, when the door closes, they will go to beat the drums."

"I glanced at the text he wrote, and it said that there were a total of fifteen boats, each containing 30,000 catties of Yunnan copper, which means that there were 450,000 catties of Yunnan copper on the river." Han Xiufeng nodded at the boat moored on the periphery of the dock, frowned slightly, and said: "The boats are all here, there are a lot of them, if the copper is all on the boat, when the brothers of the Zhuang class arrive, how can they steal and sell it, and why will the porter of the tea gang help them carry it to the shore?" ”

"That's on the point," Guan Zhutou thought so, touched his chin and said: "No matter how bold they are, they don't dare to steal and sell in public, and buyers don't dare to steal and buy in public." After all, this is official copper, and if it is found, it will lose its head. ”

As he was talking, the chief entourage of the prince of Yunnan County and a servant grabbed a porter, I don't know what they said, and then climbed uphill with the porter, knowing that Han Xiufeng was on the side of the small pergola, but he didn't even say hello, so he went straight to the city gate with the porter.

Guan Zhutou said to himself: "They should be going to deliver the transfer text, it is estimated that they are not familiar with the place, so find a porter to lead the way." ”

The speaker has no intention, and the listener has the intention.

Han Xiufeng's eyes lit up, he raised his head and smiled: "Uncle Guan, I know what's going on!" ”

"What's going on?"

"I've seen this kind of transfer to inform the county government before, but I've never seen anyone send it, let alone write it, so I didn't expect the time of the transfer to be delivered was wrong."

"Four babies, what's wrong?" Guan Zhutou asked.

"It stands to reason that the official document should be delivered before Yunnan copper enters the boundary of our Ba County, and only in this way can our county master have the time to escort Qingzhuang all the way. And this official document was at least two days late, and we didn't know that Yunnan copper had entered the border of Ba County, and we didn't know that they had arrived until the ship carrying copper docked to the dock. ”

Guan Zhutou blurted out: "They made a ghost and transferred the bag halfway, and the ship may not be full of copper!" ”

Han Xiufeng thought about it for a while, and couldn't help laughing: "I was almost deceived by that turtle son, our Ba County waterway is not easy to walk, there are a total of twenty-three dangerous beaches, I said why is he not afraid of capsizing, it turns out that he is not only not afraid of maybe he also wants to turn over a few, and when the time comes, even if we help him catch all the copper sunk at the bottom of the river, it will not be enough." ”

"Whether the boat capsized or not, our eldest master is going to submit the text, this is to help him testify!"

"So this time the official is very ghostly, if he really lets his trick succeed, when the copper arrives in the capital, even if it is insufficient, maybe he will be able to get through the trick."

"It's a pity that he met you, but in the end, the blame can only be blamed on him for being too stingy." Thinking about what kind of medicine was sold in the Yunguan gourd, Guan Zhutou had an idea, smiled and turned back and said: "Blessed, you go and call people first, so that the brothers can meet in Fengrui Building." ”

"But ......"

"Don't do it, hurry up and shout, don't delay the business."

"Uncle Yu, don't worry, we don't know where the turtle son on the ship hid the rest of the copper, but we know who plans to buy his copper, as long as they keep an eye on the buyer, they won't be able to escape." Han Xiufeng sent Yu Youfu away, turned around and said with a smile: "Uncle Guan, we should also go to the second master, his life is too hard, and if he doesn't make a little money, wouldn't this official be in vain." ”

Guan Zhutou secretly thought that if this matter can be done, not only can he make a small fortune, but he can also set a close relative with the second master, although the second master is a "shaking his head master", but that is in normal times, if the eldest master goes to Chengdu on a business trip or someone dies at home and wants to return to his hometown, the second master can have the final say, and if he is lucky, he can act for a few days.

Thinking of this, Guan Zhutou couldn't help but smile and said, "Let's go, give the second master a generous gift!" ”

The officials of the Qing Dynasty were all low-ranking officials, and the place where they were officials had to be 500 miles away from their hometowns or even farther away, and they could not marry women in Rendi as wives, and they could not accept women in Rendi as concubines, and they were also not allowed to buy houses and fields in the places where they were officials, otherwise they would be dismissed from their posts and be given 80 rods.

Tao master Bo in the county government can not stay and can not buy a house, can only rent a two-entry house, although is jokingly called "shake the head of the old man" can not manage anything, but usually have to do a lot, so the west of the big extinguishing pond this courtyard is not only the Tao master Bo's home in Ba County, but also his official office.

Guan Zhutou usually comes often, and as soon as he arrives at the door, he reaches out and slams the door.

"Who, what's the matter when it's dark?"

"Uncle Zhao, it's me, I have something urgent to report to the second master, hurry up and open the door!"

"Who am I talking about, it turned out to be Guan Da, here."

The door creaked open, but the pottery master Bo Chang followed Zhao Bo to stand behind the door with a lantern.

Guan Zhutou was about to ask him to report, but the pottery master Bo walked out first, and asked from a distance: "Guan Da, what is so urgent, did the eldest master send you to pass the word?" ”

Guan Zhutou hurriedly said: "The big thing has nothing to do with the eldest master, and I can't let the eldest master know." ”

Tao Master Bo felt very strange, and said quietly: "Han Si also came, and he put on his official uniform. ”

Han Xiufeng arched his hand and said, "Second master, there is really something urgent. ”

Compared with Guan Zhutou, Tao Zhubo was more willing to believe that although he was young, he did things well, and said sideways: "Since there is something to do, or something urgent, then come in and talk." ”