Chapter Forty-Eight: The Fish Died and the Net Broke and Struggled
Steward Wang came to Zhou's mansion with his entourage, and after some politeness, he said bluntly: "Master Zhou, my lord said that we will pay as much as the government pays." β
Zhou Quan, the owner of the Zhou Mansion, said with a smile on his face: "Steward Wang, it's not that I give your lord face, but the grain in our hands has been recorded by the government, and it is said that someone will be sent to pick it up tomorrow." β
"All bought?"
Steward Wang asked suspiciously.
"Hmm!"
Zhou Quan nodded and said apologetically: "I don't dare to do anything private in this official mansion, and I hope to be considerate." β
"However, I heard that Zhao Zheng of Zhao Mansion still has some food in his hands, so the old housekeeper can go quickly."
Steward Wang hurriedly thanked him and went to Zhao's mansion again.
"Master Zhao, excuse me!"
Zhao Zheng looked at Steward Wang with a hesitant expression, and asked suspiciously, "Old butler, what's the matter with being in such a hurry?" β
Steward Wang poured a cup of tea and said, "Master Zhao, don't hide it, my master urgently needs to prepare two thousand stone of grain, I heard that you still have some grain in your hand, so please be considerate." β
Zhao Zheng couldn't help but flash his eyebrows, and asked in surprise: "It turned out to be the old man Gongsun begging, how can I, Zhao Zheng, excuse me, there is food, and this is the price......
"The price is negotiable, my lord said, we will pay as much as the government pays!"
Steward Wang played this package ticket.
"Really?"
Zhao Zheng's eyebrows danced with joy and said: "Old housekeeper, this is what you said, don't rely on the account!" 20,000 yuan and a stone of grain, one hand to pay and one hand to deliver. β
"What?"
20,000 yuan and a stone of grain, is this Zhao Zheng crazy for money.
Steward Wang's face changed greatly, and he couldn't help but shout: "Master Zhao, you are not mistaken!" 20,000 yuan and a stone of food, isn't this a fantasy! β
"Nope! Old housekeeper, do you know, just now the government sent someone to talk, saying that it will send someone to transport food tomorrow morning, that is, 20,000 yuan and one stone, this is not mistaken. β
"This ......"
Steward Wang chuckled in his heart, in this way, wouldn't it cost four thousand taels of gold for two thousand stone of grain.
The matter was serious, and Steward Wang didn't dare to make his own opinion, so he hurriedly went back to the house to ask Gongsun Xiong.
After Steward Wang left, Zhao Yun turned around and walked out from behind the screen, and said with a straight face: "You have done a good job in this matter, and Lord Taishou will not treat you badly." β
"General, this matter of raising food prices really has nothing to do with the villain, and I hope the general will be aware of it."
Zhao Zhengbi said respectfully.
Zhao Yun snorted lightly: "This matter has been ascertained, you don't have to worry, Lord Taishou also said that he will vigorously support the Zhao Mansion and the Zhou Mansion in the future, and will choose from your family."
Prioritize talents and let them be officials and generals. β
"Villain, thank you, General!"
Zhao Zheng bowed deeply and thanked him.
Zhao Yun waved his hand and said: "This is all the decision of Lord Taishou, the person you want to thank is the Lord Taishou, this time the food you donated, Lord Taishou has already said that he will give you money in full, and he will be compensated according to one stone." β
"No ......"
Zhao Zheng shook his head again and again, a thousand stones of grain, if you can open up the door of the government, it is really worth the money.
"If that's the case, I'll thank you on behalf of Lord Taishou and say goodbye!"
Zhao Yun left the Zhao Mansion alone and went to the Zhou Mansion again.
On the other side, after listening to Steward Wang's report, Gongsun Xiong angrily smashed the tea bowl in his hand into pieces, and scolded angrily: "I didn't expect Lao Tzu to be calculated in Liaodong for decades. β
It was only now that Gongsun Xiong found that he had fallen into other people's calculations from the beginning, from buying grain at a high price, to closing the city gate, and then to having no food to raise, all of which were clearly calculated for himself.
The point is that Gongsun Xiong has not yet had the slightest room for refutation.
"Master, according to what the old slave saw, even if he goes to Zhao Mansion to raise all the grain, it will be difficult to escape, it is better to do nothing and keep the new Taishou ......."
Steward Wang made a head-killing gesture.
Gongsun Xiong's face was stunned, and he shouted: "Old Wangtou, this new Taishou is the protΓ©gΓ© of Lord Mu Huangfu of Jizhou, and I am afraid that it is difficult to be alone in this matter." β
"Master, if you keep interrupting, you will be in chaos."
Steward Wang said again: "Master, there is no turning back when you open the bow, you must know that the Liaodong Taishou who took office died in our hands, besides, Lord Gongsun has promised us that as long as he is welcomed into Liaodong, he will let the eldest prince Gongsun Hong serve as the captain of Xiangping, which is a great benefit!" β
"But ......"
Steward Wang looked at the hesitant Gongsun Xiong, and hurriedly said: "Master, it's already dark, if you don't do it, it's too late, tomorrow morning, the government will come to investigate this matter, and I'm afraid that the entire mansion will suffer at that time." β
"That's it, I'll leave this matter to you!"
The steward of the king took the order and departed.
Steward Wang found Li Gui and commanded in a low voice: "Master Li, the master asked you to be the new Taishou Liu Yi tonight no matter what, you should do it quickly." β
"It's just a trifle!"
Li Gui said casually: "Butler, what are you doing for me?" β
Steward Wang took out a bag of broken gold, put it in front of Li Gui, and said in a deep voice: "This is five hundred taels, and you can take care of the rest yourself." β
Li Gui weighed the gold in his hand and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I will always keep my mouth shut about the matter of the eldest prince." β
The two of them looked at each other with a ghostly look, and then dispersed.
Xiangping is too guarded.
Liu Yi looked at the moonlight, couldn't help but feel a lot of nostalgia, and began to be self-absorbed with the wine.
The bright moon rises out of the Tianshan Mountains, and the vast sea of clouds.
The long wind is tens of thousands of miles, blowing the Yumen Pass.
Hanxia Baideng Road, Hu peep into Qinghai Bay.
came to the battlefield, but no one returned.
The soldier looked at the side, and thought about how bitter he was.
High-rise buildings are at this night, sighing is not idle.
A song of Li Bai's "Guan Shanyue" stopped, and suddenly a white light flashed in Liu Yi's mind, and a huge font appeared.
"Congratulations to the host for signing in and checking in the poems of the poet immortal Li Bai, and obtaining the exclusive thesaurus of the poet immortal, charm +5."
[Name]: Liu Yi
[Brawn]: 65 (60+5)
[Intelligence]: 80
[Commander]: 60
[Politics]: 50
[Charm]: 5
[Item]: Not yet
[Divine Soldier]: Not yet
[Class]: Xuanjia Army (one of the eight cavalry)
[Mount]: Cloud-treading black horse (king of horses)
[Skill]: Not yet
The higher the charisma value, the stronger the host's ability to recruit talents and accommodate homeless people.
This accidentally triggered the charm attribute, which really surprised Liu Yi.
"Whoosh!"
Before Liu Yi could come back to his senses, the sound of a feather arrow breaking through the air sounded, and the cold arrow came straight to Liu Yi's door, which caught people off guard.
"Dang!"
Seeing that the arrow was about to hit Liu Yi, a wooden shield flew over in the air, which could be grazed over the door of Liu Yi's face, just against this sharp arrow.
"Zheng!"
The arrow pierced deep into the wooden shield, and then fell to the ground with the wooden shield.
On the house of the Taishou Mansion, Li Gui, who was dressed in a black robe, saw that he missed a move, and hurriedly bent his bow and arrow again, aiming at Liu Yi.
Before the bowstring in his hand was taken off, he suddenly felt a thunderclap in his back, and hurriedly looked back, only to see a person carrying a double hammer and coming straight to him.
"Guts rats, Li Yuanba has been waiting for you for a long time!"