Chang Ke is indeed very entangled, because although she knows that Jiang Xiaoyu is a guy who collects black money. But this is the first time she has seen this kind of blatant collection of black money.

In fact, in the officialdom of the imperial capital, there are also officials who collect black money. But after all, he is a Beijing official, so the way to collect black money is relatively elegant.

For example, Chang Ke once heard a story about an official's unique way of accepting bribes. The official heard that bamboo forests are flourishing in a certain area, especially purple bamboo, which is a very important material and is used in production.

And it happened that the local official came to Beijing to ask him to do something, so the official opened his mouth and said that he heard that Guibao Land is rich in purple bamboo, and he didn't know how much an acre of purple bamboo cost, labor, and profit were.

The local official opened his mouth and said that one acre of purple bamboo forest costs ten gold yuan a year, three gold yuan for labor, and five gold yuan for profit.

After pondering for a while, this Beijing official said, this official has an idle amount of money, why don't you go to Guibao Land to invest in the purple bamboo forest?

Of course, the magistrate, who was already asking for help, was busy agreeing to this request. Then the Jingguan took out the investment money of 3,000 acres of land, and two years later, the local official brought the income of Zizhulin for two years to the Jingguan, 30,000 gold yuan.

This Beijing official's corruption skills have reached a certain level. People are so greedy that they can't even say that they are greedy. The officials can't find a handle, people take money to invest, and then make a profit, what can you say?

And it would be wrong to say that he is not greedy, because in this investment, Jingguan avoided all the risks that could lead to the failure of the investment. After all, where is there a sure way to make a profit without losing money in business?

This kind of greed is very popular in the officialdom of the imperial capital, and it is rare to see someone in the officialdom of the imperial capital who directly bribes with real money. That kind of bribery is not welcomed.

The Imperial Capital's methods of bribery were more advanced and secretive. Chang Ke had heard a lot, but had never seen it with his own eyes.

In particular, I have never seen anyone directly ask for money directly in the hall and in public. And most importantly, it still collects money from a small stall that makes oil cakes.

Hey, hey, hey, that's a bit too much, the stall owners are so old, how embarrassing.

Chang Ke's brows were almost together. Because what Jiang Xiaoyu did was a little too bad in her opinion. Since you know that the other party's family is in difficulty, why do you still charge the so-called peace money?

And Jiang Xiaoyu continued to wander around in Dongcheng, passing by a lot of shops. Everyone greeted him very warmly, but without exception, all the places where Jiang Xiaoyu wandered around were in arrears of peace money.

Those shops are big and small, and they do different things.

However, there are always various accidents in life, it may be that the daughter-in-law suddenly gives birth, or the family has to do red and white affairs, or suddenly gets sick. There will always be times when the money is suddenly out of hand.

It's like the owner of a small silk shop who is in arrears for three months, and he handed it over immediately after Jiang Xiaoyu went.

Of course, not everyone is like that Ah Da, who still laughs when he pays the money. There are also people who don't look very good, just put on a flattering appearance on the surface. For this kind of person, Jiang Xiaoyu is too lazy to be too polite, and may even use a small notebook to write it down.

After Jiang Xiaoyu collected at least thirty shops (stalls) all the way, he stopped at the water basin mutton shop opened by Yang Laosan.

"Yang Laosan, old rules. Jiang Xiaoyu greeted the boss Yang Laosan: "I'm here for two bowls today." ”

"Haole, two bowls of mutton in a basin. Yang Laosan greeted warmly: "Yo, Jiangtou." Your close-fitting left collar is still there. ”

"Of course, I'm close. She's not in anyone's place. Jiang Xiaoyu greeted Chang Ke: "Sit down, don't ink." After dinner, go back to rest, and your work will be finished today. I'm in for a treat today, you're welcome. There aren't many days when it's my turn to entertain, so you have to cherish it. ”

Chang Ke was a little twisted: "I don't want you to have a treat." After saying this, she put a silver dollar on the table: "I still have the money for eating mutton in the basin." ”

"Huh. Jiang Xiaoyu's eyebrows were the same: "Why did the shark fall off? Still trying to save me money? Don't you look at me unpleasantly? Why don't you take the opportunity to kill me?"

"Your money is dirty. Chang Ke didn't beat around the bush: "I don't spend this kind of dirty money." ”

"Hey. There is personality. Yang Laosan, you heard it. This chick's money is counted, don't put it in my account. Jiang Xiaoyu was not angry at what Chang Ke said, nor did he have the slightest desire to explain.

The two of them ate mutton in the basin relatively silently. Jiang Xiaoyu was thinking about the martial arts cheats he read yesterday, and he should choose some to practice tonight.

And Chang Ke recalled what the teacher said to him last night: "Chang Ke, you can learn more from Jiang Xiaoyu." He has in him what you lack most right now. If you learn, then you will be able to enter and leave the imperial officialdom and court for the benefit of the country in the future, and the teacher will rest assured. If you can't learn it, then you can become a technical officer with peace of mind in the future. The teacher still has some friends in the Imperial Martial Arts Research Department, and you can go to work there after you graduate. ”

Chang Ke's idea is naturally not to be an ordinary technical official, but to be able to go further.

But what did the teacher say about learning from Jiang Xiaoyu, what to learn? Learn how he collects black money? Or learn how to be cheeky? Chang Ke didn't know how to find advantages in Jiang Xiaoyu.

Because a slippery clerk who collects black money is a shortcoming in Chang Ke's opinion. If I have to find an advantage, it is that others are not bad.

After eating the mutton in the water basin, Jiang Xiaoyu didn't bother to greet Chang Ke, he directly said hello to Yang Laosan and left. Only Chang Ke was left alone and still eating slowly.

"Boss. After Chang Ke saw Jiang Xiaoyu walking away, he opened his mouth and asked Yang Laosan, "Boss, have you known Jiang Xiaoyu for a long time?"

"That's nature. To put it mildly, Jiangtou was grown up by me. Count me as half a nephew!" Yang Laosan looked like he was honored.

"Oh, then you don't have to pay peace money for this shop?" Chang Ke said meaningfully.

"Don't talk nonsense. I didn't pay a penny less than any money. Yang Laosan directly denied what Chang Ke said: "This money must be paid." ”

"Huh. Aren't you Jiang Xiaoyu's half uncle?

"It's one thing to have a good relationship, it's another thing to have rules. If everyone behaves according to the rules, then the business of the East Market will not be able to be done. ”

"What do you mean by that?" Chang Ke suddenly became interested.

"Your close-fitting left collar is really incompetent. Yang Laosan glanced at Chang Ke and thought: This beautiful left collar is afraid of Jiang Xiaoyu, is it really used for personal use.

"Let me tell you this, before Jiangtou, this Dongcheng can't do business!"

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