The fifth uncle was urged by the little scholar, and hurriedly came to meet the patriarch, Zhang Xian asked Nianxin to help his mother back into the house, took his father and the fifth uncle to sit down in the study, and carefully said his plan, and heard that his father and the fifth uncle were in a fog, staring at Zhang Xian in a daze, or Zhang Xian's father opened his mouth first:

"I said Xian'er, the method you said, not to mention that it is unheard of for my father and your fifth uncle, it is estimated that this world is also unique, if it succeeds, it is an initiative that can be recorded in history, but I don't know how sure it can be successful?"

Zhang Xian knew that the success rate of this matter was 100%, but in the face of Lao Cheng's serious father and fifth uncle, Zhang Xian didn't want to be too impetuous:

"Father, fifth uncle, the so-called world is not absolute, if you want to be 100% sure of doing things, it is very difficult, but this method, 89% of the certainty is there, take a step back, even if we fail, we have nothing to lose. The most important thing now is not whether it can succeed or not, but to act a big drama that hides the sky and crosses the sea, and shows the three major houses of the county order and the family, otherwise, even if the child's method is 100% sure and leaks out, it will definitely fail. ”

The fifth uncle is a shrewd businessman, and as soon as he heard Zhang Xian speak, he understood the stakes and said: "What the patriarch means is that this imperial mission itself is a bureau set up by the dog officials and the three major houses, if they know that the patriarch has a way to crack it, then they will inevitably come up with another conspiracy to further frame us, and they will not give up until they achieve their goal!" ”

Zhang Xian nodded, this fifth uncle is really a delicate person, and he can see through it at all. "The fifth uncle is right, if we don't act like a show, let them believe it, no matter how good the method is, it will be in vain, so, from today on, the entire Zhang Mansion must be low-key, to give people an extremely frustrating atmosphere, in order to play the show, my father and the fifth uncle must do what I asked, and we must not discount the things I arranged, oh, this matter, at present, the three of us know, in addition, I don't want anyone else to know about this matter."

Zhang Xian's father was slightly embarrassed when he heard that his son praised the fifth brother, and as a father, he should also have a clear statement: "The father must do it according to my son's arrangement, as for the matter of secrecy, my son relaxes, even your mother, the father will not say, now it's okay!" ”

"Don't blame Father, this matter is really very important, and we have to be cautious and not tolerate the slightest mistake!" Zhang Xian also explained seriously to his father, after all, only when the family first coordinates internally, can it form a force and be consistent with the outside world.

The fifth uncle looked at Zhang Xian, he was really happy, he had been in business for several years, he had read countless people, this little nephew patriarch, he was steady, he didn't think about winning or losing, just with this mind, he didn't look like an eighteen-year-old boy who had not yet married, his future was really limitless, and his treasure was right!

"What the patriarch said is very true, we are in a crisis at present, go back today, I will arrange manpower, buy all the grain and grass, oh, and the patriarch said that the dried tea, ginkgo biloba, orange peel, green salt are all prepared together, three days should be enough, the rest is the processing problem that the patriarch said. Well, by the way, I just mentally calculated that this time we can earn at least four thousand taels of silver by buying grain and grass according to the market. ”

Zhang Xian's purpose this time was not to make too much money on this grain and grass procurement, so as not to be caught by others and make branches, which would outweigh the losses, so he said:

"Fifth uncle, if the patriarch's method is successful this time, it will not be a problem for us to earn 10,000 taels of silver a month in the future, don't make too much money from this grain and grass purchase, just earn half of it, and 2,000 taels of silver will be fine, so as not to be caught by others and affect our business."

Fifth Uncle Zhang Xian thought about it, now is an eventful time, it is best to keep a low profile, so he arched his hand to Zhang Xian and said, "Okay, just do what the patriarch said!" ”

In fact, Zhang Xian was most concerned about the things he explained to his father, and said: "Father, has your father remembered what the child said just now?" ”

Zhang Xian's father was infected by his child's self-confidence, and also said happily:

"Remember, the first one, the stonemason must be secretly invited and the news must not leak; Second, a processing room should be set up in the mountain behind the ancestral hall, and the family should be arranged to guard the entrance and exit roads. Third, on the mountain behind the ancestral hall, deliberately pile up some conspicuous grain and grass, to deliberately look messy, has my father ever said right? ”

"What my father said is completely correct, as long as we do things safely, especially secrets, we will complete most of this imperial mission!"

In the county hall, Daniel Zhang was kneeling in front of the county order, and said with a flattering face: "Lord County, your arrangement yesterday, the next family is very grateful in their hearts, but I hate this little baby Zhang Xian, who regards himself as famous, not only does he speak disrespectfully to the elders, but I didn't expect him to dare to coerce Lord County!" When his subordinates learned about it, they were extremely indignant. The county is the parent official of the people of a county, and I love the people like a son, I am not only a subordinate of the county, but also a person under the rule of the county, so today I will bring a little bit of a small gift to show respect! ”

After the county order saw that Daniel Zhang finished speaking, he opened a wooden box, which contained a whole ten ingots of glittering huge gold ingots, the county order is an expert in money, these ten ingots of gold ingots are worth two thousand taels of silver, this is not a small amount! I knew in my heart that this Daniel Zhang wanted to fall into the well against Zhang Xian, anyway, this was also his own purpose. Then he squinted his eyes and said:

"Daniel Zhang, you have a loyal and filial heart, the official is clear in his heart, what you want to do, the official also understands, you must also know, the imperial mission given to him by the official is 2,400 stone grain and grass, of which the forage alone is 1,400 stones, your cousin still needs at least three hundred and fifty two chariots and horses, not counting his own food along the way, can barely complete the imperial chagrin, but now there are imperial chariots in all states and counties, and there is no surplus of chariots and horses, so even if your cousin has money, he can't buy chariots and horses, and your cousin can't complete the imperial cha, You Daniel Zhang should know the consequences, so you don't need to say more! ”

"The subordinates understand that this is all the county lord's strategy, winning thousands of miles, and cleaning up the portal for my Zhang family, so the subordinates are a little prepared a little courtesy and chatted about their hearts!"

The county order has always accepted the filial piety of his subordinates, but the county order has deviated from his control when he thinks of some things that Daniel Zhang has done. The county order has been mixed with officialdom for decades, and he has long been an old official oil, so he said and beat Daniel Zhang:

"I said Daniel Zhang, although you are loyal and commendable, but this official is the most undeceiving, this promotion to make a fortune, the whole world is this reason, according to rumors, you Daniel Zhang is a county captain, but you spent eight thousand taels of silver on this official, but this official only received three thousand taels of silver from you, hum, eight thousand taels of silver, is it enough to buy an ordinary Beijing official, isn't it Daniel Zhang County Captain?" Why don't you give the remaining 5,000 taels of silver to the official for safekeeping? ”

After Daniel Zhang listened to what the county order said, he was suddenly shocked into a cold sweat, when the three major houses colluded and wantonly hollowed out the family property, the reasons were ridiculous, not that no one in the family objected to questioning, but the three major houses joined forces, and it was useless for others to complain. However, now in front of the county master, Daniel Zhang still knows very well what attitude he should have:

"The county honors Mingjian, and his subordinates served under the county honorable account at that time, and his father did let the family have several times more silver, and the rest of the silver was used to operate in addition to the filial piety of the county! In this matter, his subordinates have explained to his father many times that he must not do bad things under the banner of county respect, but the father is the son, how can the subordinates easily accuse the father! However, the subordinate father quickly understood that this practice was inappropriate, and by the end of this year, a part of the money earned by the family would be used to honor the county lord. ”

The county order squinted, this Daniel Zhang is still interesting, as long as there is silver, but at the moment Zhang Xian is responsible for this imperial mission, it is absolutely an unfinished task, in order to avoid being connected by Zhang Xian, leaving aside the responsibility of the imperial court, it is necessary to make a little relationship on the top, this part of the money, Daniel Zhang's family must come out, how can this official do a loss-making transaction? Then said:

"Well, that's reasonable, for your sincerity, the official will not be held accountable, but this time, in order for your father to be the patriarch and bring down your cousin, the official can take the bet made by the emperor, if the emperor can't complete the emperor's mission, even the official will be held accountable by the court, so it is also very clear to you that the court officials are not so easy to send, this time you need to prepare at least five thousand taels of silver, you and your father discuss it, and send the silver to the official. Anyway, when the time comes, your father will become the patriarch, and any benefits will be doubled! ”

Daniel Zhang hated this county official in his heart for being insatiable, but there was no way at the moment, everything still had to rely on the county official to do things, to calculate it, his father became the patriarch, and the income was still much more than the silver spent, and the second and third rooms had some blood, nodded and said:

"Although the county lord can rest assured, this silver is taken by the county lord to do business, and his subordinates know the severity, and they will send it to the county tomorrow!"

The county magistrate is very satisfied with Daniel Zhang's performance, as long as there is silver, everything is pleasant, but this county official did not get carried away, several years of ups and downs in the officialdom, although this county official is greedy, but also very cunning, said to Daniel Zhang:

"Okay, Daniel Zhang, you have been doing well recently, but this official wants to tell you that before the matter is finally done, everything will be variable, your cousin is a reader, there are many ravines in his heart, and he will suffer from it if he fights the snake without dying, you have to take time to carefully find out how your cousin can deal with the imperial mission, and if there is any abnormal situation, come and inform this official in time!"