'Chapter 61

I heard that there was a rich man in Beijing in his shop, and he was generous, and the shopkeeper put the abacus on the table, took off the placket, and went upstairs slowly, doing business next to the wharf, just to get acquainted with these rich people, and become an old customer to make money, not to mention, the news from the south to the north can also be heard a lot, and the owner is not the only such a teahouse, isn't it?

When I saw Uncle Zhong, the shopkeeper knew that my little two were still trustworthy, just this bearing, this momentum, and this temperament, at first glance, he was the master of a big family, don't look at the short fight wearing linen, but you can't keep it up, people are a man, a show of talent, isn't it? In these years, the court etiquette system is still very strict, and businessmen and others wear silk to be questioned, but they don't say that they are not allowed to wear short coats!

The shopkeeper stepped forward and asked with a smile: "I don't know if the distinguished guest is looking for the little old man, what's the matter?" ”

Uncle Zhong laughed, pointed to the opposite seat, and had a warm spring breeze on his face: "The shopkeeper's seat, the problem of decay, there are really a lot, and I don't know the shopkeeper's surname?" ”

The shopkeeper sat down on the chair and replied very politely: "Don't be surnamed Li, I don't know your old ......."

"The old man's surname is Yang, listening to the accent of the old man, Shopkeeper Li can also tell where the old man came from, right?" Uncle Zhong said with a smile, "It's not a secret, the old man is a person from Beizhili, and his family is also a thin family, and this time he went south, but also to add a little income to his family, passing by this Huangyan County, he felt that this place is outstanding, and the prosperous place is no less than Suzhou and Hangzhou, and he also started to do some business here, so he wanted to ask the shopkeeper what kind of characters are on the face of the officials of Huangyan County." ”

Although Suzhou and Hangzhou are prosperous, but it is common for foreign merchants to be slaughtered in the past, plus the place has been prosperous since ancient times, what to buy and what to sell has already drawn their respective scopes, and rashly mixed in, then it is not to make money, but to send them to death, all kinds of guilds do not need to dance knives and guns, and the little tricks in the secret are enough to play people to death, as for the characters on the official face, if the merchants do not have a background through the sky, no matter how hard the door is to the place, they have to make the magistrate a good way, otherwise a set of harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes will come down, Surely playing the dead does not pay for the life, after all...... It is a national policy to emphasize agriculture and suppress business.

So the shopkeeper nodded and asked a little cautiously, "I don't know what kind of business you are always doing?" ”

Different business, the attitude of the official personnel towards you is naturally different, if you are a trader from other places, selling ordinary goods such as porcelain, the official face will not treat you as a person, and there is no psychological pressure at all to impose heavy taxes, but if you can get this kind of anti-heaven thing to attract salt, the county lord will not be too domineering when he sees you.

Uncle Zhong smiled slightly, and then highlighted a word: "Wine." ”

The shopkeeper was shocked when he heard this, the wine thing can not be obtained by ordinary people, regardless of the dynasty, it is extremely important to any major events related to the fortune of the country, the most famous is the salt and iron franchise, but in fact the wine is also a franchise, when the year is full of people, you may open your eyes and close your eyes, and the people brew a little wine at home.

Looking at the shopkeeper's shocked expression, Uncle Zhong looked disapproving: "This southern wine naturally has the benefits of southern wine, but the northern wine also has its own flavor, and there are still a few wine-making workshops in the old family, except for a little supply from the Bada Hutong, there are still a lot left." ”

When the shopkeeper heard this, the tiger's body was shocked, and the wine shop could get out of several at once, and it could be sent into the eight alleys to sell, and the one standing behind him was at least a top noble, not a duke, but also a marquis, so the shopkeeper hurriedly arched his hand: "Disrespectful and disrespectful." ”

Uncle Zhong waved his hand, with an indifferent expression: "I just don't know, how is the current government of Huangyan County?" Above the county government, who can speak, and it is better to go around if you are old, you can't have this wine in the capital when it reaches Jiangnan, and it will be smashed by the inspection department more than half, right? ”

There is also a sentence corresponding to "the whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister", there is also a sentence "the imperial power does not go down to the county", the land of a county may not be the county master's decision, and the way they press and fight is not to cooperate with the county order, and then find a spokesperson in the county government to give money to people, and inadvertently Uncle Zhong reflects his familiarity with things in front of the official.

"Shhh...... This ......" The shopkeeper took a breath, a hesitant look appeared on his face, Uncle Zhong smiled slightly, took out a small pocket from his arms and checked it, making a series of crisp collision sounds, and then pushed it to the shopkeeper on the other side of the table.

The shopkeeper looked at the small pocket on the table and took a breath, of course he knew that it contained silver, and the purity of this timbre was excellent, just such a small bag had to have four taels or less, and the official could be exchanged for four hangings, and it was no problem to hang five or six on the black market.

So he gritted his teeth, put away the small pocket, and then said: "If you want to talk about this county, there is a new county recently, it is said that he is only in his twenties, and the short one is young and promising, but this new county order is in our Huangyan County, but it may not be able to achieve the government order, the county and the master book are not simple characters, I listened to the shopkeeper of the old Liu family next door, and the previous county order was transferred away after three years of performance appraisal, but it was because of this personal ......"

"What about the Inspection Division? What is the history of the classics? Uncle Zhong took a sip of tea and continued to ask, "When you come here, you have to deal with inspections, local sales, and there are scoundrels on the streets, so you have to find the third class of officials to help solve it." ”

The shopkeeper looked left and right, and saw that there were no guests on the second floor, so he lowered his voice and said: "The Zhao Dongjia in the east, someone in the family is on an errand in the county office, and the last time they drank together, they said that now the history of the canon can't even master the three classes of officials under their hands, it is said that the head of the fast class is the person of Liu Zhushu, and the head of the soap class is the person of Huang County...... Although the Inspection Division is powerful in our Huangyan County, it has always been at odds with those officials in the city. ”

Once the external contradictions are too weak, the internal redistribution of power must be done, and it is a problem for who fights and who is small.

In a few simple words, the political map of the entire Huangyan County was depicted, Uncle Zhong pondered for a long time, nodded, and took out half a hanging money and smashed it on the table: "Then thank you to the shopkeeper, settle the bill!" ”