Chapter 529

If it is placed in some rich places, for a post man, thirty taels of silver is indeed nothing, and when the adults cross the border, they can easily deduct a little bit of silver from their fingernails, which is more than this amount.

But in this wilderness, let alone a member of the imperial court, that is, the bandits came to loot, and they had to weigh whether it was cost-effective to directly confront the king's law, let the army come to suppress, and rob the little thing in the post station.

Therefore, these thirty taels of silver are indeed a lot of wealth for him, an unpopular postman.

Walking forward with the silver in his arms, a tangled look appeared on the face of this Yicheng, Yang Shangjing walked in front of him, but he didn't care, but Uncle Zhong was closer to him, but he saw a clear look, and a pair of eyes couldn't help but slowly narrow.

This Yicheng surnamed Zhou was entangled for a long time, and when he saw that he was about to arrive at the dining hall, he gritted his teeth, chased a few steps forward, and said in a deep voice: "Shao Zhan, the lower officials have something to do." ”

"What?" Yang Shangjing frowned and asked in a deep voice.

"Recently, there have been quite a lot of bandits near this post station, although they are afraid of the danger of the imperial court and dare not attack rashly, but they often linger, listening to the messengers in charge of transmitting military information in the south, a large number of mine thieves are moving in the direction of our state capital." Zhou Yicheng lowered his voice, and after saying this, he strode towards the front, as if he was afraid of Yang Shangjing asking something.

Yang Shangjing's footsteps paused, a smile appeared on his face, and he strode forward, but Uncle Zhong's brows were furrowed.

Waiting for Yang Shangjing to sit down, Zhou Yicheng's face was extremely unnatural, he went out the door backwards, and gently slapped himself in the face, he felt that his shoulder was patted, and when he turned his head, he saw Uncle Zhong standing behind him with a smile.

"Old man, are you ......" Zhou Yicheng shuddered, and he didn't dare to take it out as an official for a while.

The seven-rank official in front of the prime minister, although Yang Shangjing is not a prime minister now, but the young Zhan of the fourth grade, there are countless bigwigs in the two capitals who secretly support him, and the old man who follows him can serve closely, how can he also mix up the official position of the ninth grade, he is a post man...... Not into the stream wow.

Uncle Zhong smiled, very gentle and kind, but when he smiled, Zhou Yicheng on the other side felt that he had fallen directly into the ice cave, and the whole person directly retreated half a step.

"What's been going on here?" Uncle Zhong's voice was still gentle.

Taking a deep breath, Zhou Yicheng smiled bitterly: "Ever since this mine thief made trouble, hasn't our state capital been quiet?" Recently, it is said that the miners are planning to go and dig the silver pit in Qingyuan County......"

Uncle Zhong shook his head, stretched out his hand and took out a redemption ticket from his arms, with the words five hundred yuan written on it, although the imperial court banned the circulation of silver in these years, and the control was very strict, however, in private large-denomination transactions, if you really ran away with a bunch of copper, the robbers on the road will be happy to make a fortune.

So at this time, it is necessary to use the redemption of bills, of course, as long as the money is not governmental, it does not dare to directly trade with silver, generally speaking, it is still used as a unit of copper coins.

Five hundred guan, the official price is five hundred stone rice, this Yicheng surnamed Zhou took it and took a look, and was immediately shocked, looking at Uncle Zhong who dragged out hundreds of guan, his eyes were a little bulging.

"In the early years of the old man, he still had a bit of a reputation in northern Fujian, and the old man also knew what the silver pit in Qingyuan County was, not to mention a group of mining thieves who had no livelihood and no technology, but they were craftsmen of the imperial court, and if they wanted to mine some silver ore from it, they would lose more than they gained." Uncle Zhong's smile became brighter and brighter.

Mining is a technical job, don't think that you can open a mine by hard work, just digging down the mining disaster, you can directly kill a bunch of unlucky ghosts, this year the imperial court still has the advantage of technological monopoly, the imperial court has thrown away the silver pit that feels that the gains outweigh the losses, just like the mining thieves, die.

Listening to Uncle Zhong's words, Zhou Yicheng knew that he had encountered a price, smiled bitterly, and said: "The mining thieves really want to steal and dig the Qingyuan pit recently, but Qingyuan County is still some distance from here, and the people and horses are scattered here, which is indeed unusual, and there is some conspiracy if you can't keep it." ”

After a pause, this Yicheng continued: "Old man, you also know that recently, the commander of the Zhejiang Metropolitan Division sent Li Xin to the south to change the guard against Li Xian, the Marquis of Fengcheng. ”

Uncle Zhong nodded, touched his chin lightly, and then said: "Yi Cheng's words are indeed true, so let's go, Yi Cheng can go to the old man's house tonight, and tell the old man in detail about the recent situation, and also talk about your foundation, and the old man can write you a letter of recommendation." ”

Gently patted this Yicheng on the shoulder, Uncle Zhong said meaningfully: "With Zhou Yicheng's talent, he shouldn't be old in this projectile land, although the old man is now old and weak, even if he goes into battle to kill the enemy, he is a little powerless, but this is a nine-grade official to recommend one, but there is no need for the young master to come forward." ”

Uncle Zhong's status in the rivers and lakes is naturally needless to say, he was able to talk to his old man before, and he was also the big housekeeper in the Hou Ye's mansion for the most time, and it was not easy for officials below the sixth grade of non-important departments to see his old man's face, although Yang Rong has passed away now, but Yang Shangjing is still gaining momentum now, he is an old man in the rivers and lakes, and it is not easy for him to be a seventh-grade magistrate, and it is no problem for a seventh-grade master book.

"Xiaguan...... Then thank you to the old man. Yi Cheng, who couldn't figure out Uncle Zhong's veins, could only bow down and say, then looked at Uncle Zhong's back and fell into deep thought.

When Uncle Zhong returned to the house, he was about to walk to Yang Shangjing's side, Yang Shangjing waved his hand and smiled: "Let's eat first, the people take food as the sky, Uncle Zhong." ”

Uncle Zhong looked at Yang Shangjing's confident expression, his eyes flashed, and he sat down in front of Yang Shangjing, picked up the chopsticks on the table, and began to eat.

In the end, this Yicheng didn't dare to snub Yang Shangjing, this simple dinner, it tasted a little different, Yang Shangjing didn't speak when he ate, it seemed that he was immersed in the deliciousness, Uncle Zhong opened his mouth several times, but finally closed it.

"This meal also has some taste." Yang Shangjing put down his chopsticks, rinsed his mouth, and then smiled, "Although it is a poor place, it is rare to have intentions, if Uncle Zhong gives this post a letter of recommendation, it is better to be a warehouse ambassador, than to live in this poor and remote place." ”