Xia Xiang smiled secretly, he guessed that Li Zhi would definitely choose the second option, the first one was too costly and too expensive, and it was still tried in court, and he wanted to explain today's matter clearly as it was, I believe that Li Zhi was unwilling to restore the truth of the matter, after all, he scolded people first.

Cao Shujun didn't speak, he fully believed that Xia Xiang would not sell him, no matter what Dao Xia Xiang drawn, he would fight. He even pointed to the ground on tiptoe and looked at Li Zhi with a provocative gaze, meaning that even if you let the horse come, I will definitely put you down in one round.

"If a gentleman doesn't use his mouth, he must pay attention to the style of a gentleman." Xia Xiang smiled faintly and asked a ten-fingered onlooker beside him, "Are you a potter?" ”

Potter Cai Wenjin Chinese New Year's Eve five years old and has been a potter for more than 20 years, and countless bricks and tiles have been burned by his hands. The biggest official he usually saw was the head catcher Ding Ke, not to mention the county honor, even the county Cheng Xu and the county lieutenant Ma Zhanguo didn't have a chance to see it. I have nothing to do today, so I came to see the excitement, and I didn't want to see the dignified Xia Xianzun.

When he heard that the handsome man close at hand beside him was actually Xia Xianzun, Cai Wen almost couldn't believe his ears, nervous, excited, excited, and his whole person fell into a kind of frenzy. At first glance, when he heard Xia Xianzun ask him, he was at a loss, he wanted to give a salute to Xia Xianzun, but he forgot how to salute, took a step back in a panic, accidentally stepped on a brick, and fell to the ground.

The crowd burst into laughter.

Xia Xiang also smiled, stepped forward, helped Cai Wen up, and said with a smile: "Just ask if you are a potter, and I don't beat you board, what are you afraid of?" Could it be that this official is like a man-eating tiger? ”

"No, no, Xia Xianzun is like an honest and reliable little Langjun......" was personally helped up by Xia Xianzun, Cai Wen was even more nervous and couldn't even speak, "The small, small is the potter, called Cai, Cai Wen." ”

"Poof...... Now someone is happy, and he will definitely confirm that he is the title of honest and reliable Xiaolangjun in the future. Even Ruohan couldn't help laughing, Xia Xiang boasted that he was an honest and reliable Xiaolangjun before, and a potter who didn't want to meet by chance also said that he was an honest and reliable Xiaolangjun, wouldn't he be even more proud when he heard it?

Xia Xiang proudly raised his eyebrows at Lian Ruohan and Cao Shuli, and then said to Cai Wen: "Cai Wen, you don't have to be nervous, this official just asked you for some things...... This kiln only produces bricks and tiles? ”

"Huixia County, in addition to bricks and tiles, also produces a small amount of pottery." When it comes to professional things, Cai Wen is a little bolder, "The bricks and tiles are mainly used by the people in Zhending City to build houses, and the pottery is for the daily use of the people." ”

"There are only four or five out of ten people who use bricks to build houses outside the city, and many people still use yellow mud to build houses." Xia Xiang nodded and said, "There are only four or five out of ten people who can afford to use porcelain, and many people still use pottery every day." ”

All the houses in the city are made of bricks and tiles, except for large households. The middle house is made of bricks on the exterior and yellow mud on the inside. In poor homes, thatch is the top and yellow mud is the wall. Similarly, although Daxia is rich in porcelain, ordinary people still can't afford to use it, so they use pottery more. Although the porcelain is beautiful, it is very valuable.

Xia Xiang patted Cai Wen on the shoulder: "Wait a minute, the two of them are going to count, you can make a judgment, how about it?" ”

"The villain doesn't dare!" Cai Wen was terrified.

"It's not difficult, why don't you dare?" Xia Xiang walked forward, and everyone followed behind him, and came to the gate of the tile kiln, and there was a plaque above the gate, with three big characters written on it: Caijiayao.

There is also a line of small characters below, which is a poem: Tao exhausts the soil in front of the door, and there is no tile on the house. Ten fingers do not stick to the mud, and the scales live in the building.

Lian Ruohan whispered it again, and the soil in front of the door was exhausted, and there was no tile on the house. Ten fingers do not stick to the mud, and the scales live in the building...... Her eyes fell on her hands that were like white jade, and then she turned her head to look at Cai Wen's black hands, and she suddenly felt pity in her heart, and she was even more determined to work for the well-being of the people.

Thinking about her before, she was still too extravagant, her fingers did not touch the spring water, and she never knew that people's livelihood was difficult, and today's trip made her feel the difficulty of wearing warm clothes in order to eat well. And she stretched out her hand to eat from Xiaoyi to open her mouth, compared to the people who were struggling on the verge of death, what are the twists and turns in her life she has experienced?

Looking at Xia Xiangshi's gaze again, Lian Ruohan's eyes had more meaningful content and admiration. There are many people who are more talented than Xia Xiang, and there are countless people who are more handsome than Xia Xiang. There are more noble people than Xia Xiang. Even those who are younger and more promising than Xia Xiang and have more officialdom wisdom are not a few. But it is rare for a court official like Xia Xiang to have a real heart for the country and the people at his age, and always put the people in his heart, and think about the people for the sake of the people.

The most important thing is that he may not be the best in every aspect, but he is a Lang Jun who has integrated all aspects of excellent conduct, and he is a rare young man who has achieved great things...... Lian Ruohan was secretly happy, and felt more and more how wise it was to claim that she and Xia Xiang had made a private lifelong decision when she had no choice but to do so.

"What the hell are you going to do?" Li Zhi was impatient, and stepped forward to block Xia Xiang's way, "Xia Xianzun can't fool him?" ”

"Do you have the leisure to fool you as an official?" Xia Xiang smiled calmly and pointed to the tile kiln with his hand, "Caijiayao produces countless bricks and tiles a year, the question is, if you build a house, seven or eight houses, you can live in a family of five or six people, all bricks or half bricks, how much does it cost?" Whoever has the most accurate answer will be the winner. ”

Li Zhi was stunned for a moment, he never expected that Xia Xiang's problem would be such a tricky problem, he was familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics, and he was really not very proficient in arithmetic. When he was about to open his mouth to oppose Xia Xiang's question that was too biased, he was quietly pulled aside by Zheng Mingrui.

"Brother Li doesn't have to feel embarrassed, you forgot that you are the most proficient in arithmetic?" Zheng Mingrui smiled smugly, "With my help, you will be victorious." ”

Li Zhi thought about it for a while, nodded and said, "Okay, with Brother Zheng's words, I am relieved." He turned around and nodded at Xia Xiang, "Xia Xianzun, I should fight." ”

"I'm going to fight too." Cao Shujun was even more afraid, and raised his right hand high, "Whoever shouldn't fight is a puppy." ”

Xia Xiang couldn't help laughing: "The result of the two of you is judged by Cai Wen, and for the sake of fairness, this official stays out of the matter." If you have any questions, you can ask Cai Wen for advice. In addition, you can each hire a helper. ”

Cao Shujun hurriedly greeted Xiao Jia: "Mrs. Xiao help me." ”

Xiao Jia glared at Cao Shujun helplessly, but still walked over, she couldn't see death without help. Cao Shujun, Xiao Jia, Li Zhi and Zheng Mingrui got together to ask Cai Wen questions. Cai Wencheng was terrified, knowing everything and saying everything.

Xia Xiang and the others had some free time, Lu Zhiyue walked over and said with a guilty face: "Xia Xianzun, today's matter is the fault of the lower officials. Xiaguan couldn't stand the repeated invitations of Brother Li and Brother Zheng, so he had to accompany them out for an outing. didn't want the two of them to speak disrespectfully to Xia Xianzun, but they happened to be heard by Cao Langjun, and Cao Langjun was angry, so there was a conflict. ”

Xia Xiang said lightly: "Calling friends for an outing is also an elegant thing, what's wrong?" However, Master Lu, your identity is different now, as the head of Zhending County, you should be loyal to your duties, public and private affairs, don't mix them up. Especially if you are new to officialdom, you should be careful about some things. ”

"Yes, the lower official knows." Lu Zhiyue didn't hear the meaning of Xia Xiang's words, thinking that Xia Xiang was just gently tapping him.

"You know what you're doing? It's stupid. Lian Ruohan wanted to kick Lu Zhiyue, but Xia Xiang and Zheng Hao were present, so she endured it, "Why don't Li Zhi and Zheng Mingrui find someone else to go on an outing together, but look for you?" Apparently trying to know something from you. Did they ask you about Xia Xianzun? ”

"This, this ......" Lu Zhiyue thought about it, and suddenly sweated, "The two of them asked me some questions about what Xia Xianzun wanted to do, and I said that I had just taken office as the chief bookkeeper, and I didn't know how Xia Xianzun wanted to govern Zhending." The two of them didn't believe it, and asked Xia Xianzun if he wanted to take advantage of Haojingchang to annex Guangjin Commercial Bank, and asked me if I knew that Haojingchang was robbing Guangjin Commercial Bank's iron ore business. Hmph, I really don't know where I'm lying to them. ”

Lian Ruohan finally couldn't help it, and kicked Lu Zhiyue's leg, hating it so much: "You are really stupid, fortunately you don't know, if you let you know a little bit, will you say it all in one breath?" Why are you courteous to Li Zhi and Zheng Mingrui? It's not because you're Xia Xianzun's master and my friend, and they want to get useful news from you. You're just being wronged by them. ”

Lu Zhiyue touched her head: "My head is not big......"

Lian Ruohan still wanted to kick Lu Zhiyue again, Xia Xiang couldn't stand it anymore, pulled Lu Zhiyue away, turned around and looked at Lian Ruohan meaningfully: "Lian Niangzi, let's put aside the matter of Master Lu's book first, let's talk about the matter of Haojing Chang snatching the iron ore business of Guangjin Commercial Bank, what's going on?" ”

Lian Ruohan turned to look at the woods in the distance: "Although the leaves have fallen, maybe the autumn colors in the forest have a different taste, Lady Mantuo, it's good to go to the forest with me." As she spoke, she took a step and was about to leave.

Xia Xiang stretched out his arms to block Lian Ruohan's way, and smiled: "Lian Niangzi don't care about him left and right, the matter of iron ore must be made clear." ”

Lian Ruohan tilted his head, responded to Xia Xiang's meaningful gaze without fear, and said with a smile: "Xia Xianzun really wants to know?" ”

"What do you say?" Xia Xiang put his hands behind his back and circled around Lian Ruohan, "If it's just a matter of good times in business, the official will naturally not ask, but since it is rumored that the official wants to take advantage of the good times to annex Guangjin Commercial Bank, the official has to ask clearly." I remember that in the past, I was always in the iron ore business, why did even the lady suddenly want to get involved in the iron ore business on a whim? Even if you want to get involved in the iron ore business, you can start from scratch, so why do you have to interfere in the business of Guangjin Commercial Bank? I'm afraid that Lian Niangzi's move is not just for business, but for other purposes. ”

Lian Ruohan didn't actually want to avoid answering, but deliberately teased Xia Xiang, but when he saw that Xia Xiang pointed to the key point of the problem with one sentence, he couldn't help but be slightly stunned, thinking that Xia Xiang not only had keen officialdom wisdom, but also superhuman business vision, he couldn't help but secretly admire, but said: "Why does Xia Xianzun think that I have other plans for meddling in the business of Guangjin Commercial Bank?" Why don't I think that the iron ore suppliers of Guangjin Commercial Bank have high-quality ore sources in their hands, and I intercepted the suppliers of Guangjin Commercial Bank just to make a profit? ”

"Does Lian Niangzi think that this official is as innocent and cute as Cao Langjun?" Xia Xiang laughed, "Since its establishment, Haojing Chang has not been involved in the iron ore, horse and leather business, and second, he has not been engaged in the green house and brothel business, and has avoided the two most profitable industries, which shows that one does not want to cause the dissatisfaction of the imperial court, and the other is unwilling to make money on women. Now that he has suddenly intervened in the iron ore business, if he doesn't have other plans, could it be that Lian Niangzi has changed her personality and violated her original intention? ”

Lian Ruohan was shocked, she didn't expect Xia Xiang to know her so deeply, she looked Xia Xiang up and down a few times, was stunned for a moment, and smiled: "Xia Xianzun is really powerful, in one sentence, it makes the little woman speechless." ”

Cao Shuli took a step forward and grabbed Lian Ruohan's arm: "Sister Lian, is it the Guangjin Commercial Bank over there?" As he spoke, he pointed into the distance.

Everyone looked in the direction of Cao Shuli's finger, and on both sides of the road not far away, there were several shops, including cloth shops, grain shops, pottery shops, shoe shops, etc., which were lined up on the side of the road, and there were more than a dozen of them. The house is very new, it should be newly built not long ago.

Whether it is a cloth shop, a grain store, a pottery shop, or a shoe store, there are plaques on them, and there are big characters on them: Guangjin Commercial Bank.

"Exactly." Lian Ruohan nodded, "Guangjin Commercial Bank is afraid that others will be the first to build a new shop in the place of displaced people outside the city, which is really painstaking. If it is really for the sake of the people, it is also a good thing. ”

Xia Xiang had noticed that the shops of Guangjin Commercial Bank were all over the streets and alleys of Zhending City, not to mention, but also opened outside the city, which shows how urgent Guangjin Commercial Bank wanted to occupy the market of Zhending City, and it was also forced by the good times to attack the city and plunder the land in Zhending City.

"So even my sister wants to handle the iron ore business, is the iron ore business hugely profitable?" Cao Shuli asked puzzled.

"Of course, the iron ore business is hugely profitable, but although it is huge, it is not a business that everyone can do." Mantuo couldn't help but interject, she didn't leave Xia Xiang an inch, took a step forward at this time, and stood side by side with Xia Xiang, "Iron ore can smelt steel, and steel can make weapons, so the iron ore business has always been monopolized by the government." Since the establishment of the Great Xia Dynasty, the iron ore business has always been undertaken by the government, but it is only after the current emperor is in charge that the people have slowly opened up part of the iron ore business. It's just a little looser than before, and it hasn't been openly released. Merchants who dare to engage in the iron ore business have backgrounds and backers. But even so, it is still easy to attract the attention of the government and be easily seized. ”

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