Chapter 36 The Oil and Salt Shop III
"Twenty thousand taels of silver, do you want to count them?"
Sitting in the inner room of the oil and salt store again, Cheng Ming had ten more large boxes at his feet.
The shopkeeper looked at Cheng Ming suspiciously, then looked at the box with obvious signs, arched his hand and said, "Son, what a good means!" Wanping County was greatly injured at this time. You may not know very well that the red goods that you took away were not from the government, but from Wanping County's own property. I have been the magistrate of the county for three years, pretending to be a grandson every day, and being a turtle with a shrunken head, and I can't offend any of them, so I saved this little bit of family money, and now it's all gone. ”
"Yes!" Cheng Ming's expression was faint and unconcerned.
"But that's fine, the silver has been lost a lot, and Wanping County itself doesn't dare to say anything. Except for regret and nesting, it is estimated that there is nothing he can do. ”
The shopkeeper clapped his hands, and a tattered bookkeeper came out from behind, arched his hand to Cheng Ming first, and then stepped forward to open the box, reached out and grabbed a silver ingot, checked it in his hand, glanced at the box again, nodded and said: "Twenty thousand taels, only more, no less!" ”
The shopkeeper laughed happily, respectfully saluted Cheng Ming, and said, "Please leave your name and other requirements, at most twenty days, Wanping County will be yours." ”
"Can you make a request? What are the requirements? Cheng Ming was surprised.
"Background and past, if Childe is prepared, we can accept it all and fill in some loopholes. For example, a scholarly family, or a celebrity, or an official family, can be operated.
Childe must not be underestimated, although these things are inconspicuous, they can be looked down upon in the officialdom, and they will get some unexpected benefits in some inconspicuous places.
Of course, the difficulty should not be too great, otherwise the gains outweigh the losses, and it is easy to be exposed and attract the attention of those who are interested. If it is the royal bloodline of the previous dynasty, it is to find death by yourself. ”
"In other words, you can make resumes? Shaping a person out of thin air? Cheng Ming asked.
The shopkeeper smiled: "That's a bit exaggerated. But it's still easy to get some physical evidence to convince everyone that you're someone else. Of course, you can't stand the inspection of Jinyi Wei, if you are unfortunate enough to get into a lawsuit in the future, we don't care. ”
"Of course!" Cheng Ming was really surprised, he didn't expect that in this era, there would be such a professional identity manufacturer. No wonder buying and selling officials is an industry that has existed since ancient times, and the water in it is not shallow.
Cheng Ming thought for a while, touched his white hair, and said, "The rest doesn't have to be complicated, just cover up my white hair and white eyebrows." ”
The shopkeeper said: "This is simple, just make a birth noise, it doesn't cost much silver!" Then congratulations in advance! ”
Cheng Ming stood up with a smile, arched his hand, and left under the courtesy of the shopkeeper.
At the intersection, he met a young man coming back with a burden, he glanced at Cheng Ming strangely, and asked the shopkeeper: "Second uncle, is he here to buy things again?" ”
"yes, big deal!" The shopkeeper said happily: "I have made money today, let's eat noodles in the evening, and I will add two more ...... Oh no...... Add an egg. Let's celebrate! ”
The young man pouted and said, "It's just an egg, what kind of celebration is this?" It's almost as good as a roast goose! Second uncle, let me tell you, Liu Lame in the south of the city sells roast goose is a must, and when I ate it last time, I ...... it."
The shopkeeper's brows rose, "Last time?" Have you eaten it yet? When? How much did it cost? Didn't you squander all the wages you gave you last time, you loser looking for a draw! ”
"No, no, someone else has a treat, I didn't spend any money...... Well, I'm going to work! The boy ran away in a puff of smoke.
The shopkeeper muttered: "Others don't call me when they have a treat, you are a loser, if you eat more than others, you will eat less yourself, how much money can you save!" ”
At this time, the bookkeeper walked slowly behind the shopkeeper and stood quietly.
The shopkeeper touched his chin, thought for a while, and asked, "What?" Lost again? ”
"Hmm!" Mr. Bookkeeper replied lightly, and his expression did not change at all.
"Hey! It's a bit capable! The shopkeeper smiled: "It seems that this transaction really has to be done." ”
"100,000 taels of silver is a lot."
"yes, there's a profit. In this case, let the news go down, and tell the brothers to move, I gave this master a package ticket, and I will get Wanping County within 20 days, if it is delayed, don't blame me for not being merciful! ”
The bookkeeper agreed unhurriedly, not seeming to care about the threat at all.
The capital was calm, and there were some waves in the court.
There is a royal history of Wanping County's dereliction of duty and perversion of the law, and several crimes are listed.
The excerpt was not given to the emperor, but directly submitted to the ministry.
In less than three days, a paper order transferred Wanping County to Longyan, Fujian, to fill a vacancy.
For another five days, all forces learned of Suosuo's temptation to take this key position, but they were blocked by an invisible net.
In another ten days, the ministry issued an appointment and gave Wanping County to a newcomer who was not famous.
The name Cheng Ming entered the eyes of all forces for the first time.
Although they regretted it, they didn't care, and it didn't matter at all that a county was just a county.
And Wanping County, like Daxing County, is a place where rats drill bellows - angry at both ends, if it is not really out of line, or desperate to be an official, no one will be this kind of county master.
When March was approaching, Cheng Ming met with the shopkeeper again, and the next day he took a large group of people to the Yamen of Wanping County to take office.
The county cheng, the main book, and the classic history greeted Cheng Ming with a large number of officials and officials.
And Cheng Ming didn't come alone, he also brought a large number of people with him.
There are constantly maids and servants waiting below, as well as masters, old mothers and long-term followers, and the most nonsense thing is that there is also a concubine.
If it weren't for Cheng Ming's hard work, the shopkeeper would probably have to match a wife and three concubines. He said that this is the only way to be an official.
Cheng Ming couldn't cry or laugh.
Naturally, these people borrowed it, gave a thousand taels of silver, and only helped for two months.
Counting the number of people, it is not enough for fifty people. And each of them received twenty taels of silver.
In this year, even if he was on an errand in the Yamen, he could not save twenty taels of silver in his hands all year round, let alone the peasants who could barely survive.
These people are really good at making money.
No matter how toss and how to spend money, it took so long to finally return this official position.
followed the tossing for a month, and now it is a sigh of relief.
To say that these people are really powerful, they are making wind and rain in the capital, buying and selling officials, colluding with three religions and nine streams, and making such a big scene, if there is no one covering them, Cheng Ming will not believe it.
But it has nothing to do with him, his purpose is not in the temple.