Han Gang said that he was just asking, but how could Zhu Li believe it.

If you are not afraid of thieves stealing, you are afraid of thieves. It is more frightening to worry about officials than to be remembered by thieves. As the saying goes, bandits are like combs, soldiers are like grates, and soldiers are more powerful than thieves. But the official went to the next level, and he could swallow it all in one bite, and no soup would leak out.

Zhu Li had an indescribable fear of the young magistrate in front of him, whose eyebrows and eyes were as sharp as knives. At the beginning, although Han Gang's mind was still there, most of it was already used to try to protect himself, not the attack he had expected.

Zhu Li's determination to protect the family business emboldened him and tested Han Gang's mind: "To be honest, if it's just the villain's side that lowers the price of food, it will be a drop in the bucket for the current situation. There are only a few hundred stone of grain in the villain's house, and after it is sold out, other grain merchants in Tokyo City will come over and sell it at a high price. Even if Zhengyan forcibly suppresses the grain price in Baima County, it is a big deal that they will not come to Baima County to sell grain, and it will be nearly 1,000 households in Baima County who will suffer at that time. ”

“…… So what can you do? Han Gang asked, his calm face revealing nothing.

Zhu Li didn't find an answer on Han Gang's face, so he could only continue: "If Kaifeng Mansion is willing to transfer the grain stored in the warehouse to sell, as long as the quantity is 30% or 40% of the two or three million stones in the warehouse, the price of more than 100 wen and a bucket of rice will fall in a blink of an eye." Falling back to sixty or seventy wen a bucket, it will only take three or four days. ”

"That's not what you should say." Han Gang glanced at Zhu Li coldly, "The Son of Heaven and the court will have a decision on this matter. ”

"That's right!" Zhu Li is only submissive, with a cautious attitude. But he followed and said with a smile: "But Zhengyan is a Jinshi and the first hand-picked by the official family, and he is a coquettish guest of the prince's family, and his status is high in the sky." After a few years, the waiter and bachelor went all the way, and in the blink of an eye, he was the ruler. No one can say that it is not ...... for the government and the public to share their worries."

Zhu Li is a member of the Kaifeng Grain Guild, and he is a relative of the clan, so of course he will not have no contact with the big grain merchants in Tokyo. Han Gang is Wang Anshi's son-in-law, if he can find out the news from his side and play a role in the guild's scheme, his family's status in the guild will certainly rise.

"If the imperial court really opens a warehouse to sell grain, won't you like a grain merchant make a lot less money?" Han Gang asked straightforwardly, "Aren't you distressed?" ”

"As long as he says a word, the villain will take out all the food stored in the family to open a porridge field, and he doesn't want a penny." Zhu Li puffed up his chest, his words were emotional, and he sighed: "Although the villain's family is not rich, he can still be fed and clothed." Money is also something outside the body, if you can accumulate some yin virtue for your children and grandchildren, it is cost-effective. ”

Zhu Li can speak, speak sincerely, and look like he is sincere in doing good deeds. Those who don't know his roots are afraid that when they see his righteous and awe-inspiring appearance, they will fully believe everything Zhu Li said.

"You just have to have this heart." Han Gang's expression also softened a little, but in his heart, he didn't believe that the priest in front of him would give up his family wealth for some yin virtue.

A good person can't do it long in the yamen, Zhu Li has been a clerk in the Baima County Yamen for 30 years, and his heart has long been black, soaked in water, he can be used to write and paint, where will there be such a good heart? ! Fool it! Even if you really take it out for nothing, you have to exchange it for something.

Han Gang just didn't say what he thought in his heart, and when he looked at it, he would know it. was noncommittal, but picked another topic and asked, "Is the pharmacy in the city also opened by your family?" ”

Zhu Li secretly hated Han Gang, and the topic changed when he said it. But he had to answer honestly: "It's just a crude medicine shop, and the villain only accounts for 20% of the shares, so it can't be regarded as a villain." ”

Han Gang smiled when he heard this: "Which one wants to open a pharmacy in the county, but you sit on the ground and raise the price, and swallow two percent of the dry shares?" ”

"Where do villains dare to do this!" Zhu Li hurriedly called out to hit the sky, "Xiao Bailang, the owner of the crude medicine shop, but he married a county lord and a serious sanitation officer, how dare the villain offend him?" He divided the crude medicine shop into two percent of the shares, which was to watch the villain do something in Baima County for decades, and he had a small reputation. But the two percent shares, the villain took out the real money and bought it, and he didn't let the price at all. ”

Zhu Li's words, Han Gang still didn't believe it, but his attention was taken away by other things: "Xiao Bailang? ”

"Exactly." Zhu Li nodded, "Xiao Bailang is known as Xiao Crude Medicine." It is one of the leaders of the medicine stores in Tokyo City, and the medicine shops have opened all over the counties of Kaifeng Prefecture. ”

Han Gang remembered that he had heard this name somewhere, but he couldn't remember it for a while. But after he thought about it, this kind of déjà vu has been in the past, anyway, he won't be an important person, just a medicine shop leader. Compared with the grain stores, dung stores, carts and horses shops, which are related to people's livelihood and have abundant manpower and material resources, the medicine store ranks much lower among the 360 lines in Tokyo.

Zhu Li peeked at Han Gang and asked, "I don't know if Zhengyan asked about the pharmacy, but what do you have to tell the villain?" ”

"Presumably you also know that this official wants to open a sanatorium in Baima County to treat the people." Han Gang's main focus in Hakuba County is still on the disaster, but he will not forget what should be done, "After the sanatorium opens, there will be doctors sitting in the hall, and at the same time, the decoction will be sold to the outside world." When the time comes, it will inevitably affect the business of other pharmacies in the county. ”

In the establishment of a sanatorium, medicinal herbs were the first place. However, Han Gang didn't plan to buy private medicinal materials, so he could just ask Kaifeng Mansion directly. There is a pharmacy in the city of Tokyo, which provides free diagnosis for the people and distributes decoction at a reasonable price, so there is no shortage of medicinal materials.

Zhu Li's face changed slightly: "Do you want to give away decoction medicine for free?" ”

"That's not all." Han Gang said, "Free medicine application depends on the situation. Of course, if you can afford it, you have to give money, but you can't afford it, and you won't throw people out of the way. It's still about human life. On the whole, it is necessary to ensure that the cost is not discounted. ”

Han Gang did not have the idea of selling medicine cheaply and treating the people for free. If you want to keep one thing going on for a long time, stable income is the key. Sooner or later, the officials who are suspected of wasting money will be given a copy of the good almsgiving to the people, and they will either be abolished directly, or they will be apportioned to the people with additional donations, and the money will never be squeezed out of the officials' money.

Good deeds that have given up profit can never last long, and sooner or later they will stop or deteriorate.

In "Confucius's Family Sayings", there was a remark by Confucius criticizing his disciple Zigong. At that time, most of the Lu people were sold into slavery in foreign countries, so the Lu State made a decree that if someone brought back the Lu people who were enslaved abroad, they would be given a considerable amount of rewards. But after Zigong brought back a slave, he turned down the bounty. When Confucius heard about it, he criticized him for doing something wrong.

"Giving and losing. The actions of the husband and saints can also change customs, and the teaching can be applied to the people, not only suitable for the body, but now the rich and the poor are many, and the ransom is not cheap, so how can they redeem each other? The things that the saints did were used to change customs and make the people follow through teaching, and they were not mavericks who could only do it themselves. Now that there are few rich people in Lu Country and many poor people, if it is considered incorruptible to receive rewards after ransom, how many people will harm their own interests and redeem people in the future?

And the result is just as Confucius expected, 'From now on, the Lu people will no longer redeem people from the princes.' ’

Focusing on profit is certainly not a good thing. But how many people will be able to abide by the moral standards that are too high for the sake of the dung? Nowadays, how many people shout that a gentleman is not profitable, but the fact is that there are a bunch of hypocrites, and it is difficult to find a trace of a true gentleman.

The dignified prime minister fought for a widow for 100,000 yuan. The list of catching a son-in-law is also clearly marked. It's not all the way to say and do it for a long time!

Han Gang has always adhered to the idea that only when it is beneficial will there be righteousness, and the system of nursing homes should be oriented to the people, not just limited to the military, and it must become a business that can make money - the heart of the doctor's parents, but the doctor's consultation is to collect money, which is also common sense.

But I don't know if he will provoke opposition when he uses this to implement the nursing home system.

After all, "Confucius's Family Sayings" is accused of being a forgery in the evidence, and in the four parts of the subset of classics, it originally belonged to the classics, but at this time it was relegated to the subdivision, and was no longer regarded as a classic that recorded Confucius's words and deeds.

…… If you want to use it as evidence, maybe it's still in vain!

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Zhu Li said goodbye from Han Gang, and he didn't worry about the sanatorium for long. Even if Han Gang gave away the decoction for free, it was Xiao Bailang who lost. The capital of his own family is on the land, in the grain store, and on the fields in the township, and the income of the crude medicine shop is only a small supplement for his own family.

He turned around and got the news. Yesterday, when it was almost nightfall, someone from the Prime Minister's Mansion in Tokyo entered the prefectural office. It is said that the second lady of the Wang family, that is, the current lady of the county, has arrived in Tokyo from Kansai, and she is hereby notified that she will be able to arrive in Hakuba County in a few days.

"That's not right." Even Zhu Lin heard the problem, "It's just to deliver the news, it doesn't matter if you take a day off in the county, is it necessary to rush so quickly?" I arrived last night and will rush back this morning. Even a carriage is still being prepared?! ”

"And there are too many people coming, isn't it enough for one person to pass on such a message?" The third child of the family also said.

Zhu Li nodded and said: "No accident, it is not surprising that either the two officials of the Xianggong family, or other staff members or relatives who can participate in official affairs, must have something important to discuss with Han Zhengyan." ”

When Zhu Lin heard this, he leaned forward: "Do you want to inform those people in Tokyo?!" ”

"If you don't inquire and understand what you're talking about, no one will take it to heart." Zhu Li shook his head. Although the Zhu family has a lot of power in Baima County, but when they arrive in the capital, they are just a small fish, "Only by inquiring and understanding, will there be a good result if you report it." ”

"How do you ask?" Zhu Lin frowned.

Zhu Li smiled confidently: "Since I am here to discuss a major matter, there must be some changes in Tokyo today, so please prick up your ears and listen carefully!" ”