Selling land is just a bait, as long as there is a bait, the merchants will not be able to unite together, of course, they cannot not sell at all, in that case, the merchants will think it is a scam and will not believe him, and then they will unite again.

So Wu Jin decided to sell a piece of land, and made up a sum of money to lend to the fifth uncle to do maritime business, as for who to sell to, he also thought about it repeatedly, that night there were more than a dozen shop owners have found Huang Fu Gui, expressed the willingness to buy land, Wu Jin finally decided to sell to Li Ji Jewelry, one reason, Li Ji Jewelry and Yang Ji Restaurant are world friends, this time it is a firm supporter of Yang Jingzhou, for him to help, for him to convene a meeting, secondly, Li Ji jewelry store is not far from Qi Dafu Money Village, Wu Jin wants Qi Fengwu to know about this, Ah Q seemed to regain some face, but he didn't know that Qi Fengwu had left Weiyang County overnight and went to Jinling County to check the accounts.

The next day was not yet dawn, and Li Ruoyue, the young proprietor of Li Ji Jewelry, came to find Wu Jin, Li Ruoyue was the black and fat young proprietor last time, and Wu Jin thought she was snowy and ran to find her.

This time to buy the land, Wu Jin personally came forward, the land was his, and finally the contract asked him to sign, and he couldn't hide it, so the surname Suo came forward to negotiate in person, which made Li Ruoyue a little surprised, everyone thought that the land was expensive to the emperor, and it turned out that this young man was the master.

Li Ruoyue was very shrewd, she immediately guessed that maybe this young man was the mastermind behind the diversion of the Eight Immortals Bridge, but she didn't ask anything, she was here to buy land, and it was useless to say anything else.

There was no excessive pleasantries, and the purpose of both parties was clear.

"Miss Li, this is the land I want to sell!"

Wu Jin took Li Ruoyue to the land site, starting from Hu Min Bridge, all the way to the next door of Yang Ji Restaurant, a total of one hundred and twenty-four steps wide along the street, of which the façade of Jin Fuji happened to occupy fourteen steps, Wu Jin was ready to divide the remaining one hundred and ten steps wide into eight pieces, the width was not large, mainly the depth was long, each piece of land was about two acres.

The land to be sold is not the one facing the bridgehead, the most golden piece of land, Wu Jin wants it himself, but the second piece next to it, which is also very good.

Although Li Ruoyue is not very good-looking, but very quiet, the surname is also gentle and amiable, in the hazy morning, she put her hands behind her back, step by step on the white line just drawn, her heart is silently calculating, a total of a little more than ten zhang, a little bigger than the old store over there, Li Ji jewelry store has always been a rented storefront, the rent is too high, they want to buy it, but the landlord refuses to sell, the location of this land is very good, the size is just right.

Li Ruoyue smiled, and a small dimple appeared on her face, "I don't know how much money the land of the Emperor Fu Gongzi will sell?" ”

Wu Jin pointed to the Yang Ji Restaurant in the distance, and said with a smile: "The girl also knows that someone has 30,000 taels of silver for the two acres of Yang Ji Restaurant, and Yang Jingzhou does not sell it. ”

Li Ruoyue shook her head lightly, smiled and said slowly: "Wu Jin Gongzi, I also admit that 20,000 taels of silver is fair, but we still bear the unknown risk of your bridge, at least we will maintain its existence with you, so we also have to pay the price, 15,000 taels of silver, I will buy it!" ”

In fact, Li Ruoyue's father had already gone to Ding Xiancheng last night, and he had already received the exact news from the government that the new bridge would not be demolished again, and the Baxian Bridge would not be built again, so he decided to buy the land, the so-called risk was just an excuse, just to be cheaper.

Wu Jin thought for a while, smiled slightly, and said, "Then seventeen thousand taels!" How about you pay in two installments in a month, 10,000 first and 6,000 later? ”

Li Ruoyue calculated the interest in her heart, and she pursed her lips and smiled, "Sixteen thousand taels, I will pay it off at once, how about it?" ”

Wu Jin smiled, "Okay! Let's just say it. ”

At this moment, there was a sound of running not far away, and I saw a servant running over with sweat on his head, "Which one is the son of Wujin?" ”

"I am! Is there anything wrong with the big brother of the errand officer? ”

The official arched his hand, "Childe, the head of the emperor invites you to go to the county government and say that there is an urgent matter." ”

Wu Jin was stunned, he looked at the sky, the sun hadn't come out yet! Big brother is looking for himself so early?

"Thank you!"

Wu Jin said to the emperor who was following behind: "Fifth uncle, take 500 wine money for the eldest brother of the errand official and record it in my account." ”

The official was grateful, and thanked him repeatedly, and Wu Jin pointed to the emperor Fugui, and smiled at Li Ruoyue: "Miss Li, I have entrusted my fifth uncle as my plenipotentiary representative, you can discuss specific matters with him in detail, I will be absent first." ”

Li Ruoyue had a good impression of Wu Jin, she stared at Wu Jin and smiled lightly, "Okay, son, go slowly!" ”

Wujin went back to clean up and sort it out, signed a blank contract, handed it to the fifth uncle to put it away, and then trotted all the way to the county office.

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It took him six or seven days from the time he bought the land to the time he finally built the bridge and sold the land, and he devoted himself to it, almost forgetting that he had made an appointment with Jiutian to write a book.

He quickly calculated the agreed time in his heart, they agreed to hold the first story meeting on the tenth day of the fifth month, today is the ninth day of the fifth month, it happens to be tomorrow, Wu Jin couldn't help but secretly rejoice, fortunately he remembered it, otherwise he would have lost his trust in Jiutian.

At this time, the sky was just dawning, the door of the Burrow was not opened, the street was empty, and there was hardly a pedestrian, except for the occasional sight of a farmer who got up early to sell vegetables passing by with a basket of vegetables.

Wu Jin came to the county office, it was still early at this time, and it was far from the time to open the office, the county office was deserted, Wu Jin just calculated, the eldest brother came to the county office before dawn, and he was very positive!

Wu Jin felt the need to teach his eldest brother a lesson, he came so early, the leaders above may not know, but the little soldiers below him are difficult to behave, do they have to come before dawn? There are other colleagues, does the eldest brother's enthusiasm set off their laziness?

Mixing in officialdom, sometimes it's not a good thing to be too positive, it's easy to offend people!

The door of the county yamen was ajar, and he probed his brain at the door, just as the eldest brother Weiming came out of the room and saw him, "Wu Jin!" Wei Ming beckoned to him.

Wu Jin walked up, "Big brother, is there something wrong with me so early?" ”

"You come with me!"

Wei Ming led him through a corridor, and when he saw that there was no one next to him, he laughed in a low voice: "It's not me looking for you, but Lord Su looking for you, there is a good thing." ”

It turned out that Su Hanzhen was looking for him, so early in the morning, he didn't know what was good, and he actually wanted to meet him in person, and sent someone to tell him, wouldn't it be okay? It is estimated that there is a ** errand for him.

"What's the good thing?"

"Don't worry, Master Su will tell you, I promise to make you unexpected."

Wei Ming smiled and sold a pass, refusing to say, Wu Jin had to keep his curiosity in his heart, he saw that his eldest brother was in a good mood, so he asked him with a smile: "Big brother, how does it feel to be an official in the past two days?" ”

"It's not an official yet! It's just a first-class official, and it's still half a step away, hey! The most critical half-step! Wei Ming sighed, he was twenty-seven years old, and Su Hanzhen was also admitted to the Jinshi at the age of twenty-seven, so it was up to him to see if he could keep up with him.

Wu Jin also wanted to remind him of the precautions in the officialdom, but they had already walked to the door of the assassin's room.

"My lord, he's coming!" Wei Ming reported.

"Huh! Wu Jin, please come in. ”

Su Hanzhen's voice came from the room, and the tone was quite pleasant, Wu Jin smiled and walked into the room, and Wei Ming also walked in behind.

In the room, Su Hanzhen's complexion was ruddy and his spirit was flying, and it could be seen that he was in a very happy mood, no wonder, as soon as Ming took office, he saw the detailed financial and tax reports of Donghai County in the past three years, as well as the inventory list, he had been in Donghai County for more than a month, and he hadn't even touched the door!

This made him feel that the completion of the prince's trust was already in sight, but today he was a little worried, he received a letter from Jiangning Mansion last night, Gao Heng, the squire of the Criminal Department, was about to come to Donghai County to inspect, and Jiangning Mansion ordered him to do a good job in reception.

At the same time, he also received the prince's secret order, in the imperial history, Cheng Qian Zheng Chen Zhi is going to investigate the case in Huaibei, and he will deliberately pass through Donghai County in the past two days.

"See your lord!"

"Wu Jin, I've been waiting for you."

Su Hanzhen smiled all over her face, and said a little impatiently: "Let me tell you a good news first, Wujin, congratulations!" ”

Wu Jin saw Su Hanzhen's smile as if he wanted to recruit himself as his son-in-law, but his daughter was still young, if he recruited him as his niece-in-law, maybe he would agree, of course this is just a dream, Su Hanzhen smiled so ill-intentionedly, wouldn't he want to change his tricks to make himself his subordinate! Wu Jin found that he had already felt the pulse of this Lord Su a little.

Su Hanzhen took out a letter, smiled and said: "This is a letter sent by the prince last night, the letter mentions you, praising you for your good performance in overthrowing the emperor Fu Yibiao, and you should be rewarded for your meritorious service, so the officials have decided to grant you the post of captain from Qipinyun, and the officials have recorded it, and there will be an official document soon." ”

Wu Jin heard it in a fog, what does this mean? is actually from the seventh grade, is he going to be an official? But the eldest brother is not even from the ninth grade, Yun Cavalry Captain, it seems to feel good, he really can't understand, he only knows the county order, the county Cheng, the main book or the history of the assassin, the long history and the like, what is this Cloud Cavalry Captain?

"My lord, can you explain it to me, I don't really understand, I remember that from Qipin is not a county order?"

Su Hanzhen couldn't help but laugh dumbly when he heard that he was confused, so he explained to him, "Wujin, it's not what you think, the official position system of the Daning Dynasty is more complicated, it is generally divided into three types: official officials, scattered officials and titles, this is a formal official position, and in addition to these three official positions, there is also a kind of honorary officer, which is mainly awarded to ordinary scholars who have made meritorious contributions to the state, called honored officers, such as soldiers who have made meritorious contributions in wars, and then for example, the Qi family of Pingjiang County, the first major tax payer in Donghai County, Qi Ruifu Commercial Bank is also the second largest taxpayer in the country, The old man Qi was named the pillar country from the second grade by the imperial court, like your cloud cavalry captain generally applied by the county, there are ten places in the county every year, all of them are famous gentry, you are only seventeen years old, and you got the honor, it's not easy! ”

Wu Jin then understood, it turned out that the so-called honorable officer was like a model worker in later generations, a 38 Red Banner Bearer, etc., and he, a cloud cavalry captain, was only a county model worker, and he didn't know whether he should cry or laugh.

It is better to participate in the imperial examination and become famous, and even the fame is much tougher than this model worker.

Wei Ming saw his brother standing there stunned, thinking that he was surprised, and he was happy for him in his heart, this is a knight appointed by the prince himself, how many people can't dream of it.

Wu Jin finally spoke, "My lord, this.... What cloud rider and what are the benefits? ”

Su Hanzhen saw that he didn't thank the prince for his kindness first, but asked what the benefits were, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, hey! After all, it is still a child, and the first thing that comes to mind is what is good.

"This.... Of course, there are advantages, such as you can see officials without bowing ....."

Wu Jin then remembered, as if he had never worshipped an official? He has long overdrawn this treatment, "My lord, what else?" ”

"And! You go anywhere, you can live in a post station, you want to see officials, officials can't shirk, of course, only limited to the same grade, and there is the most important one, to the fifth rank of the cavalry captain, you can be exempted from conscription and military service, no promotion, you have to fight hard! ”

The last one is not interested, he doesn't want to serve as a soldier, being an officer is almost the same, it is estimated that this kind of treatment belongs to the national model worker, from seven, seven, from six, from six, from five.... He's five levels away! When does this have to go?

The only excitement also disappeared, and Wu Jin suddenly lost his spirit, but he understood his brother's thoughts, so he comforted him with a smile: "You don't have to be promoted one level at a time, if you have special merits, you can even go to the Pillar Country in one step, Old Man Qi is from the Captain of the Upper Cavalry to the Pillar Country in one step, you don't have to worry." ”

Wu Jin is actually not interested in this so-called commander at all, the fifth uncle told him that there is a way to disobey the conscription and military service, spend money to hire someone to serve on his behalf, twenty taels of silver can serve on behalf of one conscription, five hundred taels of silver can serve on behalf of four years of military service, and even pay money to exempt from conscription and military service, this is an unwritten rule, the so-called cloud cavalry captain has only one benefit for him, he can see the official openly and not worship.

In fact, there is another benefit, Su Hanzhen didn't say it, and Wujin didn't know either, that is, he could marry a concubine after getting the honor, Su Hanzhen might feel that Wujin was still young, and there was no need to tell him this.

Although Wu Jin was not interested, he still had to make superficial articles, so he gave a deep salute, "Thank you for your grace, Your Royal Highness, thank you for your recommendation!" ”

Su Hanzhen smiled, Wu Jin was still polite, but he didn't come to Wu Jin for this matter, he smiled slightly: "Wu Jin, there is one more thing, I also want to ask you for a favor." ”

Su Hanzhen's heart is like a mirror, a small commander can't catch Wujin, and he has to politely ask him for help.

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