Chapter 37: Shameless Men and Virtuous Officials (II)

Wu Jin complained in his heart that the Eight Immortals Bridge was dilapidated, trotted all the way into the pawnshop from the side door, he changed into dry clothes, dried his hair again, and then entered the lobby with a cup of hot tea, the water incident did not seem to have any impact on the pawnshop, I saw the fifth uncle Huangfu Gui holding his cheeks, sitting on the counter with a sad face, fiddling with the abacus in his hand boringly, and Luo Xiucai sat on the side and sighed.

"Fifth uncle, what's wrong, where's the invitation?"

"Hey!" Huangfu Gui sighed, "Wu Jin! Not to mention invitations, our store may not be opened. ”

Wu Jin smiled and asked, "Fifth Uncle, is it so serious?" ”

"It's serious! Xiucai, come on! ”

Luo Xiucai also sighed and said: "I went to change the business post just now, you know, you must change the business post to open a new store, otherwise you will not be allowed to open, there is no problem in the county, I paid five taels of silver, and it was changed smoothly, the key is that the county, Ding County refused to handle it for me, I secretly stuffed him with fifty taels of silver, and he didn't do it." ”

"Why?" Wu Jin was stunned.

"Why else, let's play a game and offend Zhang County!"

Huangfu Gui said hatefully: "People's reasons are glossy, the pawnshop quota in Weiyang County is full, and you can't open a new pawnshop, it's as simple as that, you can't help it." ”

Wu Jin thought for a while and said: "Then let's not change the surname of Suo, just continue to use the business post of Guan Ji Pawnshop, and the brand will not be changed." ”

"Absolutely impossible!"

Luo Xiucai's head shook like a rattle, "If the proprietor changes, you must change the business post, and then say.... The old business post of Guan Kee Pawnshop has been confiscated by Ding County. ”

Luo Xiucai sighed helplessly, Wujin pondered for a moment and then asked him, "Have you seen Zhang Xianling?" ”

"No, Zhang Xianling happened to be not in the yamen."

"Didn't Uncle Xiucai go to the county office yesterday? I mean, I mean the business post. ”

Luo Xiucai shook his head, "I went to the county office yesterday morning, and in the afternoon I went to purchase items such as flower baskets and banners for the opening, and I only went to the county office early this morning." ”

Huangfugui didn't understand what Wu Jin meant by asking this, he was anxious to open the business, so he hurriedly said: "Wu Jin, see if you can go to Su Tingshi, ask him for a favor, say hello to the county, and let the county handle our business post." ”

Wu Jin shook his head, "I don't want to trouble Su Tingshi about this matter. ”

"Then we'll give you a big gift!" Huangfu Gui was ruthless, "I'll go to Ding County's house tonight, he can't afford fifty taels of silver, so I'll give him five hundred taels of silver, I don't believe it, money can make ghosts grind, so Ding County Cheng doesn't want this money?" ”

"Fifth uncle, don't worry, you have to find Zhang Xianling to try it first, and it's not too late to give gifts if not."

Wu Jin asked Luo Xiucai for the information on the business post, and said with a smile: "I'll think of a way to do this first!" The fifth uncle went to deliver invitations normally, and in any case, we must handle the business post today. ”

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Wu Jin left the pawnshop and called a carriage to go to the county office, although he did not go with Luo Xiucai, but listening to Luo Xiucai's tone, the county magistrate Zhang Rong did not know that they were doing business, and it was the Ding County Cheng who deliberately made things difficult for them in order to curry favor with Zhang Rong.

According to the experience of Wujin's previous life, Ding Xiancheng either deliberately made things difficult for him in order to curry favor with Zhang Rong, or as the fifth uncle said, the yamen is open, and there is no reason to come in without money.

In fact, dealing with the government, it is normal to stuff money and send red envelopes, Wu Jin has encountered a lot in his previous life, but he has a stinky temper, he has to be willing to give money, if Ding County Cheng does things for them kindly, and then hints that Luo Xiucai will give gifts at night, then he is also willing in his heart, he hates the kind of person who is stuck and does not do things, and must collect money before he is willing to do things, then he would rather not give this money.

Wu Jin came to the front of the county office, and there was a government official on duty standing at the gate, Wu Jin stepped forward and bowed down and said with a smile: "Brother Bad Official, is Zhang County Commander here?" ”

The official looked at him, and saw that he was taller than himself, his arms were thicker than himself, and he was better dressed than himself, so he lazily asked, "Where are you?" Is there something wrong with my brother? ”

Wujin took out a piece of broken silver and quietly stuffed it to the official, and said with a smile: "The eldest brother of the errand official sent a message to Zhang Xianling for me, saying that the emperor Wujin asked to see him." ”

Money warms people's hearts, and the official immediately smiled and narrowed his eyes, "Brother Huangfu waits, I'll go and send you a message." ”

He turned around and ran towards the county office, Wu Jin stood in front of Shishi with his hands behind his back, with his ten years of experience in the mall, this Zhang Rong would definitely see him.

After a while, the official ran out, panting and said, "Brother Huangfu..... My county order, please come in! ”

Wu Jin arched his hand with a smile, "Thank you, big brother, please lead the way!" ”

"Naturally, this way, please!"

Wujin came to find Zhang Rong is also a long-planned thing, although he has Su Hanzhen as the backstage, but after all, the county officials are not as good as the county management, it doesn't matter if he offends a hundred Huang Shilang, it doesn't matter if he offends Huangfuqu, but if he offends the parents of Weiyang County, he still wants to mix up in Weiyang County in the future, no matter what, it is necessary for him to find Zhang Rong.

Wu Jin was not worried that Zhang Rong would take the opportunity to take revenge on him, but with his experience in seeing people in the past ten years of business wars, he felt that he could grasp Zhang Rong's pulse.

The second son of the prime minister of the dignified empire, he served as the county commander of Weiyang County, an important financial and tax town of the Daning Empire, such a person is a real child of a family, strict education, elegant temperament, strong officialdom backstage, and lofty ideals, he will not put himself in his eyes, let alone like the fifth uncle said, a gambling will offend him, Wujin believes that the son of the prime minister should have at least half of the prime minister's bearing.

If he really hated himself for gambling, then this Zhang County Order would be too tasteless, and his father would not put him in Weiyang County.

Of course, Zhang Rong will not forget the humiliation of gambling, so he is going to come without Jin, and he wants to give Zhang Rong a low profile, as for what Su Hanzhen will think, it is a matter of grandfather and eldest brother, and it has nothing to do with him.

Wu Jin walked into the county office, and saw Zhang Rong sitting at the table to review the file, moving the pen like flying, engrossed, the official did not dare to disturb, gave Wu Jin a look and retreated.

Wu Jin stood aside and waited patiently, he didn't say a word, the time passed little by little, Zhang Rong still didn't look up, his face sank like water, he reviewed a dossier, and he changed it again.

Wu Jin stared out of the door with his hands behind his back, looking at the blue sky and white clouds in the sky, he suddenly remembered the wrecked plane he was on, which crashed a big ship in a thunderous storm, and should still be lying quietly on the bottom of the sea at this time!

He remembered the first time he did business in his previous life, when he set up a stall for the first time, and a few girls who had been admitted to college came to buy suitcases, and he only earned fifty yuan per box, and there was a girl with a round face and big eyes.......

Time passed little by little, half an hour passed, Zhang Rong picked his eyes, and saw that he was still calm and calm, and a smile finally appeared on his cold face.

"Sit down!" He pointed to the chair with his pen.

"Thank you for the prefectural order!" Wu Jin sat down.

"Tea!"

Zhang Rong ordered again, and a servant hurriedly served a cup of tea, he glanced at Wujin in surprise, and actually saw that the county order did not kneel, and the county order also served tea, which was the first time he had encountered it.

"You're a little different!"

Zhang Rong put down the pen and smiled lightly: "Everyone else has to kneel and salute when they see me, but not only do you kneel, but you can still have a lot of thoughts in front of me, let me ask you, what basis do you have?" Su Hanzhen? ”

Wu Jin smiled slightly, and replied calmly: "Lord Hui, it has nothing to do with Lord Su." ”

Zhang Rong has actually figured out the old bottom of Wujin, a partial concubine of the Huangfu family, who has only been ashore for more than ten days, and Su Hanzhen only met on the road, without any background background, but he has the courage to engage in gambling in Weiyang County, others may only see this step, but Zhang Rong sees it more deeply, it is because of this gambling that the Huangfu family has successfully established a relationship with Su Hanzhen, it can be seen that this young man is not simple, and now he also wants to know, why does this young man dare not kneel to himself?

Zhang Rong looked at him with a smile and asked, "Since it has nothing to do with Su Thorn History, why is that?" ”

Wu Jin bowed and said with a smile: "I heard that if the common people in the capital are interested, they will dare to enter the Prime Minister's Mansion and discuss the world's major affairs with the Prime Minister. ”

Wujin also learned a little bit of rumors about Zhang Rong from Ma Buyun, this Zhang Rong's biggest ambition in life is to be like his father, to become the head of the hundred officials, to become the prime minister of the Daning Empire, and the person he admires most in his life is his father.

Therefore, Zhang Rong felt a little useful, and the smile on his face became wider, so he smiled slightly, "You give me an honest explanation, was that person really winning the jackpot of one thousand taels of silver that day?" ”

Wu Jin shook his head, "No! Just a coincidence. ”

He told Zhang Baozi the causes and consequences of winning the jackpot as it was, without a little water.

"I see, it's providence!"

Zhang Rong sighed to himself, his face suddenly sank, and he said coldly to Wu Jin: "Aren't you afraid that I will investigate your fraud crimes?" ”

Wu Jin smiled. "I think that if Zhang County Order wants to investigate my crimes, then ten years later, when I am released from prison, Weiyang County Order should still be Zhang County Order."

Zhang Rong was stunned, he stared at Wu Jin coldly, and after a while, he suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed, what a young man, really different.

If Zhang Rong met Wujin because he saw through the behind-the-scenes meaning of Wujin's gambling and was interested in this young man, then now, he suddenly found that he also liked this young man a little, just imagine, who dares to tell him the truth? But this young man told the truth, this is not a kind of bold stupidity, but a kind of great wisdom, he knows that with Su Hanzhen, he will not go to prison, but he admitted his mistake to himself in this way and gave himself enough face.

Zhang Rong is not very old, only thirty years old this year, he can also be regarded as a young man, young people are together, it is easier to understand each other, and he actually has a sense of pity for Wujin.

"Alright! I don't care about gambling, I hope you don't use fraud to make huge profits in the future, and do serious business. ”

In fact, Wu Jin's back is already soaked, he is walking a tightrope, he only has the slightest mistake, which will arouse Zhang Rong's rebellious psychology, thinking that he is relying on Su Hanzhen's backstage to deliberately provoke, and he is determined to take him to prison, and a thousand sycophants are useless.

The people have the people's character, the official has the official character, this is the experience of Wujin in dealing with officials countless times, the official character lies in tolerance, they will take care of their reputation, they will cherish their feathers, and they will not get along with a small people, the more high-ranking officials, the more modest they are, the more famous they are, the more self-contained, the son of a prime minister, first of all, can not think that he is a gentleman, but should be a virtuous official, this character comes from his family, his education, they are very concerned about their official image.

Therefore, Wujin repeatedly asked Luo Xiucai if he had seen Zhang Rong, and this was the reason, he believed that it was just Ding Xiancheng's personal meaning.

As a county parent official, as the son of a prime minister, even if he wants to repay the revival of Hanzhen, he will not attack a small people, and use such a trivial matter as embarrassment to discuss the post, although it can be repaid for the revival of Hanzhen, but then it will seem that he is too unofficial, and if it is spread out, he will only be laughed at in the officialdom.

And now it seems that this Zhang Rong is indeed not ordinary, he is very urban, and he also has the heart of the prime minister, this person has a bright future in the future, Wujin suddenly has a feeling that even if he is not in Weiyang County in the future, he should not be an enemy of this Zhang Rong.

At this time, Wu Jin took out the information on the business post and handed it over respectfully, "Come here today, there is one more thing to ask the county commander." ”

Zhang Rong looked at the information, and immediately picked up the pen and signed on it, of course he knew that Wujin was not to please himself by doing business, but he had a fear of himself, and it was this fear that made him feel a little proud, what about having Su Hanzhen as the backstage? He still had to bow to himself.

"It's okay, with my signature, you can go to Ding County Cheng to handle the business post."

"Thank you Zhang County Order!"

Wu Jin gave a deep salute and turned around to leave, but Zhang Rong stopped him, "Wait a minute!" ”