Chapter 16 Strategizing (II)
Huangfu is a national surname, not an ordinary surname, generally speaking, the surname Huangfu of the Daning Dynasty is mostly related to the clan, Wu Jin hurriedly explained with a smile: "For hundreds of years, our family has nothing to do with the clan, there is no title, just a commoner." ”
Su Hanzhen nodded, he understands this, the Huangfu family is too huge, there are hundreds of thousands of people, there are hundreds of thousands of people in the capital, and many people in the capital sell tofu, and those who do small business are also surnamed Huangfu, the key is to see if there is a title, if there is no title, then it is not a clan, it can only be a commoner.
In fact, Wu Jin's worries are a bit redundant, Su Hanzhen went to the countryside to inspect on the third day of coming to Donghai County, and only came back last night, and he didn't have time to understand the six major families of Huaiyang, not to mention the delicate relationship between the six major families and these magistrates, no gourd monk would tell him these things, so he could only rely on himself to slowly comprehend.
"Mr. Huangfu, please get up, come in, come in and sit together!"
Su Hanzhen invited Wu Jin and Huangfu Gui into the small guest hall to sit down, his scholar served them tea, Su Hanzhen picked up his teacup and smiled slightly, "Wu Jin, are you still running to the sea now?" ”
"I don't run, I'm tired of running, but I'm still solid on the shore, and I sleep sweetly at night."
Su Hanzhen laughed: "I see that you sleep on the mast of the big ship, it's quite fragrant!" ”
Wu Jin scratched his head embarrassedly, and pointed at Huangfu Gui again, "It's my fifth uncle who doesn't allow me to get on the boat, and Zhang Luo wants to marry me a daughter-in-law." ”
Huang Fugui smiled awkwardly, and scolded in his heart: "When are you going to help him marry a daughter-in-law?" His son hasn't landed yet! ”
Su Hanzhen smiled and said nothing, he secretly praised Wujin for being smart, in fact, he just said that his daughter wanted Brother San Lang, in fact, he asked him not to get too close to the younger daughter, the youngest daughter has just passed the age of kindergarten, and she is ignorant of the relationship between men and women, and the stories that Wujin told her on the boat, what sixteen years of life and death love, what sisters love one person, made the little daughter fascinated all day long, tea and dinner, last night his wife said a few words to her, she was angry and didn't eat, and his wife complained to Su Hanzhen for a while, she shouldn't let her daughter listen to these stories that are easy to lose her mind.
Although Su Hanzhen is open-minded, after all, he is a father, he also has to protect his daughter, and he can tell stories on the boat, but when he gets off the boat, he doesn't want Wujin to get too close to his daughter, but he is embarrassed to say it clearly.
This young man was so clever that he understood what he was saying, and answered himself by marrying a daughter-in-law, well! Children can be taught.
Su Hanzhen is a little fond of this young man, since he promised not to come to find his little daughter, then he owes him a favor, Su Hanzhen is a very serious person, he promised Wujin on the boat, if there is any difficulty, you can find him, and now people are coming with relatives, needless to say, they are here to ask him for help, this point of human affection is sophisticated, Su Hanzhen can carry it clearly.
He took a sip of tea and asked him with a smile, "Wu Jin, what are you doing now?" ”
"I'm helping Fifth Uncle take care of the store for the time being, and I haven't thought of anything yet, Master Su, I may have something to ask you for a small favor."
Su Hanzhen smiled secretly, sure enough, it's okay, do him a favor and repay her daughter's favor.
"Huh! You say! I promised you. ”
Wu Jin pointed at the fifth uncle, "That's the case, my fifth uncle wants to do a gambling recently, maybe it's a bit loud, he is afraid that the government will not allow it, so I came to ask for special approval from the adult!" ”
Su Hanzhen frowned, "What is betting?" ”
Gambling is a term in the gambling industry, and this dynasty already has it, but the scale is very small, guessing bets and the like, but Su Hanzhen has never been involved in gambling, and it is the first time to be a magistrate, he doesn't know.
Wu Jin hurriedly explained: "It's a kind of gambling business, the same as a gambling house, except that there is no store, and there is no need to do business." ”
Su Hanzhen also knew that the imperial court did not prohibit gambling, and the emperor's relatives liked to gamble, but he was a decent person, and he was very disgusted with gambling, scoop and the like, if Wujin wanted to run a gambling business, maybe he would refuse and help Wujin do other things, but since Wujin's relatives wanted to do it, he couldn't say anything?
He pondered for a moment and asked, "You said it would be loud, how big is it?" Also, is it a long-term practice? ”
These two questions are very critical, and they basically got to the point, but Wu Jin saw that the fifth uncle didn't react, so he pushed him, "Fifth uncle, what about you?" ”
Huangfugui opened his mouth and stammered, he didn't know anything, how could he answer? This guy is obviously in charge of him, and now he is pushing it back to himself.
"This ..... Well! That ....."
Wu Jin smiled and shook his head, "My fifth uncle has been reciting what he wants to say to Lord Thorn Shi all the way, he is too nervous, otherwise, I'll say it for him!" ”
Su Hanzhen saw that Huangfugui was sweating profusely, and knew that he was too nervous, so he smiled, "Okay! You said. ”
"My lord, my fifth uncle only wants to do it once, about three days, as for how big the momentum will be, my fifth uncle really doesn't know, maybe a hundred or ten people, maybe a thousand people are possible, anyway, we will never violate the law of Daning, if you want to use the store, you will definitely do it first, and pay taxes according to law."
Su Hanzhen pondered for a moment, since she asked herself to help, it must be difficult, otherwise she wouldn't have to let herself help? He is the assassin of Donghai County, the highest magistrate, he can't even help with this little thing, doesn't it make people laugh when it spreads?
He nodded and agreed to Huang Fugui's request, "Okay! As long as what Mr. Huangfu does not violate the laws of my Daning Dynasty, I can give special approval, but it is only verbal special approval, if you encounter any trouble, just come to me. ”
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Coming out of the county office, they got into the carriage, and the first thing Huangfugui did was to slap Wujin's scalp, and scolded him angrily, "You muddy boy, push me out as a shield, should I do it?" ”
Wu Jin hugged his head and smiled and said: "Anyway, the fifth uncle has been a businessman for so many years, it doesn't hurt to be a businessman again, I am different, I want to marry his daughter!" You have to give him an impression of innocence. ”
"You dream! I still want to marry the daughter of the assassin Shi, wait a minute, what did you just say to me, when did your fifth uncle become a businessman? ”
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Huangfugui is in a happy mood, and he is still a nephew! can actually say that the assassination history is the backstage, now he has no scruples, he immediately discussed with Wu Jin, Wu Jin contributed money, Wu Jin planned him to execute, and the final profit was three or seven points, he was three, no Jin seven, anyway, the head of the family regarded money as dung, and it didn't hurt to lose five thousand taels of silver.
They discussed for a whole day, the pawnshop could be closed for three days, and the guys all went to help, Huangfugui had a friend, nicknamed Luo Xiucai, who was born to eat by mouth, and the dead could be said to be alive, and his voice was loud, so it was most suitable for him to be the master of ceremonies.
Manpower is still not enough, Wu Jin proposed to let the Huangfu family's concubines, concubines and grandsons to help, anyway, their family has a lot of idlers, but Huangfu Gui refuses, this is his private work, and has nothing to do with the family, his son Zhongyong is in the county government's tax department Cao, although he is only a low-level official, but he knows a lot of people, can let him help solve the manpower.
In addition, people who need to maintain order, this is very important, they must be able to point their fists and feet to prevent others from smashing the field, generally speaking, the government is the most suitable, but the county government emperor Fu Gui has no favor, even if the emperor Fu family has favors, the favor is also in the hands of the second emperor Fu Xu, it is not his turn to be the emperor Fu Gui, and the county government Su Hanzhen will not agree.
Huang Fugui thought of another way, he had a friend who played a dart game, and there were more than 200 people under him, all of whom were practitioners, and he could give them some money to help.
Huang Fugui made a special trip and completed this matter, as long as two hundred taels of silver, his friends who opened the dart game sent a hundred people to watch the field for them for three days.
In addition, tables, chairs and benches, wooden tables needed for lottery, etc., these are all things that the emperor is expensive, Wu Jin does not worry about it, as for the lottery printing and gambling location, Wu Jin insists on being determined by him.
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At dusk, Wu Jin came to the Burrowzhai bookstore on Shuyuan Street again, as soon as he entered the door, he saw the owner Yan Yushu sorting out the bookshelves, his bookstore was always without customers, the last time the bookstore was empty, this time it was empty, there was no customer.
"Uncle Yan, I'm here again."
Wu Jin said hello, but his eyes couldn't help but sneak a glance at the small attic above, could that beautiful girl who likes to read be there?
Yan Yushu looked back and saw that it was him, so he smiled and said, "Is Xiaoyou here to buy books, or is it coming to me to print?" ”
"Print!"
"Huh! Please sit down and wait a moment, I'll be right away. ”
Wu Jin sat at the table and waited for him, and saw that the drawer was open, and he remembered that the twelfth volume of "The Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty" was placed in this drawer, and now it is gone, could it be that the girl has been here today?
After a while, Yan Yushu finished tidying up the bookshelf and patted the dust on his hands with a smile, "I'll pour you a cup of tea." ”
"Uncle Yan, no need, I'll leave after we finish talking."
"Alright then!"
Yan Yushu also sat down, and he suddenly remembered something, "Yesterday you just left, my niece came back, she forgot her handbag in the library, and came back to pick it up, so she took the book back by the way." ”
Despite Wu Jin's repeated patience, he couldn't help it, and asked a little embarrassedly, "What's her name?" ”
After asking, he felt very abrupt again, and quickly explained, "I mean ......."
Yan Yushu interrupted him with a smile, "Don't explain, I know, everyone wants to know a beautiful girl, and there are many people who want to know her?" You're not alone. ”
Wu Jin scratched the back of his head and smiled embarrassedly: "This ..... Can Uncle Yan tell me? ”
"She didn't allow me to reveal her name, I promised her, but she didn't let me not say her name, I can only tell you her name, her name is Jiutian, when her mother gave birth to her, she dreamed of picking the moon in the ninth day, hence this name."
"Nine days!"
Wu Jin read it twice, and the name was very chic and tasteful.
Yan Yushu said: "There are many people who like her, but she can't look at her, if you want her to pay attention to you, you have to read more books, she likes knowledgeable people, such low-level mistakes as not knowing Wang Majie's poems can't be made in front of her." ”
Wu Jin smiled bitterly, he almost forgot who Wang Majie was, let alone his poems, don't talk about it! Men still have their pockets bulging first.
Wu Jin no longer thought about the Nine Heavens girl, he took out a few hand-painted samples and handed them to Yan Yushu, "This is the sample I want to print, a total of 200,000 prints, and I will ask for it in three days at the latest." ”
"It's going to take three days!"
Yan Yushu frowned, he thought for a while, "The time is too tight, if you want it in three days, the cost may increase, because I have to ask the guy to work overtime to print, and I am still hiring another expert." ”
"How much does it cost?"
Yan Yushu took out a piece of paper and quickly calculated, "It's quite difficult for you to print, and you have to apply a layer of lead powder, with an average of two pennies to print one, and I estimate that it is at least four hundred taels of silver." ”
"Four hundred taels, three days to pick up the goods?"
"Yes."
"Okay, we'll make up our minds!"
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