Chapter Eighty-Five: If You Don't Believe It, Look at the Chess Player
When Huo Roufeng walked in again, the president of the Chamber of Commerce turned pale, he knew some things, but it was one thing to know some things, and it was another thing to be told by others.
He looked at Huo Roufeng in disbelief, and then looked at Cui Da's shopkeeper on the side, he didn't know whether it was Huo Jiu, who was in his teens, or the lady Huo behind him.
He hadn't seen Mrs. Huo, but a woman who could be in charge of the Yongfeng was by no means an ordinary person.
"The Huo family wants to get rid of these two percent of the silver?" He asked tentatively. Businessmen are profitable, whether this is Huo Jiu's idea or Huo Da Niang's order, it is nothing more than for money.
Huo Roufeng had a cool smile on her immature little face, and she said: "Twenty percent of silver, the Huo family can still take it out, I heard that the household department is going to add a deputy director recently, specializing in Nanzhili Rice City, Wuxi Chamber of Commerce has the responsibility of recommending, can the president remember?" ”
The president of the Chamber of Commerce was stunned in his heart, and the Huo family's eyes were actually on this.
This news is indeed true, and the position of the deputy director has never been before, Wuxi is subordinate to the direct subordinate, and there is no clear official department, but it is governed by the household department. Rice is the foundation of the people, but also the foundation of the country, the imperial court has always attached importance to the rice market, in recent years Wuxi rice market is not as good as before, so the cabinet decided to add a deputy chief envoy, and this person needs to be familiar with the rice market, Wuxi Chamber of Commerce has the responsibility of recommending. This is also the first time since the establishment of this dynasty that the Chamber of Commerce has been allowed to interfere in the selection of officials.
However, it is only a recommendation, and it is ultimately decided by the Ministry of Household and the Ministry of Officials.
"It's true, but the Chamber of Commerce only has the right to recommend, and this person must also have an official status." Prior to this, the Zhao family had already come to say hello, and Prince Qing intended to let a deputy judge from Jiangsu in the palace enter the household department.
At that time, when Zhao Zishan moved out of Qing Wangye, the president of the Chamber of Commerce was still a little stunned, all along, the Zhao family often went to Shaanxi to make ideas, thinking that they were close to Rong Wangye who was far away in Shaanxi, when he heard Qing Wangye, the president of the Chamber of Commerce thought that this was actually the meaning of the Queen Mother, but the Queen Mother had already returned to the emperor, and it was inconvenient to meddle in this matter.
But now the situation is different, the Rong family is reversed, the Zhao family has a relationship with the Rong Wangfu, at this time, the Huo family insists on the matter of rushing to the market at a low price, and can drag the Chamber of Commerce into the water at any time.
Huo Roufeng's gaze moved from the shiny ground to the rosewood bookcase, and then fell on the president who was dressed in a royal blue straight jacket.
She said softly: "I propose a person, the current Ningbo Mansion Tongzhi Su Li, Tongjinshi, born in the Su family in Jiaxing, proficient in Jiaxing ......"
When he came out of the Chamber of Commerce, it was already evening, half of the sky was golden red, the air was mixed with the fragrance of flowers and trees, and Huo Roufeng was refreshed.
After living for two lifetimes, it was the first time she had spoken so much to the old man, and it was an hour or two when she said it.
Hua Sanniang stood in front of the carriage and saw Huo Roufeng coming, she lifted the curtain with her own hands.
Huo Roufeng jumped into the carriage and said to Hua Sanniang with a smile: "Sister Hua, thank you." ”
If Hua Sanniang hadn't told her the news that there was a deputy director of the household department, she would not have thought of using this method to cooperate with the Wuxi Chamber of Commerce.
Even if the Zhao family colluded with the Chamber of Commerce and the matter of rushing to the market at a low price was reported, as long as the Huo family remained silent, other small merchants could only protect themselves.
Huo Roufeng sighed and said to Cai Qin: "Let's go back to Zhuangzi first." ”
Cai Qin snorted, not bothering to pay attention to her.
Huo Roufeng suddenly wanted to come back, and no one could resist her, so Cai Qin had to let the others go to Hangzhou first, and Zhang Shengping left a few guards to come back with Huo Roufeng.
Although the Song brothers were reluctant to give up, the current situation was not something they could control, and the two also went to Hangzhou first.
Cai Qin didn't have to think about it, and she knew what kind of face Mrs. Huo would look like when she found out that there was no Huo Roufeng in the carriage that came back.
Huo Rou was complacent, she couldn't go, she had to keep an eye on this matter.
Hua Sanniang couldn't laugh if she wanted to, the fifth master didn't let her tell the deputy director, she was tricked out by Huo Jiu.
Now that Hangzhou can't go for the time being, she is detained by Huo Jiu again, and she is very distressed.
Huo Roufeng hummed a song, looking at Hua Sanniang's pretended relaxed expression, and her heart blossomed.
However, when she returned to Zhuangzi, she still wrote a letter to her sister, telling her about Wuxi in detail, and asked her to send it to Hangzhou overnight.
When Zhan Huai learned that Huo Roufeng had returned to Wuxi, it was already the second watch.
He watched a few plays today, so he came back late, and when he arrived at the inn, he realized that Huo Jiu's little kid was back again.
However, he didn't have the time to deal with Huo Jiu at this time, the basin of water in Wuxi was already boiling, and it had to boil a little more.
Huo Roufeng was far more honest than Zhanhuai imagined, she stayed in Zhuangzi for three days.
In the past three days, news from outside has come one by one.
First of all, the people of Wuxi Wei caught the steward of the Zhao family and two people with Shaanxi accents, and the two of them insisted on coming to Wuxi often, and the steward of the Zhao family contacted them every time, and they did the business between Shaanxi and Jiangnan, and the rice of the Zhao family was transported to Shaanxi through their hands.
As for who came to Shaanxi to pick up, they didn't know anything, only that the person who came to pick up claimed to be the one who opened a wine shop, but he didn't look like a merchant at all.
Later, Huo Roufeng heard that the Miao family found the Zhao family's rice warehouse and found thousands of quintals of rice, all of which were new rice, not the so-called old rice.
Because it involved King Rong and military rations, the Wuxi County Ya was no longer able to manage it, and the case was taken over by Wuxi Wei.
At the beginning, the people of the Chamber of Commerce also went to Zhao's house, and after Zhao Zishan came to the door several times, the president of the Chamber of Commerce no longer saw him.
This happened to be seen by the people who came to the Chamber of Commerce, and within half a day, it was spread on the streets of Wuxi.
The Zhao family is the imperial family, and Wuxi Wei can't order people to be taken, but he still took Zhao Zishen to the guard on the grounds of assisting in the investigation.
No one thought that the case of a small Meishuling would lead to the big crime of the Zhao family collaborating with the enemy.
If the crime is really convicted, whether the Queen Mother will kill her relatives in righteousness has become a topic of conversation among the people in Wuxi City after tea and dinner.
It is precisely because of this incident that the fear caused by King Rong's rebellion has faded before.
As for how the people of Meishuling died, whether there was an iron mine or not, no one cared about it anymore except for the villagers of Meishuling.
Huo Roufeng felt a little sad when she heard these news.
From finding Dadezi, to vigorously looking for iron ore, and standing up for the people of Meishuling, this is all a game of showmanship.
And the Miao family is just a chess piece to show his arms.
He used these ordinary people who had lost their relatives to make the Miao family and the Zhao family on the same footing, pushing the Zhao family from behind to the front.