Chapter 90

The two chatted very speculatively, although Zhang Lun was noble, he spoke kindly and peacefully, Song Nan had hundreds of years of experience in his belly, so he naturally talked constantly.

It wasn't until the sun went down and the lantern was picked up at the door of the store that Zhang Lun got up to say goodbye and made an appointment to come back in two days to discuss the matter; As for the matter of discussing the law for the county lord, Song Nan is also quite generous, and is willing to find a time to explain to the county lord, as long as the county lord is not mad and rude, Song Nan will naturally not have a chance to meet a rude little girl.

After Zhang Lun left, Song Nan stretched his waist and walked out of the tea shop, Li Daniu hurriedly came out of the hiding place, because he was worried that Zhang Lun would be unfavorable to Song Nan, this kid held the handle of the knife and hid aside and waited for more than an hour.

Song Nan took Li Daniu back to the yamen, he knew that Peng Wanli must be anxious and waiting for his reply, sure enough, Peng Wanli was pacing in the lobby like an ant on a hot pot, and when he saw Song Nan returning, he hurriedly stepped forward to ask.

"How? How did the little grandfather say that he would send you down? ”

Song Nan shook his head and said, "Little Grandpa didn't blame me. ”

Peng Wanli was stunned and said, "Could it be that you are angry with this official?" ”

Song Nan smiled bitterly: "Peng Qianhu, you are too worried, he doesn't blame me as a party, how can he be angry with you." ”

Peng Wanli took a long breath and sat down on the chair, picked up the teacup and said a few sips: "Song Baihu, don't blame the official for not speaking well to you, do you know how many years it took me to survive this thousand households?" Since I became this thousand households, I have been careful in what I say and do, inside and outside the capital, no one can be offended, and anyone can catch your little tail, so I have to. ”

Song Nan looked at Peng Wanli with a frightened look, and felt very sad for him in his heart, being able to climb to the position of the leader of the thousands of households in Zhengnanfang, I am afraid it would take too much effort for this person, and he would come by himself; Even give him a problem, how can it not make him angry; If it weren't for the fact that this guy felt that he had something to do with Xiao Zhenfu of the Beizhen Fusi, I am afraid that he would have been intolerant of himself a long time ago.

"Peng Qianhu, I know your difficulties, you see, isn't this matter passing lightly? The little grandfather didn't even say a word, and asked me to say hello to you, so you can go home with peace of mind. ”

Peng Qianhu said again and again: "That's good, that's good, it's good that there is nothing wrong, everyone is safe." ”

Song Nan said: "By the way, a large part of those people who were captured were not guilty of any major crimes, I want to sell the county lord to save face and release those who are not at fault, what do you think?" ”

Peng Qianhu nodded and said: "It should be like this, everyone is happy to make a move, these people should attack the Jinyi Guard Yamen and torture them, but let's not pursue it, you just let them go." ”

Song Nan returned to the station of the 700th household, Zheng Da and a group of lieutenants were still torturing the gangsters, Song Nan ordered, except for a few people who had big cases in their hands, the rest of the people were all let go, it was strange, the two leaders Ma Degang and Yan San actually did not have a big case, just some small things that bullied and oppressed the loan and closed the fee to eat the overlord's meal, considering that they might be used later, Song Nan also let them go, and also left five taels of silver for the two of them to lead them down to grab medicine to treat injuries and eat a good meal.

Yan San and Ma Degang thought that this time they would have to take off a layer of skin, but they didn't expect happiness to come too suddenly, they almost couldn't believe this fact, the two of them walked out of the yamen with a gangster, they couldn't believe it, and after thinking about it for a long time, they attributed this matter to the pressure exerted by the county lord boss, and Song Nan, the kid, had to let go.

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Two days later, in the evening, Zhang Lun ordered someone to invite Song Nan to the banquet, and the banquet was set up in a high-end restaurant on Yongdingmen Street.

As soon as the county lord saw Song Nan, he fried his hair like a little hen, pointed at Song Nan and said, "You...... Why are you here? ”

Song Nan smiled bitterly: "Little county lord, I don't want to, Brother Ling invited, I don't dare not come." ”

The lord of the county turned to Zhang Lun and shouted: "It turns out that you said that you invited a good friend to the banquet, and it was this red-skinned dog who was invited?" ”

Zhang Lun said embarrassedly: "Sister, don't be rude, Song Baihu is a guest, didn't I tell you last time I went back?" Song Baihu wants to apologize to you in person, why are you so unforgiving? ”

The lord shouted, "What do I want him to apologize for?" He is also worthy? Brother, you lied to me, the last time you said that you ordered someone to beat him with a blue nose and swollen face, and severely rectified him, why can't I see the slightest injury on his face? ”

Zhang Lun squeezed his eyes at Song Nan, Song Nan smiled bitterly, it seemed that Zhang Lun was also entangled by this unruly woman, so he had no choice but to lie and lie to her that she beat herself and made her angry.

"That...... The county lord, the injury is in an inconvenient position, and I really can't show it to the county lord, so my brother did beat me lightly; There were many misunderstandings in the past, and the county lord didn't remember the villain, so I won't accompany you next. Song Nan bowed his hand and gave a bitter look.

The county lord snorted and said: "Who wants you to apologize, for the sake of the face of Yan San and Ma Degang, the two fools, on the day you knew your mistakes and could change them, this county lord is not as knowledgeable as you, you can go." ”

Zhang Lun hurriedly said: "Don't be, my brother and Song Baihu still have something to discuss, I have already told you that I have made an appointment with the guests to talk about things, you have to come along, if you feel depressed, go to the street." ”

The apricot eyes of the county lord pointed to his nose and said, "What! He's coming, but he wants me to go? I just didn't leave, just sat here, and it was strange that you had something to talk about with the red-skinned dog. ”

Zhang Lun arched his hand to Song Nan and said helplessly: "Song Baihu, don't laugh, my sister is spoiled by me, and she doesn't like to listen, come on, please sit down." ”

Song Nan sighed, it was not good to say anything, the lord of the county was an ignorant little girl, and it was not interesting to be honest with her, so he sat down in full clothes.

The store served the wine and food, and the table was full of delicacies, Zhang Lun took a glass of wine and drank a glass with Song Nan, sighed and said: "Song Baihu, what we said last time is not easy to do." ”

Song Nan said: "What? Isn't it unruly? ”

Zhang Lun said: "Yes, my Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division belongs to the Ministry of War, if you want to hire this group of people as you say, it is my Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division, and nominally it is also subordinate to the Ministry of War, which is against the rules, this group of people received the Ministry of War, isn't it the identity of a soldier, the Yamen of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division has no right to command more than 500 soldiers, this is not a trivial matter, to put it mildly, this is an extra soldier out of thin air, I didn't want to understand this section that day, go back and talk to the old man, the old man almost didn't scold me to death." ”

Song Nan understood that if such a team was established and received the money from the Ministry of War, the identity would be similar to building a new army in the capital, and the Wucheng Terracotta Division was just a collective department similar to the municipal administration and public security in later generations.

"This is difficult to do, my 700th household is only an assistant to the affairs of the community, if there is no Wucheng Soldiers and Horses to take the lead, it will definitely not be able to come forward." Song Nan frowned.

Zhang Lun nodded and said: "This is the difficulty, but your method is really good, I really want to give it a try, yesterday I met Scholar Xie Xue, he was still asking if the cleaning of the market has been started, and said that the emperor has promised to take the market to complete the rectification will choose the day out of the palace to patrol the city, you say, isn't this adding fuel to the fire?" ”

Song Nan smacked his lips and said: "Choose a day to patrol, hey, if the day can be set, you can also make a surprise cleanup, this day is chosen, the day is uncertain, and it is troublesome." ”

Zhang Lun took a sip of wine and said: "It's not, and even if the Emperor Zhilu Dao comes out to inspect one day, he can't make superficial articles, otherwise he will be stabbed by some guys with broken mouths, wouldn't it be a crime of bullying the king?" Besides, the mess in the market is the responsibility of the Five Cities Terracotta Division, and since I hold this position, I naturally want to make an appearance. ”

Song Nan thought for a while and said: "Otherwise, we don't have to report it, we only organize people to do things in the name of the people, and the people voluntarily assist in the management of the community, so it's always in order." ”

Zhang Lun was stunned and said: "Voluntarily? ”

Song Nan said: "Yes, the people spontaneously keep the market clean, isn't it in accordance with the rules? ”

Zhang Lun said: "That's nothing. ”

Song Nan said: "The only problem is the problem of salary, so many people want to pay the monthly salary, where does it come from?" ”

Zhang Lun said silently: "I don't have this net worth, I can't reach out to the old man to ask for it, I have some savings, but this is a bottomless pit, no matter how much money I can't fill it, and I pay for the court to do things, what's going on?" ”

Song Nan understands that of course the British government can't even afford to support these 500 people, but Zhang Lun is not yet in charge, and the family's financial power needs the approval of the old British prince Zhang Mao.

"No matter what, let's get through this difficult time in front of us first, after the emperor patrols the city, if he can't support it, he will disband." Zhang Lun gritted his teeth and said.

Song Nan shook his head and said: "Isn't that a waste of work, as soon as this gang is disbanded, everything will be the same in the market, and it will still be dirty in the future, the money is spent in vain, and the brain is wasted, and the rumors will not make people laugh at their big teeth?" ”

Zhang Lun said: "What should I do then?" ”

Song Nan bit his lower lip and thought about it: "Otherwise, I will solve the matter of the moon, and the little grandfather only needs to be responsible for cleaning up the idlers and gangsters as soon as possible, and selecting some people who are not guilty of any evil to organize and hand them over to me." ”

Zhang Lun was stunned and said, "You...... Responsible for monthly salary? That's a lot of money, thousands of taels of silver a month, you have such a big family business? ”

"I can't imagine it, you red-skinned dog is a rich man, how many people have you scavenged?"

Even the county lord who was sitting on the side looked at Song Nan in disbelief, this young man has a big breath, such a bottomless pit actually took a bite.

Song Nan said with a smile: "The county lord said that he laughed, there are two industries in the capital, and the business is not bad, and he originally planned to save money to expand his business, but this little grandfather is in a difficult situation, and he can't help him." ”

Zhang Lun was surprised: "What industry can afford such a huge expenditure? ”

Song Nan said: "It's not worth mentioning, the two roast duck restaurants, the newly opened 'Yipin Duck' a month ago, recently opened a branch in the inner city Nanxunfang, and there are two or three thousand taels of silver per month. ”

Zhang Lun's mouth couldn't be closed, and he exclaimed: "Yipin duck is your industry?" A few days ago, I heard in the barracks that the newly opened first-class duck roast duck in the capital was delicious, but I didn't expect it to be your industry. ”

Song Nan said with a smile: "It's not enough to worry about a small fight." ”

The lord of the county interjected: "I have eaten, the delicious food is tight, the price is too expensive, black-hearted merchant." ”

Song Nan said with a smile: "No way, the price will rise again, who told us to be exclusive, and to support such a huge expenditure, I can only be a black-hearted businessman." ”

Zhang Lun sighed and said: "It's still the nourishment of your life, except for the monthly income and the monthly routine at home, the rest of the expenses need the old man's consent, unless it is a serious matter, the old man will not let me mess with the money." ”

Song Nan smiled: "Little grandfather, this is mocking me, why don't we change it?" ”

Zhang Lun said: "Change it." Then Ha Lu Ha Da Lu laughed.

The British government is rich and rivals the country, the family has thousands of acres of fertile land, countless industries, and plucking the roots and hairs is enough for people to eat for several lifetimes, but the old man Zhang Mao is very strict in keeping the family, except for the monthly rules and usage, his children and grandchildren are not allowed to extravagant and extravagant, but in fact, in the future, this huge wealth is not going to be passed on to Zhang Lun, saying that he envies Song Nan, it is purely polite.