The cold wind is bleak, and the dead leaves are scattered.

The sun rarely drilled out the thick clouds, the probe probed to look at Chang'an City, but could not give the busy people the slightest warmth, the east of the city outside the Chunming Gate on the river boats and boats, the wharf was full of help to carry materials, no one noticed that the carriages quietly went out of the city against the cold wind.

There is a Juxian Village in five miles outside the city, the mountains and rivers in the village are beautiful, the winding path is quiet, the scenery is elegant, there is an attic near the water, the green trees are shady, the flowers are swaying, and the stubborn and lonely green in the cold wind.

The carriage came slowly, and after parking, a man in a famous brocade dress came down, and immediately a beautiful man came up to answer, and led him into the attic, which was already full of friends, lively and noisy, and the charcoal on several stoves burned red, and from time to time exploded a spark, warm as spring, and the bleak and withered outside world were like two worlds.

Sitting at the head is Kong Yingda, a generation of Confucianism, plus the identity of the descendants of Kong Sheng, no one dares to despise it.

In the corner, several beautiful women are playing music to cheer up, but who really appreciates it? They all drank and gossip, so happy, even Kong Yingda drank red and high-spirited, raised his glass and said: "Everyone, drink another glass, congratulations for winning the judges!" ”

Guozijian students jointly signed a letter, the candidates boycotted the examination demonstration, and the pressure of hundreds of officials, Li Er didn't know what the considerations were, and agreed to arrange another candidate for the review, but the examiner remained unchanged.

As long as you win the right to judge, what does it matter who takes the exam? At that time, it is not everyone who says who does well in the exam, and if you have the right to speak, it doesn't matter if you do anything else.

"Master Xie Kong!" Everyone raised their glasses one after another, sincerely grateful, thinking that the children of the clan had the opportunity to be on the list and step into the official career, their hearts became more and more hot and excited.

Someone couldn't help but say: "King Wufu of the Han Dynasty, I don't understand the scriptures, in my opinion, I'm afraid I haven't read the four books and the five classics, what exam questions can I make?" The children of the Er and other clans are all talented, familiar with the scriptures, far beyond the King of Han, and it is easy to be on the list, come, you raise your glass again, congratulations in advance! ”

"That's right, I heard that King Han was stubborn when he was young, he couldn't read poetry and books, and he couldn't write well, what exam questions could such a person have? Otherwise, in the future, the examiner will suggest that those martial artists should be the ones, the questions are simple, and the juniors of your and my clan can easily pass, wouldn't it be happy? ”

"This is a big deal!"

"Hahaha!"

Everyone raised their glasses and was excited.

After a few glasses of wine, the topic gradually changed, and one person said: "Everyone, let me tell you a good news, the department store has adjusted its operation, and now it is full of popularity, selling tens of thousands of yuan every day, and it has received more than 200,000 orders two days ago. ”

In fact, the bazaar is Xiu Mu, and it is also a smoke bomb released by Qin Huaidao.

The crowd didn't know and laughed.

Someone couldn't help but say: "In this way, isn't the department store a big one?" ”

"Of course, you are waiting to get rich." The man just now laughed.

"The market is closed, isn't our department store able to sit on the ground and start the price, on New Year's Day, coupled with the heavy snow road closure, it is difficult for goods to enter Chang'an, let's take the opportunity to raise prices, and make up for the losses of the previous days, which is not happy?"

"Agreed, not only to increase the price, but also to rise sharply, so that all the advantages taken by the Diao people will be spit out, I can't imagine that the King of Han also has today, hahaha, you have it, drink to win!"

"Drink to win!"

The crowd rejoiced as if they had won the battle.

At this time, the head of the department store pushed open the door and rushed in, shouting anxiously: "Everyone, it's not good, the merchants who agreed to supply the goods suddenly disappeared, and there are no goods into Chang'an today." ”

"What do you mean?" Everyone was a little stunned and looked at the manager.

The manager explained anxiously: "The merchants who supply us have disappeared, and if there is no goods coming in, we will not be able to deliver to others on time, and to this day, the department store has received 300,000 orders, of which 200,000 have been fined three times. ”

"Gone?"

Everyone was stunned, and immediately thought of something, and their faces changed greatly.

"Smack!"

Many people's wine glasses fell to the ground, their eyes full of shock, and one of them asked: "Wouldn't it cost you a fine of 600,000 yuan to pay three times the fine, why did you make such an order?" ”

"yes, why did you agree to such an order?" Many people have questioned.

The manager's face was bitter, and he quickly explained: "The price given by the other party is high, and the department store is in a hurry to return to the capital, and the delivery date is enough, just a hand-over, a steady profit and no loss, who knows that the person who supplied us suddenly disappeared, if it weren't for my uneasiness, afraid that people would check, I'm afraid I don't know." ”

"There is more than one supply to the department store, and all of them are gone?"

"It's gone." The manager was like a mourner, and his face was bitter.

Someone suddenly alerted: "Something is wrong, the disappearance of one family may be an accident, there is definitely a problem with the disappearance of many at the same time, this is a conspiracy, someone wants to harm us, could it be the King of Han?" ”

When everyone heard the word King Han, they suddenly shrank.

It is indeed the name of a man, the shadow of a tree!

The manager hurriedly said: "It shouldn't be, there is more than one person who placed the order, and they have all been operating in Chang'an City for many years, they have heads and faces, and they should not be the people of King Han." ”

"If it's not King Han, who else dares to calculate our department store?"

"Do you want to die?"

"Go and check, who the hell is, and want to triple the fine, but there is no door."

For a while, the crowd was excited, and everyone in the Han King did not dare to provoke it openly, and others did not pay attention to it.

The chief manager's face was full of anxiety, and in the winter, sweat began to appear on his forehead, and he quickly interrupted: "Everyone, you listen to me, although it can't be the King of Han, but it is menacing, the Chang'an County Government has accepted it, and sent someone to seal the department store, if it is not for the fact that I am not here, I am afraid that I have been arrested, the matter is very important, I can only come to report to you first, and then go to the county government to inquire about the situation." ”

"Go together, go together!"

"That's right, I want to see where Ma County's order got the courage to dare to seal my department store."

"Let's go, let's see!"

Everyone angrily put down their glasses and got up.

The group hurried out and got into their respective carriages.

Unlike when they came, they went back together, and the long convoy was menacing.

Not long after, everyone entered the city and went straight to the county office.

Ma Zhou, who was drinking and chatting with Wang Xuance in the backyard, heard the report, looked at Wang Xuance and smiled, got up and said, "They are in a hurry, I'll take a look, wait a while, and drink again when I come back." ”

"This time there's Rauma-sama." Wang Xuance said with a smile.

"You're polite, the evidence is conclusive, it's black and white, forgive them for not saying anything?" Ma Zhou said goodbye, hurried to the front yard, and walked into the lobby.

The hall was already overcrowded, Ma Zhou saw that everyone was drinking full of alcohol, full of righteous indignation, noisy like a vegetable market, sneered in his heart, sat on the main seat, shocked Mutang and shouted: "Who is coming, what is the complaint?" ”

"Quiet, mighty!"

The three classes of officials shouted in unison, and the momentum was a little scary.

An inexplicable sense of majesty erupted, startling everyone to shut up and settle down.

The head of the department store stepped forward and said, "In the head of the lower department store, I heard that the lord just sent someone to seal the department store, I don't know why?" Please let me know. ”

"Someone reported that you couldn't expect the delivery, but is that happening?" Ma Zhou asked knowingly.

"Back to my lord, the delivery date signed between the department store and the guest is still a few days away, and the time has not been determined, why do you say that my department store has broken the contract?" The manager asked rhetorically.

Ma Zhou had already calculated, and said in a cold voice: "No one said that you broke the contract, the reason why the department store was sealed was because I was worried that you would not be able to deliver the goods on time and escape without permission. ”

"It's ridiculous to seal down the department store before the time comes, delay the business of the department store, who is to blame for the loss?" Someone asked angrily.

Ma Zhou's eyes were cold, and he stared at the other party and shouted, "Are you teaching the official to break the eucalyptus?" ”

"Don't dare, but you can't do nonsense." The other party said with a straight face.

"Half of the delivery date has passed, I heard that your supplier has disappeared, even if you find a new supplier, it will take two days at the earliest, it will take two days to prepare the goods again, and it will take two points to pull to Chang'an, so it will take six days, it has been overtime, there is a risk of not being able to deliver on time, the official received a complaint and seized the department store as collateral, what is wrong?" Ma Zhou stared at the other party and asked coldly.

The other party's face froze when asked, and he couldn't answer.

The head of the department store hurriedly said: "As long as the time is not passed, the department store will not be considered a breach of contract, and you can't seize the department store and affect our business, Master Ma is shielding others." ”

Ma Zhou sneered: "If someone complains, the official has to accept it, ignoring it is to indulge your department store to deceive the bitter master, as long as the department store takes out 600,000 yuan and puts it in the county government as a guarantee, the department store will open immediately, if the delivery is on time, the deposit will be returned in full, and the official will compensate for one less, if it cannot be returned in full, the deposit will be paid to the bitter master as a fine, how about it?" ”

"Impossible!"

"Why do you pay the deposit?"

"Before the time comes, it's not a breach of contract, and you can't have any penalties."

Everyone scolded one after another, and their emotions began to get out of control.

Ma Zhou pursed his lips disdainfully, this means also dared to fight with the King of Han, he had never died, and said coldly: "This official neither favors the bitter master, nor does he give the department store a convenient door, the deposit is a compromise method, as long as it is handed over, the department store will continue to open the door and operate, and the bitter lord can also feel at ease. ”

The words were loud.

is obviously protecting the bitter master, but he can't find any fault.

As Ma Zhou just said, as Ma Zhou just said, once the supplier runs, even if it is too late to find someone to supply again, there is indeed a possibility of breach of contract.

But it always feels weird!