Chapter Forty-Nine: Return to Wu County
After returning from the county office, Xu Hanliang was still thinking about the Caoyun case in his mind.
At the beginning, this Caoyun case was actually in Wu County, and it also set off a lot of waves.
There were also high-ranking officials in the DPRK and China who came in person, and even the Criminal Prison Department of Liangzhejiang Road came to investigate the case.
Xu Hanliang, who has never seen much of the world, went to see the excitement twice, which should be said to be a big thing.
But every time Xu Youdao went home, he always kept silent about this case.
In the past this time, Xu Hanliang was also ready to ask Xu Youdao to see if he could find any clues.
During the time when Xu Hanliang was not at home, the Red Mansion sent a batch of dividends again.
What surprised Xu Hanliang was that the dividends sent over this time were more than two hundred taels.
The workshop for making monosodium glutamate has also expanded its scale again, and now the daily output has reached the level of hundreds of catties.
Because the profit of MSG itself is a bit terrifying, and the taste is extremely delicious, it has also begun to be sold to some inland areas.
In ancient times, some areas that were not close to the sea had little contact with delicious seafood, and there was no way to transport it.
After having monosodium glutamate, even some inland areas can taste the fresh and fragrant taste in the meals, which is naturally popular.
Especially in the homes of some high-ranking officials, there are also cooks who stir-fry vegetables at home, and they will buy more than ten catties back at one time.
In the eyes of those people, a dozen taels is not a thing at all.
The next time you receive a dividend, you will be able to have at least five hundred taels of silver.
Now all this silver has been put in a big jar by the child, buried under a small tree in the backyard, and she is vigilant every day.
For such a cautious action of the childish girl, Xu Hanliang is really angry and funny.
However, when Zhiniang learned that Xu Hanliang was going to visit her father, she took the more than two hundred taels of silver at one time.
In addition to the more than 200 taels of MSG that were sold, the "Palace of Eternal Life" also sold more than 100 taels of silver.
The dividends of "The Palace of Eternal Life", Xu Hanliang is ready to invest all of them in "Journey to the West".
has already bought the bookstore, so Xu Hanliang naturally can't throw the silver into the water for nothing.
Xu Hanliang also changed the name of the bookstore and changed it to a rather rustic name, Shengshi Bookstore.
Originally, I wanted to change it to Xinhua, but I felt that it was somewhat inappropriate.
With the investment of more than 100 taels of silver, it is estimated that "Journey to the West" will be printed soon.
Coupled with Xu Hanliang's name of "Xie Yuan", it is unlikely that this "Journey to the West" will not be popular.
The reason why Xu Hanliang wrote this "Journey to the West" in installments is because the time is indeed not enough.
The second is to let the people of the Great Song Dynasty taste the taste of wanting to urge more.
After settling the matter at hand, Xu Hanliang rented another carriage and prepared to return to Wu County.
Master Li happened to be staying at home these days, and he was afraid that he would be tired, so Xu Hanliang was also ready to take her with him.
For this matter, Master Li was naturally very happy.
Being able to go out for a walk will make me feel a lot better.
A few days ago, she actually wanted to go around, but she was worried that after she was discovered, she would bring some trouble to Xu Hanliang.
There is no need to worry too much about going to Wu County this time, and few people in Wu County may have seen her true face.
After everything was sorted out, early the next morning, several people set foot on the road to Wu County.
Along the way, Xu Hanliang was in a good mood.
When he was on the carriage, he told some modern stories to the two, and the two of them were stunned.
At about ten o'clock in the afternoon, several people came to Wu County.
In the nearby inn, after opening two rooms, I put my luggage and other things in first.
Then, I took the young lady to the cell where my father was held.
According to the season, my father will be escorted to the capital in about two days.
The Great Song Dynasty has a tradition of not killing civil officials, but it doesn't mean that they really don't kill any of them.
If you look through the history books, you will know that the court is also accurate for such major events as rebellion and theft of official silver.
The crime that Xu Youdao was charged with was actually very strange, and it could even be said that it was not a crime.
And before Xu Youdao entered the prison, what Xu Hanliang said was just a little goodbye.
Including after the last meeting, what was told by thousands of people was to let Xu Hanliang take care of himself, not to appeal for himself.
Under the leadership of the same official last time, the two came to the prison again.
The cell head is still the same scarface as before, and after seeing Xu Hanliang, it is like seeing the God of Wealth.
"I thought you wouldn't come, but Lord Xu would be sent to Bianjing tomorrow, but today is just right."
After the cell boss just met Xu Hanliang, he revealed a piece of news.
Xu Hanliang didn't say much, according to the process last time, he paid thirty taels of silver again and entered the prison.
Because it's not the first time I've been here, everything seems so familiar.
"Liang'er, are you here again?"
Seeing Xu Hanliang for the first time, Xu Youdao couldn't help but be a little surprised.
Xu Youdao has already put on a new quilt, and his clothes are not so shabby, and he looks a lot more energetic than last time.
This also made Xu Hanliang breathe a sigh of relief, and the money was not spent in vain.
"Master, Enke a few days ago, young master, he knew Yuan in high school."
Before Xu Hanliang could speak, the childish girl on the side said the news excitedly.
When Xu Youdao heard this, he was slightly stunned at first, and then his face was happy, as if he had thought of something again, and his expression began to be solemn.
Seeing that in two seconds, Xu Youdao's expression actually changed so much, and Xu Hanliang didn't expect it at the moment.
"Liang'er, do you want to be an official?"
Xu Youdao was silent for two seconds before he looked at Xu Hanliang.
Faced with this sudden question, Xu Hanliang was a little stunned.
He really didn't think about this question.
The reason why he is taking the exam now is actually to gain fame.
But he didn't get fame in the exam, but it was not entirely for the sake of being an official.
He wants to change the Great Song Dynasty, but he knows that it is really difficult to be an official in this era.
Today's saint is the staggering Duke, and most of the six thieves in the Northern Song Dynasty are in this era.
And what was about to usher in was countless peasant rebellions, and even Changshu was affected by peasant rebellions in the future.
Although it seems that the world is still peaceful, the crisis has already begun to brew, and it is actually better to be an official than a military general in this era.
The era of the so-called roll call outside the Donghua Gate has long passed.
In fact, one of the main reasons why scholars are so supported is because of the support of the imperial court.
Once this court is gone, then these scholars will already have no object to rely on.