"Master Zhu is a good man in our Ru County, all the measures in the city were made by him, and even the county magistrate respects him very much."

The shopkeeper hurriedly explained.

Mu Shaoyou frowned tightly, "Tell the truth." ”

Dian Wei beside him immediately took out ten taels of silver.

The shopkeeper happily took the silver and immediately told the truth, "Mu Gongzi, he is a big bully, robbing people's daughters, doing all kinds of evil, he is known as the Emperor of the Soil in Ru County, and many houses in Ru County are his, so the county commander will not dare to offend him in the coming year, and I heard that he has a relationship with Donglong City, the vice city of Qianzhou, and the other boys don't know." ”

It turned out to be a local bully!

Mu Shaoyou smiled slightly, "Then let him in." ”

The shopkeeper secretly breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly trotted out the door.

Soon, several servants walked in with food boxes, Zhu Tan walked in, clasped his hands into fists, "Mu Gongzi, welcome to Ru County, why don't you come and give me a respectful look at the landlord, these breakfasts don't have a lot of money, but they are all made by the masters, and they taste delicious." ”

The servants quickly opened the food box, and the aroma was overflowing.

"Master Zhu is tired."

Mu Shaoyou smiled slightly, "But the two of us don't know each other, why did you come here as a gift?" ”

Either traitor or theft.

From the words of the shopkeeper just now, it can be seen that this Zhu Tan is not a good thing.

"Mu Gongzi, you are a big person, so naturally you won't take us little people to heart."

A trace of anger flashed in Zhu Tan's eyes, but he still forced a smile and said: "I am a salt merchant in Ru County, and taking salt from Lanzhou City can be regarded as doing things in the hands of Mu Gongzi." ”

Such an arrogant dog thing, to pretend not to have heard of himself, is damned.

It is no wonder that the imperial court will issue an edict not allowing him to take the palace examination and be hired.

has given face, and he really regards himself as a character, and he doesn't even know how to be a person.

"Salt merchant?"

Mu Shaoyou's face was solemn, "The salt affairs are all taken care of by my sister, I am not involved, if Master Zhu talks about this, then go to Lanzhou City to find him." ”

Zhu Tan rubbed his hands, "Mu Gongzi, let's not talk nonsense if we are clear-eyed, who doesn't know that your sister is fake, you are the real master of the house, I won't tell you so much, from Lanzhou City to Ru County, all the way more than 200 kilometers, the Zhu family is burning money every year, I hope you can reduce some money and give the Zhu family a way to survive." ”

Mu Shaoyou smiled lightly, "Since the Zhu family is losing money every year, I will write back now to let Lanzhou City stop selling salt to the Zhu family, so that you will not lose money." ”

The salt of Lanzhou City is distributed in the three major states of Lanzhou, Qianzhou and Xinzhou.

At the beginning, Mu Shaoyou got the salt industry, and the salt merchants in the three major states were very honest, and no one dared to say a word.

But after the decree of the imperial court came down, these salt merchants began to become dishonest.

During the Chinese New Year, Mu Tong also said that these salt merchants sent people to him every day to ask for a price reduction.

Among them, the movement in Qianzhou is the largest.

Now the salt in Lanzhou City has one more process, and all that comes out is fine salt.

And for fear of adding pressure to the people, they still sold it at the previous price of half a pound.

However, the salt in Ru County was sold for a pound or two.

Not to mention other salt merchants.

Zhu Tan's complexion changed suddenly, and his eyes became gloomy, "Mu Gongzi, haven't you seen the current situation clearly, and the problems on your body now." ”

Mu Shaoyou couldn't help laughing, "Then I want to hear what the situation is now." ”

Zhu Tan said sharply: "Now that the imperial court has exploited your right to take the palace test, it is the Qian family behind the Inner Imperial Mansion who is beating you, there are no officials in Lanzhou, this Qianzhou will pay attention to you, you have made so much money by buying a house in Lanzhou, they will inevitably come back, and everything you have now will come to naught." ”

"Hahaha."

Mu Shaoyou couldn't help laughing.

Zhang Wu is gone, and the imperial court has issued such a decree again, so it's no wonder that these families won't fight back.

However, he believes that now that Deng Weiguo is in charge of the government, and Ma Wenchao, who has been promoted to the emperor's envoy, they will definitely teach these families a cruel lesson.

"And a few years ago, you killed Lan Zhenglong in Pei County, which looks majestic, but you have already caused big trouble."

Zhu Tan sneered a few times, "Do you know that the deputy general of Qianzhou and the state government have been demoted because of you, when Captain Zhang Dashan passed by Ru County before, he also specially explained that if he meets Mu Gongzi you, he must treat you well, I also heard that the state official was in the palace, wrote your name for a few days, and then put it on the fire to burn." ”

Mu Shaoyou was stunned.

I didn't expect that after catching Lan Zhenglong, such a thing would happen.

But the reaction of the two, Zhu Tan actually knew it clearly, so this is a bit of a taste.

Either that, or just talking nonsense.

Either that...

I thought the other party was here for the salt merchant just now, but now it seems that this is the main dish.

Refers to the west to the east.

"I know that Mu Gongzi, you are not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death."

Zhu Tan chuckled, "But now that you have entered Qianzhou, if you want to do business in the main city of Qianzhou, you must pass by the vice city of Donglong City, and you also have to face the school captain and the state official." ”

Mu Shaoyou's eyes sank, "Are you threatening me by passing a message on their behalf?" ”

"Mu Gongzi, what are you talking about?"

Zhu Tan continued to laugh evilly, "I'm helping you to resolve the contradictions between you, let you go to the main city of Qianzhou to do business, and also ensure that the road is smooth." ”

Mu Shaoyou pretended to be interested and asked, "Then tell me how to resolve the contradictions between us." ”

"Mu Gongzi, don't think about it, I'm not their lobbyist, I just want to help you do something."

was so straightforward that Zhu Tan was stunned for a moment, and then continued to talk around the bush.

"Now in order to fill the vacancy of a state capital, the imperial court needs 100,000 taels of silver, and to fill the position of a deputy general, it needs 50,000 taels of silver, and only two adults need 150,000 taels of silver to be reinstated, plus some spiritual compensation, 200,000 taels of silver is about the same."

Mu Shaoyou frowned tightly, "Two hundred thousand taels of silver." ”

These 200,000 taels of silver are nothing to him now.

But in fact, the 200,000 taels of silver is a huge amount of money.

The tax revenue of a county is only two or three thousand taels of silver, and the tax of a state is at most one hundred thousand taels.

Many families have accumulated three or four hundred thousand taels of silver, all of which have been looted by generations of heroes, so there are only a few families in a county.

"Two hundred thousand taels seems like a lot, but to you Mu Gongzi, it's nothing at all."

Zhu Tan continued to laugh evilly, "Buying a house in Lanzhou City, you have earned millions of taels of silver, and those businesses, which one is not Huo Huo's money, adults only need a little, but just a little money, you can eliminate the disaster." ”