Zhu Niu Ji, in fact, should be called Zhu Niu Ji.

Because there is a salt mine nearby, a large amount of salt needs to be transported, many merchants with cattle and horses are here to rest, and there are many merchants who sell young and strong cattle and horses here, so it is called the cattle market.

It's just that for some reason, it gradually became a blessing cow set, and the local people also felt that this was better, so it was fixed.

Because there are a large number of cattle and horses to transport salt, there are often cattle and horses who fall to death and die of exhaustion, or are too old to have the strength to kill.

In addition, extracting salt from the mine also requires a large amount of cattle and horses.

Because of this, the price of local beef and horse meat is very cheap, and it is cheaper than pork.

The local beef soup noodles and horse meat sandwich cakes are a must, and they are well-known throughout Xingyuan Province.

First, it tastes good, and secondly, because the salt merchants of the entire Xingyuan Province will pass through this place, so they have brought this reputation out.

"Let's go to the Cow Celebration Market first, buy a house and settle down first." Chen Mo kept the horses parallel to the carriage, and turned to Zhao Yu and said.

The military camp he was going to was not in the Zhuniu market, but ten miles away.

There is no hurry to go to the barracks, he is not alone, Zhao Yu is still with him, and he has to go to Zhuniuji to settle down first.

"Okay, I'll listen to you." She nodded obediently.

Before he entered the Zhuniu Market, Chen Mo could already see several clouds of white smoke drifting from a distance, which were all smoke from the beef soup pot on the set.

"Fifth uncle, you see that person should be riding a war horse, and I think Bacheng is the new salt envoy we have to wait for."

A young man in a coarse cloth coat and a melon skin hat, with a slightly chubby appearance, and a sense of joy, hurriedly greeted.

The man he called the fifth uncle had dark skin, a rough face, and a beard.

Originally, he was squinting and sitting, but he sat up from his chair when he heard the sound, and his eyes looked at the official road in front of him and searched continuously.

It wasn't until he saw Chen Mo's figure that he breathed a long sigh of relief.

"You kid saw it right, that should be the new salt envoy, let's meet him here." He Luoyun twisted his face and said to his own nephew.

"Didn't I say Fifth Uncle, didn't you often say that you knew Liu Mingqiao, the general director of salt transportation in our house, and often went to the Qinglou with him?

With his relationship, why do we have to personally welcome a nine-grade salt transport envoy, and we have to wear Liba's clothes, it's unbearable for me to die. ”

When Cai was full of doubts, he tidied up the clothes around his neck, trying not to let them stick to his skin.

He Luoyun's dark face first showed embarrassment, and then reprimanded.

"You kid knows a ball, the county official might as well be in charge now, people can't cure my crimes, can't they investigate us." Once we checked, we had to stop working, and if we checked it several times in a row, we had to lose money.

Besides, although this salt envoy is only a nine-grade person, he is a father-in-law, but he is a five-grade member of our house. ”

Speaking of this, he paused in his tone, revealing a preachy demeanor, "And you remember, people are officials and soldiers, and we are the people." Of course, you can wear satin clothes in front of others, but what if people are not happy to see it. ”

As a smuggler who has been in the business for many years, He Luoyun has dealt with many officials.

Some officials are open-minded and don't care about this, but some people are somewhat unhappy when they see that they are a businessman who actually dresses better than him.

Not to mention tossing yourself, moving your fingers a little is enough to make yourself uncomfortable.

After all, not all officials are capable, and a considerable part of them are because they are reincarnated well.

As Chen Mo drove his horse and gradually approached Zhuniuji, He Luoyun hurriedly greeted him.

"Dare to ask this, but the newly appointed Zhu Niu Salt Transport Envoy Chen Mo, Lord Chen?" He bowed and bowed, bent very low.

It's not strange to be polite, but before you find out what kind of character this adult is, it's better to be respectful.

"Exactly, what's the matter, do you have something to find this official?" Chen Mo stared at him and asked.

"The villain He Luoyun, thanks to the care of the former salt transport envoy, is still a bit of an industry in this Zhuniuji. I heard that you have taken office, and I came to greet you. He Luoyun accompanied the smiling face.

"Oh!" Chen Mo suddenly became interested, his salt envoy is a martial artist, regardless of the affairs in the Zhu Niu Collection.

If the other party is doing serious business in the Zhuniu Market, he should not come to greet and visit him.

If you want to do business in this episode, you should go to the court to appoint a market owner to manage the market or a head catcher who is responsible for the security of the market.

And the other party came to greet him, or this posture, then the identity is obvious, his so-called industry is under the care of the previous salt transport envoy, and the eight achievements are to mine salt and sell salt in the salt mine near Zhuniuji.

"It's better for the adults to get off the horse first, the villain will take you to see in the set, and the villain will also prepare some extra gifts for you." He Luoyun smiled very flatteringly, and with his big black face, I have to say that he was very happy.

"Then I'll take a look first?" Chen Mo did not refuse this, accepting bribes from smuggled salt dealers, he was by no means the only one in the entire salt transportation department.

To be more precise, all salt transportation envoys, including the chief envoy of salt transportation, and the general director of the salt transportation department, collect money from top to bottom.

It's not appropriate to not take it yourself.

And the imperial court does not give a lot of money to officials, Chen Mo, as a nine-grade official, has two taels of silver per month.

It's not a small amount, but it's not much, it's enough to eat, but if you want to eat better and let your family live better, you need to find a way to earn some income.

In the case of various bribes being sent one after another, few officials can resist the temptation.

What's more, everyone up and down will accept it, and if they don't accept it, they will be excluded by their colleagues.

"Why don't you get a stool for Lord Chen!" He turned his head and yelled at his nephew.

"Not necessarily." Chen Mo turned over and dismounted while speaking, and the stool was something that only literati who did not practice martial arts would use.

As a martial artist, he didn't need this kind of thing.

He Luoyun breathed a sigh of relief in his heart when he heard this, at least for now, this newly appointed salt transport envoy is not so difficult to get along with.

As a smuggler of salt, he has met all the officials who are difficult to get along with over the years, some of them not to mention using a horse stool, and even stepping on his shoulders to get off the horse.

But he is also helpless about this, since ancient times, the poor do not fight with the rich, and the people do not fight with the officials.

For the sake of the family's livelihood, even if someone stepped on his shoulder and dismounted, he had to endure it.

"Who's behind you?" He Luoyun took the initiative to help Chen Mo lead the horse, and after another look, Zhao Yu asked tentatively.

"My wife." Chen Mo's tone was calm.

"Oh, it turned out to be Ling Zheng." He Luoyun nodded again and again, glanced at his nephew, and asked him to lead the carriage.

Zhu Niu Bazaar is quite lively, people come and go on the bluestone slab road, the merchants lead the cattle and horses to rest here temporarily, and the guys in several beef soup pots shout and shout to attract customers.

Walking through the market and towards the center of the town, it is much quieter around, with bluestone houses or thatched houses scattered together.

This is where most of the locals live, and it's quite quiet compared to the bustling markets outside.

"The villain learned that you were newly appointed, and he thought that there should be no house in the set, so he dared to prepare a set for the adults first." He Luoyun led the horse for Chen Mo all the way and led him to a bluestone courtyard road.

Pushing open the courtyard gate, the whole courtyard was cleaned quite clean, a well was dug in the courtyard, and a small pavilion was built, where you can blow the wind and escape the heat in summer.

The whole yard is built of bluestone, and there are a few bluestone slabs on the ground that can be clearly seen, and they should have just been replaced a few days ago.

He Luoyun began to introduce this small courtyard to Chen Mo in detail, the courtyard is not small, there are seven or eight rooms, which is much larger than the thatched house where Zhao Yu lived before.

The main hall and the bedrooms on the left and right sides, the kitchen, the dining room, the servant's room, the thatched room, etc. are all available.

There was also a large open space in the backyard, and in addition to the stables where two carriages could be parked, there was also a small garden, but no flowers and plants had been planted yet.

Chen Mo pushed open the lacquered wood hall door and walked into the main hall, where a red cloth was covered on the table, and when the red cloth was opened, there were twenty silver taels shining with silver light inside.

Judging by its weight and quality, each piece should be ten taels of official silver, and these in front of him are two hundred taels.

Chen Mo covered the red cloth again, turned to look at He Luoyun, he had already walked into the house, and closed the door.

Although everyone is doing the matter of bribing officials, it is not a good thing after all, and naturally it cannot be publicized loudly.

"Let's talk about it, what's the matter with finding this official." Chen Mo actually knew the other party's purpose, and the reason why he asked like this was to see how much price the other party could offer.

The risk of corruption and bribery is not great, because many officials in the court do this, and it seems strange not to do it yourself.

But even if you want to accept bribes, it depends on whether the price given by the other party is worth it, and it is impossible to let yourself take risks with a little money, even if it is only a little risk.