"Tell me, what trouble did you encounter, it took a week to collect less than 2,000 catties of medicinal materials." Wu Yuan ignored his junior brother's bending over and confessed: "According to the records of the sect, in Linshan counties like Haixian, the annual output of medicinal materials is at least more than 10,000 catties, and after deducting the unwanted medicinal materials, there should be four or five thousand catties of wound medicine alone. ”

"The harvest of medicinal herbs will grow a little longer, and there will be almost disasters such as demon beasts, mountain fires, and stone flows, but I haven't even received half of the amount, and I handed it over to the deacon of the sect, doesn't the elder want to suspect that I just became a county lieutenant, and I have very selfish intentions, and I have begun to hoard medicine and compete with the sect for profit?"

Ruan Wuzheng also knew that the affairs of the sect were important, especially if he had just left the sect, whether he was effective or not represented his intentions.

He hurriedly said: "Lord County Lieutenant, the medicinal materials in each village have already been purchased by the pharmacy in the county seat, and the best medicinal materials have been swept away, and there are not many inferior medicinal materials left. ”

"When those pharmacies saw the yamen buying medicinal materials, not only did they not avoid it, but they also increased the price to compete for it, and the villagers in each village were more willing to sell it to the people in the pharmacies."

Wu Yuan frowned when he heard this: "To purchase the medicinal materials of a county, it will cost at least three or four thousand taels of silver, what pharmacy can come up with so much money?" ”

"It's true that there are no such pharmacies in a county, but all the pharmacies together, together are enough to buy medicinal materials." Ruan Wuzheng said in a low voice.

Wu Yuan's eyes showed a sharp edge: "Seventeen pharmacies in the county are all involved?" ”

"Yes."

Ruan Wuzheng sighed: "If it weren't for the lack of money in the county pharmacy, with their posture, I am afraid that they would have already purchased all the medicinal materials, and they would not even leave us more than a thousand catties." ”

"Oh, who am I, it turns out that someone maliciously hoarded Juqi and hindered the market." County Lieutenant Wu sneered and said disdainfully: "I thought it was just a certain pharmacy owner who found business opportunities in the county and bought some in advance as reserves." ”

"Unexpectedly, I dared to contact my peers, emptied medicinal materials, and maliciously inflated the market price."

"The county lieutenant should thank them for their help."

Ruan Wuzheng's heart tightened when he heard this, and he knew that the senior brother in front of him was going to use his power to suppress the businessman, and with the most domineering strength, he would take all the medicinal materials for himself.

If you don't have enough strength, you have to spit out what you eat!

He hurriedly echoed: "My lord, a catcher from the Yamen has disappeared recently, and he was on his way to Woniu Village to purchase medicinal materials. ”

"According to the investigation, he did go to the village and drew a knife and injured several people, but he never showed up after leaving the village."

Wu Yuan immediately remembered the Qingshan Gang that looked like a lying cow, and his face showed murderous intent, and he said very arbitrarily: "If you dare to make a quick move against the imperial court, you must be a tyrant in the city, and Boss Yao of Hechun Hall has a big business, has been working for many years, and is still a congenital master." ”

"I think he killed people!"

It is not uncommon for officials to go out on errands and die in accidents, which is actually common in Taisho.

Not to mention the monsters in the deep mountains and old forests, the ghosts and monsters on the old tombs of the yin house, there are often warriors passing by, drawing their swords to help, and they are cut with one sword. There was an innate master hidden in a small village in Xu, and he was killed with one palm.

The risk of being an official in the Great Sho is indeed extremely large, so the court is rich, and the food and salary of the servants and soldiers are even more sufficient.

"This man must have killed him."

Ruan Wuzheng snapped his fists and said in a solemn voice: "The subordinates immediately bring people here and kill them to set an example!" ”

"Slow."

Wu Yuan blocked his words and waved his hand: "This official has just been in the county for less than a month, and I am afraid that it is not good to kill the big family openly, even if the crime is pressed on his head, it will make people panic." ”

"If the county commander is dissatisfied, and then go to the county guard to join me, I am afraid that it will be difficult to eat the court's food in the future."

In fact, what the warrior values is not the official position, but the power brought by the official position, and the accompanying martial arts food.

For example, if he helps the sect to do things, the sect will also have something to reciprocate, just by purchasing the medicinal materials of the whole county, he can earn a few big pills in the affairs hall.

Ruan Wuzheng stopped guessing without permission, and arched his hand: "My lord, what do you mean ......?"

"I invited the owners of 17 pharmacies in the county to say that I was a new official and visited the local gentry and invited them to go to Tonghai Lake for a boat and banquet three days later." Wu Yuan said with a smile.

"Yes, sir!" Ruan Wu immediately understood, turned around and went to do something.

When Wu Yuan was the only one left in the public house, he picked up the file and put it down again, his heart full of irritability.

It's one thing to come to the county to suppress bandits and settle the people, but I haven't caught the slightest clue about the remnants of the Demon Sect, how can the county guard climb the ladder to the sky? The longer the time drags on, the more unfavorable it will be for him.

Although the county keeper explained very few words to him before leaving, only a few words lightly, but as an official, he should understand the truth, and if he can't get it for half a year, he is afraid that his future is hopeless.

But since he is in the position of county lieutenant, the benefits are in hand first, and the rest of the things can be put in the back row. The point is that between the officials of the court and the elders of the sect, there should always be a good deal of one person's affairs.

The remnants of the Demon Sect who can't touch their tails are not easy to do, and the owner of the pharmacy that is open every day is not easy to kill? I have to come to a chicken and monkey to make an example, and let the gentry in the county see who the adults are!

As for the three-day late arrangement, it is not that there is no time, but it is necessary to communicate with the county order in advance, and if you want to come to those big pharmacies, it is easy to collude with the interests of other officials in the county.

"If the county order and others received the news in advance and knew that there were signs of a demon disaster in Qingzhou, then everything would make sense." Wu Yuan calmed down and thought to himself: "Using the pharmacy to collect medicine and make money, I have a bit of brains and are well-informed, but it's a pity that I can get into my medicine king's business, so you can make a little profit, but people must die to be my official foil." ”

In the world, one of the fastest things in Liwei is to kill people, and the fastest thing to lose virtue is also to kill people.

Ruan Wuzheng was just a clerk, out of respect, he personally went to Hechun Hall to send an invitation, and politely bowed his hand to the rumored shopkeeper Yao: "Boss Yao, my lord invites you to drink and raft on Tonghai Lake in three days, and ask Boss Yao to appreciate your face." ”

The identity of the official in the county just corresponds to the gentry, and the two are both congenital masters, Yao Yutian naturally gave enough face, took the invitation, and said with a pleasant face: "Thank you for the invitation, it has been a long time since the county lieutenant Wu is a senior disciple of the sect, and it is my honor to be able to see the honorable face." ”

"It's just to trouble Ruan Bantou to come in person, please sit down and drink a cup of tea, and give me a few more words."

Ruan Wuzheng didn't even mean to sit down, and arched his hand without smiling: "No need." ”

"Boss Yao is polite, I still have official business to deal with in the yamen, go first, just remember to go to the banquet on time."

"Definitely."

"Definitely." Yao Yutian enthusiastically sent Ruan Bantou out of the door of the pharmacy, turned around and walked into the backyard, pinching the invitation card to reveal a cold color: "A disciple of a sect, really think that he is the head of the sect?" ”

"Play this with me and see who will fall off the boat then!"