To be reasonable, Zhou An never found out, sometimes it is lively, which is really uncomfortable.

He himself is a person who likes to be lively, but he can also endure loneliness.

However, the bustle does not mean the noise in front of you.

When a large number of people rushed in from outside the door with gift boxes in their hands, Zhou An even thought that he had not cleaned up his hands and feet in the past, which had provoked enemies.

It wasn't until he saw a large group of merchants dressed in silk and silk that he instantly understood what was going on.

Merchants! Those who play business must be well-informed.

I guess I've already gotten the news this time.

He looked at the people who had already surrounded himself and waved his hand: "Everyone, I still have some things to do now, and it may not be convenient." ”

The situation in front of them is obvious, this group of people are here to curry favor.

To tell the truth, Zhou An's current popularity is quite prosperous.

Especially in the eyes of these businessmen, it is even hotter.

Hengtong Chamber of Commerce basically opened up all the joints with Zhou An's hand, and directly soared into the sky.

Merchants are profit-seeking, and these people are all smelling the smell.

Hearing Zhou An say this, these people immediately started talking nonsense.

"Oh, Lord Zhou, it's really hard work, I've already set up a dinner party in the best restaurant. Please come over and have a meal. ”

Before the man could finish speaking, the other man spoke again.

"What kind of dinner party, is Lord Zhou a delicious person? Master Zhou come with me, I have ordered two Oiran for you in the best Fengyue place, and they are definitely the best ones. ”

"You are all vulgar, what an oiran is not an oiran, there is a little girl in the family, and she is not talented, and she wants to marry her to Zhou Gongzi."

Everyone had a flattering expression on their faces, and Zhou An knew that these guys had forgotten what they had just said.

However, in front of this situation, it seems that it is not easy to get out, others are smiling and greeting, and it is not good for you to beat out with a stick after all.

Zhou An could only be very helpless and talk to them one by one.

But as he spoke, he also learned where the group came from.

These people come from different chambers of commerce.

There are big ones and small ones, the big ones and the Hengtong Chamber of Commerce have to fight, and the small ones can be regarded as being mixed here.

Of course, the purpose of these people coming is very simple, that is, to get acquainted with Zhou An first.

No one put forward any requirements and conditions as soon as they came up, and they didn't directly negotiate any deal as soon as they came up.

These have to talk about the process, and when I talked about some business in my previous life, I had to wash my feet anyway.

So this is the first time we've come to meet.

These businessmen also know how to measure themselves, and after placing the gift box, everyone said a few words to Zhou An, and most of them were flattering.

After saying that, he also left quickly.

After a while, the place returned to its original quiet.

Only the few members of the Craftsman Prison were all full of shock, as if they hadn't reacted yet.

They really didn't react.

How can the craftsman prison be so lively on weekdays?

It's good to have seven or eight people coming.

And most of the people who came were doing business.

Today is an eye-opener, these businessmen are all rich in Tingyun Mansion.

Do they all come to the one in front of them?

They thought of what they had just said, and everyone had a panicked look on their faces.

Just now, Zhou An told them that you can touch fish, but you can't eat.

They were worried that Zhou An's assessment standard was very high, and if something happened, they would be in trouble.

Zhou An piled these gift boxes in the corner, and also saw the thoughts of these people, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, let's start with the process first, let's start with Ling, what's the name?" What is the position? Let's come one by one. ”

Since he is an official here, he must also do things well while fishing.

Zhou An is not a person who likes to eat dry rice.

Starting with the man in his forties who took the lead, these people were introduced one by one.

There were only three of them.

Now, the mining rights are distributed, and the three men are in charge of different positions.

The man in his forties is called Hu Haijin, and he is in charge of the accounts of the minerals of Tingyun Province.

After all, these things involve money, and a reliable person needs to be in charge, and his experience in his forties is enough.

The other two men in their thirties, one is called Zhao Zhi and the other is called Zhu Rui.

Zhao Zhi is mainly responsible for contacting those chambers of commerce and supervising the mining of the chambers of commerce.

Zhu Rui, on the other hand, gives these chambers a rating, and if the rating is not up for each year, their mining rights will be revoked.

Now, the mining rights of the Great Chu State are still in the initial stage, and they will definitely be stricter.

It's not as simple as Zhou An's previous life.

After a general understanding of their respective responsibilities, Zhou An said with a smile: "You also know my name, so I won't say more, now you still have to do something, if there is something that can't be solved, report to me." ”

"It's okay to touch fish, I'm here to allow you to touch fish, but you have to do your job."

The general scene was almost finished, and Zhou An did not continue to embarrass them, after all, staying here all the time would only put pressure on them.

So Zhou An continued to let them salt, and told them his address, and then carried the gift box and walked towards the residence reserved for him by the Hengtong Chamber of Commerce.

There's nothing to do now, he's been here once, and he's going to have to go back to continue his liver proficiency.

If there's something that can't be handled, he'll come to him, and he'll deal with it when the time comes.

Back at home, Zhou An opened these gift boxes one by one, only to find that the contents were very valuable.

Some are directly sent silver tickets, some are sent to some big supplements, and some are sent some antique calligraphy and paintings.

Anyway, this thing is quite valuable in front of Zhou An.

Zhou An didn't think much about it, so he stuffed all these things into the pink money bag.

After having these things, he didn't think about anything else, and continued to improve his proficiency.

Zhou Qingyun, the person in charge of the Hengtong Chamber of Commerce here, is really quite a thing, obviously saying that it will not be done until tomorrow, and when he comes back, the swimming pool has already been built.

I happened to run into two workers who were about to leave.

The pool is in the backyard. It was about the same size as when I was in Yunlai Mansion before, and it was already filled with water.

Zhou An didn't rush down, but stood on it, manipulating the water flow to change a five-meter-long water dragon.

According to the plan made by himself, he slowly carved.

He was not idle for a moment, silently monitoring his proficiency.

Time passed gradually, and in the blink of an eye, it was night.

During this period, Zhou Qingyun came over and sent some necessities for life.

These things have been purchased by the Hengtong Chamber of Commerce for him, and at present, only Zhou An lives in this house.

Zhou Qingyun even asked him if he wanted a few maids and maids, and he was sure to invite a beautiful and sensible person to come over.

Pretty and easy to say.

Sensible, understandable.

Zhou An didn't do this, living here alone can also facilitate his liver proficiency.

Besides, you don't need to worry about it alone, although it is good to live a luxurious life, but it is not conducive to your current development.

After rejecting Zhou Qingyun, Zhou An once again became proficient, and the whole night went on like this.

The next morning, Zhou An went out for breakfast as usual, and was ready to go back to continue his work.

His current state is constant liver, and after he reaches level 5 in swimming liver, he plans to improve his other level 4 skills.

Unexpectedly, before he could return to the room, he heard a rush of footsteps.

Zhou An looked at the source of the footsteps and saw Hu Haijin hurrying towards him.

He is in charge of the general accounts, and at this time he walks towards his side, there must be something.

When Hu Haijin saw Zhou An, he immediately hurriedly walked to the front, wiped the sweat on his forehead, and hurriedly said: "Lord Zhou, something happened, you should hurry up and go over with me, we can't be the master of this matter!" ”

Zhou An asked, "What happened?" ”

Hu Haijin was very anxious: "Let's talk while walking, it's really urgent." ”

In this case, if something happens, it really should be dealt with in a hurry.

He didn't talk nonsense, let Hu Haijin lead the way in front, and he followed behind.

Along the way, Hu Haijin made the specific situation clear to himself.

The reason is also very simple, that is, the two chambers of commerce have a huge disagreement on the mining of a mineral.

In Tingyun Province, there are many minerals.

A large part of it is divided by large chambers of commerce, and there are some small chambers of commerce, which can also get a lot of oil and water from it.

Due to Zhou An's reasons, Hengtong Chamber of Commerce has the largest ore industry.

No one grabbed these things, and no one envied them, after all, now in the Tingyun Mansion, Zhou An is the number one in this regard, and no one dares to touch his moldy head.

But the distribution of other minerals is somewhat problematic.

Right now. Two chambers of commerce are fighting over a source of minerals.

This matter is actually very easy to divide, whoever is strong will share a little more.

But the strength of these two chambers of commerce is between them, and there are still some small frictions, and there are also a lot of disagreements in other fields.

So at this time, for this piece of minerals, the two sides can be said to be fighting for every inch of land.

In fact, everyone will let it go, and at this time, it will increase the workload on their side.

After Zhou An returned to the craftsman prison, he took out the two documents and looked at them.

There are two chambers of commerce, one is called Guangjin Chamber of Commerce, and the other is called Caiyuan Chamber of Commerce.

They are all relatively large chambers of commerce in Tingyun Mansion.

It's a little smaller than the Hengtong Chamber of Commerce, but in fact, it's not much smaller.

After Zhou An read the general situation, he asked: "Can't this mine be divided equally?" ”

He was quite familiar with these two chambers of commerce, and the reason was that among the people who came to give gifts last night, there were these two chambers of commerce.

One of them wanted to invite him to the tune, and the other wanted to invite him to a feast.

This thing still has to be dealt with.

Zhou An can enforce his rights and forcibly distribute them to them, but it doesn't seem good to do it when he first comes.

Hu Haijin hurriedly replied: "My lord, these two places are indeed not easy to divide, and it is impossible for them to achieve absolute equality in this division, after all, this thing is not a decimal rice, flour, grain and oil, this is a real mine, and there will be differences in terrain." ”

After all, it is the first time for the Great Chu State to do this kind of thing, and in many details, there will be different situations to ignore.

Now the problem arises.

Zhou An pondered a little and asked Hu Haijin to invite all these people over and communicate with them himself.

Hu Haijin thought to himself, now that Lord Zhou is here, then leave it to Lord Zhou to solve it, after all, this kind of thing, the person who shoots the case must be the number one.

So he didn't say much, and went directly to the two chambers of commerce to ask for someone.

After a while, two chubby businessmen walked straight in.

These two really don't deal with each other, and when they walked in, they were still scolding each other, as if they could fight if they saw each other more.

But Zhou An was here, and they didn't dare to be presumptuous, and stood honestly.

Zhou An put down the information in his hand, pointed to the position next to him, and said, "Please sit down, I have already understood the matter, and this time I am here to solve the matter of the two." ”

The two businessmen glanced at each other and sat down.

Zhou An looked at one of them and asked, "Are you Liu Jincheng from the Guangjin Chamber of Commerce?" ”

Liu Jincheng hurriedly agreed, saying that he was.

Zhou An looked at the other person again and asked, "You are Yu Renjie from the Caiyuan Chamber of Commerce." ”

Yu Renjie didn't dare to slack off, hugged Zhou An, and said, "Yes, the villain is Yu Renjie." ”

Zhou An nodded, and then said: "Actually, why should the two of you fight for a little bit of minerals? ”

As soon as these words came out, both of them showed tangled looks.

In fact, when Zhou An called them over, they were ready

No matter which side Zhou An leaned, they had to agree.

After all, Zhou An is the number one here, and he is in charge of things here, so he really can't offend Zhou An.

But I will definitely feel uncomfortable in my heart, but I don't dare to show it.

Now hearing Zhou An say this, they already think that Zhou An will persuade one party to give up.

Unexpectedly, Zhou An's next sentence made the two of them stunned.

"I just looked carefully at the information of the two, in fact, some of the two of them have gone the wrong way." Zhou An said slowly.

Liu Jincheng and Yu Renjie glanced at each other, they didn't know where they had gone wrong, they all looked at Zhou An with puzzled eyes, and said in unison: "Please instruct!" ”

In fact, at this time, they believe in Zhou An, after all, Zhou An is holding the Hengtong Chamber of Commerce with one hand, so they also want to be able to let them hug their thighs.

Zhou An took a sip of tea with a smile and explained: "The Guangjin Chamber of Commerce bought a lot of mining tools, including manpower and material resources, for this mining right, and also paid a lot of money, am I right?" ”

Liu Jincheng hurriedly nodded and said: "My lord is right, we have paid a lot of financial and material resources, as well as manpower, this time, it is to respond to His Majesty's call." ”

This sentence is beautifully said, the so-called call is actually just to make a fortune.

After Liu Jincheng said this, Yu Renjie was not convinced: "My lord, we are also ready to start buying all kinds of equipment, as well as manpower and material resources, we are by no means worse than them." ”

Zhou An nodded, indicating that this was indeed the case.

Both had similar financial resources, but he said one more thing.

"I heard that the Caiyuan Chamber of Commerce has laid out a lot of mineral sales channels in advance for these things, is this right?"

Yu Renjie nodded.

It's true that they haven't introduced more equipment, but they have spread a lot on some sales channels.

Zhou An clapped his hands, attracting the attention of the two, and then made a summary: "You two, if you want to pay for your own shortcomings, you need to invest more manpower and material resources, as well as huge financial resources. ”

"To be honest, the cost is a bit too high, and even if you take the profits from the minerals, it is estimated that it will not be as much as it was before."

"Actually, the two of them can cooperate, I know, the two of them have some differences, but businessmen, who is not like the same interests? You're in charge of mining, you're in charge of selling, and the combination of the two is not a joy for everyone? ”

Sometimes, it's all about the details.

Zhou An saw some details.

The two seem to be able to work together.

As for the grudges between the two families, in fact, in the face of huge interests, they can't be called grudges.

It's nothing more than two previous businesses, and there is friction between each other.

But what is this friction called in the face of the greater good?

Sure enough, when Zhou An said this, the expressions of the two people were obviously a little different.

In fact, who is a businessman who does not have these ideas.

They were just blinded by their own hatred, and they fixed their eyes on the minerals, not seeing the importance of the division of labor.

Now after Zhou An mentioned this, the two of them were fooled like this, and they both found that this method was actually quite good.

But at this time, the two of them remembered their previous grudges, and no one could let go of this face.

Zhou An felt that at this time, it was time for him to go out.

He stood up, walked to the two of them, patted each on the shoulder, and then said with a smile: "This time, I will take the lead, and the two will cooperate, what do you think?" ”

This time, the two of them were given the stairs down.

These two hurriedly agreed, although their hearts were already happy, but they still had to say?

"This matter depends on Lord Zhou's face."

Hu Haijin on the side was watching silently, and when he saw Zhou An solve this matter, he breathed a sigh of relief, and then felt that his adult seemed to be really extraordinary.

It's not a question of whether the strength is high or not.

This method of dealing with things alone is a different way.

If it were someone else, it might really be distorted and dealt with specifically about how two people divided the mine.

But Zhou An was completely thinking of other ways.

"Lord Zhou looks young, but he is really scheming." Hu Haijin thought in his heart.

Next, Zhou An was very happy, and listed their respective benefits and specific cooperation rules with the two.

Both merchants were also haggling.

This kind of bargaining, but there is no momentum to quarrel.

Zhou An is also happy to see it.

It wasn't until about half an hour later that the two finally reached an intention to cooperate and signed a deed here with Zhou An.

"I wish you two a lot of money, just like the two of you are in the Chamber of Commerce." Zhou An said with a smile.

The two hurriedly agreed, saying that Zhou An praised them.

even wanted to invite Zhou An to listen to the music.

Zhou An naturally refused, saying that he was busy with official business, and he would talk about it when he was free in the future.

has already said this, and the two of them will naturally not stay anymore, and are ready to leave.

However, before leaving, Liu Jincheng of the Guangjin Chamber of Commerce suddenly stopped and turned his head to look at Zhou An, with a hint of entanglement in his eyes.

Zhou An naturally took a full view and asked, "If you have anything to say, just say it directly." ”

Liu Jincheng struggled for a while, as if weighing the pros and cons, and finally decided to say what was in his heart, so he walked up to Zhou An and lowered his voice.

"Lord Zhou, in fact, before this, this mine has already been divided, but it is the one from Tingyun Mansion, who is Yin Cheng, who is specifically responsible for the distribution of minerals in Tingyun Mansion."

"Our two chambers of commerce, in fact, don't need to distribute it like this at all, but he just gave us a point at the end, or gave us a separate one."

"That's why our contradictions will intensify, don't say that I said this."

Yin Cheng?

And is Tingyun Mansion specifically responsible for mineral distribution?

When Zhou An heard this, he already roughly understood.

This Yin Cheng is actually the same as Wang Meng's position in Yunlai Mansion.

This person does not belong to the master of craftsmen, but belongs to the casters who work in Tingyun Mansion.

In the Great Chu State, these positions are divided very carefully.

People like Yin Cheng are specifically responsible for the distribution of minerals.

The craftsman supervisor in charge of Zhou An is responsible for some supervision, as well as summarization, and decision-making power on some major matters.

To put it plainly, in fact, the emperor did not want all the power to fall in one place, so it was subdivided.

Otherwise, it's easy to get into trouble.

After all, when all the power is concentrated in one department, this department is equivalent to an extremely closed place, and the outside world will not know what to do.

And it's still a word.

Zhou An always felt that the other party's distribution method seemed to be a little wrong, like making a mess for himself, and finally letting himself clean it up.

If, in the process of distribution, the two chambers of commerce are distributed one by one, and they are separated from each other very far, then perhaps the contradiction will not be so intensified.

But the other party wants to distribute it in the way that is most likely to intensify the contradiction, and it is worth guessing what is in it.

Liu Jincheng didn't dare to say more, so he said such a sentence and left in a hurry.

Soon, only Zhou An and his three subordinates were left in the craftsman prison.

Hu Haijin hesitated for a long time, but finally walked up and said, "Lord Zhou, the one named Yin Cheng has actually not dealt with our craftsmen and supervisors. ”

Zhou An frowned: "Why didn't you tell me about this kind of thing earlier?" ”

Hu Haijin smiled bitterly: "We don't dare to say it, this thing, in fact, it's just not very good to deal with, and he can't do anything about us, after all, the important decision-making power is still here." ”

"Even when it is distributed, we have to let him distribute, and the supervision is also supervised by us, and our rights are still greater, so we don't take him seriously."

Zhou An touched his chin and continued to ask, "Why is he not dealing with us?" ”

Hu Haijin hesitated again.

Seeing that his subordinate hesitated repeatedly, Zhou An finally couldn't hold back, and slammed the table, and a snapping sound echoed in this room.

Hu Haijin and the other two people were so frightened that they all lowered their heads and didn't dare to speak.

Zhou An's tone gradually turned cold: "You should have heard about some of the things I did in Yunlai Mansion, Casting Dao Dabi is just a small thing I did, and you know what I did later." ”

"I'm a person who likes subordinates who obey me, not half-hearted people who are half-hearted to me, if you are really like this, if you can't keep it even, I will do something."

As soon as these words came out, a murderous aura rose on Zhou An's body, which made Hu Haijin and the three of them tremble together.

Hu Haijin hurriedly said: "My lord, we don't dare, we really don't dare, the reason why that guy doesn't deal with us is actually because of adults." ”

"Because of me? I don't think I have anything to do with him. Zhou An said.

From Yunlai Mansion to Tingyun Mansion, there is a long distance between the elders, and he has never seen this person, how can this person deal with himself?

Hu Haijin hurriedly said: "My lord doesn't know, in fact, in the competition in Yunlai Mansion, there is a person who is his younger brother, who could have passed the exam, but due to the participation of adults, he only won the third place." ”

"Because of the results of this exam, he has a grudge because of this, and this is the case."

Speaking of which, what should have been said has been said, and Hu Haijin chose to shut up.

If he continued to say more, he was afraid that Zhou An would suspect that he was talking nonsense.

After all, it's enough to say some facts.

Zhou An showed a sudden expression, if this is the case, there is really such a possibility, but you don't have any evidence for this matter.

"That's not right."

Zhou An reacted quickly.

What bullshit evidence do you want?

He took out the cold iron knife directly from the pink money bag and walked out.

Hu Haijin and the others were all taken aback, and hurriedly stopped in front: "My lord, what are you doing here?" ”

"What are you doing, going to settle accounts with him? What else can you do? Zhou An said suspiciously

Hu Haijin wiped the cold sweat on his head, and hurriedly said: "My lord, we have no evidence for this matter, others are also doing things within the scope of their duties, even if it is yin, we can't go over like this!" ”

"It's fine." Zhou An shook his head.

He no longer let these people stop him, and walked out with a cold iron knife.

It won't be long before he rushes from the craftsman to the government.

Soon, Zhou An came to the door of the mansion.

The two catchers at the door didn't know him, and hurriedly stopped him, especially seeing that he was holding a cold iron knife in his hand, he was even more cautious.

"I'm tired of informing the Lord of the Imperial Order, and I will say that Zhou An is coming."

Zhou An hopes to meet the government order.

"Zhou An?"

When the two catchers heard these two names, they didn't know who they were.

After all, they are not from this circle.

But they have all been registered, and they have also routinely gone in to report it.

After about half a pillar of incense, the catcher who went in to report walked out and welcomed Zhou An in.

Zhou Anti took a long knife, stepped into it, and under the leadership of the catcher, he soon came to the inner courtyard.

In the inner courtyard, a stone table was placed outside at this moment, and a man dressed as a middle-aged scholar was sitting there.

When he saw Zhou An, especially the cold iron knife in Zhou An's hand, his brows furrowed tightly.

"Lord Zhou came here this time, why is he carrying a long knife, this is not polite, right?"

"Your surname?" Zhou An walked over with a smile.

"The surname is Xu." The middle-aged scholar said in a flat tone, took another sip of tea in the cup, and looked at the cold iron knife in Zhou An's hand.

"Lord Zhou, your knife should be put away."

Zhou An laughed, then pointed to the knife in his hand and said, "Where is Yin Cheng on this side of the government?" I don't know if Lord Xu can talk to me. ”

Xu Fuling's brows furrowed.

Without waiting for him to speak, Zhou An told him what had happened.

"That's the way it is, he did what he shouldn't have done, and he caused us trouble, and when he caused us trouble, he caused trouble to the craftsman, and accordingly, he caused trouble to His Majesty."

Xu Fuling's brows furrowed even deeper: "My lord said that I caused trouble, I don't know if there is any evidence." ”

"No evidence is needed." Zhou An said slowly.

"Please Lord Xu hand him over, if Lord Xu insists on covering up, he may be guilty of a great crime, Your Majesty said that the matter of mining rights is very important, it is the most important step in the Great Chu State, and some things can be made exceptions."

"I'll call the adults of the Supervision Department to come over, and if he can confirm that he has not opposed me under the questioning of the adults of the Supervision Department, I am willing to be punished."

Having said this, what should have been said has been said, Zhou An put the cold iron knife on the table.

Immediately after, he leaned forward and approached Xu Fuling.

"Lord Xu's protection made me see something, and Lord Xu seems to dislike me very much."

Xu Fuling's face stiffened slightly.

The two are at such a stalemate, and at this time, it depends on who bows their heads first.

But Zhou An will never bow his head.

He found that the Xu Fu Ling in front of him didn't seem to deal with him very well.

He didn't know what was going on, but he always was.

You respect me, I respect you, if you are disrespectful to me, then I will not give you a good face.

Zhou An stood up: "Since Lord Xu is unwilling to hand it over, then I will go and ask the Lord of the Supervision Department." ”

He walked outside, without the slightest intention of staying.

At this time, Xu Fuling finally sighed.

"Lord Zhou, wait a minute."

He stood up and walked to the outer courtyard to call the two catchers, and asked the catchers to go and call someone.

After a while, a lean middle-aged man walked in from outside.

When he saw Zhou An, he was obviously stunned for a moment.

"Yin Cheng?"

A smile appeared on Zhou An's face.

Yin Cheng hesitated for a moment, and finally walked in with his head down, arching his hand and saying, "I've seen Lord Zhou." ”

Zhou An stepped forward directly, grabbed Yin Cheng's collar, and pulled outside under Yin Cheng's horrified gaze.

"Come with me to the Supervision Division, today is either you or I die."

Yin Cheng's face changed drastically.

He was stunned, looked at Xu Fuling, and pleaded.

When Zhou An saw this scene, he didn't know the reason, and said in a mocking tone: "It seems that Lord Xu is also involved in this matter......

Xu Fuling's face became gloomy.

"I'll give you a chance." Zhou An's eyes turned cold: "Don't force me to play with you, you can't stand it." ”

(End of chapter)