Be a master through ancient times

On the [-]th day of the fourth month at the beginning of the hour, Tixue Si Yamen.

"Oh, have you heard?" Wang Ming set off from his home early in the morning, and after queuing up to order, he immediately wanted to share the big news.

"Of course I heard about it! I didn't expect that those people would have anything to do with the water bandits. They are all big families in the provincial capital. They all have a lot of money, but they are not greedy enough." Jie, but the whole person is still like a frightened bird, and his voice is much lower than that of others.

"What's so strange about this? There is no business without fraud. It is not impossible for these profiteers to secretly inform the water bandits for profit. If there is no conclusive evidence, how dare the imperial envoy push them to Caishikou and behead them for public display? Then But there are more than 70 lives!" Another person came up, obviously it was Mr. Jiang who was beaten a few days ago.

"Look at what you said, what happened to the merchants? The beheaded people are not all merchants. I heard that there are people from the yamen. Besides, if the school did not make a deal for Yurongwan , those masters can no longer keep them. At that time, you can take a vacant position in the Department of Education." Wang Ming's family has relatives who are engaged in business, so naturally he doesn't like Master Jiang's harsh words about the merchants.

"Speaking of this Yurong Wan, I heard that it has been sold in various places. In the most expensive place, you only get one for a penny, and there is no market for it!" Wu Daren was afraid that the two would quarrel, so he Start changing the subject.His official position is not high, and he only has a few tens of taels of silver a month. Apart from the monthly expenses and various entertainments, he occasionally spends money on his favorite calligraphy and paintings. There is no money left at all, so he heard this price. Sometimes it is inevitable to be a little dumbfounded.

"It's not bad to eat, but the reason why it is so expensive is not because it is delicious, but because it is difficult to transport. There is no wharf in Zhangzhou Prefecture, so we have to transport it to Yanzhou Prefecture by horses and horses before we can pass through various places." merchant ships transported to various places, the cost of transportation and transportation in the middle has increased a lot. Another thing, this thing is easy to change taste when it is hot, so after it gets cold, it must be kept iced. Can you still see ice? I’m afraid it will cost a lot of money just for the ice.”

As soon as Mr. Jiang explained the doorway here, the other two looked suddenly enlightened, and wondered that this thing sold so expensive after it was shipped out, and there was a reason why it was so expensive.

"It's just, Mr. Jiang, why are you so familiar with it?" Wang Ming guessed, whether Mr. Jiang secretly planted people into the Yurong pill workshop, or how could he know so well?

"My wife said that I heard from the people in Zhang's business. Some foreign merchants heard that Yurong Wan tasted delicious and melted in the mouth, so they wanted to share a piece of the pie. Who knew that when the price was quoted, they would be frightened. Yes. In order to prevent these people from destroying their reputation, the shopkeeper will explain the reason clearly." Mr. Jiang said, this is what his wife heard when she went out to buy things and learned it from him. At that time, she was glad that they I have been living in Zhangzhou Prefecture, and I can buy a catty for a small amount of money, but each person is limited to one catty.

"You say, what is the relationship between Shaodong of Zhang's firm and our Chu Tixue? I think it should be Chu Tixue's confidant, so I can entrust the business of this Yurong Pill to them..."

They were chatting like a raging fire here, only heard a cough outside, several people immediately dispersed, returned to their seats, waited until the figure in the blue official uniform passed by the door, and no footsteps could be heard Wipe off the sweat from your forehead and start your day's work.

As for gossip, I don't dare anymore, who knows if Master Chu will turn back halfway and come back to see it?They also don't know how a young man in his early twenties has so much heart and wisdom to fight with everyone. Anyway, in the past few days, there are quite a few people who have fallen headlong and been criticized by him.

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After Chu Ci inspected the entire yamen of the Tixue Division, he found that everyone was working hard, and suddenly felt a little old-fashioned and comforted.

He returned to the Tixue Hall and began to deal with official duties.In addition to the official documents submitted by the Department of Education that needed to be stamped at his discretion, there were also evaluation forms submitted by the following county patrols about the quality students in each county.This is also the task he assigned before, and the people below are more serious than those in the Department of Education.

Time passed by like this bit by bit, and when Chu Ci put down his pen and came back to his senses, it was already noon.

Chu Ci greeted the two little brothers guarding his yard, and then walked over to the back office.During his return, he saw many officials talking together, and could vaguely hear words such as "private salt", "water bandits", and "collusion".Chu Ci deliberately stepped forward to listen, but who would have expected that those people would be silent when they saw him approaching, then greet him respectfully, and then leave quickly.

At first Chu Ci thought they were really in a hurry, but one and two were like this, and Chu Ci naturally understood that he had been excluded.

He sighed silently. It seemed that the thunderous methods these days had really worked. He was probably no different from Yan Luo who was chasing after his soul in the hearts of everyone.

Chu Ci returned home with heavy steps, and as soon as he entered the house, Chang Xiao greeted him: "Master, you are back, who is making you unhappy?"

"It's nothing, it's just that I haven't sat upright all morning for a long time, I'm just a little tired, it's okay." Chu Ci squeezed out a smile, proving that he was fine.

"Then I'll press it for you later?" Chang Xiao was a little worried, "How about I ask Big Tiger to cook a chicken for you?"

Chu Ci shook his head quickly, this time he came back only five or six days, but he ate three or four chickens.I don't know what kind of weak scholar his master is in Zhang Hu's eyes.In order to change the subject, Chu Ci turned his head and looked around, and then asked, "Where is Mr. Zhang? Why isn't he here?"

Chang Xiao shook his head: "Mr. Zhang went out to discuss business. Earlier, he asked Brother Xiao Chengzi to bring back a message, saying that today he is eating outside."

"If I remember correctly, Wen Hai has eaten at restaurants outside for four consecutive days, right? You came back very late last night, right?"

Chu Ci's face was a bit solemn, and he didn't know whether this business was so important or someone deliberately made things difficult. In the past, it was the shopkeeper of Zhang's firm who went to discuss business, but this time Zhang Wenhai has been tired of showing his face outside these days.

If he was just an ordinary merchant, it would be his duty to handle the business.But Wen Hai is already a scholar, and he will continue to study in the future, so it is really inappropriate to act like this.

Zhang Wenhai didn't come back after lunch, so Chu Ci went to sit in the front office for another afternoon, and hurried back after leaving the office.

"Master, Mr. Zhang has returned, and he is sleeping in his room at the moment, because he was drunk when he came back." Chang Xiao said.

Chu Ci frowned, and said, "Call Xiao Chengzi over, and I'll ask him what's going on?"

Xiao Chengzi stood guard outside Zhang Wenhai's bedroom, and came out after hearing Chang Xiao's call, and then trotted out when he heard that Chu Ci had something to do with him.

"Young master Chu, what do you want to do with the young one?"

"Little Chengzi, has your young master been discussing any business in the past few days? I saw that he leaves early and returns late every day, has slackened in his studies, and is quite emaciated, so I want to ask what's going on?"

Xiao Chengzi thought for a while and said, "Master Chu, my young master has indeed been discussing a business these few days. It was introduced by a ship owner who bought a large amount of Yurong pills. The shopkeeper should have gone to greet him, who knows where?" To say that the business is very big this time, and to only send a shopkeeper to talk to them is to look down on them, my young master has no choice, so he went up on his own."

"Business is big?"

"Yeah, I heard that the other party has a lot of background! It seems to be someone famous. But I look at that person quite ordinary." Xiao Chengzi was a little strange, how can a rich businessman not be wearing silk and satin, gold and silver all over his body? of?The person sitting with his son looked really ordinary.

With a thought in his heart, Chu Ci asked, "Do you know what this person's name is?"

Xiao Chengzi hesitated for a moment, then replied: "It seems that his surname is Zhao? As for his name, I really don't know."

Chu Ci thought for a while, the one surnamed Zhao?He always felt that he seemed to have heard this surname somewhere, and more than once...