The head of the thick-browed customer heard the waiter's words, so he asked for the address of "Buyanli Trading Company" and went directly to the door. The waiter naturally pointed the direction happily, because he introduced this single person.
There is still extra money left in the pocket, plus the previous regular rewards from the guests, it is enough for half a month's expenses.
This customer with thick eyebrows came to the "unfaithful" calligraphy and painting shop, and saw that it was still very elegantly decorated. He was even more surprised when he took a closer look at the calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall. Logically speaking, these calligraphy and paintings are also mediocre, but the ones below
The signature is astonishing.
Hanging in the middle hall is actually a masterpiece by Yang Shilang of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. In addition, there are Gu Tanghui, Zhao Hanlin, Hu Yushi and others from the Ministry of Punishment.
There are all kinds of official titles, which is dizzying!
There are more than a hundred calligraphy and paintings of various sizes hanging in this shop, which can be said to be dazzling. And if there are people in Xiangdu who dare to show off these people's fake calligraphy and paintings, they simply can't wait until dark. Not to mention the government officials in Xiangfan, that is, those
The overbearing family members dared to go directly to the door and beat the master to death, and then tattooed their faces and went to the southern islands to feed the fish. So there is almost no possibility of fraud!
The thick-browed guest watched for a while, and suddenly he saw a figure dressed as a butler walking out, chatting and laughing with a middle-aged fat man. The butler held a calligraphy and painting in his hand, thanked him again and again, and left with a smile on his face.
When the fat middle-aged man saw this thick-browed guest, he immediately invited him to sit in the warm pavilion next to him, and asked his question with a smile.
The thick-browed middle-aged man hesitated and said:
"My surname is Luo. I came to Beijing on an entrustment, but I encountered a troublesome thing. I heard that the owner of this place, Shopkeeper Lin, has great powers. Is there any way to help me with this?"
The fat middle-aged man said with a smile:
"I am Shopkeeper Lin. How can I deserve the title of Mystical Powers? It's just that we are familiar with each other in official circles, and my friends are willing to use this reputation to help me.
If Master Luo has any difficulties, you might as well tell me and let me know more about it, and I will definitely keep the secret for you."
Master Luo then said:
"My proprietor is the magistrate of Juwen County. He has been in office for seven full years and has been suppressed by his superiors and unable to be promoted. The proprietor asked me to come to the capital to find his seat. Mr. Wang wants to find some opportunities. Unexpectedly,
Mr. Wang became ill a year ago, which made me very embarrassed."
After listening to Master Luo's words, shopkeeper Lin pondered:
"Does your employer want a promotion or a good job?"
Master Luo heard that he had a clue and immediately said:
"Both are fine."
Shopkeeper Lin shouted to the people inside:
"This matter should be settled in the Ministry of Personnel. Let's see which of the adults in the Ministry of Personnel hasn't opened a business this month?"
Soon someone reported the information, and shopkeeper Lin smiled and said:
"It's a coincidence that one of my apprentices has a connection with Jiao Lang, a member of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. But as the saying goes, the King of Hell is so easy to deal with that even a brother can't work in vain. There are two ways at the moment. The first
One way is to pay a referral fee of fifty taels. I'll cover it for you, Master, to meet Jiao Langzhong from the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Then you can talk slowly. As for the extent of the discussion, whether the matter has collapsed or failed, it doesn't matter at all.
It’s our brother’s business.”
Master Luo thought about it for a while. His daily expenses in Xiangfan cost five or six taels of silver. The fifty taels of silver quoted by Shopkeeper Lin was really not expensive, but he couldn't help but ask:
"What's another way?"
Shopkeeper Lin said with a smile:
"That is, after this matter is settled on us, the officials can issue transfer orders and give money, but the price will definitely be high, and we will also investigate if your boss's family causes resentment among the people.
, public dissatisfaction is boiling, then we will not take care of it."
Master Luo thought about it and finally chose the "recommendation" path.
Next, Master Luo gave fifty taels of silver, and as expected, he met Mr. Jiao once. When he told his story, Mr. Jiao made some official remarks on the spot, saying that whether he was promoted or transferred, it was within his own authority.
Within the scope, he will definitely deal with it impartially, then stand up and leave, leaving the housekeeper at home to slowly negotiate the price with Master Luo. In the end, the price was settled at 1,300 taels, Master Luo's money was scraped together.
, and immediately took out the banknote to pay.
However, the housekeeper refused to accept the money at this time and told Mr. Luo that their master had always been very poor. He painted a masterpiece three years ago, but was forced to pawn it to someone else because of lack of food and clothing.
Yanli, I sigh every time I talk about it.
Mr. Luo was very surprised. When he saw that he didn't want the money, he asked a few more questions, and the housekeeper repeated these sentences over and over again. In the end, they were all related to the key words of my lord's old work, pawn, and profit.
This made Mr. Luo very confused. He thought to himself that Mr. Jiao was not a great scholar with a world-famous literary reputation. How much could a calligraphy and painting be sold for? What weird thing is he doing here?!
So Mr. Luo asked about the date when the calligraphy and painting was pawned and what was written on it. He left the Jiao Mansion and rushed back to "Bu Yanli", intending to redeem the calligraphy and painting for dozens of taels.
Then send it to Jiao Mansion together with the banknote, you should be satisfied.
As a result, Master Luo went to "Bu Yan Li" again and asked about the calligraphy and painting, and he suddenly realized! It turned out that the pawn price for the calligraphy and painting to be redeemed turned out to be a full 1,500 taels!! Not even a penny.
Ken Shao!!
At this time, shopkeeper Lin didn't show up anymore. He just sent a smiling boy to greet the waiters, serve tea and water snacks. No matter how you lose your temper or say nice things, the price is one thousand five hundred taels with a smile.
If you stand up and make a gesture to leave, they will immediately roll up the curtain and let you out with a smile, making you unable to express your anger!
Master Luo wants to change his family, but if he has connections, why should he stay here for so long? More importantly, he is willing to spend 1,300 taels of silver, so an extra two hundred taels of silver is definitely not something he cannot afford.
expenses. In the end, we just had to submit obediently!
In the end, needless to say, Master Luo’s Shangguan’s wish came true. Wu Yanli received an extra two hundred taels of silver as agency fee. Naturally, Jiao Langzhong accepted the one thousand, three hundred taels sent by Wu Yanli! If he did this, Jiao Langzhong would not be able to do anything.
He only had money in hand, but the subject of the transaction between the two parties was "calligraphy and painting". No matter how hard it was, there was no way he could find any flaws!
I don’t know how many similar stories have happened in the past two months in this "unspoken profit".
Needless to say, the boss behind Wuyanli is Lin Fengjin. The shopkeeper Lin was an uncle he invited from his family. He was a supervisor who assisted two county magistrates outside. At that time, Lin
When Feng Jin invited him, his family was extremely poor. Now in just two months, it is said that those who bought houses and land have already made a fortune.
When Lin Fengjin came out of Tian's house that day, he still had 18,000 taels of silver earned from selling goods with interest, so he asked Li Hu and took General Tian's invitation to send him.
In the name of Boxing Ceremony, today's field officials move around.
First of all, he has "power" because he has General Tian's invitation, and secondly, he has generous annual gifts to clear the way. Those officials are either looking at the money or the Tian family's face. In all likelihood,
She was still willing to meet him, and then Lin Fengjin took advantage of the situation to ask for calligraphy and painting! Without calligraphy and painting to win people's trust, there would be no business if he "does not talk about profit".
At this time, it was still a very elegant thing for someone to come to ask for calligraphy and painting. It was the same as asking for autographs now. It was almost flattering, so Lin Fengjin didn't spend much thought and sent almost all the "Tian Party members"
"The officials' calligraphy and paintings are well collected.
The next step is to bribe nearby idle men, waiters in restaurants, etc. These people are the most well-informed, and outsiders will definitely come to them to inquire about anything, because the "Tian Party" covers many aspects of the court, so the scope of business is also very wide.
It was so wide that someone quickly came to the door.
At this time, Lin Fengjin asked the man's request clearly, then prepared a gift and went to the relevant "Tian Party" officials to find out. These people were not extremely honest, otherwise they would not be dragged into the trap by the Tian family.
, in this way, the matter of making money will naturally hit it off.
Now that the "unprofitable" business is on the right track, officials like to do this because of safety! From head to toe, this official only received a calligraphy and painting from the customer, and it was his own calligraphy and painting.
I made a fuss in front of the censor's desk, and I was determined not to be accused.
Moreover, "Bu Yan Li" is also very cautious when accepting transactions. Lin Fengjin has even set three rules of not accepting transactions: don't accept those that harm the people, don't accept those that threaten human life, and don't accept those that are too risky.
catch.
Most of the things that the officials who are asked to come to the door have to do are to follow the flow of the situation, and they are rarely required to break the law.
Therefore, even if someone is spying secretly, if they want to get the evidence, they can only check "Bu Yanli" and get the account books inside! But where is Wu Yanli now? It can be said that one move can affect the whole body.
, you must know that if an official in the "Tian Party" encounters a business that he cannot afford, he also has his own relationship network, so he can resell it again to see if his friends or bosses in the same year are interested in making extra money.
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Therefore, there are now more than a hundred officials who have business dealings with Bu Yanli!! If you want to move this place, it is equivalent to picking the soap of more than a hundred people at the same time! So can this kind of thing be kept secret? This
Can this group of people just sit still and wait for death? How much resistance will they encounter? What’s even more frightening is that once they fail to succeed, they will be attacked by a group of more than a hundred officials. Who can really afford it in the Southern Han Dynasty?