Chapter 399 The spring of the government office is so short
Chapter three hundred and ninety-nine
Fuya spring is so short
It is said that after the Yangzhou salt merchants experienced various turmoils, their attitude towards Li You was very subtle. Please remember that they recognized Li You's strength, obeyed Li You's decrees, and maintained corresponding etiquette and thoughtfulness, but they would not get close to Li You.
, it is difficult to regard Mr. Li as one of our own.soudu.
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After all, the gap is not so easy to sew, not to mention that Li You himself is not active in bridging the gap and has always had a dispensable and arrogant attitude. And the salt merchants also have their own pride and self-esteem. Anyway, Li You will leave sooner or later.
, why bother with you?
Xu Changrui, whose name was extremely tacky, was an anomaly. When Mr. Li became Grand Administrator Li, he immediately came to congratulate him, expressed his strong desire for friendship, and promised to provide money to help Mr. Li welcome him.
For such a role, Mr. Li still needs it in his mind. Several small salt merchants have made similar statements before, but they are not satisfactory. Although Xu Yuanwai is not one of the seven giant merchants, he can still be ranked among the top.
Thirty is considered a big number among the three hundred salt merchants, which is in line with Li You's wishes.
In Yangzhou City, another famous salt merchant who had not studied since he was a child and only studied on his own was Jin Wanwan. On this day, he was chatting with his wife at home about New Year matters. Halfway through the conversation, he saw his wife's brother Xie Yanhe coming to visit.
Xie Yanhe said proudly: "Brother-in-law Buluo took the trouble, and now it's all settled! With a little trick of borrowing a knife to kill someone, Mr. Li saved all the merchants and shops from purchasing errands!"
"All exempted? Are you sure?" Jin Wanwan said in surprise.
"The notice came out today, it's unmistakable."
After listening to his brother-in-law's detailed explanation of the cause and effect, Jin Wanwan cursed: "Idiot! It was your sister's fault that this happened. It's normal to offend Li You and get you implicated. Just bear with it. The worst is to do it in front of you! Who let you?
You go and think of something!"
Mrs. Xie couldn't help but said, "You are not right. Why are you completely leaning towards Li You?"
"Shut up!" Jin Wanwan was really angry and continued to scold his wife and brother: "Being reasonable is of no use! Can anyone control Li You in Yangzhou City today? No one can control him, so he is the reason!
If he asks you to pay money, you should pay it. I can let you starve to death with me here? I told you not to think of other ways, but you didn't listen. Your little cleverness will only cause more trouble for yourself! He is from an official family, not
A businessman cannot afford to bargain. In his eyes, your behavior is provocative, and I can hardly intercede for you!"
Xie Yanhe smiled apologetically and said: "It may not be that serious. Now that everything is in harmony, I just need to be more careful in the future. Don't you still have brother-in-law to help take care of it?"
At this time, the servant of Jinzhai passed a message at the door: "Uncle, someone from your mansion is looking for you. I heard that your tea boat was seized by the water outside the South Gate Customs, and for some reason it hit another ship.
, and the boat capsized.”
Jin Wanwan snorted coldly, "This is just the beginning."
There was a whole boat of tea. Xie Yanhe didn't care about his heartache. He was completely panicked and asked his brother-in-law for help: "What should I do?"
Jin Wanwan scolded his wife again: "You are the cause of the accident. If you continue to pester me about Sister Bao's matter, I'm afraid that all the Xie family will be thrown into jail! Li You's intention is clear.
I’m just warning you, it’s enough for you to act submissive, but you’re still smart enough to hit me!”
Mrs. Xie said nothing, and Jin Wanwan turned to his wife and brother-in-law: "I have known for a long time that you are going to make a mistake, and now there is only one way..."
Li You should rest in the third room tonight. Under the bright candlelight, there were a few stacks of account books on the table. Mr. Li opened the curtain and entered the back room. Just as Guan Xiuxiu had finished taking stock, he sat on the embroidered pillar and stretched gently.
waist.
"I heard that you are counting today? Is this the year-end general ledger?" Li You asked.
Aunt Guan replied: "Yes, it happens every year. Does your husband ask you questions knowingly?"
Li You took out a letter and said, "A letter came from home. Mother misses her little grandson. I thought I could let you go home during the Chinese New Year, but I think it's cold now and it's easy to get sick when traveling outside, so I better not leave."
"As my husband tells me, we can leave next year when the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming."
After picking up his son, Li You asked again: "Have you ever chosen a name?"
Guan Xiuruo smiled slyly, "I do have one concubine, what about the name Li Shixun?"
Shixun... Li You's face twitched. It would be more appropriate to leave this name to the son of the successor commander. He earned his son two positions, one honor and one shadow. Others only heard the name Shixun.
I'm afraid you will subconsciously think that this son will inherit the honorary title.
Mr. Li could only smile bitterly and said: "Change it, change it to another one, why not call it Shiyin, how lucky it is."
Guan Xiuxi curled her lips slightly, "It's just a name, what does it mean? My husband is really stingy."
Li You looked around and talked about it, then changed the subject and said: "How much money did your shop make this year? Why don't you make a bet? If your shop doesn't make as much money as I make, then the old man will be old.
Just call me Li Shiyin."
"My husband is pretending to fool me again, deliberately looking for this unfair competition, it is purely bullying. I am a small businessman, how can I make money as fast as your parents, you have already accounted for thousands of taels before. I am a serious businessman.
, You have income and income, you just supplement your family income, how can you compare with the big boss who makes no loss at all?" Guan Xiuxiu said in frustration.
Looking at her helpless but unconvinced look, Li You was secretly proud, I still make more money than you, this is the last word. He smiled and said, "Maybe, since my husband took office this year, it will be...
I only took office at the end of April, so I didn't get much. In the past few days, I got another five hundred, which adds up to about a thousand and a half, which is really not too much. How many silk shops and salt shops do you have?"
Aunt Guan's face suddenly flashed under the candlelight, and it was as bright as a spring flower blooming, which dazzled Mr. Li. Then he heard her say crisply in one breath: "I just calculated it, the net profit is two thousand one hundred taels! Husband.
Don’t try to cheat!”
What? It's more than his gray income! Li You was shocked, "This is impossible! In previous years, you only made seven or eight hundred in profit, and this year's business is only half a year, how can you have two thousand taels!"
Guan Xiuxiu said happily: "If you haven't been to Yangzhou, you don't know that Yangzhou people are very profitable. They sell silk and satin from Suzhou for one or two taels, and it takes more than 200 miles of water transportation to Yangzhou to sell it for three or four taels. Moreover, Yangzhou people
I love the latest and pursue Suzhou products. I sell one batch and then the next. As long as the previous batch is outdated, the new batch is the latest product, and it is sold out again. "
"And the old ones that have been made into clothes are often taken out and sold. I opened a wardrobe counter in the store, specializing in harvesting ready-made clothes. After collecting them, they resell them to nearby towns, towns and counties.
It’s another big sum to get in and out.”
"With your name, I've exempted you from all kinds of taxes. The money in Yangzhou is so profitable. In half a year, I've made the profit of the past two years. Plus the new salt business, the net profit exceeds 2,000 yuan."
It couldn't be easier."
Finally, Aunt Guan concluded: "Husband, you are a great man. Doesn't it count if you can't speak?"
Mr. Li, who was too busy at work and had no time to pay attention to his family business, was stunned and speechless. How could there be more people than him? It was really difficult to get out of this hole.
At this time, word came from the front that the shopkeeper in the store wanted to see Aunt Guan. Mr. Li was wondering, what urgent matter could there be tonight? However, he was very grateful to the shopkeeper for interrupting at the embarrassing moment, so he followed Guan Xiuxiu to the front yard to meet the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper bowed and reported: "This evening, three shopkeepers from a tea shop, a wooden shop, and an oil shop who call themselves Xie's came to the shop and said that they were willing to join forces with the owner, and they would divide it into 40 and 60. He would have 4 and I would have 6. The younger one didn't dare to make the decision.
, come quickly to ask your boss for instructions."
Guan Xiuxiu was baffled by this. Is this a free gift? How could it be so cheap? Is there a scam involved?
So that's how it was, but Mr. Li laughed in a relaxed mood, "What a coincidence! Sister Xiu, this is also the husband's account. If you calculate it carefully, you still have more husbands. The older man is called Shiyin!"
This must be the fault of her husband again, Guan Xiuxiu sighed helplessly. If possible, Aunt Guan would rather push out all three partnerships and give her son the name of Shixun. Thinking of this, she couldn't help but secretly think in her heart.
A few words from my husband: "Corrupt officials take advantage of others by taking advantage of others."
The 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month is the Little New Year, and it is the custom of the yamen to start sealing the holiday on the 22nd day of the twelfth lunar month. But there is also a custom that the prefecture and county magistrates meet and then gather together to hold a public banquet to celebrate the end of the year.
So on the 22nd, Li Tongzhi, the deputy governor, went to the government office and met with Luo Shenzheng, the acting governor. The two parties had a cordial and friendly conversation in a harmonious and pleasant atmosphere, retaining their respective opinions on the future work of Yangzhou Prefecture.
, and worked hard to reach consensus on jointly opposing the governor's Yamen's move to Yangzhou.
After all, the New Year was officially coming, and no one wanted to cause trouble and quarrels at this time. Everyone in the room was enjoying themselves until it was almost noon, when Luo Shenzheng warmly invited Li Tongzhi to a banquet, and Li Tongzhi happily accepted the invitation.
When the two parties walked to the door of the hall, they saw the clerk from the official office of the government probing outside. Seeing Luo Shenzheng coming out, he came up and saluted, and then reported: "Official documents from the imperial court are specially sent to my Yangzhou mansion.
of."
Luo Shenzheng smiled at Li Tongzhi and said: "The imperial court probably sealed it in the past few days. This official document was probably the last one issued before the seal, but it only arrived today."
Mr. Luo opened it and took a closer look, and his expression changed drastically. Li You stood beside him and took a few peeks with his good eyesight. His expression also changed drastically.
One of the paragraphs is: "In order to transfer the governor's office in Fengyang, I have consulted various places in recent months. Every place in the north of the Yangtze River has different opinions. All the government offices in Duyang Prefecture have silently agreed to the move, and there is no voice of protest. Such is the human sentiment,
Xu Fengyang's governor's office moved to Yangzhou, and the trip was completed later that year."
Account! Feeling that he had been fooled, Luo Shenzheng was finally angry. He threw the official document on the ground, pointed at Li You and almost roared and asked: "You actually led the wolf into the house without saying a word. You are a villain! Villain! Dog meat."
Don’t come to the banquet!”
Li You showed no sign of weakness and retorted angrily: "You are the government official, why are you as cowardly as a mouse and don't go up to protest? Now that the imperial court has approved the governorship to Yangzhou, what do you think should be done! What should be done! You are the government official.
It’s hard to take the blame!”
The two prefects, who had previously expected each other to serve as cannon fodder, were extremely disappointed. After a quarter of an hour of scolding in the back office of the government office, they broke up unhappily. The officials in the government office lamented: "The spring in Yangzhou government office is so short."
