Coming out of the palace, Du Zhongxiao stood outside the Donghua Gate, a little confused. Now he finally understands that entering Beijing to face His Majesty's speech is just a ceremony, and has no practical significance. Indeed, there were officials who made a deep impression on the emperor when his majesty resigned, and were later reused. But those are all things that deserve to be written about, and most of them go in trembling and come out with nothing as they do.

Just like before he went in, the emperor was not familiar with himself at all, and after he came out, he was afraid that what he said would be quickly forgotten. This is the reality, the officialdom soared, and I can only say that I think too much.

Shaking his head with a smile, Du Zhongxiao forgot about this meeting. If you want to have a future, you have to work hard.

Returning to the inn with Tao XVII, Du Zhongxiao ordered all the people to prepare for departure. When the official notice and other hand-to-hand work are completed, there can be no delay for a moment. At this time, it was July, and I only had one month to rush to the state, so I didn't have a lot of time.

After two days like this, Du Zhongxiao finally changed the official notice, and waited for the court to wait for the yamen to complete the formalities. Unexpectedly, at this moment, Xia Gui came to the door.

Let Xia Gui go to the room and say a few words, Du Zhongxiao asked, "I don't know what the director is looking for?" ”

Xia Gui smiled: "When I came in, I looked at the signing party, and there were only two or three ox carts and a few family members, which was a little shabby." ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "When I go to office, I will be a light car, and I will bring too much, which will inevitably affect the travel limit." ”

Xia Gui just smiled: "I have been an official for many years, why are you still so pedantic?" When you go to the state and take some goods, you will be tax-free on the way. How many good goods are there in Jingshi? Why don't you buy some and sell them when you get to the state, how much is the income. ”

Du Zhongxiao was stunned for a moment, and then remembered that Xia Gui was specifically doing all kinds of business for Xia Zhu, and he did these things. Xia Zhu will not be as polite as Du Zhongxiao, this time he took office on Hedong Road, and his family divided into several ways to purchase goods in short supply on Hedong Road, ready to make a fortune.

Seeing that Du Zhongxiao was silent, Xia Gui said: "I knew that the signing of the judgment was not in this matter, and after coming to Beijing to purchase the goods, I heard that you are still here, so I came to see you." While there are still a few days left in Beijing, we can buy some of them, and then we will go on the road together. ”

Du Zhongxiao listened and shook his head: "I didn't think of this festival when I left my hometown, and I didn't bring money, where can I buy it?" ”

Xia Guilian said a pity: "I have a way to buy tea, I was going to take you with me, but you didn't bring any money!" ”

"Tea? Tea is forbidden! Don't say that I don't have any money for this kind of business, and I don't dare to do it if I have money! ”

Seeing Du Zhongxiao's surprised expression, Xia Gui laughed: "Forbidden? It was an ordinary businessman who was forbidden. Who is Xianggong? Which one dares to check! There is a shortage of good tea in the border area, as long as you bring it there, there is double interest. Alas, it's a pity that my capital has also been used up, and you are not blessed. ”

Xia Gui shook his head again and again as he spoke, feeling sorry for Du Zhongxiao.

Du Zhongxiao didn't care in his heart, selling forbidden things, Xia Zhu could have no scruples, how dare he? Even if the business is successfully completed under the cover of Xia Zhu this time, it is inevitable that the news will be leaked. Whether it is now or in the future, it is someone else's handle to impeach him. With my own knowledge, as long as I get to the state, there are many ways to make money. As long as the imperial court does not prohibit family members from engaging in business, it is not easy to make money? Like Xia Zhu, let the people in the family work hard for thousands of miles to traffic, and they don't earn much, and it is easy to give people a handle, so why bother.

Where did Xia Gui know Du Zhongxiao's thoughts? I just thought that he was a new official, young and ignorant, and missed this opportunity, and felt sorry for him. When officials go to work, the goods they bring are tax-free, and no one checks them on the road, which is an opportunity to make money. Most officials will buy some goods that are lacking in the place where they are in office, and sell them when they make a profit. There are even those with flexible minds, who have done business all the way and made more money than Yulu. Of course, it is still rare for someone like Xia Gui to blatantly sell forbidden things.

Seeing that Du Zhongxiao really couldn't come up with the capital, Xia Gui sighed for a while, so he had to stop and talk about the situation after Yongcheng's separation.

Xia Zhu's eldest son, Xia Anqi, was the transfer judge of Hedong Road at this time, and Xia Zhu was about to be transferred to Hedong Road, so he was transferred to Hebei Road to avoid suspicion. The Xia family already had a channel where to do business, and Xia Gui had been busy for several months. From the medicinal materials in Bozhou to the tea in the southeast, as long as it is profitable, almost any business is done. Xia Zhu didn't care about this, and let Xia Gui and the others be whimsical.

Listening to Xia Gui's words, Du Zhongxiao somewhat understood where Xia Zhu's family wealth came from. Although they are rich, if they do not have these foreign wealth, they will not be able to support the great business. These generals have a group of people like Xia Gui, who are doing all kinds of business for them. Their business is not only as big as yesterday, but also wide-ranging, with all kinds of forbidden things, almost undisguised.

A large part of the contradiction between Xia Zhu and the Qingli party comes from this, in the eyes of those gentlemen, Xia Zhu is too greedy for money and too indulgent to his family, how can he be a good official? Du Zhongxiao does not object to officials making money, but a gentleman loves money and takes it in a good way, and it is a bit too much to sell prohibited things like the Xia family. Because of Xia Zhu's special status, Xia Gui often sells goods tax-free, and it is enough to have this benefit.

But now Du Zhongxiao is in a humble position, and he tries not to be contaminated with these, so as not to be caught. I am following Xia Zhu to do things, others can't deal with Xia Zhu, can't they deal with themselves?

After talking for a long time, Xia Gui said: "Sign the judgment and go to the yamen to run, do the things that need to be done as soon as possible, and I will go to the state with you." ”

Du Zhongxiao thought for a while and said, "Director, I'm afraid it's not good." A few people in my family didn't bring any salutes, and they drove lightly, and they were bound to go fast on the road, and it was difficult to go all the way with the supervisor. Besides, the yamen can't do things urgently, who knows when they will be able to take care of everything? ”

Xia Gui patted his leg: "It's a pity to say so." I thought that together, we could save some travel expenses. ”

In fact, although the yamen in the capital are slow to do things, the officials who handle them are the most greedy for money, as long as they are willing to pay money, all kinds of procedures can be completed quickly. Du Zhongxiao saw Xia Gui selling forbidden tea, so he didn't dare to walk with him. Otherwise, if something happens on the road, I can't tell it clearly.

Xia Gui didn't harm Du Zhongxiao, he did too much of this kind of thing, and it was not the same thing at all. It's all because he got along well with Du Zhongxiao when he was in Yongcheng, and for his sake, let Du Zhongxiao touch his own light.

After chatting until the evening, Du Zhongxiao left Xia Gui to have some food, but Xia Gui refused to do so before leaving.

Tao Qiqi, who had been waiting on the side, looked at Xia Gui's back and said to Du Zhongxiao: "Actually, what Director Xia said is that when officials go to Bingzhou to take up their posts, the goods they bring on the road are tax-free, so why not sell some goods to sell?" The money is meager, and it is always good to earn some money to subsidize the use. ”

Du Zhongxiao shook his head: "What kind of goods are sold?" How much can we make from these two cars? If I traffick forbidden items like Director Xia, and one of them is found out, it may end my future. It is not easy for me to have today, how can I lose a big one because of a small one. If I want to make money, I have my own way when I get to the state. As long as you are not afraid of hardship, you will have your own way to make money at that time. ”

Tao Qiqi thanked with a smile. With Du Zhongxiao's promotion, the future is bright, and he has begun to seriously consider buying an industry. Tao Seventeen and these people are closely related to Du Zhongxiao's fate, and they also use their brains.