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On the way back to Chongwen Academy, Xu Ping faced the evening breeze, and only felt that his mood was much lighter all of a sudden. Things will be easier to do after the matter is said, and I will not participate in the current controversy of the government and politics, and I can do a good job in the affairs of the three divisions with peace of mind. Relatively speaking, this is the best choice, not only to avoid the whirlpool of political disputes, but also to accumulate political achievements and prestige.

After serving in the Third Division for half a year, Xu Ping gradually became familiar with the affairs of the Third Division, and it was time to show his strength. Some time ago, I was not familiar with the specific affairs of the yamen, and I was still a little constrained in doing things, but now that the affairs are familiar and the people have changed, there are fewer worries.

Back at Chongwen Academy, not long after he arrived at his seat and sat down, he saw a middle-aged man in his thirties walking over, still holding something in his hand, and stepped forward to salute Xu Parallel: "Junhou, it's hard to endure the long night, a few of us just went to the state bridge to buy wontons to eat, and we also brought some back to Junhou, just eat while it's hot to fill our stomachs." ”

Xu Ping saw that it was the fifth person in the second year of Tiansheng, the pavilion proofreader, and the Guozijian talked directly about Zeng Gongliang, and said with a smile: "You have a heart, put it here first, and eat it later." ”

Zeng Gongliang put down the bowl of wontons in his hand, stood beside Xu Ping, and said respectfully: "It has been a few days since the official went to the capital, and he has never been to the mansion to meet him, so he is very ashamed." ”

Xu Ping didn't solicit scholars very much, and he didn't take poetry as his name, so there was no excuse for scholars to ask for poetry, because there were always not many miscellaneous guests at home. In the three divisions, most of the subordinate officials are old and respectful, and they have been eunuchs for many years, and there are few young officials, and there are few things to ask for advice. After listening to Zeng Gongliang's words, I couldn't help but feel a little incomprehensible.

Seeing that Xu Ping's face was a little puzzled, Zeng Gongliang said: "Xiaguan is a native of Jinjiang County, Quanzhou, Fujian Road, and some people in the clan go to Yongzhou to make a living from cane sugar, and the Marquis of Domeng County takes care of him, so he is very grateful." ”

Xu Ping nodded and didn't say anything.

This is an almost excuse, maybe there is indeed someone in his family who has been to Yongzhou, but Xu Ping takes care of something is just a casual remark. There are 100,000 people from Fujian Road to Yongzhou, how many can Xu Ping take care of?

Zeng Gongliang had nothing to say and chatted again, and then asked: "I heard that the newly opened shop of the third division will open tomorrow, I don't know what is sold in it?" Is it limited to small purchases? ”

Speaking of this, Xu Ping knew that the purpose of his coming to talk to him was that it was for the goods of the newly opened shop.

Zeng Gongliang is all right, but he is a little greedy for money. After Zhongjinshi, he went to Yuezhou to serve as the county governor of Huiji, and he had quite a political achievement, but because he bought land in the county, he was demoted to supervise the Huzhou liquor tax after the incident. was demoted from Gao Di to Shizhi County all of a sudden, and Zeng Gongliang was not lightly planted. There are still acquaintances of his own clan, Zeng Gong's father Zeng Yizhan, who was in charge of the Yuezhou shogunate at that time, helped him turn around, otherwise the punishment would be heavier.

Officials are not allowed to buy property under their rule, they are not allowed to take wives and concubines under their rule, and if they have property in a certain place, they must recuse themselves and not be allowed to take up a post there. At this time, these regulations are still very strictly enforced, and the penalties for violating them are also severe. This is also why Xu Ping has been in Yongzhou for six years, but his family has not carried out any business activities there, and there is no big mistake in officialdom.

Fortunately, Zeng Gongliang was born in a family of eunuchs, and his father was a former Jinshi of the former dynasty, and he has been promoted to the Langzhong of the Criminal Department, and he knows many people in the officialdom to help him slowly get rid of the suspicion. This year, I finally got a job as a museum and worked as an errand in the country.

Listening to Zeng Gongliang's words, Xu Ping said with a smile: "The main seller in the shop is all kinds of goods for the newly opened business, and also sells some rare treasures collected from other places, and there are still a lot of things. What, do you want to sell some goods back to your hometown? The shop is not only retail, but also a lot of purchases at a time, and there are also discounts. ”

Novelties such as kerosene lamps from Yongzhou are now like treasures in the capital, and only the rich and noble can afford to use them. I heard that the newly opened field has produced more things than Yongzhou tricks, and many people have made up their minds. Which official doesn't have a few idlers in his family, taking advantage of the emergence of new affairs, using the convenience of being an official in the capital to dump these things to his hometown, how can he make a few bucks.

This is a business that is sure to make money without losing money, and several people have already come to Xu Ping. Zeng Gongliang came to look for it tonight, but he really didn't have a chance before.

After listening to Xu Ping's words, Zeng Gongliang was not a little embarrassed: "Don't hide it from the marquis, the lower officials have this idea." The prices in the capital are expensive, and it is not easy to live. My younger brother happened to be idle in the capital, and he could buy some goods and go back to Fujian Road, so that he could earn some hard-earned money to supplement his family. ”

"You're not the only one thinking like this, many people have already approached me before, ready to do this business. There are also a few officials on Fujian Road, but not in Quanzhou. But I don't object to this, and I don't interfere in this matter, as long as you follow the normal path, you'll be fine. Early tomorrow morning, you will go to the shop to find the supervisor on duty, see what is good, and directly ask him to send someone to the warehouse to pick it up, remember to find the person to carry it early. ”

Zeng Gongliang hurriedly said: "Thank you for your advice." ”

Xu Ping said again: "I'll teach you a good job, I didn't expect that there would be so many officials doing this business before, and I didn't specifically mention it to them, but now it's cheaper for you." There are seven shops in the city, and they are open at the same time, because they are close, it is estimated that the shops in Xiangguo Temple have the most officials, and they will inevitably be too busy. You don't want to go there and crowd them, find a shop that is far away, such as the north or east of the city, and the goods are the same anyway. ”

"Xiaguan understands, thank you Junhou!"

What's this, the three divisions open a shop, just to sell the goods, where will it matter who buys it. Officials can buy industries in the places where they are employed, but they are in Liangjing, Kaifeng and Luoyang. These two places are special, and there are many yamen staring at them, not afraid of what tricks they will play. In the future, there may be many officials who will do this business, after all, it is convenient.

Although the price of goods in the capital is expensive, although there are more subsidies than local officials due to the lack of jobs, it is far from being able to make their families worry about food and clothing. There is this kind of business to do, which is also a subsidy.

Of course, these officials are far inferior to professional businessmen, and in the end, the trade routes will still be controlled by businessmen. But when the market opens up at that time, Sansi will expand its business network by itself. As long as the people in the three divisions are prevented from abusing their power for personal gain, they are not afraid of fair competition. (To be continued.) )