Chapter 450: Great Joy.

Xiongtian's matter is a major mistake by Bao Zheng and Hua Lang, and the mistake has reached the point where it is irreparable.

For a period of time after that, they sent people to look for the murderer, but there was no result, fortunately, from late autumn to early winter, the people of the Tsing Yi Society never assassinated Bao Zheng again, and they didn't even look for trouble.

There is not much difference between Duanzhou in early winter and late autumn, except that the weather is a little colder, nothing else has changed, and it seems that it is difficult to see snow in this place.

Hua Lang continued his detective business, and sometimes he met a big one that could make him eat and drink well for a few months, about October, You Dan and Liu Yi rushed back from the capital, because this time things went relatively well, and the emperor rewarded a lot of things, of course, these are for You Dan and Bao Zheng, but Liu Yi Hualang They have no share.

However, You Dan and Bao Zheng are not stingy people, so naturally they have a part in the help, so on the day You Dan came back, they drank in the state government until late at night, until the middle of the moon, the cold wind howled, and the small stove in the house burned out before it ended.

After You Dan came back, Hua Lang felt that he needed to find a way to get some extra money, after all, winter was coming, the New Year was coming, and he wanted Wen Meng and them to live comfortably with him, so he had to have more money.

But the case doesn't mean that there is, so one day in early winter, he called You Dan and Bao Zheng and others together, but today it was not for drinking, but to discuss business.

As soon as they heard that Hua Lang was going to discuss business, Bao Zheng and You Dan were a little timid, they were officials, they could do business there, but for the sake of their friends, they had to listen to Hua Lang's words.

Hua Lang saw that the time was almost up, so he asked Bao Zheng: "Brother Bao is the governor of Duanzhou, and the tax is high?" ”

Bao Zheng was puzzled for a while, but he still replied: "It's not high, but I don't have any corruption, according to the imperial court taxes, that's it." ”

Hua Lang nodded, and then asked You Dan: "You soldiers have been digging inkstones all year round, but Yu Lu is so little, do you feel hard?" ”

You Dan didn't like to beat around the corner, and said: "That can not be hard, but the box soldiers are like this, there is no way!" ”

After listening to the words of the two, Hua Lang smiled faintly and said, "Do you want to make the warehouse more abundant and the brothers' pockets fuller?" ”

Bao Zheng was a little uncomfortable with Hua Lang's outrageous words, so he asked directly: "Brother Hua, you can just say what you have, why bother to do so much foreshadowing." ”

You Dan also couldn't stand it, so he hurriedly echoed Bao Zheng.

Seeing the two of them like this, Hua Lang hurriedly smiled: "Duanzhou is a place rich in inkstones, this place pays tribute to the imperial court every year after dozens of inkstones, it will no longer export Duanzhou inkstones, even if there are some inkstones with poor quality, but there are very few that can be appreciated or collected, that is, the largest inkstone shops in Duanzhou City, such as Mo Yanzhai and Tang Fengzhai, may not be able to take out dozens of decent pieces, so what I mean, why not the government also open an inkstone shop, and sell our good quality inkstones to the people who come to buy inkstones." ”

As soon as he heard this, You Dan shook his head again and again: "How can this work, the inkstones of good quality have been circled by the imperial court, and they have been guarded by our soldiers, and they are only used to pay tribute to the inkstone, and outsiders are not allowed to dig it privately." ”

Bao Zheng also shook his head again and again: "The government solves all kinds of difficulties for the people, how can it sell inkstones, no, no." ”

The two objected so much, but Hua Lang was not discouraged, and still persuaded him: "Brother Bao, Brother You, you are worried a lot, I didn't say that I would let you do this secretly, and if you want the government to sell Duan Yan publicly, it will naturally have to be approved by the imperial court, so I just give the two of you an idea and ask you to ask the court for instructions on this matter, so that with a good inkstone, the scholars and scholars of the Great Song Dynasty can also write well, and the state government and the Xiangbing brothers have income, why not." ”

Listening to Hualang's words, the two hesitated, they experienced officialdom, and naturally understood some truths, such as today's capital, those powerful people and officials and nobles sent their subordinates to open shops to make money, some princes or something, but even opened a street, but the money they earned was collected into their own naan, if they opened an official inkstone shop in Duanzhou, they could avoid a large amount of Lang fees for inkstones, and most of the income would go to the imperial court, which could increase the source of money for the imperial court, and Emperor Renzong should not refuse, right?

After the two of them thought about it like this, they agreed, but at this time, Hua Lang said: "The two of them should not go to the book at the same time, and they must not both say that it is recommended to open an official inkstone shop, I think it should be suggested by Brother Bao, and then Brother You should write to express his opposition, so that the court will not be suspicious, and this matter can be successful." ”

After Bao Zheng and You Dan listened to Hua Lang's words, they both felt that it was a pity that Hua Lang did not go to be an official.

However, they all knew the reason why Hua Lang was not an official, so they didn't say much about it.

And after seeing that Bao Zheng and You Dan agreed, Hua Lang hurriedly smiled and said: "If the imperial court approves this matter, the younger brother will ask for more, but just ask for some money for the brother, so that the brother can live a more stable winter." ”

When Bao Zheng and You Dan heard this, they immediately laughed, and it was not until this time that they finally figured out what Hua Lang meant, and they originally wanted to make a fortune from this matter, but at this time, they also felt that if Hua Lang did not go to be a detective but to do business, with his mind, he would definitely be able to make a fortune in these things of buying and selling.

It's just that they didn't say these words, because they are friends, they know Hua Lang, and they naturally know Hua Lang's temper, Hua Lang is impossible to do business, what he likes to solve cases is freedom, and once a person does business, he will inevitably be bound by business.

Bao Zheng immediately asked the court for instructions on the matter, and a few days later, You Dan wrote to express his objections, and said that Bao Zheng had discussed with himself after the matter was discussed.

The two of them were busy here, and Hanalang seemed to be much more leisurely, because he seemed to have seen Bai Huahua's silver enter his pocket, and while they were waiting for news, a happy event found Hualang, or someone else's happy event found Hualang.

It was dusk, Tang Wanli came to the detective agency in person, and then handed over an invitation, which wrote the date of his marriage to Lin Xian'er, as well as the words of inviting Hualang, such a happy event, Hualang couldn't refuse, so he agreed to go.