high official

Chapter 68 Table Words
With Wang Xian's persuasion, Wei Zhixian felt that the situation was not so bad again.Looking at this young man who was more than ten years younger than himself, he liked it even more, and he thought hotly: "Wang Xian, do you have any fame?"

"Taifu?" Wang Xian was taken aback for a moment before Fang realized, "Your subordinates have never been to school, so how can there be a name?"

"I will give you one." Wei Zhixian said with a smile.

"Ah..." Wang Xian was taken aback, wondering what he was doing.

"Thank you Eldest Master!" Sima Qiu poked him again and said, "The word is to accept you as a student."

"Ah..." Wang Xianxin said so suddenly, I haven't thought about the pros and cons yet.In a flash of thought, I quickly calculated... I became a teacher and student with the county magistrate, and then I will walk sideways in Fuyang County.Moreover, Wei Zhixian is so young, there is probably no upper limit to his official career, so following him, he must have a bright future.

Of course, there are also disadvantages. This Wei Yuan is a Taoist, and he is very happy. If he has a relationship with him, he will inevitably suffer in the future, and if he fails, he will have to pay for his wealth and life...

"Look at this kid, I'm so happy and stupid." Seeing him like an idiot, Sima Qiu smiled and said: "The elder is a two-ranked Jinshi, and his moral articles are full of praise even the current emperor, and now he has the idea of ​​​​receiving disciples. For the blessings of your previous life, why don't you kowtow to worship your teacher?"

"Ah, yes..." In the future, there will be both blessings and misfortunes, but if you dare to say no now, do you still use it in Fuyang County?Wang Xian had no choice but to look surprised, kneeled down and kowtowed his head three times, showing a grateful expression: "Teacher, please be respected by the students!"

Wei Zhixian sat upright and received his great gift, took the tea from Wang Xian, and took a sip. It was regarded as the completion of the apprenticeship ceremony. I can bear the word. But only for use, and virtue is the body, that is, both virtue and ability can be called the middle way. You are the second child among brothers, so let's call you 'Zhongde'!"

"Thank you, Master Zhongde, for the name!" Wang Xian said excitedly.

"Hehe..." Wei Zhixian said with a smile: "Zhongde, although you are very smart, you do not read too much. How can you be regarded as my saint's disciple if you don't study? In the future, if you have time for business, you should read more classics and history. If you don't understand, you can come anytime. Ask about being a teacher..." After a pause, he asked again: "For a moment, a teacher has a heart of love for talent, and accepted you as a student, but there is no selfish friendship in the public school, no matter how you say it is a bit taboo..."

"Students must keep their secrets strictly," Wang Xian hurriedly assured, "It won't be announced everywhere."

"That's great, but in private, we can still be regarded as teachers and students." Wei Zhixian nodded, and Fang returned to the topic: "Have you figured out the result?"

"Return to the teacher." Wang Xian picked up the list in his hand and reported the account: "The account shows that Yongfeng warehouse has 310 taels of grain, 710 taels of old grain for sale, and the remaining [-] shi. Of the [-] shi, new grain accounts for [-] shi, and the rest is old grain. The problem lies in these old grains. According to sampling, only about [-]% of them are still edible, and the rest of the grain is old grain for many years. Eaten."

"It's almost as expected." Wei Zhixian nodded and said, "How can there be so many old grains?"

"The reason is not complicated." Through the flow of accounts, Wang Xian has already seen their tricks clearly, "As long as the grain depots and grain merchants collude, when the old grain is sold every year, the grain merchants will bid to buy it, but they will not The old grain is transported away. Because the warehouse needs to replenish the warehouse at the same time as the sale, the grain depot will buy the old grain back from the grain merchant. In fact, the old grain did not leave the grain depot during the trading process. But between the grain depot and the grain merchant, there was a Two book transactions were made. The grain merchants spent very little to buy old grain, but the government paid the price of new grain.

"The food doesn't move, but they can swindle a large amount of income every year. These people are really smart!" Sima Qiu said with emotion.But I can't help but regret in my heart, what a good chance to make money, let these two bastards mess up...

"It's not motionless. Some stale grains that cannot be stored will still be disposed of." Wang Xiandao: "But the supplemented grains are all old grains that grain merchants can't sell, and they are also mixed with sand and lime. Chen Chen Xiangyin is naturally full of old grain."

"A group of lawless things!" Wei Zhixian burst into justice, and was immediately buried by reality: "So, let them make up [-] shi of grain?"

"It's [-] shi, and there are [-] shi of old grain to be processed this year." Wang Xian sighed and said, "And that **** Shangkong's gloves are used to white wolves, so I guess they won't be able to get out even [-] shi."

"How to solve the five thousand stones?" Wei Zhixian asked anxiously.

"I can only find a way to buy it." Wang Xian said softly: "But there is not so much money in the account, and I can't afford it even if I sell everything."

"This money can't be paid by the county, they have to be paid!" Wei Zhixian said bitterly: "Everyone has been greedy for so many years, we can't take advantage of them!"

"Yes." Wang Xian frowned and said: "We must hurry up. This number is too big, and there was some hope two months ago. Now it has entered the twelfth lunar month, and grain merchants everywhere are reluctant to sell..."

"No matter what, it must be settled before the year! The time for the last batch of grain to enter the warehouse must not exceed the first month!" Wei Zhixian said decisively: "You are fully responsible for this matter, and you can use all means if necessary!"

"Yes." Wang Xianxin said, knowing that he would leave this mess to me.

When Wang Xian went out, Sima Qiufang asked, "Why did Dong Weng want to accept disciples?"

"Actually, it's not impulsiveness. The officialdom is dangerous. Wherever you go, you always fight against the crowd with the few, and the host with the guest. How can you do it without a good helper?" Wei Zhixian sighed and said, "This Wang Xian is a strange person. He is young, but he is so deep. Sophisticated and resourceful, he is a good helper given to me by God, I have to tie him tight!"

"So that's how it is..." Sima Qiu said sadly, so what am I?Is it your oil bottle?

Wei Zhixian smelled the jealousy, smiled and persuaded: "Sir is my official Xiao He, he is my official Zhang Liang, and you are more important, but they have to be twisted together."

"Yes." Unexpectedly, Sima Qiu's heart became even more sour, because everyone said that I belonged to Zhang Liang...

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After arranging the Yamen the next day, Wang Xian came to Yongfeng Warehouse again.Wu Wei and the others were still on duty there. Fortunately, nothing happened overnight.

"Go back to sleep." Wang Xian looked at the tired and dirty men and said, "I don't have to go to work today."

Everyone cheered, and the birds and beasts scattered.Wang Xian glanced at the timid warehouse official again and said, "Where's your lord?"

"Stomach hurts," the warehouse official replied hastily, "I vomited and had diarrhea after I came back. I just fell asleep after tossing and tossing all night."

"It's strange that he can sleep." Wang Xian sneered.

"Yes, he said that the lord is here, and he can be called up at any time." The warehouse official hurriedly said.

"Then why are you still standing there!" Qin Shou stared.

A moment later, when Ambassador Cang was on duty, Wang Xian smiled and looked at Du Ziteng, whose face was sallow, as if he had been stepped on by an elephant, and asked, "How does it taste?"

"Oh, it's like dying once," Du Ziteng said dejectedly, "But thank you brother, otherwise I wouldn't be sitting here talking to you today."

"Just don't hold grudges against me." Wang Xian smiled indifferently.

"How can that be? You are also on a mission." Whether it was true or false, Du Ziteng denied it flatly, and asked in a small way: "I don't know what the old man means?"

"My lord means that the food needs to be replenished as soon as possible." Wang Xian said indifferently: "It's easy to say how to make up the food, otherwise don't blame him for not being sympathetic."

"I'll call Zhou Yang and the others." Du Ziteng sent someone to call a group of grain merchants to Yongfeng warehouse.Before a few people came, Wang Xian asked Du Ziteng how he managed to deal with it all these years.

"Actually, there is no trick. After working for a long time, it will come naturally." Du Ziteng said: "The daily expenditure of the granary is two items, one is credit loans during the spring famine, and the other is selling rice to lower prices when grain prices are too high. The former is every year At the most, it will not exceed a thousand shi, and I will definitely prepare this piece." After a pause, Fang said: "As for rice, the granary will deliberately use old rice to sell. Southerners pay attention to rice, and the people in Fuyang have money. Old rice mixed with sand is not even looked at, so naturally it will not affect the price of grain."

"You haven't thought about it, what if you want to open a warehouse to release food?" Wang Xian asked.

"It's not that I want money or my life." Du Ziteng said with a wry smile, "But our Fuyang is different from other places. Most of the people buy rice to eat, so the price of food is naturally much higher than other places. Merchants seek profits, and grain merchants everywhere give priority to selling grain For Fuyang, the common people just spend more money so that they won’t go hungry.”

"If the whole province is short of food, how will the government control the outflow of food?" Wang Xian asked, "What about Fuyang?"

"Here," Du Ziteng muttered, "If Zhejiang is short of food, there will be chaos first, and then running for your life will be..."

"If the world is not chaotic, what about the lack of food in Zhejiang?" Wang Xian sneered.

"How is it possible..." Du Ziteng saw that he was a little angry with Wang Xian, and quickly changed his words: "If this kind of thing can happen, brother will have to admit it." He sighed and said: "Brother, you are not familiar with the situation, Chang Ping Warehouses are only taken seriously in the north. We are a land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River, and the food is not stored for a long time. Changping warehouses are actually not very useful, and they are all regarded as cash cows for counties. Yongfeng warehouse is not an exception."

Wang Xian fell silent. This Du Ziteng was not very courageous, but dared to be a hamster. The situation in other counties can be imagined...

"Regardless of other states and counties, Fuyang's Changping warehouse must have life-saving food!" Wang Xian knew very well that if all the ways to make money were blocked, these people would be at odds with him.What's more, he doesn't have the self-consciousness to be a blue sky, he just doesn't want to risk losing his head at any time, and he doesn't want to have a son without an asshole.

Du Ziteng was overjoyed when he heard the words, of course he could hear what Wang Xian meant... You must prepare food shortages, but I don't care how you sell them!
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