Mr. Xiang teases her husband every day

Chapter 42

When Xiang Yuan and the others were dealing with people in Shitao Village, there was a small meeting in Quzhou County Yamen.

Hao Xiancheng slightly closed his eyelids, leaning on the marble chair with a cup of steaming tea in front of him.

"My Lord Zhengtang, I don't know where to start these three fires."

The narrow-eyed Mr. Hu glanced sideways at Hao Xiancheng quickly, but said nothing.Seeing that Master Hu was silent, Dian Shi also kept his mouth shut.The other petty officials, those in charge of warehouses, those in charge of food and grass, and those in charge of weapons, dare not answer casually.

Hao Xiancheng snorted contemptuously through his nostrils, grabbed Master Hu and said, "You have to understand, if Xiang Zhengtang is like Cui Zhengtang, those poor business relatives in your family will suffer. I!"

Master Hu squinted his eyes and sipped his tea, and said with a smile, "I don't need to worry about Zuotang. From what Zhengtang means, it's likely that the market will be reopened."

"Really?" Dian Shi looked concerned, and leaned over slightly, "Does the secretary know the details of the decree?"

"I don't know yet, but I'm just watching, our Xiang Zhengtang is probably not content with the status quo. Who do you think is the lord who came here a few days ago?"

"Who?"

"That's General He from the Xishan Garrison of Tongping Mansion! Apart from his ability to manage the army, what is the most powerful thing about General He?"

Master Hu glanced around, and saw that except for Hao Xiancheng, everyone else was focused, their eyes were burning, and they proudly showed off: "Clear the customs! General He is in charge of the famous customs clearance caravan! Good guy, let's take this Line, don’t you worry about having no money to start with?”

"Sounds good! Is the line so easy to set up? Not to mention other counties, but the magistrate of Tongping Prefecture, how many people want to set up the General He line? How many have succeeded? You don’t know where the gate will open, but you guys are delusional about going through the customs and doing business! Ridiculous!”

Seizing the opportunity, Hao Xiancheng gave a sneer, and at the end he snorted heavily to express his disdain.

Yes, trade is very profitable, and it has always been firmly in the hands of the guards, not even leaving a bit of meat to the counties below. This is easier said than done.The eagerness on everyone's faces slowly faded, replaced by hesitation.Master Hu took his time, took a sip of tea, looked around, and said slowly: "How else can we say that our Xiang Zhengtang is amazing! What is General He doing here? That is specially to thank our Xiang Zhengtang!"

Therefore, Master Hu used a slightly exaggerated technique to publicize the "Xiang Zhengtang's wisdom and courage against bandits" that he specially inquired about from Song Da.

In fact, this is exactly what Xiang Yuan hinted at Song Da.It is not popular in his creed to do good deeds without leaving a name, especially for official careers, one must have a good reputation, the official name is upright, and the result is twice the result with half the effort.

He never expected that Xiang Zhengtang, the seemingly frail number one scholar, would be so passionate and courageous!Bandits, they rushed forward without even thinking about it, such a bold magistrate is really unheard of!

"The grace of saving a life can only be measured by mere money?" Mr. Hu shook his head.

Everyone felt relieved at once, but just after letting go of not being banned from business, they couldn't help worrying about the various taxes and fees that they had to pay for doing business.

Before Cui County Magistrate was in power, in order to avoid businessmen's heavy profits, various tax items were numerous and heavy, which forced all merchants to close their doors or move out of Quzhou.This time Xiang Zhengtang plans to reopen the commercial market, and everyone can't help worrying about various tax items.

Master Hu didn't say a word this time, his mission ended here, and he stopped talking, and the rest was beyond his control.How about the business tax, this should be a matter for the major families to discuss with Xiang Zhengtang.Thinking of Xiang Zhengtang, Master Hu couldn't help sighing inwardly, looking at this county magistrate who was born as a top scholar, at a young age and new to the officialdom, he thought he would be young, but he didn't want to act so old-fashioned, what a formidable young man. !

Not to mention how the subordinates of the county government quickly contacted the families behind them after hearing the news that they were no longer in business, nor how the big families secretly prepared to argue with Xiang Zhengtang about business taxes and fees in private, just said After Xiang Yuan dealt with the replacement in Shitao Village, he planned to inquire about Zhou Qinglin's method of raising silkies.After tasting the delicacy of black-bone chicken, Xiang Yuan ordered people to pay attention to the breeding situation of black-bone chicken in Quzhou County.It turned out that although silky chicken is delicious and meaty, and the price is high, it is a pity that not many people breed it, let alone scale it.Feeling ashamed, Xiang Yuan learned that the black-bone chicken, a unique breed of chicken in Quzhou, is not easy to breed. From hatching to growing into a big chicken, the mortality rate is extremely high. I am more willing to raise laying hens that are easy to survive.Ever since he knew that Zhou Qinglin raised a lot of silky chickens, Xiang Yuan guessed that he should have a special way of raising them.

Not wanting Qin Mian to take the lead in pleading guilty, he dragged Zhou Qinglin into the inner room.During the tea time, the two came out one after the other, Zhou Qinglin said: "Zhengtang, it is not easy to raise black-bone chickens, so although the taste is good, the price is also high, but unfortunately there are not many in the village. The reason why Xiaomin can raise so many It should be because I learned a method from my father when I was a child, to raise silky chickens, live more and die less. Today, the main hall dealt with Zhou Lizheng who always bullied the little people. Xiaomin was very grateful, so I want to dedicate this method to Zhengtang to show my heart."

Xiang Yuan raised his eyebrows unexpectedly, he could see that it was not Zhou Qinglin who came up with this idea, but the little brother named Qin Mian standing behind him.At this moment, Qin Mian stood there with his head bowed, his attitude was respectful, but not flattering, with a bookish air, like a master.

Xiang Yuan had no intention of probing the secrets of these two people, so he waved his hand to stop Zhou Qinglin from speaking, and said sternly: "It is the duty of an official to make decisions for the people. It is my dereliction of duty to allow people like Zhou Lizheng to continue to make trouble for the village. I appreciate your thanks. As for your method, I really need it, but I don’t want it in vain.” Xiang Yuan looked sideways at Zhao Shen when he said this, seeing that he was puzzled at first, and then suddenly realized, he couldn’t help it With a smile, he turned his head and continued: "I promise you that you will be responsible for teaching the methods of raising silky chickens in Quzhou County, and within five years, you will get [-]% of the profits from selling silky chickens each time. How about here?"

Sensing the deep meaning in Xiang Yuan's words, Zhou Qinglin froze for a moment.After reacting, I couldn't help but feel ecstasy in my heart, and couldn't help asking eagerly: "Zhengtang, you mean that the Yamen no longer prohibits business?"

"Exactly. In a few days, the official will ask people to post the detailed rules in villages and towns, and will also order people who can read to read them to everyone."

"Great!" Zhou Qinglin was excited, and regardless of Xiang Yuan sitting in front of him, he waved his fist fiercely and shouted.

"Does Zhengtang mean that the yamen will issue a notice telling the people in the county to raise silkies?"

Xiang Yuan glanced at Qin Mian who was asking the question, and nodded.

"Yes, I will suggest everyone to breed, but I will not force it. So Zhou Qinglin's breeding method is extremely important, and I am embarrassed to take it for nothing. How did you think about the previous proposal?"

Zhou Qinglin couldn't help turning his head to look at Qin Mian. Qin Mian was also overwhelmed by Xiang Yuan's unusually generous promise. Smart people tend to think too much, so they fell silent for a while.

The entire Quzhou County is taught by Zhou Qinglin, and the thank-you gifts from each household alone cost a lot of money.And every time [-]% of the profit is drawn, it is not a small amount of income, and if the transaction is a lot of money, the amount of money drawn will be even more terrifying.Zhou Qinglin is just a small farmer in Shitao Village. He has no fame and family property. If there is no guarantee, things will not be so easy.

Seeing Qin Mian's silence, Zhou Qinglin said, "Zhengtang, this is too much, and Xiaomin has never taught others, so I'm afraid I can't do it well."

"It's okay, if you teach a few more times, you will become proficient. As for the commission, I don't know how the sales volume is now. If the sales are not good, you will not get much money. If the sales are good, you will only get what you deserve." of."

Zhou Qinglin frowned, hesitated for less than half a cup of tea, and then nodded vigorously.

"Okay, Xiaomin, thank you Zhengtang."

Xiang Yuan smiled and said, "I'll ask someone to draw up a contract when I go back, and you can come to the county government office to get it tomorrow."

Hearing that there was a contract, Qin Mian breathed a sigh of relief, and slightly nodded at Zhou Qinglin.Zhou Qinglin showed a naive smile and nodded sharply.

Yang Tou carefully chewed what Xiang Yuan had said, and came up with an exciting news, his eyes sparkled and his thoughts fluttered.Zhao Shen saw it, and said directly: "If Yang Tou is willing, he can also learn from Zhou Qinglin how to raise silkies."

Hearing what Zhao Shen said, Qin Mian couldn't help but look at Xiang Yuan, and saw that he was not only displeased, but also agreed with a smile: "Yes, I will leave it to my Zhengjun to do business in the future. What he said, you Listen carefully."

Yang Tou hastily responded with trepidation and trepidation, he couldn't help showing more respect to Zhao Shen in his heart.But Qin Mian was even more astonished in his heart.

When he heard about Xiang Yuan in the previous life, Xiang Yuan held a high position but was alone, with a cold demeanor and unkind methods, so although he made outstanding achievements, he was not liked by his colleagues.If it wasn't for the protection of fellow seniors and His Highness the Crown Prince, he would have been imprisoned long ago.

Mrs. Qin said that he and Xiang Taifu's deceased wife had similar backgrounds, and their looks and talents were first-class, so they would definitely win Taifu's favor.

It's a pity that Xiang Taifu, who was so cold all over at that time, didn't even roll his eyelids.Mrs. Qin was very disappointed, and after two years of enduring, she made a random appointment with him, and finally ended badly.

I haven't heard that Mr. Xiang married someone else again, so this brother named Zhao Shen in front of me is the regular wife whom Mr. Xiang, who is famous all over the capital, never forgets?

It turned out to be such a temperamental person!

Looking at Xiang Yuan again, his brows and eyes are stretched, and his expression is gentle, but there is not even a trace of coldness.

Watching too intently, he suddenly noticed Xiang Yuan's implied displeasure in his eyes, and Qin Mian hurriedly looked away, not daring to look any further.But I made a note in my heart, when the person leaves, I must remember to tell that stupid guy in my family, Xiang Zhengtang's Zhengjun, that he must not be messed with!