Three days later.
Outside Jeju City.
Yan Chasan looked at the endless motorcade and asked:
"Are the quantities of supplies matched? Cao Bin didn't make things difficult for us in this regard, right?"
Chedi Shu raised his knife and said:
"Don't worry, sir. Cao Bin did not do anything. All supplies and guards will be allocated at 30%."
"Excluding the money and grain that has been shipped, there are currently 60,000 shi of grain and 400,000 guan of money have been collected here."
"Cao Bin has sent his men to make it clear that the money my eldest brother and fourth brother took away for buying grain will all belong to us."
Yan Chasan's face relaxed slightly and said:
"That's good..."
After saying that, he ordered Bai Yutang:
"Brother Bai, please don't go to Qizhou with us."
"Although I have separated from Cao Bin, you still need to keep an eye on him secretly and collect evidence of their corruption for the future!"
Bai Yutang hesitated and said: "Sir, your safety..."
Yan Chasan waved his hand and said:
"Master Bao has already replied to my letter. He will send Zhang Long, Zhao Hu and Kaifeng Mansion Yamen to help me."
"Besides, with the two guards, Han and Xu, by my side, there will be no danger."
When Bai Yutang heard this, he could only nodded and accepted the order.
"Set off!"
Looking at the vast and lonely land, Yan Chasan waved his hand and shouted, urging his horse forward.
At this time, he felt as if the sea was wide enough for fish to leap, and the sky was high enough for birds to fly freely.
Now the official documents from the imperial court have been delivered.
He no longer needs to be controlled by Cao Bin. He has the right to investigate and temporarily detain the local magistrates of the three states.
It can be said that disaster relief matters in the three states are entirely in his hands.
But at this time, in the imperial envoy's cabin, there was singing and dancing, and the sound of music was flying.
Cao Bin was drinking and checking system points, feeling happy.
He didn't expect that when he was on court duty, he could get double the points for indulgence.
In the past, he visited brothels and theaters, and through hard work, he could earn at most a hundred points.
Now he can get two hundred points every day as long as he doesn't do business and enjoys himself.
After eight days, he had added 1,600 points.
Counting the previous 22,600 Dandy Points, another 7,800 points are needed to purchase the "Top Shooting Skill".
At this time, Xia Laodao walked into the hall, quietly found a chair and sat down, staring at the singing and dancing with a leering look.
When Cao Bin saw him coming back, he asked casually: "Sent Yan Chasan away?"
Xia Laodao took a sip of herbal tea and said, "Send it off. Don't worry, uncle. The money and food will be given according to your instructions. There is nothing wrong with it."
Cao Bin asked again: "I asked you to buy grain from a high-level local grain merchant. How much income do you have now?"
Xia Laodao thought for a moment and said, "There are already 321,500 stones."
As he said that, he hesitated: "It's just that the quality of the grains varies, and some of the old grains are moldy..."
Cao Bin waved his hand and said:
"When you make a normal acquisition, you should lower the price when necessary, and refuse when necessary."
"Especially grain that is severely moldy must not be taken back."
"Those things are poisonous. If a human life is lost, neither you nor I can bear the responsibility."
After speaking, Cao Bin could clearly feel that Xia Laodao's expression relaxed a little.
He chuckled and said: "Uncle, don't worry, that's what I did. I was just afraid that it would be difficult for you. Didn't they give me benefits..."
While he was talking, a young man reported: "Master Chang is here to visit."
Cao Bin nodded and said, "Invite him in."
After a while, Chang Feng walked in with Jeju Zhizhou.
The music and dancing in the hall suddenly stopped, and the maids quickly stood up and saluted.
Chang Feng glanced at the leading woman with a smile on his face and said:
"Uncle Cao feels so at ease!"
Cao Bin laughed and said:
"I'm just afraid that Master Chang will dislike me for being a hindrance, so I won't cause any trouble to you."
Chang Feng smiled with satisfaction and waved his hands: "Young Master is so humble."
As he spoke, he waved to the maids in the hall and sent them off, then tilted his head and nodded to Jeju, picked up a cup of tea and tasted it leisurely.
Seeing this, the fat magistrate of Jeju quickly took out two banknotes from his sleeves, put them on the coffee table in front of Cao Bin, and said with a smile:
"This is the sentiment of the Shandong gentry. They had long wanted to personally thank Uncle Cao for his care."
"It's just that I didn't have the chance to meet my uncle, so I entrusted it to the official. I asked my uncle not to dislike being shabby."
Cao Bin knew that this was the kickback from the 300,000 stone grain business.
He glanced at the banknotes, laughed twice, stretched out his two fingers to pick up one and said with a smile:
"Twenty thousand taels? It seems they made a lot of money."
Twenty thousand silver may be an astronomical figure to other officials, but to Cao Bin, it is a bit disdainful.
His two businesses in the capital can earn more than 20,000 taels of silver per month.
To him, this money is just a month's legitimate income.
Moreover, he asked Xia Laodao to buy grain at three times the price in the name of the court, and those people made at least two hundred thousand taels of silver.
Seeing Cao Bin's behavior, Chang Feng's expression was slightly unswerving, and he smiled and said, "Is it possible that Uncle Cao is too young?"
Cao Bin pondered for a moment, shook his head and said reluctantly:
"It's okay, it'll take a while."
Upon hearing this, Fat Zhizhou quickly explained:
"Uncle, don't be dissatisfied. This is just the beginning. We local gentry don't have much food reserves."
"Now that they have gone to other provinces to buy grain, there will definitely be a steady stream of business."
"As long as the business continues, will there be less money?"
Cao Bin pinched his fingers and pretended to calculate, then slapped his thigh and said with a smile:
"You are right. A business of 300,000 guan can earn 20,000 taels, and a business of 3 million guan can earn 200,000...enough to last me several years."
As he spoke, he quickly said:
"Tell the grain merchants to buy the grain quickly."
"If the money is not enough, I will ask the court for it and I will definitely guarantee the price."
"When I came here, the Grand Master had already told me that the imperial court attached great importance to disaster relief in Shandong, and there was still a lot of money in the treasury..."
After saying that, he said worriedly:
"Wang Zhizhou, you mobilize all the grain merchants in Shandong. As long as they can buy grain, I will increase the price of grain by another 20%."
When Fat Zhizhou heard this, he was immediately overjoyed and asked quickly:
"Uncle, do you really mean what you said?"
Chang Feng quickly waved his hand and said, "Uncle, no. If this happens, the court will probably send someone to investigate."
Cao Bin said carelessly:
"Don't worry, my errand was personally assigned by the Grand Master and Grand Master Cai."
"With the two of them, I don't believe anyone would dare to trouble me!"
Chang Feng was shocked at first when he heard this, and then he couldn't help but laugh.
He really didn't expect that Cao Bin would actually get the support of Cai Jing.
Pang Ji and Cai Jing are the two giants who control the court. They join forces, but this has never happened before.
All I can say is that Cao Bin's backstage is so tough that no one dares to mess with him.
Thinking of this, he immediately relaxed. As long as he deceived Cao Bin, he no longer had to worry about the court investigating.
After Chang Feng and Fat Zhizhou left, Cao Bin handed the two banknotes to Xia Laodao and said carefully:
"Seal up this silver and keep it well away from anyone's sight, in case someone checks it in the future."
Xia Laodao was stunned for a moment and said, "Uncle, don't you plan to cooperate with them?"
Cao Bin glanced at him sideways and said:
"My annual business of two to three hundred thousand yuan, for such a small amount of money, is it worth collaborating with them?"
"Besides, Bao Heizi has been staring at me for a long time. If he finds out, why don't you guillotine me? "
Xia Laodao suddenly smiled when he heard this, but he was a little confused and said: "Then why did uncle..."
Cao Bin waved his hand and said:
"It's just to confuse them, didn't you notice?"
"Shandong is full of Chang Feng people. If this were not the case, I would be exhausted and unable to relieve the disaster."
"If I get smashed and people starve to death, I will still have to be guillotined..."
As he spoke, he cursed and said: "This kind of errand is so difficult to do. If there was no other way, I wouldn't come..."
Xia Laodao suddenly understood, and then said with some confusion:
"But why did uncle agree to collect grain at a high price for them?"
"If the court seriously pursues this matter, it will be a serious crime and it will not be easy for me to defend myself."
Cao Bin laughed and said:
"This is the key to my breakthrough. I have been digging this hole for a long time."
"It just depends on whether they will notice it or not."
