A spring rain not only sweeps away the severe cold of winter, but also brings people hope of a good harvest.
Various states and counties have begun to encourage disaster victims to return to their hometowns and prepare for spring plowing.
Bao Zheng conducted a large-scale search of homes and collected enough money and food for Cao Bin to distribute to the victims and support them until the autumn harvest.
In addition, various states and counties have also replenished a lot of food.
If disaster victims encounter changes after returning to their hometowns, they can also borrow money from the local government.
These are all established by the imperial court and need no further explanation.
Soon after, Bao Zheng also returned to the capital with Yan Chasan and others.
All subsequent matters were handed over to Cao Bin, including Qi, Zi and Qingzhou.
"You want me to wipe Yan Chasan's butt?"
Cao Bin was quite reluctant to face the task assigned to him by Bao Zheng.
Originally, the disaster relief work in Shandong was almost over, and he was ready to enjoy himself and wait for the end of the mission.
Unexpectedly, another mess was thrown at me.
"Hey, pack your things and go see the situation in Qizhou."
Jeju was already on the right track, and there was no need for him to keep an eye on it personally, so Cao Bin planned to lead people to Qizhou.
"Sorry uncle, Miss Chang is missing. She left a letter for you!"
That morning, while the soldiers were packing their things in a fuss, a little maid from the imperial envoy's camp ran over.
"gone?"
Cao Bin took the letter suspiciously.
"It seems she blames me for not saving Chang Feng!"
After reading the letter, he became somewhat enlightened:
"Let's just go. Why leave an address?"
"Go to the Holy Nun Temple in Beijing?"
"Can I still go to Liao Kingdom?"
Cao Bin put the letter away and didn't pay attention.
Chang Qinglian was right about one thing. Cao Bin did not believe her and had no intention of taking her back to the Marquis Mansion.
These days, Jeju's money and food have been distributed to various states and counties, and the Tiger Wing navy has also been sent back to the capital.
Cao Bin left Jeju City with only 800 soldiers and some accompanying maids, and rushed to Qizhou with the little money and food left.
"Juncai, hahaha, here I come..."
Not long after he left Jeju City, he saw Pang Yu coming towards him with a team of servants, and there were many carriages in the team.
Cao Bin waved his hand and said in surprise: "Why did you come to Shandong?"
The two teams stopped, set up a parasol on the edge of the water, and sat facing each other.
Pang Yu then explained:
"Isn't it because you made too big a move? You actually wiped out all my father's influence in Shandong!"
"My father asked me to come to Shandong and look for some people worth cultivating."
"There are also some business matters that I need to handle."
Hearing this, Cao Bin was a little embarrassed and said: "The Grand Master didn't blame me, did he?"
Pang Yu waved his hand and said nonchalantly:
"It's okay. My father said that if Chang Feng wants to drag you down, you deserve to die."
"If it's gone, it's gone. Let's just cultivate it again."
As he spoke, he patted Cao Bin on the shoulder and smiled:
"Juncai, you did so well this time, even Bao Heizi wrote a letter to express his gratitude to you."
"It's not easy to get him to praise you. You are setting a precedent."
"My father said that after you return to the capital, the imperial court will at least give you a sixth-grade job!"
From a local perspective, the rank of the sixth grade official is a first-level official in charge of the state capital, which has great power.
Although his title of earl is not low, it is just a false title.
Hearing this, Cao Bin immediately sat up straight and said, "Did the Grand Master say what position?"
Cao Bin is still somewhat conflicted about getting promoted. He wants to live and die, but he doesn't want to be restricted by power in the future.
If he could have a free and easy official position, he would be very happy.
Pang Yu smiled and said:
"How do you want to develop? With my father here, you can do whatever you want, whether you want to take a civil or military position."
"He will definitely help you fight for it."
Cao Bin nodded thoughtfully. He had no clue for a while, so he could only put it down temporarily, took out a list from his pocket and said:
"This is an official who looked pretty good when I was doing disaster relief. If you think it's useful, you can take it."
His way of looking at people is very simple. He doesn't care what those people think. As long as they are obedient and do things honestly, he thinks they are good officials.
Maybe they are corrupt, have seen their methods, and are secretly complaining.
But as long as they don't express it, don't worry too much, just take what you need.
He always believed that there was no such thing as undying loyalty or betrayal in the world, it was just not enough chips.
On the contrary, as long as their respective interests are consistent, there is a high probability that there will be no betrayal.
He didn't have much resources himself, so he might as well leave it to Master Pang. Once his big tree was strong, he could enjoy the shade.
When Pang Yu saw this, he immediately became happy: "I thought it would be troublesome at first, but it will be much easier with your list."
After saying that, he asked again: "During your time in Shandong, did you have any close businessmen?"
"I got a few salt quotes and I'm about to sell them. If you have the right person, please let me know."
Only then did Cao Bin understand what he meant by business, and he couldn't help but said depressedly:
"Brother, the money you earn from perfume isn't enough for you to spend, so why bother with all these bits and pieces?"
He was actually afraid that Master Pang would be caught and suddenly fall. Wouldn't that mean he would lose his backer?
In his vague memory, he only knew that Master Pang was finally beaten by Bao Zheng, but he didn't know the specific reason.
If possible, he wanted to save Taishi Pang's family as much as possible.
The court was dangerous, and he had no confidence in being among them. Moreover, Master Pang's family treated him quite well, and he did not want to see them suffer misfortune.
Pang Yu said with a bitter face:
"It's enough money, but my father sent most of the money to the empress in the palace."
"Don't I want to build a garden, buy some actors, and make some flower boats to play with?"
When Cao Bin heard this, he immediately complained speechlessly: "Forget it, with the way you spend it, even giving you all the money won't be enough."
As he spoke, he bought a soap process flow sheet from the Time and Space Mall and handed it over:
"I originally wanted to do this business myself, but now it's easier for you, brother."
"It's still a 50-50 split. You will be responsible for all workshops and sales. I will only share the accounts."
Since buying "Yang Youji's Top Archery", his time and space mall has been refreshed, and two valuable products have appeared.
One of them is "Intermediate Sanda Mastery", which requires 5,000 points.
The other is the "Soap Process", which requires 1,200 Dandy Points.
Originally, he planned to save enough points to buy "Intermediate Sanda Mastery" to improve his combat power.
But buying the soap formula is not without its benefits. If you make money, you can speed up the equipment of your eight hundred soldiers.
"Is this formula as profitable as perfume?"
Pang Yu almost jumped with joy when he saw Cao Bin taking out the soap formula.
Cao Bin waved his hand and said: "This is more profitable than perfume. Stop doing those illegal businesses of yours, otherwise I will never cooperate with you again."
Pang Yu shook his head like a rattle:
"I won't do it, I won't do it. With this, who cares about a few salt quotes? Don't worry!"
"From now on, I will do whatever you ask me to do, hehe..."
At this time, there are still 700 Dandy Points left in the Space-Time Mall, and it will take some time to accumulate them if you want to buy good things.
After separating from Pang Yu, Cao Bin and his men walked leisurely for two days when they were blocked by a huge village.
Outside the village gate, a man and a woman were fighting fiercely on horseback.
"Zhujiazhuang?"
