"Every year, the county's turnover of silver to the post station totals three thousand three hundred and eighty-seven taels, seven cents, seven cents, three silks, five suddens and five microns!"
"Among them, one thousand six hundred and thirteen taels, one cent, seven centimeters, two silk threads, five and six micrometers are the silver for food."
"And these more than one thousand taels are now basically used as money for booking seats. The inn itself hardly opens the door!"
When Qian Jizu talked about his business experience, he was very thorough. He didn't even need to look at the account book and just quoted the money to six decimal places.
Needless to say, some people are born to do business and are very sensitive to numbers.
Liberal arts students like Xu He can only be impressed.
"Uncle Qian, this matter was handled by your restaurant in the past years. How did you do it?" Xu He got straight to the point.
Qian Jizu had long since dared not show off his elders' records in front of Xu He.
Hearing Xu He's question, he quickly whispered: "You are following the path of Hu Xian Cheng!"
When Xu He heard this, he immediately thought of that chubby, well-spoken guy in his mind.
"What? Something happened to Hu County Chengna this year?"
Qian Jizu sighed and said: "That's not true. It's just that this time the horse owner Bo Heng stepped in and told County Magistrate Li. Magistrate Li had just arrived and didn't know what he had learned in previous years, so he asked the surname The horse took advantage of the loophole!"
It's a bit difficult to handle. One is the second-in-command in the county, and the other is the third-in-command in the county. Fortunately, I didn't go directly to Magistrate Li just now.
In this way, not only will he offend Master Ma, but Hu County Prime Minister will also feel that he has been bypassed and feel unhappy.
"This matter is a bit difficult to handle!" Xu He smacked his lips.
Qian Jizu thought he was taking advantage of Qiao, so he started to complain: "Xiaohe, you don't know how difficult it is to do business now..."
Xu He interrupted him with a "Hey" and said, "But I recently heard that [Gao Mian Shou Peng Pi] is selling very well! When it's dinner time, there is an endless stream of customers at your house!"
"..."
Xu He smiled and stopped teasing him: "Well, I can't guarantee what will happen in detail. I'll go find the county magistrate first and find out what's going on!"
When the Qian family father and son saw that he was not looking for Magistrate Li, they were immediately disappointed.
However, since you are asking for help, you shouldn't be picky. Qian Jizu painfully took out more than 20 coins and handed them to Xu He at a discount of ten bucks: "You can't come empty-handed. Xiaohe, take this money and buy some fruits and snacks." !”
Xu He smiled and did not accept the money. Instead, he took out a bamboo tube and said, "I happen to be visiting Prime Minister Hu County. I took some gifts with me when I left, so I don't have to buy any more!"
When Qian Yu saw the bamboo tube, he was immediately surprised and said: "Is it sugar?"
Xu He nodded, opened the stopper and showed it to his wife and wife. Qian Jizu's eyes almost popped out of his head. The sugar in the bamboo tube was so pressed that it was almost two kilograms thick.
This bamboo tube is directly worth four to five taels of silver.
Only then did he see Xu He's white sugar with his own eyes.
“It turns out this kid’s family can really make white sugar!”
Before Xu He could wait for Qian Jizu to come to his senses, he stuffed the bamboo tube and turned around and left the Huibin Building.
In fact, today he brought a total of three bamboo tubes of white sugar. The teacher must express his feelings, and the uncle could not hold him back.
When he arrived at the county government office, the concierge was naturally very polite when he saw him, the county magistrate's new student. But unfortunately, County Magistrate Li and Xie Kun went out of the city today, and the concierge didn't know when they would come back.
So Xu He put down his things and asked about the news about Hu Xian Cheng.
Coincidentally, Hu Xian Cheng happened to be discussing official matters with his subordinate Zandian in Xihua Hall.
When Xu He arrived at the West Flower Hall, it turned out that Hu Xian Cheng was explaining things to Chandian. When he saw Xu He, he smiled and nodded and motioned Xu He to sit down.
After a while, Zandian stepped back, and Hu County Cheng said with a smile: "How is Xiao Shigong's health recently?"
When Xu He heard that he asked Xu Song first, he knew that this man was an old man in the officialdom.
In addition to assisting the county magistrate in handling official affairs, the county magistrate is also the specific executor of many county government affairs.
Most of the county magistrates are non-commissioned officers, who pay attention to personal dignity and do not have much dealings with people from various villages and ethnic groups.
But the county magistrates are different. Most of them are promoted and granted official positions, so they are naturally not as strong as the sergeants. They attach great importance to building a good relationship with the gentry in the county, otherwise no one will execute no matter how small the order is.
Hu Xian Cheng didn't ask anything else, but asked Xu Song first. This was his official skills.
Of course, this also shows that the fair and fat county magistrate is a good person, and you don't have to go around in circles when talking to him.
Xu He smiled and said: "Uncle's health is not bad! Thank you, Lord County Cheng, for your concern."
After saying that, he handed the bamboo tube in his hand to Hu Xiancheng with both hands: "Master Hu has come to protect me several times, and the students will remember it in his heart. My uncle taught me many times that a person should repay kindness, and I happened to have some food in my hand." Hey, I’ll send some to you, your lord, and please accept it!”
Hu Xian Cheng thought Xu He had bought a tube of wine and took it with a smile.
Unexpectedly, he felt that the weight was wrong after he took it. When he opened the stopper, he found that it was actually a bamboo tube full of white sugar.
"This..." Hu County Cheng was a little surprised.
This bamboo tube looks inconspicuous from the outside, but sugar is a valuable thing, and the outside of this tube costs about five taels of silver.
The salaries of officials in the Wei Dynasty were so pitiful that Xu He's small tube of sugar could probably be worth two months' salary of the county magistrate.
Of course, officials in the Wei Dynasty did not live on their salaries. If they really had to rely on their salaries to support their families, they would have starved to death if they did not engage in social activities.
But even so, Hu Xian Cheng was still surprised by Xu He's handwriting: "What are you doing?"
Xu He knew that if he said something high-sounding at this time, people would look down on him, so he admitted openly: "Actually, the student has something else he wants to ask Mr. Hu!"
Sure enough, County Magistrate Hu saw that Xu He didn't talk nonsense about giving gifts, and felt that he was quite a real person, so he put the bamboo tube aside with a smile and asked: "What's the matter with you? Isn't it better to ask the county magistrate?" Okay? He is your teacher!"
Those who have been in Xu He's system will certainly know how to avoid the trap when Hu Xian Cheng said just now: "The teacher is new, and you still need to rely on important people in the county. Instead of taking a detour, it is better to come to you directly!"
Hu Xian Cheng laughed loudly: "Tell me, what's the matter?"
So Xu He told the story about Qian Jizu's family.
Hearing this, Hu Xian Cheng sighed and said, "If Lao Qian doesn't come by himself, then he has a problem with me!"
How could Xu He let him misunderstand, so he smiled and said: "My lord, I have misunderstood. In fact, the Qian family is afraid of finding you again and putting you in trouble, so they knew that I often go to the county government office, so they asked students to come to you to ask about the situation!"
Hu Xian Cheng nodded, frowned and said, "I am indeed responsible for paying for the seats at the post station! It has been shopkeeper Qian who has done a good job all these years, and I don't want to change anyone, but..."
