Although he said this, the hatred in his heart became stronger. [No pop-up novel website] This incident was most likely caused by collusion between the thieves and people from the county government! At this moment, his heart was filled with hatred not only for the crossing group, but also for the entire county.
"Wu Mingjin, just wait!" He gritted his teeth, "You scum who colluded with the Kun thieves!"
The Lai brothers dared not say a word. They naturally understand how important this scholar's reputation is. Without this protective umbrella, this young master would become a pure "grassroots".
Huang Henkun's mood fluctuated after seeing Gou Chengxuan. Gou Chengxuan suddenly returned to the county town to seek revenge against the thief. He dared to risk appearing in front of her, obviously knowing that she would not sue him - this bad guy was very good at guessing people's thoughts!
The purpose of his appearance at this moment is naturally to form an alliance with himself to deal with the Kun thief. Huang Hankun was a little undecided about whether to join forces with him. But in connection with the recent dismissal of Gou Chengxuan's reputation as a scholar, I kind of realized the connection - the thief Kun was determined to eliminate Gou Er and his son quickly, and the two sides were incompatible with each other. If you get together with him, if anything happens, Huangjiazhai will be the second Goujiazhai!
Thinking of this, Huang Hankun broke out in a cold sweat. Although he didn't understand what contradictions between ourselves and the enemy were and what contradictions among the people were, he still understood the principle that there are levels of hatred. There is no need to sacrifice one's life for righteousness yet.
Finally, he decided to ignore Gou Chengxuan for the time being. Anyway, since he is in the city, he can always be found if he is looking for him. Furthermore, regardless of whether the two parties join forces or not, Gou Chengxuan will always cause trouble for the Australians.
Huang Henkun was active, and Chen Minggang and his group were not idle either. By the time the second limit ended, they had already negotiated terms for most of the county's largest households. Of course it is full of threats, wishes, bribes...
Chen Minggang looked at the books sent by the grain deliverymen and felt very happy. This time, no wealthy gentry dared to contradict their demands. There were naturally bargains, but they were all within the range of concessions he was willing to make - Chen Minggang was very careful not to push the wealthy households too hard - the Australians could stay here. How long is still unknown, and it is only the first time for him to serve them.
This time, "land management" was achieved effortlessly, and nearly 10,000 acres more farmland was created. Not counting the consumption of rice, and following the government's usual starting quota of three dou and five liters, there was an extra three thousand or several hundred kilograms of food. This huge gift may make Australians overjoyed. I have a chance to win all the awards next year!
On his own side, he is also very rich. With just one bucket of benefits for every stone, this year’s income will be almost a thousand stones! This is a benefit that I have never dared to think about in the past - in the past, the rice consumption of large households was often insufficient, and some even had to rely on official gifts. This time not only did all the rice consumed be paid, but no one dared to openly refuse the extra bucket. Not to mention the various benefits charged regarding the number of acres reported. Just from the shiny faces of the grain couriers, you can tell that everyone made a lot of money - of course he got the most.
However, as soon as Chen Ming turned around and saw the back, his expression gradually darkened. He finished flipping through the book and sat on the chair for a long time, frowning as he wondered what he was thinking about. However, one of his little servants under the eaves knew that this was a sign that he was going to lose his temper, and hurriedly hid far away to avoid any disaster. .
"Xiao Hu from the Umbrella Shop" came at this time. Chen Minggang looked at the account book he handed over and praised him a few more words. "Umbrella Shop Xiao Hu" was smiling all over his face. Regardless of his lameness, he made several greetings and flattered Chen Minggang greatly.
Although Xiao Hu from the umbrella shop is a little lame, his mind is much livelier. He studied business in an umbrella shop since he was a child, and later got a job as a food clerk and learned all the tricks of the trade. When working as a grain collector, the first thing is to be ruthless, even if the orphans and widows kneel in front of you and beg, you can still steal the last grain of rice; the second thing is to be able to endure it, to collect taxes and grain, you have to travel to the countryside, and it is common to have a meal and stay overnight, sometimes You also have to fight with people and get bloody. People who are not physically strong cannot eat this bowl of rice. Umbrella shop Xiao Hu suffered a physical disadvantage. He can't make a living even if he is cruel and ruthless. His ability is mainly in "knowing numbers" - no matter how irregular a piece of land is, a clever grain dealer can tell it at a glance. Do you know how many acres it is and how the rice is growing? Approximately how much can be charged. This kind of kung fu needs to be explored through practice, and you also need to know some simple geometry and mathematics. Ordinary food poor people don't have such ability.
Xiao Hu, an umbrella shop owner, has some background in business since he was a child. In addition, he is usually very diligent, so he is famous for his "knowledge of numbers" in this industry. His ability to look after fields puts even Chen Minggang to shame.
Probably because of his disability, Xiao Hu has a particularly strong desire to climb up. Of course, in the grain industry, there is almost no room for improvement. No matter how good or bad you are, you are just a loser of the Hufang Book Office. Xiao Hu's goal is to be the number one among the gangsters, that is, Chen Minggang's confidant.
Chen Minggang's most trusted people are naturally his disciples. However, among these apprentices, he knew that only Zhou Qi was the one who could inherit the mantle in the future, and the others were just handymen. The goal of Xiao Hu in the umbrella shop is to capture Zhou Qi.
Zhou Qi has been running errands for Chen Minggang since he was a child, and the relationship between master and apprentice is very deep. It cannot be defeated easily with a few slanderous words. Ever since Chen Minggang took Qiu Hong as his mate, Xiao Hu knew that his opportunity had come - but he knew strategies very well. He usually just poured some cold water in at critical moments, intentionally or unintentionally. It seemed that the speaker was unintentional, but Let Chen Minggang listen with interest. In addition, Zhou Qi has never been very proud of being around him, and there is no hope of taking over the position of master's secretary. Occasionally, he will complain. Some of these words reached Chen Minggang's ears. Gradually, Chen Minggang began to distrust this apprentice.
Seeing Chen Minggang's unhappy expression, Xiao Hu thought: "Master Ba! What's the matter?"
"Huh," Chen Minggang's face suddenly darkened, "You actually sold it privately! Do you think I don't know?"
Xiao Hu from the umbrella shop now understood what was going on. There are rumors in the market recently that Zhou Qi has done a lot of benefits for himself in this farce of "Zhang Tian" - why are the big investors willing to give him benefits? It is obvious that they are letting loose during the "negotiation". . Chen Minggang was probably annoyed about this matter.
So he pretended to be ignorant and said: "The big households are all complaining this time, saying that this time 'Zhangtian' is skinning them..."
"Peeling? They complained endlessly after plucking a few hairs." Chen Minggang disagreed, "They didn't even pluck a few hairs! And they deceived me! They are really people who fail to succeed but fail to succeed."
Now he was 100% sure that it was Zhou Qi. Then he pretended to be frightened and said: "Eighth Master, we all work sincerely and we definitely don't dare to deceive you, old man. If there is such a person who betrays our master, we will definitely not tolerate him!"
Originally, Chen Minggang was only annoyed with Zhou Qi for betraying his favor, but now that Xiao Hu has turned him into someone who "betrayed his master", he couldn't help but feel more and more annoyed. Then he thought about the rumors in the market recently, especially between Zhou Qi and Qiu Hong. The gossip made him even more disgusted with this apprentice.
"Yeah!" Chen Minggang nodded and said, "You go first!"
"Yes!" Xiao Hu in the umbrella shop saw that Chen Minggang's face was much gloomier. He knew that his eye drops were applied just right. He was secretly happy and quickly retreated.
But Zhou Qi was still unaware that it was indeed a fact that he showed off his friendship during this "field trip". Over the years, he had been running for Chen Minggang, but he didn't even get a wife. I don’t have much savings in my hands. In addition, the master doubted himself again about Qiu Hong - the relationship between him and Qiu Hong was indeed innocent. Zhou Qi didn't have the courage to have an affair with the master's woman. Back then, a green-skinned gangster in the county fell in love with a master for teasing her. The foreign female actress was tied up with stones and sank into the river.
Autumn red or not, he was not very interested - although the woman did look attractive. As for money, Zhang Tianli got a lot of benefits this time. What Zhou Qi is most worried about is his future.
The master has three sons. Unless they all die at once, the position of the book office will never fall to him. Chen Minggang's eldest son has grown up and has a general attitude towards Zhou Qi and is not affectionate. Naturally, the book office master also has a group of helpers around him. When the time comes, even if he wants to join in the fun, no one may want him.
I am in my early thirties, and even if I am halfway through my life, I still don’t know whether I will be able to beg for food from this junior brother in the future. His junior brother treats him well, and his master's wife treats him even less well, because he has always helped his master get women. His master's wife has long been disgusted with Zhou Qi and has never had a good face. Thinking of the two brothers from his wife's mother's Zhang family, Zhou Qi felt that the future was even more bleak.
In order to continue to mess around in Lingao after a hundred years, Zhou Qi determined to flatter the big business. They have been here for generations, and if you can have a good relationship with them, you will be able to make a living no matter what you do in the future.
Of course, he also thought about flattering the good Australians, but Zhou Qi felt that it was hard to say how long the Australians could stay here. If they were to blow over like a typhoon, it would be over, and his efforts would be in vain.
For this reason, during this time of farming, he tried his best to take care of the big families. The number that Master gave him was always the bottom line number. He felt that since the bottom line was set by the master, if he could achieve it, it would be considered complete, and the master would not have anything to say. The wealthy households also received many gifts out of gratitude.
Seeing that more than half of the work has been done, the errand went very smoothly. Zhou Qi felt happy and had some living money in his hand. I made a special trip to Dongmen City to relax: eat, drink, and call a girl to relax my body and mind, which have been so busy these days. (!)! ~!
