"It is really our luck to Yanmen that this respected merchant comes to Yanmen. I wonder what is going on and why is it so unpleasant?"
Xu Guichang carefully asked the person in front of him here, and the person in front of him looked at Xu Guichang and cupped his hand.
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"So that the county magistrate will know that I am in charge of Zheng's Trading Company in Luoyang."
"It turns out to be Manager Zheng."
After he spoke, Xu Guichang naturally bowed to him, and as soon as Xu Guichang finished this series of actions, Manager Zheng in front of him saw that he was so afraid of himself, and he spoke proudly.
"You Yanmen are so majestic. We came here to do business, but this Turkic people didn't care and just gouged us."
"Um, what does this mean?"
Xu Guichang was puzzled here. The Turkic man didn't say that this was the case just now. Instead, he said that he was here to sell furs. The furs were quite good, but Manager Zheng set a price. The Turkic man felt that he was here to sell furs. Their fine intact furs were more expensive than this, and Manager Zheng stabbed the fur directly, and then they had to sell the tattered furs at 10% of the original price of the fine furs, so The quarrel started here.
The Turks are crying here. After all, this fur is their family’s livelihood for dozens or hundreds of days. If it is really sold at a low price, they will go hungry. .
Although these Turks have a lot of strength, not many people let them work. After all, they don't know how to cultivate food, let alone build houses and a series of labor-intensive tasks.
Hearing what Manager Zheng said, Xu Guichang turned to look at his Turkic man.
"Is this what Manager Zheng said you were driving up prices?"
When Xu Guichang said this, the Turkic man cried even more.
"Lord Magistrate, we don't have it. We don't have it. We are here to sell furs. A good fur can be worth thirty taels of silver. But now he wants to give us three hundred taels of silver and just take it away." Is there such a reason for this piece of fur? This is a rare snow solitary skin on the grassland!"
The Turkic man said this, finally speaking a few words in Chinese, and Manager Zheng in front of him didn't look scared at all.
"I think this is just an ordinary white-skinned boy. How dare you say it's a snow fox? Shouldn't I just cut it open with a knife to see if it's snow fox skin? You start crying right here, which makes me upset. Chaos, what’s the point?
Manager Zheng said forcefully to the Turks here. He had indeed gone under the knife, but he wanted to verify whether it was snow fox fur. He did not say that he had lowered the price after seeing the white fur. mean.
The Turks quit after hearing this.
"How can you verify it like this, and then say here that our fur is not snow fox fur after scratching it? You want to reduce the price for us. The snow fox fur originally cost thirty taels of silver, but you only gave us 300 Wen. , we don’t recognize it!”
When the Turkic man said this, Manager Zheng looked at Xu Guichang and said indifferently.
"Magistrate Xu, do you know what's going on? These Turks are just too greedy. They took a piece of ordinary white leather and said it was snow fox fur. I cut a piece off and looked at it. It was indeed nothing." I wanted to buy the snow fox skin at a low price for him, but he refused and started arguing with me here, insisting on blackmailing me for thirty taels of silver. You see how he will deal with it!"
What Manager Zheng said made Xu Guichang a little difficult to make a decision.
He didn't know what the white fur was, but very quickly, Xu Guichang changed his words here.
"Since one of you says it's snow fox fur and the other says it's ordinary fur, wouldn't it be enough to find a few people who know the market to take a look?"
But when Xu Guichang asked for someone knowledgeable to take a look at this, Manager Zheng started talking in a weird way.
"You Yanmen are so prestigious. Although I am a manager of the Zheng's Trading Company in Luoyang, I have some military exploits. I made a record in the Zhechong Duwei's Mansion in Luoyang, which can be considered a slight achievement. name."
After Manager Zheng said these words, Xu Guichang knew the reason why the Yanmen Yamen officials and county police officers dared to intercept them here.
Manager Zheng was quite proud of what he did. After he took on the seventh-grade official position of Zhechong Mansion Recorder, this group of government officials would never dare to make the same mistake again. Even Xu Guichang would be born if it were not for his political achievements. Even if he reaches the seventh rank as a county magistrate, he won't be able to do much.
But just when Manager Zheng was showing off his son, Xu Guichang said lightly.
"Is this steward trying to use his power to overwhelm others?"
Manager Zheng smiled proudly.
"I'm not putting pressure on people, I'm just saying this. It's not that our Zheng family has no one, it's that you can manipulate us at will. If you help them, you insist on letting them use this piece of skin to blackmail me. Ten taels of silver, I will make it clear to my son when I get back, and then let my son impeach you."
This is a serious threat to Xu Guichang. When Manager Zheng said this, Xu Guichang snorted coldly.
"Actually, I should let Manager Zheng know something."
When Xu Guichang said this, Manager Zheng was stunned.
"Know something, know something?"
While Manager Zheng was stunned here, Xu Guichang continued to talk.
"Actually, we also have relatives working in Luoyang."
When Xu Guichang said this, Manager Zheng let out an ooh.
"Then I don't know whose last name is who?"
Looking at Manager Zheng who didn't take it seriously, Xu Guichang smiled and said here.
"It's not a big deal, it's just that my uncle is working in Luoyang."
Upon hearing this, Manager Zheng couldn't help but laugh.
"How big an official can a county magistrate's brother-in-law be?"
I was randomly preparing to laugh at Xu Guichang again here, asking him not to be so ignorant and embarrass himself, but Xu Guichang started talking directly here.
"Actually, it's really not a big deal."
When Xu Guichang said this, Manager Zheng nodded here.
"Yes, it's really not a big deal. They are all officials from Luoyang. We meet each other without looking up. Today you help me and I will help you tomorrow so we can meet again."
Xu Guichang was so polite to Manager Zheng here, and Manager Zheng was even more official-speaking with him here, hoping that Xu Guichang would let him go and not get involved in this matter, so as to avoid having trouble meeting him in the future.
After what Manager Zheng said, Xu Guichang looked at him and said with a smile.
"Then I just want to ask, is this really snow fox fur?"
Xu Guichang leaned next to him and asked quietly. The Turks saw Xu Guichang's expression suddenly changed after Manager Zheng revealed his son's identity. They couldn't help but feel even more sad. They felt like crying here. the meaning of.
Those Yanmen residents watching from a distance were indeed pointing at Xu Guichang.
"Our county magistrate doesn't seem to be so afraid of authority, right? Needless to say, it's a record of Zhechong Mansion. Even if it's the captain of Zhechong Mansion, based on the relationship between our County Magistrate Xu and General Li, it can't be solved in one sentence. Why? Why are you being so polite here with this bully?" They were talking about Xu Guichang here. Originally, it was because Xu Guichang shared weal and woe with them in Yanmen, and many people were because of his wife. The incident made these people feel that what the county magistrate Xu Guichang did was a bit pity. Although they pointed at Xu Guichang, they were just talking to others.
"Brother, you must be careful. You must not say anything about his wife in front of Magistrate Xu Guichang. Even if other Turks say that, you must pretend not to hear. If they really insulted Xu County, Order, even if we think that we will be imprisoned by Magistrate Xu for a few days, we still have to save some face for Magistrate Xu."
If Xu Guichang knew what they said, he might not be so moved, but Xu Guichang's current behavior made the group of people in front of them wonder what Xu Guichang was planning and why he would do such a thing.
Manager Zheng saw Xu Guichang rubbing his hands here, looking like a pug, and asking him what was going on. He also felt that Beier had a face, and then talked to Xu Guichang happily.
"I want Magistrate Xu to know that this is really a snow fox skin. I gave him a knife next to him, turning him from a good leather to a bad leather. The price can be changed from thirty taels of silver to 300 in an instant." Wen. How much can you earn from this? Just do the math. And this is just the purchase price."
When Manager Zheng was talking happily, Xu Guichang's face did become ugly.
"Are you really being bullied?"
Manager Zheng also continued to talk here as if he was trying to popularize Xu Guichang.
"Now I am buying thirty taels of silver here. When I go to a few counties in the interior, I will get fifty taels of silver. When I go to Luoyang, I can only sell it for 300 taels or 500 taels of silver. With such a small damage, You can also use this piece to make a scarf, which is worth thirty taels of silver."
Manager Zheng kept talking here. He didn't notice that Xu Guichang's face was getting more and more ugly. After he finished speaking, Xu Guichang still looked at him and said like a pug.
"Are these true? This really makes this county magistrate have the urge to resign from office and engage in such a business."
Manager Zheng couldn't help laughing when he heard this.
"If the county magistrate purchases the furs in the future and we transfer them, then the county magistrate's income will definitely increase steadily!"
What the steward said made Xu Guichang even more excited, and he deliberately raised his voice.
"What? Is there such a good thing? Purchasing snow fox skin can also make it more expensive and lower the price. This is really a good way, a good way. Let me think about doing the same."
When Xu Guichang shouted, Manager Zheng suddenly followed.
"Yes, this is the way to make money."
But just after he finished speaking, he suddenly came to his senses and pointed at Xu Guichang and said calmly.
"Keep your voice down, keep your voice down, don't let anyone else hear you."
After Xu Guichang shouted like this, the group of people next to him were dumbfounded by Xu Guichang's words, but Xu Guichang didn't take it seriously.
After knowing the whole story and having the evidence, Xu Guichang chuckled.
"Now you are showing off your fox tail. You actually bully the good and sow discord. Now that the evidence is conclusive, what else do you have to say?"
Xu Guichang flipped the page faster than turning the pages of a book, making Manager Zheng unable to react.
"What's going on? Wasn't it great just now?"
Manager Zheng was a little confused, but he was indeed a businessman, so he quickly understood.
But after he reacted, he knew that he had been tricked, and then looked at Xu Guichang fiercely.
"Does Magistrate Xu really want to be an enemy of my Zheng family?"
