Gift?
Chang Zhixian said solemnly: "I want to bribe someone to kill an official in rebellion. It's really a wishful thinking. How can I collude with a bandit?"
Zhou Tian lowered his head slightly, secretly thinking that Han Er's method would not work.
"Just go down."
Chang Zhixian waved his hand and never mentioned the gift on the table.
He has no time to think about anything else now, his mind is full of thinking about how to get the Xu family's property.
Xu Xiong had been the chief clerk for many years, and secretly colluded with the Black Mountain bandits. I don't know how much wealth he accumulated.
A conservative estimate is at least tens of thousands.
Tens of thousands of strings!
This piece of fat was right in front of him, but Changzhi County couldn't swallow it, so he could only stare at it, like a hundred claws scratching his liver.
As soon as Mr. Xu died, he immediately embezzled the family property. It would be too ugly and detrimental to his reputation.
Secondly, the relationship between the Xu family in Linzi County is complicated and closely related to several major families in the county.
Even though he has now taken control of the county government, he does not dare to push too hard, fearing that the other party will jump over the wall in a hurry.
After all, there are quite a lot of nursing homes kept in the homes of these wealthy gentry.
There is no guarantee that one day he will break into the county government office and start a rebellion by killing officials!
At this moment, Chang Zhixian glanced at the two wooden boxes in front of the table.
After seeing the two wooden boxes presented clearly, his eyes couldn't help but light up.
Zhou Tian didn't know the goods, but he did.
The color of these two wooden boxes is purple-red, and their texture is like rippling water, which is actually the water ripples in red sandalwood. Moreover, the carvings on the wooden boxes are exquisite and vivid, which is obviously the work of a master craftsman.
The boxes are so valuable, and the gifts inside are definitely not light.
Although Wang Yuanwai is a rural landowner, he has accumulated family property for several generations and will always have some good things.
Thinking of this, Chang Zhixian opened a wooden box with great expectation.
Um?
I saw that the wooden box contained most of the white powder.
Chang Zhixian frowned and ordered toward the door: "Call Zhou Tian to come in."
Soon, Zhou Tian, who had just left the main hall, turned back.
He bowed slightly and stood there respectfully.
Changzhi County asked, "Zhou Tian, did Han Er say what he was sending?"
"Not really."
Zhou Tian shook his head and answered truthfully.
The white powder is fine and the color is as white as frost. Could it be that it is ground from top-grade northern pearls?
He heard that today's dignitaries in Tokyo are grinding fine pearls into powder and swallowing it with wine. If they take it for a long time, it is said that it has the effect of rejuvenating the skin, nourishing the body and prolonging life.
After thinking for a moment, Chang Zhixian brought the wooden box closer, leaned forward slightly and took a sniff.
For a moment, a faint sweet smell, accompanied by the fragrance of sugar cane, surrounded the tip of the nose.
This...is this sugar?
Chang Zhixian was shocked and was about to try it, but he was afraid of poisoning.
Glancing at Zhou Tian below, he smiled kindly and said, "Thank you for your hard work today, let me reward you with some. Let's have a taste together."
As he spoke, Chang Zhixian picked up a small spoon, scooped some out and handed it over.
Zhou Tian didn't know what he was thinking, so he was flattered and immediately took the spoon and put it into his mouth without thinking.
Chang Zhixian stared at him carefully and asked: "How?"
"Sweet, so sweet!"
Zhou Tian's eyes were full of enjoyment and he was reluctant to swallow it.
It’s really white sugar!
Chang Zhixian felt happy, dipped his fingertips in a handful and put it into his mouth.
Feeling the sweetness on my tongue, I was very satisfied with this gift.
To say that this small box of white sugar is worth hundreds or even thousands of guan is really not the case. The key is that things are rare and valuable.
Let alone a wealthy businessman and landlord, even he has never had one.
Master Xu didn't know where he got some from, it was less than one tael, and he kept it like a treasure on weekdays.
Six months ago Song Tixue from the prefecture came to the county. Chief Xu took out the sugar and ordered tea in public, which attracted a lot of praise from Song Tixue and really made him stand out.
After confirming that it was white sugar, Changzhi County couldn't help but feel a little distressed. He shouldn't have scooped so much to a yamen servant just now.
It’s really a cow chewing peonies!
After closing the wooden box, Chang Zhixian picked up another wooden box. After opening it, it was still white powder.
It's just that the texture is a little rougher than the white sugar just now, like fine sand.
After smelling it, there was no smell.
It doesn't seem to be white sugar.
This time, Changzhi County did not let Zhou Tian test the poison, but directly dipped some in his hand and put it in his mouth.
The next moment, Chang Zhixian's entire face wrinkled together.
So salty!
When he was about to spit it out, he couldn't help but pause.
I resisted the salty taste and tasted it carefully. I found that the salty taste of this salt was pure, and the most important thing was that it did not have any bitter taste.
You know, today's salt has a bitter taste, even the green white salt of Xixia and Putian tribute salt, but the bitterness is relatively lighter than ordinary coarse salt.
Two wooden boxes, one with sugar and one with salt, one sweet and one salty, stunned Chang Zhixian, who prided himself on being knowledgeable, and at the same time, doubts could not help but arise in his heart.
How could a rich country man have such good things?
Zhou Tian below was smacking his mouth, still savoring the sweet taste of sugar.
Suddenly he remembered something and said quickly: "Han Er said that he has a business to do with the county magistrate."
Chang Zhixian was stunned: "What business?"
Zhou Tian was stunned and said awkwardly: "This... Han Er didn't say anything."
Didn't you say?
Chang Zhixian thought for a moment and was about to refuse.
A bandit doing business with a dignified Song Dynasty official?
This is simply wishful thinking... Wait.
Suddenly, he couldn't help but look at the two wooden boxes in his hands, and he suddenly understood.
Yes, yes!
A rich country man would definitely not have such good things as sugar and refined salt. It was probably Han Er who got the connections from somewhere.
And that business is naturally white sugar and refined salt.
After figuring out these key points, Chang Zhixian suddenly stood up, looking excited, and kept pacing back and forth.
How could he not understand the huge profits contained in white sugar and refined salt.
There is no need to worry about selling this thing at all. Let alone tens or hundreds of kilograms, even if one hundred thousand kilograms is thrown into Tokyo city, it will be sold out instantly.
Now he is in his forties, and he has wasted more than ten years in the position of county magistrate.
There are two reasons why I have been unable to get promoted for a long time: no money and no connections.
If you can master this business, let alone tens of thousands of dollars, you can have a hundred thousand dollars or even a million dollars.
At that time, everyone will be in charge, and there is no possibility that he can be transferred back to Tokyo and become a Beijing official.
After working as an official for so long, it is time to enjoy the wealth, glamor and glamor of Kaifeng city.
Thinking of this, Chang Zhixian felt his heart beat faster and his breathing became short, and he hurriedly ordered: "Go to Xiaowang Village immediately, look for Han Er, and tell him that I have accepted the gift."
Zhou Tian felt happy and nodded in agreement.
"etc!"
Just as he was about to go out, Chang Zhixian's voice came from behind him again.
Hearing this, Zhou Tian paused, turned around and said, "Any further instructions from the magistrate?"
"There's no rush yet."
Chang Zhixian had calmed down at this time, gently stroking his beard and said: "You can wait a few days before going."
If Zhou Tian is ordered to go now, it will appear that he is impatient and will fall behind.
Let's dry Han Er first, so that he can know which one is the best.
Now that he has this deal, the Xu family's fortune... he also doesn't intend to let it go, but he can just take it slow and work on it slowly.
