Wearing a county magistrate to build infrastructure

"No, two years is too long." Shen Yiran refused.

The situation is urgent for the general, and it is inconvenient for him to return to Nanzhou now, so it is no problem to stay here for a while to protect the county magistrate.

But in two years, with the current situation of confrontation between King Xin, King Huai and the General, war must have started.

"That's one year." Tang Zisheng bargained, and a period of time counts as a period of time. Anyway, he will not suffer.

"Three months."

"Half a year."

"Deal." Half a year is a long time, but if you stay here for a few more months, you can communicate with the Northwest army, so that the connection between the general and the Northwest will not be broken, "But you think about it, if I protect you, you will be killed King Huai and King Xin tracked it down, and you will surely die."

"If there is no way to avoid the pursuit of King Xin when sending the soldier talisman, I will definitely die." Similarly, as long as this article can be avoided and the soldier talisman is sent to the Northwest Army, King Xin will no longer focus on this brother. body.

Speaking of this, Shuqi knocked on the door, "My lord, there is a little brother at the back door who said he was looking for your lord."

"Can you say what's the surname?" Tang Zisheng didn't know many brothers, except for Shu Qi Shu Mo, there were only two of them. One was negotiating the deal in front of him, and the other was naturally easy to guess.

"Surname Xu."

"Bring him here." Tang Zisheng guessed that brother Xu came here for Uncle Mo's business, and this brother said, "Since we will work together for half a year, I still don't know your name, can you tell me now? "

"Shen Yiran."

"Well, good name, let's talk about it first. If you serve as my guard, I will naturally have to pay you. But you can't take up the post until you recover from your injury. We will count from the day you recover from your injury, except for basic necessities. , I will give you another sling of money every month, and I will deduct from your salary the expenses that Brother Xu hired a doctor for you before you took office."

Tang Zisheng's series of words, apart from the first sentence being a boast, the latter really showed the essence of a businessman, and he didn't let anyone take advantage of the slightest bit of cheapness. He left after he finished speaking, and didn't give Shen Yiran a chance to speak.

After hearing this, Shen Yiran's wound hurt from being angry. If it wasn't for asking for help from others and the wrong form, he would have gone back to Nanzhou immediately to take his own money and throw it on Tang Zisheng's face.

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Xu Qingcheng was invited into the reception room by Shuqi, and poured him a cup of tea. Xu Qingcheng, who had never met such treatment, behaved a little cautiously.

"Brother Xu." Tang Zisheng came in from the door and greeted with a smile.

"Mr. Tang." Xu Qingcheng got up from his seat, and relaxed a little when he saw someone he was familiar with. "Uncle Mo asked me to come over to talk, so I came to the door abruptly. I hope Mr. Tang will not find it troublesome."

"What's the trouble? You are the first guest in my house to visit. It would be rude for me not to go out to greet you."

Tang Zisheng's words are not false, besides his own people, many strangers have also come to his back residence.But they all wanted to kill him. As a guest, Brother Xu is still No.1.

Xu Qingcheng shook his head, Mr. Tang was already busy, so he would be rude, and he didn't talk too much, and told Tang Zisheng all the news that Uncle Mo had inquired about.

There are about ten counties in Shunhe Prefecture, and there are three or four adjacent to Cang'er County, but it is said to be adjacent, but in fact there is some distance. It takes two or three days to drive a horse to take the official road, which is only a little bit from Donglin County. nearer.

Donglin County is located at the lower end of Cang'er County, and it's closer by water with bamboo rafts, and it only takes one morning.But the river is so fast that you can go down the river but it is not easy to come up. When you come back, you have to go the official way.

"These three counties, like the previous Cang'er County, are collecting taxes, and the tax in Donglin County is heavier than ours before."

"In this way, the yamen in Donglin County may be even more absurd than our county."

Tang Zisheng knew that Xizhou was poor and remote due to its terrain, and the more unoccupied the county was, the easier it would be to be an official. The sky is high and the emperor is far away. This sentence can be best reflected here.

"I don't know the specifics of Qingcheng, but there is a family in the village who married a husband from a village in Donglin County. I heard from that husband that life in their village is much more difficult than in Baihe Village."

Tang Zisheng sighed, seeing the big from the small, the situation in Baihe Village was difficult enough, but the village in Donglin County was even more miserable than Baihe Village.In addition to not having enough food, no matter how difficult it is, there is only not enough clothing.

However, this is the best of all difficulties for him. Donglin County has strict taxes, and there must be a lot of beggars and refugees. When the time comes, inspector Miao will go to Donglin County, and he will surely be able to recruit a lot of people.

"I know the situation, thank you Brother Xu for a trip." Tang Zisheng said as he took out a sling of money.

Seeing the money, Xu Qingcheng looked a little pale, and he came here to send news and he was not asking for money.But the money may also be for Uncle Mo, maybe he is just being affectionate.

Seeing Brother Xu's face change, Tang Zisheng knew that Brother Xu had misunderstood, so he quickly explained, "This is Brother Shen, who was rescued by Brother Xu last time, paying you back the money you asked for, and I will give it to you when you come here today. "

He knew that Brother Xu would definitely not accept his money, and Uncle Mo was the same. Last time he asked Uncle Mo for help and wanted to give some money in private, which almost made Uncle Mo angry.

For this reason, he didn't dare to ask them for help with money.

"That's it." Xu Qingcheng was relieved knowing that he had misunderstood, but he did not take the money, "That day's medical treatment couldn't cost so much, and when I changed the clothes for that brother, I saw that he had nothing but a token and a small piece of wood on him. There is nothing else in the box, did Mr. Tang give this money for him?"

When Xu Qingcheng asked this question, he was still a little apprehensive. He knew that the sons of rich families not only married wives but also took concubines. The elder brother he saved was so good-looking, it seemed possible that Mr. Tang would fall in love with him.

"Well, he is currently employed by me temporarily. The money is his advance payment. Brother Xu can accept it with peace of mind. You saved his life. You should accept whatever money he gives you."

It's hard to buy a life with a thousand dollars, let alone Shen Yiran's life is so valuable.If Brother Xu hadn't saved his life, Shen Yiran would either die in the mountains and be eaten by wild animals in the mountains, or be caught by people who believed in the palace. He would lose both his military amulet and his life. In Tang Zisheng's view, Shen Yiran was still the one who paid for his life. earned.

"It's just a little effort. It's not as serious as Mr. Tang said. Moreover, Mr. Tang said that it was his salary in advance. That brother must have no money on him. The matter of paying for the medicine should wait for him to work as a day laborer for a while. It’s the same if you save some money slowly and pay me back.”

Xu Qingcheng insisted on not accepting him. He knew that his brother's life was difficult. In this world, it is best for a brother to save some money.

Tang Zisheng didn't hold back, "Okay, I'll send the money to Brother Shen first, and I'll pay you back when he has enough money later."

"Well, I have listened to Mr. Tang for everything that Uncle Mo told me, so it's time to say goodbye."

It's not good for Xu Qingcheng to continue to disturb him. He came here early today, and he first went to the medical clinic to deliver the medicine before going to the county government office. It's time to go back now.

"Don't worry, I might have one more thing to trouble Brother Xu?" Tang Zisheng remembered that Shumo said yesterday that the caravan arrived, so he just went to see it today.

Xu Qingcheng looked over suspiciously, he was useless, as if he had nothing to help Mr. Tang.

"Brother Xu, do you know how to bargain?"

-

Coming out of the county government's back mansion, Xu Qingcheng snickered from time to time, as if he hadn't reacted after being amused by Tang Zisheng's words in the county government.

"Is it really that funny?" Although Tang Zisheng was also laughing, but after thinking about it, he had never bargained for the price of shopping on the street, and he didn't know the prices of many things today.

It really fits the identity of the original owner of his body, he is a dandy raised by a rich family, and he doesn't know the sufferings of the people.

"No, it's just that it's hard to imagine Mr. Tang going to bargain." Xu Qingcheng replied seriously, because he couldn't hold back his laughter because he made up this picture in his head.

"Then what should I look like in Brother Xu's heart?" Tang Zisheng really wanted to hear what kind of image he was in Brother Xu's heart.

Xu Qingcheng thought for a while, and said sincerely, "Mr. Tang is like the son of a rich family that the storytellers in teahouses used to say. He knows right from wrong, knows right from wrong, is talented and kind-hearted, and pays back."

The smile on Tang Zisheng's face became bigger every time Brother Xu boasted, and in the end he couldn't hold back Brother Xu's boasting, so he quickly stopped, "If Brother Xu continues, I will I feel that I am a perfect person who has not made mistakes, and I deserve it.”

Don't be afraid of others praising you, but be afraid of others seriously praising you.

"I'm telling the truth." Xu Qingcheng didn't want Tang Zisheng to be humble, but Mr. Tang asked him, and he seemed to ask him how he was in Mr. Tang's heart. It's okay, "I just said Mr. Tang What does it look like in my heart, now can Mr. Tang tell you how Qingcheng is in Mr. Tang's eyes?"

Good looking, this is the first thing Tang Zisheng thought of.But you can't say that, or you might be suspected of molesting, "Smart, kind, brave, and capable, it seems that the words that Brother Xu used to describe me just now can be used to describe you, Brother Xu."

Although Xu Qingcheng was embarrassed on the surface, but his heart was gradually increasing joy, maybe he is not too bad, "here."

Tang Zisheng followed Brother Xu's words and looked over. This place was a vegetable market, but there were very few people there in the morning.

Therefore, the caravans that come here all the year round have already placed their things here, waiting for the regular customers from previous years to come to buy things.

According to Tang Zisheng's observation, the merchants in these caravans had very dark skin, which was a sign of being exposed to the wind and sun all year round. Compared with serious businessmen, it was indeed a lot harder for them to be a merchant.

"Two guests, do you want to see something new? We just came from the south, and there are a lot of good things that we don't have in Xizhou." Business.

Whether to buy or not may depend on their greetings.

"You come from the south. I heard that there are businessmen from overseas in the south. Have you seen them?" Tang Zisheng took the things put out by the merchants and looked at them without any surprises.

However, some jewelry is more delicate than Xizhou's, even a wooden hairpin can be carved with flowers.

"Of course I've seen it before. These foreign visitors are actually similar to us, but we only need to walk, and they have to sail in a boat. The sea is so big, it is much more dangerous than us on land."

"Then do you do business with these foreign customers?" Tang Zisheng chose a simple but beautiful one from the wooden hairpins, and waited for the merchant to reply.

"Yes, there are, but those foreign visitors are also very sophisticated. Even if they couldn't understand us at first, they still knew to leave their good things for the rich and noble to buy and sell, and sell the rest of the unremarkable things to us. I took a fresh picture and collected some things that I hadn’t seen before. But we haven’t seen anyone else, and we all stayed at the bottom of the warehouse.”