The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

As the saying goes, money crushes slaves, art crushes pedestrians.Most of the people who came to the auction to disrupt the situation were green forest people.Although he is usually lawless, he only obeys those with high martial arts skills.The few people who supported Su Tao were all poached from the emperor's house, which is beyond the reach of ordinary green forest thieves.He really knew that he was already convinced when he checked the weapons, and Liu Xiaoqi's quarrel just now had an unexpected effect - all the people from the green forest who came thought that the ones sitting down to bid, except for the online ligatures, were ordinary sheep.These people are best coerced.Turn around and make a fuss, just scare them, they have to let them do what they want.I never thought that a senior official Liu would jump out of thin air, and easily punish the senior official Zhou.It can be seen from this that there are also high-level people who sit and bid.If there is a commotion, since this official Liu has already photographed the shop, he will probably not stand by and watch.And I don't know if there are other characters besides him.

The host official smiled like a warm spring breeze, and said: "Everyone, let's take a picture of a shop."

A man in charge below stood up and said loudly: "May I ask my lord, the cash brought by the villain today is not enough, can I owe some taels first and return it later."

The clerk pointed to the young man in Chu clothes who was sitting next to Su Tao and said, "This is the shopkeeper Chen of the HSBC bank. If the official can get a loan from the HSBC bank, they can advance the missing silver taels for the official."

This young man is Chen Ruijin disguised as a man.She didn't hide her identity as a woman, she stood up and cupped her fists and said, "Masters, our HSBC bank provides loan business, but we must have collateral of sufficient value."

Just now the steward frowned slightly and asked, "What is a loan?"

Chen Ruijin explained loudly, and finally said: "The gold and jade articles you wear on your body, and the precious blades in the wicker baskets outside, can all be mortgaged."

After hearing this, everyone discussed in succession.The steward smiled and said, "Isn't Gui Qianzhuang afraid of being blackmailed and not being able to get a mortgage?"

Chen Ruijin said: "Don't be afraid." He reached out and took a piece of paper from the desk, picked up a pen and drew a five-petal plum blossom on it, awe-inspiring and in full bloom.He threw the note out casually.Seeing that the note flew so high, everyone was secretly startled.Paper is light and soft, the hardest to throw high.From nowhere, Chen Ruijin conjured up a few iron lotus seeds and raised his hand to pop them out.Then I heard six "pops", and the iron lotus seeds were passing through five plum blossom petals and a cluster of stamens.Everyone in the hall took a deep breath.Next, Su Cheng applauded first: "Good~~" There was a tea shop shopkeeper Liao who applauded next, and several merchants who knew Liao shopkeeper also applauded.Everyone clapped their hands in the blink of an eye, whether they were happy or not.

The steward's eyes moved, he cupped his hands to Chen Ruijin with a smirk and said, "Master Chen is very capable."

Chen Ruijin cupped his hands indifferently: "Small skills are not worth mentioning."

The steward looked at Liu Xiaoqi's empty chair again and said, "That official Liu just now seems to be familiar with Mr. Su."

The master said: "I just met two days ago. Our adults wanted to buy some rice grains on the street to test the newly bought steam disc mill. This official Liu is willing to sell rice grains at a low price. Didn’t you see the notice outside the yamen and then tore it up?”

The steward sneered, "Is it really because you want to test some kind of grinding machine?"

The master said: "The machine will be delivered next month, and it will be tested in public. Fathers, folks and bosses just come and see how it works."

The steward narrowed his eyes and said, "Why did the villain hear that all the official warehouses in the southern suburbs are empty?"

The master wondered: "The official storehouse is originally for official use. Where did the shopkeeper hear it?"

The steward said: "I have my own listening place."

The master said: "Everything is the most taboo. It is best to be clear and clear. Besides, what if the official warehouse is dissatisfied? Nowadays, there are grains piled up everywhere in Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, and Wu, and there are fragrant rice sent from Dacheng, Burma, and Tianzhu. It is fragrant and full, and the transportation is cheap. The rubber-tired four-horse carriage made in Taiwan is fast and stable, and the food is not expensive. Just buy it with money, and someone will rush to deliver it to us."

Just as the steward was about to say something, he choked up immediately—the Su family specially set up a signboard saying "wealthy", and the door curtain hung with silk brocade was absolutely true.

The master said again: "Not only steam grinding machines, but also spinning machines, looms, printing machines, screw cutting machine tools, steam mining machines, all kinds of machines will be introduced to Jiangxi. Our master has already prepared the recipes for Lingnan Match Factory and Soap Factory. Got it." "Boom—" Everyone immediately whispered to each other.The master waved his hands vigorously, "Everyone, Lingnan's today is our tomorrow—"

Su Tao glanced at the master, and the master raised his arm and clapped his palms twice.Su Tao stood up and said, "There is something I'm going to talk about in a few days." He coughed, "I have ordered a batch of firearms from Honggu Ji. The latest fire guns and cannons There are mines and mines. These things were given priority to the troops attacking North and South America, so I took some out.”

"Wow, la la la~~" There was a commotion as if a pot of water was being poured into the boiling oil pan below.

Su Tao stroked his beard and said, "Therefore, it is necessary to train a group of militiamen and armed police who are not inferior to Lingnan. I also hope that all aspiring men will come to sign up for the selection. Don't worry, everyone, I can afford the money."

Someone asked loudly: "Lord Su, do you really have a source of Nanyang cocoa tea?"

Su Tao said with a smile: "I am an official appointed by the imperial court, and I don't care about cocoa tea. No matter which cocoa tea shop has to pay taxes according to the law, there is a lot of money. Here, my officer—" He looked up Looking at Liu Xiaoqi's empty seat, "I don't know how to open and close my eyes." Those who heard the conversation between Liu Xiaoqi and Zhenming during the inspection ahead laughed.When others asked him why he laughed, he said it loudly as if showing off.Unfortunately, this person still has a bit of conscience, so he didn't tell the Analects of Confucius box.

The atmosphere in the lobby changed immediately.The new magistrate is wealthy, well-connected, thoughtful, and resourceful.Anyone who is not stupid knows that in the future his rule will inevitably lead to prosperity.And he mentioned Lingnan a few times, which coincided with the rumors on the street two days ago that "the intention is to compete with Wang Ziteng".Su Tao cupped his hands and sat down.

The civil servants went to the auction.Although it was hype, after all, the shooting of the first two shops was lively, and other people got excited.Just after bidding two prices, Liu Xiaoqi came back.Many people guessed that he had developed a relationship with Su Tao, and they were eyeing him both openly and secretly.The third shop was actually taken away by a green forest man, who looked like a local rich man.The people sitting around him were all green forest people, and they all looked sideways.

The local rich man smiled and bowed his hands to the presiding clerk, got up and went out to do the paperwork and pay the money.Someone asked in a low voice, "What are you doing?"

The rich man sighed, "I'm getting old too, and it's time to marry a wife."

After hearing this, Liu Xiaoqi said, "Who wants to be a thief when there is a life of peace and prosperity. Those who lick blood every day will lose their lives at some point." His words touched several people's eyebrows, Many people also looked at him coldly.

Afterwards, no one came out to make trouble, and the auction survived to the end.[-]% of the shops are owned by people from the green forest.

At the end of the show, everyone left the lobby of the government office and lined up in the front yard to get their number plates to collect the objects stored in the wicker baskets.Shopkeeper Liao then took out a large stack of films from his bosom and gave them to the green forest people in line one by one.Someone couldn't read and asked, "What is written here?"

"This is my film." Liao Dong's family said, "My surname is Liao, Liao Shouping, from Chengdu, Shu Kingdom. A few days ago, I opened a small business under the Shengjin Pagoda in Nanchang Prefecture, called Youjian Tea Shop. The small shop will Opened, there are three shops, two of which are being redecorated. Opposite our tea shop is a restaurant called Changfeng Lou, because the owner and shareholders are involved in a lawsuit, and other things have been involved, and they are checking the accounts. "

Liu Xiaoqi was also queuing up, and said with a smile, "Master Liao's words are very oblique. Who doesn't know that Changfeng Building is closed, and now we just wait for Mr. Su to gather all the evidence, and those who should be imprisoned will be beheaded."

Immediately, someone asked, "Can't Changfeng Building reopen?"

Liu Xiaoqi pointed: "Look at Shopkeeper Liao's face."

Liao Shouping smiled: "I don't know about other people's affairs. I am a serious businessman and a good citizen."

Liu Xiaoqi smiled and said: "This Liao Liangmin recognizes Mr. Su's junior." Everyone was in an uproar.Liao Shouping blushed immediately.Liu Xiaoqi hurriedly said, "Master Su is a good official. Mr. Su is a great Confucian of the Imperial Academy in Beijing, and Mr. Su's disciples are also talented people. Shopkeeper Liao must be a good man. Good people open a shop, and the price is fair. Everyone Don't worry about going to drink tea, make sure there is no strange thing in the tea."

Liao Shouping hurriedly said: "Not only is there no strange thing in the tea, there is no strange thing upstairs or underground."

Everyone in the green forest saw that the two of them had strange eyes, and they didn't speak.After a long time, the rich man who bought the third shop clasped his hands and asked, "May I ask Shopkeeper Liao what Master Su means?"

Liao Shouping smiled wryly, "How would I know."

Then I heard a mellow female voice say: "I know." Everyone turned their heads to see that Su Cheng took off the man's turban, and was playing with a black and shiny small fire gun that was only two palms in size. come over.These days, the girls from good families are gentle and the girls from the world are gorgeous. No one has ever seen such bright and vigorous girls.All the men were dumbfounded.

Liu Xiaoqi rushed to her in a few steps and cupped his fists: "Dare to ask Mr. Zhang, what is Mr. Su's plan for Lulin?"

Su Cheng looked up at Liao Shouping and said, "This shopkeeper Liao is obviously an honest man. He doesn't look like he walked through the green forest, nor does he seem to be in business."

Liao Shouping hurriedly said: "That's true. I was originally a Taoist priest in the Qingyang Palace in Chengdu. Later... I became a vulgar person."

The young man surnamed Yuan who was busy making wicker baskets behind the case heard this, and said with a smile, "Why don't you say why you are so vulgar?" He put down the basket and walked out, "Daoist Liao is honest by nature. A few years ago, they Qingyang Palace Wasn’t there a commotion? An assassin failed to assassinate the king of Shu, and he died. He also made up a joke called “Qinglong saves the king of Shu”, which provoked pilgrims from the whole Shu kingdom to burn incense. It happened that this Daoist Liao used to be the guard "Save the King of Shu" Yuanchen Hall. Pilgrims asked him if he saw the green dragon, and he told them he didn't see it. The pilgrims were disappointed, and the money for incense donation was naturally less. Some Taoist priests complained that he could not speak and excluded him. The Taoist host of Qingyang Palace happened to know Mr. Jia. He knew that Mr. Jia’s family opened a bodyguard agency, so he asked him to return to the secular life and join Mr. Jia as a bodyguard. Mr. Jia thought, since he is a Taoist priest, why not entrust him to look after our master—our master It's his elder."

Su Cheng looked at Liao Shouping and said, "I see shopkeeper Liao's face is full of dust, he doesn't seem to be hiding in a Taoist temple all year round."

Liao Shouping said: "Master took us on a wandering tour for several years, and just came back from the old year."

Su Cheng nodded: "He has a real personality and experience. He doesn't know how to do business and is not familiar with green forests." He said to the crowd, "Bandits can be wiped out, but green forests can't be wiped out. If there is a government, there must be green forests. However, green forests must not exist. sequence."

Liu Xiaoqi cheered at the side: "What is order?"

"There are rules that cannot be violated like the law. Someone keeps the list, and someone divides the work and cooperates." Su Cheng glanced at the steward who was trying to make trouble at the auction just now, "The imperial court can tolerate bandits, pirates and snitches, but it cannot tolerate celestial masters and Maitreya teachings." ,” she paused, “you can’t tolerate green forest books either.”

Liu Xiaoqi said "Oh": "The green forest business can continue, but there can be no one to take the lead and no one to collect taxes, right?"

Su Cheng said: "If you want to talk about business, you can do it yourself. Shopkeeper Liao doesn't understand and doesn't want to listen, and he won't help pimp you. No one should pinch the people in the green forest who are scattered like sand, and you have to spread a green forest sticker for fun. " She said with a smile, "Anyway, the green forest can only be the green forest. If anyone wants to use the power of the green forest to exercise the power of the imperial court, the imperial court has its own guns and artillery to deal with him."

Liu Xiaoqi blinked: "The power of the court?"

Su Cheng said casually: "Either helping some adult to fight for power, or holding some prince to win the heir apparent."

Liu Xiaoqi was stunned: "People in the green forest... don't have this ability."

"There is not a single Green Forester, so it's hard to say if they are caught together."

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, not knowing whether to believe it or not.Zhenming then coughed, and everyone went to look at him.Zhenming said: "The little girl is right. The green forest can only be the green forest, and it cannot cross the border. If it is mixed into the court, the court will definitely not leave it alone."

Someone murmured: "Could it be that Changfeng Tower has been involved in some court affairs?"

The other said "Ouch": "Isn't the prefect Xie in front has a nephew who is the prince?"

Another one said: "Didn't the Seventh Prince get lost in the palace? There is no one alive or dead."

Another said: "Do you believe that too? He lost it when he said it was lost? Maybe it will pop up suddenly at some point."

Liu Xiaoqi said: "Oh, no wonder Mr. Xie lost the official so well." He turned his head to look around.He and Su Cheng had just sang together, and he clearly put on an appearance of "I know Mr. Su very well", everyone paid attention to his actions.Seeing him turn his head, they all turned to see what he was looking at.I saw Liu Xiaoqi's eyes were facing the steward.The steward's entire face was blackened, and his eyes were uncertain.

Then he heard the little Taoist's voice say: "Hey, Mr. Guo Wang, you didn't leave anything, why haven't you left yet?"

Several people who knew the inside story looked clear.The person in charge is Guo Wang, the son of Dingcheng Hou's family and a capable person around Xie Jing, who stayed in Nanchang to take care of Xie's property.This little Taoist priest who had something to do with Mr. Su actually recognized him.Su Tao was not at all the bookworm that Guo Wang and others said was easy to deal with.The local rich man laughed and said to himself: "It seems that Jiangxi will inevitably change when the sky changes."