The word "making money" is undoubtedly the biggest motivation and the most attractive attraction for businessmen.

Hao Donglai and Shi Daxing started to get busy as if they were full of blood.

The two shops of Chang Long Ji and Xing Long Ji were all closed in just one hour. All the shop assistants gathered in the accounting office. The total number of shop assistants in the silk and satin shop, powder shop, ready-made clothes shop, porcelain pen and ink groceries, etc. under the name of the two shopkeepers

With more than 200 people, it is no wonder that it is a leading enterprise in Qingcheng County, with a large business volume.

Hao Donglai and Shi Daxing each gave orders to the men below, and batches of troops were sent out, like trickles into the sea, without a trace.

At the same time, the news that the county magistrate had seized the two largest businesses in Qingcheng County quickly spread. Shopkeepers in the east city of the county and foreign merchants were suddenly panicked, and rumors spread everywhere.

An hour later, a notice was posted in front of the county government office. It listed two businesses that had been cheating customers for many years, passing off substandard products, and building porcelain kilns to exploit farmers. During this period, the porcelain kilns were also involved in a murder case. The county magistrate then ordered

The two shops have been temporarily sealed and will be released after all matters are investigated.

Everything went as Gu Qing expected, the reason for sealing the porcelain kiln eventually involved two shops, which not only gave the people sufficient reasons, but also eliminated the future trouble of the porcelain kiln.

Hao Donglai and Shi Daxing are businessmen, and businessmen are destined to be unable to resist the government. They can only endure the notice posted by the government and remain silent. Although both parties know that what the notice says is not true, no one dares to lift the lid or reveal the truth.

The representatives declared war with Magistrate Huang, and the consequences were unbearable.

The people who inquired about the information were sent out, and the next step was to wait for the results.

After Magistrate Huang sealed the two shops, he made no other moves for the time being. Perhaps he thought that the sealing of the porcelain kiln was over. A county magistrate bullied two businessmen and a farmer, and that was it. What's more,

What's more, there are valid reasons. No matter where he goes to argue the case, he is not afraid. At least on the surface, his actions are not inappropriate.

Gu Qing waited for two days in Qingcheng County for news from Shuzhou.

He was not idle in the past two days. He finally entered the city once. Gu Qing took Song Gensheng to visit several down-and-out scholars. Unlike Song Gensheng, these scholars were real scholars, but their abilities were limited and they had not passed the Shu.

They are all serious Confucian students of the Ming Dynasty.

Gu Qing visited one by one and was polite and thoughtful. He negotiated with several gentlemen about the number of repairs and agreed on the time for them to come to Shiqiao Village. Both parties were happy. From then on, Shiqiao Village had a teacher and the children in the village could finally go to school.

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Sadly, Song Gensheng will also go to school in the future, so he may not have much time to spend with Gu Qing squatting on the ground watching ants move.

Is this the price of growth?

Two days later, the man sent by Shi Daxing to Shuzhou finally sent back the news.

In the backyard of Changlongji Store, the three of them gathered together again for a small meeting.

The atmosphere was still a bit depressing, and the news the guy brought back was not good.

"I asked my old acquaintance in Shuzhou City to find out that our Huang County Magistrate has a very good official reputation. It is said that the governor Pei of Shuzhou praised him a lot, saying that Huang County Magistrate managed the people well during his tenure. The imperial court sent

grain tax

All of them were handed over in sufficient amount, and there were few civil disturbances under the rule. At the same time, they also built water conservancy projects and helped farmers and mulberry trees. For two consecutive years, Governor Pei reported the name of Huang County Magistrate to the Yizhou Jiedu Envoy Office to praise his contribution." Shi Daxing looked confused.

typical.

Hao Donglai's expression became more and more desperate, and he sighed: "Even the governor praised him highly. If we go across Qingcheng County and sue the governor's office, I'm afraid there won't be any good results."

Gu Qing was surprised and said: "I didn't expect that such an old-fashioned and conservative person would have such a good official reputation. I thought County Magistrate Huang had such a bad temper that everyone would hate him..."

Hao Donglai sighed: "I have also inquired about County Magistrate Huang's family members. He has only one wife and no concubines. He has a son who is about thirteen or fourteen years old and is studying in his hometown. The son is honest and typical.

Scholar and other relatives have not heard of any illegal or evil deeds, this family is really impeccable."

The three of them were silent, bowing their heads and sighing.

After a long time, Gu Qing suddenly burst into laughter, and the two shopkeepers raised their heads and looked at him in astonishment.

Gu Qing said with a smile: "Suddenly, I felt that the three of us were like bad guys, secretly discussing how to bring down a good and honest official. From then on, the good and the good were framed, the traitors were in power, the mountains and rivers were eclipsed, and the songs were made to cry..."

The two shopkeepers' faces became uglier as they listened. Hao Donglai blushed and said, "He, he can't be considered a good official. He cuts off people's wealth and blocks my shop for no reason. How can he be considered a good official?"

Shi Daxing patted his thigh and said, "Exactly. It's said to be a county parent, but how can any parent in the world interrupt their children's livelihood?"

Gu Qing smiled and said: "You two are businessmen, I didn't expect you to take the word 'reputation' so seriously."

Hao Donglai sighed: "Because you are a businessman, your reputation is particularly important. Who in the world is willing to do business with a traitor? Aren't you afraid of being cheated to death?"

Gu Qing said: "Okay, let's be serious, let me ask you two a serious question..."

"You asked."

"How much cash do you two have on hand now?"

Hao Donglai and Shi Daxing blinked quickly and remained silent for a long time.

This question is very private, especially businessmen, who are not willing to answer this kind of question unless it is a friend of life and death who can entrust their life to it.

So the two of them looked at each other, exchanged glances again, and winked to indicate to the other person to speak first. However, after pushing back and forth for a long time, no one said anything.

Gu Qing urged: "We are all grasshoppers tied to the same rope. Don't you understand that we are all in the same boat? How can we be so mean-spirited?"

Shi Daxing has a cheerful personality, so he said cheerfully: "The available cash in my family's books is about thirty guan."

Hao Donglai had no choice but to follow: "My family can use more than 20 guan, and I still have a few treasures at home. If I sell them temporarily, I can make about 30 guan."

Gu Qing nodded: "Sixty strings in total should be enough..."

Hao Donglai's expression changed, and he came over and said, "Master Shao Lang, have you come up with an idea? Can the porcelain kiln be unblocked?"

"Yes, but you two may have to lose some money..."

Hao Donglai hesitated to speak, but finally couldn't help but said: "Aren't you hurting your money?"

Gu Qing sighed: "Shopkeeper Hao, you asked a good question. I don't hurt my money, but I am sad. The porcelain kiln belongs to three of our families. Such a big thing happened. I have trouble sleeping and eating every day to think of a solution. Should I?"

Isn’t the solution that I spent so much time and effort thinking up worth thirty guan? Are you embarrassed to ask me to pay for it again?”

Hao Donglai and Shi Daxing looked at each other and accepted Gu Qing's statement. Thirty guan was nothing. If Gu Qing could really figure out a way to unblock the porcelain kiln, he could quickly earn back the 30 guan.

"Young Master is indeed a young hero. I didn't expect to find a solution so quickly. Please tell me what we should do."
Chapter completed!