Section 2111 Chief of the Ministry of Internal Affairs
"Cousin, what are you doing? Could it be because of this that I made the move? In fact, what I thought at the time was that if the snake gall was gone, how would I get a dowry for the eldest sister? It's actually nothing. Now that I think about it, I also feel scared. Yes, but the situation at that time did not allow me to think about it. My cousin should keep these things. If you want to get married, there will be a lot of money to be spent there. We will be a family in the future. As for remembering So clear." Er said with a smirk, he will be his brother-in-law from now on, if he takes this hundred catties of grain, he will be nothing.
"No, silly, this is my cousin's kindness. You must take it, otherwise you will look down on me. I said, half of these goods are yours. I have been unable to turn around recently, but my cousin Remember this, if it’s yours, it’s yours. I won’t say anything more. I still have something to do. You two just go out for a walk. I bought food and put it here. I’m leaving tomorrow. It’s time to ask someone to come and pull it.” The cousin gave the hundred exchange vouchers to Ersha without any excuses, and in his heart it would not do to give his brother a hundred catties of grain, this was a temporary compensation, Ersha Silly saw my cousin said that and took it down. If I still don’t want it, I don’t know how to praise, so my cousin must not feel very comfortable in my heart. Don’t do that. Honestly take this Just pick it up, otherwise my cousin doesn't know what to think.
The two looked at the back of their cousin walking out, they didn't think about anything, they just gave it, and the two happily went to the grain store next door. This is the first time that I bought so much food at once. This kind of thing really makes me feel comfortable. Not to mention, when I used to buy food, I bought it little by little, as much as I ate. It has to be mixed with some not-so-good grains, and the result is to make the price a little cheaper. Where is it like today, you will buy hundreds of catties at once, let alone them. Even my cousin's house didn't do it like this. They are very happy in their hearts, and this is all due to their own efforts.
"Since there is an extra hundred catties, let's just buy more. Usually, I don't think you are full after eating. Let's just buy more. There is not much money. Eldest sister needs three hundred catties. My cousin gave us 100 catties, so we might as well just add the 100 catties. Our own family of five has to eat almost 200 catties a month. We buy 700 catties of grain, counting This one hundred catties is enough to go back, and we don’t need to be so stingy when entertaining guests.” Sanwazai thought for a while and said, because his family is not very rich, if guests come, basically You can’t let people feed you enough. When I think of going to my cousin’s house for dinner, I’ll be full. Although I can’t give you all the meat, I didn’t say anything about steamed buns. I’ll bring them with me when I leave. Such a package, he has thought about such a thing many times, and this time he also wants to do it.
"Okay, I'll listen to you, brother, let's hurry up, don't sell it and it will be gone after a while." Ersha didn't understand the things here.
"Hehe, young man, it seems that you are the first time to buy grain from us. Let me tell you this. We have a million people in the county, and it can be said that more than half of them eat the grain from our Cao's business. Yes, don't say you are several hundred catties, we have greeted a big family with hundreds of thousands of catties a day,
For things like food, we dare to say, as much as you want, the premise is that you have enough money, if you buy tens of thousands of catties at a time, we will also be responsible for delivering the goods to your door, ha ha. "The guy said with a smile, and Ersha laughed too. I have never seen anything in the world, and I thought that the food there would be the same as the grain store in their town, and it might be sold out within two days. , this is always the county seat.
Speaking of the grain of Cao's Commercial Bank, a lot of people here are clear. How much grain is there in Cao's Commercial Bank? Many people in this county have calculated it for them. Basically, people who live in the county usually buy it once a month. Although there are a few other grain stores, the taste of their wheat is not as good as Cao's. Cao's firm, but they also have their own business, for example, they are cheap for two cents, each has its own way of life, the people in this county are still very grateful to Cao's firm, if there is no them , Now they are still enjoying high food prices.
"Two guest officers, please take a look. We have all kinds of food here. Wheat costs 15 renminbi, this white flour costs 20 renminbi, and there are other things. As long as you can come up with it, we There are all of them here." The clerk in the food store saw them holding a hundred exchange vouchers and knew that they had just sold something next door, and looked at the faces of each of them, it must be not The ones from here must have come from below, and they must belong to big customers. Today, several thousand catties of grain have been sold out of his hands. This must be indispensable, and they can definitely buy a lot.
"We want 700 catties of wheat, and this 100-sheet exchange certificate, we don't take it away today, can we come and take it tomorrow?" Sanwazai said with a smile, he had been here before Once, I bought 30 catties of grain that time, and went back to the town to buy 20 catties of miscellaneous grains. The family lived on 50 catties of grain. It took a month. I really don’t know how I got here At that time, I was so hungry that I couldn't sleep at night. I thought about going out to catch mice to eat, but I got sick from eating it. If the doctor in the village hadn't made some kind of herbal medicine for me, I guess I am now They must have already gone to meet the King of Hades. After these two idiots come, it will be fine. If nothing else, go home and ask the old lady to make a big plate of steamed buns for herself, add the hot sauce we made at home, Good guy, this is the highest state this kid pursues, and he must eat himself to death.
"Well, this is no problem, just don't worry, all of our things can be stored, no matter how long it takes. Our warehouse here is not small, you two can come here to go through the formalities "The man said with a smile, Cao's Commercial Bank has a lot of services, just like this store of grain, anyway, there is only a little in front, most of the grain is in the granary, if they want tens of thousands of catties, Just go there to pick up the goods. If it is a few hundred catties, there is no problem here. Many grain stores charge for storage. They don't have that rule here. The purpose is to retain one more customer. Basically, as long as they have made a transaction with the people of Cao's Commercial Bank, they will not go to other places in the future.
The two cheerfully finished some handover procedures and were about to go to the place that sold mutton kebabs that Sanwazai had mentioned, and that was the beginning of their beautiful day. It's just that Ersha still feels in his heart that these things are not so rare. It seemed that I had seen better ones before.
Southern Imperial Capital
At the moment, Min De, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, is looking nervously at the note in his hand. This thing can make him a rich man all of a sudden, and it can also make him fall into the abyss all of a sudden. Money is a number to him. It's nothing, but the most terrible thing is that my life is in the hands of others.
The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is the chief official of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the rank is the second rank. The Ministry of Internal Affairs is the general agency that manages the affairs of the royal family. There are seven departments under the Ministry of Internal Affairs, such as accounting, whose functional duties include managing cashiers, financial revenue and expenditure, and sacrificial etiquette.
The organization of the Ministry of Internal Affairs originated from the coating (servant) system of the royal society, and its main personnel were composed of some slaves of the royal family of the Southern Empire. Its highest officer is the minister in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the second grade (formerly the third grade, an emperor promoted it to the second grade 3,500 years ago), and the emperor chooses special briefings from princes, ministers, ministers, and servants, or from guards, doctor of the government, The Minister of the Third Academy was promoted to make up. All the affairs of the emperor's family, such as clothing, food, housing, and transportation, were undertaken by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The main internal agencies include Guangchu, Duyu, Zhangyi, Accounting, Construction, Punishment, and Qingfeng Seven Divisions, which are respectively in charge of royal finance, treasury, guards, Shanze capture, etiquette, Huangzhuang taxation, engineering, and punishment. , animal husbandry, etc. In addition, the Shangsi Academy manages the imperial horses, the Military Equipment Academy is responsible for the manufacture and storage of umbrella covers, saddle armor, swords, guns, bows and arrows, etc., and the Fengchen Garden is in charge of the management and repair of various gardens, collectively referred to as the Seven Departments and the Three Academy. In addition, the Ministry of Internal Affairs also has the Three Weaving Office, the Three Banners Canning Office, the Control and Defense Office, the Three Banners Zhuangtou Office, the Royal Tea Room, the Shengping Office, the Imperial Pharmacy, the Yangxin Hall Manufacturing Office, the Wuying Hall Book Repair Office, and the Xian'an Palace. More than 30 affiliated institutions including government schools can be said to be a very large organization, and now the boss of this organization, Min De, is having a sudden moment in his heart.
Min De can be said to be a child of the current emperor, a seventh-level fighter. He can be in the current position because his father is the old man from the past, and secondly because of his relationship with the emperor. The position must be taken by someone you can trust. Otherwise, your basic necessities of life will be watched by others. Your private house money is also increasing, and you have done a lot of things to bully and dominate the market, but the emperor just trusts you, your wallets are out of money, so I don’t care about my business, I get hundreds of billions of pocket money for the emperor every year Money, I can get a few billion from it, and I can use it endlessly. I really live a good life in such a life.
Look at the gadgets in Min De's hands. This is a famous antique in the history of the Southern Empire. Such things can only be found in Ouchi, but a few days ago, this thing was given to the emperor by a governor who spent a lot of money. Come on, if this thing is brought to the market, it will cost tens of millions of silver. Does the emperor lack this thing? Of course it is not lacking. Min De didn't care much about it when he saw the emperor, so he just deleted it from the account book. , Just bring it to your own hand. If the emperor remembers one day, we will just give it to him. How would he know that this thing is in his own hand? If he can’t remember it, he can just take it out and exchange it for silver Yes, we have no enmity with Yin Zi.
Originally, this was how he lived every day. Who knew that a few days ago, a friend in the rivers and lakes gave him a message that the shopkeeper of Cao's House wanted to meet him. He naturally didn't know if it was the kind of small shopkeeper. As soon as he appeared, he knew that this was Wu Zuoxi, the chief treasurer of Cao's House. This person has recently been able to call the wind and rain in the Southern Empire. He knew everything about Daozong. It was the appearance of this guy that caused the empire to suffer heavy losses. Don't talk about controlling Daozong now, even some of the nails in Daozong are gone, and they have all been expelled, so it must be of no benefit for this guy to come to him, what's wrong with him? I am the person who manages some trivial matters. He looks very powerful, but what is he capable of? Why did he find him?
First, a bank note of two billion silver was sent, which was a lot of silver. But I am not a greedy ghost. I am also immune to these things. Seeing that I did not accept their money, my good guy, my only grandson is actually missing. They flatly denied it. But I am not a fool. It has something to do with them anyway, talking about this grandson Min De's heart is like bleeding, mother. I have had this grandson and twelve sons all my life, and none of them are as good as his mother. They are all daughters who gave birth to Yishui. Speaking of which, the Feng Shui in my family is not good. I moved. To save face, the concubine of his third son immediately had a grandson.
Concubine? What's wrong with the concubine? Damn, I only have one grandson these days. Even if he is a concubine, he must be the eldest son and grandson. Immediately, the status of the three sons and that concubine has risen dramatically. When he grows up, the good guy is almost the same as when he was a child, and the way he does things is also the same as himself. This makes the old man very happy. No one in the capital does not know that Min De's most precious thing is this one right now. It's strange to say that the child is seven or eight years old, and the sons behind him don't have a son. Just this grandson, such a thing is too rare.
Therefore, people in the capital generally know clearly that this guy's grandson is his life gate. It is for this reason that he is very concerned about his grandson's safety. Basically, there are no enemies in the capital, even if there are, they will not touch his grandson. Seventeen years ago, someone was going to touch his grandson. In fact, the hatred between the two families was not so strong at that time. But since you made the move, even though it didn't work, I have to teach those outsiders a lesson, and the result is to kill all of them, no matter whether it's your family members or the people you hired , as long as anyone related to this matter must be killed, if you don’t have that awareness, then I’m sorry for you, I can only say that your luck is bad, so basically no one beats his grandson from now on idea.
This Min De's grandson is naturally not a good person, his father is a prominent figure in the imperial court, this kid has been a guy who eats, drinks and has fun since he was a child, it doesn't matter, I have money, I am a prodigal, you are fine , Is pocket money of 5 million taels a month enough? Which young master did you beat? It’s okay, I’ll just go to the door to make amends. The rich kids in the capital are often good at fighting, but as long as they fight with this kid, Min De will definitely come to the door with a big gift. What can you say about him? Min De is a person of the second generation, besides, he is also a close minister of the emperor, the position of the deputy chief executive is not as good as the six ministers, but to be honest, if someone offends several ministers, he will never come to offend someone in the Ministry of Internal Affairs , because of what? The number of times Lord Shangshu sees His Majesty the Emperor is also limited, but the head of the House of Internal Affairs can see him whenever he wants.
If it is bad for which girl? It doesn't matter, I just give up this old face and marry you as a wife, and the daughters of ordinary people's families will also get you to be concubines, good guy, his grandson is not very old, but there are more than a dozen wives and concubines This is true, but one thing is the same as his uncles and Lao Tzu, that is, he only has daughters and no sons, but anyway, this is also one of his hopes, isn't it? If even this hope is gone, what should I do? What is the meaning of the rest of my life?
It's good now, grandson is very obedient, even if he does things, he will never do some very powerful things, they are all within the scope of grandpa, but that's it, he was kidnapped by someone, saying it was Cao's house people do? Where is your evidence? Say they didn't do it? It has been fine for so many years, how can it be possible now? Can I get my grandson back by my own strength? That's impossible, how can I have such a great ability, can I do things that the entire empire can't do? Don't be kidding, I don't have that ability. Besides, whether it was done by others or not, I have mentioned it to Wu Zuoxi several times, but that guy is just like a loach, and will not tell me anything.
Besides, what Cao's Commercial Bank asked me to do, if they saw some projects or other things, I could solve them for them, but now the matter they see is really not that simple, but I really They have no ability to solve it for them, and they actually want to investigate a few suspicious people in the palace by themselves, isn't this nonsense. I was able to stay in this position for such a long time because I was absolutely loyal to His Majesty the Emperor. If you let the emperor know what you are doing now, your whole family may be taken to Caishikou to be beheaded. This is not a joke. It doesn’t matter if you are incapable. If you are not so faithful. Does the Emperor need you? What the emperor needs is an obedient dog. But definitely not a subordinate who can use his brains, and this subordinate is going to betray himself. He got a piece of news in the past. That is, the few priests here seem to be invited by Lord Killing God, and His Majesty the Emperor doesn't even know their identities. How could the people from the Cao's House be interested in them?
Li Cong and the others took a lot of risks to find this guy. If this guy is really those four people, they might have to do it, but if any news is revealed, they will definitely startle the snake. In the future, what do you think? It is not that simple to find them. These people are not fools. They will not stand still and wait for you to come and catch them. They will definitely not do such a thing. , we can only seize this opportunity. This opportunity is nothing to many people, but for Li Cong, it must be won, because revenge has already tortured Li Cong. It doesn't look like it anymore, just like now, Li Cong will think of Xiao Ao when he closes his eyes. Kidnapped, it depends on whether this guy will do it.
Of course, we are not such mean people. Since you are doing things for me, then I will never treat you badly. Two billion silver is just the beginning. If this thing is really done well, in the future We will definitely fully cooperate with your work, no matter what kind of things can be done for you, it is precisely because the current tempting Min De can't make a decision in his heart, what this guy thinks for a while is to hurry up Go to the palace to report this matter to His Majesty the Emperor, and the other is to cooperate with the people from the Cao Family Firm. If His Majesty the Emperor does not know about this matter, you will be considered lucky. Such a thing must be done absolutely. , not only gained a lot, but in the future, I will also be related to the people of Cao's House, and it is easier to talk about anything, but it is indeed not small to take such a risk, and now I really need a choice of my own , My blood is still in the hands of others, it has been more than thirty hours, if I haven't got it back, then this is really going to be over, will I worry about those guys? No, isn't this brat the most worrying thing? Now this brat has been taken away directly, and if he kills himself, he will have to keep him.
"Master, Manager Wu from Cao's House is here. He's in the front hall. Would you like to see him?" The butler came in from the outside at this time.
"Well, tell him to go to the study, and get rid of all the people around the study. You go and see for yourself. If anyone dares to pass by, stop them all for me. If you find any suspicious situations, let me kill them all." " Min De thought for a while and said, this old butler is the number one expert in the family, he has followed the family since his grandfather, and he is very loyal to the family, the old man nodded and went down, it seems that Min De It's a big event, he won't talk much at this time, he doesn't want to interfere with Min De's affairs because of himself, all he has to do is to do the things he explained, and he doesn't care about other things.
Tell someone to go to the study? The old butler thought about it and didn't say anything. It can be said that it is the most secret place of Minde. There are usually things that need to be discussed there. Otherwise, he would not go there. My own There is a relationship between the mansion and Cao's house, but it's not to the extent that you have to go to the study, and basically just say a few words outside. Cao's House just sent some things to the mansion during the Chinese New Year, and nothing else. Why did the master treat them specially? Could it be that His Majesty the Emperor has some special orders? This is absolutely possible. His Majesty the Emperor will often explain things that are not easy to handle. This is what the master does.
When Wu Zuoxi came here for the first time, this guy started talking nonsense with him, and when he came for the second time, he started asking him about his grandson. This time Wu Zuoxi came for a formal negotiation. The Cao's House would not kidnap people like that If this matter is spread, how can you get mixed up in the Southern Empire in the future. What will the officials who cooperate with us think in their hearts. All those people would think that if the Cao's House of Commerce does things like this, they would rather not cooperate with them in the future. This is definitely not worth the loss for the Cao's House of Commerce, and they will not be so stupid to do such a thing.
"Steward Wu's late-night visit must have something very important. I don't know if there is anything I can do for you. Also, didn't you talk about my grandson last time? Cao's house has a very big business. I don’t know if there’s any news recently?” Min De has lost that composure, and now he started talking about this, mainly because he cared too much about his children. In fact, if you can think about it differently, you can do anything. These people think that if something happens to their grandson, they will do something out of the ordinary, but what if you only have one grandson? I will definitely go too far. I haven't seen my grandson for several days. If I say I'm not in a hurry, I'm just farting.
"Hehe, of course I'm here for something. The manager doesn't need to say so much. Our matter is very simple. To be honest, we need to know about those four people. Just give us some news about them. This matter may cause a lot of confusion, but the chief minister has a lot of eyes and ears in the imperial city. It is enough to sacrifice one or two casually. There is no need to think too much. If it is done, we will be friends Yes, the general manager must know how capable the people of our Cao’s house are. In the future, if the general manager needs our help, just tell him. It can be said that we can do things that the four imperial families cannot do. That's right." Wu Zuoxi said with a smile, there are not many people in this world who dare to say such a thing, but if Wu Zuoxi said this, he is definitely qualified, and many people are not qualified, but he is some.
Min De knew that it was that matter again. This matter really killed this guy. If this matter gets out, his head and his whole family may be lost, but if he doesn't do it, his grandson He must have lost his head. To be honest, haven’t I spent my whole life for this little bastard? Although tenth-level fighters can live for a long time, the time they can have children is limited. If the grandson really dies Now, my whole family really has no descendants. This is an absolute bad news for Minde. This kind of thing cannot be allowed to happen. If you do, just like Wu Zuoxi said, lose a few It's just a confidant, so that I won't be exposed, but if I don't do it, I will stay in this position in the future, earn a lot of money, and what's the use of having a lot of subordinates? My own grandchildren are gone, which means that I have no motivation to fight on.
"This is not an ordinary thing. I can do it, but I have two conditions. If you can agree, it's fine. If you can't agree, then I can't do anything." This guy didn't say anything for five minutes. It can be seen that the struggle in his heart is very fierce. Look at the sweat beads on his head. He was talking to the emperor, because he would only be nervous when talking to the emperor, and now the deacon is also nervous when talking to the manager of Cao's house, there is no way, he has his most precious grandson in his hands Yes, Wu Zuoxi has considered the conditions proposed by this guy, but you must not let you lead me by the nose. there is none left.
"Hehe, I'm a bit confused by what your lord said. Some things shouldn't be said that way. They should be operated in this way. We have bargaining chips in our hands. This request should be made by us. Yes, but if you bring it up, we will feel very uncomfortable, how about this, I will not give you any answer, I will just listen to your request first, if we have the ability, we can give you You have done a good job, if we are not capable, how can you do it?" Wu Zuoxi said with a smile, his words made the manager feel a challenge to his self-esteem. No one has ever talked to himself like this. Even some princes and dukes don't have the guts to do so. Although he has only one earl title, it is for life, not hereditary. But their ability is definitely not something they can underestimate. The person in front of him didn't look down on him at all.
But even though it is such a situation. But I have to say my request, otherwise I will be very helpless when something happens, and I will not even have a way out at that time. The people in Cao's House are all trustworthy, and they shouldn't cheat themselves at the last moment, otherwise they will definitely not have any good results, and they must shake this matter out, and then everyone will see How to behave, Wu Zuoxi knew what was going on in this guy's mind, and he should have explained the funeral to himself. It was a bit of a mistake for him to find him. In order to know his news, he put his family members under house arrest. I have done a lot of things like this, but this is all Li Cong's idea. I didn't do such things myself. In many cases, it is not my own reasons, but it is also for the affairs of Cao's house. I feel more and more like a part of it.
"First, the safety of my grandson must be guaranteed. I will disappear after I see him, but I hope he will continue to live in the capital of the Southern Empire. Originally, I wanted you to send him to a safe place. , but this is not acceptable. If that matter is really exposed, he may cause others to suspect me. At that time, there is really no way to remedy it. Although he is in the capital of the Southern Empire, I I know that you people from Cao’s House can send him away at any time. If the court of the Southern Empire finds out that I did it, you must send him away as soon as possible and ensure his safety for the rest of his life. I don’t ask you to give him a lot of wealth, but you must also let him live comfortably and leave future generations for my family. Second, if someone in the court suspects me, I hope you can help me do it if it can be saved. I don't want to be the target of others' doubts about this matter." The guy thought for a while and said, originally he wanted to send his grandson away, but when he said this, he suddenly thought that if he was gone, even Cao If the people from a commercial firm protect him, what can he do? The days to come will definitely be very uncomfortable, and the most important thing is to ensure the safety of my family members to the greatest extent. If not, I still can't guarantee his safety.
"These two requirements are not too much, you just need to rest assured, the people from our Cao's House of Commerce will definitely not mess around in finding someone to do things, I will add one more point for you, if your family suffers any losses, Cao The Cao Family Commercial Bank will give your grandson tens of billions of silver to live at once, so you can rest assured in the future. As long as he does not do things that are not good for my Cao Family Commercial Bank, no one in this world can touch him, even Nan The emperor of the empire is here, and I, Cao’s House, dare to say that his head will still be on my neck.” Wu Zuoxi said with a smile, he knew that the old guy in front of him valued his grandson the most, so he said that The words can only make him feel more comfortable. Sure enough, he saw a trace of joy in the other party's eyes, but this can only be a wry smile. In the past, he didn't feel how these things were. I know, there is no way to have fun while suffering, you have to do it.
The two chatted some gossip again, and the young master came back the next morning, and the people from Cao's House didn't follow him, but what surprised Minde was that his grandson actually made an agreement with a monster. Soul contract, this guy has a ninth-level monster as his mount... Such a thing is unthinkable. There are only two possibilities to become friends with a monster. One is a magician. Entering into a soul contract, as long as you have this thing, they will be a family in the future, no matter what you do, the two of you must be together, the other is the ability of advanced fighters, a monster that advanced fighters can fight Surrender to your own feet, but it is impossible to be the same kind of soul contract as a magician, it can only be like this for a while, if you want to be friends with monsters, you have to communicate with them more often, and with monsters Become true friends, otherwise such monsters will leave here sooner or later. Of course, there is also the situation in front of us. A monster voluntarily makes a soul contract with this guy. There will be one, Min De is really surprised, he doesn't know how this thing is going on.
"Hehe, this matter is very simple. Our Master Cao's master is a tenth-level magician, and many tenth-level monsters in the Warcraft Mountains belong to his friends. He casually asks a ninth-level monster to come out to do things, and I will find a subordinate with you." People are so simple, haven’t you seen that our Cao’s House of Commerce can dispatch tenth-level monsters at will? Although there are not many of them, it is estimated that our Cao’s House of Companies has such abilities. If you have this ninth-level monster with your grandson, even People from the royal family of the Southern Empire have no chance if they want to do something, unless they are tenth-level fighters, but there are only a few tenth-level fighters, and you must be able to grasp their whereabouts. If you really want to prevent them, you have your own skills Yes, you don’t need to worry too much about this matter.” This was the answer Wu Zuoxi gave him at that time, but there was still a part that he didn’t say, he knew that Min De must have transferred his grandson because he wanted to come back, The people of Cao's House of Commerce must not be able to play with this local snake in the capital. If there is no more at that time, why should I find a place to cry? You have to have your own way of doing things, that is to let your monster become this guy's buddy. If you have this kind of ability, you can do things well. No matter where you go, you will know it here. At that time you Want to quit? Hehe, we can take your grandson back at any time, but I don't know if Min De has the guts to try it, I don't think you have the guts. (To be continued..)