July 13th is an auspicious day.

Prefect Yang has already entered Beijing, but according to what he said, the problem will not be too big after all. The entire civil service system behind him will try its best to cover it up for him and put the responsibility on Jiedushi Suning.

He estimated that in nine cases out of ten, he would just reduce his position to serve the people, deprive himself of his title, and he would not be able to enjoy the pension and veteran cadre benefits in his later years, but he would definitely not go to jail.

The huge network of contacts accumulated over decades of ups and downs in the officialdom will definitely be discounted, but that's all. Even if it is discounted, it is still there. He also promised Liu Dapao that he will definitely use this network of contacts.

Take good care of him.

After a few days of precipitation, Yangzhou City has gradually returned to its former prosperity. The blood on the streets has been washed away, and the underground order has been re-established after a short period of chaos. Those who fight or even quarrel in the market are all

It has become very rare.

The shops that were smashed in the chaos have been reopened after simple repairs, and a small number of those that were burned by fire have been rebuilt after clearing the ruins.

Everything seems to have returned to its original state. The upper-class dignitaries are enjoying themselves, dancing, and doing whatever they have to do. The common people at the bottom still go out early and come back late every day to support their families.

Yangzhou is still the same Yangzhou.

Liu Dapao's Yanzi Restaurant finally reopened on this day after a short delay. This restaurant can no longer be said to be a symbol of the Heyi family's value for peace, but in general Liu Dapao still values ​​​​it.

Now when he opens his eyes every day, he has to think about the problem of supporting his family of more than 30,000 brothers. To be honest, whether it is the coolie money on the dock, the knife money from selling illegal salt, or the protection fees collected by the urban management brigade,

It all made him feel a little uncomfortable, so he naturally had high hopes for Yanzilou's drink money.

On the opening day, gongs and drums were roaring, firecrackers were blasting, red flags were waving, and there was a huge crowd of people. Needless to say, the dragon and lion dance team specially invited knew that they were performing for the black-hearted bear, so they naturally put in a lot of effort to accompany Twelve Points of Care.

The effect of the program is naturally remarkable and quite enjoyable.

Liu Dapao, together with Li Jiayuan, Du Mengdong and Guo Jianglong, stood at the door and were busy welcoming and sending people off. Today, his new store opened. It’s hard to say how the business will be in the future. At present, he has made enough face first, and the entire Yangzhou city

, both black and white are giving him face.

"Wang Xunkun, the general merchant of Yangzhou Salt Chamber of Commerce, arrived and presented an 18-pound pure gold statue of the God of Wealth to congratulate the opening of Yanzi Building~"

"Master Su and his son from Su Ji Buzhuang congratulated Yanzi Lou and gave him a pair of Hotan jade horses~"

"Mr. Wei of Weiji Trading Company is out~ I would like to send you a pair of jade as you wish, and I wish Yanzilou a prosperous business~"

Soon, the guests and friends coming and going here were reporting their respective heavy gifts and chatting with Liu Dapao just like the names of dishes in the palace. They were familiar with each other, familiar and unfamiliar, and the courtesy was not considered light.

There were wealthy businessmen and tycoons, and even Meng Yi led Axiang and Ali to present eighty-eight pieces of fine silk and satin on behalf of Wangjiacun and himself.

As for those who directly give money as gifts, those with less than 5,000 guan are simply too embarrassed to be sung, so they can just go to the receptionist to register.

At noon, seeing that the auspicious time was approaching, and the guests and friends coming and going were becoming more and more important, suddenly a burst of golden light came, and the people in the whole street suddenly burst into cheers, and there was a huge commotion.

Liu Dapao took a closer look and saw a bright light on the street. On top of an ox cart pulled by four cows, a lifelike golden pig, which was really the size of a piglet and a lamb, was placed on the cart and came towards him. Liu Dapao saw it.

The cannon's jaw was about to smash through the foot.

Is this a congratulatory gift?

This pig probably weighs a thousand kilograms or half a ton, right?

Is this really a gift?

Who can give such a heavy gift?

A conservative estimate is that this pig is worth more than 500,000 yuan. This...should not be pure gold, but pure gilded copper, right?

Until dozens of carriages behind the golden pig stopped at the entrance of his Yanzi Building, the owners of the carriages got out of the carriages one by one. Liu Dapao hurried forward to greet him, and the person who got off the front carriage was none other than

Old Mrs. Murong.

"Old lady, how can I accept such a generous gift from you?"

The old lady smiled and said, "I can't afford such a generous gift on my own. This is a gift that we all put together together."

Liu Dapao turned around and saw that all the people getting off these cars were the top dignitaries of Yangzhou City. After thinking about it for a while, he could taste the flavor.

Aren't these top dignitaries the same people to whom Magistrate Yang issued membership cards one by one at his practice banquet not long ago?

"Everyone has accepted your gift, and they all wanted to come to your Yanzi Building. After thinking about it, they didn't know what gift to give you, so they simply paid for it. A family of 30,000 yuan

"Guan, there are twenty-one in total. I decided to exchange all this money into gold and cast this golden pig to give you a favor."

Liu Dapao didn't understand what he was doing now. He was changing the law and returned the money that Liu Dapao gave them to recharge their membership cards.

Otherwise, the dignitaries in ancient times were shameless. At least they really paid attention to courtesy with you. Previously, Liu Dapao was too generous when he handed out membership cards. These dignitaries had planned to prepare generous gifts to interact with him.

After all, for these ancient people who did not understand the club economy, in their eyes, a membership card with a stored value of 30,000 guan was not much different from 30,000 guan in cash, and Liu Dapao also promised that they could withdraw it at the counter at any time.

As a result, during the chaos in Yangzhou a few days ago, they accepted Liu Dapao's favors one by one.

At the same time, Liu Dapao is now an official, and he can barely be regarded as a member of the powerful circle. With this generous gift and favor, if the opportunity to repay the gift is too light, it will be a very embarrassing thing.

ah?

But a gift of more than 30,000 yuan, converted into the purchasing power of RMB in later generations, is about 30 to 50 million yuan. What kind of gift should be given? What kind of gift can be worth so much money?

It’s not that these rich and powerful families can’t produce such valuable treasures, but most of the treasures of this level have special meanings, and some may be directly gifted from the emperor. It is inappropriate and distressing to give them as gifts, and the recipients still feel sad.

Not easy to cash out.

So after much deliberation, I decided to just repay the money and send back the 30,000 guan in the membership card as a gift. Just treat them as if they had really saved 30,000 guan. Although they were happy to receive the gift, they were not very happy with the gift.

I feel bad, after all, I have saved it, and I will be loyal when I come to Yanzilou to pay with my card in the future.

And since everyone wants to give money directly and gold, wouldn't it be tacky? So we just gave him a big gold pig.

The thing about the left hand turning to the right hand.

But the problem is that except for them, no one else knows about the 30,000 yuan membership card, so that the guests and friends from the company who came to congratulate were a little dumbfounded when they saw this big golden pig.

So many powerful people actually teamed up to give Black Heart Bear such a big gift. How terrifying are Black Heart Bear's connections?

These dignitaries have given such big gifts, but for small people like me, are the gifts too light?

Liu Dapao was also overjoyed. As mentioned above, in fact, the so-called 30,000 gu deposit did not actually cost him even 100 guan, so he dared to give it away like this, but now it was given back by these powerful people.

He earned more than 600,000 yuan in blood!

You must know that in the world of Zhou Dynasty, except for the two big cities of Kaifeng and Yangzhou, the average annual tax revenue of an entire state may not be able to collect 600,000 yuan!

This is almost one-tenth of the Lianghuai salt tax!

Even though the restaurant is not open, just this golden pig will make a lot of money!

Just as I was thinking this, I heard a voice singing in the distance: "Farewell Shen, Su Jie is here~, Prime Minister Shen is sending you a pair of eight precious jades, wishing Yan Zilou will bring you wealth, and Su Jie is sending you your sweat and blood." With a BMW, I wish Mr. Xiong great success and a bright future~!"

The onlookers and guests were stunned again when they heard this.

The so-called Shen Biejia is Shen Yi and Shen Tongpan. The ancient name is to show awe. To put it bluntly, it is an honorific title. After Yang Zhifu left office, he naturally took charge of the government affairs of Yangzhou. In fact, it was already the de facto Yangzhou. First in command.

Of course, Yangzhou is too special in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Shen Yi's qualifications are limited and there is no one in the court. In all likelihood, this acting prefect will not be able to change his position. Sooner or later, a certain Hanxiang will be parachuted in to take over.

It was expected that he would come to congratulate Liu Dapao. After all, Liu Dapao's status is now quite high.

But Suningxian actually came here in person, which is very surprising. Not to mention his high status and status as a commander, he usually lives in Jiangning and cannot enter Yangzhou City once a year! More He almost never touches the actual things in Yangzhou City, and I have never heard that he is familiar with any wealthy businessmen in Yangzhou.

He actually came too!

He actually crossed the river from Jiangning and came here in person just to attend the opening of this black-hearted bear's restaurant.

There must be something behind this black-hearted bear!

Mrs. Murong's eyebrows flashed when she heard this. She didn't know whether it was intentional or unintentional. She muttered in a voice that Liu Dapao could hear clearly: "Civil and military forces are here, but those who come may not be friendly to each other."
Chapter completed!