Chapter 312: Revisiting Huangzhuang
Shaofu Supervisor was one of the five supervisors established when the Song Dynasty was founded. However, because the power was compressed too much, the internal structure was reduced a lot. For example, before Li Zhang came, Shaofu Supervisor had only one supervisor, with two ministers and two masters below. There was no permanent junior supervisor. It was not until Li Zhang's arrival that this vacancy was filled.
Although Liu E did not arrange any specific affairs for Li Zhang, she was the second-ranked figure in Shaofu Supervisor after all, so she also had her own separate office room. Zhang Lang took Li Zhang to get to know the environment of Shaofu Supervisor, and then he came to the official room dedicated to Shaofu Supervisor and said, "Shaopus, this is the place where you usually handle official duties. There is a small bedroom inside, which can be used for rest."
Li Zhang came in and looked at the office. Although the Young Master did not like him, he did not dare to do anything in his treatment. At least the environment of the office was pretty good, which made him nodded with satisfaction: "Yes, Zhang Lushi, what are you mainly responsible for in the prison?"
From the conversation just now, Li Zhang had learned that Zhang Lang was just a small person in Shaofu Prison and should not be very popular. Because when he brought himself to familiar with the environment of Shaofu Prison, other officials saw Li Zhang dodged one after another. It was probably because they knew that the official magistrate did not like Li Zhang, so the officials below did not dare to get too close to him. Zhang Lang was obviously forced by the superior. When he walked over, many people were laughing behind him.
"I don't have any specific things. I usually do whatever I ask for it." Zhang Lang smiled awkwardly at this time. He was actually a choreographer in Shaofujian. This time, no one else was willing to go to the receptionist of Li Zhang, but he was forced out by his superiors.
Li Zhang didn't say anything after hearing this. In fact, he had guessed it a long time ago. However, although Zhang Lang was young, he was very polite to others and should have received a good education. Moreover, he entered the officialdom at such a young age, and should not have passed the imperial examination. It was probably because of his family's backer. But since he had a backer at home, why was he bullied? There must be some stories in it.
However, it was the first time Li Zhang and Zhang Lang met, so it was not convenient to inquire too much. After he became familiar with the environment of Shaofu Prison, he let the other party leave. He himself did not stay in Shaofu Prison for too long, so he quickly left here in a carriage. Anyway, he was just here to show off, and it might not be necessary whether he came or not in the future.
Li Zhang did not go home, but came to Qianxing on a carriage. Compared to the desertedness when it first opened, Qianxing is now crowded with people every day, and there are endless people saving and withdrawing money. For this reason, Qianxing also bought both sides of the storefronts and opened three times more counters, but it still couldn't meet the demand. The hall was crowded with people every day, and even ticket sellers who were queuing for people. For this reason, Li Zhang and Huozi were also discussing opening another branch in the city to relieve the pressure.
"Brother, have you gone to the Shaofu Supervisor to take office? Why did you come back so early?" Li Zhang went to Qianxing to find Huozi, but the other party asked in surprise when he saw him. He thought Li Zhang would not come today.
"It's just a idle job, just show your face. How are you prepared for the branch? There are too many people outside. If you can't save money because of queues, it may make some customers dissatisfied." Li Zhang went straight to the question and asked. Although the Qianxing occupied most of the banknotes in the capital, a small number of Jiaozi Shops still survived stubbornly, so the Qianxing should not be too careless, so the customer would not be lost to these Jiaozi Shops.
"I have prepared almost all the time. Now Chou Niang and Douzi are discussing the dispatch of people. There are also some details of the account transactions that need to be prepared. It is estimated that it will be almost done in three or five days." Huozi replied immediately. Not only will the capital city open branches, but the surrounding cities such as Luoyang also open branches. However, the opening of branches involves all aspects, and opening branches in Beijing can also accumulate some experience for them.
Li Zhang nodded when he heard this. He was in charge of the general direction of the money market, but he would still leave some specific matters to Huozi and Douzi, which was mainly to train them. After all, Li Zhang needed them to be able to stand alone in the future.
At this moment, I suddenly saw the ugly lady walking in. When I saw Li Zhang, I immediately smiled and said, "Brother is here, I have something to tell you that the things you asked me to buy last time have already been bought."
When Li Zhang heard the words of the ugly lady, he couldn't help but feel happy and asked anxiously: "Where is the thing, when will I see it?"
"I have already sent it to the village in the west of the city. Didn't you say that you will send it there after you buy it?" Chou Niang smiled again at this time. She didn't know why Li Zhang suddenly asked her to buy those things, but since Li Zhang gave the order, she would naturally do her best to complete it.
The village in the west of the city was the original imperial farm where potatoes were grown. Liu E promised Li Zhang that after the potatoes were promoted, she rewarded the imperial farm to Li Zhang. So the imperial farm later became Li Zhang's private manor. However, the village was a little far from the capital and it took most of the day to ride a horse, so Li Zhang rarely went there.
When Li Zhang heard that the things had been sent to the manor, he was secretly happy and wanted to go to the manor to take a look. However, when Qianxing thought that there were still a lot of things, he could only suppress this idea. Douzi also came, so the four of them gathered together for a small meeting, mainly to discuss the affairs of the Beijing branch. After all, this is Qianxing’s first branch, and there must be no mistakes.
In the next few days, Li Zhang stayed in the money shop all day long and never went to the Shaofu Prison again. However, the news about his transfer from the Firearms Prison to Shaofu Prison was also spread, and some inexplicable rumors appeared. The general meaning was that he had lost Liu E's favor, so he was transferred from the Firearms Prison to Shaofu Prison to serve as a free position, and there were even multiple versions. Li Zhang was too lazy to pay attention to this.
After a few days of busy work, the branch was ready and was waiting to choose an auspicious day to open the door. Li Zhang finally took a day to call a wild dog to run out of the city. In the afternoon, he finally arrived at his own private manor. The tenants inside were now all his tenants, but the rent was still the same as before. Anyway, Li Zhang didn't point to this to make money, so the tenants were very grateful to him.
There was Li Zhang's house in the manor. The original Zhou Lizheng had become Butler Zhou, who was responsible for helping Li Zhang manage the house and collecting rent. When Li Zhang was not here, he was in charge of the place and lived a very happy life. When Li Zhang came here, Butler Zhou immediately took him to the warehouse, where the goods that Chou Niang bought from the Western Regions were piled up.
Chapter completed!