Cheng Jiulang didn't say anything. The Cheng family was just a small business, and he couldn't even live his own life. How could he have the leisure to worry about these big shots?
But you definitely couldn't say that to the person opposite. He smiled and asked, "Sir, are you still not planning to become an official?"
The person opposite shook his head and sighed: "Although His Majesty got angry and killed a group of people last year, Qingzhou has been in decline for a long time, and it is very difficult to change. I am just a little Ming Jing, and I can only start as a clerk when seeking an official position.
, If you want to be promoted in Qingzhou, you have to join the others, if you want to be alone, you can't enter Qingzhou's officialdom."
Cheng Jiulang was startled and hurriedly whispered: "Mr. Qian, be careful what you say."
Mr. Qian didn't want to be cautious at all. He drank another glass of wine and said: "You can tell from a distance, just by looking at the taste of food. The old man of the Shang family started to get sick years ago. How did he get the disease?"
?You’re not angry yet.”
"I don't know if I can survive this summer."
Cheng Jiulang:...Why did the topic suddenly become scary?
But the conversation in the big box upstairs became more and more harmonious. After the food was served, Mrs. Lu finally found a chance to talk to Zhou Man. She introduced the dishes to Zhou Man diligently but considerately, and said with a smile: "
Our Qingzhou coast has some fish that are not found in the Central Plains. The fish we cooked today is fish caught from the sea. Mr. Zhou can try it, it is very delicious and tender."
The fish was steamed, but it was covered with a layer of shredded ginger, shredded radish and two kinds of shreds that Manbao couldn't see. There was a sauce-colored soup under the plate. Manbao picked up a chopstick of fish. It looked very tender, so she dipped it in
When dipped in the soup, the meat is tender and melts as soon as you chew it. The most wonderful thing is that it doesn't have the earthy smell of ordinary river fish at all. It is just steamed and has few ingredients, which can ensure the deliciousness of the fish itself to the maximum extent.
Man Bao nodded slightly and said happily: "It's delicious."
She asked excitedly: "Is there such a fish in Beihai County?"
Keke’s data has become more active.
Magistrate Lu's eyes flashed and he nodded immediately: "Of course, Yidu County only has a small corner close to the sea, but the coast of Beihai County is extremely long and deep. The fish we eat now are bought from fishermen in Beihai County."
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Bai Shan was moved when he heard this and asked: "Are there many people in Beihai County who make a living by fishing?"
Magistrate Lu smiled and said: "It's not a lot, but it's not a lot. I don't remember exactly how many there were."
"All the fish caught by the fishermen are sent to Qingzhou City?"
There was nothing to hide. Magistrate Lu wanted to take this opportunity to make good friends with Bai Shan, so he said: "Not all, some good fish will be sent here, some will be digested in the county, and most of them will be ordinary."
All the fish will be dried and turned into dried fish. Have you ever heard of salted fish, Master Bai?"
Bai Shan nodded.
Magistrate Lu smiled and said: "The herdsmen in the North, especially on the grasslands, like our salted fish very much. We can also sell some in the Central Plains. However, this kind of stuff has a strong smell and smell, and the price cannot go up.
If you don’t have salted fish, you can’t transport other goods, so few businessmen are willing to do this kind of business.”
Bai Shan smiled and said: "Magistrate Lu just said that salted fish is very popular in the North. Since there is profit, there should be businessmen doing it. As long as something is valuable, no matter how it tastes, there will be people who will do everything possible to do it."
That’s what you do.”
Magistrate Lu was surprised by Bai Shan's words. Before he could speak, Cao Lushi, who was sitting on the other side, had already said, "That's true. It's just that Magistrate Bai didn't know that those businessmen were very cunning at first."
When you have no capital, you coax the fishermen to catch a lot of fish and sell them dried fish at a low price. After one or two trips, and you have made enough capital, you will no longer want to continue this business. Humph, I dislike the strong smell of salted fish, so I want to change it.
Other business.”
"So the fishermen along the coast are hungry for one year and hungry for two. Even in the year when they make more money, the unit price is kept very low. They all rely on large quantities of fish to make money. When they make enough money, they are not notified.
, and directly switched to other businesses, but the fishermen didn’t know it, so they still caught a large amount of fish, dried them and waited for people to collect them, but when the time came, no one came, and in the end all these salted fishes were lost in their hands.”
The more Cao Lu talked about it, the more excited he became. He couldn't help but pat the table and said: "These fishermen are also stupid. They are really stupid and hard-working. They have to wait until people don't come. Sometimes they wait for a year, sometimes they wait for two years, and sometimes they wait for two years.
They had to wait three years for a few merchants to buy salted fish in large quantities. But they couldn't calculate whether they would come next year, and whether they would harvest enough salted fish if they came, so they could only work hard every day until the people came.
Now, there are many merchants coming, and they will sell a fish for ten or twenty pennies. But there are few merchants coming, and they want a lot, so they fight among themselves, and they take out the fish for two or three pennies, no matter how much it costs."
Bai Shan saw that although he was scolding him for being stupid, his eyes were a little red.
Cao Lushi looked at Magistrate Lu with admiration and moved and said: "It was only after Magistrate Lu came that the situation eased slightly. He set the lowest price for the merchants who came to buy, talked to the merchants, and finally signed
After signing the contract, they can purchase salted fish in Beihai County, but the price cannot be lower than the lowest price. If they no longer do this business in the future, they will have to find a merchant to take over the business."
"In this way, the fishermen in Beihai County will have a better life in the past two years."
County Magistrate Lu waited for him to finish speaking before he hurriedly said: "Wherever, wherever, this is what I should do. As a county magistrate, I want to benefit the people of the place."
Bai Shan and Zhou Man were sure that Magistrate Lu was Cao Lushi's idol.
Bai Shan immediately raised his glass and said, "Even if you are just doing your duty, this glass should be given to Magistrate Lu."
Man Bao immediately raised his cup and said, "Yes, I respect the county magistrate."
Cao Lushi stood up with a full glass of wine, raised his glass and said, "Master Lu, I have long wanted to pay you a toast..."
Everyone present also raised their glasses to compliment Magistrate Lu.
Even though Magistrate Lu was sober enough, his face turned red and his eyes brightened by the compliments. Fortunately, he still remembered today's protagonist and purpose. After drinking, he quickly poured a glass of wine and toasted in turn.
Good, and then respectful to Zhou Man.
To Zhou Man, he almost said with tears in his eyes: "We have heard about Mr. Zhou's deeds even in Qingzhou. You have superb medical skills, and you also strongly recommended the establishment of a local medical office to benefit the poor people. You can be called a great doctor."
, this county would like to toast you."
Man Bao always felt that he was rising first and then suppressing, but he still raised his glass and drank.
Sure enough, after drinking a glass of wine and getting to the point, Magistrate Lu smiled and said: "Where does Mr. Zhou want to build the medical office? There are seven counties in Qingzhou, and these seven counties are all under the jurisdiction of your medical office. Although this
The governor has not yet taken office, but as long as Mr. Zhou says so, we can still fight for him."
As soon as he finished speaking, before Zhou Man could speak, Duan Xiancheng already smiled and said, "Your Majesty, this question is in vain. Since County Magistrate Bai is here, the medical office will naturally be built in Beihai County."