Fugui vividly described the process of Zhu Bai going to Li Shan's house to eat cherries.
When the people in the palace mentioned this, they all laughed and held their backs: When it comes to punishing people, King Xiang said that he was second in the world, and no one dared to say that he was first.
It's true that everyone who comes into his hands is obedient.
The key is to say thank you to him even if you feel frustrated.
However, Zhu Bai felt that, let’s take it upon ourselves to eat and make trouble, and we still need to find a righteous foothold.
Otherwise, he, the governor-general, would be stabbed in the back.
If he wants to open his mouth to Lao Zhu again in the future, Lao Zhu will ignore him.
So he wrote a note to Lao Zhu, adding one more to the ten rules of the Soldiers and Horses Division: All families, regardless of high or low, must be responsible for cleaning all the streets within two feet of the wall of their own house. If there is any neglect, the Soldiers and Horses Division will help.
, one tael of silver per month is charged for cleaning according to the area of one acre of land.
If there are branches sticking out in the courtyard, they must be pruned consciously and must not hinder pedestrians. Clean up fallen leaves, fallen flowers and fruits on the street before midnight every day.
If it is not cleaned up within three days, the Bingma Division will come to "help" clean it up, and a handling fee of one tael will be charged each time.
If you do not cooperate, the Bingma Division has the right to demolish walls, cut down trees and prune branches, and charge an additional handling fee ranging from 10 taels to 50 taels depending on the difficulty.
Lao Zhu ate the fruit that Zhu Bai brought back, and he felt that there was nothing wrong with this one, so he got it right.
Now even the five commanders are not sure whether Zhu Bai is doing business, doing naughty things, or...
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The major households in the city consciously took turns bringing the latest fruits grown in their own yards to the palace.
Zhu Bai smacked his lips: The food that was brought to his mouth just didn’t taste like that.
Sure enough, it was still delicious after grabbing it.
Now he just sits in the office counting money all day long, which is really boring.
Now I also feel Gu Cheng's distress, there is too much money and no place to put it.
It will not be good luck if you put them all in the palace, and it will not be safe if you put them outside.
Fu Gui came in and said to Zhu Bai: "Master, there is a businessman from Sichuan outside and he said he has a batch of rare goods. We don't know each other and can't decide the price. It's been a day and no one wants it."
When Zhu Bai heard this, he immediately became energetic: "What good thing? Go and see."
It can't be a giant panda or something.
He renovated Gu Cheng's yard and built a logistics center with dozens of rooms, large and small.
The room is locked and is guarded by soldiers and horses 12 hours a day, so it is very safe.
After the merchants brought their goods into Yingtian, they would come to Zhubai, rent a room each, store the goods, and then bring some samples to trade.
Zhu Bai trotted out all the way, and Fugui shouted from behind: "Master, slow down."
As expected, there was only one merchant left in the yard.
The guy was as fat as a rice bucket, as wide as two people. He was wearing a brown satin suit with the word "福" embroidered on it. He looked like a rich man from a wealthy family.
At this moment, his fat and oily face was full of depression, with an inexplicable sense of joy.
Zhu Bai's eyes were bright, he leaned over and asked, "What good things do you have?"
The merchant glanced at Zhu Bai and said feebly: "I'm afraid I don't know him. It's not something delicious or fun."
Fugui immediately said: "Don't be rude. Our young master is well-informed. As long as you can show it, he will definitely know it."
The merchant saw that Zhu Bai was dressed unusually and ran out of the official tooth bureau. He thought maybe he was a young man from a rich and powerful family, so he muttered: "No one cares about me anyway. It would be a pity to throw it away. It would be a shame to transport it back."
Not worth it.”
He took out a small bottle, pulled out the stopper, and handed it to Zhu Bai.
Zhu Bai took a look and saw that there was something dark and sticky inside, with a strange smell.
"Hey, oil." He said, "This is a good thing."
Although there is no way to refine gasoline and diesel at the moment, it can be used to make ink and provide lighting at night.
The merchant was surprised and looked Zhu Bai up and down: "You are so young, but you actually know this person?!"
Zhu Bai smiled and asked: "How much do you have? I want it."
The merchant's face turned red with excitement: "Two barrels. I'm a tea seller, so I brought some oil here to see if anyone wants it."
Zhu Bai: "Okay, how much silver."
The merchant thought for a while and said, "You are the only one who wants it. I will buy it at the cost price. The two barrels total about 500 catties. Just give me twenty taels of silver."
Zhu Bai took out a large number of banknotes from his arms, looked at them for a long time, and chose the smallest one, which was twenty-five taels, and handed it to the businessman: "I can't find it anymore, so let's leave it like this."
The merchant couldn't help but couldn't help but took it, gave the deposit slip to Zhu Bai, and saluted: "Thank you, sir. The key is at the Li's Inn in Beicheng where I live. When will you come to pick up the goods, I will bring the key."
Zhu Bai looked at the sky and said: "It's a bit late today. Tomorrow morning at midnight, you will wait for me in the warehouse. If you want more oil, come to me directly at the Guanya Bureau. I want it all."
The merchant said: "Okay. My surname is Cao. May I ask my surname Gao?"
Zhu Bai replied: "Just call me Master Twelve."
The merchant took the banknote and left happily.
Then the guard quickly closed the door.
The guards from the Guanya Bureau came over and surrounded Zhu Bai and asked, "Your Highness, what is this?"
"Oil, His Highness just said that."
"I think I heard the old man say that before."
"Tsk, now His Highness has said it, just say you have heard of it. Why didn't you say it just now?"
Zhu Bai smiled and asked: "Who has the fire seal on him?"
Someone took one out.
Zhu Bai took it and said: "Come on, come on, please get out of the way. I will do a trick for you."
Then the guards made a circle.
Zhu Bai poured some oil on the ground and lit the fire. As soon as he got close to it, the oil on the ground started to burn.
It burned for a while and did not go out.
Everyone said: "Hey, this thing is good."
"It's just that the smoke is big."
Zhu Bai said: "When I pick up the goods tomorrow, I will put some in each army and horse department. At night, you will hold a torch. Isn't it brighter than a lantern? And it is not afraid of wind or rain."
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Zhu Bai was thinking about oil, so he hurried to the warehouse in the morning after going to court.
But after waiting for half an hour from the middle of Chen Shi to the beginning of Si Shi, the merchant didn't come.
Even though everything is in the warehouse, he still has the goods invoice.
But when the merchant holds the key and wants to break the lock, he always feels uncomfortable.
Fugui whispered: "Your Highness, we will not be deceived."
This merchant had already sold out the tea leaves and delivered the goods. At that time, Guan Ya only inspected the tea leaves.
Zhu Bai thought for a while: "You are really brave to dare to lie to people in the officialdom. And he only took twenty-five taels of silver to take such a risk. It feels a bit strange no matter how you think about it."
Fugui said: "That's right."
Zhu Bai tilted his head and asked Fugui: "He said he stayed at Li's Inn?"
