First, news came from Chang'an that the bigwigs of the imperial court were preparing to withdraw from Hu County in order to deal with the tax bureau of Hu County.
The entire county government, from the small government officials to the county magistrate Wei Shuyu, was very nervous.
Wei Shuyu had no choice but to go to Du He, and then according to Du He's arrangement, he first sent a memorial to Chang'an. After getting His Majesty Li Er's consent, he directly issued a new decree.
At this time, all the merchants that were about to move have stopped.
A few days later, the tax bureau sent the latest results.
Wei Shuyu was dumbfounded when he saw that the total taxes collected during this period amounted to more than 5,000 yuan.
Doesn't this mean that the merchants in Guanghu County pay almost 10,000 yuan in taxes every month, and this is just the beginning. With the development of Guangxian County, this number will definitely continue to grow.
Wei Shuyu said with emotion: "I just gave Brother Du a cow, which is worth only ten guan, but Brother Du created a way to make money for Hu County. With the tax bureau, in the future, Hu County's government will not be able to make money."
We may be short of money again.”
After saying that, he turned around and asked, "Have you ever heard of a company whose cows have trouble thinking about it recently?"
ah?
Everyone under his command was stunned.
Wei Shuyu ordered: "Hurry and ask, if there is any family whose cow you can't bear to leave, buy it and give it to Prince Consort Du as soon as possible while it's still fresh."
"yes!"
Everyone under his command was confused.
…
The gate of the county government office.
A handsome young man stood at the door, fanning wildly in his hand, and yelling arrogantly at the guard: "Hurry up and report that Sun Chong, the eldest minister of the Dali Temple, has come to pay a visit to the consort Du He."
Not long after, the guard came out and said, "Master Changsun, our consort has been out for a few days and is not in the county office."
"Do you know where Du He went?" Changsun Chong asked.
Everyone shook their heads.
Changsun Chong was asking for trouble. He felt angry for no reason in his heart. He raised his fan and hit the two guards head-on.
Both of them knew the identity of Changsun Chong. He was not only the young minister of Dali Temple, but also the consort and the eldest son of Changsun Sikong. Therefore, they did not dare to fight back and could only passively take the beating.
Just as Changsun Wuji was beating the two of them violently, he heard a roar from the side: "Changsun Chong, what are you doing?"
Changsun Chong's face suddenly darkened.
How dare anyone in this small Hu County dare to call me by my first name?
"Who is it, looking for death?"
He turned around and was about to pick up the fan and hit it.
Unexpectedly, when I turned around, I was stunned.
He saw Li Ke, the king of Shu, holding a big mace and staring at him with a smile.
Li Ke asked: "You want to fight with me? Okay, I don't need weapons, I will give you one hand, come on, let's have a good discussion!"
This guy is very excited.
Snap.
The fan in Changsun Chong's hand fell to the ground.
What a joke!
I think back then, he also went to see the Crazy Originals play with his own eyes.
Li Ke, this guy, can pin a tiger to the ground with his bare hands and hammer it hard. If you attack him, isn't this looking for death?
"It's nothing, Your Highness, you misunderstood. I was just joking with these two. Hehe, Your Highness, I haven't seen you in Chang'an recently. I thought you went somewhere. I never thought that you came to Hu County.
"It's better to choose a day than to hit the sun. Why don't I invite you to have a drink at Yuminglou? This Yuminglou is a restaurant opened by Changsun's family in Hu County, and the business is good..." Changsun Chong said to Li Ke flatteringly.
Although he didn't want to see Li Ke in his heart, as Li Ke was a prince, he had to lower his attitude.
Li Ke waved his hand: "You don't have to eat. In this world, except for the delicacies made by the teacher himself, and the delicious food from the Food Research Institute, everything else, in my opinion, is no different from pig food... You are here to find it."
Is it from the teacher?”
Changsun Chong nodded: "Your Majesty, your guess is correct. I am here to find Du He."
Li Ke shook his head and said, "Then you came at the wrong time. During this period, the teacher is busy planting peppers and has no time to talk to you."
chili?
Changsun Chong's heart skipped a beat.
In fact, the main purpose of his visit to Hu County this time was to inquire about chili peppers.
Unexpectedly, Li Ke took the initiative to speak out.
His eyes lit up, and he pretended to be calm and asked, "Did Duhe plant the peppers?"
Li Ke sighed: "How can this pepper be so easy to grow? The teacher is also very worried about this matter. Now he has food and accommodation on the farm. It has been more than ten days and there is no sign of it."
"I see……"
Changsun Chong muttered, and then said goodbye to Li Ke.
Afterwards, Changsun Chong rode a fast horse back to Chang'an in a hurry. When he returned to Sikong Mansion, he told Changsun Wuji all about it.
After hearing this, Changsun Wuji was silent for a while and said: "It seems that Du He hasn't planted the peppers yet, but he has already started planting them... Go and invite Mr. Niu here quickly."
This Mr. Niu is an expert in farming invited by the Sikong Mansion.
The chili pepper that Changsun Wuji got from Du He was made by Mr. Niu and stored in seeds.
This man was not good-looking and was only five feet tall. No one would have thought that he would be an expert at farming.
Changsun Wuji asked straight to the point: "Mr. Niu, how do you preserve the pepper seeds?"
Mr. Niu replied: "For the record, Mr. Changsun, I have already dried the seeds and stored them in clay pots. They are well preserved. The temperature has increased recently, so it is time to plant them."
Changsun Wuji said: "Mr. Niu, I will leave this matter to you. Just find a piece of land in the backyard of Sikong Mansion and plant this kind of seed. Plant it as soon as possible."
Mr. Niu nodded in agreement and left.
Changsun Wuji ordered: "Chong'er, go and assist Mr. Niu. By the way, ask him to write down the planting and subsequent steps."
"Dad, why did you ask him to write it down?" Changsun Wuji asked curiously.
Changsun Wuji asked displeasedly: "Father has his own arrangements, you just have to do it well!"
"oh!"
…
at dusk.
Changsun Chong came to Changsun Wuji's study, put a few pieces of paper on the table, and said happily: "Dad, according to your instructions, Mr. Niu has written down all the planting matters on this paper, every detail.
Very well, the pepper seeds have already been planted. Mr. Niu said that you only need to water them every day and seedlings will grow in ten days at most!"
Changsun Wuji looked at the pieces of paper, then raised his head, a cold light flashed in his eyes: "Let's deal with Mr. Niu!"
Changsun's eyes widened and he asked, "Dad, do you mean to kill Mr. Niu? Why?"
Changsun Wuji said coldly: "He knows too many secrets. If we grow chili peppers before Du He does and dedicate the chili peppers to His Majesty, one day, if this secret is leaked, our Sikong Mansion cannot afford to lose this person."
!”
Changsun Chong nodded, turned around and walked out.
That night, Mr. Niu had a hearty meal, but before midnight, he was poisoned to death.