As Zhang Zhong and the others listened, the waiter, Na Jiu, began to explain. This time, he was not as concise as usual. After a few words, Zhang Xiaobao and the others understood.
The shopkeeper sent by the Zhang family could make a profit and make an investment. If he succeeded, he could continue to invest. If he failed, he would have to obediently guard the store. The one in the provincial capital was naturally a success. Zhang Zhong was the first to enter, and there were nine people there at the same time.
With the booming business, the shopkeeper surnamed Xin became active. He went to Zhangjia Zhuangzi later. His family was in Zhuangzi, and he worked alone in the provincial capital. He used to run a small store, but he fled and followed his nephew here. In Huayuan County, he had a nephew who worked as a cook.
He had a lot of money, so he only handed it in once every season. Then he contacted his nephew. The original Jinlai Building was run by a relative of County Magistrate Wen. County Magistrate Wen was unlucky. Without a backer, his relative wanted to sell the building, so he asked his nephew to buy it. However, the place was not under his nephew's management. It was directly under his name.
Then, according to the Zhang Family's rules of opening a shop outside, he would teach the shop assistants well and deposit the money into the account. When the season changed, he would send the money to the main family to make the main family happy. He had signed an irrevocable contract, so if the money fell into his name, it would fall into the main family's name.
The waiter, Na Jiu, left after he finished speaking, leaving Zhang Zhong and the others in the room.
"Not bad. You have courage. You can seize the opportunity when you see it. That Shopkeeper Xin can be trained well in the future. Father, are we going to live here?"
Zhang Xiaobao felt very gratified. He praised him and asked his father.
Zhang Zhong was also happy. This was his son's business and the rules were set by him. He did not expect to have his own business here. It seemed to be not small. It was a three-story building. He nodded and said, "Let's live here. We'll move back when the yamen is repaired."
At this time, the hot dishes were served one after another. There wasn't much of each dish. Zhang Xiaobao and the other two had been on the road for such a long time, so they were also hungry. They shook their cheeks and began to eat.
While they were eating, the waiter named Jiu came in again and said to Zhang Zhong, "Master, I forgot to mention one thing. Yamen's Minister Zhan and County Magistrate Xiao are also eating on the third floor. They are in the room next door. There are also some businessmen coming from outside."
"Oh? Did they come here to do something? Good, let's go take a look. Xiao Bao, you and Cuckoo eat. Father will go over for a while. "
Zhang Zhong wanted to see what the two men were up to, so he got up and walked out after informing his son.
The waiter pointed at the side. In the room next door, laughter could be heard from the corridor.
Zhang Zhong wanted to eavesdrop, but when he just arrived there, a man came out. When he saw Zhang Zhong, he was stunned. Then he looked at Zhang Zhong's clothes, turned around and ran back in.
Zhang Zhong did not continue to eavesdrop, so he followed the man into the room. As soon as he entered, he saw the man talking to a fat man.
"County Magistrate Xiao, I just saw a man wearing a Level Seven official uniform at the door. Is he the new County Magistrate?"
"Yes, I am the new County Magistrate. I wonder who is County Magistrate Xiao and who is Minister Zhan?" Zhang Zhong looked at the waiter who reported the news and then looked at the messy table. He asked calmly.
Everyone at the table looked at Zhang Zhong at the same time. The businessmen were a little uneasy, while the fat man and the thin man changed their expressions a few times.
"Haha, so it's Lord Zhang. We still have some matters to attend to here, hence the delay. Once we're done with the matters here, we will personally look for Lord Zhang to hand over the matter. By then, Lord Zhang will be the County Magistrate of Huayuan County. Haha, I'm the Deputy County Magistrate Xiao that Lord Zhang mentioned.
The fat man smiled and said to Zhang Zhong, but he did not stand up. The thin man beside him also said, "In the future, we will work together to do the things in the county. Oh, it's late now. Lord Zhang, why don't you have a rest first and go to the yamen early tomorrow morning to take over."
The businessmen who were sitting there also smiled when they heard the two talking. At the same time, they were relieved and looked at Zhang Zhong, wondering what he would say.
Zhang Cong understood the meaning of the county magistrate's words. "You are not the County Magistrate now. Wait until I take over. You are just an ordinary official now."
Zhang Zhong felt uncomfortable. He hesitated and said, "Well, I will go there early tomorrow morning. You wait here and do your work slowly."
After saying this, Zhang Zhong turned around and walked out. Suddenly, he stopped, turned around, and carefully looked at the faces of those merchants. The merchants felt uncomfortable being looked at. They all stopped smiling and slightly lowered their heads. Zhang Zhong then said to the person who had just reported the news, "Brother Zhang Zhong, I'm going to tell you something.
"You are the copywriter in the county, right? Good, do a good job. You didn't even take the things I brought. You must be a good copywriter who is not flattering. "
After saying this, Zhang Zhong walked out and went back to his original room with a sullen face. Zhang Xiaobao knew that the waiter did not give him face and drove his father out. He advised,
"Father, the official career is like this. You can't be straightforward. It is important to hide a knife in a smile and have a knife in the belly. What they did is actually inferior. You can take it slowly after you take over."
Zhang Zhong also knew that, but he was not happy. He did not know what the two men said to so many businessmen. It might be related to Huayuan County. The two men were now doing things on behalf of the County Magistrate. What if they took advantage of this opportunity and did something that should not be done? What should he do?
Thinking about this, Zhang Zhong also felt uncomfortable while eating. Zhang Xiaobao also stopped. He just sat there and muttered something.
After a while, Zhang Xiaobao said to his father, "Father, do you have the official document and pardon from the imperial court with you?"
"Yes, they are here." Zhang Zhong said as he took out the two envelopes from his arms.
"Then let's go and hand them over. Bring the guards with you. Do you think they dare to not hand them over?" Zhang Xiaobao stood up and prepared to accompany his father.
Zhang Zhong just remembered that he took two things. The other party could not refuse to hand them over. He just forgot about it. He looked at his son in confusion and asked, "Why didn't you say it directly just now?"
"If I said it just now, they and the businessmen have nothing to do. Now that you are here, they will definitely speed up and sign some documents and stamp some things. At this time, the documents are probably only half finished. We will know when we go and take a look."
Zhang Xiaobao replied with a smile.
Zhang Zhong was stunned. He touched his son's head and went out to call the guards. He brought the guards to the outside of the room and directly pushed the door open. He said to the Registrar Official and the Deputy Magistrate Official who were writing something in the room, "I think it's better to hand them over immediately.
"I feel that it's better to hand it over immediately. Since I'm already here, I can't trouble the two of you. This is the imperial court's letter for the handover.
As he was speaking, Zhang Zhong put the two envelopes in front of the both of them.
The Registrar Official and the Deputy Magistrate Official stopped writing at the same time. They stared at Zhang Zhong and did not know what to say. They then looked down at the two envelopes on the table. Their hands trembled and a drop of ink fell on the paper.
"This, Lord Zhang, you don't have to be in a hurry right?" The Registrar Official stared into Zhang Zhong's eyes and said.
"Of course, don't tell me the both of you still want to do something beyond your authority? Then this official can only report today's matter as it is. "Zhang Zhong was not at all polite now. His eyes also looked at the unfinished paper.
The Registrar Official and the Deputy Magistrate Official were nervous at the same time. They quickly rolled up the paper in front of them. The Deputy Magistrate Xiao smiled and said, "The Registrar Official and I are competing to see who can write better. Since you want to hand it over, we have already done it over there. Oh, the seal seems to be in the yamen. Registrar Official, accompany His Excellency to get the seal over there. I will go back after talking to the others."
"No need. Let's go back together. I can wait." Zhang Zhong did not give the Deputy Magistrate Official any chance at all. He knew that the seal was on the Deputy Magistrate Official and he wanted to send him away so that he could do something better.
The Deputy Magistrate Official was still smiling and said, "Lord Zhang, the Registrar Official and I are here for some personal matters. These people are also my old friends. It is not convenient for His Excellency to be here, right?"
"Oh? So you two are not here for official business? Then I am here to take office and you don't want to hand it over. Are you trying to use your personal matters to overturn official business? Where are the laws of the imperial court? Official business? Or personal matters? "
Zhang Zhong finally caught the faulty wording in the two's words and interrogated them.
"Uh ~? Official business, it is definitely official business. I was just joking. Since His Excellency wants to do this, then let's go back now. " The Registrar Official and Deputy Magistrate Official could not say anything else at this time. As they said that they wanted to go back, they kept winking at those businessmen.
Those businessmen did not expect that things would turn out like this. When they saw the two people's winks, they could only hold it in and think of a solution in the future. It seemed that it was not possible now.
The 20 guards let the Registrar Official and Deputy Magistrate Official go first as if they were escorting them. Zhang Zhong said to his son angrily in a low voice, "Xiao Bao, you are right. They are indeed writing a document. They want to sell the land next to the river that connects to the capital city to those businessmen. That land is obviously fertile land, but they actually wrote it as a wasteland. It is really infuriating."
When Zhang Xiaobao heard this, he smiled. He had seen this kind of thing many times. So what if there was one more time? He turned around and looked at the businessmen who were standing more than 10 steps away. He said to his father in a low voice, "Arrange people to watch those businessmen. Don't let them go. In the future, they have to contribute to the business of Huayuan County."
"Xiao Bao, what do you want them to do?" Zhang Zhong asked puzzledly.
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