Yamamoto watched as the others hurriedly loaded the radishes and radish seeds that he didn't want onto the cart and then transported them out, forcibly claiming that he had bought them.
Not long after they were transported away, the Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Family members strolled into the courtyard. Yamamoto recognized the person when he saw him. It was Erniu. He was the most valued person by Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan. He didn't expect that the two of them would send him here.
The journey was not short. It seemed that they really valued the radishes. Now, he couldn't say anything and had to hide behind others to avoid being recognized.
There were a few people following Erniu. Yamamoto had never seen them before. He guessed that they hadn't followed Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan to Baoxin County. He tried his best to hide behind a person who had helped to carry the radishes out. This person was tall and strong, while Yamamoto was slightly shorter. He could hide behind this person and as expected, he could hide behind him.
Erniu was like an inspection leader. With his hands behind his back, he casually glanced around and said to Jiang Cen, "Jiang Shaoqing, why are you doing nothing here? You have to know that this place is also something that my Master spent a lot of effort to get. "
Jiang Cen didn't have the air of a shaoqing at this time. He lowered his head and bent his waist, almost lying on the ground. When he heard Erniu's question, he nervously rubbed the hand by his side on his clothes and replied, "I just used it. I specialize in the smell of radishes. If you don't believe me, smell it. There is still the smell of radishes here."
Yamamoto listened to Jiang Cen's words behind others. He couldn't help but admire Jiang Cen for being extraordinary. He could even say such things.
Erniu really sniffed and nodded. "Well, there is indeed the smell of radishes. I don't know what kind of radishes they are. I'll try them too."
Jiang Cen's body trembled. Even Yamamoto secretly broke out in a sweat for Jiang Cen, not knowing how Jiang Cen would respond.
At this time, the person who had just received Yamamoto suddenly said, "Jiang Shaoqing, there are radishes in the room. Why don't you take them out and try them?"
As he spoke, he winked. Jiang Cen was looking around anxiously. When he heard someone say that, he blinked and nodded in agreement.
Soon, the person entered a room next door and came out with a plate of radishes. He walked past Yamamoto. Yamamoto glanced at it and was relieved. This plate was not the radishes he wanted to buy, but the one he had eaten with Jiang Cen yesterday.
He didn't know why he had such radishes, but Erniu wouldn't continue to ask him.
......... this radish's taste's's taste.. now......'s's taste's's..
This was the end of the inspection. Er Niu led the people to another place.
When they were out of sight, Jiang Cen exhaled as though he had collapsed. He wiped his sweat and asked, "Where did the radishes come from?"
"I wanted to eat them, so I got someone to steam them. I didn't expect the Zhang Family and the Wang Family to come." The person in charge of receiving them didn't look relaxed.
Yamamoto, who also heaved a sigh of relief, remembered that the radishes and seeds he bought were all ripe. He said to Jiang Cen, "What should I do about my radishes?"
"As for that radish, we can only eat it first." Jiang Cen's humble attitude changed as she replied.
"But I don't want to eat steamed radishes." Yamamoto had to fight for himself.
"Oh? Didn't you prepare to steam them back then? Then you can't blame me for this. Do you want to get your money back? I can't take out the money I received. As for the rest, wait until the other accounts are sorted out. It's not good to take it out directly now. "
Jiang Cen had gotten the money, so it wasn't easy to get him to take it out. His words were dignified, and there was no apologetic expression on his face.
Yamamoto regretted it. He really wanted to grab Jiang Cen and bite him a few times to vent his anger, but he knew he couldn't do that. The most important thing now wasn't losing 25,000 strings of cash, but how to get more seeds and radishes, not the ripe ones.
Hearing the dissatisfaction in Jiang Cen's words, he said with a smile, "How can we get the money back? That's what the Sinongsi deserves. What I mean is, can we get some radishes and seeds? Raw ones, not steamed ones."
"Oh, this is difficult. Now that the Zhang Family and the Wang Family have come, and the price is not low. What's more, they are still sending people to check. What should we do?" Jiang Cen looked embarrassed. If he didn't say that, Yamamoto would really think there was no hope.
But when he heard him mention money, he had a little fantasy in his heart and said, "I wonder if Jiang Shaoqing can think of another way? It's easy to talk about money. You can do the same as the Zhang Family and the Wang Family. And you don't have to worry about the money from the last transaction. The steamed radishes are also good. "
Yamamoto had always wanted to buy it at a lower price than the Zhang Family and the Wang Family, but he didn't expect that things would go wrong like this. In order to grow the ginseng, he had to bear the pain and pay a high price.
Compared to the price of the ginseng, this money was still affordable.
He didn't expect that when he specifically mentioned the 20,000 strings of cash, Jiang Cen didn't appreciate it and put on a helpless look. "I don't think it's possible. It's difficult, really difficult, unless …"
"Jiang Shaoqing, unless what?" Yamamoto saw a chance and asked.
"Unless the price is higher, I can think of a way to get some from the people of the Zhang family, but not a lot. As for the seeds, 50 coins for one, and the radishes are 200 coins. In total, I can sell one million seeds and 100,000 radishes to Brother Yamamoto. Do you want them?"
Jiang Cen took the initiative and began to act according to the script, with an attitude of "it doesn't matter if you don't want to".
Yamamoto's nose was bleeding again. This time, it was not because he was scared, but because he was angry. There were so many seeds and radishes, but he said it was not a lot.
If it was 50 coins, it would be 50,000 strings of cash for the seeds, plus 20,000 strings of cash for the radishes, a total of 70,000 strings of cash. Together with the gifts and the money for the steamed seeds and radishes, it was almost 100,000 strings of cash.
Yamamoto pondered for a while. Just when Jiang Cen showed an impatient expression, he finally said, "Can you give it on credit first and give it to the Sinongsi Temple at this time next year? It's really difficult to raise money now."
It was not that Yamamoto couldn't give it, but he didn't want to give it immediately. The capital was the capital of the Tang Empire. How could the Japanese not put more money here for emergencies? But once the other 70,000 strings of cash were taken out, the capital's money would be easily insufficient at a critical time.
Therefore, Yamamoto also wanted to learn from the Zhang Family and the Wang Family. First, he took the radishes back, sold the ginseng, and then returned the money.
Jiang Cen shook his head and smiled, "Yamamoto, I have to wait, but the Zhang Family and the Wang Family may not. I can't go over and tell them to quietly give out the radishes and seeds and give them the money at this time next year, right?"
The people around the Sinongsi Temple also nodded. Indeed, they couldn't do this. Even if they said it, the other party would not agree.
Yamamoto didn't believe that they really needed so much money, but he couldn't think of a better way. He hesitated and said, "Then can you buy less?"
"It's good that you don't buy. You don't have to spend money." Jiang Cen replied.
"Okay, I'll buy it. When I find someone to raise the money, you must leave the seeds and radishes." Yamamoto compromised and didn't delay any longer. He hurriedly left to get the money. This time, the money that the country put in the capital of the Tang Empire was basically gone.
Yamamoto, who came back with the money, finally got his wish and shipped the radishes and seeds away. As for the steamed radishes, he would dry them and eat them as vegetables. They were very expensive, so he couldn't bear to throw them away.
After buying the radishes and seeds, he still had to buy a thermometer and prepare other things. Yamamoto didn't stay in the capital for long. He hired a boat and got someone to load the things. He rushed to the Four Seas Academy. He estimated that he would still lose a lot of radishes when he arrived. The journey was not short.
Jiang Cen, who had received 100,000 strings of cash, began to hold a celebratory banquet in the Sinongsi Temple. 100,000 strings of cash was enough to use for many years. Although he didn't sell all the seeds and radishes, it was still not bad.
The news quickly spread to Li Longji, who had found time to watch the craftsman competition today. Li Longji, who was in a good mood, was even happier this time. He said to Zhang Shuo, who had also come this time, "Minister Zhang, what do you think?"
"Divine and supernatural abilities. In the next few years, there is no need to pay the Sinongsi Temple any more money. This official can't do that." Zhang Shuo replied.
It sounded good, but Gao Lishi, who was standing at the side, frowned. If that was the case, wouldn't he be praising Xiao Bao and Cuckoo? What did he mean by divine and supernatural abilities? Could it be that he was more powerful than the Emperor? God.
Thinking of this, Gao Lishi didn't say anything. Instead, he observed Li Longji. He wanted to see what the Emperor was going to say and what kind of expression he would have. He wanted to think of a way to help Xiao Bao and Cuckoo get away with it.
Li Longji still had the same smile on his face. He chuckled and said, "Yes, does he look like the reincarnation of Zhuge Liang? Perhaps he's not inferior to Ziya. Good. "
Hearing Li Longji's words, Gao Lishi was relieved. The Emperor didn't see Xiao Bao and Cuckoo as threats. Instead, he protected them and warned Zhang Shuo.
The corners of Zhang Shuo's mouth twitched as he flattered, "It's precisely because of a wise Emperor that they can have such talents."
"Then, Minister Zhang, when the two of them manage to make Boxin County prosperous, what position should we give them?" Li Longji asked again.
Zhang Shuo really wanted to say that he should bring Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan to the capital, but he also knew that the Emperor didn't intend to do so. If he really said it, it would easily cause the Emperor to be unhappy. After pondering for a while, he said, "Why don't we see what Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan think. If they still want Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan to stay in the county, then we'll do as they want. If they want to enter the capital, then it's not impossible."
That was indeed the case. When the time came, it would depend on where Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan wanted to go. But when it came from Zhang Shuo's mouth, the purpose was different. It was as if he was telling Li Longji that his words didn't count, and neither did Li Longji. The one who had the most say was the other party.
Li Longji closed his eyes and let out a soft snort. He didn't say anything else.
Gao Lishi stood at the side with his head lowered. He appeared very respectful, but in his heart, he was cursing Zhang Shuo.
He knew why Zhang Shuo was targeting Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Family. It wasn't because of power. Recently, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Family had begun to interfere in the upcoming ceremony. They arranged for more than ten people to enter the ceremony. They were all low-ranking officials, and they didn't have any relationship with Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Family.
They weren't people from Jianjia Academy, and they weren't from Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Family in Zhuangzi. Among them, there weren't any students from Zhuangzi's Restaurant or Zhuangzi that were rescued by Zhuangzi's Restaurant every year. Among the more than ten officials, the highest rank was Secondary Class, Rank Six.
Once they were able to participate in the ceremony, they would be directly promoted to Rank Five. This was a line, and many people couldn't even think of entering Rank Five in their lifetime.
Zhang Shuo seemed to want to arrange more of his own people. Although the name list hadn't been fixed, there were already signs of it. Now, there were many officials who wanted to get in touch with Zhang Shuo.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Family wanted to occupy more than ten positions, so Zhang Shuo couldn't allocate many positions.
Gao Lishi thought so, but he didn't say it out loud. Even when he was alone with Li Longji, he didn't say it out loud. This was because there was still no final conclusion. Besides, all the civil and military officials were under Zhang Shuo's control. Who wouldn't listen to him?
After Zhang Shuo finished speaking, Li Longji didn't say anything. He also didn't care about the craftsman competition below. He seemed to be tired and was preparing to take a good rest in the stands.
After an hour, he opened his eyes and said, "Let's go back."
A group of people escorted Li Longji back to the palace. Gao Lishi helped Li Longji settle down and let him sleep. He immediately wrote a letter, truthfully writing down what Zhang Shuo had said in the stands today. He had someone send it to Baoxin County as quickly as possible.
In Baoxin County, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, who were still busy building models, both sighed at the same time when they received Gao Lishi's letter.
Wang Juan shook her head. "I originally thought that he was a pretty good Head of the Secretariat and wanted to help him. I didn't expect that as soon as someone touched his authority, he would start to attack. Fine, if he wants to die, then we don't have to worry about him. Withdraw, withdraw all the people we have to arrange and let him put his own people in. This is truly a disaster brought on by the heavens. There are ways to go against it, but there is no escape from the evils brought on by oneself.
The people we chose were all people who didn't get along with him. If he agreed, everyone would be happy and maintain the balance. If he didn't agree, then we just had to wait. There will always be a chance for revenge. "
Zhang Xiaobao wasn't familiar with history. He had only heard about Zhang Shuo's matter from Wang Juan. At that time, he also wanted to help Zhang Shuo. After all, Zhang Shuo still had the ability. However, the most difficult thing to understand in this world was the human heart. Even though he had studied many kinds of psychology, there were times when it was still useless.
Hearing Wang Juan's regretful words, he said, "In the end, he didn't die, right?"
"Who knows? Since we can get Feng Chan to come a year earlier, the ending might be different. Eh? Maybe he really is fine this time. Let's just wait and see. It's not that we don't want to just be bystanders, but we want to be participants. I guess there will be things to do in the future. "
Wang Juan didn't have to help Zhang Xiaobao, but she and Zhang Xiaobao now liked to change the fate of others. Of course, in the process, they also had to move according to fate. She felt that it was a very interesting thing, just like what someone once said.
Fighting with the heavens, endless joy. Fighting with the earth, endless joy. Fighting with people, endless joy. Although in the end, he still couldn't win against the heavens, and also couldn't win against people, and lost the most promising family member, after all, he had fought.
Zhang Xiaobao saw that he couldn't change others this time, so he didn't think too much about it. Looking at the gradually increasing number of scholars and gentry in front of him, he said, "The effect is not bad.
"The effect is pretty good. Ever since we started using the excuse of learning from officials, many people who aren't officials have come to join in the fun. They all want to have a chance to interact with Li Longji. If one day, Li Longji suddenly becomes interested and casually asks a random person while wandering around, they can tell him about what they saw here.
Even if Li Longji and the others can't see it, they can go back and publicize it vigorously, thus attracting more people's attention. It seems that humans have never stopped pursuing benefits. "
"Of course. Not to mention humans, even animals have to fight for territory. Yamamoto went to the Four Seas Academy. 100,000 strings of cash. I want to see what he will do after he fails. That's a lot of money."
Wang Juan suddenly thought of Yamamoto again. Now she felt that Yamamoto was also a very interesting person. He believed everything and was too gullible. There was also a little respect. This respect was not because he was Japanese, but because he worked hard for his country. This kind of spirit was precious.
"I think he might commit suicide. Otherwise, where can he get so much money to compensate? One hundred thousand strings of cash all of a sudden. If it were any official, they wouldn't be able to bear it, let alone a person who thinks for his country."
Zhang Xiaobao was not so kind as to help anyone. Whether Yamamoto lived or died in the end had nothing to do with him.
"Not one hundred thousand strings of cash, and the money to buy a thermometer. I guess some of them will die. Crocodiles are easy to catch, but what about whales? The current Japan is not the Japan of the future. You can kill them however you want. Sending a ship is likely to be knocked over by a whale. If you make the wrong choice and encounter a killer whale, oh, it's troublesome. Do you think there are killer whales here? "
"I don't know. There should be. After all, it's different from our time. Many creatures are still there. Did we have any at that time?"
Zhang Xiaobao was not sure. He didn't pay attention to it.
"Who cares? Without killer whales, they won't be able to get anything good. Our family's boat won't help them. We don't even dare to touch it easily. Don't you think they killed too many whales at that time? There were also sharks."
Wang Juan guessed that if it really didn't work, Yamamoto would hire her ship to help catch whales. Although this possibility was very small, because there was a material needed in the recipe, she still said it in advance.
"If I were them, I would kill them too. How can I get more money if I don't kill them? There are a lot of good things on whales and sharks. Their country doesn't have too many resources. This is why they always like to invade. There are many earthquakes and few resources. If they don't find ways to occupy other people's land, what will they do if one day the island is gone? I understand. "
Zhang Xiaobao said very rationally.
While the two of them were talking, Old Man Pi and Old Man Yao were also busy. They had nothing to do, so they wanted to teach Xiaobei and the others. In the end, Xiaobei and the others didn't like to listen to the two old men's boring 'stories' at all. They couldn't stay idle, so they came here to be tour guides for others.
Some things were right, and some were wrong. The two of them were very happy. Old Man Chang also performed a 'dance' with a legend. His body was not bad, and he could even pick up a few weapons to play with. This made the people who came over feel very satisfied.
While they were talking and playing, a servant in Old Man Pi's house rushed over and whispered a few words in Old Man Pi's ear. After hearing the servant's words, Old Man Pi stared and scolded, "Bullsh * t, what do you mean by not enough water? Did they use all the water in that river? Why can't they do something for the country and the people? "
"What's wrong? Did something go wrong with luring the Ru River here? "Old Man Yao asked when he heard Old Man Pi scolding him.
"The people we sent came back and said that they didn't use enough water in Xin Cai County, so they couldn't bring it here. That's the Ru River, not a small river. Not enough? Even if they flushed Xin Cai County back and forth a few times, the Ru River wouldn't be much less. It seems like they made the wrong decision to discuss it first. "
Old Man Pi gasped for breath and was very angry.
When Old Man Yao heard that it was really this matter, he smacked his lips and said, "There's nothing we can do. Otherwise, we wouldn't have informed them and just went to lure them. I don't believe they would dare to stop us."
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were worried about Grandpa Bi's health. When they saw him like this, they hurriedly ran over to ask and comfort Old Man Pi.
After knowing the situation, Zhang Xiaobao smiled and didn't say anything. Wang Juan curled her lips and said, "We were talking nicely, but they actually didn't agree. When the time comes, won't they also get benefits? Besides, the Ru River isn't a river in Xin Cai County. It's just a river that flows through it. I can't lead the troops, otherwise, I would have attacked them."
Wang Juan smiled after she finished speaking. She said that she wanted to lead the troops, but even if she had troops, she couldn't use such an excuse to attack others. She sighed and said to Zhang Xiaobao, "Do you think they want some extra benefits?"
"It's possible. Their officials want to get benefits for themselves. Another possibility is that they are specifically targeting us. Some are afraid of us, some respect us, some like us, and some look down on us. We're not afraid of them wanting benefits, but we're afraid that they won't agree just to suppress us."
Zhang Xiaobao analyzed, but his face didn't show any signs of annoyance. It was as if the situation was very simple and could be easily solved.
Old Man Zhang, holding his broadsword, came up and said, "Yes, let's beat them up. Let's see if they can draw a river here."
Zhang Xiaobao smiled and flattered, "Grandpa Zhang, you're still young. You don't have to do such a small thing yourself, right?"
"Well, that's fine. I'll leave it to you juniors."
Old Man Chang played with his knife a few more times and said to Zhang Xiaobao very respectfully.
Zhang Xiaobao pulled Wang Juan back and said, "Go back and make some arrangements. When the time comes, I'll ask them to beg for peace and let us lure the river. It'll be bad if we can't deal with them."
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