I, Jiajing, successfully cultivated immortality

Chapter 221 The golden cup shares the drink with you, and you will never forgive each other!
After discussing the results, everyone did not hesitate too much, and soon embarked on the journey to the government office.

At this moment, Cao Shunhe is practicing calligraphy leisurely in the study, his brushes are flying between dragons and snakes, showing elegance.

He knew in his heart that his every move was being monitored behind his back!

For this reason, he specially invited all the heads of the Liang family, the He family, and the Li family to the yamen, and hosted a banquet for them.

Its purpose is to show the enemy a weakness. In addition, when these few people are present, there is no need for surveillance.

Cao Shunhe was also able to take advantage of this opportunity to secretly order his cronies to bring the news out.

But before that, Cao Shunhe had already made complete preparations. He had arranged for his cronies to wait outside for news the whole time.

Just as Cao Shunhe was deep in thought, there was a sound of footsteps from outside.

Cao Shunhe thought to himself: "It's finally here!"

Then I saw him put down the brush in his hand, and turned his gaze to the direction of the door.

"Report to the governor, the heads of the Liang family, Li family, and He family that you invited have all arrived."

"At the moment they are waiting in the drawing room."

The subordinate came in, knelt down on the ground, and said respectfully.

"Well, I'm going over now!"

Cao Shunhe nodded after hearing the news, and then followed his subordinates to the waiting room.

Not long after Cao Shunhe left, someone sneaked in.

……

In the waiting room, Liang Hong, Li Yide, and He Jin were sitting on chairs. While waiting for Cao Shunhe to arrive, they also commented on the tea in the government office.

"If you want me to say, this tea is really bad! It's far worse than my family's."

Li Yide frowned, then put the teacup aside with a look of disgust.

"This tea is not bad, my family is this kind of tea."

Liang Hong on the side heard this, shook his head helplessly, and responded.

"It's good to have something to drink. He was born in poverty, and when he was a child..."

Before He Jin finished speaking, Li Yide interrupted him impatiently.

"Okay, stop talking about your family history, my ears are almost callused."

At this moment, only the sound of footsteps came, and Cao Shunhe, accompanied by his subordinates, came to the waiting room.

"I have waited to meet the governor!"

Seeing this, several people quickly got up from their seats and saluted respectfully.

"It's okay, today is my official's invitation to invite you here, don't be so cautious!"

Cao Shunhe waved his hand, indicating that they don't need to salute him.

"Governor, you came to us to discuss measures to stabilize the price of salt?"

Li Yide couldn't bear his temper, and asked first.

"I'll talk about this later, the official has prepared a banquet, let's talk slowly, everyone please!"

After Cao Shunhe finished speaking, with a slight smile on his face, he immediately made a gesture of invitation.

"Lord governor, we..."

Just when He Jin who was on the side wanted to say no, he was interrupted by Liang Hong first.

"Master Governor, why don't we obey orders instead of being respectful?"

"Well, that's great, everyone, come with me!"

Cao Shunhe had a panoramic view of the expressions on everyone's faces, and then led the way on his own.

And several people deliberately slowed down and fell behind.

"What are you doing! Aren't you afraid that this is a Hongmen Banquet?"

Li Yide looked at the back of Cao Shunhe in front of him, and said in a low voice.

"What are you afraid of? He has no one to use now! Let's just take a look at what kind of medicine he sells in his gourd."

After Liang Hong finished speaking, he took a few quick steps and followed Cao Shunhe's pace.

……

Soon, several people took their seats.

The dishes on the table were very rich, with all kinds of delicacies from mountains and seas everywhere, but for these few people, they didn't have the slightest attraction.

"First of all, I would like to thank you all for taking time out of your busy schedules to come to the government office to discuss measures to stabilize the price of salt!"

"I represent the people of Jiangxi, thank you all!"

"For this first cup, I will respect you all."

After Cao Shunhe finished speaking, he drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.

Seeing that Cao Shunhe lowered his posture so low, the faces of several people were full of surprise.

Soon, Li Lide came to his senses and took the lead in smoothing things over: "Where is it, the governor can invite us here, because he thinks highly of us!"

"Therefore, for this first glass of wine, we should be the ones to respect the governor!"

"That's right, this first glass of wine should be ours to honor the governor!"

Seeing this, He Jin also chimed in.

"Stop talking so much, come on, let's toast the Lord Governor together!"

After Liang Hong finished speaking, he drank the wine in the cup together with several people.

"It's really good wine, with a long and mellow taste!"

Li Yide put down the wine glass and couldn't help but praise.

"Naturally, this wine is quite old!"

"I still have some at my place. After the banquet is over, I will send someone to your house. How about it?"

Seeing that Li Yide was interested in the wine on the table, Cao Shunhe immediately spoke.

"This...then respect is worse than obedience!"

After hesitating for a moment, Li Yide immediately agreed.

"Come on, let's continue drinking!"

After Cao Shunhe finished speaking, he raised his glass again.

"Come on, cheers!"

"Dry!"

After a few people looked at each other vaguely, they also raised their wine glasses.

In this way, everyone drank another seven or eight rounds, and soon the wine on the table was almost drunk, and everyone became a little drunk, and their brains were not as bright as before.

At this moment, Cao Shunhe looked drunk and hazy. He picked up the jug on the table, shook it vigorously, and then put it back to its original place.

"Hey, why is there no wine? Someone, bring another pot of wine!"

"Have you heard that, bring me more wine!"

Seeing that no one paid any attention to him, Cao Shunhe also became angry and slapped the table non-stop.

"Did you hear that, hurry up and bring the wine to me! If you delay things, I will ask you!"

"You don't need to urge the governor, maybe the servants under him are busy with something!"

Seeing this, the three people at the wine table quickly comforted them.

Immediately, with a "squeak", the door of the room was pushed open, and a servant walked in tremblingly carrying a wooden tray.

On the tray, there were two jugs of wine neatly placed.

After the servant put down the wine, when he wanted to leave the room quickly, Cao Shunhe grabbed his collar and questioned him.

"Why did you bring the wine up now? Are you deliberately looking down on me?"

Cao Shunhe's eyes were full of clarity at this time, and he stuffed the envelope into the visitor's arms while everyone was not paying attention.

"Your Excellency, the subordinates dare not, just now the subordinates were indeed called away for something!"

Facing Cao Shunhe's questioning, the servant turned pale instantly, knelt down on the ground with a 'plop', and explained.

"Damn it, even you look down on me!"

As Cao Shunhe said, he slapped the visitor and kicked him a few times.

And Cao Shunhe's actions successfully attracted contempt from other people at the wine table, and his evaluation also dropped a lot.

"The dignified governor of Jiangxi, even though he has resentment in his heart, he only dares to get angry at his servants! What a joke."

The expressions on everyone's faces disappeared in a flash, and then they stepped forward one after another, acting as peacemakers.

"Lord governor, let's forget about this matter, don't let him disturb our drinking pleasure!"

"Yes, Lord Governor, let's forget about this matter! Come on, let's continue drinking."

With everyone's persuasion, Cao Shunhe's face looked better, and then he threatened.

"For the sake of these few, I will spare you this time, if you dare to do it next time, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

"What are you still doing in a daze? Hurry up and thank the governor!"

Seeing this, Li Yide couldn't help but make a point.

After being reminded by Li Yide, the person who came came to his senses and kowtowed on the ground.

"Thank you, Governor! Thank you, Governor!"

"Okay, get out now! Don't spoil the good mood of this officer."

After Cao Shunhe glanced at the servant, he said coldly.

"Yes, Lord Governor, this subordinate will leave now!"

After the servant finished speaking, he walked away quickly, with an expression on his face that he had survived the catastrophe. When he left, he did not forget to take the door with him.

"Come on, let's continue drinking!"

After Cao Shunhe finished speaking, he raised his wine glass and said loudly.

"Come on, cheers!"

Immediately afterwards, after several more rounds, the few people present were already drunk to the ground.

It wasn't until this time that Cao Shunhe barely supported himself and made his request to everyone.

"Right now, the price of salt in the city has risen to seventeen cents a catty. As a well-known big salt merchant, you should take responsibility and make the price of salt cheaper!"

"Reduce the burden on the common people, and let the common people afford to eat salt.

Seeing that Cao Shunhe didn't make a request until now, everyone couldn't help being shocked by his patience.

"Don't worry, Lord Governor, since you have spoken! Then the price of salt can definitely be lowered."

"Tell me, how much you want to drop! As long as it is within our ability, we will definitely help you achieve your goal."

After listening to Cao Shunhe's words, Li Yide patted his chest and promised.

"My official idea is that it would be great if I could drop another three to four points on the current basis!"

Cao Shunhe cheered up after listening to Li Yide's assurance, saying so.

"Master Governor, you also know that although we seem to be a big family, we actually have our own difficulties!"

"Not to mention anything else, there are so many people under our hands that we need to support."

"If we lose money here, those people who rely on us to live will only have a more miserable life!"

"At that time, it won't be a question of whether you can afford to eat salt, or you may not even be able to fill your stomach."

"Besides, there isn't a lot of salt in stock, and once it's sold out, it will be gone!"

"The price can only be reduced by two yuan at most, otherwise, we will lose money. The transportation, storage, labor, and store costs of salt are all money!"

Liang Hong on the side heard this, immediately frowned and complained endlessly.

After hearing Liang Hong's complaint, Cao Shunhe's face was full of hesitation.

"But, this..."

"My lord governor, to tell you the truth, we also have our own difficulties!"

Seeing this, He Jin who was on the side followed closely and said comfortingly.

"Forget it, since that's the case, let's just pay two pennies, it's better than no price reduction!"

In the end, Cao Shunhe gritted his teeth and compromised unwillingly.

Seeing that the goal had been achieved, smiles appeared on the faces of several people present.

"Master Governor, it's getting late, let's get here first today!"

"Well, do you need me to send someone to send you off?"

After Cao Shunhe finished speaking, he struggled to get up from the wine table.

"No need, Lord Governor! There are people waiting for us outside, so you should rest earlier."

Several people saw that Cao Shunhe was so drunk that he lay down on the wine table and said so.

"Forget it, a few walk slowly."

After Cao Shunhe finished speaking, he lay down on the wine table, unconscious.

"Let's go."

"Ah."

After exchanging a few words, they left the room. At the same time, they did not forget to order the servants waiting outside to send Cao Shunhe, who was lying unconscious on the wine table, back to the room.

At the same time as several people left, Cao Shunhe slowly got up from the wine table, looked at the scenery outside the house, and said to himself silently.

"Hmph, wait for me, the imperial court will soon send a large army, and when the time comes, it will be your time of death!"

……

"Drive!"

At this moment, under the cover of night, I saw a fast horse galloping towards Zhejiang, and the figure on the horse was the servant who was slapped by Cao Shunhe earlier!
(End of this chapter)