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Chapter 31 0030【I Want It All! 】

Gift?

Chang Zhixian said righteously: "Killing an official and rebelling and even trying to bribe him is really wishful thinking. How could this official join forces with a bandit?"

Zhou Tian lowered his head slightly, thinking in his heart that Han Er's method really won't work.

"You just go down."

Chang Zhixian waved his hand, never mentioning the gift on the table.

He has no time to think about anything else now, his mind is full of thoughts on how to get the Xu family's property.

That Xu Xiong has been the chief bookkeeper for these years, and secretly colluded with the bandits in Heishan, he has accumulated a lot of property.

It is conservatively estimated that there are at least tens of thousands.

Tens of thousands!

This piece of fat was right in front of his eyes, but Chang Zhixian couldn't swallow it, so he could only watch it like a hundred claws scratching his liver.

Firstly, as soon as Mr. Xu died, he immediately embezzled the family property. It would be too ugly to eat, and it would damage his reputation.

The second reason is that the Xu family's relationship in Linzi County is complicated, and they have close ties with several major families in the county, and they are connected with each other.

Even now that he has taken control of the county government, he doesn't dare to force him too much, for fear that the other party will jump over the wall in a hurry.

After all, there are quite a few nursing homes in the homes of these gentry and big families.

Maybe one day they will rush into the county government office, and then they will kill officials and rebel!

At this moment, Chang Zhixian glanced at the two wooden boxes in front of the table.

After seeing clearly the two wooden boxes presented, his eyes couldn't help but brighten up.

Zhou Tian didn't know the goods, but he did.

The color of these two wooden boxes is purple-red, and the texture is like rippling water, which is actually the water ripples in red sandalwood. Moreover, the carvings on the wooden boxes are fine and vivid, obviously from the hands of master craftsmen.

The boxes are so precious, the gifts inside must not be light.

Although Wang Yuanwai is a country landlord, he has accumulated some good things through generations of family business.

Thinking of this, Changzhi County opened a wooden box with full expectation.

Ok?
I saw that the wooden box contained more than half of the box of white powder.

Chang Zhixian frowned, and ordered outside the door: "Call Zhou Tian to come in."

Soon, Zhou Tian, ​​who had just left the main hall, turned back again.

Bowing slightly, he stood there respectfully.

Chang Zhixian asked, "Zhou Tian, ​​did Han Er ever say what he gave away?"

"Not really."

Zhou Tian shook his head and answered truthfully.

The white powder is delicate, and the color is as white as frost. Could it be that the top-grade northern pearls are ground?

He heard that today's high-ranking officials in the city of Tokyo are fashionable to grind the finest pearls into powder and drink them with wine. Taking them for a long time is said to have the effect of nourishing the skin and prolonging life.

After thinking about it for a moment, Chang Zhixian brought the wooden box closer, leaned closer and sniffed it slightly.

For a while, a faint sweet smell, accompanied by the fragrance of sugarcane, surrounds the tip of the nose.

This...is this white sugar?
Changzhi County was startled, and was about to taste it, but was afraid of being poisoned.

Glancing at Zhou Tian below, he smiled kindly: "You have worked hard today, and I will reward you a little bit, let's try it together."

With that said, Chang Zhixian picked up a small spoon, scooped some up and handed it over.

Zhou Tian didn't know what he was thinking, he immediately took the small spoon flattered, and put it into his mouth without thinking.

Chang Zhixian stared at him carefully and asked, "How?"

"Sweet, so sweet!"

Zhou Tian's eyes were full of enjoyment, he was reluctant to swallow it.

It turned out to be white sugar!
Changzhi County was overjoyed, dipped a drop of it with his fingertips and put it in his mouth.

Feeling the sweetness from the tip of the tongue, I am very satisfied with this gift.

If it is said that this small box of white sugar is worth several hundred or even thousands of guan, that is not true, the key is that rare things are more expensive.

Not to mention being a rich merchant and landlord, even he has never had one.

Master Xu didn't know where to get some, it was less than one tael, and he kept it as a treasure on weekdays.

Song Tixue from the prefecture came to the county half a year ago, Master Xu took out the sugar and ordered tea in public, which attracted Song Tixue's compliments and really made a splash.

After confirming that it was white sugar, Changzhi County couldn't help but feel a little distressed. He shouldn't have scooped up so much for a government servant just now.

It's really a cow chewing peony!
After closing the wooden box, Chang Zhixian picked up another wooden box. After opening it, it was still pure white powder.

It's just that the texture is rougher than the white sugar just now, like fine sand.

Smell it, there is no smell.

It doesn't seem to be white sugar.

This time, Changzhi County didn't let Zhou Tian test the poison again, and directly dipped some into his mouth with his hand.

The next moment, Chang Zhixian's entire face was wrinkled together.

So salty!

When he was about to spit it out, he couldn't help but pause.

Suppressing the salty taste, I tasted it carefully, and found that the salty taste is pure, and most importantly, it has no bitter taste.

You must know that today's salt has a bitter taste, even Xixia Qingbai salt and Putian tribute salt are the same, but compared with ordinary coarse salt, the bitter taste is relatively much lighter.

Two wooden boxes, one sugar and one salt, one sweet and one salty, shocked the self-proclaimed knowledgeable Chang Zhixian, and at the same time, doubts arose in his heart.

How can a country rich man have such a good thing?

Below Zhou Tian smashed his mouth, still savoring the sweet taste of white sugar

Suddenly he remembered something, and hurriedly said: "Han Er said that he has a business with the county magistrate."

Chang Zhixian was taken aback: "What business?"

Zhou Tian was taken aback, and said awkwardly, "This... Han Er didn't say anything."

Didn't say?

Changzhi County thought for a moment, and was about to refuse.

A bandit doing business with my dignified Song officials?

Just delusional...wait.

Suddenly, he couldn't help but look at the two wooden boxes in his hand, and suddenly realized.

Yes, yes!
A rich man in the country would certainly not have such good things as sugar and refined salt, probably because Han Er got the way from nowhere.

And that business, of course, is sugar and refined salt.

After trying to understand these key points, Chang Zhixian stood up suddenly, with an excited face, and kept pacing back and forth.

How can he not understand the huge profits contained in white sugar and refined salt.

There is no need to worry about selling this thing at all, let alone dozens or hundreds of catties, even if a hundred thousand catties are thrown into Tokyo, it will be sold out in an instant.

Now he is in his forties, and he has wasted more than ten years in the position of county magistrate.

There are two reasons why he couldn't be promoted for a long time, no money and no connections.

If one can master this business, let alone a million dollars, one hundred thousand dollars, or even a million dollars is not a problem.

At that time, I will manage up and down, maybe I can be transferred back to Tokyo, and I will be a Beijing official.

Being an official abroad for so long, it is also time to enjoy the luxury and luxury in Kaifeng City.

Thinking of this, Chang Zhixian felt his heart beating faster and his breathing short of breath, and hurriedly ordered: "You go to Xiaowang Village immediately, look for Han Er, and tell him that I have accepted the gift."

Zhou Tian was overjoyed and nodded in response.

"and many more!"

Just as he was about to go out, Changzhi County's voice came from behind him again.

Hearing this, Zhou Tian paused, turned around and said, "Is there any order from the county magistrate?"

"Don't rush."

Changzhi County had calmed down at this time, stroking his beard and saying, "You wait a few days before going."

If he ordered Zhou Tian to go now, he would appear to be impatient and inferior.

Let's let Han Er hang out first, so that he can know which one is heaven.

Now with this deal, the Xu family's family business... He also doesn't intend to let it go, but he can take it easy and take it slowly.

(End of this chapter)