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Chapter 108 The Incident in Jiazhou (more updates on weekends, please subscribe)

It was still very cold in Jiazhou in late January, and all the New Year decorations on the streets had been removed. The streets were deserted, with very few pedestrians.

Li Xiongzhen and his entourage arrived at Sitong Express in Jiazhou. Chen Xiong was warming himself by the fire in the foyer out of boredom. When he saw Li Xiongzhen and others, he immediately stood up and greeted them, saying happily: "General manager, you are so free to come over." ."

"I'm going back to Taiyuan and passing by Jiazhou to see you. By the way, I will also announce the president's decision." Li Xiongzhen said.

"What decision?" Chen Xiong asked.

"Call Li Changji and we will make an announcement together later. We will also hear about the situation of your Jiazhou branch," Li Xiongzhen said.

It was indeed cold coming in from the outside. After that, Li Xiongzhen went to warm up by the fire and drank a cup of hot tea. Finally, he felt much warmer.

The carpet-making shop was right next to Sitong Express, and Li Changji came over quickly after receiving the news.

While warming himself by the fire, Li Xiongzhen pulled out a stool and said, "Changji is here, sit down and warm yourself by the fire. Let's talk while warming ourselves. We mainly want to hear about the situation of you guys in Jiazhou."

After hearing this, Li Changji first reported: "The situation of our carpet-making shop is relatively simple. Now the carpet-making industry is concentrated in Fudong Courtyard in Fugu, and Jiazhou mainly sells finished products.

This winter is very cold, so the wool coats, wool blankets and wool quilts launched by the group are very popular. In December last year and January this year, the total sales exceeded 12 taels.

The total profit is about 4%, but it needs to be split half-and-half with Grassland Trading, and we account for 2%. So the profit is about 1000 taels, which is the profit of the original carpet-making shop for nearly ten years. "

"Very good. After all, Jiazhou is a state city with a larger market capacity, so we want to set up a branch here." Li Xiongzhen said after listening.

"The business of Sitong Express has gradually increased, especially the group's own product transportation. Now we have more than 20 people and a team of 10 guards stationed, and the express business has been able to achieve basic tasks flat.

Including the grain and oil sold together, we can sell about 2,000 taels per month and realize a profit of 3,400 taels. "Chen Xiong then reported.

"That's not bad. It would be great if Sitong Express could not lose money. According to the chairman's request, you should continue to expand a bit and don't be afraid of spending money. All profits from selling grain and oil will be invested in Sitong Express. Okay." Li Xiongzhen ordered.

"Understood! There is another situation that I want to report." Chen Xiong said.

"Go ahead."

"The officialdom of Jiazhou changed a little after the year. The original magistrate of Jiazhou, Zhang Shangqing, was transferred. I heard that he was promoted to the magistrate of Fucheng. The new magistrate is called Chen Jiace. It is said that he is the general magistrate of Yan'an Prefecture. of.

Xu Shihua, the co-president of Jiazhou, was also transferred away, and his replacement was named Yao Lu. I heard that he came from the Shaanxi Provincial Envoy Si Yamen. ” Chen Xionghui reported.

"What about Zhang Yingjie and Zhang Tongzhi? Is he still there?" Li Xiongzhen asked.

"He is here, but he has not been taking care of things. I asked him about the situation of the new state government officials, and he only said that it was not easy to deal with, so we should be careful," Chen Xiong replied.

"This is a difficult situation. Most of our relationships in the state government have been lost at once. We need to tell the president about this as soon as possible.

By the way, since you are all here, I just want to announce the president's decision. I asked Li Changji to return to Fugu and first serve as the second shopkeeper of Zhenming Chemical. During my return to Taiyuan, he would be responsible for the related affairs of Zhenming Chemical. "Li Xiongzhen announced.

"Thank you to the president and the general manager for your trust. I will definitely live up to your expectations." Li Changji said happily. He had long hoped to have the opportunity to work with Lin Feng.

"General manager, what about Jiazhou? I can't do it alone." Chen Xiong became anxious when he heard this. This was the rhythm that wanted to leave him here alone.

"Of course there are arrangements. This is Cao Qiang, from Mizhi County, Shaanxi Province. He used to be the shopkeeper of a cloth shop. He stood out in the escort assessment. The chairman asked him to come to Jiazhou to replace Li Changji. In the future, the carpet making shop will be merged into Cao Qiang is in charge of Grassland Trading’s Jiazhou branch and also serves as the deputy director of the Jiazhou branch of the group. Chen Xiong and you two must cooperate well,” Li Xiongzhen then announced.

"Understood!" Chen Xiong and Cao Qiang replied. "Chen Xiong, make an appointment with Zhang Tongzhi and tell him that I'm here. On behalf of Lin County, I want to treat him to a meal." Li Xiongzhen ordered.

"Okay, I'll go make an appointment with Mr. Zhang right away." Chen Xiong said.

In the evening, the elegant room of Qingyan Pavilion.

An elegant banquet table has been set. Zhang Yingjie took the seat. Li Xiongzhen and Chen Xiong were on both sides to accompany them. Cao Qiang took the seat.

Li Xiongzhen picked up the wine glass and said, "Mr. Zhang, I haven't seen you for a long time. I would like to give you a toast on behalf of the county."

"It's easy to say. Thank you for the New Year's gift from Yuanshan years ago." Zhang Yingjie picked up the wine glass and took a sip.

"Master Zhang, I heard that the governor and Master Xu Tongzhi have been changed this time in the state government?" After drinking for three rounds, Li Xiongzhen began to ask the real question.

"Yes, Zhang Zhouzun was promoted to Tongzhi of Fengxiang Mansion, which is also a promotion. Xu Tongzhi was transferred to another state to serve as a general magistrate." Zhang Yingjie said.

"What do the newly arrived Zhou Zun and Tongzhi think of Fugu?" Li Xiongzhen took the opportunity to ask.

"Hey, it's hard to say this." Zhang Yingjie looked very embarrassed.

"Master Zhang, we are all from Fugu, please stay out of sight." Li Xiongzhen persuaded, while pushing a small box of 200 taels of silver over.

Zhang Yingjie hesitated for a moment, but still took the money. He was not having a good time in the state government, and wanted to be transferred out as soon as possible, so he was short of money.

Then he whispered: "The newly arrived magistrate Chen Jiace turned out to be the general magistrate of Yan'an Prefecture. I heard that he has a good relationship with Yulin Guards General He Shijie. He was very dissatisfied with the handling of the Liu family in Dabao Town when he arrived."

When Li Xiongzhen heard that this was going to be a bad thing, he quickly asked: "What about the new colleagues?"

"The new colleague Yao Lu came from the Provincial Procuratorate's Si Yamen and has a very close relationship with the Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. I can only tell you this much. In short, Yuanshan must be careful." Zhang Yingjie reminded.

As soon as these two pieces of news came out, Li Xiongzhen no longer thought about drinking.

However, there are still guests here, so I have to greet them well, so I said to Zhang Yingjie: "Mr. Zhang, there must be a road to the mountain. Let's ignore it for now. Let's ask some girls to come over and accompany the bar?"

"Let's forget it. This is an extraordinary period for the state government. We can't let Chen Zhizhou get caught. It's better to let the wine go as early as possible today." Zhang Yingjie was obviously very careful now. After receiving the gift money, he planned to go back early.

So the four of them ended the drinking party in a hurry and went back.

Returning to Sitong Express, Li Xiongzhen immediately wrote a letter to Lin Feng, describing the situation in Jiazhou, focusing on the background of the new magistrate and Tongzhi, and giving him a heads up.

Early the next morning, Li Xiongzhen got up and prepared to leave Jiazhou and head to Taiyuan.

He called Li Changji, handed over the letter to Lin Feng, and then said: "There is no one in charge of the Fudong compound now. You should hurry over and send this letter to the president. Take two more guards with you on the way. ,be safe."

"Understood. After I send you away, I will leave for Fugu immediately. I will also bring back the profits of my shop in the past two months." Li Changji replied.

"Okay, pay attention to safety on the road." After Li Xiongzhen finished speaking, he headed for Taiyuan.

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