I was pulling trees in Daming, and Lao Zhu begged me to come out of retirement

Chapter 45 Do you have a business deal to do with us?
Waited until the next day,

Zhu Chongba and others waited outside the gate of Fengyang County early in the morning.
More than 20 people dressed up as businessmen, waiting for the city gate to open, and then pushed carts loaded with TNT and glass crafts towards the city gate.

"Stop! Who is it!"

The guard at the city gate shouted at Zhu Chongba and his companions.
Zhu Yuanzhang and his entourage were fat and strong, and they were carrying wooden swords. The yamen runners could immediately see that these guys stood out among the skinny crowd.

Zhu Yuanzhang and others' muscles tensed and beads of sweat appeared on their foreheads.

After all, they were just a group of farmers. Although they shouted loud slogans, they were still a little scared when they did such a big business that could cost their lives for the first time.

At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately demonstrated his magnanimity as the royal purchaser of the land god. He bent down and approached the yamen runner and calmly stuffed a piece of silver into his hand.

"I'm a merchant from the north. I've got a batch of goods and I want to cooperate with our county magistrate. Could you please introduce me to him?"

The eyes of the yamen runner lit up when he saw the silver in his hand.
Wow, what a good start! I didn’t expect to meet such a generous merchant at the very beginning?
He looked around and calmly stuffed the silver into his chest.

"Ahem, where is the official document in cursive script?"

Zhu Chongba stuffed another half ingot of silver and said with a smile:
"Be accommodating."

The bailiff glanced at the strong young men of the militia with an understandable look. So that's what they were, smugglers.

Although they were all fat and strong, their childish faces could not be concealed, and the wooden sword hanging around their waists made a trace of contempt flash in his eyes.

Wooden sword? Just a bluff, a kid's play?

He winked at his companion, then raised his head and waved at Zhu Chongba, saying proudly, "Follow me!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up with joy, and he quickly called on his companions to follow him.

The yamen runner glanced at the cart behind him and asked casually:
"What's in your car? Our county magistrate won't take a small deal."

A trace of contempt flashed across Zhu Chongba's eyes.
He winked at Tang He behind him.

Tang He immediately understood what he meant and lifted the straw on the bus.
Each piece of glass art sparkles in the rising sun.

The bailiff gasped, his eyes flashing with ecstasy.

Damn it! What the hell, what the hell...

He was so excited that he wanted to convulse, but he suppressed his excitement, turned around and took two quick steps.

"Here, here. You guys go to the Yanei and wait for us. We'll go and inform him."

The bailiff couldn't wait to lead Zhu Yuanzhang to the county government office and rushed to the backyard.

"Brother-in-law, brother-in-law! We're going to be rich!"

With a bang, the bailiff pushed the door open and entered.

At this time, the county magistrate, county magistrate, chief clerk, county lieutenant and other officials were all gathered in this room with sad faces.

As for the reason,

Naturally, they were subjected to the angry rebuke from their top superior, Darughachi, which was more of a threat than a rebuke.

As for the reason, it was naturally the "immortal treasure" that Han Xiancheng received from Liu Xiaode.
The "immortal treasure" that he presented as a tribute actually shattered in front of the saint.

The immortals sending treasures is called auspiciousness.
What is it called when the treasure given by the immortal breaks in the emperor’s hands?
This is called deceiving the king.

Emperor Shun of Yuan Dynasty flew into a rage on the spot. If Empress Ki had not stopped him, the people in the palace would have already experienced what it meant to play the Nine Clans Elimination Game.

The death penalty can be pardoned, but the living crime cannot be escaped.

The Darughachi of Fengyang County was not only beaten with a stick, but was also ordered to present a birthday gift that would satisfy the emperor within a month.

Otherwise, the crime will be aggravated and the previous punishment will be severe!
Darughaci, who was beaten with a stick, naturally would not let it go. After returning to Fengyang, he called all the officials in the county government and gave them a severe scolding.

Then he told everyone that if he died, they would not have a good ending either. The rare treasures must be delivered within 30 days, otherwise everyone would be finished.

As the person who discovered the magical treasure, County Magistrate Han was now sweating profusely as he endured the resentful gazes of his colleagues.

Now he just wanted to go to Dongli Township and skin that damn landlord Liu Xiaode alive. This guy actually dared to give him fake goods!

Just when everyone was at a loss, his brother-in-law rushed in with a happy face and shouted that he had made a fortune.

All the officers looked at the yamen runner with green eyes, as if they were going to cut him into pieces to vent their anger. The yamen runner swallowed his saliva and said with a low smile:

"Ah, are all the adults here?"

The county magistrate looked at the county magistrate with a gloomy gaze and slowly said:

"Old Han, this is your brother-in-law, right? Come on, tell me, what big fortune made you so excited?"

The bailiff looked at his brother-in-law.
Han County Magistrate looked constipated and said, "Speak!"

The yamen runner swallowed his saliva, then said with golden eyes:
"When I opened the city gate today, I encountered a group of fools who were pulling a cart of top-quality colored glass items and wanted to do business with our government office."

"Looking at them like that, maybe they are tomb raiders, and they found valuable items and are preparing to sell them."

"A bunch of idiots holding a bunch of wooden swords, who are they trying to scare? In my opinion, we should gather some people to control them..."

At this time, all the county yamen masters looked at the yamen runners and said excitedly:

"What did you say!? Top-grade glass objects? Are you sure you didn't see it wrong?!"

The bailiff pointed at the roof and swore to the sky:

"You're not mistaken! You're definitely not mistaken! That reflection, that color, it's definitely a treasure!"

They looked at each other, their hearts pounding unconsciously.

Holy shit, someone gave me a pillow when I just dozed off? Someone gave me treasure when I was in need of treasure?
The officials didn't care about the surprise in their hearts and walked quickly towards the yanei.

When County Magistrate Han passed by his brother-in-law, he whispered:
"Go get someone!"

The bailiff grinned and responded hastily.
No matter what, I can be credited with a great achievement this time!
Because the profession of yamen runners is organized in the imperial court, and this organization is registered in the Ministry of Personnel of the imperial court.

The court paid these people's salaries according to the registered information, and any additional person needed to be approved by the Ministry of Personnel.

Not to mention the county magistrate, even the governor of a frontier province had no right to change the staffing of a local government office.

Even in a county as large as Fengyang, the number of "civil servants" working in the government office would not exceed 70.

After all, it costs money to hire these yamen runners.

You see, those peasant uprisings often captured the county government or the provincial capital, precisely because the local security forces were simply ineffective.

Except for the big cities with garrisons, the states and counties below basically have no armed forces.

These yamen runners had many responsibilities, including maintaining social order, collecting money and taxes, etc.

If the county magistrate needs to be accompanied by a procession of ceremonial guards when he goes out, the yamen runners will have to follow him to maintain order, and the main purpose is to maintain appearances.

So when County Magistrate Han heard the information from his brother-in-law, he immediately decided to let him gather the yamen runners.

He followed the county magistrate and others to the courtyard where Zhu Chongba was.

They were shocked when they saw Zhu Yuanzhang and his group of more than 20 tall and strong men surrounding the cart and looking around vigilantly.

The food must be good. With such a physique, he would be an elite soldier in the Yuan Dynasty army.

The county magistrate paused for a moment, then walked towards Zhu Yuanzhang happily with a smile on his face.

"This...brave man, I heard from the lord that you want to do business with me?"

Zhu Yuanzhang grinned naively and signaled Tang He to lift the cover.

The straw on the cart was lifted up, revealing a box of exquisite glass crafts sparkling in the sun.

The county magistrate took a deep breath.
Holy shit, baby!
He suppressed his excitement, forced himself to calm down, and asked Zhu Chongba with a trembling voice:
"I wonder how your business is going to be done?"

Zhu Chongba smiled slightly when he saw this, and slowly said:

"We need to buy gunpowder! Lots of gunpowder!"

County Magistrate: “???”

(End of this chapter)