Jinghong Building

The corners of He Ran's mouth bent. She was not as dispensable to Jinyang City as she showed.

That is Jinyang, the largest city in Jin, and the base camp of the King of Jin. Only fools don’t want it.

Zhong Yi's request was just to meet Feng Xieying.

Thinking about the big guys who spent a sky-high price to have lunch with an old man in his previous lives, it is not surprising that they are willing to use a city just to meet Feng Xieying.

But He Ran could not make a decision for Feng Xieying.

So she said to Zhong Yi: "I can't make a decision for Mr. Feng, so why not do this. Lord Zhong will go to Pingyang with me. If Mr. Feng agrees, then you will meet in Pingyang. Lord Zhong doesn't have to worry about personal safety. Now Pingyang City It's very safe to have heavy troops to guard it."

She thought Zhong Yi would hesitate, but she didn't expect Zhong Yi to agree: "Zhong is willing to go."

He Ran suddenly realized that Zhong Yi was quite interesting and quite interested in her appetite.

This time, He Ran came to Pingyao not just for the sake of seeing her. She also invited merchants from Pingyao City in the largest restaurant in Pingyao.

Zhou Chi received strong support from merchants that year, so after he ascended the throne, he was very friendly to merchants and his status was greatly improved.

Merchants in the previous dynasty could not wear silk, could not be enrolled in imperial examinations, and could not be called slaves and maids. These were not available in this dynasty. The children of merchants could be enrolled in imperial examinations or officials.

Since Zhou Laoer ascended the throne, the court's attitude towards merchants has changed again.

Merchants can donate officials.

The court clearly marked the price, and official positions under the fifth rank can be obtained by donating money to the court.

As soon as the imperial court opened, local officials from all over the country discovered the way to make money.

The court donated officials, but bought officials in the local area.

In Pingyao alone, there were more than 50 officials of all sizes. He Ran was the one who invited the banquet in the restaurant.

That's right, they are all bought officials, with grades but no actual jobs. They are still doing business and just put on the title of an official.

He Ran looked at the list of banquets and shook her head helplessly.

Sure enough, at the banquet, the most concerned issue of these people is whether their official positions can be preserved.

The official you bought is also an official, and it cannot be ignored.

Everyone was talking and their voices became louder and louder. The situation seemed to be about to eat He Ran.

There is no way, who made He Ran just a little girl in their eyes?

Unlike other places, Pingyao did not experience the baptism of war. As soon as He Dali's army arrived outside Pingyang City, the prefect of Pingyang opened the city gate and offered sacrifices.

Therefore, these officials in Pingyao City believed that the reason why Pingyao changed his lord was because the prefect was a soft-legged crab, which was useless.

Pingyao's change of lords is blamed for the prefect, while He Ran is just picking up a bargain.

They didn't take He Ran and her Ran Jun seriously at all.

He Ran smiled and listened to their questioning with a good temper, without saying a word.

These people were like fists hitting cotton, which was boring, but they were laughing again. Look, she was afraid, she was forced to speak out by us, and we had the upper hand!

He Ran took a sip of tea and asked with a pleasant look, "Do you have anything else to say?" One of them slapped the table with a snap and said loudly, "King Zhao is also a descendant of the Zhou family. At this moment, this is still the Great Zhou world. We are officials of the Zhou court, and all the salary we deserve is the same as before."

He Ran was surprised: "Aren't you a false position? You still have a salary if you have a false position?"

The man snorted coldly: "Can't there be?"

He Ran was surprised: "Pingyao City has a smooth transition, and of course it will remain unchanged. Since you are all officials of the Great Zhou, you must also be treated as officials of the Great Zhou. By the way, you have all had their salaries before. I thought there wasn't. Since there was, let's talk about how your salary was determined before."

Everyone looked at each other, and then looked at the person talking together. It was a big salary. The King of Jin burned incense if he didn't ask them for money and gave them a salary. Only the little girl He Ran would believe it.

Everyone didn't speak, and they would say whoever started, so they were all waiting for the person to speak first.

The man's name is Zhou Fu. He started his business by selling soybeans to Anxia Kingdom in his early years. Later, he bought a seventh-rank official, but like everyone here, he only had a false position.

Seeing that everyone was looking at Zhou Fu, He Ran also looked at him and asked with a smile: "Mr. Zhou's surname is Zhou. Does it have anything to do with Pingyang Zhoujiabao?"

When he heard He Ran mention Zhoujiabao, Zhou Fu looked proud: "Zhou's ancestral home is Zhoujiabao in Pingyang."

He Ran nodded: "It turns out that he is from a famous family. So which family is Lord Zhou, and what is his monthly salary?"

Zhou Fu originally thought that when he took the lead, others would definitely agree. He was rich and really didn't care about that little salary. He just looked down on He Ran and wanted to make things difficult for him.

No mistakes, one song, one content, one in 6, one book, one bar, one reading!

But he didn't expect that just now everyone worked together to force He Ran to no word. He had already gained the upper hand, but now when he spoke, none of them agreed with him. He seemed to be singing a one-man show.

Zhou Fu cursed in his heart, but he could only bite the bullet and report a number.

He Ran looked at Xiaoli beside him: "Think about it, how much salary has Lord Zhou received in total."

Xiaoli quickly calculated how much silver, how much silk, how much rice, how much, and so on.

He Ran gasped: "So much."

Her eyes suddenly lit up, and she looked at Zhou Fu with a burning look, as if she was looking at a pile of gold and silver.

"Master Zhou has not been an official for a long time, but he has a lot of money to be greedy for ink."

The saying "greed for ink" is like a big stone falling from the sky, smashing everyone into a dilemma.

"Greed ink? What are you talking about? " Zhou Fu was furious. He wanted money and shops, can he need to have greed ink? Besides, he is just a false position and he doesn't have a chance to be greedy.

He Ran didn't think so. She shook her head and said, "Master Zhou, why don't you admit it? The amount of your greed every month is reported by you. Everyone here has heard it. Since you have done it, you have done it. So why don't you admit it?”

Everyone was shocked, and Zhou Fu stared at He Ran viciously, as if he wanted to eat people.

"That's my salary!"

He Ran sneered: "You only have one title, where do you get your salary? Isn't this money greedy or what? Come and take down this greedy stolen official!"

He Ran was just a young girl, but now she suddenly seemed to have changed her face. She turned her face faster than reading a book. The cold aura in her body made everyone afraid.

"You, you, you dare!"

Zhou Fu was furious. He was not afraid of He Ran. He just felt that he was embarrassed. This dead girl made him look embarrassed in front of so many people, like a clown. (End of this chapter)