my grandmother

Chapter 140

Surrounded by the guards, Gu Yan rushed into Linhai Town in a cloud of golden clouds, and when he pressed down on the pier, He Chengze stood by the window on the second floor of the old house of He's house, but he didn't see his son He Ruiming, and hurriedly asked people to follow him to the pier Look again, there is indeed no He Ruiming in that group of brocade clouds.

He Chengze felt a little uneasy in his heart, looked at the pier from a distance, watched the brocade cloud rolling past like the wind blowing rice low, he was silent for a while, then called the servants, and asked him to take a few to guard at the entrance of the town.

He didn't know why his son didn't follow, so he could only ask someone to wait at the entrance of the town.

He Ruiming was on his way to Linhai Town in a hurry.

The day after Shi Ziye threatened to ask for an order to clean up the customs department, he rushed to Bieye early in the morning to be on duty.

Shizi didn't tell him to go back to listen to the summons, and after running back and forth for two days, he felt inconvenient.

Although his family's house in Pingjiang Mansion is not far from the farewell industry, it takes an hour to go back and forth. Every time the son goes out, he is impromptu. Once he left very early and he missed it. Another time, As soon as he left Bieye, Shizi went out.

After missing two times, he asked Hong Bo to ask the elder son to show him if he could live in a house in Bieye so that he could serve him at any time. It is inappropriate for Bieye not to go home.

This morning, when he arrived at Bieye, he said that the elder son had gone to Linhai Town, and he had been gone for less than half an hour!
He Ruiming took a few young servants with him and galloped all the way. When he rushed to Linhai Town with sweat on his face, the young servants who had been waiting outside the town hurried up to meet him.

He Ruiming slowed down his horse a little, and when he heard that Mr. Ju Shizi was in the Customs Department at the moment, he hurriedly confessed that he was late and missed, so he urged the horse to go to the Customs Department.

He Chengze frowned when he got a report that he was too late.

The son took up the post in the Customs Department today, it couldn't be a temporary idea, but he didn't tell Ah Ming.

He Chengze leaned back on the back of the chair, lost his mind for a while, stood up, stood in front of the window, and looked at the tax department.

He always felt that when Shi Ziye went to Jiangnan last time, he was very wary of their He family, because of what?Did someone say something?

He Chengze slowly and carefully weighed everyone and everything.

Gu Yan came out from the Customs Department and saw He Ruiming, who had a hot red face and was wiping sweat all over his face with a handkerchief, and said with a smile, "I'm about to have someone call you over. Today we will live in Linhai Town, you find a place to live, it’s closer to the pier, there are no other restrictions.”

"Yes, how long do you want to stay?" He Ruiming hurriedly bowed to answer.

"Stay for a few days~" Gu Yan seemed to have just thought of this question, thought about it, and said with a smile: "It's hard to say, before the pier is cleaned up, it will probably be used."

"Yes." He Ruiming didn't ask any more questions.

Since the son of the world can't say it well, let's make a long-term plan.

He Ruiming hurried to find a place to live.

It's past noon now, and the son of the world will live in tonight. In the half-day, he has to find a place to live, clean and scrub, arrange furniture, cups and plates, bedding, hot water and ice...

He Ruiming quickened his pace, time was too tight!
Gu Yan waving his folding fan, went to Zhaoyue Tower for dinner, and then returned to the pier.

On the pier, Wang Gui had already led people to set up a shed, set up chairs and tables, and at the door of the shed stood Gu Yan's flag with the character Gu.

Gu Yan stood in front of the shed and looked around. At a glance, he saw Huang Xianzhou and Mr. Yao who were counting and scribbling a few big boats. The folding fan clicked on Huang Xianzhou, and ordered: "Call him over."

Huang Xianzhou followed the boy into the shed.

The location of the shed is well chosen, and the air is breezy.

When Huang Xianzhou entered the shed, he felt cool and very comfortable.

"Sit." Gu Yan gestured to Huang Xianzhou.

Shi Gun put the tea on the table next to Huang Xianzhou.

Huang Xianzhou hurriedly bowed his body to thank him, his eyes fell on the huge cup, he couldn't control it, and his eyes widened.

"A'nan said that you drink tea from a big cup. I asked someone to find this cup for you." Gu Yan laughed.

"Your Majesty is really considerate, I thank you very much." Huang Xianzhou bowed hurriedly.

Gu Yan raised his eyebrows slightly.His tone is really eccentric!
"Tell me what you've seen and what you think about it." Gu Yan turned to the topic.

"Yes." Huang Xianzhou lowered his head, drooping his eyebrows and eyes.

That sentence just now seems to be wrong again, alas!Forget it, let’s talk about errands.

"The porters on the wharf unload the goods, they are all priced, how much a worker pays, and it is adjusted every year. It is led by the customs department, and the major commercial firms and the gangs at the wharf jointly agree.

"The rule of bargaining is based on how much the price of rice, oil and other things have increased or decreased each month in the past year. This rule is dead, and it doesn't matter."

Gu Yan hummed, these, in the past, he thought they were trivial matters...

"The unloading of the porter is also counting the goods. After unloading a cargo, take a bamboo board, what kind of goods, a few workers, the owner of the cargo, and the head of the porter takes it to the checkpoint. Yinzhuang settles the unloading money with the customs department every month."

Gu Yan's eyes narrowed slightly, no wonder He Chengze said that the customs department is complicated, and it will affect everything.Just one item of unloading has already involved a lot.

"The inspection office is affiliated to the Third Division Envoy. Every year, the Ministry of Rites selects people who are good at Gezhi Shushu to serve as candidates. The income is counted and reported directly to the Third Division Envoy every month. In this area, the person who fills in every two years only counts and summarizes. It is very fast to get started. , the lower officials thought it was extremely difficult to do anything."

"There is no difference between the number of envoys of the three divisions and the number of customs divisions." Gu Yan said.

"I have thought about it." Huang Xianzhou bowed slightly, "The porters on the three piers on the South Bank, Jiangzhou, and North Bank each have gangs. Here on the South Bank, I found out that there are a total of four gangs, each with a main business. The Silk Gang has the largest number of people and is the most powerful.

"The out-of-town porters who have poured into the wharf recently can only grab some heavy work and miscellaneous items, silk, tea, jewelry, etc., are all out of their hands.

"The lower officials often chat with the porters. The porters complain the most about the unfair calculation of work. Obviously it takes two trips to finish the work, and the gang only counts one work."

The last sentence, Huang Xianzhou said meaningfully.

Gu Yan lowered his eyes, stood up suddenly, walked to the door of the shed, raised his head slightly, and looked at the masts standing upright like a dense forest not far away.

In the past, He Chengze said that his feet had never really stepped on the ground of Linhai Town. Now, he understood the meaning of this sentence.

"Go on." Gu Yan turned around and motioned for Huang Xianzhou.

"The lower officials think that these two jobs are only one job, and they should be where the joints are." Huang Xianzhou's eyes were shining brightly.

"Well, what do you think should be done?" Gu Yan asked.

"First let a job be counted as a job, let the porters make a fuss, and then take the opportunity to determine the amount of a job, how many bolts of silk, how many pieces of fine porcelain, how much tea, etc., the lower officials think that these jobs It should have been done before." After Huang Xianzhou finished speaking, he looked at Gu Yan slightly holding his breath.

Gu Yan sipped his tea with downcast eyes, stroked it carefully, nodded, "Yes."

　A writer who cares too much about logic, the effort spent in the last two chapters, probably no one can see...

　　want to cry
　　
　
(End of this chapter)