The First Great Ancestor of the Five Dynasties

Chapter 227 Another chance to blackmail you
When Xu Xuan left the county government office, his legs were a little weak, the soles of his feet were a little floating, and his mind was confused.

The green-robed clerk respectfully and respectfully escorted him out of the county government gate. Xu Xuan still didn't come to his senses, but stiffly arched his hands in farewell.

As soon as he stepped out of the gate of the county government office, Xu Xuan saw dozens of people standing in front of the government office. They were all applicants who had just submitted their resumes in the front hall and been eliminated through rounds of screening.

Xu Xuan was stunned for a moment. If he remembered correctly, there should be 42 people here.

Seeing Xu Xuan step out of the door, the noisy noise at the scene suddenly disappeared and became silent.

Pairs of sad and angry eyes glared at him, and many losers gathered around him in unison.

The first loser, Ding Youfu, stared wide-eyed, looked at Xu Xuan's whole body, pointed his finger and shouted: "With this appearance, can he be saved until the end? He looks about the same as me!"

A slight "tss" sounded from the crowd, and many people immediately looked at him with contempt in their eyes.

Shameless people are equally hateful.

"We are not convinced that this person won based on his looks! Please respect the new assessment!"

In the end, the four people who were rejected because of their appearance and temperament stood up and raised their fists in the air and shouted angrily, attracting waves of echoes.

"Yes! The inspection program set up by the county government is too child's play. We are waiting for students from Jingzhou to ask for a re-examination!"

"We want to see the county magistrate!"

Xu Xuan had never dealt with such a situation before, and was at a loss for a moment.

Even he felt that this trip to the county government was a bit ridiculous. He just measured his height, spoke a few words in Jiangning dialect, and chatted with County Magistrate Wen, and was appointed as the head of the agricultural reclamation area on the spot. Mayor?
Is Magistrate Wen's decision too hasty?

Xu Xuan also felt that he was a little defeated. He was lucky to be the mayor and deserved it.

Xu Xuan blushed and bowed in all directions: "Everyone, please listen to something."

The green-robed official walked out of the door quickly, stopped Xu Xuan from speaking, raised his hands and said loudly: "Quiet!"

This man looks thin, but his voice is loud and full of energy.

The scene immediately fell silent, and the losers stared at him with big eyes and small eyes.

The green-robed official glanced at the crowd sternly: "In front of the county government office, how can you allow us to make a lot of noise? How decent is it?"

More than a dozen guards in soap clothes and swords rushed out of the gate and stood in a row behind the green-robed officials.

Everyone lowered their heads in fear and shrank back involuntarily.

"Whoever dares to make noise or attack the county government office will be immediately taken to the rehabilitation center!" the green-robed official shouted.

Everyone swallowed their saliva, no one dared to get into trouble again.

Xu Xuan could understand the mood of the losers at this moment, and sighed with a wry smile.

The green-robed clerk said loudly: "This Mr. Xu, whose real name is Xu Maocai. Anyone who has read the Jingzhou daily tabloid must know his name! All of Mr. Xu's signed articles are published on the front page of every issue of the newspaper! You guys Among them, who asks themselves that the number of articles on the front page exceeds that of Mr. Xu?"

Everyone looked at each other, and looked at Xu Xuan with surprised eyes of reacquaintance: "Is he Xu Maocai?"

"I have read his masterpiece, and it is quite good!"

"Basically every one or two issues, you can see his articles on the front page. It's amazing!"

"Except for Mr. Siyou, this county also has the most articles on the front page!"

"Mr. Siyou's articles are all written in plain language. How can they be compared with Xu Maocai?"

"Otherwise, I feel that although Mr. Siyou's article is full of plain language, it is meaningful and thought-provoking!"

"That's because your literary talent is not good and your appreciation ability is too poor!"

"That's unreasonable! Who are you? How dare you say such arrogant words? Come on, I'm going to make a show of you~"

Discussions broke out in the crowd, and soon they turned into quarrels. Groups of losers quarreled, cursed, and even pushed each other. The scene was chaotic, as if a group fight was about to break out.

Xu Xuan was dumbfounded.

The green-robed officer cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Mayor Xu is laughing at you. The scholars in Jingzhou are too poor and most of them have little knowledge. They are just a bunch of rabble."

Seeing a fight break out in the crowd, Xu Xuan said hurriedly: "Should we stop it quickly and avoid killing people?"

The green-robed official glanced at him and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Mayor Xu, it's just a small fight, nothing big will happen. Let them fight for a while, then arrest them for causing trouble in the public office and send them all to reform." Dig rocks!
It just so happened that in the past two days, the renovation site was in short supply of manpower. Monk Hun's guys were shouting about the lack of people all day long. Beizhi sent him some, 42 people, which is a lot. Monk Hun also owes Beizhi Taihe House a big drink."

Seeing the disapproval of the green-robed official, Xu Xuan was deeply shocked.

Of course he knows who Monk Hun is. The person in charge of the reformation site has a vicious bald head and a scarred face.

Xu Xuan felt speechless, and suddenly felt that he and Li Congjia, who had been taken to the rehabilitation center before, might have been made hasty decisions.

Turning around to look at the newly renovated county government office, Xu Xuan shook his head and sighed, this Jingzhou government office is really simple, rude and straightforward.

"It is your humble duty to order a police officer to escort Mayor Xu back to his residence?" the green-robed official said with a smile.

Xu Xuan hastily declined and said: "Don't bother! So-and-so settled down in the Shenghe Mansion not far from here, accompanied by a coachman."

Just as he was talking, the man from the mansion drove over, Xu Xuan saluted farewell, boarded the carriage and left.

The green-robed officer watched the carriage drive away and returned to the county government gate. With a wave of his hand, the officers rushed forward and forcibly separated the group of people.

"All of them will be imprisoned and then taken to the reconstruction site to dig out rocks for a month!"

The green-robed officer announced loudly, and bursts of wailing and begging for mercy could be heard.

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When Xu Xuan returned to his residence, he was surrounded by Hu Guangyue and other clerks who came in droves, as well as the masters and aunts from the back kitchen room, who were all concerned about the outcome of his trip to the county government.

Xu Xuan said in a low-key and modest manner that the result was not known yet, and he just sat and talked with the county magistrate face to face.

Xu Xuan took Li Congjia upstairs to his room. He couldn't care less about how the clerks and aunties discussed and thought about things.

The two of them went back to their room and closed the door. Li Congjia saw Xu Xuan frowning and keeping silent, and nervously whispered: "Sir, what happened?"

Xu Xuan looked at him and talked about his fantastic journey like a memory.

".I met Anding County Magistrate Wen Zhongping and had a conversation with him, and then he appointed me as the mayor of the agricultural reclamation area. I will take office two days later."

Li Congjia opened his eyes wide and said in surprise: "Is it over?"

Xu Xuan nodded: "It's over."

Li Congjia was a little unbelievable: "Sir, does this count as an officer in the Changyi Army?"

Xu Xuan thought for a while: "Probably."

Li Congjia's fat face was full of surprise: "Are all appointments in the Zhangyi Army so casual?"

Xu Xuan smiled bitterly and shook his head. Even now, he is still a little confused. "County Magistrate Wen has long known about the existence of you and me. Fortunately, he does not know our true identities. This person should be a kind and honest man, and he also promised to help me deliver the letter to the rehabilitation center and hand it over to Xu Biao.

Xu Biao has a hot temper. I am worried that he will cause trouble again, so I must deliver the letter as soon as possible. "

Xu Xuan began to lay out the paper and prepared to write a letter.

Li Congjiayan wrote ink and asked: "My husband takes office in the agricultural reclamation area, what should I do? Should I continue to stay in the residence or go with my husband?"

Xu Xuan picked up his pen and thought for a while, then said: "I'm really worried about the little prince staying alone in the county, so it's better to come with me."

Li Congjia nodded, his fat face a little sad, and muttered: "It's a pity, the master also said that I have the talent to be a cook, and he plans to accept me as his apprentice."

Xu Xuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "The little prince really likes the way of cooking? As a little prince, just treat it as a fun and fresh thing, don't get addicted to it."

Li Congjia sighed, nodded and said nothing.

It could be seen that he was a little reluctant to leave the mansion and the back kitchen.

It has become one of his greatest pleasures to follow the master chef to taste various dishes and study new dishes every day.

But Xu Xuan left, and he did not have the confidence to stay in the county alone, so he could only follow him to the farming area.

The next day, when Xu Xuan was packing his bags, Li Congjia went to the back kitchen to say his last farewell to the master master master and a group of aunts who had been together for two months.

Knowing that Li Congjia was going to leave, the master felt a pity, and lamented that there was a rising star missing in the county culinary world.

With tears in their eyes, the aunts gathered around Li Congjia and said goodbye reluctantly.

Hu Guangyue came to Xu Xuan and said with a smile: "Mr. Xu, Chu Xun is here. Please come down and sit down."

Overjoyed, Xu Xuan went downstairs and saw Chu Xun in the lobby.

"Wan Sheng came here to express his congratulations to Mr. Xu!"

As soon as they met, Zhu Xiu saluted with a smile.

Xu Xuan hurriedly pulled him aside, smiled bitterly and whispered: "Master Chu, please don't make it public. Xu Xuan did not disclose this matter."

Zhu Xiu admired: "Mr. Xu is really low-key! Don't worry, I understand!"

"Thank you, Mr. Chu, for keeping this secret!"

The two sat down, Xu Xuan said softly: "It's only been a day, how did Chu Shaolang know?"

Zhu Xiu smiled and said: "Of course it was the late second uncle who revealed it."

Xu Xuan looked at him thoughtfully: "The second uncle, Mr. Chu, is really not simple. The news within the county government can be found out in just one day."

Zhu Xiu said disapprovingly: "Mr. Xu should be able to guess that I, the second uncle, are quite capable in the county. Although I am not a member of the public family, my ancestors have made military exploits in the army and have old ties with many powerful figures in the Zhangyi Army. Hehe~"

"So that's it!" Xu Xuan suddenly realized. No wonder Shenghe Dishe was able to take root in the county. It turned out that the mysterious shopkeeper behind him was really no ordinary person.

"Mr. Xu will take office tomorrow, what help does Wan Sheng need?" Zhu Xiu asked with concern.

Xu Xuan smiled and said: "Thank you, Mr. Chu, for your concern. My nephew and I have nothing, so we can just wait for the county government to send someone to pick us up."

Zhu Xiu nodded, cupped his hands and said, "I wish Mr. Xu a safe journey and smooth arrival."

"Thank you."

Xu Xuan hesitated for a moment and then said: "Several tribesmen who came to Jingzhou with Xu Xuan were arrested for minor offenses and were imprisoned to this day. When I met with the Wen County Magistrate yesterday, I learned about this matter It was also mentioned, and Magistrate Wen also knew about it.

The few clansmen are all businessmen in various places in the south, so they are inevitably contaminated with the atmosphere of the world, don't know the rules, and are fierce and hard to tame.

According to Wen County Magistrate, they planned to escape from prison in the reform center, snatched weapons from guards, and injured several guards, committing a serious crime.

Magistrate Wen agreed to deliver a letter to the rehabilitation center for Xu and give it to those tribesmen, telling them not to cause trouble again."

Xu Xuan told the story about Xu Biao and others. Zhu Xiu listened carefully and said with a smile: "Since Magistrate Wen is here to help, my clan members will not cause trouble again after receiving the letter and knowing that your husband is well." .”

Xu Xuan smiled bitterly and said: "Those tribesmen were not guilty at first, and their detention period has expired. I want to ask Mr. Chu's second uncle to find a way to see if he can ask someone to intercede and release a few tribesmen, even if one or two are released first. That’s fine, Xu has urgent matters, so let them rush back to Jiangnan to deal with them.”

Zhu Xiu pondered for a while, frowned and said: "As far as Wan Sheng knows, the renovation site is directly under the Jiedu Mansion, and others have no right to interfere. It is not easy to get people out of it."

Xu Xuan cupped his hands and said: "Xu knew that this matter was not easy, so he could only turn to Chu Shaolang for help. The second uncle Gui has an old relationship with the Zhangyi Army, so there must be a way to solve the matter. For the sin of injuring the guard, Xu can ask the tribesmen to double the compensation, how much The money can be discussed. There is an urgent matter in the family, and Xu must let them rush back to deal with it."

Zhu Xiu thought for a moment and said, "Mr. Xu, can you tell me the truth about why your people came to Jingzhou?"

Xu Xuan hesitated and said in a low voice: "I'm here for Jingzhou White Salt."

Zhu Xiu was surprised and asked: "Mr. Xu's family is also engaged in salt transportation business?"

Xu Xuan said: "Jiangnan nobles are more or less involved in the private salt business. This is an open secret in Jiangnan. Xu will tell you the truth.

The Xu family of Wu County is no exception. A certain group of people are in charge of the family's salt transportation business. "

Zhu Xiu wondered: "There is no shortage of salt in the south of the Yangtze River. There is an abundance of lake salt, sea salt, rock salt, and Sichuan-Sichuan well salt. Why is salt sold from the distant Jingzhou?"

Xu Xuan smiled bitterly and said: "It's not for selling salt, but for the rock salt production and refining skills mastered by Zhang Yijun. Maybe Chu Shaolang doesn't know much about rock salt mining and refining."

Xu Xuan talked about the process of making rock salt. Zhu Xiu pretended to listen carefully, but in fact, his mind had already flown to Java Island.

Just kidding, he was the one who invented the craftsmanship of Zhang Yijun's rock salt harvesting. How could he not understand?

Zhu Xiu was surprised that Xu Maocai seemed to be a gentle man, but his family was also a salt seller.

After working on it for a long time, it turned out that they were colleagues.

No wonder, salt luck is definitely a hugely profitable business these days. If you want to make a fortune, you must get involved.

This phenomenon is common both in the north and the south.

When the Xu family came to Jingzhou, they originally wanted to learn the refining techniques of rock salt from Zhang Yijun, and then work on their own production after returning.

Zhu Xiu rubbed his chin. Xu Xuan, who was talking eloquently in front of him, immediately became a shining golden mountain in his eyes.

The Xu family in Wu County was a wealthy family, so they had to find a way to take advantage of this opportunity to carve out a piece of their flesh.

Xu Xuan's mouth was dry as he spoke, so he took a sip of tea and looked at him eagerly: "Does Young Master Chu know what XX means?"

Zhu Xiu nodded and smiled: "I understand, I understand."

"Then please let Mr. Chu introduce you to your elders."

Zhu Xiu patted her chest and agreed: "Don't worry, Mr. Xu, it's a trivial matter. Wan Sheng will rush back now to report to the second uncle and try to arrange the matter tonight."

Xu Xuan was overjoyed and saluted repeatedly: "Well, thank you very much, Mr. Chu!"

(End of this chapter)