Chapter 1246: Repaying a favor
After a group of grain merchants came to a conclusion at the banquet, they all said that since the county minister reciprocated the favor, we naturally had to repay the favor in a sensible manner.
As for how to report the luggage, they quickly reached a consensus at the banquet. According to the size of the grain shop, the grain merchants were divided into three categories: large, medium and small. Those who are affiliated with small-scale grain merchants will be given a thank-you gift of 800 taels of silver; those who are affiliated with mid-range grain merchants will be given a thank-you gift of 1,500 taels of silver; those who are affiliated with large-scale grain merchants will be given a thank-you gift of 2,500 taels of silver.
Of course, these are just the first batch of thank-you gifts. At the end of each month, they will take out 20% of the net profit as a thank-you gift based on the operating conditions of their respective grain stores. Go to the Yamen.
If you can’t let go of your child, you can’t trap the wolf! Businessmen know this truth all too well. Although the thank you gift is large, it is not a small amount to them, but compared with the future income, it is nothing!
With the official endorsement of the county official, they can freely sell grain and make money without any worries. They don't have to worry about being arrested and sent to prison, sent to the army, or beheaded on the spot or kill chickens to scare monkeys!
Comparing the grain merchants in Taizhou Fucheng and other counties, they, the Jingnan grain merchants, are already in paradise.
Of course, although there are regulations on how to report Li, for the sake of safety, a group of grain merchants recommended a grain merchant to ask for directions. They first went to the county government to give Zhu Pingan a thank-you gift, and then tried it for everyone. water.
Shopkeeper Lu stood out from the crowd with high votes and was "honored" to become the stone that cast doubt on the direction.
"Ahem, can't you send one more person to accompany me? Shopkeeper Tai, you and I are brothers, how about we go together with you?" Shopkeeper Lu looked at Zhongliang with a bitter face. Businessmen, especially shopkeeper Tai.
"Get out!" Shopkeeper Tai rolled his eyes.
"Fat Lu, please stop dawdling. Go quickly and come back as soon as possible. We are all anxiously waiting for your reply. If you don't leave, we will recognize you as a 30% thank you gift this time, but It doesn’t count.”
Seeing Shopkeeper Lu’s dilly-dallying, the grain merchants couldn’t help but urge, half threatening, half joking.
"The wind is rustling and the water is cold. As soon as I leave, fat man, I will return soon. All the shopkeepers are waiting for my good news."
Hearing that the grain merchants threatened to take back his help After recognizing the 30% thank you gift, Shopkeeper Lu, who was obsessed with money, immediately stopped dawdling, his waist and back no longer hurt, and he jogged all the way to serve as his guide.
A group of grain merchants were drinking and chatting, thinking about the wealth at their fingertips, while waiting for news from Shopkeeper Lu.
Soon, after only three rounds of drinking, everyone heard the sound of footsteps, and then saw the figure of shopkeeper Lu.
Holy shit!
Why did Fatty Lu come back so soon? Was he kicked out just after he entered the county magistrate's door? !
The grain merchants suddenly had an ominous premonition in their hearts. They were worried that Fatty Lu would mess up the matter. They felt that things were developing beyond their expectations and beyond their control...
"Fat Lu, why did you come back so soon? Did the county official accept the gift you gave me?"
A group of grain merchants asked anxiously and nervously.
Shopkeeper Lu nodded first, but before the faces of the grain merchants showed joy, shopkeeper Lu shook his head again, his big fat face shaking, and everyone shook his head. The grain merchants became angry.
"Shit! Fatty Lu, what do you mean by nodding your head first and then shaking your head?! Are you having a convulsion?! Will the county magistrate accept or confiscate the thank you gift you sent me?! What did you give it to us? An accurate word is available now. When it's not a joke, if you don't show it properly, we will give you back the 30% of the thank you gift we recognized for you."
The grain merchants were suddenly confused, thinking that Shopkeeper Lu was playing tricks on them, and they immediately responded with unkind expressions. Shopkeeper Lu said.
Under the gaze of all the grain merchants, Shopkeeper Lu nodded first, and then shook his head. Seeing the unkind expressions on everyone's face, Shopkeeper Lu himself blushed and spread his hands, "Oh, I...I I don’t know if the county will collect or confiscate it!”
“What do you mean? You don’t know if the county will collect or confiscate it!” That one is a pig's head. Did the county magistrate accept or not receive the thank you gift? Can you not tell the difference between such a simple thing? Are we kidding?”
All the grain merchants laughed angrily and started to roll up their sleeves impatiently, as if they wanted Shopkeeper Lu to look good.
"Oh, what I said is true, I am really not kidding you." Shopkeeper Lu explained anxiously with a red face.
"Okay, everyone, calm down. Shopkeeper Lu, don't worry, sit down and drink tea, and tell us slowly about your meeting with the county magistrate." Shopkeeper Yang waved his hand. , signaling everyone to be calm and calm.
Shopkeeper Lu sat down and drank a cup of tea, wiped his mouth with his sleeve, took a breath, and told the grain merchants about his gift-giving trip to the Yamen, "I arrived at the County Yamen and asked the county Yamen's ear room The officer conveyed the message and I went to see the county magistrate smoothly. After meeting the magistrate, I knelt down. I kowtowed three times, and the county magistrate couldn't hold him back. I first expressed my gratitude to the county magistrate for supporting our grain store business on behalf of our Jingnan grain merchants, and then handed the county magistrate a 1,500-tael banknote under the table. "Honored."
The time to witness the truth has come!
After hearing this, the grain merchants couldn't help but sit up straight and looked at Shopkeeper Lu without blinking.
Unexpectedly, Shopkeeper Lu paused when he said this. The heavy grain merchant couldn’t help but glared angrily and urged, "What then?" He refused me politely. The county magistrate said that he was dedicated to serving the public good, so he asked me to take the banknote back. "
Shopkeeper Lu paused and then said.
What! ?
The county minister refused? !
The county magistrate did not accept the thank you gift? ! Now there is some trouble! Two thousand five hundred yuan per stone, this policy cannot be changed.
When the grain merchants heard this, they suddenly became nervous. The county official didn't accept the thank you gift, so how could they not be nervous?
"Fat Lu, you are stupid. The county magistrate asked you to take it back, so just take it back! Liu Bei even visited the thatched cottage!"
"The county magistrate is reserved, worried about being known by others"
One The grain merchants sighed and complained to Shopkeeper Lu.
“Of course it’s impossible for me to take it back. I told the county minister that I carried this bank note in my arms all the way without anyone seeing it, and there were only the county minister and me in this room, so there was no way I could take it back. There is a third person who knows."
Shopkeeper Lu shook his head vigorously and defended.
"Well, this is pretty good, what next?" A group of grain merchants praised Shopkeeper Lu and then asked.
"Then the county magistrate became even more angry, saying that heaven knows and the earth knows, you know and I know, how can you say that no one knows! I refused to accept it." Shopkeeper Lu continued, "I insisted again and again, and the county magistrate insisted. No, he almost drove me away Out."
"Ah?"
"How could this happen?"
The grain merchants were confused when they heard that Zhu Pingan refused to accept the gift. Yes, this is different from what they thought.
I became anxious and angry again.
“However, just when I was so disheartened and about to give up. The county magistrate asked me that Jingnan has been hit by severe floods and the victims are displaced and desperate for food. Would you like to donate money to the victims of Jingnan?! Of course I said yes. Then the county official took it. A donation agreement was issued, and I was asked to sign and fingerprint it. My one thousand five hundred tael gift was turned into a donation inexplicably."
Shopkeeper Lu touched his head, and then. Said, until now his mind is still a mess.
After mountains and rivers, there is no way out, and there is another village with dark flowers and bright flowers. When everyone heard this, their eyes suddenly lit up!
"The county magistrate is really a master. In this way, there is no trace and is impeccable. Hahahaha, Shopkeeper Lu, you did a good job." Shopkeeper Yang smiled and patted Shopkeeper Lu on the shoulder. He expressed approval.
"Shopkeeper Yang, are you saying that I've delivered it?!" Shopkeeper Lu's eyes lit up.
Shopkeeper Yang smiled and nodded, and then said to the grain merchants, "Everyone, it's time for me to go to the county government to donate money."
So, Jingnan A group of grain merchants went to the Yamen to meet Zhu Pingan one after another and actively donated money. (End of this chapter)