Chapter 273 Who is the Lord?
Xue Xu asked him, "You came here empty-handed?"
Ji Wuyin ignored him and looked him up and down, noting that the old man was indeed dressed respectably. "You've been doing pretty well lately, haven't you? You've even managed to get a private government residence?"
"Answer me, you really came here empty-handed?"
Ji Wuyin did not answer but asked, "Tell me first, who is your new lord?" He had been tormented by this question for too long.
Xue Xu pressed on, "Tell me first, did you bring any food with you?"
"If you don't tell me, I won't tell you either!"
The two old men, who were over a hundred years old in total, were glaring at each other and refused to give in, which was very childish.
Finally, Xue Xu was the first to look away, but he said with certainty, "I know even without you saying it, you must have brought food. I doubt that with your business acumen, you wouldn't be unaware of how quickly food is selling in Liaodong County right now."
Ji Wuyin snorted and retorted, "Do you think I can't guess who your new master is if you don't tell me?"
"Speaking of which, despite your great contributions, your lord only gave you the position of Chief Clerk of Houcheng?"
Xue Xu drank tea and ignored his temptation.
His contributions could not be made public, so he received the least reward.
However, he was already the designated next Liaodong County Supervisor. The current Liaodong County Supervisor was suspected of having problems, and Lord Lu and his men were investigating him. If he could achieve more merit and punish the other party, the position would be vacated and he could take over.
"Indeed, your lord, the Qin family's heir, is only related to Lord Lu by marriage. It's not easy to get you a position as a chief clerk in Houcheng—"
Before Ji Wuyin could finish his words, he was interrupted, "Who are you looking down on by saying this? I'll tell you in secret..."
After hearing this, Ji Wuyin's eyes widened. "How could the Crown Prince of Qin actually get the Governor of Lu County to give you the position of Supervisory History?" Supervisory History of Liaodong County? In charge of the supervision of the county.
He quickly drank a mouthful of water to calm his nerves. After a while, Ji Wuyin said, "Prince Qin is very generous. It's worth your risking your life to travel deep into the Xianbei grassland."
Xue Xu calmly asked, "Who said my lord is the heir of the Qin family?"
Ji Wuyin was stunned. It wasn’t him, it was impossible!
From all the signs, he didn't think his speculation was wrong. Otherwise, why would Lu Desheng promote him?
"If it's not Prince Qin, then who is it?"
"Tell me first, did you bring any food?"
Ji Wuyin said impatiently, "They're behind us. The grain transport troops are behind us!"
"But I'm telling you, if you don't give me the right price for this grain, I won't sell it to you no matter who your new lord is!"
Xue Xu asked curiously, "If you can't offer a price, are you going to take it back?"
Ji Wuyin said stubbornly, "Why not?" Want to take advantage of him? No way!
"I know. My lord will definitely not let you suffer any loss." What a greedy old man!
"Who is your new master?"
"Eat first, and I'll tell you afterward. I've been supervising all day and I'm starving."
Ji Wuyin was so tired of rolling his eyes. To be honest, he really wanted to go up and give this old man a couple of blows. He had already arrived in Liaodong County, and this old man was still teasing him! Is he human?
When the food came, there were two bowls of white rice, one meat dish and one vegetable dish.
Ji Wuyin also ate a little.
The rice in Liaodong County tastes pretty good, although it's not as good as his favorite japonica rice.
Ji Wuyin asked, "Is the road being built in Houcheng?" He saw it when he arrived. He didn't expect that Xue Xu was currently in charge of supervising the road construction.
He observed that they had also widened the official road. The width of the road was now twice as wide as before. Such a wide road was very friendly to the caravans.
"Yeah."
"If you continue to waste manpower, this year's corvée will be used up. What will we do with the city defenses, canals, dikes, etc.?"
Xue Xu looked at him and smiled, "What's so difficult about this? My master is just like you, always saying that money makes the world go round."
Ji Wuyin agreed with this statement. Money can make the millstone turn. If it can't turn, it must be because the money is not in place.
But then again, there are still few people who are willing to spend money to hire civilians to do these jobs. The new lord Xue Xu has a lot of ideas.
Xue Xu lowered his voice and asked, "Do you know how much silver my lord has spent on this Marquis City?"
Ji Wuyin looked at him, waiting for him to reveal the secret.
"No less than this number." Xue Xu made a gesture.
Ji Wuyin nodded, indicating that he understood, "One hundred thousand taels, that's not bad."
Now they have not only taken control of Houcheng, but also the entire Liaodong County. It's worth it.
If this kind of good thing were offered to the noble families in the South, they would be willing to pay not only 100,000, but even 200,000 more.
What's so good about it? Xue Xu said with a hint of dissatisfaction, "Do you think my lord is you, so rich?" Wait, he brought this up to prove how courageous the Sixth Madam is, not to compete with this guy in terms of financial resources!
"Isn't your lord very good at making money?" He had written letters to himself before, and one of them mentioned the importance of the investment environment. People who can understand such truths should have good business talents and will never lack money.
And what's wrong with this old man? He didn't hate the rich before, but now the way he looks at me is not right.
"No matter how good she is at making money, she's only sixteen."
"What? Only sixteen! Who is your new master?"
"Lü Songli." This time Xue Xu didn't keep him in suspense.
In case he didn't understand, he added, "Lü Desheng's little girl, the sixth wife of the Qin family."
Ji Wuyin: ...I never expected that this old immortal would actually recognize a female protagonist!
"Wait, she is Xie Zhan's ex-fiancée?" Because he had helped the old man to connect Xie Zhan with the Chen family before, he focused on looking up Xie Zhan and remembered that there was such a record in the information.
He is old, but his memory is still good.
"Yes. Speaking of which, it was her doing that the Xie family was exiled to Lingnan..." Xue Xu told everything he knew.
Ji Wuyin smacked his lips. This method of using a knife to kill someone was truly ruthless. His control over the timing and people's hearts was also extremely precise.
You know, at that time, the Fourth Prince, who was supported by the Xie family, was about to take the throne and had the upper hand. But she brought him down.
The South is still too far away from Chang'an, and Ji Wuyin's people cannot find out such secrets. The officials and relatives in Chang'an know how powerful Lu Songli is, but they all keep it a secret.
"How about it? Do you want to serve under the Sixth Madam like me?" Xue Xu asked him.
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