Northern Song Dynasty gangster: Start the game with a dog's head, and Mr. Bao spares his life

"Those things are poisonous. If someone dies, neither you nor I can bear the responsibility."

After finishing speaking, Cao Bin could clearly feel that Xia Laodao's expression relaxed a little.

He laughed and said, "Uncle, don't worry, that's what I did. I was just afraid that it would be difficult for you. Didn't they give you benefits..."

As he was talking, a servant reported: "Master Chang is here to visit."

Cao Bin nodded and said, "Please come in."

After a while, Chang Feng walked in with the prefect of Jeju.

The music and dancing in the hall stopped immediately, and all the maids rushed to salute.

Chang Feng glanced at the leading woman, with a smile on his face and said:

"Uncle Cao is so at ease!"

Cao Bin laughed and said:

"I'm afraid Mr. Chang will dislike me for being in the way, so I won't trouble you guys."

Chang Feng smiled with satisfaction and waved his hands: "Young Master is humble."

As he spoke, he waved to the maids in the hall and sent them off, then tilted his head and nodded to Jeju, and picked up a cup of tea and tasted it unhurriedly.

Seeing this, Jizhou Fat Zhizhou quickly took out two bank notes from his sleeve, put them on the coffee table in front of Cao Bin, and said with a smile:

"This is a little thought from the Shandong gentry. They have long wanted to personally thank Uncle Cao for his care."

"It's just that I didn't have a chance to meet the uncle, so I entrusted it to the lower official. Please don't despise the shabby uncle."

Cao Bin knew that this was the kickback for the 30 shi grain business.

He glanced at the bank note, chuckled twice, stretched out two fingers to pick up one and said with a smile:

"2 taels? It seems that they made a lot of money."

Twenty thousand silver may be an astronomical figure to other officials, but to Cao Bin, it is a little bit down.

His two businesses in the capital can earn more than 2 taels of silver every month.

To him, the money was nothing more than a month's legitimate income.

Besides, he asked Xia Laodao to buy grain at three times the price in the name of the court, and those people made at least 20 taels of silver.

Seeing Cao Bin's attitude, Chang Feng's face was slightly unswerving, and he said with a smile: "Could it be that Uncle Cao thinks too little?"

Cao Bin pondered for a moment, shook his head and reluctantly said:

"It's okay, it will take a while."

Fat Zhizhou heard the words and quickly explained:

"Uncle, don't be disgusted, this is just the beginning, and our local gentry don't have much food."

"Now they have gone to other provinces to buy grain, and there will definitely be a steady stream of business by then."

"As long as the business continues, will there be less money?"

Cao Bin pinched his fingers and pretended to do the math, then slapped his thigh and said with a smile:

"You're right. A business of 30 yuan can earn 2 taels, and a business of 300 million yuan can earn 20... enough for me to spend a few years."

As he spoke, he hurriedly said:

"You tell the grain merchants to let them buy the grain quickly."

"If the money is not enough, I will ask the court again, and the price will be absolutely guaranteed."

"When I came here, the Grand Master had already told me that the imperial court attaches great importance to disaster relief in Shandong, and there is still a lot of money in the treasury......"

After finishing speaking, he worried again:

"Wang Zhizhou, you mobilize all grain merchants in Shandong, and as long as they can buy grain, I will increase the price of the grain by another [-]%."

Fat Zhizhou was overjoyed when he heard the words, and quickly asked:

"Uncle, are you serious?"

Chang Feng hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Uncle, no, the imperial court will probably send people to investigate strictly after this happens."

Cao Bin said carelessly:

"Don't worry, my errand is personally assigned by Grand Master and Cai Taifu."

"With the two of them, I don't believe anyone would come to trouble me!"

Chang Feng was shocked at first when he heard this, but then laughed involuntarily.

He really didn't expect that Cao Bin even got Cai Jing's support.

Pang Ji and Cai Jing are the two giants who control the court. They join forces, but nothing has ever happened.

It can only be said that Cao Bin's background is too hard, so hard that no one dares to mess with it.

Thinking of this, he immediately relaxed, as long as Cao Bin was fooled, he no longer needed to worry about the court coming to investigate.

After Chang Feng and Fat Zhizhou left, Cao Bin handed over the two bank notes to Xia Laodao, and carefully instructed:

"Seal up the silver and keep it well so that no one can see it, in case someone checks it in the future."

Xia Laodao was stunned for a moment and said, "Uncle, don't you plan to cooperate with them?"

Cao Bin squinted at him and said:

"My annual business of 30 to [-] yuan, for such a small amount of money, is it worth joining their ranks?"

"Besides, Bao Heizi has been staring at me for a long time. If he finds out, why don't you kill me?"

Xia Laodao smiled immediately when he heard the words, but he was a little puzzled and said: "Then why did uncle..."

Cao Bin waved his hands and said:

"It's just to confuse them, haven't you noticed?"

"There are Changfeng people everywhere in Shandong. If not, I will not be able to relieve the disaster even if I am exhausted."

"If I screw up and starve to death, I'll still have to be guillotined..."

As he said that, he cursed: "This kind of job is the most difficult for him to do. If there is no other way, I won't come..."

Xia Laodao suddenly realized, and then he was a little puzzled and said:

"But why did the uncle promise them a high price for grain?"

"If the court pursues it seriously, this is also a serious crime, and it will not be easy for uncle to justify."

Cao Bin laughed and said:

"This is the key to my breakthrough. I have been digging this hole for a long time."

"We'll see if they see it."

Cao Bin scolded in a low voice:

"Trying to pull me into the water and make me jack the tank? They're thinking wrong."

"At that time, how do they swallow it, how do I let them spit it out."

When Xia Laodao heard Cao Bin's words, he felt completely relaxed. He was most afraid that Cao Bin would really cooperate with those corrupt officials without a bottom line.

Although he himself is absurd on the surface, ignoring etiquette and informality, but inside he is quite chivalrous.

Otherwise, he wouldn't accept a straight man like Bai Yutang as his apprentice.

Before defecting to Cao Bin, besides being playful and wanting to take advantage, he might not have the idea of ​​collecting evidence of Cao Bin's crime and helping Bai Yutang from the side.

But after getting along for more than half a year, he suddenly felt that Cao Bin was very suitable for him.

On the surface, he looks like a playboy, absurd and immoral, but when he thinks about it carefully, he didn't do anything big and evil.

Some things are more open-minded and kind than most people in this world.

Now that he heard Cao Bin confide in his heart, he suddenly had the idea of ​​completely surrendering to Cao Bin.

Why is he obsessed with the art of organ construction?I don't want to do something, contribute to the country, and change people's livelihood.

But after many years of drilling, not only was he not recruited and valued by the court, but he was stared at because of his personality.

Later, under discouragement, he wandered around the rivers and lakes, playing games in the world.

Now, after being cast under Cao Bin's command by accident, he felt very valued.

It is almost like asking money for money, asking someone to give someone, so that he often has a vision of making a difference... If Cao Bin didn't often use him as a donkey, he would have fallen.

Xia Laodao got a satisfactory answer, picked up two silver tickets and said:

"I understand when Uncle said that. If I have a chance, I will collect their clues."

Cao Bin nodded and urged again:

"Lao Xia, you have to write down the account clearly for me. Don't look at the small amount of money, but it has something to do with the young master's head!"

Old Daoist Xia laughed and said, "Don't worry, my old Xia has never made any mistakes in arithmetic..."

At this moment, Xia Laodao moved his ears, squinted at the screen in the inner hall, and said with a smile:

"Then the old man will not bother Uncle Gao Le."

Cao Bin followed his gaze, and immediately saw a corner of the skirt through the gap in the screen.

He nodded knowingly and said: "Qing Lian, go and prepare hot water for me, I want to take a bath."

The screen trembled suddenly, and then, a panicked voice came out:

"Yes Yes!"

Cao Bin also ignored her, and told the sedan chair, "You bring Shi Qian here, I have something to ask."

The purpose of his approach to Shi Qian was to let him form an intelligence team.

As a modern person, he certainly knows the importance of intelligence.

Although Shi Qian could also inquire about some important news, he was only one person after all, and he was incapable of doing so, so he could not fully satisfy Cao Bin's needs for information.

Among so many disaster victims, the most indispensable thing is all kinds of talents.

In order to ensure his own wealth, it would be a great waste if he did not take the opportunity to establish the background of the Zhongjinghou Mansion.

With the intelligence organization, no matter whether it is the disaster relief in Shandong this time or doing things in the future, there will be a lot of benefits and no harm.

After Shi Qian took the order, Chang Qinglian came back in a hurry. She glanced at Cao Bin carefully and said:

"Uncle, the hot water is ready, please take a bath!"

Cao Bin laughed loudly, hugged her tightly, sniffed her deeply and said:

"You're sweating, let's wash together..."

Seeing that Cao Bin seemed to have forgotten what happened just now, Chang Qinglian heaved a sigh of relief, followed him into the inner hall with a forced smile.

The next day, November [-]th, is the winter solstice.

Early in the morning, Cao Bin received an invitation from the magistrate of Jeju, saying that he would hold a whole sheep banquet to welcome the season.

"Is the winter solstice a holiday?"

Cao Bin held the invitation card and said in doubt.

In his impression, the custom in the north is nothing more than eating dumplings, is it worth holding a banquet?

Xia Laodao stroked his beard and laughed:

"It stands to reason that the winter solstice should be a time for family banquets and ancestor worship."

"They invited Uncle because they saw that you have a strong background and took the opportunity to curry favor."

"Perhaps they also noticed Uncle's disgust yesterday."

When Cao Bin heard this, he immediately laughed and said:

"Since there is such a good thing? Then you can't refuse it."

In the afternoon, Taibai Restaurant was already brightly lit. This was Cao Bin's second visit.

I didn't feel it the first time, but this time it revealed enthusiasm everywhere.