I'm really not the carpenter emperor

In the eighth generation of the family, he made his fortune by hoarding food in years of severe drought.

The Chang family is the main grain merchant in Shanxi. They have added houses and built courtyards in Zhangjiakou, Xinghua Town, Datong, Fanzhi, etc., so they are divided into "South Chang" and "North Chang".

In the south, he lives in Taiyuan, represented by Chang Wanji; in the north, he lives in Zhangjiakou, represented by his second brother Chang Wanda.

Since sooner or later, Shanxi Merchants will be undertaken, this time is an opportunity.

Thinking of this, Xu Weijing looked at the meaning of the former, then stopped the horse, and asked in a solemn voice: "What happened here, how can there be crowds and noise on the official road?"

Seeing the two of them, he almost couldn't help exclaiming, took a step back, and quickly turned around and said:

"My lords, it's the helper who missed the Chang's rice shop and took a few steps to rest, causing his dissatisfaction."

"En." Xu Weijing nodded, looked at the helper again, frowned and said:

"It's so thin and has a dish on its face. How can it carry a bag of rice that weighs tens of catties? Don't the helpers provide food?"

"Or is it only the helpers of your Chang's Rice Shop?"

The man in the long gown realized that he could not offend these two, and immediately blushed:

"Everyone has seen it, and the poor man is also present. It is obvious that this helper is overthinking his abilities and cannot afford to carry these rice bags, which has missed our business."

"My lords are newcomers, so you can't see what is what!"

Xu Weijing didn't speak, but Hu Shiguang smiled and said:

"I know the size of your Chang's rice shop. With such a size, you can't provide meals for a servant?"

"How do you get the strength to work if you don't eat? You even argue with me and take me to the rice shop to meet your shopkeeper!"

"I would like to see if this servant hasn't eaten for a few days."

Seeing the style of these two masters for the first time, he rolled his eyes and stopped talking, but the one in the long gown, with a blushing face and a thick neck, stared and asked:

"May I ask you two adults, what kind of official position is it?"

Xu Weijing sneered.

"This is Hu Shiguang, a scholar of Dongge University, and my official is Xu Weijing, a scholar of Wenhuadian University! As the court assistant, can you take care of your Chang's rice shop?"

Chapter 581 I'll make a fuss out of a molehill

There was another exclamation and discussion among the crowd.

Some people seem to be liars when they say this kind of thing, but when these two people say it, no one doesn't believe it.

One is because of the official uniforms they wear, and the other is because of the attitude of the officials. Who would take the risk of beheading and pretend to be the court assistant?

"You, you?..." The man in the long gown looked at the two of them in surprise, his eyes widened, his face full of disbelief.

"My lords, forgive me!"

The poor reaction was quick, and he bowed directly to plead guilty.

The man in the long gown stood there for a while, then followed unwillingly: "My lords, this time it's the villain who has eyes but doesn't know Mount Tai!"

Xu Weijingxiang was not a magnanimous person, so of course he could hear the other party's dissatisfaction, so he sneered:

"It's not that you have eyes that don't know Mount Tai, you opened your eyes for nothing! But I'm in a good mood today, forget it!"

Hu Shiguang has a relatively calm personality, always thinking about the intention of the emperor in Beijing to force him down.

In the world, there are too many things like this kind of bullshit, and he didn't have the heart to say anything more, so he only ordered:

"Take us to meet your shopkeeper."

Seeing this, the helper gritted his teeth and stepped forward to move the rice. Hu Shiguang took a look and looked sideways, but Xu Weijing motioned him to stop, saying:

"You! You come and move!"

Under the attention of everyone, the man in the long gown blushed, "This... two elders, this is not acceptable..."

"We spent money, but we didn't hire him to watch me move!"

Hu Shiguang knew that Xu Weijing intended to humiliate this person, so in order to leave the busy place as soon as possible, he said with a smile:

"In this way, you use this stick to carry it together."

Chatou also said at this time: "What Ge Lao said is very true, you can move with him and give him a stick."

After the words fell, an officer handed over the killing stick in his hand.

The helper was a little apprehensive, the one in the long gown had nothing to do, he didn't read the almanac when he went out today, he was out of luck, and unexpectedly ran into two elders on the street.

How many elders are there in the world?

The two men carried the rice bags, followed by a group of officials and the two staggered away, and then the onlookers slowly dispersed, laughing, sighing, and discussing.

Not long after, a group of people came to Chang's Rice Shop.

As soon as he arrived, the man in the long gown immediately dropped the stick in his hand and ran into the shop. After a while, a potbellied shopkeeper came out.

The officials noticed that when the man in the long gown came out again, he obviously lost his arrogance just now, and there was a slap mark on his face.

The fat shopkeeper smiled, and cupped his hands and said:

"The two pavilions have come all the way. I, a dishonest guy who doesn't know how to behave, bumped into the two of you. It really deserves to be beaten."

Xu Weijing squinted his eyes, and was really embarrassed to pursue anything further, and said with a smile:

"This little brother didn't do anything wrong. What's more, we came to Shanxi by order, not to get involved in this kind of matter."

Hearing the word "Following the order", the fat shopkeeper's expression obviously paused, and then he turned sideways and said as if he was okay again:

"My lords, please!"

Xu Weijing was about to go in, but Hu Shiguang smiled and said:

"No need, I'm not here to greet you when I'm in Beijing."

"On the official road into Taiyuan City today, I met this helper, and this..." He said, pointing his finger at the long-clothed man who had been standing muffled behind him.

"Help, but you hired Chang's Rice Shop?"

The fat shopkeeper didn't know, so he thought that these two were Ge elders from Shanxi, so he said directly: "They were hired by the villain, I don't know..."

"Have you served food?" Hu Shiguang asked.

"This... the elder Ge doesn't know something. The current severe drought in Shaanxi, the imperial court's relief, and the distribution of grain from Shanxi, we are also stretched..."

The fat shopkeeper thought it was a facade, and asked casually, with a smirk on his face.

Hu Shiguang intended to be serious this time, and said directly: "Is this the reason why your hired workers don't provide food?"

Hearing this, the fat shopkeeper's face changed slightly.

Hu Shiguang said to himself: "It's true that the imperial court has provided disaster relief in Shaanxi, but why has your Chang's rice been used?"

"It's you, the hired workers don't provide food, what's your intention in hoarding grain and raising grain prices in this catastrophic year?!"

"Sealed!"

As soon as these words fell, everyone around was stunned.

Even the officials were dumbfounded on the spot.

He almost looked at Chang's signboard, and then turned his head to look at the two elders. For a moment, he didn't know what to do.

Sealed?

Seal what, seal Chang's shop?

Hu Shiguang looked back at the poor man, and said word by word: "What the official said is not clear enough, I have blocked Chang's Rice Shop!"

It was only then that he came back to his senses, and he didn't dare to hesitate any longer, and immediately waved and said:

"Shutdown!"

The fat shopkeeper looked at the officials who filed in, his face turned cold, but his voice remained rational:

"You two elders, what is the purpose of this?"

Is it because we have given less filial piety over the years, or is it really because of this guy?

But Hu Shiguang didn't intend to explain anything, turned around and left.

……

Two cabinet scholars of the imperial court came to Shanxi by order, and immediately they came to stand in for the helpers and sealed off a rice shop in Chang's family.

This matter spread like wind throughout Taiyuan.

Chang Wanji also couldn't figure out which one these two were playing. It stands to reason that this should be his family's big backer in the court.

What's more, the filial piety given every year is also quite a lot, how can you turn your face when you turn your face?

Although the Chang family is one of the top ten wealthy businessmen in Jinzhong and has the oldest qualifications in the grain and rice industry, they dare not easily provoke officials.

These two are not ordinary officials, they are the ceiling of the current imperial court's Shanxi ministers, so they can't help but be sloppy.

Any problems with the two of them will affect Chang's overall situation in Shanxi, so Chang Wanji directly decided to go out in person.

But no matter how I think about it, I don't understand why this incident happened. It can only be blamed on the rumored official affairs.

"Master, I...I..." The man in the long gown looked at his master with an angry face, and this was the one who was really trembling with fright.

"Don't call me master, I don't have a master like you!" Chang Wanji was really angry, pointing at him and saying:

"Hit, hit with one breath!"

"Master, please spare me!" the long-clothed man yelled as he was surrounded by the servants of the Chang Mansion and punched and kicked.

"How capable you are, you dare to ask the two of you what kind of official position you are, my lord, I've completely lost my face!"

Whenever Chang Wanji mentions this matter, he becomes very angry:

"It's not good to offend anyone, offend these two ancestors! We have to rely on them to take care of our Chang's rice shop, and I have to personally pay for it!"

"okay--"

Chang Wanji looked at the man in the gown who had a bruised nose and a swollen face, and could only breathe his last breath, and said:

"Take him to the inn, it's really strange to say, such a big official, how can you still have trouble with this matter?"

"It's too disrespectful for me to make such a big fuss."

As he walked, he said, "If you don't get any blood this time, I'm afraid things will get worse. Your little life depends on the mood of those two."

"go!"

Chapter 582 Chang's Stays in One Vein

"Your Majesty!"

With a "plop", the man in the long gown knelt down in front of Hu Shiguang and Xu Weijing happily.

The latter was taken aback and asked:

"What is Master Chang doing? It's over."

Chang Wanji only thought that he was talking ironically, and said with a smile: "This guy with long white eyes actually contradicts the two of you in the official way, it really shouldn't be!"

"The young one has already ordered someone to beat him half to death and expel him from the Chang Mansion. How to deal with it in the future depends entirely on the elders of the two pavilions."

"I also ask the elders of the pavilion to raise your hands and solve my Chang's rice shop."

Xu Weijing laughed out loud because of this.

It seems that Chang Wanji thought he was taking his anger out on Chang's because of this guy, but in this way, it's okay.

Follow the plan and push the boat along the way.

"Master Chang said this, you have seen someone else, look, this little guy is so clever and capable of trouble!"

"I don't think it's too late for him. This little thing is nothing!"

After Xu Weijing finished speaking, he lowered his head and looked at his palm.

What kind of person is Chang Wanji? He knows everything at once. As soon as he clapped his hands, two servants came in carrying a big box.

"Look, Mr. Ge, is this enough to make amends?"

Xu Weijing stretched out his neck to take a look, good guy, there are quite a lot of them, a whole box of shiny silver, at least tens of thousands of taels!