Chapter 3000 supporting role

He is a small businessman. Although he has been in Laizhou for many years, who would go to find out who drew the blueprint for the ferry?

It would be nice to know which county magistrate the ferry was built under.

but……

Cheng Jiulang's heart moved, and he said quickly, "Maybe someone knows."

"Who?"

Cheng Jiulang said: "Cheng has a friend, he is from Qingzhou, and his surname is Qian. This Mr. Qian is a scholar. He has taught in the county school for two years, and he has also worked as an official in Linzi County and Qingzhou Prefect's Mansion. Not only is he talented, but he is also well-informed, and he may know what I and other small businessmen don’t know.”

Bai Shan raised his eyebrows and asked, "Where is he working at this time?"

Cheng Jiulang said without changing his face: "He is not in the officialdom, so he is idle at home, but I think if Lord Bai comes to invite him in person, he should be willing to go to Beihai County."

He said: "Master Bai is different from other adults. He used to praise him a lot when talking about adults."

Although Bai Shan didn't know whether what he said was true or not, he was really happy, so he asked Mr. Qian's address and wrote it down.

Bai Shan went down and sent Cheng Jiulang off again, hinting: "We will rest today and tomorrow, and we are just going out for a walk, so it is not good to disturb the gentry and officials of Laizhou."

Cheng Jiulang understood and immediately said: "Cheng understands, don't worry, my lord, I will not reveal the identity of my lord."

Bai Shan expressed his satisfaction and invited him, "If you go back to Qingzhou next time, you can make a detour to our Beihai County. This county invites you to eat seafood."

Cheng Jiulang responded with a smile, and left.

Bai Shan watched him leave and turned to go upstairs.

Zhou Man looked at him happily and asked, "Who do you want to see next?"

He slumped on the chair and waved his hand: "I'm gone, I'm so tired today, I don't want to move anymore."

That is to say, in the evening, he and Zhou Man squatted down to the wharf with Daji and Xibing before going to work, or were still reluctantly waiting to be called, and asked them how much they earned every day. Money, the type of goods to be carried, who has the most ships and who has the biggest party and so on.

After the chat was over, the maltose in Bai Shan's hand had also been delivered, and it was getting dark. He got up and stared blankly at the boat still floating at sea for a while, then turned around and took Zhou Man's hand back to the inn.

Bai Erlang and Ming Da also returned from shopping. He and Bai Shan said, "We have asked you about the goods that leave Laizhou Ferry Port, most of which are porcelain and lacquer ware, as well as fabrics and furs."

"But the fabrics are mostly linen and cotton, and there are a lot of silks and satins, but they are much less than these." Bai Erlang said: "In addition, there are gold and silver utensils, wine, medicine and bronze mirrors. These messy things, anyway, there are all kinds of goods, I asked the price, many things here are cheaper than Qingzhou, the shopkeepers said, don’t look here and Laizhou City, it’s only half an hour away, but the price is different. , A lot of people came out of the city to buy things here."

"If they don't enter the city, they will pay one less entry tax."

Bai Erlang asked: "Then do you want to move Beihai County Government to Longchi in the future? Can you charge an extra tax?"

Zhou Man heard the words and looked at him and said, "This is too annoying."

Bai Shan couldn't help but be happy, glanced at Zhou Man and said, "I don't want to be hated for many years like Master Fu."

Zhou Man defended: "I don't hold grudges! It's just... I couldn't help but say a few words."

Bai Shan: "And then find a way to earn it back from the Fu family?"

Zhou Man: "...Don't talk nonsense. Second sister Fu and I are good friends."

Bai Shan smiled, and then said to Bai Erlang: "The wealth of the people is the wealth of the country, there is no need for the county government to compete with the merchants for these few cents, and you have also seen that the things in this area are generally cheaper than those in the city, so The profits of the county government will eventually return to the hands of the local people."

To put it bluntly, he set up the county office in Longchi and collected their entry tax, wouldn't they add it to the price of goods?

Just like Man Bao when she was a child, the county magistrate Fu collected her entrance tax. She turned around and raised the price of the candy and sold it to Miss Fu Er, earning twice as much from the Fu family. In the end, she couldn't say what it was. Who lost and gained.

Therefore, it is better to let go of the hand, to make it convenient for them, and let the local people get some benefits.

Mingda glanced at Bai Erlang and saw that he was being taught, but when she saw that she didn't take it to heart, she knew that he didn't think deeply. She wanted to remind him a word or two, but when she thought about him, she would not be an official. , I didn't think about it any more, so I simply asked: "How about the book that the emperor asked you to write?"

Bai Erlang stiffened, unable to speak.

Zhou Man and Bai Shan immediately looked at him, "How is your writing?"

Bai Erlang pouted and said unhappily, "I just wrote a little bit, and I'm not very satisfied. I have already discarded it as manuscript paper."

Zhou Man stretched out his hand and said, "Show me."

Bai Erlang did not agree, "I haven't started writing yet, how can I show you?"

"Just look at the manuscript paper."

"No!" Bai Erlang firmly refused.

Zhou Man squinted his eyes, "That was written for me, why didn't you show it to me? Say, are you vilifying me?"

"I don't!" he cried. "Am I like that?"

Bai Erlang didn't vilify Zhou Man, he just couldn't help but write it truthfully, and then it didn't look like a fairy.

He himself felt that the writing was not good.

He looked at Zhou Man with some dissatisfaction and said, "This book is too difficult to write. I don't understand why His Majesty asked me to write it."

Mingda: "You can write so well for Young Master Xiang. Man Bao grew up with you since he was a child. You know all about her, so you should write better."

Bai Erlang shook his head sadly and said, "No, it's even more difficult to write."

Bai Shan couldn't help but said, "Who asked you to write about her, His Majesty asked you to write about immortals, just to describe Taibai as full of treasures."

Zhou Man: "Hey, isn't it mainly about me?"

Bai Shan and Bai Erlang said, "If you really can't write it, you can write it casually. Keep the image of Taibai, and I will write it!"

Zhou Man glanced at him, then looked at Bai Erlang again, "Aren't you going to write Taibai Going to Earth?"

Bai Erlang looked at Bai Shan: "So can Taibai be abbreviated?"

After getting Bai Shan's nod, he was refreshed and cheered, "Actually, what I want to write most is Wenquxing. Isn't Wenquxing going to earth to transcend calamity more interesting than Taibai's going to earth to transcend calamity?"

"In this case, I'm going to let go of writing, Taibai is just a small supporting role, um, then I don't need you to write for me, just a few strokes in the past, isn't it the image of Manbao? Simple, round face, white skin , Lively, that's all, you can barely be considered gentle, holding a piano and carrying a medicine box around the world?"

Zhou Man: "...A few strokes have been taken, so what are you writing about me? Taibai came down to earth to show his face?"

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