Chapter 3147 follow the vine

The coolies working on the dock came down from the ship carrying sacks of goods. They felt that the goods were strange this time, because they couldn't guess what it was.

The goods are moved down and placed directly on the cart, and all the people who pull the cart are yamen servants or long-term workers who have been temporarily transferred.

One of the coolies carried the sack by himself and walked down, but when passing by Bai Shan, he fell unsteadily for some reason. When he fell, he knocked out a hole in the sack. The coolie wanted to protect the sack subconsciously, but he reached out to cover the hole. When I accidentally pulled the hole, it opened it even more...

Several strings of copper coins fell out of the sack, and soon half the sack of copper coins fell out.

The coolies carrying bags were stunned, as were the coolies who had to carry things up and down.

The coolie reacted, his face turned pale, and in a panic, he grabbed the copper coins and stuffed them into the tattered sackcloth...

After stuffing it for a long time, he found that the bag was broken and couldn't fit, so he shook his body and looked up at Bai Shan who was standing not far away.

Bai Shan frowned, stretched out his hand to help him up, glanced at his knee, and then said, "It has nothing to do with you, it's because the sack is not neat enough."

He tilted his head to look at Fang Xiancheng, "Let someone go and get a sack, even if you don't have a basket."

Fang Xiancheng responded and hurriedly asked people to pick it up.

Soon someone came over with two baskets, and the coolie hurriedly squatted down and put the hanging copper coins in the basket, then looked at Bai Shan at a loss.

Bai Shan nodded slightly to him and said, "Carry it down, these two baskets will be counted as one."

Seeing that the county magistrate did not intend to pursue it, the coolie breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly knelt down and kowtowed to Bai Shan, then turned around and carried two baskets to hand over.

The foreman and the merchants who were watching not far from the pier reluctantly closed their mouths, "Did you see, that sack is full of copper coins, and the other sacks..."

Someone said, "It's all copper coins..."

Terrible, how much does that cost.

Someone swallowed, "No wonder the magistrate Bai said that he is not bad money, not bad money, so what he said is true? But where did the magistrate Bai come from so much money?"

"Did it come from the capital?"

"Your home is near the sea."

"Yeah, where did all the money come from?"

When I heard the news, the shopkeepers and owners who came to watch the excitement from a distance were also discussing, "Is it really money?"

"Yes, I asked the guy in the store to pretend to be a coolie to carry a sack, and took the opportunity to touch it. It's copper coins, all of them."

"Where did Magistrate Bai get so much money?"

"Is this an official ship? It came from somewhere else? Is the money new?"

"No, I just walked over to take a look. Although there are yamen, it's not good to get too close to the car, but the two baskets of copper coins can still be seen clearly. The copper coins are not new, and the strings are not new."

"Old money?" Everyone was more curious. "Where did that come from?"

Someone lowered their voices and said, "Did you forget that these two official ships stopped at the Longchi Wharf in March, and then left in the middle of the night."

At that time, many people heard the movement, but they didn't dare to go out to see it.

I don't know what Bai Shan is secretly shipping out. Originally, they didn't dare to be interested in the affairs of the imperial court, but now there is so much money...

However, Bai Shan quickly dispelled their enthusiasm, because he quickly spent the money.

Although no one knew how much he spent, the enthusiasm in everyone's hearts cooled when they saw those foremen and businessmen go to the Haisi Yamen one by one with the documents in line, and move out a few bags of money.

Although Magistrate Bai earns a lot, he also spends a lot.

Not to mention, how much does it cost to build roads, bridges, and shops at Longchi Wharf?

There was not enough manpower, so Bai Shan rolled up his sleeves and went forward to settle the accounts and checked the accounts, while Fang Xiancheng supervised and watched his subordinates settle the accounts to various creditors.

Since he spent money, Bai Shan wanted to make money.

He did not let the foreman and businessman who received the money leave, but smiled and said to them: "These shops at Longchi Wharf are all rented out. If you are interested in leasing shops here, you can go to Haisili and ask Fang Xiancheng to handle it."

He smiled amiably and said: "Because they are all the shops of the county government, there is a discount for the first rental. For the first two years, only half of the rent is taken, and the other half is returned to the business for decoration. You can also share with your relatives and friends who are interested. Propaganda one or two, everyone can benefit each other."

Because they saw the copper coins of the two ships, they received their own payment and wages. The confidence and trust of the merchants and foreman in Baishan and Beihai County reached the highest point. They quickly responded and decided to go back and discuss with their family about renting a shop thing.

Even if they don't rent, they can also talk to relatives and friends...

As soon as they left, Fang Xiancheng waved his hand, and the yamen came forward to close the door, and instantly only their yamen were left in the yard.

The smile on Bai Shan's face sank, and he sat in the chair silently.

The yamen and officials also knew that something big had happened, and they all bowed their heads and said nothing.

Fang Xiancheng's face sank, he stepped forward, glanced at the people in the yard, and asked in a deep voice, "Who made up the rumors between the foreman and the businessmen?"

He didn't say it was the truth.

The yamen and the officials looked at each other, and after being silent for a while, someone whispered, "Sir, how could we make such a rumor?"

"Yes, yes, we are the yamen in Beihai County. If those foremen and businessmen are making noise with their subordinates, isn't it still us who are at the forefront?" How can they make such rumors? ?

Fang Xiancheng's eyes fell on the officials.

Bai Shan:  …

He raised his hand to stop Fang Xiancheng's words, and said to him: "This matter is not urgent, let Dong Xianwei come over."

He was wrong, why did he think this matter could be handed over to Fang Xiancheng to investigate?

He specializes in surgery, so even if he doesn't come in person to investigate cases, he should leave it to Wei Dong.

Bai Shan propped his forehead with his right hand, rubbed his forehead with his fingers, and then waved his left hand to let them all go down.

When there were only two people left in the yard, Bai Shancai sighed and said, "The county government's account books are now divided into two sets, one is in charge of the head bookkeeper Song, and the other is in charge of me."

He said: "Master Song works in the county office, and many things can't be hidden from his eyes and ears. It's not surprising that he can probably figure out the account book I have, but other than him, there are people who can understand the real finances of Beihai County. Not a lot."

Bai Shan said directly: "Yin or and Bai Erlang can be ruled out directly. They won't say this to outsiders. Apart from them, what this county knows, only you, Dong Xianwei, and Zhao Ming will know."

Because the county government was short of money, he had to find a way to make money, and he always had to find people to discuss.

"Then you three subordinates, who would know about this situation?" Bai Shan said: "Check from here, the county can't find it if you don't believe it. Also, the money has been settled. I think those foreman and businessmen are willing to sell us a good one, find them. Ask, who did they hear about this news in the first place? Shun Teng can always touch melons,"

He said slowly: "This county is rich now, don't worry."

Two chapters are added today, and the missing chapter will be filled up tomorrow