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There are obvious differences between local warehouses and household warehouses.

The country has various needs, so it will establish classified warehouses in various places, especially near the capital, to store supplies and be ready to deal with national needs or disasters at any time.

For local governments, it is enough for their warehouses to have a moderate financial transfer function and are mostly used to store commonly used materials. For Cheng Jinzhou, these are very uneconomical products for money exchange - grain, silver, silk, money strings...

If there were no special circumstances, Cheng Jinzhou would not go to the local warehouse easily. The warehouse of the Ministry of Household Affairs was enough for him to use endlessly.

Several million taels of silver and tens of millions of star dollars were huge and unimaginable figures in his personal opinion. For the country, they were just a little pain. Especially in a Chinese-style society, it is normal for the country to be rich and the people to be poor, and the resources in the warehouse are even more abundant than the general public.

After days of "hard work", Cheng Jinzhou successfully obtained 16 million stars. Although the court took some covert measures to prevent it, such as closing warehouses, etc., it could not withstand his "grabbing".

Later, with just a beautiful white note, Cheng Jinzhou would loot the entire warehouse. The management level of the warehouse is too low. Even when the information is unequal, he still treats him with delicious food and drinks. If he wants to climb up, he will try his best to lean on him, which makes Xiao Cheng a little bit proud. Excuse me. In fact, Cheng Jinzhou has been waiting for a more direct order from the court and a more drastic reaction, such as sending a certain star warlock to force him to go home. These are all acceptable things - as for how to recover the sold materials, then Of course it's another lawsuit.

However, the result that Cheng Jinzhou imagined did not appear to be 0.

At the sixth warehouse, Cheng Jinzhou had already obtained 14 million. If you include the normal income from Shi Yan, it was basically enough to make a living. But without anyone to supervise him, Cheng Jinzhou felt like he had eaten eight The fully fed hunting dog swallowed the whole rabbit in a daze.

In the end, his arms were filled with 16 million yuan, and he reluctantly stopped the car.

But he didn't know that the brake pads of the gentlemen far away in the capital had already become hot. Fortunately, there was no Toyota in the 17th century.

Therefore, when he heard that Cheng Jinzhou had returned to the capital, Li Shangshu couldn't sit still at first. No matter what the consensus of the political hall is, if there is any mistake in the household department, he, the person in charge, will ultimately be affected. If other people are not in their positions and do not pursue their own affairs, how can they be hard-top star warlocks.

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In the house. Cheng Yun'an looked at his son with emotion on his face. For some unknown reason, he suddenly fiddled with Cheng Jinzhou's head twice, messing up his hair that he had managed to take care of.

When Cheng Jinzhou looked at his father with an innocent face, Cheng Yun'an suddenly burst into laughter, loud and hearty.

It didn't sound like an aristocratic laugh, but it was indeed a happy laugh.

After a long while, Cheng Yun'an gasped and said with a smile: "It's okay. I heard that you have been to many places in my name recently?"

"Yes." Cheng Jinzhou admitted without guilt: "I have been short of money to practice astrology recently, and Shen Cong happened to be short of money too, so we decided to borrow some first. There are so many warehouses in the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the things in them can only be stored there. , In fact, except for the first few warehouses, I also have IOUs for the back warehouses, and I will pay them back when I have enough money."

At the beginning, Cheng Jinzhou wanted to take the route of corruption and make money, but he did not consider how long it would take to corrupt a feudal cadre. In the end, he had to follow the route of the Qing Dynasty - Bai Tiao was short-term. This can be regarded as a disguised reduction in the risk of the other party committing a crime.

"How much did you borrow?" Cheng Yun'an asked Xie An to check the archives a long time ago, but the warehouse managers in various places would not report it accurately. In the end, he couldn't even estimate a rough figure.

In the past, the first thing Cheng's father would have done would have been to recite "The Masters", and then he would either get angry or advise him, and at the same time seriously criticize his incomplete understanding of the national reserves, and finally order him to return all his illegal gains and write a long statement. An examination that is enough to make a scholar cry.

Of course, the former sick man Zicheng was not capable of turning things around in several states and counties. If he really gets to this point, God knows what the outcome will be.

Nowadays, even if Cheng's father's rise in status has not changed his attitude towards others, it has given him new ideas about Cheng Jinzhou's discipline. Direct orders and lessons are probably rarely used anymore.

Cheng Jinzhou didn't pay much attention. Instead, he calculated carefully and said, "There are more than 2 million taels of silver."

Things like tin slag cost almost nothing, but most goods are equally valuable. In fact, most of the raw materials in the feudal era were simply collected and organized from natural resources. It was not easy to find even worse ones.

Cheng Yun'an was mentally prepared, and his heart contracted twice quickly, and he said, "Can you afford to pay back a million taels of silver?"

"No problem." Cheng Jinzhou said with a shy smile: "Did Master Shangshu approve of you?"

Father Cheng smiled and shook his head.

Today's Cheng Yun'an is less of the strict father than in the past, and more of a loving person, saying: "Master Shangshu just gave me a few words of advice. If I didn't say anything before, do you have enough money now?"

He didn't ask Cheng Jinzhou what he used the money for.

"That's enough." Cheng Jinzhou smiled sheepishly and said, "I should be able to pay it back in half a year at most."

"I don't understand the matter of the Star Warlock. But this money..." Cheng Yun'an paused for a moment, then said thoughtfully: "There is no need to pay back this money right away. After half a year, everyone will forget it."

Like most officials who are clean and self-sufficient, Cheng Yun'an is more law-abiding than a junior official, and more upright and honest than a corrupt official. However, after more than ten years in the officialdom, he knows everything he should know.

Although the Star Warlock is very important, the country will never give millions of taels of silver to an ordinary Star Warlock. Thinking of Li Shangshu's attitude, Cheng Yun'an has reason to believe that since his son can easily get the money , there is no need to pay the money back in a hurry.

Moreover, in his past, more than 2 million taels of silver, let alone an individual, had to be repaid to the bankrupt pawn even if a wealthy family in the capital had a century-old foundation. When his son said he could pay it back, he didn't believe it.

Cheng Jinzhou smiled and nodded, without giving a clear answer. He first recounted Yue Yu's life, especially which county's warehouse he borrowed, which county he left me with a note, and which county's warehouse manager he bribed. Dad explained so that he would not be kept in the dark about the wrong cards. After everything was explained, he simply said: "I'm going to stay at home these days. If nothing else happens, I'll probably just wait for the provincial examination."

Today's dad is more serious and more intimate than his usual self. However, this is what Cheng Jinzhou has difficulty adapting to. After he finished speaking, he wanted to slip out.

Cheng's father refused to let him get what he wanted, and said with wide eyes: "You should study more, read more books, and cultivate your moral character through ethical education. It will also be good for your future."

Cheng Jinzhou hurriedly agreed and whispered: "You are tired after a long day of work. I will ask the people below to cook some porridge."

He wanted to get rid of his father early and then find a way to buy back all the books. Even buying a book worth 16 million stars felt like a waste when he thought about it. If he didn't copy some, he wouldn't be willing to do so.

"Don't be in a hurry." Father Cheng's mouth curved slightly and he added, "You haven't seen Liu Qingshuang since the provincial examination."

Cheng Jinzhou's face suddenly changed. It felt really guilty for him to discuss marriage with a girl of fourteen or fifteen years old.

Zhao Quanhua could arouse his hatred and hatred, but Liu Qingshuang wanted him to experience love, which was really ridiculous. After all, he was almost thirty years old.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Cheng's father obviously misunderstood and sighed: "The Liu family has always followed the emperor's footsteps, and you, now you have become a star. So naturally, the Liu family cannot be very affectionate towards you. . But you are deliberately alienating me, and that’s not right.”

"I'm still young." Cheng Jinzhou's biological age is really young. According to legend, boys and girls who can give birth to children at the age of 8 are said to be gifted and coincidental. A child who doesn't want to get married at the age of 13 and is incapable of getting married is called a normal person.

"Let's visit the Cheng family once in a while, or send two letters." Cheng's father didn't force it. There were young people everywhere who he hadn't seen before from the engagement to the bridal chamber. Just because they were in the capital didn't mean they had to meet often, or The method of not meeting each other is more in line with the norms of etiquette and is also consistent with his cognitive environment.

"Then I'll go back first." Cheng Jinzhou took the opportunity to run out quickly. He was really afraid of unpredictable troubles. Especially when my mother will arrive in the capital in two days, thinking about it will make my head pound.

Outside the second door, Shi Yan and Shi Mo each moved their stools and sat behind the wall chatting. From book boy to housekeeper, in just one year, the two of them have gone through a lifetime of hard work as an ordinary servant, and they can't help but feel high-spirited. Because of this, the two cherished the opportunity more and more. Even while talking, their ears were perked up to listen to the noise inside.

Lu Dayong and several second-class men were waiting a little further away, serving tea to Shi Yan, Shi Mo, Meng Da and Meng Er, with unhappy faces on their faces. These servants who live outside the capital were originally relaxed and happy, with nothing to do all day long, but because they made Cheng Jinzhou unhappy, they are now all being punished, and their monthly income has also changed from more than 4 taels per month to Twenty taels per month is almost enough to support the family. Speaking of which, if a few people had not been in a higher rank before, they might have been kicked out of the house and became tenants. Whatever dissatisfaction they had in their hearts, they could not express it openly.

Although the freedom of servants of noble families is limited, they are always a few bricks higher than ordinary citizens at the lower end of the power pyramid, so even if they can redeem themselves, ordinary servants will not do so. Not to mention that some servants are not qualified to redeem themselves.

The door to the main hall creaked.

The group of servants all stood up with a snap as if they were taut springs. Then, like well-trained soldiers, the moment the door slowly opened, everyone returned to their respective positions.

Each door will have its own unique sound. A good servant does not need to remember all the door sounds, but he must know the door sounds of important rooms.

When Cheng Jinzhou opened the door completely, he saw the servants and attendants who were doing their duty faithfully. They seemed to have been waiting there without moving at all.

Nodding with satisfaction, Cheng Jinzhou stretched out his hand and shook it, saying: "Prepare your horse and go to the temple."

He is now completely accustomed to the life in the feudal era. Audi, buses and bicycles are as far away as in a dream.

While talking, Cheng Jinzhou rubbed the ring away again and looked at the independent trading platform carefully.

New information is released on the platform every day. Although Cheng Jinzhou can only see the first page, and only one page a day, it still helps him understand the big world of the Star Alliance.

He inexplicably traveled to Daxia and became a star warlock inexplicably. What always supported Cheng Jinzhou was neither his knowledge nor his non-existent bravery, but a ring beyond imagination.

Thinking of the hesitation when he first arrived in Guijing and the ecstasy after getting the ring, the corners of Cheng Jinzhou's lips curled up.

Seeing that the young master was in a good mood, Shi Yan remembered that a few days ago, Chen Jie came to ask for silver ingots. Taking the opportunity of talking about the temple, he whispered: "Third brother, I went to visit the temple a few days ago. The county has made an agreement with the local government to keep all their tin mines for us, except for the ones that are sent to Fuyang according to the rules. I also put two people in Fuyang to collect the scattered slag. It is estimated that it will cost A few hundred taels of silver."

"When you're short of money, just go to your account and get it." Cheng Jinzhou has always been a man of increasing income and not cutting expenditure.

Shi Yan responded, licked his lips, and said: "The mines in Tong County have to dig wells. The current efficiency is not high, and the further down, the more water there is, and it is easy to cause trouble. Guifang told me, if If we can drain the water, we can produce twice as much mine in a month, and fewer people will die.”

"Oh? What does he want to do?"

"It is said that the Holy Church once promoted a steam engine from him, but the price was very expensive, costing 20,000 taels of silver each. At that time, the Holy Church wanted to buy 30% of the shares in the machine, and wanted all the miners to join the Holy Church, but Guifang refused. Now he wants to increase production, so he thought to see if he could get two of them cheaply to pump water." Shi Yan was also a smart man. He didn't mention Chen Jie's name, but instead went back to the steam engine. He has followed Cheng Jinzhou for the longest time and knows that mentioning steam engines will naturally remind his master of Chen Jie.

Because he had several murder cases on his back and was unwilling to go abroad, the steward of the Cheng family who once secretly worshiped the church had to remain anonymous after Zhao Quanhuai's death and eat, drink and play with money every month. After all, he was in his thirties and wanted to start a career, but he couldn't come to see Cheng Jinzhou directly to avoid being discovered by interested people, so he had to spend money to ask Shi Yan to talk about it and wanted to get a ship to go overseas with the merchants. Do trade.

If you follow Shi Yan's idea and receive dozens of taels of silver every month, besides being careful when going out, you will be more comfortable with wine, beauty, and fat body than the rich man in the countryside, so why risk it on the sea. But unable to resist the temptation of 200 taels of silver, he still mentioned it in front of Cheng Jinzhou.

As for whether Guifang wanted a steam engine or not, Chen Jie had no control over whether his idea came to fruition or not.

As expected, Cheng Jinzhou thought of Chen Jie, but connected it with the mine, and said thoughtfully: "20,000 taels of silver must be expensive, but if the mine's output increases and the number of manpower increases, there will definitely be problems with management. Hmm... ..., please help me ask Chen Jie if he is willing to work in the mine as a manager."

The tin mines in Tong County are state property and are mainly made up of slaves and hard laborers. However, according to the rules of Daxia, private individuals also have the right to mine the mines, but the smelting must be handed over to the state.

Of course, Cheng Jinzhou is a star warlock. As long as he is powerful enough and strong enough, there is no problem if he wants to mine some minerals. The price of tin ore is pretty good, especially after refining, you can still get money for it, and the profit is quite attractive. .

If you want to enter the mining industry in the future, Chen Jie is an ideal candidate. He has proven his loyalty and bravery to Cheng Jinzhou, but his management skills can be gradually refined. What's more, since ancient times, miners have been mainly lower-class people, which is more suitable for rugged talents like Chen Jie.

Shi Yan did not expect that Cheng Jinzhou would let Chen Jie go to the mine, which was completely different from the maritime business life. However, in his opinion, even working as a supervisor in a place where birds do not lay eggs is better than floating on the boundless salt water. He was very happy for Chen Jie and said: "I will look for him when I get back."

Cheng Jinzhou nodded and said, "It's not convenient for me to meet him. When the time comes, I'll write him a letter. Does he have any family members?"

"I have a son and a wife who have been brought back to my hometown." Shi Yan is Cheng Jinzhou's second housekeeper and has to worry about every detail.

"How old is your son?" Cheng Jinzhou could immediately understand that it was Chen Jie and others who were responsible for abusing Cheng Jinhao that day. Naturally, he would be worried about retaliation.

"8 years old."

"Let him choose when the time comes. If he wants to study in the capital, he should find a private school. If he wants to go to Hexi, he should go to the Zheng family's family school."

The Zheng family is Cheng's mother's natal family. Although Cheng Jinzhou has never been in contact with it, it is extremely simple to send a few people to study. In fact, when major families train their own children, they don't mind having their children study.

When the children of the family grow up and become officials, they need to be followed by a lot of people; to manage the business, they also need to be able to read and do math; instead of looking for talents from outside who don't understand the rules, it is better to train them at home.

The reason why the century-old family is so large and spends so much money every day is necessarily related to their long-term policies. But it has to be said that the resistance of families that can survive will become stronger and stronger.

Shi Yan was a little envious when he heard this. This kind of students whose master personally cares about them are different from ordinary students who have to learn arithmetic and other miscellaneous subjects. As long as they work hard, they can continue to read the Four Books and Five Classics. If they gain fame, their slave status will naturally be cancelled. The master's family will often give a big gift and place it under the banner of his own family. The official career is even better than that of ordinary people from poor families. For the servants, it can be said to be the best way out for their descendants. And compared with Guifang, who was valued by his master and was directly released to become an official by chance, studying is a simpler and easier way to get ahead - if Guifang was in the Cheng family instead of the Shen family, he would definitely not have Chance to go to Tong County. Only wealthy families in the capital would have enough positions for servants. It was not unusual for the ordinary Cheng family to find no positions.

After the two of them finished talking, Shi Mo also brought Zhufeng over. The two Yadong horses were both delicate and delicate, and other than the full-time grooms, servants could not touch them easily.

Cheng Jinzhou jumped on his horse and started to move without saying a word of greeting.

After eating real rice for two more months, he could not wait to go to the temple to test the star point he could bear.

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Beyond word count: 5,000-word chapters, if possible, try to update in this way in the future.

I have written 5,000 words for three consecutive days. Although I am weaker than many authors, I think I have defeated myself. I haven’t played games all day today, so I’m calling for monthly tickets

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