Chapter Thirteen: Salt Road Division
It was another new day, and Ling Xin'an ran out of the government office again. Looking back, there was another person beside Sun Wu.
"Sir, this is a low-ranking young man named Lu Fengxian. He was just recruited yesterday." Sun Wu said quickly.
Ling Xin'an said while running: "Why is he running with me with you?"
Sun Wu replied: "Sir, since the advent of soy sauce, I have discovered that there are many people sneaking around the government office. They even follow you quietly on both sides when you are running. I am worried that if they are harmful to you,
, one person in a humble position is not strong enough.”
Ling Xin'an looked at Lu Fengxian, who was as tall as Sun Wu. Compared with Sun Wu's rough and arrogant face, he had a little more beauty. It was this beauty that made him look like a scholar.
Ling Xin'an smiled and said, "Then follow!"
Lu Fengxian immediately said: "Thank you, sir."
So, the three of them ran back and forth along the main street for several rounds. At first, Ling Xin'an only ran back and forth once. As he slowly meditated and practiced, now Ling Xin'an does not run four or five back and forth, which is equivalent to four times.
For fifty miles, you basically won’t break a sweat.
Sun Wu was used to running with Ling Xin'an every day, but Lu Fengxian, on the first run, and the last two times, his speed lagged far behind the two of them. The two of them didn't wait. Sun Wu said something and slowly followed him. He was really running.
If you don't move, just wait where you are.
It was his first time running with an adult together with Fa Xiao. No matter how uncomfortable it was for Lu Fengxian, he was still a boy of sixteen or seventeen years old after all. The boy was eager to win. Seeing that Sun Wu looked down on him so much, he gritted his teeth and followed.
When he returned to the government office, Sun Wu was already doing various weird exercises in the middle courtyard. His upper body was naked and his strong muscles were steaming. This scene made Lu Fengxian very surprised.
They were both young, and Lu Fengxian actually preferred to become an official in the court, but unfortunately he couldn't pass the exam. Seeing that he was about to exceed the oldest age in the academy, he had to return home and plan to find a serious job to make a living. I heard a few days ago
The government office was recruiting various talents, and happened to meet Sun Wu again, so he introduced them.
Lu Fengxian panted heavily and ran forty or fifty miles on his first run. Even though he usually practiced martial arts to keep fit, to be honest, he was no match for someone like Sun Wu who had no choice but to do martial arts.
Sun Wu looked at Lu Fengxian gasping for air on the side, and was about to speak. He suddenly thought of something and did not speak. Instead, he continued to practice quietly. It was not until nearly half an hour later that he stopped. At this time, his whole body
He had been surrounded by a wave of heat for a long time. As Sun Wu stopped, the heat slowly disappeared.
Lu Fengxian was surprised. He naturally knew what the hot air was. It was a perfect way to communicate with heaven and earth. Only those who have reached this level would have what looked like hot air but no one knew what it was.
Sun Wu stopped, then stretched his hands and legs, walked to the rockery in the garden, sat down, closed his eyes and meditated.
It was very quiet in the government office. Lu Fengxian suddenly felt that he was redundant. He was not allowed to enter the inner courtyard without the permission of the adults, otherwise the crime of disrespect would be enough for him. The outer courtyard was isolated, and that was where the case was handled.
It was dawn at this time, there was no one anywhere, and all government offices were quiet.
Lu Fengxian felt a little tired and hungry, so he leaned against the wall and fell asleep.
Until he was woken up by someone, and when he opened his eyes, he saw that it was Sun Wu. He patted himself and said, "Fengxian, why are you asleep? Get up quickly and wash up, otherwise I won't let you serve."
Lu Fengxian was sleeping in a daze when he heard the words: "Xiao Wu, what are you serving?"
Sun Wu pulled him and said: "Of course you have dinner with the adults. The adults said that we will have breakfast together after exercising in the morning, but you must clean up before eating breakfast. If you smell of sweat, the adults will definitely kick you out.
Move aside and never let you near the table."
Lu Fengxian didn't pay any attention to what Sun Wu said. He only noticed: "You said you dine with adults every day?"
Sun Wu turned around and stared at Lu Fengxian, wondering: "Is this strange? Sometimes we go out secretly to visit the night market at night, and we always eat with adults."
Lu Fengxian was stunned: "Xiao Wu, do you usually treat you like this?"
Sun Wu thought for a while and said: "Yes, the master is very strict with us, but he is also very kind to us. Okay, hurry up and wash up. If you are late, Miss Shuang'er should tell us that we asked the master to wait."
The two of them immediately went to wash up. For two big men, washing up was quite simple. They poured cold water on their heads and finished it in a few minutes. Then they put on their uniforms and walked towards the inner courtyard.
There was no one in the hall, so Sun Wu immediately found a wet cloth and began to clean the tables and chairs. Seeing this, Lu Fengxian immediately followed.
"The adults are very kind to all of us, but you just love to be clean. You don't have to worry too much. The adults won't do anything to you."
The two of them talked and worked together, and the huge living room was quickly cleaned.
Ling Xin'an's figure appeared after a while, followed by Shuang'er.
"Sir!" The two of them paid homage immediately, and then said to Shuang'er, "Miss Shuang'er."
Ever since Shuang'er started to manage the government office and temporarily took over the position of housekeeper, her status has suddenly risen. Except for Ling Xin'an, everyone respectfully calls her Miss Shuang'er.
Ling Xin'an waved her hand: "Let's have breakfast!"
"Okay!" Sun Wu immediately ran to the table, picked up the bowl, filled a bowl for Ling Xin'an, then gave another bowl to Shuang'er, and then gave another bowl to Lu Fengxian, which made him speechless.
Soon, the chef, Xiao Zhang, brought the dishes one after another. Ling Xin'an looked at him and said, "Xiao Zhang, sit down and eat together."
Xiao Zhang immediately smiled and said: "Sir, the little one doesn't need it, there is some in the kitchen."
Shuang'er said from the side: "Sir, you don't have to worry about him. You don't even look at him, this guy is getting rounder and rounder."
Xiao Zhang immediately had a bitter look on his face and said: "Conscience of heaven and earth, Miss Shuang'er, I don't dare to steal food!"
Shuang'er spat: "I'm sorry you don't dare, otherwise I will teach you how to cook next time, and if you dare to steal food, I will tear your mouth apart."
When Xiao Zhang heard this, he immediately smiled and said, "Sir, when will you teach me how to cook again? The pickled fish dish last time was so delicious."
Ling Xin'an said: "That dish is not the most authentic. It is missing several ingredients. I will make it for you to try after I find all the ingredients."
"Yes, sir." Xiao Zhang left happily.
On the table, Sun Wu had already started eating. He said while eating: "Sir, as you mentioned last time, I have already informed the people from the Salt and Road Department to come later."
Ling Xin'an nodded, but then she noticed that Lu Fengxian was sitting there, not daring to move his chopsticks, just drinking the porridge from the bowl, and asked curiously: "Fengxian, you don't like this breakfast?"
When Lu Fengxian heard this, he was immediately startled and said quickly: "No, sir!" He didn't know whether he was nervous or excited, and the porridge in his mouth almost spit out.
"Then eat more!" Ling Xin'an said.
Sun Wu said vaguely: "Feng Xian, feel free to eat, you adults can afford it."
As soon as he said these words, Shuang'er immediately came over with a glare, while Sun Wu quickly lowered his head and ate the food in front of him without saying a word.
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Every morning, Ling Xin'an appeared in the courtroom on time, no matter whether there was any injustice or not. Ling Xin'an would sit in the courtroom. If not, he would also entertain people who came to him here, but more
At that time, he still sat here quietly to see if anything special happened.
Guo Song and Dou Kai, as the head catchers, came to the court in the morning to pay their respects to Ling Xin'an, and then they could go out to do errands.
This makes Ling Xin'an always feel that she is the same as before, sitting in the company all day planning the company's development direction, and then all her subordinates go out to work without being seen.
I am sitting alone in a luxurious and huge office, working hard and writing endless ppts.
"Master Duan, have all the properties of the families of the convicts who rebelled been liquidated?" Ling Xin'an asked.
"Sir, everything is basically clear!"
Ling Xin'an nodded: "Do you understand how to liquidate and register?"
Duan Qing looked at Ling Xin'an, his face full of horror, his eyes filled with extreme disbelief, but they disappeared in an instant.
Ling Xin'an saw it clearly, and then said: "Master Duan, what do you mean? I don't have what you think. What I'm talking about is that the people in Jiangzhou Prefecture are poor. At this time, there is no one to accept. Please
The holy general divided one or two of the properties of the rebels to help our government tide over the difficulties, so as to comfort the people of the Zhou Dynasty who were murdered by these rebels and recuperate, and the rest was sent to General Hu to pay tribute."
Duan Qing secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. When he heard him say you understand, he almost fell down from his chair. It was just as he thought. Duan Qing didn't know whether he should seal a memorial to protect his family's life.
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But when he heard Ling Xin'an's words about getting through the difficulties, the corners of his mouth twitched uncontrollably.
Well, you are an adult, you can say whatever you want. Duan Qing thought helplessly.
Now who doesn't know that Mr. Ling's soy sauce business has spread to the next door government? Everyone knows that Mr. Jiangzhou Prefecture brews soy sauce and makes a lot of money.
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When no one is around, Ling Xin'an seems to be closing her eyes to rest, but she is actually meditating, imagining herself communicating with the world, and constantly immersing herself in a state of emptiness.
With continuous practice, Ling Xin'an found that her six senses of hearing and vision were getting stronger. When the people from the Salt and Road Department just appeared at the door of the government office, Ling Xin'an opened her eyes.
"See your Lord." The Department of Salt and Road is located in the government offices of various states and supervises official salt. Salt belongs to the government at all times. The Department of Salt and Road is actually not a department under the jurisdiction of each state government, but is independent of the government.
But it is within the framework of the government, which is a bit strange, so the two officials who came to see Ling Xin'an were just polite. They did not belong to the Jiangzhou government, but they still had to listen to him in his territory.
Yes, part of the tax revenue from the Salt Sales Department in each prefecture was handed over to the prefectural government, and the rest was handed over to the Zhou Dynasty.
"Two adults, please take a seat. I don't know what to call you?" Ling Xin'an said.
On the left is a bearded man about forty years old, and on the right is a man of similar age but much fairer.
"My surname is Liang, and this is Xu." The man on the left waved his hand coldly.
"Master Liang, Master Xu, how many years have you two been in the Salt Road Division?" Ling Xin'an asked.
Mr. Liang said: "Liang has been in the salt road department for ten years and nine, Mr. Xu is not much different from Liang."
"If that's the case, why has this official salt been so crudely made for more than ten or twenty years without any progress?"
Master Liang's face turned angry, he stood up and said, "Master Ling, what do you mean?"
Master Xu on the side was also furious.
Ling Xin'an said: "That's what Ling said literally."
The two adults immediately stood up and said angrily: "Master Ling, the Salt Road Department and the government office are not subordinate jurisdictions. Master Ling is asking too much."
Ling Xin'an said: "What Mr. Liang said is absolutely true. I'm just curious as to why the salt is still the same after more than ten years without any improvement. Shouldn't you reflect on it?"
Mr. Xu said aside: "What you said is trivial. Salt is under the jurisdiction of the imperial court. Although it is produced and transported by our company, how can we just change it?"
Ling Xin'an shook her head and sighed: "You two adults, it is pitiful and ridiculous to leave such a treasure mountain but not be allowed to enter it."
The faces of the two of them became very ugly at this time. Ling Xin calmed down for a moment and then said: "Come here, present it to the two adults for appreciation."
Chapter completed!