Although the official rank of the salt inspector was not high, it was one of the most lucrative positions in every dynasty.
Xu Changxue did not want to be an official in the capital, but he wanted this official position. This was carefully planned by Cai Jing for him.
For a person from a poor family, the first thing he did when he became an official was to earn money. Xu Changxue urgently needed money, and the five thousand taels of silver that Ximen Qiao gave him at the Grand Preceptor's residence made him a little generous.
This time, when he was out to be an official, Qinghe County was a place he had to pass through. As soon as he stepped into Qinghe County, Dai An stopped him. The eight palanquins were already prepared.
When they arrived at Qinghe County, it was already sunset. Ximen Qiao had been waiting for a long time with the leading figures of Qinghe County. The sound of gongs and drums filled the sky, and it was very grand.
At the start of the banquet, Ximen Qiao arranged for three golden singers to drink with him. The singers who had been influenced by culture had already charmed Xu Changxue.
While they were drinking, Ximen Qiao tactfully brought up the salt monopoly business. Xu Changxue, who was drinking happily, waved his hand.
"Brother Ximen, I brought nine million catties of salt this time. Take it yourself. If we brothers want to get rich, we can do it together. Don't forget to give me a share."”
Ximen Qiao had made such a big fuss just for this sentence. This salt lead was not so easy to obtain. Only with the salt lead could they buy and sell salt.
"Brother Xu, don't worry. Here are 100,000 taels of silver. Take it first. These three girls will accompany Brother Xu tonight.”Ximen Qiao was overjoyed.
Nine million catties, just the profit alone was an astronomical figure, and he could also raise the price at any time.
The money spent on the officials was insignificant.
This was only the first batch. There would be an endless supply of salt in the future.
That night, the host and guests were having a good time, and it was so lively that it was late at night. Just as Ximen Qiao was about to go to bed, the system's voice suddenly sounded in his mind.
Ding!
"Congratulations to the host for obtaining the monopoly rights to nine million catties of salt. System Points increased by 100,000 points.”
"Host, the system's next mission is to build a private armed force, build an escort agency, and protect the salt transport fleet. If you complete the mission, the system will reward you with a Resurrection Pill.”
"Resurrection Pill? Can it revive the dead?"
"That's right. If you fail the mission, all the rewards given to you by the system will be confiscated.”
"Peat! There's such a thing?" Ximen Qiao sobered up.
Escort agency? There were quite a few escorts in the vicinity. The largest escort agency was the Weiyuan Escort Agency, which was run by Chai Jin, a descendant of Zhou Shizong. Relying on the red letter and iron coupons given to them by Song Taizu, their power had also expanded considerably.
Chai Jin himself was known as Little Whirlwind. He had some spear skills and was extremely wealthy. In Ximen Qiao's previous life, he knew that Chai Jin was just a wealthy landlord.
The Weiyuan Bodyguard Agency was located in Dongping Mansion. There were more than a hundred escorts, and all of them were skilled in martial arts. They had been escorting for many years, and the people in the martial arts world had to give them face.
Because of this, the Weiyuan Bodyguard Agency was the most reliable agency within a hundred miles, earning a lot of money every day. Ximen Qiao had even heard that Wu Song had been bullied by the jailer after being exiled, so he had beaten the jailer to death in a fit of anger and ran out to live there.
To set up an escort agency, they needed escorts. Where could they find them? Ximen Qiao fell into deep thought. This mission was quite difficult.
When Sun Erniang saw that Ximen Qiao hadn't gone to bed for a long time, she asked him why he was in trouble.
When Ximen Qiao told her about this, Sun Erniang laughed out loud," What's so difficult about it? There's no need for you to worry. The Great Escort of Weiyuan Bodyguard Agency is my uncle from my maiden family, Sun Shangwu. As long as you are willing to pay a large sum of money to invite him to set up the agency, there's no need to worry about this matter."”
Ximen Qiao was overjoyed and decided to give Sun Shangwu ten thousand taels of silver.
"Sir, you have to go there yourself to show your sincerity. I can't leave tomorrow, so I'll write you a note.”
"That's good. I wonder how your uncle's martial arts skills are?”Ximen Qiao said.
"There's no need to talk about his martial arts skills. Ordinary thieves would be terrified when they hear his name. If they encounter a big thief, there's naturally that Great Official Chai to settle it.”Sun Erniang said.
"The salt transported from Jiangnan has to be transported by water and also by land. Although the profits are rich, the risks are also great. In the past, the guards and soldiers were robbed repeatedly.”
Ximen Qiao said. It was a pity that he couldn't follow the escort every time. Otherwise, with the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, he would be able to make sure everything went smoothly.
"Official, we should go to bed. People say that Official Ximen is famous. These few days, Official seems to be more focused on getting rich. Official is already rich and doesn't have to worry about food for ten lifetimes. I don't know why he still needs so much money.”
Sun Erniang couldn't wait any longer. Ever since that day at the cross-shaped slope after the rain, she hadn't fought again.
Ximen Qiao took off his clothes and saw that Sun Er 'niang's body was already beautiful, and there was an endless desire between her eyebrows. That unique wild beauty made Ximen Qiao intoxicated with gentleness.
The two of them fought for a few hundred rounds before falling asleep.
Ximen Qiao realized that not only did he not feel tired after each battle, he would also feel more energetic and full of energy.
Could this be the legendary Yin Plucking and Yang Replenishing Body, or was it related to the Perfect Replenishing Pill that the system had given him? Ximen Qiao himself did not know, but who cares? He just had to pluck more Yin in the future. It was a gift from the heavens, so how could he refuse such a beautiful thing?
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