Chapter 1028
The plan failed again
Chapter 1028 The plan failed again
"I'm just kidding, don't be angry, Chief Steward Jie." Qin Xiaomi smiled.
Chief Steward Xie was almost driven crazy by her and said with a bow, "Can I get a replacement? Please let Mr. Qin know clearly."
"Of course." Qin Xiaomi said, "But aren't three places too few? Didn't the Xie family want to exchange for six places before?"
Chief Steward Xie said: "The Xie family donated a lot of grain, but they are short of money now. Everyone wants to participate in the high-yield potato and grain trial planting. The Xie family is lucky to have three places."
Qin Xiaomi: "Hey, Chief Steward Xie, that's wrong. The old saying is right: no matter how poor you are, you can't be poor in education. And trying to grow high-yield potatoes is something that will definitely gain merit. Wouldn't it be good for the Xie family to have more children who can gain merit?"
"How about this, there are six places, and each place will be calculated as you said, two to five thousand kilograms of rice and wheat... If the Xie family doesn't have that much food, we can exchange it for winter supplies."
Chief Steward Jie's expression remained unchanged, but he asked, "Boss Qin, the supplies that can be exchanged for six places are enormous. Does the Qin family have a place to store them?"
Qin Xiaomi: "Yes. There are places like this medicine shop, Xue family's warehouse, and ghost village. I'm afraid the Jie family doesn't have that much supplies."
Chief Steward Xie said, "Okay, if that's the case, then let's do as Mr. Qin says. Let's write the agreement now, so that one party won't regret it."
Humph, you silly girl, once the document is signed, the Jie family will be able to obtain evidence that your Qin family sold quotas to their own family to hoard supplies!
What time is it now? Mr. Rong committed suicide to raise food and fodder to fight the enemy, and your Qin family is still taking advantage of the shortage of supplies to sell quotas to hoard food.
If this matter were to be exposed, the Qin family would be in big trouble!
Moreover, the impact of this matter was far-reaching. For example, when Qin Xiaogu took the imperial examination or Jiang Dalang was about to be promoted for his meritorious service, powerful families could bring up this "greedy matter" to talk about.
The character of the children of the Qin and Jiang families will be questioned, and it will not be easy to get promoted!
"Okay." Qin Xiaomi was overjoyed, as if she had found a treasure. She immediately wrote a receipt and showed it to the chief steward Jie. "If there is no problem, please sign and put your fingerprints on it, and then stamp it with the Jie family's private seal. This will prevent the Jie family's master from denying it and saying that I did it on my own."
How can a girl be so disgusting!
However, as long as this plan is set up, the ones who will suffer are Qin Jiang's descendants, and he has let out all his frustrations!
"No problem, I'll sign it right away." Chief Steward Jie was afraid that Grandpa Qin and Grandma Qin in the house would stop him, so he hurriedly signed and pressed his fingerprints, and then took out the Jie family's private seal again and quickly stamped it on the document!
Hahaha, Qin Xiaomi laughed and shouted outside: "Erlang, have Uncle Guan, County Magistrate Zhong, and Lord Yu arrived yet?!"
"We're here, Sister Xiaomi, can we go in?" asked little Jiang Erlang.
"It's signed, you can come in!" Qin Xiaomi shouted.
Soon, a burst of hurried footsteps sounded, startling the chief steward Jie so much that he stood up and asked, "Master Qin, what do you mean?"
Chief Steward Jie's heart was pounding, and the feeling of being schemed against by the Qin family girl came back to him!
Qin Xiaomi pressed her palm downwards and said, "Don't be nervous, Chief Steward Jie. This is a good thing."
good thing?
What makes you happy can be a good thing!
"Niece, where is the document? Let us see it quickly." Guan Shuli asked as soon as he came in.
"Here." Qin Xiaomi handed the document to the clerk.
The clerk Guan took it and began to read it together with the county lieutenant Zhong and Lord Yu. After a moment, he said happily, "Very good, very good. The Xie family is indeed a family of great kindness!"
"Guan Shuli, what do you mean?" General Manager Jie was really panicked.
If this scheme had failed, and the Xie family had suffered an additional loss of supplies, their masters would have surely executed him. This was because the scheme was the Xie family's apology gift to the alliance of powerful clans.
Because the Xie family came to ask for a quota and because the Qin family asked for food, Kang Rong opened a private warehouse and committed suicide.
Therefore, the Xie family must get some interest back from the Qin family, otherwise the powerful family will lose miserably in this battle!
However, it was too late.
Qin Xiaomi smiled and told him, "Isn't Chief Steward Jie worried that the Qin family won't be able to store the supplies the Jie family gave them? This time, there's no need to worry, because the supplies the Jie family used to exchange for quotas are not for my Qin family. Instead, they are divided into two parts: one for Baofu County to be stored in the government warehouse; and one for Captain Jiang of the Liang family army to support his troops."
"A treacherous villain!" Chief Steward Xie's vision went black, and he staggered, almost falling over. He was caught by Little Jiang Erlang, who pinched his philtrum hard: "Chief Steward Xie, are you alright? Sister Yiqing, go and call a doctor quickly."
"Yes." Zhu Yiqing flashed out of the house and quickly brought Xiao Baiying in. He took out the smelly medicine and was about to fumigate Jie Da Zongguan.
"No need, I'm fine," Chief Steward Xie said, trying to stop him.
The deed is done, there's no point in running away. He needs to stay clear-headed and do something to salvage the situation as soon as possible, so the Xie family doesn't suffer too much loss.
He smiled and said, "So the exchanged materials are for Baofu County and Captain Jiang. The Qin family is truly kind... Please rest assured, Second Gate of the Government Army. I will report the matter to the master as soon as possible."
He only said he would report it, but didn't say whether he would give it or not. That meant he wanted to go back on his word. How could County Lieutenant Zhong let him get away with it? He asked directly, "Can the supplies for the six quotas be delivered before the New Year? The Xie family has properties in every county in Dongming Prefecture. If we can ship a batch of supplies from each county, we can quickly gather the supplies. There's no need to wait until the New Year."
Jie Dazongguan: "..."
Captain Zhong, your behavior of not leaving any room for others is too much like that of the Qin family.
"County Lieutenant Zhong, calm down. I am only a servant. To mobilize large quantities of supplies, the master must make the decision. All I can do is send a letter to the master in the capital as soon as possible."
County Magistrate Zhong frowned, dissatisfied. "It's just a small matter, and you're taking so long to handle it. How about I send troops to the capital and let General Liang speak to your master?"
Aren’t you trying to kill me?
Chief Steward Xie was almost going crazy, so he could only say, "I will personally go to see the master and press the matter, please rest assured."
Things went wrong, so he had to go back to be punished, and also give his master some advice on how to turn this bad thing into a good thing that would benefit the Jie family's reputation.
County Commandant Zhong pressed further, "When will Chief Steward Jie depart? I will send a troop of soldiers to accompany you back to the capital."
You have the documents in your hands, and we're still dealing in new dyes and new insect repellents. Are you afraid I'll run away?!
"In that case, thank you, County Captain Zhong." Chief Steward Jie smiled, but tears were about to flow in his heart.
In the future, if you want to plot against the Qin family, the masters should find someone else to do it... The Qin family girl is too good at waving the flag and using power to get things done. He is just a small servant and cannot compete with her.
County Magistrate Zhong was also delighted: "Okay, then, while it's still early, Chief Jie should hurry back to his residence and pack up. We'll set off today."
Are you a starving ghost reincarnated? You're so anxious for supplies!
"County Lieutenant Zhong, I have some chores to attend to with the remaining personnel, so I'm afraid I can't leave today." General Jie said, "Let's set off the day after tomorrow."
"Okay." County Lieutenant Zhong agreed, clasped his fists, and saluted the Qin family's ancestors and grandchildren, saying, "The Qin family has done countless righteous deeds and is a great hero of the dynasty. I, Zhong, will swear to protect the safety of everyone in the Qin family! No one will dare to harm a hero of the dynasty under my rule!"
I'm so confused, what's the difference between what you said and just choking me?
Qin Xiaomi won again today and didn't bother Chief Steward Jie anymore. She smiled and said, "Chief Steward Jie came to deliver the supplies early this morning. You've worked hard. Go back and rest first. Regain your energy so you can set off the day after tomorrow."