On June 14th, the summer heat, Xu Ping, who had been staying at home for ten days, officially met with guests.

The first ones came were Li Zhang and Su'er, who brought their son Heihu and arrived at the Xu family early in the morning.

Asked Su'er to take Heihu to the backyard to find Lin Suniang and Panpan. Li Zhang smiled bitterly at Xu Ping and said, "Brother, you have been resting for a long time this time, and you won't even meet me."

Xu Ping asked Li Zhang to sit down and replied, "There are people in the capital, and there are many idle people in the family now. If you say that if you don't see a guest, you will have to see no one, otherwise you won't know what will be arranged outside. By the way, aren't you on duty today?"

"I have asked for leave and have fun with my brother these days."

The two of them had just said a few words, Heihu ran out of the backyard with a piece of watermelon in his hand, holding it up and saying to Li Zhang: "Dad, the watermelon is ripe, it's so sweet! Try it!"

Li Zhang patted his son's head, picked up the watermelon and took a bite, and said to him: "It's so sweet. Go back and eat the watermelon slowly and play with Panpan. My father wants to talk to Uncle Xu."

Xu Ping saw Panpan reaching half of his little head from outside the door, pointed at Heihu and looked sternly.

Panpan knew that he was asking him to greet Heihu, so he pointed his little head and smiled at Xu Ping.

After killing the child, the servant brought tea, cut another plate of watermelon, and placed it on the table for Xu Ping and Li Zhang to enjoy.

The redness and swelling in Xu Ping's mouth still did not completely disappear. He couldn't eat watermelon, so he just sat down to drink tea.

Li Zhang took a slice of watermelon in his hand, and after eating it in three bites, he couldn't help but praise: "This is really a good thing, which can quench thirst, and the sweet taste is special. Brother, I tell you, now this melon is just planted at home, and you can't find a place to buy it in the capital, so you must not waste it."

Xu Ping pointed to his mouth and said, "Although it's good, I can't eat it! I have planted dozens of acres of land at home, and this melon produces a lot. I will give you a load to your family every few days, and I will eat it first!"

"Brother, I'm not talking about my family. What do we do with these? This melon is a rare thing now. Not to mention how much it is worth, whoever eats it will be the relationship between whoever and the Yongning Marquis' Mansion. I dare not take it seriously!"

Xu Ping never focused on these things. When Li Zhang said it, it makes sense to think about it. The Xu family is most in short supply of money. It is impossible to sell watermelons. Most of them have to give favors. There are some considerations to whom the favors are given.

"Of course, the palace is indispensable. After a day or two, you have to give it a load. As for other families, it's really hard to think about it. Brother, tell me how to give it to people to remember it without complaining?"

Li Zhang said: "There is no good thing in the world that has the best of both worlds? If you do it casually and give it to everyone, they may not be able to cherish it. But if you give it less, there will always be people who feel that they are being despised, so you have to take it well."

The more Xu Ping heard, the more he felt that this kind of thing was really troublesome. There was no way. People in this era just talked about face. Whether they were eating or not was the second to them. If they were looked down upon, they would hold grudges in their hearts.

After thinking about it, I really have to think of a good way to come out. But I can't give it away, and I won't have a good reputation. Xu Ping can't do such an unjust accusation.

After saying a few gossips, Xu Ping asked about the matter in the court. Li Zhang was on duty at the Gate, and his official position was inconspicuous, but his position was extremely important. Many of the secrets of the court could not be hidden from their eyes.

Li Zhang said: "Wang Yan was demoted from the capital, and the court appointed Wang Juzheng as the deputy envoy of the Ministry of Revenue. But my brother is now at home, and the Salt and Iron Department is missing the head of the Ministry of Revenue. I heard that Wang Weizheng, the deputy envoy of the Dushu Branch, was arranged to take charge of the Salt and Iron Department first."

"This is the only way. When I was an official for the first time, Deputy Envoy Wang was my immediate superior, and the qualifications in charge of the Salt and Iron Department were enough. Deputy Envoy Wang was a square person and did things carefully, so he would not cause trouble for the Salt and Iron Department."

Li Zhang sighed: "Brother, you only think about the better side in everything. Sometimes I am afraid that I will not be able to do it. Deputy Envoy Wang has nothing to say, only one thing is that he is too honest. Moreover, he has no roots in the court. Now the Salt and Iron Department manages such a large industry. When I heard others talk about it, I think he is afraid that he can't defend it."

Xu Ping was stunned for a moment: "How do you say this?"

"Brother, there are mountains of gold and silver in the Yantien Semen now. You are dating different people. Maybe I don't know that the powerful children around me every day stared at Yantien Semen and their eyes were green. They all know the friendship between us. I don't know how many children come to bother me every day. I ask me to find a job that can make money from Yantien Semen. Deputy Envoy Wang is an honest and silent person who follows the rules. There is no one in the morning to support him. How can he resist these wolves and tigers? When you were there, no one dared to mess with them, but now they are all ready to go!"

The children of powerful people and idle people are also considered two major public hazards in Kaifeng City. Moreover, many children of powerful people are also part-time idle people, which makes people even more frightened to talk about it. Not to mention the industries under the Three Divisions, even the industries in the palace are fat in their eyes, and they think about how to cut some oil and water every day. Xu Ping took advantage of the power of the border master and had the full support of the emperor. He knew that he was powerful and no one came to touch this iron plate, so it would be different if he changed to someone.

Xu Ping thought for a while and smiled at Li Zhang: "I am on vacation now and I am at home, regardless of these troubles."

Wang Weijing is really unable to suppress the power of these people. It is not easy for him to maintain his position, but there are others in the Salt and Iron Department. Guo Zi is a technical lord, and he is not good at the worldly style, so he can't count it. The other two are not fuel-efficient. Zheng Jian, who is a judge in the court, has a deep roots and is bold and fierce. In addition, Liu Han, a judge who is good at using tricks, ordinary powerful people stretch out their mouths and knock them down carefully.

With these two people in Sansi, the industry of Sansi may not be very prosperous, but it can still be achieved. These people used to be under Xu Ping, but now it is time for them to show their skills, Xu Ping is optimistic about his success.

Seeing that Xu Ping was not worried, Li Zhang stopped mentioning it. What he was most annoying was that there were people pleading in front of him every day. The same royal relatives were not easy to offend, and they couldn't do it. They were in dilemma on both sides. Not to mention helping these people to do things, what benefits did Li Zhang get from his own family by Xu Ping to manage the three departments? Li Yong and his lower-level family were suddenly rich and noble. He was always afraid and worried about causing trouble. How could he think about making money?

Li Zhang also talked about some things in the court, but nothing special, and it had no change from before.

After saying that, Xu Ping asked, "Uncle Shi has been in the former Martial Arts Prison for some time, I wonder what the situation is?"

"I wrote to my family two days ago, saying that everything went well. Many mares in the former martial arts prison were pregnant, but there were not many good horses in the future. It was said that thanks to my brother, if Ma Zheng was really brought up this time, my father would have made a contribution to making a name for himself and no longer listen to other people's gossip."
Chapter completed!