"Where is the young master?" the manager asked with a smile.

Lu Jincai replied on his behalf: "My young master is from Yingtianfu."

The manager said astonished: "It turns out that the young master is from the capital, and the young man is really blind..."

At this time, several maids from the restaurant delivered wine and food.

The fine green porcelain, sandalwood chopsticks, four small plates of cold dishes, four plates of hot dishes, a pot of tea, and a jar of wine. Just put it on the table, the manager hurriedly introduced it, "Young Master, although this county is a small county, my store has everything... This is Meiling Maojian, this is aged wine buried underground for nine years, Xiajiang shads, Nan'an duck... There is a saying that shads come out of the net to cover the river, and the reed bamboo shoots are fatter and sweeter than milk. Although the young master comes from the capital, this fresh shad is not common...."

Wu Zheng smiled slightly and waved, "Come on, sit down and have a drink with me."

The manager was now flattered and said humbly: "This... this is not in accordance with the rules."

"This young master's words are rules, no need to be polite."

"Then... Is the young one going to be presumptuous?" The manager shyly said, "No, but his body was very honest, but he only sat half his butt after all.

Lu Jincai shook Wu Zheng with his back and glared at him fiercely. The manager was so scared that he almost got up, but under Wu Zheng's harmless smile, he boldly maintained his sitting position.

At this time, a few people came in from the door of the restaurant. The first one was a middle-aged man, who was dressed in gorgeous clothes and was majestic.

The manager took the initiative to introduce in Wu Zheng's ear: "Young Master, this is the official of our county's parents, Mr. Liu Yuan and Lord Liu... If the young master is interested, when the bidding is over, will the younger one be introduced to the young master?"

Wu Zheng nodded casually and said, "Since County Magistrate Liu has arrived, the bidding should begin?"

The manager smiled and said, "I have to wait a little longer."

Wu Zheng was a little confused. In a small county, the county magistrate is the main hall’s parents. Is there anyone more noble than the county magistrate?

"Are there any distinguished guests coming?"

The manager nodded and suddenly turned to the door of the restaurant, saying, "Isn't this here?"

Wu Zheng then looked at the finger of the manager and saw a man in his twenties in military uniform entering the restaurant surrounded by five or six followers.

Wu Zheng frowned slightly. Looking at the military uniform, it should be from Guangxin Guard. No, to be precise, it should be the old military uniform of Zhongzhen Camp before Guangxin Guard was reorganized.

After Guangxinwei was reorganized, it had already changed into clothes. Like the Northern Expedition Army, it was in black military uniforms.

But when the manager looked back at Wu Zheng, Wu Zheng's expression had returned to his original state and asked casually: "It turns out that he is a general... but I don't understand. A soldier also came to your store to bid. Could it be that the one who bids today is an armour?"

The manager laughed and said, "Young Master is indeed a sensible person."

Wu Zheng was worried, Li Guo and Liu Tiren dared to buy and sell arms in private?

At this time, the manager continued: "But please don't worry, the young master is not just the weapons to bid today, there are two other items... It will definitely satisfy the young master."

Wu Zheng smiled, "You are not going to be insincere... I am curious and want to know immediately."

Speaking of this, he gave a wink at Lu Jincai. Lu Jincai was unhappy and took out a few silver dollars and threw them into the arms of the manager.

The manager immediately smiled. The joy at this moment was definitely different from the time at the door. This was joy from the heart.

"This...why are you so embarrassed?" That's it, but the hand had already pulled the silver dollar in the palm of his hand. He looked around and said softly: "Today's other two bids, one is Yushan Land..."

Wu Zheng was surprised, land?

Although the General's Mansion does not directly govern Guangxin and Raozhou Mansions, it is still affiliated with the General's Mansion.

Since the construction of Songjiang New City, in order to prevent wealthy families from enclosing land, the General's Mansion has clearly ordered that the people should not buy and sell land privately except for their own residential land and arable land, and the upper limit of buying and selling land privately is limited, which shall not exceed twenty acres.

But obviously, if it was only twenty acres, it would be far from reaching the level of what the manager said, and it would be thousands of taels at the beginning.

Wu Zheng interrupted: "The government has a clear order that the private land must not exceed 20 acres. I don't understand what kind of land is to be sold through bidding?"

The manager smiled mysteriously and said, "Young Master is indeed from a wealthy family... You don't know that in recent years, the Tartars often massacred the city. In the small county of Yushan alone, there were tens of thousands of people killed... Do you think, how many ownerless land is left behind so many people have been killed?"

Wu Zheng said in surprise: "But shouldn't this be taken back by the government?"

The manager smiled and said in the direction of the county magistrate just now: "Isn't that the government official?"

After hearing this, Wu Zheng still couldn't understand this strange phenomenon.

In theory, this is not something that a mere county magistrate can do. You should know that the two prefectures of Guangxin and Raozhou were not the form of sending officials to the court in their prosperous times, but were in the form of military government, even more thorough than the General's Mansion.

Speaking of which, Wu Zheng also took the initiative to entrust government affairs to Xiong Rulin, Zhang Guowei and others, and he only controlled the military power.

But Li Guo and others are called the integration of the three powers of the military, politics and law.

Therefore, if there is no nod of the three dukes, the county magistrate cannot make the decision.

Moreover, the former Zhongzhen Camp had more than 100,000 soldiers, plus their families, needed to be resettled. The two palaces suddenly filled with so many people, and the land of each prefecture should be insufficient. Why do we need to use bidding to sell a large amount of free land?

Wu Zheng was having more and more questions.

"I dare ask, who is that general?"

The manager whispered: "That's amazing... it's a major general."

Major General?

Wu Zheng asked: "Which major general?"

The manager was stunned for a moment, looked at Wu Zheng, and smiled and said, "Yes, the young master is a foreigner... This is the eldest son of Duke Kui, General Li Dingbang, commander of Guangxinwei."

Wu Zheng stretched his head in surprise and looked at the seat where Li Dingbang was sitting. Just as Li Dingbang listened to the shopkeeper's whisper, he looked at Wu Zheng. The two looked at each other. Wu Zheng smiled and nodded, while Li Dingbang glanced coldly and turned his head to go.

Wu Zheng smiled indifferently, turned to the manager and asked, "Why is there another bidding item?"

The manager suddenly laughed and said, "That thing... the young master must like it, it's... Caitou!"

"Lottery?" Wu Zheng was so confused. Do lottery tickets need to be bid for? Shouldn't it be the winner's reward?

The manager was stunned and explained: "It's Caitou... Hey, let's say that, it's just a young woman."

Wu Zheng was shocked, "You dare to publicly sell human beings?"

The manager hurriedly explained: "Young Master misunderstood. How dare I do such illegal things in my store... Look, Major General Li is here, and County Magistrate Liu is here too."
Chapter completed!