The whole family travels through time: escape from famine! No cheat codes yet!

Chapter 552 Underestimating the Fu Family's Status in the North

Although their existence has seriously affected the operation and interests of the imperial court, they have always been the government's main target of crackdowns.

However, collusion between officials and businessmen still cannot be eliminated.

Shen Youyou wanted to build a workshop in Zhigu, so she had to establish some connections with the local gangsters like the Cao Gang.

However, she had also thought about it, and she just couldn't find the person that Grandpa Li knew when he was young, but this time when she came out, she brought out the token given by Duke Fu.

If she can't go directly to the Cao Gang, then she can go to the government, which makes sense.

So, early the next morning, the group arrived at Zhigu Wharf in the salty sea breeze.

However, this pier belongs to the Inner Harbor Pier.

There is an endless stream of ships in the port, like giant dragons shuttling across the sea.

The dock was crowded with people working busily to load and unload all kinds of goods, and noisy shouting and calling out resounded through the sky.

A tall sailing ship, its sails fluttering in the wind.

The crew members were busy on the ship, operating the sails or carrying cargo. It was a busy scene.

Since they were looking for the Cao Gang, Li Quan took them directly to ask the laborers at the dock:

"Brother, do you know anyone from the Cao Gang?"

The man was in his twenties, with a muscular body. He raised his eyebrows when he heard the question: "Why are you looking for people from the Cao Gang?"

"Ask for a man named Guo Laoqi, who is called Blackhead Fish by the gang members."

"I don't know him! There's no such person in the Cao Gang."

Shen Youyou pulled Li Quan's sleeve from behind and said, "Should we find someone older to ask? You and that person probably haven't seen each other for decades."

Li Quan nodded, stuffed two taels of silver into the man's hand, and then asked, "Does that brother know anyone who has a say in the Cao Gang?"

I do know him. It just so happens that this guy's contractor is from the Cao Gang, and they were introduced to each other.

Li Quan told the contractor about his search again. The contractor had heard of Guo Laoqi, but he also told him clearly.

Boss Guo has been dead for several years, but his son is still in the Cao Gang.

By the time they met Guo Laoqi's son, it was already evening.

It's worth being happy about. Guo Laoqi's son has some status in the Cao Gang. After receiving benefits, he agreed to help them get together.

But to be honest, Shen Youyou has already planned to take the second step, which is to go to the yamen and take the official route.

After all, First of all, Guo Laoqi has some friendship with Grandpa Li, but his son does not know Grandpa Li.

They are also unfamiliar with the place. In this situation, even if they are introduced to someone from the Cao Gang, they can easily be cheated.

After some discussion, on the third day, Shen Youyou changed into a set of men's formal attire and went to the government office with Li Quan and Uncle Fugui.

Since you intend to take advantage of the power of others, you must dress elegantly.

But they seemed to have underestimated the status of the Fu family in the northern border. When the token was displayed, not only the prefect but even the Sima Mansion stationed in Tianjin was alarmed.

Now sitting at the welcoming banquet held by the prefect for them, Shen Youyou felt particularly dazed.

How come they are sitting here?

The main reason was that what happened today was too fantastic. As soon as they handed over the token, they were invited into the government office.

Before they could say a few words, the general stationed at Zhigu arrived.

Shen Youyou was confused: "Are the officials in Zhigu so idle?"

The key point is that she also clearly told him that her grandfather was once the personal guard of the old Duke and was posthumously awarded the rank of Third Rank Commander.

The meaning is very clear. Although the third grade is a high rank, the person is gone.

Not to mention her father, who was only a sixth-rank official in the Warehouse Office.

But looking at the enthusiasm of the prefect and Sima, she suspected that she had remembered her father's official position wrongly.

Look, Magistrate Hu started to toast his Grandpa Li and Uncle Fugui again, which made the two of them feel overwhelmed and they could only raise their glasses and drink it all.

Shen Youyou felt that her smile was almost frozen on her face. She had to admit that sometimes socializing was really not an easy thing.

However, they still explained their purpose to the adults.

After all, important things cannot be delayed.

She also told the prefect and Sima that the workshops to be opened this time included a cod liver oil workshop and a calcium tablet workshop.

These may also be designated as military supplies in the future, because taking calcium tablets and cod liver oil together can promote calcium absorption, prevent calcium loss in the body, and reduce the probability of rickets or osteoporosis.

Prefect Hu might have heard that her workshop was not small and needed many workers, and that it could improve people's livelihood.

Also, if these two medicines really have such miraculous effects, being designated as military supplies and appearing in his jurisdiction is also a credit.

But Sima Jiang was obviously more interested in the miraculous effects of these two medicines.

Because Shen Youyou clearly told them that taking these two medicines together would be of great benefit to the soldiers' training.

After all, in ancient times, the soldiers’ food was really not as good as in the previous life.

"Young Master Shen, come here and I'll offer you a drink as well, but since you're young, you can have tea instead of wine."

Since the other party said so, Shen Youyou was not an ignorant person. She immediately picked up her wine glass instead of tea and stood up.

"I dare not, I dare not, I will toast to you all. From now on, my Nine Clan's workshop will rely on you all."

As a result of this incident, I thought that the ancient times were slow in transportation and that the Nine Clans were at most somewhat famous in Kyoto.

Only now did I realize that several of the adults present here had actually heard of them being granted the title of loyal and righteous family by the Emperor.

But she didn't just want to rely on the Fu family's token and be taken care of by others. After all, the officialdom has its own rules.

Shen Youyou promised that she would give 20% of the shares to the government office and the garrison troops in all the workshops built in Zhigu.

It will be used for the future construction of the provincial capital and to improve the food for the garrison.

Although she said so, she also knew very well that there was no certainty as to where the 40% of shares would end up.

But now, she could only do this. After all, her position was higher than his father's, and she didn't have the confidence to ask others to give her a separate detailed expense statement or something.

Lord Hu saw Shen Youyou taking the initiative, and stroked his beard with a smile: "Okay, okay, tomorrow I will arrange for someone to go with you to select a site to build a workshop. If you need anything in the future, you can come to me directly."

Sima Jiang also said: "If you need help, you can come to Sima Mansion!"

Since people said so, Shen Youyou could only stand up again and toast them three more times.

Fortunately, this wine was not distilled by their family, so she could still handle it easily.

Li Quan and Shen Fugui also responded to the other adults.

For a moment, the entire government office was filled with joy!

In the end, the drunk Shen Youyou, Li Quan, and Shen Fugui were sent back to the house they had temporarily rented by Prefect Hu.

However, after entering the room, these three people did not look drunk at all. This could only be attributed to the fact that they used to drink distilled liquor at home, and now this little bit of liquor really could not have any effect on them.

"Yo Yo, how sincere do you think these adults are?"

This was asked by Li Quan. He did not like dealing with these civil servants because he felt that these people had too many twists and turns in their minds.