Chapter 214: Big Officials Make Big Money, Small Officials Make Small Money

Three days later, the Weiwu Division Office.

It was noon at this time, and many of the officers and servants who went out for inspection had returned to the Weiwu Division courtyard to rest.

When Shen Qing walked in from the outside, the officers from other groups who were chatting in the room all looked at him a few more times.

In recent days, the news that all his men had died spread in the Weiwu Division Office, and it was no surprise that such a thing became the topic of conversation among the people in the Weiwu Division after dinner.

The already weak Group 6 now has only one commander left, and Shen Qing even got the nickname of "Single Rider Officer" because of this.

However, these colleagues in the Weiwu Division only discussed it privately and made fun of it in their spare time. They did not deliberately jump up and sneer at Shen Qing as written in the novel.

After all, along with the name of "Single Rider Officer", there was also the matter of him killing the wolf demon and destroying the entire Zhou family in Changqiao.

They knew that he was a cruel and ruthless man.

So when they met Shen Qing, they basically kept some distance from him intentionally or unintentionally, unwilling to get too close to him, fearing that he would cause trouble for themselves in the future.

Shen Qing gradually had a tendency to be isolated by other officers of the Weiwu Division.

"Is Officer Shen free? Come over for a cup of tea?"

Shen Qing had not walked a few steps towards the courtyard of the Weiwu Division when he suddenly heard a familiar voice.

He looked in the direction of the voice and saw Dong Jing sitting in a small room, raising his glass to invite him.

Shen Qing did not think much, turned around and walked over and sat in front of Dong Jing.

The officers in the first group were a little dissatisfied when they saw their boss being so polite to Shen Qing.

In their opinion, the first group was the strongest, and Dong Jing had the highest cultivation strength. How could Shen Qing, a poor outsider, be on par with their boss?

But Dong Jing still had a lot of prestige among them, and the boss was like this, so none of them said anything.

When Dong Jing waved his hand, the officers also tactfully dispersed.

Shen Qing didn't care much. He took the bowl and poured himself a bowl of tea without any politeness, and drank it in big gulps.

The amber tea overflowed from the corners of his mouth.

He drank a large bowl of cold tea in one breath.

"Now I am patrolling many markets alone, and I am a little thirsty. I am sorry to make Dong Chasi laugh." Shen Qing put the empty bowl on the table and laughed.

Dong Jing didn't care. He poured him another bowl and said, "This is the coarse tea brought from home. Shen Chasi can drink it if he wants. I have as much as you want."

"I said that the tea here tastes different from the tea in my room. It turns out that it is the private goods brought by Dong Chasi." Shen Qing picked up the tea bowl again and drank it a little slower.

Dong Jing smiled and said, "I wonder how much the chief officer extorted from you when Shen Chasi came back from Changqiao Town?"

Shen Qing was surprised and said, "You all know it?"

"Fat Zheng's greedy and lustful nature is well known in our government office. Except for Yang Chasi from Group 5, who is favored by Fat Zheng, who has not been extorted by him?"

Dong Jing complained with a bit of dissatisfaction in his tone, "Before us, the batch of officials who died in Taiping County were all like this. It's just that they didn't eat so badly because of our family background."

Shen Qing hid his foibles: "So that's it, I thought I was the only one like this."

Then, he pondered for a while and said while calculating: "If you count carefully, the chief officer took 700 taels of silver notes, two demon pills, and three wolf skins from me, which is almost all the spoils I seized in Changqiao Town."

"Hiss..." Even Dong Jing couldn't help but feel sorry for Shen Qing.

The price of a demon pill starts at nearly 1,000 taels, which is much more expensive than those precious fish and mountain delicacies.

And precious fish and mountain delicacies are common, but demon pills are not.

Scarcity makes things valuable.

According to the current market in Yongzhou, the price will only be higher than this, not lower than this price.

If you calculate it this way, Shen Qing was knocked out of nearly 3,000 taels by Zheng Yuanqiu in one breath.

Such an amount is a huge sum of money even in the eyes of him who comes from a high family.

"It seems that the chief officer here bullies you because you have no roots and has made a lot of money from you. According to the rules, we all pay half." Dong Jing concluded and said, "I'm afraid your life will be difficult in the future."

Shen Qing sighed for a long time before he said helplessly, "The world is like this, I can't do anything about it, I can only take it one step at a time."

Yesterday, he accidentally learned that Zheng Yuanqiu secretly sent people to work with the military department to finish off the wolf demon in Changqiao Town and figured out the details.

After knowing that he had no secrets, he really took care of the Zhou family's affairs.

It was a bit surprising for him.

This Huangtian Sect's spies were able to sit in the position of the general of the military department, not just by luck, but also with some ability.

There are many hidden dragons and crouching tigers in Yongzhou, and he dare not act rashly now because of his lack of strength.

Seeing Shen Qing's emotion, Dong Jing did not say much.

The officialdom of the Great Zhou is like this, and everyone wants to climb up.

Anyone who climbs up will get the martial arts of the Great Zhou, and will not worry about any elixir or wish beads.

In addition to wealth and glory, it can also improve martial arts cultivation and increase the rare life span.

Even the small Dragon Court in Kyoto is almost full of aristocratic families.

They are still like this, not to mention these grassroots officials below.

Big officials make big money, small officials make small money.

There is no way.

Dong Jing thought of something and said, "Chasing Si Shen, I remember that Shen Ji in Xinyifang is your restaurant, right?"

"It's my business, what's wrong?"

"What a coincidence. I heard that your dishes are very special. There is a party there tonight. My friend and two colleagues from the government office are planning to set up a table there." Dong Jing took the initiative to invite, "I wonder if Chasing Si Shen is free tonight. Can we have a drink together?"

Faced with Dong Jing's invitation, Shen Qing fell into deep thought.

He was not very interested in making friends.

In his opinion, instead of spending too much time on these ineffective social activities, it would be better to spend more time and improve his cultivation.

But after thinking about it, he still agreed.

Dong Jing was born in the Dong family of Thirteen Hongs, and his friends must be either rich or noble.

In Yongzhou, ordinary people do not have the opportunity to participate in such private gatherings.

If you are lucky, you may be able to find out news and intelligence that are difficult to know outside.

"Okay. I have a lot of defense work on hand now, so I may finish it late tonight, so I may be a little late when I go."

"It doesn't matter. We started late too. When we finish our shift tonight, I will invite you to go together."

Shen Qing drank the rest of the herbal tea in one gulp, clasped his fists to Dong Jing and said, "Thank you for your hospitality, Dong Chasi. Let's talk later."

"Shen Chasi, you are busy."

"By the way, Shen Chasi's matter in Baihua Tower that day has been settled, and no one will find out the whole thing." Dong Jing said.

Shen Qing's face was stern, he bowed heavily, turned around and left.