"Dong Weng!"

"Ahh Master Lou! ”

Chang Yinglin, the prefect of Huzhou, was holding a beautiful girl who took advantage of the famine and bought it back almost without spending a penny, and he was in the living room, and he was busy with his ugly appearance, Master Lou walked in, Chang Yinglin hurriedly pushed the woman away, and greeted him politely.

Lou Fuzi's name is Lou Guanyu, and he is the master of the curtain hired by the Chang Governor's Mansion.

The origin of the master began at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, because Zhu Yuanzhang's quota for the officials of the yamen was too small, and the government affairs were busy, and the officials were not busy at all. This kind of atmosphere was not until the end of the Qing Dynasty, when Zhang Zhidong wrote to the imperial court and asked for closure, and the industry of master disappeared completely.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the master was still very respected by the shopkeeper, and sometimes, for some of the more famous and capable guests, the shopkeeper even politely regarded himself as humble. The master has the criminal name master, the Qiangu master, the folding master, the Shuqi master, the Zhengbi master and the registered master, etc., and they are not in charge of the incompatible aspects, and Lou Guanyu is the chief master of all these masters, so he is very valued by Chang Yinglin.

Chang Yinglin blasted out the new roommate, invited the master to sit down, and said with a smile: "Master, is there anything important?" ”

Master Lou is nearly fifty years old, with a ruddy and simple face, a sparkling face, and a pair of bright eyes full of worry: "Dong Weng, the news from the imperial court has been sent back, does Dong Weng know?" ”

Chang Zhifu smiled and said: "Haha, Master Lou turned out to be for this, it's okay, it's okay!" ”

He said with satisfaction: "My sister-in-law has already brought me a letter, saying that this time the governor of the disaster area is the prince of the court, hahaha......"

Master Lou looked at him like an idiot, and when he finished laughing, he asked, "Why is Dong Weng so calm?" ”

Chang Zhifu said: "My master! It's Fuguo Gong who came, don't you understand? ”

Lou Guanyu said calmly: "Dong Weng, the old man really doesn't understand!" ”

Chang Zhifu put down the teacup, slapped his forehead helplessly, and explained: "When my sister-in-law and Fuguo Gong never started a family, they were inextricably intertwined!" ”

"Oh?"

"Now, my sister-in-law is the commander of the Jinyi Guard, with a high and powerful position, and he is a great contributor to the prince's position! And what about the Duke of Fuguo, who is also a minister of the Pillar Kingdom of the prince's faction, Master, do you understand this time? ”

Lou Guanyu said: "What Dong Weng means is that because of this relationship, the governor of the auxiliary state will take good care of you, so that he will not be embarrassed with you, so that he will lose harmony with his sister-in-law?" ”

Chang Zhifu clasped his palms together and said with a smile: "Let you speak, haha, Master, you are finally enlightened!" ”

Lou Guanyu said: "Susong Mansion, although the disaster is serious, why do you want a prince to come to the disaster relief?" The old man specially inquired that the emperor specially invited him back from Cimu Mountain, because the Duke of Fuguo had a meritorious service in Liaodong, and he had just returned to Beijing not long ago, and he had a big vacation, and the whole family went to relax. Dong Weng has ever thought that the emperor must have a prince to sit in the town, who is the plotter? ”

Chang Zhifu was stunned for a moment, and his expression was a little hesitant: "Master Lou, do you mean ......?"

Lou Guanyu said earnestly: "Dong Weng, about the section between Ling's sister-in-law and the Auxiliary State Prince, or the Auxiliary Kingdom Guild sells this face, but you can't guarantee that he won't be iron-faced!" In office, Dong Weng must see the light from all sides and not leak a drop of water. Even if the Fuguo Guild sells the face of the sister-in-law, we have to make the grandfather of the country get by, right?

In this Huzhou city, many officials and gentry are dissatisfied with you, if there are three or two small people, we can press down, but these officials and gentry have the opportunity to contact the Auxiliary Prince, in case someone sues you for the black state, in case the Auxiliary Princes just want to catch a bird and report to the emperor, they don't care about your relationship at all, in case they ......"

Chang Zhifu said unhappily: "Where did you come from so many in case, the official said it clearly enough, my sister-in-law is now a sideways figure in the court, who doesn't look sideways in the Manchu Dynasty?" Although he Yang Xu is said to be the Auxiliary Guogong, but he didn't have a permanent job, and if he wanted to do something, he didn't need my sister-in-law? The so-called protection of officials and officials, isn't the picture just for their own convenience, then the auxiliary prince is born in the soil and jumped in the cracks of the stones, so he doesn't talk about some human feelings? ”

Lou Guanyu smiled bitterly: "Dong Weng, old decay doesn't mean that. The old man is saying, if the Auxiliary State Gong has the heart to let you go, we have to have no pain points for others to arrest, and the Auxiliary State Gong is easy to maintain, isn't it? If Fu Guogong doesn't want to sell this face at all, let's also call him invulnerable because he doesn't leak, Dong Weng, be careful to sail the ship for ten thousand years! ”

Chang Governor's eyes purred, and he twisted his beard and asked, "Then according to the will of the master, what should the official do?" ”

Lou Guanyu smiled, leaned forward, and said in a low voice: "Open the warehouse and release grain!" ”

Chang Zhifu was stunned: "Huh? Putting grain? ”

Master Lou bowed his head and said: "Yes, put grain, so, there are several benefits." First, the people can be angry and avoid disaster! Second, you can soothe the Huzhou gentry, lest someone sue the adults for your black state! Third, we have a shortage of 600,000 quintals of grain in our warehouse! Let's open a porridge shed, open more than a few places, and apply more than a few meters, so isn't it our own decision?

As long as we open the warehouse and release grain, not only will we lose the reputation of a good official and appease the gentry, but this account will be wiped clean, and there will be no grain in the warehouse? Wow! Is there no food, the grain is all porridge for the common people to eat, hehe, the displaced people come and go, even if he is standing here, who can tell how many rice they have eaten, and how many victims who have eaten rice here have gone elsewhere? This confused account will never be cleared, let's settle it once and for all, and there will be no more troubles! ”

Chang Zhifu blinked and asked, "Where is the grain?" Where is the food? Our treasury was empty! Didn't that bit of Kugenzhen be donated by the gentry two days ago as an official gentry? ”

Master Lou paused and said, "Oh, my lord, you are confused!" There is no grain in the official warehouse, but there is one in your warehouse, we have lost 600,000 stone of new rice in the imperial court, so we gritted our teeth and took out 200,000 stone to give alms, so that the gentry in the city can see that we are not only giving porridge, but also giving thick, who can stand there all day and count? Who will count from porridge shed to porridge? The 200,000 stone rice will be given out, hehe! Let's just say that we have applied all the 600,000 stone new rice in stock, Dong Weng, do you understand now? ”

"Two hundred thousand stone meters?"

Chang Zhifu jumped up at once, as if he wanted to eat people, and said hysterically: "200,000 stone rice!" 200,000 stone meters! Master Lou, do you know how much money is sold for one stone of rice on the market now? This heavy rain and heavy water are worth ten stones! Ten times! It took a full ten bills to buy one stone of rice, and the price of grain is still rising! 200,000 stone rice, how much money is this? This is a silver mountain, a silver mountain! ”

Lou Guanyu was taken aback by his crazy appearance, he knew that Chang Zhifu was greedy for money, but he didn't expect Chang Zhifu to be greedy for money to this extent, he simply became a money obsesser, and he wanted money and didn't want to die!

Lou Guanyu said: "Dong Weng ......"

Chang Zhifu pushed his palm and said awe-inspiringly: "Master Lou, don't say it again, if you ask the official to pick out a load of rice for nothing, it can make the official feel distressed to death!" 200,000 stones? Hey! You might as well kill me! With my good sister-in-law to protect me, even if Grandpa Guo comes, it's fine! ”

He rolled his eyes, and said, "Grandpa Guo is coming...... wow!" I have to prepare well, this gift has to be more exquisite, and then pick a few handsome girls to wait, I must please the grandfather of the country, as long as I hug this big tui again, the official will be even more stable, and the thunder will not move. ”

He glanced at Master Lou with satisfaction, and said: "Master Lou, don't think that the official is stingy, the money that should be spent, the official is willing to spend, and he is still very angry, because the money is spent, I can earn it back ten times and a hundred times, that is called value, your bad idea is in and out, that can't be done!" Master Lou, do business, you layman! The beautiful lady provided the Lou master and looked at the Chang Zhifu for a moment in amazement, and then smiled bitterly: "Dong Weng, maybe what the old man said is not considered, because the old man is about to go back to his hometown to see, he didn't think about it in a hurry, so he came to Dong Weng to admonish, since Dong Weng has this control, then don't mention it!" ”

Chang Zhifu smiled and bowed: "That's natural, I, Chang Yinglin, am a parent in Huzhou Mansion, but in the eyes of Grandpa Guo, it's a fart!" For the sake of a fart, he is willing to turn his face and complain against my sister-in-law? Hehe, Master, you know about money, food, wealth and grain, but you still have to practice for a few years to achieve this officialdom! Well? Do you want to go back to your hometown? ”

Master Lou said with a smile: "Yes! Recently, it has rained heavily for several days, and the ocean is everywhere, and the old decay is naturally safe in this Huzhou city, but I don't know if my hometown relatives have been affected by the disaster. ”

Chang Zhifu knew that Master Lou's hometown was in the countryside of Suzhou, which was also a disaster area, and he wanted to go back to save his relatives, which was also human nature. ”

"Xie Dongweng!"

Master Lou got up, bowed, and withdrew.

Lou Fuzi returned to his residence leisurely, closed the door, and immediately told his wife and children: "Hurry up, the house should be soft, all cleaned up, let's leave immediately!" ”

His wife said in fright: "Xianggong, where are you going if you are in such a hurry?" ”

Master Lou cautiously looked out, pulled the mother-in-law, flashed to the side, and whispered: "Our master has plunged into the eyes of money, and he can't pull it out, let's go back to the countryside first to see the style, if it's too peaceful, let's come back, if it's ......, understand?" Hurry up and clean up! ”

In the afternoon of the same day, Lou Fuzi's family only tied fine soft gold and silver, drove a mule cart, and left Huzhou City in a hurry! @