A few days later, the money and grain escorted by Yan Yuan, the governor of Ruyang County, were slowly transported to Luyang County.

After learning of this, Liu Wei, the county commander of Luyang County, was very happy, personally greeted and entertained Yan Yuan and the accompanying county officials, and sent this person to inform the Luyang Township Marquis of the matter.

The Marquis of Luyang then summoned his second son Zhao Yu to the study, and said to his son with a little surprise: "Unexpectedly, that Wang Fengzhong really restored the money and grain subsidy for my Luyang. ”

Zhao Yu smiled and said: "The money and grain in those official warehouses belong to the country, and the favors earned because of this belong to themselves, and of course the Wang County Commander will weigh the interests." ”

The Marquis of Luyang nodded slightly, and then asked his son, "What are you going to do next?" ”

Zhao Yu thought for a while and replied: "Since the Wang County Order has abandoned the secret and shown goodwill, we will naturally have to respond, and we must not let Lu Yang continue to misunderstand the Wang County Order, I will ask Cao An to continue to release the news and clarify the ...... for the Wang County Order."

The Marquis of Luyang glanced at his son and said lightly: "That is to say, Luyang's dissatisfaction will gradually concentrate on the Marquis of Ruyang, and even, after learning that Ruyang County has resumed the subsidy of money and grain, the counties of Rushui do not know what it is, and I am afraid that they will gradually resume the subsidy of money and grain to my Luyang County, and gradually, the Marquis of Ruyang will be isolated...... Is that what you're going to do? Whee? ”

"Sure enough, I still can't hide it from you, father."

Zhao Yu flattered his father with a grin.

The flattery of his son, the Marquis of Luyang was quite useful, and he snorted lightly: "Hmph! If you want to hide from your father, you are still so far away! ”

But then, at a loss, he didn't know what to think, and his face became solemn again.

He asked his son: "Yu'er, do you really want to completely tear your face with the Marquis of Ruyang?" ”

As soon as he heard this, Zhao Yu knew that the father in front of him was hesitant again.

This is not surprising, firstly, the character of the Marquis of Luyang is indeed a little indecisive, and he has never liked to fight with others, and secondly, the Marquis of Ruyang is indeed powerful, even if he knows that his son has been planning for this matter for a long time, the Marquis of Luyang is still worried that this matter will not end in the end.

Seeing this, Zhao Yu Zhengse said: "Father, the child once heard a saying, if you seek peace through struggle, you will survive in peace; If you seek peace through compromise, you will die peacefully. …… The Zheng clan in Ruyang has a huge power, in fact, the children also know that fighting with them will inevitably lead to heavy losses, but blind compromise and concession will inevitably not be able to exchange for the respect of the other party, and they will only be more unscrupulous. …… Only if they feel pain, will they face me Luyang Zhao. ”

“……”

The Marquis of Luyang was silent for a moment and nodded thoughtfully.

On the same day, Zhao Yu summoned Cao An and instructed the latter to go to Luyang and Yexian again to release rumors, say good things for Wang Dan in Ruyang and even Ruyang County, and guide the locals to point the spearhead of hatred at the Marquis of Ruyang.

Cao An swore to answer.

In the evening, the chief steward Cao Ju came to Zhao Yu's house, and he also brought a wooden box.

"This was sent by Wang Dan, the order of Ruyang County, saying that it was handed over to the second son, and that the second son wanted him to ask for it that day......"

As he spoke, Cao Ju handed the wooden box to Jing Nu, who came to Zhao Yu with the wooden box in her hand.

Zhao Yu glanced at the wooden box twice, and he had already guessed a few points in his heart, but he still opened the wooden box and looked at it.

Sure enough, what this wooden box placed was exactly what he asked Wang Dan of Ruyang County that day, the title deed of the shops along the street in Ruyang County and the certificate of opening the shop.

"I really owe a lot of favors this time......

Secretly sighed, Zhao Yu suddenly turned his head to look at Cao Ju, and asked with a smile: "Have you ever seen the things in the box?" ”

Cao Ju didn't hide it, and said truthfully with a little apology: "Out of caution, I did open it in advance...... Please punish the second son. ”

Zhao Yu was not angry, and asked, "It seems that what I want to do next, the chief steward has already guessed it." ”

"I don't dare to guess, just a little guess." Cao Ju said with a smile.

Zhao Yu nodded when he heard this, and said: "Okay, there is no need to punish him, I just hope that the chief steward will hide it for me for the time being, don't tell my father, the chief steward also knows, my father is still hesitating...... Everyone slapped us in the face, my dad is still hesitating, what's there to hesitate about? ”

Cao Ju shook his head and said, "The townsman is just kind-hearted and doesn't like to fight with others. ”

"That's true, but in these years, you really blindly seek perfection, and others don't take you seriously."

"What the second son said is extremely true." Cao Ju nodded with emotion.

"It's best if the chief steward can understand it, then this ......" Zhao Yu pointed to the wooden box in Jing Nu's hand.

Seeing this, Cao Ju's face showed a little embarrassment, only to see him look at the wooden box in Jing Nu's hand, then at Zhao Yu, and arch his hand and said: "I can only promise the second prince that I will not take the initiative to reveal it unless the townsman asks...... Please forgive me. ”

Of course, Zhao Yu will not be surprised, after all, this means that Cao Ju is loyal to his father, not only should he not be blamed, but he is worthy of praise.

Of course, the reward should be done by his father, and it is none of his business.

The next day, Zhao Yu took Jingnu, Zhang Ji, and Ma Cheng to secretly find some people from home and went to Ruyang.

During this period, Jingnu asked Zhao Yu puzzled: "Why does the young master hide it from the townsman?" ”

"Why are you hiding it from my father?" Zhao Yu was a little funny.

What else could it be? I'm afraid of being called by his father.

You must know that what Zhao Yu has done so far is at best to build momentum for his Luyang Zhao family, and it is not to tear his face with the Ruyang Hou Mansion, but if Zhao Yu takes the title deed issued to him by Wang Dan of Ruyang County and really opens a shop in Ruyang County, it means that there is a real war with the Ruyang Hou Mansion.

And in this matter, the indecisive Luyang townsman was still hesitating, so Zhao Yu naturally didn't dare to let his father know, he was going to make a prelude.

Two days later, Zhao Yu and his entourage came to the county seat of Ruyang.

According to the location on the title deed given by Wang Dan, Zhao Yu found the corresponding shop.

In all fairness, the location of these shops is not very good, and most of them are not contiguous, one in the east and one in the west, which is not surprising, after all, the shops with good locations have long been occupied in advance, so how can they be left to him.

Among them, the only one that is in a good location is the one along the street in the west of the city, Zhao Yu took everyone to check it inside and outside for a while, and it felt pretty good.

Coincidentally, diagonally across this shop, there is a shop with a sign of 'Zheng's Rice Shop', and I don't know if it is the business of Zheng's in Ruyang.

"Zhang Ji, you go and inquire." Zhao Yu commanded.

"Yes!"

Zhang Ji left in response, and returned to Zhao Yu's side after a while, and said with a smile: "Second son, it's really a deal of the Zheng family in Ruyang." ”

"That's a coincidence."

Zhao Yu stroked his palms and smiled, and instructed the crowd: "Ma Cheng, you take someone to clean up the shop, and then go to the craftsmen in the city, and ask them to carve a signboard, and then carve it...... Zhao's rice shop. ”

"Yes!"

"Zhang Ji, you come with me to visit Wang Dan."

"Yes!"

Under Zhao Yu's arrangement, Ma Cheng took someone to clean up the debris in the store so that it could open, while Zhao Yu took Jingnu and Zhang Ji to the county government again to visit Wang Dan, the commander of Ruyang County.

Knowing that Zhao Yu went to visit him again, although Wang Dan was Zhao Yu's elder and was the local county magistrate, in order to show his attention to the second son, he still stood on the threshold of the study and waited.

Even, when he saw Zhao Yu and his party coming, he took a few steps out of the threshold to greet him.

Don't look at this few steps, it is very weighty, you must know that when Zheng Qian, the prince of Ruyang, came to visit a few days ago, Wang Dan did not come out of the study to greet him.

And Zhao Yu also knew each other, and when he saw this Wang County Commander coming out to greet him, he hurriedly stepped forward and took the lead in saluting the latter: "Prince Lao greets him, ashamed of the boy." ”

"Haha." Wang Dan was very satisfied with Zhao Yu's modesty, invited the latter to the house, and asked with a smile: "The 'gift' that Wang gave to the second son, did the second son receive it?" ”

Of course, Zhao Yu knew what the other party was referring to, and when he heard this, he arched his hand and said: "Thank you Prince, the kid is here for this matter this time, but the deed for the purchase of the title deed, please ask the prince to forgive me for a few days, and I will definitely give it to me when the time comes." ”

"That's not in a hurry."

Wang Dan smiled and waved his hand, not caring at all.

Most of the land deeds in the hands of his county government were left by no one to ask for them, or they were mortgaged, and the good ones had already been picked up, and the rest were all old, and Wang Xianling didn't care about it.

Even, he also explained to Zhao Yu in turn: "The second son came late, in the first half of last year, Wang had some good ones in his hands, and then he was picked by the Zheng family, and only some remote locations remained. ”

"What is the prince saying?" Zhao Yu Zhengse said: "The prince can help, the kid is grateful, how dare he ask for more?" ”

Seeing that Zhao Yu was young, but he knew each other and could speak, Wang Dan nodded secretly.

Suddenly, he was stunned.

If it's just a thank you, there's no need for this second son to come in person, right?

Could it be ......

Holding the question in his heart, Wang Dan euphemistically tentatively said: "When does the second son plan to help me increase my income in Ruyang County?" ”

Zhao Yu didn't hide it, and said with a smile: "Just now, I have ordered someone to find a craftsman in the city to carve a signboard......

"So fast?"

Wang Dan was slightly startled.

However, he didn't dare to underestimate Zhao Yu, after all, he also knew that behind the Luyang Zhao clan now, there was a very large Luye Freemasonry, once those Luye Freemasons businessmen poured into him Ruyang, the Ruyang Zheng clan might not be able to stop it.

And this is also the reason why he is not very optimistic about the Marquis of Ruyang.

It is true that the Ruyang Zheng family can be called a famous family in the whole of Henan, and the family is rich, but the Luye Freemasonry includes more than 200 businessmen in Luyang and Yexian, and its strength may not be inferior to the Zheng family.

Not to mention that Wang Shangde, who garrisoned Wancheng, was quite important to Zhao Yu......

Thinking of this, Wang Dan arched his hand and smiled: "Then ...... I wish the second son a victory in advance. ”

Zhao Yu thanked him and said, "Borrow the prince's auspicious words." ”

On the same day, a new shop called 'Zhao's Rice Shop' was opened in Ruyang County.

I have to say that the news of the Ruyang Hou Mansion is still well-informed, and soon, Zheng Qian, the prince of the Marquis of Ruyang, learned about it and was stunned.

He Ruyang Hou Mansion hasn't done anything to the Luyang Zhao family, just the Luyang Zhao family, actually ...... Knocking on the door?!

Outrageous!