The assessment was carried out one by one, and the cold sweat on the forehead of Dingyang County was getting more and more.

He had long heard of what this official was doing in Ezhou, and before this person came to Jiangnan Dongdao, the officials here were all wary of him.

It's just that although he made such a big move in Ezhou, but in the next dozen states, he has converged a lot, maybe he just regarded Ezhou as a place of prestige, could it be that he had the same thoughts in Quzhou this time, coincidentally, Dingyang County, was regarded by him as the first choice for Liwei in Jiangnan Dongdao?

Dingyang County Ling secretly complained in his heart, based on the rumors of this Tang Lord from the outside world, this person eats soft and does not eat hard, if the local officials treat each other politely, most of them are safe and sound, but if they don't know what to do like Ezhou Thorn History, the end will not be much better than them.

At this moment, he didn't even dare to defend himself, he just thought that the exam would end as soon as possible, so that he could go to the Zhu family to report the news, his county order was supported by the Zhu family, and if something happened, he had to rely on the Zhu family.

After a few assessments, Tang Ning looked at the Dingyang County Order, shook his head and said: "Wu County Order, the situation in Dingyang County is not good, this parent official, you have to use some heart on weekdays to ......"

The Dingyang County Commander wiped the cold sweat on his forehead and said, "What Lord Tang taught is that the lower officials must remember ......"

After Dingyang County ordered Wei Wei to retreat, Xu Qingyang looked at Tang Ning and said, "Brother Tang, the officials won't blame the ministry in this way, right?" ”

Tang Ning smiled and said, "It's okay, I can still do this." ”

There is actually no problem in Dingyang County, and it is not too much to get a middle or upper level in the comprehensive assessment, Tang Ning's actions just now, anyone with a discerning eye can see that he is deliberately making things difficult, but he is not a drunkard, and the Dingyang County Order is not his goal, and those people behind him are.

Not long after he stayed in the county office, Chen Zhou walked in and whispered, "My lord, he went in the direction of Zhujiazhuang." ”

Zhujiazhuang is the territory of the Zhu family in Quzhou, the reason why the Zhu family is called "Zhuang" instead of the mansion is because the Zhu family has been in Quzhou for many years, the clan is extremely large, they have been standing in Quzhou for hundreds of years, and their influence has penetrated into all aspects of Quzhou.

In Quzhou, there are two families like the Zhu family.

At this time, a carriage hurriedly drove into Zhujiazhuang, and the Ding'an County Commander got down from the carriage, ran into a high gate, and said: "Quick, I want to see the master of the family!" ”

Wu Xianling was a frequent visitor to the Zhu family, and when the porter saw him, he immediately led him to the house.

After a while, Wu Xianling looked at a middle-aged man, and said with some panic: "Family master, Wu is really finished this time, I don't know why, the officials from the Ministry of Officials are targeting me everywhere, if he submits the results of the examination to the Ministry of Officials, I will not be able to take this Ding'an County Order no matter what......"

"What's the panic?" The middle-aged man glanced at him faintly and asked, "What have you offended him about?" ”

If you want to offend, he just said a few heavy words to that person's colleagues, he can't be the reincarnation of a stingy ghost, because this matter is aimed at him, right?

Wu Xianling bit his head and said: "Wu swears, absolutely not, I have been respectful to them from beginning to end, and there is not even a little offense, let alone offense?" ”

He looked at the middle-aged man and asked tentatively, "Could he be coming for the Zhu family?" ”

The middle-aged man glanced at him and said, "I know about this matter, you go back and wait for news." ”

Whether he can be safe this time depends on whether the Zhu family is willing to make a move, Wu Xianling arched his hand to him worriedly, and said, "Then I'll go back first." ”

After Wu Xianling left, a person came out from behind the screen, looked at the head of the Zhu family, and asked, "Big brother, according to you, is this person coming for our Zhu family?" ”

"I don't know." The head of the Zhu family shook his head and said, "This person does things in a disorderly manner, he has just entered Jiangnan Dongdao, maybe he wants to establish power." ”

The man thought for a while, and then asked, "Then don't you care about the affairs of the Wu County Order?" ”

"No matter." The head of the Zhu family said: "The Zhu family is already in danger, and I can't manage it so much." ”

The man frowned and said, "If the Wu County Order is really withdrawn, won't the resources that the Zhu family have invested in him over the years be wasted?" ”

"Wu County's order is gone, just win over one more." The head of the Zhu family looked at him, sighed lightly, and said: "Don't always pay too much attention to those things that have been lost, these things will never come back, if you can't even figure this out, how can I trust the Zhu family to you?" ”

The man's face changed: "Big brother, you ......"

The head of the Zhu family waved his hand and said, "Don't let me affect the century-old foundation of the Zhu family......

……

Tang Ning had been in Quzhou for two days, and he didn't wait for the news he hoped to wait for.

The Quzhou Zhu family is still the Quzhou Zhu family, it seems that Wu County Ling has nothing to do with them, and they have no say anything about it.

People say that the first strike is stronger, and the last one often loses the opportunity, but the reality is often not the case.

The one who strikes first will also be the first to show flaws, the master against the enemy, whoever shoots first, will fall off the force first, and it is likely to be the one who loses in the end.

If the family doesn't make a move, Tang Ning can't take someone up and raid the house without saying anything, after all, you have to be reasonable.

Quzhou Thorn Shi walked in from the outside, his expression was also a little helpless, and said: "If the Zhu family doesn't take the bait, what else can Lord Tang do?" ”

Tang Ning thought for a while and said, "Why don't you ask the heads of several major families out for a meal together?" ”

Sun Tingshi hesitated a little and said, "This official has no contact with them, so it seems a little too abrupt. ”

Tang Ning said: "The three major families contribute so much tax and silver to Quzhou every year, and it is not normal for Lord Sun, as a parent official, to feast on them to show his gratitude?" ”

Sun Tingshi thought for a while and said, "Try it." ”

Thinking of something, he suddenly said: "However, it was the four major families that should have been invited to the banquet, not the Zhu family and the other three, to say that the tax and silver contributed to Quzhou every year, the Xiao family is more than the three Zhu families combined, but the master of the Xiao family is not there, and there are only stewards in the family, so they can only invite those three families first." ”

Tang Ning looked at him and said suspiciously: "Didn't Lord Sun say that there are only three major families in control of Quzhou?" ”

Sun Tingshi said: "Lord Tang doesn't know, the Zhu family and other three families, based in Quzhou have a hundred years of history, the Xiao family moved over nearly ten years ago, started with business, it took less than ten years to make the business the largest in Quzhou, the Zhu family, the Huang family, the Dong family, and the Xiao family have a lot of business dealings. ”

Tang Ning nodded, it seems that the Xiao family still has some ability in business, when he checked Quzhou's taxes, he found that the largest taxpayer in Quzhou was the Xiao family.

Speaking of taxes, Tang Ning looked at Sun Tingshi and said, "Lord Sun, I have asked people to check the taxes in Quzhou, and there doesn't seem to be a big problem." ”

Sun Tingshi said with a smile: "Lord Tang, you can rest assured, this part of taxation, this official grasps the most tightly, even if it is these four major families, there is nothing to be tired of in taxation......"

There is no loophole in Quzhou's taxation, which means that Tang Ning can't fine silver, can't fine silver, and the indicators given to him by Chen Huang can't be completed, and the indicators can't be completed, how can he pay the difference when he goes back?

Tang Ning looked at Quzhou Thorn Shi and sighed: "Lord Sun, this is not good......