Mao Yulong said hello to a classmate he met by chance, exchanged a few words of greeting, and then after the two of them said goodbye with a spring breeze on their faces, they replied to Xu Jie's worries: "I know that with the money in my hand, it is impossible to accomplish my goal at all, but although I don't have money, the money boss does." According to my recent investigation, he has enough money to make your county magistrate tempted. ”

Xu Jie squinted and looked at Mao Yulong with interest: "Are you going to use the money of the money to buy his own life?" That's a strange thing. ”

"This is not unusual at all, the reason I know is that although the current county lord has made meritorious contributions to quelling the chaos, he wants to sit firmly in the position of the prefect of Hangzhou, one of the richest states in the world, and he still needs a lot of silver to move around. And Boss Qian has bullied the people and looted half of the city over the years, so why do you have tens of thousands of taels of silver at home? ”

Xu Jie smiled: "Not to mention tens of thousands, the number of 100,000 should be there, you must know that our Ming Dynasty is actually a poor country, a simple gentry is strong, and a net worth of 100,000 is not enough." Boss Qian has been rampant and domineering in Hangzhou for more than 10 years, and there are three or four hundred people under him to collect money for him, and he still has this net worth. ”

"So I don't have any money, but I can tell the county lord who needs money urgently, the money boss has it, what is this called? This is called guilt. ”

The two men walked down the long street, although they did not make a loud noise, and kept the volume of the two people talking so that the third person could not hear them. But in broad daylight, before Lang Lang Qiankun, talking about intrigues and tricks, without a little fear, it was like two friends, talking about family life, very natural.

Xu Jie, who was walking with his hands behind his back, asked: "How do you know that the county is in urgent need of money now?" ”

Mao Yulong smiled and nodded: "This year is the fourth year of the Apocalypse, and the Beijing investigation will start again, and the Ming officialdom will undergo major changes." And as far as I know, our county lord has been sitting in this position for many years, and he really wants to move up, and our prefect is in prison this time, although the county order is meritorious, but it is not significant. The people who are eyeing the position of the prefect of Hangzhou in the world are the number of people who are transferred at the same level, and in principle, this position cannot reach the hands of the county lord. ”

Xu Jie also knows this truth, who is an official in the world, who doesn't want to come to this heaven on earth to be a term, while being an official, he can also enjoy it, plus the gold and silver all over the ground, after a hand, he can also oil his whole body, which is the dream of all officials at this level.

"Your analysis is very correct, although there are rules for succession, but here and there are different places, so there is still little hope for this county lord to sit in that position."

"There are two sides to everything, since you are in your heart, there is always a way, for example, if he wants to sit in that position, he must bribe two people, the first is the town guard eunuch, he needs to bribe him, say good things for his progress, and exaggerate his merits, in order to show his difference."

Xu Jie nodded: "The truth is indeed this truth, and the replacement recommended by the town guard is the most critical bargaining chip." ”

"Then there is the political envoy, and those who are officials want their subordinates to be close to them, so that things can be done smoothly and they can be used easily."

Xu Jie laughed: "You haven't entered the officialdom at a young age, but you have made the rules of officialdom transparent, I really doubt how many things you have in your head." ”

Mao Yulong shook his head, as if he had exerted too much force, and was a little dizzy: "You forgot a sentence, Xiucai knows the world without going out, but I happen to be a Xiucai, and I am also recognized by everyone as the most outstanding prodigy." ”

Xu Jie smiled bitterly and shook his head: "You are actually a demon, young and not frivolous, calm and capable of making people frightened, if you enter the official career, I really don't know how far you will develop." It may be a loyal minister who is famous all over the world, and it may be a traitor who is full of evil, I have made such a dear brother as you, and I don't know whether it is a good thing or a bad thing for me now. ”

Mao Yulong said calmly: "Stepping into the official career is my goal, because I have made up my mind to let my mother and little sister have enough food and clothing, but in order to achieve this goal, it is difficult to achieve it for a while by relying on farming and doing business, and it is also unsafe." Then he thought leisurely: "At the same time, I also want to change a person's fate through my career." ”

Mao Wenlong's reputation is very good in the south, and his deeds are very popular in the south. But no one knows that Mao Wenlong's current hardship will lead to a tragic ending in the future.

Since Mao Yulong crossed over, he had a responsibility in his heart, that is, to change the fate of his uncle Mao Wenlong, because it was too much to do. Not to mention whether he died unjustly or not, let's just say that after his death, his three righteous sons swallowed their anger, and finally after Yuan Chonghuan's death, he wrote to the emperor countless times, hoping to give their father G Fan, but they were all rejected by Chongzhen, who took care of his face and recklessly did not care about the consequences. In the end, the three surrendered to the Manchus in desperation, and became the vanguard of the destruction of this Han genius.

According to Mao Yulong's understanding, if Mao Wenlong does not die, but does not say that his huge role in containing the Manchus, that is, the three righteous sons do not surrender, then the Ming may not be able to die.

I didn't know what Mao Yulong was thinking, so Xu Jie asked, "Why do you think that farming and business can't achieve your family's food and clothing?" ”

Retracting his thoughts and answering Xu Jie's question, this is a kind of politeness: "First of all, if you want to farm, you must have enough land area and be a real landlord." But if you look at the situation in our Jiangnan, every inch of land is expensive, and almost all of them cover the land under their own names to the death, even if I hold the money, I can't buy so much land. ”

"The people are agriculture-oriented, this concept is more popular in Jiangnan, looking at the land in the hands of the wealthy families in the south of the Yangtze River, it is slowly accumulated by several generations and more than ten generations, and it is simply unrealistic for an upstart to buy hundreds or thousands of acres of land in the blink of an eye, so through this road, you want to make yourself quickly achieve food and clothing, which is indeed unrealistic."

"There is also business, and now the discrimination against businessmen in the Ming Dynasty has been much more relaxed, but this so-called relaxation refers to those who have a huge background."

Xu Jie smiled bitterly: "As my brother said, which giant businessman does not have a huge backer behind him, even if he is like me, he is supported by a few gentry, without such support, even if it is a mere official, it can make me bankrupt in the blink of an eye." ”

Mao Yulong pointed to his nose: "So I want to enter the official career, although the career is difficult, but as long as you don't take a wrong step, there is absolutely no problem in asking for food and clothing for a family." ”

Then he smiled at Xu Jie and said: "As long as I enter the official career, your business will be taken care of by me, it will get better, and I will become your biggest backer." ”