In the more than 20 days since Yu Qian entered Beijing all the way and the imperial court passed back the documents of Lu Jin's reinstatement, a lot of changes have really taken place in the city of Suzhou.

In the government, a group of officials led by Zhao Keyuan were demoted because they were involved in the Cao Gang case, dismissed officials, and even put them in prison.

As for some of those who are closely involved in this case, the results are even worse. Yue Nanxing and the others, who were bold enough to attack the dock and cut off the canal, although they did all this for a reason and forgivable circumstances, but after all, they committed a major crime, so the Nanjing Criminal Department quickly convicted them of assigning remote soldiers to the army.

As for the Cao Gang who descended from Li Yanjiu, half of them were condemned to beheading. After all, killing pays for life is the most acceptable common sense for everyone, and they are still the main culprits responsible for this chaos.

It just so happened that it was the late autumn season, and there was no need to wait for another year for the autumn execution, so they were directly pulled to the execution ground along with other condemned prisoners, and they were stabbed with a click. All of this had been done long before the arrival of the documents in the capital.

As for some of the other important criminals in this incident, the people of the White Lotus Sect were unable to find them in the end. The result of the Yan family was extremely miserable, not only the two sons and a few shopkeepers had already been poisoned, but even Yan Runzhang and others, who had fled from the city earlier, were later found in a remote hill, and they were all killed by cruel means.

Judging from the motive and the method of killing, the government quickly concluded that all this was done by the White Lotus Sect. And in the face of this result, they are powerless, because they don't even know what the murderer looks like, let alone find them and condemn them.

Fortunately, Qian and Huo Zheng were safely protected, so Kang Sichuan and they finally took the credit and did not receive punishment from the top. Then, it was their turn to feel a headache, because after the Yan family and Li Yanjiu had an accident, there was really a problem with Caoyun.

For a long time, although Suzhou has a Cao Yun Yamen, but the manpower is not sufficient, many things are actually handled by the Cao Gang and others, especially some heavy work, the government people are even more unlikely to do. And the imprisonment of these people has caused a vacuum period for Caoyun.

Of course, the problem faced by the government is not that there is no one available, but that it does not know who to use for a while. After all, everyone knows how many benefits can be obtained from Caoyun, there used to be the Cao Gang and the Yan family, and everyone did not dare to covet this piece of fat, but now, the situation is naturally different.

Some people who are quite ambitious, or who have a good relationship with the government, have started to think about this, and all kinds of requests continue, and some people have asked for love to come to Kang Zhifu.

Faced with this kind of problem, Kang Sichuan also felt a headache, after all, he didn't know much about this luck, and he didn't know who to use. The only thing he knew was that it had to be a good thing, so he had to get enough out of it.

At this time, Lu Jin, as the master's staff, reflected his value. He proposed to the Kang Governor's Mansion the practice of bidding, in the form of an auction to let those who are qualified to meddle in the Cao Yun compete with the government here, and whoever gives the most suitable price will be taken by that person.

In addition to the whole Caoyun event, in fact, there are many other ways to make money on the canal, and Lu Jin, who is easy to do things in the Yamen, has been working on some of these ideas.

In the past few years, Lu Zhen was actually just bent on being an official, wanting to do what he could for this great tomorrow before the chaos, and he didn't think too much about his future.

But after being dismissed this time, his thinking finally changed. It turns out that single-mindedly serving the public cannot guarantee one's own safety, and once one day you really lose everything because of losing the battle, if you don't have a reliable way back, then your future is not easy to say.

You must know that now you are not only alone, but Chu Yunrong and Yun Yan are following, maybe when you will have your own children. With a responsibility, Lu Jin, of course, can't just look forward and not make more preparations for himself as before. Therefore, this Suzhou Caoyun reshuffle is a God-given opportunity for him, as long as he can get a piece of the pie from the middle, it is enough to ensure that the future is worry-free.

And what's even better is that he is now a native of Suzhou, and after he has children and grandchildren, he will also branch out here again, and this luck may become the cause of several generations of his Lu Zhen family. This realization made Lu Zhen want to reap the benefits even more.

But before he could do it, a letter of dispatch from the imperial court suddenly came, and he would leave Suzhou in the short term.

Originally, Lu Zhen had little hope for this. Even if he has made meritorious contributions to Suzhou Mansion and has a close relationship with Kang Zhifu, everyone is leaving, and the things here are naturally unbearable. If you still want to take advantage of it, it will only give people a handle.

But Lu Renjia's visit to the door today made him see a new way. Especially after seeing the other party's hesitant but expectant look, he was more sure: "As long as you are willing to cooperate with me, this thing will naturally be possible." We don't want to occupy the majority of the entire Suzhou Caoyun like the Cao Gang or the Yan family, but just share some benefits from it, with my relationship with the prefect Yamen, they will still give this face. ”

When Lu Renjia heard this, his heartbeat suddenly accelerated. Having been rolling in the mall, he naturally knew what a fortune it was to get some benefits from Caoyun. To put it mildly, the annual income is enough to make countless people red; And to put it mildly, this is still a shortcut to improve one's status, isn't the Yan family one of the few rich and noble families in the city because of this?

Compared to this, what is the patriarch of the Lu family, it is not worth mentioning at all. As long as he can really get some business on Caoyun and make an appearance, Lu Rengui and them will no longer be their opponents.

"You...... Can you really convince the government to give me this opportunity? Well, I don't have any money to spare right now, and even if I want to buy a few boats, it will be difficult to make a profit from them. Lu Renjia was silent for a while, and finally spoke.

As soon as Lu Zhen saw him like this, he had already guessed his thoughts, so he smiled, got up and went back to his room. After a few moments, he took out a wooden box, gently pushed it in front of the other party, and motioned for him to open it.

Although he had been prepared, when he opened the wooden box and saw the huge silver tickets inside, Lu Renjia's eyes suddenly widened, revealing a look of disbelief: "This is ...... More than two thousand taels of silver? ”

"Yes, these are all things that I have accumulated over the past few years, and now I will leave them to you to dispose of. Presumably, with this capital, everything in the early stage can be done smoothly. Coupled with the care of the government, I don't dare to say anything else, it shouldn't be difficult to get a few boats and make money from them, right? Lu Zhen nodded. In fact, he had been looking for someone to use a few days earlier, so the money had already been prepared.

With the support of the government and sufficient funds, Lu Renjia felt that if he couldn't make a career like this, it would be better to buy a piece of tofu and die. His body trembled slightly, he didn't expect that he would have such a good result when he came here today, which made him feel that he was dreaming.

After a long time, he asked with some uncertainty: "Then Xiao Qi, how are you going to cooperate with me?" ”

The other party finally asked the key point, and Lu Zhen smiled: "You also know that I am about to leave Suzhou, so everything here is left to you to deal with." As for the income of the whole business, I only have 70%, and you have 30%, I don't know if you are still satisfied? ”

Lu Renjia's face changed again, and he couldn't believe his ears. He thought that Lu Zhen was just hiring himself as the shopkeeper and getting a fixed salary every year. Unexpectedly, Lu Zhen was so generous that he was willing to give up thirty percent of the profits.

Lu Zhen is well aware that cooperation requires the common sense of reciprocity. If he just took Lu Renjia as the shopkeeper, of course he could get more benefits, and now he would definitely try his best to help, but when the business really grows, the situation will change, and it is difficult to guarantee that he will not have other thoughts. I am somewhere else, and I am an official of the imperial court, so there is really no need to contradict him. Therefore, it is better to show sincerity early on, so that the cooperation can be stronger.

As for some people who are worried that this will make Lu Renjia big in the future, Lu Zhen feels that he will not be so stupid. After all, he is an official, and he can get a good salary every year, how can he risk offending himself and cut off his own money?

In fact, this is just Lu Jin's learning from the management methods of later generations. The CEOs of those large enterprises will always distribute the shares of their own companies to their professional managers, so that the other party will do their best, because making money for the company is making money for themselves.

It wasn't until they signed a document that Lu Renjia was finally convinced that Lu Jin was not lying to himself. This made him grateful, but also secretly decided in his heart that he must do his best to do a good job in the future. Obviously, this is also what Lu Zhen wants to see, if he just hires him as the shopkeeper, it is impossible for him to devote his mind to this business wholeheartedly.

The next day, Lu Zhen went to the government office again and completed all the relevant matters, so that he could finally reach into a hand in the part of Cao Yun.

And after everything was settled, Lu Zhen was finally ready to set off.

At this time, it was the October season when autumn and winter intersected, and it had been half a year since he came to Suzhou.

When he came here, he was just a scholar, just three horses and a car, and when he went, although he was just a light boat, he had no long things, but his identity was completely different, he had become the new governor of Ulzhou in the imperial court, and what was waiting for him on the road ahead would be a lot of dangers, as well as a broader world and future!

(End of volume)