"It's not that simple......"

Xunyang Mansion City, the back house of the government. Lin Chengcheng put down the letter in his hand and sighed.

Relying on the convenient location, Lin Yangsheng, the prefect of Xunyang, obtained a lot of benefits from Mingyueji and Hanjiang Workshop. There are more entertainments, and there are more things in the back house, and Lin Chengcheng adheres to the way of Confucius and Mencius, and he doesn't want to deal with workshop owners and businessmen, so he ......

In addition to the staff and master, the Lin Governor's Mansion hired two stewards and a clerk.

Rich and capricious, Lin Chengcheng no longer has to bother to "make money elegantly" in addition to official business, and begins to have time to socialize with Nanyang's literati, colleagues, and talents to improve his prestige.

Every workshop on the side of the Han River, as well as the small and medium-sized merchants stationed in Mingyueji, have half to one percent of the members belonging to the inflow officials of Xunyang and Shiyan. Lin Zhifu and Shiyan Zhizhou are the big people closest to Mingyueji, of course, they have to preside over the distribution of benefits, or let their staff and juniors participate in the distribution of benefits, and get the biggest share.

Lin Cheng was at ease, after all, he didn't collect money for nothing, he usually provided all kinds of conveniences, and he also had to restrain Xunyang's officials, tooth shops and brokers. He also felt strange that he used to accept money from businessmen, and it was okay to not do things, but now he has a share, and he actually has a "sense of responsibility".

The prefect felt both novel and awkward, and faintly worried.

When Mingyueji was first built, Lin Zhifu was still unimpressed by Li Xiang's cooperation plan: negotiating conditions with businessmen is not self-surrendering.

Considering Liu Chengdong, Yu Yunwen and Mr. Qingshi, Governor Lin pinched his nose and responded to Li Xiang's request, exchanging various conveniences for the Hanjiang Workshop and Mingyueji merchants. It's the government, and if you're not satisfied, you'll talk about the conditions.

The situation soon changed.

There are more and more workshops on the side of the Han River, relying on an average of seven points, the chief officer of Xunyang Shiyan is fascinated, and he invariably restrains himself, and reaps the reputation of a dozen "two-sleeved breezes". The inflow officials of the two places drew benefits from the Hanjiang workshops, and while coexisting for mutual benefit, they did not have to disturb the people.

In Da Zhou, "clearing the name" is still very important.

A few juniors from the families of the incoming officials were not satisfied, and under the instigation of the old brokerage and the Xu officials, they stretched out their hands to the workshops on the side of the Han River. want to be a part, want the right to speak, and even forcibly seize the workshop.

The Hanjiang workshop group is very fragile and can't withstand the toss, and it is difficult for the gentry to be Mingyuezhuang, so the income of the officials in the stream has dropped significantly.

The prefect of Xunyang and the prefect of Shiyan jumped to their feet, and many of the children of officials in the two places were swollen from the spanking. It took a lot of effort, both openly and secretly, for the incomes of officials in the two places to return to normal. Officials such as judges and general judges relented and began to try to run their own workshops to obtain more benefits in another way.

Shiyan Zhizhou is very good at things, and after getting enough benefits from the Hanjiang workshop to maintain the good life of the scholars, he began to work diligently. Grabbing the land of small people? Scratch! Ransom merchants? Whoever you are, catch! Big households bully? Scratch!

With another source of interest, the breadth and depth of the compromise that the Zhizhou Lord wants to compromise is greatly reduced.

The great development of Mingyueji has brought a steady stream of benefits to the people of Zhizhou, and has also absorbed the displaced people and the extremely poor mountain people in Shiyan.

At the same time, Shiyan Prefecture's commercial taxes began to rise gradually. In addition, Lord Zhizhou burned a few fires, and in Li Xiang's words, it protected the interests of agriculture and industry to a certain extent, eased class contradictions, and developed the economy and people's livelihood rapidly......

Lord Zhizhou soon came into the sight of the head of the household department and several governors, and it was reported that he would soon go to Bianjing to become an official.

What a model!

What is the life of Xunyang and Shiyan's incoming officials? Self-cultivation has been realized, and governing the country and the world is their ultimate ideal. Only when they reach a higher position can they realize their ambitions, and if they leave a few anthologies before they die, and after their deaths, they will be posthumously recognized by the world's scholars, then it will be the coolest.

For various reasons, most of the incoming officials in Xunyang and Shiyan began to consciously maintain the rules of Mingyueji......

Lin Chengcheng's hired staff, master, and two stewards sat down, and after reading the letter in the hands of the proprietor, their expressions were different.

The letter received by the prefect was, of course, from the Huang Cheng family and some big businessmen. The content of the letter was sprinkled, and it was nothing more than a request for Lin Chengcheng's first brother Xunyang to cooperate and win Mingyuezhuang in one fell swoop, Yunyun.

The words are certainly not so explicit, but it just shows that there are people in Yuezhuang who rebel against Taoism, oppress the villagers, and kill people, and the gentry are not extremely angry, so please preside over justice.

The necessary hints of interest are of course indispensable. Skilled craftsmen, money, food, goods, and excellent workshops, you name it. But at first glance, there is not a single word "profit" on this letter. When outsiders got the letter, they thought it was a joint petition from the scholars and doctors to ask the parents to get rid of the bullies and return the local fathers and elders to a good place.

Gentleman, shame on words!

In the mouth of the scholars, all the competing interests will be crowned with the banner of guarding justice and agitating the purity, who will let the family have the right to speak. Murder is nothing like that.

The new steward, who was born as a child, was excited with the letter in his hand, read it quietly, and praised it repeatedly, "Oh, it's really a good article, a good word, and a good style!" ”

"Ahem!"

Lin Cheng coughed, and the little guy behind him hurried to get a towel.

The atmosphere was awkward. Lin Chengcheng looked at the stupid steward who read and read, and thought: If it weren't for the fact that you are my wife's clansman, this official would have recruited you to be a steward?

At the critical moment, the staff is still reliable.

The middle-aged and vigorous staff arched his hand, "Isn't the proprietor optimistic about the plan of the Huang Cheng family to deal with Mingyuezhuang?" ”

Lin Zhifu wiped his hands and nodded slightly, "Not bad." Huang Cheng's idea is very good, but the official is still not optimistic. ”

The staff is very good at being a person, and made a surprised expression at the right time, "There are big families like Huang Cheng's family, the support of the people behind the big businessmen, and the cooperation of Nanyang, Yexian, and even Bianjing." ”

"At that time, the Xiang army, the village soldiers and the archers will be dispatched in the name of suppressing the bandits, and the inner ghosts of Mingyuezhuang will cooperate, why is the proprietor not optimistic?"

At the end, the staff complained in their hearts: Actually, I'm not optimistic either.

Lin Zhifu decided to mention a few subordinates and post-secondary students, and raised a finger, "To put it simply, it's just one word, potential!" ”

"The Huang family regarded Mingyuezhuang as an ordinary hero, and they lost one move first. Mingyue Village was brought to today by Li Xiang, and every Zhuang citizen is greatly favored, not to mention, Li Xiang has never forgotten to be bound by the rules, where is the general heroic? ”

"Li Xiang is on the Han River, and it has become a trend."

"After all, Mr. Huang has only been a court official, and he has never been in a place, so he underestimated Li Xiang."

Speaking of Huang Liren, Governor Lin is still very respectful, after all, the height that others have reached, he is likely to never reach it.

Lin Chengcheng is not a mediocre person, and continues:

"The second trend is the current situation of Da Zhou."

"The biggest reliance of the Huang Cheng family to deal with Mingyuezhuang is not a big wealthy businessman from the perspective of this official, let alone a relative of the Liu family, but the small people who bet on Mingyuezhuang will kneel. The Huang Cheng family is going to gamble, they bet that under the internal and external difficulties, Li Xiang will not dare to rebel, and they are even more willing to bet that the villagers of Mingyuezhuang will be soft under coercion. ”

"Without the support of the villagers, Li Xiang is a hairless tiger who can be slaughtered."

"But the situation in Da Zhou is not good, the war in Jiangnan is critical, even if the promises given by the Huang Cheng family and the people behind the big merchants are good, few people will take the risk of forcing Liu Chengdong to rebel against the commander and force Mingyuezhuang to the death. Li Xiang knows the situation of Da Zhou, how can he not make good use of it? ”

The staff, the master and the two stewards were taught.

The master, who dealt with the complicated official documents, asked, "What does the proprietor mean by being a wall-watcher?" ”

Governor Lin nodded, "Li Xiang has a high chance of escaping, but Mingyue Zhuang's vitality is definitely damaged, but it's a pity that those workshops and Mingyue Collection, everything was originally fine......"

Lin Chengcheng is also a member of the gentlemen, and he doesn't dare to offend the people behind some big businesses, so he chooses to be a wallwatcher. In his opinion, Li Xiang can save his life at worst in this conflict, and Huang Cheng's two families and several large merchants can swallow seventy or eighty percent of Mingyueji's workshop at worst.

The prefect brought tea to the guests.

In the evening, Lin Yangsheng received a reply from Lord Zhizhou, who made the same decision as him.

During the day, the staff member who hid clumsily for the prefect of Lin was warm by the charcoal stove on the side of the bedroom, and the eldest son, who had been running crazy all day, beat his legs obediently.

"Do you really want to go to Mingyuezhuang?" The staff asked his son, who had just turned 10.

The tiger-headed teenager nodded violently, "Yes, father." Mingyuezhuang is fun there, Wang Qichen said that my application for Mongolian education has been approved. ”

"Dad, do you know, Mengxue not only teaches literacy and arithmetic, but also has a lot of fun things to see. There are also people who take Mengxue to practice, and some people take Mengxue to the mountains to hunt. By the way, patrol the vicinity of Zhuangzi......"

The staff's daughter-in-law died early, and his concubine gave birth to only two daughters.

The staff sighed, "Go to naturalization tomorrow with your father's letter, give the letter to that Wu Dongjia, and she will take care of you." ”

The son cheered, saluted, and ran away with the letter.

The staff patted the charcoal stove and sighed: "Silly son, where do people think you are smart and want to cultivate you." Several old men in Mingyue Zhuang Gong clearly wanted to pull their father into the water...... Seeing the stitches, there are a lot of capable people. ”

If you can't hide, then take a gamble!

Some people are not talented, but they are not good at the imperial examination. Serving the incumbent officials with poor practice every day, not to mention the tiredness and resentment in the heart of this staff.

After the staff went to bed, he looked at the roof and said in his heart: The two potentials that the proprietor Lin said are not wrong, but the most critical potential is missing. There is already a precedent for the Fangla uprising, and the small people of Mingyuezhuang, who are forced to be in a hurry, really dare not rebel? Rabbits will bite when they are in a hurry, this is the biggest potential!

If it was put ten years ago, the staff would never let his son defect to Mingyuezhuang, at that time, the Great Zhou Dynasty was in good weather, the income was sufficient, and the western army and the border army were strong. However, the Great Zhou Dynasty soon launched the "War for Land", in which the Western Army, the Border Army, the Forbidden Army and the Xiang Army suffered heavy casualties, the imperial court consumed tens of millions of dollars and grain, and most of the ordnance and armor accumulated over the years were destroyed.

Immediately afterwards, under natural disasters and man-made disasters, the number of landless people increased, and after the new emperor ascended the throne, he played Huashi Gang, and finally there was a big thief like Fang La.

The staff said in their hearts: "Fang Lami has eroded most of the Jiangnan East Road, the situation in the north has changed greatly, and there are a large number of displaced people in places like Jinghu. Although I can't understand many of Li Xiangzhuang's actions, Mingyuezhuang can at least become as strong as a big Jingdong family, right? It shouldn't be a bad idea for his son to go to Mingyuezhuang, although the owner of Li Xiangzhuang is young, the means he showed are not simple. ”

Late at night, falling asleep.