After a few simple words, Chen Zhi mentioned again: "You said that this Xie Mountain was a gathering place for Xie Jia Village before, and then it was won by the Tang family, is there any reason for this?" ”

Lu Xuan was silent, and Liu Guang explained to Chen Zhi: "I know a little about this, Xie Villa is also called Xie Zhuang, built along the mountain, easy to defend and difficult to attack, so it has been inherited for a long time, but then the war, there were natural disasters, the village was exhausted, they had to borrow from the Tang family to farm, and then it was difficult to repay the interest, and slowly the Tang family got the field, the children of the whole village were tenant farmers of the Tang family, and the Tang family later contributed to the dock wall to enclose it, and it became the dock fort, that is, the Xie Shan Fort. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"Oh? Is it because of the loan for goods, and finally the Tang family became the owner? Chen Zhi narrowed his eyes slightly, and then praised Liu Guang with a smile, who was humble again and again.

Lu Jian was always on the side and did not interject.

Waiting for the group to get on the carriage and embark on the return journey, Chen Zhi sat on the car and said to Chen Zi and Su Liao beside him: "The people of the Liu family have no scruples when they speak, he speaks simply, but the ingenuity and snatching in it is really shocking, the Tang family ranks last among the four major families in Daijun, but it is also domineering and abnormal. ”

Su Liao replied: "The Tang family actually adheres to a set of rules, but this Liu Guang's performance today is a bit interesting, maybe the Liu family is moving." ”

The Liu family of Daijun is said to be from the clan, but according to Su Liao, there is no corresponding record in the records of the government, so after the rise of the Liu family of Daijun, he did not get the treatment that the clan should have.

Of course, there is also a saying that the Liu family of Daijun is indeed from the clan, but the reason why the court does not recognize it is because there are too many criticisms in the process of the rise of this family.

A few generations ago, the Liu family could only be called a wealthy family, belonging to the kind of family that took advantage of the troubled times to occupy the mountain as the king, and finally washed its heels, and emerged in the world and gained a place.

If you use an analogy, the Liu family in Daijun is very similar to the Bai family in Pengcheng.

In order to be able to ascend to the position, the Bai family used a lot of means, and even got involved in many industries, including gambling houses, and even had the intention to use Chen Zhi as a breakthrough to step on the Chen family's position in a desperate way, but unfortunately failed.

Compared with the Bai family, the Daijun Liu family is the representative of the success.

After using various means to ascend to the throne, the Liu family quickly divided the industry, and after the efforts of one or two generations, it suddenly took on a new look, and then moved towards officialdom.

At this time, Youzhou underwent earth-shaking changes, and after the military disaster, Wang Jun took advantage of the situation and became the actual controller of Youzhou, so the Liu family quickly moved closer to Wang Jun.

With Wang Jun's vision and the size of the Liu family, the two are not equal in status, and Wang Jun does not attach much importance to the allegiance of a family in the county, but he still habitually gives benefits and woos them.

This also laid the foundation for the cooperation between the Liu family and the land area.

After Lu District entered the Dai County, he attacked the Tang family, and then found the Liu family, supported this family, and relied on other families to rely on it.

Su Liao said: "The power of the Liu family has been expanded by Lu Taishou, and their family must be loyal to Lu Taishou, which not only involves the moral level, but also the consideration of interests. ”

On the way back to the city, Chen Zhi sat in the carriage, talking about the things encountered during this inspection, analyzing the situation, what Chen Zi and Su Liao valued was the influence of several major families.

"You mean, if Lu District hadn't died, the Liu family would still follow? Do you want to go against me for this? Chen Zhi smiled and asked, "This is a bit of a cart before the horse, the current situation of the Liu family, relying on support and rising, the expansion is too fast, what is needed is precipitation, is to consolidate the foundation, the original backstage is gone, and the support has been lost, then the power should be reined in first, so as not to be stared at by several other families, at this time, you should not think about expansion, but Shoucheng, if in order to please a past land area, go against me, his Liu family is not afraid to become the next Tang family?" ”

Su Liao hurriedly cheered up and explained: "What the lord said is very true, what his subordinates said is really a survival strategy of the Liu family, although he does not dare to go against the lord openly, but there is a method of procrastination in the officialdom, as long as he does not act, it is enough to drag his feet, which shows his importance to Lu Taishou." ”

With Chen Zhi officially entering Daijun and having a real piece of land, Su Liao's attitude became more and more respectful, thinking of using this to make contributions and reflect his value, so he didn't dare to be negligent for a moment, for fear of being misunderstood by Chen Zhi.

Seeing that Chen Zhi didn't continue to ask rhetorically, Su Liao hurriedly entered the next stage: "Of course, this is all the speculation of his subordinates, now that Lu Taishou is dead, everything is naturally different, the Liu family's backer has been completely lost, and they are already in chaos, just as the lord said, their foundation is unstable, and they urgently need to find a new backer, let me ask, is there a more suitable choice than the lord?" That Liu Guang took the initiative to explain, in fact, it was an example, and it was also a temptation, and what he revealed had already offended the Tang family, and he faintly meant to stand in line. ”

Chen Zhi nodded, and said: "However, these families are all human spirits, and if they don't see rabbits, they can't be expected to take refuge sincerely, because I haven't been able to prove that I can control the situation in Daijun, so it's not yet time for them to place bets." ”

Su Liao and Chen Zi nodded at the same time.

Chen Zi said with a smile: "However, compared to other times, the beginning of Taishou is considered to be smooth, and the Huns sent you to Liwei, which made several major families surprised by your means, otherwise, where can there be such a situation, whether it is the government or the family, it is estimated that they are still passing the buck to each other." ”

"That's right," Su Liao also nodded: "The power of the Liu family is the closest to the four major families, and such families are all considering taking refuge in you, which shows the importance they attach to Taishou, and as for the four major families, they have also shown goodwill, what they want to know most is actually which family will become the next 'Tang family'." ”

Chen Zi also said: "There are so many interests, if you want these families to be convinced and obeyed, in addition to deterrence and intimidation, you must also give benefits and win them over, otherwise you can only accumulate dissatisfaction with high pressure, and you must supplement it with benefits, the so-called grace and power are used together, before Lu Taishou suppressed the Tang family, and the Tang family's property and land were dismissed under various pretexts and transferred to other families, and the Liu family was supported as an arm, so that several families could not be twisted into a single and restrain each other, this has proven to be a feasible method, Taishou might as well use it first." ”

"This method has to be used, but it can't be used rashly," Chen Zhi pondered for a moment before he said: "Which one to take out, you have to weigh it carefully, otherwise it will be difficult to convince the public, but I estimate that there will be an excuse to send it to the door soon, depending on which one can't hold its breath first, but it's a pity that I waited for the first time, and the relevant spies and intelligence plates haven't been set up yet, otherwise you just need to stare at those few to see which one has any changes, and you can arrange it in advance, in this regard, Su Liao, you have to catch it as soon as possible." ”

Su Liao was stunned at first, then overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "Rest assured, Lord, I will do my best to pave this stall!" "Why can't he hear it, Chen Zhi is asking him to be the intelligence chief!

In such a position, you must be a confidant to sit, and Chen Zhi's move is undoubtedly to completely incorporate Su Liao into his own system.

"Very good, I can rest assured that you will do things," Chen Zhi nodded, and then ordered: "When Pengcheng's newly recruited family members come, first divide fifty people for you to practice, I also have a set of rules for training spies, which can be used for reference, in addition, you can recruit some light heroes inside and outside the county as eyeliners, give a certain reward, and the displaced people who come and go, also choose some as seeds, as for the goods needed, I will prepare myself." ”

He was really relieved of Su Liao, on the one hand, he knew very well the background of this person, on the other hand, Su Liao's family and clan were all attached to the Chen family, and he was considered a poor family, and there was no problem in loyalty and motivation.

"My subordinates will definitely live up to the expectations of the Lord!" Su Liao solemnly knelt on one knee, raised one hand above his head, and made a formal oath of allegiance.

Chen Zhi didn't stop it, and when Su Liao stood up again, he patted the other party's shoulder and said, "When my side is stable, I will find you a position in the official mansion, so that I can cover up." ”

Su Liao nodded.

Chen Zi watched from the sidelines, but he never made a sound, he was different from Su Liao, as a member of the Chen Zhi clan, the two naturally had related interests, and Chen Zhi could show enough trust without these cumbersome expressions.

However, Chen Zi was also surprised, he didn't expect that when Chen Zhi arrived at a place, the first thing he had to do was to build an intelligence network.

After all, a county is mainly in charge of politics, and this intelligence work seems to be not very compatible, could it be that this brother of his own still has great ambitions in his heart?

But these words, he did not utter.

"When the shelves are set up, in addition to understanding the movements of several major families, we also need to learn more about the local people's conditions, when I inspected today, I found that everywhere I went, the people had a lot of resistance, which is really abnormal, and the reasons behind this must be clarified as soon as possible."

Hearing Chen Zhi say this, Chen Zi's heart moved, and said: "Brother clan, I think that the hearts of the people may be related to the borrowing and cultivation mentioned by Liu Guang, and the origin of this good seed is quite suspicious. ”

Chen Zhi smiled after hearing this: "I also have a guess, but there is still a need to have corroboration, before I came, I estimated that the Xiongnu might come, there is a concern about being besieged, so I went to understand the granary, the performance of the people in this generation of the county is a little strange, thinking that they borrowed seeds and loans, skillfully robbed, maybe there are some problems......"

As the three of them were talking, there was a sudden commotion outside the car, and then they heard a person shouting: "Get out of the way quickly, delay time, Chen Zhi is not far away!" ”