Wen Jiabao also began to get busy at this time, and the sound of abacus in the account room sounded. Since the Wen family came back, they have been sitting in the account room every day. And several brothers are also busy.

"Brother Lobby, our accounts in Ji County have been calculated."

A young descendant, whose beard had not yet grown, respectfully handed the thing to Wen Qian. Wen Qian smiled at him and nodded, and looked at the accounts carefully. It's all simple numbers, but this time it's neatly organized. Wen Qian couldn't help but say approvingly to the distant little brother in front of him: "Mankey, well done. ”

Later life name Wen Hui, the word Mankey, is a distant relative of the Wen family in Bingzhou, this time specially came to Youzhou relatives, Wen Qian heard that he had read books, and remembered well, so he arranged him in the account room. Unexpectedly, he is a good hand in this, and he has done some dirty work very beautifully. Wen Qian was pleasantly surprised, knowing that it was a treasure, so he handed over some important things to him, hoping to cultivate it, after all, they were all surnamed Wen, their own people.

Wen Hui said: "It's just that we really want to do this?" You must know that a few days ago, the county ordered Lord Han to visit in person, and he asked us to pay all the taxes. This time, it was an order from Lord Assassin himself, and the tax was collected in stages, and the tax bill was to be issued. ”

Wen Qian said: "What do you think of this thorn history?" ”

Wen Hui thought for a moment and said, "To be honest, many of the measures seem fresh and simple and arbitrary, but when you think about it, they are very effective. ”

Wen Qian frowned, a little unhappy. These days, he and several brothers have also discussed this new assassin history, and everyone unanimously felt that it was just a bluff, first sent a henchman in the name of the envoy, and they found a reason to fight back, and humiliated him. Then Lord Han, the county government, came to the door in person and said again, asking them to cooperate in this year's taxes.

They originally apologized to the government for Lu Fang's beating, but Han Yan didn't say a word. is equivalent to the henchman of Lord Shi, who was beaten in vain. Although it was not their direct attack, they instructed a family member to have a conflict with Lu Fang, and then beat Lu Fang. This move was to test Lord Shi, but I didn't expect the other party to endure it directly.

This made the brothers of the Wen family breathe a sigh of relief, this second son of Yuan is really a nerd, and he is very weak. Han Yan's words were regarded as wind in his ears, entering and leaving. Originally, Wen Qian also planned to transfer Yicheng of profits as taxes, but now under the opposition of several brothers, Wen Qian still decided to take the old way and conceal this part of the harvest.

However, the little cousin in front of him actually stood on the side of the soft guy and spoke, which made him a little surprised.

Wen Hui said: "Actually, recently, I have also heard some gossip. It is said that the rich are unkind. Brother lobby, little brother has a word I don't know if to say it or not? ”

Wen Qian said: "You just say." ”

Wen Hui said: "Actually, the younger brother thinks that the family is big and the business is big, but to a certain extent, it can't focus on wealth accumulation. What to watch out for is reputation. Compared with the Cui family of Qinghe and Zhang Xu of Ji County, our Wen family is naturally far behind. However, compared to the gap in wealth, the gap in reputation is even greater. ”

Wen Qian said: "You mean? He never thought that this young brother, who looked very immature, would be able to say such a thing.

Wen Hui said: "As the old saying goes, there are clouds, and the wood show must be urged by the forest wind." The rise of a family is like casting a net in a river, the bigger your net is, the more fish you can catch, but the fewer fish you have for others. Our Wen family has no characters in the sky, three generations of old people without a central center, no prominent reputation outside, and a poor reputation in the countryside. Now that Gongsun has fallen and the Yuan family has accepted Youzhou, under this drastic change, we should still be cautious. When people are under the eaves, they should still bow their heads. ”

Wen Qian said: "Do we have to spit out what we have eaten?" Even if we really eat it, forgive this so-called second son of the Yuan family, and he doesn't have the ability to make us spit it out. ”

Wen Hui said: "What the junior brother said is not about this matter, but for the long-term development of the Wen family, we must adopt some compromise methods, and blindly accumulating money is not the best way." ”

Wen Qian laughed and said, "Got it, Mankey, that's a good point, the golden mean, I understand." You go back and sort out the other books, and I'll go and rest first. ”

Wen Hui saw that he didn't mean to listen, so he sighed secretly and didn't say more. In his opinion, the most important thing for a family to grow and be stable is political resources. Be befriended by your superiors and tolerant by your subordinates. If you are really far-sighted, even if you send some money out to help the boss achieve some political achievements, you will always get a return in the future. And tolerance for subordinates will also be exchanged for great fame and help to establish a solid foundation. However, the five Wen brothers did not do these two things. The Wen family has made some contributions to the victory of the Yuan family, so that they can raise their heads and be human beings in the future, which is really a big mistake.

Wen Qian had just stepped out of the door of the account room with his front foot, and he was greeted by the fifth child, Wen Yong, who hurriedly ran over.

"Oh no, big brother......"

"What are you doing in a panic? The sky is falling, and I am on top of it......"

"There are a lot of soldiers and horses outside!"

"Huh?"

In fact, Yuan Xi didn't expect it to go so smoothly, so he pulled more than 300 people from the entire second battalion to Wenjiabao. It's really a big thing happening.

In the southern area of Ji County, there were thieves.

This is terrible, the capital of Beiping County, the most densely populated place in Youzhou, there are bandits who appear in a grand manner, and they have ransacked seven or eight villages, and they have gone around from outside Jicheng and fled south.

Yuan Xi was overjoyed, pulled the troops and followed, and then went straight to Wenjiabao.

At this time, the people of the Wen family were completely stupid, and the interior of the Wen family fort was expected to be built, and when they saw these hundreds of people coming from a distance, they had already sounded the alarm. A few days ago, when a group of bandits passed by, they also warned them, and the entire Wen family organized temporary volunteers, which scared off the thieves. But this time, the banner of the person who came clearly showed that this was the Yuan family's troops, that is, the official army.

And Yuan Xi also said very clearly, just chasing the enemy here, so come and take a look, there is no malice.

The Wen family's guards then let the officers and soldiers in, and Yuan Xi's second battalion soldiers immediately took control of the gate and besieged the Wen family's private soldiers.

"What does that mean?"

"We suspect that some thieves have infiltrated the Wenjia Fort."

"How is this possible? We, Wenjiabao, will not hide thieves. ”

"I didn't say that the Wen family secretly hid thieves, but if you have to say that, I have some doubts......

"You!"

Yuan Xi blocked the door with the newly bandaged Lu Fang, looking at this place angrily. A few months ago, they were still here in disgrace. When I think of this, I still have a little excitement.

Lu Fang suddenly understood a little, Yuan Xi sent him before, maybe he had already thought of a way to deal with it, was it really a bitter plan?

Just as they were arguing, the five brothers of the Wen family finally came out together.

"What? It's you? ”

"Haha, a few people, it's been a long time. Let me introduce myself, the newly appointed Youzhou Thorn History, under Yuan Xi. ”