As the folk saying goes, officials and businessmen collude, but it is not without cause.

The government and the gentry went together, only because for both sides, only by tying together, can each other's interests be guaranteed to the greatest extent, the gentry need the government to issue a series of powerful policies to them, so that they can obtain huge benefits, and the government wants to be stable in a place, but also must be supported by the local gentry family, whether it is in terms of economy and prestige, and even in the implementation of various orders, the local government needs the help of the gentry.

Chu Huan understood this truth.

He knew very well that no matter how high his martial arts and resourcefulness were, but without the support of the local gentry, there would be no way to gain a foothold here.

If you don't understand politics, no matter how great a person's ability is, without the support of a huge force, it is like having only a head, but no body, hands and feet, and you can't do anything at all.

The seven surnames of Xiguan took the initiative to come tonight, Chu Huan knew that they should come to show favor to themselves, in fact, when they were looking at the north tower, Chu Huan had already felt a hint of something strange.

Now the real power is in the hands of Dongfang Xin and Dong Shizhen, the president of the Yuezhou Chamber of Commerce, not any of the seven surnames of Xiguan, but a gentry from Beishan, this is already a big abnormality, Chu Huan is very clear, without the support of Dongfang Xin Nagan people behind the scenes, Gao Lian will never become the president of the Yuezhou Chamber of Commerce, it is said that it is not only Gao Lian, there are not a few business gentry who have swept over from Beishan, these people have formed a foreign force, Chu Huan has already felt, This foreign force has colluded with the officialdom of Dongfangxin.

The seven surnames of Xiguan are the local forces of Xiguan, in this turmoil, Zhu Lingyue's Tianshan faction can be called taking advantage of the fire to rob, and the officials of Xiguan have been dealt a good blow, and the officialdom of Xiguan is almost disintegrated, and it has undergone a reshuffle from top to bottom, and in addition to the officialdom of Xiguan, the other is the local gentry led by the seven surnames of Xiguan.

As soon as the officialdom forces fell, the local gentry were in a dangerous situation, and Gao Lian, a foreign gentry force, was looking for an opportunity to enter Xiguan, and it was natural for them to go together with the foreign officialdom force of Dongfang Xin, and to suppress the local gentry forces in Xiguan.

Chu Huan even felt that the local gentry in Xiguan were full of joy at their arrival.

There is no doubt that the local gentry forces in Xiguan, represented by the seven surnames of Xiguan, are in the most dangerous time, and their financial resources that have been turbulent are impossible for the other two gentry to fight, but the Xiguan gentry who suffered fatal losses in the war are now unable to compare with the foreign gentry in terms of financial resources, without the support of the government, the next road of the seven surnames of Xiguan will be extremely difficult, and it is even very likely that they will disappear into the gentry group in the near future.

If they want to exist, they must have the support of the government, but the officialdom represented by Dongfang Xin and Dong Shizhen regard them as enemies, in this case, Chu Huan, who was parachuted into Xiguan, is undoubtedly a lifesaver in the eyes of the Xiguan gentry, although Chu Huan himself is also an outsider, but because Chu Huan has helped the Xiguan gentry before, so in the eyes of the Xiguan gentry, Chu Huan has become their own person in their hearts, and they really need such a "own person".

For them, Chu Huan was their last hope.

On the other hand, for Chu Huan, since entering Shuoquan City, he has been rejected by the official gentry group formed by Dongfang Xin and Gao Lian, and the foreign group regards Chu Huan as an enemy, Chu Huan can be regarded as a single-handedly person in this situation, and he does need the support of the local gentry group, so whether it is Chu Huan himself or the local gentry represented by the seven surnames of Xiguan, they all understand where their interests lie, and they also understand that the other party is an ally that they must form an alliance, so the seven surnames of Xiguan came to show goodwill tonight, and opened their hearts, In itself, it is a frank expression of the meaning of the alliance.

The tea was already cold, but everyone didn't touch the tea, Chu Huan was still not very clear about the situation in the northwest before, but at this time, after talking with the seven surnames of Xiguan, the outline of his brain gradually became clear.

"Old lady, in fact, I still don't understand, how did Gao Lian become the president of the Chamber of Commerce?" Chu Huan asked the previous question again, "The election of the president cannot be decided by the government, it needs to be jointly elected by the members of the Chamber of Commerce, and the position of the president of the Yuezhou Chamber of Commerce naturally needs the approval of the members of the Yuezhou Chamber ......of Commerce!" Glancing at the heads of the four major families present, "You are naturally the undisputed members of the Chamber of Commerce...... Speaking of which, Chu Huan didn't ask any further, but the meaning was already obvious, since it was the election of the president of the Yuezhou Chamber of Commerce, the local business gentry in Yuezhou would definitely participate, with your four families as the leader, although the local gentry are now declining, but the power and connections are still there, as long as the four major families are opposed, it is impossible to let a foreign gentry ride on the head of the local gentry.

The old lady stroked his beard and sighed: "There are a large number of gentry from Beishan, and they thought about renting land for grain, taking out grain, and occupying our land in the name of renting land. Later, this plot could not succeed, so they changed their methods, and did not start from our Xiguan Qi surname, but from other people...... There are not a few small landlords in Xiguan, these people fled at the beginning, and they could not take the land with them, but only the land deed...... Gao Lian took the opportunity to buy a lot of land at a very low price......! ”

Qian Boyi also smiled bitterly: "At that time, eating was a problem, and it was reluctant to exchange land for food, but there was no way, so many gentry in Beishan bought a lot of land in Yuezhou and planted crops, and now they claim to be from Xiguan, and the land is in their hands, and it is impossible to refute." ”

"When the Chamber of Commerce was convened, we all went." Hong Shengtao continued: "Not long ago, the Chamber of Commerce was held, and since Dong Shizhen and Dongfang Xin also participated, and in order to protect the smooth convening of the meeting, soldiers and horses surrounded the hall...... was elected several times in a row, and the first two times Mrs. Su was elected, and Gao Lian's gang shouted that it was unfair, and Dongfang Xin did not let the meeting be dissolved...... The meeting was deadlocked for a day and a night, and everyone saw that if Gao Lian was not elected, no one would be able to leave the hall, and finally ......! Speaking of this, his eyes showed a little indignation.

Chu Huan understood that he dared to be the president with affection, but he used such despicable and shameless means.

At this moment, I suddenly heard Sun Zikong's voice outside: "Master, someone asks to see!" ”

Chu Huan frowned and said, "Who?" ”

"He claimed to be from the Criminal Department." Sun Tzu said: "It is said that there is an urgent matter to see." ”

Chu Huan thought for a while and said, "Call him over." He got up and said, "A few seniors sit down for a while, I'll take a look and come over immediately." "When I went out and went outside the hospital, I saw that Sun Zikong had already brought someone over.

When the man saw Chu Huan, he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Lord Governor, Lord Ai has sent a villain to report to your lordship, tomorrow at three o'clock in the afternoon, he will behead the felons in Dongshi, and then ask the Governor to go and watch the punishment!" ”

Chu Huan's face was expressionless, and he put his hands behind his back and asked, "Are you Lord Ai busy?" Why didn't he report it himself? ”

"Tomorrow I will be punished for repeat offenders, and the principal will arrange it overnight, and there are many things, so I will send a villain here." The man glanced up at Chu Huan, "I wonder if Lord Governor will be able to be here tomorrow?" ”

Chu Huan said lightly: "Tell Ai Zong that not only will the Governor be present, but other officials will also be present to watch the execution!" ”

"Your Excellency the Governor, rest assured, Lord Zhizhou, General Dongfang, and officials of various departments and yamen will be present." The man immediately said: "Lord Ai said that those who were beheaded were all criminals of the imperial court, and the execution in public was also to make an example of a hundred!" ”

"It's a good example." Chu Huan said expressionlessly, "You go down, tomorrow at noon, this governor will be there." ”

When the man retreated, Chu Huan returned to the side hall and told everyone about it, Fu Yusheng had already clenched his fists and said: "My lord, Ai Zong is really bold, he should personally come to report such a thing to the adult, but he sent a small official, this is to humiliate the adult...... And if you ask an adult to watch the punishment, it is also a bad heart. ”

Chu Huan said with a smile: "Actually, I really want to see what the hell they want to do." Touching his chin, thoughtful, then a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and said, "I'm only afraid that they will regret inviting this governor to participate in the execution." He stopped talking about it, looked at Old Lady Su, and asked, "Old lady, there is a plague in Xiguan, do you know?" ”

The old lady immediately nodded and said, "I already know, in fact, the situation is already very bad, and it is said that many people have died because of the plague...... In Shuoquan City, Dongfang Xin sent people to inspect everywhere, as long as they saw people with festering bodies, whether they were infected with the plague or not, they would be escorted to a temporary camp thirty miles outside the north city, and all the gates of Shuoquan City would be strictly checked to prevent the plague infected from entering the city ......! ”

Chu Huan frowned and said, "Dongfang believes that they can come up with a way to deal with the plague?" ”

"I don't know they came up with any good ideas." The old lady also frowned, "I just heard that Dong Shizhen ordered all prefectures and counties in Yuezhou to strictly investigate the sick, and all prefectures, counties and villages are searching for plague infected people, and once they are found, they will be immediately put into a temporary shelter camp......!" ”

Qian Boyi hurriedly said: "I just heard that many people die in the camp every day, and after they die, they will be burned immediately...... corpses!" He frowned and said, "Just doing this, it won't help at all, more and more people are infected with the plague every day...... If the government doesn't want to come up with any other way to just put the patients it finds into the camp, this is a palliative treatment but not a cure, and it can't stop the spread of the plague ......! ”

The old lady looked solemn, looked at Chu Huan and said: "Lord Governor, the top priority is not elsewhere, it is the plague, if this plague cannot be stopped, I am afraid that it will be very unfavorable to the adults...... ”

Chu Huan bowed slightly, knowing what the old lady meant, but he was thinking that Pei Ji was stepping up the development of the formula, but he didn't know when Pei Ji would be able to come over.