Mo Xiaofei said in a sarcastic tone, "Master Wang, don't tell me you don't have any silver?" Building a road is such a beautiful difference, that is how many people can't get it, how can you repair it without money."

Wang Youcai is naturally not without silver, but he doesn't have much silver at the moment, and the current assets of the entire Wang family will not exceed 150,000 taels.

It is not a problem to ask the king to pay some money in advance, but the question is when the county government will settle the settlement with him.

Wang Youcai said, "My lord, I want to discuss with you, can the county government pay 50,000 taels first, and then the whole road is repaired, and then pay me the mantissa number, how about it." ”

Mo Xiaofei sighed, pointed to himself in civilian clothes, and said, "Master Wang, don't you see, I've been wearing this civilian clothes for a long time, and I never wore a seven-grade official uniform if I didn't go to the court, where is you so rich." The first set of official uniforms is hair-on, and it doesn't cost money, and the second set of official uniforms has to be bought with your own money, and I have been thrifty for a long time, where did the county government get the silver. ”

Yes, the county is so poor, the county government's treasury can be imagined, if it weren't for the rats who couldn't swallow the silver, the treasury would have been empty.

Wang Youcai is very embarrassed, the county government is poor and has nothing to do with himself, Wang Youcai still said, "My lord, now my business is left with a restaurant, the expenses are so large, it is not easy to feed a large group of people, you really let me advance silver to build the road, Cheng, I also admit it, but I also have to give a time limit, at least seventy or eighty thousand taels of silver to repair the road, I will take out all the silver at home, what if there is any urgent matter that needs to be turned, so my lord, you have to be considerate and considerate of my difficulties, the county is more or less meaningful,"

Mo Xiaofei promised to give Wang Youcai 100,000 taels of silver, and if the road is repaired, Wang Youcai can earn 20,000 or 30,000 yuan, but where is there such an easy thing, the quality of the road repair has to wait until it is repaired, and he has checked it himself, and then paid after receiving the goods.

If you had given him the money first, I don't know how many years the road would have been used.

Mo Xiaofei said, "The county government really has no money, if the silver is paid to you first, our group of people in official clothes will have no money, I understand you, you have to understand me, the government will take a few days to pull out the silver in batches." Well, let's do it, when the road is halfway through, I will find a way to give you 30,000 taels first, and then I will give you the remaining 70,000 taels after all the repairs are completed, how about it. ”

Seeing that Wang Youcai frowned, as if he didn't want to compromise, Mo Xiaofei said again, "Master Wang, you don't know what to do, at that time, we signed this contract, Master Fang Mofang pestered me for three days, he said that he didn't give him a chance, as the richest man in the county, this matter should be handed over to him, he must do better than anyone else, and said, isn't it just a matter of seventy or eighty thousand taels of silver, he has this spare money." ”

Wang Youcai's eyes swept over the fallen leaves on the ground, and when he heard Fang Mo, he was angry in his heart, why did he have to fight with himself for everything, how much silver did he have, Lao Tzu just didn't accept him.

Wang Youcai immediately said, "Okay, then do it according to the will of the county magistrate, Fang Mo is a fart, the richest man is what he calls himself, and my Wang is richer than him!" ”

Wang Youcai can't help it, he doesn't have any way to make money at the moment, if he doesn't take over this road repair business, the family's silver will only decrease day by day.

Just do it, the county government did not participate in the road construction, and all of it was handed over to Wang Youcai, but Mo Xiaofei also sent people to tell him again and again, don't make too fast progress, stop when you are near Wuluo Mountain, and wait until the rainy season passes.

But Wang Youcai didn't listen to it at all, Wang Youcai was bent on catching up with the progress, and wanted to build half of it early, so that he could recover 30,000 taels of silver first, so he didn't take into account the warning of the county government, and accelerated the pace of work day and night.

Haojing.

Liangluo Governor Zuo Yingquan entered the capital, he became the governor has a task, that is, to unify the government and military affairs of the two provinces, after a few months in office, it has been effective, in the Nanzhong Mansion Governor's Mansion is facing the gate of the Fu Xun Yamen, everything has to be intervened, Wang Liancheng can do nothing, can only choose to retreat step by step.

Taking advantage of this time to go to Beijing to deal with some affairs, Zuo Yingquan went to the Shen Mansion.

The Shen Mansion in the capital is a very large house, so to speak, in addition to the Forbidden Palace and the palace of the prince of Ben Erqing, the Shen Mansion occupies the largest area, and the mansion of one hundred acres is placed in the prosperous place of Haojing.

Imperial Concubine Shen Yanyun doesn't live here, this is the residence of his brother Shen Shoufu, and it can be regarded as Shen Yanyun's maiden home.

The level of luxury is not much worse than that of the Forbidden Palace, and many of the furnishings are made of real money.

Shen Shoufu is much shorter than Zuo Yingquan, looks a little baby fat, has white skin like a woman, and is watering in the garden, leisurely.

Lao Yuan Zuo Yingquan stopped, signaled the people of the Shen Mansion around him not to alarm Shen Shoufu, and when Shen Shoufu watered the entire garden with a kettle, Zuo Yingquan said, "Zuo Yingquan, the governor of Liangluo, see Shen Shangshu." ”

Shen Shoufu didn't walk towards Zuo Yingquan, glanced at him slightly, walked to the pavilion on the other side, put the kettle on the stone table, wiped his hands clean, and said, "It turned out to be Governor Zuo, who is in charge of the government and military affairs of the two provinces, but you have the same power as the vassal king, what do you not want to attend, hehe, come here." ”

Zuo Yingquan bent down slightly, walked into the pavilion with a frightened expression, and said, "How dare you, hehe, the lower official will always be the lower official, and today's achievements are all thanks to the support of the adult. ”

After making a gesture, Zuo Yingquan was still standing, not daring to sit down, clasping his hands together and resting in front of him.

Shen Shoufu laughed, obviously what Zuo Yingquan said, which made him feel very good, "Yes, in addition to Prince Ben Erqing, I will become the only member of the Great Qing Kingdom in the past ten years, Ha Luha." ”

The Military Aircraft Department is in charge of the military and political affairs of the Qing Dynasty, and many years ago has firmly held the power of the five cabinets in his hands, Shen Shoufu is the secretary of the Ministry of Yipin, and also holds the position of the military aircraft, but many things have to listen to Ben Erqing, as the Minister of the Military Aircraft Department, Ben Erqing is the orthodox royal blood, and the natural power is tilted towards the government and the opposition.

It will be very different soon, and the pillow wind of his sister Shen Yanyun has finally had an effect, Ben Erqing is a member of the royal family, and who will have the final say in the Great Qing Kingdom after he becomes bigger.

So Emperor Shangde had his own considerations, and yes, one mountain can't accommodate two tigers, and I won't let you want to be a tiger, so he decided to appoint Shen Shoufu as the minister of military aircraft to fight against Ben Erqing and reduce Ben Erqing's personal strength and influence.

Shen Shoufu was immersed in the infinite aura of the future, and after coming back to his senses, he pointed to the empty stool opposite, "Lord Zuo, please take a seat, this time the affairs of the Ministry have been completed, I have dealt with your affairs as soon as possible, and the people below are not embarrassed." ”

Zuo Yingquan's visit to Haojing this time is to clean up the army of Liangluo as a whole, replace important positions with his own people, and after getting the support of Shen Shoufu, things will naturally get twice the result with half the effort.

Zuo Yingquan replied, "Well, thanks to the help of Lord Shangshu, everything is going smoothly, it has been done, this time I came to the house, I resigned to Lord Shangshu, and by the way, I reported the affairs of Liangluo to Lord Shangshu." ”

Shen Shoufu waved his hand, looked at the flowers and plants in the garden, and said, "There is no need to report it, I said you remember, I only have two requirements, first, you must grasp the military affairs of Liangluo for me, don't let any wind blow in, second, suppress Wang Liancheng, set up his patrol mansion, Liangluo is an important town of the Qing Dynasty, especially Luonan, Luonan is bordered by Xiaorong State to the south, with this treasure land, whether it is the government soldiers or the Luo army, you have to keep an eye on me, and there can be no mistakes." ”

Shen Shoufu's eyes became full of blood, and he looked at Zuo Yingquan and said, "Within a year, the Luo army must be deeply branded with the banner of the Shen family, if you can't complete this task, you can come back." ”

Zuo Yingquan listened a little coldly, and Shen Shoufu, who seemed to be peaceful, was not kind at all, hiding a knife in his smile and secretly murderous.

Zuo Yingquan immediately replied, "Lord Shangshu rest assured, the lower officials will do their best." ”

The officials in the capital want to go out, but the emperor is far away, and he can say nothing in other provinces, but in the capital, which one of them has no background, how can he allow himself to be so chic and happy.

In fact, in comparison, Zuo Yingquan, the governor of Liangluo, is much better than Shen Shoufu's officials, but Shen Shoufu's threat does not mean that Zuo Yingquan can't do a good job, and he can become a member of the second rank when he returns to Beijing, and he will definitely be demoted when he returns.

gave a warning, and had to give some benefits, Shen Shoufu said, "Well, follow our Shen family well, now is the time to employ people, if you can lead the Luo army well, it is not a big deal to add a military secretary in the future, maybe you can really become the military secretary of the 28th classic, and help our Shen family lead the military affairs." ”

Zuo Yingquan got up and clenched his fists, "Thank you Lord Shangshu for your cultivation, the lower officials will definitely do a good job for the Shen family." ”

"Okay, okay, Lord Zuo is your own person, don't be too particular, accompany me to the garden to enjoy the flowers, and stay in the Shen Mansion for dinner."

There are really no available people under Shen Shoufu, although the Shen Party is now powerful, but many people are watching Shen Yanyun get the emperor's favor, and slowly come to the knot, far less loyal than Zuo Yingquan, an old subordinate.

Moreover, Zuo Yingquan not only has superb personal martial arts, but also has a set of soldiers.

Walking in the garden, Zuo Yingquan supported Shen Shoufu like a subordinate, and his every move was cautious, and suddenly, Zuo Yingquan saw a plate of plants placed in a very conspicuous position in the garden, and said in his heart, this one has seven petals, and the seven colors are different, didn't Mo Xiaofei say that if you want to cure intestinal carbuncles, you have to find the most colorful medicine, which is the colorful peony.

The seven petals are of different colors, which is already very rare.

So Zuo Yingquan asked, "My lord, I don't know what the name of this flower is in Lu Dao, Xia Guan has never seen it." ”

Shen Shoufu smiled and picked up the plate, "Hehe, Lord Zuo, this flower is not an ordinary thing, in the entire Qing Dynasty, there may only be two, one is here for me, and one is in the palace, Jingren Palace, this flower is called Seven-colored Peony." ”