It turned out that tonight at the same Wang Laobustard's house, Master Cao entertained the distinguished guests from the Fucheng Weaving Bureau, and ordered Lou Xinyue to accompany the guests. Fang Cai Wang Lao Bustard told Master Cao about Li You's question about Lou Xinyue, and when he heard that Inspector Li was also here, Master Cao hurriedly came over to visit after the banquet.

Li You asked Zhang San to let people in, only to see Master Cao, who was covered in silk, enter the small hall, claiming to be reckless, and giving Li You a long bow and being very courteous. It was very surprising to call Li Inspector, his attitude was a little too humble, you know, the rich man employed hundreds of workers, and he was one of the best rich people in Xujiang County, and he was also a big family in the city. Mr. Cui was also shocked, a little inspection is so majestic in the county?

Li You quickly understood that this must be a request, and got up and saluted: "There is no need to be polite outside the old man." He also introduced him: "This is Mr. Cui, the attaché of the Imperial History of the Qincha." ”

Master Cao recognized it when he saw it, and secretly said in his heart, isn't this the famous poor Cui Xiucai who lives at the south gate? also bowed his hand, and then said to Li You: "I don't want to meet by chance today, let the old man open a new seat, and ask Master Li to appreciate the light." ”

Li You wanted to finish talking to Cui Jing today, so he waved his hand to take Cui Jing to find the red girl, he stayed and said to Master Cao: "Tonight is full of wine and food, there is no need to break the bank, the old man has something to say." ”

Master Cao invited him to drink tea again, and Li You couldn't refuse, but he couldn't resign if the rich asked you to do something, so he went out to find a quiet tea room, sent all the entourage out, and the two sat down to drink tea.

Inspector Li thought that the rich man Cao was looking for him because of the trade of raw silk and silk, but he didn't expect that Master Cao would never mention these things, and came directly for the "inheritance" of Inspector Li.

It is said that Master Cao, as a rich man, also has a few good officials and servants in the county government. However, at the beginning of August, it was put on the table by the government, and the attempt to annex small machine households failed, not to mention, and two or three thousand taels of silver were wasted, and only the name of a great good man who made people laugh and cry back.

So he deeply realized a truth, the yamen only relies on silver to buy people's hearts, small things can help, but it is too easy to drop the chain at the critical moment, there must be a real family member is reliable, there is a local county government to be a clerk, than to go to the field to be an official, as long as you enter the yamen, with money is afraid that you will not be able to smash the history of the head of the officials?

But Master Cao's wish was not so easy to achieve. Some people may be surprised, these days, if you have money, you can't buy a jinshi to get a serious official, and can't a small official buy it? In fact, the number of officials and servants in each county is not arbitrary, and the number of officials and officials in more than 1,000 counties and hundreds of state capitals in the world is stipulated by the officials and clearly publicized.

The quota in the yamen in various places is a scarce resource, and whoever is fortunate enough to occupy the pit is passed on to the male but not the female, the grandson not to the nephew, and to pass it on from generation to generation as a family business, such as Father Li passed on the position of the yamen to Li You. Therefore, no matter how much money the old rich man's family has, he can't find a place for a while, and he doesn't have the ability to go to the ministry to buy a place to come back, and it is unrealistic to expect which official will immediately destroy the whole family and vacate the position.

Now's your chance. At the beginning, Li You was lucky to be promoted by Master Chen to pawn history in the county government with a light sentence, and belonged to the rated officials in the official department, but the day before yesterday, Li Dianshi officially became Li Inspector, and his identity was changed to military attaché, so his original official quota was vacant. In the eyes of Master Cao, this is simply a godsend opportunity to install his own family in the county government, and the next time he has this opportunity, he doesn't know the Year of the Monkey, he wants to fight for this place and ask his youngest son to be a clerk, and what useless talent can be tested.

Hearing what Master Cao meant, Inspector Li suddenly realized that he didn't remember that he still had this "inheritance", but there was no abnormal look on his face, but he just thought about the situation sharply in his heart. He has been in the yamen for so long, and he has still practiced his kung fu quietly.

But said that the tradition of fighting the father of the dynasty is really long, the previous dynasty will not mention it, this dynasty from the beginning of the Taizu tried to use the class solidification policy to build a stable society, in addition to the civil official position, the son to the father's position is a very normal and commonplace very force majeure social custom, unless you are gifted ancestral tomb smoke suddenly mixed into a jinshi, in order to jump out of this trap. Oh, by the way, and being a eunuch.

Now the question arises, Li You has left the position of official in an unconventional way, who should take his place? For hundreds of years, Xujiang County has never seen a situation where a clerk suddenly changed his career to become an official when he was young, especially since the official has no son, and no one knows what to do according to custom. Master Chen didn't speak, maybe he acquiesced to Li You's own watch and deal with it, and a small official position is not worth the attention of the eldest master.

There are many, many people who want to grab this position, and theoretically they can go through Chen Zhixian's door, but they don't dare to do it. Li You is not like an orphan and widow who can be bullied and usurped at will, and Li Inspector is still promoted to be an official, and he is a cronie of the county lord, if he dares to grab the position when he is regarded as Tai Sui's head breaking ground, the consequences will be serious.

Therefore, the people in the county who are gearing up for this position are waiting to see how Inspector Li arranges the future, whether he occupies the position to install relatives and friends, or waits for the price to sell, or after becoming an official, he has a broad vision and lets it go. It's ridiculous that none of them know, Li You doesn't have this thing in his mind at all, and he is unaware of it, which is probably the reason why he is possessed by the thinking of the 21st century for a while.

If the old rich man Cao gritted his teeth and went directly to open up the joints of Master Huang and Chen Zhixian, maybe he would have done it in the ignorance of Li Inspector, but unfortunately he came to Li Inspector in the normal way, and the result could only be more trouble.

After being reminded by Master Cao, Li You had already woken up, but he couldn't think about how to deal with it in a hurry, so he delayed: "The official has not made up his mind about this matter, and the old man is waiting for news." ”

Master Cao said magnificently: "The old man has family assets, and I guess Master Li has also heard of it." If a child enters the public gate, there will be a generous reward, and the adult will not regret it. ”

Li You waved his hand and said: "The old man's words are serious, wait for the official to think about it carefully." ”

"There is another thing, the Suzhou Weaving Bureau is carefully inquiring about the affairs of the county's official raw silk, and Master Li should remind Chen Zhixian to be careful." Master Cao finally sold it and said.

The Suzhou Weaving Bureau, which was presided over by eunuchs sent by the palace? Li You thought about it and didn't take it to heart, he had the background of Chen Zhixian, what kind of weaving bureau he was afraid of, and the eunuch was in power after the Jiashen year.

After the two finished talking, they went out of the tea room and came to the atrium to say goodbye, but saw Cui Jing also coming out to leave. Li Youqi said: "Could it be that the hospitality is not good, so Mr. Cui does not want to stay here?" ”

Cui Jing replied: "The procuratorate has rules, and no subordinate officials are allowed to spend the night outside, and they dare not violate it." ”

Li You provoked again: "Mr. Cui has worked hard with Ma Yushi, doesn't he even have this convenience?" ”

Cui Jing didn't answer anymore and left.

At this time, the red girl who was waiting for Cui Jing frowned from the room, covered her buttocks with her back hand, and complained when she saw Li You: "Where did Master Li find the dead man, he is bent on taking the dry road, and the slave family is in pain to death when he first experiences this matter, and the price should be increased." ”

Li You laughed and said: "What is worth a little price, if you start this signboard that other houses do not have in the future, it will be the guests who will come in, and even save the medicine." ”

(To be continued)