Seeing Yang He contemplating and pondering, Zhang Fengqi smiled and said, "Brother Yang, I found that I took the topic away, are you a little confused when you hear it." ”

Yang He shook his head and smiled: "It's not that Brother Zhang has taken the topic away, but that Brother I have led the topic elsewhere." Originally, we were talking about party struggle, but I led the topic to taxation and speech, and then asked about the affairs of the speech officials and the duties of the imperial court, and finally pushed the topic further and further. ”

Zhang Fengqi smiled: "Brother Yang really has a good memory, and he actually understands the context of what the two of us just said so clearly." However, except for the departments of the imperial court that you asked at the end, they have nothing to do with party struggle, and all other questions are related to party struggle. ”

Immediately, Zhang Fengqi shook his head and smiled: "Actually, I didn't want to talk about party struggle, what I wanted to talk about was to settle down." But in the current situation, it is difficult for someone like me to live without support, so I have to find someone who can help me.

I can't count on those people in the DPRK, and I don't want to count on them, and no matter who I lean on, I will soon face annihilation. Therefore, I still work as my magistrate. But it's not so easy to be a good magistrate, someone must help me, and now the only one who can help me is you, brother. ”

Seeing Yang He open his mouth to speak, Zhang Fengqi waved his hand and said: "Brother Yang, listen to me, if you only look at your position, I will say a big thing, you are far from enough to help me."

But brother, what does it mean that you actually have more than you do? Explain that brother, you have wrists.

And judging by what you did when you dealt with the guards, you can be called a decisive brother, and then you can still be as good as a stream, listen to the advice of others, and be able to judge the situation, which is even more remarkable. But the most remarkable thing is that you have both soft and hard treatment of Meng Qiaofang, so that he will obey, this kind of method, I am willing to bow down.

If I used to want to use you for promotion, now I've changed my mind and I've decided to help my brother. If Brother Yang needs me to solve it, I will do my best, of course, if I need my brother's contribution, I will not be polite. ”

"That's exactly how it should be." Yang He said.

Zhang Fengqi waved his hand: "Brother Yang, I can see that you are an ambitious person, and all these things you have done are to achieve your ambition, but I think there are some things that you may not have thought of yet." ”

Hearing this, Yang He hurriedly clenched his fists and said, "Please also ask Brother Zhang for advice." ”

Zhang Fengqi returned the salute and said: "What you rely on now is those soldiers under you and these people you have gathered, and if you subdue the hearts of these people, you can build a force that will serve you to the death, but have you thought about it, even if you take this army to win many battles and make countless contributions, in the end, you will be able to achieve the position of the general soldier."

In Liaodong, there are Liaodong governors, Liaodong economic strategies, and Jiliao governors, as well as the officials of all sizes below, and you have limited power as a military general after all. ”

Sighing softly, Zhang Fengqi said: "Brother Yang, don't look at the grade of the general soldier, but the Ming Dynasty is noble and martial, and a first-grade chief military officer is not as powerful as a third-grade or even fourth-grade civilian official." ”

Yang He nodded silently when he heard this.

A few days ago, they returned to Shanhaiguan, and when they entered the customs, Hei Yunhe and the others saw that those civil officials who were far lower than them were respectful and polite, but those civil officials were very cold to Hei Yunhe and others.

At that time, Yang He thought that Hei Yunhe and the others were humble, but now after listening to Zhang Fengqi's words, he realized that the status of military attachés was far inferior to that of civilian officials, and Hei Yunhe and others did not dare to be tough when they saw those civilian officials.

"So, Brother Yang, if you want to really grasp power, you must be a civil official, and if a civilian official takes up a military position, you can have more power." Zhang Fengqi continued.

Yang He smiled bitterly: "Brother Zhang, brother, I can't read a few big characters, to be a civil official?" Don't make people laugh out of their big teeth. ”

Zhang Fengqi shook his head: "If you don't know how to read, you can learn, the key depends on whether Brother Yang learns by heart." ”

Yang He shook his head again and again: "Even if I study hard, do you think I can be admitted to Xiucai before the age of forty?" ”

"If you can't pass the test, why do you need to take the test? Just said a word for my brother, isn't your newly recruited bookstore a showman? Zhang Fengqi said with a smile.

"Even if you help me get the identity of a showman, can I be an official? You told me in person that Xiucai can only be a Xu official at most. Yang He said.

"Yes, Xiucai will be a servant at most, but lifting people is different." Zhang Fengqi said.

"Brother Zhang, isn't there a test to raise people? Can you still help me get an identity for a lifter? Yang Heqi said.

Zhang Fengqi said with a smile: "Although I can't get you the identity of a lifter, I can get you the identity of a prisoner." ”

Although Yang He didn't know what the prisoner meant, seeing that Zhang Fengqi valued the prisoner so much, he thought that his status should be higher than Xiucai.

With a wry smile, Yang He said, "Can I still become a prisoner like me?" ”

"Yes, we can donate money to be a regular supervisor, in fact, we can donate a regular supervisor now, but I think it's better to help you get a Xiucai identity and then donate to the prison, do you understand what I mean?" Zhang Fengqi said.

"With the identity of Xiucai, I can be regarded as a literati, right?" Yang He said.

"Yes, otherwise, now you don't know much literacy, donate to the prisoners, and you will only be ridiculed when you spread it." Zhang Fengqi said.

Yang He groaned: "With the identity of a prisoner, can I be an official?" ”

"Yes, if you spend a little more money, you can buy a false title from the seventh grade of the middle scholar, although we can't be a big official in the future, but what we want is the status of a civil official." Zhang Fengqi said.

Smiling, Zhang Fengqi said: "Actually, the position of a scholar is not valuable, and those who are inmates, Confucians, and even those who can write in cloth clothes can all be served, but I think it is better to have the identity of a prisoner." ”

Yang He nodded: "I understand what Brother Zhang meant." ”

After pondering for a while, Yang He continued: "This matter is up to Brother Zhang, but I don't want to know about it, that is, everything is Brother Zhang's own opinion." ”

Zhang Fengqi groaned slightly, and immediately nodded: "Brother is very worried, if someone makes a fuss about this matter in the future, it will be up to Brother Wei to bear this infamy." ”

"Has Brother Ling's letter arrived? I'm going to hurry up with my studies. Yang He continued.

"The time should come, but I don't dare to guarantee whether you can come, in fact, you don't have to sit and wait for your brother like this, didn't you recruit a secretary, you can let this person teach you to read first." Zhang Fengqi said.

Smiling, Zhang Fengqi continued: "Brother wants to read and write, let's give you a few things for my brother." Come! ”

When a subordinate heard this, he hurriedly entered the house and said, "What do you command?" ”

Zhang Fengqi said: "You go back to the inner house to find your wife, and take the Duan inkstone and Hui ink collected by the official and those lake pens." ”

The subordinate answered and hurried away.

Duan inkstone, Hui ink, lake pen, rice paper, known as the four treasures of the study, this Yang He has heard of it, hearing that Zhang Fengqi wants to send himself the four treasures of the study, Yang He hurriedly said: "Brother Zhang, brother is learning to write, how can he use such a good thing." ”

Zhang Fengqi waved his hand and smiled: "This writing tool can't be ambiguous, not to mention that my brother is not an enlightened child, and it won't make people laugh when you are seen writing with a bad pen and thick inkstone?" ”

Yang He smiled bitterly, arched his hand and said, "Thank you Brother Zhang for that." ”

Zhang Fengqi smiled: "You and I still need to be so polite? ”

Raising his eyes and looking out the window, Zhang Fengqi smiled and said: "It's not early, my brother is okay today, how about a drink for our brother?" ”

Yang He smiled when he heard this: "Even if you have something, you have to have a drink with Brother Zhang." ”

"Refreshing! I let people see if General Li and Hu Xiancheng are idle, and I have seen a hot fight between these two people in the past two days. Zhang Fengqi said with a smile.

Yang He smiled and nodded.

Yang He also admired Li Maochun's communication skills very much, and in just a few days, he became familiar with several main officials in the county, and heard that in the past two days, Hu Xiancheng and others followed Li Maochun to purchase all kinds of materials, and almost bought up the entire Funing County.

After pondering for a while, Yang He summoned Li Wei and Zhao Liangsong in, and ordered them to take people back to Xiangshan to find Sun Defu and get 10,000 taels of silver.

Seeing that Yang He arranged for someone to take the silver taels, Zhang Fengqi smiled and said, "What are you doing with the silver?" ”

Yang He said with a smile: "I heard that Hu Xiancheng and a few of them helped Brother Li with a lot of materials on credit, so I have to return the money quickly, so as not to be scolded by Hu Xiancheng and them." ”

"That's not going to take so many silver taels!" Zhang Fengqi said.

"You can't let Hu Xiancheng and them be busy in vain." Yang He said with a smile.

Zhang Fengqi shook his head: "You gave me two thousand taels of silver last time you bought land, I personally kept five hundred taels, Hu Xiancheng and them each shared three hundred taels, and each of the owners of the house also shared dozens of taels, which is equivalent to their money for several years." ”

"Two different things." Yang He said with a smile.

Zhang Fengqi said: "Brother, although I don't know where your money came from, and I don't know how much money you have, but you can't do it." With the addition of these 10,000 taels of silver, you have already spent 23,400 taels of silver in the past few days. ”

Yang He said with a smile: "As long as the people can be settled, it doesn't matter if you spend some money." ”

After a pause, Yang He continued: "But what Brother Zhang said is right, you can't just go out and not get in." In the past two days, I have been thinking about doing some business in Funing County, but I don't know if I have done it. ”

"Oh? What business does the brother want to do? Let's listen to it for my brother, and I will also help you refer to the details. Zhang Fengqi said with a smile.

"Casinos and brothels." Yang He said.

"Ahh Zhang Fengqi couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this.

After a while, Zhang Fengqi smiled bitterly: "Why do you want to do these two things, brother?" ”

Yang He smiled: "I want to come and go, and only these two industries make money." ”

"Making money is making money, but this is not a legitimate business, and it doesn't have a good reputation!" Zhang Fengqi said.

"What kind of business does Brother Zhang think can make money?" Yang He asked.

"This ......" Zhang Fengqi smiled bitterly: "Where do I know what business makes money." ”

Suddenly, Zhang Fengqi's mind moved, and he hurriedly said: "Wait a minute, I think of a person, this person is a businessman, we can ask him." ”