A mansion next to Yuzhang Taishou Mansion.

Fei Heng stood at the foot of the steps, looked up at the plaque above, and the huge word Gong Cao appeared in front of him.

He solemnly tidied up his clothes, looked directly at the steps, and then showed a serious look and walked up the stairs with his feet.

The two soldiers standing in front of the gate couldn't help frowning when they saw Fei Heng coming.

"Gongcao Mansion Heavy Land Idle people wait to leave quickly," a soldier holding a spear said loudly to Fei Heng who walked over.

Fei Heng looked at the soldier fearlessly, and shouted at the top of his voice: "On the order of Lu Juncheng, come to Gongcao Mansion to report"

"Lu Junshi?" The soldier standing next to him looked surprised.

Then the two soldiers glanced at each other and at the same time at Fei Heng.

"Who are you?"

"Fei Heng, the wealthy family of the Fei clan of Yuzhang County"

"It turned out to be the son of Fei Fu, and Qian Gongcao has been waiting inside for a long time"

One of the soldiers looked suddenly realised, and reached out to point inside.

Fei Heng saluted the two soldiers again, opened his legs and strode towards the mansion.

Looking at Fei Heng's figure in the distance, the two soldiers smiled at the same time.

The Hao clan is an unattainable existence, and I can't imagine that since I followed the Taishou campaign, my status has been constantly rising. To this day, I can actually answer with these wealthy sons, wouldn't it be shameful to say it? .

……

Figures in the house came and went.

Fei Heng didn't talk to those people, and strode directly to the place where the discussion was held.

Before he reached the door of the lobby, he saw a person looking at him with a smile on his face.

So he hurriedly bowed.

"Uncle Shi"

"Yesterday, I heard that my nephew accepted the expedition of the county and came to my Gongcao Mansion as a scholar, but it was really difficult for you."

"Why is it difficult to do errands under Uncle Shi?"

"Let's go in and talk in detail"

Qian Shu stretched out his hand and pointed to the lobby, and walked inside with Fei Heng's steps.

Fei Heng hurriedly followed, and the two sat on the ground in the lobby.

Looking around and seeing that there was no third person here, Fei Heng's heart completely relaxed, and he hurriedly asked Qian Shu.

"Dare to ask why Uncle Shi and Lu Juncheng frequently recruited the children of the four wealthy families such as me to enter the Gongcao and Duyou Mansions during this period of time."

"The nephew has been smart since he was a child, can't he understand the truth?"

"But because of the lack of money?"

"Nine times out of ten"

Qian Shu said a little worriedly, and reached out to take out a roll of bamboo slips from the desk.

Looking at Qian Shu's actions, Fei Heng showed a puzzled look.

"Even if it's because of the lack of money, I won't give Gongcao and Duyou to my four wealthy families."

"Then Uncle Shi asked you, what is Duyou in charge of this county?"

"In charge of picketing the county and supervising the officials and people of the county"

"What is Gong Cao in charge of this county?"

"In charge of all personnel in the county, and evaluate the performance of the incumbent"

"What is the biggest reliance of the four wealthy families of our family?"

"Hundreds of years of business, and the hearts of the people in Yuzhang County"

Fei Heng was suddenly stunned when he said this, and then a sense of admiration emerged.

His lips moved, and he couldn't help but let out a sigh of emotion.

"A good county, a good guard, this is really a plan to kill two birds with one stone"

"Taishou has a shallow foundation when he first arrived, and he supervises the officials and people of the counties in the county in the name of our prestige, but in fact, he stabilizes people's hearts. And as we make our rounds, the actual problems in various places will be revealed. Should we report it immediately? If we do the report, will we stand on our own position or will we stand on the position of the government and the people? ”

"What's the difference?"

"The Taishou Mansion is short of money, and the people of the whole county are in trouble, do we want to pay for it? If you pay for it, how much should you pay? If we don't pay for it, how will the millions of people in the county view us? ”

"This?"

Fei Heng frowned, this is indeed a very difficult thing to deal with. If the people learned that the Taishou Mansion was short of money, and the four wealthy families refused to report it as supervisory officials, or the Taishou was very stingy when they raised money for them. At that time, there was no need to do other additional means, just letting the news go would inevitably greatly reduce his influence on the people.

Seeing that Fei Heng was in deep thought, Qian Shu handed over the bamboo slip in his hand.

"You can take a look at the news here, maybe you can understand it more thoroughly"

"Can I watch it?"

Fei Heng's eyes fell on the bamboo slips and asked cautiously.

After all, this is an official document, and I am afraid that it will be a little inappropriate to open it rashly.

"Look, as a book, you are qualified to read this bamboo slip."

"No"

Fei Heng replied.

Behind him, he spread out the bamboo slips, his eyes wandered on them, and then he gasped.

"This? It's ......"

"Since Taishou took office, he has recruited refugees who have fled from the north and the Central Plains, and ordered the county and county soldiers to take the initiative to exterminate the bandits. But the people are happy, but the money in the Taishou Mansion can't support such a large expenditure, and now the total shortage is as high as more than 40,000 gold, even if all the savings of my four wealthy families are confiscated, it will be difficult to fill such a big shortfall."

"For the sake of today, we may only be able to reduce expenses, and living within our means is the best policy"

Fei Heng's gaze wandered over the bamboo slips, and he said in a heavy tone.

"Yesterday afternoon, news came from the county government that Taishou not only did not reduce expenses, but decided to live within his means"

"What you can do?"

Fei Heng was stunned for a moment, and then couldn't help but be shocked.

Doesn't it mean that you should first calculate the expenses and then rack your brains to strip the people of fat and cream?

Now the people of Yuzhang County are in a difficult situation, and even if they dig three feet into the ground, they can't get money. Then the only thing Taishou can count on is to raid the family of the four wealthy families, otherwise it would not be a lie.

"Too Stubborn on the Basis of Self-Destruction"

"The thing we are worried about now is what we should do to get out of the sword of Taishou"

"This? ……”

Fei Heng fell into deep thought, and a tricky look appeared on his face.

People are swords, I am fish and meat, soldiers are in the hands of Taishou, and it is difficult to completely dodge this knife.

It's like I'm obviously very resistant to this position of secretary, but the knife of Taishou is on the neck, even if I don't want to, I can only obediently obey.

"It's too prestigious, but it can be said that it's just in the land of Yuzhang County. If nothing can be done, the little nephew thinks that he can only survive with a broken arm. Transfer all the belongings to the outside of Yuzhang County, and maybe you can leave some family funds. When the money in the Taishou Mansion is exhausted, Yuzhang County will inevitably fall into turmoil again, and the Taishou will not be afraid at that time."

"It's just that this is a last resort, and judging from this month's actions, Taishou is not unwise"

"Therefore, the little nephew suggested that it is better to be obedient and hand over some of the money to delay time"

Qian Shu frowned, and fell into contemplation following Fei Heng's words.

"When?"

"With the wisdom of the ether, how could you not have imagined that we would do that to transfer our possessions? Therefore, it is only possible to use a part of the wealth to confuse his heart."

Fei Heng said in a firm tone.