Lou Zang personally greeted him inside the door - the reason why he was not outside the door was of course because he knew that the deputy envoy of the imperial order did not want to reveal his identity now, although he was only a businessman, but everyone in Lin'an City knew that he was not an ordinary businessman, and it was enough to treat ordinary children of the world clan to greet him inside the door.

"Lou Gong doesn't need to be polite." Lan Ting took two steps forward and helped him out.

He looked at this wealthy businessman who was famous in Lin'an County and even in Hangzhou City, and it was difficult to judge Lou Zang's age from his appearance for a while, because he really didn't look like a person who was over forty years old, he was afraid that someone would believe him in his early twenties, his physique was well-proportioned, his eyebrows were quite sharp, and he was only wearing a fine kudzu robe, which seemed to be different from the legendary waist wrapping, but his bearing was awe-inspiring, and it could also make people see at a glance that he was an extraordinary husband and wife.

"Deputy Envoy Zhao came to the cold house in person, and Lou was flattered." When he said this, his voice was low, and he also stood up straight after being supported by weakness, and smiled slightly like a spring breeze, and immediately diluted the sharpness between his eyebrows.

The guest and the host sat down, and after the hustle and bustle, Lan Ting was quite sincere: "The martial family is poor, so after getting acquainted by chance, I want to help them improve their family situation, but it is better to teach people to fish than to teach people to fish, and it is true that I heard that Lou Gong treats employees extremely generously, so my eyes lit up, and in the future, Miss Wu, please take care of Lou Gong." ”

"Lou dares to disobey." Lou Zang smiled slightly, and the corners of his eyes were slightly slanted: "Only by being generous can the employees be willing to serve, and the wealth created by the employees for the Lou family is really more than the salary paid by the Lou family, and it can also win a benevolent reputation for Lou, why not?" Lou is a businessman, and a businessman is profitable, so in front of Deputy Envoy Zhao, he won't say those high-sounding words. ”

This sounded open and honest, but Lan Ting naturally understood the meaning of the words.

"It seems that my intention, Lou Gong already knows it." Lan Ting also laughed.

"It's really terrifying, no wonder Vice Envoy Zhao has not yet reached the age of the crown, so that everyone in the world can hear the name of being quite talented." Lou Zang complimented.

"Then I will talk to Lou Gong about my interests." Lan Ting did not continue to be modest and polite: "Lin'an County, Lou Gong is a well-known rich businessman, if he is willing to take the initiative to take the post of grain chief, it will naturally be conducive to the tax law that the imperial court has tried to try, and now he is determined to reduce the taxes of the people, and imitate the ancestral system, although Lou Gong will bear the responsibility of collecting and paying taxes as the grain chief, but he can also be personally summoned and even commended by the emperor. ”

Lou Zang's eyebrows on both sides were raised, and the corners of his lips, which seemed quite sharp, softened completely because of the smile at this time: "Deputy Envoy Zhao should understand, and now is not the year of Taizu, when the world is initially set to stop the war, so Deputy Envoy Zhao must also know in his heart that the hereditary grain chief system is difficult to continue, and can only be borne by local magnates in turn, but the benefits that the imperial court can give are no longer easy for businessmen, it can be said that the restructuring in the four provinces south of the Yangtze River has fundamentally damaged the interests of our businessmen, Lou is indeed not a short-sighted person, did not dare and would not disobey the imperial decree, but what Deputy Envoy Zhao said was to let Lou be the first to respond...... This is the enemy of Hangzhou and even the four provinces in the south of the Yangtze River, although Lou is a rich party, but he really can't withstand the public criticism, Lou can't see where the interests are, but the risks are clear. ”

"Lou Gong doesn't need to be in a hurry to refuse, after some time, His Royal Highness and Zhao will officially convene the four provinces to discuss, and I hope that Lou Gong will think about it."

Lan Ting no longer persuaded his mother-in-law, he got up to say goodbye, and Lou Zang was still sent to the gate.

The fourth steward has been following Lou Zang today, and after Lan Ting said goodbye, she scratched the top of her hair and hesitated: "The master simply rejected Deputy Envoy Zhao, I am afraid that it will leave trouble, in case His Royal Highness King Zhou finally wins the throne......"

"So what?" Lou Zang didn't see the slightest smile on his face at this time, turned around and strode back to the hall, then picked up the teacup and took a sip, holding the teacup in the palm of his hand: "My Lou family is just a businessman, and has never been involved in the party struggle in the court, even if it is not used by the party struggle, it will not lead to the disaster of killing and destroying the door!" It's just that I was suppressed a little, watching the court support other silk merchants to compete with my Lou family for profit. And if he is really determined to reform the malpractices and prosper in the world, the choice of the prince must be based on benevolence and virtue, if His Royal Highness the King of Zhou is a villain who will be retribution, how many chances does he have to win this battle? If he wins, he will not take revenge. My Lou family does not resist the imperial decrees, it is nothing more than tending to follow the general trend, the imperial court can't catch my handle, it can't be suppressed openly, and in the eyes of these heavenly nobles, we are no different from dogs and ants, if the king of Zhou really leans over this, he does not have the mind and charm of the world.

But once we stand in the camp at this time and are used by the imperial court, we will inevitably become the target of the public, and we will face even more than just the suppression and exclusion of Jiangnan Dajia, and even the targeting of the two camps of King Qi and King Qin. ”

The fourth steward lowered his head: "It's the slave and the maid who are stupid, and they ...... Caused such a big trouble for the master. ”

"I don't blame you." Lou Zang looked at the tea cup in his hand: "Even if there is no Fei Cong's case, with the prestige of the Lou family in Hangzhou Mansion, it will definitely attract the attention of King Zhou, and it will come sooner or later, and we can't avoid it." ”

He pondered for a while, and said: "The identities of King Zhou and Deputy Envoy Zhao must be tight-lipped, don't say anything to Fei Cong and the martial arts girl, but you must pay attention to the two of them, and don't let them have any mistakes, especially the martial arts girl, I don't think it's okay to let her stay in the silk village, you put her by your side, and you will be your own daughter all these years, and take good care of the martial family." ”

"The old man doubted...... Could it be that someone will be unfavorable to Fei Cong and Miss Wu? ”

"It's always right to be careful, we can't leave anything to do at this critical juncture, or we'll be completely passive." Lou Zang sighed: "I have indeed been distracted all these years, if it weren't for the Fei family's case, I didn't know that the stewards below actually regarded hiring silk weavers as a way to make money, and imitated those corrupt officials and corrupt officials to accept other people's money, it seems that I also have to live a good life and rectify the family style." ”

He also said that Lan Ting returned to Momozhuang, thinking that Chungui had already packed his bags, and continued to set off south the next day after officially bidding farewell to Ge Gong, how did he know that he stepped into the guest house where he lived, and what he saw was Mo Wen Xiaodaozheng and His Royal Highness King Zhou, Chungui looked at the two people with a numb face, what is the situation?

"Don't, you're back, come and sit down, I'll tell you, we're famous this time!" King Zhou looked extremely excited.

Mo Wen hurried over with a flattering face, making the appearance of wanting to hug Deputy Envoy Zhao's thigh.

Lanting: ......

So he realized a "good thing" he had missed.

It was Mo Wen Xiaodao who was the main speaker: "Gong Yuanwai, who came to ask for help, although he was not born poor like Fei Xiaolang, and it can be seen that his family is very wealthy, but he has indeed suffered a great grievance

It is a young man with a bright future, how did he know that he was unjustly imprisoned, even a big family like Gong Yuanwai, the ancestor was still an official, and he had no way to sue, and he was about to watch his son be executed...... However, after Xiao Dao cast a spell, he did not attract the soul of the deceased, presumably although he died unexpectedly, he did not have any resentment to reincarnate and pick a fetus, and Xiao Dao was unable to help in this case. ”

Mo Wenwen said this, and glanced at the spring return with a solemn face.

There is no way, it is the grandmother who says "powerless", and he naturally has no confidence to do it.

But even if it doesn't play an important role, it's still okay to run errands or make a little bit of Xuanxu's assistance, Deputy Envoy Zhao has always been generous, His Royal Highness King Zhou doesn't seem to be short of money, and there is always a lot of hope for getting some rewards, he is not greedy, and he doesn't need Gong Yuan to go out and go bankrupt to repay him, a gold ingot is enough.

Of course, King Zhou's excitement was very different from Mo Wenxiaodao, and he pulled Lan Ting and sat down: "This case involves Zhang Kuang's Zhang family, and the testimony that Gong Yuanwai's son murderer is Zhang Kuang's son Zhang Jundu, of course I will agree to it, so that we can contact the Zhang family in the name of justice!" ”

"The second brother has already explained his identity to that Gong Yuanwai?" Lan Ting asked.

"That's not ......"

"Then why is Gong Yuanwai convinced that we have the ability to administer justice for him?"

"Naturally, I heard about our case against Miss Fei, and we were able to invite Tong to investigate the crime." King Zhou patted Lan Ting's shoulder: "It's also okay for your brain to turn fast, and set our identities after Tong Ti's punishment, even if we still conceal our identities, it seems logical to meddle in this case." ”

"Outside Gong Yuan, but Gong Jingyi?" Lan Ting asked again.

"Exactly! Don't you know that there is such a person in Lin'an County? King Zhou asked.

Chungui raised his eyes to look at the sun in the sky, and said in his heart, what is this surprise, even I know that there is such a person in Lin'an County, okay?

She couldn't help but say: "Collect the situation of many large wealthy families in the four provinces of Jiangnan in advance, and Gong Jingyi is among them in a stack of Lin'an County, but he is not a businessman, although his ancestors are official eunuchs, but no one has entered the office within three generations, but the family is rich, and Gong Jingyi donated an idle job." ”

King Zhou: ???

He had obviously looked at those materials, but he really had no impression of Gong Jingyi.

"Gong Jingyi didn't even get into Xiucai, his father has also repeatedly fallen behind, their family has long faded out of the court, although Gong Jingyi is a big family in Lin'an, his reputation is not obvious, and he has never bullied civilians, so it is normal for the second brother not to pay attention to his situation, but after all, Gong Jingyi is no more than an ordinary door, if the only Ding in the family was really wrongfully imprisoned, why didn't he think of filing a complaint against the criminal division of Yanjiang?" Lan Ting frowned slightly.

King Zhou obviously couldn't answer Lan Ting's question.

"I have to see Gong Jingyi first." Lan Ting said: "Since Gong Jingyi lives in Lin'an County, it is inconvenient for us to still be in Momozhuang, so we should still bow to Ge Gong today, so it is better for us to 'switch' to Gong's house." ”

"Don't go to see Lou Zang today, is it not going well?" King Zhou came to his senses.

"It's not going well, but it's to be expected." Lan Ting said: "It is really necessary for us to stay in Lin'an County for a little longer. ”

So he told the truth about his conversation with Lou Zang today.