Chapter 46: Intricacies

The next morning, Wu Zhi had no intention of political affairs at all, so he took Dahu and a servant named Chen Si, got into a carriage, and walked around the streets of Weishi County. Weishi County is the Qi County of Kaifeng Prefecture, which is located in the main road of water and land transportation, is very prosperous, has a large population, and the county seat is also very large, the streets are criss-crossed, extending in all directions, the shops are lined up, and the dwellings are lined up one after another. Under Chen Si's guidance, it took a few hours for Wu Zhi to look at the entire county seat of Weishi County, and finally had a general understanding of the county seat of Weishi County.

Wu Zhi was on the street, and after inviting Dahu and Chen Si to have a brief lunch, after Chen Si's guidance, he found a tooth shop and asked if there was a house for sale.

His luck is very good, there are a few suites in the city listed for transfer in Yaxing, and even more fortunately, two of them are still living next to each other, the original owners are sold due to promotion or migration, they are all wealthy mansions, the courtyard is deep, and there are many houses, which can fully meet the needs of twenty or thirty people. Wu Zhi was very satisfied after reading it. However, the house price is not low, Wu Zhi spent 2,100 pieces of broken silver to buy these two sets of houses, set up the house deed, draw the mortgage, after the notarization of the tooth shop, after getting the house key, the house was naturally transferred to Wu Zhi's hands.

The reason why he wanted to buy two sets of houses, Wu Zhi had already made a plan. One of the houses was to be used as a wine-making base, and at the same time as a place for Zhang Gui and his wife, four winemakers and their families; In addition, he wants to use it as a base for distilling alcohol and blending champion series of liquors, and as a habitat for him and Wu Xiu, Feng Niang, Jin Lian and others. Moreover, he wants to open the doors and walls of the two sets of houses, connect them into one, close them on weekdays, and open them when needed, so as to facilitate the entry and exit of liquor, so as not to attract so attention and attract the attention of thieves.

Back in the backyard of the county government, Wu Zhi gave an order, and everyone started another short-distance move. More people are good, and if the officials want to be courteous in front of the new magistrate, they naturally have to compete to show themselves and rush to be the first. Therefore, with the help of many officials, before dark, everyone finally moved to a new house, and all kinds of altars and jars were in place. Everyone was very happy, last night they were crowded in the backyard of the county government on the 30th, they couldn't sit well and sleep well, and they could be said to be living like a year. Especially Zhang Gui and his wife, the winemakers and their families, were overjoyed to see Wu Zhi arrange such a luxurious and comfortable accommodation for them.

The biggest problem was finally solved, and Wu Zhi also breathed a long sigh of relief. As for the re-establishment of the Osmanthus Distillery and the re-construction of the distillation room and the blending room, it can be done slowly behind closed doors, and it will be done in five or six days at most, and it will not affect the production of the Champion series of liquors, nor will it affect the sales of the Champion series of liquors.

But what Wu Zhi didn't expect was that his every move in the past two days had been spread out by people with a heart or people who chewed the root of his tongue, and overnight, almost the entire county seat of Weishi County became a household name, and Wu Zhi completely became the laughing stock of the entire Weishi County. The handsome and dashing young and promising Lord Wu Zhizhi is considered to be just a straw bag boy who became a county magistrate by donating money to officials, a madman with an abnormal mind, and a complete loser! Came with strange pots and jars, and moved around again and again, and kept a good county government compound to live, but he paid for his own money to buy a high-priced house to live in and bought it as soon as he bought it, isn't this a real straw bag, a madman, and a loser? The whole city was laughing at the new magistrate, looking forward to seeing him appear for more jokes. Even the officials in the county government occasionally saw Wu Zhi, the new county lord, with strange expressions when they walked on the street, and they were very contemptuous in their hearts. Because of the rumors, when the officials walked on the street, people would make fun of Wu Zhi, which made them very depressed and embarrassed. This caused the fire at the city gate to affect the pond fish, and the officials felt that they were very wronged, so they looked at Wu Zhi's eyes very unkindly.

Wu Zhi was doing his own thing without distractions, and he didn't expect that he had become very famous in Weishi County, except for the day he came to Weishi County and after he appeared at the county government on the second day, he had been staying at home and busy with his own construction business. Except for the county government office, he occasionally went to the streets. Everyone in the family was also busy sorting things and helping him with construction, and they didn't notice these rumors until a few days later, and everyone didn't know about them until a few days later, and they were also very helpless.

At noon on this day, in the "Song Building" wine shop, a group of six people were staggering in the private room on the second floor, drinking and having fun. These people are the county Chengyu Wenqiong, the chief bookkeeper Wang Mingyang, the classic history Fan Sheng, the bookkeeper Mr. Niu Ben, the boss of the Qinglong Gang "Golden Dragon" Meng Da and the sixth "Qianlong" Qian Liu of the Qinglong Gang. Today is Yu Wenqiong's guest.

"Hahaha! It's a pleasure! This Lord Wu Zhi is a shame and a big hair! Yu Wenqiong, who was the leader, took a sip of wine, put down the wine glass, and laughed heartily.

"Yes! Lord Zhixian has planted a big heel this time, or Lord Yuwen's clever calculation! Wang Mingyang, who was on Yu Wenqiong's right, hurriedly patted his ass.

Fan Sheng and Niu Ben also echoed.

Meng Da and Qian Liu forced a smile on their faces, each with their own concerns. Two days ago, their fifth "thin dragon" Hou Wu died of serious injuries due to excessive blood loss and wound infection, and they were related. Moreover, the subordinates sent to the capital to inquire about the news have not yet returned, and they don't know where the son named "Wu Zhi" has run away now, and there is probably no way to take revenge.

"Lord Takesik?" Therefore, when Meng Da and Qian Liu heard Yu Wenqiong mention "Lord Wuzhi", they felt very familiar and harsh.

"Lord Yuwen, how old is this county magistrate Wuzhi you are talking about?" Meng Da's eyes flickered, and he hurriedly asked. In the past few days, out of the righteousness of the rivers and lakes, and in order to unite people's hearts, and in order to maintain the status of Meng Da and Qian Liu and other "Seven Dragons" in the gang, the Qinglong Gang has been busy handling funerals for Ma Si, Hou Wu and the dead brothers, and they have no time to take care of anything else.

"He? Probably less than twenty years old, right? Yu Wenqiong's expression was a little dazed, and he said coldly, he was also secretly convinced, this Lord Wuzhi was too young, so young that he was jealous.

"What? Not even twenty?! Could it be ......" When Meng Da heard this, he was so shocked that he jumped up, and the wine in his hand suddenly spilled on the ground.

"What's wrong? Boss Meng? What is it that is so alarming? Yu Wenqiong saw Meng Da's reaction as if he had been stung by a scorpion, and asked in confusion.

Meng Da didn't respond to him, turned sideways, and looked straight at Qian Liu. Qian Liu immediately understood, and hurriedly took out a portrait from his body, spread it out on the oil-stained tabletop, pointed with his finger, looked coldly, and looked at Yu Wenqiong, Wang Mingyang and others expectantly.

"Isn't this the magistrate?" When Yu Wenqiong, Wang Mingyang and the other four people saw the portraits on the table, Wang Mingyang couldn't help but exclaim. The four of them felt very strange, how could Qian Liu have a portrait of Wu Zhi on his body?

"This! ......" Meng Da heard this, his heart tightened, as if he had been hit hard, he shimpered, and looked at Qian Liumian, who was also earth-colored, and was inexplicably shocked.

The Qinglong Gang stabbed Lou Zi, and it was a hornet's nest!

On weekdays, the Qinglong Gang is rampant and domineering in Weishi County, Zhuxian Town, Zhujiaqu Town and Xianping County, which is a three-acre land, seemingly majestic, calling for wind and rain, but in fact it is also subject to a lot of constraints, although it usually acts roughly, it is still relatively secretive and cautious. Moreover, although the Qinglong Gang is said to be numerous and powerful, it has always believed in the gang rule of "the people do not fight with the officials, and the poor do not fight with the rich", and they have never been willing to be enemies of the local government, they can cooperate with local officials and bandits, but they will not deal with the local government and officials, let alone the imperial court.

For example, the previous Weishi County magistrates, some of them were insatiable and deserved, and they were blackmailed to the head of the Qinglong Gang, only to be secretly eliminated or taken away by the Qinglong Gang; Some of them threatened the status of Yu Wenqiong in the county, seized the handle of Yu Wenqiong and other officials, and were secretly eliminated by Lord Yu Wenqiong with the help of the Qinglong Gang; There are also some who are too upright, can't rub sand in their eyes, and fight officials and bandits, so they were framed and degraded by Yu Wenqiong and other officials and the Qinglong Gang.

Although the Qinglong Gang is bold and reckless, rampant in the township, and bullies the villagers a lot on weekdays, they do not have the courage and courage to openly argue with the government, and even if they act, they come secretly, and they will not kill the court officials in public.

But this time, the hiring task of five thousand pieces of broken silver for the Xiang family actually allowed the Qinglong Gang to break the precedent of ten years! The Qinglong Gang didn't know what to do, not only killed the official in public, but also killed the parent official in the county, and also missed, allowing the other party to kill in front of his own door!

Meng Da and Qian Liu were frightened and full of chagrin, regretting that they didn't ask clearly, and took the business in a daze.

This employment business has caused the Blue Dragon Gang to suffer heavy losses! The gang not only lost more than a dozen brothers, but also lost more than 1,000 yuan in compensation to their families, and also lost a big ship in vain. Moreover, the Blue Dragon Gang also set up a mysterious and powerful enemy for themselves for no reason! This is what makes Meng Da and Qian Liu feel frightened.

Originally, everyone gathered in Song Mansion today, and Yu Wenqiong's original intention was to discuss how to deal with this new Wuzhi County Commander together, but now, Meng Da and Qian Liu couldn't sit still at all. Looking at Meng Da and Qian Liu's unyielding appearance, Yu Wenqiong, Wang Mingyang and others felt inexplicable.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Meng suddenly remembered that there were still important things to deal with in the gang, so he left first! Let's talk about this next time! Meng Da was restless, his face tightened, and he pulled Qian Liu and walked out, leaving only Yu Wenqiong and Wang Mingyang, who were stunned, and the other four were messy in the private room.

"This Boss Meng, are your wings stiff? Dare to be so contemptuous of me! "Dian Shi Fan Sheng is a little ruthless-looking man, in his thirties, not tall or thin, squinting his small eyes, after seeing Meng Da and Qian Liu walking out of the door, he said quite unhappily.

Yu Wenqiong also had a gloomy face, playing with the wine glass in his hand, and sat without saying a word, he was also very annoyed by the sudden departure of Meng Da and Qian Liu, these two people obviously didn't give him face as a county adult!

"You don't know, do you? The Blue Dragon Gang seems to have an accident! Niu Ben, the bookkeeper who was sitting at the bottom and pouring alone, stroked his sparse long beard and said leisurely. He was a little fat, not tall, his eyes were narrowed into a slit, and he hid a knife in his smile.

"What can happen to the Blue Dragon Gang?" Wang Mingyang interjected.

"In the past two days, I heard that the Qinglong Gang is holding a funeral! I heard that they provoked people who shouldn't be provoked in Zhuxian Town, and more than a dozen people died in the firefight, even Ma Si and Hou Wu died! Niu Ben said unhurriedly. With that, he picked up the glass again and took a brisk sip of wine. This information was quietly revealed to him by a distant relative of his in the Blue Dragon Gang, and he was very proud of his well-informed.

"Really?" After hearing this, Yu Wenqiong hurriedly asked, he was quite interested in these.

"It's true!" Niu Ben's face was pale.

"No wonder Boss Meng and Qian Liu were so panicked and uneasy, it turned out that they had been repaired by others! Ha ha! This is called the wicked have their own wicked grinding! Wang Mingyang smiled heartily and immediately gloated. The other three were also full of joy and comfort.

Don't look at them and the bosses of the Qinglong Gang on weekdays, they seem to be in harmony, in fact, they look down on the Qinglong Gang, a group of coarse people who don't know a lot of big words, they claim to be cultural people, pretentious, naturally disdain to be in the company of these rough people, but for their own selfish interests, they can only be vain and wronged, and they feel aggrieved when they think about it!

Now that they see the Qinglong Gang in trouble, they naturally gloat, even if they don't fall into the well, even if they are very ethical.

But what Yu Wenqiong and the others never expected was that the person who the Qinglong Gang provoked that should not be provoked happened to be the county magistrate in their eyes: Wu Zhi!

Niu Ben's distant relatives are just a small minions in the Qinglong Gang, and they can't get in touch with the core secrets of the Qinglong Gang at all, and from hearsay, they naturally don't know that the person the Qinglong Gang had to deal with before was the new magistrate of this Weishi County, and they didn't know that it was this magistrate who made the Qinglong Gang into such an embarrassing situation.