Qingxian City.

Gu Mansion.

When Lu Xuan and Cheng Lingzhu entered the special banquet hall under the leadership of the servants of the Gu Mansion, Gu Yang was already waiting there.

The Gu family is the strongest and most financially powerful of the three major families in Qingxian City.

Because of this, the Gu Mansion was built to be magnificent, and the banquet hall used to entertain guests was very large.

Because he had to talk about some secret things after the dinner, Gu Yang ordered someone to set up a screen in the banquet hall and enclose it into a private room.

"Lord Wu is here, and the humble house is shining."

Gu Yang got up, with a kind smile on his face, and saluted Lu Xuan.

Lu Xuan also returned the salute and greeted Gu Yang with a smile.

After the two chatted for a while, Gu Yang turned to Cheng Lingzhu beside Lu Xuan:

"I don't know if this is ......"

"The official's master has been following me."

Lu Xuan said.

This sentence was used to explain to Gu Yang that "Master Cheng" was brought to Qingxian City by himself and belonged to the county magistrate's own people.

If you want to talk about things later, don't shy away from it.

So Gu Yang said hello to the master again, and after some politeness, the three of them re-seated.

Gu Yang also brought someone, a guy who looked like a steward followed him, this person was Gu Yang's "helper", responsible for toasting and warming up the atmosphere and setting off the atmosphere.

Invite the county magistrate to come to the banquet, of course, you can't just eat.

Gu Yang gave an order, and the servants of the Gu Mansion stepped forward and removed the screen.

The banquet hall is very spacious, and in order to entertain the county master, Gu Yang has already arranged the singers and dancers in the mansion.

After Lu Xuan sat down, he began to show his talents.

Although the Gu family is a local wealthy person who has accumulated for generations, they are in a safe corner and really have no culture.

The performance is tacky, the girls have short skirts, large slits in the placket, and very little on their bodies.

Lu Xuan focused on criticism with a serious gaze.

Cheng Lingzhu looked at him intently, sharpened his silver teeth, and stepped on his feet.

Wu Zhi County thought it was ...... How about the dancing girl in my house? ”

Gu Yang asked.

Lu Xuan praised:

"Delicate and soft, looking forward to life, they are all beauties...... Master Gu's vision is naturally excellent. ”

"Lord Zhixian understands me."

Gu Yang blinked, revealing a meaningful expression:

"I heard that after Lord Wu took office, he solved many difficult cases and was regarded as a blue sky by the people, and Gu admired it."

"It's just that some cases have been broken, and they are all trivial things, not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning."

Lu Xuan is very modest.

"The county magistrate is the great blue sky and the great hero of Qingxian City."

Gu Yang raised his voice:

"Since ancient times, beauties have been matched with heroes, and I have seen that Lord Wu is also a person who loves beauty, and there is a dancing girl in my house, who is good at blowing, playing and singing...... How about giving it to adults today? ”

Good at blowing, playing and singing......

Lu Xuanxin said that you are not a dancer, you are a singer, right?

For such a large family, it is very common to take out concubines to entertain guests.

Similarly, it is also common to give singers and dancers as a gesture of goodwill.

Gu Yang sat opposite Lu Xuan, smiling.

Cheng Lingzhu sat next to Lu Xuan, clasped his hands to his chest, and didn't speak, just squinted at him.

Lu Xuan: "......"

After being silent for a while, he said to Gu Yang:

"Gu Fu has cultivated such a beauty, I'm afraid it has used a lot of financial resources and manpower, if this official suffers, he will feel a little unhappy......"

"What's the point of not wanting to do this?"

Gu Yangyi said solemnly:

"The county magistrate is the parent official of our Qingxian City, and he does his best every day for the sake of our people.

Such a great favor, don't say that it's just a dancing girl, everything in this Gu Mansion, as long as Lord Wu likes it, take it casually! ”

Lu Xuan blinked:

"Master Gu is serious, how can this county take your things?"

He deliberately added an accent to the word "伱's".

"Master Wu, let's get rich together, how can there be anything for you and mine."

Gu Yang heard what he meant, "Isn't this all...... For the sake of Qingxian City. ”

"Yes, for Qingxian City."

Lu Xuan smiled and raised his glass:

"I'll give you a drink."

Gu Yang hurriedly raised the wine cup in front of him:

"Don't dare, don't dare, it should be Gu who comes to respect the county magistrate and the master."

With that, he drank the wine from his glass.

After the song and dance performance, the screen returned to its place.

A private space is once again formed.

The wine has passed three rounds, and the dishes have passed five flavors.

Both the guest of honor and the guest of honor had eaten almost enough.

After the atmosphere arrived, Gu Yang made a look.

The gang that followed him got up and took his leave.

Except for this person, all the maids and servants in the room, the dancing girl and the singer left the banquet hall.

Although just drunk.

But Gu Yang's eyes were still clear.

He lowered his voice:

"This business ...... What are you going to do? ”

"Wu just came to Qingxian City to work, and he is not familiar with life."

Lu Xuan did not answer directly, but asked rhetorically:

"I want to hear what Master Gu plans to do?"

"Naturally, I searched for those mud legs first."

Gu Yang is a matter of course:

"After a while, it will be the Qingxian Festival, and the people will go to the Qingxian to make offerings, and our Qingxian will come forward and take the opportunity to collect money once."

He looked at Lu Xuan:

"When the Qingxian Festival is over, repair the city wall, water conservancy and rivers, and go out of the city to suppress bandits...... It's another big investment, but it depends on the help of the magistrate. ”

The reason why Gu Yang wanted to cooperate with the magistrate was to borrow the name of this official government.

Even if the Qingxian will cover the sky in the city, it will only be a civil society after all, and its name is not right.

Every year, after the Qingxian Association collects taxes, it will transfer a lot of the shares belonging to the county government, and even give a lot more.

After all, the county magistrate can be changed again after he dies, but if the tax cannot be paid, the court will doubt your loyalty.

"Every year, the people of Qingxian City pay so much money to the Qingxian Society, can they still squeeze out the oil and water on their bodies?"

Lu Xuan asked.

"Adults don't know."

顾阳 says:

"This group of mud-legged people are used to stealing and playing tricks, and they all report less about their monthly income and annual taxes, and they are crying poor there one by one, and they are all untidy."

"Compared to several family heads, aren't they all poor ghosts?"

Lu Xuan meant something.

"Eh, my lord, you have wronged me."

Gu Yang sighed:

"My big family, the young master and the young lady of the house, the maid and servant, consume a lot of food and clothing every day, and sometimes I have to borrow money from outside."

Lu Xuan felt funny when he heard it.

Who in Qingxian City didn't know that these three major families were all usury, and at this time, they actually cried poor and said that they were going to borrow foreign debts.

It can be said that he opened his eyes and said nonsense.

"I don't know if Wuzhi County has any high opinions?"

Gu Yang asked.

"Two points."

Lu Xuan pondered for a moment:

"First, the excuses for repairing the city wall, repairing water conservancy, and going out of the city to suppress bandits are all rotten, so let's change it to someone who can collect more money."

"For what?"

Gu Yang became interested.

"Black Lotus Sect."

Lu Xuan knocked on the table.

When Gu Yang heard this, he gasped:

"This, this...... This Black Lotus Demon is not easy to get along with. ”

"Hey, Master Gu is not impatient."

Lu Xuan took a sip of wine:

"Clearing out the Black Lotus Demon is just a gimmick, the key is not to make money from this group of ordinary people?"

He paused:

"Moreover, this Black Lotus Sect is a big problem for the imperial court.

The imperial court has now liberalized the regimental training establishment in various states and counties, allowing officials on duty to serve as regimental training envoys to suppress the Black Lotus demons.

And the money for setting up and training regiments is naturally local.

To tell the truth, the official is also worried about this matter.

If you don't have money, you can't raise a group training, if you don't have a group training, you can't eliminate the Black Lotus demons, if you can't eliminate the Black Lotus demons, you won't have the political achievements you can get your hands on, and if you don't have political achievements, you won't be able to get promoted to the official ......"

"Master Wu doesn't need to say much."

Gu Yang's face was solemn, his arms were raised above his head, and he arched his hand in the direction of the capital:

"It is His Majesty's order to eliminate the Black Lotus Demon, Gu Mou, as a citizen of Dakang, should know the rise and fall of the world, and the husband is responsible...... I'll pay for the group training! ”

"Lord Gu is noble!"

Lu Xuan immediately made a decision.

"But ......"

Gu Yang's words changed:

"Group training or something, it costs a lot of money, and Gu Mou is just a thin family and can't afford to toss like this.

Gu Mou is just taking the lead, and if he wants to really do things well under His Majesty's orders, he has to rely on the strength of our people. ”

"Master Gu put his heart in his stomach, and the official understands."

Lu Xuan said.

He knew what Gu Yang meant-

The gentry's money was returned, and the people's money was divided into three or seven accounts.

"This official has always paid attention to credit, and if it should belong to the Gu family, there will be no less."

Lu Xuan lowered his voice:

"Moreover, if this matter is done, I will play to the court and give Master Gu the identity of a foreigner."

"Really?"

Gu Yang's eyes suddenly lit up.

Dakang's foreigner is a serious supernumerary official, and his identity is very different from that of ordinary people.

The Gu family's power is very strong in Qingxian City, and Gu Yang is a figure in the city who covers the sky.

But when you leave Qingxian City and go to other counties, you are no different from ordinary people.

When you see local officials traveling, you must quickly avoid it, and when you see the county, you still have to kowtow.

He can only rely on the prestige of Qingxian and be a soil overlord in Qingxian City.

And with an outsider identity, it will be much more convenient to go out to do things in the future.

Gu Yang knows the importance of connections, but he knows better that when a person's identity is not qualified, people will not make friends with him at all.

"Now that the policy of the imperial court has been relaxed, the regimental training is not a small achievement, and it can still be applied."

Lu Xuan's tone was relaxed.

"Then thank you Lord Wu, Lord Wu's matter, Gu will give full support."

Gu Yang secretly thought in his heart, this Wu Zhixian is the right friend.

Those who have official seals on their bodies are different from civilians like themselves.

"That'...... Master Wu, is this the second point? ”

Gu Yang remembered the words of the county elder.

Lu Xuan smiled and didn't answer, but turned to Cheng Lingzhu.

Cheng Lingzhu's master said:

"The second point, of course, is that the Bo family is greedy for our master's money."

"What the master said is extremely true."

Gu Yang stood in line on the spot:

"That kid Bo Chang is disrespectful, arrogant, and even dares to be greedy for Lord Wu's money, which is simply a corrupt conscience!"

He shook his hands:

"Gu is willing to turn into a sword in the hands of Master Wu and cut off the head of this thief!"

Gu Yang said very uprightly.

In fact, what he was thinking about was how to divide the Bo family's property.

The so-called work for the county magistrate's dogs and horses is, and the three families of the Qingxian Association are the same, and the Gu family will have to pay a great price for the Bo family.

However, if the Bo family can be brought down, when the benefits are finally shared, the Gu family, which has contributed the most, will definitely be able to get the biggest piece of cake.

"Master Gu can have this heart, this official is very relieved."

Lu Xuan bowed slightly.

Cheng Lingzhu said:

"Master Gu, there is a surplus of money for group training, how should I divide the account?"

"If we follow the past practice, it will naturally be three or seven points, the county magistrate will take three, and the three of us will share seventy percent ......."

Gu Yang's eyes rolled:

"But the county magistrate is the big hero of Qingxian City, and he can't be treated badly after all, in my opinion, I might as well ......"

"Master Gu doesn't have to be like this."

Lu Xuan stopped his words:

"The rest of the silver from this group training, the official doesn't want a penny, all of it belongs to the master."

"This ......"

Hearing Lu Xuan's words, Gu Yang was stunned.

Lu Xuan narrowed his eyes:

"But I want half of the Bo family's property."

Gu Yang gasped.

I would like to think that it was the county magistrate Wu who was humble, but I didn't expect him to open his mouth so loudly.

The Bo family has accumulated for generations, and has become a huge wealth in Qingxian City, and there is a lot of money in the family.

The silver that the Bo family has saved over the years, even if it is only half of it, is much more than the tax collected by the mud legs of Qingxian City for a year.

Gu Yang listened with a pain in his flesh.

But after thinking about it carefully, Gu Yang thought about it.

That wasn't his Gu family's money in the first place, but now that the Bo family hasn't fallen, why does he feel sorry for others?

Besides, if he was divided by the county magistrate in half, doesn't he have half of it left?

The key is the Bo family's land, shops, and industries, which are the most valuable businesses, and County Magistrate Wu can't take them away.

After being annexed by itself, it will continue to generate wealth, which is much stronger than gold and silver.

"However, although among the three families, the strength of the Bo family is the weakest, but after all, it is one of the three families of the Qingxian Society."

Lu Xuan poured himself a glass of wine:

"If you want to do this, you have to help Master Gu."

"Please command, Lord Wu."

Gu Yang's eyes shone brightly.

………………

Early the next morning.

As soon as Lu Xuan entered the yamen, he saw Lu Ping making tea for himself.

"What? So attentive today? ”

Lu Xuan sat on the chair in the high hall and said with a smile.

"Your Excellency...... It's ours, the backbone. ”

Lu Ping was serious.

He held a fan in his hand, stood behind Lu Xuan, and fanned the magistrate.

Li Ming below saw it, and thought to himself that Master Lu was really a dog, no wonder he could be promoted.

Tomorrow, I will also bring a fan with a handle, and Lord Wu will only be cool on one side, which is obviously not good.

After the yamen finished ordering, the drum outside the door suddenly sounded.

Lu Xuan ordered to summon the drummer.

After a while, two people carried stretchers and walked into the yamen.

There was a man lying on his stomach on a stretcher.

It was Gu Feng, who received twenty canes yesterday.

"Who is in the hall and what is the matter?"

Lu Xuan frowned.

"Lord Kaiyu."

Gu Feng gritted his teeth, "The villain wants to sue the adult." ”

"Who are you going to sue?"

Lu Xuan raised his eyebrows.

Gu Feng took a deep breath:

"I'm going to sue my lord!"

"Bold!"

Lu Xuan was furious and patted the wood:

"A white body, dare to sue this official! Come on, reward him with 30 boards! ”

That morning, under the strong proof of the Gu steward who was beaten and lost his ability to speak.

The news of the county government and the Gu family's bad relationship quickly spread throughout Qingxian City.

(End of chapter)