"Who are you old men?" Qin Zhen asked.

He subconsciously thought it was the county lord.

But he never thought about this person: "Master Huang." ”

There are three major families in the coastal county.

Huang, Chen, Fang.

It monopolized the cloth, grain, porcelain and other industries in the surrounding areas.

The family is prosperous, with sufficient money and food, and can be described as a wealthy gentry.

The so-called gentry, simply put, evolved from the township party, and if someone in a village makes a fortune, the whole village will form a township party; In the process of development, the township party expands outward, tied up with interests, and the leader will become a wealthy gentry.

That is, it is commonly known as the landlord's old wealth.

At this time, the class that still belonged to the "grass people" was helpless.

Further, if they are not satisfied with a county, large families will pay attention to the education of the next group of people, and begin to let the children in the clan read and write, just to gain fame and seek more outlets.

Once the fame is in hand, the whole family will expand to the higher state and county, and in the process, the contacts and resources will be exchanged and summarized to complete the original accumulation; The children of the clan obtained a half-official position, and then merged with more families of the same class to complement each other, forming a gate valve.

At this time, the family has already gained a foothold in the local area, which is commonly known as a famous family!

Or rather, the humble door.

There are people in the officialdom and sufficient connections, and the gate valve will choose to frantically absorb resources to feed itself.

Necessary industries will form monopolies; Unnecessary industries will also intervene in an attempt to divide the cake.

At this time, they had broken away from the class of "grass people" and reached the point of "superiority". Almost on an equal footing with the local government, the newly appointed officials even had to look at their faces, and it had become a tacit fact that the imperial power did not go to the countryside, and even if the emperor's edict was promulgated, it had to be passed on to the people by the literati under their hands.

Of course, gate valves often don't live long, and they are usually so rich that they are stabbed by the imperial power.

Who would refuse a granary that would grow on its own?

And those very few gate valves that can survive, after hundreds of years of ups and downs, and even after the change of dynasty, they will go one step further and evolve into a family.

There is a saying that "the king and the scholar rule the world together".

The scholar doctor inside is from a family.

At this time, the royal power could no longer decide their life and death, and the efforts of dozens of generations finally allowed them to reach the apex that they could reach. The major affairs of the country are almost decided by them, and if the emperor wants to do something, he has to weigh the pros and cons and appease more!

Of course.

The Huang family is naturally not as powerful as the top family, at best, it is just a township party that is evolving into a gate valve.

But even so, for now, these families should not be underestimated.

Especially in this poor and remote place, Master Huang's words may be even better than that of the county master.

"Master's surname is Huang." Liu Quan reminded.

The county government of the coastal county can be roughly divided into three forces.

The foreign forces led by the county lord, the local gentry represented by the master, and the wall-riding faction who watched people put down dishes.

Officials who go to other places to take up their posts often hire a local master, and the reason for this is self-evident.

"It turned out to be Master Huang! Take me there! Qin Zhen also reacted very quickly, this old man Huang may be the number two person in this county, such a person came to the door, don't slack off.

The housekeeper took Qin Zhen and walked straight away, and soon arrived at a mansion.

The house slave at the door held a wooden stick, held his head high, and the dog was in a fight.

The maid dressed in cool clothes came and went in a hurry, and her eyebrows and eyes were fragrant.

Passing through the stone screen, there is a delicate rockery, with tree flakes flying and dazzling.

"I'm a good girl, this mansion is too magnificent!" Liu Quan couldn't help but sigh, even he was shocked by the gorgeous courtyard at the moment.

The housekeeper was disdainful, and scolded Liu Quan in his heart for being an uninformed bun!

But when he saw Qin Zhen with an indifferent face, he couldn't help but be a little surprised.

Follow the housekeeper all the way through the rockery to the backyard, and the antique layout suddenly shows a scholarly atmosphere.

I saw an old man with crane hair in the house lifting a pen and bookcase, and the pen and ink were vigorous, like a dragon and a snake!

"Master, the people brought it." The butler's respectful attitude showed the identity of the old man, and after saying this, the butler stepped aside and waited.

Liu Quan stepped forward to take a look, pointed to the words and said, "Friends of women? Master Huang's mind is indeed beyond the reach of grass people. ”

"That's a home away from home!" Qin Zhen didn't have a good airway.

Master Huang put away his pen lightly, raised his head and glanced at Qin Zhen, a little curious: "You are also literate?" ”

Qin Zhen was neither humble nor arrogant: "I have read a few books, and I can be regarded as knowing some words." ”

Master Huang was interested, and asked with a smile, "What book?" ”

"The Art of War, how to make firearms, and postpartum care for sows." Qin Zhen said slowly.

Of these three books, none of them have been heard of by Master Huang.

When you hear the name, you don't think it's a good book, maybe it's some kind of mess! It's right to think about it, how can the people in the countryside be literate and understand the principles of the Three Principles and Five Constants?

Thinking of this, Master Huang lost his interest, and slowly walked to the solid wood old man chair and sat down, and the two watery maids obediently pasted up, one pinched the shoulders for Master Huang's legs, and the other pinched the peeled grapes and fed them to Master Huang's mouth.

"I heard Jue'er say that you want to open a shop in the county to sell fish?"

"Master's name is Huang Jue." Liu Quan reminded.

"Exactly." Qin Zhen nodded.

Master Huang pouted, and the third maid came out with a plate with a key and a gray coat with the word "yellow" written on it.

Qin Zhen was a little unsure of what Master Huang meant.

"I'll find the shop for you, just the one opposite the county office, move in and use it directly, and I will collect all the fish you catch in the future."

Speaking of this, Master Huang glanced at Qin Zhen and added, "Including the fish you sold to Wujiang City." ”

As soon as these words came out, Qin Zhen instantly understood.

This old man Huang wants to swallow his small fishing village and take him Qin Zhen as a dog!

"Master Huang, it's not appropriate, right?" Qin Zhen's expression was slightly condensed.

"Gave you face?" The housekeeper jumped out: "This is a hundred miles away, and there is a sea of people who want to be my Huang family slave!" No matter how many people ask for it, they can't ask for it! If you know each other, put on this coat, if you don't know each other, don't blame me for being unkind to you! ”

Dense footsteps followed, and more than a dozen Huang family slaves with wooden sticks poured into the courtyard and surrounded Qin Zhen and the two.

What is this? Isn't Huang by no means the son of Old Man Huang?

How can Lao Tzu rob his son to buy and sell?

The Huang family father and son are not in harmony? Haven't heard of it!

Liu's color changed suddenly.

"Master Huang."

Qin Zhen was calm and composed, he met Master Huang's sharp gaze and said in a deep voice.

"This business was done by me and Master Huang, Chen Zhutou and the county master, isn't it easy to rob it? We all know that the Huang family has a big business, but it is a strong party, and the villain is beyond the reach of the dust, but you have to give us people a sip of soup more or less, right? ”

Master Huang slowly got up and walked in front of Qin Zhen, his old eyebrows were full of color!

"What if I don't?"