Chapter 1312 Xin Zijuan Chaos of Grass and Trees in the Setting Sun (2)
Of course Brother Jing knew the tricks here. The Jingcang stewards, tank soldiers, grain merchants, ship owners and buyers all formed a team, and they all came to carve up the lucrative profits.
The so-called destruction by fire, insect food, and dryness is lost in the sea every year. Are they really destroyed in this way? It's impossible to think about it. Why are there so many people risking their heads to do this kind of business? It's not because the benefits are too great and there are people from higher ups involved.
The people in the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Metropolitan Procuratorate are all clean. Even if some of them are clean, if there are one or two people inside who are mixed up, they only need to use their lips to reveal the truth, and they can gain huge gains. What's the point? What if you don't?
In comparison, Tongzhou is too close to the capital, and it can be considered a Tongdu city. People come and go, and people talk a lot. They really don’t dare to act as unscrupulously as Yangcun and Tianjinwei. The normal routine is Trading in old items for new ones, exchanging inferior ones for better ones, exchanging less for more, or falsely reporting losses, but to be honest, they are still somewhat appropriate.
It was precisely because he was worried that those guys from Yang Cun and Tianjin Wei would be too presumptuous and make too much noise, attracting the attention of the newly arrived Shuntian Prefecture and implicating Tongzhou, so he felt that he should act cautiously and come with him first. Please say hello to the people below and wipe your dirty areas first.
Who could have predicted this disaster? If we didn't make preparations, maybe nothing would happen to Yangcun and Tianjinwei, but the first fire would be on our own family. Who let Tongzhou be too close to the capital city? ?
"Okay, we can't take care of other people's affairs. Let's just take care of our own affairs. The new official will burn three things when he takes office. Who knows where Xiao Feng Xiuzhan will burn the first thing?" Brother Jing waved his hand. Calm down, "From today on, both of you, please go back and stay there. If I see you here again, don't be rude to me. Don't spread rumors about Yang Cun and Tianjin Wei, or even go to Let me give you a heads up over there..."
Lu San was surprised, "Why?"
Wouldn't it be best if someone comes forward to attract attention, and we can steal Qingtai here.
"Hmph, do you think the fire won't burn on our side? If something happens to them, won't they drag people into trouble? You know what they are doing, and others will know nothing about us?" Brother Jing sighed. He took a breath and said, "I hope this little Feng Xiuzhan won't be so angry and start a war."
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Outside You'an Gate, a long line of oxcarts, horse-drawn carriages, and donkey carts were moving slowly. A shiny horse slowly kicked past. The man on the horse, dressed in brocade and fur, looked at the cart. The carriage with the word Chen quickly dismounted and trotted over.
"Fourth uncle, why are you here today?" When he came to the carriage, the curtain of the carriage was opened slightly, and the cold wind got in. The old man inside shivered and shivered, and then said impatiently: "Come up and tell me Bar."
The man in brocade clothes jumped onto the shaft of the car, and then got into the carriage. He suddenly felt much warmer, and his attitude was flattering: "Fourth uncle, what kind of wind brought you here today? Didn't you specially supervise my arrival? If I hadn't left, Here, aren't you trying to make a fuss?"
"Huh, how can I have so much time to supervise you? I just came here to take a look and see how these **** are not doing their best." The old man drooped his eyelids and seemed to be a little depressed.
The man in gilded clothes looked at the other party with some suspicion. Did this man just get up from some woman's belly? He didn't even look at his own body and bones. He was still struggling like this. Sooner or later, he would die under the woman's skirt. Of course, these were all he could think about. Just thinking about it, I don't dare to show it on the surface.
“How is the situation with the Zheng family over there?” the old man asked after being silent for a while.
"Hmph, it's been a tough time. We had two fights. Seven or eight people on our side were injured, and things didn't go well on their side either. Two of their legs were broken, and one had a disfigured face..." Jinyi Piqiu The man said proudly: "There has to be someone who comes first, first served. Just because there is a noble concubine in the family, we don't follow the rules? I don't even want to visit here in Xishan. Who has ever climbed up in our Chen family?"
The old man frowned a little irritably, "Xiao Liuzi, please find a way to contact the Zheng family about this matter, press the button."
The man in brocade clothes was startled and couldn't believe his ears: "Fourth uncle, what did you say?"
"I said this matter can't continue to cause trouble. The people over there carried the person to the Wanping County Government Office, and it was a big fuss..." The old man's face was slightly gloomy, "I said hello to Wanping County Government, It’s suppressed for the time being, but we can’t continue to make trouble. You go find the person in charge of the Zheng family, and we sit down and talk..."
"Why?" The man in brocade clothes was unwilling and even more confused, "We are taking advantage of it. Are we talking about the rules? We also have people in Wanping County. Don't be afraid. They have the foundation of the Zheng family. We all know that we can’t afford to cause too much trouble. If the Wanping County government wants someone, I’ll go..."
The man in brocade clothes was even more incomprehensible, "Fourth uncle, what's wrong with you today? You didn't have breakfast?"
The old man stared at the other party coldly, always looking down at the other party, and then muttered: "Where did these few kilns come from? Didn't we dig them ourselves? The county government said hello, isn't it the young man? How many mouths have you reported? Isn’t it always like this? Except for the first group to register, which one has filed for registration later? This area of the West Station is originally a land without one. Isn’t everyone the same? In this big ravine Who cares about this? Who can care about this? What's wrong with you, Fourth Uncle, today?"
The old man sighed. He also knew that the people below must not understand. They thought that they had eaten enough and that the Zheng family did not have the upper hand. They also lost the argument. Isn't this the case in Xishan?
Are you too sensitive? If Xiao Feng Xiuzhuan really wants to achieve some political achievements in his position, he shouldn't make a fuss about theory here. There are too many people involved here, from the royal family members to the powerful warriors to the gentry in the capital city. Civil servants, temple officials, monks and Taoists, whoever can intervene has no background at all. Why would he want to get involved in this muddy water?
But I know that it is because there are too many interests involved and the battles are too fierce that even Wanping County cannot suppress it and often get into trouble. "Today's News" has reported it twice this year alone. This is obviously Those frustrated people resorted to public opinion to make noise, hoping to destroy the situation and break it up, or they hoped to destroy it and redistribute it.
The Chen family and the Zheng family are competing for profit, and they cannot give in, but if they make too much noise and are taken advantage of by others, this joint is now being pushed to the forefront, and may become someone else's new official who will be used as a source of fire. The origin of the first fire.
The Chen family is in a bad situation now and can no longer withstand such a torment. Everyone is pushing down the wall. Who dares to say that when the Chen family is in crisis, no one will come back to take advantage of it?
Therefore, he felt that it was wise to make concessions to the Zheng family, even temporarily or in a measured way, to avoid intensification of conflicts, to survive this turbulent period, and to prevent the Chen family and the Zheng family from becoming the new officials' fiery period after Feng Keng took office.
"The weather is going to change." The old man glanced at the sky that was gradually getting darker, and stretched out his hand from the curtain of the carriage to touch it. Light snow began to fall in the sky again, and the spring was cold. What happened to the weather this year? It was supposed to be It's getting warmer, but the weather is still like this.
"Is the weather going to change?" The man in brocade clothes was stunned, thinking that there was something in the other person's words, but he saw that the other person reached out to feel the falling snowflakes, and he didn't react for a while.
"Let's think about it for ourselves." The old man said calmly: "That's all I have to say. At my age, I shouldn't be meddling in other people's business. There is an elder brother in charge of the house, and everyone of your generation has grown up. Maybe I’m unfounded.”
Seeing that the other party's words were a bit serious, the man in brocade became serious and bowed, "Fourth uncle, if what I said earlier was conflicting, please bear with me. My nephew really doesn't quite understand what happened. , you give your nephew a good talk,..."
The old man took a look at the other party and saw that the other party had become much more submissive. Then he breathed a sigh of relief and said: "In the past few years, everyone here in Xishan has been keeping their heads down and opening kilns. That's because Shuntian Prefecture and Wanping County don't care much about it." , the Military and Horse Department of the Five Cities and the Street Office of the Ministry of Industry did not leave the city, which is why such a scene can be seen. But everyone knows that charcoal is getting more and more expensive and the supply is getting less and less. Except for the imperial palace and some wealthy families, The supply of firewood is no longer available, and we can only rely on pebbles to support it. But our capital pebbles mainly come from Xishan. Apart from some approvals by the court when the dynasty was established, what about others? Everyone is doing it secretly. Of course, it was mainly because Yuan Xi started to develop thirty years later..."
The man in brocade clothes was puzzled: "It's all like this. I've been here for so many years, and Shuntian Prefecture and Wanping County haven't said anything..."
"Huh, four years ago, the Shuntian Prefectural Government intended to rectify the folk kilns here in Xishan. But by chance, the previous governor died of illness and Wu Daonan took over. The matter was put aside. In addition, there was not much fuss at the Ministry of Works, so it was Just dragged it down..."
The man in brocade clothes was startled, "Master Wu has resigned?"
"That's not true, but the new Prime Minister has taken office." The old man said calmly: "Xiao Feng Xiuzhuan, this is a master who will make Yongping Mansion angry as soon as he goes to Yongping Mansion. Do you know that he will go there? In one year, how many complaints did the Metropolitan Procuratorate receive against him? How many gentry were tortured to death by him?"
The man in brocade clothes is no longer afraid. He even likes it: "Feng Keng? That's great. Everyone has a martial arts background. How can he forget his roots?"
"Bah! He is now a civil servant, and he is looking for an opportunity to establish his authority!" The old man was angry and resentful, "Why are you so confused? The first bird will be shot. Maybe those civil servants will force him to surrender. The name and title prove that you are clear and clear!"
“Huh?!” The man in brocade clothes was horrified, “That doesn’t make sense, does it?”
"Hmph, who knows what the purpose of those civil servants is to bring him back. All in all, the water here is too deep and it is difficult to see clearly. I always think it is not a good thing. The court has always been controversial about the opening of a kiln in Xishan, but no one can I don’t want to stir up this hornet’s nest. Now that Feng Keng, a stupid young man, is back, you see, someone will definitely instigate this kid behind his back to stir up trouble..."
The old man returned to normal and stared at the other party fiercely: "Remember, be honest during this period and say hello to the Zheng family. If they are not stupid, they should stop. The Chen family cannot be the leader, otherwise I’m afraid I can’t even be saved, and neither are they.”
(End of this chapter)