Chapter 22 Checks and Balances
The current popularity was definitely something Zheng Yueru had not expected before.
Since the official opening in the evening, the Fengming Building has always been packed with people. One batch after another, this is simply a phenomenon in the barren Yinzhou.
"Great couple, great poem, great wine!"
Even Mr. Huang, who is in his seventies, was so engrossed in the place today that he didn't know when he would return.
Today, the store reopened, and Liu Zheng's several promotional methods all came in handy. One reason was the attraction of the couplets. Countless people wanted to use the couplets to go up to the second, third, and even fourth floors, but no one could go up all night. In the end, Chen Xiang, who was so angry that he drank a few glasses of Zui Yinzhou and spent three hundred taels of money, was able to go up to the second floor, Shui Mo Xuan, just to enjoy the feeling of being high above!
Now Prince Wang was unhappy.
You want to be condescending?
I will climb to the top of the mountain and look down on all the other mountains!
These are the poems and couplets that Liu Zheng wrote to match the Wangshu Terrace.
I also want to see all the mountains!
One thousand taels, go to the third floor!
It was very lively here, especially in Fengming Pavilion. Although there were many poor scholars here, there were also many scholars from middle-class families.
The topic of Fengming Pavilion today is "Yinzhou Strategy"!
It sounds grand, and actually covers a lot of aspects. The debate is about how Yinzhou should develop, how to change this poor and backward appearance, what important mission the county magistrate's office shoulders, and where to start?
certainly.
This topic must have been raised by Liu Zheng.
So, tonight, he took a pot of wine, ordered a plate of peanuts, and sat beside them, drinking and listening.
Naturally, all intellectuals have their own opinions on this point of view.
This also allowed Liu Zheng to understand the ideological trends of these intellectuals in Yinzhou. This thing is still very important for a territory.
After observing for a while, he came to a conclusion.
Generally speaking, the scholars in Yinzhou can be divided into three groups. The first is the conservative group. They think that the reappearance of the county mansion is of little significance to Yinzhou. After all, people in this era still rely on the mountains and rivers for their livelihood. The poverty of Yinzhou has not changed for many years. They hope that the original four prominent families can bring more changes to Yinzhou in terms of business. Therefore, they are more in favor of maintaining the status quo and letting the four prominent families lead the development of Yinzhou.
The second group is the radicals. They are mainly represented by the poor scholar Shen Xing, who is a group of scholars from poor families. Shen Xing believes that the county magistrate's office will definitely bring something different to Yinzhou. The four great families have controlled Yinzhou for a long time, but Yinzhou is still exhausted. If the system is not changed, Yinzhou will not be governed.
The third type is the neutrals, which I won’t talk about anymore.
In fact, this is the difference between vested interests and those seeking reform. Liu Zheng is quite knowledgeable about The Prince. If he wants to gain a foothold in Yinzhou, there are two points: stabilize the vested interests and win over the reformers. So he must first understand who is eager for reform.
He also considered the attitudes of the four prominent families.
Simply killing them will definitely not work.
So, the most important thing is checks and balances!
This is why he chose to cooperate with the Zheng family. Using barbarians to control barbarians has always been the smartest choice.
"Those young masters over there are vying to look down on the rest of the world. I see that even though Brother Liu is sitting on the first floor, he is a bit aloof and arrogant!"
Just then, Zheng Yueru, whose face was already red from drinking, came over with a wine glass in her hand and said with a smile.
"Is Miss Zheng relieved?"
Liu Zheng laughed and gave up the seat next to him. At that moment, Shen Xing was arguing with some conservatives, and he found it quite interesting.
Zheng Yueru smiled calmly: "Brother Liu is very talented. From now on, I will never question him again!"
"I came here because... "
She wanted to speak, but Liu Zheng raised his glass and laughed, "Just make it clear, we can talk about the rest later."
Zheng Yueru smiled bitterly in her heart and could only nod.
In fact, Liu Zheng knew what she wanted to talk about. It was nothing more than the sales rights of "Zuiyinzhou"! Today, anyone who is not a fool will see the huge business opportunity of "Zuiyinzhou". How could a big business like the Zheng family not be interested?
Zheng Yueru, naturally, took control of "Zuiyinzhou" at the first opportunity.
However, Liu Zheng was not in a hurry.
Of course, it was unrealistic for him to sell "Zuiyinzhou" himself. That was why he had to flatter these prominent families, because he needed their sales network! For example, the Zheng family's cavalry, which transported the entire Longyang Dynasty, was not a strength that ordinary people could have.
But this does not affect his willingness to sell himself.
So no matter how Zheng Yueru brought the topic to "Zuiyinzhou", Liu Zheng just laughed and avoided the topic.
Having said this.
Of course, there are also people drinking over there.
Today Liu Zheng prepared three trucks of "Zui Yinzhou", which weighed a thousand pounds! Unexpectedly, they would be sold out tonight!
With these horizontal and vertical promotional methods, Fengming Building is extremely lively.
"Zheng'er, Zheng'er, we got rich this time!"
When they returned to the county mansion, it was already early morning, but Liu Dahao had not yet gone to bed.
"oh?"
Liu Zheng chuckled and looked at his father calculating the accounts in the accounting office. He was so excited that he couldn't describe it.
"Is this settled?"
Liu Zheng asked in surprise.
Liu Dahao chuckled and said, "Or maybe the Zheng family is quite kind! We give Fengminglou ten taels of silver for one catty of Zuiyinzhou. Miss Zheng said that every time we deliver goods to the Fengminglou, we borrow money on the spot!"
Liu Zheng nodded.
Zheng Yueru was really trying hard to fight for the sales rights of this fine wine. Not only did Zui Yinzhou have to settle the accounts separately, but he also had to split the profits with her in half.
"This is... ten thousand taels?"
Liu Zheng took a deep breath.
Liu Dahao was also very proud of his son. You know, he had been in the business world for so many years, and he had never seen anyone who could make so much money as the richest man in Liangzhou...
The cost of that one thousand kilograms of Zuiyinzhou was only five hundred taels!
What is this profit?
"You didn't promise her anything?"
Liu Zheng was also very happy.
With this ten thousand taels, he can do a lot of things! Suddenly he looked at Liu Dahao and asked.
Liu Dahao was shocked: "Zheng'er, your father is not stupid. How could I easily promise a thing like Zui Yinzhou to the Zheng family?"
Liu Zheng then remembered that his father was also a profiteer.
The two looked at each other and laughed.
The next day.
Sure enough, before Liu Zheng got up, someone came to visit him.
"Who is it?"
Hearing that the courtyard next door was quite lively, Liu Zheng got up with the help of his maid. Although he was not used to being served by a girl in this way, he really didn't know how to wear such ancient clothes after all.
"Sir, the master of the Chen family is here!"
The maid replied.
"oh?"
Liu Zheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
These people move quite quickly.
"Yes, Master Chen sent a big gift. I've never seen Master Chen be so polite to anyone before!" The maid covered her mouth and chuckled.
When they arrived at the reception room, as expected, the old man in brocade clothes was Chen Kui, who was the most clamorous at the door on their first day in Yinzhou. At this time, he was sitting downstairs, chatting with Liu Dahao with a smile. When he saw Liu Zheng coming, he immediately stood up and said with a smile: "Young Master Liu, your reputation is far-reaching!"
"Now the whole Liangzhou is spreading a saying: If you want to have a son, you should have one like the Liu family's son!"
"Alas, pity those useless children of my Chen family."
Chen Kui's praise was so overwhelming that Liu Zheng almost blushed.
It turns out that when ancient people became hypocritical, they could be quite terrifying.
Chen Kui was also a very good person. He asked about the county mansion's well-being and asked if the county mansion needed anything. The Chen family could help. During the conversation, he did not mention that he wanted the sales rights of "Zuiyinzhou". Then he said that when the county mansion was rebuilt, he would definitely come to show his support. After that, he said goodbye.
Old fox!
As soon as Chen Kui left, Liu Zheng and Liu Dahao cursed at the same time.
Unexpectedly, just as Chen Kui left, the Wang family also came, followed by the Cao family. The three families did almost the same thing, all of them prepared gifts, asked about the well-being of the county, and urged the county magistrate to open the government office as soon as possible. They would support him in various ways, not mentioning "Zuiyinzhou" at all, and then said goodbye.
After these three families came one after another, Liu Zheng's face gradually darkened and he slammed the table with a bang.
This frightened Liu Dahao, and he stood up immediately: "Zheng'er, why is this happening?"
Liu Zheng rolled his eyes at him: "Didn't Father hear that? These three families actually dared to threaten us!"
Liu Dahao was shocked, and then he understood the deep meaning of this. The three families did not mention "Zuiyinzhou" at all, but kept talking about the opening of the county mansion, which was a hint!
The threat is already obvious!
The three companies came here today, first of all to persuade the county marquis to stay, because then they would have a chance to snatch the sales rights of "Zuiyinzhou", and the other purpose is to threaten them!
If the sales rights are not given to us.
Then, the day of opening the government will be the day to teach you a lesson!
It also shows from another aspect that even if the county marquis stays in Yinzhou, it will still be very easy for us to control you!
"this……"
Liu Dahao was so angry that he was shaking all over: "This is too much, this is too much!"
Liu Zheng's eyes also flashed, and he asked, "How is the training of the palace soldiers going?"
Liu Dahao immediately took Liu Zheng to the place where the county soldiers were training. In the past few days, Liu Dahao had recruited three hundred young and strong men and handed them over to Qin Changfeng for training.
But after all, the time is short and it is not possible to form combat effectiveness.
The people of Yinzhou were tough and sturdy. Each of the four great families had two thousand elite soldiers and several thousand war horses! How could three hundred people shake them?
No wonder they dared to come and threaten us today.
"Zheng'er, what should we do?"
Liu Dahao was worried.
Who could have thought that just wanting to be a county magistrate would bring crises?
Liu Zheng said coldly: "Notify the four great families to send a representative from each family in three days to come to the county to discuss the matter of Zuiyinzhou!"
Liu Dahao's face changed drastically: "Zheng'er, don't burn your boats. If you act impulsively, my father and I will die here!"
Liu Zheng rolled his eyes.
Is he that stupid?
But in the current situation, he can only consider outsmarting others.
