Chapter 56 Playing with the County Lord
The name of the new county lord was first seen on the documents of Liangzhou Prefecture.
Liu Zheng was drinking tea at the time, and he was delighted when he saw the name on it.
Qian Buqun?
Liu Zheng was very familiar with this document, because he and his father took it with them when they went to Yinzhou.
"County Marquis Qian Buqun will take office in Yangzhou on the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month. Relevant people, please go out of the city to welcome him!"
This document probably conveys this meaning.
Liu Zheng laughed. He couldn't believe that the new county lord was this guy. Could this be considered a narrow road for enemies?
Shen Xing also laughed and said, "Sir, I heard that Qian Buqun doesn't give you and the master face at all!"
Liu Zheng sneered, "It's more than just not giving us face. It's simply humiliating us to death!"
Qin Changfeng, Jiang Xuan, and Zheng Yueru beside them all looked over curiously.
Liu Zheng then told them about the two coffins that Qian Buqun had given them when they left Liangzhou.
"This... this guy is going too far!"
"Don't worry, sir. He will only be in Yangzhou for three days at most!"
Qin Changfeng was so angry.
Liu Zheng smiled and shook his head: "Why bother? Jiang Xuan, tell me, what should we do in this situation?"
Qin Changfeng glanced at Jiang Xuan and snorted coldly.
These days, Liu Zheng took this kid with him wherever he went. This kid was quite arrogant, talking about military tactics all the time, and even a little spoiled, and was not polite to Qin Changfeng at all. Seeing that Liu Zheng was still protecting him like this, Qin Changfeng was naturally indignant.
Jiang Xuan glared at Qin Changfeng provocatively and said arrogantly: "Captain Qin is too reckless! This Lord Qian is from Liangzhou after all... If we continue to embarrass him after he enters Yangzhou, it will be against the law! I think it is better to kill him on the road!"
A strong murderous intent flashed in his eyes.
Everyone was shocked.
Liu Zheng was also amused and shook his head, saying lightly: "In three days, the Yinzhou Chamber of Commerce will be officially established. Notify those prominent families who are interested to come and pledge funds in three days. No one will be accepted after the deadline!"
Everyone was shocked.
Jiang Xuan's eyes lit up: "Great, sir, this is a brilliant plan, we can defeat the enemy without fighting!"
Liu Zheng shook his head. "No need to fight. I know Qian Buqun is okay at doing business, but he is a good-for-nothing as an official! Instead of killing him and letting Liangzhou Prefecture replace him with someone else, why not let him stay in Yangzhou honestly? Do you understand?"
"The simplest truth is, if you know yourself and your enemy, you will never be defeated in a hundred battles!"
Jiang Xuan was ashamed of what Liu Zheng said. Although he was dissatisfied, he had no reason to argue.
In the past few days, Liu Zheng has purchased a manor in Yangzhou as his residence, and together with Zheng Yueru, he has bought a relatively famous brothel in Yangzhou as a branch of "Fengminglou". In the past few days, it has been closed for renovation.
He always knew that Yangzhou was not Yinzhou after all, so his workshop could never be moved here. Yinzhou was his base camp, his home! And in the rules of this Chamber of Commerce, he had also written that he would encourage the wealthy people in Yangzhou to build workshops and factories in Yinzhou after obtaining patents, and he would give them great tax benefits. When these wealthy people heard about this good thing, they all agreed. The business tax in this era was quite heavy.
But Liu Zheng can let a large part of it out.
Because his purpose was to revitalize Yinzhou's economy and leave himself a way out.
Three days later, the Chamber of Commerce pledged to raise funds.
As the news spread, the entire Yangzhou fell into a unique and strange atmosphere.
"This... three days later?"
"Isn't that the day when the new county governor takes office? We should be waiting at the city gate!"
"This young master of the Liu family is..."
The prominent families were getting a little impatient. Although they had decided to join Liu Zheng's Chamber of Commerce, the fundamental reason was that this Chamber of Commerce did not conflict with the County Marquis' Mansion. They were officials, and you were a businessman, so you should stay out of each other's way.
These prominent families want to please both sides and not offend anyone in the end.
But Master Liu, do you insist on going against the County Marquis?
What should they do?
Isn't this forcing us to take sides?
…
Some prominent families are still hesitating.
After all, Liu Zheng's arrival brought great changes to Yangzhou.
At this time, Zheng Yueru was already riding a warhorse, rushing back to the Zheng family in Yinzhou without stopping.
Then he summoned all the members of the Zheng family and said something shocking.
"Grandfather, this Chamber of Commerce is a great opportunity for the Zheng family. The Zheng family should invest all their wealth into the Chamber of Commerce!"
This sentence was like a bomb dropped in the Zheng family. Others stood up and cursed at Zheng Yueru. Even Zheng Sheng was shocked by Zheng Yueru: "Yueru, what do you mean?"
"Father, isn't Yue Ru trying to drag my Zheng family down with her?"
"You must have had an affair with that young master of the Liu family!"
"What kind of a chamber of commerce is this? The risk is so great, you you you you..."
"Absolutely not!"
The people of the Zheng family were very excited.
Zheng Sheng also said, "Yueru, I just read the written contract of the Chamber of Commerce. The idea is indeed bold, but it may not be impossible. However, after all, it has not been verified. Is it too rash to devote the whole family's efforts to it?"
Others also echoed.
Zheng Yueru smiled bitterly and sighed.
She knew this would be the result. Most of these people refuted her words, saying that since the Zheng family had the support of the queen, why did they need other people's channel resources? There was no business in the world with a more stable channel than the Zheng family!
Frog in the well!
Arrogant!
I was immersed in that comfort and could never get out of it .
Zheng Yueru took a deep breath and said, "Grandfather, we must not hesitate on this matter! Let alone our Yinzhou Zheng family, which is just a branch of the Liangzhou Zheng family, but the current emperor..."
She mustered up her courage and said, "I am about to die. When the time comes, even the queen will be buried with me. Who will protect my Zheng family?"
As soon as these words came out, they were greeted with another round of curses. How dare you, treasonous, and bring disaster upon yourself, dare to speak ill of the emperor's holy body, this is to be executed. The people of the Zheng family already disliked Zheng Yueru, and then with Liu Zheng's "Natural Inheritance Law", their grudge against her directly escalated into hatred! So when they got the chance, they wanted to kill Zheng Yueru!
"Shut up, everyone!"
Zheng Sheng shouted angrily, and the others fell silent.
The most influential old man in the Zheng family looked at Zheng Yueru quietly. In fact, everyone knows that once the old emperor dies, the world will be in chaos. And this year, the old emperor is already seventy-three years old! As the saying goes, eighty-three and seventy-four are thorns in the eyes of the King of Hell! In this era, living to seventy-four is already a long life. Just as Zheng Yueru said, once the emperor dies, what is Queen Zheng? A mother is honored by her son, but Queen Zheng gave birth to a son who is not only not the eldest son, but also has a bad brain since childhood. There is no hope for him to inherit the throne.
According to the laws of the Longyan Dynasty, burial alive is possible!
What will the Zheng family do then?
Who will protect them?
Zheng Yueru has a very far-sighted vision, which is beyond the reach of these guys who just do nothing.
"Yueru, how sure are you?"
Zheng Sheng pondered.
The others all turned pale and became restless.
Zheng Yueru said firmly: "Ten points!"
"Okay, then even if I lose the entire Zheng family, what else can I do?"
Zheng Sheng laughed out loud.
Zheng Yueru was immediately overjoyed . Once the old man made the decision, no matter what others said, it was of no use.
This time, the Zheng family directly planned to subscribe for shares worth 500,000 taels of silver!
It can be said that he has put his entire fortune on the line!
…
At this time, the Cheng family in Yangzhou.
Cheng Dai was scalding his feet with hot water while looking worried.
He was the most active person in welcoming Liu Zheng to Yangzhou this time, but at this moment, he hesitated.
This Mr. Liu is really troublesome!
At this time, are we going to go against that county lord?
"Master, this matter must be handled with caution!"
"Yes, the county lord was sent by Liangzhou. Although Liangzhou is busy resisting the barbarians now, who can say that there will be no time to settle the score later?"
Several people nearby tried to persuade him.
Cheng Daishen nodded in agreement.
People of this era still have a deep-seated fear and obedience to the government.
Cheng Dai was not stupid. He knew that Master Liu wanted the prominent families to take sides. It was definitely impossible to please both sides.
"Okay, three days later, the Cheng family will go to welcome the county marquis with drums and gongs!"
…
"The Cheng family?"
Liu Zheng immediately received the news of Cheng Dai's decision.
In response, he just smiled faintly.
Different people have different choices, and he would not blame them for that. A Chamber of Commerce chose to go to the County Marquis' Mansion, and it was good enough that someone was willing to follow him. He couldn't force everyone to stand on his side.
only……
I have to say that Cheng Dai’s choice was a big mistake.
In this regard, Liu Zheng felt that it was still necessary for him to give some advice.
In the blink of an eye, three days had passed.
On this day, a group of people had already gathered outside the gate of Yangzhou City.
Although the Chamber of Commerce has raised funds today, Liu Zheng, as the person holding the "bandit suppression order", should indeed hand over his work to the new county lord. Therefore, he has been waiting here early.
At noon, Qian Buqun's team finally arrived.
Cheng Dai brought a group of people and waited attentively.
Watching from a distance, Liu Zheng couldn't help laughing.
This guy made a big show of himself. It seemed that he had paid for the noisy procession. At first glance, there were dozens of horses, dressed in red and green, with suona and trumpets, making it look like a procession for a wedding. Qian Buqun sat in a four-horse carriage, like a leader inspecting work in later generations, with his fat body standing at the front of the carriage, with a proud smile on his face, waving and greeting the people on the street.
"The county lord has arrived!"
"The county lord has arrived!"
For some reason, Liu Zheng suddenly remembered the scene when he and his father entered Yinzhou. At that time, he rode a horse and shouted at the gate , but no one came out.
Thinking of this, he didn't say anything.
With a whoosh, Qin Changfeng raised the Shenbi crossbow behind him, and a prop crossbow arrow used for training flew out, hitting a horse's eye.
Then the horse was startled and the cart overturned.
Qian Buqun's spherical body rolled down in a mess, shouting for help.
Everyone at the scene burst into laughter.
