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Chapter 1175: Why can't you let me farm? (Part 1175) [Seeking monthly votes]

The government office was short of staff, so Shen Tang asked Lady Wang to put her name on the list.

The latter somehow became a public servant.

Upon hearing the news, the parents of Li and Wang came over to get information.

Shen Tang smiled and explained, "I see that your two daughters are smart and talented in writing, so I want to let her work as a clerk in the government office. It's just some leisurely work, and it will definitely not burden your two daughters."

The head of the Li family said, "I have no such intention. It is a blessing for my daughter that you like her. However, as a woman, I am afraid that she is not suitable. I am worried that she will do something wrong and affect the government."

The Wang family's parents had originally had this concern, but when they heard the Li family's parents belittle their daughter in this way, they immediately became unhappy.

His eyes widened in anger: "What do you mean by a woman? She is just a clerk, how can my son be unsuitable?"

Li's parents didn't expect to be sabotaged and were almost furious.

  Is this old guy's brain clogged with shit?

Do you understand what it means that if someone is too nice to you for no reason, he is either a traitor or a thief?

  Generally speaking, it is normal for new officials to win over local wealthy families, but no one has ever taken the initiative to arrange public jobs for the children of wealthy families! Is this a flattery or is there another purpose?

Although clerks don't have much real power, they are government officials after all!

Eat from a public bowl and eat public food.

Such a good thing came to my door without any effort?

  Don’t you even think about whether there is such a good thing in the world!

Hehehe, it really exists!

Not only their daughter had a share, they did too.

Shen Tang kept persuading the Li family to rest assured, and even asked the two families to meet with Lady Wang in private. Lady Wang's words were more effective than Shen Tang's. Soon, the attitudes of the two families changed drastically, and they no longer opposed Lady Wang's work as a clerk in the government. Lady Wang's reason was also realistic. She was going to marry a son-in-law in the future, and two sons-in-law. If she was still a woman in the boudoir, how could she suppress the two sons-in-law and the relatives who were eyeing her covetously after her parents passed away?

When I talked about the scary things, I couldn't help but shed tears.

The two ladies hugged their daughters with pity, saying that their beloved daughters had been wronged. The two fathers sighed repeatedly, and after thinking it over, they had to admit that their daughters' worries were justified. After all, the son-in-law was a man, so how could they not know what a man was like?

It's okay if the son-in-law has a conscience, just live off his wife.

  What if the son-in-law is extremely treacherous and appears loyal?

When these old people were alive, they pretended to be decent people. But now that they are dead, what will happen if their true faces are exposed?

A son-in-law who is too incompetent cannot protect their daughter, and a son-in-law who is too capable is likely to harm their daughter. In addition, there are relatives in the clan coveting them, and their daughter is in too dangerous a situation. Finding two sons-in-law to check and balance each other may not work. If the daughter can suppress others...

The two fathers looked at each other.

Acknowledged this.

At the same time, he also tacitly agreed to Shen Tang's plan.

They are not doing good deeds, they must have some ulterior motives.

In fact, Shen Tang didn't have many plans. If everything went well, both families would benefit. She looked at the two parents who had come together and greeted them with a smile. The Li family's head said, "I will never forget your kindness to my daughter. If you have any orders, please let me know."

The Wang family's head looked at him in shock.

This rhythm isn't right. Shouldn't we test the waters first?

Shen Tang smiled gently and harmlessly, and said confidently: "What's the point of sending someone on a mission? I just want to benefit the people under my rule and let everyone live a good life in peace and contentment."

The Li family's head asked, "What are your plans?"

Shen Tang's smile faded and he sighed deeply.

"To be honest with you two, I came here from the capital with my retainers just to avoid the struggle. Things are getting bigger and bigger over there, and I'm afraid the situation is not good." She acted as if she wanted to talk to them heart to heart, and they felt overwhelmed. They did have some savings, but that little money would not even make a difference if they were invested in the warlord struggle.

  Could it be that the other party wanted to borrow money or food from them?

It is called borrowing, but in fact it is robbing.

Just as the two of them were sweating in secret, Shen Tang's words were beyond their expectations - Shen Tang didn't want their food or their money, she just wanted to borrow the connections of the two families. She had a connection in the northwest, and the two families could go there to open up a new market, and the profits could be split 50-50.

"Northwest Kangguo?"

Shen Tang nodded: "Yes."

"The two places are so far apart, and there are so many dangers in doing business along the way. Even if the profits are considerable, the risks are also great."

The Wang family's parents are more concerned about business content.

"May I ask what the way is?"

Shen Tang smiled and said, "It's just salt, grain, cloth and silk."

Qi State is not a very large country in the Central Continent. Due to geographical reasons, it can only produce a small amount of pond salt in its territory, and most of it depends on imports. In addition to official imports, the country even encourages merchants to buy salt from various countries, and the control in this area is not strict.

The problem is that other countries also lack salt.

It is not easy to find a stable channel for purchasing salt.

If it can be done, the profits will be very considerable.

The parents of the two families almost popped their eyes out and said with rapid breathing, "Are you telling the truth? Northwest Kangguo does have a lot of salt, but Kangguo has strict control, and you can't get much without connections... Look, how many connections do you have?"

Shen Tang waved at the two of them.

The two of them approached cautiously.

She lowered her voice and said, "The Minister of Agriculture of Kangguo is a relative of her family, and the Salt Pond Supervisor under him is her confidant. It is not difficult to get some salt blocks. The salt of Kangguo in the northwest is famous for its good quality. Even the salt eaten by the people in the capital is slightly inferior."

The Shaoqing of Sinology was Shen Zhi.

Given her strong ability and the overlap between the duties of the Sinong Temple and the Ministry of Revenue, Shen Zhi, the Shaoqing, had little work pressure and her reputation was greater than her real power. However, the outside world did not know these inside stories, so it was not difficult to deceive the two.

Both parents said in unison: "Really?"

Shen Tang: "How can this be false? If you don't believe it, I can write a handwritten letter and you can ask someone to verify its authenticity. However, if you have concerns and don't want to agree, I won't force you. You can just find someone later."

The Li family's parents hurriedly stopped Shen Tang from continuing.

He broke out in a cold sweat and said, "Of course I believe you."

So, don’t ask anyone else for this matter.

The two of them found an excuse to leave and went back to discuss the matter.

Shen Tang was not afraid of their investigation.

It would be strange if her handwritten letter could not be made into refined salt.

Shen Tang was planning his next move step by step in his mind when Gu Deqiu's voice came from outside the house: "Are you all done?"

Gu De said: "The people have almost gathered together."

If you want to strengthen your power, you have to recruit soldiers. Shen Tang relied on the rangers he conquered along the way to sweep away bandit dens and barely had a private army. These people are easy to deal with, but not easy to support. Not only do you have to support them, you also have to continue recruiting. Shen Tang can only find a way to get some money from other places, create jobs, and settle these soldiers.

Otherwise, the news would leak out and they would be wiped out before they could develop.

Shen Tang has to find a way to hide these people.

It is very suitable to do business with these two companies.

Since all these people are registered under their names, the outside world will not be suspicious, and the two families will not expose themselves voluntarily, so it is very cost-effective.

Their only daughter is in their hands. Shen Tang said, "That's good."

Try to get 5,000 soldiers within a year.

  With 5,000 soldiers, it would be easy to take advantage of the chaos and annex the neighboring territory. The protector of Qi State, the 20th-rank Chehou, has already been killed. No matter how tightly the royal family covers up, there is no wall that is impenetrable. If this thunder explodes, Qi State will be destroyed!

Shen Tang is now waiting for an opportunity.

"Yourong, do you want to go and have a look?"

Gu De didn't understand for a moment: "What are you looking at?"

Shen Tang said: "Look at my true self."

She is not bald, let alone bald.

Alas, it takes time to make a wig realistic, so her wig is still in the production stage. Not wanting others to point fingers at her bald head, she decided to shave her head. It's cool to have a bald head. The only downside is that it's too exposed to the sun, and the scalp will be a little hot. Shen Tang's proposal was rejected by Gu De.

He said, "I'm afraid I won't be able to find time."

Shen Tang asked, "So busy?"

I haven't seen Gu De much in the past few days.

"I'm busy contacting my former classmates to see if I can get some people to come over." Ever since he knew the true identity of his master, Gu De was a little worried. The starting stage is undoubtedly the best time to cultivate feelings and consolidate interests. The man in front of him is already the overlord of the northwest. The advantages are obvious, and the disadvantages are also obvious to all - no matter how hard he and Zikuan try to catch up, it will not be easy to gain a foothold.

The only thing I can do now is to get in touch with more classmates.

Try to produce results in the shortest possible time.

When the two sides merge in the future, we will not be isolated and helpless.

Gu De didn't say these thoughts, but Xiahou Yu understood them and acquiesced to his behavior. Shen Tang saw through them but didn't say anything: "So you are a student of Quqing Academy? Will you be willing to come?"

Gu De said: "My Lord, please do not underestimate yourself."

Not to mention the size of Kangguo, even with the current vest, it is still a local official, with a stable place to stay, and it is not difficult to recruit a few classmates from commoner backgrounds. Gu De privately inquired about the situation in Kangguo. The appointment of officials is very different from other regions, which is fatally attractive to students who are restricted by their background. In addition, with Gu De's endorsement, it is easy to recruit people.

Of course, Gu De did not expose Shen Tang's true identity, but just told her classmates that she did not care about her background, and also painted a big picture for them that she had 5,000 soldiers under her command. Gu De's eyebrows relaxed and he smiled and said, "Nine people have replied so far."

Except for two who said it was too far to go and they had to take care of their parents, the others said they wanted to come and see Shen Tang and investigate before deciding whether to stay. Calculating the time, the other people's replies should also be on the way. Shen Tang was dumbfounded after hearing this: "So many?"

Gu De didn't understand: "How much?"

There are only a few of them.

Shen Tang held his forehead and said, "I didn't have this kind of treatment before."

Qishan also sent a message to his friends, but only Liao Jia came to him to seek revenge. Others ignored him, a typical example being He Shu. He Shu despised Qishan's masters because they were all short-lived.

If He Shu had come that year and brought a congratulatory letter, how could there be a battle in Shangnan County? Shen Tang could have blown Wu Xian's mind earlier. Because of Qi Shan, Shen Tang always thought it was difficult to get people to come.

Shen Tang spoke vaguely, and Gu De drew conclusions based on the context.

"It seems that the colleague is not very popular."

At present, he is still writing letters. If Zikuan, who has better relationships with people, also comes forward, there is at least an 80% chance that he can call people over. Even people who already have a stable job will be willing to come and give it a try. Gu De did not do this because he did not want Shen Tang to misunderstand.

It is not good to have too many people who come from Quqing Academy.

This can easily give her master a sense of urgency in marginalizing her.

Shen Tang: "... ahem, Yuan Liang's popularity..."

In a sense -

Having so many enemies is considered a good thing.

Shen Tang thought she had a deep understanding of "good popularity" until she saw someone bringing his family across two countries to seek refuge with Gu De and Xia Houyu. She was stunned. After listening to the self-introduction, it turned out that this guy was originally a county magistrate!

  No, is this how all of you classmates play?

What was even more shocking was that this person was not the one called by Gu De.

Yes, it wasn’t Gu De who invited people here.

To be precise, one of the people who had to serve his parents felt guilty, so he wrote a letter to his good friend, strongly persuading him to give it a try. After receiving the letter, the good friend hesitated for two days, packed up his belongings, brought his family, and came all the way.

He came and complained that Gu De was not considerate enough.

  Why do you only write to others and not to yourself?

Gu De was helpless: "You finally settled down, I can't let you leave your homeland and go to a place where you are unfamiliar with the environment."

The good friend pretended to be angry: "You are being too polite."

Seeing Xiahou Yu, he was smiling in the last second, and his face was heavy in the next second. It was no secret that Xiahou Yu had been subjected to the death penalty, but now he had regained his literary heart and a literary aura lingering around him, which was intriguing: "Zi Kuan, you——"

Xiahou Yu waved his hand, indicating that he didn't need to say more.

The good friend also understood, looked around and said, "Where is our new master? Come on, introduce him to me."

Xiahou Yu said: "This is him."

The good friend looked down and saw a bald head.

The bald man raised his head, revealing a face that was obviously a woman's.

good friend:"……"

  Is it too late for him to regret and go back to be the county magistrate?

It's impossible that Xiahou Zikuan and Gu Yourong are playing a trick on me, right?

The students of Quqing Academy were probably like sweet potatoes. A shovel would produce a bunch of them. The configuration was also balanced between civil and military. Not only did some of them bring their families with them, but some even brought hundreds of private followers. In a small place, they would be considered local rich people. They were willing to come because of Gu De and Xia Houyu. If Shen Tang could not convince them, they would leave.

Shen Tang is very confident about this.

However, she needed to examine these people first.

These people are also observing Shen Tang.

Before the two sides could come up with any results from their mutual investigation, the appearance of a book caused a huge stir. A young man dressed in literary and historical attire held up a book bound in dragon scales and said, "Come and see what I got!"

Shen Tang looked up and saw something familiar.

He raised his eyebrows slightly.

  Wasn't this the biography of famous ministers and scholars that Kangguo had just released earlier this month? How long had it been so long, and it had already reached Qiguo?

In this era when books are the mainstay, pure paper books are still relatively rare, let alone luxuriously bound dragon scale books, which few people present have seen. Everyone was attracted to it, and Xiahou Yu was stunned when he opened it and saw the first page.

Some people were shocked and murmured: "What kind of anti-text is this?"

[Princes, generals and ministers would rather have the seed! 】

The name signed in the preface is Kang Guo Shen Tang.

Others don't know Shen Tang's true identity yet, but Xiahou Yu and Gu De know. Seeing the signature, the two looked at the master outside the crowd in tacit understanding. The latter smiled and waved, indicating that the two should continue reading and get to know their colleagues who they have never met before.

  |ω`)

The drama between the Wang and Li families in the previous picture was adapted from an ancient novel, so Tang Mei told Lady Wang that the scripture she was reading was written by her family.