The three countries are very nuclear

Chapter 106 I, Lin Zichu, are the most fair in business, let's use money to speak!
In the end, Liu Bei agreed to Lin Chao's plan, and planned to sell the Xiaolian places last year and this year.He just repeatedly told Lin Chao not to look too ugly, otherwise he would be ridiculed by the world.

Fame is a cumbersome thing when it is useless, but once it is needed, it is really useful.And Liu Bei has just gained some reputation, so naturally he doesn't want to destroy it so soon.

After Lin Chao returned, he immediately started to implement it.

It happened that after the year Liu Bei came forward to entertain the famous big families in Zhongshan County, as well as the sages and celebrities in the field, to have fun with the people.

Although this move cannot attract real hermits, it can catch those who yearn for fame and fortune.

While these people gathered in Lunu County, a gossip spread quickly in the city.

According to a certain head of the Wang family who did not want to be named, Zhongshan County should have elected three Xiaolians at this age, but last year Zhang Chun rebelled, and the matter was delayed. Let me recommend six Xiaolians.

Of course, the Patriarch of the Wang family, who did not want to be named, claimed that this was just gossip and did not guarantee the authenticity of the news.

Besides, Mr. Xuande is such a beautiful and elegant person, even if he wants to be filial and honest, he is still selecting talents for the imperial court.

Never try to bribe,
Don't think about buying this Xiaolian quota with money,

Lord Xuande will never tolerate your behavior!
As soon as the news spread, the whole Lu Nu was in a state of excitement.

Don't underestimate the quota of Xiaolian, it is the foundation of being a real official, it is the kind of official who can be promoted step by step in the future and has a smooth career, not a petty official in a state or county.

Those who promote filial piety, even if they have a decent background, will be valued by the big bosses in the hall.

Apart from this, those who are promoted through other channels will be regarded as lucky by default, and belong to the kind of people who are excluded.

Only officials at the county level are qualified to be filial and honest, but they are not random.

According to the regulations of the imperial court, only one person of Xiaolian can be promoted if the county has more than 20 people, and so on.For counties with less than 20 people, only one Xiaolian can be promoted in two years, and for counties with less than 10 people, only one Xiaolian can be promoted in three years.

Just imagine, the entire Han Dynasty originally had a population of just over 500 million. After several years of natural and man-made disasters, it is hard to say whether there are now 5000 million.

In other words, all the filial piety and honesty of the big man this year are added up, and there are only four to five hundred people.

Most of them are still in the hands of aristocratic families, like county-level tycoons, they are simply out of reach, and occasionally there are one or two places, but there are too many monks and too few.

If it weren't for this, Lin Chao's father would not have spent most of his family's wealth for a place of filial piety.

This shows the importance of the word Xiaolian.

Today's Zhongshan County has a population of more than 50, and if it is a little more falsely reported, it will be 60, and the age can be three Xiaolian.Including last year's quota, there are only six people.

Even so, for these powerful households in Lunu, this is already a lot.

Two days after the news fermented, it became more and more serious, and all the big households were scratching their heads in anxiety, not knowing which way to go to see Liu Bei.

If you can't even see people, what's the use of guarding the mountains of gold and silver?

Maybe when I was in a hurry here, the other family had already found a way, and even made a default appointment.

The more anxious they were, the less they could find a solution. Some people even found out the source of the news after many inquiries. They brought generous gifts to visit a certain well-known and unknown Patriarch of the Wang family, asking for a clear path.

For this kind of people, the Patriarch of the Wang family put on airs and never saw them.

These big households are even more anxious.

But soon another news came.

According to Zhen Yan, the patriarch of the Zhen family who did not want to be named, his father had a close relationship with Lord Xuande in the early years, and he even called him a brother. , like his own nephew.

In other words, Zhen Yan wanted to visit Duke Xuande, but it was only a matter of minutes, and he promised that he would not be turned away.

The appearance of Zhen Yan is like a glimmer of light in the darkness, pointing out the way for all the big families.

So on the second day after the news spread, the people who came to visit almost broke through the threshold of Zhen's family.

Different from the Wang family, Zhen Yan never refuses the gifts brought by these people, and accepts them all.And patted his chest to assure everyone that when he sees Xuande Gong next time, he will definitely convey the meaning of everyone.

It’s just the quota for Xiaolian. Mr. Xuande is impartial and selfless, and the promotion of Xiaolian is to select talents for the country. As long as your husband has real talents and learning, Mr. Xuande will definitely recommend it to the court, and he will never favoritism.

Zhen Yan seems to have guaranteed everything, but it seems that nothing has been guaranteed.

No matter how unwilling the big households are, they can only go back home.

Then the next day, the well-known Patriarch of the Wang family started to curse.

What is he, Zhen Yan, but a nouveau riche, he dares to call himself the nephew of Duke Xuande, he really has no shame.

If Zhen Yan hadn't had three good younger sisters who were married to Xuande Duke's confidantes, in Lunu City, it would be his turn to show off the power of Zhen Yan.

The power gained by relying on women, what is there to show off!
The Patriarch of the Wang family has had enough of scolding, but the big families don't realize that there is no shame in relying on women. After all, marriages have been used to consolidate their status since ancient times.

What they want to know now is whether they can get on the line of Duke Xuande's confidant through the Zhen family. This is the most important thing.

Someone in the crowd asked a question, and the Patriarch of the Wang family didn't shy away from it, directly exposing the identities of Lin Chao, Lin Xi, and Zhao Yun.

Everyone was shocked, and quickly asked why the Patriarch of the Wang family knew so many secrets.

The Patriarch of the Wang family Fu Xu sneered, with a profound attitude of Yuan Ting and Yue Zhi.

"Because the little girl was lucky enough to be accepted as a concubine by Mr. Lin, the supervisor under Duke Xuande's command, so it's not surprising that the old man knows this."

As soon as this statement came out, everyone admired and marveled at the shamelessness of the Patriarch of the Wang family.

Just a moment ago, he was still cursing Zhen's shamelessness for relying on a woman for his position, but now everyone knows that he himself rushed to send his daughter there, and he said it so confidently.

The Patriarch of the Wang family has such shame, so why worry about the failure of a major event!

But after such a circle, everyone finally figured out the point.

The place of Xiaolian that they have been longing for will probably fall on this Lin Jianjun.

But before they came to visit, Liu Bei had his first banquet after the year.

On this day, the entire Lunu was in an atmosphere of celebration.

Liu Bei was also very happy, so he drank several times more, and passed out just after half of the banquet.Lin Chao hurriedly ordered someone to help Liu Bei to rest, and then he took over the home court and continued to host the banquet for Liu Bei.

During the banquet, Lin Chao repeatedly hinted that there was not much money and food left in the army, which caused Liu Bei to sigh day and night.And because he wants to promote talents for the country, but suffers from not knowing where Zhongshan's talents are, Lin Chao then asked everyone.

In fact, this is no longer implied, but express.

A big factor immediately notices...

First, Duke Xuande is short of money and food.

Second, Duke Xuande is really going to promote Xiaolian.

Lack of money and food?

We have!

Is that even a problem?
As long as Xiaolian's quota is released, money and food are trivial matters!

It has to be said that for a quota of Xiaolian, these big households also fought hard, and for this reason they did not hesitate to be played by Lin Chao many times.

It was naturally not suitable to engage in black-box operations at the banquet, but on the second day, Lin Chao hosted another banquet in honor of these big households in the name of fundraising.

This time it was not at the county government office, but at Lin Chao's house, so he could speak a little more openly.

Seeing that almost everyone had arrived, Lin Chao stood up and bowed to everyone.

"Everyone, to tell you the truth, Lin invited you here this time because of the shortage of money and food in the army."

"Last year, Duke Xuande fought for the country's thieves. He worked so hard that he even spent his family's wealth and recruited volunteers. Now that thief Zhang has been awarded the head, but the army is about to run out of food. Please donate your money generously and help Xuande a little bit." Money and food must be rewarded later."

Lin Chao paused, and continued: "Of course, it's all voluntary, never forced."

These words sound high-sounding, but none of the people present are smart, and they understand that the quota of Xiaolian is mostly related to this funding of money and food.

Just as everyone was discussing, the Patriarch of the Wang family stood up and said with a righteous face: "Mr. Xuande is hunting for thieves for the country, protecting the country and the people. How can we sit and watch the soldiers go hungry. Really determined Wang, I would like to subsidize Duke Xuande with 500 million dollars!"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone became more determined in their previous thoughts.

Who is the Patriarch of the Wang family? He is the half-father-in-law of the Supervisor Lin in front of him. If he didn't get some inside information, would he pay so much money!

"Hmph, the Wuji Zhen family is willing to subsidize Xuan Degong with 3000 million yuan!"

Zhen Yan's voice was not loud, but it silenced everyone present.

Good guy, it's 3000 million in one shot!
Sure enough, it is a family that has been in business for generations, and the poor only have money left!
If it was said that the Patriarch of the Wang family made everyone firm in their minds, then Zhen Yan's appearance undoubtedly confirmed their guesses.

Maybe whoever pays more money this time will get Xiaolian's quota.

As for whether they are talented or not, that doesn't matter.

Because the most important thing in promoting filial piety is not talent and learning, but character!

Duke Xuande is a loyal and good man who eliminates thieves for the country.These people spend their wealth to support a big man like Xuande Gong Zhongliang, who dares to say that he is not a loyal man!

Can loyal people be filial?
Of course I can!

Even if you can't learn well!
"The Lu family, Lu Nu, is willing to subsidize Duke Xuande with 1000 million yuan!"

Among the crowd, an old man stood up and shouted in a deep and powerful voice.

Before he finished speaking, another middle-aged man in his forties stood up next to him.

"The Chen family of Quyang is willing to subsidize Duke Xuande with 800 million yuan!"

……

Looking at the voices coming and going from the audience, Lin Chao showed a cheerful smile.

The voice must be honest, and the top few in this fundraising will definitely get a place of filial piety.

As for the latter, sorry, it is really subsidized.

After all, Lin Chao had his words beforehand, and he did so voluntarily, not by force.

Only in this way of public bidding can the interests be maximized, and the six places can be sold for a price of sixty.

This wave, Lin Chao can be said to have earned blood!
　After the fifth watch, [-] words is only a lot more, almost comparable to the usual eight watch.

　　Old Yu never broke his promise!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)