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534
Mr. Wu went to various counties to supervise free schools, and eight or nine days passed in a blink of an eye.

He is Zheng Wuji's master, no matter where he goes, no one dares to neglect him.

Whichever county he is in, the magistrate of that county must personally accompany him.

These people soon discovered that Mr. Wu was a seasoned man who was also good at planning.

Therefore, he didn't dare to neglect him, and always treated him as a guest.

Of course, whenever these people eat and drink with Mr. Wu, they will ask Mr. Wu for advice when they are half drunk.

After Shangshui County Magistrate Shen Ding made a toast to Mr. Wu that day, he tentatively asked half-jokingly, "I don't know what Mr. Zhizhou likes?"

He is well versed in the way of officialdom and understands how important it is to please Shangguan.

And Mr. Wu is Zheng Wuji's confidant, if he can find out one or two inside stories from him, wouldn't it be cheap?

Mr. Wu didn't evade deliberately, he stroked his beard and said, "I understand what Master Shen means, but I just want to get closer to Master Zhizhou."

The other party nodded immediately after hearing this, and said: "Mr. is really the confidant of the lower official, it is true, it is true."

"I'm not trying to shirk, but in fact, my lord doesn't have any special hobbies." Mr. Wu chuckled, seeing the other party's expression froze, and continued, "But, the 22nd of this month is the birthday of Lord Zhizhou.

If adults have the heart, this is also an opportunity. "

After hearing this, Shen Ding thanked him again and again, and toasted Mr. Wu again.

After sending Mr. Wu away, Shen Ding called his confidant.

He said to him: "I have already found out that the 22nd of this month is the birthday of Lord Zhizhou.

We have to prepare a birthday gift carefully and send it early when the time comes. "

"I don't know what to give?" The confidant dared not make up his own mind.

"I asked Mr. Wu, and he said that Mr. Zhizhou has no special hobbies, and also hinted that I will soon be Zhizhou's birthday.

In this case, it is more straightforward and safer to give money. "

The confidant couldn't help saying after hearing this: "It seems that Mr. Zheng is not the upright official we thought before."

Shen Ding glanced at him and said, "It's not a bad thing. I'm not afraid that he's greedy, but I'm afraid that he won't be greedy."

Officials have never been afraid to give gifts to Shangguan, anyway, the money for gifts is also collected from other places.

Buy yourself a road with other people's money, is there any better deal in the world than this?
What's more, Zheng Wuji was the person they deliberately wanted to win over, but they didn't expect it to be so easy.

Apart from Shen Ding, the county magistrates in several other counties also knew that Zheng Wuji was going to celebrate his birthday, so they were busy ordering presents.

Just waiting for someone to deliver it early on my birthday.

Besides, on that day, both Zheng Wuji and Xu Chunjun said that when it was time for Xiumu, these merchants in the state must find ways to come to visit.

As expected, these flattering businessmen came to the door with gifts within a few days.

Zheng Wuji would not refuse anyone who came, but he refused to accept gifts.

A'Ban stood in front of the door and said to those people: "Your Excellency said, you are all country gentry in this place, and you have a reputation.

Since I came to ask for an audience, there is no reason not to miss it, but gifts are not allowed to be brought in.

Just put them all in your car, and take them all with you when you go back later. "

These few people looked at each other, not daring to confront each other.

Following A'Ban walked in, he saw Zheng Wuji sitting by the desk in casual clothes, handsome and elegant, reading a book in his hand.

Seeing people coming in, he just released the scroll and said with a smile: "This official is new to his post, and I haven't gotten to know you in time, so please sit down."

These few hurriedly greeted Zheng Wuji, and the flattery was even more eloquent: "The little people have longed for the lord, but they just know that the lord is busy with business, so they dare not disturb you at will.

Seeing an adult now is far better than being famous.Young and promising, dragon and phoenix among the people, honesty is true! "

Zheng Wuji just smiled lightly, and said, "I'm overwhelmed."

The servant girls from the mansion came in to serve tea, and these people chatted with Zheng Wuji.

In fact, they were probing, wanting to see which set Zheng Wuji would follow.

Because Zheng Wuji refused to accept the gift, they did not dare to mention the matter of gift giving again.

I'm afraid that the new official will burn himself three times when he takes office.

Besides, since Zheng Wuji is so young, he must have great ambitions in his official career.

If the picture is not small, most of them will not care about the immediate interests.

So be careful!
But from the very beginning, Zheng Wuji's attitude was very amiable, his words were humorous, and he had no official airs at all.

The nature of businessmen is to speculate, seeing Zheng Wuji so easy-going, they are still a little bit itchy.

You know, if you want to make a fortune in this place, it will not work without the help of the chief.

So the leading businessman said this: "My lord, if there is something for you, just open your mouth and never refuse."

Zheng Wuji was very happy when he heard this, and said: "You are all big merchants in Chenzhou, so you must be kind and generous.

Two days ago, when my wife and I were chatting, we also mentioned that the Double Ninth Festival was coming soon.

It is an old custom in the capital that during the Double Ninth Festival, all merchants will give out some good silver to make winter clothes, prepare wine and meat, and send them to the elderly in each family.

Our people in Chenzhou have always been honest and honest, filial to the elders and relatives, we should do more of such kind deeds. "

These people understood Zheng Wuji's meaning as soon as they heard it, so they agreed wholeheartedly: "Master Zhizhou, please rest assured, we will encourage merchants to donate some money after we go back, and we must make this matter complete."

"Then I will thank everyone, but there is a saying that whether or not to pay is entirely voluntary, and it is the same if you pay more or less." Zheng Wuji said with a smile, "Make a roster and write down the names and money clearly. Good deeds are engraved to record credit. Stand on this cross street for the people to praise and spread."

Naturally, these people agreed, and gossiped for a while before leaving one after another.

Zheng Wuji personally sent these people to the gate of the yamen.

After these people came out, they naturally wanted to discuss a few words.

"This Zhizhou lord is really calculating. Use our money to buy him an official voice."

"He is indeed a smart man. On the surface he confiscated our gift, but we can't save a cent of our money."

"More importantly, once the stele is engraved, the money will have to be paid every year."

"Then don't worry about it. In short, let's just send this favor. Who cares who he gave it to in the end?"

These businessmen and officials have always been close, and they also heard about Zheng Wuji's birthday soon after.

Since all magistrates have given gifts, how can these merchants have any reason not to bleed?
At this moment in their hearts, Zheng Wuji is completely a fame-grubbing and money-grubbing person.

Three days before Zheng Wuji's birthday, he had already started receiving gift money from various places.

This Zhizhou lord who kept refusing to accept the gift was so happy to accept the money.

It can be said that no one will be rejected, no matter how many.

The person who gave the gift couldn't help sighing: "It's really not very good-looking."