My whole family is punching cards in the farming article to survive

"What do you mean by 'doing men's things'? Also, do I have to learn the bad habit of taking a concubine and keeping a child?"

After Mei Bei finished speaking, Chu Siyue's throat felt a little "itchy" and she wanted to cough twice to show her embarrassment.

"Qi Jinghao, this person was born next to the Qi family, a local wealthy businessman in Zhuzhou. Because Emperor Yan Qing made a promise to the merchants from the four eastern states, he took advantage of the east wind to take part in the imperial examination and was released as an official after ranking among the top ten in the second class.

Because the family had considerable assets, the Qi family gave full support to him, and managed to return to Zhuzhou all the way. He served as the governor of Zhuzhou for more than ten years. "

"Wait."

Listening to Chu Siju's investigation, Mei Bei was stunned: "Can you serve as a prefect in one place for so long?"

Mayberry felt something was wrong as soon as she heard what was going on.

"Of course not, but the Qi family has money."

Plum Berry: ...

Ah, what a gift!
"During his ten years in office in Zhuzhou, Qi Jinghao not only did things that were beneficial to the Qi family, but also benefited Zhuzhou merchants.

Over the years, Zhuzhou's tax revenue has been among the top three among the Dacheng states, [-]% of which relies on commercial taxes.

The official administration cannot be said to be so clear, but this person is always good at balancing.

The major wealthy merchant families in Zhuzhou all have a good impression of Qi Jinghao. The Qi family even moved the other branch to the main branch. They work outside because Qi Jinghao has made many good friends. "

"What about the common people? For wealthy businessmen and wealthy people, Qi Jinghao is indeed good, but what about the common people?"

Meiberry is more curious about the lives of the people here.

Although she seemed to be doing well along the way, maybe this was just what she saw, and there were many bad things in invisible places.

"Well……"

At this point, Chu Siju also paused, and glanced at Xie Changxu again when Mei Bei wasn't paying attention.

After Xie Changxu nodded slightly, Chu Siyuan continued: "Zhuzhou has a strong business culture, and the people's enthusiasm for farming is not like that in other states. If a family has a small amount of assets, they will think about doing business."

In fact, from the perspective of Chu Sihui and the others, it would be fine if this state were like this. If the whole of Dachengdu was like this, it would probably lead to chaos.

But if it’s not true, the lives of people here are indeed much better than in other states.

"Ah, I wanted to ask if there is such a thing as collusion between government and businessmen to oppress the people and occupy the fields."

As for whether to do business or not, and whether to farm or not, Mei Qian felt that Xie Changshui and the others must have some countermeasures.

Nor is she the kind of person who sees only taxes and not the consequences of imbalances in business and agriculture.

However, such matters should still be left to professionals, and Mayberry did not express any position on this.

She was more concerned about Qi Jinghao, who was a businessman. After becoming an official, whether the government and businessmen colluded just to benefit the rich, thus squeezing the people.

"That's not true. Although this person takes shortcuts in some aspects, he can be considered a good parent official for the people's livelihood.

Besides, Zhuzhou is a big fat piece of meat, and everyone wants to take a bite.If Qi Jinghao had made serious mistakes in civil affairs, he would have been pulled down long ago.

It was his hard work in Zhuzhou over the years that allowed the major wealthy merchants in Zhuzhou to become one force, preventing the King of Wei from secretly infiltrating a lot and losing control. "

Although it seemed that the Qin family was about to be beaten out of their wits by King Wei and the merchants who had taken refuge in King Wei's power, there were many other families in Zhuzhou who were not implicated.

"Except for the Qin family, most of the wealthy businessmen were also protected by Qi Jinghao."

Chu Sijiu mentioned merchants other than the Qin family.

The Qin family is rich and famous in Zhuzhou and even Dacheng, but in fact, when you get to Zhuzhou and get to know it privately, you will know that there are many invisible wealthy people in Zhuzhou.

People don't like to show off to the outside world either.

"Sounds like this guy really has the skills."

Mayberry also had to agree that this man was actually quite smart, but he was stupid when it came to his ideas.

When Chu Siyuan saw this, he also laughed and said: "Perhaps, giving someone away to you is the worst thing he has done in these years." After saying that, Chu Siyuan even looked at Mei Mei and Xie Changxu teasingly. .

When it comes to giving away plum berries, I can't help but feel embarrassed.

"If it weren't for the behavior of Wang Jiyao and those people, Qi Jinghao and others would probably still wait and see."

The main reason why Xie Changxun came here this time and did not reveal his identity directly to the officials in Zhuzhou was because most people in Zhuzhou defected to them just because they looked better than King Wei.

It's not really sincere.

Many families in Zhuzhou don't care who occupies Zhuzhou.

The King of Wei was strong, but they did not dare to openly oppose him, and showed the softened attitude they should have on their faces.

Everything is for sale.

This was also true when they were willing to support Emperor Yan Qing, but what Emperor Yan Qing did later was too chilling for them.

Moreover, King Wei indulged the merchants who had taken refuge in him and targeted the Qin family. Although other people in Zhuzhou did not intervene, they all saw it.

“Businessmen in Zhuzhou like most to be friendly and make money, and to accept the soft rather than the tough.

The King of Wei allowed those people to do evil, even rough guys who knew nothing, and in the end they were able to seize the Qin family's property after their defeat...

Such threats and attempts to scare the monkeys have long dissatisfied the people in Zhuzhou.

Therefore, after our people landed in Zhuzhou, Qi Jinghao came to discuss with us when he found that our people had very little destructive power on the local area and the situation was not clear.

Even if we have some difficulty fighting the King of Wei or the Queen Mother later, they are willing to help.

But no one expected that the Queen Mother and King Wei would give up so quickly. "

Every time she mentioned the reaction of the imperial court and the King of Wei, Mei Mei wanted to laugh. Yesterday, Xie Changzhen's informant from the imperial court came with the news.

Someone on the Queen Mother's side suggested that the court could take advantage of the situation and induce them to continue fighting with the King of Wei.

King Wei retreated, and Mei Bei and the others probably guessed that either they had seen through the Queen Mother's plan, or they had the same idea as the Queen Mother.

After all, it was such a mistake. No one wanted to take action first, which resulted in such a situation.

"By the way, Prince Yong and his wife will also come over in a while." Chu Siyuan mentioned the Yongfang Prefecture's military strength that shocked them this time.

"The troops and princes of Yongfang Prefecture have come out. Are there any risks to the south?"

Mei Bei suddenly remembered that she had given many instructions before leaving Xianyao, and Yong Wang and his wife were worried that they would also come out and feel uneasy.

"King Yong also has troops from the other three states. You can rest assured about this, Lord. Moreover, as for the situation in the south, neither the King of Wei nor the Queen Mother will take action rashly. There are a lot of miasma in the mountains and forests there, so they rashly attack the four states in the south. The soldiers can’t stand it.”

"Oh~ also."

Mei Bei had heard before that it was a geomantic treasure land where bandits and rebels were exiled to cause chaos. Now that they heard what they said, Mei Bei could only lament that King Yong's secret integration ability was quite powerful.

No wonder he was able to help Mei You kill Dongfang Tai in the later stage.

"You haven't shown your true identity yet. When King Yong comes, I think Qi Jinghao will still recognize him as the boss. I don't know if he will do the same thing again."

Mayberry thought a little wickedly.

I heard Yongyuan say that the relationship between her parents should not be too good. If the time comes, Qi Jinghao will really kick the iron plate... "Hehe~"

Chu Siyuan and Xie Changxu looked at each other and quietly shook their heads at Mei Bei's unkind laughter that came from gloating in advance.

It's just that people don't understand that Mei Bei is stupid. King Yong risked being almost killed by Emperor Yan Qing and turned into a princess that common people would marry. This matter is known to the whole world.

If Qi Jinghao can still behave like this, then Chu Siyi will have to go back today to check whether there is any talented counselor around Qi Jinghao that others don't know about...

Qi Jinghao: If I make a mistake once, what about a second time?
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