This prince, it doesn't matter if you don't do it!

In the 13th year of Zhenguan, it was the tenth day of the first lunar month.

At the Luoshan County Government Office, Wang Renyou looked at the place where his official career started with emotion on his face, and he also had mixed feelings in his heart.

Maybe for many people, Luoshan County is too small, but after all, it is the place where his dream began.

But today he is leaving, leaving this place where he once made countless heroic ambitions.

Of course, if it were just that, it wouldn't actually make him sigh.

More importantly, from today on, he will fall into the arms of the Shi family.

Although Zheng Yuanshan said nothing except telling him the news that day, he understood.

He understands that having people come to his door is a signal, a signal to recruit him.

He thought about rejecting it, he really thought about it!
After all, he is now in the emperor's heart, he has capital, and he is far from the person he was when he boasted of being a branch of the Wang family in Taiyuan.

But this thought only lasted for a moment, a moment, or even just passed through my mind.

Perhaps only people like him who have worked at the grassroots level know how huge the gentry is.

Looking back, how high-spirited he was when he first came to Luoshan to take office?
At that time, it was not that he did not have the idea of ​​​​bringing glory to the lintel, he even set himself the ambition of three years as county magistrate, five years as governor, and ten years as the central government.

But reality taught him a hard lesson!
In the local area, without the support of the gentry and the recognition of local wealthy families, he is nothing!
After taking a deep breath and looking at the gate of the Luoshan County government office, Wang Renyou finally bowed his head to the nobles.

"Let's go." Waving his hand, Wang Renyou got on the carriage heading straight to Taohe County.

In the carriage, Mrs. Liu saw her husband looking melancholy, but she didn't say much, but skillfully took off his coat.

……

On the other side, Taohe County.

Strictly speaking, Taohe County is actually the traditional sphere of influence of the Li family in Longxi.

It's just that the Li family in Longxi has been shockingly low-key in recent years.

Yes, they are extremely low-key.

Ever since Li Er re-edited the clan annals and demoted Cui Minqian to the third level, with Li as the head, the Li family in Longxi has been extremely low-key.

Don't forget, Li Er and others also call themselves the Li family of Longxi.

Of course, being low-key remains low-key, but his strength is still there.

Even if Changsun Wuji vigorously develops industry after his arrival, although the Li family does not get the first share of the pie, they are still smart.

Now, nearly [-]% of the restaurants in Taohe County belong to his Li family.

If it were before, Taohe County would not be able to support such a restaurant, but today is different. With the rise of industry in Taohe County and the industrial output of the Ming Dynasty, Taohe County has become a treasure land that cannot be ignored.

Every year, many merchants from all over the country gather in Taohe County, which allows the Li family to see an opportunity.

We can't compete with you in industry, and we can't compete with high-end restaurants, but with so many merchants, there must be a place to stay, right?
Businessmen pursue profits, and no matter how exquisite the dishes at Changming Restaurant are, not everyone can afford to eat them every day.

Therefore, they seized this opportunity and opened many seemingly affordable restaurants, not to mention, they actually made a lot of money.

Today, it almost monopolizes the market of mid- to low-end restaurants.

At this moment, Cui Hao looked at everyone in the Li Family Restaurant and said with a smile: "This time Wang Renyou takes office, it is an opportunity for us.

Before, we had always wanted to try to get in touch with the industry here, but people like Qi Guogong and Xu Jingzong had been strictly guarding against us and would not give us any chance. "

Hearing him talk about this, the head of the Lu family smiled and said: "Who can blame this? Speaking of which, it's not that we didn't have the chance before, it was you who couldn't seize it.

Otherwise, why would we need an outsider? "

Even at this time, they still regarded Wang Renyou as an outsider.

Cui Hao was a little embarrassed when he heard this. He knew what the Lu family meant.

To be honest, their noble clan is not alone in Taohe County. Don't forget, Cui Mingyuan is the current Taozhou Bijia, but Cui Mingyuan has never opened the door to them.

Every time they approached him, Cui Mingyuan excused himself by saying that the industry was in charge of the county magistrate.

Of course, they also knew that this was just Cui Mingyuan's refusal.

For this reason, the Cui family secretly arranged for Cui Mingyuan.

"Okay, eldest brother, let alone second brother, your Lu family, Lu Zhengqing, is still in Riyue Mountain, and he hasn't given us any convenience at all?" said another member of the Cui family.

Although they belong to two Cui families, they are still closer than the Lu family, right?
When it came to Lu Zhengqing, the Lu family also shut up.

Ever since the incident at the Tai Chi Palace, Lu Zhengqing seemed to have become a different person. He was similar to Cui Mingyuan in that he was perfunctory about family arrangements.

Of course, the family behind them didn't take this matter to heart and turned a blind eye to it.

"If you ask me, since these two people are unwilling to contribute to each family, it is better for each of our families to contribute some efforts to get them down.

If the Cui family and the Lu family have trouble handling this matter, our family can help. "At this moment, the Zheng family said with a smile.

When he heard what he said, Cui Hao snorted coldly: "What a joke, our family still needs you, the Zheng family, to make the decision?"

On the side, although the Lu family did not speak, their attitude was obviously the same.

Seeing this, the Wang family members also smiled and said: "Zheng Laoer just said it casually. We guys are not that capable."

After speaking, he glanced at the Zheng family members and shook his head imperceptibly.

If possible, they really want to get Cui Mingyuan and Lu Zhengqing down.

The two families still retain these two people, and their purpose is not unknown to everyone, just to leave a way out for themselves.

It's just that no one has a way out, so why do yours have?

Of course, the Cui Lu family did not agree at this time, and they stopped entangled. On the surface, each family was still one.

"There was news from the Zheng family before. This Wang Renyou is also a smart man. Although he didn't say it explicitly, his attitude has already agreed. Let's discuss how to penetrate the industrial system of Taohe County." The Wang family The man immediately added, "Nowadays, whether it is the Ming Dynasty or the Tang Dynasty, industrial reform is inevitable.

Although we can still control it for the time being, over time, we will fall far behind.

After all these years, you must all know that if you fall behind, you will be beaten, right? "

They have controlled culture and education for countless years, so they naturally understand this truth most deeply.

At least, they have never fallen behind anyone in terms of culture and education.

This is why they remain standing.

Now, something unexpected has happened. Although the specific situation is hard to say, they dare not fall behind this step.

If there really is a trend in the industry, a group of powerful families will emerge. They are not afraid of this, but they are afraid that others will shake their social status.You know, in recent years, there have been so many noble families, but there are only so many who can be called the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes.

"Indeed, this is the official business." Cui Hao also nodded and said, but after finishing speaking, he was a little helpless and shook his head, "But even if Wang Renyou is willing to help, he is new here after all and wants to provide us with some conveniences. I'm afraid it will be too late." It’s not that easy, right?”

"This is the crux of the problem." The Wang family said, "But the problem is not big. You still don't know Xu Jingzong. He regards wealth as his life. He was the master who sold his daughter for a mere amount of money."

"It's different." Cui Hao shook his head and said, "Although Xu Jingzong loves money, he loves power even more. Moreover, he is still a minister of Conglong. With his current trend, as long as he does not make a mistake, he will definitely be positioned as an extremely popular minister in the future. , he actually knows this better than you and I.

Moreover, look at what he is doing now?
Fight with that one?

If he didn't have any ideas, how dare he make such a desperate move? "

Xu Jingzong does have many shortcomings, but sometimes his stance is really firm.

Besides, it's just money. Now that Xu Jingzong is in charge of Taohe County, if he really wants to make some money, he really doesn't need the help of his noble family.

"This old man is from a noble family himself, and now he is in a high position, but..." the head of the Lu family said, with a look of helplessness on his face.

Yes, Xu Jingzong also came from a noble family, but these people are actually the same. As long as they are in a high position, they will always think about something.

"It's useless to say all this." Cui Hao said, "If you ask me, instead of asking Wang Renyou to pay as soon as he comes, it is better for each of our families to pay something and let Wang Renyou gain a foothold in Taohe County first. If you really want to say it, , for him, let alone fighting with Xu Jingzong, it is not easy for him to figure out the affairs of his own yamen.

Don't forget, the team of the County Cheng Mansion are all left by Xu Jingzong.

We can't deal with Xu Jingzong, so why can't we deal with those subordinate officials in the County and Cheng Mansion?
At least we can't let Wang Renyou be ignored by Xu Jingzong as soon as he comes, right?

If that were to happen, it would really be a joke. "

After hearing what he said, everyone also laughed: "It is true that it is not difficult to take down the subordinate officials of the County and Cheng Mansion, but for this, the Li family should contribute, right?"

After he finished speaking, everyone looked at the chief executive of the Li family in Longxi. After all, this was their traditional sphere of influence. There were actually many subordinates in the Li family in each government.

This many people does not mean that there are many people from the Li family working in various governments, but people who are dependent on the Li family.

Hearing this, the leader of the Li family also smiled and said: "This is natural. We nobles are one body, advancing and retreating together. This time Tang and Ming want to exclude us from the industry, so naturally we can't just sit back and watch. In this way, I will contact you when I get back."

As soon as he expressed his stance, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

In this world, with the help of the Li family, the results will naturally be different.

In the next period of time, the Li family was indeed busy and contacted subordinate officials in various governments.

As a local tiger here, he is really good at doing these things.

Of course, Xu Jingzong was also aware of all this, but he didn't care.

Having received Changsun Wuji's secret letter a long time ago, he already knew Li Er's purpose. In this case, he was naturally happy to watch the show.

Moreover, he could also take advantage of the opportunity to escape from the fight with Li Chengqian. For him, why not do it?
With his indulgence, for a while, the entire Taohe County seemed to be waiting for the arrival of a certain person.

Of course, Wang Renyou didn't know all this. At this moment, he was heading straight to Taohe County after a long journey.

On this day, when Wang Renyou finally arrived at Taozhou City, a lot of people had gathered outside Taozhou City. There were representatives of various noble families, such as Cui Hao and others, as well as some officials in the officialdom, such as People like Cui Mingyuan.

Of course, Xu Jingzong didn't come.

With his status, there was no need to come to greet this person.

When Wang Renyou got out of the car and saw this scene, he didn't know what he was thinking.

Once upon a time, he never thought that he would be as glorious as he is today.

Although Taohe County is indeed located in the bitter cold land of the northwest, even if it is a county magistrate in Taohe County today, it is still a fat vacancy.

"Wang Juncheng is really efficient. A few days after this decree was issued, Wang Juncheng has already arrived. His concern for the country and the people is really a role model for us." Cui Mingyuan came up to him and said with a smile on his face.

Of course, in my heart I am actually extremely disdainful.

It's not like he was unaware of the actions of the nobles during this period. The reason why he came to greet them outside the city gate today was just a common practice in official circles.

Deep down in his heart, he looked down on this person.

Wang Renyou was not embarrassed. He smiled when he heard this and said, "This must be Cui Mingyuan and Cui Biejia, right? That's polite." After that, he slightly arched his hand to Cui Mingyuan.

On the way here, he was not idle, and carefully studied the information on these officials in Taohe County.

The information was all sent by the Zheng family.

As for why Cui Mingyuan could be recognized at a glance, it was naturally because of the official uniform he was wearing.

Cui Mingyuan cupped his hands and said with a smile: "It's a tiring journey, but Wang Juncheng is more hardworking."

Cui Mingyuan looked down upon Wang Renyou's haste to take office.

How long has it been? Taking into account the distance, this guy must have rushed to take up his post as soon as he received the order.

Maybe the work has not been handed over yet.

Can you be a good official with such behavior?
"Cui Biejia's words are serious. The king should do everything to eat the emperor's salary and be loyal to the emperor." After a few perfunctory words, Wang Renyou also knew that this person probably looked down on him, and he was not annoyed.

If you choose this path, you must abandon your shame.

"Wang Juncheng, Commander Xu has prepared a banquet and is waiting for Wang Juncheng. Wang Juncheng invites you here."

Soon, the people from the Sheriff's Mansion laughed.

Xu Jingzong was much more tactful, and he was quite polite to Wang Renyou, who was airborne to replace him.

"The Governor of Youlao is thinking about me. I will attend the banquet after I have settled down with my family."

In fact, he was not settling down his family, but he saw some people from the noble clan over there from a distance. Although he didn't recognize them, he guessed it based on their appearance and temperament.

Moreover, the Zheng family also said that someone would receive him here.

On the side, Cui Mingyuan smiled and said nothing.

Everyone actually knows this, even Xu Jingzong understands it.

Of course, Wang Renyou didn't make it too obvious. After entering the city, he went straight to the county magistrate's office. As soon as he settled down in the back hall, a subordinate came up and said with a smile: "I have met the county magistrate. Li Yuanwai asked me to tell the county." Cheng, today I have wronged the county magistrate first, and I will host a banquet for the county magistrate another day. Today is the first time the county magistrate has arrived, so it is better to go to the magistrate’s banquet first to get down to business.”

"Are you from the Li family?" Wang Renyou was stunned when he heard this, and thought to himself, good guy, these nobles are really capable, and they have penetrated into his county and Cheng's mansion?
"The county magistrate is joking." The subordinate official laughed, "How dare you climb high as a low-ranking official? It's just that we have an old relationship with the Li family."

Wang Renyou didn't say much after hearing this.

In fact, he also knew that he would definitely go to Xu Jingzong's banquet first today. After all, this was the rule in the officialdom.

It's just that he thought there would be some explanation from the Shi family, but he didn't expect it and didn't say anything.

Thinking of this, Wang Renyou muttered: "Are you measuring my ability?"