Early Tang Dynasty: forge ahead

Chapter 104 Attacking Zheng Rong

"Zheng County Cheng, drink water!"

A worker scooped up a ladle of water and handed it to Zheng Rong.

Zheng Rong wiped the sweat off his face, took two big gulps out of habit, and then handed it to the scholar Miao Yan beside him.

Miao Yan took the ladle, drank it down, and returned the ladle to the worker.

Zheng Rong clapped his hands and said: "We worked hard today, let's continue tomorrow. We will try to build the warehouse before the autumn harvest."

"it is good!"

Workers nearby shouted in unison.

Zheng Rong did not take the carriage, but walked to the county government office with Miao Yan.

The people around him greeted Zheng Rong enthusiastically.

Zheng Rong smiled and waved his hand politely in response, looking like he had won the hearts of the people.

Along the street, Zheng Rong came to the gate of the county government office. He looked at the county government office, which was still a bit old, with a dazed look in his eyes.

Before I knew it, more than three months had passed.

Zheng Rong looked at the tanned book boy beside him, guilt welling up in his heart, and he blurted out: "Thank you for your hard work."

For a moment, Miao Yan burst out crying, tears rolling down like broken threads, and he said aggrievedly: "Lang Jun, why don't we go home? It's too miserable here..."

He is a book boy, just a book boy, a noble book boy born in a family with five surnames.

What does a bookboy do?

Accompanying the master to study and study ink.

I don’t know how many people envied him as a book boy, and I don’t know how many maids in the mansion made secret glances at him because of his status.

Now?

He worked in the sun all summer, shed several layers of skin, and his delicate skin was tanned. He didn't know if Sister Rourou next to the eldest lady still liked him.

"no!"

Zheng Rong patted Miao Yan on the forehead and said, "Take back your tears. The outcome is still uncertain. How can you give up so easily?"

It was not that he had never thought of giving up, but he was burdened with the dignity of the Zheng family in Xingyang and could not allow him to escape back to Rongyang like a bereaved dog.

Even if you know you are defeated, you must dare to fight to the end.

The situation in Qingxi County is special. Zheng Rong knows that if he wants to shake Chen Qingsi's position, he must first not become an alternative in the eyes of the people. He cannot show his pedigree as a son of a family in front of the people of Qingxi County. The people here have been spoiled by Chen Qingsi. Eat this.At least he must first prove that he is the same type of person as Chen Qingsi and is a good official worthy of trust. Only by gaining their trust can Chen Qingsi's hegemony be dismantled from within.

So, he put on his current mask and became a good county magistrate in the eyes of the people of Qingxi County, who endured hardships and stood hard work...

It’s just that Zheng Rong found that after wearing this mask for a long time, he became a little immersed in it. He actually started to get used to chatting with the workers he looked down on before, drinking water from a gourd with them, and even took pleasure in greeting them when passing by, and responded unconsciously. .

"An illusion, it must be an illusion,"

Zheng Rong shook his head to get rid of the thoughts in his mind, telling himself that he was bearing the humiliation for the sake of his family's mission.

"You are waiting here!"

Zheng Rong warned, strode into the county government office, and found Chen Qingsi in the lobby.

"Magistrate Chen!"

Chen Qingsi looked at Zheng Rong, who was darker and stronger, and secretly underestimated him: "This son from a wealthy family is so delicate, and he's tanned like this in just one summer. He's really not as good as me, who has a healthy wheat color."

"Zheng County Cheng, sit down."

Chen Qingsi pointed casually and asked: "How is the progress of the warehouse? The autumn harvest is coming soon. It must be completed before the autumn harvest. There can be no delay."

Zheng Rong said: "Don't worry, it won't delay the autumn grain storage." "That's good!" Chen Qingsi nodded and said nothing.
Zheng Rong thought for a while and said, "I heard that Magistrate Ji of Tonglu County actually refused the people in the county to sell silk into our county? What is the reason for this?"

Chen Qing nodded and said, "This is indeed the case, and there are some circumstances that Magistrate Zheng doesn't understand."

Ji Wen went his own way and built a weaving and dyeing workshop in the county. He had been planning for a long time, and his speed was no less than that of the Zhao family's weaving and dyeing workshop in Qingxi County.

However, the Zhao family's reputation for being the sole leader in Jiangnan silk is not for nothing. For the same silk, the texture of the silk produced by the Zhao family is three times better, and the color is also brighter.

The silk produced in Tonglu County is incomparable in terms of texture and color.

The quality is not comparable, and the sales channels are even different.

The sales volume of silk in Tonglu County is less than [-]% of that in Qingxi County.

All the spring and summer silkworm silk produced in Qingxi County could not meet the needs of the Zhao family workshop in the county, so they purchased silk from Tonglu County.

The price offered by Zhaojia Workshop was very high, exceeding the purchase price of Tonglu County's own workshop, causing silk from Tonglu County to flow into Qingxi County.As a result, the silkworm farmers in Tonglu County are not willing to sell silk domestically, but sell it to Zhaojia Workshop.Tonglu County’s own workshops are also out of stock...

Ji Wen originally regarded Qingxi County as a competitor and restricted the sale of silk from the county to Qingxi County.

Chen Qingsi already knew about this, but just ignored it.

Ji Wen had already stepped into the coffin with one foot, so there was no need to push him in personally.

After all, there is Shangguan Yi behind Ji Wen, who wants to maintain the superficial harmony.

This is also the way of being an official.

But it doesn't mean that Chen Qingsi intends to let Ji Wen go, he is just waiting.

Transportation in ancient times was far less developed than in later generations, as was the movement and supply of materials.Transportation costs across counties and states are extremely high.

Tonglu County and Qingxi County share the same river water. Silk flowing down the river can reduce a lot of transportation costs.

Therefore, Chen Qingsi's plan for Zhaojia Workshop is to supply Zhaojia Workshop with silk from Qingxi County and Tonglu County to meet the needs of Zhaojia Workshop.

Therefore, without his intervention, it is impossible for Zhaojia Workshop to let the workshops in Tonglu County grow and affect its own financial path.

The Zhao family themselves will take action to push Ji Wen into the abyss.

Zheng Rong asked: "Is County Magistrate Chen trying to hide this from his subordinates?"

"That's not true!" Chen Qingsi sighed and elaborated on the dirty things Ji Wen did.

Zheng Rong was dumbfounded and couldn't say a word. After a long while, he said angrily: "How can the dignified magistrate Ji Wen do such a deed?"

There are official rules in officialdom. It is not a real life-and-death struggle between factions. Most of them are harmonious and harmonious.Even if there is friction and stumbling between each other, they will not use this method. Once it is leaked, no one will want to play with him.

Zheng Rong didn't understand Ji Wen's thoughts at all.

This is something Ji Wen, who was born in a poor family, lacks. He reads a lot, knows a lot of truths, and knows how to govern the place.I just don’t know some of the tacit rules in official circles, and I don’t know which methods can be used and which methods cannot be used.

Zheng Rong said angrily: "Why does County Magistrate Chen tolerate such villains?"

Chen Qingsi said helplessly: "Magistrate Ji was recommended by the Shangguan Secretary and the Young Superintendent. I have great respect for the Shangguan Secretary and the Young Superintendent. I don't want to make things too tense and get the matter done."

Zheng Rong was overjoyed, and Chen Qingsi was suppressing him in every way. Isn't now the time for him to step forward and prove himself?He said: "Ji Wen has gone too far to bully others. I am willing to seek justice for County Magistrate Chen."

Chen Qingsi said with a smile in her eyes: "It's okay, but don't go too far."

Zheng Rong agreed happily and thought to himself: You are afraid of Shangguan Yi, but I am not.

Chen Qingsi added: "But the construction of the warehouse cannot be separated from the county magistrate."

Zheng Rong immediately said: "It doesn't matter, Miao Yan can replace the official..."

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