Obtain the divine power at the beginning

Next door neighboring room.

Yan Linshi was annoyed by Zhuo Shicai's snoring, and couldn't sleep because of it! At this time, he heard the flirting between Shi Tianyu and Tang Meiling from the next room, and then heard Tang Meiling's pleasant and moving music.

Yan Linshi couldn't help but become even more annoyed, thinking: Damn it, it turns out that Tang Meiling has already been Shi Tianyu's woman.

Hey! I and Zhuo Shicai are still foolishly trying to match Shi Tianyu and Tang Meiling. We are so stupid!
Hey! It's like I'm being played by that Shi guy.

Oh, no, that’s not right. It was that evil plan proposed by that evil leader Tan Yaotian.

Damn it, where has that thief Tan Yaotian gone recently? Why has he disappeared? He even said that after the matter was done, he would treat me to a big meal at a luxurious inn. This Tan Yaotian is a liar and a bad man.

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Yan Linshi was so upset that he simply didn't want to sleep. He got out of bed, put on his clothes, walked into the living room, and drank tea alone until dawn.

Sitting in the hall, he could no longer hear any movement from Shi Tianyu and Tang Meiling.

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Flowers bloom and the fragrance is everywhere.

On the day of Bai Jiaxin's public trial, Lu Yuan walked onto the streets of Chengdu, but found the streets deserted. No one came to the Censorate to watch the trial!

Confused, Lu Yuan summoned Gao Yingqiang to the governor's office and asked him what was going on.

Isn't it the public trial of Bai Jiaxin, the serious criminal who smuggled salt, today? Where is he?
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Gao Yingqiang cupped his fists and bowed to report: "Lord Lu, Bai Jiaxin has been released without charge."

When Lu Yuan heard that Gao Yingqiang had released Bai Jiaxin, he was shocked, surprised, and angry. He immediately questioned Gao Yingqiang: "What? What? Gao Yingqiang, you actually released the prisoner? Smuggling salt is a capital crime! Gao Yingqiang, who gave you such great power to release people privately?"

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Gao Yingqiang was furious and said angrily: "Lord Lu, what do you mean by this? Didn't you ask Dai Kun to come forward and ask Lu Wangyue to withdraw the lawsuit? Oh! Do you want to play a trick on me? So you said you wanted to release the people just to deliberately make trouble for me? You are so cruel! Humph!"

A while ago, he teamed up with Ma Zhifu and severely criticized Lu Yuan for building a shrine for his ancestors, which almost put Lu Yuan in a difficult position.

Therefore, in fact, Gao Yingqiang and Lu Yuan have already fallen out.

At this point, the situation between the two sides became even more tense, and Gao Yingqiang no longer gave Lu Yuan any face. Lu Yuan had no power to dismiss him anyway. The most he could do was to make things difficult for Gao Yingqiang or allocate less money to the Censorate.

Hearing this, Lu Yuan was shocked and asked in astonishment, "What? What? Did Dai Kun ask you to release the person privately?"

After being startled for a moment, he lowered his voice and said, "Master Gao, it's a misunderstanding! It's a misunderstanding! I have wrongly accused you."

Gao Yingqiang was stunned. He didn't expect that Lu Yuan would actually admit his mistake to him.

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Lü Yuan lost face in front of Gao Yingqiang and was extremely angry. He shouted, "Someone, send Dai Kun over here immediately."

Immediately send the guards to call Dai Kun.

Since Dai Kun had a little grandson, he has rarely come to Lu's house and usually enjoys entertaining his little grandson.

Now he didn't know what was going on, so he hurried to Lu's residence and called out affectionately, "Brother Lu, what's the matter?"

Lu Yuan angrily confronted him, calling him by his name, and shouted, "Dai Kun, what's going on with the Yao family case? Tell me!"

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Dai Kun was startled at first, then he looked at Gao Yingqiang sitting on the side sipping tea, and suddenly understood, so he whispered: "Brother Lu, keep your voice down, come on!" He calmly took Lu Yuan's hand, walked to the corridor, and whispered: "Brother Lu, the case of the Yao family is actually a big injustice! It was Ma Zhifu and Gao Yingqiang who deliberately let Lu Wangyue frame the Yao family in order to punish you.

Aren't the Yao family currently building the new Fucheng district for Shi Zhifu, who loves the people like his own children? Ma Zhifu and Gao Yingqiang's intention is to bring down the Yao family so that they can implicate Shi Zhifu. However, Shi Zhifu's backers are even more powerful!

The commander of the Jinyiwei, Yang Youcai, has come out to look for me. Brother Lu, do you think I can not look for Lu Wangyue? Besides, my nephew Chusheng was promoted by Shi Zhifu. If Shi Zhifu has something wrong, won't it implicate my nephew Chusheng? I am also trying to protect my nephew Chusheng in secret!
"My nephew Chusheng and the prefect Shi are sworn brothers! Although they are just nominal brothers and don't have much contact with each other, they have sworn brotherhood, burned incense, and dripped blood."

In his words, he cunningly dragged Lu Yuan's son Lu Chusheng to take the blame.

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Now, Shi Tianyu is Dai Kun's good son-in-law, so Dai Kun naturally protects him.

Protecting one's shortcomings is also Dai Kun's most obvious characteristic.

Even if Bai Youlong was captured and imprisoned by Gao Yingqiang, even if Xiang Laixiang was captured and imprisoned by Shi Tianyu before, Dai Kun would still rescue Xiang Laixiang and Bai Youlong, and do everything he can to promote Xiang Laixiang and Bai Youlong, so as to embarrass Shi Tianyu and Gao Yingqiang.

What's more, Shi Tianyu is now a good son-in-law to Dai Kun.

Could Dai Kun not protect Shi Tianyu?

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Lu Yuan was immediately stunned.

When it comes to conspiracy and trickery, Lu Yuan is no match for Dai Kun.

It was only because Lu Yuan had a very good father-in-law, Zou Baijia, who supported him in the past, that Lu Yuan became a higher-ranking official than Dai Kun. Otherwise, how could Lu Yuan be a match for Dai Kun in the officialdom?

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Dai Kun then whispered, "Brother Lu, Ma Zhifu and Gao Yingqiang are despicable and shameless people who will resort to any means.

Now, Ma Zhifu is crazy about becoming the governor. He and Gao Yingqiang are in cahoots with each other. He always wants to use indirect means to push you down and then replace you.

They also wanted to bring down Prefect Shi, but Prefect Shi was popular among the people, and he was also the Vice Prefect of the Imperial Guard, and he had the support of the Imperial Guard Office and Wei Jiuqiansui. Ma Zhifu and Gao Yingqiang really couldn't do anything to Prefect Shi, so they took action against anyone who had anything to do with him. "This example showed that Ma Zhifu and Gao Yingqiang were not human beings, and they said it with reason and evidence, and they were very confident.

Upon hearing this, Lu Yuan was so angry that he almost passed out.

Summoning Dai Kun here not only did not make him feel better, but made him even angrier.

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Dai Kun added: "This time, I came forward to ask Lu Wangyue to withdraw the lawsuit, first to protect Brother Lu, and second to protect Prefect Shi. I have also thoroughly seen the true colors of Ma Zhifu and Gao Yingqiang. Brother Lu, Ma Zhifu and Gao Yingqiang are two thieves, just like Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu in the Three Kingdoms period, moody, greedy, and only recognize power, gold, silver, jewelry, and beautiful women, not relatives."

Lu Yuan opened his mouth and gasped heavily, as if Dai Kun had hit him hard with a hammer. He was so angry that his vision went dark, he felt dizzy, his heart was stuffy and his whole body was shaking.

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Dai Kun was pleased to see this, and approached Lu Yuan cordially, patting his back and chest to help him catch his breath. He then reminded him, "Brother Lu, let's go. It's not good to let Gao Yingqiang stay alone in the hall for too long."

Lu Yuan came to his senses, returned to the hall, walked up to Gao Yingqiang, and for the first time in his life, he clasped his hands, apologized to his subordinate, and said, "Sir Gao, I was indiscriminate and scolded you. I am really sorry that you were wronged. Please forgive my impulsiveness just now."

Gao Yingqiang was so surprised by Lu Yuan's politeness that he stammered and quickly clasped his hands in return. He bowed and said, "Lord Lu, this?! This, I don't deserve it, I don't deserve it. Lord, please give me more advice in the future."

Lu Yuan's sudden politeness made Gao Yingqiang feel uneasy.

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Dai Kun was like a cunning fox. He quickly smoothed things over for Lv Yuan and said with great skill: "Master Gao, I heard that the case of the Yao family has not yet been reported to the court. There is still room for maneuver. Master Lu and I have just agreed that I will bear all the adverse effects and handle them properly. Please rest assured, Master Gao."

Gao Yingqiang didn't understand what Lu Yuan and Dai Kun were up to. He knew Dai Kun was not a good person and was afraid that Lu Yuan and Dai Kun would team up to deal with him, so he said vaguely, "Mr. Dai is well-known for his intelligence and ability. We believe in his ability."

Then he clasped his hands, bowed and left.

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Only Lu Yuan and Dai Kun were left in the hall.

In the courtyard, birds are singing, cicadas are chirping, and the fragrance of flowers is in the air.

Lü Yuan whispered to Dai Kun again, "Did the Jinyiwei commander really come out to look for you?"

After he regained his consciousness, he didn't believe that Wei Xueyan would go to find Dai Kun.

Because Dai Kun was not qualified to see Wei Xueyan! Whenever Wei Xueyan came to the local area, unless there was a major case, she would definitely not summon ordinary officials, and the people she wanted to see would only be the local chief officials.

However, Dai Kun still lied with his eyes open. Anyway, it was impossible for Lu Yuan to go to the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard to ask about this matter, and it was absolutely impossible for him to find Wei Xueyan to confront her.

So, Dai Kun smiled calmly and said, "He really showed up. He came to see me with Magistrate Shi. Magistrate Shi said that the Yao family's case was too small and not a big deal at all. Therefore, for such a small matter, there is no need for Brother Lu to show up.

After Shi Zhifu and his men told me about this, they went to Lu's house and beat Lu Wangyue up so hard that all his teeth fell out. Being an official depends mainly on one's background. Lu Wangyue was beaten up so hard by Shi Zhifu that he dared not even fart. I heard that Lu Wangyue now only drinks porridge every day and cannot eat rice. "

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Hahahaha!

Lu Yuan was so amused that he burst into laughter.

When he heard that Wei Xueyan and Shi Tianyu went to find Dai Kun together, Lu Yuan believed it.

Because of the relationship between Wei Xueyan and Shi Tianyu, Lu Yuan and the three officials in Chuanzhong had already seen it.

Last year, Lu Yuan even proposed to Tian Ergeng that he could act as a matchmaker for Wei Xueyan and Shi Tianyu!
In this way, Lu Yuan believed what Dai Kun said.

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Dai Kun saw that Lu Yuan was happy, so he recommended Xiang Laixiang to Lu Yuan and whispered, "Brother Lu, Xiang Laixiang is very careful and thoughtful. He is my right-hand man! Moreover, he has been a fifth-rank official for eight years and a fourth-rank official for more than a year. Recently, Xiang Laixiang has also done a great job in collecting salt taxes. If he can be appointed as the prefect of Chengdu, it will be a good thing for both our Lu and Dai families!"

Lu Yuan remained silent and had no good impression of Xiang Laixiang.

On the contrary, deep down, I really hate Xiang Laixiang.

Lu Yuan feels sick when he hears Xiang Laixiang's name.

However, Dai Kun is Lu Yuan’s good brother!

Now, Ma Zhifu and Gao Yingqiang have joined hands, and Lu Yuan also has to join hands with Dai Kun!
Otherwise, no matter how high the official position is, he will be outnumbered.

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Dai Kun observed Lu Yuan's expression and persuaded him: "Chengdu is as important to our Dai and Lu families as Kyoto is to His Majesty. Since Chengdu Prefect Lu Youji has reached old age and is unwilling to spend money to build a Thousand Years Old Temple, he has been holding Brother Lu back. It is time for him to retire and return home. Let Xiang Laixiang be the prefect of Chengdu, and he will definitely build a Thousand Years Old Temple as soon as he takes office."

These words were like a sharp sword, piercing Lu Yuan's heart.

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Lu Yuan was finally moved and said, "Well! All right, you ask someone to draft a recommendation document, I will add my comments, and then report it to the Ministry of Personnel by an express delivery of 800 miles."

If Gao Yingqiang knew about this, he would be so angry that he would vomit blood. He finally got Lu Yuan to summon Dai Kun and scolded Dai Kun in public, but unexpectedly, Dai Kun took advantage of him.

Dai Kun, who had served as prefect for eight years, was an expert at manipulating personnel. He would seize every opportunity and always remember to take the chance to recommend his close confidants for promotion.

Dai Kun’s abilities are such that even Shi Tianyu can’t do anything to him, let alone Gao Yingqiang and the like.

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"Yes!" Dai Kun bowed and went to obey the order. He returned home happily and asked someone to call Xiang Laixiang to tell her the good news. He asked Xiang Laixiang to draft the official document herself and to write it as well as she wanted. He also reminded Xiang Laixiang to act quickly.

Xiang Laixiang immediately knelt down to express her gratitude, and lay on the ground, thanking Dai Kun profusely, crying with joy. She had never thought that she could become a prefect, and moreover, the prefect of Chengdu. This was incredible!

Finally, I can be as majestic as Shi Tianyu.

Oh, it will be more majestic than Shi Tianyu.

Xiang Laixiang was so excited that tears streamed down her face. She immediately stood up, took out a silver note worth thirty thousand taels of silver, stuffed it into the hands of Dai Lingyun in Dai Ruyi's arms, and congratulated Dai Lingyun on his hundredth birthday.

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Bai Youlong happened to come to visit Dai Kun, and upon hearing such good news, he quickly took out two gold bricks and gave them to Dai Lingyun in Dai Ruyi's arms. Now, whenever there are guests visiting Dai Kun, Han Fenghuang asks Dai Ruyi to hold Dai Lingyun and go out to collect money, so as to avoid any sequelae. Dai Lingyun, who was only three months old, was fully utilized by his grandparents and collected a lot of money for the Dai family.

Dai Ruyi is now really worried about her son's future. If he becomes an official, will he become a corrupt official? Influenced by his grandparents, he has been accepting money from others since he was one month old.

Eh!
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Bai Youlong also reported to Dai Kun that he had contacted all the merchants in Fucheng to come to Chengdu to congratulate Dai Lingyun on his 100th birthday.

Dai Kun nodded and said, "Very good. From now on, Xiang Laixiang will be the prefect of Chengdu, and Lord Bai will return to Fucheng to be the prefect."

Bai Youlong was so excited that he was shaking all over, tears welling up in his eyes. He hurried to purchase various dishes to prepare a small 100-day birthday party for Dai Lingyun on behalf of Dai Kun.

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As soon as Bai Youlong left, Han Fenghuang came to the hall, took away the two gold bricks and the silver note from Dai Ruyi's arms, and said tactfully: "Hide it first. It's not good to let the servants see it. Anyway, you will give it to your husband someday. Mother is old, and there is no use for this money. My money is your money, and your money is still your money."

Dai Ruyi hugged Dai Lingyun and laughed, feeling very funny.

In the past, my mother often collected money from Shi Tianyu, but now, on the contrary, every time she sees Shi Tianyu, she gives him money.

Dai Ruyi laughed out loud but felt helpless. As a lady from a wealthy family, she did not have the courage to fight against her parents and could only laugh so funny.

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The weather in early summer changes suddenly. Dark clouds cover the sun and the sky becomes dark again.

When Lu Wangyue woke up today, he felt a little itchy in his crotch, for some reason.

I unbuttoned my pants many times and found some red spots around that thing. It became itchy and bled after scratching it, and it became even more itchy after bleeding.

"Sir, the doctor is here."

At this time, the guard led an old doctor to the hall of Lu's mansion.

"You go out." Lu Wangyue waved his hand to let the guard leave, and said to the old doctor, "Come in." Then he led the old doctor to the study, unbuttoned his pants, and said, "Old man, show me what these red spots are."

Upon hearing this, the old doctor hurriedly put down his medicine box, bent down, and took a closer look at Lu Wangyue's thing. Looking at the red spots around Lu Wangyue's thing and the blood marks left by Lu Wangyue's scratching, and smelling the fishy smell, the old doctor suddenly felt nauseous and almost vomited. He hurriedly raised his sleeves and covered his mouth.

However, the old doctor did not dare to leave, so he had to endure it, stood up and said, "Master Lu, this may be eczema caused by the humid weather. I will prescribe you some herbal medicine. Grind it into powder and apply it with water. You will be fine in a few days."

"Well, hurry up!" Lu Wangyue felt relieved after hearing that.

The old doctor then picked up a pen and wrote in cursive, then handed it to Lu Wangyue, then picked up the medicine box and left Lu's house.

After returning home, he hurriedly packed up, took his family, and left Chengdu in a carriage.

Because this old doctor was a disciple of the Tiandihui, a subordinate of Helan Minyue, and an elder of the Sichuan, Yunnan and Shaanxi branches of the Tiandihui.

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Lu Wangyue called the security guard again and asked him to go to the pharmacy to buy medicine, grind it into powder, add water and bring it to him.

Then, he shouted, "Xiaoxue! Xiaohe!"

"Here I come, my husband! My husband!"

Two girls came trotting into the room giggling, one threw herself into Lu Wangyue's arms, and the other hugged his fat waist.

Lu Wangyue laughed loudly, hugged them on both sides and walked into the bedroom.

……

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At Jiange Pass, on the mountain peaks, the trees are lush and green, and the sunset shines through the jungle, casting layers of green shadows. Hong Liansu rushed back to the army from Chengdu, and despite being covered in sweat, he hugged the two girls and rolled around in his room.

However, we come and go in a hurry.

"Damn it, they are just two bastards!"

Afterwards, Hong Liansu looked at the bed sheet and found no blood stains. He secretly felt cheated and felt extremely angry towards Shi Tianyu.

So, Hong Liansu, without even putting on his pants, slapped the two girls twice and yelled, "Get out of here! If I see you again, I'll kill you with a single blow."

"oops!"

The two girls screamed, covered their cheeks, and ran out of the military camp crying, disappearing into the night.

He wished for this, originally this was to carry out the special task assigned by Shi Tianyu.

However, I didn’t expect that such a difficult task could be completed so smoothly and so quickly.

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"Thank you, General!"

When Qiu Yang saw the two Ji girls running away, he dared to walk into the central military tent. Holding two gold bricks, he knelt on the ground and gave the two gold bricks to Hong Liansu to thank Hong Liansu for personally running to the Fucheng government office to bail out Qiu Yang's father Qiu Zhengba from prison.

Hong Liansu took the two gold bricks, threw them on the table, and cursed Shi Tianyu with gnashing teeth, saying that he was not a human being, but a scum, a turtle, a pig, and a hybrid of a donkey and a mule. He actually gave two pieces of rotten stuff to Hong.

Then, he waved his hand in annoyance and asked Qiu Yang to leave.

After a day of riding and some romantic fun, Hong Liansu was exhausted and needed some sleep.

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As the sun sets, smoke rises from the cooking fires.

Fucheng Posthouse.

Yan Linshi and Zhuo Shicai came to visit Shi Tianyu, asking Mr. Shi to speed up the implementation of the mining matter, but they did not want to say it explicitly.

Shi Tianyu smiled and said, "My two shopkeepers, now that Dai Yutian has come to Jiangchuan County to serve as the county magistrate, we have to support him.

Last time, County Magistrate Dai brought 400,000 taels of silver to Jiangchuan. However, after he took office, since he had to build one hundred stone arch bridges and repair the dilapidated houses in the city, all of this had to be funded by the Jiangchuan County Government!
I have calculated for County Magistrate Dai that the Jiangchuan County Government must come up with at least two million taels of silver this year, otherwise it will not pass.

So, can the two shopkeepers please see if Qian Youyu, Jiang Zaixing and other Yin merchants can participate in your mining operations?"

The meaning is whether it is possible to let Qian Youyu, Jiang Zaixing and other Yin businessmen participate in the mining business, and let Qian Youyu, Jiang Zaixing and other Yin businessmen donate some silver to Jiangchuan County Magistrate Dai Yutian to support the various construction projects in Jiangchuan County.

Shi Tianyu always helps those he supports to get on their feet and then sends them on their way.

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Yan Linshi said angrily, "Master Shi, I have donated a lot of money for your career! The mining business has not even started yet, and you want others to invest. How will I eat?"

Zhuo Shicai remained silent, thinking in his mind.

This is because all the projects in Fucheng are handled by Excellence or are jointly managed by Excellence.

Ever since the Zhuo family climbed up the big tree of Shi Tianyu, they have only made profits and never lost money.

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Shi Tianyu smiled and said, “Manager Yan, I have also calculated that you can earn at least two million taels of silver by selling houses in the future while the new urban area of ​​Fucheng is under construction.

You won't lose money! The construction costs of Fucheng New District were all paid by the Fucheng government. You and a few shopkeepers only gave a small subsidy to the people who participated in the construction. How can you lose money?
Moreover, after you sell the house, you will get a share of the fees charged by the bodyguards for guarding the house, so you can only make money!
Among the businessmen who followed me, is there any one who lost money?
Don't think that you can do anything to me just because you donated a little money to the Fucheng government office and gave it to Xu Li to build the Qiansui Temple.

I tell you, I can kick you away at any time, who do you think you are?

Come and settle accounts with me. Even if you live to be eighty years old, you are still young!"

As he spoke, his face turned stern.

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Yan Linshi was suddenly speechless, his old face flushed, he felt uneasy, his legs went weak, and cold sweat broke out.

Thinking about how I had praised Shi Tianyu for being smart countless times, I originally thought that I was just flattering Shi Tianyu, but I never expected that Shi Tianyu was actually so smart.

Hey! How come this little bastard Shi Tianyu is so calculating?

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Zhuo Shicai bowed quickly and said, "Master Shi, this matter can be discussed. I will immediately contact Qian Youyu, Jiang Zaixing, Li Baiqing, Gao Jianguang and other wealthy businessmen, and ask them to raise 1.6 million taels of silver and donate it to the Jiangchuan County Government to help County Magistrate Dai build Jiangchuan County and make Jiangchuan County as beautiful as Fucheng."

Shi Tianyu said with a smile: "Very good, I will go to the government office now to handle official business, and I will send someone to summon Dai Yutian. You can give him the cash later. We are also going to Jiangchuan County, so you can take the cash to the Jiangchuan County Office to deposit it into the treasury on behalf of County Magistrate Dai. In this way, when you do business in Jiangchuan County in the future, both the officials and the common people in Jiangchuan County will respect you."

"promise!"

Yan Linshi and Zhuo Shicai bowed and left upon receiving the order.

After settling the accounts, Yan Linshi and Zhuo Shicai no longer dared to harbor resentment.

They all understood that Shi Tianyu could see the changes in their expressions.

Since you can't outsmart Shi Tianyu, just be obedient.

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Shi Tianyu returned to the government court and ordered someone to call Dai Yutian over. He then carefully reviewed the official documents for a while.

Yan Linshi and Zhuo Shicai led wealthy businessmen such as Qian Youyu, Jiang Zaixing, Li Baiqing and Gao Jianguang, and their servants to carry 1.6 million taels of silver to the government court to donate it to the Jiangchuan County Court, and handed it over to Dai Yutian for inspection.

Dai Yutian was illiterate, so he called Jiang Xiao, Liu Laifu, Pan Dong, Chen Biao, Peng Jinshi and others to come and inspect the work.

When Liu Cong saw the silver, his eyes lit up and he came over to help. He said to Shi Tianyu, "Master Shi, the government treasury is also short of money! What do you think? Should we ask Jiangchuan County to hand over some money to the government?"

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Shi Tianyu certainly had this idea in his mind, but it was inconvenient to say it, so he smiled at Liu Cong and said, "Sir Liu, you are now in charge of the daily affairs of the government office, you have the final say!"

Liu Cong happily pulled Dai Yutian away and whispered to him.

Dai Yutian said straightforwardly: "Master Liu, what are you talking about? The government office is the father and the county office is the son. If the father wants money, isn't it just a matter of a word? Leave 200,000 taels of silver for the government office?"

Liu Cong laughed and gave Dai Yutian a thumbs up.

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That afternoon, Shi Tianyu moved seven ladies, including Helan Minyue, Xifangzhi, Zhang Hui, Li Gongchun, Situ Yan, Batu Yinping and Liu Rufei, to the inn and ordered them to disguise themselves as men and guard the city secretly.

He also summoned Jiang Xiao and Liu Lai-fu to the post station and told them to report immediately if anything happened.

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Then, Shi Tianyu led Yao Luyang, Tang Meiling, Zhuo Shicai, Yan Linshi, as well as Qian Youyu, Jiang Zaixing, Li Baiqing, Gao Jianguang and other wealthy businessmen, took several horse-drawn carriages, and helped Dai Yutian to escort 1.4 million taels of silver to the Jiangchuan County Government.

Afterwards, he went to see Eunuch Hu, the mine supervisor sent by the court, to discuss the mining matter in secret, and to attract several wealthy businessmen such as Zhuo Shicai, Yan Linshi, Yao Luyang, Li Baiqing, Gao Jianguang, Qian Youyu, Jiang Zaixing, etc. to engage in this big mining business.

After a day of hard work, the merchants and Tang Meiling left Jiangchuan County in the heavy rain that night.

However, Shi Tianyu did not leave Jiangchuan County, but pretended to lie in a dilapidated inn and bargained with Dai Yutian.

Shi Tianyu asked Dai Yutian to take out 200,000 taels of silver from the 1.4 million taels of silver in the Jiangchuan County Government and give it to Shi Tianyu to visit Pingting County Magistrate Dai Yuguang.

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Dai Yutian refused and said in a muttered voice: "Brother-in-law, when I take office as the magistrate of Jiangchuan County, I must learn from you and make some achievements!
Before, when I was in the government court, I had already helped Liu Cong to coax 200,000 taels of silver into the government treasury.

You asked me to build a hundred stone arch bridges in Jiangchuan County and repair those dilapidated houses in the county town. This will cost money!
Didn’t you say that this should all be funded by the county government?”

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Shi Tianyu said earnestly: "Among the counties under Fucheng, Jiangchuan County is considered rich, and Pingting County is the poorest. Besides, your brother is the county magistrate, so give him some money. There is a Baima Village there, which is very isolated. I want to build all the roads for Baima Village, flatten a few mountains, let the people in the mountains come out to do business, and sell some local products.

I will go to Pingting County to visit your brother later. How can I go to see him empty-handed? Before, I brought you 400,000 taels of silver. With the 1.4 million taels of silver today, you already have 1.8 million taels of silver in the treasury of Jiangchuan County Government.

Having too much money is not a good thing. Xu Li, the ambassador of the Qiansui Temple Construction Bureau, has a very sharp nose. If he smells that you have so much money now, he will definitely send someone to find you and ask you to donate some money to the Qiansui Temple Construction Bureau. "

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Dai Yutian said nothing, thinking in his mind.

No matter how illiterate he is, as a county magistrate, he has to consider the interests of his territory and think about making some political achievements in order to become a higher official!

At this time, a yamen runner came to report that Zhuo Yue wanted to see him.

Shi Tianyu asked the yamen runner to bring Zhuo Yue in.

Excellence came in carrying a large hemp bag.

Without looking, Shi Tianyu knew that Zhuo Yue was carrying gold bricks, so he said to Zhuo Yue, "Mr. Zhuo, please talk to Magistrate Dai. I'm going to the toilet." He winked at Zhuo Yue, turned sideways and raised his hand, pointing at Dai Yutian.

What I mean is, I don't want the kickbacks and bribes for building one hundred stone arch bridges and repairing the county town in Jiangchuan County. Give them all to Dai Yutian.

Dai Yutian's elder sister and younger sister were very grateful that they were pregnant with Shi's children, which also made the Dai family rich.

Zhuoyue nodded smartly.

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Shi Tianyu got up and walked outside, closing the door behind him.

Standing in the corridor, looking at the pouring rain, I thought about Aunt An’s hometown, Baimazhai, Pingting County, which was so primitive and so isolated.

It was decided that no matter what, all the roads leading out of the mountain of Baimazhai in Pingting County must be repaired, and the Ghost King Mountain, which was the headquarters of the remnants of the Mahayana Sect, must be razed to the ground.

Also there were the chief's son Leshan and his master Fulushou.

You have to move that Fu Lu Shou.

Maybe, that Fu Lu Shou is Jin Liufu, the hero of the Jiangnan branch of the Ming Cult. In order to investigate the cause of death of Shi Feiyang, the world's number one hero, he was willing to remain anonymous for 21 years and conduct a secret investigation. This is truly admirable.

From this, Shi Tianyu also remembered the locker No. 5 in the system space, Baihe'er and Dezhu'er, two beautiful girls from Baimazhai, Pingting County who had suffered a lot and wanted to marry him.

Just because Lily and Dezhuer were An'er's childhood playmates and the three of them grew up together, An'er has always disagreed with this matter.

However, An'er's mother, Aunt An, as well as the families of Baihe'er and Dezhu'er agreed and tried extremely hard to bring the matter together.

However, because An'er disagreed, Baihe'er and Dezhu'er were twenty years old this year and had not yet married. Their lifelong affairs had to be resolved. These two beautiful girls could not be left alone for the rest of their lives. They had to be allowed to carry on the Shi family's bloodline.

Anyway, An'er is pregnant with her second child now, and she lives in locker No. 3 in the system space with Wang Jing, Tan Ruofeng and others who are also pregnant with their second child.

Well, it’s settled. Mr. Shi must do good deeds and marry these two beautiful girls, Baihe’er and Dezhu’er.

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At this time, Zhuo Yue opened the door, walked into the corridor, stood next to Shi Tianyu, and whispered: "Master Shi, it's done. All the stone arch bridges and county town repair projects in Jiangchuan County will be handled by the children of our six major families, including the Zhuo family, the Yan family, the Qian family, etc."

At this time, Dai Yutian came out with a large hemp bag on his back and said to Shi Tianyu, "Master Shi, I have thought it through. Let's give 200,000 taels of silver to Pingting County. Come on, please go to the county government to pick up the silver and write a receipt for me."

After receiving kickbacks and bribes from Zhuoyue, I felt better and figured things out.

After saying that, he turned and left, carrying a large hemp bag.

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Shi Tianyu then said to Zhuo Yue, "Brother Zhuo, please go to Pingting County in the rain and ask Pingting County Magistrate Dai Yugang to bring 300 constables to the Jiangchuan County treasury to get 200,000 taels of silver to open all the roads leading to the outside of the White Horse Village and flatten Guiwang Mountain. You can also talk to County Magistrate Dai Yugang about these projects."

"Yes!" Zhuo Yue was very tactful. He bowed and left as ordered.

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Shi Tianyu then walked to the Jiangchuan County Court in the rain and told Dai Yutian that Dai Yuguang would rush to the Jiangchuan County Court overnight to collect the money and that the receipt would be written by Dai Yuguang.

Then, he pretended to return to the posthouse, and a few steps away from the county government office, he walked into the system space under a roof, came to locker No. 5, and told An'er's father Liu Wenjing and mother Aunt An that An'er agreed to his marriage with Baihe'er and Dezhu'er.

However, Lily and Dezhuer could only be concubines, but their living conditions were the same.

Liu Wenjing, Aunt An, and the families of Baihe'er and Dezhu'er suddenly cheered and jumped for joy. They were all extremely excited, with tears in their eyes. They immediately discussed together how to hold a wedding for Baihe'er and Dezhu'er.

Shi Tianyu smiled and asked, what kind of wedding are we holding?

It’s better to get married now than to wait for a better day!
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Hahahaha!

Everyone burst into laughter again.

Shi Tianyu then hugged Baihe'er and Dezhu'er into the bridal chamber and came to the master bedroom in one of the courtyards. He hugged Baihe'er and Dezhu'er and rolled into bed, intoxicated with happiness.

Now, basically, Shi Tianyu can become a groom every month.

In order to have three hundred sons, Shi Tianyu worked very hard. He was not afraid of hardship or fatigue, and he worked diligently to cultivate the three mu of land of each of his wives and concubines.

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The road was muddy and flooded after the rain, and the post road was bumpy and difficult to travel on.

On the way back to Fucheng, the carriages moved very slowly.

Tang Meiling, who was sitting in the first carriage in front, was thinking in her mind as the carriage swayed. She thought to herself: I didn't expect the Ming Dynasty's official system to be so complicated, and I didn't expect the Central Plains to be so rich. In addition to selling horses and Korean ginseng to earn some money, our Great Jin Kingdom also makes a living by farming on the black soil. If the Khan hadn't started his army early, he would have been bullied by the surrounding tribes and suppressed by the Ming Dynasty court.

I really want to come to the Middle-earth. I have to write to the Khan immediately, imitating the Ming Dynasty's official system and establishing a sound Jin Dynasty official system to stabilize the foundation. I also want to persuade the Khan to send more talented people to sneak into the Middle-earth, bribe the mine supervisor, and find a way to get more silver out of the customs to strengthen the national strength of the Jin Dynasty. The Middle-earth has many mountains and rivers, and we need to strengthen the cavalry.

Tang Meiling's horizons broadened greatly, and her thinking shifted from seeking the blueprints for the pass and the little money from the Yao family to seeking ways to enrich the country and strengthen the military.

After a bumpy journey and lots of thinking, he came up with a new idea for writing a letter to Nurhaci.

Then, Tang Meiling thought to herself: The words of Emperor Taizong of Tang that Shi Tianyu often quoted are very reasonable. The people's hearts are like water. After our troops have conquered the city and plundered the land, we really can't plunder anymore. If we can't win the people's hearts, we will never be able to break through Shanhaiguan!

~~(End of this chapter)