Chapter 471 Damn it, brothers are so powerful?
Because there is no waterway connecting Hangzhou and Yunzhou, Su Yunting got off the boat when the boat arrived at Hezhong Mansion in Hezhong County, planning to buy a carriage in Fang City and go to Yunzhou by land.
Hezhong Prefecture has not yet recovered from the drought of the past few years. Even though it is a provincial capital of a county, there are not as many pedestrians on the streets as in other states and counties.
After the other caravans who disembarked with Su Yunting stepped into the territory of Hezhong County, they swept away the relaxed atmosphere on the ship. They all looked heavy and guarded the goods disembarked extremely closely.
Hezhong County is located in the middle of the Zhou Dynasty and is the only way to go north to Yunzhou, so many merchants will stop here temporarily.
"Su Erlang!"
As soon as Su Yunting got off the pier, he saw a very conspicuous carriage parked on the pier. There were about a dozen government servants standing around the carriage, and the people in the carriage were waving to him.
Su Yunting squinted his eyes, and it took a lot of effort to recognize who the man with the goatee was.
"Third brother, why are you here?!"
Li Mingde jumped off the carriage, walked around Su Yunting several times, and punched him in the chest: "Good on you! Boy, if shopkeeper Yu from Baida Express hadn’t sent me a letter, I wouldn’t have known you had secretly come to Hezhong!”
Li Mingde reached out to take the bamboo box from Su Yunting's hand, but he underestimated the weight of the box and almost lost his waist.
"Oh my god, did you hide a stone in the box? Why is it so heavy?"
Li Mingde let go of his hand and motioned to the government officials behind him to come and help.
This box is really heavy. The four yamen servants were so embarrassed that they blushed and had thick necks. It took a lot of effort from the boss to carry the bamboo box onto the carriage.
Li Ming pulled Su Yunting into the carriage: "You are like a boring gourd. Since you have come to the third brother's territory, why didn't you tell the third brother in advance? Do you look down on me?"
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Su Yunting was confused after hearing this. Why did his third brother Li Mingde come to Hezhong? And looking at his behavior, he has obviously become a local snake-like existence.
"Third brother, why are you here in Hezhong County?"
Li Mingde put down the car curtain, looked at Su Yunting's tanned face, and teased: "I haven't seen you for so long, you are Why can't I come to Hezhong County after becoming a little black man?"
Li Mingde took out a small teacup and teapot from the secret compartment of the carriage and poured a cup of tea for the two of them.
The windows on both sides of the carriage were open, and the hustle and bustle on the street could be clearly heard.
"Last year, my father got me a job as a magistrate of the Hezhong Prefecture, and I became a low-ranking official. In the early spring, my godmother became more and more powerful, and she spent some gold and silver, and then she got the job of a master."
As if thinking of something, Li Mingde chuckled: "Don't look at the pond in Hezhong County. It is too small to hold the bastards in it. Even back then, The drought resulted in the dismissal of a number of officials, but all of them who were transferred back had backgrounds. "
"But that's fine. They don't charge money, so it's really hard for us to place them in Hezhong County. Manpower. "
The government offices of Hezhong Prefecture were overrun by refugees during the last civil uprising, and the current Hezhong Prefecture was newly built.
The new government office is still grand, but Li Mingde does not live here, but in a small courtyard next to the government office.
The carriage stopped, and after Li Mingde gave these government officials a sum of money, he and Su Yunting entered the small courtyard.
The small courtyard is not big, it is a courtyard facing north and south.
There are not many servants in the yard. There is only a book boy brought by Li Mingde from Kyoto. He bought an old woman locally to do rough cleaning, an old man to look after the door and do odd jobs, and he did not even hire a cook. one. "Let's put the things down first, and then I will take you to Baiwei Hotel."
Su Yunting carried the box and put it in the east wing: "Third brother, you don't open fire at home on weekdays. ”
"Yes, there is a Baiwei Restaurant here, which is cheap, affordable and delicious. Why should I open fire?"
"Third brother, you are quite capable. When a new official takes office, he can mobilize those government officials! "
Li Mingde patted his bulging wallet: "In this world, nothing is easy to use, but money is the best! Even if you are promoted to county magistrate, you can't move without money. If the government officials can do what they are told to do, they will be considered as doing something practical!”
The situation in the officialdom was beyond Su Yunting’s expectation: “Wasn’t it been rectified in the past few years? ”
Seeing that Su Yunting had tidied up, Li Mingde took Su Yunting out of the courtyard. Baiwei Hotel was not far from the government office, and it only took half a stick of incense to walk.
"The poorer the place, the easier it is to get scratched, not to mention that Hezhong County still has the court to provide disaster relief! Looking at the world, there are only one and a half truly poor places that can develop. One is Yunzhou, and the other half The place is Nanjun."
The two came to Baiwei Hotel while chatting.
Business at Baiwei Hotel is extremely prosperous, and the entire lobby on the first floor is packed with businessmen.
But Li Mingde is a regular customer and has a sworn brother-sister relationship with the owner, Su Yunyan, so naturally he has his own exclusive private room on the second floor.
The two went upstairs, sat in a private room facing the street, ordered a few side dishes at random, and closed the private room door.
"Yunting, please stay here for a few more days. When the brothers below come to Hezhong Mansion, we can reminisce about the past together."
"Brothers?"
Little The waiter was just about to serve the food. After Li Mingde waited for the food to be served, he went over and locked the door of the room.
After doing this, Li Mingde and Su Yunting had a drink and chatted while drinking.
"In the past two years, we have spent a lot of money to place the senior brothers from Baichuan Academy into Hezhong County, and Henan County has become the head of Bo Dian Li. This has completely opened up the relationship network between the two counties!"
Su Yunting was a little stunned. How much money would it cost?
At the same time, Su Yunting was also a little worried: "The official atmosphere in Hezhong County is not very good. Most of the brothers and sisters are from poor backgrounds. Wouldn't it be difficult for them to get to the local level?"
"Thank you for this. The Eleventh Sister! For those fellow apprentices who do not have much financial resources, the Eleventh Sister not only gives them some ways to make a fortune, but also pave the way for the fruit wine. The county created the conditions."
When Su Yunting heard this, his eyes were brighter than the stars: "The little girl is so powerful!"
Li Mingde touched it and managed to keep it. A little bit of mustache: "That's not true! The ninth brother Song Zhizhou was recognized by the Song family and completely controlled the Song family. He is considered a great big shot in the entire Xiangzhou!"
"As for the eldest brother, don't look at the fact that he only has a small title in Kyoto and doesn't do much on weekdays. In fact, he has an excellent reputation in Qingliu. In addition to Kyoto, Baichuan Academy is also in twelve other prefectures and counties. A branch branch was opened. "
Baichuan Academy is basically operating at a loss, but as long as those seedlings grow up, they will be a firm force.
"The seventh child, Jiang Guanghai, was admitted to the First Class Jinshi last year, and is still filling his seat. I heard from him that Jiang Yushi has already moved around for him, and he estimates that he will be able to enter the Hanlin Academy this year."
"The tenth old man, Chen Yixuan, is hanging out with his father. The last time I heard a letter from him, he said that he was getting engaged. The Yue family is the head of the Department of Officials, Yu Heng, Ministry of Industry."