Take the earth to enshrine the gods

Chapter 104 Spending money to eliminate disasters?

Feng Quji's funeral was very beautiful.

Most of the prominent figures in Qingqiu Mansion had arrived. In the corner of the temporarily arranged mourning hall, Cao Rui, Tang Xuanjing, Zhao Wanming and other great figures were arranged to sit together.

Looking at Feng Kaishan from a distance, who was busy with work, although his face was sad but not depressed, Tang Xuanjing said to Cao Rui who was sitting next to him: "Our prince is really amazing."

No one would have thought in advance that Feng Kaishan would be reused by the feudal prince's mansion, promoted to the magistrate of Yushui County in one fell swoop, and become an important local official in Qingqiu mansion.

The Feng family, which was about to slip into the abyss, was reborn from the ashes.

Those who were related to the Feng family also breathed a sigh of relief when they got the news, the Qingqiu Mansion, which was undercurrent surging, unexpectedly stabilized like this.

Qian Yuan's prestige in Qingqiu Mansion has risen to a new level and won the support of most people.

The feudal prince's mansion received more than that.

It is reported that on the day he learned of the appointment, Feng Kaishan prepared a heavy gift and went to the feudal prince's palace to visit him. He stayed for a full two hours before coming out, feeling refreshed.

There is no doubt that from now on, the Feng family, abandoned by their former master, will move to the new dock and will follow the prince wholeheartedly and serve as pawns for the prince in managing Qingqiu Mansion.

This loyalty is probably even worse than that of the Cao and Tang families.

And the Feng family's foundation in Qingqiu Mansion, as well as the inside story they know, and even the layout of the fifth prince in Qingqiu Mansion, etc., will all become the trump cards in the hands of the feudal prince's mansion.

The major families in Qingqiu Mansion must not dare to be presumptuous, because it is not easy to be fooled.

In addition, this move will also help ease the tension between the feudal palace and the family group. This is not a submission by either party, but a more sophisticated art of compromise.

It was also the point Tang Xuanjing admired the most.

The magnanimity and lofty vision shown by the prince in dealing with the Feng family are really hard to believe. This is a young man who is only 25 years old.

If Tang Sifang can have the prince's tricks, Tang Xuanjing probably can wake up from his dreams with a smile.

Cao Rui was also full of emotion.

Ever since Li Zhong was appointed as Fucheng, Cao Rui was already mentally prepared to be marginalized, because no matter how you look at it, the responsibilities of Fucheng and Tongzhi overlap too much.

What is Cao Rui fighting for?
But in fact, Li Zhong was not overbearing. He mainly grasped the two former magistrate's powers of "evaluating subordinate officials and collecting taxes", and did not intervene in the affairs under the jurisdiction of Tongzhi.

When it comes to a certain matter, I also discuss it with Cao Rui, a colleague.

After working together for more than a month, Cao Rui suddenly discovered that his fellow confidant was actually more important and more important than Feng Quji's time.Feng Quji is a powerful magistrate who has all the power and wants to control everything.

So, how could Cao Rui not be convinced?

Seeing that the feudal prince's mansion broke through the difficulties of the fifth prince one after another, counterattacked frequently, and now even subdued the Feng family, Cao Rui could only feel rejoicing, rejoicing for the choice he made at the beginning.

Tang Xuanjing and Cao Rui felt relieved, but Zhao Wanming's face looked like a bitter gourd.

As the Feng family switched camps, the Zhao family was the only one left among the four major families in the Qingqiu Mansion, and it is still standing on the opposite side of the Fanwang Mansion.

Zhao Wanming is now riding a tiger, who told him to speak harshly back then?
In less than three months since the imperial court decreed the vassalage, Qingqiu Mansion has completely changed. Who could have imagined that it would be such a result?
Zhao Wanming was really scared.

Seeing that Qingqiu Mansion has been shrouded in the shadow of the feudal prince's palace, the Zhao family has its roots here, and there is no way to escape or avoid it. For a long time in the future, I am afraid that I will have to live with my tail between my legs.

The decline of the family is even more predictable.

Just like that, the Fifth Prince sent someone to lobby, hoping that the Zhao Chamber of Commerce would come forward to suppress the Starry Sky Chamber of Commerce. Zhao Wanming refused without thinking about it.

What a joke!
Feng Quji's body is still cold to this day, and Zhao Wanming is not really stupid.

Right now, going against the feudal prince's mansion is courting death. Recently, many shameless villains have begun to alienate the Zhao family, and even ran to flatter the Starry Sky Chamber of Commerce.

When Tang Xuanjing saw it, his mind moved, and he said to Zhao Wanming: "Brother Zhao, in my opinion, the prince has a generous heart and far-sighted vision. As long as Brother Zhao has a heart, there may not be room for things to turn around."

Zhao Wanming was startled, then stood up and saluted Tang Xuanjing, "Thank you, brother Tang, for your guidance."

As the head of the family and the biggest rich man in Qingqiu Mansion, Zhao Wanming is actually a man of ghost spirits. It is obvious that since the prince can forgive the Feng family, it seems that it is not impossible to forgive the Zhao family.

There is a play!

Cao Rui's eyes flickered on the side, feeling annoyed in his heart, Tang Xuanjing, as expected of a scheming man, actually took the first step and started to solve problems for the palace.

Really old fox.

Compared with a few months ago, the situation in Qingqiu Mansion has changed.In the past, it was the prince who thought of ways to win over the family, but now, it was the family who thought of ways to get closer to the palace and work for the palace.

Think again about the palace extending an olive branch?I'm afraid it's just a dream.

Tang Xuanjing obviously realized this a long time ago, so he took the initiative to give Zhao Wanming some advice. If the palace knew about this, it would obviously add a lot of points.

"Old fox!" Cao Rui cursed secretly.

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Back home, the more Zhao Wanming thought about it, the more he felt that what Tang Xuanjing said was reasonable, that it was impossible for the confrontation to continue, so why not take the initiative to give in to the prince? !
There is a saying: "Enemies should be solved rather than tied."

Even if he couldn't get to the wharf of the feudal prince's mansion, it would still be better than the current situation.

Zhao Wanming, who was born as a businessman, could still let go of his figure and face. He did what he wanted, and shouted to the door: "Come on!"

"master!"

Leaning slightly, an old man dressed as a butler came in.

Zhao Wanming said: "Tomorrow, 10 taels of silver will be deducted from the account and sent to the Yamen."

"Do you want to make up for the last donation?" The housekeeper obviously also received some information.

"What kind of donation? That's all over. If you donate now, it's a slap in the face of the yamen." Zhao Wanming was still confused.

"Then what is this money?" The butler was a little confused.

Zhao Wanming said: "Isn't the Yamen planning to build a large number of schools in various villages and towns recently? The 10 taels of silver should be donated to the cause of education, understand?"

Speaking of this, Zhao Wanming felt a little bit pained.

This is 10 taels.

"Understood, I'll do it right away." The housekeeper said goodbye.

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The feudal prince's mansion, study room.

When Liu Daoning came in, Qian Yuan was reviewing official letters.

After the fief situation stabilized, Uncle Zhong began to speed up the pace of infrastructure construction. In addition to the cement roads, schools, water conservancy and other projects that had been planned before, he also proposed several new plans.

For example, rebuilding the Qingqiu Station.

Ever since Qianyuan was attacked at the Qingqiu Station at the end of last year, whether it was to make Qianyuan look bad on purpose or because of some taboo, the government government has not rebuilt the station.

Uncle Zhong naturally didn't have such worries.

Yize County is the most important county in the fiefdom and is closely connected with Qingqiu Prefecture. It is very necessary to rebuild the inn.

The next step is to build a new city near Feishui Pass to prepare for the upcoming opening of border trade.

Qian Yuan didn't think much about these plans proposed by the government office, and he agreed to them one by one, because he also had a sense of urgency, wishing to launch more than a dozen projects at one go, and become an infrastructure madman.

"Your Highness, news came from the government just now that the Zhao family donated [-] silver to support education in the fief." Liu Daoning said.

Qianyuan raised his head, not too excited, and said calmly: "I know."

Liu Daoning's heart tightened. Judging from the situation, His Highness was not prepared to let the Zhao family go just like that. He had to pass this signal to the government office accurately.

Originally, the Zhao family was still trying to see if they could release Zhao Cheng early.

Seeing His Highness's attitude, Liu Daoning didn't even intend to mention it. Seeing His Highness picked up the official letter again, he said goodbye wisely.As soon as he went out, he bumped into Guo Jia.

Guo Jia was called to discuss matters.

(End of this chapter)