If the business woman does not help the poor, the villain's dream of prosperity will be shatter

The Jiedufu was comparable to the emperor’s small palace.

There is a distinction between the front palace and the back palace.

The area and number of houses are unknown.

There were residences for officials in the palace, which were located on the east and west sides of the Jiedufu, separated by an alley.

After entering the gate and passing through a huge courtyard, you will see the council hall of the Jiedufu.

After the Council Hall is the main courtyard where the military governors lived.

The main courtyard has seven rooms, two side rooms, and seven rooms in the east and west wings. There are two cross courtyards on both sides of the wing rooms, which are slightly smaller than the main courtyard.

Outside the cross-courtyard, which surrounds most of the Jiedushi Mansion, are the residences of the Jiedushi Mansion’s soldiers and servants.

Behind the main courtyard are the residences and gardens of the wives and concubines of successive military governors.

Of course, it is now a paradise for mice and pheasants.

Qin Shu looked at the dilapidated Jiedu Mansion and sighed softly: If I had known this would happen, when I wrote to the emperor, I should have asked him to approve some funds for repairing the mansion.

However, given Zhou Min's usual stingy behavior, he would definitely say: I have already provided enough funds. Didn't I give it all to you before you left?

And that group of rats, they want to laugh at themselves, right?

Qin Shu snorted, ignoring the embarrassed look on the Jiedufu official's face, and turned to walk out, "Where is the Jizhou Governor's Mansion? Lead the way!"

One of the officers was quick-witted and turned around to run away.

Qin Shu saw it from the corner of her eye and shouted coldly, "Stop! Capture them for me!"

The official immediately knelt down and begged for mercy, "Return to the governor, I want to inform the governor to go out of the palace to welcome the governor."

Qin Shu said coldly: "No need, let's go!"

When they arrived at the gate of Jizhou Governor's Mansion, Qin Shu and Fu Ying were in front, and Dongping led his men on the side, and they fought their way straight in.

As soon as she entered the main courtyard, Qin Shu sat in the first seat and ordered, "Kick out all the idle people in the mansion. This place is temporarily requisitioned by this town."

Zhang Qing, the governor of Jizhou, rushed in with a sullen face, his wide sleeves flying high and his belly puffed out, shouting loudly: "How dare you, how dare you..."

"presumptuous!"

Dongping and Zhu Zhi stood in front of Zhang Qing, one on each side, and said, "The governor of Anbei is here, why doesn't Governor Zhang come to see him?"

Qin Shu's identity as the governor was exposed, so Zhang Ying could no longer pretend to be ignorant.

His greasy face twitched for a moment, and then he stepped forward reluctantly, bowed his head and said, "I didn't know that Qin Jiezhen was coming, and I failed to welcome you. I hope you will forgive me."

Qin Shu smiled slightly, stood up and walked to Zhang Qing, saying in a gentle voice: "Speaking of impoliteness, it is our town that is impolite."

"Without your permission, I have entered this town without your permission. Please forgive me, sir."

She sighed and said, "To be honest, when we came here from the Jiedu Mansion, there were only rats and bedbugs. If we want to repair it, it will probably take a year or so."

"We can't sleep on the streets these days, right?"

"After thinking about it, I realized that this Jizhou Prefecture is the only place where you can barely live, and it is also a government residence. This is the place where we will move to."

Zhang Qing said with a fake smile: "It is an honor for me that Qinjie Town can appreciate this governor's mansion. But this governor's mansion is simple..."

"Don't blame yourself, Master Zhang. I don't mind."

Qin Shu turned back and sat down at the first seat, sighing with deep emotion, "Someone, serve tea."

Zhang Ying had a gloomy face and tried hard to calm down his anger. He turned around and winked at the servant outside the door.

The servant then quickly went downstairs to make tea.

Zhang Ying endured it again and again, and finally said calmly: "Linbei Road has not had a military governor for some years, and the taxes collected by this military governor's mansion have all been used for legitimate purposes. I really can't spare any extra money to maintain and repair an empty mansion."

"I received the news that Qin Jiezhen would be taking office soon. I had planned to send craftsmen to take up residence in the next few days, but I never thought that Jiezhen would come first. I failed in my duty."

Haha, it sounds like renovating the Jiedufu is against the will of heaven and a waste of money and labor.

Qin Shu said slowly: "My Lord, do you mean that we came here too early, or did you not plan to come here at all?"

She emphasized the last two words "can come" and looked at Zhang Qing meaningfully.

Zhang Ying was suddenly speechless.

After a long while, he said softly, "I dare not."

"It's good that you know you don't dare." Qin Shu played with the small seal and said slowly: "Go tell the governor of Yanzhou that this month, I will live in Jizhou, and next month I will live in the governor's mansion of Yanzhou. Ask him to clean the governor's mansion and wait."

Zhang Ying raised his head and was about to respond, but when he saw the small seal, he was struck by lightning and stood there in a daze.

He didn't expect that Qin Shu would take out the small seal directly.

What is her intention in doing this?

Threat?

Or a test?

No matter which one it was, it was obvious that she already knew the function of this small seal.

Zhang Ying's heart suddenly became murderous, and he quickly lowered his eyes and said respectfully: "Your subordinate obeys your order. Qin Jiezhen just stays here, your subordinate, send someone to repair the Jiedu Mansion."

Qin Shu hummed with satisfaction and pointed at the people in the hall, "And them, Lord Zhang should make arrangements as well."

The contemptuous tone sounded as if the person being ordered was not a prefectural governor, but a servant in the Qin residence.

Zhang Ying's masseter muscles bulged high, and it took him a long time to suppress his anger and reluctantly respond.

He had already prepared himself to be held accountable by Qin Shu, but he never expected that after Qin Shu settled down, she acted as if nothing had happened and never mentioned the matter of the contraband salt and the small seal.

He was busy all day long opening shops in Jizhou City, recruiting shop assistants, embroiderers and craftsmen.

Or go out of the city to look at land and properties.

Within a month, Qin Shu managed to acquire more than a dozen shops, a hilltop and nearly a thousand hectares of land in Jizhou City.

A month later, Qin Shu moved out of the Jizhou Governor's Mansion as promised, and asked Zhang Qing to send palace soldiers to escort them to Yanzhou.

After finally sending this "plague god" away, Zhang Qing quickly contacted the governor's official and asked, "I'm sure you have all seen this governor in recent days. What do you think?"

To kill or not to kill?

We definitely can’t take action in Jizhou Governor’s Mansion.

It is not a good time to take action since we have just left for Yanzhou.

If she was really killed, what would we do if the emperor used the investigation of the death of the governor as an excuse to hold Jizhou Prefecture accountable for its poor security?

Cai Yun, who was sitting at the first seat, frowned and said, "She lives in the governor's mansion. If she wants to investigate the smuggling of salt, even if she doesn't ask directly, she should at least try to find out indirectly."

"Your Excellency said she didn't even mention it. Could it be that she actually didn't want to get involved in the case?"

Another guest sneered and said, "If we don't intervene, what is she doing here? Brother Wen Yan, do you think she is here to travel? Or is she here to buy a shop or some land?"

Cai Jun's eyes sharpened, he snorted but said nothing.

He just raised his eyes and looked at Zhang Qing.

Zhang Xing nodded gently, "I think what Wen Yan said makes sense. Who knows if this woman has any tricks up her sleeve? What if we lose our temper and take action, and then fall into her trap, wouldn't that be bad?"

So it’s better to wait and see.

Even if we have to take action, the Governor of Yanzhou should act first.

After all, the salt well is on their territory.

Just because they don't take action doesn't mean others don't want to take action.

It is less than a hundred miles away from Jizhou Prefecture.

The soldiers from Yanzhou Prefecture who had received the news in front had already lined up to greet them, and the soldiers from Jizhou Prefecture who were escorting them behind were just about to return.

At this moment, something unexpected happened...