After hearing this, the middle-aged man showed a smile on his face and directly asked someone to give the shopkeeper a reward.
As soon as he finished speaking, an old man half a century old walked up behind him.
He took out a piece of silver from his cuff and threw it into the shopkeeper's hand.
"Thank you, noble man, for the reward. Thank you, noble man, for the reward."
The shopkeeper held the silver in his hand tightly and thanked the middle-aged man with a look of joy.
"Go down."
The middle-aged man was used to compliments from people like the shopkeeper, so he waved his hand and asked the shopkeeper to step back.
When the shopkeeper exits the room, he gently closes the door.
"Huh~"
After the room door closed, the shopkeeper breathed a sigh of relief.
He lowered his head and weighed the silver in his hand, hummed a tune with satisfaction, and walked down the stairs.
It’s really strange, are people so idle nowadays?
In order to get some news, I gave him money one ingot after another.
If you collect a piece of silver every day, you still open a shitty wine shop.
Drinking wine every day and being served by girls is what we call living.
"Young Master, the name of the county magistrate of Longmen County is Wang Ren, and he is a descendant of my Wang family."
"The business has been good these years. He has some say in the matter."
"According to Lao Cao's investigation, there is no contact between Wang Ren and the rest of the family."
"Although the new county magistrate came to Chang'an. He is a commoner but does not have a prominent family background to help him."
"If you work hard and support Wang Ren to the position of county magistrate, you will definitely be devoted to the young master."
"In the future, it will be a small help for the young master to compete for the position of the head of the family."
Half a hundred old men possessed themselves next to the middle-aged man and reported softly.
The old man watched the young master's expression change slightly, and he continued.
"The Majiazhuang that caused the big commotion is the newly emerging village that the family wants us to pay attention to."
"The strength we show now is compared with when we first left Taiyuan. , It has increased several times."
"If what the shopkeeper said is not exaggerated, then the strength of Majiazhuang cannot be underestimated and should be treated with caution."
The middle-aged man. The man was Wang Lishang, a direct descendant of the Wang family in Taiyuan, and the half-hundred-year-old man was his butler.
Since the officialdom in Jiangzhou was shaken, Wang Lishang was sent to Jiangzhou to re-establish the Wang family's power.
In several large counties such as Jiang County and Wenxi County, the official power of the Wang family there was uprooted.
Most of the positions are occupied by the Cui family and the Liu family.
A small number of powerful positions were assigned to poor families in Chang'an.
Wang Lishang and Gao Shilian, the governor of Jiangzhou, bumped into each other.After several push-and-pull negotiations, and after paying a big price.
Finally, he got a county magistrate position in a poor county in Jiangzhou.
After suffering a big loss at the Governor's Mansion, Wang Lishang returned to his residence and immediately raised the price of grain by another 30%.
Money lost in official circles must be earned back from another place.
Now that every family is short of food, he is not worried about not being able to sell the food.
Wang Lishang took a taste of the boiled mutton and then spat it out in disgust.
He took the handkerchief from the maid, wiped his mouth, and said to the attendant behind him.
"You guys should eat the food. If there is not enough food, ask the shopkeeper to bring more."
"Uncle Cai, go see Wang Ren later. If he knows the current affairs, you might as well Give him a hand."
After Wang Lishang finished speaking, he stood up and walked to the window, looking at the busy street downstairs with his hands behind his hands.
"Okay, young master."
The butler nodded respectfully in response.
Then he called the attendants standing behind him to sit down and eat, and then asked the shopkeeper to fill a large bucket of rice.
This group of people have different statuses, but they can sit around and eat and chat without restraint. Obviously, this happened more than once or twice.
Wang Lishang squinted his eyes and looked forward from the window. The setting sun dyed the entire sky with a layer of red clouds.
Like the Milky Way in the sky dyed with red dye.
When running Jiangzhou this time, Wang Lishang supported only his cronies to increase his bargaining chips in the future fight for the position of head of the family.
The power struggle among big families is no less than the succession of royal power.
Sometimes there is blood.
Mao Shi.
The private residence of the county prime minister Wang Ren.
A group of servants were busy looking nervously and walking fast.
In the past few days, Wang Ren's temper has become extremely irritable.
There was no smile on his dark face, and he would be beaten and scolded if he made the slightest mistake.
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This group of servants were frightened, fearing that they would get into trouble with the master.
Just now, a group of strong men entered the house in a luxurious carriage.
Before long, the master happily ordered the dinner to be prepared.
The entire county government was mobilized and was as lively as the Chinese New Year.
The county magistrate's mansion has never received guests so grandly since the master moved in.
One can imagine how distinguished the person the master is entertaining today is.
Plates of carefully cooked beef and mutton, and baskets of fruit and cakes, were brought out from the kitchen and sent to the study.
When the servants of the county magistrate's office came in and out of the study, they saw tall men with guns standing on both sides of the door.He didn't dare to lift it up, so he lowered his head and looked at his feet guiltily.
What did they see just now?
The master, who was in a very bad mood, actually had a flattering expression, and sitting on the main seat was the distinguished guest!
The arrogant old man who usually looked down upon even the county magistrate actually sat at the table respectfully today.
I really can’t believe it!
In the study.
"I didn't expect it! We are actually the same generation."
"But I am two years older than you, so it is reasonable to call you my brother."
< p> Wang Lishang said with surprise after hearing what Wang Ren said.Uncle Cai had just introduced Wang Lishang’s seniority to Wang Ren, and Wang Ren also took out the family tree and introduced his branch to the two of them.
It was discovered that the two were not only peers, but also had the same ancestor going back hundreds of years.
Wang Ren was greatly moved and nodded quickly.
"It's reasonable and reasonable. Brother Li Shang is a direct descendant of our Wang family and the future heir to the head of the family."
"Being called brother by Brother Li Shang makes Wang Ren's brain dry. No excuses."
Wang Lishang picked up the wine glass on the table and said with a smile, "I'm really happy to meet Brother Ren today. We hit it off right away."
"Come, let's go. Let’s drink this cup together.”
Wang Ren quickly raised his glass with both hands and toasted to Wang Lishang.
"Brother Li Shang, you can do whatever you want. Brother Ren, I will do it."
After saying that, he drank it all in one gulp.
Wang Ren's fair cheeks were a little flushed, and he had drunk countless glasses of wine before.
"Haha, good!"
"How generous! You are worthy of being a descendant of my Wang family."
Wang Lishang sat dignifiedly on the main seat and looked at Wang Ren drank the wine in one gulp and cheered loudly.
After he finished speaking, he put the wine glass into his mouth and drank it down in one gulp.
After drinking, he held the empty wine glass upside down in the air and showed it to Wang Ren.
"Brother Li Shang is huge!"
Wang Ren clapped his hands in admiration and praised.
After a few glasses of wine, the relationship between the two quickly heated up.
Soon Wang Lishang also opened the topic and revealed his original intention of coming to Jiangzhou this time.
Wang Lishang twirled the wine glass in his hand and spoke slowly under Wang Ren’s expectant eyes.
"Brother Ren, the officialdom in Jiangzhou has been shaken, and my Wang family has almost been wiped out."
"Brother came to Jiangzhou this time with the order of the clan leader to restart business. Jiangzhou officialdom. "
"A few days ago, I met with the new governor Gao Shilian, and after some maneuvers, I asked for the official position of county magistrate."
Finished. , paused.
Wang Lishang stared at Wang Ren with a smile on his face, and thenHe then said, "You have been the county magistrate in Longmen County for many years, and your seniority is enough to control a county."
"Brother Wei is very optimistic about you. When the time is right, the position of magistrate of Longmen County will be for me." Brother, let me help you come up."
"There are a lot of old men in the Jiangzhou Prefecture now, and they don't have many days to live."
"You can settle down for a while, brother. Let's work it out and help you get into the Governor's Mansion."
Wang Ren sat up straight, his eyes lit up, and most of the drunkenness on his face dissipated.
He propped up his body, walked out of the table with a slight stagger, and said to Wang Lishang with his hands clasped in fists.
"Brother Li Shang, I will never thank you for your kindness. From now on, Brother Ren will be yours."
The trembling tone showed that he was not at peace in his heart.
"Sit down and talk."
Wang Lishang walked down and helped Wang Ren to his position. His generous voice made people feel very comfortable.
This move made Wang Ren's eyes red.
"I, Wang Ren, will finally stand out!"