As expected, these wealthy gentry were hiding in a restaurant aside to watch the excitement. Otherwise, how could they have escaped in such a timely manner?

For the sake of Yue Ji's affection for him, Zeng Yu temporarily ordered the guards to wait aside and invited Ku Man'er in. He would later decide how to deal with the two women.

Still in the previous concierge, Zeng Yu sat at the front seat, staring at Ku Man'er, whose expression was changing, waiting for the old man to give an explanation.

This Ku family was just a blacksmith shop at first, making a living by making harnesses for the frontier troops. After fully supporting Zeng Yu's rise to power, it became prosperous, and thus established a foothold in Chengji County, and developed into a generation of wealthy gentry, with great influence.

The wind!

Of course, Tsukihime's factors are also responsible for more than half of it. The care she receives as her father-in-law is of course a bit skewed.

But this time, the Ku family suddenly became the leader of the gangsters in the county! They became representatives of the emerging gentry! Harming the neighbors and riding horses across the street, although this is a small mistake, but if you think about it more deeply, it can also threaten people.

People's support is a factor that threatens the political power! Zeng Yu wanted to see what Ku Man'er had to say.

Heavy bleeding was unavoidable, so Ku Man'er gritted his teeth and said, "Lord! I am willing to donate 500 acres of good paddy fields in Liu Town to create a good environment for foreigners in the city!"

Zeng Yu's promise to the strangers the day before yesterday was seen as disdainful in the eyes of the city's gentry. Chengji is the center of Huce Mansion. Under the recent peaceful environment, whether it is to work in the fields or in the workshop,

The population of workers was already full. They all believed that Zeng Yu was just approving the wasteland in the county he had just occupied to attract an increase in population. Instead, this group of wealthy gentry aroused the desire to go to other counties to enclose land.

In fact, Zeng Yu also had such a plan, but when he saw that Ku Manyer had such a wish, he was still very satisfied. The yield of paddy fields was the highest in terms of grain output. He used this to attract people from other places and uphold Zeng Yu's public promise.

The face is excellent.

"These can't make up for the heinous crime that my nephew has caused! There are still people watching the excitement outside! My father-in-law, what do you think?" Zeng Yu softened his tone and ignored the noble lady in his tone. He also regarded it as a sign of suffering.

Man'er was saving face, but he couldn't let that boy go. This was a warning to the wealthy gentry in the city!

Maintaining the regime of his son-in-law is of course the first priority in Kuman'er's mind. He also knows that his nephew often causes trouble, but thinking of his poor sister who died of her husband early in the morning, he still said: "Master, see if you can avoid the death penalty."

?Living sin is free!"

Zeng Yu nodded, his attitude still correct. After thinking for a while, he asked, "What's that boy's name?"

Ku Man'er felt happy. This was a good start. At least the boy could still be alive. He quickly replied: "Ying Tianying."

Zeng Yu called the guards next to him and said: "Send that noble lady back to the Ku family's mansion, beat the Ying Tianying thirty times in front of the public, and then put her in shackles and parade through the streets! Then she will be handed over to the prison cell. After the injury is recovered, she will be sent to Ji County.

Consign the army!"

The guard promised to go out.

Looking at the back of the guard leaving the house, Kuman'er took a breath. Finally, he could save the boy's life, and he could have business with the girl.

For the sake of the stability of the son-in-law's political power, what does this small sacrifice mean? The Ku family's wealth is connected with the son-in-law's political power. Ku Man'er's new ambition is to become the top wealthy family in Tianshui! He was beaten by the unsatisfactory nephew

One misfortune almost destroyed the foundation! In Ku Man'er's heart, she actually wanted that kid to die.

Seeing the happy face of his cheap father-in-law, Zeng Yu still thought about giving him something new to do. He roughly looked at the buildings in the city from the system panel. Some of the necessary buildings were already there, but for commercial development

There are still a few buildings, at least there are no banks.

In his own plan, the division of land in the newly occupied county town has not been done for this group of gentry. The landlords and gentry have also divided into camps to support a new group of gentry. This is something within the plan. If it is completely given up by a few people

It's dangerous if they have a monopoly! It's better to find other things for them to invest in.

"I wonder if my father-in-law is interested in starting a private bank, an inn, or a workshop?" Zeng Yu suddenly asked this question.

Kuman'er, who was planning to hand over 500 acres of paddy fields, how to make up for it, was shocked when her son-in-law asked this question!

Ku Man'er has also heard a little bit about these affairs. I heard that the new wealthy people in the Central Plains are implementing these policies in Xuchang. Does his son-in-law also want to implement these policies?

It sounds nice to say that the investment in setting up a private bank, inn, or workshop is no less than buying 500 acres of paddy field, or even more.

Take a high-end post station as an example. It requires 150 stage horses and 50 carriages! To remain competitive, these require the use of good horses so that documents and letters can be delivered to other places on time.

This price is not small. Now the Government-Business Association has opened the business of buying and selling horses externally, and has paid a guarantee.

A horse sold to the Central Plains, the profit is more than a hundred times? This is no better than before. The situation in the Central Plains is more chaotic than before. I heard that Cao Cao and Sun Quan have reconciled again, and the two forces are conspiring with Xuchang, Yuan Shao, Ma Teng, and Han Sui

, Zhang Lu, and Liu Zhang's alliance fought very hard. The loss of war horses made these warlords even more eager for the best war horses in Liangzhou!

An ordinary yellow-maned horse can be sold to the Central Plains for a fortune! Not to mention the more sophisticated black-maned horses and red-maned horses.

Chengji's official post station all uses the fastest red-maned horses as post horses. If this horse is sold to the Central Plains, it will cost more than a thousand gold. When it is used as a post station, when can the capital be recovered?

There are also banks, which require a large amount of land to be used as security. If the interest is not returned and the money is wasted, there will be no place to cry.

The workshop still makes a little profit, but the civilian workshop is not allowed to sell ordnance, and the profit is not too big. You still have to shop everywhere. How much can you make by just selling some kitchen knives, shovels, and hoes?

After thinking about it for a long time, Kuman'er still felt that it was not a good deal, and said with a grimace: "Master, now that we have newly occupied such a county, it is a pity that the land is deserted. I still think that I can buy some wasteland and farm it for fun.

It’s suitable for an old man of my age!”

Hey! He also made plans for the newly occupied fields. Tian Buwei and Si Wuxie, who knew the basics, were waiting to see Ku Man'er's joke.

Sure enough, Zeng Yu rejected Ku Man'er's request, and told Ku Man'er his plan, intending to use him to spread the word throughout Chengji, "You, the new generation of gentry, will support the Huce Mansion."

Ascending to the position in exchange for a large amount of land and power. Isn't the domineering Yingtianying today the best interpretation of these? So in the new territory, I plan to support the old tycoons of the Chengji Mayan family, as well as some landlords from various regions to ascend to the throne!

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Kuman'er was shocked. There was no new land, and five hundred acres of paddy fields had just been thrown away. This was a huge loss!

"Father-in-law, please don't look down on money banks. They require a license before they are issued! Only three banks are allowed to operate in the entire Huce Prefecture! If banks want to make money, they can't just rely on interest.

! Absorbing principal and selling horses yourself is also a

Not a small income? It can also be used to sell ordnance. The more the principal is, the greater the income will be!" Zeng Yu explained to Ku Man'er in detail, waiting for the cheap father-in-law to understand before going to tell him.

If other gentry and landlords listen, they will get twice the result with half the effort. "Inn, this seems to be the best at first."

The initial investment is large, but what is the essence of the inn? It is transportation! Transporting goods from north to south. In such a war-torn period, can you provide this kind of service, and some small businessmen who want to do business will not be overwhelmed?

What’s a little horse? Besides, forming a

The high-end post station will be protected and escorted by 500 Xiliang cavalry! As long as you have a safe route and the protection of these cavalry, it is enough for you to safely withstand the goods! There is also a lot of hidden potential in the workshops, and it is up to you.

Digging carefully!"

They are all our own people. Zeng Yu also made it very clear that the new territory has no place for those emerging forces! If you want to develop and expand, you must spend money to invest in new industries. Otherwise, you will have to stay where you are and not develop.

No one in power would allow one powerful family to become dominant, especially if the Chengji gentry took their father-in-law as their leader, which was even more serious. Simply let them do things that benefit the people's livelihood, so that they would not be such an eyesore in Zeng Yu's eyes.

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Seeing her son-in-law's expression of not being able to object, Ku Man'er had no choice but to grit his teeth and agree, saying that he would try setting up a bank first.

After talking for a while, Ku Man'er said goodbye and went out. When he walked outside the door, there was a guard waiting in the front hall. He came forward and whispered for a while, which made Ku Man'er's face change drastically!

Kuman'er pondered over his thoughts and walked out of the county government office gloomily. He turned a deaf ear to the screams of his nephew who was beaten so hard that he heard from outside the government office. He wished that the traitor would simply die and be punished for causing trouble.

He looked

The land that I wanted to penetrate was in trouble! Just now Yue Ji sent someone to deliver a letter. Originally, the lord had discussed that the newly occupied land would be managed by their emerging gentry. However, someone revealed that the sons of the tycoon were running rampant in the county, so everything was in trouble.

Already...

After walking out of the crowd, he looked back at the applauding crowd and lamented in his heart, why didn't he think of this before! When the power of those in power has developed to a certain extent, there is no need to rely on them. On the contrary, people's support, people's livelihood, and reputation are the principles for governing the territory.

This prodigal son made everyone angry! No wonder his son-in-law promised land to another family.

The wealthy gentleman who was guarding the door of the restaurant in front of the Yamen knew that something was wrong when he saw Ku Man'er walking towards him with a depressed face!

At first, when they saw the girl from the Ku family being sent back home in a luxurious carriage, everyone thought it was nothing serious. The Ku family was all Zeng Yu's own, so how could they be so ruthless!

Then they looked at it again, and everyone shouted that they were surprised. The young master Kujiabiao was beaten to death with random sticks, and the execution was finally over. Unexpectedly, two more guards came out of the yamen, holding high the water and fire sticks and continued to beat him hard. Until now, he has not been beaten.
Chapter completed!