Xin Zi Scroll The Setting Sun Grass Tree Chapter 16 The Way of the Little People's Survival
Surrounding the news that Feng Ziying is about to return to Beijing to serve as the Prime Minister of Shuntian, all people, families or forces who can be related to the Feng family or Feng Ziying have been deeply touched.
Even Feng Ziying himself underestimated the impact of his appointment as Shuntian Prefect. In his opinion, compared with his fellow magistrates of Shuntian Prefecture, in addition to having a higher status, their powers and responsibilities were basically the same.
, Fu Cheng just changed the name of Tongzhi because of the special status of Shuntian Mansion.
But he ignored the fact that the gap between Jingshi City and Lulong City could not be overstated.
There are more than a million city residents, countless state institutions and hundreds of years of historical and cultural accumulation. It is filled with emperors, officials, royal family members, top nobles and gentry, as well as wealthy businessmen from all over the country who can decide the fate of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Wealthy businessmen, plus hundreds of thousands of soldiers and their families, as well as all the people who serve such a huge group, can its complexity be compared with that of an ordinary city with 20,000 to 30,000 residents?
There is no comparison in terms of quantity or quality, so this is why the cabinet was entangled and the emperor hesitated, and finally reluctantly appointed him as the Prime Minister of Shuntian.
This is really a huge challenge, and it is not limited to simple public security, military and taxation. It involves people's livelihood and urban management in a wide range. In all aspects, the complexity of the matters is far beyond that of an ordinary prefect.
Even the prefects of Yangzhou and Suzhou may not be qualified for such a position.
So before he took office, several members of the cabinet and Emperor Yonglong had already considered that if problems or mistakes occurred, it would be appropriate for Feng Ziying to step down and retire for a few years to settle down.
Feng Ziying is not so touched, but that does not mean that others are not touched. They have to face up to such a rising star in the political arena of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Although Feng Ziying rose to prominence when she was still at Qingtan Academy, and she excelled in scientific research, counterinsurgency in Ningxia, and the strategy of opening up the sea, many people thought that she was just a lucky person who only wanted to please the emperor.
But after Yongping Mansion's performance in turning the tide this year, no one could ignore this young man who was only twenty years old. However, no one expected that he could achieve such a leap in just one year and directly step into
Enter the level of a fourth-grade official.
When Ni Er got the news, he was counting the profits of the gambling houses in January. Several gambling houses brought him huge profits every day. Boxes of heavy silver and various scattered jewelry, house deeds and other items were piled in the corner of the house.
, he couldn't help but retract his gaze and pondered.
Uncle Feng didn't like the gambling business very much. He had known this for a long time, but Uncle Feng didn't firmly object to his involvement. He just told him to do a good job.
It's a simple truth. If you don't do it, others will do it. In the huge capital city, there are as many rich people as crucian carp crossing the river, and idle people are everywhere. In addition to watching operas and listening to music, and having fun in brothels,
Raising an outdoor room, playing crickets and fighting cocks, what else can be exciting enough?
There are so many people entering the capital city every day. There are many people who don’t want to work hard but want to get rich overnight. There are also people who can’t survive and want to put all their efforts into it. Even if I don’t want to do it, there are countless people.
People will rush to do it. At least they have some moral conscience and will not go crazy.
Uncle Feng only said one thing about his career: do it well.
Ni Er has thought about the meaning of doing things well, which means being disciplined, orderly, and righteous.
To be restrained means to be restrained and not to let anyone in unscrupulously; to be orderly is to follow the rules and not to act arbitrarily. The rules that have been set must be followed and not to seek benefits and break the rules; to have the Tao is to follow the rules.
It means speaking morally and not violating conscience and righteousness.
This sounds a bit unbelievable. Can it be related to opening a gambling house? But Ni Er knows that this is a red line. If it is touched, I am afraid that his impression in Uncle Feng's mind will be greatly reduced or even excluded.
Out.
So he must abide by the line drawn by Uncle Feng and grasp the scale here.
Besides, he, Ni Er, controls most of the dung water cleaning in the capital city, and takes over many street maintenance in the city. In addition, he has thousands of acres of vegetable fields outside the city that supply vegetables to the dignitaries in the city every day, which is the palace.
Many of the Chinese vegetables, fruits, and vegetables he needs are supplied by himself, so why should he have to be too harsh in the gambling industry?
“Huzi, Uncle Feng is going back to Beijing, and he is going to be the Prime Minister of Shuntian Prefecture.”
Ni Er's somewhat solemn words made his capable confidant Tie Hu a little puzzled: "Second Master, isn't this a good thing? Uncle Feng is back, and we are more confident. Those people in the east are still thinking about us all day long.
If you want to compete with us, it’s better now. Uncle Feng is back, but I want to see what these people say."
"Huzi, you think too simply. Uncle Feng is back. He is the Prime Minister of Shuntian and an official. This capital city is his territory. The imperial court is watching. If the situation in the capital city is not good, the imperial court will
Some people will make trouble for him, and when he comes, I'm afraid he will also clean up all aspects of the city."
Ni Er rubbed his chin, "Uncle Feng told me before when he supported our development and expansion, don't put your mind on supporting prostitutes. Although those jobs can bring in money, they have a bad reputation. In this capital city,
The basic necessities, food, housing, and transportation of millions of people cannot be used to earn money. At the time, I didn’t quite agree, but now it seems that Uncle Feng is a scholar after all, and his vision is much higher than that of us roughnecks. Just this shit business, outsiders don’t think so.
Understand, don’t we know the oil and water here? And this street maintenance and repair, haha, the people from the Ministry of Industry didn’t know who they found to do it before, and they made a mess and complained. Now we are making a lot of money.
There are few, but it has received a lot of praise..."
Ni Er is the most proud of this area. He was not very optimistic about it before, but after doing it carefully, he found that the benefits here are too great and the benefits are stable.
Although casinos can make money quickly, they have a bad reputation and are not small in risk. There are often people who are looking for life and death, causing trouble in the county government, or being picked on by the Five City Soldiers and Patrol Battalions, and all kinds of expenses are incurred.
When it gets bigger, maybe a few brothers will have to work there for a few days, which is not easy.
"Then, Second Master, do you mean that we should give up this business in the future?" Tiehu was anxious. This is a big business. If we really want to give it up, many brothers will have to drink from the northwest wind, and their hands will also have to be stretched out.
Came to his own territory.
"That's not the case. I guess Uncle Feng won't do that, but there must be a better strategy. I'll have to wait until Uncle Feng returns to Beijing to find an opportunity to talk about it." Of course Ni Er didn't.
I'm willing to give up, but Uncle Feng didn't really like this career in the first place. Now that he's back to be a parent official, what if he really wants to take action and start from his own side? That would be a pity.
"Second Master, otherwise you have to make a trip to Fengcheng Hutong. Although the two aunts of the You family are not here now, Grandma Shen's family is here. If we can't meet each other, then Miss Qingwen can also be matched with the Second Master."
Are you talking?"
Tiehu also knew that his boss was clinging to the thick legs of the Feng family and would never go against Uncle Feng’s wishes. But to make Uncle Feng change his mind, the best thing to do was to start with a woman.
“Miss Qingwen has also gone to Yongping Mansion.” Ni Er’s thoughts moved slightly.
Brother Yun said that Uncle Feng had a very close relationship with the Jia family. There seemed to be something different in his words. Brother Rong also received many benefits. Even Jia Qiang joined the Daguan Tower as a steward. In comparison, he
The one who gained the most, seemed to have only a simple relationship with Uncle Feng. Except for the two aunts of the You family and Qingwen, who could talk to each other for a few words, other aspects seemed a bit dull.
Uncle Feng's status is rising day by day, and he can still keep up with the flattery now. If he waits for another two years, I'm afraid it will be difficult to think about this again. Ni Er can also sense that Uncle Feng is very close to the Jia family of Rongguo Mansion.
In addition to the two girls from the Xue family and Miss Lin wanting to marry into the Feng family, there seem to be other reasons.
For example, Brother Yun mentioned intentionally or unintentionally that Uncle Feng seemed to be interested in Ping'er and Xiaohong in Mistress Lian's house. There was also news from Mr. She's house that the Xiuyan girl from the Xing family had also fallen in love with Uncle Feng.
Ni Er also found it quite interesting when he thought about it.
This Uncle Feng is good at everything and has a bright future. He doesn't even care much about money and money. He is only a little bit unable to move when it comes to women, such as Qingwen, Xiangling, and the golden jade.
The Chui'er sisters are indeed very beautiful, even when they were young. Now that they are older, Uncle Feng should know the trouble of having too many women.
But for me, this is a good thing. It's hard to say for other girls, but Xing Xiuyan is easy.
"Huzi, go and find Uncle Xing." Ni Er pondered for a while before giving the order.
“Uncle Xing?” Tiehu didn’t respond. “That guy is just like his elder brother. He is always a cheater when he owes debts. What are you going to do with him?”
"I heard that Uncle Feng is interested in Miss Xiuyan. Her father, Xing Zhong, owes a lot of money. Now he is hiding in the temple and dare not show his face. Then we can only go to Xing Dequan." Ni Er said to this. When things became familiar, "Xing Dequan can be used as a tyrant by others, but I can't help him here."
"But second brother, why are you looking for Xing Dequan? If Uncle Feng wants to take a concubine, he should look for Xing Zhong. He is just hiding in the temple to spend some time. How can we not find him?" Tie Hu? Disapproval.
"No, Xing Zhong is not busy here. He already owes a lot. Xing Dequan and the eldest lady of Rongguo Mansion are the direct siblings. All the children of Xing Zhong's family are entrusted to the eldest lady, but the relationship is not close. So we have to attack Xing Dequan's whole body. You make a plan and let Xing Dequan play a few more games. He owes two to three thousand taels of silver. I have my own way."
Ni Er knew that in order to make the Xing family submit, he had to start with Xing Dequan, step by step, and adopt a two-pronged approach.