Chapter Thirty-ninth: Transferred to County Magistrate
Zhao Xu was undecided, so he consulted with Zhang Chun for a long time, and finally decided to transfer Wu Zhi away from the capital, and first stay away from the capital, a place of right and wrong.
The fault lies with Xiangjia!
Zhao Xu knew the situation of the Xiang family very well. The Xiang family was famous, and they were extremely favored. This was due to the late Prime Minister Xiang Minzhong and the Empress Dowager Xiang. The Xiang family had always been honest.
Dutiful people, but in Xiang Huaiyu's generation, the situation was not right. Since the Empress Dowager Xiang lost her son and husband, her heart turned to her parents' family. Nowadays, the children of the Xiang family are arrogant and pampered. Almost all of them are playboys and bullies.
Men dominating women are often forbidden. Due to the face of the Empress Dowager, Zhao Xu usually turns a blind eye. As long as no life is caused, he usually will not care about it, let alone go into it.
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But now that Wu Zhi, the new champion of science, was involved, Zhao Xu had to treat it with caution. Although the fault was with the Xiang family, Wu Zhi had also beaten him after all, and the two sides were even. Moreover, Xiang had already given a hint to the Queen Mother.
Zhao Xu would definitely give the Queen Mother face, so he had to transfer Wu Zhi out of the capital first.
But Zhao Xu didn't want to send Wu Zhi to a place too far away. If he was too far away, it would be inconvenient for him to ask about some things. So, the wily Zhang Chun gave him an idea, and he tried to replace the old one with the old one.
In a reversal, Wu Zhi was transferred out of the capital and moved to Weishi County to serve as county magistrate. Wu Cheng, the former county magistrate of Weishi County, was transferred back to the capital to replace Wu Zhi as a deletion official. This achieved the goal of denouncing Wu Zhi.
The purpose was to give Empress Dowager Xiang face and satisfy Zhao Xu's request.
At home, in the hall, Wu Zhi silently looked at the transfer order and appointment letter in his hand, and could only smile bitterly. Wu Xiu, Feng Niang, Jin Lian and others stood quietly aside, looking at him with anxious faces. They were very worried.
It's worry.
"Dalang, what should we do now?" Wu Xiu stepped forward and broke the calm of the scene.
"What else can he do? He must have gone to take office!" Wu Zhi said calmly. What else could he do? His arms couldn't twist his thighs, so he could only obey the order.
Nowadays, Wu Zhi's strength is still too weak and he can't do anything. Only when he becomes stronger in the future and has enough strength, can he be able to compete with all the traitors, clear all obstacles on the way forward, and achieve his goal.
Target.
"It's okay, don't worry, everyone! We will set off in a few days." Wu Zhi glanced at everyone, smiled slightly, and said to everyone quickly.
"Brother Dalang, it's all me who has caused trouble for you! I..." Jin Lian said with a tearful tone, blaming herself very much.
"It's okay, you don't have to blame yourself! Just let's live in a different environment." Wu Zhi came to her, gently grabbed her hand, and comforted her softly. Jin Lian couldn't care less about being shy and let him hold it.
own hands, bowed his head and shed tears.
"Brother Dalang, is everything okay?" Xiao'e stepped forward and took Wu Zhi's arm and asked softly. Like everyone else, she was also anxious.
"What can happen? I just want to be a county magistrate! We'll go over there in a few days and kill him for his troubles!" Wu Zhi smiled and stroked Xiao'e's head, pretending to be relaxed.
"Okay!" After hearing this, Xiao'e breathed a sigh of relief and smiled. She was only fifteen years old, still childish, and obviously didn't understand what this meant.
When Wu Xiu, Feng Niang and others saw that his tone was relaxed and he didn't look unhappy or disappointed, they relaxed and stopped interfering. Anyway, wherever Wu Zhi goes now, they will follow him.
"Everyone, go pack your things and get ready. We will move to Weishi County in a few days!" Seeing that everyone had calmed down, Wu Zhi thought for a while and said to everyone with a smile.
After everyone walked out of the main room one by one, Wu Zhi sat back on an armchair and began to meditate silently. He had many things to consider.
With this move, the development of the Zhuangyuan series of wines will definitely be affected! And where should Osmanthus Winery go? Should it move to Weishi County? Or stay in the capital?
Moreover, when he leaves, he will definitely take his whole family with him. If he leaves them in the capital, he will be very worried about their safety.
Fortunately, Weishi County is not very far from the capital, only more than a hundred miles away, and the transportation is convenient. You can get there in two days by land by carriage. You can also take the waterway, board the boat from the West Water Gate Pier in the capital, and go along the
Going down the Huimin River, passing through Zhuxian Town, and crossing the Mishui River, you can reach Weishi County in less than two days. If the production base of the Zhuangyuan Series Liquor is moved to Weishi County, the Zhuangyuan Series Liquor can be blended.
Liquor can be delivered to Zhuangyuanlou once every seven days. As long as the current sales volume can be maintained, further development will be pursued in the future. Wu Zhi plans to take the water route because he has too many jars and jars, so it is more convenient to take the water route.
Thinking of this, Wu Zhi quickly called Erhu, took a carriage, and came to Osmanthus Wine House first.
"Uncle Zhang, please call everyone here. I have something to tell you." Seeing Zhang Gui and his wife, Wu Zhi immediately ordered Zhang Gui to find the other four winemakers.
After Zhang Gui and the four winemakers came over, Wu Zhi told them the situation. Everyone couldn't help but be stunned, looked at each other, and started talking in low voices.
"I plan to move the winery to Weishi County. I wonder if you can follow me there? You can bring your family, accommodation will be included, and your salary will be doubled! You go back and discuss it with your family. If you are willing to follow me to Weishi County, tomorrow at noon
You came here to tell me before." After hearing this, everyone was in an uproar again. Wu Zhi offered such a high salary, and they were all a little moved.
Leaving Zhang Gui, his wife, and the four winemakers at Osmanthus Winery, Wu Zhi and Erhu hurried to Zhuangyuan Building, found Qian Mu, and explained their plans to Qian Mu.
"As long as there is no shortage of supply and sales are not affected, that's fine!" After hearing this, Qian Mu looked at Wu Zhi helplessly and said with a wry smile.
"There is no problem with ensuring the supply of goods. It's just a little more troublesome because of the extra distance!" Wu Zhi said with certainty.
"That's good! Brother Xian..." Qian Mu muttered after hearing this. He originally wanted to ask Wu Zhi what kind of trouble caused him to be in such a situation, but when he saw Wu Zhi's nonchalant look, he changed his words.
After swallowing it in his stomach, since Wu Zhi didn't say anything, he wouldn't ask, which would only increase his worries.
After discussing some future delivery, sales and settlement matters with Qian Mu, Wu Zhi said goodbye to Qian Mu and left the Zhuangyuan Building. Since he was not in the capital in the future and lacked supervision, Wu Zhi could only tell Qian Mu to set his daily sales limit.
Don’t improve too much all at once, but do it step by step. According to Qian Mu’s shrewdness, he should understand the truth: hunger marketing is always the way to survive for high-end products!
After coming out of Zhuangyuan Building, Wu Zhi went to Tan Si's carpentry workshop and Wu Gang's porcelain firing workshop, explaining the situation to them one by one, and at the same time assured them that future orders would be the same as before, and there would be no shortage of them. The two talents
After recovering from the initial shock and worry, they said they would do their best to customize it. They had already received a lot of benefits from Wu Zhi's order, and of course they did not want to lose Wu Zhi, such a good and big customer.
After the things were done, Wu Zhi and Er Hu returned home. It was already dark, the lanterns were coming on, and the moon was sparse. Everyone was waiting for the two of them to come back for dinner. Wu Zhi and everyone sat around for dinner as usual, and the atmosphere was still the same.
They were equally harmonious, but during the exchange of drinks, there was still a hint of uneasiness on everyone's faces, and everyone was full of worries.
After dinner, Wu Zhi returned to the study, and Wu Xiu and Feng Niang followed him in.
"Da Lang, what about the wine business? Are we going to stop here?" Wu Xiu asked anxiously.
"Yes, Zhi'er, aren't we going to do drinks? What a pity! Such a good business!" Feng Niang was also anxious.
They were worried about Wu Zhi and the business of the Zhuangyuan series of wines. They were very anxious and uneasy these days.
"Second uncle, aunt, no way!" Wu Zhi said with a smile after helping Feng Niang sit on the chair. Then, he told them all about his plan. Wu Xiu and Feng Niang listened.
I felt relieved.
"That's fine!" Wu Xiu and Feng Niang looked at Wu Zhi with a relaxed face, a little dazed, and at the same time they were relieved. Their elder man was so calm that he didn't look like a boy who had just turned nineteen. He acted steadily.
He is so experienced and calmer than them!
After the transfer order was issued, Wu Zhi no longer had to go to the post office and was fully focused on preparing to go to Weishi County to take up his post. No one from the official department had urged him yet, so he was not in a hurry.
At noon the next day, Wu Zhi and Erhu came to the Osmanthus Winery early to inquire about the opinions of everyone in the winery. As a result, everyone, including Zhang Gui and his wife, was willing to follow him, and Wu Zhi couldn't help but be overjoyed.
Zhang Gui and his wife have no children around, and they have no foundation in the capital. They have no one to rely on, and they can't spend the rest of their lives peacefully anywhere. Moreover, Wu Zhi gives them a very high salary. If they follow Wu Zhi, they can live a prosperous life. Their two daughters are married to
My husband's family is located in Chenliu County, which is not far from Weishi County. It will be easy to travel back and forth in the future, so they agreed to follow without thinking.
After the other four winemakers went home to discuss with their families, their families all expressed their willingness to follow them to Weishi County. Anyway, their families all rented houses in the capital, and none of them really had a home of their own, and they had no fixed place to live.
Life is also hard. If you follow Wu Zhi, you can get accommodation, and the salary offered by Wu Zhi is so high, almost four times that of your colleagues. Life after arriving in Weishi County will definitely be better than what you are living now in the capital.
There was a lot, so the four winemakers and their families were willing to follow him to Weishi County.
Seeing that the most difficult problem was solved, Wu Zhi was very happy and quickly ordered the six of them to dismantle the brewing equipment in the Osmanthus Winery before dark today and pack them all; at the same time, he asked the winemaker to
After we got home in the evening, we urged our families to pack their luggage and gather together at the Osmanthus Wine Shop before noon tomorrow to be on standby and set off at any time.
After the six people got busy, Wu Zhi took Erhu to the official department on the right side of Yu Street to handle the move-out matters. At the same time, he got the seal of the magistrate of Weishi County and the petition. Officials from the official department looked at it.
When I saw him, I couldn't help but look sideways and started talking about him.
The situation in Weishi County is very complicated. It is known as the "Tomb of County Magistrates". The previous magistrates either died unexpectedly or were demoted! The officials who knew the inside story looked at Wu Zhi with strange eyes, showing sympathy and pity.
There is also schadenfreude.
Wu Zhi was neither humble nor arrogant, neither shy nor angry. He nodded to them with a smile and walked away.
After leaving the official department, Wu Zhi took Erhu and rode a carriage to the Yuquan Hall, preparing to say goodbye to his master Zhou Tong and Lin Chong, and his two junior brothers Wang Jin.
Stepping into the imperial boxing gym, Wu Zhi saw Zhou Tong and Lin Chong on the training ground. Wang Jin, Lin Chong and Wang Jin were discussing martial arts with Zhou Tong. When the three of them saw Wu Zhi coming in, they quickly stopped and came over.
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"Hello, Master! Hello, two junior brothers!" When he came to the three of them, Wu Zhi quickly bowed and saluted them.
"Hello, senior brother!" Lin Chong and Wang Jin were used to Wu Zhi's way of greeting, so they followed suit and greeted him hurriedly. Zhou Tong stroked his beard and smiled, nodding to him.
"Who is this?" Lin Chong asked quickly when he saw Erhu following Wu Zhi.
"This is Erhu, my family!" "This is my master, my two junior brothers!" Wu Zhi hurriedly introduced Erhu to the three of them.
After Erhu and the three of them met and got to know each other, Wu Zhi told Erhu to wait outside the house, and then followed his masters Zhou Tong, Lin Chong, and Wang Jin into the house.
"Da Lang, what's going on? Why did everything get so good like this?" Zhou Tong sat at the top, staring at Wu Zhi, and asked doubtfully. Lin Chong and Wang Jin looked at him with questioning expressions on their faces.
and puzzled.
The city of Bianliang was full of turmoil and an uproar. The three of them already knew about Wu Zhi and were all worried about him.
"Master, it's like this..." Wu Zhi had no choice but to explain the ins and outs of the matter to them again in a calm tone.
"What? It's Xiang Jia?!" After hearing this, the three of them couldn't help but be shocked and at the same time filled with anger.
"Damn Xiang Jia!" Wang Jin had a strong temper and cursed.
The three of them couldn't help but sympathize with Wu Zhi. In their opinion, Wu Zhi's fight with the Xiang family was like shaking a tree. The Xiang family was so prominent and powerful that they could only hope to achieve it!
But seeing Wu Zhi's relaxed expression, neither happy nor sad, the three of them began to murmur again.
"Then what are you going to do?" Zhou Tong asked, stroking his beard. Lin Chong and Wang Jin also looked at him at the same time.
"The transfer order from the imperial court has been issued. I am going to Weishi County to be the county magistrate. I plan to leave tomorrow. I came here specifically to say goodbye to my master and two junior brothers today!" Wu Zhi said quickly.
"Oh, that's good!" Zhou Tong breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. Lin Chong and Wang Jin were also relieved. But at the same time, the three of them couldn't help but feel quite surprised: This Wu Zhi beat the young master of Prince Xiang's family.
, to be able to escape unscathed is really something that should not be underestimated!
After bidding farewell to Zhou Tong, Lin Chong and Wang Jin, Wu Zhi and Er Hu went straight to their homes and began to instruct everyone at home to dismantle the stoves in the distillation room, pack up all the distillation equipment and experimental equipment, and pack up all the jars and jars.
After packing up and saluting, he loaded all the "Zhuang Yuan Chun" wine and "Zhuang Yuan Lang" wine into the car. Four carriages ran back and forth several times before he moved all the more than a thousand bottles of Zhuang Yuan series wine in his home.
Go to Zhuangyuan Building, store it in the backyard of Zhuangyuan Building, and find a cool room for storage. At the same time, Wu Zhi also told Qian Mu the production date of each batch of wine, and asked him to use it in order of production date in the future.
Many bottles of wine should be enough for Zhuangyuanlou to cope with it for a while! Qian Mu was relieved when he saw that there was so much stock at once.
After the Zhuangyuan series of wines suffered a sharp decline in sales from the beginning, they have begun to slowly recover in the past few days, basically reaching the level before the rumors spread. After all, there is no lack of market for high-end products, and if you have money
People only care about whether the items are good or bad, and they don't care whether the person who makes the items is good or bad! When Qian Mu saw this, he breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time he admired Wu Zhi's vision.
After everything was done, at noon the next day, Wu Zhi chartered two passenger ships, took all his belongings, along with four carriages and horses, and led everyone to board the ship from the Xishuimen Pier in the west of the city and walked along the Huimin River.