When Deng Ai chased him to the entrance of the village, Zhou Yuan, Sun Shao and Zhou Xiaohe were talking and laughing. Zhou Yuan was thinking about the bright future of his family, while Sun Shao was asking about all kinds of strange things in the countryside.
"I was worried about you. I didn't expect you guys to have a lot of fun here, right?"
Zhou Yuan did not argue with Deng Ai as usual, but bowed his hands respectfully, "Thank you very much."
Deng Ai was a little surprised, but didn't say anything, "Go back first, your parents are still waiting, don't make them wait anxiously."
"Um."
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On the way, Zhou Yuan told Deng Ai what he had just thought, and Deng Ai sighed. He and Zhou Yuan had known each other since Cao Cao went south. His family, if they had not met Liu Cong, would not be as good as Zhou Yuan's family.
"But your father is too stubborn. I'm afraid he won't leave his hometown and go to Xiangyang easily."
Zhou Yuan smiled and said, "Aren't you going to be the county magistrate in Taojiang? I will open my shop in Taojiang, it's better to be closer to home."
Deng Ai thought for a while and said, "Although Taojiang is small, it still has a population of nearly ten thousand. If you open a shop in Taojiang, as long as you do well, making money will not be a problem. The most important thing is that your father does not need to go to Xiangyang, so you can get the best of both worlds."
Sun Shao smiled and joked, "Zhou Yuan, you have to be the richest man in Taojiang in the future. By then you will be the richest man in Taojiang, and Deng Ai will be the magistrate of Taojiang. With you two protecting me, I can even walk sideways in Taojiang."
Already."
"Hahaha..." Deng Ai laughed and pointed at Sun Shao and said, "Brother Shao, you are good at everything, but you are too lazy. Day by day, you only think about having sweet dreams."
Sun Shao curled his lips and replied, "You are already the magistrate of Taojiang County. Half of my dream has come true. Now I am waiting for Zhou Yuan to become the richest man in Taojiang. My dream has come true, and it is for the good of both of you."
Deng Ai chuckled and said, "Zhou Yuan, I remember that the late king had a wheelchair. Later, my father ordered it to be promoted. I sent a message back to Xiangyang and asked someone to build one for your father and send it over."
"Pah!" Zhou Yuan slapped himself on the forehead, "How could I forget this thing?"
"Second brother, what is a wheelchair?"
Zhou Yuan knelt down, pinched Zhou Xiaohe’s face and said with a smile, “It’s just a chair that allows our dad to sit and walk!”
"What's a chair again?"
These things were proposed by Liu Cong and developed through research by the Scientific Research Institute. Even if they exist in remote areas of Guizhou, they are only available to large families. What use do the people in the mountains and plains have for these?
Zhou Yuan smiled and picked up his sister, "When second brother makes money, second brother will buy you all the things you don't know!"
After several people went home, Zhou Peng and his wife just finished cooking.
"Dad." Zhou Yuan took a step forward and saluted with his hands raised.
Zhou Peng leaned on crutches and said nothing more, "Eat first, eat first."
There were only Zhou Peng and Deng Ai at the dinner table, while Yue and Zhou Xiaohe went to another room by themselves.
Even though Liu Cong ordered that such bad habits be eliminated, many places have still not changed. Especially remote villages like Zhoujia Village will not change easily.
After the meal, Yue arranged for Deng Ai and Sun Shao to sleep in two other rooms. Zhou Yuan once again proposed his idea to Zhou Peng.
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"Yuan'er, even if the king doesn't ban businessmen from taking the imperial examination, my father doesn't want you to engage in business. The life at home is hard, but it's not impossible to survive."
"Dad only hopes that you can study hard, obtain fame as soon as possible, and become famous as soon as possible."
Facing the stubborn Zhou Peng, Zhou Yuan really had no choice, "Dad, how about I write to my adoptive father and see what he means. Since we have different opinions, let's listen to my adoptive father's opinion. Dad, you
What do you think?"
Zhou Peng nodded, "Mr. Ma has also been kind to you, so you have to listen to what he says."
That night, Zhou Yuan wrote a letter to Ma Liang and ordered his guards to take it back quickly.
In the letter, Zhou Yuan not only proposed to open a shop, but also wanted to borrow a sum of money from Ma Liang.
"Your Majesty, there is a letter from the south."
Liu Cong knocked on the desk, stared at Wang Gong and said dissatisfiedly, "I can't handle so many government affairs, what's the point of reading a letter?"
"This letter is from your adopted son Deng Ai."
"Deng Ai?" Liu Cong put down his pen, "He just went to the south. Why did he write to Gu? Bring it."
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"promise."
After reading the letter, Liu Cong sighed. He didn't expect Zhou Peng to have such a hard life. His son died back then, but now he almost died.
However, it was a trivial matter for Deng Ai to ask him for money. Taojiang had another important matter, and Deng Ai asked for his opinion in the letter.
After Deng Ai took office, he found that the implementation of Taojiang's work was not thorough enough. Rich families and officials were colluding, and the people of Taojiang still could not enjoy the fair treatment of the New Deal.
In the letter, Deng Ai asked Liu Cong for the power of life and death in Taojiang.
Liu Cong chuckled, "Is this life or death for you?"
Then he took a piece of cloth from the table and wrote with a pen, "The state has state laws, so how can we blindly kill people for state affairs? Since you are the magistrate of Taojiang County, you must set an example. How can you kill to stop evil?"
After writing, Liu Cong handed the letter to Wang Gong, "Go to the treasury to get ten gold coins, and send them to Deng Ai together with the letter."
"promise."
After Wang Gong left, Liu Cong murmured to himself, "Deng Ai, Deng Ai, although he is a great talent, he is still young and lacks experience."
All along, with the implementation of the New Deal, there have been many wealthy families who have rebelled. For such people, Liu Cong held his butcher knife high and showed no mercy.
But as long as there is no rebellion, Liu Cong has no reason to kill people at will. Officials protect each other, and local governments collude with officials. Liu Cong is not unaware of these things.
But so what, there is no evidence or facts, and Liu Cong cannot kill people just based on hearsay. Otherwise, the laws of Chu State will become a decoration. The Police Department, Dali Temple, and the Ministry of Punishment will have no use.
If the institutions that establish the law do not abide by the rules of the game, can we still expect the people to abide by them?
People cannot be truly equal. Those who are rich and powerful must enjoy things that ordinary people cannot enjoy. Liu Cong sympathized with Zhou Peng's experience, but it was only sympathy. He could give Zhou Peng money, but he would never
Confer an official title because this person has no merit in the country.
In the Chu State, Liu Cong was the only one who had supreme authority and could truly be above the law!
It is indeed the most direct, simple and effective way to cut through the mess with a sharp knife, but no one can have this kind of power except Liu Cong himself. No one deserves to have it except Liu Cong.
Deng Ai grew up in Xiangyang. From his perspective, Liu Cong was so simple and rude in his treatment of wealthy families and different voices.
But he failed to figure out one thing. Liu Cong's butcher's knife would only chop it off severely after he had won over the people, gained control of public opinion, and controlled the military and economic power.
And he himself does not have this capital, and of course, it is impossible to have this capital.
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As the magistrate of Taojiang County for the first time, Deng Ai still has many things that he needs to figure out and experience by himself.
Facing difficulties, he could only use the law to deal with things, instead of acting boldly like Liu Cong.