I don't want to be king

Chapter 449 Promotion
He and the prince often teach the schools in Baiyun City, and occasionally the local old men like them will join in the fun.

What impressed him the most was the sentence he said to the prince: people are floating in the rivers and lakes, how can they not be stabbed.It is common for boats to capsize in the gutter.

After that, after going through the heart-wrenching labor reform, he made up his mind to find a backer!
With his unremitting efforts, he called Wei Yishan third uncle, Wei Yishan was not so repulsive anymore.

Occasionally, he would send some valuable supplements such as ginseng and deer antler, and this third uncle would not refuse.

Since he can enter and exit Wei Mansion at will, few businessmen in Ankang City dare to underestimate him!
Today's him is not what he used to be. In terms of Taoism, he has three uncles.

As for the underworld?

He was afraid that people would not come to hack!
It's even a little wishful for it!

Huiyuan Kungfu, which he only started to practice at an early age, is now only a small second grade!

However, his Deng family has many heirs, and many of them have entered the fifth and sixth ranks, and even some young men are generally third and fourth ranks!
This ability is nothing in Sanhe, but this is Ankang City!
The Deng family doesn't need to pay attention to the masters in Ankang City!
Anyone who wants to bully others with martial arts, he Deng Ke will not give in, he will be tied up and sent directly to the yamen.

Now, having learned from his third uncle what "a fox pretends to be a tiger", he has become more and more fascinated by power, which is intangible and invisible.

He is no longer satisfied with only one backer!

Naturally, the more backers, the more secure!

In his opinion, Jiang Zhen, the butcher's daughter, is a good backer.

Back then, before the two of them made their fortunes, they were poor brothers who wore a pair of trousers.

It's not too abrupt for him to befriend the butcher suddenly, right?
Besides, he once hugged Jiang Zhen's with his own hands, and even though he grew up later, whenever he passed by his house, he, carpenter Deng, was very generous, and he would definitely pack a piece of dried salted fish.

Then Sanhe was really poor.

Even a piece of dried salted fish is a good thing!

When Jiang Zhen saw him, he still happily called him uncle.

It's just that today is not what it used to be. Standing on the street now, let alone using salted fish, even if you give it to "jelly beans", don't even think about tempting children to call you uncle.

If you want to blame, you can blame Prince He, the Sanhe in front of you is already so rich, as long as it is not a poor family that can't get rid of the pot, it will not take this thing seriously.

The most important thing is that both boys and girls have received school education, and their eyelids are not "shallow", so they are not so easy to fool.

"I'll just say it,"

Pork Rong teased, "It's true that Lord Tiger has no grandsons. No wonder shopkeeper Deng is so wise and powerful. You earned all the big money by yourself."

He and the butcher changed from Sanhe meat supplier to Liang Guo's first-class meat supplier. As for the money, he slaughtered more than [-] pigs, cattle and sheep every year, so he made a lot of money.

However, the little money he earned was nothing compared to the carpenter in front of him!
The monthly "Technology Subsidy" and "Invention Reward" alone are over a hundred taels!
Take it for nothing!
What's more, he is the first-class supplier of Liang Guo's military equipment, and the army's siege equipment and food transportation tools are basically provided by Deng's carpenter workshop!
Earn a lot of money!

Their hard-earned money from selling meat is totally worthless.

The only pity is that, like Mo Shun, he is also an ordnance supplier, but he did not become an official.

The reason is because of his previous convictions in labor reform.

Liang Lu said very clearly that anyone who has committed crimes will not only be unable to be an official, but also his son and grandson will not be able to be an official.

"That's what you said,"

Deng Ke clearly knew that what he said was teasing, but it was hard to take it seriously, "That's my third uncle, my father and I must be inseparable."

Although he hated his own impulsiveness very much, it harmed his children and grandchildren, making them have no chance to be officials.

However, after being annoyed, he didn't care much about it.

After all, the time for him to make a fortune is too short. Whether it is a son or a grandson, he has not been cultivated too carefully. It is no problem to do business with him and earn a little money.

It is basically impossible to expect them to be officials.

Fortunately, He Wangye abolished Zhulian Jiuzu in the new Liang Law. His son and grandson are not qualified to be officials, but his great-grandson is allowed.

Therefore, he couldn't wait to get every grandson, even grandson, married.

Now, he already has seven great-grandsons and great-granddaughters!

Regardless of gender, anyone who has reached the Sanhe legal school age will be sent to school.

Even if it was a girl, he had placed some hope in it, not to mention being like Jiang Zhen, even being an ordinary policeman would be a brilliant family.

"That's right, it's not pleasant to speak,"

The butcher secretly patted Zhurourong's elbow, signaling him not to continue arguing with Deng Ke. It was really not easy for him to accompany him to wait for his daughter early in the morning. A person whose feet tremble three times is naturally a hero among men."

Deng Ke hurriedly said, "Praise the shopkeeper's absurdity, I'll barely make a living.

No matter what, it is stronger than before.

The shopkeeper, we were neighbors before and after, you know what happened to my family, poor people can't get away with it.

Who would have thought that there would be such a scene today? "

It was just a casual remark at first, but in the end, I was a little emotional.

These years, it really wasn't easy for him!

"Shopkeeper Deng said yes,"

The butcher echoed, "It was really not easy for us before. I never imagined that I could spend so much money in this life, and even left Baiyun City and ran to this northern land."

Most importantly, his daughter is also an official!

Seeing that the two were chatting there, Zhu Rongrong couldn't get involved, so he raised his head and looked on the snow-covered road, and suddenly saw a big flag.

The otter on the flag is known to everyone in Sanhe!

Immediately afterwards, he saw the high-spirited horse's head and Jiang Zhen sitting on it.

Behind her was a long line of chariots and horses that could not be seen at a glance.

The butcher said excitedly, "Yes, yes, she is my girl!"

Deng Ke followed, "Congratulations, congratulations."

Zhu Rourong didn't speak, but he also let out a sigh of relief, finally he didn't have to continue starving and freezing here.

The team led by Jiang Zhen was getting closer and closer to the city gate, and the pedestrians and merchants on the pipeline consciously stepped aside, allowing this team of officers and soldiers to pass first.

The guard at the gate of the city held his spear tightly, stepped forward, and shouted, "Do you have customs clearance documents, report them!"

Jiang Zhen was stationed on the horse, and immediately a small flag rode forward, raised the token he took out from his arms, and shouted at the guard, "Here is the token!"

After the guard verified the token according to the rules, it was officially released.

The butcher complained to the guard, "Duo Mazi, we are all one family, you are too born to cause so much trouble."

Back then, this pockmark was just a boy in his butcher shop, but now that he has become the gatekeeper of the South City Gate, his whole body suddenly became miraculous.

He didn't even recognize his old club anymore!
Duomazi stretched out his hand to stop Jiang Tuhu and others who were about to come forward to talk to Jiang Zhen, and said with a smile, "Shopkeeper, this is not a place to talk, you guys, go to the city to talk."

"Thank you, Uncle Do,"

Jiang Zhen cupped his hands to Duo Mazi, "I haven't had time to congratulate Uncle Duo on his promotion."

The butcher behind Duo Mazi stretched his neck and stared at his daughter, but Jiang Zhen still turned a blind eye to him.

Duo Mazi laughed and said, "A noble is nothing, don't take it seriously."

In fact, I am very proud of it!

Before him, it was Jiang Yi who served as the Marquis of the South Gate!

Now he is the commander of the army and horse division!
As long as he doesn't make big mistakes, he will probably follow Jiang Yi's track.

Most importantly, he is only in his early thirties now!
There are so many opportunities!
It can be said that the future is boundless!
In just a few short months, the threshold of his small dilapidated house was almost collapsed by the matchmaker.

His family has lived in Baiyun City for generations, and because his family is poor, he has never been married.

But, having said that, before He Wangye arrived in Baiyun City, who in Sanhe was not poor except the Wang family and the Liang family?

The main reason why he is a bachelor until now is because he is a pockmark!
Not to mention the big girl of Huanghua, who is unwilling to marry a pockmark, even the widows of Baiyun City look down on him!
Now, he is the Marquis of the Nancheng Gate. In Ankang City, where there are many officials like dogs, his position as a Marquis is low, but he has a lot of authority!

Anyone who enters and exits through the south gate, who is not allowed to look at his face?

Whoever he wants to get in can get in, and whoever he doesn't want to let out can't get out!

Under the halo of power, the pockmarks on his face were completely worthless.

Whether it is a merchant's family or an official's family, they all want to marry their daughters to him as wives, and they don't even care about being concubines.

But he wasn't dazzled. He remembered Liu Kan telling him that marrying a wife meant forming an alliance of interests with whomever they married.

In order to be on the safe side, it is best to think more about it.

"Uncle Duo is too modest."

After Jiang Zhen finished speaking, he led the troops into the city under the watchful eyes of his father, Jiang Butcher, Rou Rourong and others.

Duo Mazi waited for the team to fully enter the city, glanced at the butcher who was still leaning in the doorway in a daze, and said, "Shopkeeper, you are very lucky, this little girl has been promoted again."

The butcher's curiosity was aroused, and he immediately forgot Duomazi's disrespect to him just now, and hurriedly said, "Why did you get promoted?

I haven't heard of it. "

Duo Mazi smiled and said, "Shopkeeper, you are also a veteran supplier, don't you know this token?"

"What a master, you have a lot of knowledge, you have to tell us,"

Deng Ke has always believed in the sentence of the prince: as long as everyone gives a little praise, the world will become a better world.

So when talking to people, I never hesitate to use my own compliments, "The tokens of the governor's mansion and the yamen are generally made of yellow rosewood. This token seems to be a vermilion lacquer token, which is different from others. I don't know what's in it. What's the point?
Thank you for your advice. "

Duo Mazi glanced at Dun Ke, continued to look at the eager butcher, and said with a smile, "This token is neither from the army nor from the yamen, but the token of the imperial guards."

"in the palace"

When the butcher and Pork Rong looked at each other, they were both surprised.

This is something they didn't expect.

Duo Mazi continued, "Shopkeeper, let me test your eyesight again. Do you know who is the person who escorted her into the city just now?"

The butcher hesitated for a moment and said, "I haven't been in vain for so many years. Whether it's in the army or in the palace, I know some people more or less. I don't know anyone behind Zhen'er just now, but the herald I do find it familiar."

Duomazi smiled and said, "That man's name is Hong Shilong, and he is the right-hand man next to Eunuch Xi."

"Hong Shilong?"

The butcher, Deng Ke, and Pork Rong looked at each other.

They had never heard of this man.

Duomazi suddenly took a step forward and looked at the butcher seriously.

Deng Ke and Zhurourong retreated to the side tactfully. It was obvious that Duomazi wanted to have a private conversation with the general butcher.

Jiang Butcher smiled and said, "So mysterious?
If you have anything to say, just say it. "

Duomazi said in a low voice, "Boss, I have been working as a butcher in your butcher shop since I was a child. Although you are a bit mean, I don't blame you."

"what you said"

The butcher looked a little embarrassed.

"I watched Zhen Er grow up,"

Duo Mazi continued, "I always treat her like my own daughter, shopkeeper, you know that too?"

"I know, of course I know,"

The butcher smiled and said, "Now that you are developed, if you are willing to take care of her, I wish for it."

Duo Mazi said with a gloomy face, "Shopkeeper, I am now a door lord, so it is inconvenient to chat with her, but you have to take my words with you. If you really enter the palace, don't believe anyone except Liu Kan. "

"It's natural,"

Butcher Jiang nodded and said, "I don't like Liu Duo and Liu Jianzi, but Liu Kan is really a child, and he doesn't have any evil intentions."

Duo Mazi looked around, then said in a low voice, "Tell Zhen'er to be careful of Xiao Xizi and Hong Shilong."

The butcher frowned and said, "Eunuch Xi is by the prince's side."

"The treasurer's,"

Seeing more and more pedestrians gathering at the gate of the city, Duo Mazi became a little impatient, and said gloomily, "I won't harm Zhen'er, just take the words with you."

"Okay, I see, thank you."

After turning the butcher and other Duomazi on their backs, they and Zhu Rourong caught up with his daughter's convoy.

Jiang Zhen's team finally stopped at the Dudu Mansion.

The general butcher watched him go in and could not come out for a long time.

"it's dark."

Pork Rong couldn't help muttering.

They have been waiting for an hour!

This will still not come out.

The butcher smiled and said, "Why don't you go back first and I'll wait here alone?

I'll treat you to a drink later. "

If he didn't say a word to his daughter today, he felt that he wouldn't be able to sleep at night.

Deng Ke said, "It's okay, it's okay, I'll be idle when I go back."

"Wait a little longer,"

Pork Rong was less impatient than Deng Ke, "If it's really dark, light a torch."

Snow fell.

After a while, the horseshoe prints and ruts were covered by wind and snow, and the world returned to a vast expanse of whiteness.

In the streets and alleys, no pedestrians can be seen anymore.

Only the gate of the Dudu Mansion can still flash a little lantern light.

(End of this chapter)