Fu Song

Chapter 343

The Li family has a big tree with deep roots on Kuizhou Road, and its forces are intertwined.Li Fang has been a transfer envoy all the way from a small official, and has not left Kuizhou Road for decades.In such a family, Xiao Cheng has never thought about bringing them down. It doesn’t mean that Xiao Cheng can’t do it now. Eleven, let's talk about it after doing it, and it can be done in the same way.

But this is definitely harming others and not benefiting oneself. It is a loss-making business that kills one thousand enemies and hurts oneself eight hundred.What's more, the attitude shown by Li Fang is also welcomed by Xiao Cheng.

You don't need to cater to me, you just need to pretend to be deaf and dumb.

Li Fang's small calculations were very precise. In a few years, he will retire. After he retires, if there are turbulent waves on the road to Kuizhou, what does it matter to him?

There was no problem in his tenure, but there was a problem when he was replaced. This is not his problem, but the successor's lack of ability!
He can still drink a little wine in his own garden and say a few sarcastic remarks, and if anyone makes him unhappy, he can also go to the scribe's house to give these incompetent guys a hard copy.

But Xiao Cheng would definitely not let his life live so smoothly.

Such a family naturally needs to be fully utilized.Just like the Yang family of Bozhou and the Tian family of Tianzhou are now the most useful group of people under Xiao Cheng's command, Li's and Xiao Cheng's naturally cannot be let go.

Not to mention, the manpower of these big families is really easy to use.

Firstly, these people are well-educated, and secondly, these people are well-informed and have their own connections, and these advantages are obviously incomparable to those from poor families.

It is said that it takes ten years to grow a tree and a hundred years to cultivate a person. Now Xiao Cheng, where does he have the time and resources to train newcomers from scratch?Naturally, there are many talented guys among the poor family, but unless these guys come out automatically in the process of doing things, Xiao Cheng certainly doesn't mind taking them with him, but let him spend a lot of effort to dig them out. Xiao Cheng doesn't have the strength and energy for such a so-called talent.

As for whether the so-called loyalty issues will arise with the children of these aristocratic families, Xiao Cheng doesn't need to worry at all.

First, what he wants to do now does not conflict with the interests of the Yang family and the Tian family, and even highly overlaps in certain things.Yang's and Tian's have been trapped in one state for hundreds of years, they don't want to come out and expand their influence?Of course I want to.It's just that the former court officials were strictly guarded against them, and would beat them up if something went wrong. Finally, Xiao Cheng came, not only did not suppress them, but also encouraged them to go out. Where can I find such a good ally?

Second, the children of the aristocratic family have their own training system and philosophy.In other words, the family never puts all eggs in one basket.Invest in multiple places and bet everywhere.And these castaways are basically absolutely single-minded towards those to whom they are loyal.Even when it was time to strike at the family, they might not be merciful.This is competition, and it is also the way these big families survive.The law of the jungle preys on the strong, and the strong survive.

Of course, these scattered chess pieces are not the most powerful within the family, and the support and resources they can get are extremely limited, and they are completely incomparable with the main branch.Under normal circumstances, these chess pieces cannot compete with the main branch, and eventually become idle pieces or discarded pieces.But not without exception, the main branch was killed by these chess pieces.

But after reaching such a point, although the main branch of the aristocratic family was destroyed, it was only this chess piece that became the new main branch.The righteous and the common are replaced, but the aristocratic family itself is immortal.

Such things are common in history.

Just like Yang Quan of the Yang family and Tian Yi of the Tian family, after they voted for Xiao Cheng, they were only thinking of Xiao Cheng's interests, and when it was time to dig a hole for the family, they were relentless.

For them, it would be a great honor if they could defeat the main branch.

Of course, Xiao Cheng still has reservations about using them now.For example, military power, they can't get their hands on it.Whether it is Yang Wanfu, Li Xin or Han Kai, they are all Xiao Cheng's confidantes.

Xiao Cheng would not be so big-hearted as to hand over the power of the sword to others.

Li Ge and Li Mianzhi are the breakthrough point of the Li family.

In Xiao Cheng's study room, there is a large stack of investigation documents about Li Ge.

There are various indications that this Li Mianzhi is not only capable, but also unwilling to accept the current situation.

The Li family is a typical heir of a scholarly family, and the distinction between master and concubine is very clear.From the beginning of childhood, the cultivation of the concubines was either to be a landlord in the hometown and take care of the ancestral tombs and temples, or to cultivate business experience to earn money for the family.

Of course, whether it is land or money earned from doing business, it is always the main branch that gets the most.

And the main job of the main branch is to study, be an official, buy land, do business, and these stinky things, they absolutely don't touch them.

Generation after generation, Li Mianzhi's father was like this, and it is still like this in his generation. His son, if nothing happens, will naturally be like this, and he will always serve the main branch.

It looks glamorous on the outside, but in the family, it is not much better than a servant.

Li Ge and Li Mianzhi are the kind of extremely talented people. If he was allowed to go to study and become a Jinshi and become an official since he was a child, he would probably be much better than his current main cousins.

But unfortunately, he didn't have this chance.

He wants to change, and he doesn't want his son, who looks exactly the same as when he was a child, to go down his old path again, even though he was a seed of study but had to learn to do business.

In Tian Yi's words, this guy has a traitor in the back of his head, and he can take advantage of it.

pull him over.

The Li family is afraid that half of it will collapse.

And this is still the Li family's own housework, no one can blame Xiao Cheng for anything.

Even Li Fang, who can only eat Huanglian dumbly, feels bitter, can't say anything, and even has to smile and say something on the outside, happy to see another pillar of the Li family.

Otherwise, a hat of suppressing Shuzhi would fall on his head.

Although almost every family is doing such a thing, it is absolutely unacceptable.

Scholars are the most embarrassing.

Let Li Ge come over and be a staff counselor by his side. Li Fang will definitely not object. After two years, he won the land of Dali, and this kid will be able to rise to the sky in one step. This guy surpassed the guys in the main branch who were still in the sixth and seventh ranks. At that time, Li Fang wanted to regret it, but it was too late.

In this way, there will be a good show to watch.There are no two days in the sky, and there are no two masters in the family. Naturally, there will be no problem if Li Fang is alive, but what if Li Fang is dead?He is not young, and his health is not very good.

If Li Fang wants to suppress Li Ge while he is alive, and ensure the position of his direct line, then it will be a good show. If Li Fang wants to protect himself, he has to follow him wholeheartedly.

When the time comes, the Li family will be dismantled naturally.

In fact, such things might not be able to fall on Bozhou Yang and Sizhoutian in the future, but their power and strength are even greater.

Yang Quan and Tian Yi now say that they have no interest in the position of Patriarch of the two families, but if it is really presented to them, can they remain indifferent?

If the fact that the two families are divided into one side reaches a certain point and prevents the two from taking a step forward and wielding greater power, they will also hold back from attacking the family?

It's really hard to say.

And wait until that day to see it!

From Xiao Cheng's point of view, this may take longer.

The Yang family of Quanzhou and the Tian family of Sizhou are still my irreplaceable allies now!
Even if they want to test themselves from time to time, as long as the temptation is within their tolerance range, it doesn't matter.If you don't touch the bottom line, you don't need to be serious with them.

Naturally, Li Ge didn't know that he was being plotted by Xiao Cheng, and this intention had already been sent to Li Fang.Xiao Cheng wants to use someone, this person is Li Fang's own nephew, will Li Fang give it to him?
The answer is yes.

From Li Fang's declaration to the court that Xiao Erlang had absconded in fear of crime and disappeared without a trace, from Li Fang's obliteration of the fact that Ma Liang, the magistrate of Qianzhou, died unclearly, and from Li Fang's sponsoring of Lu Ze as the authority to know Qianzhou, to a certain extent In fact, he and Xiao Cheng have been tied together.

In order to keep the peaceful situation in the southeast until he retired, and to get more money to make his life more nourishing in his later years, Li Fang made a decision after much deliberation.

What is that Lige?

What's more, this guy has already stiffened his wings and wants to be his own master.

He actually didn't listen to the family's arrangement and sent his son to study in an academy outside. Do you really think that if you earn some money for the family, you can do whatever you want?Without the main branch to shield you from the wind and rain and open up joints for you, how can you manage your business?It's like selling grain and salt to Qianzhou. Why can't others do it, but Li Ge can do it?
It's not because of my face, Li Fang.

"Right now is the time of spring famine, and the price of grain in Qianzhou is high." Li Ge handed a stack of papers to Li Fang and said, "The grain we collected last fall came out at the end of winter. This time I plan to Another half, so that half of the warehouse can be freed up for this fall."

Li Fang casually flipped through the account book, it doesn't matter if he doesn't look at this thing, his nephew won't be so confused as to play tricks on it. "I have consulted several experienced old farmers, and they all said that this year's good weather will be a bumper harvest, why not sell all the grain to earn a fortune, and have more money to harvest this year's new grain. Why do you keep half of the old grain? Do you know that Xiao Erlang is promoting terraced fields in Qianzhou. According to what I know, the harvest is very good. By next year, Qianzhou will have hundreds of thousands of acres of water men. I'm afraid there will be no such shortage When the food is gone, the price will not rise at that time.”

Li Ge bowed slightly, and said, "Uncle, we don't necessarily have to go to Qianzhou to sell grain, and we can go to other places. It is true that there will be a bumper harvest next year, but maybe the price of grain will rise even more. There is a lot of commotion over there! The price of grain has not risen this year. To put it bluntly, it is the credit of Xiao Yu, the third envoy, when he was in office. The warehouses are full, and the water transportation is running in an orderly manner. When next year, the capital is gone, and troops will be used in the Northwest, and maybe Hebei Road will also use troops, and food will definitely be tight. At that time, food will inevitably rise sharply. In fact, if it is not for the Chamber of Commerce to force this year The food must be delivered according to the requirements, I don't even want to take out half of the food!"

Li Fang narrowed his eyes, shook his head and said, "Don't mess with Xiao Cheng, a hungry wolf. If you mess with him, he really bites. You've done a good job. Just pay half of what you pay! But this will definitely not satisfy him." Appetite, when you go to another place, what do you say when asked?"

Li Ge said with a smile: "Isn't this simple? The military is deployed in the northwest, and the court mobilizes food on a large scale. Uncle, you are also a clever woman who can't cook without rice. You have to satisfy the court first, right? The matter in the northwest was caused by his elder brother, and he didn't even think about it." What will be pursued. This year Qianzhou made a lot of money when they attacked the Luo Dian ghost country, and the food price has risen a bit, so there won't be any big troubles."

Li Fang laughed: "You have a lot of ideas, so let's do it like this!"

"Yes, my nephew has gone. When I come back from Qianzhou, my nephew is planning to go to Jinghu Lake to see if I can collect more old grain from last year." Li Ge said.

Just as he was talking, Chen Qun and Chen Zigong walked in hurriedly, he forgot to knock on the door, obviously there was something urgent, seeing this uncle's most valued staff member, Li Gedang stood up immediately.

"Mian Zhi is here too!" Chen Qun nodded at Li Ge, turned to look at Li Fang, and said, "Scholar, I just reported something."

"Nephew, I'm leaving now!" Seeing Chen Qun's expression, Li Ge immediately prepared to leave knowingly.

"Don't be too busy!" Unexpectedly, Chen Qun stopped Li Ge, "Why don't we come up with ideas together, this time I'm not sure what to do."

"What's the matter?" Li Fang was stunned, there were not many things that could make Chen Qun feel a little lost.

"A few days ago, didn't you receive a private letter from Mr. Luo Song?" Chen Qun said, "Unexpectedly, Mr. Luo has really arrived in Fengjie."

Li Fang couldn't help laughing, "It's not easy, just catch him, persuade him well, and then send him back to Bianliang."

Now Li Fang is preparing to become an official and wants a good title. A power-holder like Luo Song naturally has to curry favor with him so as not to offend him.

"But bachelor, beside Mr. Luo, another person was also recognized, Wang Zhu, the wanted criminal of the court, and a six or seven-year-old child. I don't know where they got them. Let's work together. If there is a conflict, Wang Zhu's skill is not to mention, even if we caught it, but alarmed others, how can we explain that Mr. Luo mixed up with a prisoner? If we do this, I'm afraid it will not only help If you don't let Xianggong Luo, you will make Xianggong Luo unhappy, right?" Chen Qun said with some embarrassment.

(End of this chapter)