Gao Qi smiled, raised his hands and clapped his hands, making three "papapapa" sounds. Then, he saw four beauties walking in from outside the hall, and then they kept bowing to Gao Qi.
: "See your lord."
Gao Qi nodded, raised his hand and said: "Four beauties, you don't need to be polite, please sit down."
Each of the four beauties was very good-looking. The others were sent back. Gao Qi left the four of them alone. Not to mention how happy they were. Seeing Ding Fei here, the four of them
Their eyes cast grateful glances at Ding Fei.
After the four beauties sat down, Gao Qi walked up to Ding Fei and asked, "Master Ding, you must know the family backgrounds of these four people best, right?"
Ding Fei smiled and said: "Of course it is clear that the families of these four beauties are all rich or noble. It is their blessing to be able to serve you now."
With that said, Ding Fei introduced him and said slowly: "This is the Li family, this is the Tang family, this is the Cai family, and the last one is the Mao family. You don't know, this Li, Tang,
The Cai and Mao families are the four wealthy businessmen in Jiangling City, and Cai is the richest among them. The wealthy businessmen in the city all heard that you are not yet married, so they offered their daughters to you for your choice. The one you like will be the one you choose.
The blessing..."
Gao Qi listened to Ding Fei's words quietly, then grinned and said, "Master Ding must have obtained a lot of money from these wealthy businessmen, right?"
"Well...how can I receive any money from my humble position to do things for you?" Ding Fei replied.
"Really?" Gao Qi's smile suddenly faded, his voice became much colder, and then he said to the four beauties: "You all should step aside first!"
After the four beauties retreated, Gao Qi's bodyguard walked straight in, and then said something to Gao Qi in his ear. Gao Qi just nodded slightly and asked the bodyguard to go out for the time being.
Seeing Gao Qi's expression change, Ding Fei immediately asked, "Sir, is there something urgent?"
Gao Qi shook his head and said: "No, no, no, I have nothing to do. Master Ding, you have found these beauties for me. I really don't know how to thank you."
After hearing this, Ding Fei hurriedly knelt on the ground and bowed to Gao Qi: "Your Excellency, I am humble enough to serve you. I have no requirements at all. But as long as you are satisfied, I am willing to do my best to serve you from now on."
After hearing this, Gao Qi smiled and said, "I'm afraid, this is your original intention, right?"
"Hehe, of course I can't hide my thoughts from you, a very smart man. As long as you let me follow you from now on, I promise to do my best for you and make sure you don't have any worries." Ding Fei didn't agree either.
Said in denial.
"Hahahaha..." Gao Qi suddenly laughed.
When Ding Fei heard Gao Qi's laughter, he felt a little nervous and asked hurriedly: "Why are you laughing, sir?"
"Ding Fei! How much is your annual salary for a little Jiangling City chief? My personal guards just went to your house to search it. There are so many gold, silver and jewelry in your house. If you weren't corrupt,
How could you have so much property after accepting bribes? Also, you took the decision without authorization and stuffed forty-eight beauties into the Zhizhou Mansion. Do you think I am a womanizer?"
"I don't dare to be in a humble position. It's unjust to be in a humble position..."
"Unjustly accused? You have evil intentions. You want to use beautiful women as a way to get married. You also have many contacts with wealthy businessmen in the city. This government has already found out clearly. Do you still want to make excuses? Come here!"
"What are your orders, sir?" Several personal guards walked in from outside the door, clasping their fists.
Gao Qi pointed at Ding Fei and said angrily: "Fire Ding Fei from his post and put him in a dungeon. All his family property will be confiscated."
After Ding Fei heard this, his face turned pale with fright, and he immediately said: "Sir, I was wronged, Lord Marquis, I..."
Before Ding Fei could finish shouting, the guards dragged Ding Fei out of the living room.
Gao Qi looked at Ding Fei's behavior and was particularly disdainful. He immediately wrote a notice quickly and handed it to the guard next to him, and ordered: "Make a hundred copies of this notice and stamp it."
I will seal the ribbon and post it in the streets and alleys throughout the city."
"promise!"
In the evening of the same day, it was written that the chief secretary Ding Fei secretly accepted bribes and made rash decisions, which spread throughout Jiangling City. After Gao Qi repatriated those beauties, he also sent a greeting card and invited all the merchants in the city to come to Sanjiang.
A brief account of the future Zhizhou Prefecture.
At the same time, after the notice was posted, it seriously stated that the government and businessmen should not collude with each other. Once discovered, severe punishment would be inevitable. After the news of Ding Fei's dismissal and investigation spread, the seemingly calm waters of Jiangling City were immediately shaken.
There were layers of ripples.
One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and for the next three days, officials and merchants in Jiangling City never interacted openly.
While Gao Qi sent people to collect intelligence, he began to figure out how to rectify the administration of officials.
In the Jingzhou area, since it was included in the territory of the Huaxia Kingdom, agriculture and commerce have been relatively developed, and they have improved much faster than other state capitals. The reason is that the north is often suffering from wars, and most of the population flows into Jingzhou, while Jingzhou is relatively stable.
Coupled with geographical advantages and water conservancy advantages, the Jinghan Plain has become an indispensable main grain-producing area in China. At the same time, merchants played a certain role in the mutual economic circulation between the north and the south.
The previous class system of scholars, farmers, industry and commerce no longer existed. The status of merchants was gradually revealed, and the superiority of merchants began to become increasingly prominent. The rich were generally merchants, but some merchants were not satisfied with the status quo and began to
Gradually exploring another way out, some smart businessmen have set their sights on power.
No matter how rich a person is, it is impossible to defeat an official. Officials generally have real power. From the central government to the local government, the bureaucracy of Huaxia has been subdivided again and again, and some people have gradually become powerful.
.But if a businessman runs a business and wants to find an official position, he can only
One way is to take the imperial examination. The imperial examination system has become an important way for China to select civil and military talents. These businessmen could not pass the imperial examination at all, so some businessmen began to marry officials. In this way, the combination of officials and businessmen would
It will form an invisible protection.
Jiangling is the commercial center of the entire Jingzhou. When Xun You was the governor, in order to invigorate the business in Jingzhou, as long as these businessmen did not go too far, they would turn a blind eye. In addition, Xun You's reputation was high, and people from all walks of life in Jingzhou were very interested.
They obeyed him, so everyone also gave Xun You face, so that when Xun You was appointed as the magistrate of Jingzhou, there was no mistake in Jingzhou.
However, Gao Qi was not Xun You, and his prestige was not enough to intimidate the entire Jingzhou. So as soon as Xun You was transferred away, the hidden diseases in Jingzhou began to slowly emerge.
Today Gao Qi arrived in Jiangling City, and Zhuge Jin hosted a banquet in honor of him. This was what he said during the banquet. Zhuge Jin did not have enough power, so he could only ask Gao Qi to come forward to suppress this evil trend.
Gao Qi was the eldest son of the emperor and was named Marquis of Yan. Based on this alone, all walks of life in Jingzhou would always give him a little favor. So Gao Qi thought about it and decided to choose a medium-sized official position to ask questions. The Lord of Jiangling
Book Ding Fei and Cai Lei, the richest man in Jiangling, were related by marriage, and the position of chief bookkeeper was neither too big nor too small, so he happened to be chosen by Gao Qi, which led to today's scene.
For three days, Zhuge Jin left early and returned late. He went to Zhizhou Mansion very early in the morning and came back late at night. He and Gao Qi were in Zhizhou Mansion, planning how to give Jingzhou officials a warning.
, which can not only act as a deterrent, but also allow officials and businessmen to develop normally.
In the hall of Zhizhou Mansion, Zhuge Jin sat there quietly, stroking the green beard on his chin, and said slowly: "Master Marquis, I suddenly thought of a plan, I don't know if it is feasible?"
Gao Qi said: "Just tell me and listen."
Zhuge Jin said: "Most of the officials in Jingzhou are related by marriage to local businessmen. There are four wealthy businessmen in this city, namely Li, Tang, Cai, and Mao. Among them, the Cai family is the richest. The Cai family originally lived in Xiangyang, and Cai Lei was originally Cai Mao.
After Cai Hao's death, Cai Lei moved his family to Jiangling and settled down here.
Cai Lei's sister has married Fu Xun, the director of the Department of Commerce, and Fu Xun has also helped the Cai family. Therefore, the Cai family has always been arrogant and domineering. Relying on the family's wealth, she has repeatedly suppressed the three families of Li, Tang, and Mao.
In terms of business, the Cai family is also the leader of the city. Even if the properties of the three families of Li, Tang, and Mao are combined, they may not have enough money.
Cai's many and low-ranking officials thought that the Marquis might as well secretly support the three families of Li, Tang, and Mao, use the financial resources of the three families to suppress the Cai family, and further investigate Fu Xun thoroughly. As long as Fu Xun did not help the three families of Cai, Li, Tang, and Mao, that would be enough.
Gradually suppressed the Cai family. Cai Lei was irritable and had a bad temper, and then he used some small tricks to achieve success.
It can irritate the Cai family. If this happens, Cai Lei will definitely not be able to swallow this breath, and then cause trouble for the Li, Tang, and Mao families. The Cai family has private soldiers. As long as they dare to move, the Marquis can take the blame for the Cai family.
As long as the Cai family falls, the other wealthy businessmen will be extremely grateful to the Marquis and will definitely obey the Marquis's words."
After listening to this, Gao Qi smiled and said: "The strategy suggested by Lord Zhuge is a brilliant idea. Rather than letting the Cai family dominate, it is better to support other businessmen and make them grateful to me. What a brilliant idea."
While he was talking, Gao Qi's bodyguard immediately walked in, walked straight to Gao Qi's side, and said: "Sir, this is a secret message from Soochow. It rained two days ago and the carrier pigeon was delayed on the way.
Please take a look at the time."
Gao Qi hurriedly opened the secret letter. When he saw the words "Everything is normal" written on the secret letter, he frowned and thought slowly in his heart: "Everything has been normal for half a month. Could it be that everything is normal?"
Zhou Yu has changed a lot since I fainted last time? Or has my aunt never found out the truth?"
(ps: The other two updates will be posted later, please be patient.)