"Hahaha, Brother Daotong is here to make the humble house look brighter!"
When Daotong arrived at the Yongjia Marquis Mansion, Zhu Liangzu came out to greet him in person and invited him into the main hall with a big smile.
"The Marquis has been demoted." Daotong looked at the coral tree as tall as a person in the hall, as well as the various gold and jade decorations and antiques that dazzled people. He couldn't help but sarcastically said: "Your mansion and humble house
I'm afraid if it has nothing to do with it, the Emperor's Forbidden City won't be as lavish as yours."
"You..." Seeing how shameless he was, Zhu Xian was about to get angry. However, Zhu Liangzu put down his hand indifferently, signaling Zhu Xian not to speak.
"Haha, brother Daotong, don't look like you don't know anything." Then Zhu Liangzu invited Daotong to sit down and serve tea, and said with a smile: "Do you think I am doing this for my own enjoyment? You are wrong."
Daotong sat down on the rosewood official hat chair. Looking at the maids serving tea and pouring water, they were all beautiful and gorgeously dressed. He couldn't help but sarcastically said: "Isn't this just for others to enjoy?"
"So your situation is too small." Zhu Liangzu said sternly: "Think about it, why do you serve as a soldier and fight?"
"Protect your home and country." Daotong said without thinking.
"So nerds just like to think of people as saints. In fact, how many soldiers fight for others?" Zhu Liangzu said with a smile:
"Nine times out of ten, it's for the sake of having food for themselves. But if they just do this, they will just hang around. Who will work hard just for food? We need to set a higher goal for them - high-ranking officials and generous salaries.
,Prosperity and wealth!”
As he spoke, he pointed to the luxurious furnishings in the room and said loudly: "These are for this purpose. I just want to show my soldiers what kind of life they will live after they fight hard and achieve meritorious service and get promoted."
"This will give them the motivation to work hard. If my Marquis Mansion is as poor as your county government, what will the people below think?" Zhu Liangzu said confidently: "They will think - Zhu Liangzu has been granted the title of homage.
It’s over, and it’s nothing to give them what they want, so why should we fight so hard?”
"Hahaha, Marquis Yongjia is really well-intentioned." Daotong was amused by Marquis Yongjia's absurd reasoning. He held the expensive Ru kiln tea cup in his hand and looked at its glaze color.
The blue waves and green color are so wonderful.
He carefully placed the tea cup on the coffee table and said: "I don't know much about military matters, but with the salary of Marquis Yongjia, I'm afraid he can't support such a grand occasion, right?"
"Hmph..." Normally, Zhu Liangzu would have denied it, but today he wanted to speak frankly.
"That's natural. Do you know how many people a marquis or a general has to support and how much money he has to spend? What can the imperial court do with a small salary?" He asked with a sneer: "The county magistrate is also very dignified.
Hou, if you want to maintain the operation of a county government office, your salary of eighty shi a year is not enough even if you don't have food or drink, right?"
"It's true that we are stretched thin." Daotong nodded and said calmly: "But if you save a little, you can deal with it."
"Do you dare to say that you have never been greedy for a penny or received a gift?" Zhu Liangzu asked.
"No." Daotong said without hesitation: "I don't know why being an official requires corruption and bribery. If that's the case, I won't take this official position."
"Now that I am still in this position, it means that I have not reached that position yet." After a pause, he raised his voice and said: "The annual salary of Marquis Guang is only fifteen hundred dan, plus the official position of Zuo Governor, the annual salary is enough
Three thousand dan! The so-called high-ranking officials are only rich and generous, but they still engage in corruption and bribery. It can be seen that no matter how high the emperor's salary is, it can't satisfy your desires!"
"If you are an official like you, the imperial court will be over already!" Zhu Liangzu couldn't help but raise his voice and said: "If I want to win the war, I have to feed my brothers, otherwise who will work for me? As long as I can conquer Yunnan smoothly.
,The emperor will not care about this with me, do you understand?!"
"..." Daotong was silent. Boss Zhu's ambiguous attitude left him without the confidence to refute.
At this time, the butler came over to report that the banquet could begin.
"Please take a seat." Zhu Liangzu suppressed his anger and said.
"No need, just tell me if you have anything to do." Daotong said without moving, "Mountain pigs can't eat fine bran, and Dao Tongxiao can't bear the delicacies of the Marquis."
"Tong Dao!" Zhu Xian couldn't help shouting angrily: "Don't toast and eat as a penalty!"
"The lower official also has a message for the Young Marquis: Those who do unjust things will be punished by death!" Taoist colleagues replied firmly.
"Our family is the founding marquis, and we have a ticket to avoid death!" Zhu Xian said arrogantly: "You want me to die? You have to die a hundred times first!"
"So what if I die a thousand times?" Daotong said coldly: "I, Daotong, will not change in any way!"
"You won't be so stubborn once you die!" Zhu Xian was about to threaten Dao Tong again, but Zhu Liangzu stopped him and said:
"Shut up, you are a guest. Is this how you treat guests?"
After saying that, Zhu Liangzu Dingding looked at Comrade Dao and said: "I invited the magistrate to come here today because I want to have a good talk with you and see if we can put aside the past grudges and make peace with each other."
"As long as the Marquis can restrain his family and subordinates and stop causing harm to the county and committing crimes, I will be willing to retreat when I see the Marquis and his son," Dao Tong said calmly.
"Of course I can restrain them." Zhu Liangzu pondered for a moment and said quietly: "Let's do this. I forbid them from wandering around in your Panyu County. How about you turn a blind eye and stop meddling in other people's business?"
Daotong's pupils shrank. Yongjiahou's uncharacteristically low posture today made him realize that the other party must have received the news.
"I'm sorry, when I saw someone committing adultery and violating the law, I couldn't help but take care of it." Daotong shook his head and said, "So I can't guarantee it to the Marquis."
"Shameless..." Zhu Xian muttered bitterly.
This is really not a shameless act by Dao Tong. Guangzhou City, like most provincial capitals, is governed by one city and two counties, so it is impossible to separate them so clearly.
"Let's do this, let's make a difference. Out of sight, out of sight." Zhu Liangzu waved his hand and changed his suggestion: "I will transfer you out of Guangzhou City. You can choose the prefect of Guangdong and Guangxi, as long as you like it.
, I'll make arrangements for you. Is it a good deal to change the county magistrate to the prefect?"
"No need, I am working as an official, not doing business." Dao Tong was not moved at all.
"Then, there's nothing to talk about?" Zhu Liangzu's eyes flashed with a fierce light, and his whole body was filled with murderous aura.
"It's not that we don't have to talk. It's because the Marquis refuses to stop committing crimes. If the subordinate compromises, he will be an accomplice." Taoist colleagues looked at Zhu Liangzu fearlessly.
"If you don't agree, let's see the guests off!" Zhu Liangzu waved his hand and said coldly.
He also fully understood that this Taoist monk was a stubborn stone that could not be frightened or softened.
