That being said, who is willing to make sacrifices regardless of gains and losses?
But even if I say something, no one will care...
Mu Yuanzuo's eyes flashed and he said with emotion: "I am going to pay a visit to His Royal Highness the King of Wei and the Duke of Yue. You two are my right-hand men. If you are willing to go with me, I can introduce them."
Tu Qiongdeng saw that he just wanted to bring these two people together. Firstly, he could use these two people to influence the Xiao family and Wang family behind him, which would be equivalent to making a great contribution in front of King Wei and Fang Jun. Secondly,
If you conquer these two people, your career in Suzhou will be smoother in the future.
The two looked at each other and remained silent.
Everyone has selfish motives. If Mu Yuanzuo can climb up to the top of Fang Jun, King Wei or even the crown prince, who can remain indifferent? But the problem is that the two of them are not direct descendants of their respective families, far from that level.
A position of power that can determine the future of the family.
If we meet King Wei and Fang Jun here and make something, but the family refuses to admit it later, then we will offend King Wei and Fang Jun to death...
Mu Yuanzuo naturally knew the scruples of these two people, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, you two, this trip is just to accompany me to meet with Shangguan. By the way, I can listen to what Duke Yue said, and it will be useful to my family later."
Explain. As for the other things, that is our selfishness. We don’t express it with our mouths, but keep it in our hearts. Who can say anything else?"
The two of them were immediately moved.
Going to show my face in front of His Royal Highness King Wei and Fang Jun can at least let these two nobles know that I care for them. Even if Fang Jun really goes to war against the Xiao family and the Wang family in the future, there is a high probability that he will not attack from his side.
Surgery.
The two made up their minds and immediately followed Mu Yuanzuo to Wangjiang Tower.
But when the three of them walked out of the check-in room together, and even went out together in the same car, this scene immediately shocked the entire Suzhou government office.
Since ancient times, Suzhou has been a place of wealth and humanity, and its position in the south of the Yangtze River is extremely important. Nowadays, with the rise of maritime trade, Huating Town has suddenly emerged as a center of wealth gathering, but Suzhou still relies on its special geographical location and historical factors to firmly
It firmly occupies the position of an important town in the south of the Yangtze River, which makes the Suzhou Mansion a place of competition for all the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River, fighting endlessly for the interests of their respective families.
It was an accident that Mu Yuanzuo was able to take the position of governor of Suzhou. However, now he is becoming more and more stable, and may even soar into the center. This is all thanks to Fang Jun's support, which has blocked countless overt and covert crises for him, and even
Nowadays, anyone who wants to touch Mu Yuanzuo must consider the consequences of offending Fang Jun.
Although Mu Yuanzuo had little background in Jiangnan, his position as governor was as secure as Mount Tai.
Not to mention the Lanling Xiao family and the Langya Wang family, even though they are no longer what they used to be, they are still the first-class existence among the Jiangnan noble families. Once these two families stand in Mu Yuanzuo's camp, it will almost mean that the entire Jiangnan will change from above.
They have joined forces to control them, and other families have completely lost their right to speak, and can no longer guarantee their own interests.
This is simply more important than the so-called boycott of Fang Jun!
At that moment, all the officials in the government office could no longer sit still. They all took leave and returned home. They quickly reported this shocking news to their families, so that they could discuss countermeasures and deal with it as soon as possible.
*****
Wang Jing and Shen Zong came out of Wangjiang Tower and looked at the murderous soldiers arrayed on the left and right of the door. Then they looked at the private soldiers with no morale standing in the distance. They felt sullen in their hearts.
It's as uncomfortable as it feels.
The two looked at each other without saying a word, walked quickly to the roadside, and boarded the carriage.
The carriage swayed and bumped on the road paved with bluestones, and the atmosphere in the carriage almost turned to water.
Passing a pothole, the carriage bounced, and the two people in the carriage were shaken. Wang Jing suddenly said: "The springs produced by the Fangjia Iron Factory have very good shock-absorbing effects. Why isn’t the carriage installed?”
Shen Zong was stunned for a moment and replied: "The spring production process is top secret, and the materials used are said to be extremely strict. Looking at the world, only Fangjia Iron Factory can produce steel materials for springs, so not only is the price extremely expensive , the output is not large, this carriage is manufactured by the Shen family's carriage shop, and there is really no way to buy the springs for the carriage."
You were answering with your mouth, but in your heart you were thinking about how long it has been. Do you still have the heart to care about the spring?
What's wrong with the bumps? Carriages have been like this for thousands of years, and no one has ever been bumped to death...
Wang Jing hummed, his eyelids drooped and he said nothing.
But my heart was very uneasy.
He is a loyal believer in Confucianism and firmly believes in the theories advocated by Confucianism. He has always looked down upon strange and obscene techniques, thinking that they are just despicable crafts "to please women". "The two are very much the same, but the skills are based on the human body, and the tools are cleverly referred to as alien", which not only has no benefit, but even harms the country and the people.
Throughout the ages, all ceremonial utensils have been fixed, and cannot be changed at all. Making some weird things to please others will only disturb the customs and disrupt the court.
The person in the entire Tang Dynasty who had the deepest knowledge of "strange and obscene techniques" was none other than Fang Jun. He invented the method of making glass, improved the iron smelting process, invented movable type printing, and even prepared gunpowder and developed firearms... Before this, Wang Jing was deeply disgusted with Fang Jun's "not doing his job properly" and was extremely disgusted.
To build a strong and prosperous country, we can only follow the laws of the sage kings and implement the techniques of Confucianism, so that the kings are wise, officials are honest, and the people are peaceful. Then the world will be settled and a prosperous age can be expected.
What's the point of tinkering with messy stuff all day long?
Therefore, he had never looked down upon Fang Jun, who was famous all over the world. Instead, he often copied a few of Fang Jun's poems for viewing. He felt that this man might have some talent, but he was on the wrong track...
However, he had just had a fight with Fang Jun face to face and was beaten to a pulp, which made him suddenly wake up.
How could someone like Fang Jun work hard on "strange and obscene techniques" that are considered useless?
When three people travel together, there must be a teacher. Maybe let go of your pride and arrogance and start from the strengths of the other person, which can actually improve your own realm...
In a daze, the carriage arrived at a house. Wang Jing and Shen Zong got off the carriage and walked into the gate with two stone lions at the door.
The house has a rockery pool, carved beams and painted pillars, which is very luxurious.
A servant had already come forward and held up an oil-paper umbrella to protect the two of them from the rain, and welcomed them into the main hall.
He took off his shoes and stepped on the bright floor into the hall. The two people sitting opposite each other on the floor stood up and greeted each other.
The fair-faced one is somewhat similar to Shen Zong, but the one with gloomy eyes and unruly expression is Shen Zong's cousin Shen Wei, who now serves as the Sima of the Suzhou Governor's Office, commanding the county soldiers and having considerable power. The other one has a slightly darker complexion. The wizened, thin, middle-aged scribe is Zhang Ji, a descendant of the Zhang family in Wu County.
The four of them greeted each other and sat down respectively. Before the tea was served, Shen Wei couldn't wait to ask: "How is it?"
He had already received news about the beating of his family's private soldiers by the Imperial Army and Navy soldiers led by King Wei and Fang Jun. However, he knew nothing about it since Shen Zong and Wang Jing entered Wangjiang Tower, so he was very anxious to know that Wang Jing The process and result of the fight between Jing and Fang Jun.
After all, the Shen family of Wu Xing took a huge risk this time by responding to Wang Jingzhi's solicitation and siding with the King of Jin. With Fang Jun in Jiangnan, the most important thing was this first confrontation to see whether Wang Jing could defeat Fang Jun.
Wang Jing looked ugly, pursed his lips and said nothing.
Shen Zong was helpless. Although talking about what happened in Wangjiang Tower would inevitably hurt Wang Jing's face, if Wang Jing didn't tell him, why wouldn't he himself?
I had no choice but to carefully word my words and explain in detail what happened after entering Wangjiang Tower...
"Bang!"
Shen Wei slapped the coffee table and said angrily: "Zhu Zi is going too far! This Jiangnan is not his Fang Jun's territory. The salt farm lease document signed between my family and the court, how can he just say that he will not accept it if he doesn't accept it? As for the crew member Xiaoju bandits. Kou Yi said that he wanted to incriminate him even more. How many of the crew members on the ships in this sea don't have one or two names in their hands? It's so shameless to use one as a raft!"
Shen Zong and Zhang Ji also nodded repeatedly.
Not to mention that the leasing of the salt farm is only a matter for sailors. As Shen Wei said, where are the good people?
Since ancient times, making a living on the sea has meant earning wealth with your life. The sea is vast and boundless, and pirates often wreak havoc in violent storms. It is common for ships to capsize and people to die. Whoever dares to go to sea with a ship is not a desperado? These crew members themselves are unruly and unruly. , most of them committed serious crimes in the countryside and went into hiding, hiding at sea to make a living. Almost everyone had blood on their hands. It was common for people to commit murder and swindle goods when they saw money overseas.