.com Liu Yue'er washed up and went to the front first. She saw Zhao Hu and Chen Enze boxing in the yard wearing only their coats in the cold weather. There were beads of sweat on their foreheads. They really weren't afraid of the cold at all. Lin Fu
Sitting in the corridor talking with Zhou Pu, she saw Lin Fu with a sharp-edged sheathed sword on his knees and his clothes were quite thin. Liu Yue'er thought to herself that Lin Fu didn't practice calligraphy or study when he got up early, so he had a knife in his arms.
do what?
"Is your foot feeling better? Is the crutch still usable? Master and I were busy until midnight." Zhou Pu asked with a smile when he saw Lin Yue'er walking out with the crutch.
Liu Yue'er thought that it was just Lin Fu who asked Zhou Pu to help, but she didn't expect that Lin Fu also helped her until midnight and said thank you: "Yue'er, thank you, Master and Master Zhou."
"What a big deal!" Zhou Pu waved his hand nonchalantly, "You hurt your foot. You don't have to get up early to prepare breakfast for us in the past two days. Let Zhao Hu or Enze do it from now on."
Liu Yue'er glanced at Lin Fu in surprise. She thought that today's breakfast was made by Zhou Pu and the others, but she didn't expect that Lin Fu got up early. She didn't tell anyone, and just thought it was a secret between her and Lin Fu.
, she herself couldn’t explain this kind of thoughts.
"In the past two days, you should lie down and rest more, and don't move around at will." Lin Fu asked Liu Yue'er to go back to her room to rest. Yesterday, he saw her looking into his room in front of the window, and he had some doubts.
After testing, it turns out that I am too worried.
After sending Liu Yue'er away, Lin Fu told Zhou Puxi about yesterday's meeting with Su Mei. With Su Mei at the bottom of the pile with three thousand taels of silver, there was no need to rush to sell the remaining forty good horses.
After talking about Qian Xiaowu's matter, Lin Fu Zhoupu went there personally to confirm that Qian Xiaowu was indeed honest and honest, and that he would not be a backstabber for Qingfengxing.
Before noon, Lin Fu took Zhao Hu and two horses to Jiangning's official department and Jiangdong's Xuanfu envoy's yamen to join him. Liu Yue'er had difficulty moving, so he asked Chen Enze to stay and guard the house.
Local officials in this dynasty were divided into three categories: principal officials and assistant officials according to the severity of their duties. Prefecture and county chief officials and assistant officials were all officials sent from Beijing, such as magistrate, county magistrate, tongsheng, tongzhi, county magistrate, edict and other official positions, or by
The emperor personally appointed or was selected by the civil servants. The civil servants in Jiangning could only watch and watch, and the local government could not get involved. The local officials in prefectures and counties were selected by the local propaganda envoys and Yamen. In order to take care of the face of the civil servants in Jiangning, Jiangdong
The officials of the prefectures and counties under the jurisdiction of the county were jointly selected by Jiangning Libu Yamen and Jiangdong Xuanfu Envoy Si Yamen from among the children of local honorary clans, the students of Jiangning Imperial College, as well as the famous candidates and scholars.
In fact, the Jiangdong Xuanfu Envoy Department and the Jiangning Civil Service Department have been quarreling over the personnel rights of local officials since they moved from the imperial capital to the north. Now it has become a common practice that the personnel authority of the Jiangning Civil Service Department is limited to Jiangning.
The county local officials are selected.
If Lin Fu wanted to get any official position, he had to submit his identity papers to these two yamen and wait for selection.
A person who is ranked first among civil servants, has a good reputation, and has the qualifications to be an official, but does not necessarily have an official position. There are hundreds of official certificates accumulated in Jiangning's official department. However, there are only one and twelve counties in Jiangning Prefecture.
There are only a few official vacancies every year. There are too many monks and too few people. It is not easy to get an official position. The Xuanfu Envoy in Jiangdong is better, but Lin Fu doesn't want to leave Jiangning, so he can only work in the Xuanfu Envoy in Jiangdong and the Inspector in Jiangdong.
The envoys and the Jiangdong Admiral's Mansion seek an official position in the government office directly under Jiangning. The chance is slimmer than submitting the personal documents to the Jiangning official department.
No matter whether it was Jiangning's official department or Jiangdong's Xuanfu envoy's yamen, Lin Fu had no connections, so he surrendered and left.
There was no way to ride a fast horse in Jiangning City. After walking through the two government offices, it was already past lunch time for Lin Fu and Zhao Hu to ride in the dustpan alley.
Lin Fu and Zhao Hu led the horses into the front yard. They saw a carriage parked in the yard and felt strange. When they saw Chen Enze coming out to help him lead the horses, they asked, "Are there any guests?" He thought that Gu Wuchen's family could not be like this.
Come to the city quickly. Besides, they didn't know that they would settle here on the first day they entered Jiangning.
"Xiucai, it's me..."
Lin Fu looked up and saw Lin Jingzhong walking out of the guest room accompanied by a middle-aged man. The middle-aged man stood in front of the corridor with his hands clasped behind his back and said loudly to Lin Fu: "After receiving the letter from Shang Linli, I have been counting on you.
On the day of arriving in Jiangning, Jingzhong came here today and found out that you have arrived in Jiangning..."
"Jingzhong, why are you here?" Zhao Hu couldn't help but be happy when he saw Lin Jingzhong. He eagerly walked over and punched his thin little body with his fist.
"There is a ship of goods coming to Jiangning. The Seventh Lady asked me to come with the ship and have a long experience. I just arrived in Jiangning yesterday," Lin Jingzhong said. Thanks to the Seventh Lady holding real power in the clan, otherwise he would never have the opportunity to come to Jiangning and have a long experience.
He asked Lin Fu again, "Why didn't you go to the warehouse to find Uncle Mengde after you arrived in Jiangning? Why did you buy a house here first?"
In addition to Su Mei, Xiao Man, and Si Niangzi, Lin Fu had no acquaintances in Jiangning City. The middle-aged man in front of him was an acquaintance. He was Lin Mengde, the big shopkeeper of the Lin family's warehouse in Jiangning.
Lin Mengde is only in his early forties, with a tall build, a broad face and thick eyebrows. He wears a leather jacket outside his long gown in cold weather. He is not closely related to his family in the Lin clan, but he is quite capable in dealing with people.
Lin Tingxun was trusted by Lin Tingxun to work for the clan. He stood out in the early years and was sent to Jiangning to fend for himself.
When Lin Fu went to Jiangning to take the provincial examination, Lin Mengde took care of his daily life. After he passed the provincial examination, Lin Mengde also took the initiative to pay him twenty taels of silver for expenses. Even if he was not very close, he was still a familiar person.
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"Uncle Mengde," Lin Fu also greeted Lin Mengde affectionately, "the official boat goes slowly. We only arrived in Jiangning yesterday. We stayed overnight at Chaotianyi before missing him from Jingzhong. That's right.
Coincidentally, I just arrived in Jiangning yesterday, and I fell in love with this house when I walked to the first pawn shop. I also wanted to wait for two days of stability before going over to say hello to Uncle Mengde..." He then asked, "Oh, by the way, Mengde.
How do Uncle De and Jingzhong know that I live here?"
"I don't dare to take it seriously. You are now the master of the people's education," Lin Mengde said, squinting and smiling, looking at Lin Fu, thinking that after three days of separation, we should be very impressed. This is really not false at all. He explained with a smile that he can
The reason why I came here is, "Xiao Ji Pawn Shop Cai Dong Xiao Mi is our Dongyang fellow. He opened a pawn shop in Jiangning just a few years ago. I met him at the Dongyang Guild Hall this morning. He mentioned you... you were there the night before
The news that Chaotianyi and Du Rong have vowed to be incompatible has been spread in the Dongyang Guild Hall today. I came to see you. Xiao Mi asked me to plead guilty for my recklessness last night."
"What a big deal it could be," Lin Fu smiled faintly, "I didn't know he was friends with Uncle Mengde, otherwise what would happen if the house was returned to him?" He said he didn't mind at all, but in his heart he scolded Xiao Mi like a dog.
Shower head.
In these days, whether you are out doing business or working as an official, you often leave your hometown without hearing any news from your hometown for several years. When you meet a fellow villager in a foreign place, and hear a few words of local accent, you will become extremely cordial, enthusiastic, and mutually beneficial to each other.
If there are any difficulties, they will take the initiative to solve them and support each other, thus becoming the power of the township party.
Businessmen and eunuchs from Dongyang in Jiangning also gathered under the name of Dongyang Guild Hall. Lin Fu also thought about going to Dongyang Guild Hall to meet the township party members one day, so as to find some help to establish a foothold in Jiangning, but unexpectedly, he almost died on the first day in Jiangning.
The Dongyang Township Party was a trap, so how could Lin Fu have a good impression of Xiao Mi?
"I'll eat by myself first. Jingzhong and I are both hungry because we're waiting for you," Lin Mengde said loudly, "We'll be casual at noon. We agreed to wash your hands at the Dongyang Guild Hall the day after tomorrow. From now on, you'll be able to establish yourself in Jiangning."
, Dongyang Township Party, you have to get acquainted; choose another auspicious time for the housewarming party..."
"I don't dare to take it seriously. Uncle Meng De is trying to kill Lin Fu..." Lin Fu Qian said.
After finding a restaurant to drink and eat for an hour, Lin Mengde still had something to do and made an appointment to cleanse Lin Fu at the Dongyang Guild Hall tomorrow and then leave first. Lin Jingzhong followed Lin Fu back to Dustpan Alley.
Returning to Dustpan Alley, the flat forehead ordered yesterday was hung under the eaves in the afternoon. Lin Jingzhong looked up and saw the large gold characters "Jiyunju" on the forehead. When he entered the yard, he said to Lin Fu: "Uncle Meng De seems to be enthusiastic.
, but actually I’m here to test your depth.”
"I know," Lin Fu said, "Shiliang County is only two to three hundred miles away from Jiangning. He should be able to know what happened in Shanglin from the exchange of letters... He is afraid that I will come to Jiangning to replace him.
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It is said that Lin Mengde is one generation older than him in the Lin clan and is the general person in charge of the Lin family in Jiangning. Generally speaking, no matter how enthusiastic Lin Mengde is, there is no reason to take the initiative to visit Lin Fu.
Lin Jingzhong saw that Lin Fu was thoughtful, and it seemed that he didn't need to remind him anything. He took out a letter from his arms: "The seventh lady asked me to send you a letter. I will stay in Jiangning for three days and will go back with the boat the day after tomorrow. You have
What should you say to Madam Seven? I’ll take it back to you.”
The ruts rolled through the stone streets, making a loud crunching sound.
Lin Mengde was sitting in the carriage, with his back leaning on the cushions, frowning slightly as he looked at the withered winter trees on the street, thoughtfully.
Lin Mengde was worried that Lin Fu would come to Jiangning to take his place.
Although Shanglindu is the foundation of the Lin family, Jiangning is the most important foreign town for the Lin family. Although it cannot be compared with a large business like Qingfenghang, Jiangning Linji Company has more than tens of thousands of taels of cash.
Lin Mengde was deceived if he was willing to let others take his place in such a position. Lin Mengde knew very well that there was no better position waiting for him in the Lin family than the head of Jiang Ning.
The head of the family, Lin Tingxun, had a stroke and was dying. The power of the family was scattered in the hands of the seventh lady, the sixth lady, the second master Lin Tingli, the second son Lin Xuzong and Lin Zonghai. Even if Lin Mengde thought in his heart that the seventh wife had no heirs, it would be difficult to truly control the relationship between the Lin family and the seventh wife.
He could not gain a foothold, but he knew that the Seventh Lady nominally held the greatest power in the Lin family, so it was not impossible to get the support of the clan elders by assigning Lin Fu to Jiangning to take his place.
Lin Mengde didn't know what happened to Lin Fu, and he didn't know that he was the one who pushed for Lin Fu to come to Jiangning. The seventh lady's love for Lin Fu was well known in the clan, and he thought in his heart that the seventh lady had not brought Lin Fu to Jiangning.
Staying in Dongyang to help her establish herself in the Lin clan, but letting Lin Fu follow his uncle Gu Wuchen to Jiangning, there must be a deep meaning in this.
After many tests just now, Lin Mengde was sure that Lin Fu really wanted to establish himself in Jiangning.
This kid is beginning to show his intelligence and is no longer the cowardly person he was a few months ago. He just seizes power. What should I do? Lin Mengde has been troubled by this headache. He even suspected that everything that happened in the forest was caused by the Seventh Lady.
That woman is really powerful behind the scenes.
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