"Oh? Brother Jiang, aren't you worried that fishing for three days and drying nets for two days will embarrass my father?"
Zhou He asked with a half-smile.
"His Royal Highness is really humorous. Even if you really embarrass the prince, it is because the prince has lost face. Everyone will only say that the prince is short-sighted. What does it have to do with me? Of course I have nothing to worry about."
Jiang Fan smiled shyly.
Zhou He's expression froze. After staring at Jiang Fan for a while, he said seriously: "Brother Jiang, I think you can definitely be a good city captain."
"Why does His Highness have so much confidence in me?"
Jiang Fan was a little confused.
"Because if you want to be a good official, many things are actually secondary. The most important thing is to be shameless. And Brother Jiang... you are already shameless enough."
Zhou He said with emotion.
Jiang Fan looked embarrassed and said with a slight embarrassment: "His Royal Highness, you are so complimentary."
Am I... praising you?
Zhou He had some self-doubt for a moment, shook his head, and tried hard to put the confusing feeling away from his mind.
He said helplessly: "All the procedures for appointment have been completed. According to the regulations of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the specific arrival time is relatively loose. You only need to arrive within two months after the announcement is issued. I have brought you the seal and ribbon.
, you can arrange the remaining time by yourself."
"But personally, I still hope that you will take up your post as soon as possible without wasting time. This is for your own good. You should be able to understand the specific reasons."
When Jiang Fan saw Zhou He speaking, he motioned to the attendant beside him to hand over a large sapphire seal, took it easily, and asked with some confusion: "What should I want to understand?"
"Don't you know...that the shorter the time you have to go to your new post, the better it will be for you?"
Zhou He asked in a daze.
"Why? Since I can take office within two months, why don't I just play for two more months? Uh... By the way, these two months are also paid, right? That's the annual income of 5,000 guan, these two
Months are also included, right?"
Jiang Fan asked cautiously.
The corner of Zhou He's mouth twitched, and he suddenly began to doubt whether his father's decision was right or wrong.
No matter how you look at Jiang Fan in front of you, he seems to be a man who has caught the eye of money.
This can be seen from the fact that this guy clearly had amazing talent, but he was willing to exchange his poems for money.
He doesn’t have the character that a scholar should have at all!
But no matter how much you like money, there should be a limit, right?
With such a money-hungry look... can he really defeat an old fox like Gu Haoran?
Could it be that it didn’t take long for Gu Haoran to throw money into his rebellion?
It seems... is this really possible?
And the possibility seems not low...
Zhou He suddenly felt that he had a headache.
"His Royal Highness?"
Seeing Zhou He in a daze, Jiang Fan had no choice but to remind him.
Zhou He came back to his senses, took a deep breath, and gritted his teeth and said: "No! When will you take the post? When will you start calculating the salary? If you take the post again after two months! Then the salary will start to be paid after two months!"
"I will take up my post tomorrow! Heyang City cannot live without a city captain! For the safety of the people of Heyang City, for the sake of love and justice, of course I should give up my personal time and put official duties first!"
Jiang Fan suddenly said with a serious face.
Zhou He was so angry that he took another deep breath and said, "Before taking office, remember to come to Prince Wu's Mansion. My father has some words of encouragement to say to you. If there's nothing else, I'll leave first."
After saying that, not wanting to look at Jiang Fan again, Zhou He turned around and left quickly with the others.
Seeing Zhou He, accompanied by those few followers from Prince Wu's Mansion, get on the carriage parked outside the courtyard and gradually move away.
Jiang Fan reached out and closed the door of the courtyard, but a thoughtful expression appeared on his face.
"Brother Jiang Fan, are you deliberately angry with that young prince?"
Lin Wanqing asked curiously.
"Our Wanqing is really smart."
Jiang Fan smiled and rubbed Lin Wanqing's hair, and then said: "Actually, I don't mean to anger him, I just try to make him think that I am very greedy for money. The key is that there are some issues that I haven't thought about clearly yet, so for now
You have to pretend to be confused and cannot express your position easily."
"What's the matter? Is there anything we can do to help?"
Lin Wanru asked.
"Zhou He wants me to take up the post as soon as possible. The purpose is naturally to hope that I can cause enough trouble for the Heyang City Guard in the position of City Captain. I believe that letting me serve as Heyang City Captain must be temporary.
It was decided that the Heyang City Guard must not have any preparations. Therefore, if I delay my appointment, I will leave a sufficient buffer for the City Guard, and Zhou He definitely does not want to see this happen."
"As for him saying that for my own sake, he suddenly recommended me to such a high position just to prevent the city guard young master from coming to trouble me again...it's okay to just listen to this, don't take it seriously.
Heyang City Lieutenant, fourth grade, this kind of official position is not a big deal, why would Prince Wu’s Palace just give it to me as a favor? I am not a copper coin, and everyone loves me."
"Thinking about it this way, we can roughly guess the purpose of Prince Wu's Mansion. From Zhou He's willingness to block the city guard's young master before, to the way Prince Wu's Mansion responds now, we can at least know that the relationship between Prince Wu's Mansion and the City Guard's
Between, the relationship is antagonistic."
Jiang Fan clasped his hands behind his back and walked leisurely in the courtyard while continuing: "In this case, from the moment I serve as the city captain, I will be directly marked with Prince Wu's Palace, and I must be with Heyang City.
Just keep doing it."
"Wow! Brother Jiang Fan, you are so awesome!"
Lin Wanqing said with admiration.
This is really not because Jiang Fan is so awesome, but because he comes from a world where information is exploding. Even if he has never eaten pork, he has always seen pigs running away.
I have read too many novels and TV series, and I am well-informed. Of course, I can understand these relatively simple things at a glance.
However, there is almost no information circulation in this alien world, so most people are limited by their growth experience and knowledge, and their minds are simpler.
"Since Prince Wu has bad intentions, why don't you want to be that city captain?"
Lin Wanru said softly.
"It can't be said to have bad intentions, it can only be said that I am taking advantage of it. This is not a bad thing. At least it proves that in the eyes of Prince Wu's Mansion, I have value for use. As for the city captain, I should still be a city captain. Because there are some things that cannot be done.
Think about it, why does the son of the city guard want to frame me? I have obviously never met him, so where does the hostility come from? "
"Besides, the wine will be brewed soon. Once it is put on the market and causes a sensation, no one can say how big the profits will be. We don't know yet how capable the Qian family is. What if?
If the profit from the wine has attracted the prying eyes of others, and the Qian family is unable to deal with it, at least the official position of the city captain will be an extra safeguard."
Jiang Fan said with a smile.
After hearing that Jiang Fan had made his decision, Lin Wanru stopped trying to persuade him and just nodded silently.