Ruizhou has been left alone for many years. It is a city, but the gap between the rich and the poor is huge, and the construction everywhere is not good.
Since Xiao Ci wanted to live in Ruizhou until his death, he also took charge of the place. He would build roads where roads should be built, bridges where bridges should be built, and wasteland where wasteland should be opened up.
He has plans in mind for all these things, but everything in this world is inseparable from money, whether it is building roads or building bridges, Xiao Ci can afford the money, but even if he can afford it,
But he didn't suffer such a boring loss.
He may not be short of the hundreds of thousands of taels that these four families have, but if he just lets go of the greedy money, I'm afraid it will only make them more arrogant in the future.
Therefore, no matter what tricks the Du family, Zhou family, or Chen family use, he will use various methods to get back the money on the books.
Xiao Ci had experienced a lot of intrigues and intrigues in Beijing, and he had learned a lot of bad things. As long as he wanted to do something, Song Qinghuan absolutely believed that he could do it.
As soon as the Mid-Autumn Festival passed, the weather became cooler day by day. Before September, Xiao Ci did something exciting for the people of Ruizhou.
Build a pier.
Ruizhou belongs to the south and is also close to the water. There was a small pier many years ago, but it has been neglected in the past twenty years, and the small pier has been abandoned.
Later, because they had to do business, the four families in Ruizhou got together to build a private dock that ordinary people could not use.
Therefore, the ship from Prince Rui's Mansion could not reach Ruizhou, so it had to disembark at Qiantouzhou Mansion and take the land route instead.
Once Ruizhou has a wharf, it will be able to open water transportation, which will make travel more convenient, and the income of the entire state capital will also increase.
Of course, this move is a threat to the four families.
However, Xiao Ci still caused trouble in this and threw the matter of dock supervision on the Li family.
The Li family didn't know whether to cry or laugh when they got this job.
The Li family originally wanted to join Xiao Ci, so if this job fell to the Li family, Xiao Ci thought highly of them, but it happened that the small dock in Ruizhou also had his share.
Once the wharf here is built in Xiao Ci, the business of the four families will inevitably be divided by the opponents who have suppressed it in the past. By then, it will be almost impossible for the four families to dominate Ruizhou.
Already.
But if he doesn't take over this job, then we have to think carefully about whether the Li family is sincere in surrendering.
Mr. Li was originally very worried about this matter, and for a while he didn't know what to do to make things right.
But before he could collapse, the Du family, Zhou family, and Chen family became unable to sit still.
The Li family is the weakest among the four families in Ruizhou and has the least say. Because of sending money to Prince Rui's Mansion, there was a rift between the families, which made the Li family move closer to Prince Rui's Mansion.
Now that the matter of building the wharf has come out, these three families have become more and more afraid that the Li family will continue to build the wharf for Supervisor Xiao Ci.
So the three of them made a trip together, booked a private room in the Rouge Building, called a few girls, put a table of wine and food on the table and asked Mr. Li to come and sit down.
Mr. Li was not sure at first, so after these people invited him, he took it seriously.
As soon as the table was served and before two cups of wine had been consumed, the Du family's eldest son, as the leader, spoke first.
Jiuzhan asked in one move: "Uncle Li, I heard that you recently took over an errand from Prince Rui?"
It was rare for the eldest son of the Du family to speak to Mr. Li in such a polite manner. He immediately felt a sense of superiority because he had taken refuge in Xiao Ci, and responded coldly: "Well, I just accepted an errand."
His trembling posture made the eldest son of the Du family very unhappy. You must know that Mr. Li never dared to speak like this.
The eldest son of the Du family really thought that Mr. Li had gained a lot from Xiao Ci. He frowned and felt unhappy, but he still persuaded softly: "Uncle Li, we have been friends for many years. After all, we are on the same page.
Grasshopper on the rope, if you have any anger in your heart, just take it out on me, but don't be impulsive."
Master Li knew that the eldest son of the Du family was talking about supervising the construction of a new wharf, and he was hesitating whether to express his concerns or not.
For a while, he didn't say anything, and everyone thought that he had really gone to Xiao Ci's side.
The eldest son of the Du family and Magistrate Chen were fine, and they had the intention of pulling them back even if they really surrendered, but Mr. Zhou couldn't help it.
Mr. Zhou and Mr. Li have not dealt with each other in the past few years, especially Mr. Li, who has always been targeted at the Zhou family's fight for marriage.
Mr. Zhou thought it was just a trivial matter, but it had caused him to hold a grudge for so many years, and he became more and more disdainful of Mr. Li. When he saw that he was silent this time, he immediately became angry.
Throwing the chopsticks in his hand on the table, he cursed: "If he likes to be someone else's dog, just let him be. What's there to say? I'm such a big brother, and I don't have any knowledge at all. Even at this age,
It's all for nothing."
When the eldest son of the Du family saw Mr. Zhou's attitude, he felt bad. He hurriedly spoke to calm Mr. Zhou and signaled him to stop talking.
Unexpectedly, Mr. Chen also changed his face. He threw the wine cup on the ground and sneered: "Oh, why are you inviting me to have a drink today just to insult you?"
The fire in his heart grew stronger and stronger, and he stopped caring about it at the moment: "So what if I just work as a lackey for Prince Rui? If I work as his dog, I can still get some bone broth. Look at this dock building."
He can trust me to handle any matter, no matter how big it is."
"What kind of grasshoppers are you on the same rope? Damn, you and I are not on the same rope. You stepped on me one by one. When did you even look at me? Let me tell you, Prince Rui built the dock.
I not only accepted the task, but also insisted on doing it well. Anyway, I have already been treated as a dog, so I have to be a loyal dog no matter what."
Mr. Zhou was so angry that his face turned red and his neck was thick. He waved his fists and wanted to fight with Mr. Li. It was only the Du family's eldest son and the prefect Chen who stopped him, but he couldn't say a good word: "Li, you
You idiot, do you think Xiao Ci is a good person? If you join him, he can still treat you sincerely. Just by looking at the construction of the dock, you can tell that he is using you to sow discord."
Mr. Li didn't know that Xiao Ci had no good intentions, but even knowing that Xiao Ci was using him made him feel sick and disgusted. Mr. Zhou immediately said: "I am willing to let him use him. What's the matter? I still have value after all."
, unlike you, if you want others to take advantage of you, they may not be willing to take advantage of you."
At this point, he had completely turned his back. Mr. Li didn't stay much at that moment. Seeing that the eldest son of the Du family, Mr. Zhou and the prefect Chen were all looking at them one by one, he snorted coldly and turned around to go out.
The eldest son of the Du family was so anxious that smoke was rising from his head, and he hated the Zhou family for not knowing how to put the overall situation first, but he couldn't say this clearly, so he had to stamp his feet and rush after Mr. Li.
