"I don't dare. If I can complete the things assigned by the court, I will not hesitate even if my body is broken to pieces!" Chen Jiagong bowed respectfully, his attitude was extremely calm.
"Chen Governor, you also know the current situation in Qingzhou. Zhou doesn't dare to delay even a day!"
"But Qingzhou officials are used to a comfortable and peaceful life. They don't care about the locust control and let it develop. If they are not tightened, there may be many variables in the locust control this time!"
Zhou Zhenwen sighed slightly. As early as on the road, he had collected all kinds of intelligence about Qingzhou and was constantly thinking about countermeasures.
There are many aristocratic families in Qingzhou, and officials protect each other. If you want to tie them into a rope and work together in the shortest time, you must use strong medicine! !
And this powerful medicine was none other than the governor, Chen Jia. If Zhou Zhenwen wanted to scare them at the first meeting, he had to use this most powerful official in Qingzhou to establish his authority!
Make them afraid, make them feel intimidated! !
What Zhou Zhenwen paid for was the support of the Tsing Yi Party and the favor of the eldest princess Huaizhen.
Zhou Zhenwen took the initiative and said: "Your Royal Highness, if it weren't for Governor Chen's profound understanding of justice, it would not be so easy to implement the plan so quickly..."
The eldest princess Huaizhen was a smart person. She immediately guessed Zhou Zhenwen’s intention and smiled slightly: "I will report the achievements of Governor Chen to His Majesty when I return to the capital! Thank you for your hard work, Governor Chen!!"
"The lower officials dare not ask for credit!" Chen Jia was overjoyed, but on the surface he remained calm and humble: "This is all the official's responsibility!!"
"Don't worry, as long as you do your job well and help Mr. Zhou control the locusts, I will take credit from your majesty for your achievements!!" The eldest princess Huaizhen made a face-saving promise.
"Thank you, Princess, for your appreciation!!" Chen Jia couldn't hide her joy.
Now he is going to soar into the sky! !
He has already been promoted from a third-grade official to an important minister at the level of the left and right minister of the Sixth Ministry, the Minister of Dali Temple, the Minister of Taichang Temple, and the Minister of Guanglu Temple.
"Do your job well and the court will not treat you badly."
Zhou Zhenwen patted Chen Jia on the shoulder and praised him.
"Yes, thank you, Mr. Zhou." Chen Jia respectfully saluted.
"Go on, make arrangements!" Zhou Zhenwen ordered: "Oh, by the way, there is one more thing. I thought about it. I'm not worried about letting my subordinates connect with the family. I'd better do it myself. You can make arrangements. Tomorrow night, I will treat the head of the Qingzhou family to dinner at the largest restaurant in Qingzhou, Qingyun Tower!!"
"Tell them, if you don't come, you will be responsible for the consequences!!"
"This..." Chen Jia didn't expect Zhou Zhenwen to be so generous, but he still nodded and said, "Yes, I will arrange it now."
"Yeah." Zhou Zhenwen nodded.
After Chen Jia left, the eldest princess Huaizhen looked at Zhou Zhenwen: "Master Zhou, in Qingzhou, the power of aristocratic families cannot be underestimated!"
"Master Zhou is so tough in his methods, aren't you afraid of causing conflict in Qingzhou?"
"Qingzhou is the Qingzhou of the imperial court. If the family insists on making things difficult, there is no need to exist." Zhou Zhenwen's tone was rather cold.
"Lord Zhou is really strong!" The eldest princess Huaizhen praised and asked, "However, I have something that I don't understand, and I hope Lord Zhou can clear it up!"
"Your Highness, the eldest princess, it doesn't matter if you say so!" Zhou Zhenwen said.
"Master Zhou's four-step plan seems to be perfect, but there is one biggest problem, that is, once the secret is leaked, people from the aristocratic family may take advantage of the loopholes, make a fortune, and leave in the end. In this way First, if all the locusts fall into the hands of the people, and the imperial court wants to forcibly exterminate the locusts, it will probably cause a big mess!" The eldest princess Huaizhen raised her own question.
She was just thinking that Zhou Zhenwen's plan was indeed very powerful!
But there was a big problem, and that was the collusion between the aristocratic family and Qingzhou officials, which he had not considered.
This means that once this happens, the family will always have the initiative.
If anything goes wrong at the slightest moment, they will sell immediately, impact the market, and let the common people take over.
The court can take action against the aristocratic family, because the aristocratic family has made money, and the aristocratic family has the foundation. Even if they lose some money and the locusts are destroyed, they will not jump over the wall in a hurry. But the people are different. If the people bought the locusts with real money and silver, they will wait. Selling to make money and being forcibly requisitioned by the court can easily cause public dissatisfaction.
Once public dissatisfaction spreads, even the eldest princess Hua Zhen will have to consider the consequences.
They are here to control the locusts, not to cause chaos.
Hearing this, Zhou Zhenwen smiled slightly: "How does Her Majesty, the eldest princess, know that my plan only has four steps?"
"How do the aristocratic families know that I am in the fourth step when I harvest them?"
"If I make some moves in the first few steps, how can they respond?"
"The initiative is in my hands. They want to play this game of chess, they want to play it, they want to play it even if they don't want to play it!!"
"If they don't play, this trend will not stir up speculation. Once the locust plague occurs, Qingzhou will be doomed!"
The eldest princess Huaizhen understood what Zhou Zhenwen meant and smiled: "But what if they refuse to participate?"
"It's not up to them!" A hint of chill flashed in Zhou Zhenwen's eyes. He came down, but in order to collect the points from traitors, the court officials were on the one hand, and the appropriation of fertile land was on the other.
Zhou Zhenwen knew that these aristocratic families took advantage of the imperial court's fertile land, and as long as he exploited the evil, he could embezzle Dahuang's assets in his own name.
This is a serious crime!
What a real traitor!
Historically, among the serious crimes of beheading, occupying fertile land received the most severe punishment, except for rebellion!
This is real punishment!
Zhou Zhenwen needs fertile land. Once super hybrid rice, sweet potatoes, corn, and potatoes are successful, he will need land to mass-produce these things and gradually become the main source of food.
As long as there is enough food, Zhou Zhenwen can even devour the entire Qingzhou without anyone noticing.
Let the nominally vast Qingzhou become his private property.
With food, he has countless supporters!
Countless poor people in Qingzhou are his supporters.
In fact, with a wave of his arms, the entire Qingzhou could change in an instant!
"Okay, as long as Mr. Zhou is confident, I am looking forward to Mr. Zhou's performance!" The eldest princess Huaizhen nodded appreciatively.
Zhou Zhenwen said with a smile: "Don't worry, Your Highness the Princess! I will trouble Her Royal Highness the Princess to taste the locusts tomorrow!"
A strange look appeared on the originally cold face of the eldest princess Huaizhen, and she said softly: "Yes, I understand."
Zhou Zhenwen noticed this strangeness, and the smile on his face became brighter: "Don't worry, Your Royal Highness, that stuff is delicious!"
The eldest princess Huaizhen's face changed slightly, she glanced at Zhou Zhenwen, turned and left without saying much more.
This Zhou Zhenwen is simply evil! !
