Zhou Qi had never thought about the way out. [No pop-up novel website] But as soon as Goubli said these words, he suddenly became alert. He couldn't help but glance at the other party. He asked tentatively: "Is there any way out?"
Goubi no longer remained cryptic and whispered, "Don't you want to be the secretary of this county one day?"
Zhou Qi was about to say that the master had three sons and it would never be his turn, but he immediately realized that given Goubuli's qualifications, what ability could he have to say such a thing? There must be someone behind the scenes.
The matter was of great importance, so Zhou Qi became cautious: "Why wouldn't you want to go to higher places?"
"As long as you have this idea." Goubuli immediately revealed to him in a low voice the Australian's intention of letting him serve as the new House Secretary.
"How is this possible!" Zhou Qi shook his head after hearing this, "Don't you know that the House Secretary must have a fish scale book after all? If Master refuses to pass the book to me, there is no use being a book clerk!"
"Don't worry about this. The Australians are very capable. Do you think they can't handle this little thing?" Goubli's little eyes blinked.
Zhou Qi nodded: "Australians are not so kind. They let me be the clerk for no reason. There must be some conditions, right?"
Gou Bri smiled and nodded: "Brother Qi, you are happy! In fact, there are no conditions. It is said that once the emperor and the ministers are once, the Australians have the final say in Lingao. They always hope to replace all the Yamen with their own people, so that they can awaken people." Easier than…”
"How can I count as one of their own?" Zhou Qi asked doubtfully.
"Haha, open the skylight and speak frankly." Goubli's eyes sparkled, "If Australians didn't know anything about food requisitions and fish scale books, would it be your turn to be the secretary of the household? Now is an opportunity! Can you Don’t miss it!”
Zhou Qi was silent. The arrival of the Australians is indeed an opportunity! Now in the county, as long as you lie down in front of their strange half-waisted cloth boots and sell yourself, you will definitely get some benefits. Now they are taking the initiative to recruit me, and the position of the house office is too tempting.
But Zhou Qi didn't dare to agree. The first reason was that he had "betrayed his master and hurt his Tao" and became a very evil person among his subordinates. Secondly, given Master’s personality, it is impossible for him to abdicate by himself. He must be forced to give way by the Australians. There will definitely be a lot of right and wrong in the future.
"Don't worry." Goubuli seemed to know what he was afraid of. "Your master will naturally be willing when the time comes." He made a malicious gesture, "You are his great disciple, and it is up to you to pick him up." No one has anything to say about the location.”
Zhou Qi's heart was pounding. The first thing to do when you are a subordinate is to forget your conscience, so the question of what will happen to his master has no emotional impact on him. The only thing to worry about is the consequences.
"He has a son, how can it be my turn? Don't forget that Xingshu Zhang Shi is their uncle!" He shook his head repeatedly, "Besides, the master's men have a lot of food shortages, so they may not all obey me."
"Whether I can convince you or not depends on your ability. Otherwise, what will the Australians want from you? The Australians are not your biological fathers." Goubli said nakedly, "As for the Zhang brothers, you don't have to No matter what, I will naturally help you with the cooking."
This was a clear message to him that the Australians would "protect him" and the Zhang brothers could not be more ruthless.
Zhou Qi hesitated for a moment, and then said very carefully: "Brother Gou! We are all natives of our hometown. To be honest, do you think this Australian can stay for a long time?"
Gou Bri smiled: "Whether he stays long or not, it doesn't matter if you are the 'housekeeper' of Lingao County Government in the Ming Dynasty!"
Zhou Qi suddenly felt enlightened. good! This is not a "fake job", but a serious "official official". Whether Australians are here or not is not the same thing! I just need to seize the opportunity to use the power of the Australians to run the business well in the past few years and clean up the people who are an eyesore. Even if the army comes back, he will still sit firmly in this position!
If you can't hold yourself up to the wall with mud, you will naturally have no choice but to get out when the time comes. But Zhou Qi didn't feel that he was any worse than his master. He always felt that Chen Minggang was able to get to this point just because he was from a wealthy family. I just suffered a disadvantage because of my background.
However, this matter is heavy, so I have to think about it carefully. Immediately he cupped his hands and said: "Brother Gou, please go back and tell the Australian Chief: I have to think about this matter."
"Okay, think about it carefully." Goubli did not rush. "It won't be too late to give me a reply in a few days." He added, "I have tea downstairs every morning."
The women's cooperative restaurant also started a "morning tea" business like later generations. Although they were short of flour, they could only make simple rice flour snacks for the time being, which made the place busy every morning.
Zhou Qi no longer had the intention to eat or drink, so he went to mind his own business. Gou Bri continued to eat and drink alone in the single room. After a while, the door curtain was raised and Zhou Botao walked in. He was dressed like a wealthy businessman, and Goubli reported exactly what he had just said. In fact, Zhou Botao had heard it in the eavesdropping room of the restaurant, but the two people spoke in Lingao dialect, and he didn't understand it very well. He had to leave it to a specialized person to translate and sort it out when he got back.
"...Zhou Qi is tempted, but he is afraid that his colleagues will not tolerate him..."
"Comrade?"
"It's the clerks in the yamen. Zhou Qi is an outsider after all. If Chen Minggang gave him the seat clearly, everyone would have nothing to say. Even if the chief supports him to take the position, his position will not be stable."
"This position should not have come so easily." Zhou Botao said something incomprehensible with a smile on his face.
"Yes," Goubuli didn't know what the long fight was, but it was obvious that he had bad intentions, "...and he was also worried about the attitude of the Zhang brothers. The two brothers were not nice to him, and they were the uncles of Chen Minggang's son. It’s too much for him to look good.”
Zhou Botao seemed not interested in this and asked again: "Do you think he has anything to do with Qiu Hong?"
Gou Bri smiled: "He wouldn't dare to beat him to death! Lao Ba is not ambiguous about women at all. Touching his women is like touching his ancestral graves. Zhou Qi would have died long ago if he dared to do this. Seventeen or eighty times."
Huang Xunkun finally got some clues about the matter. He talked a lot with the big families in the city and near the county. After knowing that Liu Dalin was willing to come forward to negotiate with the Australians, the heads of each family became more courageous. As long as someone is willing to come forward, the Chinese people are still happy to join in the booing, not to mention that this is a matter of their own interests. Everyone expressed their willingness to sign a petition. In his conversation, Huang Hankun tested the attitude of the big businessmen towards Kun Thief again - most people were dissatisfied with the Australians' "unclear employment", but other things could not be discussed. Huang Hankun took the opportunity to imply in his words: Chen Minggang was just a pawn, and it was actually the Australians' original intention to exploit his husband's land. Unexpectedly, when he said this, the other party would either look away from him or simply remain silent. There was no expression of excitement. This made Huang Hankun very disappointed: in the past, every time the county government wanted to do something big or small, there were always big households who strongly opposed it. A few years ago, in order to repair Chang Pingcang, several powerful and powerful households in the county caused a stir, forcing the matter to go undisturbed.
"You're so obedient now! What a master who won't shed tears until he sees the coffin!" Huang Hankun cursed secretly. But finally convincing them to co-sign is already a great achievement.
After finishing his work for the day, he returned to the county school. In order to facilitate his work, he did not live in a school with servants, but in the courtyard of "Shepu". Archery is one of the "six arts" in "Zhou Rites", so the county school also has this facility, but it has been abandoned for many years. Huang Xunkun lived here with his two servants.
As soon as he arrived at the lower place, Li Xiaopeng came to see him. He said that he had convinced about ten more classmates to sign up for this matter.
"These few people were originally disgusted with Australians, but the family's control was tight and they didn't dare to agree casually." Li Xiaopeng said, "Now I said that if Mr. Liu came forward, their family would not stay out of the matter, so they agreed. Yes. But you have to go back and ask for instructions."
Huang Xunkun said: "My little brother, I will pay them a visit in the next few days, and then I will naturally agree."
"There are still a few poor people," Li Xiaopeng said. "They are just coveting a few circulation coupons from Australians, so I promised them some benefits. Then I relaxed and said that as long as everyone is willing to sign together, they will follow suit. .”
Huang Hankun originally thought that Li Xiaopeng was just a playboy, but he didn't expect that he was really capable of taking care of things seriously. He had been talking for a long time with no results, but he had achieved such results in just half a day. It was really impressive.
"Okay, I need to ask you to put more effort into this matter." Huang Hankun said, "Mr. Liu is our backing. Don't be afraid - Australians also respect Mr. Liu very much."
Huang Henkun secretly contacted the big players to submit a letter, and it soon reached Chen Minggang's ears.
"Humph, these scholars are really full." Chen Minggang said angrily.
Even though you are angry, things have to be dealt with. The students are people with a good reputation, and one or two poor scholars are nothing. It is difficult to deal with them when they are gathered together, not to mention that they have recruited Liu Dalin to serve as the banner.
Liu Dalin's market has been bullish among Australians recently. If he comes out to speak on behalf of the grain farmers, coupled with a group of sour people making noises, the Australians will have to make some gestures to come out - wouldn't this be damaging to themselves?
He could not and did not dare to deal with Liu Dalin. Chen Minggang knew this very well. But Liu Dalin had no ability to move. He was just the Bodhisattva who was moved out. The key to the matter still lies with Huang Henkun.
A snake can't do without a head. As long as Huang Henkun stops running for it, the matter posted on the joint letter will go away. (!!~!
