Zhou Lezhi absolutely agrees with this point, because Mr. Wang is basically being played by Mr. Wang now. Mr. Wang knows every move, including what he and his two aunts said last night and how to do things. As long as he If Mr. Wang wants to know, he can know it.
Even though Mr. Wang is full of knowledge and skills, he is not even one percent as good as Mr. Wang when it comes to his ability as an official. Even Zhou Lezhi is probably several times better than him.
But my husband is not a "bookworm" who only knows how to read. When it comes to people and worldly things, he is also very shrewd at times. From this point of view, the husband is just noble and unwilling to plunge into the muddy water.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but admire his husband even more. He suddenly remembered something and asked again:
"Aren't you an Australian, sir? Have you ever thought about going back to Australia?"
"I can't go back." Seeing his apprentice mention this, the Hearthstone Immortal looked up to the sky and sighed.
"Aren't they in Lingao?" These words were somewhat provocative, and it was what Mr. Wang asked him to find out: whether the Hearthstone Immortal would defect to the Kun thief in Lingao.
"Lingao is indeed an Australian. He is also a fellow countryman of mine. It's just that I don't dare to go rashly because of the unknown situation." The gentleman sighed.
It seems that my husband's idea of defecting to Lingao has not changed, but his attitude is hesitant.
"When Mr. Wang takes office in Guangzhou, we can also go to Guangzhou. We will see what happens then." Zhou Lezhi consoled him. This statement is half true and half false. From the bottom of his heart, he certainly didn't want his husband to defect to the Australians and never come back; but if he tried to dissuade him, he would probably become suspicious.
If you are careful about yourself, you will not be able to learn these special skills.
Although the servants of the Wang family all laughed at Mr. Zhou's knowledge as "Wild Fox Zen", it was useless miscellaneous knowledge at best. But Zhou Lezhi knew that his knowledge was just for learning but useless.
"That's all we can do. Fortunately, when we get to Guangzhou, it's not far from Hainan Island. By the way, there's also Zizhenzhai - I don't know if Guo will come back."
"How come he doesn't come back to a gold-selling cave like Guangzhou? If he doesn't sell these toys to big families, how can he sell them to the mud-legged people in Qiongzhou Prefecture?"
The Hearthstone Immortal was stunned and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, you are right. These Australians have made so many things, there must be a market for them."
The days in Dongyang were not long, but they were the happiest days Zhou Lezhi lived. Every day he would either follow his husband for a spin in the mountains, learning about the geography of mountains and rivers, plants and minerals; or he would be working on some project in the farm. You can learn new knowledge every day and open up new worlds.
In front of his husband's sea king of knowledge, he was so ignorant. Not only himself, but also everyone he met, including Mr. Wang who was able to pass the Jinshi examination.
Zhou Lezhi experienced the joy of learning for the first time. He began to study for the sake of knowledge, rather than for the sake of "being useful", "making a living", and "golden house and beautiful face".
The manager of Dongyang Farm has been notified that as long as he doesn't mess with things and lets his husband do whatever he wants, he will be at ease when the immortal spends all his money.
Hearthstone Immortal lived up to his title of Immortal. The mosquito coils he produced were put on the market in the summer when mosquitoes breed. Because of its good effect, low price, and no choking smoke, it quickly became a hot commodity on the market and was quickly sold out. Although the money earned was not much, it was enough to make everyone in the farm look at this "immortal" with admiration.
Zhou Lezhi also studied in such a "work-study" environment for more than half a year. Shortly after celebrating the New Year in Dongyang, letters came from Guangzhou, and the master and apprentice set off on their journey to Guangzhou again.
What Wang Yehao inherited when he took office in Guangzhou was a mess: although his main job as governor was military affairs, the governor of Guangdong and Guangdong was also the governor of Guangdong, and by coincidence, the governor's palace was originally in Zhaoqing, but in recent years it had been moved to Guangzhou. .
As a result, many government affairs problems in Guangdong fell on his head without hesitation.
Not only was the government destitute, but it also owed huge debts for no apparent reason. The prefect of Guangzhou comes crying every day, saying that all the counties under his jurisdiction have been looted by thieves, and asks you to write to the court to reduce taxes.
As for the pensions for the soldiers who died in several defeats, the reorganization of the soldiers and horses withdrawn from Qiongzhou, the repair of the burned post houses, the reconstruction of the forts at the Pearl River Estuary, the instability of the Yaodong everywhere... it is like snowflakes, sprinkled On the head of Mr. Wang.
It took several months for Wang Yehao to finally figure things out. Only then did I know that there was a city redemption fee and a "peace treaty" was concluded privately.
It's nothing more than the city redemption fee. Anyway, the arrangements have been made in advance. As long as nothing happens, he can settle the accounts and won't cause any trouble. But this "peace treaty" is troublesome.
He summoned Jin Wenchi to study the peace treaty to see if there were any hidden dangers.
"Master, although this peace treaty is a disaster, it is not harmful to me." Jin Wenchi said after reading it, "This peace treaty was not signed by me, so of course I don't know..."
"Of course I understand this, but the conditions inside..."
"I just don't know. To put it bluntly, these conditions are the business of the Guangzhou government. I just keep my eyes open - as long as I don't provoke the thieves, I don't think they will do anything." Jin Wenchi said, "As for Guangzhou City Among the great masters here, which one has a clean butt? Wang Du has learned from the past, which one is still willing to provoke the thief?"
Wang Yehao thinks so. Before coming to Guangzhou, he already had a lot of information. After coming to Guangzhou, he met many people involved in order to deal with the aftermath.
Kun pirates are very different from ordinary pirates, and they are definitely not kind. However, he probably also knows that the Kun thieves value trust the most. As long as he does not seek death and acts according to the peace agreement, he will most likely not provoke them.
But thieves have become a serious problem for the imperial court, and he understands this better than anyone else.
"Bring the Hearthstone Immortal! Quickly!"
As an "Australian", Hearthstone Immortal must know a lot about the inside story of the Kun thief. Considering that there must be countless informants in Guangzhou City, and there are countless officials in various yamen who have probably taken advantage of them, so such a person with outstanding speech and behavior cannot be placed in Guangzhou City. After much thought, he arranged for the Hearthstone Immortal to move to the Governor's Mansion in Zhaoqing - the house was big enough for him to do whatever he wanted.
Since the success of the mosquito-repellent incense business, Wang Yehao's view of the Hearthstone Immortal has reached a new level. Everyone likes to make money. Wouldn't it be great if he could come up with a second mosquito-repellent incense while Zhaoqing was helping him make suggestions? He has asked the manager in Dongyang to produce more and transport them to Guangzhou before spring next year - the weather here is hotter and mosquitoes are out early.
Zhaoqing used to be the seat of the Governor's Mansion, and now there are still some officials from the Governor's Yamen and many troops stationed there, making it very convenient to guard. Zhaoqing is deep into the mainland, away from the influence of Guangzhou, and is connected by the Xijiang waterway, making travel between the two places convenient. Wang Yehao was very relieved to place this special staff team here.
Except for Jin Wenchi and a few close aides brought from the capital, none of the aides around Wang Yehao knew that such a colleague existed in Zhaoqing.
"Just this gun?" Mr. Zhou looked at the "Kun Thief Artifact" on the table with a disappointed look on his face.
"Sir, what do you think of this thing?" Wang Yehao was secretly surprised when he heard Zhou Lezhi's tone of disdain.
"That's what it means. It doesn't seem to be able to fire continuously. You have to reload the bullet after every shot." Although Mr. Zhou was a little disappointed, he was also surprised to see this thing.
"According to your opinion, sir, are there any firearms on top of this?" Wang Yehao's eyes shone.
"Of course, there are so many awesome guys in the Qiankun Mirror. These are not even entry-level." Mr. Zhou played with it carefully for a while and asked, "By the way, where did you get this gun?"
Liu Yi glanced at Wang Yehao and repeated the situation again when he saw Wang Yehao nodding slightly: "It's a coincidence. I used to have a familiar brother named Huang Laoliu in Beijing. Because the imperial court abolished the factory guards and lost their jobs, so He lived in Guangli and got on a boat to do business. This gun was obtained from the boat owner's family."
Mr. Zhou couldn't help but frown when he heard Liu Zheng's slanderous words: "Talk like a human being!"
"It was a group of heroes who set up an ambush and robbed the Kun thief's ship. This gun was snatched from the Kun thief's hand."
"Really or not, what kind of hero is so powerful?" Mr. Zhou was very surprised. "Speaking of which, the imperial court sent tens of thousands of troops before, so why is it not as powerful as the bandits?"
"Well, I'm afraid He Zhentai is underestimating the enemy, but the Kun thieves are really good at firearms. It is said that this gun killed many heroes when they robbed the camp."
Zhou Lezhi thought for a while and felt that it was still necessary to find the person involved to get first-hand information: "Master Liu, where is Huang Laoliu? I want to ask him."
"I have arranged for Brother Huang to keep an eye on Guangli." Liu Zheng replied, "If you have any concerns, sir, I will send you a message."
"Let him come over. I want to ask about the detailed situation. And are those Australians really burning, killing, looting and committing all kinds of evil?" Mr. Zhou expressed the confusion that had been buried in his heart for a long time.
"That's still false! The thieves are very sharp with firearms, and they do all the most unscrupulous things. Wherever the soldiers come, no matter you are a squire, young man, old woman, or child, if you don't obey, you will slaughter the village and exterminate the entire clan. Several villages outside Guangzhou have been wiped out. I almost couldn't escape."
"Why is this! Even young, old, women and children are not spared?!" Mr. Zhou still couldn't believe it.
"That group of thieves were ruthless and murderous. Every time they entered the village, they would find an empty place. They would set up a high platform as a place for execution. They would hang people and let them dry and not allow the bodies to be collected. They also euphemistically called them chandeliers..." Liu Wei said. They talked about how the bandits robbed villages, besieged the city, set fire to it, and extorted ransom.
Zhou Lezhi was secretly frightened as he listened, and couldn't help but worry about his own safety. Speaking of which, since he went to Dongyang, there has been no correspondence for a long time. Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel anxious, and wanted to take a leave of absence to go back and have a look.
(End of chapter)
