The whole audience couldn't stop laughing.
The "talented" image Liu Zheng had just created was instantly shattered.
Among the three states and counties, Yinzhou is the worst.
This is probably something that a three-year-old child can understand, yet he was so impartial that he happened to choose Yinzhou? Isn't this stupid?
Chen Ping looked at Liu Zheng in surprise: "Is your nephew serious?"
Disappointment also welled up in Chen Ruoshi's heart, but she couldn't help but angrily remind her: "Liu Zheng, if you are drunk, wait until you wake up to make a decision. County Marquis Liu has worked hard all his life, and you must not let it go to waste! Shame on you! Look now! That Yinzhou is extremely barren, with a declining population, and is known as a land of insecurity. You, you..."
Liu Dahao was also sweating, and whispered: "Son, why is this? Tell father you are serious!"
Liu Zheng ignored the ridicule of others and said calmly: "Yes, it is Yinzhou."
However, a sly smile appeared on his face immediately, and he looked at Chen Ping flatteringly: "Master Taishou, I, Liu Zheng, have no great ambitions. I would like to be the second ancestor of Yinzhou and not cause disputes, but... after all, Yinzhou is barren. , you have to give us some start-up capital, right?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone suddenly realized.
It turns out that this guy chose Yinzhou because he wanted to "discount" the money?
, everyone was once again disappointed with Liu Zheng.
"Short-sighted!"
"This son, this son, will mislead the Marquis of Liu County!"
Many people are beating their chests. If they are given this opportunity, they will definitely want to settle in Wuzhou Kezhou and make great achievements. However, this Liu Zheng only cares about immediate gains and covets a lifetime of wealth, but he throws away his wealthy fiefdom. What if he doesn't have great ambitions?
Chen Ping also smiled and said: "My nephew's words are reasonable. If Liu Hou really wants to go to Yinzhou, I will naturally prepare some expenses for you. Yinzhou is barren and full of waste. If Liu Hou goes, he will have to replace you." How worried I am, how about I give you a thousand gold coins?"
One thousand gold is equal to ten thousand taels of silver.
Before Liu Dahao said anything, Liu Zheng had already thanked him happily. He looks like a miser.
"absurd!"
"A complete loser!"
People lamented that although Liu Dahao was a businessman, he was also a hero and had a distinguished reputation. As I grow old, I will still be defeated by this only son.
At this point, the poetry gathering dispersed one after another.
Liu Zheng's name will surely spread throughout Liangzhou in the next few days. But it is doomed to mixed reviews...
Chen Ping was afraid that the two of them would regret it, so he immediately asked his counselor to give them a thousand gold coins.
When the Liu family and his son left happily.
Chen Ping's expression slowly darkened.
"Sir, this son is nothing to worry about. I didn't expect that Liu Dahao would give birth to such a prodigal son in his heroic life. For a daughter, he chose a mere Yinzhou. From now on, it will be difficult for Liu Dahao to stand up in Liangzhou!"
A military advisor laughed beside him.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Chen Ping also smiled happily: "Ruoshi, from now on you will be a scholar and recognize people. Liu Zheng's literary talent is acceptable, but he still has not changed his dandy style. In these troubled times, literature is not as good as martial arts..."
Chen Ruoshi snorted coldly and turned back to her boudoir.
"This girl..."
Chen Ping shook his head helplessly, but still a little worried, and ordered: "Liu Dahao has a rift in his chest, so we must be on guard. I ordered him to keep track of the whereabouts of these two people at any time. If there are any changes, report to me immediately!"
"yes!"
…
Look at Liu Zheng and Liu Dahao here.
Along the way, Liu Zheng was quite excited.
Unexpectedly, I came to the Poetry Fair to cause trouble, and gained quite a lot! After being promoted to the title of county magistrate, he still has ten thousand taels of start-up capital!
unexpected surprise!
But after thinking about it for a while, he felt relieved.
There is no imperial examination for this idea. The Longyan Dynasty continued the Han Dynasty Poetry Association's system of promoting filial piety and integrity. It was even more difficult for literati to want to be a scholar and to change from a white body to an official body. You have to be talented and well-known. An occasion like the Liangzhou Poetry Society was actually similar to the imperial examinations of later generations.
Whoever is more powerful and wins the first prize will be close to becoming an official.
This time Liu Zheng captured thousands of his colleagues in one fell swoop. Logically speaking, even the prefect Chen Ping would be too embarrassed to give anything.
With the addition of Liu Zheng's words: "Master Yue-Zhang", it is reasonable for Chen Ping to upgrade the rural title to the county title.
"Hahahaha! It's crazy!"
Liu Zheng laughed very happily.
Liu Dahao followed his son in confusion: "Zheng'er, we really want to go to Yinzhou, it's an incurable land!"
A place of insecurity.
This is another new term for Liu Zheng. To put it simply, it is really too poor there. It was so poor that Liangzhou didn't want to send officials to manage it.
After all, this also consumes salary, right?
So Yinzhou is now equivalent to anarchy.
The population of Yinzhou is only 300,000, and social productivity is extremely low. There are a few local landlords to maintain social order, but none in the county government.
Liu Zheng chuckled: "Father, Yinzhou is our best choice."
Liu Dahao asked curiously: "How do you say this?"
Liu Zheng said: "I see that you and Chen Ping, although they are brothers on the surface, secretly want to kill each other. If we really go to Wuzhou and Kezhou, can he rest assured?"
Liu Dahao was shocked, a little surprised by his son's eyes.
"in addition……"
Liu Zheng laughed loudly: "It will be more fulfilling to treat the unruly land, isn't it?"
In fact, Liu Zheng has already investigated clearly that the Yinzhou in this world is probably in the Yanhai Lake area in his previous life! The ancient books of this era record Yinzhou like this, "Yinzhou is barren, with poor crops and many barren beaches and white rocks, so it is called Yinzhou. There is no fertile land, people's livelihood is miserable, and it will be difficult to cure for a hundred years..."
It sounds like everyone is avoiding it.
However……
They didn't know that what attracted Liu Zheng the most was the white rocks on the deserted beach!
what is that?
A deserted beach that cannot be cultivated may look like an incurable land to others, but to Liu Zheng, it is a cornucopia of treasure!
That's salt! It’s really weird that crops can be grown on salt land!
Salt!
What was the most valuable thing in ancient times?
Of course salt!
However, there was only one extraction method for ancient salt, and it was all boiled out of sea water! "The Book of Han" says: "Wu boiled the water of the East China Sea into salt, which made him rich and sufficient for the country."
Extraction costs are extremely high, keeping salt prices high.
But they have no idea what the lake salt and mine salt are, let alone how to refine them.
Therefore, there is a saying of "barren beach and white rocks".
"Dad, are you blaming me for coveting these ten thousand taels of silver?"
Liu Zheng asked with a smile.
Liu Dahao said solemnly: "My son's words really break my father's heart. Isn't it all for Zheng'er to make money for my father? Don't worry, go spend it, for your father... Ha, dad will just earn it!"
The two looked at each other and laughed.
Return to Liu's house again.
The once prosperous Liu Mansion was now depleted, and all the maids and servants were sold.
All valuable furniture was confiscated.
"These bandits actually took away several of our BMWs!"
Liu Dahao was furious when he saw that the stables were empty.
The two originally planned to ride to Yinzhou to take office.
And at this time.
In the entire Liu residence, there were only two thin donkeys left, grazing leisurely in the courtyard.
Liu Dahao burst into tears when he saw this: "I didn't expect that I, Liu Dahao, would live a rich and prosperous life, and now I would only have you two guys to accompany me in my downfall..."
Liu Zheng smiled and said: "Dad, someone is deliberately humiliating us. If that's the case, let's ride on the donkey!"
"ah?"
Liu Dahao was stunned and immediately reacted.
Damn Chen Ping!
"Zheng'er, don't be anxious. Why don't we have ten thousand taels of silver and we can't afford a BMW, but Liangzhou horses are not expensive! How can we make them laugh when our father and son leave Liangzhou today!"
Liu Dahao was angry and wanted to buy a horse, but was stopped by Liu Zheng.
He smiled softly: "Why so?"
"You are already down and out, but you still care about what others think?"
He brought the two donkeys over, put the luggage on them, and laughed loudly: "They want to laugh, let's satisfy them for now!"
Liu Zheng was sitting on the back of a donkey, high-spirited.
"In ancient times, Liu Jingsheng rode into Jingzhou alone!"
"Now there is Mr. Liu, two donkeys rushing into the silver beach!"
"Dad, when we return to Liangzhou, it will be time for them to lead our horses and make stirrups!"
Liu Dahao was shocked when he heard this.
My son is indeed a little different.
