The shopkeeper was dumbfounded. He never expected that this young man sitting in the noisy hall eating with the people would be the new county governor of Weihu County?
How can this be? Don’t these big shots call the cooks to their homes to cook?
Even if you come to a restaurant, you have to sit in the quietest box at the top and send a maid to wait on you.
How could it be possible to eat together with ordinary people?
What kind of official is this? How can anyone be an official like this?
Shopkeeper Tong came back to his senses, quickly stuffed the silver ingots in his hand back, and said,
"This, this, this, Lord Sheriff, how dare I ask for your money? This is absolutely impossible. I can't do it. If you come to the shop to eat, there will be smoke coming out of the villain's ancestral grave. If the boss knows that I If I accept your money, then I can't tear the villain into pieces."
Nie Chen smiled and said,
"It seems that the last county guard scared you quite a bit. Why, didn't Liu Hu even give you money for meals?"
"this……"
The shopkeeper looked embarrassed.
"Is there anything you dare not say? Liu Hu oppressed the people and took advantage of the people. I have already killed him and he is hanging on the top of the city. What are you afraid of a dead man?"
After hearing this, the shopkeeper said,
"Then the county governor came to have a meal. Why did he give him money? We have to pay a large sum of money when he leaves."
Hearing this, Nie Chen laughed angrily, then sighed helplessly,
“If you don’t pay for meals and still ask merchants to give you money, what kind of parents do you think you are?
The people have been suffering from the officials for a long time. It seems that I really have to hurry up and select some honest and capable wise men to govern Weihu County and the counties. "
"Sir...really want to manage officials?"
The shopkeeper asked in disbelief.
He didn't understand, and even thought that what Nie Chen said was just for the occasion. After all, Nie Chen was also an official. Officials have always protected each other. How can an official govern an official?
Nie Chen said to the people around him,
"Fathers and fellow villagers, I believe many people don't know me. You may know that we are from Qingshui County and started our army in a bandit village.
But you may not know that our Qingfeng Village, in Qingshui County, killed corrupt officials, punished big households, beat barbarians, robbed the rich and gave to the poor, so that the people had work to do and food to eat. We also wiped out all the bandits in the county and provided food to the people. An environment to live and work in peace and contentment.
It is precisely because of this that our Qingfeng Village was able to gain the support of the common people and farmers, and was able to gather tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in just a few months to compete with a hundred thousand barbarians, and then even captured the county government.
Anyone who wants it or doesn’t believe it can go to Qingshui County and ask around. Who doesn’t know my name, Nie Chen? "
"Okay, everyone, eat well and drink well. Please rest assured, I will slowly give you the best Weihu County!"
"Okay! Well done, sir!"
"This is the official parent!"
"Master Qingtian, we in Weihu County finally have our own Master Qingtian!"
Seeing that everyone was about to kneel and kowtow, Nie Chen quickly led everyone out.
After this incident, I think people in the county will have a lot of impressions of me in the future. If I make some political achievements, implement some policies to benefit the people, and rectify the bandits and bullies, then the people will be more supportive. He, it would be easy for him to recruit troops.
After arriving outside the restaurant, Nie Chen said,
"Let these two be put into prison first. They will be tried another day and they should be beheaded."
"Lord, these two people cannot be killed."
Qi Huan whispered quickly.
Hearing this, Nie Chen was startled. Seeing that Qi Huan must know something, he stopped a group of patrolling soldiers and asked the soldiers to take the two men to the county governor's house for temporary custody.
Nie Chen said,
"Okay, the person is not here anymore. Why can't he be killed? You can tell me."
Others also listened curiously.
Qi Huan said as he walked,
"These two people are both brothers of Zhou Ping, the eldest son of the Zhou family. After Liu Jia ran away, the Zhou family became the largest merchant in Weihu County.
Zhou Ping didn't have many relatives, and he hadn't married yet and had children, so he cared about his younger brothers very much. "
Hearing this, Nie Chen sneered and said,
"I thought he was a big shot who couldn't be killed. How could Zhou Ping be such a good person if he could raise such a younger brother? Isn't he a rich man? Just find a reason to kill him together and confiscate his property."
"No, my lord, this Zhou Ping is completely different from his younger brother. He is a good man, a capable man, and a sage. He is also called Zhou Dashan by the people of the county and city."
Hearing this, Nie Chen was surprised and said,
"A great virtuous man? Is it true? He is a capable person and a sage. Do you think of this person so highly?"
Qi Huan smiled and said,
"My lord, I don't know, this Zhou Ping is a powerful person.
Zhou Ping's father's generation could be considered a mid-level force in doing business in the county.
As for Zhou Ping, the eldest son in the family, he studied and tested for merit. At the age of twenty, he passed the Juren examination. Whether it was politics, knowledge, or people's livelihood, he knew a lot. He was one of the best among the literati in Weihu County. .
But later, his family fell into decline, his business was suppressed by the Liu family and almost went bankrupt, and his father also died in depression.
In desperation, Zhou Ping, as the eldest son, could only shoulder the heavy responsibility of taking care of his three younger brothers.
After he took over his family's business, he began drastic reforms, visited customers in person, and opened up business routes. In just a few years, the Zhou family became the second largest trading house in Weihu County.
Being able to keep pace with the Liu family, your Nie family and the Zhou family also had business dealings in the past.
The Zhou family and the Liu family have been fighting openly and secretly, but it was only a few days ago that Liu Jia suddenly sold his property and ran away. The Liu family ceased to exist, and the Zhou family became the number one trading house. "
Hearing this, Nie Chen sneered and said,
"Oh, I really don't know about these things. I attacked the county and the Liu family was destroyed, but I didn't come here to destroy the Liu family.
It really complies with that sentence. It has nothing to do with you if I destroy you. This is a dimensionality reduction attack. "
"Yes, my lord led us to conquer the county. The Zhou family has indeed benefited a lot. Now all the merchants in the county follow the Zhou family's lead."
"By the way, you said Zhou Ping is a good and kind person. What's going on?"
"My lord, Zhou Ping is indeed a good man. After he got rich, he built bridges and roads, opened porridge shacks, helped the poor who couldn't afford to eat, and brought happiness to the people.
Moreover, he also opened a school to allow children from poor families to study, and he was also very good to the servants in his family.
If his two younger brothers hadn't failed to live up to their expectations, his reputation would have been almost flawless.
The two brothers Zhou Long and Zhou Hu were actually not too bad. They didn't often bully others. They were just short-tempered and irritable, and they often hurt others.
Every time the two of them hurt someone, Zhou Ping would personally take herbs and silver to the victim's home to apologize.
He is really a good person who is famous far and wide. "
