First Emperor Rebirth

(The fourth update broke out, ask for subscription, monthly subscription!) The atmosphere of New Year’s Eve is quite lively. Although Ying Zheng is a rootless duckweed here, he is now the king of a county after all, and he is in charge of a county. In terms of government affairs, there are still many people who want to curry favor with him.

Therefore, not long after Yingzheng finished washing, guests came to visit for New Year's greetings.Although many people were relieved of Ying Zheng's low profile last night, they were still a little unsure about Ying Zheng's big move just after he took office.

The purpose of coming to the door today is self-evident, even if Ying Zheng is most annoyed by such things, he has to force himself to laugh. Accompanied by the little girl Mo Xiaoyin, he goes to the lobby to meet those who come to the door.

The people who came were all prominent figures in the county, and many of them were heads of families or wealthy gentry in the city. Although Huxiang is small, it is still a county, and there are still many capable people.It can be seen that the statement has not been able to get rid of these family forces after three years of taking root in Huxiang.

The family forces colluded with the powerful and dominated the officialdom. No matter if it was a big family or a small family, as long as it had been passed down for decades, it would have had a lot of ability in the past.

Although the clan forces are rampant in Qi, they are actually running dogs of the family forces, and none of these so-called clan forces has a wrong and complicated relationship with the family forces.

The four leading families in Huxiang, the Chen, Li, Wang, and Sun families, control most of the economic lifelines in Huxiang. The Chen family dominates the cloth and silk business in Huxiang, the Li family runs teahouses and wineries, and the Wang family He is the king of underground casinos. Although the Sun family has always kept a low profile, they are the largest landlords in Huxiang. A quarter of the land in Huxiang belongs to the Sun family.

The four families are not only well-known in Huxiang, but also have a lot of prestige in the entire Taihe County. Many children of the four families are officials in Taihe County, and the four families control almost one-fifth of the Taihe officialdom. manpower.Don't underestimate this one-fifth of the manpower. At some point, these people can play a big role.The most important thing is that there are people in the officialdom, and everything is easy to handle.

These four families, to a large extent, are the chief culprits of Huxiang's current situation, and will be the biggest resistance to Yingzheng's reform of Huxiang, because what Yingzheng has to do is to grab meat from the mouths of the four families. It is impossible for the Huxiang local tyrants and the four families to watch Ying Zheng do it.

In Yingzheng's eyes, sooner or later he will attack the four families, and there is no room for buffering. Although it is necessary to practice and confuse, it does not hinder the benefits of knocking out the four families. This is a good time to use the opponent's resources to strengthen himself ,Why not do it?

Early in the morning, as if it was an appointment, the four families came together. Each of them carried a heavy gift and stepped into the Ying Mansion with a smile on their face, and was personally interviewed by the magistrate of Yingda County. It hurt the face of the four masters.

The four patriarchs are all old foxes, well-off people in the city, and when they meet, they will make friends with Ying Zheng, but they never mention their real intentions. The four masters chattered about, anyway, Ying Zheng was not very familiar with Qi Guo, so he just learned about it through the mouths of the four.

During this period, Mo Xiaoyin, the only maid in the Ying Mansion, had to boil tea several times and ran back and forth in the lobby to refill tea for the guests. Xiaonizi had never done so much work on weekdays. When she came back, she was very angry with this little girl, she pursed her pink lips and put all her face on her face.

The Chen family, Chen Buyu; the Li family, Li Mokun; the Wang family, Wang Tianxiao; the Sun family, Sun Chengan.

The four masters were very happy to explain the structure of Huxiang to Yingzheng. Most of them talked about the power of some small families other than the four big families, so that Yingzheng had a preliminary understanding of Huxiang. As for the matter of the four major families, they never mentioned it.

The members of the four major families are not fools. Yingzheng was able to take over Huxiang so strongly. Apart from the help of the nobles, subduing the master's statement was an indispensable factor.This group of old foxes who were born and raised in Huxiang also knew what was going on before Yingzheng came. As for why they deliberately concealed their family power, they just wanted to tell Yingzheng that seeing is believing.

They told Yingzheng about the strength of the four major families, and they were somewhat suspected of being boastful.However, if Yingzheng really understands, he will have a deep understanding of the four big families, and only then, Yingzheng must take into account the feelings of the four big families when doing things.

Because their four major families control most of Huxiang's economy, and if Huxiang wants to develop, none of the four major families can cause trouble.

This is what the four Patriarchs think in their hearts. As for whether it is whimsical or not, it is unknown.Anyway, in the eyes of Ying Zheng, their little cleverness is completely obvious without any difficulty.

"Patriarchs, after talking for so long, I only talked about the power of some small families in the city, but why didn't you tell the county about the four big families? Speaking of which, the prosperity of Huxiang must be due to the four big families!" Although Ying Zheng scoffed at these people's thoughts, in order to cooperate with the previous plan, Ying Zheng still had to work hard and pretend to be patient.

As soon as Ying Zheng's words came out, there was a hint of arrogance on the faces of the four masters, and these people could still hear the praise in these words.

see?The county magistrate has said that the four major families in Huxiang have contributed a lot to the prosperity.For a moment, the four of them were a little flustered.

However, the city of the four of them is still good, at least they are in a good mood, but they still know how to say modestly: "Your Excellency is ridiculously praised. Your Excellency is responsible for the prosperity of Huxiang, and it has nothing to do with the four major families. We are all honest Little common people can't afford to be praised by adults."

These words were so hypocritical that even Ying Zheng felt ashamed of them in his heart, and he didn't even look at his proud old face, the wrinkled wrinkles could grip chopsticks.

I despised him in my heart, but on the surface Ying Zheng put on a gentle face, tried to make himself more friendly, and said to the four of them with a smile: "The contribution of the heads of the family to Huxiang can still be seen in this county. The county is in charge of Huxiang for the first time, and I am a newcomer, so I am somewhat ignorant of the heights of the sky and the earth, and I have offended many people in the past, but I hope that I can be magnanimous and considerate of the people of Huxiang."

At the end, Ying Zheng stood up from his seat and bowed to the four of them.

As soon as Ying Zheng said this, all the doubts about Ying Zheng in the hearts of the four disappeared.

The Patriarch of the Chen Family, Chen Buyu, stood up happily from his seat, helped Ying Zheng up very heartily, and said excitedly, "My lord said that, but it's just a shame that I'm waiting."

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