To Du Zhongxiao's surprise, Hu Kai really laid the head for the county and wrote a letter to Du Zhongxiao in person. However, Xia Zhu of Zhizhou stopped him, and it was all a pen and ink lawsuit, which did not really affect Du Zhongxiao's career.

A few months passed, and in the winter, because of the transfer of power, Hu Kai and the ancestor of the prison had no choice but to sue each other, and the court punished them, and the two were dismissed at the same time. Hu Kaitong sentenced Qinzhou, and Zu had no choice to know Huangzhou. Hu Kai not only did not become a transfer envoy, but also demoted from Zhizhou to a general judgment.

After getting the report from the imperial palace, Du Zhongxiao let out a sigh of relief and said to Han Yueniang: "Because of a jade belt, Hu Kai bothered me for a few months, and finally relegated to the border and was reduced to a general sentence!" Out of this breath, I only feel comfortable physically and mentally, and drink a few bowls of wine tonight. ”

Han Yueniang had a big belly and was about to give birth, so she sat there and let out a sigh: "That Hu Zhizhou, who is also a senior official of the imperial court, why is his vision so narrow, and he can't stop embarrassing you for a jade belt." You're just a magistrate, and we don't have any money in our family, so we won't do such a thing. ”

Du Zhongxiao said with a smile: "Thousands of miles of officials are only for money, and officials like me who are conscientious and do not seek wealth are rare after all." ”

Han Yueniang sighed: "Da Lang, the money family earns it by itself, you can't be like this Hu Zhizhou as an official." A jade belt will be lowered from Zhizhou to a general judgment, and it will take many years to rise again. ”

Du Zhongxiao was in a good mood, and said to Han Yueniang with a smile: "Where is it because of a jade belt, the court may not know about this matter." Hu Zhizhou was demoted not because of this incident, but because he fought with Zuti for power, so he was heavily punished by the imperial court. ”

In the evening, her mother accompanied Han Yueniang in the inner room, and Du Zhongxiao asked her subordinates to make a shabu-shabu and drink opposite her father Du Xun in the hall.

After three rounds of drinking, speaking of Hu Kai's troubles in the past few months, Du Xun said: "Officialdom is not easy!" Da Lang, if you were forced by Hu Zhizhou's power that day, but Sha Bao fought for the jade belt, this time the new transfer envoy took office, I was afraid that I would find you trouble. I withstood Hu Zhizhou last time, and the new official came with a lot less trouble. Fortune and misfortune rely on each other, and the ancients are honest and do not deceive me. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Daddy, the things in the officialdom can't be calculated. As long as you act with your conscience, you will not make a big mistake after all. ”

When these words came out, Du Zhongxiao felt worried in his heart. In fact, I also know that it is not possible to do things with conscience alone in the officialdom, and when the gods fight, these middle and lower-level officials have no ability to protect themselves at all. However, there is one point, as long as you don't do things that hurt nature and reason, a petty official like yourself will not get into a big disaster, it's just a slower promotion. Du Zhongxiao's current status and power are limited, and he can't make any great achievements. He has been in Yongcheng for more than two years, and his current political achievements have been extremely outstanding, and it can be said that there is no county in the world that is stronger than him. But in the end, it is only promoted to a Beijing official, and it is difficult to go further. Xia Zhu fought for Du Zhongxiao to be promoted to one or two more ranks, but the court did not agree.

After drinking a few glasses of wine, Du Zhongxiao said to his father: "Daddy, in another year, I should change to another place." At that time, Yueniang had not given birth for a long time, and the child was young, so it was not appropriate to follow me. In my opinion, it is best to follow Daddy back to Xuzhou first. When the children are older, I will be reunited with the family when I change positions. The officials of this dynasty have always served in the near and far distances. My term is in Yongcheng, located in the Central Plains, and the next term will inevitably go to the border, travel thousands of miles, and bring my family with many inconveniences. Moreover, it is difficult to save any money for the official income. Daddy returned to his hometown this time, and he could buy some properties, but I was afraid that he would not be able to count on me to make money to support his family within ten years. ”

Du Xun smiled: "I have been with you for a few months, and I know everything in my eyes." If a petty official like the county magistrate has no foreign wealth, what money can he save with his fortune alone? To put it mildly, it's not much better than a few of the older restaurant directors in our family. You don't have to worry about this, just be an official with peace of mind and fight for the future. Everything else has a home, we sell wine in Sanzhou, and if we do a good job, there are always 1,2000 a year. ”

Du Zhongxiao nodded again and again. The Du family sells wine in the three states, which are all rich places in the Central Plains, and the income is still very considerable, and there are always thousands of dollars in the account a year. Locally, this is a very wealthy giant, of course Du Xun does not take Du Zhongxiao's little money in his eyes.

After thinking about it, Du Zhongxiao said: "As an official, I am most afraid of being cursed by the people, and my colleagues are jealous, and the same is true for doing business." The family buys an industry, but it must not make money that should not be earned, so as not to be hated by the neighbors. In my opinion, there are a few things that you can't do in business. The first is the quality warehouse, although this business is easy to make money, but it is the easiest to make enemies with the neighbors, but the family can not be touched. The second is that everything related to gambling will not be touched. The safest thing is to open up wasteland and recruit people to cultivate it. Nowadays, most people are reluctant to buy land, because it is too hard to make money from the land. But in fact, farming is the best, no matter how the world changes, nothing can compare to having food in your hands. There is a ready-made template for camp field work, and Daddy will go back and follow it. ”

Du Xundao: "I have also seen a lot of all kinds of industries in your county, and after a few months, I also think that it is the best to open the field." We have a lot of barren fields in Xuzhou, and when I go back, I will learn to open fields. And I learned from you how to make wine from sorghum, so I just planted it widely and made some wine to sell. When you have spare money, it is always good to open a few more crude medicine shops, grocery stores, etc., according to the commune where you dock. ”

Du Zhongxiao nodded again and again, this is exactly what he meant. The few shops I opened at the wharf actually include most of the industries that make money in the local area, and as long as they are done well, they are all industries that can make a lot of money. The most important thing is that these industries are developed by the local government, and the money earned by their own families will also be brought to local farmers to make money, which is a virtuous circle of interdependence with the local government. This is not the case with businesses such as pledge banks, which rely on lending money to make money, and making money is based on the exploitation of the people, and is most likely to be hated by the local people. Being rich and unkind is Du Zhongxiao's taboo, he has a thousand years of knowledge, if he wants to lead the people of this era forward, what does it mean to be hated?

While drinking wine, the two talked about the changes in the past two years and looked forward to the future. Within a few years, Du Xun experienced the hardships of begging and almost freezing and starving on the side of the road, and then ushered in the good days when his son was an official and his family was rich, and he felt a lot of emotion. Now that Du Zhongxiao has a child, his family business is successful, Du Xun has everything he wants, and he is much more open-minded.

Du Zhongxiao was a little confused. Yongcheng has been in this position for more than two years, and the political achievements that he can work hard and the benefits he has brought to the people have basically been achieved, but he basically can't see where the future is. According to the normal official promotion route, Du Zhongxiao may still be the next official, and he will go through the road he first came to Bozhou. Repeating one's own path is very meaningless for Du Zhongxiao.

It wasn't until late at night that father and son went back to rest. Du Xun returned to the room, his wife had not slept yet, and when she saw him drunk, she couldn't help complaining: "Why do you eat so much wine in your own home?" Da Lang is entangled in official duties, and you still have to bother him. ”

Du Xun sat down on the edge of the bed, shook his head and said, "What do you know, today is Da Lang upset, I will accompany him to drink two cups." The transporter who had been against him for the past few months was demoted, and Da Lang was happy in his heart, so he drank together. But when it comes to talking, I think Da Lang is a little lazy, not as ambitious as when he first came out of the house. It's no wonder that in the past few months, I have seen in Yongcheng County, the market is prosperous, the people are happy, and Dalang has governed this county extremely well. But listening to him, it seems that there is no hope of promotion after taking office, and he is a little discouraged. ”

The wife said: "You know the things in the officialdom again!" Da Lang is an official himself, doesn't he know better than anyone else? ”

Da Lang naturally knew that he had no one to talk about. In officialdom, many things are involuntary, and it is inevitable that this will be the case. Forget it, you don't understand all this, go to bed early! In the affairs of officialdom, Da Lang is in charge of himself. ”

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