Youzhou is one of the ancient Kyushu, the location is probably the later Hebei, Liaoning area, in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, because of the excavation of the Grand Canal, the northernmost Yongding Canal, its end point is in Youzhou, plus the Sui and Tang Dynasties have been using troops against Goguryeo, the geographical location of Youzhou is more important, such as the last time Li Shimin soldiers, Youzhou is the rear of the land army, and because of this, Youzhou can be said to be one of the important military, transportation and commercial centers of the Tang Dynasty.

In addition, it is worth mentioning that there is an ancient name named Fan Yang in Youzhou, and the famous Fan Yang Lu family was born here, and the core strength of the Lu family is also in Youzhou City. Since Youzhou is the birthplace of the Fanyang Lu clan, the Lu clan's power here is naturally extremely huge, not to mention that most of the land in the entire Youzhou is almost all the Lu clan's clan land, and even the neighboring states have a large amount of land controlled by the Lu clan, so although these states are nominally owned by the Tang Dynasty, they are actually controlled by the Fanyang Lu clan.

The current Thorn History of Youzhou is surnamed Zhou, and he is also from the Jiangnan clan, but this wife of Zhou Thorn Shi is from the Fan Yang Lu family. It is precisely by relying on this layer of relationship that he, the son-in-law of the Fan Yang Lu family, can sit in the position of the assassin of Youzhou, after all, Youzhou is the base camp of the Lu family, if it is not for the person who has a deep relationship with the Lu family, it is impossible to sit firmly in this position, but it is a pity that the officials of the Tang Dynasty must be officials in different places, so the children of the Lu family cannot serve in Youzhou, and finally have to choose a son-in-law of the Lu family to do the assassin history.

Although Zhou Tingshi was born in the Jiangnan clan, but his family was in the middle of the road, and the clan did not attach much importance to it, and later relied on the help of the Lu family, so he was admitted to the official name of the official, and finally sat on the seat of the assassin history, so he was naturally very grateful to the Lu family in his heart. In addition, the Lu clan's power is intertwined in Youzhou, if there is no support from the Lu clan. He couldn't sit firmly in the position of Assassin Shi at all, so he has always been the iron-core support of Fan Yang Lu's family.

Youzhou is an upper state, not only has a large population, but also agriculture and commerce are also very prosperous, so there are more officials in the state, and the history of Zhou Thorn itself is also quite talented, so the entire Youzhou governance is in good order, although it is not as prosperous as Dengzhou under the rule of Li Su, but it is also one of the major states in the Tang Dynasty.

has made political achievements under his rule, coupled with the support of Fan Yang Lu. Zhou Thorn Shi has been proud of the past two years. Many people know that this Zhou Thorn Shi Gao is about to be promoted, as long as there is a suitable seat vacant in the imperial court, Fan Yang Lu will push Zhou Thorn Shi to the throne. And Zhou Tingshi is also very satisfied with his current situation, coupled with his gentle personality. No matter who he is, he is smiling, so he has a nickname, and people call it 'Smiling Thorn History', but what happened during this time made this Smiling Thorn History unable to laugh anymore.

"My lord, another textile factory has opened outside the city, and the big boss behind the scenes is the Lanling Xiao family, I heard that there are also Princess Qi's shares in it, and in other places. The textile mills are also starting to build one after another, and recruiting people everywhere, many of our farmers in Youzhou have put down their hoes and started to sign up in the factory! A clerk with a sweaty face reported to Zhou Thorn Shiyu, looking at his panting appearance, it was estimated that he had just rushed back from outside.

This is the Yamen of Youzhou Thorn History. Zhou Tingshi sat in the right seat with a serious face, and there were several people wearing official robes sitting below, looking at the grade of the official uniform, it should be the county order of each county in Youzhou. It's just that these county orders, like Zhou Thorn History, are all at a loss.

"My lord, it seems that Youzhou City, like our counties, is also surrounded by large and small textile factories, if this situation is allowed to continue, I am afraid that the land of our Youzhou will no longer be cultivated." The person who stood up and spoke was surnamed Cui, born in the Boling Cui clan, and was the county magistrate of Fanyang County, and his wife was also from the Fanyang Lu clan, but compared to the history of Zhou Ting, the relationship between Cui County Ling and the Lu clan was not so deep, after all, the Boling Cui clan behind him was much stronger than the Lu clan. …,

As soon as Cui County's words came out, several other county orders were also discussed, the reason why they came together today to find Zhou Thorn Shi is because since some time ago, a large number of textile factories suddenly sprung up in Youzhou, and it should be a good thing to run a textile factory, but because the textile factory recruited people, a large number of poor farmers gave up the plan to rent land and plant, and instead entered the factory, but in this way, Fan Yang Lu, who occupies a large amount of land, may not be able to find tenants to cultivate in the future, Cui County ordered them to be these Lu cronies, Naturally, we need to get together and discuss countermeasures.

Zhou Tingshi heard the discussion of several subordinates, but his brows furrowed even more, and finally he slapped the table and interrupted everyone's discussion: "Enough, everyone don't say it anymore!" ”

Zhou Tingshi spoke, stood up and walked back and forth in the hall for a few steps, and then said: "You only see the situation in your own county and Youzhou City, but you don't know that in the surrounding states, as long as the land of the Lu clan in Fanyang is concentrated, almost all textile factories are open, and they also specially recruit tenants who rent the land of the Lu clan to work, and it is obvious that the other party is using this to attack the foundation of the Lu clan." ”

"Lord Thorn Shi, my subordinates heard that this time it was His Royal Highness the King of Qi who led the way, and wanted to build a textile base in our Youzhou and several surrounding states, now it seems that the other party's textile is fake, and the attack on the Lu family is real!" Although Cui County's official position is relatively small, he is from the Boling Cui clan, and he got the news from the clan a few days ago, so he knows more.

"His Royal Highness King Qi is so targeting the Fan Yang Lu clan, is it a little too much?" One of the county magistrates shouted with a wry smile, and several other county magistrates didn't know the inside story, and they all complained a little after hearing it. They also know about the suppression of industry and commerce by the five surnames and seven wangs, but there are so many families involved in the suppression, but the king of Qi chose the Lu family to take revenge, although they are not from the Lu family, but everyone has a great relationship with the Lu family, if the Lu family is injured, they will not have a good time in the future.

Hearing the complaints of several colleagues, Cui Xianling smiled silently, of course he knew why Li Su wanted to target the Lu family, but although this matter was no longer a secret in several major families, the outside world still knew nothing.

Zhou Tingshi's face turned gloomy after hearing this, although he was not surnamed Lu, but his relationship with the Lu family was too deep, coupled with his high power, he also knew something about the attack on Li Su, but this matter was not easy to say, and finally he had to say vaguely: "Don't guess, the major families have been in opposition to His Royal Highness King Qi for a long time, and this time maybe it's just that King Qi will take the Lu family first, so as to deter others!" ”

Several other county orders are also human spirits, and when they saw Zhou Tingshi's expression, they immediately guessed that there must be something greasy in this, but as subordinates, they are not easy to say anything. However, that Cui County Commander thought of one thing, and saw him smile slightly: "Lord Assassin Shi and you don't know, the reason why His Royal Highness the King of Qi is so targeted by the Lu family is actually for a reason. ”

When Zhou Tingshi heard this, he thought that Cui County's order was going to tell the story of the attack on Li Su, and he just wanted to stop it, but he saw that the other party showed a mysterious smile to him, and then said: "Our Youzhou is a little far away from Chang'an, so you may not know that a major event was born in Chang'an a few days ago, which involved Fan Yang Lu and His Royal Highness King Qi. ”

Hearing Cui County's words, Zhou Tingshi was relieved, he also knew about this matter, so he simply took over and said: "Hehe, after Cui County's order said this, I remembered that some time ago Chang'an sent a newspaper, and a son of the Lu family wrote an article on it, exposing King Qi's molestation and seducing a betrothed woman, presumably it is for this reason that His Royal Highness the King of Qi is dissatisfied, so he will make a move against the Lu family!" ”

"Hmph, I see, everyone says that Qi Wang Xianda is also a womanizer behind his back!" As soon as he heard Zhou Tingshi's distortion of the facts, someone immediately jumped up to express their dissatisfaction with Li Su. …,

"Hehe, that's not all!" Cui Xianling saw that Zhou Tingshi took care of Lu's face, and when he spoke, he still had something to hide, and added at the moment, "I heard that the person who His Royal Highness King Qi seduced is the fiancée of the Lu family's disciple who wrote the article, and the King of Qi also released a word to ask Fan Yang Lu to beg His Royal Highness to withdraw from the marriage, and it is estimated that this textile factory incident is precisely for that incident!" ”

Hearing that Cui County's order suddenly revealed the shortcomings of the Lu family, Zhou Tingshi was also a little displeased, and couldn't help but snort coldly and said: "Cui County's order knows a lot, but do you know that the girl who was seduced is your Cui woman?" ”

The Boling Cui clan and the Qinghe Cui clan are from the same origin, although there are some internal struggles, but they are both the same externally, so Zhou Thorn History has this saying. However, after Cui Xian Ling heard it, he said with a normal face: "Zhou Tingshi said well, but the so-called Cui family daughter does not marry the royal family, our Cui family will never agree to the woman in the clan to marry the king of Qi Li Su, but the situation of the Lu family is a little worried, the king of Qi set up a textile factory, not only robbed the farmers on the land of the Lu family, but also the textile industry, the linen industry of the Lu family as the pillar will definitely not be able to support it, and then for the survival of the family, I am afraid that the only way to do it is according to the orders of His Royal Highness the King of Qi, right?" ”

Hearing the true and false words of Cui County's order pouring dirty water on Li Su's body, the other county orders were very angry, but thinking about King Qi's power and means, they had to calm down, the existence of a family is naturally indispensable to an important material foundation, but King Qi is a two-pronged approach, and at the same time attack the two economic pillars of the Lu family, if this situation is allowed to develop, then the consequence is likely to be the fall of Fan Yang Lu's family.

"Hmph, that's not necessarily!" At this time, Zhou Tingshi suddenly snorted coldly, "The cotton production of the Tang Dynasty is limited, there are not many people who plant it, and the King of Qi has opened so many textile factories, and when the time comes, the operation will be insufficient, so he can only operate at a loss, even with the financial resources of the King of Qi and those upstart families in Chang'an, I am afraid it will not last long." ”

"Lord Thorn Shi, you don't know about this, I just got the news yesterday that Gaochang Kingdom has been defeated, and various merchants from various families are rushing to Gaochang in order to divide land to plant cotton, and I also know that King Qi has come up with a strange trick and is snatching the land for planting hemp crops!" Cui Xianling said again with a smile.

The reason why he told all the news he knew, in fact, the biggest purpose was to use the mouth of Zhou Assassin Shi to spread these news to the Lu clan, so that he could prepare early, so that he could support it for a longer time under the blow of King Qi. In this way, their Cui family and several other families can also breathe a sigh of relief and consider the family's next step. (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )