Wang De has been annoyed recently, and the troubles are not a career problem, doing business in Hangzhou in the past two years has been smooth sailing, if he is not satisfied, then he is really not greedy.

He was mainly worried about the marriage of his only daughter, whose marriage had been delayed until now for various reasons.

But my daughter is eighteen years old this year, not twenty-eight, and it will be a problem if she doesn't solve it. If you can't get married after the age of eighteen, I'm afraid that all kinds of unpleasant gossip will surge. weishenme haode little lady can't get married? Isn't there something wrong with it? Or is there something unspeakable?

Especially a few days ago, the appearance of Fang Yingwu made Wang De have a strong sense of crisis. So Wang De made up his mind that he must solve his daughter's marriage within the year, and he must be as satisfactory as possible.

In Wang De's mind, there are two ideal sons-in-law, one is talented and willing to be a son-in-law, so that the Wang family has a queen; Or it can actually help one's own family, such as the inspection house is good, or the bookstore in Beixinguan is also very good.

In Wang De's eyes, this kind of local figure is even more worthy of making friends than local parents and officials such as prefects and counties.

After all, officials have to leave after a few years, so where is the long-term solution? Where can I find him in a few years?

Therefore, only locals are stable and insured, which is a truly safe long-term solution. As for the magistrates, just don't offend, it's not worth being too deeply acquainted. As for Fang Yingwu's father's situation, it is too far away, far from being real and unrealistic.

Wang De thinks he is a down-to-earth person and never wants to be ambitious, so he doesn't have any illusions that Fang Yingwu is a good match for his daughter.

As soon as he heard that the other party was an official, he cried and shouted that he wanted to get married. That's all fools with no heart and no real meaning. What's the use of just trying to make a name?

In other words, Wang Dewang has his own philosophy of survival, and he sees it very thoroughly. I can't reach that level by myself, and there is no benefit in getting that kind of high-ranking relative, and I will only be inexplicably affected.

Now that he has made up his mind, Wang De called his brother Wang Kui and explained: "You go to visit a few masters quickly, and go to Zheng's house today to ask if there is a chance to get married." ”

If you find another matchmaker, I am afraid that it will be delayed for a long time, and the matchmaker will be dedicated to making money for himself; If Wang De, the head of the family, goes in person. It seems too frivolous and unstable, and it makes others look down on him.

So Wang De thought about it, so he chose Wang Kui, a brother of the clan, to go out, the weight is just right, and he is a trustworthy relative, so he will not work or contribute.

Moreover, Wang Kui is a partner with him in business, and the people he knows well, Wang Kui is as familiar with each other, and he is easy to talk.

Wang Kui smiled bitterly. agreed to the words of the clan brother and turned around. In fact, he knows the result, but there is no need to be a villain here, so he should do it first.

By noon. Wang Kui replied to Wang De, "Inspector Zheng said, brother, if you want to do something, it's easy to say." If you want to eat, drink, or play tricks, he doesn't have a word. Only marriage is not negotiable. ”

Wang De was full of doubts, so he instructed again: "Then go to Jiang Yuan's house and ask!" ”

In the evening. Wang Kui replied again, "Jiang Yuanwai said that everything is easy to talk about, even if you want to borrow money, you can make up some money, but don't talk about family affairs." ”

Wang De is still puzzled, what's going on? If you want to talk about ruthlessness, then Jiang Yuanwai claims that he is willing to borrow even silver, how can it be considered ruthless, but weishenme is "hands-free"?

However, Wang De will not give up easily on what he recognizes - I don't know if this is an advantage or a disadvantage. The next day, he sent Wang Kui to visit a few people who he thought he could still get.

But the replies Wang De got were almost the same pattern, the first half was full of enthusiasm and promised to give him Wang De all kinds of benefits, but the second half refused to marry without exception, which can be described as half ice water and half flame-

"Secretary Zhao said, brother, when your goods pass through customs, he can help accommodate one or two taxes, but if you want to get married, he really can't climb high."

"The rich man said that Sister Yu is going to get married, and he plans to send a hundred taels of congratulations, but his dog is not worthy of Sister Yu."

No matter how sluggish Wang De was, he reacted, one or two were like this, but everyone made the same statement, there must be something he didn't know

He asked Wang Kui: "You have been away from so many homes, haven't you heard any rumors at all?" ”

Of course, Wang Kui had something to say, "I heard some, the day before yesterday, that party Yingwu took the post of the political envoy, and went to a few houses before and after." I don't know what I said, anyway, no one dares to marry Sister Yu in the one acre and three points of land around here! ”

Wang De was stunned, "Fang Yingwu? How could he have taken the post of the political envoy? ”

Wang Kui sighed, the biggest shortcoming of this clan brother is that he thinks very narrowly and looks at things in isolation. He always regarded those officials and scholars as individuals, for example, he felt that Hanlin far away in the sky could not affect him, and it was better to be a county official.

Is it true that the county magistrate is not as good as the current management? Relationships have always been networked, and officials are keen to make friends of the same year, classmates, fellow villagers, and fellow families just for the sake of the network? For people who really have connections, it doesn't matter if they can't control you, but you can always find someone to manage you.

Wang De came to his senses, and shouted a little annoyed: "How can he do this! The world is so big, where can't you go? Why is this thing so entangled in my house! ”

Of course Wang Kui knows the reason, isn't it that Fang Yingwu can use the Wang family? But the clan brother really swept Fang Yingwu's face ruthlessly, and Fang Yingwu had to find a way to get the clan brother to obey.

He was thinking about how to talk to his brother when he suddenly saw the steward of the Wang family's silk weaving factory rushing in and shouting, "It's not good! Someone from the Weaving Bureau! ”

As soon as they heard the three words of the Weaving Bureau, Wang De and Wang Kui both had numb scalps.

In Suzhou and Hangzhou, who wants to deal with the weaving bureau for all businesses related to silk weaving? As long as you are approached by the insatiable weaving bureau, nothing good will happen.

If the magistrate is more powerful, it can still block the greed of the Weaving Bureau a little, but the general magistrate is not guilty of hard topping, and it is not cost-effective to offend the eunuch for this.

However, no matter how powerful the magistrate is, it is impossible to completely prevent the Weaving Bureau from carrying out business, after all, the Weaving Bureau is also nominally handling materials for the Imperial Palace.

Sure enough, Wang De listened to the report of the factory manager: "The Weaving Bureau wants to recruit our craftsmen to serve in the Weaving Bureau!" If not, then two hundred horses will be distributed to our workshop! ”

The task of the Weaving Bureau every year is to conduct quantitative assessments, and according to the regulations, tens of thousands of horses of silk and silk yarn should be donated to the palace every year. There are two ways to complete the task, one is to requisition craftsmen to start work in the bureau, and the weaving bureau is afraid that there are no less than hundreds of looms; The second is to directly apportionment to each factory, and directly collect the finished products in the name of tribute.

Wang De's face turned pale, which of these two choices is not good at stubble, and the conditions given by the Weaving Bureau are too harsh!

If the craftsmen are all taken away to serve, how can the workshop be opened? But if you choose to be apportioned, it's fine to have only a few dozen horses, but the number of 200 horses is more than half of the output, and then removing the cost is equivalent to doing it all for nothing.

This is simply a flying disaster, Wang De suddenly thought of something, and couldn't help but roar angrily: "I understand!" This must be Fang Yingwu's resentment towards me and his deliberate revenge! Otherwise, there are so many workshops in the city, how could the weaving eunuchs notice our newly opened silk weaving factory? How can it be such a coincidence! ”

When Wang Kui heard the news, he was also shocked and shocked. First, I was surprised that Fang Yingwu had clearly promised not to do anything to Wang Dezhen, at most he scared a few times. But he actually reversed himself and instructed the eunuchs to attack the silk weaving factory!

The second is that it is shocking that Fang Yingwu actually ordered the eunuchs to be moved! What kind of person is the town guard lieutenant of a province, not to mention the close relationship with the Son of Heaven, but only from the point of view of etiquette, he is also on an equal footing with the governor, to put it bluntly, he is a domestic slave sent by the Son of Heaven to monitor the place.

"How could he do that? How could he do that? Wang Kui muttered in disbelief. (To be continued......)

PS: Kavin, ah, I held back such a braille in the morning and noon, and I should be able to write two chapters when I look at the time today, cheer for myself! Asking for a monthly pass for excitement