Chapter 20 The Dark Officialdom
Zhou Zheng was busy with decoration and did not take everyone back home until the evening.
Before entering the mansion, Zhou Zheng explained to Liu Liuzhe again and said, "Everyone will pay one or two more silver this month, don't forget."
Liu Liuzhe didn't want to do it very much, but he couldn't speak directly in front of the servants, so he had to respond in a depressed manner.
Zhou Zhengmai turned his head and just as he was about to enter the mansion, he saw Uncle Fu looking at him with a smile.
Zhou Zheng looked at him, hesitated for a while, and said, "Dad, do you understand?"
Uncle Fu looked very relaxed and said, "Well, the master invites the second young master to have dinner together."
Zhou Zheng didn't care and said, "Okay." After saying that, he rushed to the back hall with a familiarity.
Zhou Qingli was having a meal normally. When she saw Zhou Zheng coming in, she said, "Sit down and eat."
Zhou Zheng's evaluation of this old man Zhou is quite good, basically he is the type of person who is not satisfied with talent.
However, at this time of the Ming Dynasty, there are many people who are not satisfied with talent, or who cannot do anything even if they meet.
In general, it is not a crime of war.
Zhou Zheng sat down and picked up the chopsticks to eat. He didn't even give birth. He picked up whatever dishes he wanted. He could do as fast and slow as he wanted, and he was not so restricted.
Zhou Qingli didn't care much about these things and was having a meal on her own.
The father and son sat in the dining room, with only the sound of eating, and there was no extra word except for the initial greetings.
Zhou Zheng ate for a while, his heart moved slightly, stopped chopsticks, observed Mr. Zhou's expression, and said for a moment: "Is there something wrong?"
Zhou Qingli looked up at Zhou Zheng, looked at him, sighed again, and said, "Li Hengbing's ancestors had three generations of honor and honor, and his family was very wealthy. It may be a bit unfair to say that he was corrupt and accepted bribes, but he was very arrogant and had a low reputation, and he was very fond of national affairs."
This is about Zhou Zheng smashing Li Hengbing with bricks. Obviously, Zhou Qingli already knew about it.
Zhou Zheng's words were pointed at the needle, piercing Li Hengbing and many of the clear streams represented by him.
However, not many people can think carefully and understand. Even Li Hengbing himself did not think he was wrong in the end, and even educated Zhou Zheng earnestly.
Zhou Zheng thought about it and explained: "I couldn't stand it at that time. Even though I was evil, I was still righteous and worshipped by others, the principles of the world were simply reversed."
Zhou Qingli seemed to lose her appetite, put down her bowls and chopsticks, frowned, and said, "The current trend in the officialdom is extremely bad. Some people do everything to invite Qingming, do everything, and dare to say anything; some people are shameless and have no moral integrity, sell official positions, embezzle and bribe, and harm the country and the people..."
Zhou Zheng looked at his face and said, "You have something to do?"
Zhou Qingli reacted, looked at Zhou Zheng's concerned expression, felt a little comforted, nodded slightly, and said, "Several adults from the Ministry of Personnel are about to resign."
Zhou Zheng suddenly realized, but did not speak.
The Minister of Personnel was Zhou Yingqiu, who was the leader of the ten eunuchs. Because he was older than Wei Zhongxian, he thought of a mistake and asked his son to recognize Wei Zhongxian as his grandfather. This shows how shameless this person is.
The Ministry of Personnel is a base camp of the eunuch party. How can Qingliu survive here?
Besides, the current officialdom struggle can be said to be extremely tragic. Qingliu's representative Donglin Party has been beaten and killed so hard that it cannot be raised. Many big shots have been forced to death and exiled, let alone other minions.
Zhou Zheng looked at Mr. Zhou and seemed a little discouraged and said calmly: "It may not be bad to resign from office. You may be able to go further after the resurgence next year."
Zhou Zheng said this very conservatively. Chongzhen was so cruel to clean up the eunuch party, and there were so many officials vacant next year!
Zhou Qingli did not notice the 'return next year' in Zhou Zheng's words, but just thought it was to comfort him, nodded, and said nothing more.
In fact, he also had the intention to resign.
Working in engineering is relatively simple, and a minor official, and there is not so much intrigue. However, the Ministry of Personnel Examination and Examination Department is different. Too many people are staring at him. Zhou Qingli does not accept gifts and is not biased. Naturally, the number of people offended him increases day by day.
One word: Difficult!
Zhou Zheng did not persuade him more. Zhou Qingli's position is not high, and no one will want to kill him. As long as he doesn't die, he will be successful next year!
It’s the darkness before dawn, and the most important thing is persistence!
The father and son each had their own thoughts. After dinner, they said a few words and went back to their room to rest.
Early the next morning, Zhou Zheng brought a large group of servants to his shop again, and there were a lot of things to do today.
There are too many things to paint walls, hang ceilings, make cabinets, buy various materials, and prepare bridges.
Zhou Zheng and others were so busy that they didn't touch the ground, knocking and hitting all kinds of things.
Although this place is a remote place, it still attracted the attention of some people, stopped to discuss and even persuaded Zhou Zheng.
"Hey, this is a remote place, and you can't make money by doing anything. Look at the dozens of companies around us. Which one is not a miserable business? The shop can't even sell it..."
"Young Master, I advise you not to waste your time. We have tried all the ways you can try. Once you pay the money to the end, no one will care about it..."
"Young Master, if you have money, go to the other side of the street and several shops are good. It's not difficult to buy them and do some business, and it's not difficult to get the money back..."
Zhou Zheng smiled at these kind-hearted persuasions and did not explain too much.
The nearby shops were very enthusiastic. Seeing that Zhou Zheng was short of staff, he even came to help with tools.
At noon, Zhou Zheng naturally kept the five neighbors for dinner, chatting while eating, and quietly touching the nearby business context.
The five shopkeepers basically own rice vinegar, soy sauce, furniture, shoes and hats, etc. They have been immersed here for many years, but they know clearly, and have asked Zhou Zheng a lot of useful information.
This will take two or three days to do this. The walls, cabinets, etc. are basically completed and you can start laying the floor.
Zhou Zheng was in a hurry and divided the servants into two waves, and the other part began to build a bridge.
The small river behind Zhou Zheng's yard is less than two meters wide, and it is a narrow place, so it is not difficult to build a bridge.
Liu Liuzhe prepared a case in Shuntian Prefecture and found another craftsman who built a bridge. Under the command of this craftsman, the servants began to build a bridge.
This movement is huge, mainly to attract people from the other side of the shore, Beiju Xianfang. The other side is a bustling commercial street with a particularly large flow of people. Nanju Xianfang, which was originally unable to get to, suddenly has an extra bridge, which will save you a lot of detours!
At this time, many people watched and discussed, and some people were even impatient, hoping that Zhou Zheng would set up as soon as possible.
Zhou Zheng on the other side of the strait did not care about it, but he helped several shopkeepers who helped him for several days, which was amazing.
"Shopkeeper Zhou, you are not kind. I said why did you spend so much effort to decorate? Love needs to be built..."
"Not to mention doing business, just one bridge is built, and the shopkeeper Zhou's shop is worth at least 200 taels, or even more!"
"I admire Manager Zhou's vision and thought!"
Zhou Zheng was calm about this and said with a smile: "It's not just me, but my brothers' shops are probably going to be lively. While I haven't built a bridge yet, let's make a living together?"
When the five shopkeepers heard this, they suddenly understood.
"Oh, I forgot if I didn't say it. Let's go back and discuss it with my wife..."
"Shopkeeper Zhou, Chengqing Chengqing, I will definitely go to my place to have a drink another day!"
"Shopkeeper Zhou, you are busy, please say hello if you have something to do..."
The five people left in a hurry. They were all on both sides of Zhou Zhengshu. Zhou Zheng was the first to take the blame. He walked south from here and several companies were at the forefront. How could the business be bad?
Zhou Zheng responded, focusing on decorating his shop, staring at the gradually built bridge.
"Everything is ready, only the east wind is not needed!"
Zhou Zheng was so excited that he had prepared so much that he was almost trembling in the end!
Chapter completed!