Chapter 125 Xia Family

When Ji Cang left, he told Er Gouzi that Yang Tie was trustworthy and that he had taken special care of him.

Now that Er Gouzi comes, I feel really good, at least I don't have any prestige with him as a county governor.

In the past, I was always overwhelmed by a county magistrate.

He was a little flattered today when he saw a county guard with a higher official position being so friendly to him.

It seems that Hime Cang's face is really good.

"Brother Zhang, if you don't mind, just call me Brother Yang."

Yang Tie has foundation building cultivation and is the governor of Sanyang County. Now he takes the initiative to discuss friendship with Ergouzi.

"Brother Yang, you are too polite. Then I will be more respectful than obey. When I came this time, I brought you some local specialties."

Ergouzi said, took out a large bag of dried chili peppers and gave it to Yang Tie as a meeting gift.

Chaotian tribute pepper is not particularly expensive for immortal cultivators, but it is famous and popular with the royal family, so it is very popular among officials.

Yang Tie happily took the pepper, and the relationship between the two instantly became much closer.

"I've been waiting for you for several months to finally get this Foundation Establishment Pill, otherwise I won't be able to hold on to it."

"Ah? Brother Yang, aren't you the biggest official in Sanyang County? Who else can snatch the elixir from you?"

Ergouzi asked in surprise.

In his understanding, the county governor is already the biggest official here, and he is naturally the most respected official in Sanyang County. Who dares to take the elixir from his hand.

"Oh, I'm just saying this on the surface."

"I was recommended by the Eighth Prince. You are from Prince Qi, so we can be considered our own. I will tell you the truth about some things."

Yang Tie directly classified Er Gouzi as King Qi's confidant.

Ergouzi felt that he should be regarded as a creditor, but after thinking about it for a while, he still had no objection. It seemed that this kind of thing was not suitable to be publicized everywhere.

As for the Eighth Prince Yang Tie mentioned, Ergouzi had never heard of him, so he guessed he was the elder brother who had a better relationship with Ji Cang.

That guy has 98 brothers, and there must be one or two who are close to him.

Yang Zhi said and looked around. The powerful spiritual consciousness of the Foundation Establishment stage spread, and he looked inside and outside the private room.

Then he continued:

“The real owner of this piece of land in Qingzhou is Xia Mingyuan, the prefect of Qingzhou.

Even the current imperial edict of Emperor Longxing may not be more useful than Xia Mingyuan's words in Qingzhou.

The Xia family has been running Qingzhou for several generations, and it has long been deeply rooted.

My Sanyang County has 11 counties under its jurisdiction. Four of the county magistrates are descendants of the Xia family, and three are related to the Xia family.

There are people from the Xia family both inside and outside the county government.

My county magistrate is a descendant of the Xia family, and the captain in charge of military affairs is the son-in-law of the Xia family.

On the first day I came to Sanyang County and took office, I married a girl from the Xia family as my concubine.

Even the people who collect shit in my house are from the Xia family. "

When Yang Tie said this, he raised his head and drank a glass of wine in one gulp.

"Are the Xia family preparing to rebel?"

Ergouzi asked in surprise.

"It's not that bad yet, Xia Mingyuan is considered a high official in the border area, and he has taken root here as he has grown older.

There are many Xia family members, and as long as they are related to each other, everyone wants to occupy a good position and get some benefits so that the wealth does not go to outsiders.

So they kept placing people in various positions. Over the past few hundred years, almost all the profitable positions in Qingzhou were occupied by people from the Xia family.

Just here, there are still many people living in side houses who are unable to take the turn and can only farm. "

"You think about it, the Xia family has taken advantage of everything in Qingzhou, why would they want to rebel? Isn't it possible to rebel against themselves?"

"How come the Xia family has such a large population?"

Ergouzi is a little curious. Qingzhou is so big and there are so many vacancies. How many people will it take to fill them?

Yang Tie smiled, this little brother was still too young.

"Ordinary people marry a daughter-in-law and have at least four or five children in their lifetime, or as many as a dozen children."

"But the children born may not always be able to feed themselves, and about one-third of the children will die in infancy."

"But the Xia family is a well-maintained family and has a high survival rate for the children they give birth to."

"It's not unusual for a man from a wealthy family to have three, five, a dozen, or even dozens of wives and concubines."

"According to the most conservative estimate, if a man marries 5 wives and concubines, each of them will have an average of 8 children, that is 40.

The Xia family is a large family and the mortality rate of children is low. Even if five die, there will still be 35 left. "

"In a few decades, these 35 people will become hundreds or thousands of people, and the children will have grandchildren, and the grandchildren will have children, endlessly..."

"Even if all the rich jobs in Qingzhou are handed over to the Xia family, it will still not be enough. Many of the children of common people will have to become commoners."

"Maybe the chef cooking for us now is also from the Xia family."

When Yang Tie said this, he said jokingly.

"For example, I have been a county guard here for a few years, accumulated some qualifications, and then transferred out in three to five years."

"As long as the two sides maintain official decency and don't quarrel with each other, then they can live in harmony and get together easily."

"But when I do something, I have to look at the Xia family's face after all."

"So if you don't take that foundation-building pill of yours as soon as possible, I may not be able to hold it."

"Don't the Xia family even give King Qi face?"

Er Gouzi thought, Brother Ji is also a prince after all, and even the Xia family dared to intercept a pill he sent.

"The Xia family is a feudal official. All forces in the DPRK and China want to win over them. The princes in the front also want to have a good relationship with the Xia family."

When Yang Tie said this, he thought that it was this Prince Qi who knew he could not get the position and was strong without desire, so he put the Xia family in jail.

If other royal family members were here, they would give the Xia family some face.

"Okay, I'll take this pill away later."

The two sat in the private room and chatted while eating, and talked for a long time.

Yang Tie talked a lot about the government and the court, which refreshed Er Gouzi's ears and eyes, and at the same time strengthened his determination not to get involved in the officialdom.

The relationship in the officialdom is complicated, and everyone has hundreds of tricks. How can he, who has been feeding pigs and chopping wood since childhood, play better than others.

He can hide in Shekou Mountain and farm, practice, and be self-sufficient.

Thinking of Shekou Mountain, Er Gouzi took out a piece of cloth from his arms, on which a small part of the runes on the jade floor were drawn.

"Brother Yang, can you help me look at these runes? I don't quite understand them."

Since Yang Tie was entrusted by Ji Cang, he should be trustworthy for telling him so many secrets of the officialdom.

And he didn't use the original copy, so that people would know what you copied it from.

But he re-traced it with a pen according to the pattern, and it looked like it was copied from a book.

Yang Tie took it and looked at it for a while, and then pondered for a long time before slowly speaking.

"This kind of rune usually forms a formation and is used for the central control of some magic tools."

"But your runes are a little different, they look more mysterious, and I don't quite understand them either."

After all, Yang Tie is not a formation master, nor a weapon refiner. After reading it, he didn't understand it very well, and he gave it back to Er Gouzi casually.

But after being reminded by Yang Tie, Er Gouzi's mind seemed to suddenly open up.

Since these runes are used to control the central control of magic tools.

Then, the floor tile under Shekou Mountain is likely to be the central control of a magic tool.

He only copied a small part, and Yang Tie also said that these runes were more mysterious. Could it be a magic weapon?

Magic weapons are said to be used by immortal cultivators above the Golden Core stage.

A magic weapon can be as big as a mountain, or as small as a sesame seed or a mung bean.

The power of a magic weapon is extremely strong. Just a wisp of residual power emitted can crush a small cultivator to pieces.

He even boldly guessed that perhaps his entire Shekou Mountain was a huge magic weapon.

Thinking of this, Er Gouzi couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth, revealing a silly smile, and hurriedly took a sip of wine to cover it up, choking him so much that his face turned red.

"Brother Zhang, eat some food, don't just drink."

"Okay, this dish is really delicious."

Er Gouzi was absent-minded and accidentally picked up another chopstick of chili pepper. It was so hot and uncomfortable in his mouth that he could only praise it repeatedly.

The two ate and chatted, and Er Gouzi took the opportunity to ask Yang Tie a lot of news about the county city.

For example, the approximate prices of various commodities and whether there are places like black markets.

After a meal, they had already understood each other. It was good to have acquaintances.

After the two of them had enough wine and food, Yang Tie took Er Gouzi directly to the alchemy room.

The alchemy room of the government was next to the county government office. There was only an inconspicuous small door, and an old man was guarding the door.

The old man saw that it was Yang Tie who led Er Gouzi in, so he didn't ask and let them in directly.

When Er Gouzi passed by the old man, he felt a strong sense of consciousness, sweeping through his body inside and out, and felt that even his bones were seen through by him.

This behavior was very impolite, but he was not as strong as others, so he could only lower his head and hurried past.

After entering the door, it was quite spacious inside, and the air was filled with the smell of medicine.

There were more than a dozen rooms, all with closed doors and windows.

Several people walked hurriedly inside, and some people saw Yang Tie and just nodded and greeted him from a distance.

Er Gouzi looked at this scene and felt a little strange.

The person in front of them is the county governor, so no one is going to flatter him, put on a smiling face, and offer flattery?

Aren't these people afraid of being bullied, or don't they want to get promoted and make money?

This scene is extremely inconsistent with the officialdom of the entire Great Zhou Dynasty, and even a little different.

Yang Tie seemed to see Er Gouzi's doubts and said beside him.

"There are all alchemists here, and they are all trained by the court.

All the funds and resources of the alchemy rooms in various places are also provided by the court, and are not restricted by local governments.

Alchemists have a very high status in the entire dynasty and do not need to obey the orders of local governments."

Hearing Yang Tie's explanation, Er Gouzi probably understood that this is not the same system as the government.

Only in this way can the court continue to control the elixirs of the whole country without being affected by local governments.

The two walked into a hall filled with bottles and jars.

"Brother Zhang, if you have spiritual medicine in your hand in the future, you can also bring it here to exchange for pills."

After Yang Tie said something to Er Gouzi, he took out a token and handed it to a person in charge.

The person in charge took the token, checked it carefully, and took out a small jade box.

He opened the jade box and found a golden pill inside.

Er Gouzi had already prepared his household registration list and handed it over.

The person in charge took out a booklet, registered it carefully, and then handed the pill to Er Gouzi.

The foundation-building pill was finally in hand, and Er Gouzi's heartbeat quickened a few points when he took it in his hand.

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