Chapter 419: Smart People

Zhulan waved her hand and waited for the two girls to come to her. Zhulan hugged the two girls and said, "You are all great. Now, don't worry. Today's incident will not be spread. Go back and change your clothes. Look at your dirty clothes."

Wu Ning pulled her aunt's clothes. This was the first time her aunt hugged her. Wu Ning's eyes were red. Her parents died not long after she was born. She had no memory and had never felt her mother's embrace. Today, when her aunt hugged her, she felt the warmth. She thought her mother would hug her like this if she were still alive.

Wu Ning held back her tears, "Aunt, I'm afraid that the young master just now will say that he saved me, but he saved Xue Han. This will affect Xue Han's reputation."

Zhulan looked down at Wu Ning. One must be on guard against others, but Wu Ning quickly thought of the worst possible development. Zhulan felt sorry for Wu Ning. What had this girl been through to think the worst of all men?

Zhulan was really worried. Shi Qing would not tell anyone because Shi Qing wanted to live. Shi Qing understood that he could not plot against the Zhou family. The Zhou family was taking steady steps while Shi Qing was walking on a tightrope. If something went wrong, Shi Qing would lose his life. Shi Qing was a smart man and would just pretend that nothing had happened today.

Moreover, Shi Qing did not save people today out of his own will. Shi Qing just didn't want the Zhou family to think he was cold-blooded.

Zhu Lan touched Wu Ning's face and said, "Don't worry, the situation you expected will not happen. Don't worry, Master Shi will not say anything nonsense. Just pretend that nothing happened today. Okay, go change your clothes."

Wu Ning looked at her aunt carefully and confirmed that she had not lied to her. She felt relieved and said, "Aunt, I'll go down first."

Xue Han came back to her senses, "Mom, I'm going down too."

"Go ahead."

In the front yard, Shi Qing changed his clothes and stood in the study, looking straight at his luggage, "Master Zhou."

Zhou Shuren put down the book in his hand, "Today the servant bumped into Master Shi. It is because I did not discipline him strictly that Master Shi suffered."

Shi Qing followed up with, "Sir, it was the students who didn't look at the road and didn't stand steadily for a moment."

Shi Qing thought that if Lord Zhou didn't mention it, he wouldn't say a word.

Zhou Shuren likes smart people because they always know what they want. Zhou Shuren said, "Sit down."

Shi Qing thought that he would be tested again today, but he didn't expect that he would be allowed to do it so easily. He didn't think that Lord Zhou was polite to him just because he saved someone. He didn't know much about Lord Zhou. It was possible that Lord Zhou could turn the hot potato of Lizhou into fat meat in just two years. Lord Zhou's scheming and tactics were amazing.

From what Eunuch Liu told him, it can be known that the Emperor values ​​Lord Zhou very much.

Zhou Shuren stroked his beard. He admired Shi Qing very much. "You want to become my disciple. As long as you can answer questions that satisfy me today, I will accept you as my disciple."

Shi Qing's heart tightened. He was not excited, but his intuition told him that the question must be not simple. "Master Zhou, please tell me."

Zhou Shuren, "I asked you to transfer to Lizhou. My question is very simple. What do you think are the disadvantages of Lizhou?"

Shi Qing was stunned. This question was really beyond his expectation. He had thought of various tests, but he didn't expect that Lord Zhou would ask him to find the shortcomings of Lizhou City. Lizhou was governed by Lord Zhou, so Lord Zhou must have discovered the shortcomings.

For a moment, Shi Qing recalled quickly that this test was really difficult. What he had seen of Lizhou was really good. However, a trace of sweat appeared on Shi Qing's forehead.

Zhou Shuren was not in a hurry. He let Shi Qing consider it and continued reading the book.

A quarter of an hour later, Shi Qing had prepared a draft in his mind and encouraged himself, "Sir."

Zhou Shuren put down the book and asked, "Have you thought about it?"

"yes."

"You talk, I listen."

Zhou Shuren looked at Shi Qing with interest, hoping not to disappoint him.

Shi Qing was a little nervous. He had always been dealing with businessmen, and was familiar with the intrigues of the business world. This was his first time dealing with government affairs. Shi Qing took a deep breath and said, "Students are not very knowledgeable. Since they come from a business background, I will talk about the drawbacks from the perspective of money. The taxes in Lizhou City are gradually increasing. It's okay when Lord Zhou is here, but once Lord Zhou leaves, there will be problems with money."

Shi Qing didn't explain it clearly, but he knew that Lord Zhou knew what he meant.

Zhou Shuren indeed understood what Shi Qing meant, and this was what he was worried about. He was very honest when he was in town, but some people also gave him silver. It was just that he was in Lizhou, so they didn't dare to do anything after receiving the silver. But as long as he left.

The place he built with great effort will become a place where various forces compete for wealth, and in the end the people will still be the ones who suffer.

Zhou Shuren looked at Shi Qing with a smile on his face. Shi Qing implicitly praised him for being an honest official. "What can you do?"

Shi Qing was stunned. What could he do? He tried to answer, "Regulation. If we set up regulation, even if there is corruption, it won't be too bad."

Zhou Shuren thought quietly, vision is still a problem. Shi Qing has no one to teach him, all he sees is money, and supervision is not appropriate. For the newly established dynasty, the emperor's power is dispersed, and the emperor really dare not implement it because those who oppose it are so right. Wouldn't this just cut into people's pockets?

Forget about the current emperor, but the next one is a possibility.

Shi Qing was worried before he could get a reply from Lord Zhou.

Zhou Shuren didn't expect Shi Qing to see anything else. "Your idea is good, but the timing is wrong."

Shi Qing lowered his head and said, "I have no one to teach me and my knowledge is shallow. Please let Master Zhou teach me."

After praising Mr. Zhou just now, he realized deeply how limited his vision was. He also knew how hard it was to find a good master, and he could not miss the opportunity.

(End of this chapter)