Chapter 2582
Chapter 2582
Chapter 2582
Although the two of them did not participate in the discussion in the study room just now, they seemed to be very clear about the content of the conversation just now, and they knew why Bai Letong and the others left in a hurry.
Hearing Dai Chengrong's evaluation of Bai Letong and others, Shi Chengwu didn't show any displeasure on his face, and replied in a deep voice: "It's their responsibility, and it should be like this. If they are persuaded by your father with a few words, then I really despise them!"
Dai Chengrong said: "But Bai Letong is really stubborn, it might be in the way..."
"It's okay!" Shi Chengwu raised his hand and patted Dai Chengrong's shoulder and said, "It's good to let them encounter more difficulties. We just need to do our own things well, and we don't need to worry about these small things."
Dai Chengrong nodded slightly, and did not continue to argue with Shi Chengwu.He and Shi Chengwu have known each other for many years. Although they are called friends, they are very clear that they do not belong to the same class.Therefore, when the two have differences, Shi Chengwu's opinion basically prevails.
Shi Chengwu didn't say this to comfort Dai Chengrong. He knew more about Bai Letong's thoughts than Dai Chengrong's. After all, he and Bai Letong belonged to the same circle, and could understand each other's thoughts better.With their identities, they don't need to be afraid of other people's ideas in their daily work, let alone folks like Dai Yingda and Li Fa.Although Dai Yingda is quite influential in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, to Bai Letong and the others, he is just a relatively wealthy businessman, and there is no need to change his own rules of conduct for him.
Of course, out of friendship, Shi Chengwu would not tell such ugly truths in front of Dai Chengrong, so as not to make him feel ashamed.The best way is to let Dai Chengrong stop paying attention to this matter and reduce contact with Bai Letong and others.
At this time, the three of them who had just gotten into the carriage after leaving the Li Mansion were also reviewing the previous conversation.
"Le Tong, you are still too anxious. If Dai Yingda really has a problem, you may have already scared the snake by expressing your attitude so face-to-face!" Tao Hongfang didn't quite agree with Bai Letong's approach just now, and began to analyze it after getting in the car. pros and cons.
Bai Letong replied: "I don't know this, but I really can't accept their challenge to the authority of the government! Look at Dai Yingda's tone of voice, as if he is the one who sets the rules. I want him to understand, what is the status of this country? Who has the final say!"
Ning Zijing said: "You have already talked with Uncle Shi two or three times about the township examination, but I think he has not been too active in handling this matter. I think you will not make much progress if you go again. gone."
Bai Letong said: "Actually, I have always thought his attitude was a little strange. I don't believe that the tricks of the township pilot can be hidden from his eyes. The information that Hongfang found is very detailed, and we have to use the official It is not difficult to find out the truth with force, but Uncle Shi shirks it for various reasons and refuses to investigate thoroughly immediately, I always feel that there is something wrong in it."
Tao Hongfang said, "What do you think?"
Bai Letong hesitated for a moment before saying: "Uncle Shi said that those related households you have found will be prohibited from participating in this year's rural examination, but looking back now, I suspect that these people's participation in the rural examination is just a cover, and the real purpose is to provide for others. cover."
Tao Hongfang said: "The 'others' you mentioned should refer to the people Dai Yingda wants to recommend to pass the test, right?"
Bai Letong nodded and said: "Dai Yingda also said earlier that he didn't put Peng Yushan and Lu Qiu in his eyes. He just asked me not to get in the way. It can be seen that these people took advantage of him. I was working for him, and the only thing I was worried about was that I would ruin the good thing by killing me halfway. Li Fa invited us here today, probably this is the real purpose."
Ning Zijing said: "From Li Fa's point of view, it is understandable to want to be a middleman to make peace between the two sides. You have heard all the cooperation projects they talked about before. If you pull out any one of those projects, it is estimated that it will cost dozens or even hundreds of dollars. An investment of [-] yuan. For Qiong Lianfa, this is definitely a rare business opportunity, and Li Fa will definitely make every effort to maintain the cooperative relationship with Yangzhou salt merchants."
"Zijing is right." Tao Hongfang nodded in agreement and said, "With the financial resources of Yangzhou salt merchants, it may be difficult for anyone to firmly reject them. Not everyone can be like us, unmoved by money."
After Tao Hongfang finished speaking, the three of them looked at each other and smiled.They came from prominent backgrounds, and they didn't pay attention to the amount of money since they were young. Naturally, no one can buy them with this as a condition.Businessmen like Li Fa couldn't compete with them in integrity. Faced with the cooperation conditions given by the Yangzhou salt merchants, it was of course difficult to be as firm as them.
Bai Letong said: "Then the question now is, if we expose the matter, will Uncle Shi stand by our side?"
Tao Hongfang and Ning Zijing didn't say anything immediately. There were too many interests involved in this matter, which even exceeded their previous understanding. They couldn't be sure at this time. For Shi Diwen, Is it more important to maintain the sanctity of the imperial examinations, or to protect the so-called overall situation?
Judging from Shi Diwen's previous words and deeds, it would not be surprising if he finally decided to protect the Yangzhou salt merchants.After all, according to the current information, many large-scale projects in the Hangzhou area may have to rely on salt merchants to solve part of the cost.If they contribute money and efforts, if Shi Diwen doesn't give the slightest benefit, it must be unreasonable.
Seeing that the two of them were silent, Bai Letong said to himself: "No matter what Uncle Shi's attitude is, I still have to go to see him again. At worst, I'll run into trouble again. If you want me to pretend I don't know, continue to talk to him." I really can't accept that the township trial office is messing around! If you find it inconvenient, you don't need to come forward, I will solve the matter by myself."
Tao Hongfang said: "You and I are brothers, we are of course on your side!"
Ning Zijing also smiled and said: "Even if Uncle Shi refuses to do what you want, he will not do anything to you. If you don't like staying here, at worst we can go back to Sanya earlier."
Bai Letong's expression relaxed a little, and he nodded and said, "Fortunately, you are with me when I come to Hangzhou this time. If I come here alone, and no one can discuss this situation, it will be really troublesome."
The next day, all three of them put down their work and went to visit Shi Diwen again.For them, they cannot tolerate the gray area that is not black and white in this matter. Now that they have discovered the clues, they must find out the truth.
(End of this chapter)
Although the two of them did not participate in the discussion in the study room just now, they seemed to be very clear about the content of the conversation just now, and they knew why Bai Letong and the others left in a hurry.
Hearing Dai Chengrong's evaluation of Bai Letong and others, Shi Chengwu didn't show any displeasure on his face, and replied in a deep voice: "It's their responsibility, and it should be like this. If they are persuaded by your father with a few words, then I really despise them!"
Dai Chengrong said: "But Bai Letong is really stubborn, it might be in the way..."
"It's okay!" Shi Chengwu raised his hand and patted Dai Chengrong's shoulder and said, "It's good to let them encounter more difficulties. We just need to do our own things well, and we don't need to worry about these small things."
Dai Chengrong nodded slightly, and did not continue to argue with Shi Chengwu.He and Shi Chengwu have known each other for many years. Although they are called friends, they are very clear that they do not belong to the same class.Therefore, when the two have differences, Shi Chengwu's opinion basically prevails.
Shi Chengwu didn't say this to comfort Dai Chengrong. He knew more about Bai Letong's thoughts than Dai Chengrong's. After all, he and Bai Letong belonged to the same circle, and could understand each other's thoughts better.With their identities, they don't need to be afraid of other people's ideas in their daily work, let alone folks like Dai Yingda and Li Fa.Although Dai Yingda is quite influential in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, to Bai Letong and the others, he is just a relatively wealthy businessman, and there is no need to change his own rules of conduct for him.
Of course, out of friendship, Shi Chengwu would not tell such ugly truths in front of Dai Chengrong, so as not to make him feel ashamed.The best way is to let Dai Chengrong stop paying attention to this matter and reduce contact with Bai Letong and others.
At this time, the three of them who had just gotten into the carriage after leaving the Li Mansion were also reviewing the previous conversation.
"Le Tong, you are still too anxious. If Dai Yingda really has a problem, you may have already scared the snake by expressing your attitude so face-to-face!" Tao Hongfang didn't quite agree with Bai Letong's approach just now, and began to analyze it after getting in the car. pros and cons.
Bai Letong replied: "I don't know this, but I really can't accept their challenge to the authority of the government! Look at Dai Yingda's tone of voice, as if he is the one who sets the rules. I want him to understand, what is the status of this country? Who has the final say!"
Ning Zijing said: "You have already talked with Uncle Shi two or three times about the township examination, but I think he has not been too active in handling this matter. I think you will not make much progress if you go again. gone."
Bai Letong said: "Actually, I have always thought his attitude was a little strange. I don't believe that the tricks of the township pilot can be hidden from his eyes. The information that Hongfang found is very detailed, and we have to use the official It is not difficult to find out the truth with force, but Uncle Shi shirks it for various reasons and refuses to investigate thoroughly immediately, I always feel that there is something wrong in it."
Tao Hongfang said, "What do you think?"
Bai Letong hesitated for a moment before saying: "Uncle Shi said that those related households you have found will be prohibited from participating in this year's rural examination, but looking back now, I suspect that these people's participation in the rural examination is just a cover, and the real purpose is to provide for others. cover."
Tao Hongfang said: "The 'others' you mentioned should refer to the people Dai Yingda wants to recommend to pass the test, right?"
Bai Letong nodded and said: "Dai Yingda also said earlier that he didn't put Peng Yushan and Lu Qiu in his eyes. He just asked me not to get in the way. It can be seen that these people took advantage of him. I was working for him, and the only thing I was worried about was that I would ruin the good thing by killing me halfway. Li Fa invited us here today, probably this is the real purpose."
Ning Zijing said: "From Li Fa's point of view, it is understandable to want to be a middleman to make peace between the two sides. You have heard all the cooperation projects they talked about before. If you pull out any one of those projects, it is estimated that it will cost dozens or even hundreds of dollars. An investment of [-] yuan. For Qiong Lianfa, this is definitely a rare business opportunity, and Li Fa will definitely make every effort to maintain the cooperative relationship with Yangzhou salt merchants."
"Zijing is right." Tao Hongfang nodded in agreement and said, "With the financial resources of Yangzhou salt merchants, it may be difficult for anyone to firmly reject them. Not everyone can be like us, unmoved by money."
After Tao Hongfang finished speaking, the three of them looked at each other and smiled.They came from prominent backgrounds, and they didn't pay attention to the amount of money since they were young. Naturally, no one can buy them with this as a condition.Businessmen like Li Fa couldn't compete with them in integrity. Faced with the cooperation conditions given by the Yangzhou salt merchants, it was of course difficult to be as firm as them.
Bai Letong said: "Then the question now is, if we expose the matter, will Uncle Shi stand by our side?"
Tao Hongfang and Ning Zijing didn't say anything immediately. There were too many interests involved in this matter, which even exceeded their previous understanding. They couldn't be sure at this time. For Shi Diwen, Is it more important to maintain the sanctity of the imperial examinations, or to protect the so-called overall situation?
Judging from Shi Diwen's previous words and deeds, it would not be surprising if he finally decided to protect the Yangzhou salt merchants.After all, according to the current information, many large-scale projects in the Hangzhou area may have to rely on salt merchants to solve part of the cost.If they contribute money and efforts, if Shi Diwen doesn't give the slightest benefit, it must be unreasonable.
Seeing that the two of them were silent, Bai Letong said to himself: "No matter what Uncle Shi's attitude is, I still have to go to see him again. At worst, I'll run into trouble again. If you want me to pretend I don't know, continue to talk to him." I really can't accept that the township trial office is messing around! If you find it inconvenient, you don't need to come forward, I will solve the matter by myself."
Tao Hongfang said: "You and I are brothers, we are of course on your side!"
Ning Zijing also smiled and said: "Even if Uncle Shi refuses to do what you want, he will not do anything to you. If you don't like staying here, at worst we can go back to Sanya earlier."
Bai Letong's expression relaxed a little, and he nodded and said, "Fortunately, you are with me when I come to Hangzhou this time. If I come here alone, and no one can discuss this situation, it will be really troublesome."
The next day, all three of them put down their work and went to visit Shi Diwen again.For them, they cannot tolerate the gray area that is not black and white in this matter. Now that they have discovered the clues, they must find out the truth.
(End of this chapter)