Youzhou is one of the ancient nine states, and its location is probably in the later Hebei and Liaoning areas. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, due to the excavation of the Grand Canal, the northernmost Yongding Canal, its end point is in Youzhou. In addition, the Sui and Tang Dynasties have always used troops to Goguryeo, so the geographical location of Youzhou is even more important. For example, the last time Li Shimin used troops, Youzhou was the rear of the land army. Because of this, Youzhou can be said to be one of the important military, transportation and commercial centers of the Tang Dynasty.

It is also worth mentioning that there is an ancient name called Fanyang. The famous Fanyang Lu family was born here, and the core power of the Lu family is also in Youzhou City. Since Youzhou is the birthplace of the Lu family of Fanyang, the Lu family's power here is naturally extremely powerful. Not to mention, most of the land in Youzhou is almost all of the land of the Lu family. Even the adjacent states have a large amount of land controlled by the Lu family. Therefore, although these states are nominally owned by the Tang Dynasty court, they are actually controlled by the Lu family.

The current governor of Youzhou is surnamed Zhou, and he is also from a great family in Jiangnan. However, the wife of this governor Zhou is from the Lu family in Fanyang. It is precisely because of this relationship that his son-in-law of the Lu family in Fanyang can only be the governor of Youzhou. After all, Youzhou is the base camp of the Lu family. If it were not for someone with a deep relationship with the Lu family, it would be impossible for him to hold this position. Unfortunately, officials of the Tang Dynasty must be officials from another place, so the children of the Lu family cannot serve in Youzhou, so in the end, they had to choose a son-in-law of the Lu family to be the governor.

Although the governor of Zhou was born into a large family in Jiangnan, his family was in decline and the clan did not attach much importance to him. Later, he relied on the support of the Lu family, so he was admitted to the position of the governor. He finally got the position of the governor. Therefore, he was naturally very grateful to the Lu family. In addition, the power of the Lu family was mixed in Youzhou. If it were not for the support of the Lu family, he would not be able to sit firmly in the position of the governor, so he had always been a hard-core support of the Lu family in Fanyang.

Youzhou is a prefecture with a large population, but also a prosperous agriculture and commerce. Therefore, there are many officials in the prefecture. In addition, the governor of Zhou himself is quite talented, so the entire Youzhou was managed in an orderly manner. Although it is not as prosperous as Dengzhou under Li Yan, it is also one of the major prefectures that were numerous in the Tang Dynasty.

Under the rule, political achievements were made, and with the support of the Fanyang Lu family, the Zhou governor seemed proud in the past two years. Many people know that the Zhou governor was about to be promoted. As long as the court had a suitable position, the Fanyang Lu family would promote the Zhou governor to the throne. The Zhou governor was also very satisfied with his current situation, and his character was gentle. He smiled at everyone, so he also got a nickname, called the "Smile Governor". However, what happened during this period made the smiling governor no longer laugh.

"Sir, another textile factory has been opened outside the city. The boss behind the scenes is the Xiao family of Lanling. I heard that there are shares of Princess Qi in it, and in other places. The textile factory has also started construction one by one, and recruiting people everywhere. Many of our Youzhou farmers have put down their hoes and started to register in the factory!" An official reported to the governor Zhou with a sweat on his face. Seeing him panting, he probably had just rushed back from outside.

This is the Youzhou Governor's Office. The governor Zhou sat in the seat with a serious face, and there were several people wearing official robes sitting upright below. The grade of the official uniform should be the county magistrates of each county in Youzhou. However, these county magistrates, like the governor Zhou, looked at no choice.

"Sir, it seems that Youzhou City is surrounded by textile factories of all sizes, just like our counties. If we let this situation go, I'm afraid no one will cultivate the land in our Youzhou." The man who stood up and spoke was named Cui, and was born in the Boling Cui family. He was the county magistrate of Fanyang County. His wife was also from the Fanyang Lu family. However, compared with the governor of Zhou, the relationship between Cui County Magistrate and Lu family is not that deep. After all, the Boling Cui family behind him is much stronger than the Lu family.

As soon as the CPC Cui said, several other CPCs were also talking about it. The reason why they came to visit the CPC Zhou today was that since some time ago, a large number of textile factories suddenly surged in Youzhou. It was a good thing to set up a textile factory, but because the textile factory recruited people, a large number of poor farmers gave up their plans to rent land and planted, and turned to the factory. However, in this way, the Fanyang Lu family, which occupied a large amount of land, would probably not find tenants to farm in the future. CPC Cui and Lu's close friends naturally had to gather together to discuss countermeasures.

When the governor Zhou heard the discussions of several subordinates, his brows frowned even more. Finally, he slapped the table and interrupted everyone's discussion and said, "It's enough, don't say anything more!"

The governor Zhou spoke, stood up and walked back and forth in the hall for a few steps, and then said, "You only see the situation in your own county and Youzhou City, but you don't know that in the surrounding states, as long as the Lu family land is concentrated in Fanyang, almost all textile factories are being opened, and they also specially recruit tenants who rent Lu family land for work. It is obvious that the other party uses this to attack the Lu family's foundation."

"Mr. Governor, I heard that this time it was led by His Highness King Qi. I wanted to set up a textile base in our Youzhou and several surrounding states. Now it seems that the other party's textile is fake, and it is true to attack the Lu family!" Although the magistrate Cui was relatively young, he was from the Cui family of Boling. He received news from the clan a few days ago, so he knew a lot.

"Is it too much for His Highness to target the Lu family in Fanyang like this?" A county magistrate shouted with a wry smile. The other county magistrates were not aware of the inside story, and they all complained after hearing it. They also knew about the suppression of industry and commerce by the five surnames and Qi Wang. However, there were so many aristocratic families involved in the suppression, but the King of Qi chose the Lu family to retaliate. Although they were not from the Lu family, each of them had a great relationship with the Lu family. If the Lu family was injured, they would not have a good life in the future.

When he heard the complaints from his colleagues, County Magistrate Cui smiled and said nothing. Of course, he knew why Li Yan targeted the Lu family, but although this matter was no longer a secret among several major families, the outside world still knew nothing.

After hearing this, the governor Zhou's face turned dark. Although he did not have the surname Lu, he had a deep relationship with Lu. In addition, he was of high authority and had some knowledge of the attack on Li Yan. However, it was difficult to explain this matter clearly. In the end, he had to say vaguely: "Don't guess randomly. The major families have been in conflict with His Highness the King of Qi for a long time. This time, maybe the King of Qi first attacked Lu's family to intimidate others!"

The other county magistrates were also very talented. When they saw the expression of the governor Zhou, they immediately guessed that there must be something tricky about it. However, as subordinates, they were not easy to say something. However, the magistrate Cui thought of something, and he smiled and said, "The Governor and you all, there is actually a reason why His Highness the King of Qi targeted the Lu family like this."

When the governor Zhou heard this, he thought that County Magistrate Cui was going to tell the story of the attack on Li Yan. He was about to stop him, but he saw that he showed a mysterious smile on his face and continued: "Our Youzhou is a bit far from Chang'an, so you may not know that a major event was born in Chang'an a few days ago, involving the Lu family of Fanyang and His Highness the King of Qi."

After hearing the words of County Magistrate Cui, the governor Zhou was relieved. He knew about this, so he simply took over and said, "Haha, after County Magistrate Cui said this, I remembered that some time ago, a child from Chang'an sent a newspaper. A child of the Lu family wrote an article on it to expose the indecent and seduced a married woman. It must be this reason that caused His Highness the King of Qi to be dissatisfied, so he acted against the Lu family!"

"Hmph, so that's it. Everyone says that King Xianda of Qi is also a lustful person behind his back!" When he heard the words of governor Zhou distorting the facts, someone immediately jumped up to express his dissatisfaction with Li Yan.

"Hehe, the fact is not only that!" Seeing that the governor of Zhou took into account the face of Lu, County Magistrate Cui still concealed something when he spoke, and immediately added, "I heard that the person seduced by His Highness the King of Qi was the fiancée of the Lu family who wrote the article. Moreover, the King of Qi also spoke to ask the Lu family of Fanyang to beg His Highness to break the engagement. It is estimated that the matter of the textile factory this time is against that matter!"

When he heard that County Magistrate Cui suddenly revealed the shortcomings of Lu's family, the governor Zhou was also a little unhappy and couldn't help but snorted coldly and said, "Mr. Cui knows a lot, but do you know that the seduced girl is your Cui family woman?"

The Cui family of Boling and Cui family of Qinghe came from the same source. Although there were some internal struggles, they were consistent with each other, so the governor of Zhou said this. However, when the county magistrate Cui heard this, he said with a normal expression: "The governor of Zhou said it well, but as the saying goes, the Cui family will never agree to the woman in the clan marrying the King of Qi Li Yan. However, the situation of the Lu family is a little worried. The King of Qi opened a textile factory, not only snatched the farmers on the land of Lu, but also the textile industry, the linen industry that Lu family is the pillar will definitely not be able to support it. At that time, for the survival of the family, I am afraid that he can only do it according to His Highness the King of Qi's instructions?"

When the other county magistrate Cui was really and false, they were very angry when they heard that the magistrate Cui poured dirty water on Li Yan, they were very angry. However, when they thought about the power and means of King Qi, they had to calm down. The existence of a noble family naturally had an important material foundation, but King Qi took two pairs of measures and attacked the two economic pillars of the Lu family. If this situation was allowed to develop, the consequences were likely to be the fall of the Lu family in Fanyang.

"Hmph, that's not necessarily true!" At this time, the governor of Zhou suddenly snorted coldly, "The cotton production in the Tang Dynasty is limited, and not many people are planting. King Qi has opened so many textile factories. If the construction is insufficient, they can only operate at a loss. Even with the financial resources of King Qi and the upstart families in Chang'an, it may not last long."

"Sir, you don't know about this. I just got the news yesterday that Gaochang State had been defeated, and merchants from various aristocratic families rushed to Gaochang to lay the ground to plant cotton. I also knew that King Qi came up with another strange trick, snatching the land for hemp crops!" County Magistrate Cui said again with a smile.

The reason why he told all the news he knew was actually that his biggest purpose was to use the mouth of the governor of Zhou to spread the news to the Lu family so that he could prepare early so that he could support it longer under the attack of the King of Qi. In this way, their Cui family and several other aristocratic families could also breathe a sigh of relief and consider the family's next plan.
Chapter completed!