Chapter 378

Xi Zhicai was shocked.

He didn't expect there to be this condition.

"Hiss! 90% of the land and family wealth? This Zhao Qian has such great courage and ambition! As far as I know, this Guiyang Zhao clan is one of the top gentry clans in Guiyang. This land and family wealth is not a small amount!"

"He actually presented it so readily?"

Xi Zhicai touched his chin and pondered for a while, then looked up at Su Xuan: "So, the Lord wants to use the hands of this local person to quickly promote the reform in Guiyang?"

"Correct!"

Su Xuan nodded affirmatively: "I think that someone who is so ruthless to themselves will naturally not be soft-hearted to others!"

"Moreover, I think that once this Zhao Qian becomes the Guiyang Prefect, a certain psychology will definitely appear: 'My Zhao clan has already presented 90% of our land and family wealth, do you families still want to be exceptions and stand above my Zhao clan?'"

"As long as this psychology exists, Zhao Qian will definitely fully cooperate with the reform work and strive to facilitate the completion of the reform!"

"This is the so-called 'worrying not about scarcity, but about inequality'!"

"Does Zhicai think it's feasible?"

If there's going to be bad luck, let everyone have bad luck together!

Not to mention, this was not bad luck for Zhao Qian at all, but the result of active flattery.

The benefits he could get from it were not small.

No matter how you look at it, it's not a loss.

"Feasible! It's definitely feasible!"

Xi Zhicai nodded repeatedly: "Anyway, there are Secret Guards watching in the dark, and there are officials we arranged executing it below. It's impossible for it to exceed our control!"

"In fact, Zhao Qian's move can even draw away most of the hatred for us, and the benefits for our future governance of the various commanderies in Jingzhou are infinite!"

"This person is truly a good person!"

It's like sending charcoal in snowy weather.

"Haha!"

Su Xuan couldn't help but be happy: "If Zhao Qian knew your evaluation of him, Zhicai, he would probably be very happy, right?"

"This person's mind is still very flexible, and he is good at seizing opportunities. I am naturally willing to give him a chance to perform!"

"Whether he can seize it in the end depends on himself!"

"If he can seize it, I don't mind giving him a bright future."

In the eyes of many, this Zhao Qian is probably a sycophant.

But such people also have their own value.

"This person is truly lucky! He chose the right thigh to hug!"

Xi Zhicai also nodded with a smile.

Then, he bowed apologetically to Su Xuan: "Sorry! I misunderstood you earlier, Lord! I thought that because you had achieved a little success, you had started to become muddled!"

At this point, Xi Zhicai shook his head with a smile: "It was also my confusion! According to Daoist Zuo Ci, you are a Heaven-Man descended to the world; how could you be confused by a mere beauty?"

"You still have great ambitions that haven't been completed!"

Su Xuan glared at Xi Zhicai: "Are you praising me, Zhicai, or are you pointing at me?"

"I do like beautiful women, but I can still distinguish priorities!"

"I want the beauties, and I want the world! My heart is big! You don't need to worry at all that this little achievement can satisfy my ambition."

How could a mere Fan Xiu be enough?

There are still Da Qiao, Xiao Qiao, Sun Shangxiang, Mi Zhen, and Lady Gan—beauties I haven't gotten my hands on yet!

No rush! No rush!

"Hehe! That's true!"

Xi Zhicai smiled sheepishly.

Sure enough, his little thoughts couldn't be hidden from the Lord!

Su Xuan saw Xi Zhicai's expression and didn't continue to dwell on this topic, instead asking: "Currently, how is the governance and control of the various commanderies in Jingzhou?"

"Are there any difficult problems that need me to handle?"

Xi Zhicai shook his head: "None! We've been preparing for so many years; if we still had difficult problems in just one Jingzhou, wouldn't that make us look useless?"

"Moreover, with the support of the Huang, Pang, Kuai, and Cai clans of Jingzhou, the biggest obstacles are already gone;"

"With their cooperation and help, all reforms are going very smoothly!"

"Right! Lord! Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue of the Kuai clan want to see you. Do you need to see them?"

This was something they had entrusted to Xi Zhicai when he happened to run into them yesterday while he had business at the Jiangling Academy.

"Oh?"

Su Xuan raised an eyebrow: "Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang, right? I've long heard of their fame!"

"They were also studying here at the Jiangling Academy before, right?"

Xi Zhicai nodded affirmatively: "Yes!"

"Then let's see them! You can send someone to notify them later, Zhicai! Have them come to see me later!"

"It just so happens that we are quite short of high-level talents, and the talents of these two seem quite good. They can be heavily used!"

Su Xuan made the decision immediately.

"Yes!"

Xi Zhicai bowed and accepted the order.

Afterwards, after chatting with Su Xuan about things for a while, he left in a hurry.

Half an hour later,

A personal guard came to report: "Lord! There are two young men outside the mansion claiming to be Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang requesting to see you, saying you agreed to it."

"Hmm!"

Su Xuan nodded affirmatively: "I did indeed agree! Please invite them in!"

"Yes!"

The guard stood up and went out. Before long, he brought the two young men in.

"Kuai Yue (Kuai Liang) pay respects to the Governor!"

When the brothers Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang saw Su Xuan, they bowed immediately.

"No need for formalities!"

Su Xuan waved his hand and pointed to the seats on the side: "Sit down first!"

"Yes!"

The two didn't act coy and sat down on the chairs.

Su Xuan went straight to the point: "Zhicai has already conveyed your intentions to me!"

"I have also reviewed your performance and grades at the academy;"

"The talents of you two brothers are indeed quite good! Each has its own strengths and weaknesses;"

"If you mature, being a commandery prefect in the future is just the starting point!"

Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang were overjoyed and stood up quickly: "Governor, you are too kind! We are still far from that!"

They said that, but they were ecstatic in their hearts.

Were they about to be heavily used?

Sure enough, their choice was right!

If they hadn't taken the initiative to ask Xi Zhicai to help convey and recommend them, they wouldn't have known how long they would have had to wait!

Seeing Cai Mao of the Cai clan, and Huang Chengyan, Huang Zhong, Huang Zu, and Huang Gai of the Huang clan already making a name for themselves and achieving extraordinary success under Su Xuan;

Even Pang Degong of the Pang clan had joined the Jiangling Academy as a veteran lecturer to teach!

Recently, it was heard that Pang Tong of the Pang clan was highly valued by Su Xuan, who personally appointed him to study at the academy so he could serve him in the future.

With their Kuai clan having no one to show off, how could they not be anxious?

As one of the four great gentry clans of Jingxiang, they were of the same breath and branch, and they were unwilling to fall behind!

It was just that they didn't have a suitable beautiful woman to marry to Su Xuan; otherwise, they would have found a way to marry into Su Xuan's family long ago.

"Don't be too happy too soon!"

Su Xuan smiled and waved his hand: "Your strengths are obvious, but your weaknesses are also many!"

"I won't mention the others! You will discover them slowly in the future;"

"Now, since you are willing to join me, I will not treat you unfairly!"

"It just so happens that the Governor's Office has been too busy lately. You two go and help Zhicai for a few months!"