Zhu's family knew about his family affairs. He had been herding cattle for others since he was a child. It was not until he joined the rebel army that he started to pick up a pen and read books. Even his books are not very good to this day. Empress Ma

I often use this point to push him against him.

No one taught him how to write when he was a child, and when he started his own business, no one dared to teach him how to write. Therefore, Lao Zhu didn’t have any writing techniques or rules at all, and he drew everything as he pleased.

If Han Du said something like Lao Zhu's calligraphy, he would inevitably be taught a lesson by Lao Zhu. But saying this now made Lao Zhu a little happy. At least Lao Zhu would not think that Han Du was flattering, but was serious.

Have tasted his words.

"Tell me, if you come today, why do you want to see me?"

Han Du followed Lao Zhu flatteringly and smiled, "The emperor is really discerning, and I can't hide my concerns from the emperor's eyes."

Faced with Han Du's flattering words, Lao Zhu just smiled and waved his hand to the old eunuch to put away his words.

Han Du told Lao Zhu about the matter.

Unexpectedly, when Han Du mentioned Zhou Huai, Lao Zhu was surprised and said: "Zhou Huai? I know this county magistrate."

"Oh? The emperor has heard of him?" This surprised Han Du. How could Lao Zhu know about a small county magistrate? And since he had caught Lao Zhu's eyes, why did Zhou Huai come?

He is still just a county magistrate now? He should have become famous long ago.

Unless Lao Zhu has a problem with Zhou Huai and doesn't like him.

If this is the case, then Handu will have to reconsider whether Sanwazi should build a racecourse.

Lao Zhu raised his hand to take the ginseng tea handed over by the old eunuch, sat on the chair and raised his head and said: "Zhou Huai's political achievements are good. He has governed Jurong in the past few years and made the people of Jurong very popular. I once thought that

If he was promoted to an official, what do you think he would say?"

"What should I say?" Han Du quickly answered Lao Zhu's words.

"He said that when he serves as an official, he should bring benefit to the area. He will leave traces when he steps on the stone. He will not leave until the people in the county can have enough food and clothing. Until the people have no worries about food and clothing, he is willing to stay here.

Jurong will be the county magistrate."

When Lao Zhu spoke, the smile on his face could not be concealed. Obviously, he was extremely satisfied with people like Zhou Huai, and he also agreed with Zhou Huai's actions, so he allowed Zhou Huai to remain in Jurong County.

make.

"Since he wants to take care of the people, why doesn't he want to be promoted? If he is promoted, wouldn't he be able to take care of more people?" There are some things that Lao Zhu can't say, and Han Du has to say them himself. Just chat.

In this way, sometimes you deliberately continue the conversation to avoid killing the conversation.

If Han Du and Tang Ding chatted to death, that would be fine, and Tang Ding wouldn't care. But if he and Lao Zhu chatted to death, it was obviously Han Du who brought up the topic, and Lao Zhu was not satisfied.

, if it doesn’t end like this, Lao Zhu won’t be happy.

"I asked him personally." Lao Zhu leaned forward, raised a finger, and gestured towards Han Du: "He said that he had to solve the problem of food and clothing for the people of a county before he dared to agree to be promoted.

.Otherwise, he will be terrified!"

Han Du was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Zhou Huai, who didn't talk much, to have such eloquence. What he said was neither humble nor arrogant, but also cautious and very beautiful.

Naturally, I am even more looking forward to Lao Zhu’s joy.

"It's good to be afraid. If all the officials in the world were as afraid as him, I don't know how happy I would be." Lao Zhu smiled and slapped his thigh with his palm.

After feeling happy, he looked up at Han Du and asked, "By the way, what do you want to do when you mention Zhou Huai?"

"Your Majesty, it's like this. Don't you want to build a horse farm? Isn't it with the Ministry of Works?" Han Du smiled awkwardly and gestured with his hands, "Isn't there some misunderstanding? It's not easy for me to speak to the Ministry of Works.

.Didn’t Zhou Huai give guidance to the people below to encourage them to work? Therefore, I thought if I could hand over the racecourse to the people below Zhou Huai to repair it.”

"It's a good thing, why not? You have done Zhou Huai a favor." Lao Zhu raised his eyes to look at Han Du while drinking ginseng tea, and agreed without thinking.

However, Lao Zhu did not think about it carefully, but Han Du still wanted to explain something clearly to Lao Zhu: "Your Majesty, my horse farm is a bit big.

We need a lot of manpower, maybe one or two thousand people."

One or two thousand people gathered near the capital, and they were all strong laborers. Without Lao Zhu's approval, they would have been impeached and wanted to rebel. That idiot Sanwazi didn't understand, Han Du couldn't understand, he had to go

It would be best if Lao Zhu came here to eliminate this hidden danger. This is also the purpose of Han Du asking to see Lao Zhu.

If Lao Zhu doesn't agree, then at most Han Du will just reject San Wazi, and it won't be a big problem.

As for why Zhou Huai didn't remind Sanwazi, maybe in his opinion, since he was the one employed by Han Du, Han Du should solve this problem, and Han Du was also capable of solving it.

"You need so many people? How big do you want to build this racecourse?" Lao Zhu frowned and put down the bright yellow tea bowl.

The exquisite tea bowl shines brightly under the light, making Han Du's eyes warm when he looks at it. If such a bowl can be passed down to future generations, its value will be enough for the whole family to eat and drink for a lifetime, and it is not the kind of frugal one.

to eat.

Han Du retracted his thoughts and quickly replied: "It's not big, but I want to finish it quickly, so I can only rely on manpower to do it."

Lao Zhu lowered his head and thought for a moment, and for the sake of Han Du quickly handing over the naval power, he nodded and agreed: "I understand."

Han Du was overjoyed when he heard this, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

After returning, Han Du sent someone to inform Zhou Huai and asked him to lead the way to Sanwazi and those people to issue a certificate, so that they could come to the racecourse the next day.

Early the next morning, Han Du took several craftsmen with him and came to the racecourse early. After Sanwazi and others arrived, he told the craftsmen how to build according to the drawings, what should be repaired where, and he explained everything to them.

Clearly. Then, these craftsmen and the people brought by Sanwazi went to work separately.

Han Du called Sanwazi in front of him and asked: "Do you have a famous name? I can't always call you Sanwazi, right?"

"In response to the Marquis, the younger one's surname is Xu and he is the third child. The Marquis should call the younger one Xu San. Of course, he can be called Sanwazi."

"Xu San?" Han Du nodded, looked at Xu San and said, "Xu San, how much is your daily salary? Please tell me the amount."

"Master Marquis, there's no need to wait. It's not too late to wait until the kids are finished." When Xu San heard Han Du's words, he immediately became embarrassed and felt a little embarrassed to open his mouth to Han Du.

Han Du smiled and patted him on the shoulder, "It's natural to get paid for working. What are you afraid of? Besides, if you don't get paid for working, what will you eat? Just tell me."

Xu Sanxiao smiled, pinching the hem of her clothes with her hands nowhere to rest, and hesitated for a long time before saying: "Master Hou, then, what about the young one?"

"Tell me." Han Du waited quietly.

"Let the Marquis know that when the young people used to work, they usually paid fifty cents a day for each person. Of course, the Marquis will take care of the young ones, and the young ones can make the decision for them. How about just forty cents a day for each person?

"

"Forty cents?" Han Du smacked his mouth twice, and Xu San was horrified. The forty cents he charged was really the lowest price. At this price, he still had to go back and appease the others. After all, he earned

If there is less money, those people must be resentful.

I didn’t expect that the price is too high depending on Han Du’s intentions?

Xu San suddenly became a little panicked. He didn't know if Han Du offered a lower price, whether he should agree or not. If he agreed, how would he explain it to others? If he didn't agree, a commoner would be qualified to serve in the Hou family.

Do you want to bargain in front of me?

"If you don't have enough, I will give you eighty coins." Han Du said lightly.

"If Mr. Hou thinks it's high, then what? How much did Mr. Hou say?" Xu San couldn't believe his ears. After he came to his senses, he quickly waved his hands and refused: "No, no, no, Mr. Hou, this is

It’s too much, too much, just forty coins.” There was too much money, and Xu San didn’t dare to take it.

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Du waved his hand to stop Xu San's movements, and said in a tone that left no room for doubt: "I will give you eighty cents, so you can take it with confidence. However, this money is not given to you in vain. You must give it."

I will do my job well and be practical."

"Don't worry, Lord Marquis, I will keep a close eye on you and nothing will go wrong." Faced with Han Du's request, Xu San assured him by patting his chest without any hesitation.

Even if Han Du gave him forty coins, he would still do a good job. Now that he has received twice as much money, he will naturally have to put in twice as much effort.

As soon as the construction of the racecourse began, Han Du devoted himself wholeheartedly to it. Not only did he not feel tired at all, but he felt an inexplicable excitement as he watched the racecourse being built bit by bit.

In his previous life, he didn't even have the opportunity to enter a racecourse. Now he had the opportunity to watch the construction of a racecourse in person. How could Han Du not be excited?

After working at the racecourse for another whole day, Han Du returned home full of energy in the afterglow. As soon as he walked into the lobby, he saw a rather unexpected person sitting inside, drinking tea by himself.

"How did you come?"

Fang Xiaoru didn't show any emotion when she saw Han Du coming in. She just glanced at Han Du and continued to drink his tea.

Han Du was not surprised, so he sat down next to him, poured himself a cup of hot tea, and took a sip. His throat that seemed to be on fire suddenly seemed to be moistened by the rain, which was extremely refreshing.

Fang Xiaoru then put down the tea cup and said calmly: "I heard that you have so much money that you have no place to spend it, and you dare to throw hundreds of thousands of it into the dirt. Aren't we very poor? Come to get it from you.

Two cents to spend."

Han Du smiled when he heard this and gently touched Fang Xiaoru's arm with his elbow, "Stop teasing, will you be short of money?"

Fang Xiaoru is the minister of the East Palace, a fifth-rank official. Although he has never served before Zhu Biao, as long as he has this official position, he can receive his salary from the East Palace on time, and no one can say anything.

The salary of a high-ranking official is ten guan per month.

Fang Xiaoru's income is not just a salary. Don't forget that he also has another status, that is, he is a doctor of the academy. According to the academy's salary standard, he can get 50 guan per month.

As a result, Fang Xiaoru's total monthly income is sixty guan.

In addition, Fang Xiaoru lived in the academy and did not need to rent a house by himself. This was the biggest expense for him. Even pens, ink, paper and inkstones, a major expense for scholars, were completely saved. Therefore, although the capital city

Living here is not easy, but for Fang Xiaoru, his life is very comfortable.

Not only does he teach and educate people every day, but in his free time, he also goes to Jiaofangsi to watch dances and listen to music.

Of course, Fang Dacai's visit to Jiaofangsi is different from the ordinary landowners and old wealth. He does not have to spend money. Not only does he not have to spend money to enter, but he also does not have to spend money to have tea. In fact, if any Zhangtai sees Fang Xiaoru
To be continued...