The rising sun in the early morning dispersed the thin morning light, and the charcoal fire that had been burning all night had long since turned into ashes. The rising sunlight shone through the window screen, not dazzling the eyes.

Chen Mo was used to being awake at this time, even though last night was very intense, but at this time, he still woke up spontaneously. The concubine lost her warmth. As Chen Mo got up, she also woke up and quickly got up to help Chen Mo dress and wash.

"Are these habits sustainable?" Chen Mo helped his concubine smooth the messy hair on her chest and asked with a smile.

"A lot more relaxed than before." Yun Si lowered his head to help Chen Mo tie his belt, and said softly after hearing this.

In the past, in Luoyang, Chen Mo was still living under someone else's roof. Even if the owner of the Zang Mansion was away, Chen Mo was still a guest, and he felt a little uncomfortable. Now that he has arrived in Anyi, although the current Chen Mansion may not be bigger than the Zang Mansion in Luoyang, it is still a guest.

She and Juaner are hosting it, so the feeling is naturally different.

"The servants in the mansion followed what my husband said and kept everything simple. Juan'er hired four maids. One of the stewards was one of my husband's former soldiers who was injured in the army. Three kitchen workers were also on duty in the palace. They were sent away this time.

I came to Hedong and was sent here." Yun Si explained the plan of the mansion to Chen Mo in detail while getting dressed.

"From now on, my salary will be used for family expenses. In addition..." Chen Mo looked at Yun Si, thought for a while and said, "After I get married to the Cai family, she will be in charge of the property in the house."

No matter how much you dote on me, a concubine is a concubine, and this rule of ethics cannot be messed up. Chen Mo has already sent a letter to Cai Yong on the way back, and will be here soon. When his mother arrives, the two families will calculate auspicious dates and the marriage will be completed.

, these matters in the government will be managed by Cai Yan. If Cai Yan is willing to continue to hand over the financial rights to Yun Si, it will be Cai Yan's business, but as long as it is not excessive, Chen Mo will not interfere with these matters.

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"I am in the shape of a willow tree. It is a blessing to be favored by my husband. How dare you be rude to your wife?" Yun Si said warmly.

It is impossible to say that you are not worried about the future. After all, what kind of person is Cai Yan? Not to mention Yun Si, even Chen Mo may not know it very well, but the rules are like this. Doting on concubines makes you arrogant, and humiliating your wives can be done.

Convicted, even if Chen Mo is the lord now, if word spreads, it will be criticized by others and damage Chen Mo's reputation. Chen Mo will never let this happen, and Yun Si does not dare to mess around with this kind of thing.

Otherwise, even if Chen Mo killed her, everyone else would applaud him.

Yun Si is considered to be from an official family. She knows better than Chen Mo the coldness and ruthlessness of the laws among high-ranking families, and she doesn't want Chen Mo to make it difficult. She believes that with Chen Mo's character, it is impossible to correct herself, but as long as she

If you don't make trouble, you will never let yourself be humiliated.

"Take some time to sort it out and follow me to see the teacher later." Chen Mo nodded. Yun Si's sensible nature sometimes makes people feel distressed, but it also makes people feel more at ease. At least they don't have to worry about trivial matters at home.

"Yeah." Yun Si nodded, feeling a little happy in his heart.

Meeting the elders is a kind of recognition, but not all concubines are qualified to be formally brought to meet the elders. Although there is no clear division, there are differences between concubines.

Originally wanting to comb it carefully, but worried that Chen Mo would be impatient, Yun Si finally simply arranged her hair, washed her face carefully, changed into plain clothes, and went to see Zang Hong with Chen Mo.

"Teacher, this is Yun Si. I met yesterday, but I haven't formally paid a visit." Chen Mo brought Yun Si to the main hall. Breakfast had been served on the table. Juan'er was following Zang Hong, looking cute.

appearance.

"Yes, I have heard about Yun Si." Zang Hong nodded to Yun Si, sat down with Chen Mo and said with a smile: "Although this woman is not from a high background, she has a bit of nobility, and her conversation is decent.

A good daughter."

In this era where family background is important, Yun Si's family background is not only difficult for an ordinary petty official, not to mention being Chen Mo's wife, but the requirements for being a concubine are not high. It is more about beauty, and talent is the best.

It doesn't matter if she is talented, but Chen Mo brought Yun Si to see Zang Hong. He obviously valued this woman a lot. Zang Hong also asked her carefully. It takes a long time to examine her moral character, but her conversation, manners and self-cultivation are indeed good. These

It is difficult to pretend to be something, and it requires extremely high cultivation.

"But I remember that my teacher told you that everything must be done in moderation." Zang Hong shook his head and said: "I know that you are young and it is inevitable to be greedy for the gentle countryside. But if you want to achieve great things, you need to control your desires. What I did a few days ago

Greed is a desire, and lust is also a desire. Naturally, we cannot live without it, but we must not overdo it. People's will can easily be worn away. The movement last night... was a bit loud!"

Yun Si's face suddenly turned red, and he bowed slightly and said, "I will remember my teacher's teachings."

"This has nothing to do with you. You just don't want to. If he wants it, you can't refuse." Zang Hong shook his head, looked at Chen Mo who was not shy, shook his head and sighed: "I still remember talking to him about this.

He had a confused look on his face, and then he became shy when he understood it. How could he be so clueless like now?"

Chen Mo touched his face and said, "What the teacher taught me is that I just don't know when it will start...it's hard to feel that way again."

"You must have learned like this from Cao Mengde." Zang Hong nodded, how could the disciples he taught be so shameless? After Chen Mo entered Luoyang, the one he had the most contact with was Cao Cao, although Zang Hong also felt that Cao Cao

He is a character with a righteous heart, but he is also thick-skinned. Zang Hong has also experienced this before.

"Actually, Brother Meng De..." Chen Mo thought for a while and couldn't explain it. He said that he developed his thick skin by himself? It was not suitable in front of the teacher. He finally nodded and said: "Other aspects are good, and he is also knowledgeable. It's just that

Sometimes, I feel a little less shy."

Brother Meng De should take the responsibility for this matter. Chen Mo doesn't want people to think that he is such a person.

"I have written to Mr. Cai. Even Dong Zhuo can't stop you from doing this." Zang Hong said with a smile: "As for your mother, when you wrote to me a few days ago, I sent someone to pick her up.

If you hurry up, you can be here in one month. As for you, Uncle Wang, they don’t know. But I have written to your friends in Qingzhou. Someone should come. How many people can you keep?

, it depends on your ability."

"Thank you, teacher!" Chen Mo was overjoyed when he heard this. The teacher understood him.

Having recruited a group of people from Taiyuan University, Chen Mo has no shortage of talents around him now. But next, he plans to deal with the Baibo thieves, and then if there is a chance, he will seize Taiyuan County and even Shangdang. With these two places in his hands, he will merge with the state.

That's half of it. When the time comes, there won't be enough people. Although he has some reputation now, he doesn't want to rely on this reputation to attract talents, so he still has to rely on people's recommendations. He doesn't need to be talented. A county's ability is enough.

Already.

"These are all things you made by yourself back then. Many of those people respected you quite a lot. As for Tai Shici, there has been no news since he left to avoid trouble. I often send people to support you in your name."

His mother, you can send a letter to his home to invite him, but I don’t know if he can receive it." Zang Hong said with a smile.

Chen Mo made friends with Tai Shi Ci because of the Liangzhuang case. Later, the two often exchanged letters. Chen Mo even went to Huang County to visit Tai Shi Ci's mother. It seemed that they had some friendship. Zang Hong didn't know Tai Shi Ci very well, but

After Taishi Ci passed away in these years, Chen Mo often went to take care of the old man. After Chen Mo entered Luoyang, Zang Hong and Chen Mo's old friends often visited and supported him in Chen Mo's name. Taishi Ci usually had some responsibility, but now Chen Mo invites him, which is impossible.

Ignore it.

Of course, if Taishi Ci really didn't see it, Zang Hong thought it was a good thing. At least it showed that this kind of person was not worth making friends with, and it would be better to see it clearly earlier.

Zang Hong himself didn't have a good impression of Taishi Ci. After all, Taishi Ci was unscrupulous in what happened back then, and was eventually forced to flee to another country. It was his own fault.

Chen Mo knew that Zang Hong had some prejudice against Taishi Ci, so he didn't say much at the moment. He had breakfast with Zang Hong and chatted about poetry and knowledge. After breakfast, Chen Mo took Zang Hong to the government office to follow the previously planned plan.

It needs to be sorted out as soon as possible. After all, Zang Hong will not be here for too long, so it needs to be started as soon as possible.

"Lord, this is the result of checking household registrations in each county three times this year." Man Chong handed the household registration books to Chen Mo and said: "Now Hedong has put aside the four counties occupied by the Baibo bandits, and the remaining fifteen

The actual total household registration in the county is 67,000 households, with a population of more than 340,000. Including the lord who moved from Luoyang this time, more than 32,000 households, the total number of households is more than 99,000, with a population of about 500,000.

However, even in accordance with the Lord's law, all the land under the Lord's name was used to resettle these refugees, but there are still nearly ten thousand households that have not been properly resettled. They are now concentrated in the Mangshan area, but they only have simple thatched huts, with families and no jobs. If we don't do it as soon as possible

If they are properly resettled, starting next year, cholera may breed in these 10,000 households."

"In this case, just annexing the Baibo thieves is not enough to relocate them." Chen Mo thought.

The Baibo bandits only occupied four counties, and Chen Mo did not want to exterminate the Baibo bandits, but wanted to annex them to strengthen himself. Therefore, taking four counties would not actually free up much land to house the refugees.

"I have a plan!" Man Chong nodded, but looked at Zang Hong.

"This is my mentor, there is no need to be shy!" Chen Mo said with a smile, Zang Hong still had to do a lot of things, and he would have to work with him for a long time. No matter what Man Chong had planned, Zang Hong would hear it.

"My lord can postpone the annexation of the Baibo bandits, but defeat them and drive them to the Taiyuan area. In this way, the four counties can have enough land to house ten thousand households, and the lord can also take advantage of the situation and attack Taiyuan with troops in the name of attacking the bandits!

"Man Chong bowed and said.

Zang Hong glanced at Man Chong with some surprise. The staff member Chen Mo recruited was quite capable.

Chen Mo nodded and said, "Leave this matter to me. You can arrange for these people to move to the Baibo Valley area!"
Chapter completed!