Zhou Daoquan once made special calculations about the murder of the Qinghe County Magistrate and the Honest Visitor. As a result, he calculated over and over again without any results. Instead, he suffered a minor injury due to the backlash of the secret.
Then he knew that the existence of the person who killed the imperial official was not a trivial matter and could not be measured by himself.
But he himself is a great scholar in the world, with profound cultivation, and his divination skills are unrivaled in the world. It is conceivable that he can even be confused about the origin of an existence. It is conceivable that he has such a great background and profound cultivation.
A few days ago, at Wanhua Tower in Yunzhou Prefecture, a master killed a disciple of Langmingshan, alarming Zhou Daoquan. After Zhou Daoquan's divination, he also suffered a backlash, which was quite similar to the backlash of this divination.
In both cases, Li Mu was present, which made Zhou Daoquan have to doubt Li Mu's identity.
How could a mere scholar from Baoming County have such magical powers? Even though Zhou Daoquan is well-informed, it still feels a bit strange.
This time I sensed the vision of Li Mu's practice, and I became more and more surprised: "It is not the method of enlightenment, and there is no such movement. Which sage is this Li Muzhi the inheritance of?"
A figure flashed outside the bedroom, and the guard Shen Chong's voice came: "Sir, can you let your subordinates go and investigate?"
Zhou Daoquan stopped him and said: "No, watching people practice is a taboo in practice. If you disturb them, you will be killed on the spot, and I can't say anything."
Shen Chong said calmly: "I still have the ability to protect myself."
Even though he said this, he still did not dare to approach Li Mu's house. This man was arrogant, but he was not stupid either.
With such an amazing inheritance like Li Mu, even if he is a military strategist, he would not dare to offend easily. You can have pride and arrogance, but it is best not to have stupidity.
"Shen Huwei, this Li Mu's origin is a bit strange, but judging from his actions, he is also a chivalrous person. Whether he is good or bad will only be known after more contact. Don't be too careful with him to avoid disputes and trouble in the future. ."
Zhou Daoquan did not leave the house, and said to the door: "It's getting late, let's have a rest."
Shen Chong bowed slightly to Zhou Daoquan outside the door: "Yes! Sir, please have a rest early!"
After he left, Zhou Daoquan smiled, turned off the oil lamp, and slowly lay down on the bed.
It was only when no one was watching that a lot of worries appeared on his face: "In a state, there are many things. In the two counties of Baoming and Qinghe, there are many people affected by the disaster. Although they can have rice porridge for the time being, when winter goes and spring comes, At the end of summer and autumn, good seeds are hard to come by, natural disasters and man-made disasters continue, and even the imperial court has no food left... I can only hope that the saints and saints will listen less to the words of treacherous people and do more useful things..."
Today, His Majesty is lustful and greedy. He has not been to court for three years and has been hanging out with the concubines in the palace all day long. As a result, the government is in disarray, all officials are dull, and the entire court is already in the sunset.
Zhou Daoquan wrote several letters outlining the pros and cons, but he had to be demoted and punished with a salary. He was trapped in Yunzhou, and his ambitions were difficult to realize.
When he first came to Yunzhou, the local officials and gentry were extremely repulsive, and there were so many constraints that it was difficult to issue government orders and get information. Several counties in Baoming and Qinghe were hit by plague and waterlogging, and a large number of people died.
People, he didn’t know it until now, and you can imagine the anger in his heart.
However, anger cannot solve any problem. In the face of such a disaster, if you want to save the people, you must finally let the gentry contribute. Even if you know that they are not objects, you still have to use them.
"At the end of summer and the beginning of autumn, there are no more seeds in the ground. In the severe winter, I am afraid that countless people will die of cold and hunger."
Zhou Daoquan has many plans in his mind and has made up his mind that tomorrow he will open a warehouse to release grain and help the people. At worst, he will investigate corruption and kill a group of squires and landlords to take advantage of the big families.
After thinking about it for a while, he fell asleep.
When he reaches his state, walking, sitting and lying down is just cultivation, and there is no need to deliberately practice Qi and guide the heavens.
Let's talk about Li Mu. At dawn the next day, he walked out of the bedroom and went to the secret room. He found that Gu Qingcheng and Hu Yunniang were still in a state of cultivation and had not woken up.
Li Mu drew Zhou Tian's star power and gathered infinite energy, which made the two women gain a lot.
Originally, Gu Qingcheng's training place in the Tianhe Sword Sect was full of spiritual energy, but her previous cultivation was limited, and no matter how much spiritual energy she had, she could not use it effectively.
But since she fought against the King of Black Water and had a pure Yang sword energy injected into her body by Li Mu, the ice true energy in her body intersected with the pure Yang sword energy, yin and yang interacted with each other, water and fire complemented each other, and she actually broke through the barriers to cultivation.
To go further.
The sword pill that was originally cultivated was just a virtual pill, but after contact with Li Mu, it changed from being empty in the middle to being full in the barrier. The sword pill was divided into two, becoming the Yin and Yang swords, and the cultivation level advanced rapidly.
At this time, there was an urgent need to absorb spiritual energy and consolidate himself. It happened that Li Mu pulled the spiritual energy and formed a spiritual energy tide. Gu Qingcheng got what he wanted, so he practiced in seclusion and fell into deep concentration.
Hu Yunniang, on the other hand, received Gu Qingcheng's guidance and gained a new understanding of the Red Flame Sword Sutra. She reorganized what she had learned in her life, washed away the demon pills, turned the demon pills into sword pills, shed her original shell, and achieved human status. Therefore, she also needed
A large amount of spiritual energy is poured into it to make up for the impurities removed from the demon elixir.
Just looking at the situation of the two of them, they wouldn't be able to wake up in a few days.
Li Munai took out a few puppets, placed them in the secret room, and sealed the secret room with runes. Outside the seal, he placed two more Dark Iron Transformer puppets, and then came to sit down in the hall.
A servant had already prepared breakfast and brought it to Li Mu. The two maids served Li Mu to cleanse his face and wash his hands, and then served Li Mu to eat breakfast before bowing and leaving.
"These maids Yun Niang has found are getting better and better at understanding the rules. Damn it, if this continues, won't I become the legendary landlord and rich man? They are really out of touch with the true nature of ordinary people. I have to criticize myself on this point.
, but criticism is criticism, and enjoyment should continue to be enjoyed. This is the last word..."
After Li Mu finished breakfast, he called Sun Honglie to him: "Hong Lie, go call Zhang Shihong and tell him that I have a favor for him."
Because Sun Honglie worked with Zhang Shihong in governing Qinghe County, he was extremely methodical and flexible in his thinking. In a short period of time, he became a prominent figure in Qinghe County.
He was taught by Li Mu, trained his muscles and body, and learned a bone-shrinking magical power. Then he used the bone-shrinking technique and changed his appearance, becoming a different face. He was no longer the wanted criminal in the past.
His real name was Sun Zhi, and his nickname was Hong Lie. Now he has changed his name to Sun Hao. The nickname Hong Lie has not changed. He is also said to be from Baoming County. He has served Li Mu since he was a child and is a servant of the Li family. Now his master, Li Mu, showed mercy and released him from slavery, allowing him to run his business outside and establish a new business. Sun Hao was grateful and couldn't bear to leave his old master, so he still followed Li Mu.
After this story was told, no one disapproved of it. One said that Li Muren was righteous, and the other said that Sun Hao was loyal. It turned out to be a good talk.
Sun Honglie is also a scholar. He is well versed in classics and is good at calligraphy and painting. He is really a great scholar in this small county of Qinghe.
Even the people like Zhang Shihong and others can at most write with roughly the same handwriting, play chess, calligraphy and painting, but almost no one can do it. Sun Honglie is good at calligraphy and painting, so he is naturally respected by everyone.
"Yes, sir!"
Sun Honglie did not dare to neglect and hurried out of the house to call Zhang Shihong.
It was not long before Zhang Shihong rode his horse and trotted to the courtyard: "Brother Li, I don't know how you can teach me?"
Li Mu said with a smile: "I have some good grain here, and I plan to use it on credit to make seeds for the victims of the two counties. But the quantity is quite large. If I give it all out on credit, it would be too eye-catching, so I want Brother Zhang to be a good person with me."
, help the people around you."
Zhang Shihong said: "Brother Li, you have such a kind heart, how dare you disobey me? You don't have to spend too much of this food. My brother also has a lot of surplus food at home, and he can also give it to the victims on credit to make better seeds."
When he said this, he asked curiously: "Brother Li, how much are you going to take out? This way I can let my brother have an idea in advance."
Li Mu said: "Then let's take out one hundred thousand catties first. If it's not enough, we'll talk about it later."
"Ten...one hundred thousand catties?!"
Zhang Shihong lost his voice and said: "So many?"
In the Great Yin Dynasty, the output of the fields was extremely low. A hundred kilograms of grain per mu was considered very good. If one mu of land could produce more than one hundred and fifty kilograms, it would be considered a great harvest.
If the yield per mu exceeds 200 kilograms, then it is simply a blessing from heaven. All the people have to burn incense and kowtow to thank God.
If a landlord has a thousand acres of land, and in a good harvest year, he can only receive 100,000 jins of grain, and half of the 100,000 jins of grain will be divided among the tenants, plus taxes and 30% will have to be given up.
It is necessary to share some profits with the servants at home, so even if there are a thousand acres of fertile land, it is considered very good if the landlord can have 20,000 kilograms of grain left at the end of the year.
Fortunately, field crops are grown twice a year, with wheat harvested in the summer and beans harvested in the autumn. As long as there are no extreme weather conditions, ordinary people and landowners can make a living.
Zhang Shihong's family has more than 1,000 acres of fertile land. Except for the ten acres he keeps for himself, all of it is rented to tenants for cultivation. Throughout the year, the income is only 20,000 to 30,000 kilograms of grain. However, his family has shops in the county, a tofu shop, and
The brewery, including a carpentry workshop and a soy sauce workshop, can be self-sufficient for all living expenses. If it produces a lot, it can also be sold to outsiders.
There are also livestock such as pigs, horses, cattle and sheep, which are multiplied every year and can be sold for a lot of money. There are also paper-making workshops. Paper from nearby counties is almost provided by the old Zhang family. These transactions are the real source of wealth for Zhang Shihong's family. But even so, food is still the foundation for the survival of the old Zhang family. This is the top priority and we must never be sloppy. It must be stored and dried every year and carefully inspected. Only when new grain is put into the warehouse can the old grain be shipped out.
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One hundred thousand kilograms of grain, placed anywhere, can be considered a big deal. Zhang Shihong originally thought that Li Mu could produce several thousand kilograms of improved seeds, which would be worthy of his status.
In any case, he never expected that Li Mu would be so generous, and he was horrified: "Brother Li, how did you get so much food? Don't you use it at home?"
Li Mu smiled and said: "Of course I have to set aside my own rations. If one hundred thousand catties is not enough, I can come up with another hundred thousand catties."
Zhang Shihong said in a daze: "No wonder Brother Li wanted to use my name to do this. It would be really shocking if you donated so much food by yourself."
Li Mu said: "You are now the magistrate of Qinghe County. I can borrow good seeds to solve your urgent needs. Brother Zhang, this is a matter of mutual benefit. Do you think I can do it or not?"
"Of course we can!"
Zhang Shihong said with a smile: "Summer has passed now, it's time for farming, and we can still harvest a lot in autumn, so that the people won't starve to death. Come on, let's meet the governor together and explain this to him."
