Hearing this, Shen Lie was shocked and couldn't help but look around. He soon discovered something unusual in this manor.
The manor occupies a huge area, and is surrounded by mountains and rivers. The water is as far as the eye can see. Shen Lie did a rough calculation and did not include the pavilions, pavilions, and houses in the area.
The cultivated land alone is at least thousands of acres in size, and it is the best-located and most fertile irrigated land at the foot of Wanshou Mountain!
It was March in spring, and the green seedlings in the ground were already growing, and everything was full of life.
Not all wheat is grown on the ground, but there are also large areas of sugar beets, various seasonal fruits and vegetables, and chickens, ducks, pond fish, and various livestock are raised.
Of course.
The output here is not necessarily sold, but grown for the Zhang family to eat. This reminded Shen Lie of the special organic vegetables of later generations.
"cough."
Shen Lie coughed involuntarily.
And I was thinking secretly in my heart.
In this era, the value of acres of land cannot be calculated based on output. The acres of land in this era are equivalent to real estate in later generations and have high investment value.
According to the price of acres of land in this era, there is no doubt that this is a huge wealth, and the market price is at least worth tens of thousands of taels of snowflake silver!
In addition to large areas of good watering land, green vegetable gardens, fish ponds, small bridges, and running water, there is also a neat road paved with blue bricks that leads to the pavilions deep in the manor.
It really does look a bit royal.
During the conversation.
Zhang Jingxiu leaned forward on the horse and said softly: "Brother Shen, please."
Shen Lie hurriedly said: "Okay."
So the two of them rode forward together, passed the tall gate, and slowly walked into the top private manor of this era.
Behind the two of them, the Zhang family's disciples wanted to follow, but Zhang Kui stretched out his hand to stop them.
Zhang Kui said with a cold face, "Young gentlemen, please come back. The lady said that today... Zhuangzi has not prepared any meals for you."
The Zhang family disciples were slightly stunned, then became furious and scolded: "Zhang Kui, what are you doing?"
"You're such a bad guy, are you going to rebel?"
Amid curses.
Zhang Kui, however, remained calm and shouted to his guards: "Close the door!"
As the gate of the manor was closed tightly, blocking out a few blind Zhang family members, the sun was setting and the earth fell into a hazy state.
In the haze, Shen Lie looked back and looked at the closed door, with a bit of ridicule in his eyes, and he felt secretly happy in his heart.
Retribution!
I asked you to betray me, you must be punished, this late at night...
Go and drink the northwest wind in the wilderness!
Shen Lie's heart felt happy, and he took advantage of the hazy detour after sunset to ride his horse and follow Zhang Jingxiu as he walked slowly through the manor.
Not long after.
The so-called Huangzhuang's mystery was unveiled in front of Shen Lie. The so-called Huangzhuang was the farmland directly operated by the Ming Dynasty royal family, which was also the emperor's private farm.
Of course, in addition to the emperor, there are also private farms owned by the empress dowager and the crown prince, which are also called imperial estates. The empress dowager's farmland is also called palace estate.
Look at this imperial estate, which is adjacent to Wanshou Mountain and covers an area of thousands of acres.
Shen Lie couldn't help but feel awe-struck in his heart, wondering what kind of status Zhang Juzheng had in the eyes of Empress Dowager Li at that time, so much so that he was even rewarded by the Imperial Manor?
That must be extremely trustworthy.
Shen Lie had another profound feeling about Zhang Juzheng, Empress Dowager Li, and the early years of Wanli.
At this moment, the image of a dignified empress dowager in the deep palace compound gradually emerged in his mind. This empress dowager's maiden name was Li Caifeng, and she was not yet forty years old.
Her father, Li Weiben, was a bricklayer in the countryside. After the locust plague occurred in his hometown, he came to the capital to make a living.
Li Caifeng was only twelve years old when she came to Beijing with her father.
Three years later, Li Wei, who was desperate in the capital, had no choice but to send his daughter to Prince Yu's Mansion to work as a servant girl in order to make a living.
A few years after Li Caifeng entered Prince Yu's Mansion, she gave birth to a baby boy, who is the current Emperor Wanli. Therefore, as the mother is more valuable than the son, she quickly counterattacked from a servant girl to become the empress dowager.
The Empress Dowager Li may not have great talents or high education, but she only knows one thing, and that is to be trustworthy in employing people.
He reused the eunuch Feng Bao in the palace and Zhang Juzheng outside the palace, and gave unreserved support to the two of them, thus creating a generation of Mingxiang.
The most important thing is the way she educates her son. Legend has it that she is very strict. She made Zhang Juzheng the emperor's tutor and trained the young Emperor Wanli in the strictest way.
A word emerged from Shen Lie.
one-parent family.
Tiger mother.
As he thought about it, Shen Lie's brows wrinkled involuntarily.
If it is an ordinary single-parent family, there is no problem in adopting this education method. It does not matter if the child is rebellious. After all, the rebellious period will eventually pass.
But he is the emperor after all!
If the emperor becomes rebellious...
The consequences made Shen Lie shudder.
It seems that Emperor Wanli, who just turned eighteen this year, is just at the end of his teenage rebellious period...
Thinking of this, Shen Lie's face wrinkled into a bitter melon.
At this time, Zhang Jingxiu, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped, turned over and dismounted, and showed a warm smile to Shen Lie: "We're here."
Shen Lie looked at a courtyard in front of him, with a large area of brick and tile houses, and nodded hurriedly: "Hey!"
At night, in the manor.
Red candles were lit in the clean and tidy guest room. Soon after Shen Lie entered the room, servants brought hot water, soap locust, towels, and a new set of bedding.
After a simple wash, the dust all over his body was washed away. Shen Lie lay comfortably on the soft bed, looking at the stars outside the window, and felt a wonderful feeling in his heart.
He actually entered the village of Zhang Juzheng, Prime Minister Zhang's house...
Things in the world are impermanent, nothing more than this.
Not long after.
The servant then knocked on the door softly: "Master Shen, are you ready? My lady has invited you."
Shen Lie hurriedly responded: "Here he comes."
So Shen Lie straightened his clothes, opened the door and went out.
Then he walked out of the guest room under the guidance of his servant, and walked on the path paved with blue bricks to the inner house. There was a very elegant small courtyard in the inner house.
Lanterns had already been lit in the small courtyard, hot farm food was placed on the table, and a stunning beauty stood beside the table.
The beauty has been waiting for a long time.
At this time, the candlelight was flickering, and Shen Lie was stunned again when he looked at the picturesque features. The beauty had already taken off her makeup, replaced her loose white clothes, and changed into a woman's dress.
Wearing a snow-white gown, a waistcoat, and a snow-white skirt without a waistband, her slim and graceful figure was slightly plump. Her waterfall-like long hair stretched down smoothly, making her little face with only a little makeup look extra special. The beauty is extraordinary.
Seeing Shen Lie approaching slowly, the beauty smiled, revealing her lovely white teeth, a classical beauty that was as charming as the person in the painting.
Once again, Shen Lie felt numb with dissatisfaction and forced himself to calm down: "Jingxiu... Miss, you are polite."
Look at him pretending to be polite.
The corners of Zhang Jingxiu's jade-white lips were raised slightly, as if she was smiling out of habit: "Brother Shen, there's no need to be polite. Sit down."
Shen Lie sat down, cleared his throat, and coughed lightly, but he couldn't help but feel happy in his heart.
Sure enough, I still have to copy poems!
You see, a living example is right in front of you.
As soon as I copied the poem and showed a small hand, the beauty's attitude immediately changed. Now the beauty has become gentle and playful, and even her smile is much sweeter.
