Chapter 7 Domestic slaves are also the way to wealth
Gu Yingxiu stared at Lin Fu in surprise. She didn't expect that he could accurately guess what Lin Tingxun was planning. She asked in surprise: "Ah, you figured this out yourself?" Then she thought again and said, "You
The boy has never been stupid, but he is a little weak-tempered. If he is chased by a local dog, he will be frightened and cry. I didn't mean to lie to you - and I don't think there is anything wrong with this, right?"
Lin Fu thought to himself that he was so useless in the past? Why didn't he remember this? This was not the time to ask whether he had been bitten by a dog and made him cry. He said: "The master of the house gave me a beautiful house and arranged my marriage.
It's a big deal. I think even if I become the inspector, the head of the family will probably have to arrange the manpower in the inspection department. Speaking of it, the head of the house only needs me to occupy this position and be the puppet so that it can be convenient.
Lin Du, the township camp is still firmly in the hands of the Lin family. Maybe some people think that there is nothing wrong with being a chess piece," Lin Fu said here, paused for a moment, and looked at Gu Ying's face wildly.
With her snow-white and tender jade face, she looked boldly into her deep, clear eyes that resembled the stars in the night sky, and said, "It's just that I don't want to be someone else's pawn!"
"Ah..." Gu Yingxiu looked at Lin Fu with confusion, who had become a little darker and thinner but more heroic after returning from this trip. It was hard to imagine that these words came from his mouth. I really felt that Lin Fu had this trip.
Coming back was very different from before. Although she had always believed that it was her responsibility to take good care of Lin Fu, she couldn't find anything to say to persuade him to change his mind. She also felt that Lin Fu's words were so heroic that many men
However, she has lived a life of intrigue in the Lin family for these years and knows what the reality is. She said softly, "I'm really happy for you that you have such ambition, but there is no need for you to refuse it in person.
No room is left."
"One step is weak and every step is weak. The master wants to use me as a chess piece. As long as I fall in, am I still qualified to deal with the master?" Lin Fu said.
"That's true, but you are in Dongyang!" Gu Yingxiu said. She knew the power of the Lin family in Dongyang Mansion. Lin Fu was originally a descendant of the Lin family. Instead of trying to break free from Lin Tingxun's control, it was better to wait patiently for a few days.
Years, waiting for Lin Tingxun to die.
"After the matter here is settled, I will go to Jiangning." Lin Fu said.
"Ah," Gu Yingxiu was slightly startled, a thought suddenly flashed through her mind, her face turned red, and she scolded, "You still don't change your ways, what good is that coquettish vixen, you still have to do it for me
Is she going to Jiangning?" Before she finished speaking, she felt that it was inappropriate to say this, as if she was jealous of that singing girl in Jiangning. Although she was a little rude, Gu Yingxiu still felt very angry, her deep and charming eyes were fierce
Staring at Lin Fu.
Lin Fu touched his nose and couldn't tell Gu Yingxiu about the rogue bandits and the Chongzhou boy. The matter about Su Mei was hard for him to explain, so he didn't say anything, and now he was indifferent.
Gu Yingxiu's voice was a bit loud. Zhao Hu, Lin Jingchang and Zhao Hu stood in the distance and looked over without knowing why. Zhou Pu thought to himself: These beautiful women are really concerned about Lin Fu's affairs. Now,
My son is jealous of Miss Su.
At this moment, the second young master, Lin Xunzong and Zhao Neng, walked over from the far side of the corridor and stared at this side. Halfway through, they turned into a courtyard.
"Well..." Gu Yingxiu saw that Lin Fu was silent. She couldn't continue to stalemate with him in front of the concierge like a vindictive little girl. That would be too inappropriate, so she only said softly: "I have to go back to the lake in two days.
Yan, you should also visit Huyan when you have time..."
Huyan is Gu Yingxiu's hometown, more than ten miles away from Shanglin.
"Yes." Lin Fu responded. It was a taboo in etiquette for men and women to meet in private. He knew that Gu Yingxiu's private meeting was not because of the relationship between a man and a woman. He just cared about him and wanted to persuade him to change his mind. However, he also wanted to persuade Gu Yingxiu to change his mind.
He was surprised by his aggressiveness and boldness. In the past, even if he would be happy in his heart, he would probably not dare to go to the appointment.
Gu Yingxiu and her maid Cui'er turned around and walked towards the inner house. Lin Fu, Zhou Pu, Zhao Hu and others, as well as Zhao Hu's mother, left the Lin family mansion. They did not notice that the courtyard door that the second young master Lin Xuzong had just entered was opened a crack.
It was not closed, and a pair of eyes were hidden outside the door, staring outside.
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Listening to the slight sound of the skirt of his skirt brushing against the green brick corridor, Lin Xuzong stood behind the door with his hands behind his hands. His slender eyes were slightly squinted, as if he was imagining the graceful posture of Gu Yingxiu walking towards the depths of the house.
"Second Young Master..." Zhao Neng stood aside with lowered eyebrows and lowered hands, but secretly looked at the Second Young Master's expression. He could only rely on the Second Young Master in the Lin family.
"It's different from before..." Lin Xuzong frowned.
"The return of the Soft-footed Shrimp is very different from the past." Zhao Neng said in the tone of the second master.
"I mean my dad."
"What's wrong with the master? He took the wrong medicine and doesn't want that house... I've been with the master for several years, but I've never seen him get rejected like this."
"If he is really a useless weakling, my father will only try to win him over once. Anyway, he will not be able to escape from the palm of his hand in the future. Think about it, what if the slut deliberately instigated this rejection?"
"..." Zhao Neng was startled for a moment, and then said, "Nothing can escape the eyes of the Second Young Master. I wonder why this soft-footed shrimp is so different from before when he comes back this time!"
Lin Xuzong frowned even deeper.
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Lin Fu and others left the Lin family mansion. On the way, Zhao Hu couldn't forget that the Seventh Lady asked him to come to his mother early in the morning: "What did the Seventh Lady want to ask you for, and you haven't said anything yet?"
"You're so impatient, how many steps are there before you get home?" Zhao Hu's mother complained, "I still have to ask the scholar whether this can be done."
"What's the matter with me?" Lin Fu asked, "There's something that Mrs. Seven wants Aunt Zhao to tell me. Why didn't you tell me just now?"
"The Seventh Madam said that if you pass the exam, scholar, you will be the master from now on. You have to have people around you. Although Huzi has a rough temper, the scholar knows that he is serious-minded and can do things quickly. Do you think..."
"How could this happen?" Lin Fu heard what Zhao Hu meant and quickly said, "I regard Zhao Hu as my brother, how could I ruin Zhao Hu like this?"
"Then you look down on Hu Zi?" Zhao Hu's mother asked back.
Lin Fu was blocking Zhao Hu's mother there with words. He didn't expect that the Seventh Lady would think so carefully for him. If it were him in the past, he only wanted to be rich all his life, so he would probably agree. After all, Zhao Hu lost his temper because he vented his anger on him.
An errand in a rural camp. In this society, there is no distinction between high and low, and there is not much concept of personal equality. Although he and Zhao Hu are good friends, it is not difficult to accept that they have become a master-servant relationship. Even Zhao Hu himself would not feel much aggrieved.
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Zhao Hu didn't expect that Mrs. Seven was talking to his mother about this. She was a little hasty, had no mental preparation, had complicated thoughts, and didn't know what to say.
Lin Fu patiently persuaded Zhao Hu: "Auntie, what are you talking about? You also know that I just made the owner of the family unhappy because of the incident at Nanxiyuan House. It may not be a good thing for Zhao Hu to follow me----
In fact, I was just looking for an opportunity to ask Madam Seven to help Zhao Hu and let him return to the village camp..."
"How important the Nanxiyuan House can be, the Lin family can't take away your honorary title, right?" Zhao Hu's mother is a very independent woman, she said, "It's good that Zhao Hu can go back to his hometown to camp.
, but there is always no one to support him in the rural camp, and his temper is rough. If he says something wrong or does something wrong again, shouldn't he be kicked out by the boss with just one sentence? Auntie, I'm in Xiucai today.
I would like to say something to you in front of you. I have watched you grow up, and I know that you are also serious-minded. Now that you have achieved fame and fame, Huzi will follow you, and your future will be better than returning to your hometown. Could it be said that you have already promised someone else?"
"That's not true..." Lin Fu felt that he was a little weak in speaking, and he really couldn't find a good excuse to refuse Zhao Hu's request.
Lin Jingwen helped from the side and said: "I think this is good. If you go to Yanjing to take the exam again, you can't have no one to take care of you. If I hadn't been able to resign from the warehouse's accounting office at will, I would have been shameless and asked you to accept me as your guard."
Lin Jingwen still believed that Lin Fu had gained strength in front of the family master because he had made up his mind to go to Yanjing to participate in the meeting to try for greater fame.
Lin Fu passed the exam and gained fame. Even if he did not take the Jinshi exam or hold an official position, according to the rules of this dynasty, he could still have four followers as domestic slaves like officials and hereditary nobles. This is not true.
This is not to say that officials of this dynasty cannot raise more domestic slaves. When Zhu Guochang, the former governor of Jiangdong, left office, nearly 3,000 family members left Jiangning in a mighty and prosperous manner, but the legal quota for domestic slaves was only four. These four
According to the regulations, people can be exempted from the Ding tax, corvee and various additional taxes except the land tax (the person who is admitted as a scholar can only be exempted from the Ding tax and corvee).
Zhao Hu's mother is interested in these four legal quotas. At first glance, it is not a big deal to exempt people, officials, or slaves from hereditary clans from the Ding tax and corvee. The key lies in the exemption from various land taxes.
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Dongyang Prefecture is located in a fertile area with few droughts and floods. It has summer rice and autumn wheat. One acre of mature land can usually produce a harvest of three tons of rice and wheat throughout the year. A family can have twenty acres of land. They can do odd jobs in their spare time.
By paying the full Ding tax, exemption money, and land tax, one can live a relatively comfortable life, but the government's various tax increases, tax collectors' exploitation, and various village apportionments are enough to make such an owner-peasant family live in embarrassment. If
If your income is not good, or you are involved in a lawsuit or a bandit, you may be on the verge of bankruptcy at any time.
Putting it this way, you can probably see the benefits of being a domestic slave for the juren master. Although only one person can be exempted from the Ding tax and corvee, it can help the family avoid various extras attached to the land, not to mention that there is no need to worry about being punished.
Tax collectors are exploiting and making things difficult for them. If the government offers any benefits of rent reduction or tax reduction, they will naturally enjoy it first. If they encounter a lawsuit, they will have someone to fall back on.
This is still a situation where Master Lin Fu is not doing well. If Lin Fu is doing well and gets an official position in the county, then his followers will naturally have more benefits.
Lin Fu sighed in his heart, thinking about the behavior of those in later generations who competed to be secretaries and drivers for leaders, how different is it from the current behavior?
The only disadvantage is that being a retinue is the same as being a slave. However, ordinary villagers who are struggling to make ends meet do not attach much importance to the distinction between good and bad. The servants around Lin Tingxun are also domestic slaves, but they are
How many people in Lin Village can look down on them? It doesn't matter if Zhao Hu becomes a retinue and becomes a lowly citizen, it can bring a lot of benefits to his family, but Lin Jingchang will not be willing to do so. Although he has failed to pass the imperial examination several times, he may not be dead.
In mind, if you join a lowly status, you can't strive for fame. However, there are no restrictions on joining the army or even serving as a low-level officer.
Lin Fu said that he would not accept Zhao Hu as his guard because he was afraid of wronging him and hurting the brotherhood. In fact, he did not want to drag Zhao Hu into something more dangerous, whether it was a rogue bandit, a Chongzhou boy, or
The affairs between Su Mei and Jin Anshe's family are not dangers that ordinary people can bear, but in Zhao Hu's mother's opinion, Lin Fu's refusal to accept his son as a domestic slave is really hurting the brotherhood.
Zhao Hu didn't care. If Lin Fu agreed, he would still feel embarrassed.
Lin Fu could only spread his hands and say that we could discuss the matter later. Zhao Hu looked up at the sun and thought it was almost noon. He said: "It's too late to go back and cook. Let's go to the ferry. It's the first day of the scholar's career."
When you come back, you should also have a dust-cleansing banquet..."
Zhao Hu's mother didn't ask any questions and went back first. She was a woman and couldn't follow him to a restaurant on the street. Lin Fu, Zhao Hu, Lin Jingchang, Zhou Pu, Chen Size and others walked towards the ferry.
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