After the returning common people announced the information they had found out, the common people immediately began to come one after another with land deeds to sell the land. Because they were worried that the two marquises had limited cash and were afraid that they would be late and not be able to sell the land, some people even played tricks on them.
Without notifying others, he secretly ran over first.
Some people were covered in mud and water when they arrived at the inn, and were in a miserable state, apparently because they had fallen into the paddy field in a hurry.
The inn was extremely busy. Under the wind lanterns in the yard, tables were lined up. Several masters from the two marquis mansions accompanying him were busy writing documents and agreements. The rest of the work was divided and coordinated. Zhang Heling was responsible for checking the authenticity of the land deeds.
He is good at it. Then the stewards of the two families guide the people to sign and sign, inform the terms and conditions, etc. Finally, they go to Zhang Yanling to collect the money. After collecting the money, they go to another row of tables to sign the contract to lease the land.
According to the agreement, each family will first sign the lease agreement unchanged based on the land they originally owned, and then make fine adjustments as needed.
The entire assembly line operation, although busy, is not chaotic at all.
Starting from the second watch, I have been busy until the rooster crows and the sky is already bright. All the work of acquiring and signing lease agreements has finally been completed. A total of 38,000 acres of land, all agreements have been signed and delivered, and the procedures are complete.
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Zhang Yanling was very tired, but Zhang Heling was in high spirits, looking at the three stacks of land deeds on the table with great joy.
"Brother, I didn't expect that it really happened. Hahaha. It turned out to be so smooth. To seize love with a knife and to remove fuel from the bottom of the cauldron. When the Zhou family comes tomorrow, that old man Zhou Shou will be pissed to death. Forty thousand acres of fertile farmland.
, Not to mention anything else, just by changing hands like this, I got at least one hundred thousand taels of silver. Hahahaha." Zhang Heling danced happily.
Zhang Yanling yawned and rubbed his sore eyes and said: "Brother, I have agreed with you that this land cannot be changed hands. I agreed to rent the land to these people, but I can't say if it is transferred to others."
, that is a breach of contract. Moreover, you can't do what you did in the village in the capital, wishing they wouldn't collect grain so that you could force them. This village is owned by you and I, and I don't want to do that."
Zhang Heling waved his hand and said: "Come on, you have done a lot of work, so I will do whatever you want. Otherwise, you will be in charge of the affairs here in the future, and I will only get my share of the rent. Each of us will get half of the land, and you will be in charge.
take money."
Zhang Yanling said: "You are very good at planning. However, in order to prevent you from disobeying my advice, we will do this for the time being. Let's pack up and return to the capital."
Zhang Heling said: "Why are we in such a hurry? We have been tired all night, and we have to rest for a day before returning to Beijing. Besides, I have to go and see the land we collected in person. Seeing these lands with my own eyes makes me feel comfortable.
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Zhang Yanling originally wanted to return to Beijing early to avoid unnecessary complications. But seeing everyone's tired looks and the fact that they really couldn't make it on their way, he nodded and said: "That's alright, let's pack up and let the shopkeeper get something to eat and rest."
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All the servants, attendants, and accounting clerks were so tired that their faces turned pale, and they staggered around to pack their things, have breakfast, and rest. Zhang Heling packed all the land deeds in an iron box and brought them into the room. He planned to sleep with these land deeds in his arms.
Everyone packed up and had a rest. Zhang Yanling was also very tired. After going to bed, she fell asleep. I don't know how long it took, but I heard the sound of people shouting and neighing from outside, which was very disturbing. It seemed that someone was yelling and cursing loudly.
Zhang Yanling jumped up and rushed out of the house. Zhang Heling also went out with a disheveled face and a panicked face. When he saw Zhang Yanling, he asked loudly: "Yanling, what happened? Why is it so noisy?"
Zhang Yanling shook his head and said: "I don't know either, brother, don't panic, I'll go take a look."
Zhang Yanling raised his feet and headed towards the front yard, and bumped into Huang Si head-on. Huang Si's face was full of panic and horror. When he saw Zhang Yanling, he shouted loudly: "Master Hou, it's not good, there are many people coming outside, guys with weapons."
, has already entered the front yard, he doesn’t seem to be a good person.”
Zhang Yanling was shocked. It was noon, the sun was shining brightly, and it was a clear day. Is it possible that there are still strong men? Who said that the security outside the capital was not good, and refugees from various places turned into bandits from time to time, but
A large-scale roaring gathering and an open attack on a market town in broad daylight is still unlikely.
"Approximately how many people are here?" Zhang Yanling shouted.
"I didn't see it clearly. There were at least a hundred people with them. Qin Huyuan from the Grand Marquis' Mansion and several brothers were blocking the door of the lobby. They had already entered the courtyard." Huang Siliao said hurriedly.
Zhang Yanling realized the seriousness of the problem and shouted in a deep voice: "Don't panic, call everyone immediately, bring the weapons and gather them in the lobby. I'll go to the front and take a look."
Huang Si promised loudly and roared at the top of his voice. Most of the servants and attendants who were sleeping in more than a dozen guest rooms had actually woken up. When Huang Si shouted, they rushed out one after another.
Zhang Yanling reached out to touch the fire gun at his waist with a sullen face, then raised his feet and headed towards the noisy lobby in front. Zhang Heling trotted after him from behind and asked in panic: "Yanling, Yanling, who is outside?"
?A strong man?"
Zhang Yanling said in a deep voice: "Brother, he broke into the town in broad daylight and besieged the inn where we are staying. This is not like the behavior of ordinary green forest bandits. This is specifically for us. If it is really a bandit, it is okay to say, I am afraid that someone
The instigators behind the scenes are deliberately targeting us."
Zhang Heling said in shock: "You mean... it's the Zhou family?"
Zhang Yanling frowned and said: "It's very possible, but it's too early to draw a conclusion now. Brother, please stay in the guest room while I go to the front to take a look. Ask a few people to protect you."
Zhang Heling shook his head and said: "I'll go and take a look with you. If they really came for us, should I hide and let you deal with it? I'm your brother."
Zhang Yanling nodded, feeling a little moved in his heart. Although his brother had some moral problems, he was still sincere to his family.
While talking, the two of them arrived at the inn lobby and entered the lobby. They saw that the doors and windows of the lobby were closed and the light inside was dim. There were guards guarding the windows and door with knives to prevent people from outside from rushing in. And outside
There was a lot of noise, dust was flying, and an unknown number of people were shouting and making noises in the yard.
Zhang Yanling quickly came to a window and looked out through the gap in the window. He saw that the yard was full of people, tall, short, fat and thin, with all kinds of colors. Some were shirtless, some were wearing short shirts, and all of them were full.
His face was oily and sweaty, and he was holding weapons, sticks, bows, arrows, long forks and other objects in his hands, and he looked extremely menacing.
Several burly men with rough looks were standing around twenty or thirty steps in front of the lobby door, surrounded by a bearded man who looked like an iron tower. The bearded man was holding a shining large ring knife in his hand.
"People inside, listen, it's useless to hide inside and be a coward. It's easy for men to rush in, or burn you all to death inside. But our brothers in Qinglong Mountain only seek wealth, not life. As long as
If you hand over your money, I will keep you alive." The bearded man shouted loudly.
"Open the door quickly and get out, or we will burn you all to death inside." The people around also roared loudly.