Chapter Three Hundred and Ninety-two Can't the Hand-Saving Boss Do It?
The Zhu family sent a letter to Cangzhou on the same day that Zhu Ying had launched an attack on Jiangge Lao Street. A day and night later, Zhu Tingfang saw the messenger. Although he knew that this was his sister's usual temper, he still felt abnormal.
Subtle, even though he knew that Zhu Ying was so merciless to Mr. Jiang Ge, not only for Zhang Shou, but also for his father and his brother.
However, as a man and as an elder brother, how could he let a woman and her young sister lead the charge?
The same goes for dad, why doesn’t he do something? If he doesn’t do something, he sends out all the confidants in front of him...
Zhu Tingfang had some complaints against his father Zhu Jing for the first time, and then he immediately wrote a letter in front of the courier, saying that everything was fine here in Cangzhou and there was no need to worry about it. After the ink was dry, he sealed it in an envelope and asked the courier to deliver it.
Go back. However, when the messenger took the letter, he did not leave immediately. Instead, he asked with a smile: "Aren't the eldest master, the second master, and the longevity master here?"
Knowing that Zhu Er was just being asked a side question, in fact, the person he really wanted to ask was Zhang Shou. Zhu Tingfang couldn't help but feel angry and funny, but the messenger in front of him not only represented his father, but also his grandmother and stepmother. He only
He could say in as calm a tone as possible: "Second brother and Zhang Shou went out to the cotton fields outside the city. I'm afraid they won't be able to come back for a while."
Seeing that the messenger had an expression of obvious astonishment, as if he didn't know how the future husband and uncle, who had nothing to do with farming, could go to some cotton fields, he patiently explained: "Erlang has been a tireless farmer these days, right?
There was interest in the seeds from overseas and the cotton fields, and a group of cotton farmers were invited to say what they wanted to do...a cooperative?"
Speaking of this, Zhu Tingfang thought fiercely in his heart that Zhang Shou must be the one instigating this weird idea because of his pig brain. But Zhu Er couldn't figure it out in the end.
So he came back with a grimace and continued to beg Zhang Shou for help. He was so hopeless! Wait and see how he deals with this kid when he comes back!
Ever since Zhu Ying returned to Beijing, the Zhu family all knew that Zhu Er, who had run away from home, was originally in Cangzhou. Since Zhu Tingfang, the eldest brother, and Zhang Shou, the future brother-in-law, were both here, and Zhu Ying said a lot of good things to Zhu Er,
Therefore, even if Zhu Jing realized that there was something fishy about running away from home, he did not send anyone to escort the traitor back, but instead ordered a messenger to inquire about it.
But the messenger really didn't expect that what the eldest lady swore about the second young master being a good farmer... turned out to be true! He thought about it, and finally asked with a smile: "Eldest Young Master, the wife of the capital and the master are very concerned about the second young master.
Regarding the young master’s situation, I am not in a hurry to return to Beijing to resume my duties. If possible, can you allow me to go and see the second young master?”
Zhu Tingfang knew what was going on without even thinking about it. He rubbed his eyebrows with a headache, and finally said in a deep voice: "Forget it, the second brother took Zhu Yi and the others to the town, and asked Lao Xi to take you there.
Let’s go outside the city and see if we can find it.”
If you can't find him, just leave him alone! There are so many cotton fields in Cangzhou, and he doesn't know where the people are! Zhang Shou, the irresponsible hands-off shopkeeper, doesn't even care about the county government these days, and there are so many lawsuits every day, that Sun
The chief clerk couldn't take care of it at all, so he had to do it himself. Unfortunately, he had memorized the laws of Ming Dynasty for so many years and couldn't put them to use. This time he was almost like Zhu Qingtian!
There is also a deceptive emperor and a procrastinating court... Is it difficult to send a county magistrate and add a few more subordinate officials to Cangzhou? He can use those martial disciples to fill the vacancies in the third class of government officials, but he cannot appoint them himself
A group of temporary officials! If the court doesn't send anyone, he will just keep doing this. He is not a local official!
When the messenger said goodbye to Zhu Tingfang and followed Lao Xi, who was assigned to him by the eldest son, and walked out of the county government office, he remembered the name of the person whom the eldest son had just introduced, and asked with great interest: "Dare you ask me, brother?
But that warrior who once killed the assassin with the eldest son?"
As soon as he heard the word "assassin", Lao Xi's face suddenly became tense. Should he say that Zhu Tingfang was mainly responsible for exchanging injuries for injuries and killed several assassins that time, or should he say that the one who came later "
"Uncle Hua" descended from the sky and picked up people in one pot like chopping melons and vegetables? In that case, how could he, who claimed to have followed Zhu Tingfang to fight his way out of the northern captives, be worthy of his personal feelings?
After thinking about it, he could only say vaguely: "It's just something not worth mentioning."
Because his contribution in killing assassins is really not worth mentioning... Of course, it is a little better than his other two companions!
The messenger didn't know the ups and downs of Lao Xi's mood, so he complimented him a few more words, and his face turned green. He already realized that the person in front of him was by no means an open-minded person, so he returned to the topic and preached: "Young Master, those ten
Several heads were sent back, and the entire capital was horrified. Those who initially criticized the eldest son's military exploits behind his back now no longer dare to speak out."
"After all, the people of Cangzhou are applauding. Even if some people want to think that the eldest son killed civilians and pretended to be an assassin, this is impossible. But the eldest son can escape the assassinations of so many assassins and kill them on the spot, which shows his bravery.
"
Seeing that Lao Xi remained silent, thinking that he would spend seven trips to the capital without mentioning the specific details of the assassination in front of Zhu Jing, he deliberately continued: "The emperor was furious and ordered the heads of these assassins to be hung on the city gate. It is said that that day
Many people were so scared that they didn't dare to go there... It's a pity that these people are dead, so it's hard to trace where the assassin came from. Later, I just went to Beilu to push the issue."
The messenger kept talking, but Lao Xi remained silent. He thought that the so-called Beilu assassination was just to deceive the ignorant people. Everyone knew it was a joke. When he led the people out of the county government gate one after another, they met him.
He collided with a man who dismounted from his horse. It was not until the man dismounted that there was a rapid sound of horse hooves from behind, and then several riders chased after him.
When the messenger saw the first person to dismount, he was stunned: "Master Zhang?" Didn't Zhang Chen claim to have fallen off his horse and was recuperating in the Duke's Mansion of Qin? How could he be in Cangzhou? Zhu Ying had returned to Beijing before, Cangzhou
No matter how many letters I sent here, I didn’t even mention it!
He glanced at the visitor strangely, and Zhang Chen vaguely felt that he looked familiar. When Lao Xi came forward and said that it was the messenger from the Zhao Guogong Palace in the capital, he nodded slightly and said casually: "Oh, I am in Cangzhou.
, your wife, the master, your wife, and the eldest lady know, the emperor and my father know, my little husband knows, and other people who shouldn’t know, please don’t make it public."
The messenger finally came to his senses. He was not angry at the person he was not supposed to know before, and responded with a smile. When he came out this time, he received instructions from the dowager and his wife, but on the other hand, there was something secretly going on.
The strict orders of Zhao Guogong Zhu Jing.
When Lao Xi saw Zhang Chen happily walking in after greeting them, he quickly said: "Master Zhang is here to see Dr. Zhang? He was dragged out by the second master early in the morning. Ah Liu and
That little peanut is following..."
Before he could finish his words, Zhang Chen, who had stopped and rushed back angrily, opened his mouth and cursed: "Can this guy be more reliable in his work? He comes to Mr. Xiao for help every now and then. He doesn't know what he is doing."
Use your brain and think of a solution? Look at me, not only have I put my own mess in order, but I have even put the Jiang family and Qi's in order, he is really useless!"
Faced with such complaints, the messenger could only smile bitterly. But Lao Xi didn't care - no matter how hard Zhang Chen scolded, he would only dare to scold Zhu Er, not Zhu Tingfang. He coughed dryly and said: "This
The messenger from Duke Zhao's Mansion was ordered to see the Second Young Master, so the eldest Young Master asked me to take him to look for him. But there are so many cotton fields in Cangzhou, and although I am familiar with the people in the city, outside the city..."
Before he could finish his words, Zhang Chen said very cheerfully: "Okay, leave it to me! I know best where Zhu Er is. You go and reply to your eldest son, and I will take people to find Zhu Er. Also.
Yes, please teach him a lesson. Even if the little gentleman is his future brother-in-law, he won’t be so coveted and won’t let him go! The little gentleman has a lot to do, and many people are eager to see him!”
Boss Zhu took him and Zhu Er to beat him last time. Huh, if it weren't for the fact that Boss Zhu was too powerful and he couldn't beat them, he wouldn't be so angry!
Lao Xi agreed with a haha. Seeing Zhang Chen taking the messenger away with an unquestionable expression on his face, he breathed a sigh of relief. He never wanted to hear anything related to that group of assassins again, because that was
It will make him feel useless. Now that the troublesome messenger has been handed over, he can also deal with Zhu Tingfang.
Although Zhang Shou wants to be a business owner, it has to be said that it is still extremely difficult for people these days to understand the concept of cooperatives - after all, Zhang Shou himself only has a partial understanding. And when he put these things into perspective
The concept was completely taught... or instilted into Zhu Er, Zhang Chen and Jiang Dashao, and the three people's understandings were even more different.
It's okay for Young Master Jiang. Although Mr. Jiang has handed over the power, he can still personally serve as his son's adviser. The Jiang family also has many accountants and business experts. Zhang Chen is also okay, because after all, he has been pretending to be in Xingtai for several months.
The second prince's secret envoy, after arguing with people in the official shopping mall, and actually performing a classic operation of left hand and right hand, now still has a big killer weapon in his hand.
That's right, it's the new loom that Zhang Chen himself just started using in Xingtai, which has doubled its efficiency.
Therefore, Zhu Er, who was really poor and had nothing to do, was indeed the one who had the hardest time starting out.
Among the cotton farmers, Zhu Er relied on his sharp tongue and established the image of Zhu Erlang as a righteous man in the palace. In addition, with the help of Little Peanut, he persuaded a few thorns in the road, and the initial progress was smooth.
, but when Zhu Er proposed to merge the land, distribute it uniformly, cultivate it uniformly, conduct assessments according to the cultivation situation, and distribute the money at the end of the year, some people began to have concerns.
The land owned by most farmers these days is just like the land contracted by farmers in later generations, small and intertwined, and the two pieces of land may even be far apart.
Not only them, but also the rich families. Farms with hundreds of acres connected into one area are very rare, and the price is often several times more expensive than small pieces of land. Thousands of acres are almost invisible, because even the emperor does not have that many
A piece of land.
In the past, emperors of all dynasties would secretly save some private money in their treasury, and some emperors and even princes would privately purchase real estate and estates. However, because the heirlooms were too fierce, all these things would be pulled out and used as charges afterwards. Therefore,
Ruizhong and the emperor and his son did a very strange thing.
Ruizong made public a farm he owned when he was a prince to the world, claiming that his little property would be passed on to the current emperor when he died.
As for the current emperor, he has set an even greater example since he came into power. When the prince comes of age, he will be given a separate courtyard, not even a palace. In addition, Taizu, who has no ability, no merit, and no title, will be given to each person.
Xun, that’s why the eldest prince and the second prince are so miserable.
As for the number of death row prisoners and prisoners of war working in some workshops and mines directly affiliated with the royal family, that is another matter. That is the secret of the emperor and the ceremonial supervisor... Even if the ministers have been criticized,
The emperor is confident, I don't even have an imperial palace, what else do you think?
Closer to home, since the emperor does not have thousands of acres of land, it is even more impossible for ordinary people. The most important thing is that Taizong ordered that if a family and one surname have more than a thousand acres of land, the tax will be doubled.
Honors and honors cannot be reduced or reduced, and ordinary people can report to the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Although this decree was considered to be in vain for a while, both Yingzong and Ruizhong implemented it seriously.
As a result, the emperor who is now sitting on the throne sees an agricultural picture of the homesteaders relying on two acres of scattered land here and three acres of land there to maintain food and clothing, while the big landowners and rich men have dozens of acres here.
There are dozens of acres of land over there, and no matter how rich you are, there are only a few thousand acres of land, but it is all in pieces, and it is impossible to be as rich as the country. Further down, there are long-term and hired workers...
However, such scattered land is not suitable for concentrated farming, let alone intensive farming... Because if the small rich farmers with dozens of acres of land do not hire long-term workers, they will be too busy at all, just running back and forth between a few plots of land.
, that’s enough to be tiring! As for the consequences of hiring part-time workers, it may also reduce your own income, so the solution for a well-off family is generally to work hard!
If you have more children, you will have more labor force... But after the family is divided, unless you are successful in business and imperial examinations, the original well-off family will become a family with food and clothing. If the family is divided again, the family with food and clothing may become a hand-to-mouth existence.
In short, most cotton farmers in Cangzhou are struggling to survive by taking care of a few acres of land during the busy season, busy moving goods at the wharf during the slack season, and having a spinning machine or loom at home.
After Zhang Shou came to complain with the first version of the plan that could not be implemented, Zhang Shou racked his brains to recall the few details he remembered, and then he discovered the problem that he had ignored. Moreover, he found that he still had
One thing I forgot was to remind Zhu Er not to settle the accounts at the end of the year when he hired the villagers, because it was no different from making cakes to appease his hunger and promising hollow glutinous rice balls!
So, Zhu Er moved here as a reinforcement early in the morning. When he appeared in front of several cotton farmers, Zhang Shou had the same smile on his face as before, just like he was known as a gentle and amiable bamboo in Cangzhou.
A gentleman's demeanor is the same.
Sure enough, before he opened his mouth, several cotton farmers were already rushing to speak. Finally, it was one of the loud-voiced cotton farmers who once occupied the palace with Xian Yunhe and was later released and went home who spoke first.
"Dr. Zhang, we are really afraid of being cheated. Because most of the big households in Cangzhou have dozens and hundreds of various looms and spinning machines, they all need cotton, especially when the price of cotton was extremely high before.
He wants to live up to our cotton fields. Although the second young master seems to be a righteous man, he knows people but not his heart. Who knows what will happen to him in the future!"
Zhu Er almost turned his nose with anger. What does it mean to know people but not their hearts? His loyalty to Zhu Erlang is a lie!
Zhang Shou stopped Zhu Er with his eyes. Before he could explain, another person followed up and said: "That is, when we divide the money at the end of this year, God knows how we will divide it? What I plant is other people's land, and what others plant is
My land, if I do a good job and others are lazy and slippery, whose property does it belong to?"