The training of the Guards Corps lasted for more than three months in total. Jia Ke stayed in the camp and never returned home. Although Chuncao and Qiaolian often came to visit, Jia Ke didn't want to be special, so he left after a short time.
Drive them back.
Now that the training of the Guards has finally been completed, what is left is daily maintenance training. Jia Ke asked Liu Yu, the captain of the Guards, to lead the training every day. Liu Yu is loyal to Jia Ke and is meticulous in his orders.
The execution made Jia Ke very relieved.
And Jia Ke can also take a rest. After returning to the small courtyard where he had been away for more than three months, and being taken into the inner room by Chuncao, Qiaolian and others, it felt like a world away. Jia Ke had a feeling of missing Chuncao and Qiaolian.
I no longer find it annoying to be jealous, but it is pleasant to listen to.
In the evening, Jia Ke ate a delicious meal specially prepared by Chuncao Niang. Then Jia Ke lay in the bathtub contentedly, enjoying his first hot bath in more than three months. In the military camp, Jia Ke was always with the soldiers.
Let's take a cold bath in the river. It's more comfortable than taking a bath at home.
The next day, Jia Ke got up in the morning and started practicing Fang Tian's Painting Halberd, which he had stopped practicing for more than three months. In the past three months, he had made great progress in absorbing Lu Bu's courage, and he was also able to use Fang Tian's Painting Halberd.
A little easier than before.
After breakfast in the morning, Jia Ke rode a green-maned horse for a few laps outside the village, and practiced the halberd technique on the horse several times. However, Jia Ke found that although the green-maned horse was also a good horse, he was dancing wildly on the horse.
When drawing the halberd, he felt a little weak. Not only did his running speed slow down, but he was also inflexible when decelerating. This was because he didn't wear that precious armor. It seemed that he would still need to get a thousand-mile horse in the future.
Jia Ke did not practice martial arts after lunch. After all, he should take a rest after working hard for so many days.
In the afternoon, I finally took a nap, but I was still disturbed. Chun Cao came in to report that it was Lin Zhixiao who asked to see him. Lin Zhixiao was still very steady, so he was afraid that something might happen if he asked for a see at this time. Jia Ke let Lin Zhixiao in while wailing.
We couldn't let him rest. As soon as the affairs with the Guards were over, Lin Zhixiao didn't know what was going on.
Jia Ke met Lin Zhixiao in the living room of the inner house.
As soon as Lin Zhixiao saw Jia Ke, he saluted him and said, "I wish you well, sir."
Jia Ke waved his hand and said, "Get up, tell me if you have anything to do, I have something else to do."
Lin Zhixiao hurriedly said to Jia Ke: "Uncle, something has happened. There is a drought in your farm this year, and I am afraid the harvest will be cut off."
Jia Ke was a little confused when he heard it and said: "My village is suffering from drought and the harvest will be cut off this year? How did you know?"
Lin Zhixiao replied to Jia Ke and said: "Sir, the young man who came to deliver the case a few days ago passed the message to you on behalf of the second master. I originally wanted to report it to you a few days ago, but I don't want to be disturbed in the military camp, so I can't.
So I postponed it. I don’t have time to practice this morning, so I’m here to report it.”
Jia Ke sat on it and thought for a while. He was not a real dandy or a rich man who didn't know the sufferings of the world. If the harvest failed, people would starve to death. As a landowner, he also had responsibilities.
When he thought of his village being starved to death, he couldn't sit still, and immediately wanted to take a look. But he had never been exposed to rural affairs in his two lives, and he needed a knowledgeable colleague. After looking at Lin Zhixiao, this man had nothing but
As a rent collector, I stay in the capital the rest of the time. I'm afraid I'm not much better than him. Finally, I thought of Liu Hong. Liu Hong has been a steward in Xiacaozhuang for decades and must be very familiar with rural affairs.
, why not come and ask him.
So Jia Ke asked Zhou Wang to find Liu Hong, saying that he had something to ask him.
Within a quarter of an hour, Liu Hong arrived. After meeting Jia Ke and greeting him with greetings, Liu Hong asked Jia Ke, "Sir, I have called you here. Is there anything I can do for you?"
Jia Ke refused to be polite to him and went straight to the point and said: "One of my villagers has suffered a drought this year, and I'm afraid the harvest will be cut off. I grew up in the village and don't know the affairs of other farmers, so I came to ask you.
What things should be purchased to help the people?"
Liu Hong is also an old steward. He has worked in Caozhuang all his life. He has experienced various disasters several times and is no stranger to droughts. So he calmly answered Jia Ke: "The most important thing in the event of a drought is to dig deep wells to solve the problem of water for people and animals."
.Then comes the transportation of grain into the disaster area. Everyone still has a certain amount of grain in stock when the drought breaks out. This is the second step. Then there is the epidemic prevention. After a major disaster, there will be a major epidemic. The dead must be buried deeply. At the same time, medicines will also be needed.
You have to keep up. There is one more thing you must pay attention to. Because drought-stricken areas generally cover a wide area, you must send more people to transport food to drought-stricken areas. Otherwise, the food will be robbed by the victims of the disaster area before it reaches the uncle's farm."
After Liu Hong said this, he comforted Jia Ke and said, "Master, don't worry too much. Whenever there is a disaster, the imperial court will take charge of disaster relief. Usually, it will allocate food funds to the disaster areas to provide relief. After the disaster, it will exempt them from taxes and defer rent collection."
and other measures to restore people’s livelihood.”
Jia Ke felt relieved now, but he was still ready to take a look. After all, it was his Zhuangzi.
When they were discussing how much food to bring with them, Zhou Wang came to report that Jia Zheng had sent someone to deliver a message. Jia Ke hurriedly asked people to come in and saw that it was one of Jia Zheng's boys. The boy came in and saw Jia Ke.
, knelt down and saluted Jia Ke, and then presented Jia Zheng's letter.
Jia Ke asked Zhou Wang to place the messenger in the front yard and let him rest overnight. After he wrote a reply, he would go back tomorrow.
Jia Ke watched the boy go down and opened the letter. The letter told Jia Ke that he already knew about the drought in his Zhuangzi, so he didn't have to worry about it. He had asked Lai Da to send someone to send three hundred taels of silver and five more.
One hundred tons of grain. Zhuangzi also replied that the villagers had arranged the arrangements, so that he could practice martial arts without worrying. He also said that Aunt Zhou was also very good, so that he could rest assured at home.
Jia Ke felt relieved after reading Jia Zheng's letter. He put down the letter and told Lin Zhixiao and Liu Hong that the second master had taken care of the matter at Zhuangzi and sent them food and money. He then let them go.
After dinner in the evening, Jia Ke took out Jia Zheng's letter and wanted to read it again before replying to Jia Zheng, but when he looked at it, Jia Ke's brows furrowed.
Jia Zheng's letter said that money and food had been sent, and Zhuangzi also replied that the victims had been resettled. However, in the past few days, Jia's family and Zhuangzi had several phone calls, and Jia's family also sent all the food.
, and even gave him a reply, which was too fast. This shows that Zhuangzi is not far from the capital. He was in Xiacaozhuang, which was also on the outskirts of Beijing. He did not hear Liu Hong say that the harvest in the village was not good, and Liu Hong also said so.
The drought-stricken area is generally very wide. It is impossible that only Tazhuangrang is affected by drought, while other areas in central Beijing are fine.
It seems that if there is a problem with the Jia family, then there is a problem with Zhuangzi. It is impossible for Jia Zheng to panic in the Jia family, then there is a problem with Zhuangzi, and maybe he is colluding with the steward of the Jia family.
This is because he is young and is here to trick him. When Zhuangzi was in Jia Mu's hands, the weather was good every year. But as soon as he was in his hands, disasters would happen. Not only would the ancestors not have to pay this year, but he would also get the money of the house in vain.
, food. A village manager cannot cover up this matter in any case. The only one in the Jia family who can handle this matter is Lai Da.
At this time, I could get at least three thousand taels of silver, which is not a small sum even there.
When I saw the Red Mansion before, I was told that Mr. Lai's house also had pavilions and pavilions and a large back garden. He even asked Mother Jia to see it. Where did his money come from? It was all from the Jia family.
Jia Ke had never thought about getting into trouble with Lai. After all, Grandma Lai was Jia Mu's confidant. But when he put his hand on his head, I'm afraid he was not only greedy, but also because he didn't take himself seriously and put himself in the eyes of others.
Jia Zheng was also playing tricks on him.
Jia Ke is currently financially strapped (he has subsidized a lot of food expenses for the Guards), and he thought that by renting a house, he would be able to relax, but he did not expect that something like this would happen, and he would never let it go.