Chen Shuren slapped and reprimanded Chen Yuanyuan, and felt very hot inside.
He was an unruly soldier and traveled around for four months. He had no clothes and no food every day. There was no woman around him to take care of him.
After holding it in for so long, my instinct is like a volcano surging, ready to explode at any time.
In his anxiety, he inevitably squeezed a little harder, causing Chen Yuanyuan to cry out in pain. Only then did he realize it and used the last bit of reason to scold him:
"Where's Mr. Jun? He didn't show up when he was supposed to show up. I've owed her for several months, and if I delay it any longer, it's going to be a serious debt! It's better for you to pretend to be public and to benefit your own personal gain. You just pretend to help her, but where are you hiding her?"
Chen Yuanyuan's charming eyes were as soft as silk, she lowered her voice to the lowest level, and said with a narrow smile: "Young master, it's true that you don't care about your love and cherish the jade, but you are very responsible. I want to say that you care about it, but you only have responsibility. I know that small things hurt people.
In the past few months, Junjun has secretly asked me a lot about my personal affairs. She is afraid and has agreed with me to hide first. She will naturally show up later when you are not so angry."
"Afraid? What's there to be afraid of?" Chen Shuren couldn't help it anymore. He originally thought that he owed Li Xiangjun so much and had been recharging his energy for a long time to deal with her first. How could he return after being disturbed by Chen Yuanyuan like this? Take care of it.
"Have you forgotten? Last year during the Mid-Autumn Festival, you also agreed to leave for two months, but it turned out that we had to wait for more than half a year before we could get together! The slave family knew that Xiaowan had to wait hard, so they let her go first, but in the end, you couldn't even pull her away. , which caused her to be injured for several days. She had to vent her anger first today, so the slave family had to suffer a little loss first."
Chen Shuren was provoked by the words and became even more angry. He jumped on his horse and pointed his gun and shouted angrily: "I told you to pretend to be a public servant to help private interests! I told you to pretend to be a public servant to help private interests!"
"There is no such thing as pretending to be a public servant. The slave family is not just for the harmony of the family and the family. The young master just needs to calm down his anger. He should keep some strength and the slave family can serve him above."
Chen Yuanyuan's tenderness and carefulness at the end also warmed Chen Shuren's heart.
Just because he is energetic, it does not mean that his physical fitness and muscle strength are equally strong. He really has to use up all the energy he has spent so long tonight tonight. If his energy can keep up, his athletic ability may not be able to keep up.
Chen Yuanyuan took advantage of the situation to counterattack, and when Shen Shuren was distracted, he turned around and suppressed him. Then he went boating on the lake with ease, drifting with the current. The bright moon shone on the water, and the shadow formed a three-month pattern.
The white reflection of the bright moon and the sparkling waves of light rippled for who knows how long. Finally, Chen Yuanyuan was like a crane singing to the sky, gradually becoming blurred, and then Li Xiangjun quietly appeared at the right time.
Chen Shuren turned around and hugged her, held her in his arms domineeringly, sniffed Li Xiangjun's earlobe, and whispered, "I made you wait four more months. Are you aggrieved or afraid?"
Li Xiangjun trembled all over, and inevitably had some goosebumps, and softly and softly, there was a hint of tenderness and playfulness:
"The slave family is not afraid. In the eyes of outsiders, the slave family has been the son of the master four months ago. Since the reputation has been ruined long ago, of course it must be worthy of the name, otherwise it will be even worse."
"Of course, this makes you famous!"
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Killing two birds with one stone in one night, feeling refreshed and refreshed, I went from fishing in the small courtyard by the lake all the way back to the original lady's embroidery room in the manor.
The next morning, when I woke up to the refreshing lake breeze, the first thing that caught my eye was two pretty faces that still looked nostalgic and infatuated, pink and tear-filled.
There was a sense of contented relief in the corners of his eyes and eyebrows.
When Li Xiangjun opened his eyes, he inevitably ducked shyly, and when the pain was touched, he let out a soft cry and frowned slightly.
"Don't move, just lie down for a while if it hurts," Chen Shuren hugged the two girls with compassion and dominance, and pressed the two girls back into his arms without distinction, and said with confidence,
"No matter if there was any other purpose when I ransomed you, now you are my woman, and I will pity you for the rest of my life. I, Shen Shu, stand upright, and I will never ignore the women I have favored, and I will never neglect you at will, and I will definitely start well and end well." ."
Li Xiangjun wrapped her eyes around his neck with stern eyes:
"Young Master, don't say that. Even if I was used by the Young Master, I would still be willing to do so. The Young Master saves the country and the people and does great things. He is a great man who is the best in the world. Even if he is a hero among women in the world, he wants to be used by the Young Master and do something for him. I can’t even dream of big things.”
"You're flattering me." After all, Shen Shuren is an ambitious person. When a woman says that, even if he knows the value is doubtful, he still can't help but be happy.
"That's all, I'll spend a few days with you, and I won't worry about government affairs recently! I've been fighting for the imperial court for four months, and I don't deserve a holiday!"
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Chen Shuren took this break and rested for more than half a month, singing and singing every night, living the life of a couple of gods and immortals.
"Singing and singing every night" is not an adjective, but a real thing.
Chen Yuanyuan was originally the number one actor in Kun Opera in the world, and Li Xiangjun was the number one actor in Nan Opera in the world.
The world's top names in the two major folk art schools are waiting for him, and there are various musical instruments to accompany him, so he can listen to whatever he wants. Anyway, the two girls are also versatile in musical instruments, and each of them can practice at least seven or eight.
This kind of treatment, that is, not doing those dirty things, just hugging one on each side, quietly playing the piano and listening to music, can be said to be rare in heaven and hard to find in the world.
Even if Chen Shuren were to travel back to the 21st century, it would be difficult to find such cultural and entertainment enjoyment. This was a complete victory for him. He also admitted for the first time that even if he returned to the Ming Dynasty, he would not be able to only fight and kill. With a great career, you can also enjoy life.
Of course, Shen Shuren is not a licentious person. The reason why he took a break for more than half a month is because there is really no government affairs for him to be busy with recently.
The weather in the south is relatively warm, and the autumn harvest comes earlier. Starting from late August, farming is generally busy.
If Shenshu people want to engage in other military industry, industrial and commercial construction, water conservancy improvement, other projects, or training new soldiers, they have to avoid the autumn harvest season.
Moreover, due to the war, many fields were still being planted during the spring plowing, but during the autumn harvest, many people had their families destroyed and their families dead. In addition to those killed by the war, there were also many who had not survived the drought and starved to death.
In these unowned lands, or fields where too much labor was lost, the Shenshu people had to organize guard troops to help the people harvest, and at the same time collect a little grain as labor fees to support the troops.
Therefore, during this half-month vacation, he didn't do anything during the day. He just chose some relaxing errands that were similar to official travel.
I took a horse-drawn carriage and took a tour around Wuchang Prefecture, looking at the mountains and rivers, camping and outings, surveying the environment, and encouraging farmers.
It's just that in the past in Huangzhou, he persuaded farmers to ride horses. This time, he brought his female relatives with him, so he changed to riding horse-drawn carriages.
After coming from a poor mountain base to a big city like Wuchang, it is true that everyone has a slightly exaggerated life style. Shen Shuren can at least be better than Liu Bang and better than Li Zicheng.
At the same time as the autumn harvest here in Wuchang Prefecture, the autumn harvest is of course also happening in Huangzhou across the river. This year, Shenshu people have tried their best to promote these high-yielding crops in the fields suitable for growing potatoes and corn throughout Huangzhou.
The promotion area of potatoes is nearly double that of corn. Potatoes can be grown two seasons a year. Suizhou Prefecture also promotes potatoes in the summer season, because Suizhou was already submerged in May. The tree people are restored.
The seed-to-yield ratio of these crops ranges from more than ten times to twenty or thirty times.
Therefore, even if Huangzhou is a mountainous state with few fields, if all the corn in Huangzhou is harvested for seed, at least there will be enough suitable land for seven or eight plain state capitals to plant corn next year.
There is no need to worry about breeding potato tubers. With one more round, you can plant them in two provinces. Not only can Shen Shuren save enough seeds, but he can also organize a merchant fleet to sell them to Sichuan and Jiangxi——
Although Sichuan and Jiangxi are not places under the jurisdiction of the Chenshu people, and the farming results in those places cannot benefit the Chenshu people immediately. But after all, they are all provinces in the Han region. The more high-yielding grains are promoted, the more people will survive. People of the Ming Dynasty do not need to calculate so clearly.
Since there are enough seeds, the Shen family's fleet has not been idle. Starting from late August, it has been crossing the river from Huangzhou in waves to transport corn cobs to Wuchang and Hanyang.
First, we would give priority to the tenant farmers who cultivated the land owned by the government, and the military camps of the guards, and then promote it to the private gentry organizations. It is impossible for Shen Shuren to have the manpower and management ability to personally promote it in each township. New crops must be subcontracted to the main squires. The government only plays a supervisory role to ensure that they distribute the seeds.
And those who get seeds from the government will definitely have to pay an extra 20% of the harvest tax next year.
This is also very reasonable. After all, the seed loan for ordinary crops is limited to 10% of the harvest. Chenshu people promote new varieties, and doubling the harvest to 20% for seed loans is already a benevolent policy.
It’s just that Chen Shuren is a bit stronger. He has troops at hand, a strong business community, the support of the elders and governors, and a reputation for military exploits. Therefore, he can even be more domineering than Wang Anshi when he implemented the "Green Mature Law" A little -
Those who are not far-sighted enough and have little knowledge and are unwilling to try to grow new crops, it is best to borrow seed loans from Shen Daotai!
Unless there is a legitimate reason, such as the type of land being unsuitable for growing corn and potatoes, the exemption can only be made after the government sends someone to review the geography.
Shen Shuren also knew that this kind of policy-based measure to suppress the local gentry's borrowings would definitely be skewed in execution, and would be like Wang Anshi's Qingmiao Law in the past, which was to "allocate loans to people who don't need loans and collect interest."
Shen Shuren can only strengthen inspections, minimize them, and establish a supervision system. But it is absolutely impossible to completely avoid them.
In such troubled times, he can only act urgently and do some harm, but compared to the huge benefits that can be gained from promotion, the benefits always outweigh the disadvantages.
It is precisely because of this that in the past ten days, he seemed to be on an outing in Wuchang Prefecture and Hanyang Prefecture. In fact, he was asking people around him to draw detailed maps and record the quality of the fields in each township and village.
Compare it with the official fish scale books and other books that can no longer keep up with the timeliness, and add the newly collected information.
When the time comes for seed loans, if the area of land suitable for planting reported by which county or township is significantly different from the approximate data collected by Shen Shuren through unannounced visits in advance, he will have to pay close attention. This means that the officials in charge of this area are greedy. It is possible that taking advantage of the power at hand, the apportionment and lending may be increased.
Chen Yuanyuan and Li Xiangjun also traveled with him for more than ten days. At first, they felt a little guilty, thinking that they had caused the young master to become corrupt. They were originally riding horses to patrol various counties to encourage farmers, but now they were dragged down by their female relatives. Ride in such a luxurious incense carriage.
After a long time, the two women also came to their senses - the young master is really too treacherous, and this is another plan that kills two birds with one stone for the company.
The reason for pretending to be so depraved was not to deceive the subordinate officials who would be responsible for apportioning the seed loans in the future, but to let down their vigilance and not notice that Master Daotai had already conducted careful secret visits.
In the evening, when one sang Kun Opera and the other sang Southern Opera, they inevitably expressed some sadness. Occasionally when they persuaded Shen Shuren to drink, the two girls did not forget to act coquettishly: "Young master is really a scheming man. He took us out to enjoy the mountains." Shui never forgets to take the opportunity to plot against others."
"No way, you think too much. Your duty is to have fun. A woman who is too sober will not be happy."