Chapter 227 Trouble everywhere

Author: That sour candy

Chapter 227 Trouble everywhere

The two young eunuchs untied the red silk on the box and opened it. Chen Fan pinched his fingers, as if he was looking at the betrothal gift and the dowry.

Are these ten boxes of rewards supposed to be ten lifts of rewards?

The first carry is all kinds of utensils, including porcelain and jade. The second carry is calligraphy and painting, and the scrolls are stacked neatly. The third carry is the four treasures of the study. One carry is dry goods and ingredients, and the other is medicinal materials, which are clearly distinguished. The two carry silks.

Luo satin.

Now that she has class, everyone in her family can wear silk and brocade.

The concubines' three rewards were mostly jewelry and cloth, but they tacitly agreed not to give pen, ink, paper or inkstone.

Chen Fan took a look at the expressions of the officials. They were all very strange and indescribable. Even Zhongshu Ling, who had always been otherworldly, looked very deep.

Duke Xiao said: "Since the Chen family is large, these rewards do not need to be given to others."

Chen Fan lowered his head and said yes. Such a clear reminder was really rare.

The little eunuch brought another box. Eunuch Xiao said: "This is the clothes of the country king. Because we are far away, I can't see it with my own eyes. If the clothes don't fit, I will have to work hard for the embroiderer in the house to change them."

Chen Fan agreed, feeling a little nervous in her heart. The portraits of her whole family must have been written, drawn, and reported in the newspaper.

She remembered that when Zhongshu ordered them to first arrive at Youyidu, they stood in the yard admiring flowers and trees and chatting for a long time. Was this done deliberately for certain eyes to see? But where were those watching invisible people?

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Hongfeng and the others arrived, saluted, and left two loads of cloth and jewelry. They carried the other rewards to the east yard and put them into the warehouse to the north of the main hall. The clothing box and the reward were left in the hall and were to be taken to Qijiadu.

Everyone entered the room and sat down. Zhongshu Ling opened the book, read it for a while, and then handed it to Tang Chaoying. The officials took turns to read it.

Tang Chaoying looked at Eunuch Xiao: "I still need to make a copy of this booklet. I will return it to Miss Chen after I have recorded all the items clearly."

Zhang Ci said to Eunuch Xiao: "We are going to Qijiadu today. Please go with us."

Eunuch Xiao nodded and introduced the two young eunuchs and the two coachmen to everyone: "Two happiness, three blessings, progress, and long happiness."

Xiao An hurried back to the city and met Mr. Liu.

"Congratulations, sir, congratulations, sir, Miss Chen has been named the Queen of Changping Township!"

Mr. Liu was stunned for a while and then said: "Being named the Lord of the Township?"

"Yes, Eunuch Xiao arrived at Guiyunju at this time and announced the imperial edict. Changping Township was newly established, and the villages, fields, mountains, forests, and rivers around Qijiadu Kaiyun Village and Four Pretend Villages were all assigned to Changping Township. The residence was located in

Another crossing."

"What kind of setting is this town like?" Mr. Liu couldn't turn around, but he still looked happy, "I'll go see the old lady first."

The old lady was stunned for a while and then said: "Is this a person with official status?"

"It's not an official status, it's a title. The county heads of Xiangjun and County are just titles and don't interfere in the affairs of the yamen." Mr. Liu explained.

"Didn't we also designate Changping Township? Who is in charge of the affairs of Changping Township?" The old lady had questions.

Mr. Liu was stunned. Just now he just felt that he couldn't turn the corner. Who knew it was so complicated?

"Yes, there are more than a dozen villages, spanning the three counties of Shengping, Guangyun and Yongchang, and also involving the two prefectures of Xiping. Who is in charge of such a big deal? The court didn't say anything about setting up a government office or anything."

The old lady sighed: "Is this because Chen Yatou is good at farming and creating rivers? She wants to harvest more food and improve the rivers? Those three counties are all poor counties. Those lands are either barren or flooded by the Qingxi River.

The land, those four pretending to be villagers go to the empty village, who will farm the land?"

That being said, everything is troublesome.

Mr. Liu lowered his voice: "I guess there are people. Every winter, a large number of refugees flee to several prefectures and counties near the capital. Will those refugees be sent over?"

The old lady suddenly sat up straight: "Oh, this is incredible. Food and drink for so many refugees is a huge expense."

"Maybe I'm overthinking it. It's so far away, and I might have died on the way. Unless it was all sent over by boat."

The old lady shook her head: "No, no, no, I'm usually afraid of what will happen."

It's true. Eunuch Xiao was already talking to Chen Fan and others about the refugees.

Chen Fan glanced at the officials, and their expressions became even weirder.

"How many people are there? Do they have registered residence status?" Zhang Ci asked.

"There are five thousand people, men, women, old and young, enough people for farming," Eunuch Xiao said.

Five or five thousand people? How much food will be consumed in a month? There are enough people to farm the land. The names are really good, but I don’t know how many are healthy.

"The household registration is registered here. They are all from Changping Township now."

Chen Fan almost broke his teeth. Registering the household registration of 5,000 people is such a arduous task. Who knows if any of those 5,000 people are full of evildoers or if they are hiding their identities.

There are so many things involved in being granted the title of Country Lord.

"The boat will arrive at Qijiadu this evening." Eunuch Xiao continued to hit the target.

"When will the boat return?" Chen Fan asked.

Eunuch Xiao laughed heartily: "These two ships are also given to the village princes, so that it will be convenient for taxes and grain to go to Beijing in the future."

Oh, is this considered direct jurisdiction?

Tang Chaoying handed the booklet to Chen Fan: "Girl, you'd better read it first, and then I'll copy it."

Chen Fan opened the booklet. The first part talked about the scope of the land, and the second part talked about how to handle various affairs.

She handed the booklet back: "Master Tang, please copy it first. I have to read the contents carefully."

Chen Fan called Chu Sheng: "You and Chen Yue go and get fifteen thousand dollars, find Wang Lizheng, and buy brown rice from the villagers. You are responsible for transporting it there."

Chu Sheng followed Chen Yue out the door.

Wangjiadun was in a boil, and every household wanted to sell grain. Wang Lizheng served a bowl of water evenly, and as long as it was enough to be washed cleanly, every household would buy some.

Chen Fan and the others packed up and set off for Qijiadu.

The Liu family's embroiderer helpers were quickly prepared, and a large group of people set off to Qijiadu.

The female relatives crowded in the old lady's yard and chatted.

"What grade is this country gentleman?" Aunt Hu asked.

"I, Lord Chao Xiang, are of the fourth rank," said the eldest lady.

"Oh, isn't that higher than the county magistrate?" Many people exclaimed.

"Miss Chen is so lucky. After farming for a few months, she was named a township monarch by the court. From now on, she can also wear silks and satins and fine jewelry." Aunt Hu's face was filled with envy.

"What do you know?" the old lady said angrily, "Those people in those areas still have to pay taxes. It's unclear how many households there are in Xiangshiyi."

"There are still a lot of things going on, and there's no mention of setting up a government office to take care of them," the eldest lady said.

"Isn't that someone who has real power? What a good thing." Aunt Zhao said.

"Do you understand again?" The old lady became even more annoyed. "Does she have the right to arrest people and put them in jail, or does she have the right to assign officers to them?"

Everyone in the room fell silent.
Chapter completed!