After chatting with Chen Xiang for a few words, Han Shanlin came over with a happy face after receiving the imperial gift of 100 hectares of fertile land.

"Young Master, the handover of the imperial farmland has been completed. This hundred hectares of farmland is actually the Tangshan Imperial Village in Changping. It was originally the farmland given by the emperor to the Prince of the East Palace. Now, together with the surrounding fields of the village, it is all under the name of the master. .Hundred hectares of fields. What a vast scale that is." Han Shanlin said happily.

In ancient times, one hectare was equivalent to one hundred acres. This time, Longqing gave Yang Ning 10,000 acres of land, along with an imperial manor. This was definitely a big deal.

During the Ming Dynasty, the princes, relatives and dignitaries all had their own directly managed farmland. Most of these farmlands were distributed around the capital. Among them, the royal family occupied the most farmland. It was called "Huangzhuang". The farmlands in Huangzhuang were originally owned by The imperial court's "official land" included farmland that was seized from criminal relatives, but most of it was occupied by common people.

In the late Ming Dynasty, the scale of the imperial estates became larger and larger, and the phenomenon of encroachment became more and more intense. Some local officials even took away the land that belonged to the common people and dedicated it to the royal family in order to flatter the emperor. This led to the situation around the capital and the eight prefectures under direct control. A large number of people lost their livelihood. In addition, the "eunuchs" sent by the royal family brutally exploited the people who had become "tenants". Eventually, the people of Gyeonggi complained and rebelled.

The existence of Huangzhuang is definitely a major maladministration in the middle and late Ming Dynasty. It is also one of the main reasons that led to the demise of the Ming Dynasty.

Thinking of this, Yang Ning was not very happy to have obtained so much farmland at once, because from today on, he has become the "landlord" who exploits the poor people.

What makes Yang Ning a little strange is why the name "Tangshan" sounds so familiar. He seemed to have heard it somewhere in his previous life, but now he can't remember it.

"Sir, since we have taken over the Tangshan Imperial Mansion, the next step is to send people to take over it. It is such a large piece of property. There are really no shortage of people to go there. But we don't have many people in the house. It's embarrassing. There is no loyal and smart person who can be reused. You see..." Han Shanlin looked at Yang Ning and said in embarrassment.

Yang Ning couldn't help but frowned. This was indeed a difficult task. He had to manage such a large imperial estate and he really didn't have anyone available. Even Han Shanlin was not good at these things.

"Uncle Han, here we are. It's winter now. There's not much work in the fields. There should be less things. In the past two days, you can pick up the smarter servants in the house and lead them over there. Let's talk about Zhuangzi first. Then we can talk about it. Let’s think of a solution slowly.”

"Okay." Han Shanlin agreed. But then he felt a little embarrassed: "I want to lead people there. What should I do here?"

Yang Ning smiled and said: "It doesn't matter. Just pick someone to come over here. I want this Chenxiang girl to take care of it first. Fortunately, there aren't many things here. I don't have much entertainment. She should be able to do the job. Han What do you think, uncle?"

To be honest, Yang Ning raised this matter because she was a little afraid that Han Shanlin would be unhappy. After all, Han Yuniang had already played this role before and took care of it in an orderly manner. However, she was a bit young and lacked experience after all. Besides. After all, Han Yuniang is Han Shanlin's daughter. Yang Ning doesn't want to use her as a maid. However, he can let her help him manage his "finance" in the future. Han Yuniang is still very good at financial management.

Han Shanlin didn't think much about it and agreed immediately. In fact, based on Han Shanlin's straightforward and simple character, Yang Ning's worries were completely unnecessary.

Leaving Han Shanlin behind to explain the matter to Chen Xiang, Yang Ning couldn't wait to go to the backyard. He finally took the little girl out of the palace. So today is a memorable day. Next, Yang Ning is already considering whether to wait for Xiao Lezi to come back and let him go directly. It's time to leave the palace. Firstly, there is no need to stay in the palace anymore; secondly, there are some fun activities in the courtyard, so I feel more at ease in terms of safety.

Although the residence Han Shanlin and his daughter arranged for Shuiling was not very big, it was well-furnished and very clean and tidy. The floor heating made the house as warm as spring. In ancient times, only wealthy families burned "floor heating" for heating. Yang Ning was given This house can be said to be a "luxury house" in ancient times. It is natural that facilities such as "floor heating" have been there for a long time. Yang Ning has not lived here for a few days. Therefore, Han Shanlin did not use it in order to save money on weekdays. Now Yang Ning is back. Shuiling moved in again. Han Shanlin had long known about Shuiling and Yang Ning's concern, so he ordered his servants to burn the "floor heating" early.

"Brother Ning, you are here." When Yang Ning entered the house, Shui Ling was sorting out the things he had brought from the palace. There were a lot of clothes and jewelry. He happily greeted Yang Ning when he came in.

"Ling'er, how is this place? Are you satisfied?" Yang Ning stepped forward and gently hugged Shui Ling.

Shui Ling blinked her bright eyes. She nodded lightly and said, "Yeah, I'm very satisfied. In fact, as long as I can be by Brother Ning's side, even if I can live back in the old broken Taoist temple, Ling'er is also happy."

This little girl's love talk is becoming more and more clever. She always gets "hit" by her unexpectedly. Yang Ning happily pulled the little girl to sit down. Seeing the pile of clothes and jewelry, she joked: "Eh. Ling'er After entering the palace for a few months, I will make a lot of money."

Shui Ling's face turned red and she said: "No. This is all rewarded to me by the Imperial Concubine. Alas, there are not many people around the Imperial Concubine whom I can talk to. As soon as I left the palace, she stayed alone in the palace. You will be even more lonely..." As she said that, the little girl's eyes turned red.

Yang Ning saw that the situation was not good. He was about to say something to comfort him when Han Yuniang's voice sounded in the hall outside the house. "Master, Yuniang has arranged for two maids to serve Sister Ling'er in the room. Would you like to come out and meet me?"

When Shui Ling heard the words, she hurriedly stood up from Yang Ning's arms. But Yang Ning smiled slightly. She was very satisfied that Han Yuniang knew the rules and didn't trespass.

The two walked out of the house and saw Han Yuniang standing outside with two maids aged eleven or twelve years old. These two maids were the two youngest among the group of palace maids sent here today. They looked very special. They are similar. They are both very pretty and pleasant. Han Yuniang should be a little older than these two palace maids. But at the moment, she looks like a "little adult". Her small face is serious and tight, and she has a dignified look in charge.

"Master, these two maids are very well-behaved and smart. Yu Niang has arranged for them to serve Sister Ling'er in the future. Do you think it's okay?" Others were watching. Han Yu Niang followed the rules and reported to Yang Ning respectfully.

Before Yang Ning could speak, Shui Ling hurriedly said: "Yu Niang, this can't be done. Like these two sisters, I am used to serving others. How can I serve others? Don't try to break it. Me."

Han Yuniang didn't expect Shui Ling to say this. She didn't know how to persuade Shui Ling. She had to look at Yang Ning.

"Ling'er, I'll just follow Yu Niang's advice on this matter. Your identity no longer needs to be what it used to be. How can you do it without someone to take care of you?"

Shui Ling listened to Yang Ning's words the most. After hearing what Yang Ning said, she no longer refused. But she felt a little awkward.

The reason why Yang Ning agreed to Han Yuniang's arrangement was because of his own considerations. Later, as the number of people in the house increased, he took over the Imperial Mansion, both inside and outside the house, as well as masters and servants. Everything must be consciously established in order to be effective. management.

Since two maids were arranged for Shuiling, Yang Ning naturally wanted to find out the details. After asking, he found out that one of the two maids was named Tingyu and the other was named Tingxue. They were actually twin sisters. Enter He was also a child of a poor family before the palace. After entering the palace, the master he served was a "concubine". Recently, he was thrown into the cold palace because he offended the harem concubine. Their sisters were implicated. They were originally going to be sent to Huanyi. The hard worker in the bureau was just in time for the emperor to reward Yang Ning with a palace maid, so he was dragged away by the eunuch from the inner prison Yamen to make up for the reward.

Yang Ning couldn't help but smile bitterly: The twin sisters in front of her were so young. They were even dragged here by the eunuchs from the inner palace. It was really difficult for these eunuchs to gather together these ten maids.

Yang Ning was very satisfied with the shyness and restraint shown by the two sisters Tingyu and Tingxue. It could be seen that these two little girls were very honest and responsible. He was relieved to have such people next to Shuiling.

Yang Ning comforted the two sisters with gentle words. Another person rewarded them with a tael of silver. The two sisters were extremely grateful.

Yang Ning asked about the arrangement of her maids again. Han Yuniang said that they had all been settled. But there were not many "owners" in the house, so these maids were not needed. Yang Ning asked Han Yuniang to arrange for two to serve in the west courtyard of the outer house. Han Shanlin asked. Han Yuniang hesitated and agreed.

While he was talking, he heard a voice in the front yard shouting from far to near. "Haha. There are many new sisters and sisters here. Where are they? I have to take a look. Little girl, hurry up, hurry up. Go. have a look."

This was Guan Lei's voice. Yang Ning smiled slightly and looked into the yard. She saw Guan Lei dragging the hesitant Yue Feng over. Han Yuniang in the room had already frowned.

Guan Lei dragged Yue Feng into the hall. He looked up and saw Shui Ling and others. He also saw Yang Ning. He smiled and then stopped. Yue Feng had a look of uneasiness on his face.

"Yue Feng, Guan Lei, who asked you to come to the back house? Are there any rules?" Han Yuniang frowned and her voice was extremely stern.

Yue Feng's face was full of embarrassment. He glanced at Yang Ning and then whispered: "Yue Feng broke into the inner house without permission. Please punish me."

Guan Lei glanced at Yue Feng with some confusion. Then he looked at Yang Ning strangely and said, "Brother Yang... ah no. Young Master, can't you just come in here?"

Before Yang Ning could speak, Han Yuniang had already said angrily: "Don't you even understand these rules? Two and a half young men just broke into the back house where the female family members live. Do you know how shameful it is?"

Yue Feng's face was full of shame and his head hung lower. Guan Lei's face was filled with anger and he said to Han Yuniang: "You girl, you are unreasonable. We are two young men. But the young master is older than us. Even the young master can come." Why can't we come?"
Chapter completed!