"Am I right?"

This person looked at Lu Zhengyuan and asked.

"May I have your name?"

"Reporting to Lord Simu, my name is Du Tai."

This is a polite man. He is wearing a long gown. He should be a scholar. Judging from his age, he is in the middle of his life, which means he is in the prime of life.

The reason why Lu Zhengyuan paid attention was because of the person behind him...Jinghai Marquis Sun Pusheng, the admiral of the navy, and because of his familiarity with the agreement.

"I haven't heard that Marquis Jinghai has any relatives named Du."

Lu Zhengyuan has been taking a bad turn recently.

He not only needs to be familiar with each fief, but also needs to be familiar with the owner of each fief.

In fact, many nobles were unable to manage their fiefs themselves because they held important positions, so they would find people from their families.

This is allowed, and it is also to reflect the principle of whoever owns the fiefdom has the final say.

Most of these visitors have the same surname, mostly brothers and sons.

Lu Zhengyuan also knew the situation of their family very well. The day before yesterday, he went to see the right deputy commander of the Jinyi Guard so that Li Sisi got all the information.

Yes.

The famous Huai'an prostitute who grinded him every day in Lin'an and pinched his shoulders has become the right commander of the Jinyi Guards...

Lu Zhengyuan was fortunate that he had no distracting thoughts at the beginning, or rather he did not dare to have distracting thoughts.

Now that he has his own people in Jinyiwei, it is easy to call on these people's family information.

For people with important positions like these, their core family members have records.

But Lu Zhengyuan didn't know if this was the information recorded by Jin Yiwei... or if it was something else.

But Li Sisi told him not to spread the word.

Lu Zhengyuan naturally kept silent. He also knew that Sun Pusheng did not have any relatives named Du, nor any distant relatives...

"Reporting to Lord Simu, I am not a relative of Marquis Jinghai, but I am employed by him to manage the fiefdom..."

"oh?"

Lu Zhengyuan was very interested in Du Tai's answer, and he asked again: "On what terms did Marquis Jinghai hire you?"

"No conditions."

Du Tai said: "What other conditions are needed to be able to serve as the actual manager of a fiefdom?"

"I guess I won't be short of money either. In fact, the terms offered to me by Marquis Jinghai were very generous...but I rejected them."

"How were you chosen?"

"Going through strict selection."

Du Tai opened his mouth and said: "The Marquis of Jinghai held an open recruitment. There were over a thousand applicants, but in the end I was the only one left..."

"sharp!"

"Are you talking about Marquis Jinghai or me?"

"You are all amazing."

Lu Zhengyuan expressed heartfelt admiration.

There is no doubt that the owner of the fief is Jinghai Hou Sun Pusheng, but he did not find relatives or manage it himself, but found someone to take charge of it.

What's this?

It's like he opened a shop, but he didn't care about running it, but hired a big shopkeeper.

What's this?

His Majesty seems to have said that.

Professional people do professional things.

"Then does Marquis Jinghai have any requirements for you?"

"Of course there is."

Du Tai said: "Marquis Jinghai's request is that under my management, the fiefdom can pay more taxes to the court..."

Lu Zhengyuan wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by noise.

"What did you do originally?"

"A small businessman."

Lu Zhengyuan took a deep look at this person. Some were smart, while others were still... noisy.

He said helplessly: "This... Marquis Jinghai is right. The fiefdom will be demoted due to poor personal management. If you continue to be demoted, the fiefdom will even be taken back by the court."

"His Majesty once said that the fiefdoms granted to you are not for you to waste, but for you to make the fiefdoms prosperous...isn't it great that the fiefdoms are prosperous and the country is prosperous?"

"Moreover, it's not just downgrades, there are also upgrades. It's clearly written in black and white. If you manage your business properly, grow year after year, and pass the assessment, you can get a higher fiefdom, and eventually get a first-class fiefdom!"

Everyone was shocked.

A first-class fief is a fief that only a king can have. There is only one King Shuowu in Daning now.

"Earl...can you do that too?"

Someone has already asked.

"Can!"

Lu Zhengyuan said: "As long as you can do it, you can have it!"

"His Majesty said that everything involves risks and opportunities. The evaluation of the Fiefdom Administration is not strict. For example, your fiefdom originally only had a thousand households, but we asked you to reach 10,000 households within a year.

How is this possible?"

"What's more, the assessment requirements are not just one, but multiple assessments at the same time. If you don't meet the requirements in terms of population, you can maintain good public security, stay open all night, and don't pick up items on the road, which can balance the shortcomings of population shortage..."

Lu Zhengyuan had to explain it in detail.

Obviously these nobles don't really understand the rules yet.

He also learns and sells now.

His Majesty said that this is a comprehensive scoring system, and there are weights...

Everyone was confused after hearing this, but they just thought it was too troublesome. It was not just about getting the fiefdom. How could it be so troublesome?

Is this troublesome?

Lu Zhengyuan couldn't help but think in his heart.

Soon you will find that this is not only a trouble, but a big pit.

These people in front of you will become the tool men in His Majesty's mouth. They will become tenant farmers. These rules are like an invisible whip whipping them from behind.

If you want to continue to own a fief, you must meet the requirements, which will encourage them to continue to improve.

Of course, they can also benefit, but in the end they still have to contribute more to the court and the country.

In his opinion, the grading system set by His Majesty is really too clever.
Chapter completed!