Zhang Liu knelt down, picked up the two children, opened his arms from left to right, and kissed the two children hard on the face. "Did you listen to mother when daddy was away?"
The two children wiped away the saliva left by Zhang Liu in disgust, "Dad's beard is irritating."
"We must be obedient. Mom said if we obey, we can see dad."
"Hahaha..." Zhang Liu laughed, "Mom, madam, let's go to the territory first!"
Fenniang asked in surprise, "What land do you want?"
Zhang Liu put down the child, took the baggage from Fen Niang's back and said, "The land given to us by the Marquis of Chu, for one family, is twenty acres for the men, fifteen acres for the women, and ten acres for the children! Our family can receive one hundred acres of land!"
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Zhang's mother was a little in disbelief, "Oh my god, our family only had thirty acres of land before, this... this, this..." Zhang's mother couldn't even speak for a while.
Fen Niang was a little puzzled, "That's not right. Our home should be 70 acres. Husband, did you make a mistake in your calculation?"
Zhang Liu tied up the baggage and held a child in one hand. "I will serve as a soldier for the Marquis of Chu. All the soldiers of the Marquis of Chu can get fifty acres of land, so our family has a total of one hundred acres."
Fenniang covered her mouth in astonishment, "Oh my God, why is Chuhou so nice to you?"
Zhang's mother was a little scared, "Why are you still a soldier? You almost died this time. And there is this land. Our family has just arrived. Although there is so much land, what are we going to eat? We may even have to pay taxes."
Zhang Liu chuckled and said, "Mom, I have received a salary as a soldier for the Marquis of Chu. Counting from the day I surrendered, I have received almost 1,500 yuan. I bought some food, so our family doesn't have to worry about food and drink. Also,
All the people who come to Jingzhou will be given land, and no tax will be collected for the first three years. Those who serve as soldiers will only be charged half the tax."
Zhang Liu was a little proud, "Fen Niang, the Marquis of Chu loves the people like his own children and treats us soldiers even better. There are hospitals in Jingzhou to treat us ordinary people. By the way, a new school was opened a few days ago. The expenses for children's education are all covered by
The government is responsible, and I will take our two children to sign up tomorrow."
"Oh my god, why is Chu Hou so good? He is a god in the sky, right?" Fen Niang also laughed from ear to ear.
Zhang Liu said to Zhang's mother, "Mom, this is why I still want to be a soldier. The Marquis of Chu has been good to us, and we must repay him well."
Mother Zhang smiled and nodded, "An official like the Marquis of Chu is worthy of your life for him. Liuzi, if you follow the Marquis of Chu, you can't surrender to others. The Marquis of Chu is..."
"Mom, don't worry. I, Zhang Liu, will repay the great kindness of the Marquis of Chu with my life!" Zhang Liu interrupted Zhang Mu before she could finish speaking.
Mother Zhang nodded and sighed, "Our family has just arrived and we don't even have a place to live."
Zhang Liu laughed here and said, "Mom, before you came, the Marquis of Chu had allocated a piece of land for us and asked us to build our own houses. I built a large courtyard with eight rooms for our family and have already repaired three rooms.
And the wall, you can rest assured about the place where you live."
"Eight rooms?" Zhang's mother was stunned on the spot.
Fen Niang was also stunned, "Our house used to have two rooms without even a wall. Mr. Chu, he was really kind and benevolent to our family."
Zhang's mother grabbed Zhang Liudao and said, "Where is the Lord of Chu? Let's kowtow to him. When we get home, we will set up a longevity plaque for the Lord of Chu!"
Zhang Liu nodded and said with a smile, "Yes, the Marquis of Chu is in Xiangyang City, right over there." As he said that, he knelt down first and kowtowed towards Xiangyang.
After Zhang Liu took his family to claim the land, he took his family back to the newly built courtyard.
Pushing open the door that still smells of paint, there are four main rooms in the front of the yard, one of which only has a frame, with solid foundations on both sides.
Zhang Liu handed the key in his hand to Fen Niang and said, "Madam, you can keep the keys to our house from now on. There are three keys in total. I will have to return to the army after I finish repairing the house."
Fenniang looked at the huge yard and nodded as if in a dream!
Just like Zhang Liu’s family, there are nearly 10,000 households!
Liu Cong gave priority to the land in Jingzhou to landless soldiers. In the future, he will also distribute the land to the people. In this way, even if the aristocratic family rebels in the future, Liu Cong will have the support of the people and the military! No one can shake his rule!
As for having no land, that is even more impossible. The three states cover a large area with a population of just over 2 million. Liu Cong not only has to reorganize the existing land, but also develop wasteland!
What the Chinese nation lacks most is its pioneering spirit, and its passion for the land is unparalleled by any nation!
On November 20, the imperial examination officially started. Liu Cong visited the civil examination examination room in person!
In the examination room, candidates answered the test paper carefully. There were three questions in total.
1. Why was Qin able to unify the world, and why did it die after two generations?
Second, Confucius was a Confucian saint, so why did the princes not accept him and no country valued him?
Third, if you are an official, what should you do if your master is ignorant? What should you do if you are a son, if your father is a gambler and your mother is extravagant?
All the candidates answered the questions carefully, and two hours later, some people handed in their papers one after another. All the test papers were on the latest improved paper, and their names were covered.
Liu Cong was very patient. When the sun went down, there was still one person who had not handed in the paper.
It was already dark, and the man was still answering questions. The dim light in the hall made it difficult for him to see clearly. Suddenly, his eyes lit up. When he looked up, it was Liu Cong himself holding a candlestick to light the lamp for him!
"Chuhou..."
"Don't be anxious, write slowly, and write down any good ideas you have." Liu Cong smiled gently at him.
The man bowed his hand to Liu Cong, lowered his head and continued writing furiously.
Three days later, all the exams were over. Liu Cong and the chief officials of the three provinces and six ministries were discussing the results in the palace of the Marquis!
"My lord, when we were grading the papers, we didn't open the names. These are the top ten! Lord, please take a look." Pang Tong said to Liu Cong while holding ten test papers.
When Duan Kun put the test paper on the desk, Liu Cong began to read it carefully.
“Not bad, very insightful!”
"You hit the nail on the head. Such a great talent must be reused!"
Liu Cong murmured, and after reading, he opened the names one by one.
Fourth "Zhao Lei!"
The third "Chen Zhen!"
The third "Dong He!"
Second "Qin Mi!"
The first "Xiang Lang!"
"Hahaha." Liu Cong laughed loudly, holding the test paper in his hand, "I've got all the talented people in the world!"
"We congratulate your lord!"
Liu Cong smiled and said, "Who are the talented people in martial arts and industrial examinations?"
Kuai Yue replied loudly, "My lord, there is only one person in the martial arts examination who has some experience, and that is Wen Ji who we met on the street that day!"
"As for Gongju, there are two people, one is named Ma Jun and the other is named Guanqiu Xing! Ma Jun has the unique skill of improving crossbows, and Guanqiu Xing has the idea of improving the plow!"
Liu Cong laughed loudly, "Release the results immediately and let the world know! Tonight, all those who passed the exam will be summoned to the Hou Mansion, so that I can have a drink with the world's elites!"
"promise!"
A new notice was posted on Xiangyang’s bulletin board again!
"The imperial examination is over and the results will be released today!"
The people around him were not very interested in this, but all the candidates taking the exam gathered around and looked forward!
"Am I the first in the literary examination?" Xiang Lang was a little surprised.
"My dear, Qin Mi, congratulations, brother." A scribe behind him said to him.
Xiang Lang smiled back and said, "Congratulations to Brother Qin for winning second place!"
"Who is Xiang Lang?" While the two were talking, Duan Kun came over with his soldiers and asked.
Xiang Lang took a step forward and bowed, "General, this is Xiang Lang."
Duan Kun nodded and returned the greeting, "Congratulations, sir, my lord has ordered that all those who have passed the exam will be summoned by the government tonight! I am here to take you with me."
Xiang Lang nodded, pointed at Qin Mi and said, "This is Qin Mi who is ranked second. General, you can take him with you."
Duan Kun bowed to Qin Mi, "I've met you sir, so I don't need to make an extra trip, General!"