On a crescent moon night, Li's house, the right courtyard, the main house and the small house.
The broken wooden bed swayed gently, then stopped again.
"Does it hurt?"
"Um."
"Then come out first?"
"don't want."
It continued to shake, and after an unknown period of time, the broken wooden bed suddenly shuddered violently for a few times, and then suddenly stopped.
"It's time to take it out."
"Leave it alone for a while."
"Why?"
"Have a son soon."
The room fell into silence again.
"Husband, you still need to work hard to make progress."
"What's wrong?"
"Calculating the time silently, it's only half an hour."
"...What do you know?"
"I deliberately look for some books to read, often for an hour or two or all night. Half an hour is a bit mediocre and incompetent, which is really not suitable for my husband. For example, I have been reading the twenty-six volumes of Pai An Surprise for more than an hour.
The words; the ninth chapter of "Three Hours of Surprise", there are words that linger for two hours; there are also words that awaken the world..."
"It is better to have no books than to have all the books! By the way, I recommend Jin Ping Mei's poems and poems. For those who are not as good at writing, there are Meat Futon, Biography of the Madam, and Unofficial History of Embroidery Couch. These are the specialties of the art."
"My husband is really well-read. Since I recommend it to my concubine, but I am too shy to buy it, I can ask you to do it for me now."
"Forget it, as a girl from a good family, it's better not to look at it! Go to sleep."
The whole night was speechless. On the first day of August, Li inspected the official equipment for personal use. He called soldiers from the inspection department to board a boat and packed the boxes and cages he had packed together with Aunt Guan (the term "Miss Guan" sadly became history).
They transported all the things together to the new house in the county town. He also sent Li Si to Guanshe Alley and asked Jin Baoer to pack up his things and move them there too.
Li's father and Li's mother sent their youngest son out of the house. Seeing that Li's mother kept wiping her tears, Li's father shouted: "On the big day, the second son goes out to start a family and start a business. What's there to cry about? It's better to stay here like the boss.
?It’s not like going to another place. Even if you move to the county town, you still have to work as an official in the town’s inspection department, so you can see him often.”
Li Zuo was dissatisfied and said: "What are you talking about, father? If my brother goes out and I leave too, who will see you two elders off?"
Li's father slapped Li Zuo away and scolded: "You just want to see me die. If you have the ability, go and start a career!"
Speaking of which, the joy of moving into a new house is not something that can be completed as soon as you move things. I won’t mention the entrance ceremony. Don’t forget to send someone to inform your relatives and friends and receive some housewarming gifts.
The last time Li You took a concubine, he didn't remember to accept the gift money and learned a hard lesson. This time Aunt Guan didn't want to make a big fuss, so she couldn't accept it. But this housewarming gift should not be missed.
We also need to visit the neighbors one by one to get to know each other. After all, there is a saying that distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors (just don’t be unlucky enough to be joined by neighbors). But this is not a rush. You can wait until the new home is completely sorted out in three or two days.
Can.
What's a bit troublesome is that after living in this larger new residence, the expenses have skyrocketed again. The monthly payment alone will be as high as ten taels, twice the death salary for inspections. Thinking of this, Li You
Suddenly I couldn't sit still in my new home. I thought to myself, don't wait for your hair to turn gray in a hurry, Guan Xiuxiu has already entered the house, and you must implement your money-making idea as soon as possible.
Therefore, inspection inspector Li did not care about enjoying the environment of his new home, and immediately got on the sedan chair and went to the county government office to meet with County Magistrate Chen.
When he arrived at the county government office, he saw that the county magistrate was not there. Li You went to Mr. Huang's office and asked the old gentleman, "Where has the county magistrate gone?"
"I went to the county school. Nothing major happened. I should be back soon."
Li You sat down and said, "Then I'll wait here." Then he complained, "The old gentleman is really kind. He couldn't stand Mr. Wang Tongzhi, so he sent him to me."
Mr. Huang called the servants to serve tea, "I don't have freedom in the county government, so how can I hide from him. You have no one to control you in Xishui, so it is much more convenient for me to hide."
"I hid, but my father didn't hide. Instead, he went to flatter me, which gave me a huge headache. Old gentleman, you..."
Master Huang looked around and said, "What do you want to do with the county magistrate today?"
"That's why I came here. There is no money in the county, and I want to persuade the county government to take over the silk trade in Xishui, make profits from it, and hand it over to the prefect. I don't want to exploit the common people and not offend my superiors. Isn't it the best of both worlds?"
Li You briefly told Master Huang about the discussion with Guan Xiuxiu that day.
Mr. Huang frowned and said, "Isn't this competing with the people for profit? It will damage the reputation of the county as a respected official, and he will not agree. If you try to persuade him, you will definitely be scolded."
Li You smiled and said: "Do your best."
"Let's forget it. The county magistrate will never use the government to do business, so why bother asking for trouble? He doesn't particularly need to curry favor with the magistrate."
But I need money urgently! Li You said: "I helped Wang Tongzhi and Zhao Daguan for the old man. Don't you thank me for such a big favor? This time I went to lobby the county magistrate and asked you to help me.
chime in!"
While they were talking, County Magistrate Chen returned to his office, and Inspector Li used his strength to drag Mr. Huang to meet him.
The two of them entered the official room. When Magistrate Chen saw Li You, he said, "It's a good time for you to come. There will be a farewell banquet for Lu Shangshu tonight, and you are going too. What else do you have to do?"
Is this old man going back to the capital? Li You agreed and said after coming down: "I would like to report to the county master that something is indeed happening. I have been reading history recently and found out that there will be a big disaster in this county!"
Mr. Huang who was drinking tea aside made a puff sound and couldn't help squirting out water, almost spitting it on Li You opposite him. Could it be that Inspector Li had read a few novelists and learned the straight-to-the-point and scary tactics of persuasion?
Huh? This trick is very outdated.
"Alarmist! Stop showing off your exaggerated sophistry." Magistrate Chen said with merciless contempt.
Li You smiled and said: "The county magistrate is wise, but he does have some experience. Seeing that the previous dynasty was overthrown and annexed by itself, the rich had fields and the poor had no place to stand, so I thought that this county was also in this critical situation. The lower officials were worried, and the county
You must pay attention to your respect."
Can you make up some decent jokes? How can I help you talk? Just look at how worried you are on your expression? Master Huang was thinking while watching the show, but he was glad that he didn't speak to help him, otherwise we would both be laughed at.
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Chen Zhixian, who was proud of his knowledge of the county, did not believe it and scolded him: "Stop talking and joking. If there is nothing else to do, just leave."
"Your Majesty, please listen to your words," Li You said quickly, and then explained the plan of the big silk weaving companies to annex the small ones.
Chen Zhixian suddenly realized: "No wonder you gave five thousand silver to the county government for nothing. The merchants really have no profit and can't afford it early. So what? How can a few looms in the area compare with the country's capital? You are too unreasonable to worry about it."
Li You waited for this sentence, and immediately mixed in private goods and said sincerely: "If the three major looms succeed, they will have a thousand looms and three thousand employees! Most of them are strong men, and together with their families there are at least five or six thousand people."
, perhaps up to seven or eight thousand, more than half of the county's population! It would be better if such a number of people were scattered among different families or villages. If all were owned by those three families, and all gathered in one corner of the county, they would be considered wealthy and powerful, and their tails would not be too big to lose.
! If something happens, they will respond to one call and gather the crowd to make noise. Who will be in charge of everything in the county?"
Chen Zhixian was horrified and thought deeply after hearing this, and Master Huang also stopped watching the show and became serious.
If in a few hundred years these words of Li You appear in a political exam, the standard answer must be: This shows that the rule of feudal society seriously hinders the development of capitalist productive forces... Li You is the villain who was defeated by criticism.
