Now the most dazzling Zhu Mansion in the city, there was a three-day wedding banquet, so many leftover meals from the banquet, alms and beggars to the poor homeless people, once again made Zhu Kui's good name.
After a few days passed, the festive atmosphere in the city slowly faded away. Those who paid attention continued to go back to live their own lives and do whatever they should.
In the Zhu Mansion, the study room has been almost closed and locked since Zhu Kui went north to fight against the Yellow Turbans. However, what remains unchanged is that the study room remains clean and dust-free.
As a leader with nearly 10,000 subordinates, after Zhu Kui got married, except for the training of bodyguards at Tianxia Villa, the most free time he had was to spend time in this study.
The study is divided into the inside and outside, separated by a stone wall in the middle. However, there is a special stone door on the stone wall with a heavy copper lock. Outside the outer study, there is a large, thick-colored screen that closely covers it.
After a series of renovations, in fact, according to the technological level of the Han Dynasty, Zhu Kui was able to come up with the most advanced secret room facilities.
In the outer study room, there is a desk and a chair for the imperial master. Zhu Kui is sitting on it, holding a teacup in one hand and tightly holding the fragrant white paper book with the other hand, looking at it intently.
Zhu Kui did not sit on his knees. He has never liked it. Over the years, he has never really gotten used to it. In order to adapt to the trends of this era, he is constantly making changes. For example, the new tables and chairs he designed are profitable.
Not much, but he has been making progress little by little. With him setting an example, people around him will naturally try it, creating a following effect.
At this time, a girl in royal attire, wearing a woman's hair ornaments, opened the door with a babbling sound, and walked in with clear teeth. She glanced at Zhu Kui passionately, and then shouted: "
Sanlang, Ma Yuanyi, Zhao Da, and Wu Fan are here, asking to be seen outside the study."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Kui put down the book in his hand, smiled slightly, reciprocated the woman and girl's deep affection, and greeted: "I understand."
Then he pointed to a corner of the desk and said with a white note held down by a stone: "Sister, I have to trouble you to go in and hang these up for me."
Ruhua smiled, and it turned out that the girl in palace clothes was the younger sister who grew up with him. After hearing Zhu Kui's instructions, the younger sister started walking lightly, stepped forward, and said angrily: "Family, what's the trouble? I
I’ll hang it up for you.”
With Su Su's jade hand, she moved away the green jade stone, took a stack of white paper into her hand, briefly glanced at the number recorded next to the note, then scanned the general content on the note, and said with a smile.
: "Sanlang's calligraphy is much prettier than my concubine."
"Haha! Sister, I'm so complimentary. During this period of my absence, you have been helping me remember things. Your handwriting has improved a lot. If you continue like this, your calligraphy will soon surpass mine." Zhu Kui praised the other party's progress and taught him
The little sister's practice of hyphenation actually started a long time ago. After so many years of study, the little girl from the fishermen's village can read not only 10,000 but 8,000 Chinese characters.
Therefore, Zhu Kui trusted her very much and regarded her as a close relative. He asked her to be his secretary and was responsible for many secret records, such as the inner study. Only Zhang Xiaomei and Zhu Kui could enter and clean the room and never let the servants clean it.
"It's not Saburo's fault, otherwise I wouldn't be here today. Okay! I won't say any more. The three gentlemen and you must have something important to discuss. I'm going to the back." He turned around a few steps and ducked behind the screen.
After a few squeaks, the outside study room became quiet again.
Looking at Zhang Xiaomei's departure, Zhu Kui's eyes were soft and steady. Zhang Xiaomei and he were the children he had been urging Zhu Laoshi to marry for many years. Zhu Kui's original brother-sister relationship finally turned into love. Yesterday, he finally accepted it.
Concubine, but the etiquette is very simple. After meeting Shu Shu'er, Zhao Ying'er, parents, brother and family again, it's over. Outsiders don't even know about it. It can be said to be very, very low-key...
Suddenly, Zhu Kui felt that his love suddenly became so passionate. The monogamy in his previous life suddenly turned into a life of three wives and four concubines. This extreme happiness made him a little addicted and gave him more responsibilities.
To protect.
Waving his head, he dispersed the complicated love between his children. His eyes were focused, and an air of dissatisfaction flashed through him. Then Zhu Kui stood up suddenly. He strode out of the way and crossed the edge of the door. In an instant, just now,
The sudden dissatisfaction suddenly changed, and the bright smile made people feel so close.
As the Zhu family's wealth gradually increased, a series of rules naturally emerged. Without notification, ordinary people were not allowed to enter the lord's study at will.
At this moment, Ma Yuanyi, Zhao Da and Wu Fan stood silently outside the door waiting for each other. Zhu Kui had been a little cold to the three of them since he took leave from Luoyang and returned to Jiangdong. On the day of the wedding, he was polite.
After toasting to the three of them, he never consulted with them privately during the rest of the time. You know, in the past, Zhu Kui would look for him every three days and ask questions every five days.
The sudden indifference made the three of them feel a little suspicious and each had their own guesses, but they all believed that it was Zhu Laoshi's fault, which made Zhu Kui dissatisfied.
"The three gentlemen have been waiting for a long time! Oops! Kui is too busy with things these days. He really has no choice but to neglect the gentlemen. It should not be done."
"I will punish myself by drinking three glasses of wine as a confession!" Zhu Kui went out and met Ma Yuanyi and the others. He immediately stepped forward to grab each other's arms and exchanged greetings. This excessive intimacy made him
The three of them became a little reserved. After all, they were all men in their decades. If they were shy, they would look very embarrassed.
"Let's go, let's go, have a drink. Today I will have a drink with the gentlemen and have a lot of fun!"
Zhu Kui was in front, and Ma Yuanyi and his three sons were behind. They walked out of the study door and entered the living room in the small courtyard next door.
After three rounds of drinking, Zhu Kui thanked Ma Yuanyi profusely and did not mention anything about the Zhu family in Wu County. Instead, he kept praising Ma Yuanyi and the others for their proper handling of the refugees going south.
"Kui has read the refugee statistics report submitted by the three gentlemen. This time due to the Yellow Turban Rebellion, there are more than 100,000 refugees who have poured into Jiangdong, and the people who heard the news and sought refuge in our Moling accounted for half of them, nearly 60,000
The people who stayed outside the city and finally got through the first difficult moment safely are all thanks to the efforts of these three gentlemen."
"Quixian Kui has thanked these three gentlemen on behalf of these people." Zhu Kui raised his glass in thanks.
In response to the disrespect, Ma Yuanyi, Zhao Da and Wu Fan stood up in an uproar. They declined and did not dare to take the credit. They replied: "My lord Quan Nai has been planning for three years to help the refugees, and has made complete preparations for three years."
To provide food for the people, they entered into agreements with various large merchant houses in the city, led by the Zhao family, and provided behind-the-scenes support with the four slogans of "replacing food with work" to rationally mobilize the people's labor and redistribute and utilize it.
As much as 130,000 hectares."
"Although the exact harvest cannot be guaranteed yet, with the production capacity of sweet potatoes and the promotion of rice by fertile soil, there will definitely be a bumper harvest next year. Half of the granaries invested can certainly be recovered, and the wasteland can be turned into fertile fields. This is a long-term gold mine, and the income
Far more than the food tools originally invested in relieving the refugees, our Moling County will definitely become the richest county in Danyang County. Its county seat cannot be compared. In Jiangdong, it can be compared with Wu County, Lujiang, and
The governance of the three places of Chaisang and Sang can be compared with each other."
These words were said by Zhao Da, and he was even more convinced that this was his vision of tax profits. He had met his true destiny early. How could a non-sage have such a long-term vision? But there is no telling what can happen to everyone.
They all think that it is a good deed to give money, and to do a good deed to collect money, and the benefits are far more than here. With the increase of these 100,000 hectares of land and tens of thousands of people, Moling, although it is only a county, can firmly do it.
For the foundation...
"However, my lord returned from the north, and he also brought news of the destruction of Taiping Road. Some of the northern people inside and outside the city who heard the news started to have thoughts about returning to the north." Wu Fan interjected, seeing that
When Zhu Kui asked about official matters, he naturally reported it truthfully: "Fortunately, there are not many people who want to return home. Most of them do not want to leave the fields they have just received and the long journey. They are also afraid that after the chaos in the north, the public security will be extremely poor and they will be easily captured.
The way of robbery."
This was Zhu Kui's previous strategy to win over the refugees. Those who were willing to open up wasteland would be given relief, while those who refused would be given a bowl of porridge. Under the coercion of starvation, the refugees all obeyed. But when the land was allocated to them,
These refugees had forgotten their previous experiences of coercion, and suddenly felt reluctant to let go of the land they had just acquired. The people of the Han Dynasty had a special love for the land and were unwilling to give up any land.
After listening to Wu Fan's words, Zhu Kui stopped the wine glass in his hand and hit his desk with one hand.
Tick! Tick! I have an idea in my mind.
"This is how we handle this matter. We will not stop these people who want to return north, but we must have a rule. All the land they have reclaimed for more than two months will be confiscated. Even if they regret the matter and come back, they will not be returned. In my opinion,
The local benevolent merchants headed by the Moling Zhu family will not chip in for travel expenses, everything depends on destiny."
"I will inform my two father-in-laws about this and send people to issue notices, and you will cooperate in executing them."
Zhu Kui said quietly, the purpose of showing kindness is to seek repayment. The reason is very simple. You can go and return everything to me. There are only two ways, choose one.
"My lord, there are a lot of people who want to return to the north. Your decision like this may arouse their resentment. You know, homesickness is common to everyone. If you don't give me travel expenses out of my lord's kindness, how can we open up the land?"
The land that has been passed will not be taken back." Ma Yuanyi frowned and dismissed Zhu Kui's idea, saying that he had already had an established idea in his mind.
"However, the lord can secretly send people to pretend to be robbers on the way back to the north, and steal money without harming anyone. On the other hand, he can tell these people that the north is in turmoil. Although the Yellow Turbans have subsided, there are still many robbers, so it is better to go back.
When people die, they will hear the news and pass it on. After the news spreads, they will definitely stop thinking about returning to the north. The longer the time goes by, the more people's hearts will become calm."
This is the solution that Ma Yuanyi, Zhao Da and Wu Fan came up with after many days of discussion.
After hearing this, Zhu Kui's eyes lit up. This idea was indeed more practical than his reckless approach, and it was a good strategy. He couldn't help but praise: "Mr. Yuanyi's strategy is very good, but Kui is not as good as him, so let's deal with it as he said."
Mr. Zhao and Mr. Wu will continue to assist."
"Yes!" the three of them responded.
"Haha, Mr. Yuanyi is indeed very resourceful, but since he wants to pretend to be a bandit or robber, how about playing the role of a remnant of the Yellow Turban for Zhu Kui again?" Zhu Kui suddenly said again, while looking at the person opposite him with cold eyes.