Datang Happy Landlord

Chapter 759;

Chapter 720 three;
Lijiazhuang, Xincheng, Lantian County.

Xiao Tong from the brewery, Liu Qi from the general account, and the two sent away the people from the household department and the province, all frowning. Liu Qi wiped the sweat from her head and asked tentatively;

"Brother, isn't the amount of food that the imperial court wants to exchange for too much? They want half of this autumn harvest!"

"The amount is indeed not small, but it can be dealt with. It's not a serious injury. After all, the million-plus acres was only added this year. The newly built third winemaking workshop should be put on hold for now."

Liu Qi, the general accountant, nodded, expressing her great agreement with Xiao Tong's decision;

"It can only be like this, otherwise, if we add another workshop, the rice will not be enough to last the summer harvest next year. We have been used to brewing wine from our own harvest in the past two years, and we don't need to ask others to humiliate us. I think it is very good, there is no need to continue Going the old way, I really don't want to look at those whores of the grain merchants."

"Yes, yes, but it also needs the consent of the other chief stewards, especially the chief steward of the granary, Ma, and the first chief steward of the inner house, Liu Niangzi. Without the nods of these two, I dare not make decisions without authorization."

"Why don't we go to see the steward of Martha before it's completely dark?"

"Sure, let's go, let's go together, brother."

"Row."

The two agreed without any delay, and went straight out of the brewery to the gate of Ma Ju, the head steward of the granary. The servants saw the two stewards coming together, and rushed to greet them enthusiastically;
"The villain pays homage to the two chief stewards."

"Excuse me, you can report to your family's steward Ma, I'll discuss something later."

"Here, please sit in the hall for a while, the two chief stewards, and the villain will go in and report."

"can."

"good."

Not long after the two sat down in the hall of Ma Ju's house, Ma Ju hurried in;

"Brother Xiao, Brother Liu, just in time. I just came back from hunting in the afternoon and got a sika deer. I'm cleaning up in the kitchen. The three of us have a drink tonight, and we won't go home without getting drunk. Don't worry, you two will never go home. Like before."

Xiao Tong smiled wryly, but Liu Qi took the lead first;
"Brother, don't talk about it. The few times I got drunk before, I vomited in a mess at home. It took three days of introspection before I recovered. When I woke up, I was scolded by the old man.

The woman also said that I am shameless. A dignified manager is so drunk that he urinates in his crotch. I dare not ask my brother to drink again. You can eat three catties in one meal. I dare not compare. I can't find anything, and I feel top-heavy and weak all over. "

Xiao Tong touched his nose and smiled wryly to cope;
"Liu Xiandi and I are not much better, and we have been scolded many times by the old lady, saying that I am a person who is dozens of years old and I don't always have a long memory."

Ma Ju, the head of the granary, is just over 1.8 meters tall, strong and strong, with the appearance of a minority ethnic group on his face, and he is not a pure Han Chinese at first glance. Hearing two weak scholars complaining about their pain, he looked up and laughed;

"Hahahaha, I just said that this time I will not persuade you to drink. The two brothers can decide how much they want to drink. I really don't agree with your drinking capacity. A catty of white wine can be eaten regardless of the north and the south.

well!I used to think that you two were fooled by my modest words, but I didn't expect it to be true. Speaking of which, almost all of our Li family members can eat a catty or two, and they can drink three catties without getting drunk.
I always feel that Mr. Lang's wine is probably made for the people of the clan. It is really a rare and delicious wine that is rare in the world. Now I can't do without Wuliangye. Many people in the clan are similar to me, at most there is only one gap between them Yue, if you don’t eat two catties, the wine worms will probably come out, hahahaha..."

Xiao Tong smiled awkwardly;

"Brother Ma didn't even look at it. You're two heads taller than me. It's not uncommon for you to be able to eat three catties without losing weight."

"Yeah, I really can't compare to the clansmen. By the way, Brother Ma, we brothers came here to discuss something important. Why don't we talk about the serious business first and then mention the bar?"

Watching the maid bring tea, Ma Ju stretched out his left hand;
"Succeed, business is important, please have tea, both of you."

After the three of them put down their tea bowls, Ma Ju leaned forward;

"What's the big deal Mr. Liu wants to say?"

"It's like this. The imperial court sent an official from the lower province of the province to bring the papers, and came with two members of the household department, Wailang. They just sent them away, saying that the imperial court is going to use troops on the prairie. There is something about the food that we want. Erfang reached out to help."

"That's it. I said, why did the two brothers come here together? Speaking of food, our rent is not short by a catty, and we also gave the court an extra [-] catties. The account is clear. , the imperial court is not short of food this time, is it?"

Xiao Tong nodded and took over the quarrel;
"There is no shortage. Yuanwailang from the household department also explained clearly that for the convenience of transportation, the imperial court will start with rice this time, and the wheat is only used to feed livestock. That's why His Majesty the emperor asked the household department to find grain merchants and high-ranking people all over the world. Big players exchange."

"Yes, but I don't know how much rice the imperial court wants to exchange, and how to exchange it?"

When it came to money, Liu Qi answered immediately;
"According to the exchange method in the world, the people from the household department said that they would exchange half of our autumn harvest. Look at this...?"

Ma Ju frowned lightly and stood up from his chair;
"To be honest, Mr. Lang also told me some things when he left. He especially reminded the court that he would definitely come to exchange food or buy food, so I knew it well, but such a large amount, even I, who is in charge of food, would not Dare to agree easily, how about this, I will go with the two chief stewards, go to the mansion to ask Mrs. Liu, and see what the chief steward of the inner house said."

"it is good."

"Listen to the arrangement of the chief steward."

After agreeing, Liu Qi was concerned again;
"From the perspective of the chief steward, can Mrs. Liu agree to rest assured?"

"I think there will be no surprises. Many people think of my cousin as domineering and powerful, but they don't see the other side. When it comes to big things, my little cousin has never been vague."

"That's that, Mrs. Liu's ability and character are well known."

"Please, both of you, it's not too late to have a drink after we've settled our serious errands."

"Brother Ma, please."

The three of them came to Qiantou Mansion together, and were asked to sit in the west hall of the front yard by the servants. The head of the family with the old rules in the second house left, and the main hall of the front yard was closed immediately, and it was never opened. Talking in the living room, if you have any visitors, please go to the main hall of the east wing to entertain them.

But after a while, Mrs. Liu came in with a group of maids, and the three of them got to the point after a bit of politeness. After hearing this, Mrs. Liu didn't respond, and she spoke after having tea for a while;
"Since Mr. Lang has explained to his cousin before he left, there is no need to discuss it. According to Mr. Lang's explanation, I have always been only in charge of the backyard of the inner house. From now on, I will not take care of things outside without special circumstances. meddling."

Hearing the unsalty response, the three people sitting there were all embarrassed, Xiao Tong and Liu Qi were sensitive, so it was hard to say much, and Ma Ju could only laugh to make fun of it;

"Sister, what's the matter? Normally, when the gentleman is not at home, it's normal for the chief steward of the inner house to participate in important matters?"

The lady of the Liu family didn't say much, she just smiled politely, and the second-class maid beside her, Yueru, couldn't help answering;
"The chief steward is right, that is, when the old lady was in power, she would intervene to inquire about important matters outside the courtyard. My wife has always been loyal and hard-working, but now she was told the truth by someone with a heart, and she was reported to the old lady. Not to mention, I broke my mouth in front of the lord again, and in the end, my wife was not able to benefit from both ends of her efforts..."

Lady Liu turned her head and scolded the caring people around her;
"Shut up, don't talk nonsense, have you forgotten your lesson?"

"But my lady, this servant just can't get over it..."

"It's fine if you want to open it. Just keep our errands and take care of your own place. Don't talk about this matter again."

Yueru, who was very reluctant, agreed and retreated behind Mrs. Liu.

"The three big stewards don't have anything else to do?"

"Huh? Oh."

"Nothing."

"It's over."

"Then we won't delay the big event of the three of you."

"Oh good, Manager Liu treats himself kindly."

"Thank you, Manager Xiao, for your concern."

"Sister, let's go."

"Sorry for delivery."

The three of them left the mansion in embarrassment, and sat down in Ma Ju's mansion again. They prepared a large bowl of sika venison and brought it up. Ma Ju warmly entertained them;

"Both please."

"Brother Ma, please."

"Here."

Liu Qi, who ate a piece of meat, picked up the wine glass;
"Brother Ma, it seems that Mrs. Liu is not very happy?"

"Well, some time ago, Mr. Lang came back from Henan Road and scolded her a few times. She has been depressed all the time. Her strong temper was disliked by Mr. Lang for the first time. How can she be happy?"

"There must be some reason?"

"I heard that Xichun in Langjun's house was not happy with his cousin stretching her hand too long, so she went to find Langjun to comment. Of course, Langjun will not sit idly by and ignore the grievances between the two stewards, so let's talk about the matter. After coming back, I scolded my cousin a few words, but I heard that she also reprimanded Mrs. Xichun with tears in her eyes. This is considered to be [-] big boards for each of you...

Xichun's A Niang was the personal manager of the previous patriarch, and also the leader of the patriarch's personal affairs. When she came to Xichun, she naturally inherited the power in the patriarch's house. The cousin is also in charge of the backyard of the inner house. There will inevitably be some disputes between the two families. It's not right, it's been like this for the last few generations, you fight each other and don't admit defeat, which one in the clan doesn't know?Forget about these disturbing things, let's have a bar and drink. "

"Okay, brother Ma please."

"Two brothers, please."

Not to mention that the three chief stewards here drank until midnight, but in Qin Qiong's General's Mansion, the main hall was brightly lit, Li Shimin, the Ninth Five-Year Lord, sat on the head, and almost all capable people from Qin Wang's mansion came.

There was a pile of food on everyone's table, but it was strange that no jar of white wine was put in. It seemed that they were discussing serious matters.

"Qin Tianjian has already calculated the date of sending troops, and the supply of food and grass is also in order everywhere. The first batch of food and grass has been arranged to be sent out. The Ministry of Industry has returned two batches of fish and meat army food. The harvest is full, and saving a little is enough for ten Liu Wei Erlang enjoyed it for two and a half months, and in the later period, the officials of the household department have arranged for the officials of the household department to exchange it with grain merchants all over the world. Now everything is ready here and we only owe Dongfeng."

"My lord is holy."

Cheng Yaojin was the first to speak;
"I've been looking forward to this day for a long time."

Yuchi Gong rubbed his hands excitedly;

"I didn't enjoy killing last time. This time, I must kill the grassland barbarians to bleed into rivers."

Niu Jinda chewed the beef fiercely, and then hurriedly spoke after swallowing it;
"Hmph! This time it's our turn to go to their door."

"If you want me to say, find their accounts, kill their khans, plunder their cattle and sheep, and capture their women, let's learn from their methods."

"I think so."

"Take the way of the person, and treat the person's body."

"I told them to taste the pain."

Seeing a group of generals instigating the emperor, Fang Xuanling was the first to stand up and refute;

"No, we are the kingdom of heaven, we have to take our face into account, and we have to consider your majesty's reputation, how can we do such barbaric acts?"

Du Ruhui also stood up to support the old friend;
"That's right, they can do it, but we can't do it. It's okay to kill their arrogance, and it's okay to kill their heads on the battlefield, but we can't do things that anger the world and destroy the name of the Celestial Dynasty."

When the two leaders in the civil service camp spoke, the others followed suit, and the generals who watched were particularly unhappy, all blowing their beards and staring.

Li Shimin didn't say a word all the time, he just focused on eating food, and the civil and military officials below were arguing red-faced!

"Du Pushe, are they only allowed to come to our Heavenly Dynasty to burn, kill and loot, and we are not allowed to go back to relieve our anger?"

"Yeah, doesn't that make sense?"

"It's not that you don't want to vent your anger. What the two servants mean is that you can't mess around."

"Yes, the name of the Celestial Dynasty cannot be destroyed."

"It's this name all day, that name, my old black is upset when I hear it, eat a bar, oh, there is no alcohol tonight, let's have tea, alas..."

Finally, a group of civil servants and military generals had enough disputes, and each rested in peace, Li Shimin spoke slowly;
"Everything is ready, it's good, but it's auspicious when the east wind comes. Without wind, it's hard for a big ship to move forward."

"wind?"

"Dongfeng?"

"What Dongfeng?"

"Of course it needs a suitable reason, Your Majesty, don't you think?"

"Of course, Zhijie has made great progress."

"Look, old black, I told you to study more, look at me now, study hard."

"Fuck you, how many characters do you know when you think I'm Old Hei?"

"Your Majesty, when they bullied us and went to Weinan, who wasn't angry? Isn't this a reason to send troops?"

"General Yuchi, please be safe and don't be impatient. That time is a thing of the past. There is no reason for the alliance between the two families. There must be a new suitable one."

Zhang Liang, who had been silent all this time, put down his chopsticks;
"It's not difficult. The grassland is not peaceful recently. They come and go among the big tribes, and they are jealous. They should also be facing a state of lack of money and food."

Li Shiji followed and nodded;

"Yes, they still want to offend the frontier."

Li Jing, who had just been transferred to the Minister of the Ministry of War, finally spoke;

"In less than two months, they will come to our door, and we will have wind."

"Two months? Your Majesty has distributed food and grass, Li Shangshu? How can we afford to wait for two months?"

"I have no choice but to wait."

"Yeah, we can only wait."

Yuchi Gong stared;

"Could it be that if they don't act, we'll just wait? You guys are all working hard!"

Li Shimin sighed helplessly;

"Besides waiting, there is no other way. The Celestial Dynasty always wants to show its face, and it can't act recklessly. That way, even if it coerces the world, it will not be convincing."

After Li Shimin finished speaking, many civil servants stood up and agreed;
"Your Majesty Shengming."

(End of this chapter)