Take the farm down to earth

Chapter 133 Bad Habits
Hearing Shi Zhongkui ask Xue Pan about it, Xue Biao stopped breathing for a few seconds in fright.

It's a pity that through the sedan chair, Shi Zhongkui's expression could not be seen at all.

After thinking for a while, Xue Biao carefully replied, "Brother-in-law, because brother won the official status of seventh-rank Xuan Yilang, he really couldn't resist the enthusiasm of old relatives and family friends, so he invited everyone to dinner."

Shi Zhongkui snorted coldly, "Tell Brother Pan when I go back, whenever I hear him messing around, I'll plead with His Majesty and find him a savage wife as his wife, it's not difficult.

Moreover, some of the generals are young ladies who have practiced martial arts since childhood, have a strange appearance and a savage personality.

Let alone going out to drink flower wine in the future, even if you marry a concubine, you will be beaten to death by your wife. "

"This,,,".

Not to mention Xue Biao's cold sweat from being frightened, even Shun'er, the bearer, and the entourage at home shuddered when they heard this.

Thinking to myself that the hearts of my master and adults are really dark enough.

However, after a while, even Xue Biao felt that if he could marry a high-class woman as his wife, it seemed that it would not be impossible.

But for Xue Pan, life is probably worse than death.

"Brother-in-law, don't worry, the younger brother will definitely persuade the elder brother in the future, and he will definitely not let him do anything wrong."

Shi Zhongkui didn't know whether Xue Pan was an obedient person, "Brother Pan doesn't care about eating, drinking and having fun at home, but if he talks nonsense and behaves wildly outside, there will naturally be a killing blow waiting for him."

"This, this", Xue Biao was really frightened at this time, and his brother-in-law would be laughed to death if he said it to his brother-in-law.

But to beat Xue Pan in the name of official business, anyone can only say that Xue Pan is not up to date.

And if you can be an official, let alone be beaten, you can be a grandson.

Didn't Xue Biao himself just stay outside Shi's house early in the morning, rushing up to wait for Shi Zhongkui's order.

The purpose is not to think of a certain petty official or official.

Send Shi Zhongkui to the Hanlin Academy, and see that he is fine for the time being.

Xue Biao hurriedly ran back to Xue's house.

As soon as he entered the door, he heard that Xue Pan was still sleeping late, but Xue Biao breathed a sigh of relief.

And he knew very well that now that Shi Zhongkui was an official, he definitely cared about his own reputation, and he didn't want to be implicated by his relatives.

Only then did he pick up the opportunity to persuade and scare Xue Pan.

After thinking about it, he asked someone to wake up Xue Pan, and at the same time asked the servant girl to invite Baochai and Baoqin to Aunt Xue's house.

After the whole family listened to Xue Biao's words, Xue Pan surprisingly didn't make a fuss.

Instead, he murmured in cold sweat, "This is a disaster, what should I do?"

Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai's expressions changed drastically in fright.

"Brother," Xue Biao hurriedly persuaded, "The imperial mission that my brother-in-law took over to clean up the river must be extremely difficult if you think about it.

I can't help my brother, at least I can't hold him back.

My brother only needs to be at home, and be careful outside. "

"Yes, yes, yes," Xue Pan reassured and said, "The big deal is that he has been hiding at home every day for the past few months.

No matter how powerful he is, Shi Boqian, can he still get into his brother-in-law's house? "

"Nonsense", Aunt Xue was originally angry, but when she heard Xue Pan say that she should stay at home and not go out, she thought it was fine.

In case something really happens, it's okay to be punished by the son-in-law, after all, he won't be cruel.

But if someone tricks her, her son and son-in-law will suffer.

"Your brother-in-law is also doing it for your own good. Besides, my mother can rest assured that someone can take care of you."

Xue Pan rolled his eyes directly, but when he thought of Shi Zhongkui's force value, he also had the means of calculating people.

Lying on the chair discouraged, "I thought I had found a backer, but I didn't expect to find an ancestor to come back. This time I became an official, I turned my face and refused to recognize anyone."

Xue Baochai's expression changed, but within a few seconds he smiled and said, "Brother has something to say, you'd better go and talk to that brother of yours. Showing off at home is not really a skill."

Xue Pan froze instantly.

Aunt Xue, Xue Baochai, Xue Biao and Xue Baoqin laughed when they saw that he had stopped talking.

Then Aunt Xue asked hesitantly, "Tad'er, my uncle really has the ability to ask the emperor to find a marriage for your brother?"

As soon as these words came out, even Xue Pan, who was pretending to be dead, sat up.

Xue Baochai and Xue Baoqin looked at Xue Biao expectantly.

"Auntie, my nephew heard that my brother-in-law has accepted the errand of going to the study. Among the ministers in the court, there are probably not twenty people who can see the emperor at any time."

"Bless the ancestors," Aunt Xue said with a smile, "If you two brothers can find a good future in the future, I will be worthy of the ancestors of your Xue family."

Baochai and Baoqin nodded along, Xue Pan showed a nonchalant expression on his face, but he also looked forward to it in his heart.

It is really the temptation to be an official, which is too great for the people of the Celestial Dynasty.

As for the risks of being an official, no one can see and let go of the dangers that are imminent.
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After Shi Zhongkui reported from the Imperial Academy, Cui Hezhong and others were already waiting in a restaurant not far from the Imperial Academy.

Across the sedan chair, after listening to Cui Hezhong's report, Shi Zhongkui suddenly felt that Diao Dexing was planning something.

After all, this is [-] grains of food, and it was too easy for Diao Dexing to agree.

If this is the case, then force it, maybe the surname Diao will show his feet.

"Go and tell Diao Dexing that I bear the emperor's order, and when the time comes, the errands are done, and I will definitely report to His Majesty and the Supreme Emperor the merits of Mr. Diao."

Cui Hezhong muttered directly in his heart, he must listen to the opposite of what he said.

He made it clear that he was unlucky, so he had to take a back seat.

And the surname Diao is a doctor from the Wupin Hubu Department, and he must be held accountable.

Then I waited for the embroidered clothes guard to be the emperor's domestic slave, and if the emperor's mission failed, he might be the first unlucky person.

Thinking of this, Cui Hezhong couldn't care less.

Take people to the Ministry of Households to find Diao Dexing.

And the words are very straightforward, if there is no money and food tomorrow, then his entire hundred households of officials will stay outside his house every night from now on.

Or even live in his house altogether.

Diao Dexing was furious in his heart, this kind of method of Jinmen scoundrels was actually used on his own head, he simply didn't know how to write dead words.

But thinking about it, if he really couldn't get the money and food, maybe that guy Shi Zhongkui would strip off the tiger skins of these embroidered guards and general banners.

Even if they can't really do that, let Cui Hezhong and others hold the official positions of Baihu and Zongqi, but they have no real errands.

It's not difficult to just stay at home and be a rice bug.

Thinking about it this way, Cui Hezhong and the others could really do the thing of blocking their own house.

Seeing the gloating expressions of his colleagues around him, Diao Dexing's heart moved.

I was forced to give money and food as a last resort, and those superior officials who disliked Shi Zhongkui couldn't blame me.

The 5 taels of silver ingots were quickly withdrawn from the treasury.

But Diao Dexing didn't give Cui Hezhong directly, anyway, the time is tomorrow.

That night, Chinchilla ran back and reported, "My lord, that Diao went to a grain store in the city overnight, and exchanged 50,000 taels of silver ingots for 5 taels of silver and [-] taels of old grain."

Shi Zhongkui was taken aback for a moment, although he knew about the fire loss, he couldn't figure it out for a while, 5 taels of broken silver and 5 taels of official silver are both 5 taels.

Why is it so troublesome to switch back and forth.

And couldn't merchants melt and cast broken silver by themselves to make silver melons and silver ingots?
Trying to ask Chinchilla, the little mouse chuckled and said, "Master, you just don't understand.

Whether it is broken silver, silver cakes, or silver nuggets, the private minted silver ingots circulating on the market vary in quality.

In some cities, one tael of silver can only be exchanged for 6 or 700 copper coins.

Therefore, official silver with the best quality has always been the first choice for merchants and squires to store silver. "

Shi Zhongkui realized it instantly, he actually understood this truth, but he didn't understand it for a while.

"That is to say, the actual value of the 5 taels that Diao gave me is likely to be only [-] taels, or even lower?"

Chinchilla nodded, and shrank its small body, fearing that if Shi Zhongkui got angry, he would vent his anger on himself.

But after Shi Zhongkui thought for a moment, his expression brightened.

After Xue Pan saw the golden melon seeds he produced by using the space farm last year, he asked where he came from.

At that time, he casually said that this is not something he can worry about.

Xue Pan might have misunderstood it at that time, and it might have something to do with the fire consumption, so he honestly stopped asking.

And I used the gold that the golden mouse stole from the group of white lotus villains to make golden melon seeds, and there was no loss.

In other words, the silver and gold made in the space only make the gold-silver alloy show a more dazzling luster.

In the eyes of people in this era, it is an excellent currency.

Does that mean that you can use this to make a profit?
Let Chinchilla go to the storeroom at home, and bring dozens of taels of silver into the space.

When three ten taels and one five taels of silver ingots appeared in his hands, the originally gray broken silver turned into shiny silver ingots.

Shi Zhongkui suddenly burst out laughing.

But within a few seconds, he shook his head again.

It is better than the fineness of official silver. This technique itself is a sin, even a curse.

And if you want to collect broken silver on a large scale, you must have a reasonable reason.

But this does not prevent him from using it on a small scale.

Then put two or four silver ingots of 35 into the space again. After a while, the four silver ingots that were shining silver before not only became darker in color, but also had many small pits on them.

The most important thing is that the words 'Jinglong Wunian' and 'Hengxiang Haozhi' are left on it.

This color is slightly inferior to the official silver, but the silver ingots of Hengxiang bank are like this.

And besides the Hengxiang, there are many Xingtai, Changheng, Hui'an, and Deshun.

I used this one today, and that one tomorrow, and I changed it around, and there would be no problem at all with a few 100,000 taels of silver ingots.

It can even be made into silver ingots made by Huizhou merchants, Shanxi merchants, and big families in the south of the Yangtze River.

If 5 taels of broken silver are turned into silver ingots, it should be no problem to increase the price by 5% to exchange for broken silver again.

This change of hands is equivalent to earning 2500 taels.

"The surname Diao really needs money and life." Shi Zhongkui chuckled, "Isn't this an obvious way for me to catch him?
And he is not afraid of making trouble with the Ministry of Household Affairs? "

"Master, there have always been unspoken rules in this officialdom."

Chinchilla sighed, "When the mouse hid in the royal hunting ground, I heard it more than once from those officials. Whenever the money is paid out from the household department, only 1 taels of 9 are left.

Then it will be distributed to the following through the governor's office, and 9 taels will be given to 8.

When the magistrate issued it to the county magistrate, he had to withhold it again.

And that's not bad.

If it is military pay, the amount of deduction is even higher.

5 finally went to the soldiers, and it would be nice to have [-] left over.

If you use this to make trouble, you will fall into that Diao Dexing's trick. "

Shi Zhongkui sighed and shook his head. Indeed, as the Chinchilla said, to make a fuss by himself is tantamount to opposing the entire household department, even the entire civil service system and the frontier generals.

The next day, after receiving 5 taels of silver and [-] Dans of grain, Shi Zhongkui was furious.

Pretentiously forcing Embroidered Yiwei to go to Diao Dexing again.

Cui Hezhong hurriedly explained the official practice of this matter, that is, the six ministers can only turn a blind eye and close one eye.

Otherwise, the people below will do everything in their power, and good things will turn into bad things for you.

Shi Zhongkui's face turned red after a while, and he sat on the main seat without saying a word.

But the palms pressed against the solid wooden table, and the polished wooden table creaked and creaked.

Cui Hezhong and the others were so frightened that they quickly knelt on the ground, eagerly admonishing them.

"My lord, even if you want to have a bright and sunny day in court, you have to protect yourself first. Besides, after this imperial errand is completed, you will definitely be promoted by half a level or a level.

At that time, if you were appointed by His Majesty as the censor, wouldn't it be easy to deal with moths like Diao Dexing? "

After a while, when the performance was almost over, Shi Zhongkui sighed heavily, "My heart was set on the bright moon, but the bright moon shines on the ditch."

"This,,,."

Even though Cui Hezhong and the others hadn't read much, they could hear the disappointment and helplessness of these words.

As expected, these words reached the emperor's ears, and Emperor Jing Long immediately felt that Shi Zhongkui was just like himself, with intentions but powerlessness.

He valued Shi Zhongkui even more in his heart.

Shi Zhongkui closed his eyes and was silent for a long time, making gestures.

Then he opened his eyes and said, "Wait, go to the gentry's houses with paddy fields in various homes in the capital, and tell them that my officer will invite them to dinner at the Huixian Building in the capital tomorrow.

Those who want to come come, those who don't don't. "

Cui Hezhong looked at Shi Zhongkui in surprise.

I and others are embroidered guards who hate ghosts. When those officials and gentry see themselves and others, maybe they want to participate in the banquet, and they will not pay attention.

Of course Shi Zhongkui knew this, he had never planned to take care of all the rice fields in Gyeonggi.

This is impossible and extremely troublesome.

The embroidered clothes guards might as well come to the door to notify, maybe half of the people will come.

At that time, I will be able to devote more energy to the farmland under the Ministry of Industry in Gyeonggi.

In the name of an imperial envoy, Tuntian is presided over by the imperial court. Not only is the name justified, but it also has enough power to restrict the Tuntian Division.

However, increasing the rice production of the Tuntian Division is equivalent to increasing the country's income, and the censors have no reason to make trouble for themselves.

At noon the next day, as expected, except for Jia's family, Shan Guogong's mansion and a dozen nobles, there were officials in the family, and none of them came.

Shi Zhongkui didn't care, and after drinking with Shi Guangzhu and others, he sent a copy of the notices for fish farming in rice fields, and then simply ordered Xiuyiwei to post imperial envoys on the bulletin boards at the gates of cities and towns in Gyeonggi Province.

Directly announced the technology of how to raise fish in rice fields.

(End of this chapter)