Take the farm down to earth

Chapter 135 Chapter 134
As long as Hou Xiaokang agrees, the governor will not even think about returning to Tuntian Division in the future.

The soldiers and horses of the five cities are in charge of the security of the capital. Although there are only three thousand people, there are many servants who rely on the soldiers and horses of the five cities for food.

These rogue local snakes have no other skills, but they are capable of scouting for information, cheating, framing, and setting the blame.

One-third of the food in Fengtai Daying was supplied by the Wanping Tuntian Division.

Shenwu General Feng Tang has a lot of reasons, and he finds Wanping Tuntian Division troublesome about the issue of food and grass.

Of course, grain and grass are issued by the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of War in name, but that is just an official document.
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The next day, Shi Zhongkui rode back to the capital with Xue Biao and twenty young and strong guards on his horse. Outside Huixian Building, he saw Jia Lian and Xue Pan carefully talking with Shi Guangzhu.

When he got closer, he heard Shi Guangzhu say that he had called Niu Jizong, the grandson of Lord Zhen, and Liu Fang, the grandson of Lord Li, and he must be drunk today.

Shi Zhongkui couldn't help sighing secretly, Shi Guangzhu's insistence on getting himself drunk had probably become his obsession.

But what Shi Zhongkui didn't know was that the real resentment was Shi Huaiyong, Shi Guangzhu's own father.

But because Shi Huaiyong's precious grandson, Shi Huaiji, has already worshiped him as his teacher, it is difficult for Shi Huaiyong to continue to be entangled in the matter of drinking and losing.

And Shi Guangzhu's impression to outsiders has always been that he is a stingy dandy, no matter how mischievous, Shi Zhongkui will not take out his anger on Shi Huaiji.

But Shi Zhongkui had saved it this time, the intention was to drink these noble children to the ground.

If you can't win by drinking, you will have to bow your head when you speak from now on.

If you still can't win the fight, it is possible to walk around for the sake of face.

"Uncle is well."

Shi Zhongkui jumped off his horse, saluted Shi Guangzhu, and before Shi Guangzhu could speak, he grabbed his wrist and said with a smile, "A few days ago, my nephew watched Huaiji's homework sent by my servant, and made a lot of progress. .

Uncle and master have to help nephew today. "

When talking to a guy like Shi Guangzhu, it's better to be straightforward than going around.

It's okay if he doesn't understand, but it's bad if he guesses randomly and misses something.

"This, this,,,."

No matter how irresponsible his own father is, Shi Guangzhu can hear a lot from his wife, maids, and servants about what his son has been like recently.

Shi Huaiji only memorizes 50 Analects of Confucius every day, and does not recite a word more.

But after a long time, accumulatively, I was able to memorize the first chapter of 493 characters.

Not to mention Shi Guangzhu's wife, Shi Huaiyong and the old lady are happy from ear to ear these days.

As for martial arts, although Shi Huaiji's innate talent cannot be seen for the time being, his perseverance in learning martial arts is indeed commendable.

The only problem is, I hope Shi Huaiji won't get overheated, and after a while, he will be distracted by the extravagant atmosphere of the Duke's Mansion.

When Shi Zhongkui used his son as an excuse, Shi Guangzhu stammered a few words, and said with some embarrassment, "Don't worry, if Hou Xiaokang dares not give you face today, my uncle will come to his house to block him every day from now on.

As for Qiu Liang and Feng Ziying, if you dare not agree, whenever these two boys go out to drink, my uncle will bring people to the door and force them to death. "

Shi Zhongkui was overjoyed, even though the idiot is not clever enough, he usually knows what to say.

And for the sake of face, Shi Guangzhu would really come to make trouble.

Anyone who drinks with friends every few days will meet a gangster who comes to fight for drinks, and he will definitely have a headache.

Fortunately, this group of nobles is indeed family friends of several generations. After Shi Guangzhu talked to Jia Lian at the banquet, Hou Xiaokang, Qiu Liang and Feng Ziying all agreed.

And this group of people are actually willing to have more contact with Shi Zhongkui.

Not only because he is the number one leader of the Six Yuan in the world, but also because he already has an inseparable relationship with the Ning Rong Mansion and the Shan Guo Mansion.

If you sell him a face today, maybe you will ask him for it in the future.

Niu Jizong, who was the first-class uncle, directly guaranteed that as long as Shi Zhongkui gave him food, he would be a young man who served in corvee service in Fengtai Daying.

It's okay to help dig a ditch and repair a canal after serving the corvee.

Although there is food, refugees and young people can still be recruited, but there is still a difference between experienced and inexperienced workers.It also saves the trouble of sending people to recruit people.

But Shi Zhongkui didn't agree, there are some men in Tuntian Bing's family who want to make a living.

There's no reason to owe Niu Jizong a favor just because of this.

Afterwards, of course, drinking.

Shi Zhongkui's title of Jiuxian, also because of this banquet, was spread throughout the circle of nobles in the capital, and then spread to Shilin and the court.

Shi Zhongkui, reeking of alcohol, looked at the servants of each family, put his master or son on the carriage, and arranged for the embroidered guards to escort him back.

Then he said to Xue Pan and Jia Lian, who were already drinking, "how is the business of the restaurant these days?"

Hearing Shi Zhongkui asked about the business of the restaurant, Xue Pan immediately showed a gloating smile, while Jia Lian's face changed slightly.

Sighing, "In the past, there were only about 60 people running the restaurant, but now there are more than [-] people.

And the Wang family also sent a shopkeeper over. "

Hearing this, Shi Zhongkui lost interest in listening.

"Second brother, it's better to sell what you have as soon as possible."

Jia Lian shook his head, "I don't know, brother, at this time, I really can't sell it, and I don't dare to sell it to outsiders."

Shi Zhongkui was taken aback for a moment, then he understood.

Once sold, the money obtained will definitely be stared at by Jia Amnesty and Mrs. Wang.

In a word, Jia Lian has not yet separated, so he has to obediently hand over the money to the public account.

If he dared to sell his identity to outsiders, it would be tantamount to colluding with outsiders without telling his parents.

Hitting him is considered light.

Fortunately, while restricting children in various ways, parents can't do anything wrong.

Even Jia Amnesty can only coerce Jia Lian to give him the shares by himself.

Otherwise, it can only be handed over to the public account, but Jia Amnesty is not willing to do so.

Therefore, the shares in the restaurant are still under Jia Lian's name, and there is no problem with dividends.

No matter how bad it is, I will give half of it to Jia Amnesty every month, and the old man will definitely be willing.

Patting Jia Lian's arm, Shi Zhongkui sighed and said, "Second brother has a very good character, and there is nothing wrong with dealing with people and things, and he has the official status of a five-rank acquaintance.

It's better to find a relationship and find a serious job. "

"It's not that easy." Jia Lian shook his head, "Second Master is countless times stronger than me. After all these years, hasn't he been a member of the Ministry of Industry of the fifth rank?"

Shi Zhongkui was right when he thought about it, he was born in scientific research, so of course he understands the way to do it.

Most of the top three Jinshi have the background of the same Jinshi, and most of them can hardly achieve the third rank in their lifetime, let alone Jia Zheng and Jia Lian, who are directly appointed by the emperor and bought with money.

But when he got on his horse and sent Xue Pan home, Shi Zhongkui suddenly thought that Lai Shangrong, the son of the housekeeper of Ningrong and Rongfu, still donated an official, and then became the county magistrate.

As long as the money is enough, Jia Lian can't be a magistrate or a real power magistrate, and it's no problem to be a fifth-rank official.

To put it bluntly, Jia Lian himself was unwilling to go out of Beijing, because he couldn't do without the extravagant and prosperous days.

Shaking his head and sighing, Young Master Ruyu really sounds nice, but most of them are actually brothers who can't bear hardships and are out of touch with reality.

Of course, people really don't have to suffer, but when the family starts to decline, it seems too incompetent.

Didn't Jia Lian and Jia Baoyu just watched their family being copied, but there was nothing they could do.

However, the more the Jia family declines, the relationships left by the Jia family's ancestors in the future will not only benefit Wang Ziteng.

That Jia Lian worked so hard to help this time is the best proof.
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After finishing the military officer department of the Tuntian Division, Shi Zhongkui then went to the Ministry of Industry.

Hearing that he was just using the name of abusing the official wine, Shenwan Pingcheng Tuntian Division Dusi, Zou Hengyi, the left servant of the Ministry of Industry, and Gao Yongmin, the doctor of the Tuntian Division, were immediately relieved.

As long as the cover is not lifted, a military official from the fourth rank can be demoted and transferred away.

But Shi Zhongkui also understood that even if he drank the nobles to the ground, Zou Hengyi and Gao Yongmin were secretly happy.

But no matter how you say it's all about the department's favoritism, the Ministry of Industry is also making a fool of itself.

Giving money is definitely not enough, so draw big cakes.

Taking out a copy of the playbook from their sleeves, Zou Hengyi and Gao Yongmin looked overjoyed after reading it.

"Is Shi Hanlin's book true?"

Shi Zhongkui smiled and said, "Why don't you two adults wait for three months, when the time comes, the lower officials will not be able to do it, so of course there is a memorial to prove it, please punish yourself."

"Okay," Zou Hengyi laughed, "If you can open up 1 mu of paddy fields near Wanping City, I will definitely write a letter to ask for credit for you."

"My lord, you are serious. Even if you have a little achievement as a subordinate official, you will get it under the leadership of your lord servant and lord Zhong."

Shi Zhongkui cupped his hands with a smile and said, "So, the first contribution is still the lord, and the lower officials and lord Gao just got a little bit of hard work."

Zou Hengyi and Gao Yongmin laughed after hearing this.

As soon as Yang Wenqin's memorial to the matter was handed in, the Ministry of Industry came up with the results.

He was demoted and sent to the Jinbian Tuntian Division to be a commander of the fifth rank.

It's okay to drop two levels in a row, but Jinbian is on the border with Mongolia and belongs to the border town.

Maybe one day we will meet a small group of Mongolian cavalry fighting in the autumn wind.

What's worse, in case of war, you have to obey the orders of the general guarding the border to deliver food and defend the city.

With this punishment, Yang Wenqin became a fourth-rank military officer, and Shilin and the imperial court received many praises.

After the Ministry of Industry handed over Shi Zhongkui's memorabilia to the cabinet, everyone realized that since Shi Zhongkui dared to open up 1 mu of paddy fields in three months.

If he is given another year or a few more years, the Tuntian Division of the Ministry of Industry will not only be excellent in the annual assessment, but in the future there will inevitably be countless dignitaries and officials who want to reap benefits.

Maybe half of the paddy fields that Shi Zhongkui reclaimed will become other people's land next year.

Give him a few more years to develop 200,000 to [-] mu of paddy fields, not only earning [-] to [-] taels of grain, but the paddy fields alone are worth more than ten to [-] taels of silver.

Now, many high-ranking officials and nobles who had been watching the excitement before began to look forward to and support Shi Zhongkui.

Still the same sentence, everyone will support you if it is beneficial, and even let you and tolerate your various actions.

When Shi Zhongkui returned to Wanping County, not only the county magistrate and other officials greeted him in person in the small town of Tuntian Division, but dozens of gentry from Wanping County, big and small, also came.

And besides the big and small officials from Wanping's side of the farm, even the officials from Daxing's side also came.

This group of people treated him this time with as much respect as they wanted.

Even Daxing's Tuntian Dusi simply knelt down and begged Shi Zhongkui not to stare at him.

It was already mid-afternoon after the courtesies with the county magistrate, officials, and squires of Wanping City were over.

He ordered Xue Biao to say, "Let all the civil officials below the seventh rank and the military officers below the fifth rank go back to work. Take the others to the Jietang and wait. After I clean up, I will go to see them."

Hearing about Jietang, Xue Biao's expression changed.

The festival hall was originally the hall where the envoys of the Tang and Song Dynasties collected Jingjie. At first, it was a side hall for generals to discuss military affairs, and then it gradually became a hall for discussing confidential and important matters.

Ordinarily, Shi Zhongkui's official rank is only from the sixth rank, and he has no power and responsibility to command the army, so he is not qualified to set up a festival hall.

But he is an imperial envoy.

The hall where the imperial envoys store confidential documents is the festival hall.

The Tuntian Division nominally belongs to the Ministry of Industry, but the Tuntian soldiers are still soldiers anyway.

Farming during the farming season and slack farming still requires military training.

As for whether it has been a hundred years since the founding of the country, whether military affairs have been abandoned, Shi Zhongkui doesn't care.

It's okay to say that the festival hall he built is the White Tiger Festival Hall.

In other words, this is to use the military law to rule the officials of the Tiantian Division.

Seriously, decapitation by military law is fine.

Wanping, who had already been demoted by Wanping's capital, and who was terrified, some people's legs trembled after entering the festival hall.

No need to guess, this person's problem is definitely not small.

Fortunately, Shi Zhongkui really didn't intend to clean up the moths.

After all, Tuntian is not a war.

And even if they lead the army, they will only kill a few to warn the people below.

There is a saying that in many cases, the effect of using criminal officials is far greater than that of honest officials.

An upright official is only morally fine, but his ability to handle specific affairs is hard to say.

Of course there are powerful ones, but they are definitely only a small part.

Half an hour later, when Shi Zhongkui was wearing an official uniform and walked into the festival hall accompanied by Xue Biao, who was holding the imperial decree, more than twenty civil and military personnel knelt down on the ground without any hesitation.

Shouted, "I have seen the imperial envoy."

Shi Zhongkui sat on the main seat with a smile, "My lords, please be polite, although I am in charge of the imperial envoy, but to be honest, I only care about the increase of rice fields.

Also, adults, please rest assured and do things honestly. "

After hearing this sentence, some people even let out a heavy breath unconsciously.

Shi Zhongkui smiled, and was not in a hurry to get the group of people up.

The tone turned severe and he said, "But if someone hides selfish intentions, or even evil intentions, then don't blame me for using military law to deal with you and so on."

Wen Wu of Wanping's side instantly understood that Shi Zhongkui must have got the news in advance to kill Wanping Dusi immediately.

And the person who sent the message might be one of them.

Even several.

More than a dozen Wanping civil and military people are in as bad a mood as they want at the moment.

It is agreed that everyone will give the imperial envoy a blow, so that he will not meddle in the oil and water affairs as soon as he arrives.

But before this started, some people betrayed their colleagues and tipped off the news.

Otherwise, why did the imperial envoy go to Dusi first?

Really inappropriate.

(End of this chapter)