Master Kong Zhongni

Chapter 53 You Don't Even Call Me Zaizi

The sun is setting and the sky is full of stars.

In order to persuade the wild people, Zai Yu almost had no time to return to Qufu before the city gate was closed.

The condition he offered to the savages was that his fields would be cultivated freely by the savages, and Zaiyu would be responsible for providing seeds and agricultural tools.

No matter how much the final harvest is, Zaiyu only takes [-]%, the wild people can take [-]%, and the remaining [-]% needs to be handed over to the state according to the tax law of Lu State.

In fact, Zaiyu didn't plan to take any ten cents at the beginning, but he was worried that the generous treatment would make him look like a liar.

But even though Zai Yu has increased his weight, there are still not many savages who are willing to believe that there is such a good thing in the world.

In the end, only nine families were willing to accept Zaiyu's help and became slaves under Zaiyu's name.

But although Zaiyu was their master in name, he did not intend to enslave them, and he even planned to provide papermaking jobs for the women of the nine households after the papermaking factory opened in the future.

However, Zai Yu did not reveal these words to them.

Because the master said: A gentleman, first follow his words and then follow them.

It means that a gentleman should act first, practice what he wants to say, and then say it after he has done it.

Now that the factory has not been completed yet, Zaiyu doesn't want to brag about it. If something happens in the middle, doesn't that mean he is lying?

Although Zaiyu only recruited nine families this time, he was not discouraged.

Because Jiuhuo is just right for the fields he owns.

He now owns Ichinoda.

According to the regulations of Zhou Li, all farmland is managed under the well field system.

Although the well field system has existed in name only in various vassal states, the method of measuring and explaining the size of fields in Zhou Lizhong has been handed down.

According to Zhou etiquette, each farmer should be given one hundred mu of land to cultivate, so one hundred mu is called a husband.

In addition to husbands, there are many units of measurement for fields.

The so-called nine husbands are one well, four wells are one town, four towns are one mound, four mounds are one dian, four dians are one county, and four counties are one capital.

So the field of one well is [-] mu of land.

If converted into modern measurement methods, it is actually only about [-] mu.

And "Guanzi" said: If you cultivate a hundred acres all year round, you can only harvest a hundred acres for twenty minutes.

One bell is equivalent to about 120 kilograms, that is to say, in the early Spring and Autumn period, one hundred acres of land was worked hard for a year, and at most 2400 kilograms of grain could be produced.

These grains, after paying the rent and taxes, are probably just enough to feed a family.

Therefore, it is most appropriate for Yijing Zhitian to recruit nine families to cultivate.

Zaiyu hummed happily along the way and walked towards Zigong's house.

A few days ago he dreamed that he was reading "Mencius" in the library.

There is a saying in the book that it is better to be happy alone than to be happy together.

Jae Yu couldn't understand it at the time, but today he finally understood the meaning.

How can the happiness of obtaining the field alone compare with the happiness of obtaining the field together?
Although I lost part of the benefits of the field, compared to when I didn't have an acre of land before, I still gained something, so I was very happy.

And those nine households also got the benefit of the field because of my relationship. They are happy, and I am even happier.

Zaiyu couldn't help but praise Mencius silently in his heart, and planned to read "Mencius" twice again after going back tonight, and he had to make a few similar allusions for himself.

Zaiyu swept away the haze of yesterday, with a satisfied smile on his face, and even walked a lot more briskly.

He walked to the door of Zigong's house, but suddenly saw Zigong sitting on the threshold and sighing, as if he was worried.

And Yan Hui was by the side, comforting him with a nice voice.

"Zigong, don't think too much. Others are overwhelmed and want to participate, but they still can't find this opportunity. Why did you get the opportunity and start worrying instead?"

Zigong sighed and said, "It's different, how can it be the same? It's an honor for others to go up, but if I go up, it's a shame to go up. You just let me shoot for a target that is ninety steps away. I can't even shoot!"

Zaiyu stepped forward and looked at him strangely: "Zigong, I stopped thinking about life, why did you start again? Well, I have a niece in my hometown who is about the same age as you and has a pretty good personality. I'll help you match it later."

Zigong raised his head angrily when he heard this, "Which Shuzi? How dare you make fun of me?"

As soon as he raised his head, he found that it was Jae Yu, so he lost his temper: "I'll just say, in Qufu City, you are the only one who owes you so much."

Zai Yu asked Yan Hui who was at the side: "Ziyuan, what's wrong with him? Why does he look like he's about to die?"

Yan Hui said: "My son, don't make fun of him. Just now someone came to inform Zi Gong that Yang Hu admired his talent and recommended him to be our Lu country's husband. instrument."

husband?

Daxie?
After hearing this, Jae Yu covered his belly and laughed so hard that he almost split his arms on the spot.

Yang Hu is bad enough!

Isn't it because Zi Gong talked back to him when he persuaded his master to become an official?
Arranging Zigong so soon?

Zigong said angrily: "Yanghu is a villain, he is really wrong! He must have found out from somewhere that I am not good at archery, so he deliberately chose me by taking advantage of the big archery, and took the opportunity to let me stand in front of everyone. It's a shame in front of you!"

Zaiyu smiled and nodded: "The key thing is that you still can't refuse him. Participating in the shooting ceremony is an honor bestowed by the monarch, and conferring you the position of husband, in the eyes of outsiders, it is Yanghu who does not avoid relatives and employs people. Enemy, don't care about the conflict with you before.

If you reject his recommendation and invitation, not only will Chinese people not criticize Yang Hu, but they will also think that you don't know the general idea, even the basic etiquette. "

Zi Gong gasped with smoke on his head, beat his chest and stamped his feet.

"Isn't it? His trick is too bad! If I accept the position and participate in the big shooting ceremony now, I will lose face. If I don't accept and participate, I will still lose face!"

"It's not human inside and out, it belongs to yes."

Zi Gong suddenly turned his head to look at Jai Yu: "My son, can you save me?"

"Me?" Zaiyu's eyeballs rolled around: "I... There is a way. It's just..."

"Just what?"

Zai Yu stroked his hair and leaned against the door.

"I don't want to get involved in right and wrong."

"Then you just watch me fall into the water?"

"No, Zigong. You have no sincerity towards me, you don't regard me as a friend, and you don't even want to call me Zaizi."

Zi Gong knew all about Jae Yu's slander, he asked with a sigh.

"What happened to you, if you want me to help you, just ask."

Zai Yu giggled, rubbed his hands and walked forward: "Isn't that enough? We are all buddies, what money is not money."

"Oh, you want to borrow money, right?" Zi Gong waved his hand vigorously: "Just tell me, how much to borrow? You don't have to be polite between us brothers."

Zaiyu calculated in his mind, then whispered a number into Zigong's ear.

Yan Hui was sitting next to him, he only saw Zai Yu's mouth move, and then Zi Gong's eyes went straight, and he was numb.

Zi Gong adjusted his breathing, put both hands on Jai Yu's shoulders, looked at him seriously and said.

"My son. You asked me to borrow so much money, why didn't you just rob me?"

Jae Yu twitched, "Isn't it that I don't have this ability for the time being?"

"Are you really planning to do this?!"

Zigong grabbed Zaiyu's neck and exerted strength with both hands, ready to kill this dangerous point in the cradle.

"I strangle you!"

"You're serious about joking."

Zaiyu hurriedly clarified: "To be honest, I recruited nine savages in the suburbs, and I distributed all the fields that Mengsun Heji gave me to cultivate.

But it takes time to grow food in the fields, so in the days when the crops are not growing, I want to buy some food and lend them a transition. "

　I understand that when you read books in other people's places, you have a good time reading, and your body and mind are happy. There is a system and a fast pace to please you.

　　You don't need a friend like me.

　　But now you come to me and say: Please step up your efforts and work hard to make changes.

　　You have no respect for me at all, you don't regard me as a friend, you don't even want to call me an author.

　　——Excerpt from "Zaiyu's Diary"

　　
　
(End of this chapter)