Three Kingdoms: Madam, I am a decent person

Chapter 235 Madam's Decision

Zhang Sui felt helpless as he watched the second son Zhen Yan leave.

Although I had already expected that the Second Master Zhen Yan would not accept it so quickly.

However, he still felt a little disappointed in his heart.

But now, he didn't dare to talk to his wife about this matter openly.

This matter, after all, has to be done slowly.

In addition, Zhang Sui had slept very little in the past few days of preparation for the battle. He was very sleepy at this moment, so he had to give up for the time being and go to sleep first.

When he woke up again, it was already dusk.

The entire Zhen family mansion fell silent.

Zhang Sui had just walked out of the room and was about to go find food when he saw the maid coming towards him.

It was the Madam and the Second Young Master Zhen Yan who woke him up and asked him to go to the hall.

When Zhang Sui rushed over, his wife and the second son Zhen Yan were already sitting in the hall.

Seeing Zhang Sui coming in, the lady asked the maid to bring the food.

After Zhang Sui finished eating, his wife said to him, "Bocheng, I have discussed with Yan'er what you said today, and I think what you said makes sense."

"For this matter, let Yan'er go to the Zhen family's steward to inform them one by one tomorrow."

"What my Zhen family will become in the future depends on you."

When Zhang Sui heard what his wife said, he felt a heaviness on his shoulders.

However, at this time, he could only say seriously: "I will try my best."

Now that things have come to this, it would be unreasonable to back down.

After all, once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back.

The lady looked at the second son Zhen Yan and said, "Yan'er, write a letter today and ask Mi'er to come back from Yecheng."

"Let your brother-in-law and sister rush over to take over the business in Yecheng."

The second young master Zhen Yan responded.

The lady then said, "As for what happens next, Yan'er, cooperate with Bocheng and discuss it carefully."

After that, he stood up and left.

Zhang Sui was a little confused by his wife's words.

The second lady Zhen Mi was doing well in Yecheng, why were they suddenly transferring her back?
Also, shouldn't I go and discuss the current affairs of Wuji County with my wife?

What do you want to do with the second young master Zhen Yan?
Although the second son Zhen Yan is the male head of the Zhen family, isn't it the lady who has the final say on most matters in the Zhen family?

Zhang Sui wanted to stand up and follow his wife to ask for clarification.

But the second son Zhen Yan made a gesture of invitation and said, "Bocheng, come on, I will take you to the treasury and tell you which money to give to Jizhou Mu."

Zhang Sui watched his wife leave, then followed the second son Zhen Yan. As they walked, he whispered, "Second son, have you told her about what happened today? What did she say to you?"

The second son Zhen Yan hesitated for a moment, forced a smile and said, "I have already asked my mother about this matter, and she denied it."

Zhang Sui: “.”

The second son Zhen Yan said: "Mother said that she never said she wanted to have any further relationship with you."

"She may have said something to you that made you misunderstand. She believes that you will understand it in the future."

"She also said that you and she are from different worlds, and it is impossible for her to be your mother."

"She also said that you are young and energetic with a bright future, so don't mess around with useless things."

"If it were my second sister, she would also be willing to support you two being together."

"Under the current circumstances, even if Second Sister becomes your concubine, she will support it."

"She believes that you, Bocheng, will not treat Second Sister unfairly."

"Although my second sister has a cold temper, she is not unreasonable."

"If my second sister and you get married, mother believes that our Zhen family will gradually prosper again."

Zhang Sui was about to turn around and look for his wife.

But the second son Zhen Yan grabbed his wrist and said, "Bocheng, finish your work first." "Some things can't be rushed."

Zhang Sui and the second son Zhen Yan looked at each other.

The second son Zhen Yan smiled awkwardly and said, "There are still many things waiting for you to do."

"This is not the time for romance."

Only then did Zhang Sui suppress his uneasiness and follow the second son Zhen Yan to the treasury.

After all, it's in the Zhen family.

Moreover, the second son Zhen Yan is also the male head of the Zhen family.

Now he is arguing with his wife in front of him, and his wife must be feeling even more embarrassed.

I can only look for opportunities secretly.

Finish the task at hand first.

Zhang Sui followed the second son Zhen Yanzi to the treasury, and the second son Zhen Yanzi found the housekeeper.

The housekeeper handed Zhang Sui the accounts of the Zhen family's annual expenses.

In the end, the second son Zhen Yan left behind three years' worth of food and fodder, and the rest were all handed over to Zhang Sui, asking Zhang Sui to help deal with it and complete the tasks assigned by Yuan Shao.

Zhang Sui called in some people from the Zhen family who were good at math and recorded all the supplies of the Zhen family in a book.

Afterwards, he found the county captain Wang Hao and asked him to take the city defense soldiers to deliver these supplies out of the city.

After finishing all this, it was already dusk the next day.

Zhang He also sent an envoy from Jingjing County to settle accounts of all the materials seized in Wuji County, and then urgently sent the accounts to Yecheng to report to the military supervisor Ju Su.

Three days later, the officials of Yecheng sent an envoy with the plan proposed by the military supervisor Ju Su for the disposal of the Black Mountain Army in Jingjing County: select 3,000 strong men from the more than 10,000 Black Mountain Army soldiers, fill the army, and bring them to Yecheng for arrangements. As for the rest of the Black Mountain Army soldiers, let Zhang He deal with them on his own.

However, no matter how we deal with it, we must not allow the remaining Montenegrin troops to gather and cause trouble, especially to form a rebel force.

Zhang He and Zhang Sui immediately started discussing the matter.

In the end, the Zhen family of Wuji County donated a large amount of money to purchase 4,000 people from the remaining 7,000 Black Mountain troops as the city defense force of Wuji County, and were willing to support the subsequent daily expenses of the more than 4,000 Black Mountain troops.

Zhang He gave another thousand Black Mountain soldiers and asked Zhang Sui to take them to Wuji County and hand them over to the county commander.

Zhang then handed these 5,000 men over to the county captain Zhao Yun, and asked him to work with the county captain Wang Hao and the county magistrate Zhou Jiong to unify the management of these 5,000 Black Mountain troops and the original 2,000 city defense soldiers.

The 7,000 Wuji County defense forces were divided into three groups.

The first shift is responsible for city defense and rest.

Class One is responsible for training.

One group is responsible for farming.

There are three shifts, with one shift changing every month.

As for suppressing the rebellion and obtaining fertile land from various aristocratic families in Wuji County, Zhang Sui asked the county magistrate Zhou Jiong to work with the county captains Zhao Yun and Wang Hao to recruit refugees and implement the civilian settlement and work point system.

The so-called civilian settlements and work point system refer to recruiting refugees to help cultivate these fertile fields.

These refugees who poured into Wuji County from other places had no land to farm and could only starve to death.

Today, they are employed by the county government and given land to farm.

At the same time, the county government urgently set up tents for these refugees to stay.

For all the refugees who farmed, their remuneration was calculated based on their work points.

For example, a strong man who farmed for one day would be given four work points.

One work point can be exchanged for two bowls of porridge.

Every twenty work points can be exchanged for one meter of linen.

A strong woman would be given three work points for every day of farming.

and many more.

Zhang Sui also asked the Zhen family to implement this system on their land.

(End of this chapter)