Li You's Tang Dynasty

Chapter 552
"But it hurts peace, doesn't it?"

After Lin Butler listened to the second butler's introduction, he showed a little bit of tangled emotions, but Chai Lingwu said hilariously: "Lin Butler, what's wrong with this? We trade fairly, and it's not that we don't give money."

"Yes, Chief Steward, don't worry. It will be fine. As long as we can share some profits, there will be no troubles. As long as this business can be done, our Chai Mansion will make a lot of money every day." .

At that time, we will let our farms charge less rent, which will not hurt heaven and harmony, but will be a great benefit to the world! "

This old Qiu is really good at talking, of course, another reason is that this housekeeper Lin is not a good person. He has been in charge of the Chai family for decades and he also divides himself and the people into two types of people. He is higher than those ordinary people, so although he felt a little inappropriate at the beginning, but after listening to Lao Qiu's words, he felt okay again.

After all, the butler Lin still felt that he and Chaifu were above the common people.

The subsequent nod made Chai Lingwu smile happily, followed Chai Lingwu and handed over the matter to the second housekeeper, Lao Qiu, and Lao Qiu couldn't wait to show Chai Lingwu the results for himself, and he couldn't wait the next day it has started.

First of all, the soldier that Lao Qiu was eyeing was named Zhao Yi. This Zhao Yi was 35 years old this year. He lost a foot in the battle of Yizhou last year. This battle of Yizhou happened last year.

In the 16th year of Zhenguan (642), the Western Turkic Yipidulu Khan detained Tang envoys and invaded Yizhou (now Hami, Xinjiang).Guo Xiaoke (died 648), the governor of Anxi in Tang Dynasty, led 2000 Qingqi to Yizhou and defeated the Western Turks in Wugu.

Zhao Yi is Guo Xiaoke's subordinate. Zhao Yi, who lost a leg, returned to Chang'an, followed the household department and gave him 120 mu of Yongye Field according to his credit. With this 120 mu of Yongye Field, it stands to reason that even if Zhao Yi A cripple can live in peace.

But who knew that because of the loss of a leg, Zhao Yi's personality changed drastically, and he became a guy who loves to drink, living in his own drunken dreams every day, and soon, Zhao Yi's money was squandered by himself.

In addition, although there are fields, there is no one to help Zhao Yi plant these fields. Originally, Zhao Yi thought about finding someone to help plant them, but after drinking, Zhao Yi would go crazy, scold anyone he saw, and even If you want to break in, then the surrounding people will be afraid of Zhao Yi. No matter how many fields Zhao Yi has, they will not dare to help Zhao Yi plant them.

On this day, Zhao Yi was drunk in the morning, and Lao Qiu came to the door. Zhao Yi didn't know Lao Qiu and asked with a frown, "Who are you?"

At this time, Lao Qiu said with a smile on his face: "The person who gave you money."

"Huh?" Zhao Yi was taken aback.

Then Lao Qiu said with a smile: "I want to buy your Yongyetian."

"Yongyetian?" Zhao Yi said speechlessly, "Yongyetian cannot be bought or sold. This is the law of the Tang Dynasty."

"Hehe...!" With a dry laugh, Lao Qiu said slightly: "This is already in the past, and now His Majesty has added another one to this Yongyetian. If the government soldiers can't live, they can sell Yongyetian."

"Oh really?" Zhao Yi's eyes lit up.

Lao Qiu chuckled and said: "It's true, I dare not disobey the law, although you have pensions to collect every month, but your pensions are not enough for you to live on, so I suggest you take your 120 Mu Yongye fields are sold, anyway, those fields are not planted, and they are idle if they are idle."

"120 mu, please make an offer!" Zhao Yi had long wanted to sell the land.

"Now one mu of good land is worth five guan. After all, you shed blood for the Tang Dynasty, so we bought it for ten guan. 120 mu is [-] guan. As long as you can save a little, [-] guan Enough to eat till you die."

During the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, the price of milled rice could be purchased with a consistent amount of money, which is about 130 catties per stone.One hundred guan coins can buy 100 shimi, or 13000 jin.A piece of silk cloth, depending on the quality, ranges from one to three taels, which is considered as medium-quality silk cloth, and a bolt is worth two taels.A piece of cloth equals 100 feet and 30 meters.

Calculated in this way, assuming a family of five people eats 500 catties of rice or noodles per year, based on the large appetite, a family consumes 2500 catties of grain a year, which is equivalent to 19 shi of grain, and it will cost 3 guan.One person makes a suit of clothes, using [-] meters of cloth, and each person makes four sets of clothes per year, which is calculated as a moderately wealthy family.

A family of five consumes two bolts of cloth every year, plus his expenses, the total cost is five guan.Counting other expenses, you will spend [-] yuan a year.

A family of five spends [-] guan a year. Of course, the [-] guan cost is just food and clothing. If you want to improve the food, go out for fun, and drink some wine.

All kinds of people need a hundred guan a year.

And Zhao Yi can get 1000 or [-] guan in one go. It can be said that as long as Zhao Yi doesn't waste money, and usually drinks and drinks, even finding some women is enough for a lifetime of carefree expenses.

Zhao Yi is not a fool, instead of those Yongye fields being abandoned in his own hands, it is better to sell them for money, so that he can live a little more comfortably. In the end, Zhao Yi agreed to Lao Qiu's idea of ​​buying Yongye fields .

Then Lao Qiu and Zhao Yi found a guarantor together, and then both parties wrote down the documents, and then Zhao Yi took out the land deed of Yongyetian. After giving the land deed to Lao Qiu.

Lao Qiu said that he did not bring so much money, and that so much money would be delivered the next day. However, he brought two bottles of good wine to Zhao Yi. chant.

But after the second day of drinking, Lao Qiu's money came, not 1000 or [-] guan, but [-] guan. Zhao Yi asked angrily what it meant, but the other party asked Zhao Yi to read the document.

The ten guan and one mu on the document did not know when it became ten guan and one mu, and because of this, the 1000 two hundred guan became a mere twelve guan.

After all, Zhao Yi was a soldier, and then he shouted to report to the officer, and then he really went to report to the officer, but the report was over, but is it useful to report to the officer?
First of all, the sales contract in the Tang Dynasty has already been legislated. Signing the contract means that you agree, so Zhao Yi is at a disadvantage in this regard. Lao Qiu has your finger print of Zhao Yi in black and white. If you want to rely on it, you can’t rely on it of.

The second is the power of the Chai family, let alone you are a wounded soldier, even if you are still working for the Tang Dynasty, your power is not as good as that Chai Lingwu of the Chai family.

Li Shimin's son-in-law, nephew, Li Tai's confidant, and the princess' husband-in-law, you said that the official dared to do something to such a person, so Zhao Yi sued, but as long as Lao Qiu came up with the contract in black and white, Zhao Yi sued is also a confession .

In this way, Lao Qiu's first shot was fired directly, and the [-] acres of Yongye farmland directly entered the pocket of the Chai family. Chai Lingwu praised Lao Qiu very much and hoped that Lao Qiu would continue to work hard. Behind the support of Lao Qiu.

This sound of support made Lao Qiu work harder.

It is even more serious to steal by chance. An old soldier died at the age of 50. After his death, he left [-] acres of Yongye farmland, which his nephew inherited. The man beat up the nephew, and then threatened that if the other party did not give up Yongyetian, the nephew would be thrown into prison.

There is no way, the nephew is not a son, and he doesn't want to go to jail, so he had to give up in the end. There are also those who want to raise the dowry for his daughter and treat the family members. In less than seven days, Lao Qiu helped Chai Lingwu get nearly four A thousand acres of Yongye farmland.

This speed made Chai Lingwu very satisfied, and these were all money, not only his own money, but also the money of his descendants, even these money should be ill-gotten gains, they hurt the hearts of the soldiers.

Many government soldiers saw that the fields that their comrades had exchanged their lives for were so easily stolen, they dared to be angry and dared not speak out, because the people who stole these Yongye fields had a good background.

But if at this time, there is another person with a strong background to help them, then no need to guess, the soldiers will definitely scramble to get revenge.

What Li You has to do is to suppress this power, let this power grow slowly, as long as this power grows, then Chai Lingwu's death will come, or the same sentence, no matter how much you were once favored, But if you are going to get in Li Shimin's way.

No matter who you are, Li Shimin will never show mercy to you.

"Ah!" Li You got up from his bed and then stretched a lot.

At this time, Quan Zhixi walked in and said, "Youlang Zhinu is here."

Then Li Zhi walked in.

"How's it going..." Li You asked, looking at Li Zhi who was on the side.

"It's done. However, the annual rent is [-] guan, paid once a year, and there will be no arrears. In addition, we only enjoy the right of residence. The shops and houses built by Fifth Brother belong to the imperial court!" Li Zhi smile slightly.

"Who proposed the conditions?" Li You asked.

"Fang Xiang, this old man is very shrewd." Li Zhi smiled and said, "However, Fang Yizhi is not that simple. He directly fought with his father, and finally Fang Yi said that everything in Qinglongfang can be done." Give it back to the imperial court, but the imperial court must promise that the rent will not change, and the imperial court can take it back only when we don’t rent it in Dunhuafang.”

"Haha.!" Li You laughed, "Have you finally agreed to this?"

"It was Uncle Changsun who asked Father for instructions. In the end, Father agreed. Father said that Fifth Brother has worked hard, so let's do this. The [-] guan will be sent to the palace tomorrow."

Li You was a little surprised: "Isn't it the delivery department?"

"Even the officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs didn't come, and it was the Fang Xiang who talked directly, so the father said, and sent him directly to the palace!" Li Zhi replied again.

"It's not a problem to send it to the palace, but I'm afraid that if you don't enter the household department, someone will make trouble..." Li You shook his head and said: "Okay, that's a later story, what should the people in Qinglongfang do?"

"Move to Quchi, Tongshan and Tongji Sanfang. However, my father also said that after three years, the people from Qinglongfang will move back!"

Li You smiled: "Time is enough."

(End of this chapter)