Hello Chang’an

Chapter 76: Rice per capita

Facing A Che’s question, Chu Xing could not give an answer.

Firstly, the question about the talent gap is really cruel, and secondly...he is really not in the mood!

Seeing that his general had personally formulated a new training plan for the girl, Chu Xing became anxious.

"General..."

"It's better to consider this matter in the long term..."

He repeatedly tried to interrupt, but Chang Kuo, who was so excited, didn't give anyone a chance to speak. He had already decided: "That's it, from tomorrow on, I will come here at 10:00 every day!"

Looking at Chang Kuo with a look of impatient expression on his face, wishing he could go back and cover his head and take a nap right now. It would be best to open his eyes and wait till tomorrow's midnight. Chang Suining raised a question: "...Aren't you planning to go to court?" ?”

Chang Kuo's smile froze.

And the smile will not disappear out of thin air, it will only transfer from his face to another person's face -

Chu Xing, who was also slow to realize this, was overjoyed and immediately said: "The general goes to court every morning, so the time is not appropriate. The girl's martial arts training should be watched by my subordinates."

Chang Suining nodded: "Whenever Dad is free, just give me some advice."

Officials below the fifth rank only need to attend the imperial court on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month. However, Chang Kuo, a first-rank hussar general, needs to attend the imperial court every day.

Chang Kuo sighed heavily.

The system of the early dynasty was so deplorable that it derailed his great mission of educating his daughter!

Isn't it a worry if the official position is too high?

In just a short moment, many dangerous thoughts flashed through Chang Kuo's mind - including but not limited to fantasies about how to be demoted.

As the winner, Chu Xing gave it up as soon as it was good: "But how the girl practices should be in accordance with the regulations set by the general."

Chang Kuo could only confess again and again: "You must be more careful, and you must not miss the child."

Chu Xing patted his chest: "General, just don't worry!"

Chang Sui'an on the side couldn't help but ask: "But Dad, are your arrangements too full?"

"Not at all."

-The person who answered was Chang Sui Ning.

Chang Kuo couldn't help but smile: "Look at us Sui Ning, how promising we are!"

"But my sister is my daughter's family after all..." Chang Sui'an followed Chang Kuo out of the martial arts field and said distressedly: "Ning Ning only practices martial arts for self-defense. Anyway, he doesn't have to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, let alone hope to fight with you. Just like being a general, you don’t have to endure this hardship, right?”

"Brother, that's wrong." Chang Suining wiped his sweat and walked forward, saying, "Why don't you expect to be a general? No one can predict what will happen in the future."

Since she chose to reveal her extraordinary "talent", how could it be just for self-defense?

Chang Sui'an was stunned when he heard this.

Chang Kuo was also startled, but after a moment he laughed loudly: "Well said! Who said that girls can't be generals and kill enemies?"

Girls can also lead soldiers and fight wars!

-He is more certain of this than anyone else.

Looking at the girl next to him, Chang Kuo's happy eyes hid a hint of longing that was hard to see.

Chang Sui'an was in shock and could not recover for a long time. The frail sister suddenly had the tendency to uproot a weeping willow tree, but now she still has the ambition to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy?

Looking at his dumbfounded son, Chang Kuo smiled and snorted: "You kid, are you listening? In the future, our Chang family may have to be supported by your sister!"

This was half a joke, but Chang Sui An suddenly woke up.

This is not possible!

Supporting the lintel is extremely hard work!

The young man clenched his fists secretly, determined to work hard and never put the burden of the family on his sister.

But then he thought about his sister's talent, and the young man felt a sense of despair that he could not catch up. Under the pressure, he suddenly became quick-witted and saw a glimmer of hope called a shortcut -

"Ning Ning, please think carefully..." Chang Sui'an approached her sister and asked cautiously and yearningly: "What is wrong with your brain?"

Chang Suining looked at him: "... Could it be that brother wants to try it too?"

Chang Sui'an nodded hurriedly.

The same bad method...can you give him one too?

He thought about it carefully, and his sister's talent suddenly emerged after her brain went bad!

He admitted that there was an element of gambling, but he really needed to give it a try!

Chang Kuo couldn't bear it and slapped his son on the head: "It's already like this, how can you do more harm!"

Chang Sui'an rubbed the slapped head, carefully considered it, and realized that there was really not much room for damage to his brain, so he had to give up.

Chang Suining said from the side: "Brother has enough advantages, so there is no need to take such desperate risks."

Children, you should treat them equally and praise them more.

"Really?" Chang Sui'an's eyes lit up: "Ning Ning, tell me, what are my strengths?"

Chang Suining pretended to think for a while: "Hmm..."

Chang Sui'an looked at her eagerly, waiting for her answer for a long time, and couldn't help but feel a little uneasy - did this question really embarrass his sister?

When he was thinking about what to say to change the topic, he suddenly saw the girl in front of him smiling, but her eyes were full of seriousness -

"Brother has a pure heart that is unique and precious."

A pure heart?

The young man blinked his eyes, and his grin grew wider and wider, almost to the point behind his ears - if he had a tail, he might be able to swing himself to the point of flying.

Seeing his son's worthless look, Chang Kuo said in a "tsk" voice: "This is outrageous! Are you not allowed to have these four words carved on your forehead now?"

Chang Sui'an scratched the back of his head and smiled "hey".

The family walked forward laughing and joking.

Separating from his father and brother before a fork in the road, Chang Sui Ning went back to his home to change his clothes.

"Does the general really want to train the girl to become a female general?" Chu Xing asked with a smile when no one else was around.

Chang Kuo also smiled, shook his head and said, "It's not that easy."

He is a father who loves and recognizes his daughter, and he is also a general who has been on the battlefield for more than thirty years. He is not blind and confused just because his daughter is a martial arts prodigy -

If you want to become a female general, just relying on talent in martial arts is definitely not enough.

"But it's good for children to have ideas." Chang Kuo said with a smile: "Of course it's a good thing to dare to think. As difficult as things are in this world, we always need people who dare to think and do. Regardless of whether it can succeed, think about it first. Say it again."

This sentence was not what he said, it was what he heard.

Chu Xing had also heard of it. He nodded with a smile and said, "That's it."

…

In the evening, the three members of the Chang family had dinner together in the dining hall.

Inspired by her daughter's talent, Chang Kuo was in a good mood and had a great appetite, and ate two more bowls of rice than usual.

Chang Sui Ning also ate an extra bowl because he practiced riding and shooting after practicing basic skills today.

Chang Sui'an was even worse. Seeing that his talent could not catch up with his sister's, he could only work more on his physique. The young man who practiced martial arts all year round had a big appetite, but now he had the ambition to make progress, so he could easily eat five bowls of dry rice. . Looking at the rice bowls and soup bowls piled high, the waitress's eyelids trembled slightly - even if she cut off her head and poured water directly into it, she wouldn't be able to hold it.

Seeing that the small wooden barrel used to hold rice was empty, with not a grain of rice left, Chang Sui Ning also felt that something was outrageous. Due to some old habits of worrying about the army's food and salary, he subconsciously asked: "Dad, now Where do most of the rice, grains, vegetables and meat in the mansion come from?”

Chang Kuo, who didn't know much about the trivial matters in the mansion, looked at Manager Bai.

"Girl, this rice and grain, apart from the rice distributed by the imperial court, is the harvest of the farm. As for the vegetables, meat, charcoal, etc., they are not enough, and most of them are purchased from outside the house."

Chang Suining nodded and asked, "How much surplus can there be every year from Nalumi and the farm's harvest?"

"The rest?" Manager Bai was stunned for a moment, as if it was written on his face - what kind of thing is that that he has never heard of before?

Chang Suining: "...Have you eaten everything?"

Although there are not many masters in the Chang family, the huge mansion and various farm properties always need people to take care of them, and servants are indispensable. Since there are many Chang Kuo's old subordinates inside and outside, there is no surplus of 600 shilumi every year. That's all, but according to Chang Kuo's current official position, aside from rewards, he also has a thousand acres of land -

Even if the Chang family is governed by military laws, in order to support themselves, every person has to eat a lot of food... no, even if the person is a good cook, there is no way he can eat them all.

Seeing her confusion, Manager Bai explained: "Because those farms lacked people who were good at taking care of them, the general had previously sold hundreds of acres of Yongye fields. The harvests of the remaining ones have not been good in recent years. They come and go. There was no way to store any surplus food."

Different from the official land that can only be rented temporarily, the so-called permanent land is private property given by the court and can be inherited and traded.

Chang Suining looked at Chang Kuo: "My father is not short of money, why do he want to sell his land?"

Chang Kuo recalled: "Some years ago... It must be that there was a time when military pay was tight, and the money allocated by the Ministry of Household Affairs did not arrive for a long time, so someone sold some properties to pay for the military expenses-"

Dasheng Tongtong has not been stable for a few years. There have been constant wars, major and minor wars, the national treasury is not full, and the people in the government are divided, and sometimes it is difficult to get supplies from the army.

It is common for the army to urge and urge, and the household department to delay again and again.

"It was later replenished." Chang Kuo said nonchalantly: "But I didn't go out of my way to buy back those farms. Not to mention they were difficult to take care of, and there is no shortage of them in the mansion anyway."

Chang Sui Ning is thoughtful.

Everyone is good at different things, and there are often rough things and fine things, and the fine things don't lie in the trivial matters of taking care of the family property.

There is no female mistress in the Chang family to take care of the inner house. There is only a white steward who also came down from the battlefield to take charge of these big and small things. It is inevitable that there will be things that are not taken into account.

To put it bluntly, Chang Mansion is just a military den.

She thought deeply and said, "It's not an option to just sit back and take advantage of everything."

Seeing that she was still worried about this, Chang Kuo was amused: "Sui Ning doesn't have to worry about this. Your father is such a big mountain. It's hard to catch him all!"

Not to mention his salary, just saying that he has been fighting for decades and has won countless battles, big and small. When he followed His Royal Highness, the late prince, he never withheld rewards, and he also accumulated a relatively rich family fortune.

The family can eat some, but apart from eating, they never spend extravagance in other aspects. The two children are not playboys and spendthrifts. Not to mention raising people, they just raise hundreds of pigs and spend ten lifetimes eating. , which is also easy to eat!

Because of this, he is used to being informal.

Chang Sui Ning said seriously: "Having said that, everything in nature has its use. Once you get something that can be used, you should make good use of it. If you just leave it empty and don't take care of it, wouldn't it be a waste of natural resources? Just like a farm, if it is managed properly , Gathering rice, even if it is not used for a while, it may not be needed in the future. Even if you have no need, there will always be people who need it. No matter where it is used, it is better than leaving it idle, Dad. What do you think?”

She said it seriously, and Chang Kuo also changed his expression to a serious one: "Dad, I think it makes sense."

Chang Sui'an also nodded in agreement.

Manager Bai also nodded and couldn't help but ask: "Does that girl have any good ideas for taking care of the family property?"

Under the gaze of everyone, Chang Suining thought for a while: "Not yet."

There was silence.

Chang Sui Ning coughed lightly and said: "As the saying goes, there are people who learn the Tao in order, and there are specialties in the arts. Although I don't have a detailed plan, there are always people who are good at it."

Even if she had so-called good strategies, they were just words on paper. In her previous life, she lived in a real hurry. She learned a lot about the art of war and governing the country, but she really didn't have the time to practice it in person, such as on farmland.

Since she has no experience, it would be better not to do anything if she was given random instructions.

Her teacher once told her that she does not need to be proficient in everything, and no one can be proficient in everything. She only needs to learn to select talents, know them and make good use of them, and then make full use of their talents.

Chang Kuo nodded, stroking his beard and said, "What Sui Ning said makes sense."

Now that we have the idea, all we need to do next is to have “people who are good at this”.

What is obvious is that the person who is good at this will not fall from the sky, he still has to find it -

Although Manager Bai felt it was a bit complicated and troublesome, he still nodded after the girl mentioned it: "My subordinates will ask people to pay attention to this matter."

At this time, Xi'er and Jian Tong walked in from outside.

Xi'er said: "Girl, everything is ready according to your instructions early in the morning."

Chang Suining nodded.

The sword boy continued: "Everything has been sent to the garden. Everything is ready. We are just waiting for the girl to pass."

Chang Suining stood up and said, "Go now."

"Let's go together." Chang Kuo also stood up: "It's a rare opportunity to have this opportunity."

The daughter who was brought back by His Highness was fashionable and young. She had no impression of her biological mother. This was the first time she mentioned that she dreamed of her biological mother and wanted to burn some paper money.

Even if we meet in a dream, it is considered a meeting.

Once they meet, they recognize each other. Once they recognize each other, it is considered an effective sacrifice.

Since it is an effective sacrifice, it must be taken seriously and the etiquette must not be neglected.

This is Chang Kuo's idea.

So, after arriving in the garden, Chang Sui Ning saw a mountain of sacrificial objects.

The paper money was piled half as high as a person, not to mention, and there were houses, sedans, carriages and horses tied with paper. Chang Suining got closer and took a closer look, and found that the house was actually a five-entry compound...

Don't be too extravagant.

Chang Suining was silent for a moment and couldn't help but said: "If this burn continues, he will become the richest man in the country."

Chang Kuo sighed: "It can be considered the first time I've come to visit. As the saying goes, it's not strange to be polite to many people."

Chang Kuo said, took the wine bottle handed by the sword boy, and slowly poured it in front of the tribute: "Sui Ning, you are here to collect your things."

Smelling the smell of alcohol in his nose, Chang Sui Ning thought about the weak woman he saw in his dream, and estimated that if she really could handle it, she would be choked heavily at this moment...

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