At the beginning, there is smoke coming out of the ancestral grave, and the woman is busy in the imp

Xu Bo heard that progress here was not going well, and his brother Xun Guogong.

However, he successfully obtained the crossbow arrow drawings passed on by someone who was instigated to rebel in the army.

"Let's quickly send it to the southwest of Yizhou and build it as soon as possible."

Duke Xun Guo handed the copy to his confidant and drank another cup of tea to calm down his excitement.

Then he raised his feet and went to Mrs. Xu's courtyard.

Mrs. Xu’s yard.

At first glance, it is extremely simple, but upon closer inspection, you can see that every table and chair is carefully crafted by skilled craftsmen.

Let’s also say that the little teacups on which the third-class maids sit are made of Jiaozhou’s finest rosewood.

Xu Yao, who had just come out from the reception, clapped his hands and sighed:

"The heritage of our Zhongmingdingshi family is not comparable to that of ordinary nouveau riche!"

The concubine behind him heard the words and hurriedly followed suit.

"That's not true. Second brother Tianhan has a fur coat and a hand stove, and the charcoal he burns is smokeless silver charcoal."

"It's not like some people who have nothing on the outside but a pile of grass and wadding on the inside. What kind of sweater is there?"

"It's just a pile of hair from an animal. It's so shabby that I'd laugh to death."

After hearing this, Xu Yao felt very relieved and looked up to the sky laughing.

Since Xie Yuheng came to Beijing, which child has not been compared with Xie Yuheng by his parents?

Like Xu Yao, he was not as good as his elder brother at home, and he was not as good as his peers at court.

Every time I hear my father and grandmother talk about having a son like Xie Yuheng, I feel sick and noisy!

The so-called don't talk about people behind their backs, Xu Yao just thought in his mind.

His father, Duke Xun, was outside the wall and had listened to the entire conversation between the two.

The middle-aged man walked into the hanging flower door with a dark face, stepped forward in two steps, raised his leg and gave the concubine a kick.

Then he snorted coldly, rolled up his sleeves and left, leaving the following sentence:

"It's useless. It's like a woman talking behind your back all day long."

The disgust in his words was not concealed at all, and it penetrated into the heart of the concubine along with the cold wind.

"That's what my father taught me."

The scolded bastard endured the pain and kowtowed to the retreating back of Duke Xun.

By the time he got up, Xu Yao had already disappeared without a trace.

The bastard smiled bitterly. A bastard like him...

In addition to following Xu Yao, he went to the old lady to brush his face.

When winter comes, life will not be any better than the life of ordinary people.

The concubine took a deep look at Duke Xun, then turned around and limped away from Mrs. Xu's yard.

If... the plans of several generations of the Xu family can really succeed in my father's generation.

Then will he be the prince in the future?

When you become a prince...will you be able to have enough charcoal fire in winter so that you don't have to wake up in the cold at night?

Is it possible to use smokeless silver charcoal like Xu Yao?

Duke Xun Guo has no interest in speculating on what the concubine thinks.

He has countless women, and has more than 30 sons, and together with his daughters, there are more than 50 children.

Except for some outstanding ones, he might not even be able to name the other children.

Inside the small Buddhist hall.

As the cigarette smoke lingered, Mrs. Xu knelt on the silk futon with a pious look on her face.

Just after the maid finished reporting the farce outside, she heard another voice outside the door: "I've seen the Duke."

As soon as the sound of leather boots hit the ground, Mrs. Xu slowly spoke: "You don't have many children, you are a fine person."

It is true that he should give birth to a son, Xie Yuheng.

There are more than fifty children in the Xu family, but they are not as good as one!

Duke Xun first burned a stick of incense, and then knelt down on the futon next to Mrs. Xu.

Then he said with a smile: "It's good for ordinary people to be smart, but it's not like our Xu family can't afford to support them."

"It's better to have more children, and more children will bring you more blessings."

He also wanted to imitate the Sheng family, kidnapping young girls from the private sector and adopting them as daughters.

After training, she is married into a courtier's family, where she can be monitored day and night, and can also be the one who blows the wind on her pillow.

After a few casual chats, Duke Xun Guo informed Mrs. Xu about the crossbow arrow drawings.

I thought my mother would be happy, but Mrs. Xu closed her eyes and turned her prayer beads, but she sighed.

"Earlier today, the trustee from Beiqu sent a message."

"That's right... Our Majesty was going to be ruthless with the distinguished family members after talking over the wine yesterday."

"A small amount of silver is allocated to an acre of land, and the tax is calculated based on the size of the field and its fertility."

The joy on Mr. Xun Guo's face also faded, and he said in a deep voice for a long time: "No wonder the steward of Zhuangzi said..."

"After paying the tax this year, people from the Ministry of Household Affairs went everywhere to measure the land. They just said they needed to re-register it."

"Now that I think about it, I'm afraid that Xiang Zhuang's sword dance is aimed at Pei Gong!"

This move can be said to affect the lifeblood of the noble family!

Not to mention that Zhong Ming Ding Food House has to drink a pot, even ordinary landowners are very uncomfortable.

For example, the noble families are all people who followed the founding emperor to conquer the world, and their fields are tax-free.

As for landlords, their land is usually under the name of a juren, or a junior member of the family has a promising career.

If the tax is paid according to the field, I don’t know how much more tax will be paid in a year.

This policy benefits the common people, but it is not good for wealthy families!

The small Buddhist hall fell into silence for a moment.

The only thing left was the caged thrush under the corridor outside the courtyard, jumping up and down and chirping, unaware of the impending suffering in the world.

"Since no official document has been issued, I think the person who came here also planned to kill me first and then tell me."

"First measure the land, and then implement it when everything is ready and there is no war."

Duke Xun Guo analyzed it carefully and found out the truth clearly.

At the end, he raised his lips and smiled, saying, "It's not a bad thing."

"The majority of our Xu family's revenue is not in the fields."

"The mantis stalks the cicada, but the oriole is behind. If someone works for us, we just want to see the results."

After Chu Heng finished measuring the fields, he thought it would be time to start a fight with Wusun.

When the time comes, take advantage of the chaos to help that boy from the You family up first, and then...

Mrs. Xu opened her eyes and looked at the Buddha statue in front of her, "I heard from my servant that Wusun has been very dishonest recently?"

"Well, Daliang caravans are now everywhere, so they don't have to be stuck in the front line to go out to the west of the Western Region."

"The impact on Wusun is not small. I heard two months ago that all the old princes in the country are very restless."

"In addition, without the support of the King of Liang, the life of the boy from the Chi family is also very difficult."

"The last time I received news, it was said that he was recently in contact with Xiongnu Ertaiji."

"Xu wants to help Er Taiji win the throne and form an alliance between the two countries."

Mrs. Xu paused with her fingers, and the beads stopped spinning.

"In this way, the Chi family is getting older."

"Now that I have a son, I'm afraid we will have to take action soon."

Duke Xun Guo sneered, "His family..."

"It doesn't matter if we let him go first. He can try it for us first. Chu Heng may have other trump cards."

Back then, Chu Tianchen was obsessed with young girls practicing Taoism, and the Xu family and other aristocratic families were also behind it.

For example, Chu Tianchen's favorite concubine, Xu Jiao.

And Xu Mingyue, the wife of Zhu Daoqing, a doctor in the former Ministry of Civil Service.

They are all branches of the Xu family, but they have not been in contact with each other for many years.

There is no contact between the two families, and many people have long forgotten about it.