[Red House] A beautiful girl welcomes the spring

Jia Yun invites uncle and guests to enter the house, where Bu Shi has already prepared.

I saw a purse on a small tray.

Very ordinary purse.

The blue background, embroidered with two bamboos, looks very elegant.This kind of material and this kind of pattern can be used not only by women, but also by men.

At least, Ni Er had dealt with the servants around Jia Baoyu and seen all kinds of accessories that those servants ripped off from Jia Baoyu.In Ni Er's opinion, the purse on Jia Baoyu, who has always been popular, is much more gorgeous than this one.

Not only Ni Er, but Zhang Dezi and Pu Youliang also noticed it.

"Where did the second master get this from?"

Jia Yun hurriedly told all about his experience in Rongguo Mansion, and showed everyone the bank notes in the purse.

Bu Shiren and Ni Er were startled when they heard this.

Bu Shiren couldn't help but said: "This mansion is so rich and honorable! The magistrate of the county is worth 1000 taels of silver! This, if you put it in someone else's house, the whole family is nothing more than that..."

After hearing Jia Yun's words, Ni Er silently lowered his head and did not speak. After a while, he heard him say: "Second Master Yun, do you have any thoughts on this matter?"

Jia Yun said: "Since Second Aunt spoke to me in person, I naturally want to do my best."

As soon as Ni Er heard it, he immediately said: "If you have Er Ye's words, you will hit it!" As he spoke, he broke Jia Yan's words to Jia Yun one by one:

"The meaning of these words in front of the majesty of the county is very clear. It is to ask the second master to ignore the gossip outside and do things well first. What the majesty of the county wants is very simple. As long as the people around know sweet potatoes, they can grow them at home. Serve the sweet potatoes."

"But isn't Captain Diannong doing this?"

"Hey! It's not me complaining to the second master. It's really not human nature to do what the Diannong school lieutenant did! Cook the sweet potato seeds sent by the court and eat them, or pile them up and let them rot. ...This is all good. There is also the forced showdown. The common people only have a few acres of land, and they have to pay taxes. This sweet potato cannot pay taxes, so who will plant it?! Anyway, there is already a lot of trouble outside over this matter. Several times!"

Hearing that, Jia Yun became nervous:

"Then, according to the second brother, how should I act?"

Ni Erdao: "In my opinion, the majesty of the county may not be ignorant of these things, but she is a girl, and she is young, so it is not easy to control the people and affairs of the court. This is why she uses her private house..."

Bu Shiren suddenly interjected: "Ni Er, you mean that the 1000 taels of silver belong to the county majesty's private house?"

Ni Erdao: "Otherwise, who else is there? The old man in the mansion doesn't care about things, whether it's at home or outside, the old lady won't let the old man take care of it. Otherwise, why is it called the old man instead of the old man? The eldest wife is stingy, and the second wife only knows how to put money in her pocket. Who has ever seen her take money outside? The eldest grandma and the second grandma in the house have always been palms. Up! Apart from these people, isn’t that the only lady left, the county monarch?”

"Then, should I put the land under Second Aunt's name?"

Bu Shiren shook his head again and again, and said: "The majesty of the county has said that and you are still doing this. What are you doing against the majesty? You should keep this place in your own hands, but this account book must be kept clean and remembered from time to time. Let your mother take it in and show it to the magistrate. This is the right way."

Ni Erdao: "That's right. Second Master, I think the meaning of the county monarch has two layers. One is to let the common people know that sweet potatoes are good. This is not difficult. The high yield of sweet potatoes has been verified by the court. , when the common people see that someone has planted it and has a high yield, they will naturally plant it. It’s just that they don’t take whole acres of good land to plant, and at most they plant a little in front of the house like ordinary vegetables. A few cents of land is enough for the family. I thought, if the county magistrate wants to force those people to grow sweet potatoes, I am afraid that it will not be the turn of the second master. Therefore, the emphasis is on attracting and inducing. Therefore, this planting of sweet potatoes You have to pick a little place, not too close to the capital. The foot of the capital is the foot of the Long Live Lord, and everyone knows that the wages of working in the city are high, so why would you want to go to the ground to plan food? "

Ni Er's words can arouse everyone's unanimous approval:

"Exactly! This place should be chosen farther away."

Jia Yun said casually, "Then, according to Brother Ni, where is the best place to choose?"

Ni Er shook his head, and said with some embarrassment: "If you ask about the matter in the capital, I can break it down with you. The matter outside the capital is still a little far away from the capital. This..."

Bu Shiren thought for a while, and said, "If it's a place farther away from Beijing, I have an idea. Along the Haihe River, about 240 to [-] miles, Taoshan County and Ding County. There are clerks in our cabinet. People over there, it is said that the magistrate over there now has a good name, and he has struggled for several years for his reputation as an upright official, but he has won the hearts of the superiors, so the people are suffering more and more. Since sweet potatoes are so high-yielding, The people over there will definitely take care of it. Even the county magistrate will cooperate for his reputation."

Hearing Ni Er nodded again and again, he said: "The treasurer Bu is well-informed. That's right, this is a place that can be considered. What about another county?"

Bu Shiren said: "Magistrate Wang of Ding County is very good at business, and he is also a bit greedy for coolness. But it doesn't matter. He is a villain, but it is easier to deal with him. Just take out the signboard in this mansion and point out our Yun'er It's for the magistrate of the county, just for the signboard of the majesty of the magistrate and Jia's family, the county magistrate Wang will be honest. And I will choose these two places, just like the majesty of the magistrate said, this There are two counties with many mountains."

Seeing that Jia Yun listened attentively, Bu Shiren had to tell Jia Yun in detail:

"In these two counties, there are some problems with the county magistrates, and there are mountains, so many people come out to make a living, but the land is deserted. The 1000 taels of silver is a lot, but if it is used to buy ready-made land, The cheapest hillside land costs three taels of silver. But if you take the signboard of this mansion to say hello to those county magistrates, and then hire someone to open up wasteland, the land you open up will be yours, and you will be exempt from tax for the first three years!"

When Ni Er heard this, he immediately nodded and said, "I've heard of this. It's just that the hillside doesn't produce much. Although it is said that the first three years are tax-free, you still have to pay tax after three years. And the hillside must be protected against drought. Drought resistance requires a lot of labor. So few people do it."

Bu Shiren said: "That's right. However, we are not expecting to live in these lands. We got the words of the county lord, we want to promote sweet potatoes and let the people know the benefits of sweet potatoes. Therefore, it is the best way to hire people to open up wasteland. It’s a good deal. 1000 taels of silver, if you exchange it for rice noodles, it’s the same as a small mountain, and I can use my way in the shop to prepare some millet for you, and you can wait and pay immediately..."

Bu Shiren was talking about Xiaomi and delayed settlement.

In this era, sweet potatoes had not been planted on a large scale, and corn had not been introduced to the Central Plains. White rice and flour were fine grains that rich people could eat.

If you buy land directly, you can buy more than 1000 mu for 300 taels, but if you prepare food and hire people to open up wasteland, 1000 taels may be able to do a lot of things.

Bu Shiren made a rough calculation, if everything goes well, at least one or two thousand acres of family property can be built!How many people in this world now have such a big fortune?If the nephew can afford such a large family business, then he will be honored to go out.What's more, it was said by the matriarch of the county in the west mansion, and it was also the money given by the matriarch of the county!

She is just the aunt of her nephew's family, and even if she helps her so much, her nephew has begged her before her, how can she still take Joe?

Bu Shiren knew it.How many people outside are waiting to climb the path of this county monarch empress, if it is someone else, they would be willing to take some family business.If it wasn't for Jia Yun's nephew, would it be his turn to do such a good thing?

If in a few years, Jia Yun is like in the original book, at the age of [-] or [-] and still has nothing to do, no livelihood, let alone fame, then Bu Shiren doesn't want to get close to such a nephew.But now, Jia Yun is only sixteen, and with such a job, she immediately becomes a well-connected person in Bu Shiren's eyes!

How could Bu Shiren refuse to do his best?

Even for the name of the county monarch, he will do his best.

Not only Bu Shiren, but even the rogues like Ni Er had the same plan.

Others can't find a way to climb up to that county lord or empress!Now that Jia Yun has delivered the ready-made ladder to them, why don't they hold on to it firmly?

Ni Erdao: "If you want to hire someone, I know Guanya's Granny Cao. Although she works in the inner house, she often goes out to pick up children with men. Just tell her, and she can help."

It's not that Ni Er doesn't know those private teeth that he did, but isn't Jia Yun doing things for noble people?It's better to go to the official court for this kind of thing.

……

Bu Shiren started by setting the charter, Ni Er, Zhang Dezi, and Pu Youliang three addendums, and soon set a specific course of action.Everyone works separately, even Mrs. Bu also divides errands, and has to go to Rongguo Mansion to visit Jia Yan often.

Reporting progress to Jia Yan and learning how to grow sweet potatoes are all ready-made excuses.The most important thing is that you must curry favor with the magistrate of the county.

The author has something to say: geography, place names, and river names are all nonsense, don't research them.