The Honest Man of the Red Chamber

Bao Zhicheng, the new magistrate of Yangquan County, handed over the Yangquan steward who was proficient in logistics. When he returned to the house, he looked at the new rice and oil piled up on the ground, a piece of coarse cloth thirty feet of fine silk, half a stick of Nuoda ham, and Bowei Louhong. A urn of pickles and a bundle of four-color dried vegetables were sealed, Mr. Jia really trusted him, he truthfully reported all kinds of conditions in Yangquan in the first ten days, and just after the beginning of summer, he sent them all the supplements!

"My lord! This piece of silk is really slippery to the touch. During the Chinese New Year, you sent most of the money home. This time, you should use this material to cut clothes for me~ My lord~" Seeing that the foreigner had left, the magistrate's wife He hurriedly came out to take a closer look, fondled it with his bare hands, and looked at the pattern, it must be the pattern in the capital!

Bao Zhicheng looked at his newly married wife with a happy smile, thinking that as long as he behaves well this ten days, there will still be rewards from the Chief Secretary in the next ten days, so he said, "Okay." He stepped forward to fix his collar The wife flattered her, and told her again, "Don't accept other people's property in private, children and servants in the family must be restrained, lessons learned from the past, you must be careful!"

"I know that I'm not a fool. I don't want to be rewarded aboveboard. I want to secretly accept those thieves. I understand that I won't disgrace you, the county magistrate of Yangquan, Shanxi." She gestured at herself with the material, which was exactly It's linen, the color is so vivid, should she make it like the wide sleeves and narrow waist that Mrs. Chief Secretary wore last time, or should she make it like her pearl in the palm, narrow sleeves and wide?

"Well, I'll go around and go home for dinner tonight." Bao Zhicheng took two steps, then walked back and told his wife, "You can't buy pickles and dried vegetables from Boweilou, so don't give them away, keep some Take it to my mother at home."

"My lord, I got it! You go to patrol the border!" Of course she knew. If it weren't for the chief secretary to come to Shanxi to be an official, the Bowei Restaurant would never be here, and it is even more impossible for them officials to taste such delicacies.

And no matter if it’s a side dish, or serving porridge and stewed soup, they are all appetizers and affordable good things. It’s definitely not just some flashy things, no matter how hard it was before, it’s much better.

I didn't expect He Xiaoqing's son to be so stupid that he brought the family's idiots into trouble, hum!She doesn't know how to teach children like that, it would be best if she could be sent to the primary school set up by Mrs. Chief Secretary, not to mention what she could learn, but she would be lucky if she could get to know the second and third sons.

When Bao Zhicheng came to the experimental field, he saw that there were still many farmers who came forward to ask questions, and the clerk who was here on shift was holding books and materials and explaining them one by one.

"This is ground egg, also known as soil potato. It is resistant to cold and drought. As long as you work hard and top-dress it, the yield can reach up to [-] catties per mu."

"The main thing is to make a good base fertilizer. If you want to plant, you can come back at the end of the year. After registration, you can get three bags of base fertilizer with your seal. After the new year, you can come to pick up the seedlings as soon as the government seal is opened. This is the first year. Wait until you Once the seeds are ripe, you don’t need to get the seedlings from us, and you can raise the seedlings by yourself when the ground egg green skin sprouts..."

An old farmer watched the green leaves drifting by in the field with a gust of wind, waved them, and loved them in his heart, "Officer, official, you are so careful, I want to ask some to go back to plant at this time!"

"Hey, it can't be done. Don't just think about it because it looks good. This is the government's experimental field. What is an experiment? It is uncertain. Just because you can succeed in my field doesn't mean you can be successful if you dig it back right away. After the research of our agronomist, the first time the seeds are planted in a relatively cold time can grow larger."

The official spoke with his back straightened, seeing the admiration of those people looking at him, he didn't find it annoying to talk about the wheel.The most important thing is who is in charge of the experimental field, and who will be responsible for the output of the field at that time!The seeds, breeding methods, and even the base fertilizer are all given by the public, which is simply a waste of income.

"Hey, my lord, to put it bluntly, I'm afraid you haven't touched as many crops as we have..." An old lady listened to it for a long time, but now she said, no matter what, she wanted to get it home Going is the right way, what base fertilizer?Can it be used on other crops?Can it be planted only when it is cold?

The official shook his head and said, "You have touched a lot, but it is by no means as deep as our research!" He held up the book in his hand, "Every day, the weather, the approximate temperature, whether it rains, how much precipitation it rains, and when does it come out?" Germination, when to spread fertilizer, when to water... We know everything about it, do you know how high the rice at home grows in a day? We know how much the seedlings grow in a day!"

Saying this made the farmers feel itchy. They had heard about the chanting of some shopkeepers and caravans. In order to change the basic situation of Shanxi’s low output, their Chief Secretary paid a lot of money, far away. From overseas and deep mountains and wild forests, after several years of research with Dr. Nong and even invited imperial physicians, I finally found out several precious plants suitable for many places in Shanxi!

What is the egg in the ground, it is a golden egg, and the whole family will eat it with one hoe, sow it in spring, harvest it in summer, and replant it in autumn husk; on the saline-alkali land on the hillside, it can be found everywhere, no matter the sky or water, lazy people can also have winter food... …

They understood these words as soon as they heard it, and they found it in the experimental field and it was true. This experimental field is really not very good. The field picks a mud clod and rubs it dry, and it will be dusted. Moreover, these officials are easy to talk, just ask you. As long as you don't pull or pick the crops in the field, feel free to touch and look at them.

Who of you didn't come here as a farmer? They made it clear, and things were right in front of them. How could they not be moved.

And in the first year of planting, the base fertilizer is also given away, no matter how you calculate it, you will not suffer!

"I have three sons in my family, and I guarantee they will grow well. Lord, please put my name on the board first!"

"Hey, you old man, do you have sloping land in your house? Do you have dry fields? Guan Ye, it's still my man's name. He's clearing up wasteland at home!"

Unexpectedly, the official put on a straight face when he heard this, "Open up wasteland? Where did you open up wasteland? Did you cut down trees?"

The woman was so frightened that she trembled, "The official, the official, didn't you encourage us to open up wasteland? After three years of cultivation, the wasteland can be recorded in the name of the pioneer!"

"That's true, but have you cut down trees?" The official said earnestly to them, "Our chief secretary said that it takes ten years to grow a tree and a hundred years to grow people. You will cut down trees that are more than ten years old. I am happy to create a picture for a while, but when the heavy rain comes, it will be troublesome again.”

"Then, what should I do... My lord, my lord, there aren't many trees in that barren mountain and wild land!" The woman begged, she was here to ask for cheap, not to cause trouble for the family.

The official glanced at her, "So if you want to open up wasteland, you have to ask us first, otherwise, someone in the government will drag the people from our government to say that he opened up the wasteland you opened up, and there is no name engraved on the mountain. Don’t you make wedding clothes for others for nothing?”

The old farmer listened and nodded, yes, that's the reason.

"I know that you all want to have your own land, but you can't just dig a piece of land and burn an acre of it. If you really have a good idea and are willing to open up wasteland, you will come to the Yamen to find the surveyor. They will lead you there, and your names will be recorded at that time. Above, one year’s inspection does not require a cent, of course, after three years, you still have to pay taxes according to the land.”

"Yes, yes, as it should be."

The woman's face was ashen, "Well, what should I do now!" She couldn't hold back and was about to cry.

"You go to the surveyor right now and let him see how to remedy it."

"Yes, I'll go right away," the woman scrambled and ran away.

The old farmer was a little worried and asked, "Will the punishment be heavy?" Officials don't charge money, how is this possible?

"It will be fined to plant trees, at least ten times as many felled trees." The officials were still a little envious. They measured the officials' hard work at this time, but after three years, half of the taxes collected on these wastelands belonged to them!If it is Shanxi himself, it will be even more advantageous, as long as the position remains the same, he can keep accepting it.

But who doesn't want to climb up the ladder? You must know that in addition to the imperial salary, the county magistrate now listens to the Chief Secretary's words, and there are other expenses for nourishment every ten days. It is more decent and comfortable than any oil and water. At that time, according to the grain and tax paid by the county that year, after comparing with the surrounding areas in previous years, if the evaluation is good, it can also be divided into half!

And the officials and gentlemen who go up one level can all share half, eight per cent, etc. Although it may sound like a small amount, but think about it, as long as the weather in Shanxi is good this year, it will be quite a lot!He is just a candidate for an official, and I really hope that there will be another blind man who has lost his mind, like He Hansheng, that dead boy of He Xiaoqing, and let their current county magistrate take advantage of it.

"Lord Hu, Lord Liu, you can't watch that Jia Zheng make waves in Shanxi! The officialdom in Shanxi is almost becoming his monopoly! He is not even a governor, but he dares to openly rule the country. The benefits are distributed to those who are officials! He is using power for personal gain!" Xu Mingen suppressed his voice, almost roaring.

Hu Dingxing glanced at Liu Bin, and at the same time, he decided not to associate with Xu Mingen in the future, idiot!

"Oh, then you can refer to him in the booklet."

Xu Mingen was still talking wildly there, Liu Bin looked at the five-bat blue-toed boots on his feet, and said slightly reserved.

"I..." Xu Mingen felt as if he had been hit head-on. He had already been dismissed on the spot because he violated Jia Zheng's policy of not being able to win over the people and raised taxes privately. He didn't have an official uniform and official seal. How could he get a job offer?His father-in-law Tang Changping was an official in Beijing, but he dared not say that if he found out...

Xu Mingen felt a chill all over.

Hu Dingxing didn't look at Tang Changping's face, he also kicked this kid out a long time ago. Naturally, there must be incense, but it is more important than the background. Who can stand up to the chief secretary? He is also highly valued by the emperor, compared to his in-laws, his wife's elder brother is Prince Teng!The envoy of the capital city!Also in charge of the Nine Gates!

Moreover, Mr. Jia is very witty and considerate to his subordinates. Although the imperial order came down and asked him to complete the task within three years, he did not force everyone to abuse the gentry and violently conscript the common people. Some of the shady income of the secret door is indeed gone, but people will subsidize it!Take a look at the shoes on Master Liu's feet, can they do it without the effort of Haoxiu Niang last month?Now his pine flower braided silk gold belt and the betel nut bag tied on it, the betel nuts inside are all excellent top grade, these odds and ends, even if they really cost money, they are by no means rare!

There is also the accumulated share of the outstanding performance. Mr. Jia has a grand plan and everyone benefits. Who wants to stab Mr. Jia's tiger's ass, isn't it just to make things difficult for all the officials in Shanxi?

Besides, who would dare not to do what the emperor entrusted? If they can make up for the shortfall owed by the officials in the past within three years, it will be a once in a thousand years. They will also be left in the official records of Shanxi. good name.

Besides, after the shortfall is filled up, can't the share be increased slightly? I don't know how much money can be allocated this year?

Hu Dingxing picked up the tea bowl and didn't drink it, expressing his intention to see off the guests. Unfortunately, Xu Mingen didn't care at all, or maybe he didn't care about his face. Who would have thought that Jia Zheng would be silent for half a year, and he would dare to say that he would avoid it if he said it immediately. Dismissed from office, he is a dignified fourth-rank official of the imperial court!

And these Shanxi officials really follow Jia Zheng's lead!The strategy of crowding out that had been discussed at first fell on deaf ears, and the method he originally thought of was immediately worthless, and he followed his advice from the government.Those well-known Shanxi merchants all followed Jia Zheng, and he did what he said!People say that they want to build Shanxi College, which is like moving mountains to fill the sea. It took less than half a year to rise from the ground in Baishan, attracting the attention of the world.He said that roads should be built, reservoirs should be built, and water should be built to prevent droughts and floods. In the past, he asked them to do things that they would not do.

Simply, simply unreasonable!

He Xu Mingen entered school at the age of eight, passed the examination as a scholar at the age of 12, and was awarded the Dragon List at the age of 22. But at the age of 45, after passing through his wife's natal family and the help of Yue Shan, he almost went bankrupt and came to Shanxi to become a magistrate. Heel, Shanxi Jukong was investigated, the governor of Shanxi and other officials were all sacked, and all the money he sent was in vain!

But Jia Zheng, he, doesn't he just have the kindness of his ancestors, and his husband's family is rich!He is not short of money, his wife is Mrs. Wang, who opens a Bowei restaurant, and a dish can cost 20 taels!He wants to take someone to the Bowei Restaurant for dinner, and he has to make a reservation in advance!Not sure yet!Why!God is not fair!

Liu Bin looked at the madness in Xu Mingen's eyes, shook his head slightly, raised his chin slightly, and was dragged out by the servants in the room, "Master Xu, our lord has business to deal with, please come back next time."

"Give him 20 taels of silver, don't let him return empty-handed." Hu Dingxing said casually while drinking tea.

"Yes."

It's not a lie to say that there is an official business. After the summer, it will be the first summer harvest that the chief secretary will come over. It can't be sloppy. The two of them discussed carefully as if they had never met Xu Mingen.

Listening to the melodious sound of the piano from time to time, Wang Guizhi met the chief manager of Tongda Logistics (formerly the office of Jiajiajiaxue) stationed in Shanxi, the head of Wang Jia’s caravan, and Feng Dao, the top chef of Bowei Building. Informed business development and a variety of sources of goods and menu pricing in the second half of the year.

She stood up and looked at the green trees in the distance, the colorful cloud pen sitting beside her still didn't stop, and it took another half a cup of tea to finish recording, she also stood up and shook her neck, "Madam, I think you have to find two more Clerk."

"Isn't their mother's birthday today, or you wouldn't have to work hard alone." Wang Guizhi tapped his fingers to the rhythm of the music, which was really beautiful.

Caixia was still combing her buns, and brought a cup of white chrysanthemum and wolfberry tea to Wang Guizhi, "Missy's piano sound is becoming more and more elegant and extraordinary, and it is fascinating to listen to."

"She likes it herself. She doesn't even embroider flowers very much now. If you didn't ask her to make some flowers occasionally, I think the paints she just got back not long ago would be dried up!" Wang Guizhi pretended to criticize, "Go up! Even the backhand was cut by the string, and he still refused to give up."

"Madam, don't criticize and praise secretly." Caiying giggled, "Everything here is over, let's go to Siyi Building and listen to the fairy voice."

Wang Guizhi nodded, "Let's go then." When the business is done, it's time to get off work and spend time with the children~

When I went to Siyi Building, I happened to pass the elementary school. Apart from Baoyu Meiyu Yuanyuan, there were more than a dozen children under the age of five from Shanxi's local century-old families, all laughing and playing together.Jia Zheng tried his best to evade this, saying that the room was so big that no more people could stay there.

Wang Guizhi looked at Baoyu hugging Yuanyuan, sitting with Meiyu on the seesaw and playing happily. The other children were in the sandpit, some were sitting on the small swing, and the little daughter-in-law played with the eagle Catching chickens, isn't this a kindergarten...

Seeing his wife coming, Liu Ying, the primary school manager, trotted over to greet her, and Wang Guizhi asked casually, "What's this year's dim sum? It's okay."

"Returning to my wife, today Boweilou delivered longan meat buns, and everyone ate them very deliciously. It's no big deal, but when the young master of the Mo family brought them over, he insisted on bringing one of his little brothers in together, crying It was so noisy that it caused several young ladies to cry, and the young ones had no choice but to..." Liu Ying knew that this was originally a place where the wife prepared her children to be educated, but she never expected that when she was drunk, Master Zhu would not Carefully let go and promised that the next two families would also send them over. There were two at first, but later it became four. They couldn't resist following the master, and there were ten more. All of them had extraordinary family backgrounds. They came to wait on them, seemingly leisurely. , but you have to be careful at all times, and children are often unreasonable. Although the family is small, it is full of momentum, so it is not easy to discipline.

Wang Guizhi thought for a moment, "You tell the people who came with the Mo family directly, and next time, even the young master of the Mo family will be turned away. Just say what I said, it's best not to come, and you always want to go There are people inside, this is my school!" Last time, Meiyu told her that there was a kid named Qi who beat her up.She was so angry that although Baoyu patted his small chest and said that he would call back immediately, she was still a little unhappy.How can her child be bullied by others, can't she have fun?For other people's children, how could she have so much time to worry about whether they were ignorant or for other reasons!

My own children don't know how to raise them by themselves!Why did you send it to her? I was afraid that something would happen to them, and I was just worrying about it every day!

Just like the Siyi Building, she was obviously the musician prepared for Yuanchun, so why did she become the Fourth Pavilion of Qinqi, Calligraphy and Painting? I still don't want to be the principal of a kindergarten!

Looking at those little radish heads bouncing around, they were so cute, Wang Guizhi simply turned around and went to the Siyi Building, passing by a few rooms where he was either listening to his teacher explaining the Book of Songs, or following his husband's color matching, and a group of little girls who were laughing and embroidering. Why did she feel as if she had run a girls' school?

Just out of kindergarten, and then into a women's school?

Wang Guizhi opened the folding fan to shake off the impetuousness in her heart. Education is the foundation of people's livelihood and has a great responsibility. She only created this place for the convenience of her children, but in the current situation...

After walking two more steps, I heard someone asking Yuan Chun, "Is it true that your grandmother celebrates her birthday every year?"

"Is it really the same as the banquet upstairs at Bowei?"

"If you want to set up hundreds of tables, does your Jia family have that many people?"

Yuan Chun smiled softly, "Because my grandmother is the oldest in the generation, so apart from the national funeral, the entire Jia family really wants to celebrate her birthday." After all, other people's birthday parties can't be more grand.

"The banquet at Boweilou is carefully selected. After all, it's hard to say what everyone likes. My old lady likes it, but your old lady might like it." This must be the birthday banquet at Boweilou.

"Where are there so many, they exaggerated." Even if there are, I won't tell you, my mother always said that such things don't need to be publicized.

After listening to her answers one by one, the little girls had other questions and chattered.

Wang Guizhi listened for a while, seeing that her daughter was completely at ease, able to do things with ease, and didn't want to disturb her in dealing with others, so she went up to the first floor and entered her private quiet room.The house here is covered with hibiscus mats, only a few futons, a statue of Guanyin hung on the front wall, jade bottles on the left and right sides, a dragon-carved incense burner in the middle, and a string of purple jade beads, nothing else.

"I want to rest while reciting scriptures inside, so you guys should watch outside."

"Yes."

As soon as the door was closed, Wang Guizhi simply took off his shoes, lay down on them and rolled back and forth several times!It's not for her to play, but this is a kind of yoga pose, called the whole body massage pose~ followed by the sun worship pose and downward dog pose, the muscles of the whole body are stretched, and then pick up the rare amethyst beads, come a relaxation meditation.

When I came to Shanxi, I couldn’t walk [-] steps every day. Sometimes I sat for a long time, and my head became dizzy. After following the Siyi Building of the Kindergarten School, the children were all excited and had fun. Li Wan With pregnancy, she set up her own private space.

As soon as the bell rang in the main hall downstairs, the host sounded the drum, announcing the end of all the classes for today, and all the ladies were taken home by their families. Yuan Chun walked to the aisle and saw Caifeng and Caiying facing the embroidery room where they stayed today. As I commented on the unfinished work in a low voice, I knew that my mother had finished her business and was reciting Buddha in the quiet room. My mother seemed to have changed in other places, but this hobby did not change at all. I didn't want to disturb my mother's heart of meditation, so I picked it up I am going to embroider the fan pendant for my mother and continue to complete it.

Jinling Suzhou

"Master, is it appropriate for us to go to Shanxi?"

Mrs. Zhen, Feng Shi, was still a little uneasy while packing her luggage, "Why don't we go and join my father, he is closer and will always take care of us."

Zhen Shiyin shook his head and smiled, "Ma'am, don't worry. We will follow Jia's family from Jinling to the caravan in Shanxi to ensure safety. In the past few years, they have said that the weather is not good and the harvest is not good. But Shanxi is studying for a university. , I would like to give it a try. If you are not talented enough, you can go to elementary school. Besides, you and Zhu are taking care of you. You and I are not good at those farm operations, so why bother your father-in-law.” Fortunately, they were not at home, and there was an explosion in the Calabash Temple. Because the master's house was not there, the servants of the Zhen family found out about the fire, and only burned down the adjacent wall and the next few servants' houses, but the master's room was fine.

Jiao Xing came over and told, "Master, Mr. Jia is looking for you."

"Oh, who is Mr. Jia?" Didn't Cao Cao Cao Cao arrive? Shouldn't he be in Shanxi?Maybe other members of the Jia family.

"He said his name was Jia Yucun."

As soon as Feng heard the name, she said, "No way! They said that we are going to move. There are so many things going on, and there is nowhere to stay at home."

After hearing this, Jiao Xing turned around and told the door.

Zhen Shiyin was surprised, "Why did Madam say that suddenly? Don't tell me you didn't know Jia Yucun before."

"Bah, I don't want to know him, such a villain, don't deal with him!" Mrs. Feng remembers what Mrs. Wang said, besides, what can he do if he comes here, is it not to ask the master for help or support He entered Beijing.This year's harvest is not good, and the house was burned down again. The master thinks this place is not good, and wants to move to Shanxi. How can we not prepare more money for such a far away place!

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