Chapter Eighty-Nine: A New Year's Gift for Lord Lu With the sound of wood chips, everyone's hearts immediately lifted.Chen Ying's meaning is also very obvious, the more than 248,000 acres of land owned by the Huang Mansion, Quan Xu is not ready to make a move.In other words, the gentry of the Daimyo Mansion could take action.Although Quan Xu's concessions were very large, Liu Rong and the others' faces did not get better, but became more ugly.Fields are the gentry's favorite thing to collect money, however, Quan Xu is not interested in more than 200,000 acres of fields, which shows that he has great plans.There are more and more rumors about Quan Xu, however, there is more and more confusion about Quan Xu's origin.Quan Xu can take the grain far below the market price at any time, and can also take out carefully made cotton clothes, cotton jackets, cotton pants, and cotton shoes, these materials are hard currency in Daming.As an outsider, Quan Xu's financial resources made everyone feel that they couldn't figure out the details.Before they couldn't figure out the details of Quan Xu, they were unwilling to be enemies of Quan Xu, at least on the surface, it was reasonable to say that these official eunuch families were actually most afraid of conflicts with the royal relatives of the Ming royal family.As long as it is an official, how much he cherishes his feathers, just like in the third year of Qingli in the Northern Song Dynasty (1043), he was the right Zhengyan and the intellectual system Ouyang Xiu, who was falsely accused by political enemies of fornicating with his niece, and was demoted to Chuzhou as a taishou, so there was the famous "Drunkard Pavilion".But in the face of the emperor's relatives and relatives, no matter how you sue, as long as they don't rebel, there is no, but they will be broken.The daimyo gentry now speculate that Jeon Wook is actually someone who is a relative of the emperor.Chen Ying looked at everyone and smiled: "What, still not satisfied?"
”Liu Rong groaned: "Brother Chen, we are all people who do things, what does the owner think, do we still need to say it clearly?"
”Chen Ying shrugged, the fat on his face trembled: "Okay, open the skylight with you and say something, here, here, and here, three shops, my family has asked for it, do you have any opinions?"
”"That's it?"
Gu Shundong had some unreal feelings, because Chen Ying did not choose the prosperous shop in the center of the city, but chose a shop covering an area of more than ten acres near the direction of Nancheng, a medicinal herb shop covering an area of more than four acres, and a mule and horse foot shop in the direction of Dongcheng, which was not worth much, and there was no big oil and water."
Yes, this is the sincerity of our host!"
Chen Ying looked at the people around him: "Of course, our master is new to your land, and we also need your help!"
”Chen Ying walked to the screen in the hall, stretched out his hand and pointed to the map and said: "Sixty miles to the Daimyo Mansion, our master's grange is here, there is a piece of land here, I don't know which one it belongs to?"
”At this time, a thin steward got up tremblingly and said, "Our Bai family has more than 3,000 acres there. ”"Our Lu family has more than 1,000 acres!""
Let's ......"
A total of more than a dozen small and medium-sized gentry butlers got up one after another.Chen Ying ignored them, but looked at Liu Rong and Gu Shundong and said, "Our master wants to connect the grange together, I don't know what the two of you think?"
”At this time, Liu Rong's eyes suddenly widened, and his gaze and Gu Shundong touched in the air, exchanging glances with each other.If Chen Ying carefully observed Liu Rong's mouth shape, his mouth shape: "It's just Zhao!"
”Bordering the Daimyo Mansion is Zhangde Mansion, which is now in Anyang City, Henan Province, and there is also a Zhao Wangfu in the Daimyo Zhangde Mansion, which is the third son of Chengzu Zhu Di, Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui.In the first year of Hongxi (1425), he was in Zhangde Mansion.Zhu Gaosui, the king of Zhao, sowed discord between Zhu Di and the crown prince Zhu Gaochi, and was suspected of poisoning Zhu Di and fabricating a fake succession.Fortunately, the eldest brother Zhu Gaochi is kind-hearted and mediates from it, otherwise it would be unimaginable.However, although the Zhao Dynasty was unknown in the Ming Dynasty, it was not something that the gentry of the Daimyo Mansion could offend.They now vaguely understand that Quan Xu should be Zhu Changqing, the king of Zhao (the word is wrong, can't be typed?)
）No matter how obscure King Zhao is, he is also the emperor's uncle today, breaking bones and connecting tendons.No wonder Lu Xiangsheng is so polite to Quan Xu, he still has this relationship.Thinking of this, Liu Rong quickly made a judgment: "Brother Chen, our family (the head of the family) also wants to make friends with the whole master, I don't know when the whole master is free, our family will hold a banquet to entertain the whole master!"
”"Exactly, exactly!"
Gu Shundong also did a good job: "A few of you, get ready, prepare the field for delivery!"
”Things are chosen by nature, and the strong are respected.The gentry of the Ming Dynasty also followed such a law, Huang Liji fell, they didn't dare to move, but when Huang Liji died, they would not be polite, a family with all the direct children dead, there was no possibility of resurrection.As for the interests of those little gentry families, no one cared, Gu Shundong sold them directly in front of them.More than a dozen stewards looked miserable.Chen Yingdao: "Rest assured, our master came here to make a friend sincerely, how much silver, then how much silver, not a penny will be less!"
”More than a dozen betrayed stewards were somewhat comforted.The way of the world is like this, the big fish eat the small fish, the small fish eat the shrimp, they can also go to eat the Shu landlords, and the Shu landlords can eat those yeoman farmers.The most pitiful of all are the people.Quan Xu did not interfere in the division of Huang Liji's property, and obtained that the gentry did not interfere with his acquisition of the land above the oil field.Chen Ying smiled and said: "Our master has another suggestion, I don't know if you want to hear it?"
”"Brother Chen, please speak!""
That's right, the industry of the Yellow Mansion can be more than three million taels, if you don't have enough money, our master can provide you with financial support!"
Chen Ying stretched out two fingers: "It only takes two percent of the annual interest, and our master can lend you money, you can think about it!"
”Liu Rong was even more convinced at this time that Quan Xu was the person of Zhu Changqing, the king of Zhao, who never tossed in the first line of Zhao, but he could serve as the son of heaven, and there was always no shortage of rewards for King Zhao, and the most important thing was that there were few people in the first line of King Zhao, so the family background was also quite rich, who let the family occupy the granary of the Central Plains.Liu Rong said: "Brother Chen, this matter must be troubled by Brother Chen's matchmaking!"
”"Well said, well said!"
The whole banquet was finally warm up until this point.Through this expansion, Quanxu's land in the territory of the Daimyo Mansion has exceeded 150,000 mu, but there are not many good good fields, only one-third of the middle acres, and nearly two-thirds of them are inferior fields.Of course, with the support of modern science and technology, no matter how inferior the field is, as long as there are chemical fertilizers and carefully cultivated varieties, it can also achieve a high yield of 1,000 catties per mu.What's more, Quanxu's real purpose is to get underground oil, which is the most valuable wealth.…… In the Quan's compound, Quan Xu began to enjoy the blessings of Qi people.Although Sanniang is not very old, however, she has a kung fu foundation and her physical fitness is better than Quan Xu.What's more, there is also a mature and charming Xin Yuan.Xin Yuan is a superlative, just like the type that ordinary people like, she can go out of the hall and enter the kitchen.She can get into the kitchen, cook well, and even better than a professional chef, get up early and be greedy late, and work hard.Of course, with Quan Xu giving her some silk and wearing the clothes she sewed, her female popularity was much stronger than Sanniang, and it was not a grade.The clothes she made for herself took the form of a collar and a large sleeve placket, which looked graceful and luxurious, and when she was with Sanniang, Sanniang was like a maid.Since Quan Xu was the first person he knew, he was Sanniang, so he was more cordial to her, and of course he took more care of her.Perhaps because of her age, she thinks more comprehensively and has more vision.If she hadn't reminded Quan Xu, Quan Xu wouldn't have thought of giving Lu Xiangsheng a gift.In terms of momentum, Xin Yuan can completely suppress Sanniang.Of course, if you do it, Sanniang can kill Xin Yuan in seconds.Maybe it's because of the nutritional supplements, Sanniang's energy and physical strength have recovered well, and Xin Yuan, who weighs eighty or ninety pounds, was easily lifted by Sanniang, which scared her and screamed.However, to Quan Xu's regret, Sanniang was always unwilling to sleep together.The next day, that is, the second day of the Lunar New Year in the second year of Chongzhen, after Quan Xu got up, he asked Yuan Shiqing to start preparing, and put on four ox carts, which were loaded with five horses in boxes full of auspicious words written by children, as well as small blackboards, chalk erasers, chalk, and of course, the labels were all worn off.There are also a few cars loaded with ten catties of fine salt, ten catties of sugar, more than a dozen sacks of wheat, rice is hulled, can no longer be used as seeds, but wheat is not a big problem, although these wheat is not seed grain, but, even if it is an ordinary seed, it is better than the seeds of the Ming Dynasty.As later generations of farmers went out to work, farmers chose wheat that is resistant to pests and diseases, drought and lodging, and even if it is planted for a few years, the genes of the seeds will not be easily degraded.Quan Xu was wearing a brand-new dress, wearing a carriage with a compartment wall, and carrying a dozen military coats, all the way to the Daimyofu City.When he came to the mansion where Lu Xiangsheng lived, he saw dozens of people watching the excitement in front of the door."
Hey, another one!""
Let's bet on how long we can stay in the mansion this time!""
A quarter of an hour!""
I bet he won't be able to stay for a pillar of incense!""
Haha......"
Quan Xu listened to this, only to find that there were still pastry crumbs and some traces of lacquer scattered on the ground in front of the door, and it seemed that something had been thrown out.Yuan Shiqing stepped forward and handed the porter a famous thorn, and Quan Xu patiently waited for the summons.It didn't take long: "Quan Gongzi, my lord is invited!"
”Jeon Wook raised his legs and walked towards the inside of the gate, and at the same time there were four full ox carts entering.When Lu Xiangsheng saw Quan Xu, he seemed to be in a good mood, and when he looked at the four big cars behind Quan Xu, his face turned cold: "You are also a gift?"
”Quan Xu shook his head, waved his hand and said, "Oh, it's not!"
”Quan Xu made a look, several military coats opened the big box, took out the blue coarse cloth from it, and unfolded the blue cloth, only to see crooked words written on it with chalk.Naturally, these characters are not the art of calligraphy, and they are obviously beginners' copying fonts."
This is ......"
Lu Xiangsheng hurriedly shook his head, the students of Jinti Academy have almost no foundation, all of them are blank paper, how can they learn to write so many words in a short period of time, and everyone's signatures are also varied.Quan Xu smiled: "This is a New Year's gift from the students of Jinti Academy to Lord Lu!"
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