Chapter 21: Stinginess
Ruan Bai registered his account with the number one big landlord, of course, this number is very watery, and most of them have to add the names of Chu Hao, Zuo Yuanliang, etc., but it does not prevent the number one big landlord from knowing that there is a person named Ruan Bai, who can save many people by making a fire kang. When there are more people, there will be more people in that kind of land, more people will pay taxes, and the country will be richer.
Meddlesome!
You don't joke, you must reward it, and reward it quickly!
However, the matter of the fire kang has not yet passed the court, and the old man of the emperor privately waved his hand from his small treasury -
ββ¦β¦ The bounty is 10,000 gold, one stone of rice, ten horses of coarse cloth, and three horses of fine cloth......"
This time it was a little eunuch who looked no more than thirteen or fourteen years old, with a round face cracked by the north wind, who finished reading without squinting, and sniffed.
Ruan Bai quickly calculated, a thousand gold is consistent, and ten thousand gold is ten. The ancients used the words to describe the rich...... Now he has 10 million, and he is 10 million, and comrades still need to work hard.
Then, he soon realized that he was not too far away. In addition to the emperor's reward, this father-in-law named Xiaoxizi also brought a subscription agreement from the military department.
Da Zhou lacks horses, very short, very short. The Huns' war horses were the target of all the adults who knew the war.
But almost all the war horses are eunuchs, even if the Great Zhou has not been captured on the battlefield over the years, they can't really breed their own excellent war horses. Generally speaking, the war horses of the Huns are all legs below the neck, and the war horses of the Great Zhou are all small and short legs. Letting a farm tractor go racing with a supercar is simply abusive.
This time, the horses that Ruan Bai brought back were directly captured by a small family of Huns, in addition to the eunuch horses, there were also some horses used for breeding, the number was not much, but there were more than a dozen. Ruan Bai himself didn't realize what was going on at all, but how could the adults in the court not take it as the same thing?
The matter of the fire kang, the old man of the emperor can still operate privately, and the matter of the war horse cannot be concealed at all. And since everyone is red-eyed, then simply come forward directly from the Ministry of War, a total of more than a dozen horses, if you divide one more point, what else can you do? Whoever dares to reach out will chop whomever he wants, there is no need to discuss.
Compared to Chu Hao's previous order or something, this order is much tougher. Not to mention that it was a Mu Wenfei, even Lord Cao, the number one in Shunyang Pass, did not dare to stretch out an extra finger.
As soon as Xiao Xizi came, some people directly looked at this group of war horses, which experienced a series t_t of psychological and physical activities such as encountering a lionβ not a lionβ it was a dogβ dog don't bite me, etc.
The third and fourth children do not attach much importance to horses, and their family likes sheep; And there are a bit more people coming back this time, unlike last time there was only one person.
The so-called dog fights human power, although the third child used to be pure wild, and now he is also in a semi-free-range state, but he is simply self-taught about such things as finding a backer for suing.
The majestic big poodle walked in, and the size alone made Xiao Xizi tremble, and then he saw the big poodle put his head on Ruan Bai's belly, turned around and patted Ruan Bai's calf with his tail, and turned his head: "Wow!" β
Although Ruan Bai didn't understand dog language, he reached out and patted the dog's head with his body language and understanding of the third child, and glanced at Xiao Xizi in embarrassment: "Father-in-law, the third child is looking for me to go outside." β
Xiao Xizi hurriedly said: "I can't afford to be a father-in-law." Lord Ruan is polite, just call the Sprinkle family a little joy. Lord Ruan has to be busy, just go. β
The young man with a round face looks cute and pleasing, if he wasn't familiar with others, Ruan Bai wanted to pat the dog's head a little, noticed the cracks in the young man's face, and frowned slightly in his heart, but it was not easy to say anything now, and followed the third child outside.
The third child is a little anxious, his wife and children are still outside. Nguyen Bai had to run to keep up. When he came back from the grassland, his body has been pulling the alarm, he is usually extremely careful, and now he has run a few steps, he must admit that he has actually been raising lazy bones these days, and his body has long been fine.
In the end, for many days, there was little movement, and the barren post was very large, and when Ruan Bai ran to the stable, he was already a little breathing.
Xiao Xizi came with the guards who belonged to the palace, and to put it bluntly, it was the emperor's own soldiers. Don't look at them, there are only twenty people in total, and the lowest military rank is also a hundred. If you encounter four dogs in the wild, not to mention that there are two milk dogs, even if four adults are enough, they will not look at it.
But now they are going to hand over the custody of the war horse from the hands of the four dogs, not to fight to death. Has anyone ever heard of the next appointment and the handover of the previous office, and the incumbent is directly beaten to death? No.
The two big dogs, though they did not show any intention of attacking, just casually lay in front of the stable, occasionally yawning and showing their teeth, all of which looked like small daggers. Do they dare to go over stupidly? As long as you bite down on that tooth, any bone on your body can click.
Now, the relief is coming.
Even Ruan Bai, who was good at observing words and feelings, didn't quite understand the excitement in the eyes of these soldiers.
Someone supported him, and the third child trembled again, and roared at the guards: "Whew-"
When the two little cubs saw Ruan Bai coming, they directly pounced to their feet, hugged their legs and were about to climb up, but in the end they just sat on their butts and squatted.
Ruan Bai could only scoop up the little cub, sink to death, and said to the fourth child who is in charge of the family: "The horses are taken away for them, and they will give them food." β
The fourth child looked at the guards silently for a while, then turned to Ruan Bai: "Wang! β
Not only the guards, but even the curious little Xizi who came out was full of groans. This dog can understand!
Ruan Bai felt that the fourth child only understood two words - food.
Of course it's good to have something to eat. The horses in the stables were not short of rations, they were all fat and strong, and their hair was shiny.
Ruan Bai saw Xiao Xizi and smiled: "Father-in-law Xiao Xizi, since you have arrived, let's talk about the price directly here?" β
Xiao Xizi was stunned by Ruan Bai's philistine face. However, since the Ministry of War did not send another person, but only arranged Xiao Xizi alone, it proves that Xiao Xizi is not a good person. He originally planned to package and buy all these war horses, and give an average price according to how much each skin is, you must know that the price difference between good horses and bad horses is more than a hundred times? Although these are all Hun war horses, the situation of each horse is different, and the water in this can be deep.
Of course, Ruan Bai knew the trickiness in it. His current identity, don't look at Xiao Xizi and call him an adult, but this adult is not much better than the ordinary people, that is, he can get some allowance. If the imperial court, even if it was a person like Mu Wenfei, said that he wanted the price of cabbage to pull these war horses away, he would not dare to say anything.
In this strange big week, he still has to settle down now, he is not familiar with the place, his thin arms can't twist the big thick legs, and he may sing praises to such a blatant robbery in person, show loyalty and express his position. As for Chu Hao, he didn't think that there was such a person at all. Besides, how long can you rely on others? If you want people not to be bullied, only you can be strong.
He waited for a Mu Wenfei, who was siphoned off by Chu Hao at that time.
Now, he didn't wait for Mu Wenfei's revenge, but waited for Xiao Xizi. Xiao Xizi represents the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty and the official of the Great Zhou, and he put on such an attitude of not taking advantage of the common people in business, which made Ruan Bai still a little happy.
At least this dynasty is still upright at its roots.
The upright little Xizi didn't take advantage of Ruan Bai at all, and of course he didn't suffer much. All the horses belonged to the imperial court, and in addition to the money, they were replaced with two Great Zhou mares and donkeys with the same number as the war horses, and the gift was the land certificate of the barren post...... Oh, the title deed.
The population of the Great Zhou is far less than that of Ruan Bai's time. Especially in border areas like Shunyang Pass, the land is vast and sparsely populated, and there is no production, so no one wants the land even if it is given away for nothing. Although the barren post can be regarded as a house, you must know that it was built little by little when Ruan Bai and the others wanted to move in.
Xiao Xizi felt that this condition was simply not a condition, so he directly took the initiative and allocated a circle of more than 100 acres of land around the barren post to Ruan Bai, so that there was still a small river in that place, and maybe something could be planted on the side.
insisted on staying on the side to listen, but in fact, Qianhu, the guard who drank milk tea, also felt wronged Ruan Bai and glanced at Xiao Xizi.
Xiao Xizi looked at this very large guard Qianhu, and had a small abacus in his heart: "Now the weather is cold, and when the spring of the next year begins, the imperial court will allocate all kinds of farm tools and improved seeds...... "Glancing at Qianhu, "There are also all kinds of civil engineering needed to build houses." "Alright, Soul Light! If you don't know how expensive firewood and rice are, do more than ten people know how much these things cost? In order to prevent layers of exploitation, many things must be directly followed up by him, do you know how hard it is?
The Praetorian Guard Qianhu was stared at inexplicably, he didn't mean anything, he just felt that this little Xizi was a little stingy.
Of course, in fact, Kiko is not stingy at all. Chu Hao, who rode directly over in the evening, glanced at the list, patted Xiao Xizi's shoulder with a smile, and directly slapped the person by half: "Good job." β
The black light was blinding, and Xiao Xizi recognized the person after a while, and knelt directly on the ground: "The slave and maid pay a visit to His Royal Highness." β
it! Chu Hao looked nervous, looked left and right, and found that there was no one on the side, so he mentioned Xiao Xizi and threatened: "Don't scream, here I am Chu Qianhu, remember?" β
Xiao Xizi is a little fleshy on his face, his height is less than 1.7 meters, and his body adds up to less than 100 catties, and he was casually lifted in his hand by Chu Hao and swayed, so frightened that his little face turned white: "Remember it, and ask the master of Qianhu to put down the slave and maid." "The prince of Chu still has the face to say that Princess Min is a lion of Hedong, and he is no better. That is, Princess Min is blind...... cough, only with a unique eye will you fall in love with such a Lu Hanzi, otherwise who would have the courage to marry the prince of Chu? Don't marry Princess Min yet, let's be a bachelor for the rest of your life!
Xiao Xizi slandered in her heart, and she didn't show half of her face, and her acting skills were comparable to Ruan Bai.
Chu Hao felt a subtle sense of familiarity, but let's go see his second dog first, with so much money, that guy must be so happy that he can't close his mouth, right?