When the family was enjoying a warm time, suddenly the voice of the housekeeper came from outside, saying, "Master, second young master, the second young master from the Zhongyi Mansion is here to visit." ”

Chen Wenhui was taken aback, it turned out that Zhao Chongyi was here.

Chen Wenlin was already overjoyed and said, "I'll go outside." No, let Brother Chongyi come in. He saved his sister and is a great benefactor of our family, so come in and speak. ”

Chen Yuanheng said: "Yes, Chongyi, this kid, I liked it very much, he was righteous and capable, and now he has saved my baby daughter again, I will personally go to the front to greet him, Wenlin, follow me out." ”

Chen Wenlin was very happy to follow his father to greet Zhao Chongyi.

Bai said to the red carp: "Red carp, Chongyi likes to eat the dim sum made in our house, I remember that today the kitchen made red bean cake, mille-feuille cake, and shortbread, you went and got it, and after a while, brew the good tea brought by Mingzhu in front of you." ”

Chen Wenhui was a little helpless: "Do you need such a big battle?" ”

Bai Shi was a little strange: "Haven't you always liked Chongyi?" Why is this attitude? He saved your life. ”

Chen Wenhui said: "I remember that he saved my life, can I forget this life-saving grace?" It's just that you don't need such a big battle, after all, it's just a junior? ”

Bai Shi glared for a moment and said: "Don't have no rules, although we are juniors, but our family and Zhongyi Gong are not related, he is modest, so he calls us elders, in fact, everyone is a court official, where does the seniority come from?" People respect us, and we must respect others. ”

Chen Wenhui rolled her eyes and said, "Okay, mother, don't teach me a lesson, let's entertain the guests well." ”

Bai was about to speak, and there was a hearty laugh outside the door. It seems that Chen Yuanheng and Zhao Chongyi get along very well, and Chen Wenhui couldn't help but grit her teeth secretly.

The curtain of the door was lifted. Zhao Chongyi and the Chen family father and son came in together. Chen Wenhui, Bai, and Zhao Chongyi greeted each other. Chen Wenhui couldn't help but secretly glance at Zhao Chongyi. Seeing that Zhao Chongyi was wearing a cyan straight embellished, with a belt inlaid with pearls around his waist, which was very heroic, Chen Wenhui couldn't help but secretly think, what a natural clothes rack, such a simple style can also wear such a demeanor. The cold heart couldn't help but loosen a little.

Zhao Chongyi originally heard that Chen Wenlin was back, and he and Chen Wenlin were good friends, so he hurried over. Looking for Wenlin, of course, I also thought in my heart that it would be better if I could meet my sweetheart. However, this wish is not easy to come true, after all, Chen Wenhui is a girl in the boudoir, how can she come to meet her brother's guests? Unexpectedly, he was in a hurry, it seems. This family is talking, so Bai and Chen Wenhui are here. What a bonus.

I met my sweetheart. Zhao Chongyi pretended to glance at Chen Wenhui inadvertently, and saw that his sweetheart was wearing a water-green gauze dress, a moon-white skirt, and a palm-wide edge was tied under the skirt, which was embroidered with gold and silver threads. I really know how to dress up.

After everyone sat down, Chen Yuanheng asked Zhao Chongyi a lot of things about the northwest. Zhao Chongyi talked eloquently, talking about the scenery of the desert. The people in the northwest, even Chen Wenhui was a little able to listen to it for a while. The last time we had dinner together in Qinghelou, although I heard Zhao Chongyi talk about some of the situation in the army, I didn't hear him say that this northwest scenery was very unusual.

Zhao Chongyi talked for a while, and also asked Chen Wenlin some information about the Chen family's land and the scenery of the Northeast. Chen Wenlin also said something. Chen Wenhui also likes to listen to it, so time flies quickly.

Bai listened with a smile on the side, while observing her daughter's expression, when Zhao Chongyi didn't come in the door, she still didn't like Zhao Chongyi, but this chat started, her daughter still likes to listen to Zhao Chongyi, it can be seen that her daughter still has a good impression of Zhao Chongyi, so why did she hate Zhao Chongyi before? Bai Shi frowned and thought for a while, couldn't think of anything, and when he saw that it was not early, he said: "It's rare for Chongyi to come over, and everyone is chatting so happily, why don't you eat at our house?" ”

Zhao Chongyi glanced at Chen Wenhui and said, "I should have gone back after being bothered for so long, but I like to eat the food in the house very much, and I really want to stay." ”

Bai Shi was very happy to hear this, which hostess didn't want guests to praise the food in their house? This is an affirmation of the hostess's housekeeper's ability.

Bai Shi hurriedly said: "Then stay, I will order the kitchen to make a few new dishes, and please try Chongyi as well." ”

After saying that, he gave an order to the red carp, and the red carp hurriedly went out.

Zhao Chongyi was busy thanking him.

Chen Wenhui said to her father: "By the way, I haven't asked yet, how is the progress of my father's promotion of new varieties when he goes out this time?" ”

Chen Yuanheng said: "The progress is quite smooth, and there are a few troubles in the middle, but they are all dealt with." However, I see that the people in the northwest live very hard. ”

Zhao Chongyi said: "Yes, I have always been in the capital before, and I already feel that the people's life is very hard, and it is difficult to fill the stomach with heavy labor, and there is no one to take care of the widows and loneliness. However, after going to Jiangnan for disaster relief, I felt that the people in the capital were lucky compared to those victims. But after I arrived in the Northwest Army, I felt that the people in the Northwest were living in a more difficult situation than those victims back then. ”

Chen Yuanheng nodded and said, "Yes, I hope the new species can fill their stomachs." We are still short of food. ”

Chen Wenlin said: "I also have a deep feeling in the clan land. The life of the people in our ethnic land is much more difficult than that of the people in Jiangnan. However, the people of the tribe said that they were already living well enough to absorb them, and at least they would have enough food to eat. In the past, when I had too many children, I couldn't afford to raise them, so I could only be forced to kill my children. It's much better now, because since the sea trade, a large amount of grain from overseas has been supplied to the clan land, and the grain in the clan land is sufficient, and they finally dare to raise a few more children. ”

Chen Wenhui said: "Alas, we are not only food, but also land. We have a large population and little land, and with such a small amount of land, the rich and the poor are uneven, and the rich families concentrate all the land in their hands, and the landless people can only live a poor life. ”

Zhao Chongyi suddenly said: "Sister Hui'er, you are the smartest person I have ever met, do you have any way to help these people?" ”

Chen Wenhui smiled and said: "Poverty is a problem that even saints can't solve, what can I do as a girl?" Not to mention other people's families, our family has bought a lot of land because we have silver in our hands, our family is in the capital, and there are more than 10,000 acres of land in Heyang Prefecture, which Brother Chongyi should know? Doesn't your Zhao family also have a lot of land? Which of the high-ranking families in the capital does not have a large number of land granges? Not to mention these officials, they are rich people in the countryside, what can they do if they save money to buy land? ”

Zhao Chongyi nodded in disappointment and said, "Yes, land annexation can't even be solved by saints." Don't talk about others, if we have money in our hands, won't we also buy a lot of land? Although I am not talented, because I have been in the army for many years and have earned some silver, I naturally bought some land and have several Zhuangzi, each of which is not big, but also has several hundred acres of land. ”

Chen Wenhui said: "However, this is not unsolvable. ”

At this moment, Zhao Chongyi, Chen Yuanheng, and Chen Wenlin's eyes all lit up: "Hui'er, what method do you have?" ”

Chen Wenhui saw that his father, brother, and Zhao Chongyi said in unison, and couldn't help laughing and said: "If you want to solve it fundamentally, this is a problem that no saint can solve, where can I solve it, but I have a way to relieve the pain of the people." It can save some people. ”

Chen Yuanheng also paid attention to it and hurriedly asked, "What method?" ”

Chen Wenhui said: "Because of our great Chu land annexation, there is not much land, and even less land is distributed to the people. That can be solved in two ways. One is to increase the supply of land. If there is less land, the people will have a hard time, but if there is more land, won't the people have a better life? In addition, the people can't just farm the land, right? It is also possible to develop industry and commerce, so that the people who have no land can work, can make money, and with money, they can survive the same, what are they afraid of? Maybe it's even better? ”

Chen Yuanheng said: "This is a good word, but where can the land be increased? Unless it is to open up the wasteland, however, since the Guanglie Emperor of the previous dynasty, it is not allowed to burn the wasteland, saying that it will bring natural disasters. ”

Chen Wenhui thought to herself, it seems that Fusu is still an environmentalist. But he said: "Clearing land will indeed bring great danger, so increasing land cannot be done by burning mountains and clearing wasteland." However, we are actually adding land now. Father, since the development of Yizhou Island, our family has stopped buying land in the Central Plains. A large amount of land on Yizhou Island is deserted. You can buy a large piece of land for a little silver, and the price is one-tenth of that of the Central Plains and one-twentieth of that of the Gyeonggi area. Also, there is more land in the South Seas. It is cheaper, it should be taken in two steps, one step to migrate to the Central Plains without land, or the people who have been affected by the disaster go to Yizhou Island, or Nanyang, where they can cultivate a large amount of land, as long as they are diligent, they can not only fill their stomachs and live, but also buy a family business. Another step is to attract those officials and wealthy businessmen in the Central Plains to go to Nanyang and Yizhou Island to buy land, and when they taste the sweetness, they will dislike the high price of land in the Central Plains and sell the granges in the Central Plains, so that the land price in the Central Plains will inevitably fall, and the people will be able to buy land. ”

Chen Yuanheng said: "Well, this method is very good, and it is feasible, it will be a long time. (To be continued)

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