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The imperial concubine said: "Third brother and sister, you must instruct Wen Hui not to leak the news of the secret realm, and please pay close attention to the situation in the capital, if you know about the whereabouts of the Ying family, you must report it to me as soon as possible." I must not let the emperor see the Ying family. I couldn't win against her back then, and now I'm no match for her. ”

Bai Shi was busy respectfully agreeing.

Back at home, Chen Wenhui hadn't come back yet, the more Bai thought about it, the more scared he felt, there were many things hidden in the imperial concubine's words, but the smell of danger had already come out. This could be a big crisis, but right now she doesn't know what the future holds. At this time, how much the Bai family hoped that Chen Yuanheng could be by her side. Chen Yuanheng is the pillar of this family, since she married him, she has been convinced of him, he has talent, not the kind of nerd who reads dead books, nor is he the common gentleman, he has the calmness of a child of a family, and also has the foresight of a disciple of a big clan, as well as a smooth wrist, and has great ambitions. If Chen Yuanheng was by her side at this time, he would definitely be able to analyze the situation in front of her, he would definitely be able to find a way to deal with the crisis, and he would definitely be able to find something.

But Chen Yuanheng is still inspecting farmland in the Ganshan region, which is close to the northwest. The land yield in this place is low, and the people live in poverty, but there are many people, and the average people do not even have an acre of land, and every two people can only have an acre of land. Actually, this is an average number. Most of the people are landless. The land was in the hands of big landlords, big businessmen, and eunuchs, especially in the hands of those big officials in the capital.

Most of these people who lost their land were tenants for the landlords, and the hardships of life can be imagined. It's far worse than Jiangnan.

Chen Yuanheng looked at the desperate people, these people were hungry, and even the family only had one pair of pants, who went out, who wore it, Chen Yuanheng was silent.

Chen Wenlin felt his father's silence: "Father, these people are suffering too much. The landless people really have no way to live. The living don't look like people anymore. ”

Chen Yuanheng said: "In all dynasties, people have risen up, why? Because of poverty, because there is nothing to eat. Look at these people, so poor. Now they are just struggling to see if they can eat enough. If there is a little natural or man-made disaster, then these people will be displaced, they will not be able to live, they will not be able to survive, they can only rebel. To stop this from happening, to save these people. ”

Chen Wenlin said: "During the period of time I went to the clan land this time, I was fortunate to go to the battlefield in person, which was really cruel. The brother of the clan who had spoken to me the day before died on the battlefield the next day. And in the clan, there are disciples who mock me. They said that I relied on my aunt and my father's power, and that I was mixed with money in the clan, and that I was not worthy to stay with the people who fought and defended the clan land every day. I was so angry at the time. I hated it, I really wanted to slap it, but the next day, suddenly a barbarian attacked us, and I had no experience, so I panicked. It was that brother who risked his life to save me, and for this, he lost an arm. ”

Although Chen Yuanheng had been to the clan land, he had not been to the battlefield, and he felt that his two sons had changed since they came back from the battlefield. Wen Jun became calm, and even had a sense of vicissitudes. Wenlin has also changed. At a young age, there is a feeling of precipitation. It has been more than a month since Chen Wenlin came back from the clan land, and he did not return to the capital, but came directly to follow him, serve himself, and help himself.

Now Wen Lin suddenly said something about the battlefield in the clan land. Chen Yuanheng frowned, I don't know if these things will leave a shadow in his son's heart for the rest of his life?

Chen Wenlin continued: "Later, I asked the brother, why did you save me? He said, Lao Tzu is not to save you, Lao Tzu is to save his own people, when fighting, there is only the difference between the enemy and his own people, there is no right or wrong, no family affection, no friendship, there is no time to think about anything else, you don't have to feel that you owe Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu himself is willing. ”

Chen Yuanheng seemed to see an iron-clad young man from the clan, and couldn't help but sigh and said: "Although I didn't go to the battlefield when I was in the clan, I know that the clansmen of the descendants are rarely on the front line of the battlefield. Those who can go to the battlefield are all people from distant branches who are not very well-off, as well as people from side branches who are attached to us. This friend of yours must have an average family background, but he was injured and could not go to the battlefield in the future, so it will be a difficult day. ”

Chen Wenlin suddenly burst into tears, Chen Yuanheng hugged his son, this little son, who has been kind-hearted and innocent and obedient since he was a child, and now he has suddenly undergone the baptism of fire and blood, it is not surprising that he will cry like this: "Okay, Lin'er, it's a good thing to be able to cry, men don't flick when they have tears, but it's not time to be sad." Who said that we men can't shed tears, sometimes tears are expressions of affection. ”

Chen Wenlin cried for a while, slowly controlled his feelings, and said: "I don't want to stay in the clan land anymore, there are things every day, and there are deaths every day." I can't stand it, I don't have the fortitude of my eldest brother, I can't be as good as my eldest brother. I disgraced my father. Luckily, my father asked me to come back, and I was thinking about coming back. ”

Chen Yuanheng said: "Men have to go through wind and frost to grow up, but they don't have to survive in the ice and snow. We are all contributing to the family, fighting on the front line is a contribution, being an official in the imperial court, fighting for the interests of the family is also a contribution, your eldest brother is doing a good job on Yizhou Island, and every year he sends a large amount of grain cloth and iron ore to the clan, which is a greater contribution, more than the contribution made by sacrificing his life on the battlefield. It's okay for you to come back, follow your eldest brother to work together, and provide more things for the clan land, so that those good men who go to the battlefield have food, clothing, weapons, and medicine if they are injured, so they don't have to sit and wait for death. The crippled, who can't go to the battlefield, can have a warm rear to provide them with a good life, that's good, it's to contribute to the clan land, and it's worthy of your dead comrades. ”

Chen Wenlin's eyes widened and he said, "Really? Is it really possible to arrange life for those who are crippled? ”

Chen Yuanheng said: "Your eldest brother told me in the letter that in Xinguang City, more than 200 people who were injured and disabled in the war with your eldest brother at that time have been arranged to work. Some are training guards, some are managing manors, some are managing dock workers, some are collecting taxes in the city, and some are organizing people to go to Nanyang to build a new city. Anyway, everyone has a job to do, Yizhou Island, Nanyang, the weather is warm, and it is newly developed, it is exactly where people are needed, and everyone can get a good salary and live a decent life when they get there. Your friends who were wounded on the battlefield can also go. ”

Chen Wenlin said happily: "Father, then I will write to him, in fact, his family situation is very bad, very poor, there is a younger sister at home, my father also died on the battlefield, he is the only one in the family to make money, and now he is also disabled, and life must be very poor." ”

Chen Yuanheng asked strangely: "I brought you a lot of silver, why don't you help him?" ”

Chen Wenlin said: "I bring a lot of silver, I have a lot of everything, every time I send supplies to the clan, my sister and brother will send me things, there are medicinal herbs, cloth, silk, clothes, shoes, and of course, a lot of money." I've given all my money to those in the clan who went to war with me. However, the families of those who died in the war accepted my money, and I gave a lot of money, which should be enough for them to live well. But the wounded, the disabled, and those who were as fortunate as I was in good health, refused to accept my money. At most, you can take some satin cloth, clothes, shoes, etc. ”

Chen Yuanheng said: "Well, I know this, the people in our Chen clan are all iron-clad." ”

Chen Wenlin said: "At that time, I was worried, what to do, now I can write to them, let them come to Nanyang, or be the owner of the manor themselves, I will help them buy land, or work for us in Xinguang City, we will give them the same money, so that they can get money with peace of mind." ”

Chen Yuanheng said: "Yes. Hurry up and write a letter. I actually have that idea too. ”

Chen Wenlin asked, "What does my father think?" ”

Chen Yuanheng said: "I want to move some of the people from the two provinces of Gansu and Shaanxi to Nanyang, so that the people who have no land can get land in Nanyang, and those who can't afford to buy land can work long hours for the owners of the manors in Nanyang, and they can make money by buying a small piece of land in about a year or two, and they can multiply." ”

Chen Wenlin nodded.

Chen Yuanheng continued: "In Gansu and Shaanxi provinces, without these landless people, the burden is lighter, and the people can live a better life. This time, I have promoted corn, cotton, and sweet potatoes, and I believe that with a two-pronged approach, the people of these two provinces will soon not be hungry. When that time comes, I will promote the Yangshan Hall of the Imperial Concubine Niangniang to this place, so that the widows and widows can have something to rely on, and then I will think of promoting the hospital to this place, so that the people will have a place to see a doctor, and there will be no such poverty as we see now. ”

Chen Wenlin said: "What my father said is very true, we can also do meaningful things. Speaking of which, my sister is contributing to Da Chu and the clan, this hospital, Yangshantang, new seeds, and overseas trade all have her participation, and I can't be compared to her as a man. When I returned to the capital, after I met my mother and sister, I had to go to Nanyang as soon as possible to help my eldest brother. ”

Chen Yuanheng thought about his smart daughter and smiled, and thought about it, at this time, the capital was full of storms, and his wife and daughter were in the capital, I don't know what was going on, it seemed that he would end the work here, take his youngest son back to the capital, and reunite the family.

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