After the Zhang brothers returned home, they hurriedly asked someone to call Lu Xiaoxian to come over. After waiting for a while, Lu Xiaoxian didn't come, but saw Steward Liu coming.

Zhang Yizhi hurriedly asked, "Lao Liu, where is Steward Lu!" ”

Steward Liu lowered his hand and replied, "Two masters, Steward Lu went out early in the morning!" ”

Zhang Changzong was dissatisfied: "Since he is a housekeeper, he doesn't stay in the mansion well, what is he going to run out?" ”

Zhang Yizhi also frowned and asked, "What are Steward Lu doing these days when we are not in the house?" ”

Steward Liu said honestly: "Steward Lu doesn't even ask about the big and small things in the house, he leaves them all to me, he has more important things to do!" ”

"He has more important things?" Steward Liu's answer made Zhang Yizhi feel very strange, "What an important matter!" ”

"Steward Lu said that the two masters have His Majesty's grace in the palace, and there will be no problems. Let me take care of the affairs of Zhangfu, and there will be no major problems. What is really prone to problems is outside the palace and Zhang's mansion! He told me that His Majesty has more and more trust in the two masters, and the officials of the two masters will become bigger and bigger, and they will inevitably have to deal with many royal relatives and nobles and court ministers, which is a very important thing! ”

Speaking of this, Steward Liu paused, secretly glanced at the Zhang brothers, and saw that the two of them were listening very seriously, so he continued: "Steward Lu also said that the two masters have no experience in dealing with these people, and they will offend them if they are not careful. Therefore, Steward Lu has to have a good relationship with the various people in charge of their house first, and he may be able to help at a critical moment, even if he can't help, there should be no problem in listening to some news! ”

Zhang Yizhi asked with interest: "Which people does Steward Lu contact with?" ”

"That's a lot!" Steward Liu snapped his fingers and said, "The day before yesterday, Steward Lu invited the housekeeper of King Liang's Mansion to go to Qionghualou for a drink, and he didn't come back until dark. Yesterday, the account office of Princess Taiping's Mansion invited Steward Lu back, and gave him the waist card of the Princess's Mansion before leaving......"

Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong's eyes straightened when they heard this, this Lu Xiaoxian is really not simple, and he even got the waist card of the princess's mansion.

"Early this morning, Steward Lu went to Di Ge Lao's mansion again......

"Wait!" Hearing Di Ge's three words, Zhang Yizhi couldn't help but feel excited, and hurriedly asked, "What did you say?" Steward Lu went to Di Ge Lao's mansion? ”

Seeing that Zhang Yizhi's face was a little wrong, Steward Liu was afraid that he would be angry, so he hurriedly explained for Lu Xiaoxian: "Master, don't be angry!" Steward Lu is doing this for your own good. He said that Di Ge Lao is the most upright, and he can't rub sand in his eyes, maybe he will have a conflict with the two masters one day, so he must think of countermeasures in advance. That's why he will get close to the people of Di Mansion to understand Di Ge's preferences, so that he can give advice to the two masters in the future! ”

Listening to Steward Liu's words, Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong couldn't help but glance at each other: Could Lu Xiaoxian be an immortal, let him predict it again, Di Renjie really attacked them. It seems that this trip back to the house to ask for ideas, it should be right!

The more the Zhang brothers didn't speak, the more bottomless Steward Liu's heart became, and he asked timidly: "Two masters, why don't I arrange for someone to invite Steward Lu back now?" ”

"Oh! No, no, no, no! Zhang Yizhi waved his hand, "Let him be busy with business, we are not in a hurry, let's wait for him to come back!" ”

Steward Liu thought that his ears had misheard, and with their brother's old behavior, they had to do whatever they wanted immediately, and they would not have the patience to wait at all. I don't know what's going on today, they will actually wait for Lu Xiaoxian to come back.

Zhang Changzong asked on the side: "Lao Liu, tell me, how did Steward Lu get involved with those people?" ”

Zhang Changzong is indeed very strange, those imperial relatives and the housekeepers and subordinates in the palace of the ministers of the imperial court are not so easy to deal with, and sometimes they are even bigger than their masters. Lu Xiaoxian is young, what method did he use to have a good relationship with these people?

Steward Liu scratched his head and said, "This Steward Lu didn't elaborate!" I think it should be because Steward Lu is willing to spend money, the two masters rewarded him with three thousand taels of silver a few days ago, and he gave me half of it, and the rest was used to deal with the relationship. Also, Steward Lu is eloquent, and he often has auspicious words in his mouth, and he is very popular among those people! ”

After Steward Liu left, the Zhang brothers entered Tingsongju and sat cross-legged on the futon.

Zhang Yizhi squinted his eyes and asked Zhang Changzong: "Liulang, what do you think about this matter of Lu Gongzi?" ”

"What do you think?" Zhang Changzong couldn't help but smile and said, "Then you don't need to ask, it's so intimate, it's so talented, it's amazing, fifth brother, we can be regarded as picking up a treasure!" ”

Zhang Yizhi nodded: "I think so too, we have picked up the treasure." It can even be said that he is our lucky star. Rokuro, didn't you notice that since he appeared, our days have been so much better than before! ”

"That's right!" Zhang Changzong echoed, "He is indeed our lucky star!" ”

Zhang Yizhi thought farther, and he pondered: "Liulang, since he is so capable and our lucky star, then we must find ways to leave him behind, in case someone poachs him one day, it will be a pity!" ”

"That's what the fifth brother said! How do you do that? Zhang Changzong thought for a while, "Why don't we reward him with more silver?" ”

"Silver is to be rewarded, but it's not a good way to keep people!" Zhang Yizhi shook his head, "It's not enough to rely on money alone, if someone else gives him more silver in the future, won't he have to leave?" ”

Zhang Changzong was worried, he didn't bother to think about it anymore, and asked directly: "Fifth brother, what do you say?" ”

"I think we have to work his identity!" Zhang Yizhi took his crossed legs away to make himself as comfortable as possible, and then said, "He is still a lowly status as an official slave, and we try to change his identity and let him get out of his lowly status and become a good citizen!" ”

According to the Tang law, those who are not official slaves and maids because of their sins have been slaves for generations, and belong to the lowly status. In other words, Lu Xiaoxian's current identity is a lowly person, and a lowly person is not a "person", but a private property belonging to the Zhang brothers, and they can dispose of or kill Lu Xiaoxian at will.

The concept of hierarchy in the Tang Dynasty is very strict, not all masters are willing to give their slaves and maids good, and the Zhang brothers are determined to let Lu Xiaoxian get out of the lowly status, which can be regarded as a great gift.

Zhang Changzong nodded and said: "This method is good, he should be able to return to us after he has entered a good family!" ”

Zhang Yizhi patted Zhang Changzong on the shoulder: "That's it, Liulang, you hurry up and write a good book, go to Luoyang Mansion hard, and go through the procedures for him to change his nationality and grant him land, and he will be desperate to help us in the future!" ”

The Tang Dynasty should grant land to each family according to the person on the Liangkou household register, and each man over the age of 18 will be granted 100 mu of land, of which 80 mu will be "divided into fields", and after the death of the person who receives the land, it will be recovered by the state; The other 20 acres are "Yongye Fields". In principle, both the Koufentian and the Yongye Field are not allowed to be bought and sold freely, and the sale of the Yongye Field is only allowed when the household registration is relocated or the funeral is not possible. The number of land granted by merchants was half that of civilians. The nobles can own land from 200 acres to 100 hectares.

If Lu Xiaoxian becomes a good person, he will be qualified to be granted land by the state, and in the future, he will have to pay taxes and serve the country like other people with good nationality.

"Okay!" Zhang Changzong readily agreed, "Fifth brother, don't worry, I'll do it!" ”