In two days, Zuo Yan led seventy-eight people up the mountain, these people were old, weak, women and children, but the young and middle-aged accounted for the majority, all of them were homeless people who had families but lost their land, and voluntarily attached themselves to Xu You in order to eat, and became tenants of Mingyushan.

The reason why tenants are recruited is because the surrounding more than 200 hectares of land need to be cultivated, and the people are prosperous, so there are families. If Xu You wants to revive the Xu family, he must try his best to gradually expand the population, and now is the best time.

There was an old man named Zhou Peng in his early fifties, who knew a few words, was sensible, and had more prestige among the homeless people.

According to the decree of the state of Chu, all tenants who cultivated the master's land had to pay fifty percent, that is, half, of all the harvest, and the burden was not insignificant. Xu You only harvested three percent, which was a rare great kindness in a hundred years, and immediately made this group of helpless poor people kneel and kowtow to death.

Xu You's subordinates, whether they are walking on the frost winter solstice or Zuo Yan He Wei, have hardly served the land, and they are not proficient in farming, with the help of Zhou Peng, an old farmer who has been rooted in the land all his life, how to distribute the land for cultivation is much easier.

The winter solstice was not at ease at first, supervised the whole process, followed for three or four days, and came back to report to Xu You that he could rest assured, Zhou Peng couldn't wait to live in the ground day and night, everything was arranged in an orderly manner, and everything was fair and just, which was a good choice for managing the tenants.

There are many water systems around Mingyu Mountain, the land has always been fertile, and the fertile land of intensive cultivation accounts for almost half of it, as long as it is not nonsense, the output of grain, fruits and vegetables is by no means a problem.

No longer worrying about farming, Xu You took Zuo Yan and Qingming to put on simple makeup, and walked the streets and alleys every day to inspect the situation in Qiantang. Xiao Chun finally began to take measures against the displaced people, but he used force to drive out the displaced people who were not registered in Qiantang in the city, and they were only allowed to stay outside the city for three days, a bowl of gruel a day, and if they did not leave after three days, they would be cut off from food and cooking, and they would not be given any help at all.

In Xiao Chun's words, the imperial court only gave him the authority to shepherd and guard a county, and only allocated grain and rice to supply Qiantang County, which could not feed so many people, nor could it control the lives and deaths of too many people. But because the white thieves had taken too many people from other counties to live in Qiantang, and now they were driven away, their original residences had already been destroyed, or their family savings had been brought from their hometowns to Qiantang, and even if they didn't starve to death on the road, they would be bullied in various ways.

Some people don't want to go, naturally some people are willing to go, falling leaves return to the roots, is a deep-rooted idea of many people, for these people who are willing to go, Xiao Chun gave each person a pound of dry food, the road is close to live and can still withstand it, and the road far away can only live and die and live in peace. Those who are unwilling to leave for a while, those who are willing to go, everyone is not satisfied, inside and outside the city, there are disturbances, noisy endlessly, and even some homeless people have begun to unite in private, and it is self-evident what they are plotting.

Xu You visited Xiao Chun again and wanted to make some suggestions to solve the current predicament, but Xiao Chun talked about him left and right, and only pulled Xu You to talk about poetry and papers.

As far as the people of a county are concerned, they are not afraid that their parents and officials are inexperienced, as long as they accept advice and are willing to listen to the opinions of others, at least the situation will not worsen. What I am most afraid of is Xiao Chun, who was born in a gate valve and is not familiar with the world, but he thinks very highly of himself and is stubborn and self-serving, in the long run, maybe Qiantang will be in chaos again.

In desperation, Xu You sent Qingming to pretend to be a ghost, and scared the few people who intended to make trouble together.

It's just that this treats the symptoms but not the root cause, and when I don't have a choice, Du Sanxing, who has disappeared for a long time, suddenly visited Ming Yushan. When Xu You saw the old man at first sight, he was happy in his heart, prepared a banquet to entertain him, and said, "Where has the county lieutenant gone these days?" I thought ......"

Du Sansheng is much older, and he can see white hair on his head, and when he talks about his experience, he tears flowed together, and said: "That night the white thieves attacked Qiantang, I knew that the general trend had gone, so I arranged for my family to leave the city first, and then went to the county government to persuade Lu Mingfu to retreat quickly." If you don't think about it, Mingfu will ...... He didn't believe that the white thieves were powerful, and it was difficult to give up the millions of wealth in the ya, so he insisted that I gather the yamen and exterminate the thieves who were attacking the city...... I refused to listen to my hard work, so I had to flee in a hurry. Later, I heard that Lu Mingfu was shown to the public by a white thief, and his death was miserable, hey, it's all my fault, if only I had dragged him away at the beginning! ”

Lu Hui's death, Xu You did not have any sympathy, such an insatiable rat, death is death, and it is harmless to the country and the people.

Thinking like this in his heart, but he couldn't say it in his mouth, Xu You said with relief: "The county lieutenant mourns, Lu Mingfu sacrificed his life for the country, and the court praised him for his loyalty, which is considered to be a well-deserved death." ”

"Yes, it's a good reputation behind you, but it doesn't live up to your life." Du Sansheng is such an old fritter, and he doesn't have a good impression of Lu Hui, where can he cry for his death, but he is just making a show for Xu You. Seeing that Xu You was unmoved, he immediately wiped away his tears, changed the topic, and said: "After escaping from Qiantang, I did not stay in Yangzhou, but went to Jiangzhou by boat. There was a distant nephew of mine, who had been able to spend the past two years by taking him in and covering up. I finally waited for the imperial court to amnesty the world, I thought about the people and things in Qiantang day and night, I couldn't sleep, and I didn't know the taste of food, so I was not afraid of the long distance, and I came back with my family. I heard that Lang Jun now lives in Mingyu Mountain, thinking of the ancients, his heart is unbearable, so he does not tell the door, cheekily visits, and hopes to forgive his sins! ”

Therefore, there are old fritters at home, such as a treasure, Du Sanxing, an official who is mixed at the bottom of the society, has no great wisdom and insight, nor has great ambition and desire, but they are the best at seeing the wind and making the rudder, and their sensitive sense of smell can detect any wind and grass, so as to avoid risks as soon as possible and ensure their own safety.

So in this turmoil, the casualties in Qiantang are not counted, even Lu Hui, Zhan Hong and others have lost their lives, but Du Sanxing can be unscathed, this is a skill, and it is also a fate!

"It's good to come back, our group of old friends have suffered a lot, and I am very relieved to see you alive!"

Du Sanxing's old face was slightly red, and he said: "I abandoned the official and fled for my life, I am deeply ashamed in my heart, if it weren't for the old mother, I would really want to repay the country with death......

"In times of crisis, life is paramount. Besides, the enemy is strong and I am weak, even if I stay, it will only be sent to death in vain, not by a wise man. Xu You said sincerely, and said: "You should make a decision immediately, it is right to leave Qiantang, and there is no need to blame yourself for this!" ”

Listening to Xu You's words, Du Sanxing was really grateful, the two drank happily, and after a while, Xu You asked: "What are the plans of the county lieutenant to come back this time?" ”

As soon as Du Sansheng returned to Qiantang, he couldn't wait to go to Ming Yushan, it was true to talk about the past, and it was true to find a way out, and sighed when he heard it: "What else can I plan, I was lucky to be forgiven for my sins, and I will just wait for death in the future." ”

Xu You smiled: "Then how can it be done?" The county lieutenant is in the prime of life, isn't he ashamed to spend his life in vain? ”

"Well, I'd like to do something, but ...... I don't know how to do business, I don't know anything else, I have learned all my life, but I ...... to do everything about judicial arrest."

Xu You was silent.

Du Sanxing secretly looked at his face and said, "But I also know that the county lieutenant must not be able to do it, no, I want to see if there is a suitable job under Lang Jun's door...... Let's say okay first, I don't want money, just have something to eat, anyway, follow Lang Jun to do things, I feel happy! ”

"How? I can't help it! Xu You deliberately hung his appetite and said, "As far as I know, Xiao Mingfu has not yet decided on a candidate for the new county lieutenant, and I can talk to him." Then he looked embarrassed and said, "It's just ......."

"But what?" Du Sansheng asked anxiously.

"But this Xiao Mingfu is not a good boss to serve, if you still plan to be a county lieutenant, you must be prepared to be angry."

Du Sanxing breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "What should I do...... Lang Jun, don't worry, I am not afraid of the Lord who is difficult to serve......"

"Okay, listen to me......"

A few days later, Xu You went to visit Xiao Chun with the fine wine that had just been transported from Wu County, this time he didn't mention government affairs, only talked about Fengyue, and the more he talked, the more speculative he became.

When the atmosphere was so thick that there was nothing to talk about, Xu You pretended to be casual and exclaimed: "Hey, the utensils in this room are all good...... String silk carved screen couch, purple lacquer painted gold landscape pattern begonia incense table, ebony edge pear heart case, sea blue stone piano table...... Ming Mansion has good means, and it only takes a few days to get so many good things! ”

Xiao Chun shook his head and smiled: "I've been busy and half dead lately, where do I have the strength to engage in these things." I thought that I would wait for the affairs of the displaced people to be dealt with, and then transport some from Jinling, but it happened that a local squire yesterday ...... What's the surname, yes, Du, this Du Langjun heard that the county's living was too poor, and he couldn't bear it in his heart, so he sent these utensils for emergency use! ”

"The Ming Mansion forgot to sleep and eat for the sake of the people, and being able to get this feedback shows that the people are behind it, and they will not treat good officials who really do practical things badly!"

Xiao Chun, who was a sycophant, laughed and toasted Xu You with two glasses of wine. Xu You took a sip and suddenly said, "Du Langjun...... Why do I feel a little familiar, isn't it called Du San Province? Qiantang squire, who is anxious for justice and righteousness, is better than this gentleman! ”

"Yes, it's called Du Sanxing, do you recognize it?"

"Not only did he recognize it, this person was originally the county lieutenant of Qiantang, and later the white thief broke the city, he killed several people with his own hands, but he was outnumbered, so he had no choice but to leave. This time, the court granted amnesty to the world and exempted him from the crime of dereliction of duty, and he had just returned not long ago. ”

"I see."

"If you want to say that this Du Langjun is really a capable official, when he was in Qiantang, no matter how tricky the matter was, there was no improper handling in his hands, and all the neighbors and elders obeyed him......"

Xu You praised Du Sanxing as a flower, which can be regarded as brainwashing Xiao Chun from the side, and not only has a deep impression of Du Sanxing, but also subconsciously values it a little more. Du Sansheng immediately took advantage of the beginning, from time to time to the door to say hello to Xiao Chun, he was still good at figuring out the boss's thoughts, three times five divided by two, the fledgling Xiao Chun's flattery did not distinguish between east and west, north and south, and helped to come up with some ideas, the city around the ranger fierce rectification, the effect was immediate, one came and went, actually got Xiao Chun's trust, re-appointed him as the law Cao Peng, in fact, the exercise of the power of the county lieutenant, the main focus on public security and theft.

At the same time, Du San Province made a statement to Xiao Chun, offering ten strategies of "reviewing production, almsgiving, adjusting millet, pension, eliminating harm, Anji, slowing down, building construction, repairing water conservancy, and collecting exile", Xiao Chun adopted them one by one, and handed them over to Du San Province to do.

In fact, where does Du San Province have such insight, but Xu You guessed Xiao Chun's mind, the two of them are not said to be equal, at least they are equal in personality, and Xu You is famous for his reputation as a quiet night, Xiao Chun's self-esteem makes him unwilling to accept Xu You's advice easily, so doesn't it seem that he is a little shorter?

Judging from this point alone, Xiao Chun's pattern and open-mindedness are too far behind Gu Yun.

Xu You retreated to the second, conveyed the advice to Xiao Chun through Du Sanxing, and then secretly helped Du Sansheng to implement it one by one, and finally solved the imminent problem of Qiantang, and finally could breathe a sigh of relief and plan for the future.

It was also at this time that Xu You received news from the Jin Tomb that Yuan Qingqi had an unknown strange disease, and died three days ago, that is, on October 15, during the Xia Yuan Festival.