Zhu Ying sent news of the trouble to Jiangge Laodang Street, and the Zhu family sent someone to Cangzhou on the same day, and after a day and a night, Zhu Tingfang saw the messenger. Although he knew that this was his sister's usual temper, his mood was still extremely delicate, even if he knew that Zhu Ying was so merciless to Jiang Ge Lao, not only for Zhang Shou, but also for his father and his brother.

However, as a man, as an elder brother, how can a woman let her young sister charge ahead?

Daddy too, isn't he going to do something? didn't do anything, and sent out all the henchmen in front of him......

Zhu Tingfang had a few complaints about his father Zhu Jing for the first time, and then immediately wrote a letter in front of the messenger, saying that everything was fine in Cangzhou, and there was no need to worry, and when the ink dried and the envelope was sealed, he would ask the messenger to send it back. However, the messenger took the letter, but did not leave immediately, but asked with a smile: "Eldest son, are the second prince and Shou Gongzi not there?" ”

Knowing that Zhu Er was just a guy who was asked incidentally, in fact, what the other party really wanted to ask was Zhang Shou, Zhu Tingfang couldn't help but be angry and funny, but the messenger in front of him not only represented his father, but also his grandmother and stepmother, he could only say in a plain tone as much as possible: "The second brother and Zhang Shou went out, and they went to the cotton fields outside the city, and I am afraid that they will not be able to come back for a while." ”

Seeing that the messenger had an obviously stunned expression, as if he didn't know how the future Lang uncle and uncle, who had nothing to do with farming, would go to the cotton field, he patiently explained: "Erlang has been a tireless farmer these days, and he has become interested in the seeds and cotton fields that have come from overseas, and he pulls a group of cotton farmers to say what they want to do...... Cooperative? ”

Speaking of this, Zhu Tingfang thought viciously in his heart, as far as his second brother's pig brain, he could think of such a strange and famous hall as a ghost, and it must be Zhang Shou's instigation behind his back. And Zhu Er couldn't figure it out in the end, so he came back with a bitter face and continued to beg Zhang Shou to come out, which was simply unproductive! Come back and see how he cleans up this kid!

Since Zhu Ying returned to Beijing, the Zhu family has known that Zhu Er, who ran away from home, was originally in Cangzhou. In view of the fact that Zhu Tingfang, the eldest brother, and Zhang Shou, the future brother-in-law, are here, and Zhu Ying said a lot of good things for Zhu Er, even if Zhu Jing noticed that there was a cat in the middle of running away from home, he did not send someone to escort this rebel back, but ordered the messenger to inquire by the way.

But this messenger really didn't expect that the eldest lady swore that the second son was a good farmer...... It turned out to be true! He thought about it, and finally asked with a smile: "The eldest son, the lady of the capital and the old lady are very concerned about the situation of the second son, I am not in a hurry to return to Beijing to resume my life, if you can, can you allow me to go and see the second son?" ”

Zhu Tingfang didn't have to think about it to know what was going on. He rubbed his eyebrows with a little headache, and finally said in a deep voice: "Okay, the second brother has taken Zhu Yi and the others to the town, let Lao Xi take you to the outside of the city and see if you can find it." ”

If you can't find him, it doesn't matter! There are so many cotton fields in Cangzhou, and he doesn't know where people are! Zhang Shou, the irresponsible shopkeeper, doesn't even care about the affairs of the county government these days, and there are so many lawsuits every day, that Master Sun can't take care of it at all, he can only go to it in person, but it's a pity that he can't use it by memorizing the Da Ming Law for so many years, and this time he is about to become Zhu Qingtian!

There is also the emperor of the pit people, the procrastinating court...... Is it difficult to send a county order and make up a few more subordinate officials to Cangzhou? He can use those martial arts disciples to fill the vacancy of the third class of officials, but he can't appoint a group of temporary officials by himself! If the court doesn't send people, he can only keep doing this, and he is not a magistrate!

When the messenger resigned from Zhu Tingfang and followed the old joy assigned to him by the eldest prince and walked out from the county office, he remembered that the eldest prince had just introduced the name of this person, so he asked with great interest: "Dare to ask the elder brother, but is it the warrior who once killed the assassin with the eldest prince?" ”

As soon as he heard the word assassin, Lao Xi's face suddenly became a little tense. Should he say that this time it was mainly Zhu Tingfang who exchanged injuries for injuries and fought out a few assassins, or should he say that the later "Uncle Hua" fell from the sky and served people in a pot like chopping melons and vegetables? In that case, how can he, who claims to have fought a bloody way out of the northern captives with Zhu Tingfang, be worthy?

After thinking about it, he could only say vaguely: "It's just not worth mentioning." ”

Because his contribution to the killing of the Assassins is really not worth mentioning...... Of course, a little better than his other two companions!

The messenger didn't know Lao Xi's ups and downs, and he complimented him twice, seeing that everyone's face was blue, he had already noticed that the person in front of him was by no means vain, so he got back to the truth and said: "The dozen or so heads of the eldest prince were sent back, and the whole capital was terrified. ”

"After all, the people of Cangzhou applauded, even if someone wanted to say that the eldest prince killed civilians and pretended to be assassins, it was impossible. And the fact that the eldest prince was able to escape the assassination of so many assassins and kill them on the spot shows his bravery. ”

Seeing that Lao Xi was silent, he thought that he would not mention the specific details of the assassination in front of Zhu Jing at all, so he deliberately continued: "The emperor was furious and ordered the heads of these assassins to be hung at the city gate, and it is said that many people were so frightened that they did not dare to go there that day...... It's a pity that these people are dead, and it's not easy to track down where the assassins came from. Later, he pushed things to the north side. ”

The messenger gushed endlessly, but Lao Xi remained silent, thinking that the so-called assassination of the northern captives was to deceive the ignorant people, and everyone knew that it was a joke. When he led people out of the county government gate one after the other, he collided head-on with a person who flew off the horse. It wasn't until the man dismounted that there was a hurried sound of horses' hooves behind him, and then several riders caught up with him.

The messenger was stunned when he saw the first person to dismount: "Zhang Gongzi? "Isn't Zhang Chen known as falling from a horse and recuperating in the Mansion of the State of Qin? How could it be in Cangzhou? Whether Zhu Ying returned to Beijing before, or sent letters repeatedly in Cangzhou, she never mentioned it!

Glancing at the visitor a little strangely, Zhang Chen vaguely felt a little familiar, and when Lao Xi stepped forward and said that it was the messenger of the Zhaoguo Mansion in the capital, he bowed his head slightly, and said casually: "Oh, my affairs in Cangzhou, your wife and the old lady and the eldest lady know, the emperor and my father know, my little gentleman knows, and other people who shouldn't know, you don't want to publicize it." ”

The messenger finally reacted. For the person he shouldn't have known before, he didn't get angry, and smiled as he should. When he came out this time, on the one hand, he received the orders of Mrs. Tai and Mrs., and on the other hand, he secretly had the strict orders of Zhu Jing, the Duke of Zhao Guo.

And Lao Xi saw that Zhang Chen walked in happily after greeting them, so he hurriedly said, "Zhang Gongzi is here to find Dr. Zhang?" He was dragged out by the second son early in the morning, and Ah Liu and the little peanut followed......"

Before he finished speaking, Zhang Chen, who had stopped his steps, rushed back angrily, and opened his mouth to scold: "Can this guy be more reliable?" He came to Mr. Xiao for help in three days, but he didn't know how to use his brain and think of a way? Look at me, not only did he clean up his mess in an orderly manner, but even the Jiang family's Qi family stopped taking care of it, he was really useless! ”

In the face of such complaints, the messenger could only smile bitterly. But Lao Xi didn't care - anyway, no matter how hard Zhang Chen scolded, he only dared to scold Zhu Er, not Zhu Tingfang. He coughed dryly and said, "This messenger from the Duke of Zhao's Mansion was ordered to see the second prince, so the eldest prince ordered me to take him to find it." But there are so many cotton fields in Cangzhou, although I am familiar with the city market, but outside the city ......"

Before he finished speaking, Zhang Chen said very cheerfully: "Okay, leave it to me!" Where Zhu Er is, I know best. You go and reply to your eldest son, and I will take someone to find Zhu Er. Also, please teach his younger brother a good lesson, even if Mr. Xiao is his future brother-in-law, he will not be so salivating! The little gentleman has a lot to do, and many people are anxious to see him! ”

Boss Zhu also brought him and Zhu Er over to beat him last time, hmph, if it weren't for the fact that Boss Zhu was too powerful and he couldn't beat him, he wouldn't be so angry!

Lao Xi said yes, and he was relieved to see that Zhang Chen took the messenger away with an undoubted face. He didn't want to hear anything about that group of Assassins anymore, because it would make him feel useless. Now that the troublesome messenger has been handed over, he can also deal with Zhu Tingfang.

Although Zhang Shou wants to be the shopkeeper, I have to say that it is still difficult for people in this year to understand the concept of cooperatives - after all, Zhang Shou himself is actually only half-understood. And when he imparts these not-so-complete concepts...... Or if it is instilled in Zhu Er, Zhang Chen and Jiang Dashao, the understanding of the three of them is even more different.

Jiang Dashao is okay, although Master Jiang has handed over the power, he can also personally serve his son as a counselor, and the Jiang family also has accounts and business experts. Zhang Chen is also okay, because after all, he has been in Xingtai for a few months as the second prince's secret envoy, and he is perfunctory with the characters in the official shopping mall, plus he actually came to a classic operation of turning his left hand into his right hand, and now he still has a big killing weapon in his hand.

That's right, it is the new loom that Zhang Chen himself has just started to use in Xingtai, and the efficiency has doubled.

Therefore, Zhu Er, who is really poor and white, is indeed the one with the most difficult start.

The group of cotton farmers who planted cotton, Zhu Er, with his three-inch tongue, once established the image of Zhu Erlang in the palace, plus the help of Little Peanut, first persuaded a few thorns, and initially proceeded smoothly, but when Zhu Er proposed to merge the land, unify the distribution, unify the farming, and assess the cultivation situation, and divide the money at the end of the year, some people began to have concerns.

In those years, most peasants owned the same land as the peasants of later generations, one small piece after another, intertwined, and it was very likely that their two plots of land were far apart.

Not only them, but also the rich families, a few hundred acres of contiguous granges are very rare, and the price is often several times more expensive than small patches of land, and thousands of acres are even more almost invisible, because even the emperor does not have so many contiguous plots of land.

In the past, even if the emperors of the past dynasties would quietly toss around in the inner treasury to save some private money, there were also emperors and even princes who privately purchased real estate estates. But because the succession was too fierce again and again, all these things would be pulled out afterwards and become a crime, so Ruizong and the emperor's father and son did a very strange thing.

Ruizong publicized a grange he had when he was a prince to the world, claiming that he had just such a small fortune, and when he died, he passed it on to the current emperor.

As for the current emperor, he has made a greater example after becoming an adult, the prince is an adult, and he does not give a separate courtyard to one person, not even the palace, plus the ancestor who has no merit and no knighthood, the eldest prince and the second prince are so miserable.

As for the number of felony death row prisoners and prisoners of war working in some workshops and mines directly subordinate to the royal family, that is another matter. That was the secret of the emperor and the celebrant of ceremonies...... Even if some of the ministers have attacked him, the emperor is right, I don't even have a royal village, what do you want?

The most important thing is that Taizong's edict, if a family has more than 1,000 acres of land, the taxes will be doubled, and the officials and gentry will not be exempted, and the people can go to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to report.

As a result, the Son of Heaven, who is now sitting on the throne, sees the agricultural picture scroll of the homesteaders, relying on two acres of scattered land here and three acres there, to maintain food and clothing, and the big landlords and the rich men have dozens of acres on this side and dozens of acres there, and no matter how rich they are, they are only a few thousand acres of land, but they are all fragmented, and it is difficult to be rich and rival the country. Further down, there are long-term hired workers......

However, such scattered land is not suitable for intensive farming, let alone intensive cultivation...... Because if the small rich peasants who have dozens of acres of land in their own homes do not hire long-term laborers, they will not be able to keep busy at all, and just running back and forth between a few plots of land is enough to exhaust people! As for the result of hiring long-term workers, it may reduce one's income, so the solution of the general well-off family is to work hard!

The more births, the more labor...... But after the separation, unless there are successful people in business and imperial examinations, the original well-off family will become a family of food and clothing, and then the family will be separated, and the family of food and clothing may become a family of barely making ends meet. In short, in the end, most of the cotton farmers in Cangzhou, that is, the farmers are busy taking care of a few acres of land, the farm wharf is busy moving goods, and the family is struggling to survive by getting a textile machine or loom.

And after Zhang Shou took the first version of the plan that couldn't be implemented by Zhu Er and came to complain, he racked his brains to recall the details he remembered, and then he discovered the problem he had ignored. Moreover, he found that he had forgotten one thing, that is, to remind Zhu Er not to settle the bill at the end of the year when he hired the villagers, because it was no different from painting cakes to satisfy hunger and promising hollow dumplings!

So, early in the morning, Zhu Er moved over as a rescuer, and when he appeared in front of several cotton farmers at this time, Zhang Shou had the same smile on his face as always, just like his reputation as a gentle and amiable bamboo gentleman in Cangzhou during this time.

Sure enough, before he could open his mouth, several cotton farmers were already scrambling to speak. In the end, it was one of the loud cotton farmers who had occupied the palace with Xian Yunhe and was later expelled home to open his mouth first.

"Dr. Zhang, we are really scared, these big households in Cangzhou, because most of them have dozens or hundreds of looms and spinning machines of various kinds, all need cotton, especially when the price of cotton was extremely high before, they have all hit the idea of our cotton fields. Although the second son seems to be a righteous man, he knows people and faces but doesn't know his heart, who knows what will happen to him in the future! ”

Zhu Er almost didn't get his nose crooked. What is called knowing people, knowing faces, but not knowing hearts, he is righteous Zhu Erlang is fake!

Zhang Shou stopped Zhu Er with his eyes, and before he could explain, another person followed and said: "That is, when the money is divided at the end of this year, God knows what kind of division it is?" I planted other people's land, and others planted my land, if I did a good job and others were lazy and slippery, who would it be? ”