Mo Dao's slander is like a deep wave, and Mo Yan's chasing away customers is like a sand sinking. Although it is hard to find thousands of waters, blowing away the wild sand and starting to gold! Liu Yuxi is really prescient, the waves are sweeping the sand, and the rest is real gold.

After Zhang Xian finished speaking, the people of the council hall discussed it in twos and threes, most of the clansmen felt that the little patriarch had fought for the interests of the people of the clan for the first time, so they chose to stay, everyone knew better, even if they followed the three major houses to set up another door, with their three major houses, they also did not get any dignity and benefits, at least, the policy change brought by the new small patriarch made most of the people see hope; However, there are still 27 families of clansmen, worried that the little patriarch will not be able to complete the emperor's errand this time, and will be punished by the county magistrate, so that the family will be implicated and run away with the three major houses!

Zhang Xian asked the little scholar to count it, and there were a total of 88 clansmen left, with a total of 530 people, more than 300 acres of land, and 15 shops. After paying off the family's arrears this time, there are 6,000 taels of silver left, and there are 140 people in the clan, which is the current list of all assets, most of which have been taken away by the three major houses, leaving some ordinary fields and ordinary shops.

Zhang Xian asked the little scholar Zhang Fan about the general situation of the food and salary officer, and after consulting his father's opinion, he said to the rest of the clansmen: "Ladies and gentlemen, if you can stay and tide over the difficulties with your own patriarch, God will definitely prove that this is your absolutely wise choice." Now since the patriarch of the county is worshiped as the Yangzhou grain and salary official, and regardless of whether he is a conspiracy or not, at least on the bright side, the patriarch still has an official body, it is said that every time the grain is collected, the official warehouse is insufficient, will buy a batch of grain, equipment, chariots and horses, in this case, this transaction is responsible for the children of the clan, of course, the interests of the children of the clan should be obtained, the patriarch's family, do not take a penny of interests, and the children of the clan will distribute the benefits according to their efforts and capital contributions. However, the patriarch has said first, the profits that should be obtained, you're welcome, just earn! However, the money that should not be earned, such as collusion with outsiders, shoddy, and short-term deeds, must not be allowed, once discovered, immediately expelled from the family, never spared! ”

An elder who was about fifty years old stood up, clasped his hands into fists, and said respectfully to Zhang Xian: "The ancestors of the Zhang family have appeared, although the patriarch is young, he is kind-hearted, and he actually gave such a beautiful difference to us who are from the side of the house, this is something I have never encountered for many years, and my heart is full of emotion!" I think back then, if there was a little oil and water in the clan, it would not be our turn to be out of the house. Now that the patriarch himself has given up all his interests to the clansmen, I am truly impressed and convinced by the patriarch! ”

Zhang Xian saw that this old man had an extraordinary bearing, and he showed a shrewd businessman's atmosphere, so he also returned the salute with his fists and said:

"Don't blame the elders, because of amnesia, I can't remember how to address the elders? Dare to ask the elders what they do for a living? ”

"It's not strange, it's not weird, if you want to talk about it, the patriarch has to call me a fifth uncle, who went into business with the patriarch's grandfather and ran all over the world and made a lot of profits. Most of the current shops are taken care of by the old man and his two sons, and all the benefits obtained are handed over to the clan, but the fifth uncle and I are my father's concubine, and compared with my brothers, I am often looked down upon, and my status is even more different. ”

After hearing this, Zhang Xian's father bowed to the elder and said, "Fifth brother, don't be polite!" The fifth brother's contribution to the family is obvious to all. After speaking, he said to Zhang Xian: "Xian'er, your fifth uncle is the hero of the Zhang family, when the Zhang family fell in the middle of the road, in addition to becoming the county master for his father, and doing some things for the family, your fifth uncle is good at management, from a shop to more than 30, the purchase of a large number of fields, the money earned for the family to re-develop and grow, played a vital role, and now the third uncle's cousin Zhang Yun, who is now self-reliant, his rouge gouache business, are all thanks to your fifth uncle to open up the market, It's just that the management rights were taken away by someone who was divided into concubines, and the credit was erased! ”

Zhang Xian nodded after hearing what his father said, and said to the fifth uncle: "It turned out to be the fifth uncle!" Since the patriarch has changed the family rules, then the patriarch has established a principle, in my Yangzhou Zhang family, from today onwards, the family merit and benefit distribution, and there is no difference between the concubines, the big house, and the partial house, all by the size of the ability, even if the patriarch, do not contribute to the penny. Since the fifth uncle is good at management, the patriarch will entrust the fifth uncle to manage all the land and shops of the family today. ”

When the fifth uncle heard this, he waved his hand in a panic and said: "Don't be like this to the patriarch, otherwise the fifth uncle will be guilty, the business is the old business, the fifth uncle does not shirk, but the difference between the concubine and the concubine has been like this since ancient times, if the patriarch cancels the practice of the concubine and the concubine, he will definitely let others laugh at it, which is against ethics!" I also hope that the patriarch will think twice and take back his fate. ”

Zhang Xian was amused by the five uncles in front of him, it seems that feudal etiquette is indeed deeply rooted in the hearts of the people in this era, you go to free the people who are subject to etiquette, they take the initiative to maintain the etiquette system, Zhang Xian does not want to spend too much energy on this issue for the time being, these things are not visible overnight, so he said:

"The fifth uncle misunderstood what the patriarch meant, I only said that the distribution of interests is based on the size of the ability rather than according to the concubine, so please let the fifth uncle postpone everything, now, the fifth uncle also knows that the patriarch was arranged by the county order to have a bad deal with the emperor, and the patriarch must do his best to deal with it, and he has no energy to take care of the affairs of the clan anymore, so he can only ask the fifth uncle."

After listening to what Zhang Xian said, the fifth uncle unconsciously wiped the sweat on his forehead, this little patriarch, who was a scholar with a meritorious reputation, but said something that violated etiquette, it was indeed scared of himself, the patriarch's explanation was also said in the past, the fifth uncle was even more grateful to the little patriarch in his heart, this little patriarch and the three major houses, the rights and interests obtained by fighting wits and courage, did not let his family and himself control it, and he did not hesitate to distribute all of them to these clansmen, this is a great trust, and immediately said:

"Thank you for the patriarch's trust, it's better to say it well than to do it well, the fifth uncle must do a good job in the family's livelihood, if you can do this grain and grass equipment business this time, according to the market situation, it is no problem to earn five or six thousand taels of silver, and the accounts will be clear, and they will be handed over to the patriarch clearly!" Although the patriarch is assured to complete the imperial mission, this chariot and horse matter is indeed a big problem, if there is anything that needs the help of the clan, the patriarch can send it. ”

Zhang Xian smiled: "So good! There is always a way, and there will be Fifth Uncle Lao in family affairs, oh, by the way, when the patriarch goes to meet the county order and determines the amount of grain and grass to be purchased, he will ask the scholar Zhang Fan to inform the third uncle, and the third uncle must prepare and plan. ”

"Okay, okay, without further ado, the fifth uncle will go and prepare the things explained by the patriarch, and leave first!"

After the third uncle left, Zhang Xian officially appointed Niu Dameng as the captain of the Zhangfu family Ding team, and tomorrow he will receive the family sent by people of all ethnic groups, and he must pass the 30-mile running physical fitness assessment, and he can only be incorporated into the family team after character screening, Zhang Xian told Niu Dameng, this is the political trial, the early family Ding team, must go through more rigorous drills than the forbidden army, must be absolutely reliable, and there must be no stealing chickens and dogs, greedy for life and afraid of death, disloyal and unfilial piety and other bad deeds mixed in.

Due to the need to deal with the emperor's errand, Zhang Xian's father asked the little scholar Zhang Fan to go back to the village to take all the family members to Zhang's old house, so as to facilitate Zhang Xian's governance of the family, but also to deal with the emperor's errand, otherwise it would be too troublesome to run back and forth.

After the little scholar Zhang Fan left, there were only two fathers and sons left in the entire Zhang Mansion, and the anger and worry that Zhang Xian's father had suppressed finally came out completely, and said to Zhang Xian:

"Xian'er, this dog official really wants to kill you, for the sake of my father, this imperial mission really can't be completed, once there is a war horse forage for you to escort, all the chariots and horses on the market have been requisitioned and snapped up, and we have no way to buy another chariot and horse. Xian'er, you see, why don't we sell some of our family property and give gifts to this dog official, so that he won't be embarrassed by you. ”

Zhang Xian was moved when he heard his father's sincere words of love, but shook his head firmly and said to his father:

"Father, since this dog official has flaws, no matter how much silver you give, it can only be a meat bun to beat the dog, there is no return, but it makes the dog official despise us even more, there is always a way, father must not be in a hurry, let the child think about how to deal with it!"