Like the concubines of many families, Cai Changgeng's situation in the family is not very good, his mother was originally a maidservant, and her appearance is acceptable, after being pushed down by the sect master once, she became pregnant and gave birth to a baby boy, that is him.

Cai Changgeng ranked fifth, for Cai Wulang, but the status of the mother and son in the family was not much better, and Cai Changgeng, who was born, was not even as good as those favored slaves.

His mother-in-law and brother-in-law looked down on him, and his uncle also looked down on him, calling him back and forth on weekdays, as if he were sending slaves, and even those favored slaves could call him at will.

Cai Changgeng has been sensible since he was a child, trying to please his father with his performance, and he studied very hard in the clan study, hoping to get his father's praise for this, but he can see his father even less than those slaves.

When he grew up, he realized that it was useless to study well, even if the children of the family had the opportunity to enter the office, that opportunity would not be the turn of the concubine.

Not only that, as a concubine, the biological mother is not qualified to enjoy too much, even if she gives birth to a boy for the Cai family, she has to do things like a maid from time to time, and even washes the feet of the main room, Cai Changgeng is not convinced, but he has to swallow his anger if he is not satisfied.

He is old, he should talk about marriage, but the marriage has not been settled for a long time, it doesn't matter, because Cai Changgeng took a fancy to Chunyan, the maid next to his mother-in-law, and the two were like-minded and hoped to stay together.

In order to please his mother-in-law, Cai Changgeng did not hesitate to be a cow and a horse, and served his mother-in-law and the favored slaves and maids around him in a low voice, and his mother also knew that he liked the maid Chunyan, but in the end he rewarded Chunyan to the eldest son's companion as a wife.

As the son of the head of the Cai clan, he is not even as good as a slave, and the heartbroken Cai Changgeng wants to run away from home, but he is reluctant to let his mother go, and he can't live without his mother, so he can only endure and endure the white eyes and ridicule of countless people.

At this time, where are the so-called relatives?

Cai Changgeng easily waited for an opportunity, that opportunity was given by the King of Xiyang, but he needed to fight with his life, Cai Changgeng did it, and exchanged his life for a dock fort, when he learned the good news, he hugged and cried with his partners who shared life and death.

But when he really managed this dock fort and managed hundreds of hectares of fertile land, he was at a loss: he had no money and food, not enough helpers to resume production, and could not maintain the operation of a dock fort.

When Cai Changgeng and his partners set off from Shannan, they didn't expect to get a dock fort, they just thought that they could exchange for an official and a half-post by virtue of their military merits.

Subsequently, the relatives and clansmen who flocked to him could solve the problem of lack of manpower, and some people contacted him, saying that they could borrow money to solve their urgent needs.

All this looks very beautiful, but Cai Changgeng has tasted the warmth and coldness of the world since he was a child, and has seen many dirty things, so he did not agree easily.

Close relatives? It's just that he came to take advantage, and if he wanted to say a few good words, he would share the good land that he had exchanged for his life, or the kind he took for nothing, and the uncle and brother who suddenly became enthusiastic probably wanted more than that.

Cai Changgeng knew that if he just let his relatives come to "help", the dock fort that he and his partners exchanged for their lives would sooner or later be occupied by the magpie's nest.

These so-called relatives will gradually embezzle the land and property, control the accounts, and when the time is ripe, he, the owner of the dock fort, is afraid that he will "die of a violent illness", and if he has a wife and children, then his son will also "die violently", and his wife will either die unexpectedly or disappear inexplicably.

And Wubao will be inherited by one of his nephews, similar things have not happened before, there are too many dirty things in the big family, and the so-called relatives are not reliable at all.

There are also those who come to borrow money, once they are a little careless, they will make a profit, and they have to continue to borrow, and in the end they will owe a lot of debts, which will not be paid off for the rest of their lives.

Even if there are 100 hectares of fertile land and a dock fort, sooner or later they will be used to pay off their debts.

In this regard, Cai Changgeng and his partners saw it very clearly, but they were really helpless, knowing that they had to eat a bubble of in front of them, because they had no choice.

At this moment, a new choice appeared, that is, Rixingchang Cabinet Fang.

Feng Tuo of Rixingchang Cabinet Workshop talked to him about the loan with an interest of one cent and a half percent, and he can't pay it back this year, and he can repay it next year, and the interest remains the same, and there is no interest rolling.

Feng also introduced many Huangzhou businessmen to come over, and the other party could sell seeds, farm tools and ploughing cattle at a low price.

Recruit people to farm, recruit people to do long-term and short-term jobs, and even hire a dart master to be a nurse and bodyguard - Huangzhou's dart shop is now very famous.

Rixingchang cabinet fang, providing many opportunities to choose, Cai Changgeng and his partners together, feel that the credit has always been very good Rixingchang is trustworthy, so he signed a loan deed with Feng Tuo to borrow money and grain turnover.

Not only that, but also through Feng Zhuzhu as an intermediary, and signed a contract with several Huangzhou merchants, farm tools, ploughing cattle, and seeds were quickly in place, and tenant farmers and field customers also recruited a lot, and even the bodyguards who seemed to be able to fight had already begun to take care of the family and the yard in the dock fort.

As for these so-called relatives who are swarming in...

Cai Changgeng took a sip of tea and began to complain to his amiable relatives: "Your uncles know, now my nephew is just the lord of war, and the affairs in the dock fort are not decided by my nephew alone. ”

"The civil and military officials in the dock fort are in charge of the accounts, and the nephew uses money and food, and the accounts must be clear, otherwise it will be considered a violation of military discipline, not to mention that if things are not done well, it will be considered as delaying the military aircraft, not to mention the head, and the position of the lord will be lost."

"Since it is a garrison, it is naturally under the jurisdiction of the official army, there are beacons and post stations next to the dock fort, and there are messengers or soldiers and horses passing by every day, in order to prevent the enemy army from doing it carefully, the use of people in the dock fort must also be verified by the military officials, not the nephew who wants to use, who will be used."

"As for why the nephew borrowed from Ri Xingchang, hehe, your uncles know, the king is Ri Xingchang's backer, and the nephew is short of money and does not borrow from Ri Xingchang, that is, he will not be a man, if he lets Feng Chan master be in the king... The big proprietor whispered in his ears, how long can the nephew sit in the position of the lord? ”

"The official army said that my nephew is now the lord of the war, and he will be the lord of the dock fort in the future, but there is a premise, that is, the annual assessment is passed, what is the assessment? The rent and labor must be met, and the standard must be met for three consecutive years, and the position of the lord of this dock fort is the nephew's. ”

"Therefore, even if the clansmen come to farm and settle down, the rent that should be paid and the labor that should be served cannot be less, even if the nephew is soft-hearted, the civil and military officials are not soft-hearted, and when the time comes, the assessment is not up to standard, and the master of the war is replaced by someone to do it, and the nephew is powerless."

Cai Changgeng's words are reasonable and powerful, and the uncles who want to use "family affection" to influence their nephews are speechless, they are full of all kinds of thoughts, and they originally planned to take advantage or gain an inch, but now they have hit a soft nail.

Seeing a group of ill-intentioned wolves being pushed back by himself in three or two sentences, Cai Changgeng was very happy in his heart, King Xiyang appointed him as the lord of the war instead of directly appointing him as the lord of the dock fort, which was really a clever move.

The lord of the war is the military position of the official army, and who will be the lord of the war, it is the official army who has the final say, so even if Cai Changgeng dies violently one day, it will not be the turn of other children of the Cai clan to inherit this dock fort, and he needs to pass the assessment for three consecutive years to become the lord of the dock fort, this time is enough for Cai Changgeng.

As long as he has a firm foothold, those so-called relatives don't want to take away this family business.

Cai Changgeng exchanged his life for the dock fort and field property, and the brothers who were born and died together are eligible for a piece of the pie, and this family business, he wants to leave it to his son, if there is no son, then let it be given to the brothers who were born and died, and these so-called "relatives" are by no means cheap!

Cai Changgeng said a few words, and several uncles were silent, the scene was a little embarrassing, and Cai Changgeng's second brother Cai Changyou asked tentatively: "Wulang, then... How else can the family help? ”

This is begging Cai Changgeng to give him some opportunities, if it was in the past, Cai Changyou, who was his sister-in-law, would not be so low-voiced, but now it is different, he can't be tough in front of Cai Changgeng.

Even if his father comes, he has to talk to Yan Yuese, today's Cai Changgeng is no longer the Cai Changgeng of the past.

Cai Changgeng will never forget what happened to him in the family, but it is impossible for him to do things and break off the clan, let alone take care of his mother, so he smiled and replied: "Of course, how can such a big dock fort be done without the help of relatives?" ”