Chapter Twenty-Three: The Heart and the Country Are Immortal
Yes, it is obviously for the sake of harming the people, but it is said to be the law of enriching the people and strengthening the country, how can the emperor see the suffering of the people with his own eyes in the palace? Although Xia Xiang knew what the problem was, he couldn't say it clearly, so he had to smile: "Outside of the horses, you two can give up the grain and grain business, and you don't have to worry too much." β
"Xia County Honored ......" Ma Qingyuan wanted to say a few more words with the strength of the wine, but was stopped by Xu Wangshan. Xu Wangshan drank a lot better, and he remained quite sober.
"The horse is drunk outside, don't be surprised by Xia Xianzun." Xu Wangshan knows one thing, no matter how close the relationship between him and Xia Xiang is, it is also the relationship between the people and the officials, the people do not fight with the officials, the officials are the sky, and the people are the earth, he understands the truth that he will accept when he sees it, "If it is decided who will take over the grain and grain business, I and the horse staff will sell the granary and grain in our hands at a price, and just change hands directly, and we will not have to build another one." β
"No, what this official means is that the granary and grain growing business of the two of you will continue to be done......" Xia Xiang stood still, standing with his hands in his hands, staring at the Hutuo River rolling forward under his feet.
"Xia Xianzun's words, Xiaomin can't understand......" Xu Wangshan was stunned, he originally thought that he and Ma Qingyuan's existing granary and grain business would change hands to others, and it was most reassuring to put the hot potato in the hands of others, and he didn't want Xia Xiang to have other plans.
"Before, the granary and grain growing business of the two of you were to lend money to the government, to do things for the government, and to obey the government's orders." Xia Xiang turned around and smiled slightly, "Wouldn't it be better if you don't do things for the government now, and you can make your own decisions?" If you really think about the people, you have a roundabout way. β
"Xiaomin, Xiaomin still haven't understood......" Xu Wangshan's mind was blank for a while, and he didn't keep up with Xia Xiang's train of thought.
"Haha, Xiaomin understands, Xiaomin understands." Ma Qingyuan bowed deeply to Xia Xiang, "The thousands of businessmen and more than 100,000 people who are really determined by the Xiaomin Dynasty thank Xia County." β
"What does Xie Xia County respect?" Xu Wangshan still didn't figure it out.
Xia Xiang didn't say much, laughed, waved his hand, and turned away with Xiao Wu, leaving only Xu Wangshan and Ma Qingyuan with a meaningful back.
"Outside of the horse, what kind of dumb riddle are you and Xia Xianzun playing?" Xu Wangshan's heart was itchy, and he grabbed Ma Qingyuan's arm, "Quickly make it clear, or I'll push you down the river." β
The two grew up together, and when they were young, they often played the game of pushing people down the river.
Ma Qingyuan laughed: "Xu Yuanwai, why are you elm head?" Xia Xianzun saw that the two of us were willing to do things for the people and care about the people's welfare, and specially pointed out a clear path for the two of us, why do you still ask endlessly? There are some words that Xia Xianzun is inconvenient to say. β
"What's inconvenient to say? He is the dignified lord of a county, in Zhending County, there are still things he doesn't dare to do? Xu Wangshan was halfway through his words, suddenly remembered something, and suddenly patted his head, "Oh, look at my stupid head, Xia Xianzun means to let the two of us operate the granary and grow grain in a private capacity, and when the people are forced to borrow in the coming year, the granary and grain of the two of us will be borrowed at a parity rate, so that the high price of the loan point designated by the government can be suppressed." Wonderful, Xia Xianzun is going to abolish the new law in disguise, and he is really sure to finally see the blue sky. β
"Shhhh Ma Qingyuan pulled Xu Wangshan, "If this matter spreads, it will definitely be unfavorable to Xia County." So you and I have to remember one thing, Xia Xianzun didn't say anything, it was something that you and I did on our own initiative. β
"Okay, good, I can do things for my father and fellow villagers, and I Xu is duty-bound." Xu Wangshan couldn't help but be overjoyed, "As long as I don't affect Xia Xianzun, what am I afraid of?" It's a big deal to lose some money, so that the people can eat enough and wear warm clothes, which can be regarded as the two of us not forgetting the grace of the people. I can't spend all my money in ten lifetimes, so what's the use of keeping it? Taking it from the people and using it for the people is the way to do business. β
If Xia Xiang heard Xu Wangshan's words, he would definitely be full of emotion, and it was rare for a businessman to have such an opinion.
Xia Xiang's amount of wine is not bad, but today he drank a little more urgently, the autumn wind blew, some up, I wanted to go back to the county government to rest, when passing by, the wine surged, he knocked on the door of the idle house, returned to his room, and fell asleep.
It was the first time for Lian Ruohan to see Xia Xiang slightly drunk, she asked Liu Er and Xiao Wu to serve Xia Xiang to sleep, and then asked Liu Er to boil the sober Erchen soup and feed Xia Xiang to drink, so that she could rest assured.
I have to blame Xiao Wu for a few words, he shouldn't have let Xia Xiang drink so much wine, Xiao Wu scratched his head and admitted his mistake, in fact, the fault was not him, he was not present when Xia Xiang was drinking. Even if he was present, he couldn't persuade Xia Xiang.
After Liu Er and Xiao Wu left, Lian Ruohan stayed in Xia Xiang's room for a while before closing the door and going out. Xia Xiang looked naΓ―ve and cute when he was drunk, sometimes saying a few drunken words, and sometimes turning over and reciting a poem, which made Lian Ruohan angry and funny.
When he returned to his room, he had just sat down, and Ling'er came in, saying that it was a letter from the capital and Lu Zhiyue was visiting.
Lian Ruohan first opened the letter, and the letter was written by Xiao Jia. In the letter, Xiao Jia briefly described the situation of the paint shop, and said that she intended to expand the scope of her business, and that the good times often have car dealers, fleets, inns, restaurants and tea shops, and some industries have not yet been involved, such as medicinal materials and leather, as well as minerals. There are mines in the west of the capital, and as soon as you reach the grassland in the northwest of the capital, you can do leather business with the grassland herdsmen. The land of white mountains and black waters in the northeast of the capital is rich in various precious medicinal materials, such as ginseng, parsnip, schisandra chinensis, sea gold sand, northern gentian grass and so on. If the good times are always in the business, it will definitely go to the next level.
Lian Ruohan secretly admired Xiao Jia's long-term vision in her heart, among the people around her, no one had such a vision. It is also her great luck to have Xiao Jia's help.
It's just that the time has not yet come, and she hasn't thought about the medicinal materials, leather and minerals mentioned by Xiao Jia, but if she enters rashly at this time, it will inevitably arouse the vigilance of the third prince, so it is better not to enter for the time being.
Lian Ruohan opened the letter and replied to Xiao Jia, to put it simply, let Xiao Jia do a good job in his business with peace of mind first, and when the time is ripe, the above business will always intervene. As soon as the letter was written, Lu Zhiyue came in.
"Even the lady, I think about it, I think that there is really little hope of going to the examination of the civil and military double champion, if you are really seeking a master book, it is too aggrieved, it is better to follow you before and after the saddle, learn to do business, and then enter Beijing to take the exam after three years, it is not delayed, I don't know what you think?" As soon as Lu Zhiyue entered the door, she couldn't stop talking, sat down by herself, grabbed a cup of tea and drank it, "In this way, presumably no one will say anything nonsense between you and me." β
"Whatever they say, I don't care." Lian Ruohan smiled faintly and handed the letter to Ling'er, who turned around and went out to send the letter.
"Having said that, I still have to take into account the thoughts of the elders to some extent." Lu Zhiyue picked up the tea cone on the table and looked at it a few times, and couldn't help but wonder, "When did you change the tea cone, so exquisite?" Who designed it? β
Lian Ruohan didn't answer Lu Zhiyue's words, but took out a piece of beautiful jade and asked with a smile: "How is this jade?" β
Lu Zhiyue took the jade in his hand, only glanced at it and held her breath, her eyes widened: "This, what is the name of this jade?" β
"Joor." Lian Ruohan smiled, very satisfied with Lu Zhiyue's surprise, Lu Zhiyue is a master of playing jade, well-informed, and the beautiful jade that can make Lu Zhiyue also admire must be a priceless treasure.
"Ruoer? Good jade, good name. Lu Zhiyue played with it a few times, and carefully looked at Ruoer's ingenious workmanship and carving, and was full of praise, "Needless to say, the jade quality is almost flawless, but then again, the real flawless jade is not necessarily the best, the so-called flowers are not fully bloomed and the moon is not full, and the beauty of regrets is the great beauty." If Dacheng is missing, its use is not harmful. If the big profit is rushing, its use is endless. The carving is even better, I know countless jade, and I have never seen such a big and clumsy carving. β
Lian Ruohan was slightly unhappy, and snatched Ruoer from Lu Zhiyue's hand: "Except for jade and carving, there is nothing else in your eyes?" β
"Other? What else? I haven't seen enough yet, let me see again. Lu Zhiyue was confused by Lian Ruohan's sudden unhappiness, and wanted to watch it again, "It's been a long time since I've seen a beautiful jade worthy of my repeated appreciation, Sister Ruohan, please." β
"Who's your sister? Come less. Lian Ruohan put away Ruo'er and refused to let Lu Zhiyue take another look, "No wonder you have been staying in the realm of appreciating jade and have not made progress, it turns out that you are still short-sighted." β
"I ......" Lu Zhiyue looked inexplicable, "Where am I short-sighted?" Sister Ruohan, can you make it clear? β
Lian Ruohan snorted: "Don't say it." β
Lu Zhiyue was stunned on the spot, and after a while, the consternation on her face slowly dissipated, turning into a meaningful smile: "This jade must be a token of love given to you by Lang Jun, yes or no?" Although there is a sign that good times are always on it, it is exquisitely conceived and interlocking, which shows that this person must be a clever person. Sister Ruohan, could it be that this jade was designed by one person and carved by another? β
Lian Ruohan was slightly pleased and nodded.
Lu Zhiyue's face suddenly realized: "No wonder I praise the jade quality and carving, you are not happy in your heart, it turns out that you want me to praise the ingenious mind of the designer?" So the name of this jade is Ruoer, is it also the name taken by the person who designed it? β
Lian Ruohan suddenly had a strange feeling in her heart, realizing that she had poured too much thought into Xia Xiang, she couldn't help but feel a tightness in her heart, and said seriously: "Lu Langjun really wants to do business with me?" β
Lu Zhiyue was thrown away by Lian Ruohan's jumping thoughts, and she was stunned for a moment before she followed, and couldn't help laughing dumbly: "No wonder they all say that women have needles in their hearts, it's really true, fortunately, I couldn't get into Ruohan's sister's eyes, otherwise marrying Ruohan's sister would be a chore." β
"What did you say?" Lian Ruohan was angry, "It's your blessing to marry me, you dare to say that marrying me is a chore, and you don't want to live, right?" β
If Xia Xiang was allowed to see Lian Ruohan's strong side, he would definitely open his mouth wide and be dumbfounded!
Lu Zhiyue was frightened, and raised her hands to beg for mercy: "If Sister Han spares her life, the little one will never dare anymore." I have told my parents many times to cancel the marriage contract between you and me, but my parents are afraid of affecting the good relationship between the two families, so they have refused, and I have no choice. β
Lian Ruohan gritted his teeth slightly: "Hmph, no matter how my parents disagree, I will never marry you." Back then, it was just a joke about getting married, why did their joke make me use my life's happiness to cash? In order to resist marriage, I even changed my surname, what else do they want from me? β
"Sister Ruohan, don't be angry, didn't I force you to marry me? My crush should be ......" Lu Zhiyue shook her head and chanted poetry, "There is a lesbian car, Yan Ru Shunhua." Will soar, Pei Yu Qiongju. Bimei Meng Jiang, Xun Mei and Both. There are female peers, Yan Ru Shunying. Will soar, Peiyu will general. Bimei Meng Jiang, Deyin does not forget. β
"You mean, this lady is not as good as your crush?" Lian Ruohan had frost on his face, but he smiled, "The person I want should be - Zhan Bi Qiao, green bamboo." There are bandit gentlemen, such as cutting and learning, such as grinding. It's noisy, it's noisy. There are bandits and gentlemen, and they must not be ridiculed. β
"Okay, okay, what I want is a woman who is beautiful and wise, what you want is a man who is literary and gentle like jade, it just so happens that you and I don't like each other, which is also a great thing." Lu Zhiyue grinned, "In that case, Sister Ruohan, did you promise me to stay by your side and serve you before and after the saddle?" After a year and a half, the two of us can tell our parents that we don't look down on each other, and the more we look at each other, the more we hate each other, and they will no longer force us to marry. β
If it was another reason, maybe even Ruohan would not agree, and the reason why she could dissolve the marriage contract made her unable to refuse, she thought about it for a while and agreed: "Yes, but I want to make a covenant with you in three chapters, if you can abide by it, you will stay." No, please do it yourself. β
"Thinking that I Lu Zhiyue can do anything, how can the three chapters of the law stump me? Speak. Lu Zhiyue shook the fan in her hand a few times, quite proud.
"First, you are only one of my collaborators by my side, and there is nothing special about you, let alone reveal to outsiders that there was a marriage contract between us."
"Did we ever have a marriage contract? No kidding, it's just a marriage that Ling Zun and his father casually mentioned after a drink. Giving birth to a man as a brother at the same time, a daughter as a sister, and a man and a woman as husband and wife, in my opinion, is like two men being born to two families at the same time. Lu Zhiyue glanced at Lian Ruohan with slanted eyes, in his eyes, Lian Ruohan is beautiful, but she is too strong, everything is up to her, if she marries her, she will definitely be worse than dead.
Thinking of the life of being bullied every day after marrying Lian Ruohan, Lu Zhiyue couldn't help but shiver, and hurriedly shook her head to dispel the cranky thoughts in her mind.
Lian Ruohan smiled "poof": "What are you talking about?" How could it be that two families gave birth to two men at the same time? It is clear that two girls were born at the same time. She ignored Lu Zhiyue's protesting eyes and continued to smile, "Second, since you are following me, you must obey my orders in everything, I say east, you must not go west, south or north." Whoever I want to form an alliance with, you can't stand on the position of the Lu family to oppose it, but you must be completely consistent with my position. β
"Well...... this" Lu Zhiyue was a little big, if it was really as Lian Ruohan said, he would be scolded by his parents, and he might even be intolerable to the family, so he hesitated for a while, "Although I am a member of the Lu family, my words and deeds outside are just what I do, and it has nothing to do with the family." Sister Ruohan, do you want to form an alliance with Xia Xianzun? β
Lian Ruohan nodded and generously admitted: "I just admire Xia Xianzun's resourcefulness and believe that he can achieve great things." β
Lu Zhiyue snorted, snorted lightly from her nostrils, and smiled: "I'm afraid that Sister Ruohan not only wants to form an alliance with Xia Xianzun, but also wants to marry Xia Xianzun, isn't it?" β
Lian Ruohan's face flushed, and a wisp of shyness permeated her face like a flower, and after a while, she regained her calmness: "So what? My Fair Lady, Gentleman. A gentleman, can't a lady ask for it? β
"Yes, how could it not?" Lu Zhiyue looked relieved, Lian Ruohan couldn't be better if she had a sweetheart, as long as she didn't like him, it didn't matter who she liked, "A gentleman is unparalleled in the world, and a stranger is like a jade." You can't live with the world, but you can return to the land with the same ......"
"Third, if I can persuade Xia County to report to the Ministry of Officials and nominate you as the candidate for the head of Zhending County, you still have to take office." Lian Ruohan finished the three chapters of the covenant with a smile, "If you agree to the above three points, you will stay." If you don't, please do it yourself. β
"I ...... Why did you want me to be the bookkeeper again? Lu Zhiyue spun around angrily, "Sister Ruohan, you also know that I don't like the officialdom etiquette of ushering in, I've always been lazy, if it weren't for my father forcing me to take the exam, I wouldn't even care about my fame." β
"Lu Langjun, do you know why Ling Zun and I have to nominate you as the true master?" Lian Ruohan put away his smile, his expression a little dignified.
"It's just to make me obedient and let me live as you want." Lu Zhiyue looked helpless, made a sad look, and sighed, "But what can it be?" My people can live as you want, but my heart can go as you like, as the so-called - thinking about the world, thousands of overturns, how many rights and wrongs. In the world with fate, the heart and the country are not old. The Tao is in the heavens, and outside the gods, there is a treasure of immortality......"
Lian Ruohan shook his head, Lu Zhiyue was so beautiful and asked for immortals, there was a bit of similarity with Cao Shujun. However, unlike Cao Shujun, who is obsessed with craftsmanship and proficient in carving, Lu Zhiyue is useless when he talks about the mysteries, he has not read the book well, he can't do the craft, he has an empty skin, but his bag is empty.
"Lu Langjun, it's hard for you to live so much, not only does you have a trace of the heart of helping the world, but you don't even have the heart to revive the Lu family's family business, it's really in vain." Lian Ruohan has always been merciless in beating Lu Zhiyue, "If you don't have the heart to help the world, you are disloyal." If you don't contribute to the revival of the Lu family's business, you are ...... unfilial piety."
"I've been taught, I've been taught, if my sister scolds me for being an unfaithful and unfilial person, I admit it." Lu Zhiyue was accustomed to hearing Lian Ruohan's lessons since she was a child, and immediately changed her serious face, and bowed to Lian Ruohan, "Lu Zhiyue has inherited the teachings of Lian Niangzi, since he was 'the character of the object and then the knowledge, the knowledge and then the sincerity, the sincerity and then the heart, the heart and then the body, the body and then the family, the family and then the country, the country and then the world'......"
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