"Third brother, what do you think of the new proprietor?"

On the slightly cramped bed, a teenager who looked like a half-grown child asked in a low voice with dark eyes. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The night light, through the trouble, sprinkled on the house, as if spreading a layer of frost on the ground, and the young man's eyes still flashed with light.

Although it was already night, the arduous journey and uncertainty about the future made the boy unable to calm down, and he couldn't help but ask his brother beside him.

The houses in the courtyard are spacious, but in order to accommodate a few more people, the beds inside are very close, most of them are still bunks, and several people sleep side by side, snoring one after another.

This young man, named Li Wei, was lying next to him was his own brother, named Li Li.

Both of them were craftsmen outside the city of Xiapi County.

Their Li family is also somewhat famous in Xiapi, and the entire clan gathers together, and there are clearly recorded family records, all of which have more than three hundred years.

It is said that in the beginning, it was a branch from the Mo family and handed down.

However, now, after several generations of changes, as well as repeated migrations under the influence of war, the family has long lost the breath of the Mo family, and has long become an ordinary clan.

If there's anything different, it's that their artisans have been inherited.

Eighty percent of the men in this family, and even some of the women, are craftsmen who master some kind of craft.

For example, Li Wei's father was a blacksmith who worked in the Chen family's workshop in Xiapi, while Li Wei's brother Li Li's father was a carpenter, and he himself inherited this craft.

As for Li Wei himself, because he is quite smart, he has learned a lot of craft skills in the clan, but because of his age, he can't be a teacher, so he is still fur and has not achieved good results.

In contrast, Li Li is different, he is now in his prime, he can be called the backbone of the family, or the father of three children, whether in terms of technical level or professional attitude, he is the best among the craftsmen of the Chen family in Xiapi, and he is quite prestigious.

But because of this, considering his age, he was selected into the team of craftsmen who went north, and was faintly regarded as the leader, and many times on the way, he was enlightening everyone.

At the moment, when Li Wei was restless, his first choice was to ask his brother for help, hoping that Li Li could give him a reassurance.

As everyone knows, Li Li at this time is also restless, thinking about his future.

He is a thirty-year-old man, has a wife and children, has a stable job, has a decent income, and is also a figure with a head and face in his hometown, and he still has a certain right to speak in the clan, and his life is beautiful, but Chen Shouyi, because of one of his actions, the Chen family immediately took action, elected Li Li, and sent him to the north.

At the beginning, it really made Li Li a little panicked, his mind was full of confusion, how could he be so decent, and his life was turned upside down?

However, the family also knows the importance of drawing cakes and blueprints, otherwise no one will work, so the people who are responsible for taking them north repeatedly tell them every day how honored it is to go north this time, how much benefit it is, how wise and martial that old man Chen Zhi is, and what a great opportunity Daijun has.

In this repeated brainwashing, the selected craftsmen have survived the initial confusion and hesitation, and settled down again, but the worry about the future has not disappeared because of this, but they have been buried in their hearts and temporarily suppressed by the beautiful blueprint.

But when they really set foot in Daijun, saw the scene here, and felt the huge difference between this barren land and Xiapi, worries crept up in their hearts.

"If I work here, will I still be able to get paid for what I originally did in Xiapi? You won't even be hungry, will you? ”

This kind of thought was entrenched in Li Li's heart, so that he had no intention of falling asleep at all, and when he was troubled, he heard the voice of his clan brother, so he turned his head to look over.

Li Li has great expectations for this brother, because this kid is very talented and learns things very quickly, whether it is carpenter's craft, or blacksmith's craft, or even other things, as long as this kid takes a look, he can tell one, two, three, and learn a few points.

Otherwise, such a matter of selecting a craftsman to go north will not be such a half-sized child, after all, according to normal human logic, the craftsman's business depends on experience, and the older and stronger the body, the more advantageous it is.

But because of this, the clan is also quite indulgent to him, originally there is a division of labor between several branches within the clan, and what is not easily taught to each other, he is also allowed to see and learn.

In contrast, Li Li's attitude towards Li Wei is more severe, and he often reprimands, just for fear of being too indulgent, so that this kid has no heart to settle down and work, and for craftsmen, it is taboo to calm down and sink down!

Therefore, before this, Li Wei and Li Li were not close, and they had to hide when they saw each other, but this time the two of them were selected all the way, Li Li, as the elder brother, of course, took care of him everywhere, and also made this little brother's heart come back again, and he had to consult Li Li if he had anything to do.

Now, looking at the uneasiness on Liwei's face, Li Li sighed, and had to suppress the worry in his heart and comforted him: "Chen Junnai is a famous man in Xuzhou, and he is the leader of the younger generation of the Chen family, he has won the trust of the emperor, and many ministers are friends. ”

Uprooted, when it is replaced, it will not make people willing, so there must be enough rewards, to be able to attract people, in addition to using the power of the family, the Chen family is to promise benefits, as the so-called people die for money, birds die for food, every reason people who come to the north, the family will leave a sum of money, according to the Chen family, is part of the reward.

But in the eyes of many Xiapi people, it is clearly a settling-in fee.

Fortunately, this money can move people's hearts after all, so there is no big mess along the way, but people's hearts are becoming more and more uneasy.

After listening to Li Li's words, Li Wei relaxed a little, after all, he was a young man, and sorrow came and went quickly, so he quickly fell asleep, but Li Li was left behind, still unable to sleep, thinking about what the future would be and how the Taishou would distribute them.

But the following day, Chen Zhi didn't make any movement, and still let these craftsmen live in the courtyard, as if he had forgotten them.

Originally, so many of them arrived in Dai County, which still caused a certain amount of discussion, but they were soon suppressed by another thing, that is, the young children of several major families who were sent by the border army and soldiers.

It's funny to say, many of the children of the families who gathered the border army this time were from the surrounding counties, but they were all sent to the county in one go, as if they were afraid that others would not know.

In this way, it embarrassed several major families Ouwei, they sent people out, and they also knew that Chen Zhi would inevitably know, but it was originally a matter under the table, and it was put on the table in a grand manner, and it was also publicized with great fanfare, and the situation was different, and it also made some onlookers have a new view of the situation.

Although afterwards, several major families communicated and sent letters to Chen Zhi through private channels, either explicitly or covertly, expressing their apologies, and also passed the caliber in advance, putting the blame on Wu Jie, saying that Wu Jie called them to go in the name of the general, but I really don't know the specific situation.

"Don't know? It's nonsense! ”

After getting the feedback from each family, Zhou Ao suddenly snorted coldly: "If they don't know, it's strange, ask them what they said at this border army gathering, one by one, he will look at him left and right, and there will be ghosts at a glance!" ”

Chen Zhi comforted beside him: "What they talked about, I have something on my heart, I don't need to pay attention to it for the time being, and I can't pay attention to it, when it comes to the border army, I have to be cautious." ”

"I also understand this truth, but I can't swallow this breath, he arrogantly arrogants them!" Zhou Ao still looked hateful, looking unrelieved.

Chen Zhi also nodded and said: "This matter must be dealt with, otherwise anyone will challenge my authority in the future, this official does not need to be the official, and the Daijun does not need to be governed, but the matter must be taken step by step, and the simple reprimand will not make the family afraid, but will make them feel that it is a bluff, so we must wait for enough power to deter them in one go. A little chill flashed in his eyes.

Zhou Ao listened to this before nodding slightly.

Chen Zhi said again: "There is something in front of me, you can suppress them a little, and it can be regarded as justifiable, it is Zheng Shi's problem, he criticizes the official, provokes relations, and is no longer suitable to serve as the captain, I will report to the imperial court, let the court order, change one person to serve, according to the rules of the Han Dynasty, this county's Taishou, Duwei and Juncheng should all be appointed by the imperial court, because the county is in the frontier, the county is concurrently served by the long history, taking into account the military family affairs, so it is appointed by the Taishou, but the captain should not be laissez-faire, Zhou Ao, before you came, I said, will help you find a suitable position, I think the lieutenant is very suitable. ”

When Zhou Ao heard this, he was immediately stunned.

In the initial time, his rank and grade were even too high, and later with the development of the times, he gradually became a subordinate, and he was more clearly positioned as a county guard adjutant when the new Han Dynasty was in charge.

But even so, it can be seen that this position is different, in fact, in the law of the New Han Dynasty, the three governors of a county, that is, Taishou, Duwei and Juncheng, cannot be held by locals, but even the three mutual laws exist in name only, and such rules have long been loosened, so that Zheng Shi and Tang Dian can be the hometown governors.

But if Chen Zhi must be appointed by the imperial court, others will have no way to refute it, not to mention that Zheng Shi is wrong, and the dismissal is justified, and other families can only lament that Chen Zhi made me have a wonderful timing.

However, at the same time that Chen Zhi was planning to remove Zheng Shi, everyone in the Zheng family gathered with a solemn expression.