The order was issued from the Yue Wang's Mansion, and the carriage prepared by the hundred households sent the old couple of the Shi family all the way to the mansion. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Along the way, the autumn harvest rice has already shown an attractive golden yellow. Looking to the south, it is impossible to see whether the waterwheel is rotating or not in the workshop in the distance, but as long as you pass by, you will not know that there is a work going on day and night, and the black smoke coming out of those chimneys is a clear proof.

The beauty of nature and the magnificence of industry, but a few people in this carriage have no intention of appreciating it. The coachman is driving silently, and during the harvest season, men, women and children from all over the family are busy in the fields.

The coachman is like this, but Pan Baihu, who is sitting in the car, is worried. All the things before, especially yesterday's events, seeing that when you go to the Yue Wangfu, you must always have a preparation in advance.

Seeing this, he quietly turned his gaze to the old couple of the Shi family, but when he saw this, his heart was even more uncomfortable, because the old couple was still the same as just now, the two of them sat in the car in a daze, without saying a word. In this kind of situation, when you arrive at the Yue Wangfu, who knows whether it will be silent forever, or if you suddenly dare to come out of anything, it's really hard to say. In his opinion, the latter is even more likely.

If you want to talk about the old couple of the Shi family, their eldest son and second son were also veterans who followed Chen Wen on Dalan Mountain, and they did not see Chen Wen on the way south to Tiantai Mountain and on Tiantai Mountain, and even spoke.

However, there is a lot of gap in the status of this class, their son is just the head of the bureau, a bureau is only more than 400 soldiers, and it is a garrison before Jiashen, and what their parents who are about to see is His Royal Highness Chen Wen, the king of Yue, who has more than 100,000 soldiers and is above 10,000 people among the ministers, how can they not be nervous.

The carriage traveled all the way west, along the official road, and soon came to the Akamatsu Gate in the southeast of the city. Outside the Red Pine Gate, there are now many shops and houses, and the streets and alleys have begun to extend farther outside the city, and many stalls have even been placed on the edge of the official road.

Inside the Chisong Gate is Dongshi Street, which has now been restored to one of the most crowded streets and alleys in Jinhuafu City. Pan Baihu showed the warrant issued by the Yue Wangfu, and the officer guarding the door directly released him after verifying it.

Pan Baihu, the coachman and the old couple of the Shi family have not been to Fucheng, during the war, the guards were strictly checked, especially before Jiangxi was recovered, the shadow of the four provincial capitals was still there, and the inventory was always very strict, until the news of Hong Chengchou's death came. In such a non-war state, the targets of the guards are mainly those carriages and horses, and ordinary pedestrians are basically directly allowed to pass.

The carriage entered the city, but the speed was completely reduced, and the prosperity of Dongshi Street was even more prosperous than the last time they entered the city, as if every day had changed, and after a long time, it seemed as if the world had been turned upside down.

A carriage and four people walked slowly after entering the city, and gradually approached the location of the Yue Wangfu. They were summoned, got out of the carriage, gave the warrant back at the side door, and were brought in by the guards to wait, which was right.

Stepping on the steps, Pan Baihu went to pay the warrant, and the coachman would park the carriage in the special parking lot on the side of the palace, and the old couple got off the carriage and looked at the tall main gate of the Yue Wangfu and the guards standing upright at the door, and there was a dizziness in front of them.

In front of the gate, there was no Dengwen drum that Aunt Shi had shouted to beat before, in fact, it was also a joke she had heard from the story, but now the husband and wife didn't notice this, and walked to the side door in a daze, and Pan Baihu happened to have paid the warrant and waited for the guards to lead the way.

"Aunt Shi, this is the Yue Palace, don't talk nonsense when you see Your Highness for a while. Brother Da Niu has just been promoted, and he has offended other colleagues in vain, which is not worth it. ”

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When it came to her son, Aunt Shi reacted and responded sentence by sentence. On the contrary, the two heads of the Shi family did not remind each of them a sentence and a half-sentence - the old husband and wife have been for decades, and the eight-pole man who can't play a fart can not know, that is, Pan Baihu, who has been in Tangya Town for more than two years, knows that the matter of the Shi family is still up to Aunt Shi.

There were already people waiting in the gatehouse, most of them were officials and soldiers, and some were dressed by ordinary people, but they didn't dare to ask if they were from other hundred households.

The wait was not long, and after a while, an officer in an official uniform came to greet him. The old couple got up and followed, Pan Baihu was only responsible for escorting, and now he could only wait here, but he followed a look and reminded Aunt Shi not to forget what he said, until he saw Aunt Shi asking and nodding his head.

The place of the summons was a meeting room near Chen Wen's official room, and the officer who led the way reminded him on the road that Chen Wen did not like to kneel, but when he entered the door, he saw Chen Wen getting up to greet him, but the old couple still subconsciously wanted to kneel, but they were helped up by Chen Wen.

"It seems that Shi Da Niu is also a stuffy gourd at home, and there is no kneeling in the army for a long time, so there is no need to be polite here."

Chen Wen said with a smile, but Aunt Shi replied tremblingly: "Back to the king's words, our family is big, en, dogs, dogs have talked about the king's grace at home, and we are still a little unaccustomed to it." ”

"If you don't get used to it, you can adapt slowly, and you won't be in a hurry. Besides, today I just invited the second elder to chat and talk about family life, so I don't need to be too nervous. ”

"King Xie is compassionate."

Bow your hand, but say that you are not nervous, in fact, it is inevitable, Chen Wen asked them to sit down, but they didn't dare to sit down, but they reluctantly sat down, and their buttocks were also against the edge of the chair. It seems that the things that don't need to kneel are forgotten, but the habits and rules of officialdom that I heard are all engraved in my mind, and I haven't forgotten a single star.

Class!

Thinking of this, Chen Wen shook his head, and then said with a smile: "Shi Da Niu is my subordinate, and he has followed me Chen Wen from Dalan Mountain. Hey, we're not civil officials, we're all martial artists, and we really don't talk about these useless red tape. ”

Chen Wen said everything to this point, and the old couple smiled a little embarrassedly, and also moved their bodies back, trying to be as comfortable as possible. In fact, they are also very uncomfortable sitting like that just now, especially those with old arms and legs, and they may not be able to last long.

"That's right, we're talking about family life, let's talk freely so we can have a good conversation."

Chen Wen laughed, waved away the subordinates who were with him, and saw that the couple were also a little relaxed, so he said: "I think that when I was on Dalan Mountain, I remember that it was the Nantang Battalion that had just defeated the Zhongying in the martial arts arena, so after the prince of the strategy allowed the expansion of the Nantang Battalion, I set up a banner of recruitment in the Chenghuang Temple in Dalan Town under the mountain. I remember that it was at that time, Shi Da Niu, by the way, and his younger brother Er Niu were also put into the Nantang camp at that time. ”

"King Meng still remembers that our family survived by the king's reward back then, and now we have a good life because of King Meng's kindness......"

Mrs. Shi babbled politely, and after a few words, she was speechless, but Chen Wen sat there and shook her head, and then said with a smile: "I remember that it should be, now there are more people, I can't remember it, but there were only a few hundred soldiers on Dalan Mountain back then, and I, Chen Wen, was just a garrison with guerrilla ranks. As for today's good day, none of us are outsiders, and I have the cheekiness to say that I brought everyone to spell it out. But in the final analysis, without the efforts of the Da Niu brothers and the dedication and sacrifice of the two Niu brothers, it would not be possible to be where we are today. ”

Chen Wen told the truth, and said everything to the hearts of the old couple, especially when he mentioned Shi Erniu, the garrison who was originally cleared to the second line, but in Cao Conglong's rebellion, he struggled to defend the arsenal, and finally was outnumbered and died in the arsenal's second son, the old couple was even more moved, and tears even began to roll in their eyes.

Dedication, sacrifice, and the return is the dozens of acres of pension fields, but a life is just gone, saying that they have no pimples in their hearts, and they have not thought that if they can do it all over again, even if there are no dozens of acres of pension fields, the idea that their son can live, it is simply impossible.

However, the deceased is gone, and the eldest daughter-in-law gave birth to another son a few months ago, which has been passed on to the second son, and they can only compensate for this. Now that there is the praise of a big man like Chen Wen, the old couple is also comforted.

"If the king can keep it in his heart, the dog should be content even over there."

"It's not enough."

Chen Wen sighed, and then said: "The bereavement is deserved, the soldiers fought bloodily, if you can't even guarantee the well-being of your family behind you, then I, the coach, will be too derelict in my duties." But your family, the Erniu brothers were martyred, and the Daniu brothers served diligently in the army, and the king was very pleased. In particular, the second son of the Da Niu brothers passed on to the Erniu brothers, and the brothers can have this between them, and it is not in vain that the two of them were brothers, friends, and brothers. ”

Regarding the Shi family, Chen Wen still remembers it very clearly. The two brothers joined the army in Dalan Mountain, the two stupid firefighters made mistakes at every turn, and were often punished, after the battle of Siming Mountain, the elder brother seemed to have opened some tricks, but the younger brother was still the same, and was cleared out of the war barracks. What happened later, Chen Wen also sent someone to check in advance, the succession of the Shi family is not a special case, and there are also many fallen soldiers in the army who have succeeded their brothers or even sisters' sons, and they are not arranged by the army. Just thinking of the two brothers on Dalan Mountain, some things are naturally unavoidable.

"Don't hide it from the two elders, this invitation is not just as simple as reminiscing about the past. I have heard that the military households in the health centers in various places are not very satisfied with the current policy, and if there is a way to listen to it, it is clear that it is biased and the belief is dark, and I need the second elder to explain it to me. ”

"This ......"

Chen Wen invited them to come this time, naturally it is not as simple as talking about family, after all, now is also the busiest time, there are many things to do, how can there be that time. And today, Chen Wen's move is naturally to use the chat to have a preliminary understanding of the general situation of the military landlords, although the Supervision Department is not unaware of the following abnormalities, but it is always good to let the witnesses tell a thing or two.

However, when she heard this, Aunt Shi, who was still a little emotional, suddenly became a spirit, seemed to remember something, and immediately became squeaky and whined.

Seeing this, Chen Wen also smiled slightly, and then said to the old couple of the Shi family: "I invited the second elder to come over this time, because Brother Da Niu and Brother Er Niu followed me on Dalan Mountain, and they are my Chen Wen's most loyal subordinates. Now there is discontent accumulating in the guards, which is not a good thing for anyone, and it can even be said that if these dissatisfaction affects the morale of the soldiers, it is likely to cause more unnecessary casualties, which should not happen at all. ”

Chen Wen said this, but Aunt Shi was still a little hesitant, but her man seemed to have made up his mind.

"King, let's not hide it, we are also afraid that if we say the wrong thing, we will attract jealousy to our son. But since the king has said this, the villain has nothing to hide, in fact, there are many people in the current health center who are not very satisfied with the current policy, and even yesterday, everyone in the hundred households in Tangya Town gathered for a meeting, but they couldn't come up with any results. ”

Ken said that it is the best, the meeting in Tangya Town, Chen Wen also heard the rumors today, and when he saw this Uncle Shi mention it, Chen Wen also nodded, signaling him to continue talking.

"According to the policy set at the beginning, the production of land in other places can be handled by the nearest local health office, and we will collect tenant rent at home. It can also be shipped over and disposed of by us. ”

Uncle Shi pointed out that Chen Wen naturally knew that when military merits were awarded, everyone hoped that the land allocated could be connected, but with so many people, the disposable land of each prefecture and county was numerous, and it was inevitable that it would be allocated to other counties, other prefectures, and even other provinces. Especially when Jiangxi was recovered, Chen Wen also needed to divide the land there as soon as possible to control more land and population in his hands.

"But in the past two years, we don't mention it, just say that our Shi family has never received a full tenant rent. I heard Pan Baihu mention that Wei on the Jiangxi side said that it was too badly plagued by Tartars, and it was difficult to recruit tenants, even if the tenants were small, it was very difficult. Our family alone has dozens of acres of land abandoned, and we can't harvest grain if no one grows it. ”

Jiangxi's population has declined sharply is a real problem, manpower is insufficient, Jiangxi is also trying to recruit the population as much as possible, and the use of machinery and farm tools to make up for the lack of manpower, many places have achieved good results. However, practical difficulties still exist, and I am afraid that there is no such thing as the phenomenon of local security offices trying to embezzle tenant rents.

"I will send someone to investigate this matter in detail, and I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer."

Chen Wen solemnly promised that his credit was still solid in the army. Maybe that's the case, or maybe it's because the people in charge have been let go, after Aunt Shi nodded, she also mentioned another problem.

"Don't hide it from the king, the old man heard from the previous hundred households, at that time, our Jiangsu and Zhejiang royal divisions had to get rid of the situation that the military grain was controlled by grain merchants, and at the same time, it was also to prevent grain merchants from lowering grain prices, so there was a system of purchasing grain at a parity price. But now, everyone has seen from the newspaper that in the workshops on the banks of the Dongyang River, day and night, the households are planting sugarcane, tea, and silkworms, but the military households can only grow food, and our military salaries are all made by the households, which is really unwilling. ”

With the continuous construction of workshops, the prices of many industrial manufactured products have dropped sharply, but the maritime trade is not only done by Chen Wen, the recovery of maritime merchants in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, the precious metals brought by the past two years have risen sharply, and prices have been affected.

Chen Wen has always been supporting the group of military meritorious landlords and ensuring their interests, so that his base can be continuously expanded. Even if this is not mentioned, the morale of the army is also a very important thing, and the soldiers should not be allowed to have thoughts such as "I guard the frontier for the country, but the military salary and land output are being squeezed".

However, the grain produced by military households is now an important source of military food for the Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Ming armies. The military rations were guaranteed, and the army had less to worry about this, so Chen Wen was able to launch attacks continuously in this corner of the country, and without plundering the attack area. Once the cultivation of cash crops is fully opened, even if military rations are not mentioned, the reduction in grain production is very likely to cause grain prices in Jiangsu and Zhejiang to soar, or even a grain shortage, which will also be a great trouble for the stability of the occupied areas.

There is no big problem with the previous policy, but the current situation is different, the huge interests of maritime trade and the process of industrialization have affected the national economy and people's livelihood, and the previous policy is no longer applicable to the current environment.

This situation is inevitable in ancient and modern China and abroad, and many times a problem will be replaced by other problems when it is delayed, but focusing on the present and the future, Chen Wen must solve this problem as soon as possible. At the very least, we must not allow the problem to continue to expand, thus affecting the development of the military meritorious landlord group, because this is a big matter related to the future!

After chatting for a long time, Chen Wen sent the second elder out of the room. The old couple walked on the road and were personally sent out of the house by Chen Wen, and their feet were inevitably a little fluttery, but compared to when they came, they were already very different, at least they could still get together and whisper on the way out with the officer.

"Boss, we have said so much, will it really affect our family."

"It's hard to say, but I think that the king is still the same General Chen who was on Dalan Mountain back then, and he hasn't changed at all, and he is still facing our military household. Even if some people think that we are talking too much, it is definitely not those corrupt officials, or those gentry, our military household has the support of the king, so there is no need to be afraid of them. ”