The fertile land of Yongzhou, in the Tang and Song dynasties, was still a backward and remote place. The so-called "lake is wide and ripe, the world is full", and it has to wait until the Ming and Qing dynasties to gradually develop. Li Boyan had to admire his old man's vision, if the descendants of the Li family were more competitive, the fields in Yongzhou would be enough to feed future generations.

However, with the second ancestor of a loser like his father, 10,000 acres of fertile land is not enough for Li Kangda.

The huge Li Mansion, the group of warblers and swallows, the chirping aunts, and half of the maids and servants were all taken to the Zhuangzi by the lake, and they were suddenly a lot cleaner. Li Kangda still loved him, and there were seven or eight maids and servants left to call him.

"Where is the young master?"

Li Boyan got into the carriage and said, "Post station." ”

Since the shopkeeper handed over Fan Niande's affairs to him, he had to go to see him, not to mention for the friendship between the Fan and Li families, but for the sake of Zhu Dashen, Li Boyan had to go on a trip.

Seeing the sparse carriages and horses in the city and the few shops, Li Boyan muttered to himself: "No wonder these degraded people have been relegated here." In this kind of place, even if you want to make some political achievements, I am afraid it will be a difficult thing. ”

When I arrived at the post station, a post guard stepped forward and asked, "Is there an official document?" ”

Li Boyan got out of the carriage and said, "I have come to see Fan Gong, and I hope to ask for a pass." ”

"Who are you?"

Li Boyan said lightly: "My father Li Kangda." ”

"Yongzhou defeated ......" the post guard almost blurted out, and smiled, "Li Jialang wait a minute, this is all right." ”

In Yongzhou, there is really no joy to speak of, so the joke of Li Kangda's father and son's defeat has become a joke in everyone's mouth.

The servants of the Li family all felt ashamed, and even a post guard shouted that Yongzhou was a loser, this face was lost, alas. If he hadn't sold himself to the Li family, Li Qijin would have wanted to run away directly at this time.

Li Boyan didn't feel anything, what's wrong with the loser, eating your rice?

The post man came out, waved his hand at Li Boyan, and said, "Fan Gong is invited." ”

Li Boyan entered the house, went upstairs, and saw the old man drinking tea, so he bowed to the old man and said, "Li Boyan, who was born late, has seen Fan Gong." ”

Fan Niande glanced at the young Li Boyan and asked, "You are Brother Xunde's grandson?" ”

As soon as Li Boyan heard that it was the old man's name, he said, "Exactly." The eldest father was an ancient, and Boyan was ordered by his father to come to visit Fan Gong. ”

Fan Niande nodded and asked, "Why didn't your father come?" "Normally, the Fan and Li families have had a lifelong relationship, no matter how you say it, Li Kangda has to come to pay respects, and it is a little strange to send a junior over.

Li Boyan said in his heart, how did he answer this? Daddy is a loser and has no face to come to see him, or is it said that there are groups of wives and concubines who enjoy themselves in Zhuangzi? After thinking about it, Li Boyan said in a low voice: "Fan Gong was implicated by the party's ban, and his father had the heart to help, but he couldn't help. came to pay respects, but he was afraid of blocking Fan Gong, so he specially ordered his late life to come over and send him to the farmhouse, so as not to be wronged here. ”

The scholars and doctors of the Great Song Dynasty were very high, but they were officials in different places but there was no supporting residence in a strange way, and they were frequently transferred, and most of the officials who were outside the country rented houses. Now that Yongzhou is degraded, Fan Niande has lived in the post station for a long time, and he has not even taken a decent house, either he is shy in his pocket, or someone wants to make Fan Niande ugly.

"What is this doing? Take it back. Fan Niande glanced at the two land deeds on Li Boyan's land and directly refused.

Li Boyan was not hypocritical, and said very simply: "Okay." "If you don't want it, I won't give it away. With that, he took back the two title deeds.

Seeing that Li Boyan took it back so simply, Fan Niande also twitched the corners of his mouth, this kid, whether he understands the world or not, no one can excuse himself a few times, and he just took it back, he is really ignorant.

"Ahem."

When Li Boyan saw Fan Niande who was a little blushing on his face, he smiled secretly in his heart, and asked you to slap your swollen face and become fat, but he put away a smile on his face and bowed to Fan Niande, "Fan Gong is honest and righteous, and he humiliates you with these things outside his body in his later life, which is really a torment for his late life." ”

"Well, ahem, this ...... It's okay, since you are the descendant of Brother Xunde, that is, my descendant, don't see it like this. Fan Niande waved his hand, his face seemed to be a little disappointed, the boiled duck flew like this, and he didn't feel a little uncomfortable.

Li Boyan saw Fan Niande with such a look, and secretly said in his heart that there was a play, if this old Fan had a clean breeze on his sleeves and did not enter the oil and salt, then he would run away in vain.

"Fan Gong received Zhishi Yongzhou this time, I don't know what position he received?"

Fan Niande sighed, if it weren't for Li Boyan not saying a word before, he would have sent Tian Zhai to leave a good impression, and he would have been driven out of the post station at this time.

"What does it matter what job you receive? derogating Yongzhou is destined to die here. ”

When Li Boyan saw the disheartened Fan Niande, he understood that this Qingyuan party ban was a solid blow to these people. Fan Niande is not in this pseudo-rebel party membership, but because he is a brother-in-law with Zhu Xi, he was also degraded here.

"What does Fan Gong mean by this?"

Fan Niande looked at the young junior, shook his head and smiled: "Back then, Brother Xunde's eyes were like torches, and he could see the situation better than anyone else, so you couldn't see it?" ”

"Please also ask Fan Lao for advice."

"Well, you don't understand. Go back and thank Ling Zun for his kindness for me, and he will wait for the old decay to settle down and visit him in person. "Fan Niande can't take care of the elders and young at this time, there has always been no shortage of people who are icing on the cake, but this kind of charcoal in the snow is the most lacking.

Now that the party ban is implicated, the colleagues who drank and talked happily at the beginning are eager to clear up the relationship, let alone help in the court, but they don't even have a letter of condolence, and the world is cold and warm, which is mixed in Lao Fan's heart.

As soon as Li Boyan heard this, he immediately became anxious, this old man, he is about to coax people at every turn? What about your own business? Busy said: "Fan Gong doesn't have to be discouraged, degrade Yongzhou, and lose his horse, so he doesn't know if it's a blessing." ”

"You can't be relieved of the old decay."

"Not really. Fan Gong knew that his grandfather's vision was superior, and it would be useless to abandon the family business in Suzhou and Hangzhou and move his family here? ”

Fan Niande raised his eyebrows and muttered: "I have also heard about the events of the past, but Xunde has not said it, and it is rumored that your father ......"

"Forehead......" Li Boyan was not embarrassed, and said: "Fan Lao knows, how do the people of Yongzhou call my father?" ”

"I don't know?" Fan Niande has just arrived, and he is still worried about his home, where is the leisure time to inquire about this. Even the Li family's affairs in Yongzhou, he just remembered this old man decades ago.

"Li Banzhou."

"Li Banzhou?"

Li Boyan nodded and said: "The big households in Yongzhou all build embankments and enclose fields, which are vast for thousands of miles. The eldest father took the lead and spent a lot of money, and there were countless fields, so he got the nickname of Li Banzhou. ”

"This ......," Fan Niande asked, "Half of Yongzhou's prefectures and counties belong to your Li family?" ”

Li Boyan said with a smile: "It's an exaggeration to say that, but there are a lot of fields." ”

Fan Niande regretted it, regretted that he didn't accept the Li family's farmhouse, if he knew that his Li family was so rich, wouldn't this mansion be a drop in the bucket?

"What's the use of having more land? Besides, this is all your Li family's field. What do you mean by "Seon loses his horse and knows if he is blessed"? ”

Li Boyan said with a smile: "Fan Lao Zhishi Yongzhou, if he has outstanding political achievements, he is still worried about no way to be promoted?" ”

Fan Niande shook his head and sighed: "Where do you come from? ”

"Pay taxes on grain. If Yongzhou's annual grain tax increases year after year, why should Fan Gong have no political achievements? ”

"Da Lang is naïve."

"Does Fan Gong know what the number of acres in Yongzhou is now?" ”

Fan Niande was a little puzzled, "The number of acres?" Naturally, it is measured in acres. ”

Li Boyan shook his head and said, "Definitely." Yongzhou is vast and sparsely populated, if it is counted in acres and reported to the imperial court, how can there be grain production? Therefore, Huguang and all the states are based on the amount of grain. ”

Li Boyan's words are not untargeted. The Li family has a lot of fields, but as far as he knows, there are few people who grow grain, why? There are not many people in Yongzhou at all, no one, what do you take to farm? The so-called "the lake is ripe, the world is full", this was only revealed in the Ming and Qing dynasties, today's lake is wide, the land is vast and sparsely populated, and there is naturally no tax to collect, and because of this, the derogatory officials are arranged to this kind of place, there is no political performance, and it is far away, and over time, it naturally fades out of the sight of the official.

Fan Niande is not a stupid person, he immediately understood all kinds of truths, Yongzhou, there is a lot to be done! However, he frowned again and asked rhetorically: "In that case, why haven't the people who are officials here think about it?" ”

"Building embankments and enclosing fields, Huguang and Guangxi have only risen in recent years, so it is said that Fan Gong Saiong lost his horse, and he did not know whether it was a blessing. Now Su Changshu, the world is full, if Fan Gong governs properly, within ten years, it must be Hu Guangshu, the world is full! ”

Fan Niande muttered: "The lake is ripe, and the world is full?" The old man doesn't expect this, he can be self-sufficient, and he doesn't have to half-rely on Jiang, Chu, Lu, and Anzhisu, which is already thankful. ”

Li Boyan shook his head and smiled secretly, "Fan Gong still hasn't seen the broad prospects of Huguang......"

Fan Niande suddenly looked back, remembering that the person who said this to him was just a junior kid, so he asked, "These ...... What did your father say? ”

"Uh...... I seem......

Li Boyan rolled his eyes, if it was really what his eldest father said, his father would not have become like this.