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For the next few days, Li Tai came uninvited. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

To say that he has no objection to this fourth prince, Guo Shan has no objection. On the contrary, after getting along like this for a long time, he changed from his previous indifferent attitude towards Li Tai to his embarrassment towards Li Tai, and then later, he really regarded Li Tai as a friend.

Can you not be a friend? How many people in the entire Chang'an City are playing with Guo Shan?

Sister Ning treats him like a younger brother, Wang Susu doesn't run here if she has nothing to do, she herself is a little withdrawn and arrogant. The subordinates of the same age in the entire mansion regarded him as the master again, as for Hu Laohan. Not to mention, the old man is not a person who can bring happiness to Guo Shan at all.

But you don't have to be with friends to be happy;

For example, Wang Sun Guizhou often enjoys the land of Qinglou, Ximen Qing and others enjoy having trysts with beautiful women, and some scholars are happy to read with peace of mind, but Guo Shan, like most people in the world, is happy with the autumn harvest after spring planting.

Guo Shan is not engaged in farming, but what he eats and wears is closely related to crops.

Didn't you see that the food and clothing in the house completely depended on the thousands of hectares of fertile land? Guo Shan disdained to learn from the nobles of other prefectures who had exploited the tenants under his door to expand the treasury, so he had spent his time drawing the ploughs of later generations and contributed them to the tenants who were engaged in farming, and purchased a large number of ploughing cattle to increase the efficiency of the tenants under his name.

I didn't get any remuneration for this, and I even lost a sum of money myself.

But when he came to his own farm and saw that every household had ploughing cattle, and the tenants' farming efficiency was twice as effective with half the effort, Guo Shan was happy.

He had to be happy, because this sense of accomplishment was definitely not something that could be replaced by a song of Wolong Yinsuo.

With a wave of his hand, Guo Shan in the carriage looked at the fields on the other side of the Bahe River under the Baqiao Bridge, which was quite far away from the fields, and began to ask Steward Hu: "Steward Hu, how is the school I asked you to run?" ”

As soon as Steward Hu heard this, his face turned into a chrysanthemum again, and he said in a bitter voice: "Young master, you don't know how expensive firewood and rice are at home." Where do we have the money to run a school now? ”

Guo Shan was silent for a moment after hearing this, and asked unwillingly: "Isn't it possible that we can't squeeze out a little silver in our house?" ”

Looking at the wheat that had grown on the fields, the tenants who were engaged in the farm wiping their sweat and laughing, and a group of children chasing and playing with each other, Guo Shan obviously felt that the tenants were much less sad this time than the last time. This stimulates Guo Shan's heart to be a good person, and he longs to harvest smiles from other people's faces.

Although Steward Hu also felt the smiles of the tenants, he was more helpless about the huge amount of money owed in the ledger. immediately said clearly: "Young master, there are hundreds of tenants under our name. If a school is established, how many children will there be? The cost of setting up the venue, the cost of paper, ink, pen and inkstone, and according to the requirements of the young master, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting are also one of their courses. It's okay to think about calligraphy and painting, but the piano is only affordable for the rich. Although our family is also a rare rich family in Chang'an City, it will not toss so much money. There are also gentlemen who are invited, handymen who are invited to clean the courtyard, and cooks of the academy who don't need money? It can't be a thousand times. And this is only the beginning, and the later it will be, the more expensive it will be. The old slave calculated, these expenses are enough to make a rich and noble family in Chang'an City break their bones, and three years is enough to make a rich and noble family become poor. ”

Speaking of the sore spots, Hu Laohan was already in tears: "Young master, let's not talk about buying a school in our house." At the end of the month, I paid the people in the house, but I don't know where to borrow the next month's salary? ”

Guo Shan's face immediately darkened.

Look at this old guy crying, and attract everyone around him to watch. Those who know should praise the old fellow for his loyalty, and those who don't know don't know how to say that he abuses his subordinates.

"Okay, I got it. What are the crying and crying like on the street? Guo Shan was unhappy, he knew that he wouldn't come here today, and he would want to go to eat and drink with Li Tai.

But it's all here, and Guo Shan doesn't want to go home.

How boring is it to go back, alone in the courtyard and looking at the sky in a daze? Li Tai came to himself today and didn't agree to go out with him to play, and it is estimated that the guy is messing with his other fox friends and dog friends at this time.

"The old slave is also in a hurry." The old thing also knew that crying on the street was not like a word, and it was a shame for his young master, so he explained it curtly.

Look at his aggrieved look!

Guo Shanqi was happy and said, "Yes, am I wrong?" You are an uncle, we won't open this school for the time being, will we? ”

Old man Hu was taken aback, and hurriedly said, "How can the young master joke casually with his identity?" The slave has already been filed with the government, and he has been the housekeeper of the Guo family all his life, how dare he call him a master in front of you? That's against the king's law. ”

Guo Shan felt that he and Hu Laohan had no common language, so he didn't explain, and walked to the Baqiao with a black face.

The coachman hurriedly beat the horse to follow, and Hu Laohan begged Guo Shan to get into the carriage, so that it would be in line with his identity. Where is Guo Shan willing to get into the carriage? Stride to your own farm.

I used to see it from afar, but now I am in my own field.

Looking at the wheat growing and the endless green rice fields, Guo Shan felt that the air was very fresh.

Guo Shan left Hu Laohan alone, ran to the field alone, and ordered Hu Laohan not to follow.

Stepping on the weedy ridges, I have never felt the freedom and happiness I have ever felt. I think when I was very young at my grandfather's house in the countryside, I liked to take my sister to catch snails. At that time, the carefree days made my current self very envious.

"Huh? Are you the old man? Halfway through, Guo Shanxing stopped and looked at the old man sitting on the ridge not far away.

The old man raised his head and saw that it was Guo Shan, and recognized Guo Shanlai at a glance: "Xiao Langjun, is it you?" Are you here this time? ”

"It's too boring at home, so come and see. Are you busy? Guo Shan asked.

"There are too many insects, come and help the seedlings get rid of the insects."

Guo Shan smiled and suggested, "Uncle, it won't be so difficult for me to teach you some methods." ”

The old man looked at Guo Shan and said with a rhetorical smile: "What good way can Xiao Langjun teach the old man?" ”

"Don't believe it, when I was a kid, I used to work in the fields with my grandmother, and I did this deworming." Guo Shan said.

"Xiao Langjun also uses farming?" He looked at Guo Shan's dress, and the jade pendants on his waist jingled, so rich and still need to farm?

Guo Shan continued to laugh and didn't explain, only said, "Can't you farm yet?" Isn't there also some officials in our court who also farm the land by themselves, and in the second year of Zhenguan, His Majesty went to farm the land himself. ”

The old man laughed, disapproving.

Guo Shan didn't think it was angry, and said, "Aren't we always in Datang making insect plagues?" This worm, because it is not killed, will become more and more. They eat the crops, isn't that the same as stealing our food? Insects eat crops, but there are insects that eat insects. I've heard that some places specialize in raising animals that don't eat crops and eat insects. Uncle, don't tell me you don't know frogs. ”

"I've seen it since I was a kid." The old man didn't understand what Guo Shan meant.

"That's right, you see frogs eat insects to grow. Do you know how many worms a frog can eat in a day? My grandfather calculated that a frog can eat almost 100 frogs, and there are more than 10,000 frogs a year. You have to raise some of them in the field, and you know that the insects can harm you. ”

The old man was stunned: "Can a frog eat so many worms?" How did this be calculated, your grandfather is really a god. He began to praise Guo Shan's grandfather.

Guo Shan is ashamed and angry.

First, this statistics are not made by his grandfather, his grandfather fought the war at the beginning, but a martial artist who doesn't know big words, will calculate these things with you? Also, I obviously talked about the importance of frogs, not to brag about how good my grandfather was. Can't you hear it, old man?

Guo Shan felt angry and wanted to cry, and he was just about to continue to fight with this old man. The other side ran even more angrily, and shouted as he ran: "Young master, why are you sitting here, don't dirty your clothes." ”

In a blink of an eye, Guo Shan's face darkened.

Steward Hu didn't know when he ran over, and now he was leading a group of servants to run to his side on the ridge.

"Isn't it okay for Young Master Ben to sit here and chat with people? Steward Hu, are you too wide? Guo Shan was greatly displeased.

Steward Hu stopped panting, and said aggrievedly: "Young master, you want to play, you can play anywhere on the side of the Bahe River and Zhuangzi, but you can run to this place." This is where you play. ”

"This is Young Master Ben's farmhouse, and Young Master Ben will come here if he wants to play. Don't keep talking nonsense with me, tell you that I'm still here today. ”

"Steward Hu?" The old man recognized Steward Hu at a glance, and a smile immediately appeared on his face. But no matter how Guo Shan looks, he also feels a little flattering.

"Lao Ning, what about weeding? This is the young master of my family, and he is the young owner. Steward Hu didn't dare to be big in front of Guo Shan, and soon exposed Guo Shan.

Guo Shan's micro-service private interview is on the rise, you have no eyesight and come to mess around, what kind of system has it become?

Guo Shan felt that he would never have the opportunity to chat and fart with these tenants on the ridge in the future. In the future, I am afraid that as soon as I come, people will think that you are here to monitor.

Didn't you see that the old man's face had changed?

"It turned out to be a young owner." Lao Ning hooked his waist stiffly and looked at Guo Shan.

Guo Shan pulled out an ugly smile, smiled, and said casually: "Don't call Shaodong, you just call me Xiaolangjun." ”

"How? Master, there is no such rule. "Hu Laohan immediately began to 'admonish'.

Guo Shan's face immediately darkened, and he couldn't take the old guy to play happily in the future.

"The insect plague is raging, and I once heard that Chang'an City was plagued with locusts. Frogs can eat insects, Steward Hu, you can find someone to talk to the tenants tomorrow about putting a few more frogs in the field. If the amount is not enough, it is okay to buy it elsewhere. ”

After being called by Hu Laohan, how many tenants still don't recognize him as a landlord? Well, don't hang around on the ridges. In the past, people didn't know you and could still tell you the truth for a word or two, but now they know you, do you still expect people to talk to you like before?

Guo Shan was not interested, so he simply stayed away from the field and stood on his own farmer's house, looking at the people below.

Old Man Hu frowned, he knew that his young master would definitely come up with many strange ways to come up with a trip here. But fortunately, Guo Shan's current request is within his affordability.

But the next request is not easy to accept.

"Since the fields are close to the Ba River, there should be no more dry fields. The buildings near the water get the moon first, can't such a good canal as the Bahe River be used? I saw that it was very difficult to get water from the fields far away from the Ba River, and I had to think of a way. By the way, why didn't I see the waterwheel? ”

Steward Hu asked, "What is a waterwheel?" ”

"The waterwheel, similar to the windmill, rotates itself with the help of the power of water, I understand, the waterwheel is not perfect enough, I clearly remember that there are ancient books that record the waterwheel in the house. Maybe the Si Nong Temple of the imperial court didn't pay attention to it, or it didn't know the information about the waterwheel. After the frequent wars, the population migrated, many crops have been lost, and we went back to flip through the books for a while, so we built waterwheels in places where it was not convenient to get water, which was enough to benefit the people. ”

Steward Hu's legs trembled, and he didn't know whether he was angry or frightened.

Guo Shan continued to look at the field with his own care, and slowly spoke: "Since ancient times, there has been no shortage of skilled craftsmen, but it is a pity that the spread of culture in this era is too slow, and the promotion of agriculture in the imperial court is not perfect enough. If there were windmills and a lot of advanced crops, farmers wouldn't be so busy. ”

Guo Shan sighed, and Steward Hu breathed a sigh of relief. He thought that the young master of his family was going to give some kind of order.

Guo Shan didn't disappoint Hu Laohan, and before Steward Hu was relieved, he ordered: "The waterwheel must be improved as soon as possible, frogs also need to be introduced as soon as possible, and the school must also be established as soon as possible." No matter how poor we are, we can't be poor in education. ”

"Young master, no. What about money? Which of these things doesn't cost money? Hu Laohan was angry, and said to Guo Shan in a trembling voice: "You only know how to spend money, but where do we have so much money in our house?" Even if there were, sooner or later I would have to ruin you. If the young master has to spend money, he can only sell the land. and are not allowed to sell land, so isn't this a difficult old slave who changes the law? ”

Hu Laohan was about to cry angrily, like an aggrieved child.

Guo Shan was speechless, and couldn't help but say: "I didn't say that I didn't think about money, there was nothing to earn." Just thinking about eating tenants' rent, I can only be a small landlord for the rest of my life, and I have long thought that collecting rent is not a long-term plan. ”

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