Looking at the doubts on the nameless face, Li Guanqi didn't answer, but smiled lightly and asked the guy, "Why is there such a big open space next to your store?" But I didn't see any grass, like the house had just been demolished and leveled, is it also your family? ”

"Back to Childe's words. This is the center of Gangneung County, and the land price is expensive. Although our family is a century-old shop, it is only a small business, where can we afford to buy such a large piece of land? Besides, what can you do when you buy it? It was just bought by Master Xie, and he demolished all the houses on the ground, saying that he wanted to build a garden for the thirteenth concubine he had just accepted. The shopkeeper was nagging, and at the same time let Li Guanqi and the others into the West Cross Courtyard.

"Is the original house on the ground a private house or a shop?" Li Guanqi asked as he entered the courtyard gate.

"Little one, I understand what you want to ask!" The shopkeeper opened the door and lit the lamp, washed his face, scalded his feet, and kept busy, and said in a non-stop manner, "Such a large piece of land, it is not a family or two that are involved, and there are naturally some of them who don't want to sell, but Master Xie is the largest landlord in our Jiangling, and he has more than 200,000 acres of land in his hands."

The harvest in the past few years has been good, so if one acre of land is calculated according to three stones of grain, how much rent will be collected for 200,000 mu of land in a year? That's a whole 300,000 stones! Can you tell me how much money he has in his family? And Master Xie is not only rich, but also powerful, even in the government and the county. The land he fancies, if you don't want to sell it, you have to sell it! ”

Li Guanqi had already taken off his boots and was soaking his feet, but after listening to the words of the shopkeeper, he was suddenly stunned, frowned and asked: "200,000 acres of land is harvested into 600,000 stones, but 300,000 stones are rented?" Isn't this still a five-five rent? I remember that the emperor had already issued an edict at the beginning of the year: tenants should first divide the harvest into 30%, and then collect rent by 55? ”

The shopkeeper smiled slightly and said, "The prince is from Jingshi, right?" ”

"Not bad." Li Guanqi was even more puzzled, "But what does this have to do with whether we are from Jingshi or not?" ”

"Of course it does." The shopkeeper said while handing Li Guanqi a footcloth. "That's the rules of Jingshi, not our rules here."

"That's not right!" Li Guanqi took the footcloth, wiped his feet himself, and continued, "My brother is in the household department. The emperor's edict is obviously for all provinces and states in the world to handle according to this, why is it not applicable to you? ”

"What's so strange about that? Haven't you heard the phrase 'the mountain is high and the emperor is far away'? The shopkeeper took Li Guanqi's towel. He poured another bowl of tea and brought it over, saying, "I don't know if other places are small, but in this Jiangling County, it is Master Xie who has the final say on how much land rent is paid." ”

Seeing that Li Guanqi's face gradually turned cold, He Ziming was afraid that he would have a seizure on the spot, so he hurriedly said to the side: "Childe, we are here to enjoy the mountains and rivers." What does it have to do with us if he pays more rent and less land rent in Jiangling County? ”

The shopkeeper glanced at He Ziming, and said in his heart: Why are you here to play in the mountains and rivers? But he didn't think much about it, and continued to take care of himself: "However, after all, the emperor's edict is known to someone, and now Jiangling County has spread it." I heard that the tenants are all in tandem and want to gather together to let Master Xie and other landlords reduce rent. Maybe you'll be able to watch a good show! ”

Li Guanqi didn't expect that Shannan Province, which was close to Jiangnan Province, would dare to ignore his edict, let alone Jiannan Province, which was farther away. I didn't feel depressed in my heart, and the tea felt extremely bitter when I drank it in my mouth. After only one bite, he put it down, and asked, "What do you mean by good show?" ”

The shopkeeper just wanted to answer, but he heard someone outside shouting: "Pillar!" Four guests - stay in the North Courtyard! ”

The shopkeeper who called the pillar hurriedly agreed loudly, and said to Li Guanqi: "Son, you rest first, just tell me what you want!" ”

After that, he went out with the water used by Li Guanqi.

Seeing that Li Guanqi's mood was not high, Nameless deliberately said: "Childe." This store is really an old store, how do you see it? Just tell me about it, I really can't guess. ”

Li Guanqi glanced at him and He Ziming, smiled slightly and said, "You don't have to be so cautious, and you don't have to deliberately make me happy." If it's even such a small thing. I can't even adjust, then I'll be angry to death. ”

Nameless smiled awkwardly and said, "I don't understand what Childe said." I really want to know how you can tell at a glance that this store is an old store? ”

Li Guanqi smiled and said: "Your eyes are good when they fight, why are they not good in normal times?" Don't you see that the pillars on both sides of the gatehouse in front of this store are shiny and shiny? Not a little bit old, can it be like that? ”

After dinner, it was already dark. A bright moon gradually rose, and through the sparse shadows of the trees outside the courtyard, the soft moonlight like a light veil sprinkled down.

Because he had been in a hurry for the past few days and felt tired, Li Guanqi did not go out to the street for a private visit as usual, but changed into a pair of loose cloth shoes and a moon-white silk straight jacket, paced out of the upper room, walked slowly in the patio, and looked up at the moon.

He Ziming walked over lightly and asked, "Childe is still thinking about the landlord surnamed Xie?" Why don't I go and call the Gangneung County Order, and Childe asks him? ”

Li Guanqi shook his head lightly and said: "It's not worth my effort to go to a landlord, the two people surnamed Chen and the surname Xu I was thinking about just now." ”

He Ziming naturally heard that Li Guanqi was referring to those two people, so he asked, "Is there anything wrong with these two people?" ”

Li Guanqi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I haven't discovered the big problem for the time being." But I just listened to what the shopkeeper said, this Shannan Road is not very good for my face! ”

He Ziming frowned slightly, but still said: "The imperial decree is not working, it should be caused by the poor implementation of local officials, and it has nothing to do with the garrison generals, right?" ”

Li Guanqi smiled silently and said: "Chen Guangxi is not an ordinary garrison general, he is the founding father, and now he is still holding the title of the Duke of Guo, their Chen family has been stationed in Shannan for generations, so many years, it has long been rooted, and the people are more 'Shannan Shannan, all rely on King Chen, I don't know what to do, let alone Emperor Li!" '. Here, Chen Guangxi's words are more effective than mine! ”

Speaking of this, it is not that He Ziming, the guard, can continue to talk, he just thinks that if Chen Guangxi is really as Li Guanqi said, then before the army of honor comes, Li Guanqi's identity cannot be exposed in any way, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable. (To be continued......)