In the evening of this day, Father Li saw off the last guest of the day, feeling a little tired, after all, he had been excited for several days in a row, and his body was not iron after all. He ordered the door to be closed tonight and returned to the backyard to rest.

Li You's mother, Zhu, is just an ordinary woman, and she feels unstable when she sees the rapid increase in the industry under her own name today.

Seeing her husband return to the room, she held the little Buddha bead and asked worriedly: "I don't want the windfall to be so big, and the rolling in makes people feel unstable, does the family have this blessing to bear?" Xiao Er is reincarnated as a star, and he is naturally blessed with great life, but you and I are mortals, and I am afraid that I can't afford it..."

Father Li sighed with emotion: "I often hear people scold sour Xiucai and poor people, but I have never heard people scold poor people. Now my family is much more popular than the old man in the past. ”

It is said that when the dynasty was rising in the middle of Gaozong, it took advantage of the chaos in the world to reform the service system, and there are about two points related to the privileges of the gentry.

First, the scale of the land exempted from servitude by the gentry was re-restricted, and the quota of Taizu was further reduced, for example, the land exempted from servitude under the name of a person shall not exceed 1,000 mu, and the same treatment is also for the seventh grade, and the cumulative increase of high-grade officials has increased, and the highest grade is only 3,000 mu. In the context of the current dynasty of nearly one billion acres of land, this proportion is still tolerable as a welfare for officials.

The second is to put an end to hereditary inheritance, and the exemption from servitude of land disappears with the death of the gentry, and only the right of the gentry's family members to be exempted from conscription is retained. Of course, if the next generation excels and continues to make achievements in the imperial examination, then they can regain the corresponding right to be exempt from servitude.

In addition, Emperor Gaozong also issued a decree that made people at the time unthinkable, and those who entered the factory to work were exempted from forced labor by the government and designated as the ancestral system. This decree is very popular, and for ordinary people, it may be enough to get through paying taxes and gritting their teeth and tightening their belts, but serving is more painful than paying taxes, and paying taxes costs money and serving is fatal.

With this decree, the number of domestic servants in Suzhou almost doubled in the past few decades, and the notes of the contemporaries wrote that "there are 200,000 male and female domestic servants in the eastern half of Gusu, and tens of thousands of people from the whole clan of Tongling and Jiangyou", which is by no means a lie to say.

The number and time of exemption from service have been strictly restricted, and there is a new way out of exemption, and the benefits brought by the people's contribution have been relatively reduced, and sometimes they have to wait and see, not as crazy as more than 100 years ago. It is necessary to look not only at the short term, but also at the long term.

At the end of the day, it's theoretically illegal (although it's hard to grasp the facts), and who is interested if the risk of breaking the law outweighs the loss?

Like Li You, who is not a scholarly squire family, does not seem to have any inheritance, so he was not very optimistic before. In case after the Li family is surrendered, and the privileges are broken after Li You's death, the grain service should be paid and the grain must be paid, which is equivalent to a vain offer.

However, it should be noted that the Gojong Decree was aimed at civil officials and gentry, not at the nobles and nobles of the third rank or above. The reason why the Li family is so popular now, regardless of distance and proximity, is all because the Li family has won the honorary title.

It is not limited by the rank of civil officials, and it can be hereditary privileges from generation to generation, so you don't have to worry about breaking the inheritance. There is no risk, once and for all, the honorable relatives of the dynasty are better than civilian officials, and it is also a balance of power.

Moreover, most of the relatives of the dynasty were heroes seventy or eighty years ago, and with the Son of Heaven living in the capital, most of the land was in the north of Zhili, and the Jiangnan region was very rare. Therefore, the hereditary commander of the Sanpin Jinyi Guard located in Xujiang County, Suzhou Prefecture, makes the Li family the only one, and there is no other semicolon, and it is difficult not to be popular.

The rapid momentum of earning 1,000 mu a day has been almost extinct in Jiangnan since Jiashen. Not only Li You's parents, but also Zhang Zhixian in Xujiang was also taken aback, how can it be embarrassing to go on like this.

The land transaction must be stamped by the county government before it can take effect, and the Li family took the title deed of more than 1,000 acres of land in one day, and the household officials did not dare to call the shots, so they hurriedly reported to the county lord. ..., Zhang Zhixian couldn't sit still when he heard it, although he was mentally prepared in advance, he didn't expect it to be so crazy, which made him a little anxious.

There are more than 1,000 acres in one day, and according to this momentum, if the Li family really gets carried away, it is a piece of cake to make tens of thousands of acres of family property, and it is not impossible to get 100,000 acres. There are only 1.7 million mu of land in the entire Xujiang County, and tens of thousands of mu is not a small proportion, which is equivalent to exempting more than 10,000 taels of silver from money and grain and several thousand strong men.

Moreover, after all, it is an unspoken rule that everyone does it, but it is not legal to say it openly. If the Li family receives the donation and makes too much trouble and causes any accidents, he, the magistrate, must also have such dereliction of duty as lax supervision.

Immediately, Zhang Zhixian got on the sedan chair and hurriedly hurried to the Li family in Xishui Town, and the Li family naturally opened the door to greet them.

Seeing Father Li come out, Zhang Zhixian hurriedly arched his hand and said, "Li... Brother is polite, there is Lao Yuanying, there is no need to be so. ”

Father Li awkwardly wore a six-grade crown dress, awkwardly met with Zhang Zhixian Pingli, invited the guests into the hall to sit down, and Mr. Song, an old talent in clan studies, accompanied him. Since Li You's family was condemned, Mr. Song has been living in Li You's house, and his main task is to accompany customers and consultants.

After a few words of greeting, Zhang Zhixian persuaded: "The second son of your mansion was reused by the imperial court to guard Yangzhou at a young age, and he has a great future. The prosperity of your mansion is tied to the body of the second son, and if you accept the donation in the countryside, this is all with people's handles. I am afraid that someone will have something to do with life, and impeach the Li family for wantonly embezzling the land, which has affected the future of the second son, but it is not beautiful. ”

The meaning is very euphemistic, that is, to persuade the Li family not to be too greedy when receiving the grace of the imperial court, so as not to cause any trouble.

Father Li sighed, "My Li family was once rich and noble, and my fellow villagers came to show love, but their faces were not refuted, but they were disrespectful. ”

Zhang Zhixian secretly thought, after all, this Li Bai was born as a Xu official, and he didn't have much knowledge, "People have no long-term concerns, but they must have near-term worries." Can Brother Li know about Xu Jie's affairs back then? How is your Li family compared to the Xu family? The income from the offering, it is good to stop at a shallow taste, do not indulge in this and cannot extricate yourself, Brother Li must listen to the advice of the official. ”

Hearing the name Xu Jie, Father Li's expression changed greatly, and he solemnly said to Zhang Zhixian: "Be taught, listen to your words, and read for ten years." The respect of the county, I keep it in mind. ”

It is very teachable, Zhang Zhixian is very pleased, and he stayed at noon to eat and drink, and then returned to the county government with satisfaction.

After sending Zhang Zhixian away, Father Li turned his head and asked Mr. Song with a puzzled face, "Who is Xu Jie?" ”

Mr. Song was about to go back to his room for a nap, when he heard Father Li ask, he was surprised: "Master Li doesn't know? Then why did Master Li suddenly be taught just now..."

Father Li said calmly: "I only guessed that the county lord must have given a bad example, and after a few pinching of the posture, he borrowed the slope to get off the donkey, pretending to listen to his persuasion." Otherwise, it seems that my Li family is too easy to talk, and I can coax him to be happy and create friendship by the way. Don't dare to say anything else, how can I not understand the truth that the tree is big and attracts the wind and reaps it when it is good? ”

This is really not understandable, but you can pretend to understand, the Li family is not unreasonable... Mr. Song laughed dryly, "Xu Jienai is the first assistant of the Jiajing Dynasty, a person from the neighboring province of Songjiang. It occupies hundreds of thousands of acres of land, but I heard that it was investigated by the famous Hai Rui. ”

"The moon is full and the moon is lost, since you have already glorified your ancestors, you don't have to ask for money. Except for the town and neighboring villages, the fields are not harvested. Xiao Er still has a lot to do, and the family can't drag him down. Father Li decided.

said that in the first few days, the people who came to the door were all neighbors or the same county, and the level of the characters was not high, and Father Li was quite handy in dealing with it. In the following days, when the well-dressed gentleman's family in the neighborhood came to make friends, Li's father couldn't bear it.

What's even more exaggerated is that there are many people with the surname Li, within a radius of two or three hundred miles, the big families surnamed Li in the five prefectures of Su, Song, Chang, Jia, and Hu, as long as they think they are qualified, have come to Xishui Town, Xujiang County to climb relatives and talk about their love. A hereditary reckless three-grade lord is really the only Jiangnan miracle. ..., Li You's father's knowledge and knowledge are finally limited to the bottom, how can he cope with "talking and laughing and having a great deal of Confucianism without vain"? Fortunately, Li You's friend Xue Juren did not go out to travel, and came over from time to time to help accompany the guests, and Li's father urgently invited a few Qing Ke literati who were good at talking to be stationed at home, so he tried his best to parry the past.

This embarrassment made Father Li very distressed in his heart. If there is a lack of a second child in the family, is there no character who can be on the stage?

A few days later, three new tombstones were made. Li Bai examined it over and over again, and saw that his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather all had the words "Doctor Jiayi" in front of their names, and then imagined the grief after his death, and couldn't help but burst into tears.

sighed again, I really didn't expect that when I was about to enter the earth, I could actually see the moment when I could see the glory of my ancestors and show my relatives and fame in my lifetime.

What more than ten generations can't do, let Xiao Er do it all in three years, and do it better than he can imagine, what kind of luck is this...

Li You's father never figured it out. He has always believed that God rewards hard work and people have to work hard, but Xiao Er has been the opportunistic and lazy and slippery person he despises the most since he was a child, why can he get ahead? Is it true that human destiny is predestined?

No, it must have been his diligence and hard work that moved the heavens, so it was fulfilled in Xiao Er...

The installation of the new tombstone was another grand ceremony, and after the end of the ceremony, Li's father returned home and took off his official uniform, feeling empty.

He couldn't help but say to his wife Zhu: "On the way back, I suddenly remembered, has the Li family reached the extreme now? As the saying goes, prosperity and decline, and the ancients are cloudy, and the wealth is not more than three generations, this is the truth of the ages, and I am very worried about this..."

"Children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren, isn't Xiao Er an official for generations, can you handle that heart?" Zhu took the six-grade official robe and hung it on the bedside frame.

Father Li seemed to have become chattering, "But in his house, he was born as an official, and he was not a serious scholar, so he didn't have the heart to study hard even if he was rich." But if there is no one in the family to study the imperial examination, it will not be possible to do it alone, you must know that it is difficult to support the building alone, and heroes also need help, and I am very worried about this..."

Li Zuo's son, six-year-old Li Shao, rode a wooden horse and jumped around the courtyard. Father Li's eyes lit up, and he shouted in his heart that it was not too late, so he beckoned with a pleasant face: "Good grandson, come!" ”

The majestic grandfather, who reprimanded others at every turn, was suddenly amiable, and Li Shao, who was so happy to play, couldn't help but shudder.

"Don't be greedy for fun, our Li family is now a famous family, you are the eldest grandson, you must be diligent. Grandpa, I'll invite you to teach five gentlemen to let you study, and each of the four books and five classics will teach you one of them. Grandpa watched you study every day in the future..."

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