Chapter 60: The Teacher Asks for Sin
Tang Bi came to the front of the Zhang family's small courtyard, the scene a month ago is still vivid, the resolute young man faced the dignified hundred households, and he boldly held his son hostage and forced the hundred households to bow their heads!
That madness, that arrogance made Tang Bi remember it vividly, and since then he knew that this kid was a character, as long as he could pass this level, he would definitely soar in the future.
Tang Bi once thought like this, although he had tried his best to think highly of Zhang Ke, but the truth was still very unexpected. It's only been a month, and the boy is already the candidate for the preparation of Daqing Castle, that is, his top boss, and the speed of his rise is really unbelievable!
Tang Bi shook his head, tidied up his clothes, and knocked on the door respectfully.
"Lord Zhang, humbly ask to see you!"
Before Tang Bi's voice fell, Ma Biao ran over with a smile: "It's Lord Tang, please come in, your lord has been waiting for you for a long time!" ”
Tang Bi stepped into the room, and saw Zhang Ke sitting behind a simple desk, with a large stack of yellow household registration books in front of him, looking at it carefully.
"My lord is diligent and diligent, and I admire my humble duties."
"Hahaha, Lord Tang is too polite, Zhang doesn't know anything about civil affairs, but he wants to catch ducks on the shelves, so he has to temporarily cram, just don't open his eyes and be blind. In the future, I will have to rely on Lord Tang to help me in governing Daqing Fort, if I have anything wrong, you just have to say it! ”
Zhang Ke's words were not polite, he originally wanted to start from Hewan Village first, and then talk about the experience, how do you know that Wang Huazhen directly pushed the Daqing Fort to him. This burden is indeed a bit heavy, but Zhang Ke can only grit his teeth and hold it down, after all, the stronger the strength in his hands, the better, even if he chokes to death, he can't starve to death!
"Lord Tang, I have made a proposal to Lord Wang Huazhen, and I will promote you to the deputy Qianhu and be my assistant."
"Thank you for your promotion, and I will do my best to be loyal to you!"
Tang Bi has been in the position of Zhenfu for more than ten years, and he has not been able to rise, but as a result, Zhang Ke directly skipped a hundred households and became a deputy thousand households, how can he not be ecstatic! At the beginning, he still wanted to accept Zhang Ke as the housekeeper, but now he is really overwhelmed!
Tang Bi bowed down and said, "Lord Zhang, the Thousand Households are nothing more than managing the military and the people, and it doesn't cost much. Sun, Lord Sun has pursued inaction all these years, and Daqing Fort is quite peaceful! However, the humble position thinks that the adults are young and young, and they are highly valued by the officials, so they should get rid of the maladministration and make great achievements! ”
Zhang Ke knew in his heart that Tang Bi said that Sun Youguang was polite when he did nothing, and to tell the truth, it was a corpse vegetarian meal, and he did nothing! Fortunately, the old man's conscience was not completely broken, and he cooperated with Zhang Ke to protect Daqing Fort. Wang Huazhen has already written to Sun Youguang to take over Xu Bangyan's command of the affairs.
It's just that this commander is different from Xu Bangyan, he has no power to manage the army, and he is just an idle job. However, Lao Sun is already very satisfied, he is also old, and his health is not good, and he is already satisfied to be promoted two levels.
Zhang Ke said with a smile: "Lord Tang, in fact, Zhang is not an eventful person, but now it is an eventful time, the Tartar has just entered the Kou, and Dongyu Jiannu is ready to move, not for anything else, even if it is for the sake of the black yarn hat, and our net worth, we must do things well!" ”
"What your lord said is to keep in mind your humble duties."
"The Qin State pays attention to cultivating and fighting to build a country, and the establishment of the nine borders in our dynasty is also a garrison. I have just checked, there are more than 70,000 acres of cultivated land under the jurisdiction of Daqing Fort, and if you count the wasteland, it will be more than 100,000 mu, but even if you count the 1,000 people in Hewan Village, the total number of people is less than 3,500. I'm going to do a big job at the beginning of spring, what does Master Tang think? ”
Tang Bi hurriedly smiled and said, "What the adults said is naturally right, but there is still a little inconvenience. ”
"Master Tang just say it."
"There are three major problems in reclamation, the first is that the Tartars and bandits are not harassing, the people work hard for a year, often have no harvest, and in the long run, they will lose their heart; The second is the farming tools, seeds, cattle and other things needed for reclamation, if you don't have money, I'm afraid it won't be possible; As for the third point, it is, ......"
Tang Bi hesitated, and Zhang Ke laughed: "It's that the officials are excessively exploited, and the common people have to bear labor and military service if they have land, and the government's excessive taxes can force them to go bankrupt, and even ruin their families!" ”
Tang Bi said embarrassedly: "My lord is wise! ”
Zhang Ke walked around the ground twice, thought about it and said with a smile: "Lord Tang, Zhang will find a way to solve these things, you will first draw up a plan for Tuntian, and calculate the people of Daqing Fort, the materials they need, and the fields that can be reclaimed, and be prepared." When the official appointment of the imperial court is down, we will immediately show our strengths! ”
Tang Bi is not yet forty years old, and when he is in the prime of life, he also wants to make a difference. Although it is not easy to Tuntian, Zhang Ke has the support of Wang Huazhen, and his soldiers are also very combative. A hundred or so Tartar heads can't be faked!
He still clearly remembered that just two days ago, two carriages came from Hewan Village, full of heads, Wang Huazhen personally went out of the city to watch, Jinyi general Zhou Xiong and Guangning guerrilla Sun Degong surrounded the carriage and were amazed!
Someone personally inspected it, a total of ninety-three Tartar heads, all of which were genuine, and there was no deception from children!
With so many Tartar heads, let alone a small fort, even if the Ming Dynasty dispatched thousands of soldiers, it may not be able to cut it down.
The people rejoiced and clapped their hands when they saw the heads. Even Sun Degong, who had always looked down on Zhang Ke, had to restrain his arrogant posture. is still the first fist in the army, and has the ability to kill so many Tartars, you have to give a thumbs up wherever you put it!
Wang Huazhen is not to mention how happy he is, with these heads, everyone's mouths can be blocked, and no one dares to attack him, and even praise him wantonly.
With rare excitement, Lord Wang personally toasted Zhang Ke three glasses of wine, and then promised to the thousands of people in Daqing Fort that he would promote Zhang Ke to serve as the imperial guard of Daqing Fort.
Then Wang Huazhen returned to Guangning with a head of people and reported to the imperial court.
The people of Daqing Fort also knew that it was Zhang Ke who saved them, and now he has become their commander again, and he knelt down in a large area, kowtowing and thanking him, that scene was simply spectacular!
Tang Bi dared to say that Zhang Ke's prestige in the hearts of the people was absolutely unprecedented, and following such a young man was indeed a bright future.
Tang Bi said with a smile: "My lord has a life, I will prepare for it, the things on these yellow books are all false stories, and there are many inconsistencies with the facts, and I am ready to run carefully to figure out the situation of every household." After a month, I will draw up a plan for adults. ”
"Okay, Lord Tang is really careful!"
Tang Bi got up to leave, but suddenly stood up again.
"By the way, my lord, there is one more thing I forgot to tell my lord."
"What's the matter?"
"That's right, Lord Sun is ready to leave for Yiju, and his house is empty. It just so happens that your home is a little dilapidated, so why don't you move there? ”
Zhang Ke looked up at the low ceiling, the earthen wall that was almost about to fall, it was indeed time to change his home!
"Hahaha, thank you for your kindness for me, it's just that according to the degree of the imperial court, it takes two months to appoint, and the fastest is a month. There is less than a month to go before the Chinese New Year, and I am moving in now, can I let Master Sun drink the northwest wind outside? ”
"What the adults said is, it's just that it's too simple here, you are promoted to the Imperial Palace, and you will always be sent to the New Year, and there is no decent house!"
In fact, Zhang Ke didn't care, but when he thought of his mother, Xiaoxue and his sister Hui'er, Zhang Ke couldn't bear to suffer anymore.
"That's it, isn't Wan Baichuan dead, buy his house for me."
Tang Bi suddenly smiled and said: "Wan Baichuan's house is indeed good, his sins are heinous, you can see that his house is to help him atone for his sins, how can you buy it, this will blow away the people of the ten thousand families!" ”
"Hahaha, it doesn't have to be like this, if it wasn't for Wan Baichuan forcing me to repay my debts, maybe Zhang Ke wouldn't be where he is today."
Saying that, Zhang Ke took out an ingots from his arms, and said with a smile: "This is twenty taels of silver, and it can be regarded as a matter between me and Wanjia!" ”
Of course, Wan Baichuan's house is more than twenty taels, Zhang Ke just gave them a little money for their lives, so as not to starve to death! In fact, in Tang Bi's opinion, if one person is guilty and the whole family is harmed, there is no need to give any money at all, but since Zhang Ke said it, he can only do it.
sent Tang Bi away, and Wan Anliang, who was still ill the next day, was kicked out of the house, a broken ox cart, and more than a dozen people from the Wan family wiped their tears while leaving Daqing Fort.
The house was cleaned for another two days, and it was completely new, and Shen and Xiaoxue also came back from Hewan Village, and they were also shocked when they saw the new house.
"Ke'er, I can't get used to living in such a big house, I'd better go back to our house!"
Xiaoxue held Shen's hand tightly and said, "Brother Ke, I, I'm afraid of getting lost, I'll follow my mother!" ”
Zhang Ke smiled and scratched Xiaoxue's nose, and said with a smile: "It's just the courtyard of Sanjin, so our Xiaoxue can get lost?" ”
"Are people stupid girls!"
"Hahaha, mother, I know that you are thinking of the old house left by my father and are reluctant to move. Don't worry, let's spend this winter here, and I'll renovate the old house in the next year, and we'll all move back! ”
"That's it!" Shen finally showed a smile and pulled Xiaoxue into the new house happily.
Zhang Ke moved, Sun Youguang, Tang Bi and others all arrived, and even Zhou Langzhong and Xie Zongqi also rushed over, Xie Zongqi helped Zhang Ke open the city gate, and he was rewarded for his meritorious deeds, and he also wanted to take a step higher and take over Tang Bi's position of pacification. As for Zhou Langzhong, he was hired by Zhang Ke as an army medical officer.
In short, everyone has gained, the rain and dew are even, and they are all beaming, as if they have passed the New Year in advance.
Zhang Ke stood at the door to welcome these guests, the flesh on his face stiffened, and finally took everyone in, and turned around to enter the door.
"Yongzhen, you are so majestic!"
Zhang Ke frowned when he heard this, no one called him that except Wang Huazhen!
Turning around suddenly, I saw an old man in a brown robe standing in front of him, wearing a square scarf on his head, wearing a pair of thick-soled master shoes, and a beard in one hand, staring at him angrily!
A flash of thought flashed in Zhang Ke's mind, teacher! Hongshiki!
He hurried over with a smile on his face.
"Teacher, why are you here, the student will give you a gift."
Who knew that Hong Fuyi didn't pretend to be unpretentious, and snorted coldly: "Get up, come with me!" ”
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