Seeing that summer was coming, the cotton seedlings were growing very happily in the fields with the wind blowing.

Zheng Wu looked at these green seedlings, and his wrinkled face had a complicated expression.

On the one hand, he was very pleased with the growth of these seedlings, but on the other hand, he was a little worried: these things could not be eaten, but were said to produce something similar to a silkworm cocoon, which could then be spun and weaved—which was a strange thing, and could be grown into a cocoon

But this is what Ye Langjun said, those who came from Luoyang believed in Ye Langjun very much, they said that it was in Luoyang City, and Ye Langjun was also a big man who made a lot of promises.

Thinking about it, he was too worried, and as soon as Ye Langqun came, it only took a few days to drive away Fang Yingwu and Xie San, the former head of Zhuangtou, and settle people's hearts.

Just as he was thinking about it, he saw Ye Chang walking along the ridge with more than ten people.

"Ye Langjun." Zheng Wu hurriedly got up to greet him.

"Zheng Wu, this kapok is still easy to grow, right?" Ye Chang recognized him and responded with a smile.

Zheng Wu was happy in his heart, he didn't meet a big man like Ye Langjun, and he only remembered him after two months of hard work.

"Tuo Langjun's blessing, kapok is very easy to grow, and it doesn't need to be taken care of too much."

"How is the livelihood now, is there enough food to eat every week?"

"Enough to eat, enough to eat, you can eat with an open belly, much better than in the past, in the past, in this green and yellow season, where can there be a full meal"

"I remember that your bride is pregnant, do you have enough time with her?"

As soon as he mentioned this, Zheng Wu was grateful in his heart, although he looked old, he was actually less than forty years old, and he still had a wife at home, and he had raised two children before who died, and now he was very worried about his wife's belly bulging again, but fortunately, he had enough to eat now.

"Enough, enough, after the things in the field are busy every day, you can go back to accompany her, and there is also a rest day" Zheng Wu looked at Ye Chang and said boldly: "Lang Jun is benevolent, rare in ancient and modern times, and the villains are all grateful in their hearts......"

Ye Chang claimed to use the "ancient method" to record time, and divided the month into four weeks, with seven days in the first, second and third weeks, and eight days in the fourth week. The last day of the 123rd week and the last two days of the fourth week are the rest days, which is much easier than in previous years.

They were just grateful to Ye Chang for letting them have a day to rest, but they never thought that Ye Chang was subtly cultivating their discipline of abiding by time through this regular work and rest time system.

"In a few days, there will be a stable woman coming to Zhuangzi, and I will ask her to show your daughter-in-law." Ye Chang said again.

On Ye Chang's side, it was just a few words, but at Zheng Wu's side, there were tears in his eyes. He bowed down again: "Thank you Ye Langjun, thank you Ye Langjun"

Shanzhi said "good" behind Ye Chang, Ye Chang said goodbye to Zheng Wu, and several people continued to move forward along the ridge, and when they were far away from Zheng Wu, Ye Chang looked back at Shanzhi: "Monk, you have a complaint as soon as you are good, right?" ”

Shanzhi glared: "Lang Jun said this, the poor monk just felt that Lang Jun was becoming more and more insidious. ”

"Where?"

"Didn't you just make people work hard for you?" Shanzhi sneered: "Even the poor monk can see it, do you think others can't see it?" ”

"I can see what, this is originally a conspiracy, not a conspiracy. My pretentiousness was not just a few fluttering words with white teeth, but it was real money. Ye Chang shook his head: "Monk, the world is like this, since people live in the world, they need to do things, not only for themselves, but also for others." is the Son of Heaven sitting in the Daming Palace, and he doesn't have to worry about the world every day? These tenants, if they don't work hard for me, they have to work hard for others. Serve me, at least I'll get the benefits, and they won't be less. ”

"Recently, the monk was looking at the art of war, and I remember that when Wu Qi sucked abscesses for the soldiers, the soldier's mother cried, saying that her son would die for Wu Qi." The monk was not persuaded by him: "Speaking of which, you are like Wu Qi, you are all liars." ”

The monk's view of the art of war is Ye Chang's request, and with the monk's bravery, it is really a waste to live like this. What Ye Chang didn't expect was that the monk didn't learn Wu Qi's ability to attract the hearts of soldiers, but he learned to complain.

He thought for a while and said, "Let me put it another way, what is your monk actually chanting mantras and praying for?" ”

"Nature is the ...... to promote Buddhism"

"You see, monk, you are not honest, how can it be just to promote the Dharma, if it is for this, it should be you monks who have scattered all their possessions, why did you become a monk and ask for alms?"

The monk thought about it, and then added: "There is also a request for food and clothing." ”

"Exactly, I am also begging for food and clothing, and the tenants are also begging for food and clothing, and if I use more heart for the tenants, the tenants will be willing to contribute more to me, which is a kind of ...... exchange, so there is no talk of being a fake ......"

Ye Chang still wanted to go on at length, but the monk looked disdainful. Ye Chang has been dating for a long time, and the monk understands that this guy is the best at messing around, and reasoning with him is asking for trouble.

At this moment, the monk's eyes suddenly widened, revealing a look of vigilance.

Ye Chang also heard the strange movement behind him, turned around, and saw more than ten horsemen coming along the official road, and the knights were all bright and bright, with a murderous aura.

The horses trotted, and because Ye Chang and his party were in the middle of the ridges, they did not enter the field, but stopped on the road. Immediately, a knight asked, "Do you know that there is a Ye Chang Ye Langjun in the Dao?" ”

Although the knight who spoke was also wearing armor, as soon as he opened his mouth, he carried a yin aura. Ye Chang frowned slightly, and looked at the person: "It's Ye Chang, I don't know who you are?" ”

The man took off the helmet, showed a white face, and smiled before speaking: "Our surname is Bian, our name is Lingcheng, and now we are doing things in the palace, and we have come to see you on the orders of Your Majesty, with Your Majesty's instructions." ”

Ye Chang's heart sank, Li Longji didn't have much of a good impression of him, as can be seen from driving him out of Chang'an City. He bowed his hand and said: "The mountain village man, I don't want to work on the side......"

At this time, Ye Chang suddenly realized that the person who came to deliver the news was not an ordinary person, but Bian Lingcheng

This eunuch, who had pitted several famous generals in the Tang Dynasty, actually appeared in front of him.

At this time, the most famous eunuch was naturally Gao Lishi, but Bian Lingcheng's identity was not ordinary, and he was even trusted by Li Longji.

"Unintentional labor side...... Bian Gong asked. Ye Chang continued after a pause: "There is Lao Biangong...... This is not a place to talk, please sit in a small place. ”

"It just so happens that we heard that Ye Shiyilang's family has a lot of wine, a nectar, and a drunken yellow sorghum, all of which are rare and best, and they have been famous for a long time, so they are going to be used for a good time today."

After Bian Lingcheng finished speaking, he laughed loudly, as if he wanted to show his pride, but his sharp voice made his laughter nondescript. Ye Chang only felt goosebumps all over his body, and the monk behind him almost threw up.

After leading Bian Lingcheng back to Zhuangzi and inviting him to sit down, the dead eunuch beat Ha Luha, but he just didn't say the true intention of Li Longji to send him. When the wine was served, his eyes sparkled: "Let's try these two kinds of wine, I heard that Li Taibai was full of praise, and he wrote a poem to praise the ......"

As soon as the wine was in his mouth, the expression on Bian Lingcheng's face changed, his face flickered brightly and darkly, and it took a while before he praised: "Good wine, good wine, we remnants, after drinking, we all feel like there is a fire burning in ...... chest."

At this point, Bian Lingcheng suddenly changed the topic: "This time I came out, it was a job that we asked the saint for ourselves...... The reason is that he has long admired Ye Langjun for holding the name of industry, and he wants to ask Ye Langjun for advice. ”

The sense of foreboding in Ye Chang's heart became more and more obvious.

Gao Lishi was the first eunuch in the Tang Dynasty, and because he had made meritorious contributions to the coup d'état with Li Longji to kill Empress Wei, he had the power that the eunuchs did not have before. He made a start, and after that, the eunuchs who played with inferior power tricks, catering to the favor of the old and suspicious Li Longji, came out one after another. But that was a few years later, and now Bian Lingcheng and the others only dare to be cautious of authority.

But this Bian Lingcheng is like this in front of him...... At least two pieces of news were revealed.

One is that Gao Lishi seems to be unable to suppress the rising of these eunuchs, and the second is ...... My situation doesn't seem good

"A certain person is a remnant of his sentence, and he is always worried that he will have nothing to rely on in the future, so he wants to accumulate some belongings." Bian Lingcheng saw that Ye Chang was silent, but he didn't understand the meaning of his words, and he said with a smile: "Knowing that Ye Langjun is good at managing plant production, he has one thing to ask for, and I ask Ye Langjun not to shirk."

Ye Chang was still very calm on the surface: "Bian Gong only has to give orders, and if something can be done, he will never refuse." ”

"Ye Langjun's nectar wine and drunken yellow sorghum, I heard that the output is insufficient, we are willing to contribute to help Ye Langjun, and at the same time save us pension money, what does Ye Langjun think?"

As soon as these words came out, Ye Chang was frightened and shocked.

This is because of the profit of his winemaking

The profits of manna wine and drunken sorghum are very large, and it can be said that they are more than ten times. Only because Ye Chang has the best distillation process and equipment now can he do this, others just want to learn, and they can't learn it for a while.

Since the launch of Zuihuangliang in Luoyang in August last year, it has only been eight months now, and the profits brought by these two kinds of wine to Ye Chang have exceeded 30,000 yuan

It was this money, coupled with the income from the previous paper mill and printing mill, that continuously supported Ye Chang to start work at the same time: he invited craftsmen from Zizhou to renovate the glazed kiln, expanded the shipbuilding workshop in Wuzhi, invested in infrastructure in Luoyang, and carried out cotton trial planting in Mengzhou.

Ye Chang had long known that with such a big gain, he could not possess it for a long time. His idea is also very realistic, using the prestige and connections accumulated before, he can ensure that he can control this benefit for three to five years, and as soon as the scale grows, he will immediately change hands - he has thought about it and handed it over directly to Li Longji in exchange for corresponding policy support.

But I never thought that just like the ball market, it didn't take long for someone to reach out.

The key question is, this Bian Lingcheng ...... He is not a Colliers, why dare he speak?

Ye Chang stared at Bian Lingcheng, Bian Lingcheng held a wine glass, smiling, but he didn't speak, as if he was waiting for Ye Chang's response.

didn't ponder for long, thinking of the group of people he had offended before, Ye Chang understood that he had no choice.

Xiang Yuanzai, Lu Qi, Wang Jin and others are essentially scholars, although their personalities are different, but their styles of acting are always similar, Ye Chang is not very afraid of them - dying to save face determines that the means they use are limited.

But a dead eunuch like Bian Lingcheng is different.

This guy took over the task from Chang'an and came running, and the previous words were all foreshadowing, and what was really terrible was what he hadn't said so far. Thinking that he also brought a soldier, Ye Chang knew that he had to agree.

"Bian Gong has a heart, how can he refuse, but what does Bian Gong think about the future business?"

"Oh, what do you mean?"

"There are two kinds of general business, one is that Bian Gong himself also does it himself, how to operate, how to expand, Bian Gong is hands-on. The other is that Bian Gong completely let go, just send an account room to calculate, and calculate the income every time. ”

"We don't know how to operate, let's take the latter." Bian Lingcheng pondered for a while.

Ye Chang sneered in his heart.

Bian Lingcheng is greedy, he must have sent someone to intervene in the business first, and then look for an opportunity to take away the brewing industry in one fell swoop, just like Wang Yuanbao took away the ball market. It's just that Wang Yuanbao has financial resources and manpower in his hands, so he doesn't need much preparation time, Rao is so, and he also put in the effort to buy the manager of the ball market. The eunuchs in Bian Lingcheng's palace have a few people available in their hands, even if Ye Chang hands over all the wineries to him now, he can't manage them.

He will slowly install people, and after two or three years, when these people are all in use, he will take all the inheritance. Clever and reckless, wishful thinking was very loud, but he didn't expect that Ye Chang actually had the intention of handing over the wine shop to Li Longji.

That's it, in the past two or three years, nominally give dividends to this dead eunuch, but use the benefits of expanding the scale of production and selling more wine to tempt him, and wait until he makes up his mind to do it, let him make a bamboo basket of water.

"How much principal do we have to pay, and how many dividends can we get?" Bian Lingcheng's fat face showed a look of greed.

This is the first time this guy has shown such an undisguised expression, and it is instantaneous.

"Bian Gong only needs to give out 1,000 guan and occupy 10% of the shares, and after a year, Bian Gong can use 1,000 guan to buy 10% of the shares, so for five consecutive years, what does Bian Gong think?"

"It's too slow, I'm out of 5,000, accounting for 50%."

The two bargained for a while, and finally reached two thousand yuan to account for two percent, and two percent in the coming year, after high-five and swearing, Bian Lingcheng said with a smile: "Ha Lu Ha Ye Lang Jun is Junjie also." ”

The so-called Junjie is also a person who knows the times. Ye Chang understood that he was going to enter the formal topic next.

"The Son of Heaven has an order to recruit and cultivate the martial artist Ye Chang as the undertaker, and to serve in the military affairs of the military counselor of the Chong Prefecture soldier Cao, and serve in front of the army in Hongji City, Dahua County."

Ye Chang only felt that it was dark in front of him, and he was dizzy.