There is no need for people above to explain political issues, Duan Tiande of Jiangning has long understood that the Zhao official family of the Great Song Dynasty is the opponent of the landlord. If it weren't for the opponent, there would be no need for the Zhao official family to toss the Duan family so much.

This year, the government still has two crops in rotation, the first season is winter wheat, and the second season is corn that is said to have been brought back from Fusang Island. According to the inquired information, what kind of 'nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium' fertilizer was made in the field, and there were farm jokes from nowhere, "The fertilizer is mixed with gold, it does not lose or evaporate, and can absorb nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium two meters underground". Duan Tiande really couldn't understand why those embryo-killing people on the farm would take these incomprehensible words as a joke. Not ridiculous at all.

It's about to be New Year's Day, and it's time for the Duan family to distribute money and food. Duan Tiande looked at the Duan family elders who walked into the hall with a worried expression. Everyone sat down, and Duan Tiande said: "From next year, there will be no money, and the grain will be divided into forty percent. ”

The opening remarks were simple and crisp, and some of the elders stayed in their chairs as if they had been struck by lightning. Some of them didn't understand what Duan Tiande said because they were distracted. Duan Tiande also took a lot of effort to let himself say what he had just said, and as soon as he said this, he felt that the strong pressure he had before suddenly disappeared. Duan Tiande sighed softly, stood up and said to the elders: "Starting next year, there will be no money, and the grain will be divided into forty percent. ”

This time, the elders fell into a collective silence. Duan Tiande didn't bother to say more, he sat back in his chair, picked up the teacup and quietly sipped the tea. He had repeatedly considered the outcome of such a distribution, and many members of the family would definitely take back the land that had been given to the clan for unified management and choose to cultivate it themselves. You can get significantly more from farming yourself.

But considering the benefits, Duan Tiande felt that the result of doing so was not bad. The clan has gained more, and the family has been freed from heavy burdens. Duan Tiande no longer had to think hard about how to get enough money and food to distribute.

"Master, is this too little?"

"The clan has judged that they can only come up with so much." Duan Tiande replied decisively.

"If that's the case, we might as well farm our own."

"Yes." Duan Tiande replied briskly.

"You...... What do you mean? If so, let us choose another patriarch. ”

"Okay." Duan Tiande was not moved at all, he was enough. The most important thing is that he has also found a way to make up for the money and food he used privately. Although the flesh hurts, there is no need to be held accountable by the clansmen. After making up his mind to leave behind the position of patriarch, Duan Tiande suddenly felt how terrible people's desires were. There were so many long tigers watching before, and Duan Tiande couldn't help but make a move against the public treasury except for colluding with a few elders to fill his own pockets reasonably. If it weren't for the storm caused by the government, he was afraid that he would fall deeper and deeper and would be unable to extricate himself.

The elder who spoke didn't expect Duan Tiande to agree so easily, he was so angry that he couldn't speak for a while, and finally he said, "You...... You...... Pick and choose. ”

Duan Tiande Shi Ran stood up and said to the elders: "Since you want to choose, I will go out to the river for a walk, and tell me the result after the election." ”

Leave the stunned, frustrated, angry elders in the hall. Duan Tiande got up and left, and when he went out of the house, he lit a cigarette and walked calmly on the road. Not far away is the Qinhuai River, Duan Tiande followed the path paved by the stones and climbed the river embankment. When I looked down from a high position, I saw that there was not much water left in the river. In a few lots, I saw the people digging horizontally in the river, and they didn't know what they were doing.

I saw some men wearing dark blue overalls and wicker hard hats standing on the embankment next to the construction site. There was also muddy water on the high rubber shoes on their feet, which had obviously entered the river. But they were standing at a table, discussing something in front of a huge sheet of paper spread out on the table, which was not an errand for ordinary people.

Among the three men standing in the middle, the tall young man on the left made Duan Tiande's eyes light up. This young man's appearance made people feel good immediately, and he was not noisy and did not pretend to be a subordinate, which made Duan Tiande immediately think of the words neither humble nor arrogant. A young man in his twenties has such a bearing, Duan Tiande couldn't help but want to lean over to see what kind of powerful son this is.

As soon as he took a few steps to that side, a sturdy young man in overalls leaned over and asked loudly, "What are you doing?" ”

Duan Tiande was a good man who didn't suffer the loss in front of him, and quickly stopped and explained: "I am a local, and when I saw you in such a big battle, I wanted to ask what kind of object I wanted to repair when I dug horizontally in the river. ”

When the leader who was looking at the drawings heard the voice here, he turned his head impatiently and glanced at Duan Tiande, and then ordered his subordinates: "Move some fences to stop here." Don't let people come up. ”

The man standing to the right of the leader also turned his head impatiently and gave Duan Tiande an impatient look. This look made Duan Tiande's heart very unhappy, if someone looked at Duan Tiande like this on the territory of Duan Tiande's house, Master Duan would probably beat someone. However, the young man on the left was not moved at all, but continued to look at the drawings and took a pen to write them down in a small notebook. This calm and calm look in Duan Tiande's eyes, which made him very emotional.

Descending the river embankment along the long road, Duan Tiande sighed in his heart, it would be good if such a calm and calm young man was a child of the Duan family, and he could rest assured that he would hand over the position of patriarch to him.

After being the patriarch for so long, Duan Tiande found that what the patriarch needed was not to have any earth-shattering talents. That talent is a godsend, and it's hard to come by. It wasn't until he let go of the patriarch's responsibility that Duan Tiande understood what the previous patriarch's father said. What the patriarch has to do is to face the incoming problems calmly, figure out what is happening, and solve the problem by working together.

Duan Tiande still vaguely remembered that his elderly father said with emotion: "The four hours are rotated, and the heavenly way is reincarnated." When the gas is exhausted, the world will change hands. What the patriarch has to do is to adapt to the time of day and know how to advance and retreat. ”

At that time, Duan Tiande was much younger than now, and the common feeling of this cliché was just 'Dad is old'. Looking back on the past, Duan Tiande had to admit that he was also old.

Thinking that the family should be noisy at this time, Duan Tiande did not go back, but went to the ale wine shop opened by his family. At a distance of seven or eight meters from the shop, you can smell the aroma of ale. Duan Tiande smiled, first made way for a few guests who went to drink with various utensils, and stood outside looking at his shop.

It's really the aroma of wine that is not afraid of deep alleys, and those who are greedy for what is in the cup will smell the smell and come here. This shop is Duan Fengming's biggest contribution to Duan Tiande, originally Duan Tiande thought that he couldn't make a lot of money. However, the person recommended by Duan Fengming, although he was given a not low salary, he could earn more than a dozen yuan a month. The annual income of hundreds of yuan is enough for six or seven people to eat. To Duan Tiande's surprise, Duan Fengming didn't ask Duan Tiande for money, which was also Duan Tiande's heart knot.

Duan Fengming seemed to look down on Duan Tiande and the Duan family. Give your strength in vain, and don't reciprocate. This is a sign of contempt for people. After lighting another cigarette, Duan Tiande didn't go to the store, but walked casually. He was thinking about the situation in his heart, no matter what the Duan family would become, Duan Fengming, who relied on the imperial court to mix rice, didn't care at all. And apart from being able to scold Duan Fengming everywhere for ignoring the family, it seems that there is no other means to deal with him. Completely tearing the face, what good is it for the Duan family?

Walking outside, Duan Tiande had all kinds of cranky thoughts in his heart. After thinking about it, Duan Tiande suddenly wanted to go to the government now and sell all the land in his hands. Then the family moved into Jiangning Mansion, and since then he has concentrated on urging his children to go to school, become officials, or do business in the city. Don't worry about bullshit land anymore.

This thought was so violent, and it was so contrary to Duan Tiande's original intention, it scared Duan Tiande. However, after his heartbeat calmed down, Duan Tiande found that in fact, this thought had long been in his heart, but he had never dared to think about it before.

At lunch, Duan Tiande ate a little bit at a rice peel shop. The extremely delicate rice noodles are made into rice skin, and the seasoning is simple and delicious. Then buy two meat buns from the store next to them, stew the extremely fragrant and rotten meat pieces, mix fat and thin, and chop them into meat foam. Sandwiched in a cut pancake with lettuce leaves. When you bite into it, you will have a strong aroma and the crispness of vegetable leaves. Another bite of rice skin mixed with chili oil, garlic juice and bean sprouts is very refreshing.

It would be even more refreshing if I could have another glass of ale. was thinking about it, but saw someone punching ale from the wooden barrel, and the wooden barrel was printed with the mark of Duan Tiande's family.

"Shopkeeper, have a glass of ale." Duan Tiande shouted happily. Although the price of ale wine is forty percent more expensive than that sold by his family to the guests who went directly to drink, Duan Tiande still ate and drank happily.

Finish eating and drinking. Duan Tiande didn't want to go home either, so he walked to the newly built railway. I saw that there was a square of wood laid on the ground, and under the square wood was broken stone, and on the square wood were several thick iron bars side by side. Not long after, I saw a strong scalper pulling a large cart from a distance. When I got closer, I saw that the wheels were made of iron, and they were firmly on the two thick rails, but they did not fall off. It's not the first time Duan Tiande has seen this, but every time he looks at it, he feels amazing, and he can't figure out what's going on. The vehicle was made of iron, and from the outside, it was filled with coal, which was supposed to have been transported from a port on the other side of the Yangtze River.

There were coal carts brought in here, and there were oxen pulling empty carts to the river bank, and the empty carts went much faster. Looking at these vehicles coming and going, Duan Tiande couldn't help but think in his heart, how can this truckload of coal be sold for dozens of times. If his family can take care of the transportation, he doesn't know if he can make money. If you can earn two times a day, it is the rent of one acre of land. This thing is faster than farming.

Without waiting for Duan Tiande's thoughts to continue, he heard someone behind him shouting, "Family master, family master." The elders ask you to go back. ”