There is a law in the Great Jin Dynasty, all men between the ages of 20 and 59 are Ding, and no matter whether they are in the state or in the opposition, households with more than one Ding must bear the husband's service.

Yanzhou is now different from other places, the city has been restored for less than a year, and the number of people is scarce, so there are not enough servants, so the age of servant can only be lowered to 16 years old.

The five brothers in Gu Yanzhang's family, plus Gu Qingluan, who is a father, have six dings, and no one has an official body, and the family is not an official household, no matter what, this husband can't be avoided.

In addition, the husband had to build cities, open rivers, dig roads, and even mine, and transport grain, military supplies, and piles and piles during the war, which were not cheap errands.

In the past, when the rich were conscripted into service, they often used to buy more money for servitude, asked someone to replace them, or bought off the household Cao Shuban and the lower head of the Lizheng, and tried not to serve in the service. And it is inevitable that the poor will be stripped of a layer of skin when they are conscripted, and even if they lose their lives, it is not uncommon.

How can there be embankments and dams, mining and opening rivers without dying?!

It's just the difference between more and less.

Gu Pingzhong thought of this method, and his whole body became comfortable for a while, and said: "Now that the city wall has been repaired, there are only some knocks and repairs left, but it is a pity, I have to send the fifth child of the Gu family to go to the north to mine, I will talk to the brother in charge of the servant, and tell him to give him more heavy work, the young man is angry, and he will quarrel if he can't say it, and when the time comes, he will pinch a name for disobedience to discipline, and pull him to beat a thirty or fifty board, and if you love to dance with guns and sticks, the thick stick will be smashed down, and it will be copper skin and iron bones, and you will have to go to a half-life- As long as you don't kill you on the spot, it doesn't matter. ”

"If he is not killed, he will be thrown into the shed at that time, and he will be left alone, at least three or five days, or at most seven or eight days, and his own family will die, and he will not even have to get his hands dirty, so he will be dragged to the abandoned cave and thrown away, and it will be clean."

He glanced at Zheng Xian, and said: "If he is really unmanaged, relying on his own kung fu to make trouble, it would be better, he didn't have to pinch his name, he really didn't obey the discipline, and he was directly dragged out with a cane to die, and it could be regarded as a Liwei for the brother of the steward, saving him from saying that those farmers were difficult to discipline all day long!" ”

Gu Pingzhong saw that Zheng Xian's face was a little pale, and added two more sentences, saying: "If he refuses to serve, I just ask my younger brother to report to the yamen - he should not be sent to the army for no reason, and he can be locked up in prison naturally, and when the time comes, he will tell the jailer to take care of him, and after ten days and half a month, if he doesn't die, he will be half crazy, and when he comes out, he will be hungry for seven or eight days, and he will naturally be able to reunite with his father and mother...... In this case, there is no need for the priest to intervene. ”

Gu Pingzhong's plan is indeed meticulous, very spicy, he has counted all the ways of Gu Yanzhang, and he is also ready to deal with it, no matter where he steps on it, he will fall into the trap.

When Zheng Xian heard this, he didn't say anything more, only nodded, and said, "I don't care what you do, I just don't want to make trouble...... Just don't drag me into the water, you'll have your own ideas! ”

This yamen's priest, together with a wealthy man in the same city, calculated the lives of others here for the sake of the wealth that poured into the sky behind the people, and he did not feel guilty at all, let alone that it was a violation of the law.

Gu Pingzhong saw that his tone softened, and finally breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I will do a clean job, and I won't be implicated indiscriminately-I won't act recklessly, after a while, I will go to see the fifth child of the Gu family, and see if he has grown over the years!" ”

Zheng Xian let out a "hmm", his face was also a little relieved, and said, "Where did you get the persimmons you asked someone to send last time?" The first grandson in my family likes it, you told the door shop, and I asked someone to buy it. ”

Gu Pingzhong hurriedly said: "What a big thing, a little snacks, where is there such trouble, I just asked someone to send it again - it is specially transferred from Guangnan West Road, saying that there is a Pingle County, specializing in frosted persimmons, sweet silk, big, orange and yellow, compared to the taste of the north is much more fragrant, I asked someone to bring a car back last time, it is the favorite of the priest, how much is enough!" ”

He complimented him in his mouth, and he had already calculated an account in his heart.

This batch of persimmons transported from Guangnan, it took hundreds of manpower on the way, and it was supposed to be sold to Lingzhou......

It is so difficult to deal with a charger, in the past, Gu Qingluan's business was so big, and he had contacts with officials in the state, how much money did he have to spend in order to have a later family business......

Gu Pingzhong suddenly thought of the interest collected by the trade routes that were distributed in vain every year.

Although it was not his own money, he also had a toothache.

The merchant is still not good.

Or live or die to arch your son, even if it is just to get a special name, or spend money to buy an official, you must have a background!

And a daughter-in-law......

Everyone's daughters don't look down on merchants like their own families, and they can wait for Gu Qingluan's net worth and pay a lot of money to hire, there are always those down-and-out people who are willing to give up a daughter, right?

It's true that the son can't support the wall, and if he can help his grandson up, it can be regarded as not in vain.

It's just that the daughter of the down-and-out scholar has a little talent to learn, can she give birth to a grandson who is an official!

Gu Pingzhong was circling around Zheng Xian, while thinking about the big and small things in the family, and counting the money, and also wanted to review the current situation of the kid in the family, and when he got out of the door of the Zheng family, he took a look at the sky and hurriedly returned to the house.

When he returned home, he was not busy with anything else, and remembered that Gu Yanzhang lived in a certain inn, so he sent someone to quietly investigate.

In the evening, sure enough, his subordinates came back to answer and answered everything they had heard during the day.

"A group of ten people, there are three little maids, three little girls, a cook, a healthy servant, originally said that there were two dart bureau escorts, I think it was because I got to the ground, and I am no longer there today."

Gu Pingzhong listened, but he didn't think that it was unexpected that the fifth child of the Gu family had more people to serve.

Even if you can escape from Yanzhou City, even if you are in a hurry, you will not be without money. Besides, if you take care of your family's wealth and carry a little bit casually, you will be able to eat and drink for a lifetime.

On the contrary, this pomp and circumstance is really too shabby for Gu Yanzhang, who was born rich in the past.

The subordinate said: "The one who the master asked him to watch a lot, he went in and out by carriage, and he didn't see a horse, but he looked dignified and talented." ”

Gu Pingzhong nodded and motioned for the other party to continue.

Gu Qingluan was outstanding in appearance at the beginning, and his wife was a famous beauty, and it was normal for her son to have a good appearance.

Gu Pingzhong didn't stop, and the man continued: "There is also a little girl with you......"