Chapter 315: Defection
There was no war in the border city, and many displaced people chose to settle down, and the young and middle-aged people were all incorporated into the army and could eat military salaries. β’ With *dreamβ’ small*.lΔ and some elderly people or women and children, you can rent a little land.
Whenever he saw a woman or an old man busy on the ridge, Lin Zhongchao would ask the nearby soldiers to help.
One day, Lin Zhongchao had just read a good book and was about to go out of the city to see the soldiers working in the fields, when suddenly, an old man blocked Lin Zhongchao's way.
In the old man's hand, he was still carrying a hare, jumping around.
"General, slow down, this is a gift from me," the old man was not very good at speaking, and he vigorously stuffed the hare into Lin Zhongchao's arms.
Lin Zhongchao couldn't be stubborn, so he had to accept it first.
This old man didn't give Lin Zhongchao a gift for no reason, and after giving the gift, he bent down to thank him.
It was last year, when everyone paid the public grain, Lin Zhongchao exempted the old man from the public grain for a year because he was alone.
Like the old man, who were exempted from public food, as well as those who came to the border in the first year, just stabilized, and didn't want to join the army, these people, or doing business, or doing some manual work, are not very popular in other places, but Lin Zhongchao regards these people as treasures.
In Lin Zhongchao's view, as long as there are more people at the border gates, then the border passes will be more able to retain the soldiers, which is definitely a good thing for the stability of the border passes.
With the increasing stability of the border gates, more soldiers can concentrate on the work of the tuntian, and the inventory of military salaries has also reached a historical high.
On a sunny afternoon, on the city wall at the entrance and exit of the city gate, Lin Zhongchao personally posted a notice:
"For all the people, the public food will be halved. Those who are exempted from paying public rations are exempted from paying for another year. β
He also ascended a high platform and announced in public: "If you have relatives and friends who come to take refuge, you can be exempted from public food for another year, and you can get three more points of land."
At that moment, all the people cheered, and the smiling faces of joy filled everyone's faces.
With the promulgation of the policy, more and more people poured into the border pass, and for a time, the border pass was very lively, and the people living in the border pass called the border pass "small capital".
The sun is rising higher and higher, and the people living in the border passes have gradually taken off their heavy winter clothes and changed into lighter clothes.
At this time, the snow water on the high mountains has fully melted, and a large amount of farmland is irrigated by the bubbling clear springs.
In order to better help the old and weak, Lin Zhongchao set a military rule, all soldiers who do not participate in the guard, must do one thing every day for the elderly, weak, women and children.
Whether it's carrying water and collecting firewood, or doing farm work in the fields.
As soon as the military order was issued, the soldiers of the whole city responded positively, and the people who benefited from it all applauded.
In the city, there was a widow who originally came to join her relatives, but after a long time, life was always inconvenient, so she came out to live alone.
The widow looked around without relatives, and after holding on for a few days, she had no choice but to find Lin Zhongchao.
The widow originally wanted to make a living in the barracks, as long as she could support herself.
But the life in the barracks is all a man's body and a woman's body, and it is not appropriate to say anything.
After Lin Zhongchao learned the details, he allocated a piece of fertile land near Guancheng to the widow, and asked the soldiers to build a small wooden house for the widow.
The flattered widow was grateful, thinking that she would repay it well, and thought about it.
I used my own manual work to make a shirt for each person.
In the Imperial Garden, the buds of the willow tree climb on the willow branches like ants, and the spring flowers are yellow and fresh.
At the bottom of the clear pool, the aquatic plants are swaying with the current. On the stone wall close to the shore, new green moss began to climb the wall again.
Zhou Yunluo slapped the slave jade, "I want you to be careless!" If you're not careful! Okay, even you dare to be disloyal to this palace! β
Jade wailed and said no, but Zhou Yunluo had no intention of stopping.
Zhou Bin came over. Zhou Yunluo stopped.
"Get out!"
Emerald crawled away.
Since Hongyue betrayed Zhou Yunluo and climbed into the emperor's bed, Zhou Yunluo didn't even trust Jade, and would beat Jade at every turn to get angry.
Zhou Bin said: "What are you doing, it's just a little thing, just beat your own people." β
"No one is one of the palace's own people, in this deep palace, how terrible it is for anyone to be between them, no one in this palace believes in it." Zhou Yunluo sighed and said.
Zhou Bin said: "Why bother to hurt your mind with these unsuccessful people. You should now focus on getting the emperor to canonize you as empress. β
"The emperor has been trying to figure out a way."
"But as soon as the minister objectes, the emperor is unwilling to insist, so you will never be able to be the queen."
Zhou Yunluo grabbed a piece of dead grass, rubbed it in the palm of her hand, sighed and said, "The emperor has no choice, what else can the palace do?" The palace is now helpless, and the emperor is alone. β
Zhou Bin said: "So, you should find another person to rely on, the emperor is old, how can you only rely on the emperor?" β
Zhou Yunluo said helplessly: "Can this palace still rely on the Duke of Wu's mansion?" β
"The Duke of Wu Mansion can be used, but at the moment, the most important thing for you is to make peace with Lin Feng." Zhou Bin said that his eyes were rolling.
"Lin Feng? And how can he help Hongu? Zhou Yunluo was stunned and smiled bitterly, "If he knew how to cherish this palace, this palace would not be where it is today." β
"I asked him to meet with you, and if you state your interests to him, he will definitely promise to help you. When the time comes, you will be the queen mother. Zhou Bin laughed, as if Zhou Yunluo had succeeded.
Wu Guogong Mansion.
Lin Yu took Zhou Zheng to the account room and withdrew this month's pocket money.
Although she is not short of money, Lin Yu has always been careful in her calculations, and she can be regarded as a woman who can run a family.
Now that Zhou Zhengzheng has come to help, Lin Yu also wants Zhou Zhengzheng to learn some housekeeping skills, after all, this is the basic knowledge that everyone has to learn before getting married.
After receiving the money, Lin Yu asked Zhou Zhengzheng to sign in the account room, and then handed over all the money to Zhou Zhengzheng's hands.
"This month, you come to keep the accounts, help the mother and take a look, where else can be saved." Lin Yu looked at Zhou Zheng with a smile on his face.
"Okay, my daughter knows." Zhou Zheng held the heavy silver taels, and suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.
But soon, Zhou Zheng entered this role.
After receiving the money back, Zhou Zhengzheng took a new account book, on which he neatly recorded his income and expenses.
And the balance of the silver taels, Zhou Zheng also put it himself, and the key that matched the lock was also carried with him.