It is not far from Chen County to Luoyang, if Zhao Hanzhang takes the soldiers to run the horse, he can arrive in two days, but because there are many people who go back this time, the speed is much slower.

As an aside, Zhao Hu, who has always proudly refused to give Zhao Hanzhang a good face, still silently followed after seeing that his son and grandson were going to Luoyang with Zhao Hanzhang.

Slow speed has the advantage of slow speed, and they can enjoy countless scenery along the way.

Zhao Hanzhang took half of the car to deal with government affairs, or discussed the construction of Luoyang and Yuzhou with Fu Tinghan, Wei Jue, Zhao Cheng and others; Half of them are riding horses in front, looking at the scenery or checking the farming along the way.

On the way from Chen County to Luoyang, a large area of cultivated land is blank, the population is sparse, and it takes a long time to see the people, scattered in the fields.

Zhao Hanzhang reined in his horse and rode on the horse to watch from afar.

Fu Tinghan was a step behind her, also reined in his horse, raised his eyes, and said: "The location of the land they chose is very ordinary, you look at that one, there is a ditch connecting the river, and there is a ditch on the side, generally speaking, such a field is not very bad, but it is overgrown with weeds and no one cultivates." ”

Zhao Hanzhang dismounted, threw the horse to Tinghe, and took Fu Tinghan to check.

Walking to the ground, she pulled away the weeds, the bottom was a gray field, she grabbed the grass and pulled it out, it was easy to pull it out, the soil was soft, she shook it, the gray soil fell down, Zhao Hanzhang couldn't help but praise, "Good land!" ”

Zhao Hu, who rarely rode a horse to relax, stood on the side of the road and watched for a while, and also helped Changsui's subordinates to watch the excitement.

He saw the grass in Zhao Hanzhang's hand at a glance, lowered his head again, and when he saw the soil, his eyes immediately lit up, and he said to Zhao Hanzhang: "This land is good, I bought it!" ”

Zhao Hanzhang threw away the grass and asked, "Does the Seventh Uncle Ancestor have someone who can farm?" ”

Zhao Hu looked left and right, and pointed to the man who was wielding a hoe in the distance: "Isn't that a person, I bought him and asked him to farm for me, will he refuse?" ”

Zhao Hanzhang snorted lightly, picked up his horsewhip and walked towards the peasants.

Zhao Hu also immediately followed, and while walking, he took the time to look at the ground under his feet, and commented from time to time, "This land is a little worse, but it is also close to the canal, it can be regarded as Zhongtian, this piece is good, use it to grow wheat, and the harvest must be good...... It's a little bit farther away from the water, but you can use it to grow beans, first to plant one crop of rice, and then the next year to grow corn......"

When he got close to the farmer who was farming, Zhao Hu had already made up his mind, "You can sell me all this piece, by the way, is this your territory?" ”

Zhao Hanzhang only glanced at him.

Zhao Hu understood, and happily followed behind her, "You sell me, I can buy this piece." ”

There are rivers and ditches, and although there is a lot of silt and weeds in the ditches, they can be used with a little cleaning.

The water network is covered, as long as there is no huge natural disaster, this piece of small drought and flood can also be guaranteed.

What a place!

The more he thought about it, the more Zhao Hu wanted to buy it.

Zhao Hanzhang didn't reply to him, and found the farmer who was farming.

When the man saw so many people coming towards him, he couldn't help but clench his hoe, and the peasants who were plowing not far away saw it, and they all ran over with their hoes on their shoulders, and their chests were held up, but they looked timid, and their eyes glared at them in horror.

Zhao Hanzhang didn't understand how they made such a bluff, she stopped, raised her hand and saluted: "A few big brothers, we are a little thirsty when we pass by here, I don't know if you can bring water?" ”

The peasants did not relax, and pointed directly to the river in the distance: "There is water there, go there to fight, you have just crossed the ditch, there should be water in there." ”

Zhao Hanzhang: "...... That's raw water. ”

The peasants couldn't help but say, "We also brought raw water, and it was not cold at this time, so why waste firewood to boil water?" ”

"But the raw water is not clean, and it is easy to get sick when you drink it," Zhao Hanzhang frowned slightly, "Do you always drink raw water?" I remember that the county government should have advertised that cooked water should be consumed. ”

The peasants relaxed a little, and someone said "hi" and said: "As soon as the county government said that, we listened to it, why did you take it seriously?" ”

Zhao Hanzhang: ...... She didn't take the decree she issued seriously, who else took it seriously?

Fu Tinghan couldn't help but bow his head and smile, restrained his smile after Zhao Hanzhang glared at him, raised his head and said, "Is the raw water you use also river water?" ”

"Yes, we all eat from the river."

Zhao Hanzhang spoke again, "Don't you have a well?" ”

"Hey, aren't the river and the well all water?" He said: "It's good to have water to drink, the drought in the first two years was even muddy water, and now the river water is so clear, what is there to dislike?" ”

Zhao Hanzhang was silent, and said after a while: "Now the wild is full of firewood bellflowers, if there are dolls at home, let them burn the fire and boil the water, it doesn't take much effort." There are algae in the raw water, and there are many insect pests, so drinking it like this is easy to cause abdominal pain, and if there is an internal problem, the body will be susceptible to external feelings, and diseases such as wind and cold are also easy to get. ”

The peasants were stunned for a moment, and when they saw her so serious advice, they also became serious, "Girl, it's not that we don't want to, but the children also have something to do. ”

He said: "If it's going to be cold today, we haven't even prepared much firewood for the winter, so how dare we spend firewood to boil water?" When it gets colder, we won't drink raw water. ”

The other two farmers were more direct, "We don't have any children at home. ”

Zhao Hanzhang asked: "How many people are in your family?" ”

The peasants were wary and refused to give out their information easily.

Zhao Hu on the side interjected: "Are there many young and strong people in the family, how many people can farm?" The teeth are okay, but how is the foot strength? If I buy you, what else do you want besides rations? ”

Zhao Hanzhang turned his head and glared at him, but what she didn't expect was that several farmers were instantly excited, but they quickly looked at Zhao Hu worriedly, and asked thoughtfully, "Is the master going to buy people?" But I don't know what to do? ”

Zhao Hu said angrily: "What else can you do besides farming?" ”

"No, no, we're just going to farm." After pondering for a while, the peasants said: "But I don't know how much the annual ration is, whether it is given on a monthly or quarterly basis, directly from the ground or from the house?" ”

actually seriously discussed the buying and selling of people in front of her.

Zhao Hanzhang simply stood by and listened.

Zhao Hu is not wronged, he has two ways to buy people, one is the living deed, just buy it for a few years, this kind of he is willing to call it a long work.

He doesn't give the buyout value, the money and food are given on a monthly basis, and every month he has to look at the labor efficiency of the other party, and if it is suitable, he will continue, if it is not suitable, he will either fire the other party, or throw people to dig the river mud, dare to try disobediently.

The second is the death contract, which directly buys the person's life, under normal circumstances, this kind of trade is still with close relatives outside, and the money and food for the sale are given to the close relatives.

Since it is a death contract, there is naturally no such thing as wages, give a certain amount of food every month, just starve to death, and the rest, rely on yourself to do something else in your spare time, maybe you can make life a little better.

Zhao Hanzhang felt that he was harsh when he reported the conditions, but the peasants thought about it very seriously and asked again and again: "Can the old man really give a bucket of grain every month?" ”

Zhao Hanzhang thought, what is a bucket of food enough to eat?

Zhao Hu nodded arrogantly.

Several peasants were excited, and then hid aside to discuss.

Zhao Hanzhang's ears were pointed, and while listening to their discussion, he asked Zhao Hu, "Is this treatment very good?" ”

Zhao Hu said: "Generally speaking, although I didn't treat them very favorably, I didn't treat them badly." ”

Zhao Hanzhang frowned, "One bucket of grain in a month, half full is not enough." ”

Zhao Hu glanced at her strangely, frowned, and said, "How many people in this world can be half-full now?" There is a lot of food in a bucket in January, and it is very good to make some vegetable balls with vegetables and not starve to death. ”

He said: "How many people are starving to death every day outside now? ”

Zhao Hanzhang looked at him, "Seventh Uncle Ancestor actually knows. ”

Zhao Hu laughed and said: "I'm not one of those scholars who don't know the world, my caravan travels all over the world, how can I not know?" ”

Zhao Hanzhang suddenly became very sad, and stiffly pulled the corners of his mouth and said: "Scholars who know the world have no intention of saving the country, but those who have the heart of saving the country do not know the world, and they are unwilling to put down their bodies to know that this world is really sad." ”

Zhao Hu was stunned for a moment and said, "You don't have to tell me this, you should talk to Wang Yan." ”

After speaking, Zhao Hu reacted, "Oh, Wang Yan is dead, and now it is you and Gou Xi who are in charge." ”

Zhao Hanzhang's face darkened, "Can you change the word?" ”

"Okay, you are a good official, Yuzhou is blessed to have you, but the hateful one is Gou Xi."

Zhao Hanzhang didn't feel happy at all when he heard this compliment, and the farmers also finished discussing, even if they made a decision, everyone still had hesitation and embarrassment on their faces, obviously, they didn't know if their decision was correct.

Zhao Hanzhang, who knew their respective decisions because of his hearing was too strong, didn't wait for them to speak, and asked directly: "Can't you live by farming?" ”

The one who opened his mouth was the farmer who decided to refuse Zhao Hu and continue to be a good citizen, and sighed: "Now I have five buckets of wheat at home, beans and half stones, mixed with vegetable balls, and I should be able to live until March and April next year, but I don't know what the situation will be next year." ”

"Selling yourself may be a way out."

Another farmer who decided to sell himself on the side said: "But you also need to be good at the master, otherwise you will be driven day and night, and I am afraid that you will not even survive this winter." ”

The death deed, life and death are determined by the master.

Both of them looked at Zhao Hu worriedly and worriedly.

Zhao Hanzhang sighed, obviously, he was terrified in his heart, and he didn't know if he was right to sell himself; Those who decided to be good citizens also hesitated, not knowing whether their insistence was correct, so they all expressed doubts about their choice.

She raised her hand to stop what Zhao Hu was about to say, cut straight to the point, pointed to the fertile fields on the edge of the ditch and asked, "Those fields are also ownerless barren fields, why don't you cultivate those, but choose this side of the land?" ”

(End of chapter)