Early in the morning, the cottage is lively.

At the beginning of Zhang Guangdao's detour, Chen Yuan and Xue Daoguang were meditating on alchemy.

Near them, there were also a few scholars sitting, holding a scroll in their hands and reading carefully in the morning.

There was a faint sound of guns and sticks, and Zhang Guangdao, Bai Sheng, Deng Chun, Deng Xia, Shi Biao and others were all practicing martial arts on the other side of the cottage.

"Doo!"

An arrow is shot and hits the target, but it is a little far from the bull's-eye.

Zhu Ming practiced the 15-meter target some time ago, and recently changed to the 30-meter target. The distance is only doubled, but the difficulty has increased several times, and the influence of the near is negligible, and the distance becomes impossible to ignore.

Moreover, Zhang Guangdao, the archery teacher, is actually not very reliable.

Because he has only used a homemade earthen bow, but Zhu Ming has a standard bow and arrow in his hand, and many details still need to be explored slowly.

Holding his breath, Zhu Ming drew his bow again and aimed.

The bow was like a full moon, and with a whoosh, the arrow flew out and was driven into the target, closer to the bull's-eye.

Repeatedly pulling the bow and shooting arrows repeatedly, until his shoulders were a little sore, Zhu Ming took off the bowstring and left.

Zhang Guangdao led two horses over, the mare has a big belly, and it will be born in another month or two. His sister-in-law is also pregnant, and it is really hard to serve two expectants by herself.

The cornucopia ran Huanhuan, circling around Zhu Ming, and rubbing his head around.

Zhu Ming turned over and began to practice riding.

The full set of harness was replaced with regular goods, the horse's ID card was also available, and the state and county officials issued documents successively to prove that the horse was seized from the thieves.

There is only a horseshoe, which is still not built, and with the amount of exercise in the cornucopia, there is no need for that thing for the time being.

However, Zhu Ming has learned to repair the horse's hooves, basically repairing them once a month, and only scraping off those irregularities in wear.

Ju Ming rode a cornucopia all over the field, and the pregnant mare could only walk slowly.

"Brother Zhu!"

When Zhu Ming slowed down his horse, Bai Sheng picked up the iron shovel.

There were a few bamboo poles inserted on the sidelines, Zhu Ming galloped on a horse with an iron shovel, leaned out and swung out, and a bamboo pole was broken by the waist.

Practicing and practicing, Xue Daoguang also came.

This Taoist priest meditated for a while, and then came to move his muscles and bones, similar to the Five Fowl Opera, Baduan Jin and other things.

Xue Daoguang didn't know what the specific name was, but said that it was handed down by the ancestor Ziyang Zhenren.

Sometimes, Xue Daoguang will show his hand. He stood still, his internal organs gurgling and screaming, like thunder when he screamed.

His set of Inner Dan cultivation methods, the theoretical foundation has not yet been perfected. You have to wait until the disciple Sun Bai Yuchan, referring to "Zhou Yi" and Confucian theory, to build a cultivation system for the essence and spirit, that is, refining and refining the qi, refining the qi and transforming the god, and refining the god and returning the void.

They belong to the dual cultivation of life, pay attention to the ascension of the body, and do not engage in any autopsy to ascend to immortals.

"It's time to eat!"

Mrs. Yan brought her grandson over and shouted, she had adapted to life here, and she was lively all day long.

The retinue of the scholars came out with a few tables and placed them under the big trees of the cottage. After breakfast, wipe the table clean, and sit around the table to listen to the scriptures and write articles.

Breakfast was millet porridge, wheat cakes, eggs and vegetables.

Scholars sit at one table, martial arts practitioners sit at one table, female dependents and children sit at one table, and the entourage sits at another table, each chatting about topics of interest while eating.

"Da Lang, in half a month, I will leave for Xingyuan Mansion." Li Hanzhang said peeling eggs.

Zhu Ming said: "Let's go together, it's almost time for the exam." ”

Everyone is taking the exam in Yangzhou, but Li Hanzhang is going to Xingyuan Mansion. Everyone took the state exam, Li Hanzhang took the cao exam, and the children of the official eunuchs were treated differently.

Zheng Fatzi said: "Da Lang and San Lang, you can stay at my house during the exam, and it is inconvenient for the academy to go up and down the mountain." ”

"So, it's bothering." Bai Chongyan arched his hand.

Wang Chang said: "It's okay to live in our Wang family." ”

"Yes, the Wang family's mansion is wider, and the guest courtyard is also larger, so it is more comfortable to live in." Wang Wei said.

Zheng Hong said: "My home is closer to the science field! ”

Wang Chang smiled and said, "What is nearly two or three hundred steps?" ”

The Zheng and Wang families rushed to invite Zhu Ming to stay, and they quarreled as they talked.

Before the meal was finished, Tian San ran up the mountain: "Sir, a tea merchant from Xingyuan Mansion has come to visit and said that he wants to order roasted tea from our village." ”

Zheng Hong immediately shut up and pricked up his ears to listen.

Zhu Guoxiang sped up and stuffed the rice into his stomach, Shen Yourong got up to send him, but Zhu Guoxiang held him down and said: "You have been vomiting for the past two days, I just went down the mountain and invited Xiao Zhao Langzhong to come up and check the pulse." Don't move around and don't get tired. ”

Zhu Ming heard it clearly and turned his head to look.

This stepmother won't get pregnant, right?

Whether pregnant or not, it shows that Dean Zhu has not lost his fertility after crossing over.

Zhu Ming is very happy, he is also a traverser, and his father is equivalent to experimenting with himself.

In the middle of the morning, Zhu Guoxiang returned to the mountain, the tea merchants of Xingyuan Mansion had been sent away, and Zhao Langzhong was also invited to check Shen Yourong's pulse.

"How?" Zhu Ming asked.

Zhu Guoxiang said: "I'm worried that the Zheng family eats alone, and the tea merchants in Xingyuan Mansion will definitely be dissatisfied, and most of them will have to raise taxes on roasted tea." After all, our roasted tea has always been taxed as loose tea, which is very unreasonable. It's just that it doesn't matter if the tax is raised, I'm afraid that I have to go through the tea and horse division. ”

"That's a big problem." Zhu Ming nodded.

If the roasted tea must go to the tea and horse division, the 20% tea tax is still a trivial matter, and the annulment of the contract with the Zheng family is a big deal!

Tea and horse divisions do not allow tea plantations and tea merchants to trade directly, and must comply with the arrangements of official intermediaries.

When the time comes, the roasted tea from Daming Village will be transported to the Rongchang and forcibly sold to a certain tea merchant. The government, intermediaries, and tea merchants can also work together to reduce prices, force buying and selling, and the first-class tea will be set as third-class tea for you, and you can make the roasted tea in Daming Village lose money in minutes.

Zhu Ming called Zheng Fatzi over, and after explaining the situation, asked, "Your family should have been prepared, right?" ”

Zheng Hong nodded and said: "Delay the time first, my family also has some connections in the Tea and Horse Division, at least I can drag it over next year." After next year, if I negotiate with the tea merchants in Xingyuan Mansion, I will have to give them some profits. If my family can also make fried tea next year, it will be even better, and sell my family's fried tea to them. ”

"That's good." Zhu Ming was relieved.

In this case, it is not only Daming Village that suffers, but also the Zheng family, who has invested a lot in the early stage, and he believes that the Zheng family has a way to settle it.

The father and son discussed, and Xiao Zhao Langzhong came over with a smile: "Congratulations to Xianggong Zhu, Mrs. is happy!" ”

Zhu Guoxiang was overjoyed, got up and left, no longer talking nonsense with his son.

"Alas, if you have a little cub, you don't want an older son." Zhu Ming sighed with emotion and also ran to join in the excitement to congratulate.

Shen Yourong sat in the hall, subconsciously protecting his lower abdomen with his hands, and his face was full of motherly smiles.

The ladies of all the families came to read it and brought some gifts, and Mrs. Yan was busy boiling water to make tea for guests.

Zhu Ming was in no shape, squatted down and hooked his shoulders with Bai Qi: "Alas, Brother Qi, we will be difficult brothers in the future." Dad doesn't hurt, mother doesn't love it, little cabbage, Ye Erhuang, two or three years old......"

"Shut up!"

Zhu Guoxiang hurriedly scolded his son and did not allow his son to sing the next sentence.

"Hahahaha," Zhu Ming laughed for a while, hugged Bai Qi and said, "Let's go, big brother will teach you to read." ”

Xue Daoguang also ran over when he heard the news, and said to Zhu Guoxiang: "There is a set of breathing methods here in the poor road, which can nourish the body and is also good for pregnant women." ”

"You don't have to meditate, do you?" Zhu Guoxiang was skeptical.

Xue Daoguang said: "You can sit, lie down and stand, just adjust your breathing, and Mr. Zhu can also practice." ”

Zhu Guoxiang said: "Then please teach me first, and I will experience it first and then pass it on to Humble Jing." ”

Xue Daoguang couldn't cry or laugh: "It's just a breathing method, it's used to maintain health, it's really harmless, Mr. Zhu doesn't believe it, you don't have to practice." ”

"Let's try it first." Zhu Guoxiang said.

Half a month passed in a blink of an eye, Zhu Ming and the scholars went down the mountain and went to the state capital in advance to wait for the exam.

Zhu Guoxiang also went down the mountain, he was going to the county government to revise the household post, increase the number of customers under his name, and deal with the new Zhang Zhushu by the way.

Chen Yuan and Xue Daoguang stayed on the mountain and continued to cultivate the physical Dao method.

Several children were also taught by them, Chen Yuan taught them Chinese and mathematics, and Xue Daoguang taught them to practice gymnastics.

Mrs. Yan watched Mingru "lecture" to her grandson, and smiled from ear to ear, she never dreamed of such a good thing.

Every day, when she had a little free time, Mrs. Yan sat next to her and watched, although Chen Yuan was only teaching Mengxue, she just felt that this gentleman spoke well.

Everyone parted at the confluence of the rivers, Zhu Ming crossed the Golden Gorge to Yangzhou, and Zhu Guoxiang went straight to the county government to the west.

"County honor, we have been wronged!"

The archers knelt in the hall of the county government and cried at the magistrate.

Zhang Su sneered: "Wronged? The evidence is conclusive, and you dare to shout injustice! You and others bullied men and women in the county town, harassed the people, and sent officials in the countryside indiscriminately, forcing many good people to flee their homes. I have secretly investigated every case! ”

"Country things, yes...... It was instructed by Hu Tisi! Li Maotian couldn't help but confess the mastermind.

"Huh?"

Xiang Zhixian thought that these archers were his cronies, and when he heard them mixing with the officials, he was immediately disgusted like eating flies.

Xiang Zhixian said angrily: "Come on, beat this fight with twenty sticks first!" ”

Originally, Xiang Zhixian wanted to protect it, but now it doesn't need to be guaranteed, the head of the capital Li Maotian and the deputy head Zhang Fu all copied their homes and distributed them, and the rest of the archers were fined and dismissed on the spot.

After dealing with the archers, Zhang Su said: "Xiangzhi County, I also recruited 22 archers, all of whom were soldiers who had been successfully trained by Na Zhu. They know how to fight in formation, and they are loyal and honest. ”

Xiang Zhixian didn't dare to offend this master, so he directly lay down and said: "Your Excellency is also the county lieutenant, and the archer belongs to the county lieutenant, you can deal with it yourself." ”

"Yes!"

Zhang Su smiled and arched his hand, he finally pulled out his power.

"The main book, Zhu Xianggong is visiting."

"Which Zhu Xianggong?"

"He is the father of the Eight Elements Scholar."

"Hurry up, please."

Zhu Guoxiang reported his name when he met, and then went straight to the topic: "The main book is in person, and the next is to offer good seeds and agricultural books." ”

"But what about the corn sweet potato? I've heard it. Zhang Su asked.

"Exactly, these two grains can yield several stones per mu," Zhu Guoxiang took out the agricultural book again, "Please correct the master book." ”

The manuscripts of agricultural books taken out today are richer than those handed over to Lu Tixue, and they also involve the planting and management of wheat, sorghum and other things, and many maps of agricultural tools have been added.

Zhang Su was overjoyed, and did not ask about the situation in Daming Village, but only discussed agriculture and water conservancy with Zhu Guoxiang.

Flicker, flicker!

In the afternoon of the same day, Zhang Su personally sent Zhu Guoxiang out of the county office, bowed and said: "Mr. is really a great sage who was not born, and I can't wait to ask for advice every morning and evening." The water conservancy in the suburbs of this county has been in disrepair for a long time, and I plan to dredge the canal next year, and then extend the irrigation canal, and ask my husband to help plan it. Also, next year, I will promote the planting of corn and sweet potatoes, and please give me advice. ”

"It's an honor." Zhu Guoxiang bowed his hand and took his leave.

Zhang Su watched Dean Zhu go away, and said to himself: "His father is so virtuous, Zhu Chenggong must also have both ability and political integrity." ”

Xiang Zhixian was drinking in the backyard of the county government, and he didn't want to care about anything.

He can't afford to provoke the main book, he can't fight the officials, he drinks and has fun every day, and just waits for next year or the year after him to be transferred elsewhere.

(End of chapter)