Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 822 The Landlord's House Has No Food Surplus
After five days of exhaustion, Li Shan was finally able to be clean and clean. He got up early in the morning and went out for a run as usual, came back to take a shower, changed his clothes, and then had breakfast with Mrs. Zhu.

Looking at the soy milk and tofu nao on the table, Li Shan chose millet porridge. In his previous life, his family opened a tofu shop, so he was really tired of eating soy milk and tofu nao.

A pretty maidservant brought a bowl of millet porridge, but Xiaoman snatched it away, and glared at the person in front of her, making Li Shan amused.

The current Li family is no longer what it was in previous years. There are more than 30 servants in the front and back yards plus a few stewards. There are five people who manage the horses alone, and there are six servants and maids who serve the Zhu family.

However, Li Shan himself is not used to being served by his side, and there are only Zhou and Xiaoman in daily life... The former is good, but the latter has not yet used real swords and guns. Li Shan, the blond Xiao Zhao was brought back to Zhuangzi and sent directly to the kitchen.

While drinking porridge, Zhu Wei came in, Li Shan greeted with a smile, "Uncle Qi came so early, is it too early?"

"It's been used." Zhu Wei looked at Zhu Shi with a wry smile, and said, "If Da Lang brings hundreds or even thousands of people every time he comes back, Zhuangzi probably won't be able to tolerate it."

Mrs. Zhu was also very speechless after hearing this. The first time for his son was to collect refugees from Hedong and Guanzhong many years ago. Although most of them returned to their hometowns, there were also hundreds of people left behind. The second time was brought from Shandong. Two groups of Ling Jing, Su Dingfang, and Qi Lao were recruited, a total of 500 people.

The third time was the family members of the guards who moved with Li Shan from Daizhou and Shuozhou last year. This time there were not many, only two to 300 people, but this time it was a bit exaggerated, there were nearly a thousand people, old and young, men and women.

It can be said that in the past few years, Zhuangzi has been expanding and building houses. It has never stopped, but it has never been enough.

"Let's hire more people. The autumn harvest is now, and the price of grain is not high. It's better not to pay with grain. As for the lack of money..." Li Shan scratched his chin, "I really have no choice but to borrow..."

To the west of Sun Moon Lake is a dense forest, to the north is Dongshan Mountain, and to the south is a river dug by Su Dingfang's command. We can only build a new house in the east of the village, but Zhuangzi is not far from the main road, so the space is not too big.

Although the Li family's warehouse is full now, even the backyard has piled up a lot, and it would not be able to fit in two new warehouses, but there is really not much money.

What's more, Su Dingfang Jinjue Duke, Wang Junhao Jinjue County Duke, and Zhang Zhongjian, Qu Silang, and Hou Hongtao were all knighted, so it was necessary to leave room to build a mansion.

Or just ask Li Yuan for it?

Moreover, Li Shan is going to get married next year, and Li's house has to be expanded, otherwise Cui Shiniang's dowry servants will have nowhere to live... That would be a joke.

Li Shan couldn't help slandering, this time Li Yuan made it clear that there is really nothing to seal, if you can't seal it, then you can be rewarded, don't you know how much I love Aduwu!
Borrow money from those aristocratic families?

"You are worthless." Li Shan scolded with a smile, "You are also a county magistrate now, let the county magistrate lead a lonely horse?"

"Entering the Beiya Forbidden Army is under Brother Dingfang's command. No one dares to make things difficult. It is unlikely that the left and right Qianniuwei and the left and right guards will be generals. Sanlang may be able to serve as Zhonglang General, and the rest of them can also serve as military officials and join the army. , Changshi or various divisions to join the army."

Besides, Hou Chen's group can be regarded as the former part of Princess Pingyang.

Listening to Zhu Wei's nagging, Li Shan also let out a long sigh, the landlord's house has no food left!

But those are not the top priority. At present, we still have to solve the accommodation of thousands of people waiting for the morning. Zhu Wei's hair has turned gray a lot. In fact, he started to build a new house two months ago, but on the one hand, there is not enough manpower. It was the time when the autumn harvest began, and no one could be hired.

After the group of Hou Chen and He Fang arrived in Chang'an with Li Shan, most of them had to stay at Dongshan Temple...there were no vacant houses, not even much land.

Li Shan was thinking wildly, Zhang Zhongjian came to report outside the door, Hou Chen, Hou Hongtao, He Fang asked to see him.

A share is paid from Zhuang Zigong's account, but after all, it is the personal guard of the Li family, and Li Shan also has to pay a share... It's not that it must be given, but the problem is that it has been given in the previous few battles, so why not give it this time?
Doesn't that chill the guard's heart?
The Li family has also saved a lot of money over the years. In addition to the dividends from Zhuangzi's business, there are also dividends from Xiashi, but now there is no dividends from Xiashi. Ku has been buying grain.

"Willing to work for your lord." Zhang Zhongjian prostrated himself to the ground with a firm face. He was ambitious, otherwise he would not have been so excited when he found out that Weiyang county magistrate had been granted the title.

Several people were silent for a while, Qu Silang asked: "Lang Jun, where is Brother Junhao?"

After all, Guannei Road and Jingzhao have been in a state of food shortage for the past few years. Food is the real hard currency, which is better than money, cloth, and silk. Most of the people hired from the countryside were paid with food.

"Sit down, Sanlang also sit down and talk, and call Qu Silang." Li Shan cut to the chase and said straight to the point: "After the First World War on Tiantai Mountain, some personal guards were added to the left and right Qianniu guards temporarily, and most of them would leave after returning to Beijing. , Sanlang, Houjia Dalang, and Qu Silang all have titles, and He Fang also has meritorious service this time, so all of them can make up for it."

Uh, it wasn't intentional, Li Shan really forgot.

Qu Silang chuckled and remained silent, apparently having made up his mind, in fact he and Zhang Zhongjian still insisted on guarding Li's house after returning to Beijing, working tirelessly day and night.

This is also a way. Although it is not pretending to be crazy, it is also self-defiled.

"Jun Hao entered the county this time, but he decided not to join the army." Li Shan shook his head and said: "But you are different, it is better to be an official if you can."

But Li Daoxuan's side... Li Shan was a little hesitant. After the pacification of Shandong, Li Yuan gave Li Daoxuan three thousand gold, and Li Shan snatched half of it, and he still hasn't returned it.

Mrs. Zhu thought for a while, "Now that the autumn harvest is over, there are enough people to make bricks and build houses at the same time. It's just that it's almost September, and it will be very cold at the end of October. I'm afraid there is not enough time."

This time it must be paid back. Anyway, Hou Chen still has an exclusive business of soap bars. Although it is also a long-term business, the consumption is much larger than that of Gewurztraminer and Red Brick.

"Borrow from whom?"

In the middle of the conversation, Zhu Wei suddenly stopped talking. He also knew that without the four hundred young men from Hou Hongtao's group, the war might not have gone so smoothly... But there are thousands of people. Originally, there were only two thousand people in Zhuangzi , almost half more at once.

Li Shan immediately vetoed it. It would be too wasteful to exchange some money for this kind of favor, and his reputation is not very good. After much deliberation, Li Shan decided to ask Princess Pingyang and Huaiyang King Li Daoxuan tomorrow.

Not to mention Princess Pingyang, she has a close relationship, and because she is Li Yuan's favorite child, Princess Pingyang has a lot of money in her hands these years.

Zhu Wei couldn't help complaining: "Da Lang is benevolence and righteousness..."

On the other hand, there is not enough money in the public account. Although Li Shan has made several properties, they are all in a steady stream. Moreover, in this war, the personal guards have also been damaged.

Qu Silang said carelessly: "Your Majesty, the villain was born in a reckless way. Fortunately, Mr. Lang is simple, and I only want to lead the horse and fall on the pedal for Mr. Lang."

Hou Hongtao and He Fang looked at each other, then stood up and fell to the ground, "I would like to listen to your order."

Obviously, both of the latter two understood Zhang Zhongjian's implication, even if he became an official, he would still respect the King of Handan as his master.

Li Shan smiled and rolled them up one by one by himself. While comforting him, he thought in his heart that these people had made meritorious service in Tiantai Mountain and were even conferred titles. Guaranteed, it is also very likely to become a second hand.

This has always been Li Shan's habit, no matter what, he has to leave behind.

(End of this chapter)