A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 587 Disciple’s old friend is at a critical point

Pingkang Square.

Forresta Restaurant opened a new branch, and Huaiyu took the time to go there to support it and even called some friends in Chang'an.

The proprietress, Foresta, was smiling brightly today and was very busy, but she still personally led Huaiyu to the upstairs box, "When will you return to Youzhou?"

"Why, you expect me to leave just after we met?"

"I want Alang to take you with me when he returns to Youzhou."

"Going to Youzhou to open a branch?"

"I want to follow Alang."

Huaiyu patted the alluring proprietress and said, "Go ahead and get busy."

Huaiyu invited Jilaiheng, Li Yifu Shangguanyi, Zhang Chengde, Liu Xu and others to have a drink today and support the opening of the new store.

Old friend Cheng Chumo is still paying filial piety and has built a cottage in front of his mother's grave to guard it. An Yuanshou even returned to Liangzhou early to keep filial piety for his mother.

Niu Jianwu is in Shuofang, Wu Junya is in Youzhou, Zhao Xin is in Yanzhou, Hou San is in Longyou, and Chen Xing is in Xiazhou...
"I have wanted to visit you for a long time, but I was afraid of being disturbed. I planned to visit you in a few days," Goudan Liu Xu said with a smile. Huaiyu looked at this former subordinate of the Economic Bureau. When they first met, he was only a nine-year-old. He was poor at writing, and borrowed money from all his colleagues, causing famine everywhere. He had one meal but no one, and he looked sad at a young age.

But now he has put on a green robe. Even though it is light green, he is at least a seventh-rank official.

The whole person is in good spirits.

"Now I am the chief registrar of the Yushitai," Liu Xu told Huaiyu that he had just been promoted. After entering the Yushitai, he was taken care of by Ma Zhou, the bookkeeper and censor, and he was doing well there.

The chief registrar of the Yushitai is from the seventh rank. Although his rank does not seem to be high, his authority is not small. He is in charge of the seal of the Yushitai and when things happen, and he can check the records of the provincial offices and check for mistakes. This is equivalent to being the chief of the Yushitai. The office director of the case was even involved in the sentencing process during the trial by the three courts.

It's an important position.

"Is there no famine in the house now?" Huaiyu asked with a smile.

Liu Xu was born in the second branch of Jinshi, but he grew up in a poor family. His father was bitten to death by a snake three days after he was born, and his mother also died of illness when he was three years old. Niu, because he was smarter, was chosen to be a bookboy for the landlord's boy. The landlord's boy didn't learn anything, but he was favored by the teacher and accepted as a student. Later, he became a Jinshi in the township tribute examination.

But because of his background and the turmoil in the early Tang Dynasty, the villagers and friends in his hometown who had helped him often came to this high-ranking official for help. Liu Xuguan had a small salary, but he still found ways to help. , the result is that he owes a lot of debt.

Fortunately, he met Wu Huaiyu, which completely changed his predicament.The Bureau of Economic Affairs collected books, money and silk for Chongxian Hall, copied the books and stored them, set up a paper and ink pen workshop, and edited and printed newspapers. Liu Xu's income also increased, and later he followed Huaiyu to Shuofang. The administration of Pingliang Division in Lingzhou also benefited from military success.

Not to mention getting promoted, he even purchased some properties there.

"Everyone's life is getting better now," Liu Xu said. In the past two years, he has successively bought [-] acres of land in his hometown. Xuewu Huaiyu built it as a village for the clan, and the land rent and other income from the village are used as a village fund. According to Yixue, the expense of a family grave, and the orphans, widows and disabled members of the family can also help.

Now the life of the people in my hometown is better than a few years ago. With this righteous village, the villagers don't have to come to Liu Xu when something happens.

Liu Xu is now back in Beijing as the chief registrar of Yushitai, and his salary has also been increased. He has also purchased some land in Shuofang and Guanzhong. In addition, through his relationship with the former Economic Affairs Bureau and with Huaiyu, he is now The family also has some small businesses, such as book copying, bookbinding, etc., and also bought several shops during the renovation of Chang'anfang City.

In general, Liu Xu is now glamorous, his official career is smooth, and his life is relatively comfortable. Although his wife is from a palace background, she is also better at taking care of the housework. He now has two concubines and five or six children. Very satisfied with the day.

"It's great that you can repay the kindness of fellow villagers with a spring of water. The [-]-acre charity village also helped to build a charity school in the village, which is amazing."

"Compared with Xianggong, it's not worth mentioning. I learned from Xianggong, and I am here today because of Xianggong's support. Otherwise, I might have starved to death in Chang'an." Liu Xu sighed. .

He was telling the truth. Without Wu Huaiyu's support, just with his meager salary, the debts he borrowed would never be repaid.

Lai Ji, a sixth-grade minister who sacrificed his life, smiled and said, "Wu Clan Yizhuang, now has the nobles and nobles trying to imitate it."

The Yi Zhuang was not the first one established by the Wu family, but the Wu family's Yi Zhuang was indeed quite good. In addition to the fact that the Wu family was more united and donated the charity fields if they could, the Wu family had a very good set of rules and regulations for the management of the Yi Zhuang. There is a special Yizhuang Board of Directors, with a number of impartial and virtuous people selected from the clan to be responsible for supervision. In addition, there are special stewards responsible for operation.

An operator and a supervisor all act according to the rules, and even the clan leader is not allowed to violate them.

Now the Wu family charity village in Bingzhou is famous. First, the warriors Yunwu Huaiyu and others donated many farms and houses, totaling [-] acres. They also have thousands of acres of land in Chang'an and Taiyuan. In addition, they also built charity schools and warehouses.
Every household in the clan will receive a food subsidy from birth to five years old, three bushels of rice per month and one piece of cloth per year. From five to ten years old, the amount is reduced by half. After 60 years old, there is another subsidy.

In addition, there will also be subsidies for funerals and marriages.

Not to mention the orphans, widows and disabled people,
As for the voluntary studies, all the children of the clan can attend school for free, and there are even rewards for those who do well in their studies. If they go to participate in the imperial examination, they will be given travel expenses. The clan studies teachers are also given priority in selecting knowledgeable people.
If a student can pass the Ming Jing Jinshi examination, not only will the student be rewarded, but the teacher will also be rewarded.There are also family tombs, which not only buy mountain land, but also hire people to manage it.

There is also a charity warehouse in Yizhuang. This charity grain is not only collected from the rent of the charity field, but also donated by the tribe. In addition to distributing subsidies to the tribesmen according to the rules, the grain in the charity warehouse will also be used to lend part to the tribesmen. In addition to the subsidies, the loan interest It's very low. If you have excess, you can lend some to outsiders, and the interest will be slightly higher. This will also be conducive to the growth and development of the charity warehouse.

The Wu family has [-] acres of free land, a large amount of grain reserves in the free warehouse, and even several free schools. The Wu family free school in the south of Chang'an City even invited many teachers from the Imperial College to come and give lectures frequently.In addition to the righteous village, the Wu family also has a small village, which is the righteous village of each house.

Huaiyu's family has its own small village. It was founded by Huaiyu's father and son brothers who donated land. A total of [-] acres of land were donated as charity fields in Sanyuan and Lantian. A charity school was built in Longqiao, Sanyuan, and a charity warehouse was built.

Xiaozhuang has a more complete management system and management organization than Dazhuang, with various positions such as village manager, chief minister, supervisor, accountant, bookkeeper, and experienced teacher.
There is also a board of directors responsible for supervision.
Even if Samurai Ke is the owner of this house, he does not hold a position in the village and has no right to intervene in the management of the village. This is actually the same as the business aspect of the Wu family. There is a dedicated management team and all are handed over to the stewards. , shopkeepers run it, and the Wu family even has a special supervision team.

If everything has rules and regulations to follow, the operation and development will be very orderly.

Nowadays, many nobles are also learning the business rules of the Wu Family Yizhuang.

The biggest advantage of this kind of charity village is not only that it can help and unite the tribe, but its biggest advantage is that the land donated to the charity village is no longer private property. Even if the family is committed and the family is exterminated, under normal circumstances, this kind of charity land will not It's moving, just like the graveyard in the past.

Pei Ji, the greatest hero of the Tang Dynasty, once had more than [-] yuan of wealth and more than [-] hectares of fertile land. However, after several rounds of attacks by the new emperor, his home was confiscated and exiled. Almost all his property was confiscated, and only a few graveyards and yizhuang were left. , it is said that Pei Ji's righteous land is only more than [-] acres.

If Pei Ji could have anticipated this outcome, he would probably be willing to donate [-] acres as a charity village.

The two brothers from the Lai family are now in sixth-grade official positions. One is Zhongshu Tongshi Shiren, and the other is Lilang. They seem to be just green-robed officials, but these two positions are very important positions with promising futures. With the help of Wu Huaiyu and Qin Qiong, and himself a Jinshi of Wude, his official career is very smooth.

The two brothers each took out [-] acres of land and built a [-]-acre charity village for Lai.

Private clan welfare organizations like Yizhuang can actually be regarded as family trust funds. The court is very encouraging of this. After all, helping the elderly and the weak, even if it is just helping people of the same clan, is also shouldering part of the court's responsibility. social responsibility,
If every family could take care of the orphans, widows, the old and the weak in this way, it would reduce a lot of the burden on the court.

Therefore, Yizhuang supports and encourages it. Although some people's proposal of tax exemption for Yizhuang land has not been passed, at least it is certain that Yizhuang land will not be confiscated due to crimes committed by the tribe.

Wu Huaiyu's small village has only [-] acres of righteous land. It doesn't look like much, but it is basically farmland in the capital. The rental income of these fields is very high. Besides, in addition to righteous land, Wu Huaiyu also provided some houses, The mill and oil mill were included in Yizhuang,

Now their small village only cares about their small clan, that is, the tribesmen of Warrior Ketong's grandfather. Warrior Yun and Warrior Leng are already the brothers of Warrior Ketong's great-grandfather. The branch clan members here in Xiaozhuang are not Many, Wu Huaiyu brothers are both officials. According to the regulations, they cannot receive money and food from the Yi Zhuang.

Nowadays, Xiaozhuang's charity fields and charity grains are increasing every year, but the expenditure is very small. The accumulated charity grains are also used to lend to the surrounding people like the local charity warehouses and Changping warehouses, but the interest rates are relatively lower. , it can not only expand the warehouse reserves for disaster preparedness, but also help the neighbors in the countryside win a good reputation, and at the same time renew the grain reserves.

Li Yifu worked hard to follow Li Mengchang and Li Baiyao, and finally entered the family tree of the Li family in Zhao County. Before he was included in the genealogy, the two fathers donated [-] acres of land to the charity village of Li Hanzhong in Zhao County. Although It's not a place in the capital, but a place in Hebei, but the two of them have lived a normal life before. This time, they worshiped Wu Huaiyu as their teacher, and married the daughter of a warrior. With the support of the Wu family, he could have a smooth career, and he could also do business. Follow the Wu family to run some industries,
The two men had gritted their teeth and donated these [-] acres of land, but it was worth it. After all, they were included in the Li family of Zhao County.

On the other hand, Li Yifu also works as a teacher at Wu Clan School. He goes to Wu Clan School for two days of classes every ten days and works very hard.

Li Yifu is currently the Prince's Minister, Secretary of the Economic Bureau, and a direct bachelor of Chongwen Hall. His real job is the Secretary of the Economic Bureau, a ninth-grade minister. The minister is an errand and not an official. The direct bachelor is in Chongwen. A part-time job in the library, those below the sixth rank are called direct bachelors.

Not high grade but highly used.

Zhang Chengde, the sixth-rank prince who used to sit in the East Palace, followed the right path to Shuofang. Now he also changed into a scarlet robe and became the fifth-rank Taichang Cheng, in charge of the daily affairs of Taichang Temple. .

Taichang Temple is the head of the Nine Qing Dynasties. It is the yamen in charge of rituals and music, and is in charge of eight departments and four hospitals. Among them, the Taiyue Department, the Propaganda Department and the Imperial Medical Department are all very important.

Wu Huaiyu raised his glass, "Everyone has a good career now, but it's rare to get together once. Come, cheers."

Several people raised their glasses together.

Whether it is the brothers from the Lai family, Zhang Chengde, Liu Xu, Li Yifu, or Shangguan Yi, these people are all deeply imprinted with Wu Huaiyu.

"cheers!"

Shangguan Yi, who works as a school secretary in the Secretariat Department, poured another glass of wine to pay homage to Wu Huaiyu, "When the teacher returns to Youzhou, can you take the students with you?"

"Isn't the secretary uncomfortable staying here?"

"The secretarial department is very good, but students also yearn to follow their teacher in the Northern Expedition and make contributions,"

Liu Xu also stood up, "I also want to follow my husband to the frontier fortress."

Zhang Chengde also said he wanted to go.

Li Yifu, on the other hand, did not say a word, obviously unwilling to leave the East Palace where he was having a good time.

"Liu Xu and Chengde have just been promoted to new positions, so you should stay in Chang'an and work hard to achieve results. Shangguan, if you really want to go to the frontier, I can take you with you, which can be regarded as adding some qualifications."

"Thank you, Teacher, for your support." Shangguan Yi said excitedly.

Li Yifu said, "The student is currently holding many positions in the East Palace and really can't leave. Otherwise, he really wants to follow the teacher to Youzhou to make meritorious deeds."

(End of this chapter)