Guide to Traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty.

Chapter 83 0078【Arrived to learn and drive】(re-seeking for the first order)
Zhu Guoxiang stayed in the cottage for one night, then went back to Shangbai Village.

Zhang Guangdao brought a woman to visit: "Brother Zhu, this is brother Yao's wife."

The woman is very young, not yet 20 years old, and she is quite handsome.

Holding the child in her arms, she immediately knelt down and said, "Thank you, Village Master..."

"Call me the village chief," Zhu Ming interrupted directly, and then said to Zhang Guangdao, "You can also call me the village chief."

The woman bowed: "Thank you, the village head, for saving my life and sending my child back."

Zhu Ming smiled and nodded, and said: "From now on, I will live a better life. I will give you ten acres of dry land, and Brother Zhang can help you find tenants."

"Thank you, village chief!" the woman said happily.

Zhu Ming asked Zhang Guangdao again: "How did you build houses in the Shanzhai before?"

Zhang Guangdao replied: "It's the same as the government's collection of corvee. No wages are paid, only rations."

This guy had a sad face, and he didn't regard Zhu's father and son as outsiders. He complained as soon as they met: "I'm a big official who has been promoted to study, and I don't have any rules for doing things. I sent a small boat to wait upstream, and when I saw the official boat, I came back to report the letter." It's past noon, and there is no news at all. My family has slaughtered pigs and sheep, and I hesitate to know when it will be cooked."

Surrounded by many scholars, Lu Tixue strode to the shore and asked, "Where is Zhu Ming, the scholar of the Eight Elements?"

Grandma Yan was also more enthusiastic. She wanted to boil water and make tea, but Zhu Ming refused. There is no need for my family to be so polite.

Seeing half a basket of iron money being carried out, the young adults finally stretched their brows, showing joyful expressions one by one.

They were frowning when they were working. Although Zhu Ming announced that he would give money, no one would believe it.

Zhu Ming gave the cornucopia to the servants to feed, and went back to the house to eat.

But most of the fields here are dry fields, and the farmers are also idle when they are idle, so some of them can be called to work.

But a lot of money!

Bai Zongwang and Zhu Guoxiang also came forward to pay respects, just waiting to welcome Lu Tixue into the village.

It was Lu An, the housekeeper's son who came, and he was sent by Bai Zongwang to deliver a message: "Zhu Xiucai, the envoy will come to our village tomorrow, and the master invites you to come down the mountain tomorrow."

Zhu Ming said, "I have a house to live in, and my mother-in-law can move together next year."

That evening, while eating, Zhu Ming announced: "The wages are settled every day, and I will come to collect the money after eating."

A total of [-] young and strong were selected, and the next day they went up the mountain to clean up the charred ruins.

The bandits robbed more than 40 official horses, and sold them at a low price through Xiaobai Yuanwai. The price of each horse ranged from 20 to 40 guan.

Zhu Ming didn't have any expectations for that Lu Tixue.

Zhu Guoxiang went back to the house to get the Hubi, and chatted: "When did you get that suit of armor? It's been more than three months, and I'm afraid it's rusted and moldy."

"We'll talk about that later."

Lu Tixue was a psychopath, and suddenly said: "I heard that the bandit village was captured the day before yesterday, so let me go and have a look."

"They are all docile, just like the villagers here." Zhu Ming said.

Lu An replied: "Our family slaughtered pigs and sheep, and prepared a lot of food. Zhu Xiucai went there before noon. I don't know when Lu Tixue will come, but he only said that he will definitely arrive tomorrow."

The father and son followed Bai Dalang and hurried to the river to meet him.

Zhu Ming thought about it, he could hire the villagers to work, and use the salary to further enhance his prestige.

Aunt Lu didn't know what it meant, she just thought the name was nice and said happily, "Thank you, Mr. Xiang, for naming me."

Aunt Lu stood by and waited, but Zhu Ming didn't ask her to come and have dinner at the same table.For newcomers, you must maintain a sense of distance, so as to enhance your authority.

Rice, a plate of vegetables, a small pot of stewed chicken.

Aunt Lu said: "I will be called Da Niang, and my younger sister will be called Er Niang."

It's really unreliable. After three consecutive days of traveling in the mountains and rivers, I suddenly came to investigate the Eight Elements Scholars.

After sleeping until dawn, Zhu Ming arranged things and brought Bai Sheng down the mountain.

This is the house of the village owner Yang Jun. It is very small, including the hut, there are only twelve houses in total.Moreover, the huts, utility rooms, etc. all have thatched roofs, which is very shabby compared to the old white member's family.

Yep, the titles have all been changed, Dean Zhu is Mr. Zhu, and Zhu Ming has become Mr. Mr. Zhu.

The bandit's main warship is still there, several meters long, and quite fast, arriving at Shangbai Village before noon.

"Any other arrangements?" Zhu Ming asked.

Bandit is a fart?
It's still Mr. Zhu who is generous!
Before the rewards were distributed here, Tian Er ran over to report: "Village Chief, someone in Shangbai Village is looking for you."

Zhu Ming complained: "He is also a confused official who doesn't know how to arrange plans."

"I...I don't have a date yet." Aunt Lu said shyly.

Not long after, Zhu Guoxiang came back from the field and went to the house to change into clean clothes.

He went straight to Shen Yourong's house, but only Grandma Yan was at home.

Being a high-ranking official is such a prestige, just a student envoy, making it look like an emperor on tour.

Seeing that Zhu Ming was not putting on airs, the villagers said happily: "Tomorrow we will topdress, and today we will pull out the weeds."

Zhu Ming still greeted with a smile as usual: "Where is Uncle Deng serving the rice fields?"

"Okay, you're a talented person."

The sixth month of the lunar calendar is relatively easy, so the rice planters are relatively busy - the early rice fields need to be irrigated, and the middle rice fields need to be topdressed.

This is extremely rich, after all, there is not enough food in the mountains.

Zhu Ming hurried forward. He still remembered that he was seriously injured, so he pretended to be weak: "I'm late to learn from Zhu Ming. Meet Lu Tixue!"

Private tea income is fine, robbery is a huge profit.The group of horses that were robbed last year were all good horses.

Zhu Guoxiang said: "If you really want to study in Taixue, Hubi can give away one. For the sake of Hubi, the envoy must be more active."

Lu Tixue was quite satisfied. He heard that Zhu Ming led troops to suppress the bandits, and he was worried that his birth would be too rough.

"Understood," Zhu Ming said, "It happens that there is food here, you can go back and report after you eat."

"Sir, the food is ready." A woman came over and said.

Mainly by robbery and smuggling.

After a full meal, Zhu Ming went back to his bedroom to rest, and gave the leftover stewed chicken to several servants.These servants were overjoyed and gathered together to devour it.

When Dean Zhu comes, we can launch a mass production campaign.

There are also four servants who are responsible for sweeping, chopping firewood, lighting the fire, cooking and so on. They are all left by the Yang brothers.The population here is not large, but the bandit leaders enjoyed it and lived the life of a landlord.

Zhu Ming didn't force it either, and started to make daily routines.

"The envoy hasn't come yet?" Zhu Ming asked.

I didn't even care about eating, and all of them came over with their rice bowls in their hands and waited.

Bai Zongwang also came over in a bamboo boat because his legs and feet were inconvenient, watching the fleet of ships coming from far and near.

Of course, after all, he is someone close to him, so he still has to use some means to win him over.

The chiefs took the bulk of the money, but they haven't spent much of it yet. It's all cheap for Ju Ming and his archers.

The matter is ordered, and the chief of the Baojia is responsible for the recruitment.

"Then you are busy first." Zhu Ming said.

When the fleet docked, Zao Li was the first to disembark, holding a sign and beating a gong to clear the way.

Not far away, I saw a villager, and hurriedly came to greet him warmly: "Mr. Zhu!"

Zhang Guangdao is the deputy village chief, and his next task is to go to the deep mountains to recruit fleeing households.

But it was supposed to arrive in the morning. The official boat sailed halfway, Lu Tixue suddenly felt the beautiful scenery on both sides of the river, so he took a group of officials and scholars to climb the mountain.

There is not much food, and less than 2% of the six to seven square kilometers of land is paddy fields.Most of the remaining dry land belongs to mountainous land, and it is difficult for farmers to live on their own. In the past, they had to pay taxes to the village owners.

The young and strong were overjoyed, and at this moment, they forgot about the former leader.

Zhu Ming smiled and said to Bai Sheng, "Let's pay the wages."

One thing is very miraculous, Zhu Ming dismissed the servants of the leaders and asked them to go home to work, leaving only four servants for himself.These servants were not happy on the contrary, because if they stayed in the village, they could barely eat enough, but when they went down the mountain to go home, they might be hungry.

Zhu Ming thought for a while and said, "Sorrel Polygonum chinensis, Fangling vine grass, from now on you will be called Lu Fangling."

Zhu Ming was wandering around on a cornucopia. Thirty young and strong men were working while peeking at the "supervisor" master, with more fear in their eyes.

"Ma'am," Zhu Ming always felt that this address was awkward, "Don't you have a proper name?"

Zhu Guoxiang said: "I only said that I would come today, but I didn't say when. The Bai family didn't know how to entertain me."

Lead the horse to the warehouse, where food and money are piled up.

Ju Ming still lacks a housekeeper. Although Bai Sheng is smart, his status is similar to that of a personal assistant, and he is mainly responsible for some external affairs.

Even ordinary villagers were forcibly called to welcome them.

The three of them waited until mid-afternoon, when the servant of the Bai family finally rushed and shouted: "The envoy is here, the envoy is here!"

Aunt Yan was a little worried, and asked: "There are bandits there, but they are still very fierce?"

Grandma Yan is still a little worried. She is afraid that her grandson will learn bad things slowly if he goes to the den of thieves.

It's all very pitiful, as it was in ancient times.

The young man who was the first to receive his wages rushed to Zhu Ming, "Thank you village master for the reward!"

"It's not rusty, the leather may be moldy, and I'll take it back to the cottage in a few days," Zhu Ming said.

"Give it up," Zhu Ming said, "I asked Li Hanzhang. The university has a full quota of 3900 students, and many students will not be able to graduate for several years. The old students will not leave, and the new students can only wait for the vacancy. It will take two or three years to wait for the vacancies. After all, Yangzhou is too remote, and there are real vacancies, and scholars from Gyeonggi and Jiangnan will be the first to fill in."

Zhu Ming corrected: "First, don't call the village owner, just the village chief. Second, this is not a reward, it is your wages. I am different from bandits. If you work for me, you will be paid as much as you do. How much is it. After you go down the mountain, you can tell the neighbors."

"Bring him here." Zhu Ming said.

Zhu Ming had no interest in this plain-looking peasant girl at all, and said, "If you have a good man, you can bring them to have a look. If he is honest and honest, I'll be a matchmaker for you to get married, and let him live in and help out. "

This woman is called Aunt Lu, the daughter of Chief Jia Lu Wang, she is sixteen years old, plain-looking, unmarried, and takes care of Zhu Ming's daily life full-time.

"Hahahaha!" Zhu Ming laughed.

When the Song Dynasty bought horses in the northwest frontier, it became more expensive in the later stages.By the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, the purchase price in the frontier was more than 10 guan, which was still the most common war horse.If it is shipped to Kaifeng, there will be more than 40 guan for ordinary war horses, and more than 100 guan for high-quality horses.

The father and son were chatting here, when Bai Dalang suddenly came to visit.

"This...go at this time?" Xiang Zhixian complained in his heart.

Bai Zongwang also ran wild with [-] alpacas, and his family's pigs and sheep had already been cooked, but the envoy was going to the cottage for no reason.

Lu Tixue smiled and said, "It's better to hit the sun than to choose a day, so let's go today."

Everyone was speechless.

(Thanks to the Penguin boss for the golden cuteness, and thanks to the leader of the tree is like this 12, the shadow of light, Vera 0205, cute enough to hug, shark up, and dragon soaring.)
(Not much to say, my mind is dizzy, and I am so stupid to cry myself.)
(End of this chapter)