After being divorced, my identity as a poet was exposed

The conversation between master and servant was not concealed.

Chen Su and Filia Chen were both shocked!

The dignified magistrate of Youdu County is living in such a difficult situation——

Filia Chen secretly looked at Zhuge Buliang.

This person...

The lights in the study are a little dim and it looks a little dark!

His height and physique are quite good, and his clothing... looks like the most ordinary cotton-padded jacket.

His appearance... can't be said to be dignified, nor can he be said to be ugly, just two words: ordinary!
Given the family status of the Chen family in Yingzhou, the direct descendant Miss Fei'er must be good-looking and educated.

When the aristocratic families in Ningguo were suppressed by the imperial power, the children of these aristocratic families mostly married each other, or at worst, they married into the families of local gentry and wealthy families.

No matter what, the life was quite nourishing.

Now grandpa says that the new emperor is different from previous emperors.

He didn't seem to care about the threat the family posed to the court.

He also doesn't mind if the sons of aristocratic families take scientific examinations and enter politics.

Then the best marriage partners for the children of aristocratic families are officials in the court!
Because the paths of a family of officials and a family of merchants are completely different.

There are many officials in the DPRK!

More in Kyoto!

They are all high-ranking officials!
With the identity of the Chen family in Yingzhou, and with her appearance and knowledge, it is not difficult to marry a young master from a high-ranking family in Kyoto, but my grandfather wants to marry this ordinary little county magistrate in front of him...

The family tradition is very strict.

House rules are stricter.

Filia Chen couldn't go against her grandfather's will, so she came.

As the head of the Chen family in Yingzhou, Filia Chen is well aware of her grandfather's vision.

Only this time... Grandpa has never met Zhuge Buliang. Why would he come to this bitter cold place to see this married man who couldn't get rid of the blame for his life?
Filia Chen did not look down on Zhuge Buliang, because she already knew that Zhuge Buliang was the magistrate of Youdu County appointed by the emperor himself.

To be favored by the world's best poet, Zhuge Buliang must be extremely talented.

The former regent has now become the emperor of Ning State, and she also knows that this humble man in front of her may rise to great heights in the future.

it is possible!
Because the emperor is far away in Kyoto, but Zhuge Buliang is in the distant Youdu County!
A place where eight poles cannot reach.

The emperor has many things, and human memory is limited.

Perhaps after three to five years, the emperor would forget about him, and his future would most likely be spent as the magistrate of Youdu County for the rest of his life.

If she really marries him, it means that she will spend her whole life in this place.

Emotions, at least now, there are no emotions at all.

In a family where profit is paramount, what Filia Chen also values ​​​​is the future of her future husband.

At this time, Zhuge Buliang's future was as dim as the candlelight in this study.

Let’s see again.

Filia Chen looked at Zhuge Buliang.

Zhuge Buliang seemed to be quite thick-skinned. He remained unmoved and said calmly:

"It doesn't matter, just wait until my monthly salary arrives to pay him back."

Xiaocui really wants to say that you have very little monthly salary left, and you have to celebrate the New Year soon.

But in front of outsiders, she still didn't say it out loud.

"……it is good!"

Xiao Cui turned around and left, and Zhuge Buliang sat at the tea table.

He smiled apologetically:

"It's a little bitter today, but it will be sweet tomorrow."

He looked at Chen Su. From the moment he came in to when he sat down, he just glanced at Filia Chen with the corner of his eye——

Look no further! This was originally the conduct of scholars, but it made Filia Chen quite unhappy.

After all, she is a girl who has just turned seventeen, not to mention that she, Filia Chen, has a good appearance.

Isn't this old man, who looks more than ten years older than me, just a little county magistrate?
You didn't even give me a blindfold!

It's just that the education from the aristocratic family prevents her from expressing her thoughts easily.

But after traveling such a long way, I guess I will have to drink porridge tonight... In such a cold day, drinking porridge is troublesome, and it is easy to get up in the middle of the night.

So, she stood up, bowed apologetically to Zhuge Buliang, turned around and walked out.

The carriage contained a small amount of food, blankets, quilts and other items.

She went and asked the maid to get it. The porridge could be thickened, and two more vegetables could be added.

I don't think there is any charcoal fire at night... It's such a cold day, I always suffer!

So does this emperor!
Since he was appointed as the magistrate of Youdu County, even though he knew the bitter cold in Youdu County, he did not allocate more money to at least build a decent county government office.

No matter how much Filia Chen complained in her heart, she could not disobey her grandfather's orders.

She ended up living here.

It was very cold to stay in the house, so she simply followed her third uncle, and under the leadership of Zhuge Buliang, went outside every day to find a place to build a smelting workshop.

Of course, by the way, she followed Zhuge Buliang to various villages, and then she truly experienced what it meant to be poor!

A girl's heart is kind after all.

She didn't know when she started thinking about a problem, and discussed it with Zhuge Buliang one evening -

"They are both Ning people, so why is the gap so big?"

"The Chen family in Yingzhou has thousands of hectares of fertile land and countless industries."

"Those fields are all given to tenants for farming... They are also farming, but the lives of Chen's tenants are much better than those of farmers in Youdu County!"

She looked at Zhuge Buliang with a solemn expression, "The emperor has reduced the land tax in half. Logically speaking, the lives of the people under your rule should get better."

"But in the past few days, what I have seen with you is not like this. What is the reason?"

Zhuge Buliang did not expect this girl to have such an idea. He pondered for a few breaths and said:
"I don't know what the contract is between Yingzhou Chen and the tenants."

"But I know that in the entire Ningguo, those who really farm are considered very good if they can keep their families fed and clothed."

"This is why the Emperor started promoting industry and commerce two years ago!"

"He said that the problem of agriculture is one that is not easy to change in the short term."

"Because until seeds have not been greatly improved and high-yielding crops have not been found, the slash-and-burn farming method is destined to not have high agricultural yields."

“So the fastest-acting thing is business!”

"The vigorous development of commerce is based on industry. The benefit it brings is that it allows people to work in workshops, which means expanding people's income..."

"Just like if your family builds a smelting workshop in Youdu County, people will be needed to build the workshop, and people will be needed when the workshop is opened in the future."

“You pay these people and they make money off the field.”

"With this increase in income and money in my pocket, my life will naturally be much better."

Filia Chen thought for a while:

"But the third uncle of my family's workshop said that we can only recruit a thousand people, which means that only these thousand people can have extra income."

"What about the rest?"

This is a heart-wrenching question.

But this problem cannot stop the old fox Zhuge Buliang.

He stood up leisurely and looked at the snow in the dusk.

The look on his face seemed to be troubled.

"Miss Mayfair,"

"Since you, the Chen family, are the first to come to Youdu County to build a workshop, I will tell you a secret!"

Filia Chen was startled:
"What secret?" (End of chapter)