After being exiled, I led my whole family to rebel.

"Sister, if you think about it carefully, the uncle is a man, and he is also an only child. What if he takes the prescription and makes money and puts it into his own pocket? What if he becomes greedy for the girl's things? Sister, you know, The laws of the Zhou Dynasty stipulate that as long as a girl is not married, no matter how much money she earns, it will belong to her father's family. Those few prescriptions can bring hundreds of thousands of taels of wealth. Who can guarantee that he will not be tempted? The girl trusts him, but I don't trust him! "

Qian Zhenniang frowned, "Are you worried that Mr. Xu will swallow the girl's things?"

"Sister, you must not have the intention of harming others, and you must have the intention of guarding against others. Just think that I am using a villain's heart to speculate on a gentleman. Even if the uncle is a gentleman, there must be a girl's confidant watching him. What's more, I'm afraid the eldest son won't be able to handle the affairs in the south alone. If I go, I can not only take care of the family business for the girl, but also expand the market and increase my knowledge. This kills two birds with one stone, shouldn't sister congratulate me?"

Qian Zhenniang never expected this level, but now that Feng'er mentioned it, she realized that her own level was still far from Feng'er's.

Feng'er's courage alone made her lose too much.

Qian Zhenniang said sincerely: "Good sister, you are so courageous. It's a pity that you are a woman. If you were a man, you might still be able to become a marquis or prime minister."

But Feng'er said with a smile: "Sister, what you said is wrong. The city lord said that a girl is a girl. There is no pity. We women should be proud of ourselves!"

"That's right!" Qian Zhenniang looked at Feng'er and sighed with emotion, "It's just that we have been together since childhood. Now you suddenly leave, but I am still here. I can't help but feel alone."

"Sister, you must not think like this. Being with the city lord is an opportunity that no one can ask for. Now that you are following the city lord, you must read more and learn more. You will one day become a big shot in your own right."

Qian Zhenniang smiled, "Big shot, I can't even think about it. By the way, when do you plan to leave?"

"It will probably take a few days. This matter is of great importance and cannot be delayed. My sister is waiting for me in Lan County, waiting for me to earn hundreds of thousands of taels like the city lord!"

Feng'er's heart was full of pride and excitement, and she just wanted to leave Lan County immediately and rush towards her own career territory.

The city lord entrusted this most important matter to her, and she would sacrifice her life and blood to realize their common dream!
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The New Year has just passed and the snow has first melted. Although there is still a chill in the air, green shoots have quietly appeared on the branches on both sides of the official road.

The new year has arrived.

At this moment, in the Changting Pavilion outside Lan County, everyone in the Xu family was saying goodbye.

Xu Huiming, Feng'er, Da Zhuang, Han Ruqing and others, as well as a group of twenty elites selected from the army, were responsible for escorting them all the way south.

Xu Huiming was saying goodbye to the Miao family, but Xu Zhenying had already explained the matter to Feng'er: "You should inquire about the situation in several nearby mansions along the way. You have also been in the military camp for a month and learned how to detect and collect intelligence. This time you are now Apply what you have learned and collect more information and pass it on to me. Also, take my handwritten letter and go to Henan Mansion to meet Miss Qi Er. Tell her that I don’t want this year’s dividend. If she trusts me, she will come with me. Grow cotton. You can use all my dividends to buy land to grow cotton. The more, the better. There is no upper limit."

Han Ruqing and Da Zhuang also came over to listen.

Xu Zhenying did not avoid them, "Henan Mansion has a unique geographical location. You have to use Miss Qi Er as your entry point. It is best to recruit her to join us so that our trade route runs from north to south. When you go outside, no matter what you do, , you must protect yourself first. If the money is gone, you can make it again, and if the trade road is destroyed, you can rebuild it, but you only have one life. Not only you, but also Ru Qing and Da Zhuang, you must protect yourself."

Han Ruqing and Da Zhuang were both quite moved.

Han Ruqing even said: "City Lord, I never expected that you would trust me so much this time. Since you have entrusted me with such an important task..."

Xu Zhenying smiled, "That's not true. I just make the best use of everything I can and people. Your talents can't be used here. Instead of doing this, it's better to let you go outside and try your luck in the sky. Maybe you still have a bright future."

Han Ruqing looked moved.

Xu Zhenying gave Feng'er a look. Feng'er knew that Xu Zhenying must have something else to explain. The two of them walked to one side and lowered their voices and said, "My eldest brother doesn't know my real intention of opening up a trade route, so I just told Brother Da Zhuang I have already explained that if there is a disagreement between you and your elder brother, I will ask him to stand on your side unconditionally. You can control the people in this team as you like, but there are some things... it is better not to let my elder brother know, I can only work harder for you. .”

Feng'er's eyes turned red when she heard this, "City Lord..."

"Also, I have a [-] tael silver check here. Please keep it carefully. It can be regarded as your start-up capital."

Feng'er was startled. As Xu Zhenying's personal secretary, she naturally knew Xu Zhenying's property situation.

Xu Zhenying had already given Xu Huiming a [-] tael silver check, and he had spent a lot on buying piglets, paying soldiers monthly wages, and building Lan County. After all, there was not much money left from selling soap.

"City Lord, where did your money... come from?"

Of course Xu Zhenying couldn't say it was Jiang Yongkang's money, so he said: "There are many rich households in Lan County, so there are always people who respect me. Take it and use it as start-up capital. If there is a place that cannot be opened and needs money, write to me." , I’ll think of ways to raise money.”

Feng'er thought that Xu Zhenying gave Xu Huiming [-] taels, but gave her [-] taels. This heavy trust made Feng'er feel that the banknote was hot to the touch.

"What I have to do requires a lot of hard work and a long time. Maybe I will be trapped in Lan County for several years. You take our thoughts to spread throughout the Zhou Dynasty and let the world know that I, Xu Zhenying, am In this territory, there will be no oppression, no war, no poverty, no gossip! I, Xu Zhenying, will protect the world and make everyone happy!"

Feng'er held Xu Zhenying's hand tightly, and the two looked at each other with tacit understanding of reluctance.

But everyone has a mission.

She, Feng'er, wanted to be the number one contributor to Xu Zhenying's expansion of territory!

"Girl, don't worry, I will definitely live up to your expectations. You are in Lan County, waiting for my good news!"

Over there, Xu Huiming had already said goodbye to Miao and her grandmother.

Huang reluctantly held Xu Huiming's hand. She really didn't understand why Xu Huiming had to leave. After finally escaping, the family was not in harmony with Meimei, but they had to be displaced again?

But she dared not speak out in anger.

Yesterday, Mrs. Lian and Xu Yinxi came specifically to persuade her, saying that all this was Xu Zhenying's arrangement and asking her to understand.

She couldn't understand, but she had no choice but to send Xu Huiming away with tears in her eyes.

Huang Cui'e was smarter this time. Seeing Miao and Huang crying sadly, she pulled Xu Dekai and whispered: "Look, I know Liu Yatou is not a worry-free person. Do you think she is afraid of her?" The eldest brother snatched her position as city lord, so he deliberately made up an excuse to send him away! Alas, I heard this from the teacher in class, saying that this is also called exile! That's how Prince Ming was brought to Qiongzhou by the old emperor! "

Xu Huijia said impatiently: "Mom, please save it, be careful not to be overheard by the city lord!"

Huang Cui'e pursed her lips, but did not dare to say anything more.

Mrs. Miao took Xu Huiming's hand, checked his luggage, and made a lot of dried meat, preserved fruits, shoes and socks, etc. She repeated over and over again that she should take care of herself and pay attention to safety when going out. When she saw Xu Zhenying coming over again, she couldn't bear it. She cried and said, "Ying'er, why do you have to ask your brother to go so far away?"

Xu Huiming said: "Mom, good men are everywhere. I've finally gone out for a long time. Why don't I come back after seeing a lot of things?"

Xu Degui also said: "Okay, don't cry so much. Didn't I make it clear to you last night? From now on, Lan County will be our base. Huiming will have to go out and open up trade routes. If he does well, it will take one or two years." Just came back.”

Mrs. Miao wiped her tears and felt miserable in her heart. What could she do to earn so much money? Although the soap seller didn't have much left over before, she only had ten thousand taels, which was enough to feed and drink the Xu family for several lifetimes.

As children grow older, they all have their own ambitions.

Miao couldn't persuade her any more, so she could only swallow the bitterness in her stomach.

Xu Zhenying said with a smile: "There is no need to be sad, mother. When a child grows up, he will naturally have to be separated from his parents. What's more, my brother is going to work for me. I have carefully selected the people under me, so there will be no worries in terms of safety."

"Hey, you've all said this, what else can you ask me to say. Come on, you all have ideas, big and small, but I don't have any!" Xu Zhenying sighed, and Xu Huiming was speechless.

"Brother, let me see you off." Xu Huiming knew that Xu Zhenying had something to explain, so he took two steps forward.

The group of people followed him leisurely and waved to him. Huang's eyes were red, the younger sister couldn't stop crying, and Xu Huiming was also in a state of despair.

"Brother." Xu Zhenying's voice called back his thoughts.

Xu Huiming happened to have something to ask Xu Zhenying. Seeing that there was no one around at the moment, only him and a horse, he said: "Sister, I also want to ask you, why do you want Han Ruqing to come with me? That Han Ruqing has always had a high self-esteem and has never been harmonious. Our relationship is too deep, why do you still use him so much?"

"Brother, Han Ruqing is a descendant of a branch of the Han family in Yinshan. The Han family has been a family for three hundred years. He has far-reaching knowledge, which is far beyond the reach of ordinary people like us. He knows everything about the affairs of the noble family. If he wants to lay out his business in the future, You rarely have to deal with local governments and wealthy households, so you should ask him for advice on this matter."

When Xu Huiming thought about this, she could only remain silent.

Xu Zhenying is right. Since we want to open up new business lines, we must deal with the gentry class.

How to break into the circle of nobles, he really needed Han Ruqing's help.

"But brother, please remember that everything has two sides. If you want to use him, you must also guard against him."

"Prevent him?" Xu Huiming frowned, "Why?"

Xu Zhenying smiled, "I always feel that that kid is too smart, as if he can see through me. I can only throw him far away to stop him from running around under my nose."

Xu Huiming nodded thoughtfully.

"In short, your own safety is the top priority in everything. When you go out, you not only have to open up business lines, but you also need to collect intelligence from many sources for us, and you also need to exchange food, cattle, horses, equipment and other items for us. Lan County is too small. There are so many things needed to grow and develop, and yes, there are also seeds. If you see any weird plants, remember to send me a seed. I have seen a plant called potatoes in a book, about a It's about the size of a fist. It's golden in appearance and a little hard to the touch, but it has a high yield and is easier to grow than rice. It can grow by itself when thrown into the soil. That thing is a miracle in dealing with famine years. If it can make the people of the Zhou Dynasty If we all grow potatoes, then almost no one will starve to death. Brother, remember to pay more attention!"

When Xu Huiming heard her speak so solemnly, she wanted to ask a few more questions about the potato, but then she remembered that Xu Zhenying had said that she would talk about her origins later.

This potato was probably something she saw in another heavenly book.

Xu Zhenying could only sigh and stretched out his hand to touch Xu Zhenying's head.

Only then did he realize that Xu Zhenying seemed to have turned around.

It wasn't even under his armpits before, but now it's almost up to his chin. If you take a closer look, Xu Zhenying's skin is now whiter, his eyes are brighter, and his bearing should not be underestimated.

He is worthy of being the upstart in charge of a city.

This sister... is really ambitious...

Xu Huiming smiled slightly, but with a hint of arrogance, "But as my sister drives me, I am willing to serve the Lord of the City."

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At the beginning of spring, when the flowers bloomed, the earth warmed up, the ice and snow melted, and the branches sprouted new buds. The people of Lan County had just finished a slightly prosperous New Year, and they were shocked again.

The cause was the Lan County government team, which was also proposed by the new king. The people learned it after hearing it many times, and no longer referred to the county magistrate, but the government team members.

When spring just returned to the land, the government team of Lan County issued several notices in a row, using large and bold fonts with pinyin, so that everyone passing by the county government could not ignore the huge notices.

At the same time, identical notices were posted at several city gates.

Each notice is not only marked with pinyin, but is also guarded by several soldiers to answer people's questions.

One of them is that Wang Sanniang is responsible for it.

The soldiers in Lan County also dress very strangely. Different from the fashionable commoners and skirts, as soon as they enter the army, the female soldiers and male soldiers all wear uniform clothes, with their hair tied high and wearing long clothes and trousers. The trouser legs and sleeves are made into a girdle shape, which not only facilitates movement, but also looks cool and neat.

Speaking of which, the soldiers in Lan County look really different. Perhaps it is because the food in the military camp is good. No matter how thin the girls are, they all become fat after entering the military camp. If you say fat, it is not fat. It seems to be more In the past, he was strong and strong, and he walked like a tiger, and he was as energetic as the others.

Especially those eyes, which are piercing and sparkling. Just one look can cast cold light and murderous intent, driving away the enemy.

Including the girls.

The beauty of women in the Zhou Dynasty was to be soft and delicate, so the girls used to speak in a lowered voice, with a slight stoop, and never dared to look directly at each other, to show humility and tenderness.

But the female soldiers are different. They walk like a tiger, with a steady posture, sharp eyes, and loud voices. Wherever they go, there must be an unusual scenery.

Strangely enough, the common people thought it was offensive at first, but later they got used to it and found this heroic appearance to be something special.

That's how you should be as a soldier. You have to have momentum to be able to suppress the enemy!
  "Oh my god, it says that after the first day of March, all workers in Lan County, whether they are servants, accountants, cooks, or prostitutes, must attend literacy classes and learn pinyin and four arithmetic before they can Work, otherwise the people who hire them will be severely punished! God, is there any justice in this?"

A crowd of people gathered around the south gate where Wang Sanniang was in charge, and they were in mourning at the moment.

And they were responsible for answering questions for the people in the city, so she quickly said: "Don't panic, everyone, continue reading the article. Isn't the second article written? Free teaching! Free! No money is charged. Yes, and a free meal! Someone has already attended this literacy class before. Even if you don’t know a single Chinese character, it only takes a few days to learn it! The city lord is also doing it for everyone’s benefit. If you learn pinyin, you can understand everyone. "The teacher's salary she hired came from her own pocket. She didn't do this for everyone, don't you think so?"

"This is a good idea, but it wastes so many days..."

"Oh, it's a free meal! Your Majesty is very generous in doing things. I have a cousin from far away who helps them move things. He pays thirty cash a day and he also takes care of one meal. Hehe, they are all from the boss. Your Majesty is the best in the world. All the owners are generous and allow you to eat the white rice with open belly! As long as you can eat it and don't waste it, you can make whatever you want!"

"Eat whatever you want!? Are you serious?" The crowd immediately became agitated.

Last year's severe floods in Jinzhou affected Lan County to a minor extent, but the productivity was underdeveloped, and people who could only drink porridge every day were considered to be living well.

Rice with white flowers is only for wealthy households.

Ordinary people wouldn’t even dare to think about it!

"Isn't that true? If you don't believe me, ask the female soldiers if they eat the three meals in the military camp with an open stomach."

Wang Sanniang immediately said: "Of course! The city lord said, how can you have the strength to work if you are not full! Anyone who deprives the people of food is nothing!"

"Yes!"

"well said!"

Someone else asked: "But it only says that the first period is free. If you fail to pass the exam after studying, you will have to pay for another period of study! What if you haven't read a book, don't know how to read, and are stupid people first? If you can’t learn it the first time, don’t you have to pay for it yourself and learn it again? How much education will you need after this? How can we afford this money?”

Wang Sanniang smiled and said: "This eldest brother, the city lord Kuan He, naturally does not think about making money from the people. The purpose of universal education is mainly to make more people literate and not blind, and it is not to make money in our pockets. Three melons and two dates. The reason why I write this is to prevent some people from deliberately failing the exam just to get a free meal. Isn’t this a waste of food? Besides, isn’t it good to learn to read? Just hiring an enlightening teacher outside will probably cost you several hundred coins just to repair it, but our city lord doesn’t take any of it, so how can we miss this opportunity of pie-in-the-sky pie!”