Landlord of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 277 Someone is watching
In the internal warehouse of the uncle's mansion in Luonan County, one person came out with a sad face, and the other was relieved.The first person, of course, was Old Man Ni, who was threatened by Xu Qing. The reason for the threat was naturally the three hundred altars of immortal wine that had been stored in the cellar for nearly three years.The latter person is naturally Xu Qing, and the joy of being able to turn tens of thousands of taels of silver into private money is naturally overflowing.

"This matter needs to be taken slowly, and the wives should not get wind of it."

Thinking about it, Xu Qing went back to the third gate, but before he stepped in, he saw Yang Xin stopping him.

Wu Menke came to ask Xu Qing to say that Yang Xin had arrived.After hearing this, Xu Qing took Niu Checao and others with him, and went to meet Yang Xin.

The master and the servant met each other, exchanged a few pleasantries, and both of them talked straight about the business.

Xu Qing asked: "Before we parted, I told you to give the potatoes to Uncle Zheng and Uncle Xun to choose a secret place to build a greenhouse for cultivation. Why are you hiding in a ravine? Oh, I don't blame you..."

Yang Xin cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, my lord, for your understanding, because after I returned to Luonan, I discovered something unusual."

Xu Qing asked with a grunt, "What's unusual?"

Yang Xin pondered for a while, sorted out his thoughts and said to Xu Qing: "After I returned to Luonan, I went to find the hidden place alone, and then I let Uncle Xun and Old Uncle Zheng plant it, because they are honest farmers. I'm afraid I can't find a suitable place."

Xu Qing nodded in agreement, and Yang Xin continued: "I searched for a long time on the mountains around Xuzhuang around Hongshan Town, but I didn't find any hidden places, but I found traces of camping on the mountains. Those signs are not hunters camping. , In my opinion, it was like a sign of a dark organization camping. I was curious at the time, and went to Hongshan Town and Luonan County, and found out..."

Xu Qing asked suspiciously, "What did you find?"

"I found someone secretly investigating and monitoring us!"

Xu Qing was startled when he heard this, someone was investigating him, who was it?Why investigate him?There are three secrets about Xu Qing, one is the matter of the dark river, the other is the existence of guns and guns, and the other is his identity!

The matter of the dark river, although it is to raise private soldiers, there are suspicions of rebellion, but there are too many people who raise private soldiers, which of the five surnames and seven families does not raise private soldiers?Which of the ministers of the DPRK and China does not have any personal weapons?It's not as common as having a kitchen knife at home... Although Xu Qing is following the route of a secret organization and elite soldiers, it is just a kitchen knife that has been polished. The emperor has no need to be afraid of Xu Qing.Who is that, other officials, I, Xu Qing, have not offended anyone!

Could it be that fire guns have been known by others? Anyone with a little bit of ambition will know the value of such a heaven-defying thing.Is old man Li Yuan interested in this?Or is the power seeker interested in this?Xu Qing doesn't know, but if it's this, it's a big deal to send out the low-level matchlock guns.

Fire, guns, and underground rivers are nothing but things in the body, just like having ten thousand taels of gold in your hand, or any prohibited items, they are all things that can be washed away.However, what he fears most is that his identity will be leaked.His identity is top-secret, there are not a few people who know about fire guns and underground rivers, but so far, his identity has not been disclosed to any second person.

But Xu Qing was still afraid. Although he didn't tell others, it didn't prevent others from knowing.For example, the witch mother of the Luo clan, she can see that Xu Qing has something called "the appearance of no life".A witch mother of the little snail clan can see that there are countless strange people in my land of China, can't I still see it?

Xu Qing was thinking whether to wear a mask when going out in the future.After a while of guessing in his mind, Xu Qing sighed and asked, "Do you know who sent it?"

"My lord, let me speak slowly..." Yang Cheng said slowly, "After I learned that someone was watching here, I didn't let the potatoes come in. Instead, I temporarily built a greenhouse in an unnamed valley. Later, I I found time to investigate them, but the other party is also a master, we only found out that they came from Chang'an."

Xu Qing closed his eyes and thought, it was Chang'an again, the people who killed Anhe before were from Chang'an.The person who is investigating me now is also from Chang'an. Could it be the same person?Seeing that the dark river was difficult to deal with, he came to draw his salary from the bottom of the pot.

"But fortunately, I haven't seen those people in the past few days, and the potatoes are growing very gratifying."

Xu Qing finally showed a slight smile. He smiled and said, "Go to your greenhouse some other day. By the way, improve the lives of the brothers who keep Tudou."

Yang Xin also smiled and said: "Master, those boys, life is not good enough, there is no need to improve it. By the way, master, planting potatoes does not require any other skills. I am afraid that if I am not careful, I will die..."

Xu Qing chuckled and said, "Potatoes are not like wheat and rice. They need to be planted, and they just need to be thrown into the soil. But remember, don't let them freeze, and water them at the right time, not too much." gone."

Yang Xin nodded in agreement, and Xu Qing asked again: "Yang Xin, let me tell you a piece of news. Yang Cheng has already married his wife, and once married, they will become two. I tell you this, just to ask when you will bring her back?"

Yang Xin almost jumped up in shock, with a look of incredulity: "Yang, Yang Cheng actually has a wife? Traitor, traitor, we agreed to ask for a wife together, and he actually raised his gun!"

Both Zhang Linye nodded and persuaded, Yang Xin, you are going to marry a wife too.

Yang Xin pointed at Zhang Linye and joked, "You boy, are you still a boy? Are you talking about me, uncle?"

Zhang Linye blushed immediately and protested, "No, it's not."After Yang Xin finished speaking, he punched a wooden pillar in the room twice, but it was a pity that Yang Cheng was not there, otherwise Yang Xin would really have to sharpen his sword.

However, the brothers are naturally happy to have a family. After Yang Xin hit the wooden pillar, he also sighed and said: "Okay, that wooden fish bump finally has a home. Congratulations, congratulations."

There was no other important matter, and several people talked about some commonplace things. Xu Qing talked and laughed about what he saw and what happened on the way back.Most of the hour passed, and it was getting late, Xu Qing told Yang Xin again and again that the matter of Tudou was fatal and could not be disclosed to others.Also, always pay attention to the person coming from Chang'an. Once you find someone watching again, you can try to break off one or two teeth of the other party.

Xu Qing always had a feeling in his heart that the person who came to investigate and monitor him this time was not from the same way.He also felt that there were "old friends" and new buddies among the people here.

In any case, when soldiers come to block you, and water comes to cover you, you can't let others do what you want.Those who monitor me will also give you a face of sand, otherwise you will think that the young master is easy to bully!But, my lord, I have to prepare for "general" and "soil".

In the evening, Xu Qing would have dinner inside the three gates, and this time, Niu Grass and the others finally had a good meal.After the meal, the maidservant brought hot tea soup, Xu Qing took a sip, old man Ni Bai came over with the account book and said:
"Master, this is the income and expenditure of the various industries in the mansion in recent years. There is also this, which is a newly added property in the mansion, and the last one is a family that has made friends with the mansion."

Xu Qing took the three thick account books and asked, "What is a family of friendship?"

The old man Ni Bai clasped his hands and replied: "Oh, the master was promoted to the governor, and he gave the title to the uncle, so many families came to make friends with him, hoping to get acquainted with the master. All the families who made friends were seen by Steward Yang Wen, and the family strength is strong. Some are weak, but their prestige is top-notch.”

Xu Qing nodded, and said in his heart that a big tree attracts the wind.Randomly flipping through a few pages, except for the names of Cheng Yaojin, Xu Shiji, Du Ruhui, and Liu Zan at the beginning, the rest are families that Xu Qing has never heard of, and most of them are Henan families.At that time, Xu Qing knew a lot of elder brothers in Chang'an. After all, only Cheng Yaojin, Xu Shiji, Du Ruhui and Liu Zan were really close to him.For some reason, he suddenly remembered what Yang Xin said, and couldn't help but catch a cold on his back.

After all, people are animals. When danger comes, they like to hug together to keep warm, make circles, and find relationships.Even if there is no danger, finding someone in the same "circle" will give you a sense of security.For example, when several people who are completely strangers to each other come together, those whose hometowns are closer will definitely be able to chat better, and those who work in the same line of work will also be able to chat better.

Xu Qing was thinking, if he was in a catastrophe, with whom would he hug to keep warm?

Except for the first four families who will speak for him, the rest of the families will probably stay away, right?Especially those big brothers recognized in Chang'an, it's fine if they don't make trouble.

Therefore, Xu Qing wanted to connect with the big families.

There are generally two types of unions, one is marriage and the other is joint business.Marriage is impossible, Xu Qing does not have a suitable daughter and son, and he himself has no luck to enjoy the daughters of the big families.Therefore, there is only the method of joint business, and joint business is to set up factories through cooperation.Marriage can be united because of the method of "sit together". As a family, you can't do without a unit, unless you are willing to risk the family's honor to abandon the car to protect the handsome.

Lianye is similar, although it is not as close as a family, but if someone uproots Xu Qing, the people of Lianye will definitely not be able to get away unscathed.

Xu Qing also remembered that the changes that would be required in the future would be nothing more than changes in Zhenguan.There are three teams in total, one is the old man Li Yuan, the other is Li San Li Shimin, and the other is the old prince Li Jiancheng.Xu Qing has the advantage of predicting the future, so he can stand in line according to history, die iron Li Shimin, and build a good relationship with all friendly families of Li Shimin.Li Shimin, the emperor, is not bad, he is talented and generous, and he can accept advice with an open mind. The story of his friendship with Wei Zheng has been passed down through the ages.

But Xu Qing was not at ease. When he was in Liaodong before, Weng Dou Li told him that Li Shimin was the mastermind behind the suppression of Anhe.Although he didn't believe it all, and he didn't know where he had offended Li Shimin, but he still had a grudge in his heart.In addition, the old man Li Yuan was really kind to him, and Li Shimin was not very kind to the old man after he ascended the throne. Hearing that he was poisoned to death in the end, Xu Qing couldn't bear it.

Also, the family that is friendly with Li Shimin may not be the same as it was in history.For example, Cheng Yaojin and Xiao Yu, these two are both 24 heroes of Lingyan Pavilion, Cheng Yaojin is even a general of Li Shimin's family, but they are old man Li Yuan's confidantes.

Xu Qing flipped through the previous account books that counted industry income and new industries, but those long data did not arouse his excitement at all.Money is something outside of the body, so how can it really move people's hearts, but money can satisfy people's desires.

"Huh? Shangluo Paper Factory, this is also ours?"

(End of this chapter)