Landlord of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 50
A few days after the Ghost Festival, people from Hongshan Township came and asked Xu Qing to go over and have a look at the improved house, and said that the unsatisfactory parts should be rebuilt, so Xu Qing rode a horse and flew there. .

When we arrived at "Hu's Mansion" in Hongshan Township, it should be called "Xu Mansion of County Man" now. There were two teams of people waiting for us far away from the gate. Xu Qing got off his horse, and the two came over. One is Guan Xuan, and the other is a middle-aged uncle, who may be left by the Hu family to take over.

"Grassman Yang Wen (lower official in charge of Xuan) Gongying County male adult inspecting the new house." The two saluted respectfully.

"Okay, take me around..." Xu Qing suppressed the excitement in his heart, and ordered calmly.

In fact, there are not many changes. When you get closer, you can see that the gate has been reinstalled, and the lintel and gatehouse have been renovated.Yang Wen said: "Your Majesty, the Xu Mansion is quite big now, and it is absolutely impossible to have no servants. I wonder if you have anyone to choose?"

"Oh? I think Mr. Yang has someone... Let me tell you, I don't have many people..." Xu Qing said, Yang Wen is an old man in the Hu family, he knows what kind of people he needs than Xu Qing, and it's just a good time to try Test Yang Wen's ability and character.

"No, my lord, I will walk with you and talk..." Yang Wen felt a little happy and determined to perform well.In fact, he has made great contributions to the Hu family. Over the years, the prosperity of the Hu family is inseparable from his suggestions and active planning.It's just that he is not as good as before, and he will still be suppressed under Steward Zhao and remain unknown. This time the Hu family changes hands, he intends to show his ambitions.

"Look, there are two disciples at the gate, a monthly fee...three cents." Yang Wen waved his hand, and two young men came over, and Yang Wen said again: "This disciple is the first receptionist for the guests in the Duke's mansion. Therefore, the doorkeeper must have good morals and good looks, but his ability is second. These two people are filial children in Hongshan Township, but their lives are not good at home, so I want to give them a job as a doorkeeper. .”

Xu Qing took a look, it was indeed good, her eyes were clear and flawless, and although she looked a little thinner, she was still dignified, so she nodded.Continue to walk, the trees are shady, look inside, there is a wall.It's almost the same as when you came to Hu's house before, but it's much tidier and everything has a little "new" feeling. If Xu Qing hadn't been here once, you would really think this is a brand new house.Xu Qing said in her heart, she is indeed a skilled craftsman from the palace!
Yang Wen introduced: "The Duke's Mansion has three floors in total. The outer floor is directly in front of the garden and lawn. To the right are a few guest rooms for strangers. To the left is a pond where fish are raised. These places are two different places. Just look at it personally, the old man will do." After Yang Wen finished speaking, he looked at Xu Qing, who nodded with a smile.So Yang Wen recruited two people, two old men, both widowers.

"Behind this outer floor is the stable, the pigsty and the cowpen. The cows need someone to put them in, and the children are fine. The monthly money is white, and the main person feeds them. The people in the kitchen can also do it." As usual, Yang Wen called a few people. , three clever and lively children.A few people from the kitchen also came together, saying that they were people that the people in the village would invite for wedding banquets in the past.It turned out to be a family of three, the old father brought two sons.Yang Wen said that they took care of the cafeteria, carrying water, cooking and washing dishes, and because there was leftovers in the kitchen, they also fed the pigs.

There is also a stable, Yang Wen said that guy is too precious, he can't find a good person to do it.After entering the second gate, the ground is paved with bricks and stones, interspersed with some trees.The first few houses are also guest rooms, for high-end guests to stay overnight.At the back is the servants' dormitory, five men to one room, and three women to one room, separated by a high wall, each with a canteen and public toilets.

The other thing is the warehouse. This time, Yang Wen didn't arrange any people, but just said how many people would be needed.Tactfully let Xu Qing, the owner, arrange the important warehouse and so on. Xu Qing nodded, very satisfied.At this time, Guan Xuanzhi, who had not spoken for a long time, said:

"My lord, it turns out that some of the furniture in the Hu Mansion has been replaced with new ones, and the old ones are piled up in the warehouse..."

"Yeah, okay, Yang Wen took some time to sell it on the grass market..." Xu Qing pretended to be calm on the surface, but his heart was already dripping with honey.This is public funds. It turns out that this is how it feels to use public funds!
Then there is the inner room, which is no different from the one in Xuzhuang. The original two attics have been demolished into one.According to Xu Qing's intention, the demolished attic was converted into a bedroom with a heated kang, a study room, a bathroom and so on.It turned out that there were two, which means that there is more than one owner of the Hu family. Now that they are unified, naturally there can only be one tallest building.

The other houses are for the girls who serve the master and wife.Xu Qing shrank slightly, serving the master?Hey, that kind of service... After Yang Wen introduced the Xu Mansion, You Mao recommended himself, saying that he would be the housekeeper of the Xu Mansion.Xu Qing thought for a while, and arranged:
Yang Wen, Mr. Zheng, and Liu San are joint housekeepers. They can make their own decisions about matters that do not involve personnel transfers. The above can only be suggestions.Yang Wen was in charge of the development of the small market town, as well as infrastructure construction; Mr. Zheng was in charge of the collection and storage of the tenants;

After handing it over to the inner room, Xiaoyue Xun Xueer will make the decision, and Xueer will ask Xu Qing if she feels unable to make a decision.In addition, Wang Shan and Niu Grass are in charge of the guards, and only listen to Xun Xueer and Xu Qing.The money bag can be handed over to the agent, but the barrel of the gun must be held in the hand.

After Yang Wen listened to it, he didn't feel that he had little power, so he happily agreed, because what he was good at and what he wanted to develop was exactly what Xu Qing had entrusted to him, the collection of grain and rent Boy, he didn't want to do it yet.On the contrary, Xu Qing's eloquence was clear, and he arranged all these management affairs in a short time, which surprised Yang Wen secretly.

There is only one general principle of Xu Qing's careful arrangement of personnel, to be a safe and stable shopkeeper, Xu Qing does not want to be the protagonist of the tragedy of "down to top".Although this kind of thing is still rare in the Tang Dynasty, but the villain first and then the gentleman is the golden mean in life.

After walking around, Xu Qing was in a happy mood, and walked out of the gate again. A group of craftsmen stood at the gate, stretched their necks to look in, saw Xu Qing coming out, and stood obediently again.

"My lord, is there anything else that needs to be changed in the house?" Guan Xuan asked.

"Hmm..." Xu Qing just wanted to say no, but saw the eyes of the craftsmen below. After Xu Qing thought about it, it turned out that he was not asking if the house should be changed, but to ask for a reward, so Xu Qing said: "Well, don't Yes, it's very good, my lord, how much money is allocated above, you can figure it out?"

"Hey, good, good, thank you sir." Guan Xuan was overjoyed when he heard this. The money was transferred from the top, but the local government gave a lot of materials, and it was to renovate the old house. There are still several hundred taels of money Miles!
"Thank you Sir." All the craftsmen also bowed after hearing the words.

Then, Xu Qing went to see the construction of the granary, which had been in operation for many days.Xu Qing rewarded some things one by one, and then looked at the surrounding land that all belonged to him, as well as the crops that belonged to him that thrived on the land, and the farmers who worked for my land and crops, he felt so moved .

From an ordinary college student to a mansion soldier, then became an official, entered a noble, and now became such a big landlord, it is like a dream, I really can't believe it.

The house has been built, and the girl has been picked up, so choose an auspicious day, set a good time, send wedding invitations, worship heaven and earth, and enter the bridal chamber!

(End of this chapter)