Go back to the Ming Dynasty to be a thousand households

Chapter 94 Marriage ([-])

At present, Huang Laifu described the prospect of developing the red date processing industry in Baode Prefecture, which made Li Yingchun, the second brother-in-law, very happy.With red dates, coal and iron, etc., the future development prospects of his Baode state can be expected.

The matter was settled in this way, and several people discussed it for a while, and decided to wait until after Huang Laifu got married, basically in mid-September, and various industries can start one after another.

When the few people were talking enthusiastically, the elder brother Gu Shibao who was at the side was listening intently, with an envious look on his thin, thick and dark face.

To be honest, he came to Wuzhai Fort this time with a purpose.Gu Shibao has been in Kelan State all along, and he is in charge of taking care of the Gu family's fields, but the barren fields have made him feel a little discouraged over the years.After he learned of Huang Laifu's past, his audacity to manage hundreds of thousands of acres of land made his blood boil, especially seeing the prosperity of Wuzhai Fort made him even more excited.He really wanted to come and help Huang Laifu and manage the fields of various farms in Wuzhaibao, but he was too embarrassed to say these words.

At this moment, he sighed, and said: "Brother-in-law's boldness is becoming more and more admirable. If this continues, Wuzhaibao's development prospects will be limitless."
He said: "Look at the few of you who are discussing things in full swing, and I am doing nothing. Sigh, this person is really incomparable."
The brothers-in-law were happy when they heard this, but on the surface they all shook their hands, expressing humility.

Huang Laifu glanced at Gu Shibao, but his heart was moved. Right now, there are more and more things going on in his farm, but he lacks a general manager.He himself is usually busy with the management of the army and the affairs of various farms. Now that there are more and more affairs in Wuzhaibao, he has to deal with everything. .

At present, although Steward Yang is assisting with the affairs of the various farms in Wuzhaibao, but he is old after all, and he has to be busy with the affairs of thousands of households and the management of various farms. no.

Huang Laifu had wanted to find someone for a long time to come to Prime Minister's various farms, but the manager was not so easy to find. After all, Huang Laifu was not willing to hand over the farm affairs to another person casually.Although Huang Laifu has many things that he can entrust to He Fuqianhu and others, he also has a bottom line. He can distribute other powers, but he must work hard to grasp the financial and military power.

Thinking about it now, this elder brother, Gu Shibao, is considered one of his own. If Huang Laifu came to let Gu Shibao manage the farm, one would be capable, and the other would be that others would not talk about the issue of outsiders taking over the position.After all, in this era, it is normal to use people from one's own family.Besides, Gu Shibao also has experience in managing fields in Kelanzhou City. Although he may not be familiar with Wuzhaibao Farm at once, he must get used to it after a while.

At the moment he smiled and said: "Why should third uncle be humble? You are running the farmland in Kelan Prefecture, isn't it impressive? Well, my younger brother has a lot of things to do now. I have been unable to manage the affairs of the various farms in Wuzhaibao. Steward Yang is too old. I’m getting older. Since the third uncle has come to Wuzhaibao, why don’t you come and help me? Help me manage the various farms in Wuzhaibao.”

Gu Shibao was both surprised and delighted when he heard this, and said, "Brother-in-law means that I will take care of those farms?... That's a good idea, but I'm afraid I won't be able to take care of them well. After all, it's hundreds of thousands of acres of land."

Huang Laifu smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, I believe in the ability of the third uncle. I heard from Uncle Gu that your family's land in Kelan State is managed by the third uncle. It doesn't matter if you are not familiar with it all at once. I will Get those farm stewards to cooperate with you."

Gu Shibao said a little excitedly: "Since my brother-in-law said so, then I have the audacity to agree. Brother-in-law, don't worry, I will definitely take care of all the farms."

Huang Laifu nodded with a smile, and was also happy in his heart. He finally found a competent person to help him.He is actually not worried about the current farm affairs. According to the farm management system he set up, with interlocking and mutual checks and balances, nothing will happen.And the most important thing is that the accounts of each of his farms are independent, not under the management of the managers of each farm, the chief village chief, but directly responsible to Zhou Wendong, Huang Laifu's general account manager, and Zhou Wendong is in turn responsible to Huang Laifu, To the greatest extent, it avoids financial problems caused by possible collusion of subordinates after the development of the farm in the future.

The fat, white-faced and fat fourth brother Gu Shitong who had been sitting by the side listening to the people talking, was also a little moved at this time, thinking: "Look at Wuzhai Fort now, I will come to Wuzhai Fort to develop in the future. "He has been running a few shops in Kelanzhou City, and he thought they were pretty good, but after listening to the conversation between Huang Laifu and his brothers-in-law, he realized that compared with Huang Laifu and others, he was far behind.

He said: "I heard what my brother-in-law said. From now on, I will come to think about the development of Wuzhaibao, so I don't know what to do. It seems that those who can make money will be divided up by those merchants."

Huang Laifu smiled and said, "It would be the best for fourth uncle to come to Wuzhai Fort. As for what to do."

Huang Laifu pondered for a while, and said, "Why don't fourth uncle help third uncle and help him manage the affairs of the various farms? If not, Wuzhaibao will have more and more goods in the future. Brother-in-law might as well set up a couch My brother-in-law’s house is dedicated to transporting goods. My fourth uncle also heard that in the future, my Wuzhai Fort will communicate with several brother-in-law’s castles, and all kinds of coal and iron will be gathered in Wuzhai Fort to make a couch room. It is also very profitable to do some cargo transportation.”

Gu Shitong said happily: "That's good, that's good. I've decided to move to Wuzhaibao in a few days."

Afterwards, everyone was even more joyful, and discussed some things. Huang Laifu looked at the sky and said, "It's getting late, and it's time to prepare for the evening banquet for Mr. Zhang. Why don't some brothers-in-law and uncles also attend this dinner together?" Bar?"

Everyone hurriedly said, "Okay, okay."

Especially the three brother-in-laws are even more happy. They used to rely on Zhang Wenbao for their food and salary. They had no chance to curry favor with him before, but now they have the opportunity to build a good relationship with him. It couldn't be better.

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September 9, 9 AD.

The entire Wuzhai Fort is decorated with lights and festoons, creating a joyous atmosphere.

Today is the grand occasion for Master Qianhu Huang Laifu and Ms. Gu's family in Kelanzhou City. It is also a joyous event for all the military households in Wuzhai Fort. Thanks to Master Qianhu, everyone in Wuzhai Fort has a good life. It's a good day to dress warmly, and now the adults of Qianhu are happy, this man must not forget his roots.

Therefore, on this day, in addition to decorating the thousands of households' houses with lanterns and festoons, the military households in Wuzhaibao were also busy hanging up red lanterns and pasting up new happy couplets at the door of their houses to celebrate together.

There are also merchants who run shops in Wuzhai Fort, and they also decorate the door of the shop with lights and festoons.According to Huang Laifu's current prestige in Wuzhai Fort, no matter what everyone thinks, but in the current festive atmosphere, if he doesn't say anything and is criticized by the military households in the fort, he may be kicked out Wuzhai Fort, then it's over for me.

Of course, besides the inside and outside of Wuzhai Fort, the various farms in Wuzhai Fort outside the fort are also dressed up in joyous manners. There are red wedding cages hanging everywhere, and the sound of firecrackers is constantly heard, which makes some clever businessmen go crazy. I paid a fortune, because the lanterns and red paper they sold had already been snapped up.

Besides, there are still many people thinking about what kind of gifts they should give for the wedding of Qianhu adults.Although Lord Qianhu Huang Laifu said that everyone who comes to the wedding will be welcome this time, and no gift is required, but for the officers of Wuzhai Fort and the merchants of Wuzhai Fort, Lord Qianhu said yes. That said, but you can't be rude, can you?

Therefore, the officers of Wuzhai Fort, from Vice He's thousand households down, all sent generous gift lists early this morning.The merchants of Wuzhaibao, from Qu Yuanrui down, also sent generous gift lists.As for the ordinary military households in Wuzhaibao, even though they couldn't afford to give away any valuables, Lord Qianhu gave them a good life, so you can't forget your roots, can't you?We can't afford a big gift, so we just give a small gift to show our affection, right?

Wuzhaibao No.[-] Farm.

The third farm in Wuzhaibao is not very far from the first farm. The third farm manages more than 1 mu of surrounding fields and has more than 200 farmers.However, with the addition of some family members of the Tundings, there are already nearly a thousand people.

In this farm, in addition to some former soldiers from Wuzhai Fort, there are also some former refugees.But now these refugees have all joined the military household registration of Wuzhaibao.

There is no way, with Wuzhaibao military household registration and without Wuzhaibao military household registration, the treatment is different. According to the system established by Huang Laifu, refugees who do not have Wuzhaibao military household registration, whether it is monthly food, The rewards are not as high as those of the military households.Looking at the same job, but the treatment is different, these former refugees all joined the military household registration of Wuzhaibao without hesitation.

Of course, when they joined the Wuzhaibao military household registration, these former refugees struggled through some ideological struggles. After all, they had heard and seen a lot before, about the miserable lives of military households such as state and county guards. .

However, in Wuzhaibao, this situation is reversed. The reality is in front of you. People with military household registration in Wuzhaibao can live a good life, and it is a stable and good life. Don't worry about having nothing to eat, what Master Huang Laifu said, what is that called: "Iron Rice Bowl!" And after a year's harvest, the total harvest reward of the farm alone makes every villager laugh out loud.

In this year, having a stable meal is better than anything else.Looking at the vigorous appearance of Wuzhaibao, it will only get better and better in the future. Compared with reality, they naturally know how to choose.

This situation, of course, also commonly occurs in various farms in Wuzhai Fort. Basically, the original Wuzhai Fort households and refugees have all joined the Wuzhai Fort military household registration. After the next bumper harvest, they brought their wives and children over one after another.This also allowed the apparent population of Wuzhaibao, including various farms, to break through the [-] mark.Of course, some merchants and refugees living in Wuzhai Fort are not counted.

After several months of operation, the appearance of Wuzhaibao No. [-] Farm has already looked like a small military fort. Regarding the construction of the fort, the stewards submitted reports. It was the head of the village and the supervisors in the fort, who had no right to make their own decisions and save grain to repair the farm.

At this time, the gate of the third farm was already full of joy, and the red lanterns were hung high.

(End of this chapter)