Rebirth of the Abandoned Concubine: The Poison Goddess Doctor

Chapter 653 Assassin, Fourth Miss underestimated us too much
Gongyi Tianyang actually doesn't know much about the field, but he has a friendly attitude and is willing to listen to the farmers with an open mind. At first, the farmers were very cautious and didn't dare to say more. Later, seeing his sincerity, they finally Ken said something to him.

Overall, the situation of this farm is relatively good, but there are still many problems.

The farm has thousands of acres of land, some high-quality fertile fields, and some poor-yield low-grade fields, but all of them are planted with winter wheat, because when the imperial court collects taxes, only rice is recognized and miscellaneous grains are not collected. When renting grain, it is also collected according to the method of the court.Therefore, the tenants were afraid that the harvest of rice would not be enough, even though they knew that the inferior fields would not produce much rice, they did not dare to grow corn and soybeans with higher yields.

In addition, there are only two small reservoirs in the entire farm, which are not enough for the tenants to irrigate the fields during the dry season, and they often overflow during the rainy season, flooding all the nearby farmland.The tenants have no choice but to dig out the silt at the bottom of the pond every year, but it doesn't do much.

There were other problems, big or small, Gongyi Tianyang wrote them down one by one, and explained them to Yingchu in detail.

When the old lady was in charge of the farm, she just collected taxes every year. As for whether the output of the field was high or whether the tenants' lives were good, she didn't worry about it at all.But Gongyi Tianyang was different, he came back after patrolling for a long time, and he had some thoughts in his heart.

"The imperial court only collects rice, and our Gongyi family doesn't necessarily have to be the same as the imperial court," Gongyi Tianyang said, "When I opened the account books in the mansion, I found that the horse farm had to buy a batch of sorghum, soybeans, pasture, etc. every month. , In fact, we can collect these things from the tenants as rent, which can not only reduce the pressure on the tenants, but also save a lot of expenses."

There is a lot of price difference between collecting directly from the tenants and spending money to buy it at the grain shop. You may not be able to see it in January or two, but you can save a lot of money over the years.In addition, those barren and inferior fields can be rationally used to benefit the tenants, killing two birds with one stone.

Yingchu smiled and said, "Third brother's idea is good, but it may not be easy to implement it."

The idea of ​​Gongyi Tianyang is not beyond the imagination of other people in the mansion, and of course the people in the court can't think of it, it's just that many people's interests are involved in it, so everyone is just pretending to be stupid.

If Gongyi Tianyang really orders to change the method of collecting rent, the racecourse purchaser will be the first to jump out, and other managers will definitely follow suit, because they are afraid that Gongyi Tianyang will also reform in other aspects and offend the Their interests, so they will definitely work together to oppose it to the end.

Gongyi Tianyang was startled, and quickly realized the meaning of Yingchu's words, and said with a wry smile: "Fourth sister is right, I took it for granted. Now that I have just inherited the title, if I make a big move, I will definitely die." Many people rebelled and turned to the old lady and the others."

"Third brother don't need to be discouraged," Yingchu said, "Third brother is willing to think about the tenants, this kind of heart is very rare. The future will be long, and after third brother's position is firmly established, we can slowly implement it."

Gongyi Tianyang nodded, but he was still a little disappointed in his heart. He thought about it all morning, but it was all in vain.

Yingchu smiled and said, "Third Brother mentioned the reservoir, but what is the solution?"

Gongyi Tianyang cheered up a little, and said, "I want to widen the ditch beside the field ridge, so as to expand the water storage area and save the tenants from traveling far to fetch water in the dry season."

The ditches reserved by the ridges are generally narrow and can be crossed by lifting one's feet. Although they can also drain water and store water, they are not of much use in the flood and drought seasons.

"This method is not impossible," Yingchu said, "but once the ditch is widened, the farmland of Gongyi's family will be lost. I'm afraid the old lady and the others will not agree. If the third brother insists on doing it, they say Maybe it will be reported to the Yamen, saying that the third brother destroyed the cultivated land, and the consequences can be big or small."

A cold light flashed in Gongyi Tianyang's eyes, and he said: "If they want to sue, they can sue. The land here belongs to my Gongyi family. If others can use it to build another garden, why not dig a few ditches?" ? If the Yamen really wants to make trouble with me, then I don’t mind dragging a few more families into the water to see if they dare to convict everyone!”

Yingchu smiled and said: "Since the third brother has already made up his mind, I naturally support the third brother. However, the third brother should go to the Yamen to say hello first, and then act, it is safer."

"Well, you're right." Gongyi Tianyang nodded, although he said to drag other aristocratic families into the water, but that would offend others, of course he would not do it unless it was absolutely necessary.Go to the yamen first to clear it up, maybe it can be solved easily.

With Yingchu's support, Gongyi Tianyang became more confident, and immediately went to the fields after lunch.He wanted to take this opportunity to communicate with the tenants about the details of expanding the ditches, otherwise, after returning to Beijing, he would not know when he would come here next time.

Seeing that he is full of energy, Ying Chu couldn't help but smile knowingly.Gongyi Tianyang has a benevolent heart, ideas, and action. With him in charge of Gongyi's family, why worry about the family's prosperity in the future?After Gongyi Tianyang has practiced for a while, she can basically let go of the family affairs.

The two stayed here for a day and a half, then set off for the next farm.

It was already evening when we arrived at the new farm. This is the largest farm of the Gongyi family, with ten thousand mu of fertile land, surrounded by mountains and rivers, and the scenery is excellent.

Manager Hu of the farm was very hospitable to the host. Not only did he slaughter chickens and sheep for a sumptuous dinner, but he also invited a group of dancers and concubines from the band to perform some dances.

Gongyi Tianyang was displeased, but he didn't show it. Yingchu watched it with gusto, and when a dance was over, he smiled and said, "Good dance, thanks!"

Manager Hu said cheerfully: "Miss Fourth thinks highly of you, so don't hesitate to accept your reward and thank you!"

The leader hurried forward, took the reward respectfully, knelt down and kowtowed.Just when she was about to stand up, her legs gave way suddenly, and she fell back to the ground again. After struggling twice, she couldn't stand up, and a look of panic appeared on her face.

"What's going on!" Manager Hu was furious, "I received the reward from Miss Fourth, why don't you show another dance, what are you doing!"

"Concubine, I don't know what's wrong," Wu Ji blushed anxiously, "Suddenly my whole body is weak and I can't stand up!"

Manager Hu scolded: "Trash! You..."

"Forget it," Gongyi Tianyang was impatiently wasting time here, "If she is not feeling well, let her go to rest, and the others will also retire, so there is no need to wait here."

Manager Hu flattered him and said, "It's all because the slaves didn't arrange it well, let these lowly maids destroy the elegance of Master Hou and Miss Fourth, the slaves should be beaten, they should be beaten."

He glared at the dancing girl: "Hurry up and thank Lord Hou for your kindness, get out!"

The dancers hurriedly thanked, helped the dancer who fell to the ground, and quickly retreated.

After dinner, Gongyi Tianyang declined Manager Hu's other arrangements, asked for the account book and rushed into the room, Yingchu also went back to the room to rest.

Taking advantage of the darkness, Manager Hu sneaked to the place where the dancers lived, and the dancers were sitting in the room waiting for him.

Manager Hu changed his previous arrogant appearance, and said respectfully, "My lord, are you alright?"

The leading dancer looked cold, and said: "I'm fine, but it's strange that I was injured, Gongyi Kerong may have seen through our identities, and I'm afraid it will not be easy to assassinate them."

"This, how is this possible?" Manager Hu was surprised, "We didn't do anything, how could she see through your identities!"

"I don't know either," the dancer said, "I'm just guessing."

Manager Hu said: "My lord, don't worry too much. If she really saw through your identities, why would she let you back? She will definitely order you to be killed."

The dancer thought for a while, and said: "What you said makes sense. But no matter what, we have to carry out the task after we accept it. The assassination plan at the dinner party failed, and the operation at night must be successful!"

"Yes!" Guanshi Hu and the other dancers all responded solemnly.

As soon as they finished talking, they heard a call from outside: "Come on! There are assassins! There are assassins!"

Several people were shocked immediately, and the dancer in the lead hurriedly said to Guanshi Hu: "You go back quickly!"

Manager Hu hurried out of the room and quickly returned to his place, and then the surrounding rooms were lit up one after another, and many people ran into the yard while putting on their coats.

"Where are there assassins? Where are assassins?" Everyone asked with all kinds of weapons in their hands, ready to fight.

"Someone broke into Miss Fourth's room just now. Luckily, Sister Liu Xu found out in time so that he didn't hurt Miss Fourth. It's a pity that he ran away!" said a little maid who was waiting on Yingchu, "Hurry up in the yard. Do a search, the assassin must not have gone far!"

Manager Hu said with a frightened look on his face, "Where did the little thief come from? How dare you assassinate Miss Fourth! Everyone, search quickly, and dig three feet to find him!"

Everyone echoed, holding torches and weapons, and scattered to find the assassin.

The crowd searched for half the night, but they couldn't find the assassin. When they came back to report guiltily, the little maid said: "Miss Si said, it doesn't matter if you can't find it. The assassin must have been scared away. Everyone go back to rest." Bar."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, leaving a few people to strengthen the patrol, and the others dispersed.

After such a commotion, the assassination plan of Manager Hu and the dancers could not be carried out.

On the second day, Yingchu called to see the "Neon Clothes Dance", and ordered a servant girl to stare at those dancers and practice for a whole day, but at night she suddenly changed her mind and changed to "White Clothes Dance". Those dancers practiced all night.

No matter how slow Guanshi Hu and the others were, after being made things difficult for several times, they also found that they had been exposed, so they simply stopped looking for a good time and killed them directly in the early hours of the morning.

When several dancers broke into Yingchu's room, Yingchu was half lying on the couch, and raised her eyebrows when she saw them: "I thought how long can you bear it, and you can't pretend so soon?"

The leading dancer said coldly: "As expected, you have seen through us a long time ago!"

"I don't have sharp eyes, I'm just trying to test it out. You guys are too impatient." Yingchu said while shaking her head, "Looking at your performance, I know that you don't have much experience. It seems that your master did it on purpose. sent you to die."

The dancer sneered: "Miss Si, you underestimate us too!"

Just as Yingchu was about to say something, his face suddenly changed, and he said angrily, "What did you do?!"

(End of this chapter)