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The old man was very happy.

"I didn't know that Song Yashi was coming. I didn't come to greet you. Please forgive me."

"Master Lu is too polite. I came here without being invited. I hope you can forgive me."

"Song Yashi, please come in."

Speaking of it, Song Jiang's position as Yashi can only be regarded as a clerk, not an official.

In all dynasties, officials and clerks were separated. Officials had ranks, a fixed amount of court salary, and enjoyed state treatment. Clerks were staff appointed and dismissed by officials. They had no ranks, did not enjoy state treatment, and were paid by officials themselves.

Officials needed to pass the imperial examinations and various assessments to be appointed and dismissed by the court. Clerks were directly appointed and dismissed by officials at will. However, in the Song Dynasty, people who were born as clerks were not allowed to participate in the imperial examination. In other words, once you become a clerk, you will have no hope of becoming an official again in your life.

The position of Yasi, who is mainly responsible for the registration and management of prisoners, was only a low-level clerk in other dynasties. In the Song Dynasty, general officials would use Yasi as a secretary.

There were two Yasi in Yuncheng County, but Song Jiang was highly valued by the county magistrate and was selected as the first Yasi. Equivalent to the secretary of the township government in later generations, it is mainly responsible for connecting with prisoners, and is also responsible for handling some tax work and recording criminal cases.

This position is not big or small, but it is very lucrative. After all, before the prisoner enters the prison and is imprisoned, if his family does not make arrangements for the Yasi and the prison head, he may be beaten with 100 sticks first, and his life will be half lost.

It was thanks to this lucrative position that Song Jiang was able to accumulate a lot of wealth, to have money to help those heroes who came to him, and to be called the timely rain and Hu Baoyi.

Even after Song Jiang married Yan Poxi, he was able to immediately arrange a two-story house for Yan Poxi so that she could eat, wear and use everything in a decent manner.

In contrast, although Lin Chong, Wang Jin and others were known as the instructors of the 800,000 Imperial Guards, they were actually military officials without rank, not the chief leaders of the 800,000 Imperial Guards. There were so many 800,000 Imperial Guards, and there were hundreds of spear and stick instructors among them. In fact, they were all military instructors who were only responsible for daily training and had no power to lead troops.

If Lin Chong, Wang Jin and others were really the chief leaders of the 800,000 Imperial Guards, even if Gao Qiu was the emperor's favorite, he would not dare to provoke them easily.

"Song Yashi has come to visit our manor. I wonder what advice he has for us?"

"It's hard to say what advice I have for you. I just have something to inform Master Lu recently. Not long ago, the governor of Qingzhou found a piece of strange stone and prepared to present it to the emperor. It will pass through our Yuncheng County during transportation, and the county magistrate has already arranged to demolish the city wall.

According to calculations, this piece of strange stone will pass through the land of Lujiazhuang. Master Lu, please remove the crops and level the land in advance to avoid delaying the transportation of this strange stone."

"I wonder which piece of land in my Lujiazhuang will this strange stone pass through?"

"It is expected to pass through the land on the west side of Lujiazhuang..."

"Okay, I got it. Lujiazhuang will definitely cooperate."

"In that case, Song Jiang will take his leave."

"It's not easy for Song Yashi to come here, so let's have a meal before leaving, and let me show my hospitality as a host."

"Master Lu, I appreciate your kindness. But Song Jiang has official duties to attend to, and I have to inform other farmers and people along the way, so I won't stay any longer."

"Then I'll see Yashi off. Lai Fu, go prepare some wine, drinks and snacks for Song Yashi for his use on the road."

"Yes, Master."

Huashi Gang is the name of a special transportation vehicle during the reign of Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty that was used to transport rare stones and flowers to satisfy the emperor's preferences. Gang refers to a transportation team, and a transportation team consisting of 10 ships is often called a gang.

If it was just some flowers and plants, it would be fine, but the transportation of these rare stones is a real waste of money and labor. Many strange stones weigh thousands of pounds, even tens of thousands of pounds, and hundreds of thousands of pounds. They need countless cattle, horses, and civilians to transport them day and night. Cities, villages, and fields were destroyed along the way, making countless people miserable.

Moreover, during the transportation process, many officials were given the opportunity to accept bribes and embezzle money, squeezing the people along the way, causing public outcry.

Even if the Song Dynasty was rich, it could not afford to be played by the emperor. Many peasant uprisings in Jiangnan were caused by this flower and stone gang.

Of course, Lu Cheng is just a squire and landlord at the moment, and he has no ability to resist, so he can only obey the arrangement.

Fortunately, it only passed through the fields in the north. If it passed through Lu Cheng's manor, Lu Cheng might have to give gifts to those officials and arrange for them to leave.

point, so that they can bypass their farm.

After sending Song Jiang away, Lu Cheng immediately called housekeeper Sun and asked him to gather some tenants to remove the crops where the strange stone was about to pass. And level the land.

This is because Lu Cheng's family is big and he doesn't care about the food produced by that little land. Some other people along the way may not have such a good life.

It is already winter now. After the crops in the field are removed, no crops can be planted. There is no harvest in the first half of next year. It is estimated that many families will not be able to bear the loss and be forced to sell the land.

After arranging these, Lu Cheng continued to study martial arts.

Recently, Lu Cheng practiced the "Tiger Roaring Thunder Sound Breathing Method" and "Innate Internal Strength Breathing Method" he created at the same time, combining the advantages of the two breathing methods, as well as various matching prescriptions, and constantly sorting and improving them.

This is because Lu Cheng has 28 points of physical fitness and 28 points of spirit. His own physique is strong enough, his control over the body is meticulous, and his comprehension is far beyond that of ordinary people, so he can improve the previous skills.

Practicing martial arts is also addictive, especially being able to clearly sense the changes in the body, the internal organs and bones are strengthened little by little, the blood flow is stronger and more powerful, and the overall metabolism level has been significantly improved.

This kind of pleasure of practice is a double enjoyment of the spirit and the body.

It is no wonder that in many martial arts and immortal cultivation novels, there are so many people who like to retreat and become martial arts and Taoism fanatics.

More than half a month later, a team of government officials passed by Lu Cheng's manor, pulling a huge stone weighing tens of thousands of pounds.

Lu Cheng looked at the strange-shaped boulder from a distance, and couldn't see what was so good about it that could make the emperor so obsessed.

According to historical records, Song Huizong later got a huge rock from Taihu Lake, which was so big that a hundred people could not hug it. He loved it so much that he made it a marquis.

It can only be said that if God wants to destroy someone, he must first make him crazy.

"Master, several people near our village request to sell their land to our Lujia Village and become tenants of our Lujia Village."

"Well, accept them all."

"Yes."

In order to help some people along the way and for the growth of Lujia Village itself, Lu Cheng asked Steward Sun to buy all the destroyed land within three or five miles nearby.

After more than a year of expansion, Lujia Village has nearly a thousand acres of land, becoming one of the largest landlords in Yuncheng County. In addition to the business of Lujia Village, which is making a lot of money every day, Lu Cheng's actual assets are counted in the entire Jizhou Prefecture.

In this era, this is not a good thing.

Only grain but no guns are like building granaries for others.

Only money but no power is unsafe all day long.