"Xiaoqing, Xiaoqing, are you ready? You will soon face that round of thunder."
Zhang Mingtu used his fingers to fiddle with Xiaoqing's chin, with a confident smile on his face.
Xiaoqing squinted her eyes comfortably, but after a moment, she pressed her paw on Zhang Mingtu's finger with great dissatisfaction.
Because Zhang Mingtu was teasing it while writing on the desk, his finger had already poked its belly.
It made a gurgling sound of dissatisfaction in its throat, and crawled forward without any hesitation, staring at the account book written by Zhang Mingtu with its big golden eyes.
It was just a simple account book that recorded the many gifts given to Zhang Mingtu by various people during this period of time.
Among them were gifts sent by the eldest prince via angels, and gifts brought by the third prince Bailong Yufu, accompanied by Wang Han, the governor of Lu Province.
Of course, there were more gifts and silver sent by officials from various regions of Jiangnan West Road and people from the Agricultural College.
There was even a lot of land allocated to Zhang Mingtu after his promotion to the position of Jinyiwei.
Zhang Mingtu listed them one by one and arranged them into categories.
Just in terms of land, Zhang Mingtu came to Jiujiang County and did nothing, but he had tens of thousands of acres of fertile land under his name.
Yes, it is tens of thousands of acres.
Part of it was a reward from an angel, and part of it was given to him by people from various factions in Jiujiang County through various connections.
Even with Zhang Mingtu's powerful information analysis ability, the increase in some land properties was inexplicable and he couldn't even remember who gave it to him.
"I can only say that after becoming a superior person, everyone around me is very friendly. Even if I just stand still, countless people will come up to me and give me gifts."
Many people presented gifts, hoping to send their disciples and descendants of the family to Zhang Mingtu, so that they could do chores for him or become his assistants. There were a lot of them.
Moreover, they often give gifts first and then people, and their attitude is very friendly.
Of course, more people wanted to win over Zhang Mingti and marry the women in the family to Zhang Mingtu.
There was even an invitation letter from Ruihai.
Ruihai also came from a poor family.
Well, Ruihai’s ancestors had a fourth-rank official, but he was three generations ago, so Ruihai was called a poor family.
As for those who have truly graduated from education without any family background, they are basically rare in today's era. Basically, they all come from a fairly large family and have a certain influence in the local area.
“There are always so many things that make people upset.”
Zhang Mingtu shook his head. He didn't like this kind of thing, but this was the rule of the game today.
He is now favored by many people and has a bright future. Therefore, all the wealthy families have sent invitations to Zhang Mingtu, wanting to invite him to visit their families and marry the women in their families to him.
Even in Kyoto, invitations from important figures and matchmaking documents were sent to his house.
This is because Zhang Mingtu is in Jiujiang County and has not yet gone to Kyoto. If he goes to Kyoto, his actions will be even more exaggerated.
Kyoto has always had a tradition of selecting a son-in-law from the list. No matter if they are high-ranking officials in the court, royal relatives in the imperial capital, or local wealthy families in Kyoto, they all have the tradition of currying favor with the new nobles.
Just by sending a woman from the family, you can gain a person with a promising future. Of course, many people are willing to do so.
No matter whether it is the civil or military examination, as long as one's name is on the list, he or she will be recruited by a large number of people. Those who do not have much identity or background will basically be forcibly abducted to the mansion to get married on the same day.
He could rise from a poor child to an extremely high level overnight.
"This is also the reason why no major problems have been discovered over the years. The superstructure is too stable."
Zhang Mingtu shook his head. Those who stood out would be quickly recruited and accepted. These most capable and powerful people would be integrated into the ruling class, so of course there wouldn't be any big problems.
The local peasants could only continue to struggle in the mud and could hardly get up.
Like what Zhang Mingtu's future brothers had seen several times in the riots that broke out in Jianhua or other areas due to drought or floods, most of them were refugees, completely unorganized, and after a group of them were killed, things would quickly return to normal.
Even after experiencing such a major event, no major problems will break out in that area for a long time. Many officials like to take up their posts in the local area after experiencing such a round of events.
They were not quite sure about the reasons behind this. Zhang Mingtu had read history books and studied Ma Yuan, so he knew a lot more about it.
After a major riot, a large number of people died and most of the local resources were emptied out, including farmland and other vacancies. Simply put, the per capita resource possession increased greatly.
In the subsequent process, even if there are floods and water disasters again, a large number of people will basically not starve to death. People's most basic living requirements can be met, so riots are unlikely to occur again in a short period of time.
"I understand this, but it doesn't mean I'm against it. I can still maintain basic social connections, but I don't need to be like Rui Hai."
Zhang Mingtu was not as bitter and resentful as he was at the beginning. He just silently kept all the situations in mind.
"Such incidents happen a lot, but they actually give me opportunities. After going through such painful events, I can actively win over local figures, and they can all become my comrades who help me."
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