After Yang Haiyan finished speaking, she looked at Niu Da.
Niu Da thought about it. Although he was the head of the family, this matter concerned the future of the family, so he said, "Madam, I have to ask my family."
Yang Haiyan expressed her understanding: "By the way, we are not in a master-servant relationship. It is equivalent to me being the owner of the restaurant and you being the shopkeeper hired by me. We are in an employer-employee relationship, so even if you follow me, you are still good citizens and will not be registered as a citizen." She knew that the ancients attached great importance to slavery and good citizens, and this environment also made them attach great importance to it, so Yang Haiyan made it clear here first.
Sure enough, Niu Da was relieved after hearing this. No one who can be a good citizen wants to be a slave. "Yes, I understand. I will go home and discuss it with my family."
Yang Haiyan said, "No hurry, just give me an answer tomorrow."
Niu Da said, "Yes, I will go to the town tomorrow to give you an answer."
Yang Haiyan nodded. She came here just for this matter. After she finished speaking, she went back. After Yang Haiyan left, Niu Da closed the door of the manor and went home.
Niu Da has two sons and two daughters. Both sons and daughters have started families. However, even if the two sons have started families, their family has not split up. In ancient times, it was not popular to split up the family when the elders were still alive.
Niu Da, who usually stayed at the manor, came back. His eldest granddaughter who was taking care of the house called out, "Grandpa, why are you back?"
It was the busy season of spring. Niu Da's wife took everyone in the family to the fields, leaving Niu Da alone busy at the manor.
Niu Da said, "Go to the fields and call your grandma and the others over. Tell them all to come back and tell them that Grandpa has something to discuss with them."
Niu Da's granddaughter Niu Hua said, "Hey."
Niu Hua ran fast and called Niu Da's wife and the others over in a short while. As soon as the man arrived at the door of the house, Niu Da's wife asked: "Old man, Xiaohua said you have something to discuss with us, what do you want to discuss?"
Niu Da's eldest son: "Yes, Dad, what do you want to discuss with us?"
Niu Da's second son: "Dad, you can make the decision on anything, anyway, we don't have any opinions." Isn't it always like this? Niu Da's second son smiled honestly.
Niu Da said: "This matter is more important. I want to hear your opinions. It is also related to the future of our family. Let's go inside and talk."
When they heard that it was related to the future of the family, the Niu family members were very curious. How could there be any important things in their ordinary people's homes? But seeing that the tone of the head of the family was still very cautious, their curiosity was aroused.
After entering the house, Niu Da said, "This is what happened..." He repeated Yang Haiyan's words, "What do you think? There are three choices: one is not to go; two is for me to go alone; three is for our whole family to go."
Niu Da's wife immediately said, "Go, of course. Old man, you are stupid. Our family can't even earn 500 silver coins a month, let alone one or two silver coins. It's hard to find a job in the town, and the county is far away. Now Madam can give us one or two silver coins. "We have a monthly allowance of 100 taels of silver, and there is also a 200-wen food allowance. Besides, we can buy a plot of land in the manor to grow crops for our family. What else do we have to worry about?
Think about it, old man. We can earn more than just this monthly allowance of 100 taels of silver. When we leave, we can rent our land to the villagers. The rent can be several taels of silver a year, right? This is also equivalent to the money we earn." Mrs. Niu was in charge of the family's financial power, and she immediately made some calculations.
After listening, Niu Da looked at his son and daughter-in-law: "What about you?"
Niu Da's eldest son said: "My mother's words make sense, I think I can go."
Niu Da's second son: "I listen to my father and mother."
Niu Da's eldest son's wife: "We can make money and have connections. The boss is a general. We work for the general. When outsiders know about it, they will look up to us."
Niu Da's second son's wife: "What the eldest sister-in-law said is that with this relationship, the children may be able to work under the general in the future."
After the Niu Da family discussed it, Niu Da went to the county town that afternoon without waiting for the next day.
Military camp
Han Zhen was very busy. Qin Fang had already reported the list of recommendations for the captain of a thousand men. Du Ke directly appointed Han Zhen as the captain of a thousand men, and Wei Wu as the centurion. That is to say, not only Han Zhen is busy, but Wei Wu is also busy.
Hearing that Yang Dahua is coming, Han Zhen thought she was here to deliver lunch, so he arranged the things at hand and went to the back door of the military camp.
Han Zhen: "Dahua."
Yang Dahua saw the dark circles around Han Zhen's eyes and felt a little distressed: "You have been busy these two days, right?"
Han Zhen comforted: "Nothing." It's better to be busy, "Why are you here?" She didn't bring a lunch box, so she was not here to deliver lunch.
Yang Dahua explained the purpose of her visit, and then expressed her own opinion: "I have already inquired about it in Qianzhuang... Husband, do you think it is feasible?" She also told about the method of borrowing money and the interest rate and other related matters that she had inquired about in Qianzhuang. After
listening to Yang Dahua's whole story, Han Zhen looked at her in surprise. Yang Dahua had always left him with the impression of being virtuous, thrifty, good-tempered, and hardworking. But there was nothing else to that. Unexpectedly, this time, he had a completely subversive impression. She dared to go to the bank to borrow money to buy Yang Haiyan's shop and manor. This was not something Yang Dahua would do in her current image.
Seeing Han Zhen looking at her, his eyes were a little different from before. Yang Dahua was a little shy: "Husband, what's wrong?"
Han Zhen smiled and said, "No, I think your idea is very good. I can take some time to go to the bank with you now. After I solve the loan issue, I will come back." It must be said that borrowing money to buy the shop and manor was still in line with his idea. In a serious money situation, it is better to owe money to the bank than to owe money to friends. When money is involved between friends, there will always be some discomfort in the process of getting along.
Ten days later, in mid-March, the court issued a document on the transfer of Qin Fang and five other generals.
After hearing Qin Fang talking about this place, Yang Haiyan was stunned: "Yunxiang County?"
Qin Fang saw her surprised expression and asked: "Do you know Yunxiang County?"
Yang Haiyan said: "I know, I have only seen it in books. It is a place that I have seen in books, but it is only mentioned briefly. Yunxiang County is a county town in Renzhou. The area of Renzhou itself is relatively small among the 18 states of Qi State, and Renzhou is located in a remote area. More importantly, Renzhou is relatively poor.
In addition, it is also recorded in the History of Qi State that Renzhou was the territory of King Liang twenty years ago. King Liang was the half-brother of the previous emperor. After King Liang passed away, Renzhou was taken over by the court and has not been divided up until now."
Qin Fang said: "Poverty is not a big deal. It is better to be taken over by the court. Otherwise, I am a member of the court and a minister of the emperor. No matter what I do in the territories of other princes, I have to get the prince's consent first. I will inevitably be labeled as a faction." This is hard to explain. Therefore, he prefers to do practical things in the territory without an owner.
Yang Haiyan thinks that what Qin Fang said makes sense. However, "Sir, let's not worry about it. You should send someone to find out first. Find out who is the current head of Renzhou and the current situation of Yunxiang County, whether it is the powerful, rich or poor. You must find out clearly one by one."
Qin Fang said, "Don't worry, Yanyan, the court has given me 3,000 barbarians to settle them. I will write down the situation tonight, and let Kunshi take Tanshan and Huang Huzi to investigate the situation tomorrow."
Yang Haiyan was still more confident in Qin Fang. Although he was young, he was the eldest brother since childhood, so he always did things more steadily.
The next day
Qin Fang called Kunshi, Tanshan and Huang Huzi early in the morning and gave them instructions.
Renzhou, Yunxiang County.
"What do you think about the general Qin who will be transferred here soon?" The man who spoke was a middle-aged man, but he was not very old. He looked about thirty-five or thirty-six. He was tall, but very thin, and his complexion was not very good. This middle-aged man was Yang Shunlei, the county magistrate of Yunxiang County. Yang Shunlei was a scholar, ranked second in the imperial examination. This was his second year as the county magistrate of Yunxiang County. In fact, it was very common for county magistrates to be re-elected. Unless they had made particularly outstanding achievements, county magistrates without any connections in remote places would basically be re-elected.
An old man said, "The court didn't send a general to defend the city in previous years, but they suddenly sent a general to defend the city this year. Could it be that they have other purposes?" The old man was the county magistrate of Yunxiang County, a local. He was already the county magistrate of Yunxiang County before Yang Shunlei was transferred to Yunxiang County. There is a saying that goes, "The barracks are fixed, but the soldiers are changing." In the case of County Magistrate Zhuang, it means that the county magistrate is fixed, but the county magistrate is changing.
Yang Shunlei: "What about Lao Song? What do you think?"
Lao Song's name is Song Wenbing, and he is the chief clerk in the county. The county magistrate, county magistrate, and chief clerk are the iron triangle in any county.
Song Wenbing said, "The court document said that General Qin came to settle the barbarians, but why did he stay after settling the barbarians? We don't understand this. However... if our Yunxiang County has a city defense general, it may be a good thing for us."
Yang Shunlei sighed, "I hope it is a good thing. We have to find out the specific background of this airborne city defense general. I will write to my classmate and ask him about the situation. Uncle Bai, the affairs of the general's mansion are handed over to you." Uncle Bai is the county magistrate. Because he is older and this is a strong county magistrate here, Yang Shunlei respects him more.
County Magistrate Bai said: "Don't worry, sir, I will send someone to renovate the General's Mansion. But I can only repair the parts that need repair. If the renovation is over, our county government does not have so much money."
Yang Shunlei thought about it and it made sense: "Just repair it as you said. The county government does not have so much money. It will not be fat even if it swells up."
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