How arrogant can the Zhao family in Yunzhou be?
The manor they occupy alone is the size of a county!
In this "manor", there are mountains, lakes, fertile fields, and various industries such as papermaking, pharmaceuticals, pottery, winemaking, and textiles.
Except for a few products controlled by the imperial court, such as salt and iron, it is basically an independent county economy.
And just like this kind of manor, the Zhao family in Yunzhou has several.
But even so, the Yunzhou Zhao family was still very dissatisfied and felt too downtrodden. The core members of the family gradually began to understand that it was not easy for their ancestors to start a business!
It's not that the Yunzhou Zhao family is being pretentious, but... the fact!
Compared with the hometown that has been run for countless generations, the current asset shrinkage is unimaginable.
This forced the descendants of the Zhao family in Yunzhou to start frugal and live a hard life!
However, fortunately, the Cloud Spear has always been the sharpest killing technique in the army. Zhao's tribe has strong combat power and has established a firm foothold in the Southern Army in a short period of time.
The only regret is that there is too little population. Even if we recruit refugees from the north, it is still not enough.
Fortunately, the Zhao family in Yunzhou is a well-established family and is familiar with such operations.
Recently, we have reached a tacit agreement with several counties around Yunzhou to identify a large number of barren hills as lower fields, lower fields as middle fields, and middle fields as upper fields, and it is mandatory that cultivators must pay taxes according to the acre level in the coming year...
After several operations like this, if there is a famine year, these people will inevitably abandon the famine and then rent the Zhao family's fields for farming.
Zhao is very experienced and not only knows how to practice, but also pays great attention to "eating and appearance".
When he was in the north, there were vast hectares of fertile land and he was famous for being a wise man!
At this time, the Yunzhou Zhao family received a letter of greeting from Zheng Xuancheng, the head of the Zheng family in Tonglin.
Seeing this greeting note, Mrs. Zhao of Yunzhou immediately laughed angrily.
I saw it clearly written above——
"I have heard for a long time that the Yun Qiang is unparalleled in the world, its spear power is unparalleled, its sharpness is peerless, and I am eager for it. Three days later, Chensi will arrive in the morning sun. You are so elegant and graceful that I will not make my journey back and forth in vain."
Soon, this greeting letter was delivered to the hands of Zhao Zhiyuan, the leader of the Zhao clan.
Zhao Zhiyuan couldn't help but sneer after seeing it.
The Cloud Gun hasn't been around for a long time, and people have forgotten its sharpness?
In other words, the cloud gun has always been pointed at Beidi, leaving these southern barbarians unaware of the heights of the world? !
After a while, the greeting note appeared in the hands of Old Mrs. Zhao again.
Old Mrs. Zhao looked at the greeting card, and suddenly felt the sword's power rising into the sky, and the hand holding the greeting card couldn't help but shake.
At the same time, the entire "Fufeng Hall" also swayed, trembled, and twisted.
Many disciples with relatively low cultivation levels turned pale and couldn't help but crouch on the ground.
Even the head of the family, Zhao Zhiyuan, turned pale and looked extremely ugly.
Fortunately, at the critical moment, a ray of light shot out from Old Mrs. Zhao's eyes, just like a peerless magic gun unsheathed, leaving a mark of the spear on this greeting letter, so that the Sky-Sky Sword on the greeting card could be removed. The intention was suppressed.
All the children of the Yunzhou Zhao family in Fufeng Hall looked ugly and filled with indignation.
What's the difference between this and nakedly causing trouble?
When did the Yunzhou Zhao family suffer such injustice? !
Various greetings to the eighteen generations of ancestors suddenly sounded in Fufeng Hall.
Old Mrs. Zhao's eyebrows were lowered, and he looked at the invitation in his hand for a long time.
After a while.
"What a Tonglin Zheng family, what a sword passed down through the ages!"
Old Mrs. Zhao muttered to himself, turning a deaf ear to all the noise in Fufeng Hall.
But how could everyone ignore the old lady’s voice?
After a moment, the entire Fufeng Hall became completely quiet.
Old Mrs. Zhao: "Go down and get ready to welcome the distinguished guests!"
"yes."
Everyone in the Zhao family in Yunzhou was in high spirits.
This greeting can be literal, but it can also be implicit!
Even so, the Yunzhou Zhao family had no intention of looking down upon him.
"Is there any friction between Mrs. Zhao and Mrs. Zheng?" Mrs. Zhao asked again.
As a cultivator and the backbone of his family, there are few things he can care about except longevity on the road!
But when such a greeting came to my door, things were completely different!
Not long after, a young man covered in brocade and pearls and jade, who looked like he was only in his prime, hurriedly replied, "The good ancestors know that our Zhao family in Yunzhou has moved collectively and resettled in the south to buy real estate, and the local aristocratic family has many powerful families. There is resentment..."
The speaker was Zhao Yaosui, also named Yi Zhen, who was one of the most prestigious young heroes of the Zhao family in Yunzhou.
After crossing to the south, he was basically responsible for presiding over many family affairs!
Because he has just passed the age of weak crown, he is young and energetic, and his way of handling affairs is very radical. He often has conflicts with other tribes, but he is deeply popular among the tribe.
Everyone in the Zhao clan in Fufeng Hall disagreed with this.
So what if there's a little friction?
Is it bad to be a cloud gun? !
Old Mrs. Zhao looked at all the clan members carefully for several breaths, until they were all numb from the sight.
Old Mrs. Zhao sighed, "The most powerful thing about the Cloud Spear is the Lihen Spear, but the Lihen Spear is not exactly the Cloud Spear. Do you understand?"
All the descendants of the Zhao family looked stern.
The Lihen Spear was born out of the Cloud Spear, and many people also regard the Lihen Spear as the Cloud Spear. However, only core tribesmen like them know that the Lihen Spear is the Lihen Spear, and the two are far from the same!
"Follow the religious teachings of our ancestors!"
Old Mrs. Zhao: "Go and ask for my Zhao family's ancestral spear!"
Everyone was shocked again.
Do you really want to ask for the ancestral spear enshrined in the ancestral hall?
Old Mrs. Zhao's cloudy eyes became a little brighter, "This is the contest between Yun Qiang and Wan Jianhai!"
"yes."
The entire Zhao family in Yunzhou immediately became busy.
The entire Zhao Manor is beginning to sweep and decorate in preparation for welcoming the evil guests!
...
Yunzhou.
On the way to Zheng's Waterside Villa, Yu Youquan couldn't help but smile.
Compared with Caishi City, Yunzhou is much more prosperous.
In particular, the water network is densely covered and the river transportation is developed. Cargo ships and fishing boats can be seen everywhere, which makes him very happy.
Under the setting sun, the lake sparkled, and the white clouds in the sky were dyed the color of molten gold.
Occasionally, you can still see the figure of a fisherman casting a net, and the sound of fishing songs coming from afar. How can such a beautiful scene on earth not make people yearn for it?
In particular, seeing many uninhabited wild areas and these densely populated "developed" areas makes people even more reluctant to leave.
Yu Youquan realized that he had a wrong understanding of the matter of "dressing to the south"!
The places where these southern immigrants immigrated were not undeveloped wild areas, but more concentrated in economically developed areas.
This is like the "siphon effect" of the earth in the previous life. It is always the developed cities that are attractive to the population and talents!
After arriving at Shuixie Villa, Yu Youquan was deeply shocked again!
Is this really just a villa? Are you sure it's not a town with developed commerce?
And the water area with the deep waterline seems to be a shipyard of amazing scale, right? !
Later, Yu Youquan saw paper mills, wineries, restaurants, inns, cloth shops...
Then, the "story" that happened in Baigang Villa in Caishi City was staged again.
In a short period of time, Yu Youquan got to know a large number of elders and relatives, and also received all kinds of strange and weird gifts.
for example.
The ultimate luminous pearl that can be as big as a baby’s fist;
Beautifully shaped coral trees;
The finest pearls;
gold leaf;
longevity lock;
red gold bracelet;
etc.
While Yu Youquan was soft-hearted in accepting the gift, he couldn't help but recall all the things he had witnessed along the way. The wealthy and aristocratic families surrounded the mountains and sealed the lakes, and the people who depended on the mountains and water were not even allowed to cut firewood and fish.
Especially when thinking about his own life experience, the suppressed emotions in his heart can't help but burst out.
The rich have no land to live in, the poor have no place to stand... All the rich and powerful families in the world should die!
At this moment, Yu Youquan finally understood why Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang killed him like this!
Embezzling sixty taels of silver and peeling last grass... It is true that these aristocratic families who occupy a monopoly position are too greedy!
There are so many fields in the world, but for the farmers at the bottom, not even an inch belongs to them. Even if they want to build a grave after death, they are forced to sell their sons and daughters!
Who should die if they don't? !
