After his parents settled down, Zhou Bai did not return to Hongni Township immediately, but stayed in the county for a few days.
Now that his soul is feeling uncomfortable, it is difficult for him to make any progress in reading Taoist scriptures, so he might as well deal with the chores of human relations.
For example, as a scholar in the first examination of the county examination, he must be a junior student in the county. As a rule, he can freely choose whether to enter the official school.
Of course Zhou Bai wouldn't go. There was only one school in the county that had a slightly higher level of teaching, and the other teachers were all just following the script, so they couldn't teach anything.
So he went directly to the teaching office to register, and chose not to enroll in the county official school.
When I go to the teaching office, I will definitely have to communicate with the recent scholars in the county. Dining and socializing are indispensable.
Just because he is a scholar, he has so many people and sophistication, Yun Qiwei will naturally have more.
Among the officials of the county government, in addition to the edict and the county magistrate, he also has to visit the county magistrate, the chief registrar, and the county lieutenant.
This means that I will be considered a member of the system from now on and enjoy eighth-level treatment. I must inform him of anything happening in Pingcang Realm.
Zhou Bai did not look down on Duan Dehou, the ninth-rank inspector in the county, because he thought he was a junior official. He even made a special appointment to have a meal and mentioned the routine given to him this year.
That's right, it's not the small inspection that benefits Zhou Bai, the Yunqi Lieutenant, but Zhou Bai giving money to Duan Dehou on behalf of the Zhou family.
This is the way local powerful people deal with things. Not to mention inspections, even the six-room clerk gets some benefits every year.
Because the various industries of the Zhou family have developed smoothly over the years, all taxes are levied at the lowest level.
Duan Dehou saw that this young upstart was not difficult to greet at all, so he became more and more attracted to him. If he didn't hug him, he would not be able to hug him in the future if he took off completely.
So he immediately patted his chest and promised that more inspection soldiers would come during the land reclamation period in Hongni Township, and he also secretly reported a few names to Zhou Bai.
They are all Duan Dehou's confidants at the inspection station in nearby villages. As long as you tell his name, you can do something about him.
This is also what Zhou Baireyu has seen. The county soldiers in charge of the county captain are too eye-catching, but these patrol soldiers who no one likes can consider developing relationships.
There are usages of fighting a tough battle, but there are also usages of not fighting.
After the official matters were settled, before he could go shopping with Yu Yueyun, Zhou Bai was invited by Chen, Qian, Shi, Yu and other county wealthy families.
For example, the Chen family wants to use Chen Yun's connection to completely establish the title of Half Master. They can see clearly that there is no difference between the rich and powerful people in the county in front of such talented people.
As for the Shi family, they just want to get married and find a potential person like Zhou Bai for their granddaughter. Even if Shi Hongmao dies in the future, they won't be afraid that the family will have no one to take care of them.
To be honest, Zhou Bai was very tempted, because as long as there was a marriage, the Shi family would definitely fully support the development of the Zhou family, and they would have a reason to take over his family's business in the future.
Apart from Shi Hongmao, a former imperial official, the historians only have the forging skills passed down from generation to generation that are worthy of special attention. The farm tools and even weapons produced by their family are top-notch, and they have a good reputation in the counties near Cangshan Mountain.
Even the Prairie Kingdom of Jin once tried to spend a lot of money to buy the historian's forging secrets, but only gave up after being discovered and warned by the court.
And marrying the historian is equivalent to bringing the Yu family into the alliance.
Because the Yu family is also small in population, their mainstay industry is mining, and they own several small iron ore and copper mines in Pingcang and even Bei'an County.
Businesses are interdependent, and they have always been family friends with the historian, often advancing and retreating together.
This is also the biggest reason why the weakest county magnate family can still gain a foothold in Pingcang and prevent Zhao Chenqian and other families from annexing it even though the two families are no threat.
As long as they marry, they are expected to gain support from the two county magnates, which can greatly shorten Zhou Bai's savings time.
Unfortunately, Shi Hongmao wanted to get married, and he even wanted Zhou Bai to marry him, saying that if he had children in the future, one of them could inherit the Zhou family.
It can be seen from this that this famous man is not just a good person as rumored outside, he still has the idea to revitalize the family, just by borrowing the power of his son-in-law.
Before Zhou Bai won the election, this condition must be enough for outsiders.
The temptation is indeed not small, but it is impossible for Zhou Bai to agree. The world has never heard of a son-in-law who can achieve success and create a business.
If he does this, I am afraid that the newly established small team will be heartbroken and will no longer be loyal to him.
Zhou Bai thought about it later and realized that even if they talked about it again, Shi Hongmao would probably give in at most and his position as the head wife would be certain.
However, he can accept a political marriage, but he cannot accept that his wife has no feelings, especially when the other party is just a mortal.
Therefore, Zhou Bai declined Shi Hongmao's temptation, saying that he needed to take the exams for Judicial Examination and Jinshi Examination, so he would not be distracted from other matters for the time being.
In the future, if he is a Jinshi or even a heavenly being, it will be easy to negotiate terms with the historian.
After a series of human relationships, it was already the end of April when Zhou Bai and Yu Yueyun returned to Hongni Township.
The drought eased, Ji Hongzhe formally supervised the implementation of the New Deal, and Zhou Bai also asked the family to respond to the New Deal.
In fact, before the Zhou family, they did not cultivate the family land to the highest standard of the township family of 9999 acres. In addition to expending energy on running various shops and industries, the land around the Zhou family's field was all red.
The family's ancestral land is twenty miles away from Cangshan Mountain. When we took root and built the ancestral hall, we could have continued to move forward. However, there is an extremely precious water source here. Two small streams gush out from the crack in the ground. Therefore, the choice of the family's future is bound. Field expansion.
It cannot be said that the ancestors of the founding tribe did something wrong. There is a water source in Pingcang County that no one can bear to leave.
And it is precisely because of the abundant water resources that the family currently has more than half of its 6,000 acres of paddy fields. The annual harvest ranks among the top in the county and is enough to feed the entire township.
Speaking of which, Zhou Mingxuan was forced to develop business for several generations. The family fields were surrounded by red soil, making it impossible to grow food.
In this way, it was a success for Zhou Bai to appoint Zhou Qi to excavate red mud, and then target the family farmland near Cangshan Mountain.
As for the most critical issue of water source, he knew that there were several hidden springs on Cangshan Mountain that could divert water down the mountain.
Then there is the main direction of his current work in the inner government, which is to test the planting of drought-resistant crops. The sweet potatoes, corns, potatoes and other foreign products purchased by the Qi family at a large cost have all been tried and planted in Zhou Bai's manor.
The Humane Dynasty of the Central Plains was surrounded by many feudal states, all of which were descendants of the emperor's descendants who migrated and enfeoffed. This category was a vassal state just like the Jin Kingdom.
There are also people who have settled overseas. The people in these small countries have different races and languages from those in the Central Plains, so they are called fan states.
At present, the crops in Fanbang are sprouting and growing well. Zhou Bai assured the tribesmen that if there is a problem with the yield during harvest, they will never plant it on a large scale.
But in fact, because of the experiments in his previous life, Zhou Bai was fully confident that the harvested grains from Fanbang could also produce high yields in arid areas.
