"Who wants to imprison you?" After the warning was finished, it was time to get down to business. Lu Chen looked at Xu Gaofeng and asked.
"They are people from those aristocratic families!" Xu Gaofeng responded, "The villain lives in Jiangwa Village, Hedong County, Puzhou! The one who wants to arrest the villain and the others is Puzhou Sima Pei Qi!"
"Pei Qi?" Hearing this name, Lu Chen frowned slightly. With the surname "Pei" and the official position of Puzhou Sima, he should obviously be a member of the Pei family in Hedong, and now the Pei family in Hedong is the most famous figure. That's Pei Ji. Pei Ji is now the minister's right servant and has a high position of authority.
What should I say about Pei Ji? To say how capable this person is, there is really no one. The only thing that is great is his interpersonal relationships and knowledge. The reason why Pei Ji can sit on the right servant of the minister is, I'm afraid it's because of his knowledge and relationship with Li Yuan, but Lu Chen also admires this person. You said that a person has no victory in battles and no achievements in politics. Such a person is actually the right servant of the minister who founded the Tang Dynasty. Shoot, could this be the legendary "first person in nepotism"?
Obviously, the Sima of Puzhou named Pei Qi was probably able to sit in this position because of Pei Ji, because to be honest, the governor of Puzhou or the governor of Puzhou are all positions with real power, only "Sima" It can be said that this position really has no real power. It is the kind of official position that has no real power. To put it bluntly, it is an official position that has the right to speak but no decision-making power.
No matter when, just having the right to speak is of no use, just like those opposition parties in the Bangzi country in later generations. What you say is of no use, and the president will ignore you. Even if you want to go on a hunger strike to express your ambition, the president will not do anything. I went to visit you when you were about to starve to death. As for what you said, no one listened at all.
"Why did he arrest you?" Lu Chen was even more curious as to why Puzhou Sima Pei Qi wanted to arrest Xu Gaofeng and others.
"Puzhou has been the origin of salt and iron since ancient times. Our Mohists have been proficient in the art of people's livelihood since ancient times, so..." Before Xu Gaofeng finished speaking, Lu Chen understood what was going on.
Puzhou, near Yuncheng, Shanxi Province in later generations, belongs to the Hezhong area. It has fertile land and various mineral deposits, and salt and iron are the foundation of the country. Descendants of the Mohist family like Xu Gaofeng and others, although their ideals are definitely not in line with the aristocratic family Yes, but who are those people from the aristocratic family? They don’t care about your Mohist philosophy at all, and they arrest you just to increase their salt and iron production, which is the source of wealth.
"Okay! I understand! You can stay in Lujiazhuang with peace of mind. As for your family, our guild will send people to pick them up!" Lu Chen looked directly at Xu Gaofeng and said, "As for the jobs you are suitable for, I will also Arrangements will be made!”
"Thank you, Master!" Xu Gaofeng and others knelt down to Lu Chen with excited expressions, "Master, you are so kind and kind, I really don't know how to repay you!"
"Everyone, get up! Don't keep kneeling! Are your knees so weak?" Lu Chen blamed Xu Gaofeng, "The best way for you to repay me is to use all your abilities!"
At this moment, Liu Jing and Liu Laosan walked into the front hall from the outside.
"Sir!" After entering the front hall, Liu Laosan glanced at Xu Gaofeng and others and then saluted Lu Chen.
"Old Liu, you're here! This man is said to be proficient in the art of papermaking. Doesn't the papermaking workshop still have a vacancy for a deputy manager? Let him try!" Lu Chen looked at Liu Laosan and pointed at Qu who was standing beside him. Zhao.
"Yes, sir!" Liu Laosan bowed and accepted the order, "Come with me!" Liu Laosan greeted Qu Zhao, and Qu Zhao consciously followed Liu Laosan and walked out of the front hall door.
"Wait a minute!" Just when the two of them were about to walk out of the front hall, Lu Chen called out to them. The two of them turned around and stood respectfully looking at Lu Chen, not knowing what else their father-in-law had to give him.
"If anyone has any gossip during the transformation, Lao Liu, please handle it directly. If you can't handle it, just come and tell me!" Lu Chen warned Liu Laosan again, and Liu Laosan bowed and agreed. Chen nodded, and after Lu Chen saluted again, the two turned and left the front hall.
"Liu Jing, take them to your Uncle Du, and then allocate their work. If you have any problems, report them directly to me. In addition, go find Luo Yuan and his son!" Lu Chen ordered Liu Jing. .
"Yes!" Liu Jing bowed and responded, then left the front hall with Xu Gaofeng and the other four people. After Liu Jing left with Xu Gaofeng and the other four people, Lu Chen directly greeted Su Chang.
"Master!" After hearing Lu Chen's call, Su Chang came to Lu Chen.
"Go to the backyard with me to pick a few baskets of vegetables, and then deliver them to King Ren Cheng, Princess Pingyang and others!" Lu Chen asked Su Chang to find a few maids and take a few small vegetable baskets to the greenhouse in the back garden.
With little effort, a few maids picked a few baskets of green vegetables and walked out of the greenhouse. Lu Chen checked the vegetables in the basket and nodded.
When they brought Su Chang and the maid to the front hall, they found that Luo Yuan and his son were already standing in the front hall waiting. Seeing Lu Chen coming over, Luo Yuan and his son hurriedly rushed to Lu Chen and bowed to salute.
"Wait a moment, I'll take care of something first!" Lu Chen signaled Luo Yuan and his son to wait for him in the front hall, and then walked to the front yard with Su Chang and the maid.
"Aye, are those green vegetables?" Looking at the green vegetables in the baskets carried by the maids, Luo Yong stared at the green vegetables in the baskets carried by the maids, and whispered in Luo Yuan's ear. .
"Shut up!" Luo Yuan directly scolded Luo Yong. In fact, Luo Yuan was also shocked by the baskets of green vegetables. After all, it was winter now, and the green vegetables had long disappeared. Even in the palace, it was a rare talent. Eat green vegetables, but here, here, this county man, these things are actually in baskets? How could this not shock Luo Yuan, but he knew where this place was, and he and his son were new here, so they couldn't talk nonsense.
Lu Chen didn't notice the whispers of Luo Yuan and his son, but went directly to the front yard and asked the soldiers of Beiwei Guard to call Su Dingfang, who was training soldiers at Beiwei Guard today.
With little effort, Su Dingfang came to Lu Chen with a few Weiwei soldiers.
"Sir, I wonder why you have called this subordinate here?" Although Su Dingfang also saw the baskets of green vegetables, Su Dingfang still saluted and asked.
"Send these green vegetables out for me! This is the list of those people!" Lu Chen said, taking out a piece of paper from his arms and writing on it whose house each basket of green vegetables will be sent to. The list was written by Lu Chen in the study after breakfast this morning.
"Yes!" Su Dingfang solemnly took the order handed to him by Lu Chen with both hands, then carefully put it in his arms, then asked the few Weiwei soldiers following him to take the food basket and leave.
Watching Su Dingfang leave, Lu Chen turned back to the front hall and sat on the main seat. Su Chang refilled Lu Chen's cup of tea. Lu Chen picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea to warm himself up. Then he looked at Luo Yuan and Luo Chen. Yong and his son.
"Has everything been settled?" Lu Chen asked, looking at Luo Yuan and his son.
"Go back, sir, everything has been arranged!" Luo Yuan responded respectfully.
"That's good!" Lu Chen nodded, "Do you know why I came to you and your son today?" Lu Chen looked at Luo Yuan and asked.
"It should be about the pigs!" Luo Yuan answered still very respectfully, "After all, except for our skills as purification masters, we, father and son, have nothing to offer!"
"They say people are old, Ma is slippery, Lao Luo, you are really very self-aware!" Lu Chen said with a smile. In fact, Lu Chen was also knocking Luo Yuan and his son. After all, compared with Xu Gaofeng and others, Luo Yuan The father and son have stable careers and considerable incomes. Although the professions they engage in may not be glorious, and it can even be said that their work is somewhat destructive, but people are running out of food, not to mention the needs of this era. There is nothing wrong with their careers as father and son. After all, for ordinary people in this era, having enough to eat is the first priority.
"Come with me!" Lu Chen put down the tea cup, waved to Luo Yuan and his son, and led the father and son out of the front hall, directly out of the mansion, along the road of Lujiazhuang, towards a family on the east side of Zhuangzi Go to the banker's house.
Arriving at the courtyard gate, Feng Huai knocked directly on the door, "Is Aunt Sun at home?" Feng Huai grew up eating Baijia food, so he was familiar with the roads in Zhuangzi, Feng Huai's ringing voice sounded. stand up.
"Is it Xiao Huai?" A somewhat old voice sounded in the yard, followed by footsteps in the yard, and with a "squeak", half of the courtyard door was opened from the inside, revealing a wrinkled face. Face.
"Aunt Sun, it's me, the father-in-law is here!" Feng Huai said to Aunt Sun.
"Ouch! I'm here to pay homage to you!" As soon as Aunt Sun heard that Lu Chen was coming, she raised her head and saw Lu Chen standing behind Feng Huai. She hurriedly screamed, and then wanted to pay homage to Lu Chen.
"Auntie, you don't have to be polite!" Lu Chen quickly stopped Aunt Sun from giving him a gift. The old lady seemed to be at least close to sixty. In this era, around sixty years old is considered a long life.
"Is Niu Er at home?" After stopping Aunt Sun from giving him a gift, Lu Chen looked at the old woman in front of him and asked softly.
"Niu Er went to the workshop to work! Master, it's cold outside, please come in!" Aunt Sun opened both doors and invited Lu Chen into the house. There was an iron stove burning in the house, which was quite warm. However, the furnishings are relatively simple.
"Did that bastard of mine make you angry? If I really make you angry, I will break his legs without him taking action!" Aunt Sun said as she took out a pottery bowl. After wiping again and again, he poured a bowl of water from the iron kettle on the stove and put it in front of Lu Chen.
