Seeing Cheng Yaojin's expression, Lu Chen smiled. Sure enough, this was the "Devil King". If Cheng Yaojin hadn't raised the issue of "hush money", Lu Chen would have suspected that the history he saw was fake, or that The serious Cheng Yaojin was not normal when he said that he had traveled through time to a fake Tang Dynasty.
"So, how much does Su Guogong think is appropriate for me to pay for this hush money?" Lu Chen looked at Cheng Yaojin and said with a smile.
"We heard that during the Chinese New Year, brother Lu Xian is going to open a school here. We have two useless sons. You see..." Cheng Yaojin smiled at Lu Chen, "Besides, we also have these green vegetables and other things. You have to try it, right?”
"There are advantages to co-writing, and you guys have to take advantage of it, right?" Before Lu Chen could speak, Qin Qiong scolded Cheng Yaojin with a smile.
"Second brother Qin, what you said is wrong. Are we taking advantage? We are so successful that we cannot miss out! This is what happened to me, Old Cheng, but our son cannot be as hopeless as us. !" Cheng Yaojin said with a playful smile.
"Sure!" Lu Chen nodded simply, "But this school is not something you can just get into. It requires an assessment. If you fail, Duke Su Guo can't fall out!" Lu Chen looked at it. Cheng Yaojin reminded with a smile.
Now Cheng Yaojin's wife is Mrs. Sun of Su State, and she only has two children, Cheng Chumo and Cheng Chuliang. It is said that Cheng Chumo's personality is like that of his father Cheng Yaojin, while Cheng Chuliang is more like Sun, and he obeys his eldest brother's words. , typically it’s his brother’s idea and his execution.
"If Mr. Lu doesn't mind it, my son who is waiting for me will also want to come over and give it a try!" Zhang Shigui and Liu Hongji said in unison to Lu Chenyi, cupping their hands.
"It's okay! As long as you are willing, you can naturally let all the children at home come over and try it!" Lu Chen said with a smile. Anyway, one sheep can be driven by two sheep or herded. Besides, their children are all in his hands. , will it be more convenient to do anything then? Of course, Lu Chen disdains taking advantage of children. After all, this kind of "proton" method is a bit despicable.
However, having these children here can also ensure the safety of these children. After all, after the Xuanwu Gate Incident in history, there was a wave of great purges.
"Then... are the vegetables grown in the glass greenhouse green vegetables?" Liu Hongji asked in disbelief on the way to Lu Chen's residence after seeing the glass greenhouse.
"That's right! Those farmers are farming inside. It's quite difficult to plant greenhouses for the first time. After all, it's cold and freezing, and the ground is hard. It takes a lot of effort to break up the ground for planting. !" As the group of people walked away, Lu Chen said, "Have you seen those large urns?" Lu Chen pointed to the large urns in the distance that were releasing white air. Under each large urn was an earthen stove. There was a roaring firewood burning inside.
"Is that boiling water?" Cheng Yaojin set up a pergola to identify it carefully.
"Yeah! You have to irrigate the ground with hot water to melt the frozen soil before farming!" Lu Chen nodded and responded.
"It seems that it's not easy for Brother Lu Xian to grow green vegetables!" Qin Qiong also saw the farmers who were busy and couldn't help but sigh.
"Those farmers are all paid labor, and you have to pay them wages for a day's work!" Hearing Qin Qiong's sigh, Lu Chen said with a smile.
"Aren't these farmers all your own? Do you still have to pay them wages?" Liu Hongji couldn't help but asked in surprise when he heard Lu Chen said that he still had to pay wages to those farmers. They all have thousands of houses. The father-in-law of a household doesn’t have a few villagers in his family. Those farmers work for them, but they never pay them any wages. Even for these farmers, they have the power of life and death. Therefore, after hearing Lu Chen’s words, it is inevitable that there will be some feel strange.
"Ren Guogong, have you noticed the difference between the farmers working in this village and the farmers in your village?" Lu Chen did not directly answer Liu Hongji's words, but asked him to observe the farmers in Lujiazhuang. What it's like to work.
As Lu Chen finished speaking, several other people looked at the farmers in the Lujiazhuang in the distance, and found that these people were very enthusiastic about their work, and their work was so positive. In comparison, they also thought about the people in their own village. How those farmers worked, they all suddenly started to think deeply.
"Actually, this matter is just like when you lead troops to fight. Is it the same with military pay or without military pay?" Lu Chen once again raised a question to these young masters who are good at fighting, and then did not speak, but remained silent. looked at these people.
"We understand!" Just as several people were thinking secretly, Cheng Yaojin shouted directly, and his voice shocked the others, and the other people all stared at Cheng Yaojin. At one glance, Cheng Yaojin didn't care.
"Zhijie, what do you understand?" Qin Qiong looked at Cheng Yaojin and asked.
"Actually, what Lu Xiandi said is very simple. The emperor is not short of hungry soldiers. The reason why these villagers work so hard is entirely because of the good treatment given to them by Lu Xiandi. I think these villagers have better food and clothing than our villagers. And I still get paid for working, so if it were me, I would definitely work actively!" Cheng Yaojin shook his big head and said what he had thought out.
"Mr. Su Guogong was only partly right!" After hearing Cheng Yaojin's words, Lu Chen nodded and said, "Actually, the other part is that I promised these bankers that if anyone performs well, I can help them report it at the end of the year. Government, get rid of the slave status!" Lu Chen said with a smile.
"If the slave status is removed, aren't you afraid that they will turn around and leave? Then, who will work in this village?" When Lu Chen said this, Liu Hongji frowned and looked at Lu Chen and asked.
"Do you dare, Duke Ren, to play a game with your foolish brother?" Lu Chen did not speak, but looked at Liu Hongji and asked with a smile.
"What game?" When Liu Hongji heard Lu Chen say the word "game", his heart thumped for no reason. The main reason was that every time Lu Chen said he wanted to play games with others, those who played games with Lu Chen would There was nothing good to eat, so Liu Hongji looked at Lu Chen warily and asked.
"Old Liu, you're going to be in trouble!" When Cheng Yaojin heard Lu Chen say the word "game", he looked worried about the world being in chaos and teased Liu Hongji, "Who doesn't know Lu Xiandi’s games are famous for being deceptive!”
As soon as Cheng Yaojin said these words, everyone except Lu Chen burst into laughter.
"Is my foolish brother so miserable in everyone's eyes?" Lu Chen asked helplessly as everyone laughed and touched his nose.
"Brother Lu Xian, it's not that you are unbearable, it's that you have a reputation for being evil! Then how did the Wang family, Wei family, and Zheng family become tormented by you? Now in Chang'an City, when it comes to your games, they almost turn into tigers! "Chai Shao patted Lu Chen on the shoulder and said with a smile. When Chai Shao said this, the helpless expression on Lu Chen's face became more serious, while several others laughed louder.
"Brother Lu Xian, if you fancy something from our family, just say it bluntly, your game is too terrible!" Liu Hongji put on a victim expression like a bitter gourd and looked at Lu Chen and said half-jokingly.
"Oops! Who do you think Brother Yu is?" Lu Chen was teased by several people and he laughed, "Brother Yu can't trick anyone but you. The game Yu Brother and Brother Liu Xian mentioned is a pure game!" Lu Chen explained helplessly.
"That's good! That's good!" After hearing what Lu Chen said, Liu Hongji pretended to pat his chest, "Brother Yu is really afraid that if he loses this game, he will have to use my government to pay off the debt. ! After all, Brother Yu is not as rich as those from aristocratic families!"
"Everyone can participate in our game!" Lu Chen said with a smile as he looked at the young masters.
"Oh? What about our affairs? It seems that Brother Lu Xian is dissatisfied with Brother Liu's poor family background and wants to bring us all with him!" Chai Shao glanced at the other people and said with a smile, "But, I'm afraid that we won't be able to do anything for him." Even with all the wealth of a person, I’m afraid it’s not worth the money you tricked that noble family once!”
"Let's not mention those spoilers in the game between us!" Lu Chen knew that Chai Shao was joking, so he said with a smile, "Isn't it going to be Yuan Zheng Day soon? After Yuan Zheng Day, stupid brother Zhuangzi Several families are about to remove their slave status. Let's see if they will leave then. If they leave, Brother Yu loses. Everyone can make a request to Brother Yu, how about it?" Lu Chen finished speaking and looked at these few people. A father-in-law.
When several people heard this, their eyes suddenly lit up. Along the way, they saw a lot of good things in Lujiazhuang. Not to mention the glass greenhouse, the equipment of the Weiwei guards alone was enough to make them jealous. If Lu Chen loses then, he won't want anything else but just get some of those back armors, Tang knives, etc., and equip his troops with them. Wouldn't that be a happy thing?
"What if we lose?" At this moment, Qin Qiong looked at Lu Chen with a smile and asked.
"If you guys lose, how about you all imitate Brother Yu's Lujiazhuang?" Lu Chen looked at Qin Qiong and the other gentlemen and said with a smile.
Several people looked at each other, and at the same time they all felt that in fact, they did not lose in this game. If they lost, they would just copy Lu Chen's Lujiazhuang's business model and use it for their own village. In fact, even if they did not lose, they would still intentionally find opportunities to follow suit. Lu Chen studied the management methods of Zhuangzi, because compared with Lujiazhuang, their Zhuangzi always lacked vitality.
"If that's the case, let's make an agreement and high-five as an oath, how about it?" After all, this game is not a loss-making business for these gentlemen, so Chai Shao took the lead and stretched out his palm to Lu Chen and said.
