Datang Happy Landlord

Chapter 382;
Chapter 380;

Li Yu finished his thoughts in one breath, shrugged his shoulders, and began to make the final summary;

"All in all, all in all, there is only one important point, try to make those famous families who participated, and those rich and powerful families feel warm in their hearts, and feel that the court is also carefully planning for them, not wholeheartedly wanting to harvest their money. Money, this is success.

If people think that we are mercenary and mean everywhere, it will be very inappropriate, and that is not a long-term solution.

Anyway, my younger brother thinks so, as for whether it will be successful or not, I need you brothers to discuss it carefully before making a decision. "

Sitting next to Li Yu, Lu Jishan could hear clearly. He agreed with Li Yu's starting point in his heart, but his brows were tightly frowned, and he muttered;

"Seven guan... But there are two more guan, my dear brother, this is not a small amount of two hundred yuan, Brother Yu can decide on his own, but this is two more guan for every fight of wine, if it is true It's settled, in the future, how many doubles will go out..."

That Liu Yuanwai didn't dare to agree directly this time, and he also hesitated;

"County Boss, it's not that the officials are stingy. The benefits of the five guans are really quite a lot. Those high-ranking and powerful families will definitely be satisfied. Would it be too wasteful to let two more guans go out? Your subordinate..."

Before Yuan Wai could say anything, Li Yu, who was leaning against the door frame of the warehouse, interrupted his words directly;

"Not much, what's more? From my point of view, it's not much at all. The court will be able to make a long-term plan when they have a lot of money. When there is any business in the future, why don't they take part in it?
Besides, the richer they are, the better. When they are rich, they are willing to spend money, eat and drink, wear the best clothes and silk, and enjoy more. also increase.

It won't be long before this goes on, and the business of other common people will also be booming. This is such a simple truth, can't Mr. Liu see it? "

The words that Liu Yuanwai wanted to debate were directly choked by Li Yu's words, and he couldn't refute them.

Isn't that right, rich households have a lot of money, so they will naturally spend generously and spend money everywhere. Of course, the lives of other common people can also be easier. Therefore, Yuan Wai deliberately wanted to justify, but he couldn't do anything when he opened his mouth. start.

Although Yuanwai Liu agreed with Li Yu's statement in his heart, he didn't dare to take that point out of his mouth.

The number of five guans set before is quite reasonable. After all, the imperial court can’t just focus on making money for itself and disregard those big families who sell liquor. If they don’t care about other people’s lives, how can they survive? Seriously, God knows how big a mess will be made?
But for every bucket of wine, two more silver coins will be given away. For such a big matter, and when the court is in urgent need of money, who would dare to agree easily?

In case His Majesty disagrees, whoever nods his head today will become a thorn in His Majesty's eyes and a thorn in his flesh, which is a big mistake.

Mr. Liu couldn't refute, and he didn't dare to agree, but he was choked on the spot by the county uncle of Li's family. He had no choice but to grit his teeth and turn his head to look at his doctor;
"Langzhong, I don't want to say too much, you see, this is a couple of things... how should I conclude?"

Lu Jishan thought to himself: Isn't this nonsense, if you don't dare to say more, I dare to say more?
Now, the imperial court can't even get [-] guan coins. I heard that the example money in the harem last month hasn't been distributed yet!
If Your Majesty is not short of money, why is this? His Majesty stared at the sale of Wuliangye with red eyes, who wouldn't be able to see it?
Every now and then, he would come to Cangbu Division to look at the fine wine stored in the warehouse. The fool also knew that His Majesty was looking forward to these fine wines every day, and quickly turned them back into money.

Your lip touches your lip, even if you come out five times, it is for the sake of the overall situation, and it is barely justified, but if you move your lips again, you have to go out two more times. It really doesn't hurt your back to talk while standing!

Who doesn't understand the truth, but what His Majesty wants is money, and you don't want you to explain the truth. Can you patiently listen to your defense, or is it two words?

As for the immortal drunk of Cangbusi, there are at least [-] dou in his early years, and each dou needs to be less than two guan, one guy is worth [-] to [-] guanmu.
Everyone felt sorry for themselves, and said that the treasury was empty, not to mention His Majesty who was impatient.

A few days ago, when I went to the court, a colleague from the fifth rank of the household department had more than 700 silver coins, and they disappeared for no reason.

His Majesty lost his temper in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and changed him from an important court official to a white-clothed commoner on the spot. If not for many people pleading for mercy, he would have been tortured in Dali Temple by now...

Lu Jishan was cruel and gritted his teeth before he agreed to give up this fight. Even so, he still wanted to send Li Yu away, so Lu Jishan hurried into the palace to report to His Majesty.

I thought that if I put in a lot of effort and carefully explained the reasons, the enlightened Holy Master would probably be able to listen to it, and it would make sense, but if you let the two go out again, who the hell would dare to agree?
Everyone was happy in the discussion today, and they were all in a good mood, but Li Dalang's words made the happy atmosphere extremely tense, and Lu Jishan, who was extremely depressed, raised his head and looked at his six confidantes.

Liu Yuanwai stood beside Lu Jishan, using his loose clothes as a cover, secretly tugged on Lu Jishan's sleeve, Lu Jishan didn't say anything, and then looked at the others.

Yuanwai Zheng, who had spoken positively before, gave a disapproving wink calmly, and the cautious Wang Zhubo, seeing that Li Yu didn't care about this side, only looked at the wooden frame in the warehouse, took the opportunity to rush and ruthlessly shook his head.

The remaining three also have their own strengths. In short, none of the six dared to claim this. Looking at the remaining ones, the dozen or so officials of the sixth and seventh ranks who followed them all bowed their heads neatly, and none of them dared to look at Lu Jishan. .

Nonsense~ They are all old fritters, the money for these two pieces is not much, the problem is in the future, God knows how many two pieces will come out?
It's not a secret that His Majesty is short of money, but everyone in the world knows it, and now they can't wait to demolish the house and sell the beams.

At this critical juncture, one thing more is better than one thing less. It is most beautiful not to speak, not to express one's opinion, it is best to pretend to be a fool and deaf as much as possible.

Everyone put on the same posture at the same time~ I didn't hear anything, I couldn't understand anything, I'm just a useless piece of trash, idiot, you should ask someone else.

Everyone knew better than anyone else that anyone who dared to say a few more nonsense at this time might have to return to their hometown to farm in a few days.

No matter how much Lu Jishan agreed with Li Yu's statement in his heart, he didn't dare to make a final decision this time, so he had to be sloppy and turned to look at Li Yu;

"What are you looking at, brother?"

"Oh, my little brother is looking at this Immortal Drunk. The Wuliangye is more than ten times stronger than the turbid wine. Unexpectedly, this Immortal Drunk is even more powerful. It is really miraculous. The same millet brews completely different things. .”

Lu Jishan followed Li Yu's words;
"Isn't it? That day when I was in Du Shangshu's mansion, I fell unconscious without knowing it. My family, Aye, still couldn't believe that there was such a powerful wine.

Speaking of this fairy drunk, brother Yu is just a mortal after all, he is uncomfortable with the desire to talk, he wants to ask my virtuous brother for a few cups of immortal drunkenness, we can enjoy a few cups of lunch today, I wonder if my virtuous brother can be more generous? "

Li Yu readily agreed, and looked at the two strong men who followed him;

"What's so difficult about this, Ma Shijiu, take a quick errand, go back to the General's Mansion, get drunk with a jar of [-]-jin immortals, and wait in some restaurant."

"It's the head of the house, the villain will do it immediately."

Li Yu looked at Lu Jishan and said;
"Brother, I forgot which restaurant we used for lunch."

Liu Chenggong, who was standing beside his doctor, spoke immediately;

"County Borong is outside the gate of the imperial city, [-] paces away, on the west side of Zhuque Avenue, the largest restaurant, Wanhe Restaurant."

Li Yu nodded, then looked at his servant and ordered;
"After you go back, bring the Immortal Drunken to an altar of thirty catties, for today's lunch, my brothers and I will have a good time.

Then take out the ten altars of Wuliangye and the ten altars of Xianrenzui, and go to the restaurant Liu Yuanwai mentioned to wait.

Tell the shopkeeper that the [-]-jin fairy wine will be placed in the private room that Lu's elder brother has reserved, and other fine wines will be entrusted to be sold in his restaurant, but they will not be sold until I go there.

Today, let’s sell Immortal Drunk first, and try the reaction of the wealthy households in Chang’an City. Remember, after returning to the General’s Mansion, find someone who can speak well, and go with you to make our Immortal Drunk, and carefully boast it clearly. .

And I want to point out that it was the fairy wine that His Majesty drank with those civil and military officials in Dushang's residence a few days ago. "

Ma Shijiu, the servant who was commanded, replied in a very resonant voice;
"Yes, Patriarch, don't worry, my fourth brother also came to Chang'an City with Patriarch this time, he is the most talkative, suitable for this job."

Li Yu laughed when he heard that;
"Hehe, I'm also the most talkative, it just so happens that Zeng Gui is not around recently, tell your fourth brother to show off,
If you can really speak well, you can follow me as a follower in the future, but you have to be tall, I don't want to be as weak as a chicken. "

After Li Yu finished speaking, the servant Ma Shijiu's face flushed with excitement. Those important court affairs were not worth mentioning in his eyes.
He didn't understand and didn't want to hear it. For Ma Shijiu, whether he could go to the mansion to show his face was the most important thing.

This time when the Patriarch came to Chang'an City, he selected guards and followers on Zhuangzi in advance. Ma Shijiu's Aye had been working under the head of the granary for many years.

The steward Ma and Ma Daguan are also brothers of the same family who had a son with the surname Ma, so the steward Ma asked to come forward and arranged for two entourages. Ma Shijiu entered with his four elder brothers happily Working in the mansion as an errand, the joy of the two brothers was broken.

He always felt that he was ranked No.19, and he happened to have the same number as the nineteenth surname of the Li family, and it was definitely the most auspicious. He didn't expect it to be so.

Today, being valued by Li Yi, the steward of the front yard in the mansion, he arranged to follow the Patriarch, and go out to learn more, and he has been feeling very comfortable.

I didn't expect to be so lucky, this time I just said a few more words, the elder brother in the family will be the servant of the head of the family if he doesn't make it right!
If my own family can have a follower who closely follows the Patriarch, it is quite an honor. It is a great honor to have someone who speaks kindly and recommends the elder brother. In the future, the elder brother who will follow the Patriarch will definitely find a way to ask the Patriarch.
Bringing my two sons into the mansion to work as an errand after they grow up, such a beautiful thing, even thinking about it is exciting.

Hearing the Patriarch's question at this moment, don't want those weak ones, Ma Jiu patted his strong chest and replied loudly;

"Patriarch, our family has nineteen surnames, all of them came from Longxi, and there are very few weak and weak ones, all of them are tall and big,
My fourth brother is half a head taller than the villain, with two stones of corn on his shoulders, he can still walk as usual, and it would be great to be a guard and servant with the head of the family. "

A group of civil servants grinned hoarsely when they heard the conversation between the master and servant, good guy, this bear-like savage is already strong enough,
His elder brother is more powerful than him, and he can carry two stones of millet to walk as usual. That's 240 catties. He's a bunch of savages...

Li Yu looked at Ma Jiujiu who was 1.8 meters tall, and guessed in his heart that he was half a head taller than him, and he was probably 1.8 meters five.
This is a big key issue. Li Yu, who is naturally afraid of death, can't wait to make him a bunch of strong men, and protect him every day. Of course, the stronger the better, Li Yu said happily;

"Not bad, not bad, you can carry two stones, how about you, tell me how much grain you can carry."

Ma Shijiu, who was about to leave, lowered his head in embarrassment when the Patriarch asked him how much he could carry;

"If you go home, the villain has been in poor health since he was a child. He has suffered from several illnesses, and his strength is not good. He can't compare with his brothers in the family. He can only carry a stone and then half, and he will not be able to walk any more."

Lu Jishan's hometown is also from the north, and the servants in the family are also tall, and they know more about the size and strength of northerners, so he doesn't take this seriously, he thinks it's normal.

But the civil servants standing in this courtyard are mostly from the Central Plains and Guanzhong. Looking at this big man's tendons and flesh, his arms are almost as thick as his own legs, and he said that he is not well-boned and can carry more than a stone Guzi, it was still a shameful thing, and all the civil servants were shocked and dumbfounded.

These people immediately started to spit in their hearts. They are really fucking better than others, and they are so angry. This kind of idiot is still weak in body, whether it can make people live or not...

Li Yu was very satisfied when Ma Shijiu said that he could lift a stone in half, and nodded his head in praise;
"It's not bad to be able to carry those things. When you were young, you were in poor health. It's understandable that you can't compare with your brother. But as long as you eat more mutton, drink more goat milk, and exercise your body,
Even catching up with your brother is not a problem, okay, go back and get the wine, don't delay my work, today's errand, if you brothers do well, I will take both, and you will follow me from now on. "

Hearing this, Ma Jiu couldn't stand the continuous stimulation, his arms began to tremble, he suppressed his excitement, and bent down;

"Yes, Patriarch, don't worry, my elder brother and I will definitely get our fairy drunk, and explain it clearly to the shopkeeper carefully, and then talk more to those guests who go to drink, let our fairy get drunk, and praise it to the heavens."

Li Yu nodded in agreement;
"It's not bad, it's a smart person, let's go!"

"Yes."

After Ma Shijiu agreed, he took three steps back and turned around. After he got out of the courtyard and turned out of the gate of Cangbusi, Ma Shijiu dared to lift his sleeves and wipe the sweat from his head.

He was a little scared in his heart, just now he gritted his teeth and uttered a lie for the first time in his life, and he still told the Patriarch face to face, Ma Shijiu was very upset at this moment.

He couldn't carry a stone or half a stone at all. He could only carry a stone of grain. If he could carry a stone and half a stone, he couldn't carry it after a dozen steps.

Ma Shijiu, who wanted to perform well today and wanted to stay with the Patriarch, told a big lie, lying about the military situation and saying that he could carry a stone and walk half a foot. jump straight.

If the head of the family asked him and his brothers to carry the millet in the general's mansion at night, and verified on the spot, his elder brother would not be afraid, but he would reveal his secrets immediately.

Talking to the head of the family, he didn't distinguish between the truth and the truth, and deliberately lied, but he was going to be punished by Li Guanshi, who was an expert in the law, and he had to be kicked out of the mansion after the ban, what should we do?

Aye always said that one should not be too greedy, and this is indeed true. How many people would envy him when he entered the mansion to work as an servant, but he still dreamed that he would go further and become a personal servant who lived in the house?

Now, if the Patriarch checks on the spot tonight, he must reveal his secrets immediately. If he is driven back home because of lying, how can he explain to his family?
Aye and A Niang are having a good time recently, and because of the fact that their two sons entered the mansion at the same time, they are very proud in front of the neighbors. If they are driven back at this time... then Aye will not die of anger on the spot... ?
The preoccupied Ma Jiujiu just focused on walking, and suddenly thought of what the Patriarch said just now, eat more beef and drink more goat milk, you can be strong, and you can catch up with your brother, but his family is just an ordinary family with children , how can there be mutton for you to eat?Still want to eat vigorously? ?

Ugh……

Ma Nineteen heaved a long sigh, shook his head fiercely, drove away the discomfort in his heart, left the imperial city, and rode away...

(End of this chapter)