Datang Happy Landlord

Chapter 407;
Chapter four hundred and ninth; the treatment is scary, the list is shocking
Li Yu looked at this gentleman who claimed to be Bin Wang, and he was very relieved that he was so capable of doing things. He was afraid that this scholar would be arrogant, and if he didn't know how to be flexible, it would be a headache if he really had to determine his identity!
Unexpectedly, this person's thinking was quite tricky. Seeing these gifts from him, he knew that he would immediately say the words of taking refuge in him, which made Li Yu very satisfied.

As long as you are sensible, hello, hello, hello, everyone, money and silk are nothing to worry about, thinking of this, Li Yu took the slap in the face;

"Mr. Gao Yi's name is well known. I also heard that Mr. Chang's uncle also offered advice and suggestions every now and then. He is also familiar with the classics and history collections. He is a truly learned man.

With the help of Mr. Li, my second wife of the Li family will definitely be even more powerful. It is really something worth celebrating. By the way, I don’t know Mr. Gao’s surname, can you tell me. "

When the gentleman asked about his surname, he bowed his body and answered;
"The cheap surname is Ma, and the cursive word is Binwang. I dare not be missed by Lao Xianbo."

Li Yu lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then continued;
"Oh? The surname Ma comes from the surname Ying, the surname Zi, and Zhao She, the clan of the Zhao Kingdom. I don't know which one the surname Ma came from?"

"Returning to the county uncle, the surname of Ma, the branch from Zhao State, has always had the Ma family in Handan as its ancestor."

Li Yu nodded and said in a deep voice;

"The surname of Ma in Handan is because Zhao She, the patriarchal family of Zhao State, was the ancestor of the Ma family. Because of his fiefdom in Ma Fu in the northwest of Handan, he was also called Ma Fu Jun. Zhao She's descendants took "Ma Fu" as their surname, and later changed it to "Ma Fu". The single surname is "horse".

It turns out that the husband is not unknown, he is actually the queen of Zhao Wanggong, disrespectful and disrespectful! "

"The county uncle dare not be arrogant. He just sticks to the teachings of his ancestors. Although his ancestors have produced some capable people, they have become a thing of the past because of the age. Now they are ordinary people, so they dare not be After the prince, the county Bomo will pay more attention to his love, but Bin Wangke dare not be."

Li Yu said quite meaningfully;

Mr. Bin Wang is an aspiring man, but in today's world, the conditions for becoming an official have been handed down for hundreds of years.

The aristocrats are the first, the aristocratic family is the second, and the wealthy family is the third. If the husband wants to become an official and restore the glory of the ancestors... I am afraid it will be very difficult. "

This young gentleman really thought so a few years ago, but now!No more illusions.

Especially in the two and a half years of living in General Chang He's mansion, seeing General Chang in his early forties, whose status is much nobler than him, running around for the career of his sons,
He racked his brains and asked for help everywhere, except that his eldest son would inherit his title, so don't worry, in the past two and a half years, he was always looking for help from old friends and brothers,
Only the three sons have been arranged to become officials. The rest of the sons, when they saw Chang He's return, they all scrambled to be filial to Chang He and want their own Aye, so they arranged a way out for themselves as soon as possible...

For so many nights, General Chang sighed helplessly to Yue, and when he talked to him, he looked tired and helpless. Only then did he see clearly and truly understand that being an official is not what he imagined before. Reading, learning is enough?
As soon as Li Yu's words hit the ground, this gentleman immediately spoke up;
"County Bo Mingjian, I have dispelled those unrealistic thoughts. Now that I am taken in by the County Bo, I am very grateful. I only want to do something for my wife and children in my hometown.

After thinking about it, I will follow the county uncle wholeheartedly, do some meager efforts to accumulate some family property, and strive to bring the old and the young to my side as soon as possible. The family will enjoy the happiness of the family and enjoy the happiness of the family. This is the biggest idea. Don’t dare to ask for others. Please ask the county uncle to complete this matter. "

Li Yu was very satisfied with these answers, and said with a relaxed expression;

"Sir, this idea is right. The most important thing for a good man is not to fight on the battlefield, nor to become an official.
The most important thing is to settle down the whole family, so that they can have a stable place for their basic necessities of life. This is also the first thing that must be done as a son, a husband, and a father.

In my opinion, the husband's idea of ​​accumulating a family business is not a big problem. Even if he wants to live in Chang'an City and take over his wife and children to settle down, it is not too difficult.

As far as I know, most of the [-] squares in Chang'an City have free space. After the imperial court registers and registers, a certain amount of money can be allocated to a small house to live in temporarily.

Those inconspicuous places in the corner are not very expensive if you want to buy them as a permanent family business, you only need one or two hundred guan.

Mr. Li is a guest of mine, and Li will naturally not treat you badly. Everything is arranged for the needs of the rank as an ordinary big steward.

As for the old and the young at my husband's hometown, I can call them over anytime and anywhere, and it won't cost me much money to find a small house in Chang'an City to settle down first.

When the husband has accumulated enough family assets, he can buy a house and make a permanent family business to pass on to future generations. These are not difficult things that are out of reach. "

When Li Yu spoke, that gentleman also nodded in approval. What Li Xianbo said, a good man should do his best for the family and take up the responsibility of being the pillar of the family. This is an aboveboard statement, and he certainly agrees very much.

As for what the county magistrate said, finding a remote courtyard in Chang'an City and paying a certain amount of money to the court to live temporarily, he has also considered it in his heart.

However, he was born in a poor family, and he had no relatives in Chang'an city. He had friends to rely on, and he was not familiar with the affairs of the yamen at all.

I heard that it is not an easy task to build a small remote courtyard, and the imperial court's cheapness is not easy to gain, and you still need to go up and down to manage it, and you need some contacts to help as much as possible!

He also thought about this point, entered the mansion of County Uncle Li, so that he could contribute his energy and offer advice, and after half a year, when he got to know each other well, he would be able to ask for favors, and he would also set up a yard for him to live in temporarily and keep the family A group of old and young from the family came to Chang'an City to see the world and enjoy some small blessings.

As for what Li Xianbo said at the end, he will live here temporarily, and after a long time, he will buy a house from him, buy a family property and become a Chang'an family, he dare not agree with it.

This matter was three years ago, of course he would have said it without hesitation, but now he dare not be rampant!
Let's not talk about where he got the hundreds of dollars to buy a house, but he has also worked hard and often wrote family letters for those who can't read. Taking the whole family to farm, but I don't know how many times stronger!

Every time I write a home letter for others, I can get dozens of money into the account, but how easy is it to accumulate a huge sum of hundreds of pennies with this kind of amount?
Besides, when he was free, he also walked around the streets and alleys, inquired about, and also saw people from all over the world who came to Chang'an City to roam around, and those scenes.

I don’t know how many people have worked so hard for a month, and it’s already burning incense to get three hundred dollars in the account, and they can wake up laughing at night!
The business shops of those aristocratic families are all contributed by domestic servants, and it is impossible to use an outsider. Only those big and small merchants need help from outsiders.

But it's not just anyone who can earn money. Let's not talk about breaking the head-scrambling situation, that is, if you go in and be taken in, there are various apprenticeship time restrictions.
The most simple and easy-to-learn waiter in the restaurant shop also has half a year's apprenticeship, and he has to give the owner another half-year's gratitude gift, which is equivalent to a year's work for nothing...

If you want to be a steward, you will have to be an apprentice for three years, return to the teacher for three years, and six years. You only need to eat, and if you don’t have a monthly payment, you will have to work for nothing for six years. Everyone is clear.

With such a difficult matter of earning money, opening his mouth and wanting to accumulate and settle in Chang'an City, this is simply icy cold, how can he easily agree with some inconsequential words?
However, it can be considered to get a house to live in temporarily, pay a little money to the court every year, and then bring the family to enjoy the blessings for ten or twenty years.

When I get old and can't work anymore, I just ask for resignation, and bring the whole family back to my hometown, waiting for my children and grandchildren to support me...

As a permanent citizen of Chang'an City, he doesn't dare to be so ambitious now, so he kept nodding in agreement with most of what Li Yu said earlier, and he didn't nod at the last two sentences, but smiled politely and waited. After Li Yu finished speaking, King Ma Bin bowed his body again;

"Thank you County Boss for your love and care. King Bin dares not do his best, but please rest assured, County Boss. In the future, King Bin will not hide his secrets, and he will definitely do his best."

Li Yu has been staring at this new gentleman, how can he not understand the meaning of his smile, he is a person who is used to being praised, what he said today is also quite standard, but he is not approved,
Li Yu wanted to refute a few words on the spot, but because of his identity, he couldn't talk nonsense, so he responded casually while looking at Li Yi next to him.

"Mr. is kind and has real skills. Uncle Chang's letter also clearly stated that Mr. can live in my Li family with peace of mind. If you have meritorious service in the future, it is not a big deal to find someone from a ninth-rank background." God's trouble."

"Thank you county uncle for your kindness."

In the eyes of the servants, Li Yu is the sky, and several people in the room can tell that this new gentleman didn't nod his approval to his husband's last few words,

Just talking with a smile, which made the servants feel a little uncomfortable. However, the Li family in Longxi is a famous family, and the second house in Lantian is very strict. There is no patriarch nodding or asking questions. , no one will say a word.

Even if Li Yi was in charge of the front yard, he didn't dare to talk nonsense. In his heart, Li Yu was the supreme existence. The fact that this new gentleman didn't agree with the Patriarch's words made him very unhappy, and he held back for a long time At this moment, he finally got the eyes of the Patriarch, and Li Yi was about to speak immediately, wanting to give this guy a lot of insight;
"Patriarch, since the patriarch has set the rules, the husband's treatment should also be carried out in accordance with the standards of the general stewards, but the villain does not know whether to refer to the standards of the stewards outside the mansion or the standards of the stewards in the mansion. Please enlighten the patriarch, and the villain should do it as soon as possible. arrange."

Li Yu praised Li Yi in his heart, nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile;

"The relatives of Mr.'s hometown are not in Chang'an, so it's a convenient place, and it's done according to the management standards in the mansion. It seems a little more humane. You can't let people say that I, Lantian Li, treat people coldly."

"Yes, follow the orders of the family."

Li Yi raised his body, smiled and bowed to King Ma Bin;

"Mr. Rong, since the head of the family has decided on the treatment of the sir, of course the villain dare not neglect, and will naturally follow it immediately.

It's just...it's not that the villain doesn't arrange the treatment of the husband, it's just that the maids, servant girls, and servants who came to Chang'an City this time all have places to do business, so it's not easy to randomly transfer them.
There are enough servants in the General's Mansion, but it's not easy to bother them. Sir, is this the standard of management? For the time being, I will be wronged for two days.

But the villain will arrange for the subordinates to ride back to the mansion on horseback in a short while, and the gentleman will arrange for the personal servants to come as soon as possible, but Lantian is also a little distance from Chang'an, so the husband can only be wronged for a few days. "

Li Yu nodded and agreed;

"Since it's not easy to dispatch the people here, then hurry back and call someone over. Don't neglect King Bin. Your husband, who is serving you, will be wronged for a few days, but you can't procrastinate on other things. Li Yi, you need take care."

"Yes, the Patriarch, don't worry, there will be no procrastination in other places. After a while, the villain will personally arrange the courtyard of Steward Ma. The specifications will be carried out according to the rules explained by the Patriarch, and he will never neglect the standards of ordinary chief stewards in the mansion.

In the kitchen of the outer courtyard, the villain will also carefully instruct you that the husband's three meals a day will be carried out in the same old routine as other big stewards in the mansion.

For each meal, there are two meat and two vegetables, or a pot of rice, or a pot of corn porridge, plus six mustard pancakes, but before the mansion dispatches someone, the husband has to go to the kitchen to ask for it.

As for the monthly bill, when the monthly bill is issued next month, the husband can send someone to the account room to collect it. The affairs in the account room are handled by Mrs. Situ, and the villain doesn't care about it. "

Looking at Ma Binwang who was sitting in the grand master's chair, although he tried his best to maintain a calm expression, the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching, and Li Yu smiled with satisfaction;

"You only need to be responsible for your duties. As for the monthly payment, Mrs. Situ will take care of it, so you don't need to spend more time."

"Yes."

Listening to the words of the steward Li Yi next to him, King Ma Bin was constantly shocked in his heart. Hearing the tone of the steward's speech, the treatment of an ordinary senior steward, would it be possible for a servant to serve him?
There are four big dishes for a meal, a pot of rice, and six mustard pancakes. It seems that I have to arrange at least two serving servants for myself!
Otherwise, it would be impossible to give a pot of rice and add six other mustard cakes. He has lived in General Chang's mansion for more than two years and knows the rules.

In this kind of big family's house, if there is someone serving in the manager's house, and the meals have to be taken back to the house for several people to eat together, can they also be served by themselves?

Before he could get excited, the last few words between Steward Li and County Uncle Li hit his heart ruthlessly, two times of money?

When he was entrusted to live in Chang He's mansion before, he didn't have any monthly treatment and belonged to an extrajudicial establishment. He could only rely on Chang He to give some scattered money when he remembered to buy the four treasures of the study he needed.

He also guessed in his heart that in the Mansion of Meng Changjun, who is known as the God of Wealth, the treatment of the stewards will not be much worse. It is estimated that at least three or four hundred yuan can be given every month.
It never occurred to him that not only would he arrange for two people to wait on him, but he would also be able to eat and drink well, and he would also be given two additional monthly allowances. I have been farming for ten years, the key is every month, not every year, this is really a frightening amount...!
With such a high salary from others, it is impossible not to work. No big family will raise a grandpa. I have to show some real skills to show others, and I am worthy of the two regular monthly benefits. ...

King Ma Bin tried his best to suppress the excitement in his heart, and his voice was even and steady;
"I heard that the county magistrate wants to entertain distinguished guests. He needs to write a letter of greeting and invitation. I don't know if there is a mansion with the name of the distinguished guest. I have been preparing for it for a while. I dare not delay the county magistrate's important event. Please arrange it early. I will do my best next time.”

Li Yu was very satisfied with this gentleman surnamed Ma. He came from a poor family, and when he heard the huge sum of money twice a month, his face remained calm, and the corners of his mouth twitched two or three times, and he immediately woke up and wanted to do something. good.

"Oh, the list is all here, come and show it to Mr. to have a look."

"promise."

Yingxiang agreed, and gave Tanchun a wink. Tanchun took out the list post, walked over and presented it with both hands.

Ma Binwang is a scholar, he has traveled around the world for several years, and has seen the world in Chang He Mansion for more than two years, so he has heard of the names on the list in his hand.

He quickly read the list on the paper in his hand. King Ma Bin gasped, his fingers trembling slightly. The names in it were very simple and not complicated. There were only two surnames, the children of the Kong family and the Yan family. .

Who can know the descendants of Confucius, so it is needless to say more about his nobleness. Master Yan Hui was honored by the world as Fusheng Yanzi, a thinker of the state of Lu in the late Spring and Autumn Period,
The Confucian masters are the heads of the 72 sages of Confucianism. If you invite these two families to accompany you, the host and guest must also be scholars.

With such a high standard, how can the guests who come here be so easy? Recently, the new generation heir of the Duanmu family in the north entered the world and traveled around the world. When he arrived in Chang'an City,
I heard that the day before yesterday I just entered the palace to pay a visit to the current His Majesty. Today, the same as the previous dynasty, I came to meet the descendants of this great learned family who had never been born.

I heard that the monarch and his ministers talked about the ancient theory of the present all day long. With the erudition and talent of His Majesty today, they studied it all day, but they didn't bother this Duanmu family born and experienced child.
It can be seen how powerful the Duanmu family is in the field of learning. As early as thousands of years ago, the disciples of Confucius and the descendants of the Kong family began to step into the world, and they forgot about the rights, fame, and money. teachings,

Only the Nanhuangfu and North Duanmu families, the descendants of these two families have followed the teachings of Confucius for more than 1000 years, and devoted themselves to studying and learning, never caring about world affairs.

The Huangfu family in the south has even disappeared, and no one knows where it is. Only the Duanmu family in the north is left, living in Shandong.

Every generation of patriarchal heirs will come out to travel the world once, so about every three to forty years, you can hear about the descendants of the Duanmu family.

Now this Duanmu family is very powerful. As early as 700 years ago, it was the leader of the group, ranking first among the Confucians, and its name is very famous...

I am afraid that Li Xianbo invited the two children of Kong and Yan to sit and accompany him, because he has not been born or entered the world for more than 1000 years.

This little county uncle is really capable. He made delicious food in an iron pot to satisfy the desires of the people all over the world.

It also produces fine wines and fine wines, which are famous all over the world. Now even the Duanmu family, which has not been born for more than 1000 years, and the future heirs all come to visit as guests. It really gives people an indescribable feeling!
This county uncle is only at the age of just getting his hair cut, who is so powerful, who taught him a skill that is unprecedented in the world...

(End of this chapter)