Daming: From the end of Hongwu

Chapter 62 062 - Buying a Servant
Prince Yan's Mansion, Zhu Di's Study.

Master Daoyan laughed when he saw Zhu Di received a letter, and couldn't help asking: "Your Highness, why are you laughing?"

Zhu Di handed the letter to Master Daoyan and said with a smile: "This Zhen Wu, look at this worthless guy."

Master Daoyan read the letter once, and after flicking the rosary in his hand a few times, he also said with a smile: "I am interested in him. If the time is right, I can meet him."

"Why?" Zhu Di asked.

"If Your Highness doesn't know, why would he laugh at him? Judging from the information collected, Zhen Wu should not be such a worthless person. When he saw Wu Qingdi, he looked eagerly. Since he was walking with his family this time, he probably accompanied him The family members went there, as His Highness guessed, he is a filial person, His Highness can use it."

There was also a hint of complacency in Zhu Di's eyes.

……

Zhen Wu had been accompanying Zhang Yuqing to enjoy himself in the fields, and then he and Zhang Yuqing walked into the village.

Since he came here, he always wanted to see Zhuangzi's steward.

This Zhuangzi's land used to belong to the Wangfu, so the person in charge was naturally from the Wangfu.

The steward's surname was Liu, and he had received the letter a long time ago. Now that he saw Zhen Wu, he hurriedly brought Zhen Wu into his home. After exchanging pleasantries, Steward Liu got down to business.

"Since Zhen Baihu is here, should you choose one of your tenants to be in charge, so that you can manage rent collection or other things in the future."

Zhang Yuqing sat aside, unable to speak to these matters.

Zhen Wu smiled and said, "I'm not familiar with the things here, so why don't Manager Liu recommend one?"

Since the Wang Mansion gave the land to Zhen Wu's family, Zhen Wu naturally wanted to pick a steward who could no longer be confused with the Wang Mansion. .

As for Liu Guanshi's character, Zhen Wu didn't care too much. When troubles arise, the palace will always be in front, and I believe that with Zhu Di's temperament, the people who come out of the palace will not be so bad.

After Liu Guanshi thought about it, he nodded in agreement, and asked someone to call a man named Liang Daxing over.

Zhen Wu took a look.

Liang Daxing is about 30 years old, probably because he has been in the field for a long time, his complexion is a little dark, and he is tall and square. In addition, he is dressed like a farmer, and he has a sense of honesty.

After listening to Liu Guanshi's reason for calling him here, he immediately laughed naively.

Their 20-odd family members had already heard from Manager Liu that they were going to change employers, and they were a little bit worried at first, fearing that the new owner would have too much work and assign another manager, but now they let him be the manager.

Guanshi Liu saw that Liang Daxing was not on the stage, so he raised his foot and kicked him: "Tell you, your new employer is Baihu, and you have been on the battlefield all the time. You have to dare to deceive yourself, let alone Zhen Baihu. Even I can't forgive you."

Liang Daxing wasn't angry either, and immediately promised: "Don't worry about Guanshi Liu, he will never dare."

"Who are you making a promise to?" Guanshi Liu kicked him again.

Liang Daxing hastily said to Zhen Wu again, "Don't worry, boss, I will definitely handle the errand properly."

Zhen Wu smiled and said: "Speaking of which, I am the guard of the King of Yan, and Guanshi Liu is not an outsider. Since he asked you to do it, I naturally believe you, but you don't have to worry, just take it easy and do it as usual , if you have anything to do, you can go to the city to find me, if I'm not here, go ask my mother for advice."

"Understood, Master." Liang Daxing responded with a smile, and said to Zhang Yuqing: "If the old lady needs help in the future, you can also find someone to tell, our tenant family is capable."

Zhang Yuqing was a little at a loss, but tried his best to imitate Zhen Wu, and said calmly: "Don't be a layman, we will be a family in the future."

To speak of a family is to flatter him, but he is indeed not considered an outsider.

These tenant families can be said to rely on their fields for their lives. Although they are treated harshly and may move away, no one is willing to leave their hometown as long as they can live on.

Therefore, these tenants and those military households under Zhen Wu can be said to be the two foundations of Zhen Wu. Through these two places, he can find people who are enough for him to trust.

Thinking of this, after Zhen Wu asked Liang Daxing to go down, he asked Liu Guanshi: "I wonder if there is anyone in Zhuangzi who intends to sell himself?"

Guanshi Liu looked at Zhen Wu with a strange expression, and asked, "Do you want to buy a little girl?"

Ah.

Zhen Wu shook his head with a wry smile: "If you want to find someone to take care of the family and foreign affairs, you can also help to look at the door."

This matter is indeed an emergency for Zhen Wu, the house is getting bigger, he and his family can't always guard the door, but it is always inconvenient for someone to visit.

He also has no psychological burden on calling people.

If you can kneel down to Zhu Di, you can enjoy his due class privileges with peace of mind.

It's just that there must be some solidified ideas of equality for everyone. They only treat Zhu Di as a boss, not to mention being loyal to the emperor. If he is in a hurry, he takes his family and flees overseas. The world is so big, can he survive as a time traveler?
At the same time, they will not whip and insult the subordinates, and treat them as employees.

Guanshi Liu also gave a wry smile: "Our Zhuangzi's life is okay, I'm afraid it's hard to find, or..." As he was talking, Guanshi Liu stopped suddenly, thought for a while and said: "There is really one, But I don't know if it's appropriate."

"Tell me."

"There is a man named Liang Fang in the village. Some time ago, his son and daughter-in-law died due to an accident. Only the grandfather and granddaughter are left. I am afraid that life will not go on. If you have an idea, I can help you ask ask."

"How old are you?"

"Liang Fang is almost fifty, but his legs and feet are fine. Running errands and looking at the door is not a big problem, but his granddaughter is still young, only eight years old."

Zhen Wu thought for a while, it's okay for an eight-year-old girl, there are already many children in the family, so I just want to add a playmate to the little ones, and nodded after thinking about it: "Then Guanshi Liu, please help me, if you have this idea , see you some other day."

"Okay." Manager Liu readily agreed.

Afterwards, everyone chatted for a few more words before Zhen Wu took Zhang Yuqing to leave.

As soon as he left Guanshi Liu's house, Zhang Yuqing couldn't hold back: "Why do you still buy servants? There is so much money in the family, let alone can you afford it? The group of young people in the family are not enough for you to break your waist?"

"Mother, calculate how much rent we can collect a year for [-] mu of land, plus my salary, it's enough to chew on, and whoever lives on tight can get better and better? Make money, so that our old Zhen family can get better and better."

Zhang Yuqing just couldn't turn the corner for a while, and she still looked like she was when she was poor. Now she heard Zhen Wu give her a calculation, and then she realized that her family seemed to be a little out of control.

However, when she thought that when she was in Steward Liu, Zhen Wu didn't ask for her opinion at all, just touched his mouth up and down, and did everything according to his wishes, and she suddenly felt a little unhappy.

When his father was around, he knew how to ask her opinion.

Why is my son so awesome.

(End of this chapter)