Kunlun one millet

Chapter 107

Looking at the fields of mulberry forests stretching to the distant hills, dotted with lakes, ponds and streams, the fields are filled with peach blossoms and willows, and the spring scenery is full of spring, which should make people feel relaxed and happy.

However, Zhao Mi was not in the mood to enjoy the landscape at all, but just flipped through the account books of the manor with a blank expression.

"Hehehe, it's quite a business. There are three or four hundred servants alone, and more than a thousand tenants. In addition to renting, tea, fruit, bamboo and wood, medicinal wine, sauce and vinegar, beef, pigs, chickens and dogs, and lake and pond aquatic products Not only are they self-sufficient, but they can also be sent to the capital to sell Shengli... Oh? There are also dozens of silkworm concubines who specialize in silk weaving."

Zhao Mi sat outside the gate of the fortress-like warehouse, his swollen cheeks arched his back, and he dared not look up. Hundreds of servants and tenants stood in the open space in the distance, no one said a word.

"Such a big Zhuangzi, can you manage it alone?" Zhao Mi threw the thick account books aside.

"There are a few other people who are managing the farm for Master Hou elsewhere." Zhuangtou replied anxiously: "I have sent someone to call them over."

"It occupies a lot of land." Zhao Mi responded casually, and picked up another booklet, which contained various lending and leasing items, and a thick pile of loan notes.

Zhao Mi looked more and more annoyed, and said, "Let me ask you, who is the original owner of this farm?"

"It's... the Zheng family of Jiujiang." Zhuangtou answered with a bow.

Zhao Mi frowned at first, then thought about it again: "So that's the case, are you volunteering? Who told you to do this? Are you planning to frame me?"

Zhuangtou hurriedly fell to the ground and knelt down: "The villain dare not!"

"Don't dare?" Zhao Mi sneered and rummaged through the account books, and suddenly came up with a plan: "Since you said that this farm is my property, then I can dispose of it as I like?"

"Your Majesty has orders, the villain dare not neglect." Zhuangtou replied.

"Bring a brazier here." Zhao Mi picked up the stack of loan notes: "Let anyone whose name is called come forward."

"What is Hou Ye going to do?" Zhuangtou's tone was flustered, but Zhao Mi glared at him, and immediately lowered his head: "Hou Ye wants to cultivate immortals and learn Taoism, and the villain is only afraid that the common affairs of the farm will pollute Hou Ye's immortal body." Infuriating."

"You still understand these?" Zhao Mi sneered twice, and slapped the palm of the loan note: "I don't think you intend to take this face of yours."

After saying this, Zhao Mi raised his eyes to signal He Dangguan.The opponent strode forward, grabbed the Zhuangtou, slapped Zhuangtou back and forth with loud slaps, and knocked Zhuangtou unconscious with two slaps, spitting out blood.

"Deacon, this guy has passed out." He Dangguan raised Zhuangtou's collar and asked, "Do you want to pour some cold water on him?"

"Throw him away." Zhao Mi got up and came to the group of servants and tenants, waving the IOU and said, "I just saw that many of you owe the farm money, food and cloth. Now that I am the owner of the farm, then Once you become the master, you don’t have to pay back the debts you borrowed in the past.”

After saying that, Zhao Mi shook his hand, his fingertips caught fire, and the stack of IOUs was burned to ashes and drifted away with the wind.

"Thank you, Lord Marquis!" All the servants and tenants bowed down one after another, and many of them were very grateful.

At this time, there was the sound of horseshoes, and there were more than ten riders in the distance, all of them were tall horses. The leader, Anyang Hou, saw Zhao Mi, and hurriedly got off his horse and came.

"Nephew, why are you here?" Marquis of Anyang forced a smile.

"I happened to be inspecting the waterwheel, and I ran into this group of farm tenants." Zhao Mi smiled and said, "They said that the waterwheel robbed me of my livelihood of ramming runes. I don't know why, but after questioning, I just learned my name Unexpectedly, there is such a big industry.”

Anyang Hou was a little ashamed, and smiled wryly: "This... oh, it's all my fault that Uncle Shi didn't tell you clearly. Originally, this farm was my property for your future marriage."

"Marriage?" Zhao Mi's cheeks twitched: "Uncle Shi was joking, I am a cultivator of immortality, so where do I want to get married?"

Marquis Anyang obviously didn't want to talk about this matter in front of others, so he hurriedly said, "Nephew, we'll talk about this matter later. These servants are ignorant and don't know your intentions. I think they are just bewitched by others. Deliberately disturbing the livelihood. Don't worry, I will send another reliable person to take care of the farm."

"Uncle Shi, you took this farm from the Zheng family of Jiujiang, right?" Zhao Mi rested his chin in his hands and made a gesture of thinking: "In my impression, the donation of land should be presented to the court, and it can only be given away with permission. Uncle Shi thought about it a lot."

The Marquis of Anyang could hear the displeasure in Zhao Mi's words. He looked a little serious, waved his hands to his subordinates to drive away the tenants, and said in a low voice, "Nephew, you are granted the title of Marquis of Zhenming, and you are exempted from taxes and corvee. These farm tenants The guests want to avoid the conscripts, and the heads of the village also have their own livelihood plans, and the Zheng family in Jiujiang has fallen, so they must find another asylum."

Zhao Mi raised his eyebrows and smiled, he really admired Anyang Hou's random face change more and more, this kind of method of seizing wealth for self-enrichment, can still be said so high-sounding, as if he was only thinking of Zhao Mi.

But after thinking about it, maybe Anyang Hou really sees himself in this way.Since the uncles and nephews teamed up to overthrow the Jiujiang Zheng family and devoured all their property and family business, isn't it a matter of course?
Zhao Mi really didn't have the energy to argue, because he couldn't find the "wrong point".It is obvious that people have good intentions for him, so is it true that Zhao Mi really wants to go his own way because of that little kindness?

What's more, with regard to the waterwheel incident, Zhao Mi realized that his good intentions had been put into practice, and the benefits were unpredictable.

"Uncle Shi, please explain these things to me in advance." Zhao Mi could only suppress his displeasure: "Otherwise, nephew, I will not know what to do, and I will not be able to deal with any accidents."

"Yes, yes, this time Uncle Shi is confused." Anyang Hou repeated his relief.

"Also, these tenants and servants didn't make any mistakes, so Uncle Shi shouldn't punish them." Zhao Mi added: "Since this farm is under my name, it is up to me to decide how to deal with it in the future. It is also up to me to manage the manpower. Just let me arrange it."

The Marquis of Anyang said: "My nephew spends his days cultivating immortals, studying Taoism, and writing talismans to make alchemy. Why should he care about these trivial matters?"

"Once you have common interests, you can manage common affairs. If you don't seek common interests, you will naturally be refined." Zhao Mi said solemnly.

As soon as this remark came out, Zhao Mi realized something suddenly, his body and mind became bright and clear, and all kinds of troubles were relieved.

"Since this farm is invested in my name, I can enjoy its benefits. How can I let it go?" Zhao Mi asked, "If the profits from the management of this farm don't belong to me, why should I invest in it?" Me? If Uncle Shi wants to take it for himself, I will offer it to you."

Marquis Anyang was stunned for a moment, so he could only say, "Uncle Shi, I just want to help you take care of it, so that you won't be able to gain a foothold in Dongsheng in the future."

"That's the case, whatever." Zhao Mi took a deep breath, and then left with his hands behind his back.

"Where is nephew going?" Anyang Hou asked.

"I'm going to get some air, you don't have to follow." Zhao Mi asked He Dangguan and others to leave.

……

Stepping lightly, Zhao Mi walked along the fields and rice paddies all the way to the mountains and forests, relaxing his body and mind, breathing out and breathing in, causing the surrounding air to ripple.

"It seems that you have finally figured it out?" Ling Xiao asked.

Zhao Mi let his footsteps go on his own: "I vaguely understand why the immortal family finally chose to abandon the world. The world is diverse and the interests are mixed. It is unpredictable to get involved in it, and the burden is difficult to understand. If things go on like this, the heart will be lost in the world, and it is rare to be quiet."

"Speaking of these words, you really have learned a lot." Ling Xiao said again: "Thousands of years are weary of the world, and you go to the immortals. Such a mediocre world is not enough to cherish, and you will ascend to the immortals to prove the way."

"Shangxian Lingxiao, I know what the fairy family wants, but it doesn't mean I agree with it." Zhao Mi sighed: "If you talk about bearing burdens of misfortunes and blessings, what did those men and women who became slaves and tenants do wrong?" ?They work hard, not only earning very little, but even suffer all kinds of abuse and deprivation.

After this experience, I understand that I used to be greedy for the completion of my meritorious deeds, and I always dreamed of achieving it overnight.Little do they know that because of the divergent world affairs and the mixed interests and interests, it is more important to be down-to-earth and weather the wind and rain.Since I am not strong enough to save the world and the country, I will save the people in front of me and solve the difficulties in front of me. "

This is why Zhao Mi chose to burn the IOUs of the farm. He knew that he could not reverse the current situation of continuous annexation of the Huaxu Kingdom by himself.But there is no need for him to be world-weary, nor should he try to reverse the situation with a single trick.

Instead of indulging in the beautiful fantasy of grand plans and vistas, it is better to focus on the difficulties and hardships in front of you. If you can do a little, you can save one person.

For Zhao Mi, burning the IOUs of the farm was a simple task, but for those tenants and servants, it relieved the urgent need.

Ling Xiao was silent for a long time, and finally said: "Ordinary life and death are like passing clouds, nothing to worry about. You are addicted to common sentiments, you are really stupid and stubborn!"

Hearing Lingxiao's anger, Zhao Mi asked a few questions in his mind, but the other party didn't respond, obviously dissatisfied with his attitude.

Zhao Mi knew that his thoughts might be due to the deep influence of the school of praising officials, or the precepts and deeds of his teacher Zhang Duanjing.

Zhao Mi didn't despise the Tao of Xianjia, but he vaguely felt that what Lingxiao was after might not be what he liked.

Walking in the mountains and forests, Zhao Mi felt that his soul was gradually becoming clearer, and he could see the subtleties of his true energy, and he could travel through the mountains, forests and wilderness without roads with his eyes closed...

"Ouch! Who kicked me?!"

Zhao Shu stopped with his toes, opened his eyes and saw that he lifted his foot and kicked a man lying on the ground. This man was dressed in linen and sandals, with a scruffy beard and hair.

Zhao Mi took a few steps back and was on guard.He was a little puzzled, he had just released his true energy, and the ants on the ground could be clearly seen in his mind, but he didn't notice this sloppy man at all.

What's more, this place is not an official way for pedestrians to come and go. If this sloppy man reappears, no matter how stupid he is, he should know that this person is not an ordinary person.

Considering the warning from the arrest department and the fact that Zhao Mi happened to be alone at the moment, it was a perfect opportunity to assassinate him.

"Zhao has been rude." Zhao Shu moved the Xuanzhu silently, cupped his hands and said, "But I don't know why Zuoxia appeared here?"

"What's the matter? I'm sleeping in the wilderness, do you want to take care of it?" The slovenly man turned over and sat on a tree stump.

Zhao Mi smiled and said, "If it's a wilderness, Zhao has nothing to say. It's just that this mountain forest is a private manor, and the place where you lie down is Zhao's property."

"Bah! Mountains, forests, rivers and lakes are created by heaven and earth, why should they belong to you?" The sloppy man scolded unceremoniously: "You tyrants have taken all the land, and I don't even have a foothold!"

Zhao Mi heard that there was something in the other party's words, and he was not angry: "Keep your feet on the ground, why do you say that you have no foothold? Zhao is not chasing customers, but just a reminder."

The sloppy man snorted and said, "Wow! He said he wanted to equalize the land, but in the end what he did was enclosing good land in mountains and swamps and women from good families. Marquis Zhenming is really hypocritical!"

Zhao Shu frowned slightly, and then said: "The manor here is an inexplicable donation by others, which is illegal. Later, I will write to the king, requesting to grant the land to the people and re-register the household registration. As for the occupation of women from good families, it is purely false. Please be careful with your words."

"So eager to deny it, it means that there is such a thing!" The sloppy man said loudly.

Zhao Mi secretly clasped the Yinhu Order in his sleeve, and said coldly: "Zhao believes that his virtue needs to be improved, but it doesn't mean he can be slandered at will."

"What? Unconvinced?" the sloppy man yelled.

"I showed up twice, and now I'm messing around again. Obviously I came here prepared, why bother to spread rumors in the market?" Zhao Mi said seriously: "Zhao knows that this step should be invited by others to take Zhao's life."

"Oh?" The slovenly man sat up straight, his aura implying sharpness, but Zhao Mi used the Yingxuan lighting technique, no matter how he looked at it, he couldn't judge the opponent's cultivation level.

When a cultivator exhales and refines qi, performs spells and exercises, the qi mechanism flows outside, there are always traces to follow, and one or two can be roughly judged.However, if one intends to stay hidden, even the Yingxuan Scenery Technique cannot see clearly, at least Zhao Mi is still unable to see through the internal organs of other people's flesh and blood.

Therefore, Zhao Mi put on [-] points of caution, and at the same time said: "You have a cultivation base, and you have the merit of refining, why bother to get involved?"

"It seems that it's not your turn to talk about Lao Tzu, right?" The sloppy man said: "You Zhenming Hou is keen on power, don't you just want to use the power of the court to collect treasures of heaven and earth, so that you can occupy all the blessings of the immortal family?" ?”

"Jinding Sifei was set up for personal gain." Zhao Mi was really unhappy, he could bear the ridicule of himself from the nursery rhymes in the market, but the affairs he devoted his heart and soul to could not tolerate such slander from others.

Five colors of brilliance flowed around Zhao Mi's body, and the sloppy man put his hands on his knees when he saw it, "You want to do it?"

"You and I are both cultivators and Taoists. It is not easy to achieve today's achievements. It is really unnecessary to shout and kill others for a few words." Zhao Mi said with a straight face: "If you just step back, Zhao It can be regarded as nothing happened today. The evil spirit who tried to assassinate Zhao last time did not end well."

"If you tell me to go, I'll go. Wouldn't I become a puppy?" The slovenly man raised his hand and said, "I can go if you want. If you give me ten thousand taels of gold, I will leave immediately."

There was no smile on Zhao Mi's face: "I don't want to make a good relationship with one step, so why talk too much?"

"It seems that a war is inevitable." The slovenly man stood up, stretched his waist, covered the messy hair of his head and face, and could vaguely see a pair of shining eyes, staring straight at Zhao Mi:

"Don't blame me for underestimating you, I only used one sword today. If you can catch this sword, I will let you live!"

(End of this chapter)