Han Xiang

Chapter 112 Do Bad Things With Kindness

When the Qiao family returned to the main hall, there was a small square table in the center of the room. There were four long benches in front of the table. They were new furniture that Feng Zhong asked a carpenter to make for himself according to the drawings provided by Long Xiang.

Living in a farm with several members does not need to follow the etiquette of a noble family. It is very practical to use the Eight Immortals table with a bench. Long Xiang recommended it to Feng Zhong to experience what he saw in the countryside when he was young.

Feng Zhong introduced the furniture just now, and the four of them quickly experienced sitting on the bench.

Sitting around the Eight Immortals Table, they didn't know what to say for a while. At this time, there was no servant in the room, so naturally no one brought them water to quench their thirst.

Qiao Ni was the first to complain: "Mother, isn't Long Xiang a bit too much, he lives alone in the mansion of the Hou Mansion, and brought us to a small place."

"Forgot again? You said you can't call him by his name directly." Chen frowned softly.

Qiao Ni hurriedly apologized: "My boy was in a hurry just now, it's good that he gave this place, but there is no one to serve him."

"Be patient for now. I'll talk to him later. Remember that this is Hefei, not the original Shouchunqiao Mansion. Don't try to do whatever you want." Chen reminded in a deep voice.

"Oh." The three sons and daughters responded in unison.

Chen's mouth was a little dry, so he told Qiao Ni: "Ni'er, go to Feng Zhong's house and ask him how to light the fire. I don't know if the water in the tank is dry or not."

"Shall I go?" Qiao Ni pointed to himself.

Chen asked back: "Your elder sister and second elder sister are not married yet, so they can't show their faces everywhere. Could it be that you let me go?"

"Uh, that's not what my boy meant, I'll ask right away"

The bridgeman had no entourage at his command, so he was still a little uncomfortable for a while.

Feng Zhong delivered dinner to Qiao's family, and then walked out of Hefei No. [-] Courtyard and headed straight for Longxiang's Sima Mansion.

When we got there, we found that Long Xiang and others had gathered together to eat soup cakes.

Tang Yu, who was the first to discover Feng Zhong, waved to him: "Old Feng, have you eaten yet?"

Feng Zhong nodded: "My family also ate this tonight."

"How about the Qiao family? Can they all get used to it?" Long Xiang asked curiously.

Feng Zhong was noncommittal, glanced at Cao Xing and said, "I didn't ask any more questions, I heard that Yunqi was going to adjust Hefei's city defense, so he rushed over here just as he brought the soup cakes."

"Don't be in such a hurry"

Long Xiang responded lightly, and continued to pick up the noodles with chopsticks.

Lu Su heard something unusual, he held the bowl and asked Long Xiang: "Does the Qiao family have no servants to follow? Why do you want General Feng to deliver the food?"

Long Xiang replied: "I asked the bridge servants on the way, those attendants were controlled by Li Tun, and the Qiao family didn't bring them out in order to escape. Naturally, there was no one to serve them when they arrived in Hefei."

"Not right." Lu Su put the bowl on the case.

Seeing this, Long Xiang also put down the bowl: "What's wrong?"

"The Qiao family lived in a big house in Shouchun, and they were served by servants. Now that they have nothing in Hefei, it's not right for you to settle them in Hefei No. [-]." Lu Su stroked his beard and shook his head.

Long Xiang explained: "Uncle Zhong's house is the best in Hefei, so how can I treat guests with the best?"

Lu Su waved his hands and explained: "We all know it's very good, but others may not appreciate it. The Qiao family is used to living in a high-end courtyard. Now that they are asked to live in a small farmyard, there must be a gap in their hearts. I suggest that we stick to the original plan. Clean up the master's office."

Long Xiang squeezed his chin and sighed: "I thought there were a lot of them, so I asked Uncle Zhong to clean and renovate the master's mansion. Later, when I saw that there were only four people, I thought Hefei No. [-] was the most suitable. It seems to be a good intention." do bad things."

"Hefei No. [-] has no guards. I am worried that the Qiao family will not adapt. Since Mr. Zijing said so, I will ask people to continue the renovation tomorrow, but it will take more than ten days to complete the renovation of the Registrar's Mansion, so they can only insist on it for a while. .” Feng Zhong also agreed with Lu Su’s opinion.

Long Xiang tapped his forehead, looked at Lu Su and laughed at himself: "When the mansion is renovated, not only do we have to provide them with guards, but also servants? How many idlers does Hefei have to support?"

Lu Su smiled and said: "I think to help people to the end, you should be matched with servants. With Hefei's current tax revenue, raising dozens of idlers is not worth mentioning at all."

Long Xiang nodded solemnly: "You can do it as you see it. The summer grain should be harvested soon, and many households have stored grain. I plan to wait for the summer grain to be harvested, and open the market trade in Hefei. out of the system and make minor adjustments to allow the flow of goods from outside to enrich the lives of the people.”

"It's a good thing to think about the people, but Hefei still has very few troops. If it is taken into consideration by a big force, it may be inevitable to be baptized by the flames of war." Lu Su's face was serious.

"Yes, yes, yes, don't forget that there is Zheng Bao." Tang Yu also stood up to remind.

Long Xiang said confidently: "I have Xu Zhongkang and his tiger and wolf soldiers. It shouldn't be a problem to deal with mere Zheng Bao. At least there is no problem in defending the city. In addition, Yuan Shu is gone. Hefei is located in a key position in the Jianghuai River. Can't live."

Lu Su stroked his beard and said with a look of relief: "It seems that Yun Qi knows it well. In the future, whether Sun Ce goes north to the Central Plains, or the heroes of the Central Plains go south to Jiangdong, Hefei will have important strategic significance. Standing still is like drinking poison to quench your thirst. How do you plan to adjust?"

Long Xiang thought for a while, and said tentatively: "When Hefei opened, I also planned to build a post house, so that the traveling businessmen and envoys traveling to and from Hefei could rest, and it would be convenient for us to manage them centrally. In addition, the original ID numbering system, Still have to keep going.”

"Very good. Competing in the world does not only depend on war, but reasonable diplomacy is very necessary. Yun Qi knows better than anyone else that he has no ambitions?" Lu Su joked, pointing at Long Xiang.

Long Xiang smiled bitterly: "Zi Jing forgot what I said that day? It's easy to make people hate you if you are strong. It's best to find a big tree to enjoy the shade."

"I've been a feudal lord for several days, but you didn't express your intention. There are not many big trees that can take shade." Lu Suxu looked puzzled.

"Zijing, don't worry. A big tree can't be grown in a day. The sapling may be the master of my expectation. It won't be too late to wait patiently for a few years, what do you think?"

Long Xiang didn't answer directly, but told the other party by way of analogy that he had only one thought now: enter the village quietly, and don't shoot anyone.

"Ah."

Lu Su nodded slightly, and said in his heart that you are really cautious. You typically don't scatter eagles when you don't see rabbits. You probably want to wait until the situation is clearer before you are ready to make a move?But the heroes of the world are not stupid, and the chances of voting late are relatively much less.

After thinking about it, Long Xiang's background is very low, and it's normal for him to have a narrow vision and be pragmatic.

Lu Su thought that he would stay for three years, so there was no need to change Long Xiang's mind.

After a few people finished eating the soup cakes, the topic shifted to Xiashou.

Due to the increase in the population of Hefei City, some of the new fields reclaimed in the first half of the year were not as fertile as those along the river, so the rice production was uneven.

There are no landlords in Hefei at this time, and the households with poor harvests will be unbalanced. The so-called not suffering from scarcity but suffering from inequality, the managers must find ways to ease it.

(End of this chapter)