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Chapter 172 Even if there are thousands of difficulties, I am willing

At the end of the night.

The Chen family entered the study three times and cherished Qiuxuan.

"After clearing the land of the Zheng family in Langshan, there are still 660 acres after excluding those shared by several adults. Among them, [-] acres are not in the county government's land register."

Chen Jing'an, who had just rushed back from Langshan this afternoon, reported his trip to Langshan, and suddenly took out a letter from his sleeve, and said with a smile: "Yesterday, I handed over the land to the Four Seas Trading Company. Zhao An asked me to bring a letter to Du Tong."

Chen Chu thanked him for picking it up, but didn't take it apart for a while, but when he asked for tea, he found that the tea in the cup was already cold, so he called out the door, "Damn, add some water."

Mao Dan, who was guarding the door, answered and walked into the study room, walked around the room, rubbed his head and looked at Chen Chu, "Master, where is the kettle?"

"." Chen Chu rubbed his forehead, "I call you even if there is a kettle in the study? Go find hot water in the kitchen."

"Oh oh oh." Maodan backed out in a hurry.

Cai Wei was doing a big cleaning in the house today, so someone from the family would report to him.

Chen Chu just pretended not to know, and let Cai Hua do whatever he wanted.
In the current era, men seldom meddle in the affairs of the backyard. Moreover, Chen Chu also has a headache to manage women's affairs, and with Cai Wei handling it, he just feels at ease.

It's just that after driving away Zheng Yi's old servants, many trivial matters in the house temporarily fell on Mao Dan, the handy soldiers.

"Has the commander of the three armies on the Huai River come to see Dutong?" Chen Jing'an took a sip of herbal tea soup.

"No." Chen Chu shook his head with a smile, and said, "However, at the end of the month, they should come to control the yamen to collect their salary. I wonder if they will come."

"Oh?" Chen Jing'an put down the teacup, pondered for a while, and said, "Is the governor going to blackmail them with money?"

Ordinary soldiers in the Xiang Army had a consistent monthly salary, but this was only the apparent amount.

Layers of deductions are the norm. When Chen Chu gets the military salary, it is not bad to have [-]% of the military salary.

According to Zheng Yi's rules, he would exploit another [-]%, and it would be the same when it was distributed to the commanders of the various armies.

In the end, in the hands of ordinary sergeants, up to [-]% and half of it will be cashed in bills less than one.

In other words, the sergeant's actual monthly salary is less than [-] cash.

Not much different from free labor.

Furthermore, the situation of empty pay in the Xiang army is serious. Take the Shenrui army under the control of the left-behind division of Caizhou as an example. The actual number should have been 500, but the actual number was only 400.

This is the most elite of the four armies.

The middle and high-level military leaders of the Xiang Army have accumulated a wealth of wealth through this. As for the combat effectiveness of the Xiang Army, the Shenrui Army, which has been destroyed, is a living example.

After hearing Chen Jingan's question, Chen Chu didn't answer directly, but instead asked: "Mr. Liu Chuan, what do you think is appropriate?"

"I don't think it's possible to force the commanders of the three armed forces to bow their heads by delaying military pay."

"Mr. continued."

"If the military salaries are not paid, the commanders of the three armies will definitely encourage the low-level sergeants to make trouble. At that time, they will inevitably splash dirty water on their bodies. Although some salaries are not much, they are the only income for many sergeants to maintain their wives and children. Maybe they are really Will work hard."

"Yeah, I have this concern too."

"Not long after the Dutong took office, if there is a mutiny among the subordinates, it will damage the dignity of the Dutong. Besides, no matter what the commanders of the three armies are, the ordinary sergeants are still the soldiers of the Dutong. Once there is a conflict between the three armies and the Zhenhuai Army, Not only are the courts who are focused on stabilizing the frontier dissatisfied, but relatives will also be hurt and enemies will be happy."

What Chen Jing'an said, Chen Chu didn't understand, especially when he met the family of Shenrui Army sergeant 'Wu Tong' in Naxiaxi Village a few days ago, Chen Chu's desire to solve the problem by force became more and more weak.

Fighting back and forth, it was these common people who died.

"It would be great if the general and the sergeant could be separated." Chen Chu subconsciously said.

Chen Jing'an, who seemed to have a plan for a long time ago, chuckled, "How can you forget that Du Tong has so many cards in his hand?"

"Oh?"

"It's the instructors"

"What do you mean, sir, to transfer the instructors of the Zhenhuai Army to the rest of the three armies?"

"Exactly."

"How are they willing to mix sand like this?"

"Elizabilities are moving. This time the military pay will not only be paid, but also the amount received by the generals will be paid in exchange for them accepting the conditions of the generals. From my point of view, if each army only sends a dozen people, the domineering military leader will Not necessarily in the eyes."

What Chen Jingan said is indeed feasible.

The actual size of the Xiang army is mostly only half, and each army has about [-] capitals based on the number of hundreds of people in each capital.

If you don't have a deep understanding of "political workers", a dozen or so people are really inconspicuous in a team of more than 1000 people, and it seems that they can't make waves.

'Tuk tuk ~'

While meditating, there was a knock on Xi Qiuxuan's door.

"Who?" Chen Chu frowned slightly.

The study room can be regarded as a more serious and private place, isn't Maodan guarding the outside?

Oh, by the way, he went to find hot water. He hasn't returned after looking for a quarter of an hour!
"Master Chen, it's me."

With a charming voice, you can tell who it is.

Cai Wei knew that Chen Chu was not the only one in the study, and she didn't randomly call her lover "Puppy, Chu'er" or other nicknames.

"Uh, come in."

After getting approval from the room, Cai Wei opened the door and entered, carrying a food box in his hand.

First saluted Chen Chu and Chen Jing'an, Cai Hua stepped forward and put the food box on the desk, opened it and took out a clay pot, porcelain bowl, and spoon.

The clay pot was filled with hot air, and Cai Wei seemed to have burned her hands. After putting down the pot, she quickly squeezed her earlobes with both hands.

Kind of cute.

"When Dutong got home, he dragged Mr. Liu Chuan to the study. He hadn't had dinner yet. My family made a cup of mutton soup with wormwood and wolfberry. Dutong and Mr. Liu Chuan should eat some."

"Thank you."

Chen Jing'an didn't know what to call the latter.

Let's say she is Chen Chu's concubine, then the Cai family is a big and respectable family in Tongshan, so they wouldn't secretly give their daughter away as a concubine.

If it wasn't for the concubine's room, how could he live in the Chen family?

"Thank you Mrs. Cai San." Chen Jing'an simply chose the foolproof name, and then asked: "What time is it now?"

"It's the beginning of the child's time."

"Ah, it's so late at night?" Chen Jingan got up and cupped his hands towards Chen Chu, "I'll go back first, everyone will rest early."

Chen Jingan resigned with a wink.

However, Chen Chu left him behind, and Chen Jing'an temporarily lived in the back house of the capital's government office, and at this time he couldn't even eat hot food when he went back.

Besides, Cai Wei's cooking skills must make Chen Jing'an eat a bowl, so that Chen Chu can eat less.

Unexpectedly, Chen Jingan praised him repeatedly.

Chen Chu was dubious, and took a sip with the mentality of giving it a try.

Hey~ Don't tell me, this taste is really good.

Sure enough, smart women learn everything quickly.

Cai Wei is indeed very smart, and at her current level, it is still not enough to do some stir-fry and the like.

But stewing soup is much simpler, as long as you get all the ingredients and simmer slowly over low heat.

In the late autumn night, after eating a bowl of hot mutton soup, my whole body is hard and warm.

After drinking the soup, Chen Jingan said goodbye again.

When I went out, I happened to meet Maodan with a black face and a copper kettle.

"Hey, don't you guys stop drinking tea?"

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Brother, it's been half an hour!Chen Chulan complained, waved his hands and said, "Don't drink, take Mr. Liu Chuan back to the official office for me."

After seeing off Chen Jing'an, Cai Hua took Chen Chu's arm and walked along the east corridor to the back house, with Ru'er lighting the lamp to lead the way.

It was getting colder and colder as it approached midnight.

The mansion was much quieter than usual.

"Hua'er, let's add some people tomorrow, Maodan and the others can't do meticulous work."

"It's good for the front house and the rough envoy to hire some locally, and it's better for the back house to bring people from Tongshan."

"Well, you and Yunong can figure it out. By the way, let's take it easy in the future."

"What's wrong? Yu Nong sued you?"

"No, when I came back at night, I saw that both her ears were red. Did you twist them?"

"I'm angry when I see the smog in the house. Are you distressed?"

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"By the way, you will send me a sergeant in two days."

"What are you going to do?"

"Go around your Zhuangzi. The stewards left by the Zheng family should be killed and replaced. To avoid the occurrence of people like Xiaxi Village who falsely use your name to do evil."

The daughters of every family, open their mouths to fight and kill.

"..., are you going to do this? I have too many things to do in the past few days. I wanted to deal with them myself when I was done."

"Hee hee, it's not easy for Mr. Chen to get a good reputation. Let me, a notorious poisonous woman, do this kind of evil for you."

Cai Wei's tone was slightly playful, diluting the murderous aura in Cai Cai's words just now.

"..., what you said made me feel really guilty." Chen Chu said with a smile.

"What's the use of just talking? You can set me up in another courtyard in Caizhou City." Cai Wei turned her head and took the opportunity to talk about the conditions.

"This place is too big for you to live in?" Chen Chu asked strangely.

It's not hard to find the other courtyard, he got not only the mansion where he lives now, but also more than a dozen shops in the city and four other courtyards from the Zheng family.

It's just that no matter how good the other courtyard is, it is definitely not as comfortable as the conditions of this mansion.

Cai Wei looked at the night ahead and sighed, "No matter how good this place is, it's still the territory of that little wild cat. I don't feel comfortable living here."

Chen Chu was silent for a while, and finally said: "Okay, I have a few yards in my hands, you can go to Tang Jing'an and let him take you to choose."

"whee."

"Hua'er, I have wronged you."

There are so many people around Chen Chu who know Cai Wei, if she moves into another courtyard, it is almost tantamount to declaring that she is Chen Chu's concubine.

The outer room is not even as good as a concubine, similar to a concubine.

Cai Wei narrowed her eyes facing the autumn wind, and said slowly: "No one in this world can wrong me. I choose whatever I want, just for my own joy. Puppy, even if there are thousands of sorrows after you, I am willing. But If you betray me, you must kill me first, otherwise I will spend my whole life ruining your affairs and killing you."

"This love story is really touching"

"Hee hee, this is not a love story, you have to keep it in your heart."

Russian hectares.

Ru'er led the two into the Qingpu Garden on the east side of the back house.

child time.

Looking at Xiangyuan, Cuiyuan pushed the door and walked into the bedroom on the second floor, and gently pushed Yunong, who was lying on the table with her head propped up and drowsy, "Girl, don't wait, my master went to Qingpu, where the third lady is temporarily staying." garden."

"Oh"

Yunong rubbed her sleepy eyes, pouted her mouth sullenly and climbed onto the bed.

(End of this chapter)