Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 134: Consolidating fame with agriculture?

"I learned a lot today. I'll come back tomorrow for advice."

In the evening, after having lunch at Chen Zhi's house and finishing the afternoon snack, Lu Ying left, got on the bullock cart and left.

It's best not to come so often.

Watching this serious talent leave, Chen Zhi muttered silently in his heart, and then returned to the house.

As soon as Lu Ying came, he asked him to discuss the teacher's article. He said it was a discussion, but in fact, most of the time was spent debating. Lu Ying admired the teacher very much, but he had opinions on some of the arguments. Therefore, many times, it was He was trying to change Chen Zhi's opinion.

As a result, Chen Zhi suffered a lot. He couldn't directly attack the person, so he had to accompany him. The day passed like this, which made him very helpless.

"However, Lu Ying's opinion is not completely useless, and when talking to him, the halo of copper coins gathered is more than that of enlightened school children. If you don't go to clan school often in the future, you might as well consider talking to Lu Ying more, maybe you can tell Acts as a stable source of halo."

However, Chen Zhi just thought about it casually. After all, Lu Ying was on a study tour and could not stay here for a long time. However, this idea can be used for reference. Without Lu Ying, there would still be Liu Kan and Zhang Yong. No matter how bad it is, there would still be Many students from Guijing Academy.

"With so many people, you won't have to worry about the halo of copper coins."

Thinking of this, Chen Zhi planned to visit Guijing Academy, but the next day, another incident affected his plan, but three elders came to visit.

"These three are all elders of Zuozhai Village. They are here to plead with you, Master."

Listening to Chen Fu's introduction, and looking at the three old men in plain clothes with wrinkled faces in front of him, Chen Zhi hurriedly asked people to bring chairs, let the old people sit down, and served tea——

With the transfer of the ownership of the mansion, some servants were also assigned to it. Although the number was not large, they were able to maintain the operation of the mansion. In addition, several more nursing homes were divided, and the leader was helper Chen Zhi. Kong Li who has done things.

The internal structure of such a house is quite complete.

Therefore, when the three old people came in, they were cautious. Facing Chen Zhi's courtesy, they were even more frightened. When the chairs were moved, they only dared to be half next to each other, and then carefully explained their purpose.

It turned out that Zuozhai Village, where the three old men lived, was not far to the north and was close to a fertile farmland owned by Chen Zhi. Most of the people in the village were Chen Zhi's tenant farmers.

The villagers of Zuozhai Village were originally refugees. They left their hometown and came to Xuzhou to settle down. They had no land to establish themselves and only had labor force. They naturally became tenant farmers and were called "guest farmers". They had no legal status and were also commonly known as "guest farmers". After the New Han Dynasty unified the north, due to various considerations, these people were given legal status, so they became "tenants".

Like Zuozhai Village, a village where most of the population are tenant farmers of one landlord is actually a manifestation of land annexation and a sign of the strength of the aristocratic clans. It means that these clans have money, land, food, and people!

In other words, at this time, Chen Zhi controlled the prosperity of the village. If he fired all the tenant farmers, the entire village would lose its source of income and fall into trouble.

Of course, if this situation really happened, the government would definitely intervene, but the three old people in front of them did not dare to make such a fuss, so they respectfully called "Master" and made their intentions clear.

It turns out that the three of them came here hoping to reduce part of the land rent and leave more food rations for the people in the village.

"Master, it's not that we have any intention of defaulting, but the past few years have been bad, and this winter is extremely cold, so the harvest will definitely not be as good as before. I hope you can be merciful."

"Master, please have mercy. Otherwise, I don't know how many families would suffer."

"Sir, you are a great sage. We all know your name. I hope you can understand me. You don't mean to be a treacherous person. I really can't help it."

The three old men knelt down as they spoke, and Chen Zhi quickly asked someone to stop them.

Although Chen Zhi is very famous now, he is just an ordinary old tenant farmer in front of him, but if the three of them were to kneel down, it would be a serious matter. It violated the value of respecting the elderly, and being criticized verbally and writtenly was a minor matter. The reputation built will also be in vain.

"I already know the purpose of your visit. When I go to the field to inspect and understand clearly, I will give you an answer." The other party asked to come to the door. It was impossible for Chen Zhi to agree to it without actually understanding it. , always need to understand something.

However, he also knew that what the three said was generally true.

Officials of the Han Dynasty advocated the planting of winter wheat very early. Dong Zhongshu of the Western Han Dynasty wrote to Han Wu, and it is also recorded in the agricultural work "Book of Si Sheng", so it is not uncommon.However, Xuzhou has experienced droughts and floods in recent years, coupled with the arrival of freezing temperatures and climate change, which naturally affects the harvest, the three old people are not making up rumors.When Chen Zhi said this, the three old men were slightly relieved, but they also knew that the old man in front of them had a bad reputation in the past, so they were inevitably worried.

Chen Zhi saw that several people were worried and did not comfort them. Instead, he tidied up and took everyone to explore the fields and ask the farmers along the way.

When those people saw Chen Zhi, they heard questions and saw the three old men. They all guessed the reason and complained one after another. They told about the hardships of farming, the bad harvest situation, etc. Chen Zhi listened to them one by one. , and then went to the fields to investigate in person.

His move was of course regarded as a pretense. No one thought that Chen Zhi knew about farming. However, in his previous life, Chen Zhi had promoted farming. Although he had never worked in the fields himself, he still had to get a farmer's signature. How much did he do? I had some understanding, and when I personally investigated at this time, I quickly confirmed what the three old people said.

"It's really not optimistic. Don't worry, you guys, the land rent will definitely be reduced or reduced. I will let people discuss it when I get back. I will give you an answer."

As Chen Zhi finished speaking, several old people, as well as the farmer who was being questioned, looked grateful, and they were extremely grateful to Chen Zhi.

"It won't be too late to talk about this after things are finalized."

After appeasing everyone, Chen Zhi led the people back to the house, and soon called Chen Fu and asked him to recruit several craftsmen from the city.

As Chen Fu entered the city, today's events were also spread in the city, and everyone who heard it smiled knowingly.

"It's time for Chen Zhi to raise his hopes and build a reputation as a virtuous person among the people."

"He has acquired a lot of properties, including rice and grain shops, Zhangpi walking shops, tea shops and taverns. His family has a small population, and he has the support of the Chen family. He has good friendships with many aristocratic families. A small reduction in land rent will have no impact at all. , but it’s a good way to accumulate fame.”

"That's fine. Chen Zhi is now a famous person in Xuzhou. When the local status is determined, he will be a famous person in Pengcheng. He can't always find other ways to accumulate fame. In the future, our appearance in Pengcheng may be this person. This accumulation of fame is still It’s better to be safe.”

"Isn't that right? I recently went to Wuyuan to sell goods, and Chen Zhi's reputation spread there. Some people asked me about it, and I told them about the "Shi Shuo", which surprised them, but Chen Qi The foundation of Shao’s reputation is not deep enough, and people over there won’t respect him as much as we do.”

"Well, the situation in the north is like this, but it is different in the south. "Shi Shuo" was spread to the south, and someone in Xiapi County has already mentioned it and praised it. The date of the spread is not far away, and Chen Zhi is now taking care of farmers. Raising Hope is the right choice, and I will have something to say when I introduce it to people from other counties."

Similar conversations circulated among the gentry and merchant circles. Everyone felt that Chen Zhi entered the fields and reduced the rent in order to further consolidate his reputation. This was also in line with the general road to fame.

Many celebrities in the past came to the forefront with a blockbuster method, but if the foundation is not consolidated later, they will be as unstable as a castle in the air. For example, Zuo Si, who got the name of Luoyang Zhigui, had an unstable foundation and had to cling to the powerful. This was used to stabilize the reputation of the country. As a result, the powerful fell, and the people suffered disaster and were contacted. Otherwise, the Zuo family would be more serious now and would not be limited to the Qingzhou literary world.

This news also reached the county governor's house. The county governor Xu Hui was planning to visit Chen Zhi. When he heard this rumor, he had another thought and called his staff Zhang Ji to express his thoughts: "Ren Sheng, you said that when I visit, By the way, the edict to encourage farmers, can it also help Chen stop and nourish hope?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Ji guessed Shangguan's thoughts and asked, "Chief, do you want to make friends with Chen Zhi and use his reputation as a newly promoted celebrity to get a good reputation as a farmer?"

"That's right," Xu Hui nodded, stroking his beard and smiled, "As soon as the "Teacher's Theory" came out, not only did Chen Zhi have a name from now on, but I no longer had to worry about my encouragement and evaluation. If such famous articles were published under his rule, even in the future Two years of doing nothing is enough to achieve enlightenment. This is all thanks to Chen Zhi's help. He is now at the height of his popularity, and he is still determined to consolidate his reputation. He is a person who can be valued. I will help him. He also borrowed his east wind, and when "Shi Shuo" became famous in Xuzhou, the things I talked about with him about persuading farmers would naturally spread accordingly, which would be helpful for evaluation."

Zhang Jize nodded and said: "Chief, you have a good idea, but you have to make preparations to visit Chen Zhi. He is now famous. If you want this reputation to help you in your evaluation, you have to help Chen Zhi gain momentum and become your leader." Their arms will help you rise higher."

"That's the truth." Xu Hui nodded with a smile, "I heard that someone spread the "Shi Shuo" to the south. It is estimated that it will spread in ten days and a half. I am very curious about who will read it. The expressions after this article must have never occurred to them that I would be the one to take the first step in issuing the imperial edict to establish a school! Hey, if the governor knows about it, I don’t know what he will think. This is Pengcheng that he has abandoned. "

There was a hint of resentment in the words. The move of the governor to the south was not just about people passing by, but also represented policies and other things. The move south made Pengcheng less convenient.Of course, this also reduces Xu Hui's constraints, but when people think about things, they always care about the disadvantages to themselves and ignore the benefits.

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At the same time, in Guangling County, two counties away from Pengcheng, in the guest room of the Ming Nei Villa, Chen Hua put down his pen, glanced at the article he had just written on the table, showed a smile, and moved his wrist. Just four words——

"Teacher's Tao Fu".

Beside him and behind him, a dozen attendants were sorting out the classics, and several more were proofreading the allusions.

　Thanks to "He Yan and Xiao Lin" and "Li Xiaoxianxian" for the reward!Since everyone says that I owe Chapter 39, let’s settle it as Chapter 39. I’ll calm down my emotions first and then start paying off the debt.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)