Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 144
Xu Hui, the county governor, had always been concerned about farming. He saw such rare things at Chen Zhi's place and listened to the introduction, so he decided to give it a try.

It happened that Chen Zhi's house was outside the city, and a few steps away was the farmland, which was all under Chen Zhi's name. Xu Hui was not polite and urged him a few times to see it with his own eyes.

Chen Zhi also wanted to demonstrate to see if his idea could be realized, so he refused, called for help, and found a place to demonstrate.

"Wonderful, it really is a wonderful thing!"

Looking at the assembled Quyuan plow, being plowed in the ground by one person, it is flexible and light, more convenient than Chen Houli, and its value, how can someone like Xu Hui, who has experience in politics, do this? Unrecognizable?

Zhang Ji, who had come with him, had been silent and observing Chen Zhi. Now that he saw the effectiveness of the Qu Yuanli, he couldn't help but praise it. He came to Xu Hui again and whispered: "Chief, this Qu Yuanli is very useful." If the shaft plow can be promoted within the country, even if you have no harvest from your farming this year and there are droughts and floods, you can sit back and relax!"

"Not bad! Not bad!" Xu Hui grinned, "This Chen Zhi is really talented. If I have his help, I don't have to worry about his political achievements at all. Even if he is not recruited, as long as he stays in Pengcheng, I will always support him." Asking can also be helpful!" When he thought that such a capable person, who had just become famous, would stay under his family's control for the next few years and could ask for help from time to time, Xu Hui felt more and more happy and almost laughed out loud.

The imperial court issued an edict to encourage agriculture almost every year. Farming was the foundation of the world's stability and could not be ignored. Therefore, the performance of promoting agriculture every year was the focus of evaluation. In the past few years, Xuzhou had suffered repeated disasters. Xu Hui came halfway, even though Even though he has the power to reach heaven, he cannot display it, which has always been a disadvantage.

However, farming is not just about farming. If you can come up with improved agricultural tools, increase production, and benefit all parties, it will be a contribution to the present and benefit the future. This is something that the imperial court has always advocated and praised without hesitation.

"With Chen Zhi's help, I won't have any worries about the exams. When Chen Zhi becomes famous, I guess Pengcheng won't be able to keep him, but it's time for me to be promoted."

Seeing the Quyuanli that Chen Zhi took out, Xu Hui saw the value behind it, and his attitude suddenly became enthusiastic.

"It's said that you, Chen Shouyi, pretended to be a farmer in order to raise your hopes, but today, it seems that you are not pretending, you are clearly a great talent! It's amazing, with this Qu Yuan... this Chen Zhi Once the plow is popularized, it will save time and effort, get twice the result with half the effort, and its effect will be no less than the previous enlightenment effect!"

Xu Hui immediately praised Chen Zhi. In order to show his attitude, he directly addressed him as Chen Zhili. The reason was also very simple, which was to show that no matter what, this reputation belongs to you, Chen Zhi.

This is also due to Chen Zhi's own reputation and his family status. With these two things, even a prefect of a county would not dare to take credit for himself. To express his attitude, Xu Hui only takes political achievements, and this reputation is still Chen Zhi's. No one will pretend to be someone else.

Hearing this, Chen Zhi couldn't help but sigh. In his previous life, he was a white man with unknown origins and no background. Not to mention defecting to any princes, he even offended a governor and had to hide in Tibet. Even if he became famous, he was not stable.

"Sure enough, you still have to become a member of the ruling class to avoid a lot of trouble."

Xu Hui pulled him again and talked about Chen Zhili, asking for many details.

In this era, hundreds of schools of thought are blooming again, and the abilities of farmers and Mohists will not be greatly rejected. Xu Hui has no scruples. After asking a few questions, he smiled and said: "In this case, I will ask the farmer to prepare when I get back." , come here to listen to your command and let you make the arrangements. Unfortunately, with your ambition as a guard, you must not look down on the mere county governor's staff, otherwise I will recruit you no matter what."

"The county magistrate was joking. I still need to study, and I really have no intention of becoming an official." Chen Zhi said smoothly, and the two of them walked back to the house with a smile.

However, the many servants following the two men had their own thoughts and agendas.

Not to mention what Zhang Ji and others think of Chen Zhili, let's just say that Chen Jue was following him. He thought that the county magistrate would be affected by the rumors and look down on his young master after seeing those objects. Unexpectedly, he was full of praises now. Value those things.

"Is this Quyuanli really important? No wonder the young master is obsessed with it. That's right. What kind of person is the young master? If I could understand what he does, wouldn't I be great!"

When he returned to the mansion and listened to Xu Hui's three words about Quyuanli, even if Chen Jue didn't understand farming, he could see some clues.

"I guess it's really a treasure. I remember that the young master asked the craftsmen to make more than just this Quyu plow. Aren't there other things? Why not take them all out? A Quyu plow is so valued by the county governor, and then If you include other things, wouldn’t it cause even more trouble?”

Although Chen Jue's heart was surging, as a professional servant, he still adhered to his duty and would never reveal anything his master had not said.

Soon, in the midst of talking and laughing, Xu Hui was still reluctant to say goodbye, but when he left, he acted like an elder and greeted Chen Zhi.

This is not Xu Hui relying on his old age to show off his old age. He is the governor of Pengcheng County and the father-in-law of the people here. I don’t know how many people want to have a friendship. Now that he considers himself an elder, he has established a personal friendship with Chen Zhi, which many people can’t even ask for. .

Sure enough, as soon as the news reached the Chen Mansion in the city, several old Chens were immediately surprised, then happy, but also confused.

He knew that when the county governor went to visit Chen Zhi, he did so under the guise of visiting sages. Since Chen Zhi had the reputation of being a famous scholar in Pengcheng, it was logical. The reason behind this was because of the role of famous articles and imperial edicts in establishing schools.

But no matter how he thought about it, he would not let the county guard show such intimacy during his first visit.

"Unless, my nephew has something that the county governor is eager to get!" Chen Bian thought quickly and guessed the reason, "Forget it, don't think about this much. Having such a nephew saves us a lot of troubles. Old guy, just stay at home and fight for power and profit from now on." He actually saw that Chen Zhi had no intention of developing power in the Chen family and was in a detached position, which was a good thing for Chen Bian. If Chen Zhi had the intention to fight for power in the Chen family, With his current reputation, no one in the Chen family is a match.

"However, although these seven nephews do not fight for power, their influence is there. From now on, the Chen family will rely on his prestige. They must be close to him. If they can get his support, what does Chen Chi mean?"

Just as he was thinking about it, there was a sudden knock on the door.

"Who is in such a hurry?" Chen Bian asked slightly angrily, and the new manager Chen Qia's voice came from outside the door——

"Master, it's not good, something happened!"

His voice was full of anxiety.

"Come in and talk."

Chen Bian gave an order, the door was pushed open, and a panic-stricken Chen Cha walked in, his eyes full of panic.

"What's wrong? Could it be that something happened to Chen Zhi?"

From Chen Bian's point of view, the only thing that can make the Chen family panic at the moment is that there is something wrong with Chen Zhi. Unexpectedly, Chen Qiao shook his head and said, "No, something happened with the fourth young master."

"Chen Yun?" Chen Bian frowned. Chen Yun had been close to him before, but now everyone knew that Chen Yun had offended Chen Zhi. Chen Bian wanted to be friendly with Chen Zhi, but he wanted to stay as far away from Chen Yun as possible to avoid misunderstandings from Chen Zhi. , when I heard this name, I instinctively wanted to distance myself from him, "From now on, don't talk about this person in front of me."

Chen Qia saw Chen Bian's expression and understood his concerns, and said: "No, the eldest master sent someone to report that a concierge in the Fourth Young Master's house died!"

"A person died? What happened?" Chen Bian then became serious and narrowed his eyes, "You and I will tell you in detail."

Chen Qia hurriedly replied: "I don't know the details. The eldest master sent someone to notify you and asked you to go to him to discuss it."

"I see, then I'll go over there right now!" Chen Bian said and sneered, "If someone dies for no reason, does anyone dare to mess with my Chen family at this time?"

However, when Chen Bian left, none of the old Chens came up with a clue. The servant's death was unexpected, and his interpersonal relationship was also very simple. It could not be a vendetta against him, but it was not possible to say that it was for the Chen family. Unlikely, because this man had been dead for a long time when he was found, and there were no other losses to the Chen family.

Besides, if it's really aimed at the Chen family, what's the point of killing a concierge?

In the end, the Chen family couldn't figure out the reason, so they had to report the matter to the government. But how could the government care about the life and death of a servant?At most, it's just for the sake of the Chen family's sake, and it's just superficial.

The matter quickly calmed down, and it didn't even cause any ripples within the Chen family.

In the blink of an eye, a few days passed, and just when the matter gradually subsided, Pengcheng County welcomed a group of guests.

A group of carriages arrived at the south gate of Pengcheng. A soldier came forward to question him. A man came out and showed an official document. After the soldier verified it, he immediately saluted respectfully and then let him go.

The motorcade went straight to the station, and three people got off the carriage, Gan Bao was one of them, and the remaining two, one was young, about 30 years old, with a long beard, the other was considered an old man, dressed in Confucian clothing, Calm.

When the 30-year-old man got out of the car, he looked around and said with emotion: "This is Pengcheng. The streets are really shabby, and the city also has a decayed atmosphere. This is probably the common feature of northern cities."

After hearing this, the old man frowned and scolded: "How can you look down on others so much? You said that this city is ruined, but it is Chen Zhi in this city who wrote an article "Master said". Can you write such an article?

The 30-year-old man quickly shrunk his neck, then laughed dryly and said: "Why should Mr. Qiao be angry? I am telling the truth. This city is dilapidated, but the people in the city may not be incompetent. The more people can stand up under such circumstances, the more worthy of respect. Don't worry, I will definitely fulfill the governor's instructions this time and invite Chen Zhi to the south."

The old man nodded and continued, "But you have to see what Chen Zhi is capable of first."

As they talked, they entered the inn. Not long after, Zhang Ji, the confidant of the county governor Xu Hui, rushed over. As soon as he saw Gan Bao, he said: "The distinguished guest is here. My county governor has already hosted a banquet in Wobing Tower. Specially." Come and ask the three of you to come over, please!”

　Thanks to "Li Xiaoxianxian" for the reward!There are a lot of things going on today, and I may not be able to repay the debt. I'll try my best, but I can't guarantee that I can catch up. You'd better not wait any longer.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)