Royal Road

"Agui, the one in front is the Liang Mansion? Why did you open up wasteland outside the courtyard wall?" Zhou Kan rode on the back of the horse, looking forward curiously.

I saw rows of thatched houses standing on both sides of the long courtyard wall. The nearby fields have been sorted out of the ridges, a few cows are slowly tumbling on the ground with the plough, and there are many weak-looking men following behind, watering and weeding, busy. It turned out to be the appearance of seizing the time to open up wasteland and preparing for summer sowing.

Aren’t these wealthy families accustomed to enclosing farms in their courtyards? Why are wasteland opened outside the courtyard? Is it too late to open up wasteland now? The plow is also strange, how can it be so easy to turn up the ground?

With full of doubts, Zhou Kan couldn't help but ask, but the servant of Liang Mansion beside him did not reply to him. Zhou Kan couldn't help raising his volume: "Agui?"

At this time, Agui woke up and hurriedly said: "It is indeed the Liang Mansion, but it is a little different from when I left..."

In just over a month, where can I go differently? Zhou Kan shook his head helplessly, but didn't ask any more. No matter how the Liang Mansion originally looked, it now seems to be much better than the villages he saw along the way. These days, it is not easy to plant a whole piece of ripe land, so how can there be room to open up wasteland? It seems that what is written in the sister's letter is not an exaggeration.

Speaking of which, Zhou Kan also made a lot of determination during this trip. Although there are a lot of wars in my hometown, after all, they have lived together for generations, and they also have a care for the neighbors. But coming to Liang Mansion is different. I am unfamiliar with the place of life, and Binzhou is a place where there are so many Huns. It sounds daunting. If you encounter a mountain bandit or a rebellion along the way, wouldn't it be impossible to save your life?

For this matter, several cousins ​​persuaded him several times, but Zhou Kan had already understood that, instead of working hard like cousins ​​and working hard to be a small official, it is better to find another way out. How can I say that there is a Ting Hou in the Liang Mansion, and being a guest of Ting Hou is not better than being a small official at the mercy of others? Anyway, his family is thin, and he will not be hungry if he is full. If this opportunity is missed, people will regret it!

In order to hurry, he also reluctantly spent money to buy a horse, and went on the road with the messenger from the Liang Mansion. After walking for more than half a month, I escaped from the chaos before coming to the ground after all the hardships. Now that I see such a prosperous scene, my heart is naturally relaxed. It seems that his decision is not wrong.

Followed Agui through the farmland and came to the gate of Liang's Mansion. Both of them got off their horses and were checked carefully before being placed in the courtyard. Inside is the real farmhouse of Liang Mansion, which looks more lively than outside. At this time when the wheat is ripe, the villagers are busy harvesting grain, plowing the land, preparing for summer planting, and there is no sign of a severe drought.

There are also men wearing the same style of clothing, or they raised their guns to stab the haystack in front of them, or surrounded each other in twos and threes, holding swords and shields to kill each other. Just watching from the sidelines is amazing.

Is this a soldier of the Liang Mansion? Why does it look more powerful than the rebels outside?

Walking all the way dazzlingly, Zhou Kan became nervous until he came outside the high wall of the Liang Mansion. Is such a family really willing to accept themselves as guests? Since he was young, he has followed his father to learn math, and he is not very interested in poetry and books, let alone fine research. If you lose your ugliness in front of the patriarch, isn't it because the bamboo basket is empty?

"Uh, Agui, can you let me see my sister first? I, I haven't seen her for a long time, I really miss her..." In the end, Zhou Kan couldn't help but said to Agui.

"This is easy to say." Agui responded in one bite.

After another investigation, the two talents entered the mansion gate. Agui went to deal with the steward, and Zhou Kan followed the servant boy and walked towards the inner courtyard. Along the way, Zhou Kan only felt that his heartbeat was getting stronger and stronger. This Liang Mansion is really big, so high-ranking, would you hire him as a guest? Sister, please don’t be wrong. What if Liang’s family refuses to accept a vulgar person like him?

The two of them walked all the way to the courtyard before stopping. The man walked into the courtyard, and after a while, a woman walked out from behind.

"Sister!" Zhou Kan called out immediately when he saw Chao Yu.

Seeing the person in front of him clearly, Chao Yu was startled for a moment before saying: "Is it Ah Kan? Why are you here? Aunt she..."

When Chao Yu said half of his words, he shut up. She remembered this man who had always been filial since her younger brother. If her mother had died, she would not have left home and went to Liang's Mansion in Bingzhou.

Sure enough, Zhou Kan sighed: "My mother died last year. I have no worries at home and naturally have to find another way out. It is a pity that several cousins ​​are now looking for errands, and no one wants to come with me."

Chao Yu had been away from home for six or seven years, but he didn't expect that the family had already been wrong, and he couldn't help being a little sad, so he hurriedly comforted his brother. Zhou Kan's gaze shifted to Chao Yu, and he hesitated to ask: "Sister, aren't you working as a nurse in Liang's Mansion? Why are you dressed like this..."

What Chao Yu wears is really not like the clothes of a nurse. Not only did he tie up his sleeves with rope, but he also tied a linen cloth around his waist, as if he were doing rough work.

Chao Yu reacted and said with a smile: "I am now not only Xiao Langjun's nurse, but also the errand of the weaving room. These days, I am rushing to make new clothes for Trilogy."

Unexpectedly that Sister, as a nurse, could also serve as an errand in the mansion, Zhou Kan couldn't help wondering: "Is there no weaving household in Liang Mansion? Wouldn't it be a mess of identity for Sister?"

"What status?" Chao Yu shook his head, "After all, the nurse is just a maidservant, not to mention that Xiao Langjun is still young now, even if he takes control of the Liang Mansion in the future, he will marry the bride. Naturally it is not easy to arrange important errands. Give it to me. But the weaving room is different, no matter how small it is, it's a job, but it's better than the servant woman under the fence."

Is there such a statement? Zhou Kan nodded, and suddenly turned away: "So, Liang Mansion is understaffed now?"

"That's right. The previous patriarchs were content to enjoy themselves, and they didn’t bother much about the affairs of the mansion, which made Liang’s mansion smug. Now that the patriarch personally takes charge of the house, it’s different. Since you are here, Ah Kan, you must be honest. , Do your part well, and never have any ghost thoughts. The Patriarch's vision is vicious, and it is even more merciless to rectify the Diao slaves."

Zhou Kan sweated his forehead: "Then can I still hire guests? My poetry and books are not well read..."

"How about the math?" Chao Yu interrupted him and asked the key directly.

"If it's just the stuff in "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic", it's still proficient." Zhou Kanyi said that his mathematics talent is not very high, but the nine chapters are still thoroughly read.

Chao Yu immediately breathed a sigh of relief: "That's fine. Come with me, let's go to see the Patriarch."

Is this going to see the Patriarch? Zhou Kan quickly asked the most important question: "Sister, what is the temperament of the Patriarch?"

He was untying the rope on his sleeve, and suddenly heard this question, Chao Yu couldn't help but smiled: "The Patriarch treats us very well, and he has Buddha's predestined relationship. He is a kind-hearted person."

"Huh?" Didn't you just say that his eyes were harsh and merciless? Being confused, Zhou Kan followed Chao Yu and walked to the main courtyard nervously.

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"Lord Lord, I have to give a few more people to Tiefang for anything you say this time!"

"Ding Jiangtou, three people have already left the iron workshop last time, so there can be no more." Seeing Zhuxuan in front of him, who was as short as a stone pier, Liang Feng was a little bit dumbfounded.

"But last time, the lord only said he wanted iron plows. Now he wants to hit some horseshoes and make more arrows. There are only a few people in Iron Fang? How can I come here busy?!" Ding Dake didn't mean to give in half. He understands that if he wants to complete the work that the lord confessed, he must expand the iron workshop and accept a few more apprentices.

Most of the villages have families and mouths, and the craftsmanship of blacksmiths is not like other jobs and cannot easily be passed on. Wouldn't it be a loss if you were deceived by those bad guys? It's better for the refugees outside the village. They don't have any relatives or friends. They will worship him as a teacher after entering the iron workshop, and naturally they will not dare to leave the iron workshop in the future. This made Ding Da, who had been reluctant to let go, had plans to expand the iron workshop.

This old stubborn is willing to expand the iron workshop, but at other times, Liang Feng must raise his hands in agreement. However, it is not usual now, the part is being expanded, and the wasteland development also requires labor. This Ding Da also specializes in those who have recovered well and have a bright head, which is simply cut off his flesh! If the people were assigned to Ding Da, then it would be time to switch to Al-Liang.

Liang Feng coughed: "Actually, you can also hand over some of the work of making clay models to the pottery workshop, which saves a lot of effort? There are also tasks such as polishing arrows, which can also be done by looking for women and children. Why bother to be young and strong?"

"How can it work?!" Ding Da immediately blew his beard and stared, "This is all fine work, handed over to others, if it breaks down, it will be wasted! Can those girlish dolls be able to polish the knives? Frustrating back and forth on the millstone, they will be exhausted!"

"I remember that there seems to be a pottery turntable in the pottery workshop. When you step on it, you can drive the mud embryo to rotate and become a smooth appearance. Why not make the grinding stone also this kind of wheel, when you only need to step on the wheel, Isn't it possible to sharpen the blade by rotating the grindstone?" Liang Feng said, recalling the grindstone tool of the previous life.

Ding Da paused immediately, and began to think about it. Liang Feng continued his efforts: "I will let Liu Jiangtou help you think about it. If it is done, there will be as many servants and children as you want!"

"I'll try it first! If it doesn't work, the lord, you can divide the iron workshop into a few more young men!" Ding Da suddenly got up, and ran out after a hasty salute.

Looking at the back of the old man, Liang Feng couldn't help but shook his head and smiled bitterly. A few days ago, he let Tiefang try out the iron plow, which is a luxury item. The old Ding Da stubbornly shook his head for several days, saying that it was a waste of materials. In the end, he distributed the confiscated swords to Tiefang and sent three more refugees to Ding Da as apprentices before he let go.

The iron plow is really easy to use, and the speed of opening up wasteland is twice as fast as the previous wooden plow. But Ding Da also tasted the sweetness of increasing refugee apprentices. No, as soon as he proposed to hit the horseshoe, Ding Da immediately followed the pole and wanted to add more manpower. However, Liang Feng does not hate this old stubbornness. Although it is not reasonable, he does have a good hand. If you can really make horseshoes, these horses on the farm can form a cavalry team.

That's right, although there is a saddle now, the horseshoe is still not there. The cuticle of horseshoes is very easy to wear and tear. He has only a few horses on hand. If he loses his hooves, he will suffer a lot. It's better to spend a small amount of money to develop the horseshoe first, and then consider other things.

I was wondering whether the grindstone wheel could be realized, and how to make the several workshops of Zhuangshang form a technological flow. Suddenly someone outside reported: "Lord, please see Yu."

"Call her in." Liang Feng immediately came in spirit. Someone just passed it through, saying that Chao Yu's younger brother had arrived at Liang's Mansion. This is the accountant he has been waiting for for a long time! If it works, the burden on his shoulders will be much easier.

Not long after, Chao Yu and Zhou Kan walked in one after the other. Chao Yu respectfully knelt down before the case and said: "Lord Qi, my younger brother Zhou Kan has arrived. Come and see him."

Zhou Kan also knelt down behind Chao Yu, but he was a little embarrassed on his knees, and almost didn't trip himself over. It was because Zhou Kan couldn't help but glanced at the main seat secretly when he entered the door.

Why didn't Sister mention that the head of the Liang family was such a beautiful person? !

Zhou Kan was almost stupid. It was the first time he saw such a handsome man. Not only is the appearance outstanding, but also makes the heart tremble all over. It's simply the kind of natural noble and noble man, who should be talking about character poetry all day, drinking and having fun. Such a master, can manage the trivial matters in the house? Can you see him as a mediocre person?

His heart was pounding, Zhou Kan felt nothing but a blank in his mind, and followed the rain in a dazed manner.

Naturally, Liang Feng could see that the newcomer was a little out of shape, and smiled at Chao Yu: "Thanks for your hard work, how many more days will the new outfit of the trilogy be ready?"

"It will take another three days." Chao Yu replied softly, "this time I used fine linen, which is strong and durable and should last a long time."

"Good. You go down first." Newcomers to the school entrance examination naturally can't let the related households be present. After Chao Yu retired, Liang Feng said to the young man who was still a little confused: "Listen to Chao Yu, your family is good at counting?"

"I, my talent is not very good, I only learned "Nine Chapters"..." Zhou Kan finished speaking stupidly, only to find that he had accidentally dropped the bottom, and suddenly became annoyed. This is not an ordinary inquiry, but it is related to whether he can stay in the Liang Mansion! What are you stupid now? !

Liang Feng smiled and asked nonchalantly: "The two set off from the same place at the same time. A pace is seven, B is three paces, and B keeps going east. A walks ten steps south and then diagonally. After walking a distance north, I met B. How far did A and B go?"

Zhou Kan blinked. Isn't this the subject of "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic"? He couldn't help but took out the calculation chip he was carrying, and he placed it on the ground for a while, then raised his head and said: "A goes twenty-four steps and a half, and B goes ten and a half steps."

The numbers are correct. Liang Feng nodded and continued: "The good ones take a hundred steps, and the bad ones take sixty steps. Nowadays, there are bad ones who take a hundred steps first. Just ask, how many steps can the good ones catch up?"

This time Zhou Kan answered even faster: "It takes two hundred and fifty steps!"

"Good." This kid can answer the two application problems quite well. It seems that the mathematical foundation is not bad. He is not a master who wants to know astronomy and geography, this kind of computing power is enough.

After exaggerating, Liang Feng picked up a page of paper from the table and handed it over: "This is the text I came up with a few days ago, and it can be used to keep accounts."

Zhou Kan took the piece of paper and glanced at it, and saw a series of words such as "one, two, three, four" written on it, and a number was compared next to each word. With just a glance, he could see that it was Another way of writing numbers, and the font is complicated, it is absolutely impossible to change. Can't help but say with joy: "With this bookkeeping, I am afraid that there is no worry of tampering!"

His expression did not seem to be fake, Liang Feng nodded with satisfaction. The basic mathematics is reliable, and there will be no resistance because of the inability to tamper with the ledger. It means that this person is not a complex-minded person. The accountant he needs does not need to be smart, but it must be honest and reliable. On this point, Zhou Kan has passed the assessment.

"In the mansion, there is an urgent need for someone who is good at counting to help me manage the accounts. I wonder if you intend to serve as the guest chief of my mansion?" Liang Feng asked with a smile.

So it passed? Zhou Kan blinked his eyes and stammered: "Dang, of course...no, it's an honor!"

"The account office needs to help me deal with two things. One is to register all the materials in and out of the warehouse to ensure that every transaction is recorded in the account and the numbers are accurate."

"This little one can do it!" Zhou Kan blurted out.

Liang Feng didn't care about his interruption, and then said: "The other way is to calculate the money and food needed every ten days, and the surplus and deficits that may be faced in the next ten days, for my reference. This is based on the output of the acres of the government and the consumption of the people. , Just call it a'budget', everything must be considered carefully before it can be reported."

This thing is very new, but Zhou Kan consciously is not difficult, and immediately nodded: "Small ones must calculate carefully and never omit."

"It's so good. The monthly salary is three months of grain, and board and lodging are provided by the house. Can you see it?" Liang Feng asked tentatively.

"Yes! Of course!" Zhou Kan flushed with excitement, bowed his head and bowed. There are a lot of Dendrobium, and his cousins ​​only take five Dendrobium chaff in January, and they don't include board and lodging!

Gee! Liang Feng cursed secretly, it seems that the salary is higher. He made reference to Tian Chang's salary and the wages of small officials outside, halving and wiping out a fraction before offering this price. Unexpectedly, the newcomer would not even change the price, so he happily agreed. I won’t mention the dividends at the end of that year. Let’s take a look at how efficient the work is.

My heart aches in my heart, and Liang Feng’s smile is still on his face: "You have been struggling all the way, you go to rest first. Tomorrow I will let Alian hand over with you. The accounts will be submitted to me once a month."

"Thank you, Master!" Zhou Kan kowtowed again, then happily retired. This is easier than he thought! Is it possible that the host is so amiable to him in the face of Sister?

No, Zhou Kan suddenly stopped. Just now he was obviously a little gaffe, but the host didn't seem unhappy at all. He didn't show a superior attitude towards himself, who was born in a poor family and was crude and clumsy. Therefore, after a few chats, he will be convinced and rejoice from the bottom of his heart. No wonder Sister would say that the host treats them very well.

The feeling in his heart rose again, Zhou Kan clenched his fists. Since the host is so kind, he must keep the account well and repay the host!

The author has something to say: Ahem, the question in Chapter Nine was found on the Internet. It’s too early to count. If there is a mistake, don’t blame me →_→I also found out that the lunar calendar and the Gregorian calendar were confused before, and the lunar calendar in April is not spring at all. After the change, the first came in late March, and one month later, we met the enemy and opened up wasteland. It happened to start harvesting summer crops in early May. As for the content of yesterday, I will put a Qin twentieth level. For the first level of military skills, look at the courageous sergeants of Daqin, from the first level to the young husband, who ordered schools, apprentices, exercises, and scholars. Those who can get the first level of the first class, reward the first class, benefit the field for one hectare, and the benefit house for nine acres, except for the concubine and one person, are the officials of the soldiers. Those who have a nobleman and beg for a nobleman think that the **** is a beggar. He has no service, his concubine serves his doctor for more than six days; his service also allows him to be raised as soon as he can.

The head of an enemy soldier is one hundred acres of land, a house and slaves. This is still the lowest noble priest, the teacher of the Qin Jun's tiger and wolf, it can be seen from this.

Then in the Western Jin Dynasty there were orders for land occupation and class fields. In class fields, Ding men had to cultivate 50 mu and Ding women 20 mu. The imperial court collected taxes according to Dingkou. The land occupation is higher than this number. Ding Nan can open up 20 acres of land and Ding female 10 acres. The land opened up is tax-free. Beiliang has become an equal land system, with 40 mu for men and 20 mu for women. They are returned after death, and there are still 20 mu of mulberry fields forever. It was not until the population exploded in the Tang Dynasty that there was no land, and it was changed to the two-tax system. You have to ask if there is enough arable land. Of course, it is enough. It will be no problem for two to three hundred years.

One mu of land yields more than one stone. Tax-free for ten acres is a military salary of more than a dozen stone a year. You have to find someone to farm the land. At that time, the Xiaoshi Xiaoli paid a monthly salary of more than 90 stones a year. It is not easy to survive a few battles when you are a soldier. Do you still think that exempting soldiers from gifts is an exaggeration?