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When Zhao Hu came to Luoyang, Zhao Hanzhang was very considerate to him. Not only did he invite Zhao Cheng and his son back for a meal, he also invited Zhao Kuan and others to come, planning to have a gathering of Zhao clan members in the evening.

Zhao Hu was very satisfied with this. He liked to be held up and respected by others.

Unfortunately, apart from the younger generation in Xiping, not many people in Zhao Cheng's generation were afraid of him. They all blamed Zhao Ming, who often made trouble for him, causing him to lose his dignity in the clan.

Thinking of this, Zhao Hu felt a little sad, and said to Zhao Hanzhang: "Chang Ning from Xiping is too domineering. If things go on like this, the clan members will have objections to you, so it's better to replace him."

Zhao Hanzhang said: "Chang Ning made no mistakes, how can he replace the county magistrate without reason? I have countless officials, and it will be bad if they feel cold."

Zhao Hu said: "If he cannot be replaced, then let him be promoted and leave."

He gave Zhao Hanzhang an idea, "How about choosing a son from the Zhao family to be the magistrate of Xiping County? This way we can discuss things with him."

Zhao Hanzhang smiled and asked: "Is it the same as when Uncle Ming made the decision in Xiping?"

Zhao Hu immediately stopped talking.

Zhao Ming was even more rude to them in Xiping. Whenever something happened to Zhao Hanzhang and Zhao Jiajun, they had to pay.

Zhao Hanzhang smiled at him and sighed: "I know that Chang Ning's practice of justice has exposed many long-term workers and tenants hidden by the clan. If before, I would have been on the side of my uncles. After all, the imperial court's taxes Not only is it heavy, but taxes are always increased randomly due to some things every year. If we don’t live in hiding, everyone will not be able to survive.”

"But it has been three years since I took over Xiping. Every year, there are either tax exemptions or tax reductions. There has never been a tax increase. The hidden households are also willing to come out. Why should my uncles stop me?"

"You didn't increase taxes, but every time your Zhao family army needed food and money, didn't the clan members help you raise it?" Zhao Hu said: "To be blunt, the money I gave you in the past three years is enough for me to pay two Ten years of taxes.”

"Yes, so Hanzhang's achievements today are due to the contributions of his clan," Zhao Hanzhang said: "So my personal army is called Zhao Jiajun. They are to protect Yuzhou, but they also protect Runan. They will protect the people under their rule. , but more protective of the Zhao family."

Zhao Hanzhang said bluntly: "The Zhao Jiajun is my Zhao Jiajun and the Zhao family's Zhao Jiajun. If one day I die in battle, who will take over?"

Of course it was Zhao Ming.

Zhao Hu lowered his eyes, or other outstanding disciples of the Zhao family, it is impossible for him to be Zhao Erlang. It would be fine for him to be a general in the Zhao family army. If he is really allowed to command the entire Zhao family army and manage the entire Yuzhou and Luoyang, think about it. disaster.

Zhao Hu's mood suddenly calmed down, and he said in a rare moment: "Okay, just let the hermit households be released. This way there will be more people paying taxes, and you can get less money from us."

Zhao Hanzhang nodded repeatedly and said with a smile: "That's right. There are more hidden houses and hidden fields, less taxes, and even fewer soldiers. The soldiers guard Yuzhou and the Zhao family, and we can't let them starve."

"The army is short of food and grass, and taxes cannot come in. In the end, don't we still have to help our uncles?" Zhao Hanzhang said: "So why hide the hidden fields? Why not set an example and let other families follow suit to clean up the hidden fields?" , Justice can’t be just for our clan, right?”

"That's right!" Zhao Hu cheered up and immediately betrayed his friend, "You know Yu Sanlang, they have many hidden households in the Yu family, and they seem to have secretly raised a tribe, just around Pingyu. , Humph, I vaguely heard that their family also wanted to build a Wubao. The Piwu Fort they built was thought to be so easy to build. Now that Yuzhou is stable and protected by the Zhao Army, is there any need for them to build a Wubao? "

Zhao Hu gave her an idea, "You ask the county magistrate of Pingyu to check everything. They will not only collect taxes, but also impose fines. Let them make up for the taxes owed in the past two years."

Zhao Hanzhang was dumbfounded when he heard this, and couldn't help but ask the attendants serving tea, "Did Master Yu offend the seventh uncle?"

The person smiled and said: "Last autumn, someone discovered three springs in the mountains outside Xiping. Mr. Yu was well-informed and got the news first, so he went to Hexian County Government to buy them."

At that time, Zhao Hanzhang was short of money, and various parts of Yuzhou were being rebuilt. It was a time when a lot of money was needed, so Chang Ning announced that he wanted to divide the land into three pieces, one piece of land with a hot spring, and the one with the highest price would get it.

Relying on his kinship with Zhao Hanzhang, Zhao Hu only said hello to Chang Ning and wanted him to leave a hot spring, but he refused to give up the price.

Chang Ning is really the one with the highest price.

Mr. Yu Third bought three hot springs at a high price, which made Zhao Hu so angry that he almost destroyed the county government office. In the end, Zhao Song stepped in and suppressed him.

Chang Ning was not afraid of Zhao Hu. He didn't keep a penny of the money from selling Tangquan. He used it all to buy food for Zhao Hanzhang and support other counties in Yuzhou.

That's why Zhao Hucai always wants to pull Chang Ning down, and the relationship between them is very bad.

The personal attendant hinted: "But Master Lang was even more angry with the Third Master. He wanted to build a garden on the mountain. At that time, there were only a few thatched houses, but the thatched houses contained a spring, and a jade pool was built inside. A thatched house There are three of them in the house. There is nothing in the house except two screens. This winter, Third Master Yu invited celebrities and scholars to go up to the mountain to soak in the spring and talk about Taoism. It was very much talked about."

The limelight instantly overshadowed Zhao Hu's, and the fame he had just accumulated by showing off his wealth not long ago was instantly snatched away.

So Zhao Hu was very angry and almost broke off the friendship with Yu Sanlang. Now there is no formal break-up. Because both of them are rich and want to make money from each other, they have always had a plastic friendship.

Thinking back to when Zhao Hu first got a glass product, the first thing he thought of was to sell it to Yu Sanlang at a high price to make a lot of money.

Zhao Hanzhang went to see Zhao Hu.

Zhao Hu didn't mind the suggestion of his entourage at all, and was eating tea with gusto from his tea bowl. After the entourage finished speaking, he asked Zhao Hanzhang, "Do you have anything else rare here? Something that I can show off."

Zhao Hanzhang racked his brains to think, gave up after a while, and instead advised him, "Seventh Uncle, supplies are limited now, so we advocate frugality. Look at me, I only have a piece of jade on my body, no other accessories, my clothes are plain, and my home is clean." The food is also light, I heard that Uncle Ming doesn't entertain friends in Chen County, and he doesn't drink alcohol anymore, so I don't want to compete with Yu Sanlang for extravagance, we can compare frugality."

Zhao Hu looked her up and down and saw that her coat was actually made of coarse linen, but the clothes underneath seemed to be made of fine linen, and the bits of collar exposed seemed to be made of fine linen. He immediately felt disgusted.

"I was only looking at the water mill before, but I forgot to look at you. Why are you living in such a miserable state now, without even a single decent piece of clothing?"