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Zhao Cheng said: "He is not someone who will abide by the contract. If he insists on having his own way, you..."

Zhao Hanzhang shook his head and said: "Uncle Cheng, this is your misunderstanding of the seventh uncle. He is indeed not a good person, but in business, he will abide by the contract. If he fails to comply, he will also have to pay me liquidated damages. "

She said: "If you pay liquidated damages, I won't lose."

Zhao Cheng:......

He was very doubtful, "Will he pay liquidated damages?"

Zhao Hanzhang smiled at him and said, "Yes."

Zhao Cheng suddenly became aggressive with her, "What if he doesn't pay compensation?"

Zhao Hanzhang said: "The seventh uncle may not be a good father or a good person, but he must be a good businessman. Just relying on Zhao's prestige, he can accumulate a family fortune second only to my grandfather. If he doesn't keep his word, , how can you accumulate such wealth?"

"I believe him. If he breaks his promise, he will pay liquidated damages." Zhao Hanzhang paused and looked at Zhao Cheng, "Uncle Cheng has a lot of misunderstandings about the seventh uncle. Why not take this opportunity to clear up the misunderstanding?"

Zhao Cheng said: "There is no misunderstanding between me and him."

Zhao Hanzhang shook his head slightly and said: "Confucianism puts filial piety first. Uncle Cheng is familiar with poetry and books. Among all the schools, Confucianism and Taoism are the most respected. That is, the seventh uncle has made mistakes. If he is willing to change, why doesn't Uncle Cheng give him any advice?" What about his one chance?”

Zhao Hanzhang couldn't help but paused when he thought of Zhao Hu's character, and then said with a wry smile: "I am not persuading Uncle Cheng for the seventh uncle, but for Uncle Cheng. The world only sees you treating your father coldly, and they will not think about what the seventh uncle once did." What have you done and what kind of person are you to be like this? Instead, you will think that you are unfilial to treat your biological father like this and that your character is flawed. Then you will doubt your younger brother's upbringing, and even your other students will being doubted."

Zhao Cheng frowned and pursed his lips. Zhao Ming also advised him to do this, but even though he took it to heart, he still couldn't change it.

But now Zhao Hanzhang also said that while Zhao Kuan and others were starting to serve as officials one after another, he couldn't really ignore these children at all.

Zhao Cheng's heart boiled like boiling water, feeling stuffy, hot, and very uncomfortable.

Zhao Hanzhang seemed to have realized something, and reached out to pat his shoulder. He was not like a junior, but like a brother, and said: "I understand your feelings, but have you ever thought that you have treated your seventh uncle so coldly, but you still haven't let go. It’s not just the seventh uncle who is suffering like this, but also you and your younger brother.”

She smiled slightly and said: "If you have already thought about it, why should you care about the external form? You said cold words to him, so your heart has not wavered at all, but your heart has not wavered, so why do you care about speaking softly to him?"

Zhao Cheng was silent for a while and said: "I heard someone said that you were tit-for-tat with him when you first returned to the clan, but at some point you became tolerant and kind to him. It turns out that your heart has never changed?"

Zhao Hanzhang smiled at him and did not answer.

Zhao Cheng understood immediately that she had really never changed.

He fell silent for a moment.

Zhao Hanzhang stood aside for a while. Seeing that he seemed to have figured it out, he smiled and said, "Let's go, Mr. Ji and the others are still waiting for us."

Zhao Cheng finally asked, "Don't you advise me to keep Zheng'er?"

Zhao Hanzhang shook his head, winked at him and said with a smile: "It is difficult for an upright official to deal with family matters. Uncle Cheng should make his own decisions about such family matters, and I will not interfere."

To put it bluntly, Zhao Cheng is much more important to her than Zhao Hu. She really has to stand up for someone. Even if it has nothing to do with justice, she still prefers Zhao Cheng.

Zhao Cheng suddenly felt relieved and entered with Zhao Hanzhang.

No one asked Zhao Hu what he was doing here. His voice was so loud that it was difficult not to listen, so everyone could only pretend not to hear and continue to discuss the matter.

By the time they finished discussing various matters and exited the study, it was already past lunch time. Zhao Hanzhang was now very poor, but he still invited them to stay for lunch before leaving.

In fact, it is just a bowl of noodles, which only contains a handful of vegetables and an egg. The noodles are mixed with wheat bran and kneaded.

Zhao Hanzhang showed off while eating: "It's ground in a water mill. It's very fine. You can try it."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Zhao Hanzhang said to Gucheng County Magistrates Tan Jize and Chen Wu: "There is a river passing through Gucheng, and you can also build a water mill along the bank. This is much more convenient."

Tan Jize responded warmly, and Chen Wu asked, "Should it be built by the county government or by us?"

Zhao Hanzhang smiled at him and said, "You can discuss this with Magistrate Tan."

Chen Wu glanced at Bei Gongchun and others, hesitated for a moment and then said: "Mr. Zhao, for this water conservancy construction project, can the people from our begging army get the same wages as the day laborers we recruited?"

Zhao Hanzhang raised his eyebrows.

Chen Wu felt a little guilty, but he looked at her as sincerely as possible and said: "We are not like the Zhao Jiajun and the Xiliang Army, which are divided into elite soldiers and ordinary soldiers. We all dig in the mud, and we all work hard. We can't survive with the little food and salary." So full."

Zhao Hanzhang thought for a while and then smiled and said: "If the water conservancy coverage is not within the scope of your farmland, I will pay you as part-time workers."

Chen Wu thought that if the water conservancy construction was in their fields, they would also benefit, so he nodded in agreement.

Both parties are happy.

After eating noodles, everyone said goodbye to each other and left.

Tan Jize stayed for a while and asked Zhao Hanzhang: "Why did the envoy agree to Chen Wu? He was hired by us and he should be at our disposal."

Zhao Hanzhang said: "Other garrisons have received some military pay, military merit rewards, and more farmland. Their life is much better than that of the beggar army. The construction of water conservancy facilities this time is indeed physical work, so there is no need to be too harsh on them. "

Zhao Hanzhang told him: "Be gentle with them. This time, ask the officials in the county government to have more contact with them, mention more about the treatment of ordinary soldiers in the Zhao Jiajun, and tell them that the Zhao Jiajun welcomes them."

Tan Jize:......

Zhao Hanzhang: "Also, after they have repaired the water conservancy in their farmland, let people spread the word. If one day I don't hire them, they will have to return these farmlands. By then they will have to leave Gucheng, and those fields will be destroyed." Distribute it to the new garrison.”

Tan Jize:......

He swallowed and suddenly thought of himself and his brother.

His eldest brother originally wanted him to use a beauty trick on Zhao Hanzhang, but Zhao Hanzhang didn't feel anything when he saw him, and he didn't even take a second look, and he really didn't want to betray his appearance.

Therefore, even though he was coerced by his eldest brother, he still took part in the recruitment examination honestly and tried to stay as far away from Zhao Hanzhang as possible when looking for a job.

But he didn't expect that he would be transferred to Gucheng, so that his elder brother had bad thoughts again and ran to Luoyang. In order to increase his weight, he made him appear in front of Zhao Hanzhang and traveled back and forth between Luoyang and Gucheng. , and worked hard to help him take care of Gucheng.

Watching it today, I always feel that it is similar to her method of conquering the beggar army.

Tan Jize couldn't help but look at Fu Tinghan.

Fu Tinghan was very calm, raised his eyes and glanced at him, then said to Zhao Hanzhang: "I'm going back to pack my things."

Zhao Hanzhang nodded to him, the smile on his face became warmer and brighter, "Okay."

They will return to Chen County tomorrow.