"The prince, there are a few more students from the sect who come to visit. They are all scholars from nearby towns. According to the rules of the prince before, we were persuaded to go back."

Li Yi temporarily served as a guest of the Marquis' Mansion, and Kong He was his assistant. One was a juren and the other was an official, and he happened to deal with the crowds of guests from all sides.

In fact, there are special people to do this in each residence. Among scholars or juren, someone who is good at talking and making friends, is generous and generous, and is good at drinking and joking to be a guest. He is also an official title of the court, and the guests of the marquis' mansion are specifically for welcoming and seeing off the trip. Of course, from the court's documentary, he is to welcome the envoys of the court, go to the capital to visit the ancestral temple, and go to the Ministry of Revenue to calculate the income of the marquis' mansion for one year, etc.

Since the Marquis' Mansion once every three years, Xu Zixian didn't have to worry before the time came, but when the three years arrived, Xu Zixian had to appoint guests and ordered him to represent the Marquis' Mansion to go to the capital to pay homage.

Li Yi and Kong He were both sweating profusely. In the past few days, the guests of the Hou Mansion were more than a hundred times as usual. Xu Zixian stayed here for three months, and there was not as much as one-tenth of the guests in these three days.

Almost all the officials, juren and scholars nearby came to visit the other courtyard.

Xu Zi was completely ignored and refused to be in a bad mood, so he did not want to discuss it with everyone in an article commemorating his deceased father.

Rejecting guests was originally an impolite act, but Xu Zixian's approach caused praise... In fact, for Xu Zixian, this kind of gameplay was too common in later generations. It was hyped up and then kept a low profile. Then, after people psychologically accept their status, they calmly came out to harvest the fruits of victory.

This kind of low-key is very necessary, especially if the article he wrote in the name of commemorating his deceased father. If he came out proudly to meet guests and took the opportunity to become famous, he would definitely be criticized. Someone would make a fuss about this matter. Perhaps among the guests who came to ask for a meeting, there would be people who came to make trouble.

"Please bother Mr. Li and Mr. Kong." Xu Zixian bowed and thanked him, and the two subordinates replied one by one.

There was only an unusual guest in front of Xu Zixian, Liu Changshi from the Prince of Qi's Mansion.

Since he was ordered to send 100 guan of money yesterday, Liu Changshi stayed in the other hospital for a day on the excuse of being exhausted from the journey.

Xu Zixian didn't care, so he continued to work hard, practice arrows, write, and read books.

He knew that Liu Changshi would definitely ask many people, so Xu Zixian would not deliberately show it, and everything was as usual.

This happened in his previous life. Liu Changshi was ordered to see Xu Zixian, but Xu Zixian was depressed and lived a very decadent life. In the end, the Qi Palace sent dozens of coins, and there was no further information after that.

Later, Xu Zixian learned that King Xu Yingxing of Qi and his father, Xu Yingbin, were very close friends. If Xu Zixian looked a little motivated, the King of Qi would take care of him. With the power of the King of Qi, he would give Xu Zixian a little support, and Xu Zixian would not have no power until he died.

This time, Xu Zixian certainly changed the previous result, but he did not intend to influence Liu Changshi with anything. Everything was normal, do his best and leave his destiny.

"Criminal." Dian Wei Qin Dongyang hurried into the inner courtyard and clasped his fists and said, "Jin Baoyi saw Li Cheng and his son in the southeast of the town. Li Fu seemed to have gone to another village, and Li Cheng came to the town."

Xu Zi nodded first and said, "The time for it to start is here, and it's almost time to calculate it."

"Criminal." Li Yi said with a serious expression: "It is not difficult to overthrow Li Cheng, but what I am afraid of is that he will be anxious to jump over the wall."

"A few more teeth will come over." Qin Dongyang also said: "There is still insufficient manpower. If you draw the village heads from each village, you are afraid that there will be Li Cheng's people, and you will lead the wolf into the house, so it is better not to use it."

"I have an idea." Xu Zixian said: "On the south side of the Minjiang River, there were at least a few thousand refugees in Zhangzhou. They were scattered within a radius of hundreds of miles. I heard that there were all refugees in Quanzhou and Jianzhou. Ten years ago, there were more refugees, with tens of thousands."

"That's right." Li Yi said: "The prince said it was right. When the five thieves at sea broke through Zhangzhou, it was a disaster. More than 10,000 soldiers and civilians in the city were killed or injured. Later, the imperial army arrived. The five thieves burned the city and the market town before evacuation. A large number of people fled. At least more than 100,000 people fled to Shaowu Army, Jianzhou, Fuzhou, and Quanzhou."

Kong He also said: "In recent years, Zhangzhou has recovered most of its vitality. Business and tourism has arrived again, and refugees have slowly returned to their hometowns. But there are always many people who are poor and sick and unable to return to their hometowns. Originally, this matter should be done by the government, helping to return to their hometowns, and the cost of settling down. Don't pay more than ox seeds for a family. Ten jin is enough. More than 1,000 households and more than 10,000 jin of money is worth it? All government offices are arguing, and no one cares about the lives and deaths of the refugees."

As expected, Kong He is not easy to get along in the yamen. When it comes to official duties, he is so angry that he feels like an old and angry young man. No wonder he is squeezed out.

Xu Zixian smiled slightly and said, "We can't care about the affairs of the government for the time being, and we can't help much. But now the Marquis' Mansion is enough, and most of the refugees are hungry and cold. We will find some children aged 15 or 16 to come to the mansion and cultivate them for a few years. I am afraid that they will not be qualified genitals. I still believe it and rely on them to rely on them to rely on them to spend money outside. The Marquis' Mansion needs to build a capital of genitals, and recruit some genitals, but more of them depend on themselves."

Cultivating young people as their own children, they are trustworthy in their loyalty and ability, and they are indeed much more trustworthy than those from outside.

This approach is of course cheaper than spending money on hiring ready-made hero warriors.

It is enough for a young man to pay five stakes to settle the family. This dynasty is not allowed to buy out the death contract, that is, it is not allowed to raise slaves. However, you can sign a long contract for five years. Recruiting fifty teenagers will not cost 300 stakes. If you hire a hero with good skills, you will have at least fifty stakes per person and you will be able to serve for one year at most, and your loyalty cannot be guaranteed.

"The prince's method is great." Li Yi was the first to agree and said: "The food in the mansion is enough. At the end of the year, many hidden households cannot pay the money for their support. They are allowed to pay the food, cured meat, fish, and grain. There are still a lot of food. Dozens of mouths are enough to eat for a while."

"There are also weapons." As Dianwei, Qin Dongyang had already checked the arsenal. He then slapped his fist and said with a smile: "There are ten big bows that practice strength, fifty in the stairs, thirty horn bows, thirty shields, thirty long spears, thirty obstacles, thirty horizontal swords, and ten ritual swords. There are still more than ten thousand arrows, horns, tendons, and strings piled up in the corners of the wall, and I didn't count them in detail."

"I'm afraid it's hard to continue." Everyone was a little excited, but Kong He poured cold water and said: "There will be a day when food and meat are finished. There will be dozens of mouths at once, and I will definitely buy food and meat when I go back and forth. People who practice martial arts are not strong enough to eat meat without eating meat, so they must eat well. Weapons will be consumed and new ones have to be sold, but the price is not cheap. Even if you recruit young servants, training is hard, and it is much more tiring than being a servant. If you don't have a monthly reward, I'm afraid it won't last long. I have friends all together.

The royal palace is a tent official, and the Qi palace is not full of command, but there are 300 soldiers, most of which are powerful soldiers brought out by the King of Qi for many years! These three hundred generals live in the Qi palace in shifts, each with five jin a month, and a reward of three or four jin a year at the end of the year. In addition, when the rotation is taken, they can spend at least 1,200 to 1,500 to 1,500 per month. Three hundred people only need to eat and eat hundreds of jin a year. With the losses of armor, weapons, and arrows, it will take tens of thousands of jin a year for the King of Qi to raise these three hundred soldiers!"

Both Li Yi and Qin Dongyang's expressions changed... There is really no way to find something that costs more money than raising soldiers.

The court earned 160 million trump cards a year, raised 1.2 million soldiers, and consumed more than 70% of its financial income in a year. The remaining 30% were used to support the royal family, civil and military officials. When it came to the relief of the people, official expenses, such as post stations, river labor, roads, bridges, relief, and often equal expenses, the court could not continue.

Therefore, in recent years, the national use has become increasingly difficult, the court is stretched, and the people are under pressure every day. Even here on Fujian Road, he has a considerable dissatisfaction with the court.

Li Yi frowned and said, "Our Nan'an Marquis Mansion cannot compare with the Qi Prince's Mansion. The Qi Prince's Mansion has more than 160 private houses, more than 11,000 households, more than 11,000 households, and hard labor and hidden households. The income of these one year is more than 100,000 yuan. There are also a large number of shops, money houses, and several sea boats to go out to sea. There are also many furniture accumulated over 200 years... Moreover, the soldiers raised by the Qi Prince are not taboo, because these teeth are mostly over 40 or even fifty years old, and they are all veterans who have been with the Qi Prince for many years. The Qi Prince cannot bear to abandon them. The court also knows the Qi Prince's difficulties..."

Everyone looked at each other. It didn't matter if the court knew whether the difficulties were wrong. The problem was that if the Marquis' Mansion wanted to raise elite soldiers. From Xu Zixian's attitude, everyone could see that this prince was a person who wanted to have a lot of money in the future. After he passed the Wu Jinshi, the court would give him a real position. At that time, whether he was going back to Fujian or elsewhere, Yidu Ya General was the foundation of the prince in the army and was also the greatest help for his achievements.

Many royal families who were military officers did this, using their teeth as their left and right arms to make achievements. When they inherited the title, the court believed that the royal family had made contributions to the country and allowed them to inherit one or two or three more lifetimes.

For the royal family, the marquis, dukes and kings, this is their greatest motivation for being an official.

Only a poor and crazy royal family like the Nan'an Marquis Mansion thinks about the salary of being an official. This is really shameful, and it would be fine if you don't.

Kong He looked at everyone and said, "Just take fifty teenagers plus the existing ten teeth, about sixty people, five stakes a month..."

Xu Zixian covered his face with his hands and said, "Kong Xuanping, you don't have to forget it anymore, I will find a way..."

Everyone looked at the prince in front of them with sympathy. The average marquis family had more money and had more than ten thousand yuan in property.

At the least, you have to have tens of thousands of coins hidden, and some antiques and other properties are kept at home to preserve their value.

The Nan'an Marquis Mansion is interesting. Apart from the imperial gifts, it is almost like a washing. If you want to sell your property and be an unworthy descendant, you will have no chance to do so. Your ancestors will be unworthy for the first time.

No wonder the first generation of Nan'an Marquis was a prince, and he did not even get a duke. He was directly driven out of the capital and demoted to Fuzhou. He did not gain much wealth. He only gave six people to Guanzhuang, and only earned more than one thousand yuan a year. For a royal marquis, it was a humiliation.
Chapter completed!