Lu Hui accepted Xu You's offer. As Du Sansheng said, he just wanted to make money and did not want to force Zhan Hong to take risks. However, if he collected less money, the after-sales service would not be so in place. Zhan Hong's private hiding of the households can not be investigated, but the excess households must be cleared out and re-entered households, and no longer allowed to hide in the gentry and evade the court's tax laws and labor.

Zhan Hong came to Xu You again. Xu You thought he wanted to borrow money, but was wondering how to avoid hurting his feelings, and politely refused, which showed his current situation of financial difficulties. Unexpectedly, what Zhan Hong cares about is not money, but those Yin households who are about to be swept out.

"Mr., it's not that I'm ungrateful. Most of them have followed the Zhan family for more than ten years. Some of them have worked for the Zhan family for three generations. Now their descendants are incompetent and have affected their families. But these honest and loyal households should not suffer this disaster. Once they are registered by the government, the annual rent and servitude will become a heavy burden for them. If the family is not a family, and people are not like humans, I really can't bear it." Zhan Hong said earnestly, regretting his incompetence, and begged: "Wan Wang, please let the Lord ask the magistrate Lu to give up his hands."

Xu You never thought about the family system. He had been war in the north and south for a hundred years, with a decline in population and barren land. Putting aside the huge number of troops and tenants, the free people were pitiful. Therefore, the imperial court could not collect taxes, and the poor were dying. Infrastructure, land reclamation, water conservancy, grain storage, and military preparations were backward, and everything was difficult to do. However, the gentry kept the free people belonging to the imperial court in private manors, farming, working, and serving. He was rich without paying taxes. In the end, the central government was weak, the local government was strong, and the tail was too big, and it was difficult to control.

It is a good thing to hide rich people among the people, but the current situation is that rich people are rich in the gentry, and the lives of the people are still difficult. There are fewer and fewer free people, and the tax collected by the court is getting heavier, which has caused a vicious cycle, and they voluntarily sell themselves as tenants of the gentry, and this is repeated.

However, this was a century of accumulated problems, and Xu You couldn't solve them for a while. He showed a embarrassed look on his face and said, "Mr. Lu is not easy to talk to..."

He asked Du Sansheng to pass the message and even said some threatening words. Lu Hui must be unhappy. It was just that he did not get angry due to various reasons. If he had gained more attention, the consequences would be obvious.

Zhan Hong hurriedly said, "I understand that if County Magistrate Lu promised to open the Internet, I would give you 100,000 yuan a year as a reward."

It is indeed cost-effective to buy dozens of tenants with 100,000 yuan. Xu You pondered without saying a word. He didn't know much about Lu Hui's character. At present, it is certain that he is greedy for money, but does this person value face? Do you feel that both orders were pushed back, hurting the self-esteem of a county chief, and thus ignoring this 100,000 yuan, causing a more fierce counterattack?

Xu You's impression of Zhan Hong was greatly reduced by greed for small profits and ignoring the overall situation. Zhan Wenjun said that this was the only one of her brothers, but she was still a good person, but she didn't expect that she would be so unbearable. The decline of Zhan's family was 50% externally and 50% internally, and she couldn't blame others.

"Let me do this, I'll try to say it together, it may not be possible. Don't hold too much hope!"

After seeing off Zhan Hong, Xu You asked Zuo Qi to give a greeting and asked Du Sansheng to go to the mansion to drink. Du Sansheng made a message in the middle, which not only earned two million yuan for Lu Hui, but also left a great favor on Xu You. He pleased him and came to the banquet happily. However, Xu You suggested that Zhan Hong keep his existing concubine and remain unchanged, and his face suddenly became ugly.

"Langjun, is this what you mean, or what Zhan Hong means?"

Xu You poured him a glass of wine and said, "Is there any difference?"

"Of course there is a difference. If the husband is the one who wants to be scolded by the Ming Mansion, I have to be shameless and plead with shame. The husband is blamed and I will bear it with all my strength. But if Zhan Hong is the one who wants to say, I can only say that this kid is so lard that he is too ignorant of advancing and retreating. He obviously needs to put the husband on the fire and roast it."

Xu You chuckled and said, "It's not that serious. When the Ming Mansion says, Zhan Hong will have 100,000 yuan in filial piety every year. Everyone will get what they need, which is great. Of course, the county magistrate has gone north and west these days, and has worked hard and made great contributions. Zhan Hong will also prepare gifts to the mansion later..."

"It's easy to say!"

Du Sansheng is a smart person and never gives up his reward. He knows in his heart that Xu You will not forget his benefits and said, "If these Yin households want to continue to be affiliated with Zhan, the Ming Dynasty will probably not allow it."

The household registration system of Chu State is not much different from the Six Dynasties, and it is also divided into yellow and white. All legal households must register on the yellow and yellow books, but they do not have independent household registration, but are written behind the owner's household registration, which is called attached book, which is the so-called "all guests are registered as family registration."

"Think about a solution. I once heard an old man who has learned it. As long as you work hard, there will always be more solutions than difficulties!"

Du Sansheng thought for a while and said, "There is only one way to make these Yin households voluntarily sell themselves as slaves. After becoming the slaves of the Zhan family, there is naturally no restraint of the Yin household system. Zhan Hong can support them as long as he wants."

It is a way to convert to slavery, but most of the polite households may not be willing to give up their status as a semi-free citizen, and from then on, life and death are held in the hands of their masters for generations. Although Zhan Hong treats them well, never treats them harshly, nor is he tyrannical, who can guarantee that their master will be such a gentleman in the future?

"Is there any other way?"

"If someone does not want to become a slave, they can select a few smart people from the caregiver as food and clothing. Diners and clothing are different from tenants and scripts. They do not have to engage in farming or pay rent and transfer, and are similar to the entourage of the head of the family, providing food and clothing and handling chores."

Xu You knows a little about food and clothing, and the absolute number is smaller than that of the households. Aristocrats above the level can only have one to three people, and it is a drop in the bucket and nothing can be done.

"This is a feasible method, but Zhan Hong has more than 30 households under his name, and he cannot fill this hole just by relying on food and clothing!"

"Aren't there many refugees in Zhan Hong's family? Some of these refugees fled from the Northern Wei Dynasty, and some of them were refugees from other prefectures and counties. According to the laws of the Great Chu, the gentry could shelter relatives from the nine tribes. Anyway, the hometowns of these refugees were nowhere to be found, so Zhan Hong recognized them as distant or branch relatives, which avoided the number of people in the family system and legally avoided the annual inspection!"

Du Sansheng is worthy of being an old master of justice. He has been immersed in the officialdom for many years and is well aware of all kinds of ills. In a blink of an eye, he gave Xu You a practical method. No one can match his ability to exploit loopholes in the law.

"The county magistrate is really amazing. Come on, I'll give you a cup!"

Du Sanxing raised his head and sipped it. The mellow and vigorous smell of alcohol flowed down his throat. His whole body was immediately warm and he couldn't help but praise: "Good wine!"

"This is the Heshang wine from the Northern Wei Dynasty. I drank ten cups of it and did not wake up after months."

Du Sansheng was shocked and said, "But it was made by Liu Baiyan?"

"That's right! Beidu's famous wine is the best. Feiqing gave it to me when he was leaving, and he never wanted to drink it. Today he took it out for the county magistrate to taste it!"

"Okay, okay!" Du Sansheng's hands were trembling with excitement, holding the wine glass to his nose, smelling it deeply, and said with intoxication, "Mr. Lang, I have to taste this wine today. I will do it for you no matter what, no matter what!"

"Come on, cheers!"

"Dry!"

That night, Du Sansheng was drunk in Jingyuan. The next day, Xu You sent someone to send him home, and then he fell down and fell for a day and night before he woke up. Since then, he has said good things about Heshangjiu to everyone, and has become the most loyal fan. He still missed it for many years.

Zhan Hong's family affairs were finally properly resolved. As a tenant, foodie and relatives of the nine clans, a total of 18 households, six households voluntarily sold themselves as slaves. Another eleven households terminated their tenant relationship with the Zhan family, became a clerk and restored their freedom. With Xu You's guidance, Zhan Hong prepared generous gifts to thank Du Sansheng. Du Sansheng had no good feelings for those who like to cause trouble, but for the sake of money, he still treated him kindly. When saying goodbye, he said, "Your matter was impossible to be done properly. Fortunately, Xu Langjun came forward to mediate. Do you understand what I mean?"

"I understand, I understand, I know how to do it!"

A few days later, Zhan Hong visited Jingyuan again. This time he came, and did not ask questions, but instead gave Xu You a big gift. Xu You was stunned when he saw the thick list and said, "What is this?"

"This is a slave document from the thirty members of the Zhan family!"

"I know, I'm asking you what you do for these documents?"

"Because from today on, they are all Langjun's people,!"

Xu You put the list in his hand on the table and looked at Zhan Hong for a long time. Zhan Hong could still keep his face unchanged at first, with a respectful look on his face, but as time passed, he gradually became a little embarrassed, and a little uneasy appeared between his eyebrows.

Xu You in his cognition was gentle and generous, and his words were like spring breeze, but Xu You was still him at this moment, but he was not angry and powerful, which made people tremble.

Finally, Xu You broke the silence and smiled and said, "Jun Zhan, don't get me wrong. I'll help you, not to ask for remuneration."

Zhan Hong then felt that his actions were a little abrupt. Xu You and Lu Hui were different, and Du Sansheng were also different. The two had no contacts and had no friendship before. But they ran around for his affairs without saying a word, and even punished the Qiantang County Magistrate. It was naturally because of Zhan Wenjun's face, not only did he get inferior, but he also seemed too utilitarian. He was really a common thing!

Zhan Hong lifted up the lower collar of his wide robe, folded his hands on the ground, blaming himself, saying, "Young Master Hong was not upset, acted recklessly, and offended the husband, and was guilty of death!"

Xu You helped him stand up and said, "It's not that I rejected your kindness. These parts are all the old people in your sect. Giving them like this will hurt their hearts and it also violates loyalty and righteousness."

Zhan Hong looked ashamed and did not dare to look directly at Xu You, saying, "You are a good teacher. When the old man was still alive, he assigned them to work with Zhan Yu. Each of them had superb martial arts skills and were rare talents. Later, such a thing happened. Zhan Yu was exiled to the army, and the Zhan family split up again. They ended up having nowhere to go. Several brothers were unwilling to take in, so they went to the elder sister's house together. The elder sister was soft-hearted and pity them for them, and they were usually burdened by Zhan Yu. They were not bad people, so they personally told me that I must treat them well and not take them out of anger because of Zhan Yu. How dare I not follow? The monthly salary is paid on time and the clothes and food are all good, but they are good at martial arts but not good at farming. There is no other use for me except for daily inspection of the mansion. Over time, my martial arts are unfamiliar, and people are also useless."

Xu You sighed and said, "Since you don't want to delay them, you have pardoned slaves and let them make a living, why bother to send them to me?"

"How easy is it to make a living?" After Zhan Hong was disabled, he studied hard, and his mind and vision changed greatly compared to before. He was not comparable to those children of the gentry who were not familiar with the suffering of the world. He said: "In this world, I really let them go out. In less than half a year, in addition to becoming bandits, I can only re-enter other people's sects as slaves. Maybe they meet a bad master, but they will be used by others and eventually their lives will be ruined."

"It's hard for you to have this insight!"

People who work as farmers, business, politics, and thieves make a living are just these four ways. However, the first three ways are not feasible for these rough people who are only good at martial arts. They have no farm tools, no land or technology. When farmers can't even support themselves, they don't even think about doing politics. As for business, what business is there without capital and no way to do? In the end, it's just a thief?

Seeing that Xu You was not as strong as before, Zhan Hong was half of his uneasy, and his speech was more smooth and convincing, and said, "I know that Langjun is a person who wants to do great things, and he is short of people in his hands, so he thought about it privately and wanted to find a place for them to make a living and do some work. Maybe he can get rid of his slave family and glorify his ancestors in the future. Of course, without these martial artists causing trouble at home, I can also reduce trouble. This little selfishness is for me and for them, and I hope the husband will understand."

Of course Xu You is not a fool. These parts have been following Zhan Yu for some time, and Zhan Hong may not be able to subdue them. Instead of keeping them at home, it will cause trouble at some point, it is better to give them to Xu You as a favor. As for whether Xu You can subdue them, it depends on his ability.

"Okay, since you said that, I will refuse again, which seems inhumane. But, this is only once, so I won't be the case!"

Zhan Hong was overjoyed and said, "Thank you, Mr.!"

After seeing Zhan Hong off, he saw He Ru looking through the list when he came back, he turned his head and smiled, "Qilang is good at accepting gifts, and he also made the gift givers grateful. Zhan Hong was not smart enough to see that Qilang was actually moved, and he begged you to accept it. It's really a big laugh."

Qiantang seems stable, but in fact, I don’t know how many dangers it hides in secret. Last time the Shanzong sneaked in, it was for him that he had no bad intentions. Otherwise, Zuo Qi alone would not be able to protect everyone. Xu You had already been determined to recruit some troops to enrich Jingyuan’s defense, but where to find people who know martial arts and have no masters as slaves? Buy some good seedlings from the market and hand them over to Zuo Qi*. After three or five years, a group of elite troops may not be able to cultivate, but after all, it is far away and cannot relieve the near thirst. Zhan Hong came to the door today, and when he was really sleepy, someone gave him a pillow. It seems that luck is still on Xu You’s side.

"Smile slowly, I really laughed so hard. Let's see how you enjoy countless delicacies in the world!"

Xu You said angrily: "These thirty people will come in the afternoon. You go with Feng Hu, pick out ten good martial arts people from them, and stay to serve as guards of Jingyuan. The others will be sent to the paper shop and follow Fang Kang to familiarize himself with the process of papermaking..."

"Hey, I thought Qiluo would check their loyalty first?"

"loyalty?"

The sunlight as gentle as a girl's jade hand projected on Xu You's toes through the window mat. His body was hidden in the dividing distance between light and darkness. His voice seemed to come from the underworld, gentle but cold: "I have no kindness or power to them. In terms of identity, I am just a new master. Where can I be loyal? If I immediately show my loyalty as soon as I surrender, why should I care about such cheap loyalty?"
Chapter completed!