The feudal lord is on Taobao every day

"Why is that?" Lin Yan cooperated with a strange expression, looked at the old man and asked, "Could it be that someone took advantage of the fire to rob and occupy the land in the village?"

"Isn't that just like that?" The old man sighed with a bitter face, "Too many people died in the village, and those barbarians searched for valuables, even the houses were burned clean, even if The ten taels of silver that General Song took pity on us, but it was not enough to bury them. We built a few houses for us to live in. We had no choice but to sell some of the land in the village. We wanted to sell it. A few hundred acres is enough, and we will take good care of the rest for a year, and the next year will be easier, but who knows that the people from the Liu family and the deed will bully us for being illiterate and trick us into giving us all the land in the village. sold."

Although it happened more than ten years ago, the old man still gritted his teeth with hatred: "That's tens of thousands of acres of land. We in Xishui Village have lived on these lands for generations, and now they have been tricked by them. How can I wait?" Live? We couldn’t get angry, so we went to the yamen and beat the drums. We wanted the county magistrate to make decisions for me, but we didn’t want to find it. Instead, we were beaten and locked in the prison. Later..."

The old man let out a long sigh when he said this, with remorse and hatred on his face, and he said after a while: "Later, in order to survive, I had to suffer from this dumb loss, and all of them were surnamed Liu, and we also became tenants of the Liu family. For this reason, the Liu family was rewarded by the old magistrate of the county and gave the Liu family a plaque that reads "House of Benevolence and Righteousness."

After finishing speaking, the old man showed a sarcastic smile, but stopped talking.

Lin Yan asked softly: "Then what happens after the old man becomes the tenant of the Liu family? How are the people in Xishui Village doing? How much is the rent? How can you embarrass your tenants on weekdays?"

"A family with layers of skin like them, how can they treat others well," the old man sighed, "At the beginning, they still had a bit of a human appearance, and they only charged us [-]% of the rent. Although it was hard at that time, it was okay I can live on, but in recent years, I don’t want to wear that layer of human skin anymore. I collected [-]% of our rent, and it didn’t decrease by a single star in years of drought, so that I couldn’t wait to sell my sons and daughters. Every family has five or six children, but now there are several families with only one child left."

"Sell your son and daughter?" Lin Yan's tone was obviously a little angry, but he asked forcefully, "Where will the child be sold? But the Liu family?"

The old man's face became more and more sad, and he folded his hands in his sleeves, and said: "We are tenants of the Liu family, so we naturally sold them to the Liu family. After all these years, we have sold dozens of children at least. There are parents who want their children to think too hard and let them watch, and then they say nothing to let them watch, and they have to beat them when they meet those with bad tempers. We all say in private that the Liu family won’t let them watch. Is the child killing the children? I'm just worried. The Liu family is powerful. Those of us who plan food in the fields every day have no other choice but to work harder every day. Fortunately, we will share more in the coming year. Eat, don't sell the child."

The old man sighed more and more as he spoke, and the other sitting old men also secretly wiped their tears. Xie Jingan's eyes were almost red when he heard this, Lin Yan was still calm, but his expression was much colder than before, and the evil spirit around him became more terrifying People, as if they are about to jump up and stab people with a sword in the next moment.

Restraining his temper, Lin Yan asked several more questions in succession. Seeing that the questions were almost enough, he managed to comfort the old people, and then he was helped to send them out.

When there were no outsiders in the inner hall, Xie Jingan didn't have to hold back his temper, and immediately slapped the table, making the tea jump, and said angrily: "It's really courageous, thanks to that The Liu family is also a scholarly family with a senior member of the fourth grade who is an official in Chang'an, but they don't want to do such a shocking thing, and even colluded with the county magistrate appointed by the imperial court to deceive and humiliate the people at will, and even charge [-]% of the rent. They don't look like literati, according to this king, after removing that layer of human skin, what's inside is clearly wolf-hearted."

Xie Jingan's slap caused the tea to spill all over his hands, and Cui Tong, who was standing by the side, was so nervous that he almost jumped out. He took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and rushed over to wipe his hands, saying nervously: : "Is Your Highness burning? You are a man of gold, how can you do such a dangerous thing, if you are really angry, you can hit your subordinates twice, but you dare not burn your hands."

Cui Tong held Xie Jingan's hand in his arms and wiped it carefully, almost crying. Xie Jingan couldn't laugh or cry, he pulled his hand out of his arms, took the handkerchief and wiped it twice casually, saying: "This No matter what, the king is still a seven-foot man, so he is so delicate, and the mansion is well managed by Mr. Qin, the tea served by the servants is good, and it doesn't burn your mouth when you drink it, and it doesn't burn your hands , don’t make a fuss about it.”

Cui Tong was so worried that he was reprimanded by Xie Jingan, his eyes turned red when he was wronged, and he was about to open his mouth to argue, but he heard Lin Yanhu said: "Little manager Cui is right, your highness is valuable, and even the last general The safety of the people in the entire fief is tied to His Royal Highness, how can you be careless? If His Highness is really angry in the future, don't make trouble with this table, just hit the young general, who has practiced martial arts since childhood, and has rough skin Hou, it doesn't matter how many blows you hit, as long as His Highness doesn't hurt your hands."

Xie Jingan just reprimanded one, but before coaxing them well, another one came to join in the fun, more serious than the previous one, Xie Jingan's head was going to explode immediately, he didn't seem to be coaxing children like Cui Tong Well, he raised his eyes and stared at Lin Yan.

Lin Yan looked at Xie Jingan's wide eyes and looked at him warningly. He should have been terrified, but for some reason, he couldn't express any panic, and instead made those beautiful eyes laugh in his heart. Fortunately, he is a person with excellent self-control, so he barely laughed out loud, but he was afraid that there would be a little star on his face, so he hurriedly lowered his head to cover it up.

It's just that in Xie Jingan's eyes, Xie Jingan thought that he was frightened by his stare, so he turned his head in satisfaction, and coaxed Cui Tongdao in a soft voice: "I don't blame you, I just want you to know. His status is noble, and he is also a man with a height of more than seven feet. How can he be as noble as a girl's house? This king just patted the table and sprinkled warm water on his hands. It's not enough to make you fuss , although you are a follower, you are still an immature child, if this king vents his anger on you, wouldn't this king become a violent and fatuous vassal?"

Cui Tongfang was really wronged, but after all, he was young, and after being coaxed by Xie Jingan, he became happy again, but he still felt sorry for Xie Jingan who made the tea boil, so he grabbed Xie Jingan and babbled for a few times before standing up again. back to him.

After coaxing Cui Tong, Xie Jingan was free to deal with Lin Yan. Just as he was about to open his mouth to reason with him, Lin Yan suddenly smiled twice, and then said with a serious face: "Your Majesty is only talking to the Liu family. That reprimand was exactly what the general thought in his heart, and there is no time to delay, the general will select a few strangers to investigate, and when the general investigates clearly, he will immediately report back to His Highness."

When Lin Yan talked about the business, Xie Jingan immediately forgot what he wanted to say just now, and nodded with the same serious face, "Then you go first, be careful, even if it takes a little longer Pay attention to safety, think about this king before you start, and then think about Miss Lin, this king can't lose a confidant general like you, and Miss Lin can't lose his brother who depends on each other."

Lin Yan still nodded solemnly in Xie Jingan's first two sentences, his heart was quite agitated, but when he heard the last two sentences, he suddenly felt that there was something strange, and after thinking about it, he couldn't think of anything wrong, so he had to put it aside and stand. Standing up, he solemnly cupped his hands and said: "Don't worry, Your Highness, the general will remember His Highness's instructions in the end, and will definitely return safely."

Lin Yan withdrew and left the inner hall to run errands. Xie Jingan took Cui Tong around the house, seeing that everything was well-organized, and the patrolling guards were also meticulous in order, so he felt relieved, but he didn't go back home. , but went to the newly built cement workshop outside the city.

Perhaps it was Cui Tongcai who told Xie Jingan to reprimand and coax him, but this time he didn't try to dissuade him, but told him to bring more guards, and to take him no matter what, so he let him go.

When Xie Jing'an arrived at the workshop, Master Liu happened to be there, and he was leading people to inspect the warehouse where the cement was piled up. When he heard that King Shun was coming, he hurriedly came to greet him.

Xie Jing'an hadn't come to see the cement workshop for a while since it was established, but now that it has expanded a lot, he couldn't help but look at it with great interest, and when Liu Zhubo walked up to him and wanted to salute, he casually gave him a hand to avoid his salute. While walking into the workshop, he asked him: "How is the cement workshop now? Is the cement production going well? How much cement is produced now?"

Mr. Liu Bo followed Xie Jingan step by step, and said, "Reporting to Your Highness, there are now more than a hundred young and strong people in the cement workshop, and there are more than twenty cement kilns, and the cement produced every five days can be piled full of It's a barn, and now Weichen has asked people to try to build the house with stone bricks according to the method His Highness said, and it won't take long to get it right."

Listening to Master Liu's report, Xie Jing'an nodded in satisfaction. Although the cement workshop did not go well in the early stage, it finally came through after a few days of fumbling. Although the daily output of cement is not much, it is beneficial to the people affected by the disaster. It is enough to build a house. When the heavy snow stops, the official road can go. At that time, it will be easy to expand it by recruiting more people from nearby counties and counties. The cement produced can be saved for two or three months, enough to mix Sand and stone strengthened the walls.

Xie Jing'an thought about it in his heart, and he became more and more satisfied with the progress of the cement workshop, but in this way, he couldn't help but think of the glass workshop that has not yet overcome the key technology.

Although feeling hopeless, Xie Jing'an couldn't help asking: "Master Liu of the cement workshop is very good. I am very pleased. What about the glass workshop? How is it now? Have you ever successfully fired a whole piece?" Glass?"

Mentioning the glass workshop Liu Zhubo couldn't help but his face changed, and he almost said bravely: "Returning to Your Highness, the glass workshop has not made any progress yet, but the glaze is very familiar, and it is still according to His Highness's drawing. According to Weichen, it is suitable for holding such precious things as perfume."

What is the use of refining colored glaze with light?Although it is also a priceless item, what this king cares more about is glass. If glass cannot be smelted, how can this king make such a magic weapon as a telescope?

Xie Jingan shouted a lot in his heart, but his face was still calm, he only told him not to slack off watching the glass workshop, and quickly ended the topic.