Promotion and fortune in Song Dynasty

These days, Li Xinyou was in contact with Zhu Shuo, strictly following Lu Ci's plan step by step, and everything went smoothly.

But when it really came to this day, how could he not be nervous?

Being able to see Lu Ci, whom he had not seen for a long time, he finally had a sense of security that made his heart drop, and holding Lu Ci's hand, he sighed from the bottom of his heart: "Lu Lang, Lu Lang, I can be regarded as See you again!"

Lu Ci smiled and said, "Everything is ready, what are you worried about?"

Of course Li Xin was embarrassed to admit that just sitting with those well-known wealthy businessmen was enough to make him feel uncomfortable.

He smiled wryly: "The most fearful thing is that the farm households changed their minds temporarily, or the grandfather refused."

Lu Ci smiled: "Have you signed the contract with the farmer? Is it the dentist I found for you?"

Li Xin nodded quickly: "It's all set up. That dentist is good."

Lu Ci: "As long as the contract is formally established, even if they go back on their word, you will not end up empty-handed."

When signing the contract, it is impossible to be sure of the specific compensation for the breached party. The amount is certainly not small, at least it will discourage some people who love to take advantage of small advantages and are vacillating.

Li Xin's face became more relaxed, and Lu Ci asked slowly: "You haven't forgotten to report to the government office, and submit the relevant documents that your father was the original owner of the villa, right?"

Li Xin then nodded vigorously.

After checking a few things with Li Xin for the last time, Lu Ci made sure that the matter was settled, so he said with a smile, "You have done your best, now you only obey the fate. Go back."

Li Xin was somewhat encouraged, but inexplicably disappointed—he didn't hear the assurance he wanted to hear most from Lu Ci, and he didn't show it on his face, but said seriously: "Thank you Lu Lang, then I'll go back first." .”

Lu Ci nodded: "I won't show up. Don't tell anyone that this plan has something to do with me."

Even if Li Cheng was wronged and lost the manor, he helped a friend he met by chance and competed with his ancestral family to buy it, the rumors would inevitably turn sour and lose a good reputation.

Li Xin was very clear about this point, and thanked Lu Ci a thousand times before turning around and leaving.

As soon as he left, Lu Ci looked at Zhu with a smile and said, "In this city of Suzhou, is there any place Zhu brother wants to go, what do you want to buy?"

As for whether Li Xin can keep the secret to the end, Lu Ci actually doesn't care.

Anyway, there is no proof, no one would believe that it was the grandson of the Sun family who came up with the idea for him to regain the manor.

Zhu said that he could not help but be taken aback when he heard what Lu Ci meant, "Brother Lu, is he going back to Mizhou?"

Lu Ci said: "I have done everything I need to do, and I can go back anytime. If you want to go back to Wu County, I would like to accompany you."

Zhu said desperately shaking his head: "Thank you brother Lu for your kindness, this time... just forget it."

He only hesitated, should he remind Brother Lu about the agreement with that Liu Qi...?

Lu Ci knew his difficulty, so naturally he wouldn't try to persuade him, and said with a smile: "Now that you and I are poor and poor, it's really not easy to come to the door casually. Then we can go back home after wandering around the street for a while."

Zhu said he was still struggling, and agreed without even thinking about it.

However, he didn't worry about it for long, and saw that when Lu Ci left to rent a horse, he naturally asked someone to send a message to stay at Yuan Li's house for a long time.

"..."

Zhu said the corners of his mouth drooped unconsciously.

It turns out that Brother Lu never forgot.

Suddenly there was a mixed feeling in his heart that he couldn't tell whether it was mostly relief or a little disappointment.

After Lu Ci took Zhu Shuo back to the wooden basin and wandered around the street for two hours, Li Xin's long torment in his heart finally came to an end.

The belated Beijing official, surnamed Ji, is a Taiyuan.The official position is not considered high, but Yushitai has always impeached even the prime minister if he said impeachment.

Although he is not experienced in hosting such scenes, it is by no means the first time.

He invited a group of local officials, including the magistrate of Qin County, out, and opened the gate of the government office, allowing the people to watch the unpacking process of the wooden box.

Among these common people who had nothing to do and were wandering around, there were also those who were curious about which house the Li Family Manor, which the master had suspended for a long time, would fall into. After a while, they gathered together and looked expectantly at the little official taking the key. , Open the sealed wooden box.

When the folded bidding slip inside was taken out in strict accordance with the order in which it was put in, the wealthy businessmen who were most concerned about the results could not help but take a step forward, and looked at the people around them with unconcealed hostility. glance.

Li Xin...was even more nervous, he accidentally took two steps, and was reprimanded by the vigilant price reader for getting too close.

His face flushed red, and he stepped back embarrassingly.

I could vaguely hear mocking hums from the people around me, and my heart beat faster.

When the Sun family's quotation was read out, it was twice as high as the last bid, which instantly caused exclamations from inside and outside.

Although grandpa felt very heartbroken, he could not help stroking his beard triumphantly when he heard those people whispering in surprise, and seeing the wide eyes of these 'old friends'.

In order to win the Li Family Manor that he has been thinking about for a long time, this time he really spent all his money.

But there is no way, the sealed bid is also given by the person with the highest price, but because you don't know the price of others, in order to be safe, you have to bid as high as possible.

Father grandson quickly swept around, seeing that everyone was showing a bit of displeasure, he was completely settled in his heart.

- It's done.

As for Li Xin, who had a weird face, his grandfather didn't even pay attention to him from the beginning to the end.

Because of this, when that Ji Taiyuan personally announced that the price that his grandfather bid was the highest bid among the bidders, his grandfather couldn't wait to stand up.

However, Qin Zhixian suddenly remembered something at this moment, and when Ji Taiyuan said the next sentence, he explained a few words in a low voice.

After a few words, Ji Taiyuan was slightly surprised. Under his grandfather's gaze full of ominous foreboding, he looked at Li Xin, whose face was white with nervousness and fear, and said calmly, "You are the grandson of Li Cheng, Li Cheng." pungent?"

Li Xin's legs were about to go limp, and it took him a long time to reply repeatedly: "Yes, yes, my lord, I'm right here."

This question was just a routine matter, the verification of identity had already been done when the petty officials let people in.

Ji Taiyuan was noncommittal, and asked in a business-like manner: "Now the highest bidder is Sun Yuanli, and the bid is [-] guan, are you willing to accept?"

Grandfather couldn't believe his ears. Hearing this, he couldn't sit still anymore.

He suppressed his anger and confusion, bowed to Ji Taiyuan, and quickly asked: "Wait a minute. My lord, please forgive me for being impolite, but this purchase is for the highest bidder, and now the bid is the highest. Why do you want to ask about this... Li Xiaolang?"

Ji Taiyuan glanced at him expressionlessly, and it was Qin Zhixian who replied sternly: "Li Xin is the grandson of Li Cheng, and Li Cheng is the old owner of the manor... According to the laws of the Song Dynasty, there is the highest amount of money for buying a solid, but you need to The first time I ask to see if the original owner is willing or not to buy it at the price, and there is a limit of five days to make a return. Naturally, I have this question."

Regardless of grandpa's thunderous expression, Qin Zhixian looked at Li Xin who was full of anxiety, and repeated the question just now word by word.

No one interrupted this time, and Li Xin's face slowly revealed the ecstasy in his heart: "I am willing to accept it!"

Seeing that grandpa, who was the winner, was about to watch the fat fly off his mouth, those wealthy businessmen who failed because the bidding price was not high enough, couldn't help but gloated.

Grandfather was naturally unwilling to be reconciled, immediately snorted coldly, and mocked: "Accept? Do you need to rely on your empty words? I'm afraid you missed what the adults said, and you want to buy according to the highest [-] guan. , not something you can get with just [-] guan!"

Grandfather obviously targeted Li Xin, and Ji Taiyuan didn't care.

His duty is only to preside over the purchase, announce the verdict, and confirm that the process is correct.

As for Li Xin, if the benefit to the descendants of the original owner—up to [-]% of the price paid within two years—could not be reached, the manor would have to be taken over by the Sun family.

Li Xin was at a loss for a while, at least he remembered Lu Ci's explanation, and took out all the jiaozi in the bag with trembling hands.

He borrowed as many as [-] guan from the dealer.

When Chu Chu got it, he was still amazed by this huge number, and he couldn't sleep at night, fearing that it would be lost, but now he was afraid that it was too little, and he couldn't buy it in front of this seemingly ruthless Ji Taiyuan.

Grandfather was originally as stable as Mount Tai, but now he is a little panicked.

Li Xin rushed to buy the last time, and he was not absent, but he was as poor as ever, and he remembered it clearly.

Why did you come out with [-] guan so easily this time?

Ji Taiyuan frowned, and chatted with Qin Zhixian in a low voice for a while, and then Qin Zhixian said mercilessly: "At least seventy percent, and the remaining thirty percent, you are allowed to pay in full within two years, but you From the number of [-]%, there is still a full [-] guan."

Li Xin buzzed in his mind at first, thinking that his hope was shattered, but at the next moment, he frantically searched.

He... plus the family savings he brought to Suzhou this time, just enough for this amount!

After such twists and turns, finally the dust settled.

Seeing the officials finish counting those Jiaozi, and finally report the results to Qinzhi County and Ji Taiyuan, Grandpa's face was completely ashamed.

The Li family manor went back and forth, and finally returned to the Li family.

As soon as the shopping was over, the blue-faced grandpa didn't even look at the gloating people around him, so he left the government office sullenly, got on his horse in extreme agitation, and went back to Sun's house.

While Lu Ci was outside during the day, he booked a merchant ship to leave at noon tomorrow, and got a reply from Liu Qi.

Facing Lu Ci who came to say goodbye, grandson's father lost all interest in hypocrisy and obedience, so he nodded perfunctorily, indicating that he knew.

The sad news of the failed bid quickly spread throughout the Sun family. Seeing that Sun's father was in a very bad mood, anyone in the family who had any winks did not dare to come forward.

Weng Weng of the Sun family was sick in bed, so only grandfather's wife was left, Lin dared.

After all, she had been secretly observing Lu Ci for several days. Even if the other party made her uncle feel embarrassed, it was because of filial piety without knowing the inside story. He was handsome and gentle, but according to Da Lang, he was still a big spender. .

What suits her most is that this person has not entered into any marriage contract, and only his frail, sick and cowardly mother is left in the family.

And there happened to be a daughter under her knees, who had just reached Ji, but because of her poor appearance, she hadn't confided yet...

The author has something to say: Notes:

1. The original contractor has the priority.One year before the expiry of the contract period, the government must first ask the original contractor whether he intends to continue the contract. If so, he will usually give certain discounts. If the original contractor does not have enough money, he can also "pay in installments". In the transaction, the original tenants received a discount of [-]% and were allowed to "pay enough for two years".If the original contractor has no intention of taking the bid, the government will post a notice and call for new bids.When evaluating bids, the government will also ask the original contractor whether he would like to buy at the price of the winning bid. "There is still the highest amount of money, and the first question is to see if the tenant is willing to buy at the price, and it will be limited to five days." Provided in return". ("Song: The Dawn of Modern Times")

2. Taiyuan:

The supervisory agency is called Yushitai, also called Xiantai, so Yushi is called Taiguan.

As far as the admonishment agency is called Jianyuan, so the admonishment official is called Yuanguan.

The two together are called Taiyuan.

Before the Song Dynasty, Taiwan was a supervisory official, and Yuan was admonishing the emperor.But after the Song Dynasty, all of them were used to deal with officials.

The extremely cheating point is that if the supervisory officials take office for a hundred days without impeachment, they will be dismissed and fined, so they have to make troubles for nothing. ("Yi Zhongtian Chinese History - Great Song Innovation p60-p61")

3. Uncle: that is, father-in-law.

Daughter-in-law calls her parents-in-law "Uncle" and "Grandma" ("Pretending to Live in the Song Dynasty")