[Red House] The First Imperial Merchant

Chapter 27 Accepting apprentices and accepting younger brothers

Xue Pan hugged Jia Huan, who had fainted from excitement, to the bed, and ordered Xue Qing to find a maid to help Jia Huan take off his clothes and wipe his body. He went into the study by himself. Excuse me, take care of Jia Huan myself.Xue Pan, who locked himself in the study, didn't sleep all night until Xue Qing called out in a low voice from the door of the study, "Master, it's time to go to court."

"Come in!" Xue Pan rubbed his swollen temples, sleepy but not sleepy, just thinking about things all night and his head hurts.

Xue Qing was holding the tray, with red eyes, bent his waist, and whispered: "Master, you rinse your mouth first, I boiled ginseng soup to refresh you." Put everything together, turned around and went out to work.

After washing up, he changed into court clothes and drank the ginseng soup. Xue Pan's spirit was much better. Seeing Xue Qinghong beside him with eyes, he said, "Go to sleep, there are not any servants who can't drive in the mansion---"

"Master, I'm not sleepy." Xue Qing said anxiously with his eyes open.

Xue Pan made a straight face, and shouted: "Xue Qing, if you just want to be a servant, then get out of my place as soon as possible. I don't need useless people. Go to sleep. After that, don't do the work of a servant, follow you." Dad, learn how to be a housekeeper, and I will leave things to you in the future, if you can't do it and speak up as soon as possible, then you will be stuck in the backyard for the rest of your life."

Xue Qing knew that the master wanted to promote him, and was grateful but also entangled in the future when he was not by his side, what should the master do? !

Xue Pan couldn't stand Xue Qing's ink stains, what he was thinking in his heart, and what was on his face. Whoever has no one is still alive. If there is really one person missing, the earth will not turn. Seeing Baba following, Qing remembered what Xue Pan said just now, stopped at the door, recruited a clever man, and told him: "Yanzi, from now on you will take care of the master, drive carefully, don't bump The Lord is uncomfortable..."

"Xue Qing, get the hell out of here!" Xue Pan yelled, he couldn't leave after the ink stains were down.

"Okay." Xue Qing nodded again and again, and patted his words, "Hurry up."

Xue Pan got into the carriage and lost his temper just now, so scared that Yan Zi trembled and didn't dare to say hello, so he drove the carriage and left.Xue Panwo was rubbing his forehead in the carriage. Jia Huan talked too much last night, and he just complained afterwards. There were too many trivial things that he needed to eliminate. What was more important was the future trend of the Daqing Dynasty. Raised in the backyard, all he learned was official news, such as the sudden sudden death of the third prince, he didn't know why, for example, he didn't know why the prince was abolished, but these were enough...

At the gate of the palace, Xue Pan entered the palace. This morning, Yan Yanqing still proposed the land reform that had been shelved last time. This time, Yan Yanqing came prepared, and many officials supported the reform of the land. Xue Pan read it Emperor Pingkang, who was sitting high-eyed, only heard Emperor Pingkang ask leisurely: "Boss, brother, tell me!"

The first prince still had a leisurely look, stroked his beard, saluted, and said humbly: "I agree with Master Yan's proposal." Then he glanced at the second prince with a stern face, and said with a smile: " Since ancient times, scholars, farmers, businessmen, and scholars have been farmers. There are many farmers. Agriculture is the foundation of the Daqing Dynasty. In layman's terms, the country is prosperous and the people are safe. There is no war in the country and the people are full. This is the country. Sufficient, our Daqing is full of talents, afraid that we will not be able to win against outsiders? In general, whether it is a farmer or a soldier, as long as the country is full of food, the country will be safe. The land reform proposed by Master Yan is completely aimed at the disadvantages of the past fields. For example, farmers worked hard. After a year, if the harvest is smooth and smooth, less than [-]% of the self-sufficiency will be obtained, and the remaining [-]% will be handed over to the landlord and the country. If there is a drought or flood, the farmers will suffer this year. Master Yan’s The proposal is entirely for the sake of the foundation of the Daqing Dynasty. The existing land in the country will be re-assigned according to the head, and the wasteland is encouraged to open up wasteland. As long as the court pays the grain tax, the land of the landlord family must be divided at one time, and the limit cannot be exceeded... ..."

The land reform law proposed today has been improved. For example, although the interests of aristocratic landlords are still touched, at least they are not completely deprived, leaving a hierarchy.Xue Pan glanced at the confident eldest prince. Today's speech was obviously rehearsed in advance, and he was very considerate of people's livelihood, like a wise emperor.

Xue Pan glanced at him severely, sure enough, these two people have already formed a faction, no wonder the first prince was not in a hurry when Emperor Pingkang became the crown prince, but the second prince couldn't help it at first, it turned out that the first prince thought he had the biggest Zhang His trump card is strict and clear.

Just as he was thinking, the first prince had finished speaking, Emperor Pingkang slapped the table with his palm, laughed loudly, and said again and again, the second prince's complexion was already ugly.The first prince finished all the words, and it was the second prince's turn to speak only secondarily and did not make a long speech. Today the first prince made a splash in the court.

Today happened to be the fifth day of the court, and tomorrow the court will be closed for five days. Emperor Pingkang will not be able to rest for the morning court, but the officials will continue to work in the yamen, and they will only rest for half a day in the afternoon.

After dinner in the evening, Mrs. Xue Wang gave Xue Pan the list of invited posts and the list of replies. Xue Pan glanced at them, not to mention that the rest of Ning Rong's family were women from aristocratic families, but--- -- "Did Mom invite Mrs. Strict Qing Yan?"

No matter how you say it, Wang Xue is also a daughter from the Wang family. Although she is a businesswoman, she still has a clear vision and mind. She doesn't want to hinder her son's career. The government and the Duke's wife, etc., the first and second rank officials of the imperial court who are active now, the Xue Wang family did not send invitations, and there is no need to make connections if they can't invite them at all, otherwise it will be embarrassing.

"That's why I asked you to come here. I didn't send invitations to the celebrities in the court. After all, you should be careful when you are an official. Besides, we will be laughed at if we invite you." Xue Wang also made a point Can't stop, "This time I invited all the wives, wives, and grandmas in the back house. This post was sent by someone from Yan's house. Did something happen to my son?"

Xue Pan reassured: "It's okay, Mr. Yan sent a post to discuss the article with me. I said it before and blamed me for not posting it."

Xue's mother nodded and said nothing when she saw it. After a while, she raised her head and looked at her son hesitantly. Xue Pan looked at her son and said with a smile, "Just say what mother wants to say."

"Many wives brought girls here this time. Mom won't force you, but I'll see if there are suitable ones, right?" Mrs. Xue said pitifully.

Seeing this, Xue Pan nodded and let Mrs. Xue go.

Back in his courtyard, Jia Huan was in good spirits. He was guarding the courtyard gate when he saw Xue Pan, his eyes were shining, and he stared at Xue Pan. He was afraid that Xue Pan would go back on his word. He had already told the truth. If Xue Pan dared to Lie to him, even if he risked his life, he would drag Xue Pan to hell.

How could Xue Pan not understand the light in Jia Huan's eyes, what a villain! "Come here, I won't go back on what I said." Xue Pan stared at Jia Huan with his hands behind his back and said, "You want to pay homage to your teacher. I've said something ugly and entered my door. If you do anything in the future to betray the teacher I will do it myself when the time comes, so that you can live or die, so you can think about it."

"Then what am I going to do for revenge?" Jia Huan asked.

"I don't care about others, you can do whatever you like, but the Xue family can't move." When Xue Pan said this, his expression was very serious. He had never looked down on Jia Huan. The ring is obtained by exchanging secrets.

Jia Huan also knew that Xue Pan didn't like him, so he didn't care, as long as he was strong, he didn't care what Xue Pan liked about him.

The etiquette of apprenticeship is very simple. Xue Pan sat on the chair in the living room, Jia Huan respectfully kowtowed three times, poured tea with his own hands and raised it above his head respectfully, "Master, drink tea."

Now that he has accepted it, Xue Pan will naturally not be embarrassed. He took the tea, took a sip, put down the teacup, nodded, and said, "Get up! You live in my residence and have classes at the end of you every day. If you return to Jia's residence, it will still be the same." Time, is there something wrong?"

"No." Jia Huan said.

Xue Pan nodded, "In that case, I'll test your foundation today, and I will start class tomorrow." Jia Huan just wanted to test his fame, and the content of the class was completely different from that of the third prince.

Jia Huan has a good foundation, his handwriting is more beautiful than tenacious, and he can compose one or two beautiful and spiritual poems. The only thing Xue Pan can teach is taking exams and doing questions.

The next day, when Xue Pan got out of the yamen at noon, he heard Xue Qing report that he had found Wang Bin's younger brother Wang Lixuan.Wang Lixuan is [-] years old this year, looks like a southerner, with a thin body and delicate features, but dark skin. When Xue Qing saw it, he thought that the servant brought a servant and beggar over. Wang Lixuan's appearance is really pitiful. , not to mention being dirty all over, with messy hair and dusty clothes, they were washed before being brought to Xue Pan.

When Wang Lixuan saw Xue Pan, he was a little intimidated by Xue Pan's aura. He didn't make a sound for a long time. Xue Pan smiled and said: "Brother Ling and I belong to the same class of Gongsheng students. Don't be restrained, sit down." Pointing to the chair, Wang Lixuan said.

After the maid served tea, Xue Pan told Wang Lixuan what Wang Bin had said, and took out the money that Wang Bin had handed over to Wang Lixuan, "Take these and go back quickly, your brother has been away for three days , it’s better to go home early to serve your parents.”

"My sister-in-law is taking care of the family. Before I left, I kept all the money I earned, and only brought the travel expenses. I am happy for my brother who has a great ability, but I don't want to be a burden on the family. This time I am going to Beijing. I want to do business, but now that my brother is an official, I want to do something myself to honor my parents." Wang Lixuan said resolutely.

There is an eight-year age difference between Wang Bin and his younger brother. Wang Bin's parents hope that there will be an official in the family so that they can get rid of the oppression of their ancestors.The name of the eldest was chosen by Mr. Wang who invited a scholar from the village. He is both civil and military. Mr. Wang fell in love with it as soon as he heard it. When the second child was born, the family savings basically went to the eldest’s education expenses, so there was no need to choose a name. Inviting outsiders started from the boss who had only been enlightened for two years at that time.Wang Bin checked the textbook and found his favorite two characters as his brother's name.

The two brothers of the Wang family are very smart in the village. Wang Bin sixteen won the ranking of scholar, and then he failed in several exams. At the age of 28, he finally passed the exam. After the palace exam, he got a top three. The ravine is gone.In the ten years of failure during the period, the family was poor and couldn’t get rid of the pot. The eldest was studying and the second was also studying. Father Wang’s waist was curled up to support the two brothers, and the family’s fields were sold out. Working to earn money to support a large family, and later Wang Lixuan gave up his career and stopped studying. He started working with Wang's father at the age of 12. Wang Bin was really ashamed of his younger brother, but he just wanted to be an official and wanted to stand out. The tooth swallowed the guilt, but Wang Lixuan thought it was nothing, the purpose of reading was to not be deceived, he could read a few doggerels and that was it.

Wang Lixuan, who was only twelve years old, learned crafts from his father. This guy is a smart guy, he can pick up what he learns as soon as he learns it. The 230 pension I saved was given to his parents, and a letter was left saying that he went to the capital to make money. The whole family was illiterate. Father Wang asked an old scholar in the village to read the letter. When the capital was already in the capital, Father Wang hurriedly asked Mr. Xiucai to write a letter to Wang Bin in Beijing, saying that Wang Lixuan had gone looking for him.

After hearing this, Xue Pan asked, "Do you want to continue studying?"

"I'm not interested in studying. My family has been suffering for so many years. I just want to make money quickly. If I get money quickly, I want to do business." Wang Lixuan said with a clear goal.

Xue Pan wasn't trying to persuade him, he saw that Wang Lixuan was flexible and unconventional, and he was able to stick to his goals. He was a good businessman, so he immediately wanted to solicit, saying: "I have a cousin who is in this business, if you If you don’t want to leave, you can stay, I can introduce you, but—”

"There is no such thing as free food in the world. You can say what the conditions are." Wang Lixuan was also savvy.

Xue Pan couldn't help sighing, if Jia Huan had such a temper, he would be so happy. "It's not tiring to talk to smart people. We can teach you to trade and give you capital, but you have to work for us for ten years. After ten years, if you want to start your own business without leaving you, how about it?!"

"Deal!" Wang Lixuan agreed after thinking for less than a second. He had no capital and connections, and now he was out working and didn't know if he wanted it. This deal was considered cheap for him.

The author has something to say: Xue Pan: You have to work for us for ten years!

Wang Lixuan covered his chest and stared vigilantly: What do you want to do!

Chrysanthemum Yin Cece who watched the show: Fuck you!

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