Zhu Nao

The tenants were working in the fields, and a sharp-eyed man was the first to see a group of people approaching in the distance.He hurriedly reminded everyone: "Look over there, someone is coming!"

Everyone put down the things in their hands and got up to look around.I saw a dark crowd approaching in the distance, roughly counting, there were dozens of people.The tenants panicked instantly.

"Oops, it's not the bandits who came to rob, right?"

"What should we do? Are we going to fight them?"

"There are so many of them! Let's quickly find a place to hide..."

Uncle Wang was hurriedly pulling his younger brother Wang Zhongqi behind him, grasping the shovel in his hand, and watching the direction of the person warily.

Before long, the crowd approached.Because they walked leisurely, unlike the bandits who came to rob, the tenants gradually let go of their suspense.When they came to the front, people realized that the leader walking in the front was actually Jing Zhe.

The tenants were surprised: "Xiao Cheng, who are these people?"

Cheng Jingzhe was afraid of frightening the tenants, and also afraid that the news would reach the ears of the government, so he could not clearly say that these people were bandits.He said: "They are farmers nearby. The farmer hired them to help, and wanted to complete the reclamation of the farm as soon as possible."

The tenants were overjoyed.Originally, they had too many lives and were too busy.Unexpectedly, the owner of the village was so generous that he hired people to do the work for extra money.With the help of these people, it is entirely possible for them to complete the expansion of the farm before the spring, so that they can harvest more grain next year.

With new hope, everyone is more motivated to work.Soon, the tenants and the bandits worked hard together.

Both Lu Qiuyu and the Wang brothers were assigned to fill the trench.The three of them are about the same age, and they are easy to get close to each other. While working, they chat with each other.

After chatting for a few words, Lu Qiuyu suddenly asked: "I heard your accent, why do you sound like you are from Yuzhou?"

Wang Zhongqi hurriedly said: "We are from Yuzhou. Brother Lu, are you too?"

Lu Qiuyu nodded repeatedly.Although the accents in central Sichuan are generally similar, there will be subtle changes when passing through a village or over a mountain.Others can't hear the difference, but the folks can understand it with one ear.

The three reported their hometowns, only to find out that they actually lived in neighboring villages, separated by only a hill.

Meeting an old man in a foreign country, the three of them were very excited. They recalled all kinds of things in their hometown together, and after a while they talked about their wandering experience after the disaster.The brothers of the Wang family first talked about how they were exiled to Langzhou, and they were almost used by the second son Yang. Later, by chance, they were lucky enough to become Zhu Nao's tenants, and how generous Zhu Nao was, so that they regained their lives.

Lu Qiuyu was very surprised when he heard this: "Your farm owner only charges eleven for the land rent?!"

"That's right." Wang Zhongqi said, "Not only that, the owner of the village knows that we are poor, and is willing to lend us food without charging interest."

Lu Qiuyu's voice was an octave higher: "No interest?"

Wang Zhongqi proudly showed off: "What's more, the proprietor helped us buy piglets and provided us with pig food."

Lu Qiuyu was dumbfounded.This is really unbelievable!

"There are more! The owner asked the doctor to help us see a doctor, treat our injuries, and buy us medicine." Wang Zhongqi said, "Except that this place is not in Yuzhou, everything is good here!

Lu Qiuyu: "..."

Hearing this made him both envious and sad.If it is said that the people in Changming Village lived a fairy life, then after listening to what the brothers of the Wang family said, he found that the people in Zhujiazhuang lived a life like the Jade Emperor.If he had met such a good landlord as Zhu Nao back then, how could he have been reduced to being a bandit?

After talking about his situation for a long time, Wang Bozheng also asked about Lu Qiuyu's situation: "Brother Lu, where are you now?"

Lu Qiuyu couldn't say clearly, he could only roughly point to the green hills in the distance.

The two brothers turned their heads and looked at it, only thinking that it was a certain field at the foot of the mountain.Wang Bozheng inquired again: "How many acres of land did you rent? How much is the land rent?"

Lu Qiuyu faltered and mumbled his words.

The brothers of the Wang family saw that he was unwilling to speak out, so they didn't pursue the matter any further.They were not very curious at first.Anyway, in these years, nowhere can I find a better owner than Zhu Nao.

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After the bandits from Changming Village were invited to help, the expansion of land reclamation progressed very quickly. In just over half a month, the new farm had begun to take shape.The ditches were filled, new canals were opened, weeds were cleared, and the entire farmland was connected to the fields. In the future, as long as the fertilizer is applied again, the new fields can be sown in the next spring.

The work of the thieves came to an end here, and the rest of the work was the work of the tenants themselves, and they didn't need their help.

Before parting, Lu Qiuyu approached the brothers of the Wang family and said, "When will your landlord recruit new tenants, remember to come and let me know as soon as possible."

Uncle Wang said: "Okay. But brother Lu, where are we going to find you?"

Lu Qiuyu scratched his head, didn't know what to say, and finally said: "I will come to see you more in the future."

The Wang family brothers were a little confused, but they agreed.

In fact, Lu Qiuyu is not the only one who has similar thoughts.The thieves in Changming Village were also forced by life to become bandits. Who would not want to live a stable and good life?During the past few days with the tenants, they heard about Zhu Nao's various benefits, and they were all envious, wishing that they were also Zhu Nao's tenants.

But although Zhu Zhuangzhu is good, Yuzhaizhu is also very good.They didn't want to leave Changming Village, they just hoped that in the future there would be more work to help cultivate the land, and they would be able to earn money and food by working hard. In fact, such a life was not much different from that of tenant farmers.

After finishing the last day's farm work, Yu Changming told everyone to go back to the village first, while he turned around and went to find Zhu Nao.

He went into the farm, found a room, and knocked on the door.After a while, someone came out to open the door, and it was Cheng Jingzhe.

When Yu Changming walked into the room, he saw Zhu Nao sitting in front of the desk, with an abacus in his hand, and a pen and paper booklet beside him.

Seeing him coming in, Zhu Nao still kept moving the abacus, and said, "Brother Yu, wait a moment, I'll talk to you after I finish what I'm doing."

It was still early, and Yu Changming was not in a hurry. He sat down opposite him and observed silently.Zhu Nao moved the abacus with one hand and kept the accounts with the other, his fingers were so fast that there was almost an afterimage.The sound of counting beads crackled non-stop, like a monotonous little tune.

Not long after, Zhu Nao finished the calculation, opened the drawer, took out a money bag, and handed it to Cheng Jingzhe.Cheng Jingzhe walked over and handed it over to Yu Changming.Yu Changming weighed it, it was not light.It is filled with silver, which is the reward they agreed on earlier.

Yu Changming took the money and got up to leave, but his eyes were still lingering on Zhu Nao's account book and abacus.

Sensing his gaze, Zhu Nao asked, "Will brother Yu have any plans?"

Yu Changming hesitated for a moment, then replied, "Not really."

Yes means yes, no means no, there should be no third answer.However, when he saw Jun Nao's flying fingers just now, he was ashamed to admit that he knew how to use abacus.

"Not so good?" Zhu Nao said with a smile in his eyes, "Did Brother Yu learn it after he went up the mountain?"

After a pause, he said again: "It's not easy to raise a mountain of people, isn't it?"

Yu Changming: "..."

He stared at Zhu Nao silently for a while, then sat back on the chair, folded his arms around his chest, and asked indifferently, "What is Master Zhu trying to fool me with today?"

Zhu Nao laughed happily, pushed away the abacus and ledger, and leaned back on the chair.He asked: "Brother Yu, you have recruited so many people this year, is it difficult to survive the winter?"

Yu Changming remained silent.After cleaning up Longcheng Mountain, he recruited nearly a hundred new people, and these hundred people have a hundred mouths.At present, there are very few reserves in the mountains, and it is indeed difficult to survive the winter.

He didn't answer, Junao also knew the answer.Zhu Nao asked again, "Is there any account house in your village?"

Yu Changming nodded hesitantly.From his hesitation, it is enough to see how worrying the standard of the accountant in the village is.

Before falling into the grass, Yu Changming thought that this matter was nothing more than taking his father and fellow villagers into the mountains. From now on, he will be self-sufficient, no longer be exploited by others, and live a life like a peach blossom garden isolated from the world.But after he really entered the mountain, he realized that things were far from that simple.There is no large piece of fertile and good land in the mountains to cultivate, and in the past two years, he has relied on the protection money given by the caravan to barely support the people in the village.This is also one of the reasons why he was reluctant to take the initiative to recruit other cottages: the more people in the village, the more expenses there will be.However, the consequence of him allowing the thieves in Longcheng Mountain was that there were fewer and fewer caravans willing to pass by in the past few months, and the protection money he collected was even less.Thanks to Jun Nao's reminder, he corrected his strategy.

Although there are hundreds of people in his village right now, they are all from peasant households. Few of them can read and write, and even fewer have learned arithmetic.Now the accountant in the village is only for records, and he has to do the real overall planning.

Zhu Nao smiled slightly, and said: "Brothers in the village have helped me a lot these days, if there is something that can be of use to me, Brother Yu just ask."

Yu Changming frowned: "What can you help? Just say it."

Zhu Nao spread his hands and said: "I have been in business for several years, and I can only make money. Why don't you show me the income and expenditure books of the copycat, and I will give you an idea on how to run the business."

Yu Changming: "..."

Others don't understand what the account book means, but Yu Changming, as the head of the village, can't possibly not understand.The ledger records the details of their consumption of food, purchase of clothing, harvest of grain, and money earned.The total number of people in their village, how many acres of land, and what kind of business they operate can be clearly seen in the account book.As long as you get the ledger, you can know everything about Changming Village.

Once this account book falls into the hands of the government or other people who plot against Changming Village, their situation will be very dangerous.

If it was normal, if someone dared to make such a request to him, he might just draw out his long knife and slash it.But at this moment, Jun Nao was sitting across from him with a smile on his face, and brazenly said that it was helping him. Not only did he not kill anyone, but he was a little moved.

He suspected he was crazy.

The author has something to say: Zhu Nao: If you learn economics well, you will not be afraid to travel all over the world.