"Hey, Tian Laosi, do you think this will be a scam? How could there be such a good thing if two kilograms of grain a day?"

"How is that possible? Didn't you see the private seal of Lord Envoy and Lord Fu on the notice?"

"Well, I don't think it looks fake either. After all, there are so many people. If they rebel, who can withstand it?"

"Forget it, let alone those who have nothing. If you have the heart to ask about these things, why not ask if there are any work to send to the women in the family, even if you only give one pound of food a day."

"Yes, yes, go and ask."

Such conversations happen every day in Qizhou Prefecture. For the kilograms of grain every day, the people of Qizhou registered even the magistrates of each county were a little scared.

This is simply terrible. It is impossible to imagine how big a thing these enthusiastic people would have caused if they could not cash in on their food.

Yan Feibai also had such concerns, but at the same time he also felt a little joy.

The number of registered people in Qizhou is only more than 90,000. Where did so many people come from? Not to mention coming from other prefectures, it is unknown whether the news can be transmitted in just a few days. How could it be that tens of thousands of people could be added at once?

Doesn’t it take time to travel? Even if it doesn’t take time to travel, and other prefectures are not stupid, how could it be that so many people can run to other people’s territory? Is it enough to be an official?

Therefore, if the extra people are not surprised, they must have been fleeing people who were born due to war.

There was no such great disaster in previous years. These people could live by doing odd jobs, and they could do whatever they wanted. But now normal people can't survive anymore, so they naturally have no place to do odd jobs. Wild vegetables and other things are much less than before due to drought, and life is not easy.

If it weren't for this labor-for-relief, I wouldn't know how many of these fugitives would have been starved to death.

Before Yan Feibai decided to cooperate with Li Hao, he never expected that this cooperation would attract so many escaped people at once. Even if there were no road construction and dredging, he would not be able to escape by recruiting so many escaped people at once.

Well, that's it, it's stable.

Two major projects in Qizhou were proceeding steadily and orderly, and Zheng Yan returned to Chang'an with a arduous mission to meet his old man.

"Father, mother, the child is back."

"Hey, it's good to come back. Is it a pain to go to Qizhou this time?" Lu pulled his son aside with heartache, and looked up and down: "It's dark, it's thin."

Zheng Yan was embarrassed to avoid my loving gaze. He hid in the carriage on the way back and forth, and rested in the inn for three days in Qizhou. How could it be dark? This is too exaggerated.

Zheng's father acted very normally and asked seriously: "Have you met Li Dejian?"

"See..." Zheng Yan opened his mouth, suddenly glanced over the maids in the room, and changed his tone: "You don't need to serve here, go down first."

"No!" The maids responded softly, squatted and bowed and retreated.

Zheng's father looked at his son in surprise, without any intention of stopping him. After everyone retreated, he asked in a deep voice: "What happened?"

"Uh..., it's not a big deal." There was no outsider in the room, and Zheng Yan looked reserved: "The child is just a little inaccurate, so he wants to ask his father and mother to help me explain it."

My son is better than my father. Looking at Zheng Yan's expression of asking me, Lao Zheng felt uncomfortable. He picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip, pretending that he didn't hear what his son was saying.

It's a pity for me, but I'm not as good as you want. I like to say it or not.

However, Lu, who was on the other hand, was confused. After all, if there was no major event, his son would not be able to drive all the maids out.

He immediately pushed Zheng's father: "Oh, master, why are you not in a hurry at all. Yan'er, what happened in Qizhou? Did Li Dejian bully you?"

"What are you anxious about? He likes to say or not." Zheng's father didn't expect that his wife was so uneasy. He glanced at Lu and continued to suck tea.

Seeing that his mother was anxious, Zheng Yan did not dare to keep him in a silence. He coughed and said seriously: "Father, mother, the child negotiated a business with Li Dejian, and exchanged 200,000 yuan in his 200,000 yuan in shares in his business in Qizhou."

"Puff..." Zheng's father squirted out a sip of tea: "Cough, cough, how much did you say?"

"Two hundred thousand coins."

"You rebellious son, I have to beat you to death today."

"Bang", Zheng's father put the teacup on the table, stood up and slapped him on Zheng Yan's head: "You evil beast, you exchange 200,000 yuan for 200,000 yuan for 200,000 yuan. What's the place in Qizhou? Are you stupid? Your grandfather asked you to make friends with Li Dejian, not to let you go and make a fortune!"

"Master, what are you doing? Yan'er has just come back, don't break him." When Lu came to his senses from the number 200,000 yuan, Zheng Yan was beaten and ran away with his head. The frightened mother hurriedly went up to grab his old man, so that he wouldn't break his son in anger.

Zheng Yanle was beaten several times in great sorrow, and was so aggrieved that he would have run out to spend time and drink freely, but this time he did not leave. He just stood at the door with grievance and looked at the angry old man from time to time.

emmm..., why do you always think that the old man is taking personal revenge? It's so strange. Is he jealous of my talent?

"Okay, okay, I will definitely not beat him up. I will tell him well." Zheng's father didn't look at his son, and responded to Lu's words, turning the topic back to the top of 200,000 yuan: "Danger, don't you tell me where your 200,000 yuan spent? What is Li Dejian's business in Qizhou? If there is a lie, let me break your leg."

I broke my legs again. I wonder if it was my father who had this habit, or if the author's childhood had psychological shadows?!

After being beaten up, Zheng Yan became honest and said in a singular manner: "Back to his father, Li Dejian signed a contract with Yan Feibai in Qizhou. Oh, Yan Feibai is the Qizhou envoy. He spent about 200,000 yuan to buy all the tens of thousands of acres of forest land around Chencang, and promised Yan Feibai to pay half of the 200,000 yuan in cash and the other half as grain."

"It's another 200,000 yuan..." Zheng's father frowned: "Since you promised to invest 200,000 yuan, that is, the 20 yuan will be obtained by my Zheng family, right?"

Zheng Yan nodded and took a few steps to the door: "Uh..., I can understand this too."

However, Zheng’s father did not rush up to his son again this time. He just snorted and continued, “So what about his business? Didn’t you ask what his business is?”

"I asked, Li Dejian's business in Qizhou includes cement workshops, carbonite ore, iron ore, and there seems to be some coke workshops..."

Zheng’s father: “…”

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became a slightest sound. Zheng Yan, who was halfway through, felt uneasy for no reason. He was about to turn around and ran away when the old man smashed the teacup he had just picked up: "Beast! You invested 200,000 yuan in such a big business! I, Zheng, lacked money, and I, only 20% of the shares, you... I discounted your legs."

Me, I'm so hard!

What do you want me to do?

Zheng Yan started running away again. Unlike before, my mother, Lu, not only did not stop her, but even handed over the family law: "Master, beat me, beat me hard, oh, what kind of evil did I do? Why did I give birth to such a stupid son?"

Cracking, dinging bells...

A quarter of an hour later, Zheng Yan sat at the table with a bag on his back, pitiful, weak and helpless.

Zheng's father sat on the other side with a look of regret, holding his palms like a knife, and clenched his fists, obviously not satisfied yet.

"Tell me, what agreement do you have with the boy from the Li family? I will tell you all at once, and if you have any concealment, you can do it yourself."

Zheng Yan was about to cry, thinking that I hadn't said anything yet, but I was beaten twice. If I had said more, I wouldn't have been beaten to death.

However, under the threat of the old man, it would not be possible to say it. In the end, he could only say with a tough look: "Father, the child is not really stupid. If it is possible, the child also wants to gain more benefits for the family. However, Li Dejian said that he would give us 20% of the shares, and he also planned to give the remaining 80% of the shares to the royal family and take out another component to several nobles."

Zheng’s father nodded: “Well, this distribution is reasonable. If he dares to eat alone, I really don’t dare to cooperate with him.”

Yes, I think so too.

Zheng Yan breathed a sigh of relief and asked carefully: "Father, is your business dedicated to the family or do we take it ourselves?"

"What do you mean?!" Zheng's father's words themselves meant to take the school exam. I want to see what Zheng Yan's pattern is.

After all, Zheng Yan is the eldest son of the eldest son, and his future is to inherit the position of the head of the family. Every decision he makes is not only related to the Zheng family's eldest son, but also to the future of the family.

But Zheng Yan didn't know what the old man was thinking, so he lowered his head and thought, "The child should definitely be dedicated to the clan."

"Why? Isn't it better for us to monopolize it? If Li Dejian's business in Qizhou grows bigger, the annual dividends of 20% of the stocks will not be a small amount." Zheng's father continued to ask.

Zheng Yan said with great certainty: "It is because the number is too large that the child decided to give it to the clan."

He thought about this for a long time on the way back, and the idea of ​​taking it alone was not without it, but in the end he decided to assign the meaning to the family.

The reason for this idea is that the money is not a small amount, and it will inevitably be noticed when mobilized, even if the eldest child has the ability to pay 200,000 guan independently.

Secondly, such a big business must require the cooperation of other people in the family. If the money is not divided, those who cooperate may not do their best.

Of course, part of this is to calm the impact of Zheng Keshuang's death. Even though Zheng Keshuang was not a legitimate Zheng family, even if his behavior was seeking death, he was a member of the Zheng family after all.

When the family members died, the eldest son not only did not stand up for him, but instead went to cooperate with his enemies, which was unreasonable, so it was necessary to give some of the benefits to soothe people's hearts.

Finally, Zheng Yan thought Li Dejian was very scary. This was not to say that Li Haosheng had three heads and six arms, and he killed without blinking, but to his calculations and background.

After all, the war god Li Jing stood behind Li Hao, and his relationship with Li Chengqian was very good. Otherwise, it would be impossible for the prince to transfer two hundred craftsmen from the general to Qishan County just because of his words.

With such strength and background, Zheng Yan felt that he was no match for himself, even if he was added to the old man, he would not do it.

Therefore, this money must be distributed to the family. Only by relying on the strength of the family can we avoid suffering secret losses in the future. Only in this way can Li Hao be cautious and will not swallow their money in one bite one day in the future.

Of course, even if you put your business in the clan’s chief’s house, it is not a benefit. After all, the current clan leader is Zheng Yan’s grandfather. As the eldest grandson and the contact person for this business, it is still okay to strive for more benefits for his own lineage.

Seeing that his son's behavior was not like a fake, Zheng's father finally showed a satisfied smile and patted him on the shoulder from the table: "No, my son has grown up and knows he has considered the family, which is very good."

"Thank you for your praise, it's all my father... I've educated you well with my mother." Zheng Yan said halfway, and saw that my mother looked bad, he quickly added 'mother', which made Lu smile with relief.

So nervous and scared, money is indeed a touchstone to test human nature.

He secretly poked and patted his chest and tried to calm down. Zheng Yan sat down till he was waiting for the old man to continue his lecture.

However, the old man seemed to be thinking about the problem. After waiting for about half an hour, Zheng's father came to his senses and said to his son: "Yan'er, you just came back from outside and have a hard time on the journey. Go back and take a rest first. Tomorrow morning, go see your grandfather with You're here to meet your grandfather. It's time to hold a family meeting."

"Yes, the child will give up." Although Zheng Yan wanted to go to the old man to perform his merits immediately, the old man had to listen to his words, so he honestly returned to his yard.

When his son left, Zheng's father looked up and turned to look at Lu, who had been poking himself around him: "Madam, it's almost done."

"What does it mean?" Lu turned around and sat in Zheng Yan's position before: "Tell me, what are you planning."

Zheng's father twitched, saying, "Madam, it's not stingy for his husband. If I negotiated this business, I would say that there would be a share of my father-in-law. But, this time the business was negotiated by Yan'er, and I would still win a profit for him no matter how much, right? Apart from Yan'er's share, our eldest wife, my second brother, third brother, and fourth sister should share some, right?

There are other branches that cannot be blamed for them. Some things need their cooperation in the future, and it is not easy for them to lose.

There is another one, Zheng Keshuang. He must comfort his team, otherwise it will start to make trouble..."
Chapter completed!