Chapter 22 Return to the vulgar disturbance of Yujing

Since Ji Taixu entered the north, he found that this winter was so cold that many places that never snowed have also snowed this year. Where there is snow all year round, it is even more snow disaster. On the road of Guanzhong Road, Ji Taixu found that the roads between various state capitals were covered with snow, and the carriages and horses were not good, and many people starved to death from cold along the way.

"If it is the same in Guanzhong, what about Ganliang Road and the east of the river in the north? What should I do if I go further north to Xuanzhou? Ji Taixu said with his heart: "Isn't it going to freeze many people to death this year? What if I, Wei, freeze to death so many people? Wouldn't more people, cattle and sheep die? I'm afraid there will be a war next spring! I don't know when I can go to the battlefield in northern Xinjiang?"

Seeing that Yujing is right in front of him, the snow in Yujing this winter is three or four feet deep. Ji Taixu sighed and came to Dingbeihou Mansion. At this time, it was midnight, and the study in Dingbeihou's house was still lit. Ji Taixu came to the outside of the study, and a teenager in a python robe and a golden crown was reading in the room. The man was exactly the same as Ji Taixu, looking at the book with a crazy face. Ji Taixu flashed into the room. The person who looked exactly like Ji Taixu saw Ji Taixu come in and stand up. Ji Taixu spread his sleeves, and the man turned into a three-inch size and entered Ji Taixu's sleeve.

Ji Taixu sat on the chair: "This puppet is easy to use, and no one can see anything!" Ji Taixu opened a dark compartment under the yellow pear book case, and there were two pieces of paper in the dark compartment.

"I don't know what the mysterious senior will say to me this time?" Ji Taixu took out the two pieces of paper. Ji Taixu has often found these papers in this dark compartment since he was 12 years old, some of which are either a few words or dozens of words. It often says some major events that have happened recently, or matters of attention in practice. These papers appear in the dark grid every few days, and it has been five years now. Ji Taixu was also very curious before and wanted to see the true face of the person who wrote this note. But I have never found that the senior just wrote on the note: "I am my father's old knowledge, no doubt!" Ji Taixu never wanted to find out after seeing this note.

On the first paper, it was written: "On the ninth day of October, Li Yingxu, Su Hanshan, Du Xiyan, King of Great Compassion, Zhang Zongyi, Geng Jinwu, and Yuan Xian fought against Tubo Dorji. Half, the old man of Qinjian arrived, and the sword cut Doji and left immediately, and then Doji did not see. Ten days, he calculated his death by star turtle armor. Ji Taixu smiled when he saw this paper.

The second one wrote: "Du Zichun has a long-lived golden peach, which is ripe on the 16th day of the first month!"

"Golden peach, good thing!" Ji Taixu said, "I can't ask for it before the New Year, but after the Spring Festival, hehe, I don't know if he will sell me the things I like!"

The next day, when Ji Taixu was eating in the side hall under the service of four maids, the housekeeper Ji Zhong came in.

"Young master!" Ji Zhong bowed and said.

"Uncle Zhong doesn't have to be polite." Ji Taixu smiled and said, "Let's sit down and eat together!" The waiter of the four maids served behind quickly brought a celadon gold bowl and iron-wood gold inlaid jade chopsticks.

"Master Xie" Ji Zhong sat down but did not move his chopsticks: "Actually, the old slave has already eaten!"

Ji Zhong looked at the food on the table and smiled awkwardly: "The mother who cooks breakfast is sick. She went back the day before yesterday, and the person underneath is not as capable as him. He is a mess in the morning cooker, so the breakfast is really simple these days. Some."

Ji Taixu smiled and said, "It's okay!"

Ji Zhong said: "The prince is really generous. Among these 18 kinds of porridge, ginseng has been cooked old. The weight of cordyceps, poria and so on are wrong, and longan, lotus seeds and wolfberry are also irregular. In my opinion, these things can't be imported in the past.

"It's just that the Spring Festival is approaching, it's better to make everyone feel more comfortable. After all, everyone wants to have fun at this time." Ji Taixu said.

"At this point, the old slave has something to tell the young master." Ji Zhong said.

"What's the matter?"

"Yesterday, Ji Han asked me to get out of the house!" Ji Zhong said.

"Oh?" Ji Taixu put down his bowl and chopsticks and said, "That boy is quite good. He used to talk and do things around me!"

"It's just young people!" Ji Zhong said, "Some of them were unruly, so I gave him some money and clothes to make a living for himself!" That money is enough for him to spend the rest of his life.

"Since you're driven away, forget it!" Ji Taixu continued to eat: "Since I gave a full amount of money, even if my master's love has arrived, I can't be too stingy to let the servants watch and gossip."

"Also, the shopkeepers of various Zhuangzi shops will come later. Although I also know that the young master doesn't like business people, after all, the young master is old and one day he will have to run his own family. These things should also be done."

"Good!" Ji Taixu said, "So I'll go there for dinner!" Let them wait in the main hall now!"

"The old slave has retreated now!" Ji Zhong stood up and bowed out.

After a while, Ji Taixu said to the four maids behind him, "Brick the clothes and robes. Come with me to meet those local rich shopkeepers!"

There are six red sandalwood tea tables and chairs in the main hall, and a bronze beast incense burner is lit in the furnace. There are more than a dozen brass carbon stoves next to the door wall, and the charcoal stove burns with smokeless carved animal bones and carbon. Although it was icy and cloudy outside, the room was as warm as three springs. More than 20 businessmen dressed up stood on the open space in the hall and waited.

"Old housekeeper, I don't know when the marquis will come?" A rich-fashioned middle-aged man asked, who was Lu Shou, who appreciated Gu Xuan's shopkeeper.

"Waiting?" Ji Zhong, dressed in blue, asked without raising his head.

"No, no, no..." Lu Shou quickly explained, "I haven't seen the marquis for a long time, and I want to say hello to the marquis earlier!"

"Hmm!" Ji Zhong said, "Wait for me before the marquis comes!"

"Yes!" More than 20 people hurriedly said in unison.

"I know what you mean!" Ji Zhong sat on a chair and said, "You are all rich! Everyone is famous outside, and it will take half a year to stamp your feet on an acre of land! But don't forget, who gave you this wealth? In your place, you are a response, but in the Hou mansion, don't forget your identity! Whose business and Zhuangzi don't want to take care of? Tell me as soon as possible. There are many people I want to do! Who of you standing here dares to say that this year's business books and rent transactions are clean? Don't think that I don't know the little money you greedy for. I'm old, but my heart is like a mirror! It's just that the marquis sees your hard work and doesn't want to pursue it!"

Ji Zhong's words made these 20 people sweat and bent down and dared not move.

"Are you all here?" Ji Taixu turned out of the back hall and was followed by four close maids: sword, book, piano and chess. At this time, Ji Taixu came a silver embroidered mink robe with a black background, wearing a gold crown on his head and a pure silver fox jacket inside.

"I've met the marquis!" More than 20 people in the hall knelt down.

"Young master" Ji Zhong said, "These are the stewmers of various antique shops, pawnshops, inns, Qianzhuang and Yamada Zhuangzi in five forty-six states. They are in charge of the young master's business separately."

"Let's get well!" Ji Taixu sat on the upper chair and said to those who were kneeling on the ground.

"Thank you, Marquis!"

"The annual expenses of my Hou family are supported by you, and I have made you work hard again this year!" Ji Taixu said

"It's not hard to do things for the marquis!" A tall and thin man said.

"It's very cold this winter. You are also restrained by me. I won't say anything else!" Ji Taixu said, "You all start!"

"Yes!" Everyone replied.

"Young master!" Ji Zhong said, "This is the general account of our Hou's mansion. The total expenditure this year is 13882,42, and the income is 71962. Please review the accounts here!"

Ji Taixu received a symbolic turn over the accounts.

"Marquis, this is Gu Xuan's account for this year..."

"This is Tongtaizhuang's account..."

......

It's been a long time since the people below finished talking one by one!

"I'll take all these accounts!" Ji Taixu looked at the account book on the table and said, "If you have nothing to do, leave!"

"Marquis!" Lu Shou said, "I still have Gu Xuan's things here this year, which are specially sent here. There are 136 treasures in total..."

"Marquis" said with a middle-aged short beard, "I also brought some treasures from pawnshops from all directions..."

"I still have..."

"Good, good!" Ji Taixu waved his hand and said, "Except for the things in the pawnshop and antique shop, please send the rest to the library!" In addition, there is a heavy snow disaster this winter, and there are many people who are frozen and hungry in various places. Don't focus on your own business, especially in various pastoral villages. You must take out some grain to open a porridge factory, give some porridge and rice, and distribute some clothes. Don't let people say that you are rich or unkind. In this way, on the first, you will save some reputation for you, and second It's to accumulate some virtue for the marquis.

"The marquis is kind-hearted and compassionate. He is simply a bodhisattva! It's a blessing for me to be able to do things under the marquis!" A middle-aged man quickly knelt down and said.

"The heart of the Marquis Bodhisattva..." Then all the people began to slap the horses desperately. Ji Tai smiled helplessly, and Ji Zhong beside him looked extremely disdainful.

"Okay!" Ji Taixu interrupted them: "However, my rules still need to be reiterated this year! You are my people, in charge of my business! But if anyone dares to reveal my name, marquis, I will let him destroy the whole family immediately!"

"Yes!" More than 20 people quickly answered, "I dare not reveal the name of the marquis!"

Ji Taixu nodded: "This is very good! All back off!" Those people saluted one after another and carefully withdrew from the main hall.