Chapter 130 0125【Good News】

Early in the morning, the village became lively.

Where Zhang Guangdao had circled back and attacked, Chen Yuan and Xue Daoguang were meditating and refining elixirs.

Near them, there were several scholars sitting, holding books in their hands and reading seriously in the morning.

There was a faint sound of guns and sticks being struck. Zhang Guangdao, Bai Sheng, Deng Chun, Deng Xia, Shi Biao and others were all practicing martial arts on the other side of the village.

"Dah!"

An arrow was shot and hit the target, but it was a little far away from the target.

Zhu Ming practiced with the 15-meter target some time ago, but recently switched to the 30-meter target. The distance has only doubled, but the difficulty has doubled several times. The negligible influencing factors at a distance become something that cannot be ignored.

Moreover, Zhang Guangdao, the archery teacher, is actually not very reliable.

Because he had only used homemade clay bows, but Ju Ming had standard bows and arrows, many details still needed to be explored slowly.

Concentrating and holding his breath, Ju Ming drew his bow and took aim again.

The bow was like a full moon, and with a swish sound, the arrow flew out and nailed hard into the target, getting closer to the target.

After repeatedly pulling the bow and shooting arrows, Ju Ming took off the bowstring and left until his shoulders were a little sore.

Zhang Guangdao led two horses over. The mare's belly was very big and she would give birth in a month or two. His sister-in-law is also pregnant, and it is really hard for one person to take care of two expecting mothers.

Cornucopia ran happily, spinning around Ju Ming and rubbing its head here and there.

Ju Ming got on his horse and started practicing his riding skills.

The entire set of harness was replaced with regular goods, and the horse's ID card was also obtained. The state and county government issued documents proving that the horse was seized from the rebels.

There is only a horseshoe, which is still not made. With the amount of exercise in the cornucopia, there is no need for that thing yet.

However, Ju Ming has learned how to repair horseshoes. He basically does a small repair once a month, only scraping off the irregular wear areas.

Ju Ming rode Cornucopia all over the field, while the pregnant mare could only stroll slowly.

"Brother Zhu!"

When Ju Ming slowed down his horse, Bai Sheng held up his mace.

There were several bamboo poles stuck on the side of the field. Zhu Ming galloped forward with his mace in his hand. He suddenly leaned forward and swung out, and one of the bamboo poles was broken by the waist.

After practicing, Xue Daoguang also came.

The Taoist priest meditated for a while and then moved his muscles and bones, similar to Wuqinxi and Baduanjin.

Xue Daoguang didn't know the specific name. He only said that it was passed down by his master Ziyang Zhenren.

Sometimes, Xue Daoguang would show off his skills. He stood still, his internal organs roaring loudly, like thunder.

The theoretical foundation of his inner alchemy cultivation method is not yet complete. He had to wait until his disciple Bai Yuchan, referring to the "Book of Changes" and Confucian theory, to complete the Jingqi Shen cultivation system, that is, refining the essence to transform into Qi, refining Qi to transform into God, and refining Soul to return to void.

They belong to the dual cultivation of life and life, and they pay attention to the ascension of the physical body, and do not engage in any kind of corpse dismemberment to achieve immortality.

"time to eat!"

Grandma Yan came over with her grandson and shouted that she had adapted to the life here and was lively and lively all day long.

The entourage of the scholars came out carrying several tables and placed them under the big trees in the village. After breakfast, the table should be wiped clean, and we should sit around the table to listen to scriptures and write articles.

Breakfast is millet porridge, wheat cakes, eggs and vegetables.

Scholars sat at one table, martial arts practitioners at another table, women and children at another table, and followers at another table, each eating and chatting about topics of interest.

"Dalang, in half a month, I will leave for Xingyuan Mansion." Li Hanzhang said while peeling the eggs.

Zhu Ming said: "Let's get together, the exam is about to begin."

Everyone is taking the exam in Yangzhou, but Li Hanzhang is going to Xingyuan Mansion. Everyone took the state examination, while Li Hanzhang took the provincial examination. The children of officials were treated differently.

Fatty Zheng said: "Da Lang and San Lang can stay at my house during the examination. It is inconvenient to go up and down the mountain from the academy."

"That's enough trouble." Bai Chongyan cupped his hands and said.

Wang Chang said: "It's okay to live in our Wang family."

"Yes, the Wang family's residence is wider and the guest rooms and courtyards are larger, making it more comfortable to live in." Wang Wei said.

Zheng Hong said: "My home is closer to the examination center!"

Wang Chang smiled and said: "What does it mean to take nearly two or three hundred steps?"

The Zheng and Wang families rushed to invite Ju Ming to stay, and they started to quarrel.

Before the meal was finished, Tian San ran up the mountain and said, "Sir, a tea merchant from Xingyuan Prefecture is visiting and wants to order fried tea from our village."

Zheng Hong immediately shut up and listened.

Zhu Guoxiang speeded up and stuffed the rice into his stomach. Shen Yourong stood up to give it to him, but Zhu Guoxiang held him down and said, "You have been vomiting for the past two days. I just happened to go down the mountain and asked Dr. Zhao to come up and check your pulse. Don't move around casually, and don't Tired."

Ju Ming heard clearly and turned to look.

Is this stepmother not pregnant?

Whether she is pregnant or not, it means that Dean Zhu has not lost her fertility after traveling through time.

Ju Ming is very happy. He is also a time traveler, and his father is equivalent to doing an experiment on himself.

In the middle of the morning, Zhu Guoxiang returned to the mountain. The Xingyuan Mansion tea merchant had been dismissed, and Doctor Zhao was also invited to check Shen Yourong's pulse.

"How?" Zhu Ming asked.

Zhu Guoxiang said: "I'm worried that if the Zheng family eats alone, the tea merchants in Xingyuan Prefecture will definitely be dissatisfied, and they will probably persuade the tea masters to increase taxes on fried tea. After all, our fried tea has always been taxed as loose tea, which is very unreasonable. . It doesn’t matter if we just raise taxes, but I’m afraid we have to go through the tea and horse department to discuss it.”

"This is a big problem." Zhu Ming nodded.

If you have to go to the Tea Horse Company to fry tea, the 20% tea tax is still a small matter, but the voiding of the contract with the Zheng family is a big deal!

The Tea Horse Division does not allow direct transactions between tea gardens and tea merchants, and must abide by the arrangements of official intermediaries.

At that time, the fried tea from Daming Village was transported to the market and forcibly arranged to be sold to a tea merchant. The government, intermediaries, and tea dealers can also work together to lower prices, buy and sell by force, and give you a first-class tea as a third-class tea, which can make Daming Village lose money in a matter of minutes.

Zhu Ming called Fatty Zheng over, explained the situation, and asked, "Your family should have been prepared, right?"

Zheng Hong nodded and said: "Let's buy time first. My family also has some connections in the Tea Horse Company, which can at least delay next year. After next year, when we negotiate with the tea merchants in Xingyuan Prefecture, we have to give them some profits. If my family If we can make fried tea next year, it will be easier. Just sell my fried tea to them."

"That's good." Zhu Ming felt relieved.

In this situation, it is not only Daming Village that suffers, but also the Zheng family who invested heavily in the early stage. He believes that the Zheng family has a way to solve the problem.

The father and son discussed for a while, and then Mr. Zhao came over with a smile: "Congratulations to Mr. Zhu, your wife is happy!"

Zhu Guoxiang was overjoyed, got up and left, no longer talking nonsense to his son.

"Well, since we have a little Zaizai, we don't need an eldest son." Zhu Ming sighed and ran to join in the fun and congratulate him.

Shen Yourong was sitting in the main room, subconsciously protecting his lower abdomen with his hands, and a motherly smile on his face.

The female relatives of each family came to see it and brought some gifts. Grandma Yan was busy boiling water and making tea to entertain the guests.

Zhu Ming showed no formality, squatted down and put his arms around Bai Qi: "Oh, brother Qi, we will be brothers in need from now on. Dad doesn't love me, mother doesn't love me, baby cabbage, the leaves are yellow, two or three years old... …”

"Shut up!"

Zhu Guoxiang quickly scolded his son and prevented him from singing the next line.

"Hahahaha," Zhu Ming burst into laughter, picked up Bai Qi and said, "Let's go, big brother will teach you how to read."

Xue Daoguang came over after hearing the news and said to Zhu Guoxiang: "There is a breathing method here in Pindao, which can nourish the body and is also good for pregnant women."

"You don't need to meditate, right?" Zhu Guoxiang responded with a skeptical attitude.

Xue Daoguang said: "You can sit, lie down or stand. You just need to adjust your breathing. Mr. Zhu can also practice it."

Zhu Guoxiang said: "Then please Taoist Master teach it to me first. I will experience it first and then teach it to Zhuo Jing."

Xue Daoguang couldn't laugh or cry: "It's just a breathing method, used to maintain health. It's really harmless. Mr. Zhu doesn't need to practice it if he doesn't believe it."

"Try practicing first." Zhu Guoxiang said.

Half a month passed in the blink of an eye. Zhu Ming and other scholars went down the mountain and went to the state capital in advance to wait for the exam.

Zhu Guoxiang also went down the mountain. He was going to the county government office to modify his household registration, increase the number of customers under his name, and deal with the new bookkeeper Zhang.

Chen Yuan and Xue Daoguang stayed on the mountain and continued to practice both physics and Taoism.

Several children were also taught by them. Chen Yuan taught them Chinese and mathematics, and Xue Daoguang taught them gymnastics.

Grandma Yan smiled from ear to ear as she watched the famous scholar "lecturing" to her grandson. She had never dreamed of such a good thing.

Every day when she had a little free time, Mrs. Yan would sit and watch. Although Chen Yuan only taught elementary school, she felt that this gentleman taught well.

Everyone parted at the confluence of the rivers. Zhu Ming went to Yangzhou via Huangjin Gorge, while Zhu Guoxiang headed west straight to the county government.

"Your Majesty, we are wronged!"

The archers knelt in the lobby of the county government office and cried loudly to the magistrate.

Zhang Su sneered: "Unjustly accused? You dare to cry unjustly despite the solid evidence! You bullied men and women in the county, harassed the people, and randomly dispatched government offices in the countryside, forcing many good people to break up their homes and flee. Every case after case, I have It has been investigated secretly!"

"What happened in the countryside... was instigated by Hu Tiesi!" Li Maotian couldn't help but reveal the mastermind.

"Um?"

Xiang Zhixian thought that these archers were his cronies, but when he suddenly heard that they were mixed with subordinate officials, he felt as sick as if he had eaten flies.

He said angrily to the magistrate: "If someone comes, beat this guy with twenty sticks first!"

Originally, Xiang Zhixian wanted to bail him out, but now there is no need to bail him out. Li Maotian, the head of the capital, and Zhang Fu, the deputy head of the capital, all had their homes confiscated and distributed their rations, and the other archers were fined and fired on the spot.

After dealing with the archers, Zhang Su said: "Xiang Zhixian, I also recruited 22 archers. They are all soldiers trained by Na Zhu successfully. They know how to fight formations, and they are loyal and honest."

Xiang Zhixian did not dare to offend this man, so he lied down and said: "Your Excellency is also the county captain, and the archers are subordinate to the county captain. You can handle it yourself."

"yes!"

Zhang Su smiled and handed over his hand. He finally exerted his power.

"Master Secretary, Mr. Zhu is here to visit."

"Which Mr. Zhu?"

"He is the father of the Eight Elements Scholars."

"Please come quickly."

Zhu Guoxiang announced his name when they met, and then went straight to the topic: "The chief clerk is here to see me, and I am here to present good seeds and farming books."

"But what about corn and sweet potatoes? I've heard about it." Zhang Su asked.

"Exactly, these two kinds of grain can produce several stones per mu." Zhu Guoxiang took out the farming book again and asked the master to correct it.

The agricultural book manuscripts taken out today are richer than those given to Lu Tixue. They also involve the planting and management of wheat, sorghum and other crops, and many maps of agricultural tools have been added.

Zhang Su was so happy that he did not ask about the situation in Daming Village and only discussed farming and water conservancy with Zhu Guoxiang.

Fool, you can fool!

In the afternoon of the same day, Zhang Su personally sent Zhu Guoxiang out of the county office, bowed and said: "Sir, you are really a great sage who has never been born before. I can't wait to ask for advice every morning and evening. The water conservancy in the suburbs of the county has been in disrepair for a long time. I plan to dredge the canals next year and then provide irrigation canals." I will extend it a little longer, and I will ask my husband to help me with the planning. Also, I will plant corn and sweet potatoes next year, and I will ask my husband to give me some advice."

"It's an honor." Zhu Guoxiang said goodbye.

Zhang Su watched Dean Zhu go away and said to himself: "His father is so virtuous, Zhu Chenggong must also have both ability and political integrity."

Xiang Zhixian was drinking in the backyard of the county government office, and he didn't want to care about anything.

He can't afford to mess with the chief clerk, and he can't fight with the subordinate staff. He just drinks and has fun every day, just waiting to be transferred somewhere else next year or the year after.