Royal Road - Chapter 37

[Chapter 37]

“Agui, the one in front is the Liang Mansion? How come the wasteland has been opened outside the courtyard wall?” Zhou Kan rode on the back of a horse and looked forward curiously.

I saw a row of thatched cottages standing on both sides outside the long courtyard wall.

The fields nearby have been cleared of ridges. A few cows are slowly turning over the ground with their ploughs on, and there are many thin-looking men behind them, watering and weeding, busy.

It turned out to be the appearance of taking the time to open up wasteland and preparing for summer sowing.

Aren’t these aristocratic families used to enclosing their farmhouses in their courtyards?

How come the wasteland has been opened outside the courtyard?

Is it too late to reclaim the wasteland now?

The plow is also strange, how can it be so easy to turn over the ground?

Full of doubts, Zhou Kan couldn’t help but ask, but the servants of the Liang Mansion by his side didn’t answer him.

Zhou Kan couldn’t help raising his voice: “Agui?” At this

moment

, Agui woke up and hurriedly said, “It’s indeed the Liang residence, but it’s a little different from when I left…”

Where is the difference?

Zhou Kan shook his head helplessly, but didn’t ask any more.

No matter what the Liang Mansion looked like, it now seems to be much better than the villages he saw along the way.

In these days, it is not easy to plant a land full of mature land. How can there be spare energy to open up wasteland?

It seems that what was written from the sister’s letter is not an exaggeration.

Speaking of which, Zhou Kan also made a lot of determination to take this trip.

Although there were a lot of wars in my hometown, after all, they lived together from generation to generation, and they also took care of their neighbors.

But it was different when you came to Liangfu. You were not familiar with the place you lived in, and Bingzhou was a territory with many Hu people, which sounded terrifying.

If you encounter a mountain bandit or a rebel along the way, wouldn’t your life be lost?

For this matter, several cousins persuaded him several times, but Zhou Kan had already seen it clearly.

How can you say that there is a Tinghou in Liangfu, and it is better to be a guest of Tinghou than to be a small official at the mercy of others?

Anyway, his family is thin, and if he is full, he will not be hungry for others.

If you miss this opportunity, you will regret it!

In order to hurry, he reluctantly spent money to buy a horse and set out on the road with the messenger from the Liang residence.

After walking for more than half a month, he escaped from the chaos of the army, and after a lot of hard work, he finally reached the ground.

Seeing such a prosperous scene now, my heart is naturally relieved.

It seems that his decision was not wrong.

Followed Agui across the farmland and came to the front of the Liangfu Courtyard.

Both of them got off their horses and were carefully checked before being put into the courtyard.

Inside is the real farmhouse of Liang Mansion, and it looks more lively than outside.

At this time, the wheat was ripe, and the villagers were busy harvesting grain, ploughing the land, and preparing for summer planting. There was no sign of a severe drought at all.

There are also some men in the same style of clothes, either raising their guns to stab the haystacks in front of them, or surrounding themselves in twos and threes, slashing each other with swords and shields.

Just looking at it from the side is amazing.

Is this the family soldier of Liang Mansion?

Why does it look more powerful than the chaos outside?

He walked all the way in a dazzling way, until he came to the high wall of Liang’s mansion, and Zhou Kan became nervous.

Would such an aristocratic family really accept him as a guest?

Since he was a child, he has studied math with his father, and has little interest in poetry and books, let alone intensive research.

If you lose your ugliness in front of the master, wouldn’t the bamboo basket be a waste of water?

“Uh, Agui, can you let me see my sister first? I, I haven’t seen her for a long time, I really miss her…” In the end, Zhou Kan couldn’t help but said to Agui.

“That’s easy to say.” Agui responded with a sigh.

After another check, the two entered the mansion gate.

Agui went to work with the steward, while Zhou Kan followed behind a servant boy and walked towards the inner courtyard.

Along the way, Zhou Kan only felt his heart beating more and more fiercely.

This Liang Mansion is really big, with such a high family, will you invite him as a guest?

Cong elder sister will be wrong, what if the Liang residence does not accept such vulgar people as him?

The two went straight to the side courtyard before stopping. The man walked into the courtyard, and after a while, a woman came out behind.

“Sister!” Zhou Kan immediately called out when he saw Chao Yu.

Seeing the person in front of her clearly, Chao Yu was stunned for a moment before saying, “Is it A Kan? Why are you here? Auntie she…”

Chao Yu stopped talking after half the words.

She remembered that this younger brother had always been filial. If it wasn’t for the death of her mother, she probably wouldn’t have left home and went to Liangfu in Bingzhou.

Sure enough, Zhou Kan sighed: “My mother passed away last year, and I have no worries at home, so naturally I have to find another way out. Unfortunately, several cousins are looking for errands now, and no one wants to come with me.

” Yu has been away from home for six or seven years. I didn’t expect that the family had gone wrong, so I couldn’t help but feel a little sad, so I hurriedly comforted my younger brother.

Zhou Kan’s eyes turned on Chaoyu, and he hesitated to ask, “Sister, aren’t you a wet nurse in Liang’s residence? Why are you dressed like this…” What

Chaoyu was wearing really didn’t look like it. Nurse’s clothes.

He not only tied his sleeves with ropes, but also tied a linen apron around his waist, looking like he was doing rough work.

Only then did Chaoyu react, and said with a smile, “I am now not only Xiao Langjun’s wet nurse, but also an errand in the weaving room. These days, I am rushing to make new clothes for the part.

” Because the wet nurse could also serve as an errand in the mansion, Zhou Kan couldn’t help but wonder, “Isn’t there a weaver in Liang’s mansion? Isn’t that sister messing up her identity?”

“What’s your identity?” Chao Yu shook his head, “After all, the wet nurse is only a servant. Maid, not to mention that Xiao Langjun is still young now, even if he takes charge of Liang’s house in the future, he will marry a bride. Naturally, it is not easy to arrange important errands for me. But it is different when you manage the weaving house, no matter how small , is also a steward, but is stronger than a servant girl who is under the fence.”

Is there such a saying?

Zhou Kan nodded, and suddenly turned his attention: “So, the Liang residence is understaffed

right now?”

It’s smoky. Now that the master is in charge of the family, it’s different. Since you’re here, Akan, you must be honest, do your job well, and don’t have any ghostly thoughts. It’s merciless.”

Zhou Kan heard sweat on his forehead: “Then can I still hire guests? I’m not good at reading poetry and books…”

“How about counting?” Chao Yu interrupted him and asked the key directly.

“If it’s just the stuff in “Nine Chapters of Arithmetic”, it’s quite proficient.” Zhou Kanyi said that his mathematical talent is not very high, but he still read the nine chapters thoroughly.

Chaoyu immediately breathed a sigh of relief: “That’s good. Come with me, let’s go to see the head of the house.”

Is this about to meet the head of the house?

Zhou Kan quickly asked the most important question: “Sister, what is the temperament of the head of the house?” He

was untying the rope on his sleeve when he suddenly heard this question, and Chao Yu couldn’t help laughing: “The head of the house treats us very well, Fo Yuan is a kind-hearted person.”

“Ah?” Didn’t you just say that his eyes were vicious and merciless?

Confused, Zhou Kan followed Chaoyu and walked towards the main courtyard uneasy.

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“Lang lord, if you say anything this time, you have to assign a few more people to Tiefang!”

“Ding Jiangtou, last time Tiefang had to leave three people, there can’t be more.” Looking at the pestle in front of him, he followed A stone pier looks like a short and strong old man, and Liang Feng is also a little dumbfounded.

“But the last time the master only said that he wanted an iron plow, and now he wants to make some horseshoes and make more arrows. There are only a few people in the iron workshop? How are you busy?!” Ding Dake didn’t mean to make any concessions.

He understands that now, if he wants to complete the work given by the master, he must expand the iron workshop and accept a few more apprentices.

Most of the villagers were well-to-do, and the craftsmanship of blacksmithing was not like other jobs, and could not easily be passed on to others.

Wouldn’t it be a loss if you were deceived by those wicked boys?

Or those refugees outside the village. They don’t have any relatives or friends. When they enter the iron workshop, they will worship him as a teacher, and naturally they will not dare to leave the iron workshop in the future.

This made Ding Da, who had been reluctant to let go, plan to expand the iron workshop.

This old stubborn was willing to expand the iron factory, and at other times, Liang Feng would have raised his hands in approval.

But this is not the usual time. The part is being expanded, and labor is needed to open up wasteland. This Ding Da also specially selects those young and strong with good physical recovery and bright brains, which is like cutting his flesh!

If Ding Da had been assigned people, then it would be time for A Liang to jump in.

Liang Feng coughed: “Actually, you can also hand over some of the work of making clay models to the pottery workshop, so it will save a lot of effort? There are also tasks such as grinding arrows, you can also find some women and children to do, Why do you have to be young and strong?”

“Then how can it be done?!” Ding Da immediately blew his beard and stared, “This is all delicate work, leave it to others, if it is broken, it will be a waste of time! The sharpening knives are those girls Can the dolls do it? Just thrashing back and forth on the grindstone will tire them out!”

“I remember that the pottery workshop seems to have a kind of turntable for making pottery. You can move the mud embryo to rotate by stepping on it with your feet. It looks smooth. Why not make the grinding stone into this kind of wheel, and then just use the foot to move the wheel and let the grinding stone rotate to sharpen the blade?” Liang Feng searched his stomach and recalled the grinding stone tool in his previous life. , said.

Ding Da suddenly stopped and pondered.

Liang Feng continued his efforts: “I’ll ask Liu Jiangtou to help you think about it. If it’s done, how many servants and children will you want!”

“I’ll try it first! If it doesn’t work, Master Lang, you can divide the number of iron workshops. You’re young and strong!” Ding Da stood up suddenly, made a hasty salute and ran out.

Looking at the old man’s flamboyant back, Liang Feng couldn’t help shaking his head and smiling bitterly.

A few days ago, he asked Tiefang to trial-produce an iron plow. This thing is a luxury item. The stubborn old man Ding shook his head for several days, saying that it was a waste of materials.

In the end, it was he who distributed the collected swords to Tiefang and returned them to the furnace, and sent three refugees to be apprentices to Ding Da, before he let him go.

The iron plow is really easy to use, and the speed of reclamation is twice as fast as the previous wooden plow.

But Ding Da also tasted the sweetness of increasing the number of refugee apprentices. No, as soon as he proposed to play horseshoes, Ding Da immediately climbed down the pole and wanted to add more staff.

However, Liang Feng really didn’t dislike this old stubborn. Although it was not reasonable, he was really good at fighting.

If you can really make horseshoes, you will be able to form a cavalry team with these horses.

Yes, although there is a saddle now, the horseshoe has no shadow.

The cuticle of a horse’s hoof is very easy to wear and tear. He has only a few horses in hand.

Or spend a little money to develop the horseshoe first, and then consider other good.

While thinking about whether the grinding stone wheel can be realized, and how to make Zhuangshangjifang form a technical flow, someone outside suddenly reported: “Langzhu, ask for a meeting with the rain.”

“Call her in.” Liang Feng immediately came to the spirit.

Someone just reported that Chao Yu’s younger brother had already arrived at the Liang residence.

This is the account he has been waiting for for a long time!

If it can be used, the burden on his shoulders will be much easier.

Not long after, Chao Yu and Zhou Kan walked in one after the other, Chao Yu respectfully knelt before the case, and said, “Report to the lord, my younger brother Zhou Kan has arrived, come to see the lord.”

Zhou Kan also knelt down behind Chaoyu, but his kneeling was a little embarrassed, and he almost stumbled over himself.

Just because when he entered the door, Zhou Kan couldn’t help but sneak a glance at the main seat.

Why didn’t my sister mention that the head of the Liang family is such a beautiful person?

!

Zhou Kan was almost dumbfounded, this was the first time he had seen such a real handsome man.

Not only is she outstanding in appearance, but she is also full of extravagance.

It is simply the kind of natural nobleman, who should spend all day discussing and painting with his character, drinking and having fun.

Such a homeowner would manage trivial matters in the house?

Can you see him as a mediocre?

His heart was pounding, Zhou Kan’s mind was blank, and he saluted Zhao Yu blankly.

Liang Feng could naturally see that the newcomer was a little out of shape, and smiled at Chao Yu: “Thank you for your hard work, how many days will it take to finish the new costume of the part?”

“It will take another three days.” Chao Yu replied softly, “This time I used fine linen, which is strong and durable. It should last a long time.”

“Good. You go down first.” Affiliates are present.

After Chaoyu bowed and retired, Liang Feng said to the young man whose expression was still a little dazed: “Listen to Chaoyu, your family is good at counting?”

“I, my talent is not very good, I only learned “Nine Chapters”… “…” Zhou Kan was dumbfounded when he finished speaking, only to realize that he had accidentally fallen to the bottom, and suddenly became annoyed.

This is not an ordinary inquiry, but it is related to whether he can stay in Liang Mansion!

What are you doing stupid now?

!

Liang Feng smiled and asked nonchalantly, “The two started from the same place at the same time, A’s pace was seven, B’s pace was three, and B went all the way east, A first took ten steps south, and then went diagonally. After walking a distance, Bei met with B. How far did A and B go?”

Zhou Kan blinked, isn’t this the title of “Nine Chapters of Arithmetic”?

Involuntarily, he took out the calculus he was carrying, he placed it on the ground for a while, then raised his head and said, “A walks twenty-four and a half steps, B walks ten and a half steps.” The

numbers are correct.

Liang Feng nodded and continued: “A good deed is a hundred paces, a bad deed is 60 paces. Today, there are bad deeds who take a hundred paces first. Let me ask, how many steps can the good deeds catch up?”

This time Zhou Kan answered faster: “It takes Two hundred and fifty steps!”

“Good.” This kid was able to answer the two practical problems fluently. It seemed that his mathematical foundation was not bad.

He doesn’t want to be a master who knows astronomy and geography at the bottom. Such computing power is enough.

After complimenting, Liang Feng picked up a piece of paper from the table and handed it over: “This is the text I came up with a few days ago, and it can be used for accounting.”

Zhou Kan took the piece of paper and glanced at it. I saw a series of characters such as “one, two, three, four” written on it, and there was a number next to each word. With just one glance, he could see that this was another way of writing numbers, and the characters were complicated and absolutely impossible. No change possible.

He couldn’t help but say with joy: “I’m afraid I won’t worry about tampering with this bookkeeping!”

His expression didn’t seem to be fake, and Liang Feng nodded in satisfaction.

The basic mathematics is reliable, and there is no resistance because of the inability to tamper with the ledger.

This shows that this person is not a complex person.

The accountant he needs doesn’t need to be smart, but it has to be honest and reliable.

On this point, Zhou Kan has already passed the assessment.

“Now in the mansion, there is an urgent need for someone who is good at counting to help me manage the accounts. I wonder if you intend to serve as the guest secretary of my mansion?” Liang Feng asked with a smile.

So passed?

Zhou Kan blinked his eyes and stammered: “Dang, of course… No, it’s an honor!”

“The accountant needs to help me with two things. One is to register all the items in and out of the warehouse to ensure that every transaction is recorded. On the account, the numbers are accurate.”

“This little guy can do it!” Zhou Kan blurted out.

Liang Feng didn’t care about his interjection, and continued: “The other thing is that based on the output of the land and the consumption of the people, I calculate the amount of food I need every ten days, and the surplus and deficit that I may face in the next ten days, for my reference. This , let’s call it ‘budget’, everything must be carefully considered before reporting.”

This thing is very new, but Zhou Kan realizes that it is not difficult, and immediately nodded: “You must calculate carefully and never omit. ”

That’s very good. The monthly salary is three rounds of food per month, and the house and lodging will be taken care of by the mansion. Do you think it’s okay?” Liang Feng asked tentatively.

“Yes! Of course!” Zhou Kan’s face flushed with excitement, bowing his head and bowing.

There are quite a lot of Dendrobium, and his cousins only get five Dendrobium grain bran in January, not including board and lodging!

Gee!

Liang Feng scolded secretly, it seems that the salary has been raised.

He referred to Tian Chang’s treatment, as well as the salary standard of the clerks outside.

Unexpectedly, the newcomer did not even change the price at all, so he happily agreed.

Let’s not mention the dividend distribution at the end of that year, let’s take a look at the work efficiency first.

The heart is secretly aching, but Liang Feng still smiles on his face: “The journey is exhausted, you go to rest first. I will let A Liang hand over to you tomorrow. The accounts can be presented to me once in January.”

“Thank you sir!” Zhou Kan kowtowed again, and then left happily.

It’s easier than he imagined!

Could it be that it was because of the elder sister’s face that the master was so kind to him?

No, Zhou Kan suddenly stopped.

Just now, I was obviously a little rude, but the master was not displeased at all.

To the vulgar and clumsy self who came from a poor family, that person did not show a superior attitude.

Therefore, after a few small chats, he will be convinced and sincerely happy.

No wonder the elder sister would say that the master treats them very well.

Feeling moved again, Zhou Kan clenched his fists. Since the master treats him so kindly, he must keep a good account and repay the master!