Datang: Huchi served as a bodyguard, but refused to enter the court as an official

The only thing that affected the Liu family was the fact that there was too much land.

That's right, the Liu family has too much land!

In the early years, Liu Bai couldn't sleep all day long because of the mission of 100 million mu of farmland.

Piping other people's farmland everywhere, they couldn't make up enough. In the end, it was Yuan Shoucheng from the Taoist sect who solved his urgent needs.

After the task was completed, Liu Bai basically didn't pay much attention to how much farmland his family had.

When he came back to his senses, Liu Bai was startled by the amount of farmland.

Not to mention the entire Guanzhong, even the entire Tang Dynasty, Liu Bai is the biggest landlord!

The numbers are terrifying. It is estimated that the combined farmland of the royal family is less than half of that of the Liu family.

Farmland is like a magnet.

With a big piece in the east and a small lump in the west, sooner or later it will be me.

Common people know that the farmland of the Liu family has a high yield.

Being a tenant of the Liu family earned more money than other landlords!

Gradually, the Liu family owned more and more farmland.

Until now, Liu Bai was worried about it!

This is not a good thing!

On a larger scale, the biggest landlords since ancient times did not end well.

This is proven by history.

At a young age, the current pillar industries of the Liu family are maritime trade, real estate, and supermarket retail.

Ten mu of land requires one or even two experienced farmers to manage it day and night.

One hundred thousand mu, one million mu, or even tens of millions of mu?

The academy once made a statistic that the arable land area of ​​the entire Guannei Road was nearly 500 million mu.

It seems that the Liu family does not own many, and they are scattered all over the Great Tang.

However, there are more than 80 registered farmers in Guannei Road.

Not too busy evenly.

And how many guys in the Liu family are there?

Taking into account the cultivated land, not only will you not make money, but you will lose a lot!

To put it bluntly, farmland is an extremely heavy burden for the Liu family!

The industrial transformation has not been successful, and Liu Bai still needs to work hard

It is a loss-making deal to exchange 100 million mu of dry land in Guanzhong for 80 mu of paddy fields in the south of the Yangtze River.

However, if the 100 million mu of farmland is sold piecemeal, it is unknown how long it will take.

The most important thing in trading is to stop losses in time.

The land deed that Du Chi took to Jiangnan Road was a nail.

This nail will be firmly pierced into the hearts of the Jiangnan Chinese!

After making some casual arrangements, Liu Bai urged Du Kui to get on the road quickly.

It's a matter of major affairs in the world, so what's the point of being beaten up by Du Que when he goes home?

"Master, the little one is going!"

Du Guanshi, who led the caravan again, looked very high-spirited.

For him, as long as he doesn't go home, everything is fine.

Liu Bai waved goodbye, watched the caravan of 200 people gradually disappear from sight, and said lightly, "This time, can you relax?"

Wei Zheng, who had just appeared next to Liu Bai, smacked his mouth and said, "It's not like your Young Master Liu to just give 80 mu of farmland to the court like this."

Liu Bai looked back at Wei Zheng, and said, "How about I chase Du Chi back?"

Wei Zheng waved his hands hastily, and said, "It's nonsense to treat you as an old man!"

As he said that, he actually patted his mouth hard a few times.

"Now, the two of us are really settled, so let's avoid dealing with each other in the future."

After Liu Bai finished speaking, he turned and walked back to the head office.

A look of hesitation flashed across Wei Zheng's face.

"Liu Bai, since Changsun Wuji was imprisoned, you and I have long been clean, why are you helping me like this now?"

Liu Bai ignored him, walked straight into the head office, and closed the door.

Wei Zheng stood there for a while, sighed quietly, turned around and got into the carriage.

At the beginning, he used the evidence of Hedong Road to sternly cast a shadow on Changsun Wuji at the critical moment.

In this way, to repay Liu Bai's kindness for helping him deal with the Hua people in the south of the Yangtze River.

He really couldn't figure it out, for no reason, why did Liu Bai continue to help him?

In fact, he knew that there must be fraud in it.

But what exactly is 'cheating'?

After Liu Bai returned to the head office, he picked up the leftover tea that he hadn't finished just now.

"Of course I want you to owe me another favor"

Liu Bai smiled, dried the remaining tea, and looked down at the latest account.

Jiangnan Road, Yuezhou!

Wang Hongzhi rushed back to Tinghuai Hall in Shanyin, Kuaiji in just eight days with the fastest speed.

Nearly three thousand miles, only eight days, not everyone can bear it.

Wang Hongzhi's health was not good, and he passed out at the door of his house after he came back.

With a sallow complexion, he was lying on the sickbed, and just after waking up, he struggled to sit up, but was stopped by several elders in the clan.

"Changzong, rest more, you must rest more!"

"If you fall, the Wang family will be finished!"

Wang Hongzhi coughed a few times, with a hoarse voice, and said, "Chouer! Where is Chouer?"

A little boy of three or four years old came running over, with a sad face, and said, "Daddy!"

Wang Hongzhi suppressed the soreness in his heart, and said: "Come here, send Chen'er to Chang'an!"

The elders of the Wang family who were in the room were shocked!

For a big family, the significance of the eldest son and grandson is self-evident.

With the current situation, even if the Wang family and the imperial court are not at the same level, they are almost at the same level.

Once the imperial court wants to attack the Jiangnan Chinese, the Wang family will definitely bear the brunt!

Isn't it courting death to send Xiao Wei'er there? !

"Hurry up and send Chen'er to Chang'an, what are you waiting for?!"

For the first time, Wang Hongzhi spoke to the elders of the clan in a tone almost roaring.

Everyone looked at each other.

Wang Hongzhi's clan uncle stood up, frowned, and said, "Changzong, why did you send Xiaoqier to Chang'an?"

"If you are late, it will be more dangerous. It will take at least eight days to go to Chang'an. If the imperial court orders to go first, then it will be too late!"

Wang Hongzhi's face turned red and his eyes were bloodshot.

He didn't care about the crying little boy, and asked a few loyal servants to force him into the carriage.

A woman ran out crying, trying to stop him.

Snapped!

In the astonished gaze, Wang Hongzhi stood up abruptly, with an almost ferocious face, and slapped the woman on the face.

The woman was also petrified.

He didn't even care about the carriage going far away, he just stared blankly at Wang Hongzhi.

"The survival of the family does not tolerate the affair of the children! Anyone who dares to prevent Qi'er from going to Chang'an will be dealt with according to the family law!"

Chapter 850 The best way, of course, is to send it out

It would be a lie to say that I don't feel distressed.

The child was only three or four years old, so he was sent thousands of miles away to a completely strange place.

Whether to eat well or not, and whether to sleep well or not are all problems.

Why doesn't Wang Hongzhi feel uncomfortable?

But he couldn't.

Taking the initiative to propose to Liu Bai that he wants to send his son to study under him is also for the rise and fall of the family.

To put it bluntly, the son is a hostage.

The purpose of this hostage is to reassure the imperial court, or Liu Bai.

Similarly, it also gave the Wang family a chance to survive.

Just as the carriage disappeared, Wang Hong groaned, unable to hold on any longer, and fell heavily to the ground.

"Changzong!"

"Changzong!"

The elders turned pale with fright, and carried Wang Hong back in a panic, regardless of etiquette.

After finally getting Wang Hongzhi settled, the elders stood in his room, looking at each other speechlessly.

What happened specifically, even if Wang Hongzhi didn't explain in detail, they could still guess.

They are all great Confucians of the time, so they naturally know the allusion that during the Warring States period, countries sent protons to each other.

They have no way to stop it.

In other words, what Xiao Wei'er got in exchange for going away was the lives of the whole clan!

When Wang Hongzhi woke up, it was already two days later.

After two days of lethargy, he seemed to be in good spirits.

"My lord, my wife has tried to die many times in the past two days. If this continues, there is no way out."

The old butler stood in front of Wang Hongzhi and said in a miserable voice.

A look of sadness flashed in Wang Hongzhi's eyes.

"I can't help it"

He could only pray secretly in his heart that Liu Bai would treat his son better.

"Go and tell Madam, after the matter of the property is over, you will immediately go to Chang'an to see Xiaoqier!"

He really didn't have the face to meet his wife, so he had to ask the housekeeper to do it for him.

When the butler opened the door and went out, Wang Hongzhi took a deep breath.

He is a man who is very good at regulating his emotions.

The time he closed and opened his eyes seemed to have left his son behind.

On the table, right next to him, there are countless land deeds, which have already been divided into piles according to the state capital.

As one of the top wealthy families in the south of the Yangtze River, the Wang family's property is not limited to the Jiangnan area.

Starting from Liaodong in the north, crossing Quanzhou in the south, passing Yumen in the west, and ending in Yinzhou in the east, almost every road has Wang's farmland.