Chapter 198

The document at the top actually refers to a thousand acres of farmland. The important thing is that there are at least two more documents below.

Even if the remaining ones are worthless, just the top thousand-acre land deed alone is worth thousands of dollars.

Yang Qian raised his eyebrows and looked embarrassed. He immediately laughed in his heart...

Is it okay for you Xingyang Zheng family to be so hypocritical? But I like it.

Of course, the superficial work must be done enough, and Yang Qian began to be humble.

In the end, I don’t know if Yang Qian’s performance was too real, but it made the impatient Zheng Yuanxun so anxious that he stood up and said.

"Okay, dear brother, if you still regard us as your friends, don't refuse anymore.

There is never any reason to take back the things that my Zheng family has given away."

I saw the determination on the faces of these two brothers, and the frequent glances from Uncle Song, the butler standing beside me.

Yang Qian could only smile bitterly and bow respectfully to the two of them.

"In this case, I will be disrespectful to the two brothers Zheng for their generous gifts."

Seeing Yang Qian collect the documents and hand them to Uncle Song, the butler beside him, Zheng Yuancong and Zheng Yuanxun breathed a sigh of relief and smiled again.

Uncle Song, the housekeeper, also breathed a sigh of relief and saluted the two of them with a smile.

"Sir, let me go to the kitchen and ask them to quickly prepare some food and wine. I also ask the two Mr. Zheng to wait for a moment."

After a short meeting, the fine wine and delicacies were all placed on the table.

Zheng Yuanxun happily drank a glass of wine and pretended to be mysterious towards Yang Qian.

"Brother Xian, have you heard any rumors about Uncle Yang these days?"

Yang Qian's brows jumped when he heard this. He put down his wine glass and looked at Zheng Yuanxun. "Please give me some advice from Fourth Brother Zheng..."

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Zheng Yuancong glared at his own brother angrily, and then bowed to Yang Qian with some embarrassment.

"Of course, our brothers have only heard about these rumors. Whether they are true or false, we dare not make a conclusion..."

"Ten days ago, there was a turmoil in Licheng of Qi County and Qufu of Lu County. Several bookshops that used woodblock printing to sell cheap books were destroyed by local scholars."

"It is said that they print obscene words and dictionaries to tempt evil..."

“Moreover, many scholars have signed a petition to the local government office.

It is required that all cheap books printed in the territory be inspected and these bookstores be closed down."

Yang Qian was dumbfounded, took a breath and shouted, "Those scholars are crazy?!"

"Of course they are not crazy. If they dare to do this, there must be someone behind them." Zheng Yuanxun laughed coldly.

"After hearing that, His Majesty was furious, but it was also because he was currently planning a northern expedition to Goguryeo.

For the sake of peace in Hebei and Shandong, we can only tolerate this matter temporarily.

Only those scholars who make troubles will be punished, either with a stick or with a stick, but those behind the scenes, haha..."

However, with Yang Guang's virtue, even if he is tolerant, he will never do nothing and just swallow his anger.

As a result, Yang Ning, who was supposed to be awarded the title of Duke of Xingyang County, was directly given the title of "Founding a Country" to show his glory, and he was also rewarded with food for thousands of households.

You must know that since Yang Guang ascended the throne as emperor, only a few powerful officials such as Yang Su and Yu Wenshu have been granted food.

Moreover, Zheng Yuanxun was also granted the title of Marquis of Yong'an.

"The clans in Shandong and Hebei are all powerful clans whose families have been passed down for thousands of years. They are different from the clans in Guanlong who rely on military and industrial elites."

Following Zheng Yuancong's words, Yang Qian naturally understood the reason why his father's title was able to be added to the country and returned to the city.

The influence of the noble families in Shandong and Hebei was due to the decline of official education since the Wei and Jin Dynasties.

The academic center moved to the family, and family education became an important form of cultural inheritance.

Moreover, in the eyes of these wealthy families that have been passed down for thousands of years, dynasty change is not their business. What they want is for the family to be passed down for thousands of years.

They firmly grasp the inheritance and teaching rights of academics.

To put it harshly, books have been too expensive since ancient times, and poor people cannot afford to read them. If they want to read, they can only work under the banner of aristocratic families.

Almost all scholars in Hebei and Shandong come from these aristocratic families.

After accepting their ideological indoctrination, they naturally wanted to serve the noble families behind them, and naturally they fed back the noble families and consolidated their status.

Of course they were not happy for someone to suddenly break this rule, and the father and son Zheng of Xingyang and Yang Qian presented the woodblock printing technology to Yang Guang.

For the family members, it is simply a sharp ax and steel hoe to dig out their foundation.

Even though Yang Guang, the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty, was extremely powerful, families like them did not dare to stand up and oppose blatantly.

However, this does not prevent them from hiding in the dark and doing various small tricks secretly.

Until the Zheng brothers said goodbye and left, Yang Qian was still immersed in the words of the two brothers, with a gloomy face and could not extricate himself.

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At night, Yang Ning returned to the mansion and sipped the tea soup handed to her by her wife.

His fingers gently tapped on the four documents placed on the desk, which was profound and authentic.

"As expected of the Zheng family in Xingyang, this small gift is indeed nothing more than a foreign thing to the Zheng family.

But for our Yang family, it’s like giving someone timely assistance..."

The land deed for a thousand acres is actually the most common among the four documents.

There is also a document for the transfer of the largest blacksmith shop in Xingze County.

Three experienced blacksmiths were also transferred to the Yang family.

There is also a transfer deed for a large house with three entrances located in Xingze County.

The Yang Mansion did not have its own blacksmith, only carpenters. Zheng directly gave him a blacksmith shop.

The blacksmith shop is not important, what is important is the three experienced blacksmiths who were originally slaves of the Zheng family.

There is also a master who specializes in making swords for the Zheng family.

It goes without saying that the blacksmith is of great use. In the past, if the Yang Mansion’s ironware broke, it could only be sent to Xingze County for repair.

In addition, nowadays, the Yang family has more and more land properties in Xingze.

Just the construction and repair of various appliances is a huge expense.

Now, the blacksmith shop and blacksmith have become the private property of the Yang family.

For the Yang family, who had suddenly acquired a large amount of land, this was indeed a timely move.

Mrs. Han also sighed with relief and nodded with deep understanding.

"The Zheng family has shown goodwill to our Yang family time and time again. Speaking of which, it is all thanks to our elder brother."

Yang Qian shook his head and said seriously.

"Mother, you are wrong. The child's meager contribution does not matter. What is important is the father. It is the father's contribution."

Han patted his forehead lightly, smiled awkwardly, and quickly nodded in agreement.

"Ah... Look at your brain. Yes, it's your father. It's all due to your father."
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