"I have benefited a lot today, I will ask for advice tomorrow."

In the evening, after lunch at Chen Zhi's house, Lu Ying, who ordered the afternoon, bid farewell, got on the ox cart and left.

It's better not to come so hard.

Seeing the more serious talented man leave, Chen Zhi muttered silently in his heart, and then returned to the courtyard.

When Lu Ying came, he would ask him to discuss his article, saying it was a discussion. In fact, he spent most of the time debating. Lu Ying praised the teacher very much, but he had opinions on some of the arguments. Therefore, many times, he was trying to reverse Chen Zhi's view.

As a result, Chen Zhi suffered, and he was not able to coax people directly, so he had to accompany him. The day passed, which made him very helpless.

"However, Lu Ying's opinion is not completely useless. Moreover, when talking to him, the halos gathered by copper coins are more than those of the school children. If you don't go to the clan school often in the future, you might as well consider talking to Lu Ying, which may be a stable source of halos."

However, Chen Zhi thought about it just as he thought that Lu Ying was studying abroad after all, and he could not stay here for a long time. However, this idea can be learned from it. Without Lu Ying, Liu Kan, Zhang Yong, and even the many students of Guijing Academy were still there.

"With so many people, there is no need to worry about the halo of copper coins."

Thinking of this, Chen Zhi planned to go to Guijing Academy to take a look. However, the next day, another incident affected the plan, but three elders who came to visit came.

"These three are all elders from Zuozhai Village. This time I came here to plead with you, the young master."

Listening to Chen Fu's introduction, looking at the three elderly people in simple clothes and wrinkles in front of them, Chen Zhi quickly asked someone to bring a seat, let the elderly sit down, and then give them tea.

With the transfer of ownership of the house, some servants were also classified. Although there were not many people, they could still maintain the operation of the house. In addition, several guards were divided, and the leader was Kong Li, who helped Chen Zhi do things.

The internal structure of such a house has been quite complete.

Therefore, when the three old men came in, they seemed cautious. They were even more treacherous in the face of Chen Zhi's courtesy. When the chairs were moved over, they only dared to be half-sided, and then carefully explained their purpose.

It turned out that Zuozhai Village where the three old men were located was not far north, close to a piece of fertile land under Chen Zhi's name. Most of the people in the village were Chen Zhi's tenant farmers.

The villagers of Zuozhai Village were originally refugees, left their hometowns, and settled in Xuzhou. There was no place to set up a cone, only labor, and naturally became tenant farmers. They were called "climbing" and had no legal status, which was commonly known as "public support". After the New Han Dynasty unified the north, they gave these people legal status for various reasons, so they became "tenant tourists".

Like Zuozhai Village, a village with most of its population is a tenant farmer of a landlord. In fact, it is a manifestation of land annexation and a symbol of the strength of aristocratic clans. It means that these clans have money, land, food, and people!

In other words, Chen Zhi at this time was in control of the prosperity of the village. If he fired all the tenants under his name, the entire village would lose its source of income and fall into trouble.

Of course, if this happens, the government will definitely intervene, but the three old men in front of him dare not be so arrogant. They respectfully called the master and made clear their intentions in the future.

It turned out that the three of them came here in hopes of reducing some of the land rent and leaving more food for the villagers.

"My master clearly understands that it is not that we are willing to be owed, but that the years have not been good in the past few years, and this winter is even colder, and the harvest must be no more than before. I hope the master can be kind."

"You are kind to me, otherwise I don't know how many families will suffer."

"Master, you are a great sage. We all know the name. I hope you can understand me. I am not intentionally cheating. There is nothing I can do."

The three old men said that they were kneeling down, and Chen Zhi quickly stopped him.

Although Chen Zhi is now famous, he is just an ordinary old tenant farmer in front of him. If the three of them are really allowed to kneel down, it would be a great thing. It violates the values ​​of respecting the elderly and is criticized by words and criticism. The newly established reputation will be squandered.

"I have already understood the purpose of my father-in-law. When I go to the field to inspect and understand clearly, I will give you a reply." The other party asked to come to the door, but Chen Zhi couldn't have understood it without actually understanding it, so he softened his heart and agreed, and he always had to understand it.

However, he also knew that what the three of them said was basically true.

The Han Dynasty officials advocated the cultivation of winter wheat for a long time. Dong Zhongshu of the Western Han Dynasty once wrote to Hanwu. It was also recorded in the agronomical book "The Book of Victory", so it is not uncommon. However, in recent years, Xuzhou has experienced drought and flood disasters, coupled with the arrival of freezing, climate change, and naturally affecting the harvest. The three old people did not spread rumors.

Chen Zhi said this, and the three old men felt a little relieved, but they also knew that the master in front of him had a bad reputation in the past and could not help but worry.

Chen Zhi saw that the few people were worried, but did not comfort them. Instead, he cleaned up and took everyone to the field to explore and ask the farmers along the way.

When those people saw Chen Zhi, they heard the question and saw three old men. They all guessed the reason and complained, told the pain of plowing the fields, and said that the harvest was not good, etc. Chen Zhi listened to them one by one, and then went to the fields to investigate them personally.

Of course, his actions were regarded as pretending to be a pretentious gesture. No one thought that Chen Zhi would understand the matter of farmland. However, he did not know that Chen Zhi had promoted military farmland in his previous life. Although he had not personally placed the fields, he had to sign the farmhouse. He had some understanding. At this time, he personally investigated and quickly confirmed the statements of the three old men.

"It's really not optimistic. Don't worry, you guys. The land rent will inevitably be reduced. If you go back, I will ask someone to discuss it. I will always give you a reply."

As Chen Zhi finished speaking, the elderly, together with the farmer who was asked, looked grateful and thanked Chen Zhi very much.

"It's not too late to say this when things are implemented."

After appeased everyone, Chen Zhi took the people back to the courtyard and soon called Chen Fu again and asked him to go to the city to recruit several craftsmen.

As Chen Fu entered the city, today's events were also circulating in the city, and everyone who heard them smiled knowingly.

"It's time for Chen Zhi to raise his hopes, and he knows that he has created the name of virtuous people."

"He got a lot of industries, including rice and grain shops, Zhang Pi walked, and there were countless teahouses. His family was small and he had the Chen clan as a backing. He had a good relationship with many aristocratic families. He had no impact on reducing or exempting land rent at all. Instead, it was a good way to accumulate fame."

"It's good that this is the case. Chen Zhi is now a famous scholar in Xuzhou. When the hometown is determined, he will be a famous person in Pengcheng. He can't always find another way to accumulate fame. In the future, our Pengcheng storefront may be this person. It's better to accumulate fame more safely."

"Isn't it? I recently went to Wuyuan to distribute goods, and Chen Zhi's reputation spread there. Someone asked me for a while, and I told me about the "Talents", which surprised them. However, Chen Qishao's reputation is not deep enough, and the people there will not be as respected as we do."

"Well, this is the case in the north, but there are differences in the south. Some people have mentioned the "Teacher's Talk" in the Southern Biography, and they are also praising it. The day of the Great Biography is not far away. Chen Zhi is now making a good wish for the love of farmers. When he introduces it to people from other counties, he will have something to say."

Similar conversations were circulated in the circles of gentry and merchants. Everyone thought that Chen Zhi entered the land and reduced rent in order to further consolidate his reputation, which was also in line with the general path to becoming famous.

Many famous scholars in the past have come to the forefront by making a splash, but if the foundation is not consolidated in the future, it will be as unstable as a castle in the air. For example, Zuo Si was named the Lunar Lu in Luoyang, but his foundation is unstable and he had to cling to the powerful and nobles to consolidate his reputation. As a result, the powerful and nobles fell, and the person was also affected by disasters and contacted. Otherwise, the Zuo family would be in a heavier atmosphere now and would not be limited to the Qingzhou literary world.

This news also came to the county magistrate's mansion. The county magistrate Xu Hui was planning to visit Chen Zhi. When he heard the rumor, he had another thought and called a staff member Zhang Ji and said his thoughts: "Ren Sheng, when you said that when I visited, I mentioned the exhortation of the agricultural edict. Can you also help Chen Zhi maintain his hope?"

When Zhang Ji heard this, he guessed Shangguan’s thoughts and asked, “Minister, do you want to make friends with Chen Zhi with this, and at the same time, he gained the reputation of persuading farmers with the help of his new famous scholar?”

"No," Xu Hui nodded and smiled, "As soon as the "Teacher's Talk" was released, not only will Chen Zhi be named from now on, but I don't have to worry about my encouragement and evaluation. I have published such famous teaching articles. Even if I do nothing in the next two years, it will be enough to achieve the merit of education. This is all thanks to Chen Zhi's help. He is now at the moment when the limelight is in full swing, and he can still calm down and consolidate his reputation. He is a person who can be valued. I help him and also use his east wind. When the "Teacher's Talk" became famous in Xuzhou, the things I talked about to encourage agriculture will naturally spread and help evaluation."

Zhang Ji nodded and said, "Minister, you have a good idea, but if you want to visit Chen Zhi, you must also prepare. He is now famous. If this reputation helps you evaluate, you must help Chen Zhi support your momentum in order to become your arm and help you soar."

"That's the reason." Xu Hui nodded with a smile, "I heard that someone had spread the "Talents" to the south. It is estimated that it will spread in another ten days and half a month. I am quite curious about the expressions of those people after reading this article. I believe they would never have thought that I would take the lead in the promotion of the academic edict! Hey, if the governor knew, I wonder what he would think, Pengcheng was abandoned by him."

There is a faint resentment in the words. The governor moved south, not just because he left, but also represented policies, etc., which made Pengcheng less convenient. Of course, this also made Xu Hui less constrained. It was just that when people were thinking about things, they always cared about the parts that were not good for themselves and ignored the benefits.

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At the same time, in the guest room of Guangling County, two counties separated from Pengcheng, Chen Hua put down his pen and looked at the articles he had just written on the table. He smiled, and moved his wrist and fell four words.

"Fu of the Way of Teachers".
Chapter completed!