Chapter 34 Ye Hua's Followers
When Ye Hua went home, he was in a low mood. He said nothing and locked himself in the study.
Chen Shi was a little puzzled. Not long ago, Chai Rong took Hua Zi away, could he be wronged? He was puzzled, but he found that his master Chen Tuan was still alive, and seemed to have expected it.
"Master, is Huazi in trouble?"
"That's all right!" Chen Tuan said: "When I came back, I heard that the craftsmen under the Ministry of Works made trouble, and no one made armor and weapons."
"What does this matter have to do with Huazi?"
"It's a big deal." Chen Tuan said: "He was kind-hearted and sent a letter of contract to the craftsmen. He also promised a lot of benefits. He said it was so happy, but can those craftsmen in the court be willing to do so? Then people are causing trouble, and those officials will definitely write letters to impeach Ye Hua and sue Ye Hua. Look, his good days are over!"
Chen Tuan said to Chen Shi very seriously: "Just listen to Master once, don't get involved with this kid, he will not end up doing this!"
Chen Shi darkened his face and shook his head hard, "No, he is my brother, and he will share the same blessings and difficulties!"
"You are stupid!" Chen Tuan was angry and pointed at his apprentice's forehead. "Do you know, people who have always been able to get rich in business have no good ending! Fan Li retired successfully and barely saved his life. He still had to spend all his family's wealth three times before he could survive. Lu Buwei was sentenced to death by poisoned wine. Shi Chong of the Jin Dynasty was framed by the three tribes of Yi. The worst one was Wang Yuanbao." Chen Tuan sighed: "This person was a wealthy man in the Kaiyuan period. No one knew how much money he had. Emperor Xuanzong asked him about his family's property. He said that the silk in his family was used to tie the trees on Zhongnan Mountain, and the trees were gone but the silk was not enough!"
Chen Shi was stunned when he heard this, "How rich are you?"
"Haha, so what!" Chen Tuan sneered: "The Anshi Rebellion broke out, and the imperial court lacked military pay. Xuanzong ordered Wang Yuanbao to donate funds and pay. Later, he fled to Bashu and plundered Wang Yuanbao's property. Then An Lushan's men rushed into Chang'an, and all the remaining property Wang Yuanbao confiscated. His family was regarded as slaves, more than a dozen concubines, and many daughters were divided by An Lushan and his generals. Wang Yuanbao's wealthy family, Zhong Ming and Ding Food, and finally starved to death!"
Chen Tuan sneered: "How capable Ye Hua is, he can compare with the previous ones. He can manage his business, so what if he can make a fortune! He is still being tricked by someone, so you must not interact with him too much, which will harm yourself."
Chen Shi's face turned red and white. Suddenly, he widened his eyes and said angrily, "Master, I respect you, but you shouldn't always be apart from the friendship between my disciple and Ye Hua. No matter what, I think what Huazi did is right!"
"That's right? The craftsmen have stopped working, isn't it wrong?"
"Of course it's right!" Chen Shi said decisively: "Those craftsmen have been slaves for generations, so pitiful. The court officials only care about their own selfishness, exploit and force people to a dead end. They are not wrong. Instead, Huazi, who gave craftsmen benefits, was wrong. What is the reason? Why do good people suffer from grievances, but bad people can be arrogant and domineering and unrestrained? What is the world?"
The "silent gourd" erupted, and Chen Tuan was speechless when asked, and he really lost his words.
Ye Hua is really nothing wrong with this matter.
He had bought a contract for sale from the Ministry of Revenue. In other words, those craftsmen belonged to him and were no longer craftsmen in the court. How much benefits should you outsiders give your workers?
Of course, this is the reason for putting it on the surface, but in many cases, you can’t just look at the truth, but also on your strength!
"Shitou, you heard from Master that Ye Hua is just a little baby, insignificant. Can Guo Wei deal with the people of the Ministry of Works for him? Not only the craftsmen of the court, but also so many upright officials and nobles. They have a lot of servants in their hands. Ye Hua did this, and it was just angering for the public! Those people would unite to scheme him. The things in this world are unreasonable. Didn't Master tell you that Chao Cuo strongly advocated the reduction of the vassals, and Emperor Jing of Han also strongly supported him, but after the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms, Emperor Jing of Han blamed Chao Cuo and beheaded the East City in half. A generation of loyal and kind ended up like this, the emperor was so cold and ruthless."
Chen Tuan sighed: "It was because of my master that I had seen through the world that I chose to become a monk and be a Taoist priest, and I was happy to be free and easy. Ye Hua is a smart person, but he is too gambler. I am really afraid that you will be implicated by him!"
Chen Tuan was heartbroken and caring. Chen Shi could hear it, but he did not intend to do what his master said.
"Even if the master is right, the more I will stay with Huazi, help him, remind him, protect him, no matter if he runs away, he is still a friend!"
"You! You are such a stone!"
Chen Tuan almost fainted from anger. He owed others in his previous life, and only became his master in this life... Chen Tuan had no choice but to come. The next day, he wanted to talk to his apprentice, but found that there were several more people in the mansion.
It turned out that Han Tong was the leader, and seven or eight military men came to visit.
Chen Shi was chatting with them, and then he listened to Han Shuo: "We all know that Ye Changshi was sued for the crime. Brothers discussed yesterday. Ye Changshi did the right thing, and we decided to release all the servants in the mansion. Today, we came here to ask Ye Changshi for help and make a contract. From now on, we will give the servants freedom!"
The others nodded, "That's right, we all mean that."
While talking, someone suddenly ran over and pulled his neck at Han Tong and Chen Shi, "Help me quickly and stop my mother!"
The person who came was Zhao Kuangyin. He was very embarrassed, in disheveled clothes, and there were blood on his neck and shoulders. Han Tong couldn't help laughing, "What's wrong with you? Did you make the old lady angry when drinking flower wine?"
"You're just drinking wine!" Zhao Kuangyin gave him a blank look and explained: "I heard that Ye Changshi was impeached, so I thought that there were many slaves in my family. I summoned them this morning and returned the contract for sale. As a result, my mother knew. The old lady was angry and beat him with a broom, so I came to avoid the limelight."
While speaking, Du really chased after him. Zhao Kuangyin turned his head and wanted to run away. At this time, a virtuous man with fairy spirit stepped forward and stopped Du.
The old Taoist said a few words but didn't hear anything clearly. Du obediently put down the broom, bowed repeatedly, apologized to the old Taoist, and then left obediently.
At this time, Chen Tuan swayed and walked towards this side.
Zhao Kuangyin was about to cry. Old god, I am really grateful for my life-saving gratitude!
In fact, Chen Tuan was shocked even more!
He thought Ye Hua was in trouble with public anger and was going to be in trouble.
Who knows why these rough men in the army took the wrong medicine and released the slaves together. Are you sick in your head? Or are you eating too much braised chicken and being stuck in oil?
Chen Tuan was puzzled. Han Tong was an honest man. He took the initiative to tell the reason... This time he entered Kaifeng, because of Feng Dao's suggestion, the meritorious soldiers received a lot of land and were also assigned to slaves.
It is already March now, and we need to prepare for spring plowing. Almost every family faces a problem. There is too much land and few people, so we can't do it at all!
At this time, Han Tong thought of Ye Hua's experience in cultivating the imperial road. He tried to divide the land into pieces and rent it to several slaves... It was amazing now. The slaves with land got up early and went to bed late, and even slept in the fields, turned over the ground and made up the ridges, and ran to the river to carry mud and sandy fields. They were busy and tired, and they didn't say anything about hard work.
Han Tong made a rough calculation and was surprised to find that a farmer could afford three slaves. The income from rent collection was much higher than before, and the slaves could live a better life!
There is nothing hesitant about the best of both worlds. As soon as he made his discovery, many other generals followed, especially Zhao Da, who rented all his 1,000 acres of land to his slaves, and even sent them to the slaves and sold their contracts... After hearing Han Tong's words, Chen Shi smiled, "Master, are you still saying that Huazi was wrong?"
Chapter completed!