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Rebellion is too far away from them.

Lou pointed to the city outside the porthole: "This county town also belongs to Brother Han."

The couple looked at each other in blank dismay, their world only had the mansion of Fei's family in Ehu.

When Fei Lin was young, he followed Fei Yinghuan to Qianshan County and also to Guangxin Fucheng, so he had some experience.

As for Lou Shi, going to Hekou Town is like a long trip for her.

The whole city here belongs to Brother Han, which is completely beyond their imagination.

Mrs. Lou took out the deeds of the two of them and said, "Under Brother Han's rule, slaves are not allowed. Fei Chun is a high-ranking official, and it is impossible for you to be slaves again. Just take it."

Fei Lin subconsciously took it, and suddenly slapped himself.

Not dreaming!

The couple were so frightened that they even forgot to thank them, and just stood there stupidly.

"Go and rest, you can drink some rice wine to calm down the shock." Lou said.

The couple came to the adjacent cabin as if they were sleepwalking, and sat there for a while.

Suddenly, Ling Shi asked: "Chun'er has become a high-ranking anti-thief official?"

"It should be...that's right." Fei Lin was still a little confused.

Ling suddenly covered her mouth and burst into tears, "Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, This is it a good thing.

Fei Lin was also trembling with fear, and comforted himself: "No, no. Luling Zhao... Brother Han is very powerful. I heard that even officers and soldiers can't win against him."

"No matter how powerful a traitor is, he's still a traitor. The emperor sends even bigger officials to beat him. How can he beat him? Then it will be over!" The more Ling thought about it, the more frightened she became, crying even more sadly.

"Cry, cry, cry, what's the use of crying?"

Distraught by the crying, Fei Lin scolded, "My son is already a thief, so we can cry him back? Madam has her own opinion, and she also went to Ji'an. Whatever she does from now on, we will follow suit."

"Yes, yes, Ma'am is going too..." Ling suddenly froze, "Master Ruhe, shouldn't he be a traitor too?"

Fei Lin suddenly came to his senses, slapped his thigh fiercely and said, "No wonder Madam treats Chunfang (Zhao Zhenfang) so well, so she already knew about this matter. Master Ruhe must be a thief, and Chun'er went out with him."

It seemed that being a thief in Fei Ruhe's family would give them a sense of security, and Ling suddenly became less afraid.

Not only was she not afraid, but Ling was also excited: "Chun'er has become a high-ranking official, won't we be able to enjoy the blessings in the future?"

"What are you thinking?" Fei Lin said speechlessly.

Ling began to fantasize: "I want to buy ten maids and ten young servants to serve them. Every day, I open my mouth and stretch out my clothes. By the way, what was your ancestor's last name?"

Fei Lin shook his head and said, "I don't know."

"Then let the surname be Fei, and there's no need to change it," Ling suddenly reprimanded, "You are not allowed to take concubines!"

Fei Lin didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "What are you thinking about?"

Ling said with a sneer: "That's not sure, who doesn't take concubines among powerful men?"

It's okay not to mention it, but when Ling said this, Fei Lin was really tempted, and began to fantasize about how many beautiful concubines he could have.

In the fantasies of the couple, the passenger ship gradually sailed to Ji'an Mansion.

Every time they passed a county, they were very excited, because it was all Han Geer's territory.

When they arrived at Deji'an Fucheng, the couple went ashore with Lou.

Ling said in a low voice: "Brother Han's territory is really big. I heard that there are more than ten counties, and we only passed a few. In my opinion, Brother Han will be the emperor in the future, and we Chun'er are the heroes who founded the country. You just wait and enjoy the rest of your life."

"Don't talk nonsense, don't talk nonsense." Fei Lin repeatedly reminded him, but his heart was full of joy.

The soldiers who were in charge of picking up the people ran to the General Military Mansion to report, and guards immediately came out to greet them.

The two maids, Yingchun and Dongfu, gradually felt something was wrong.

But he didn't know what went wrong, so he could only go in with Lou.

This used to be a government office, and although half of it belonged to office space, the area of ​​the inner house is also very large.

After walking through the corridor for a while, I finally saw someone.

The few soldiers who went to pick up the people at Qianshan Mountain immediately saluted the army and said: "General Town, people have been brought here."

"Very good, thanks for your hard work." Zhao Han smiled.

Holding the child in her arms, Fei Rulan stepped forward with Zhao Han.

"Master Taishui."

"mother."

Lou smiled happily, and said happily, "Okay, okay!" She took her grandson, "What's the child's name?"

Fei Rulan replied: "It's less than a hundred days old, and I haven't taken a real name yet. My nickname is 'Jun'er'."

"Zu'er?" Mrs. Lou didn't understand.

"Let's talk about the firecrackers," Fei Rulan said helplessly, "Not long after Beloved was born, some of his subordinates offered firecrackers."

Here the mother and daughter are talking, Zhao Han winks at his sister, Zhao Zhenfang suppresses the joy in her heart and just smiles.

Fei Rumei finally came to her senses: "Sister, are you married to Brother Han? Then don't I want to call you brother-in-law?"

"Don't you like it?" Zhao Han asked with a smile.

Fei Rumei smiled and said, "I like it very much, brother-in-law!" She turned to Zhao Zhenfang and said, "My sister has become your sister-in-law."

Zhao Zhenfang hurriedly saluted: "I have seen my sister-in-law."

"Eh!"

Fei Rulan was very happy, took Zhao Zhenfang's hand, and put a jade bracelet on her.

Everyone recounted the past, Fei Lin and Ling's couple were sent to Fei Chun's own mansion.

Those above the county magistrate level are all equipped with public houses to live in, either brought by the yamen, or snatched by the bullies.These public houses cannot be bought or sold. After being transferred or resigned, they must be given up to the next one.

Zhao Zhenfang doesn't care about any rebels, as long as she follows her brother.

After walking around for a while, Zhao Zhenfang suddenly sighed sadly: "Such a beautiful house, if the eldest sister is still there."

Zhao Han said comfortingly, "I have already sent someone to look for it."

Really looking for it, Zhao Han asked someone to draw a portrait and asked Xu Ying to help find out.

The portrait will definitely be distorted, mainly relying on names and clues.

Yangzhou, Zhenjiang, Nanjing, Jiujiang, and Nanchang all have Zhao Han's spies, and they are currently mainly trying their luck in these five cities.

Chapter 188 [The unselfish speculator]

The two little girls, Zhao Zhenfang and Fei Rumei, kept walking around the baby, always wanting to reach out to tease it.

Lou's, Fei Rulan's mother and daughter went into the room to chat about the current situation and many rules of Ji'an Mansion.

Not long after, Fei Ruhe also came and asked people to carry the luggage back to his house.When the mother and younger sister came over, they must have lived with him. It was inconvenient for the mother-in-law to live with the son-in-law.

"Brother, why is Gun'er sleeping all the time? He doesn't open his eyes to look at us." Zhao Zhenfang asked curiously.

Zhao Han said with a smile, "He grows faster when he sleeps."

So Zhao Zhenfang squatted down again and watched the baby sleep with Fei Rumei, but she didn't know what to watch.

They sat and looked after their children, and Zhao Han sat and looked at them. The warm spring sun was basking in the sun, which was a good time of the year.

The good times didn't last long, Xiao Huan came to see him and handed over some documents.

Because Taihe County was destroyed by Sailubu, the population was seriously underpopulated, and many farmers had to be relocated there.In the county seat, they were killed enough that some merchants and homeless people had to be moved there.At the same time, the original farmers in the county, in addition to borrowing grain from grain banks at low interest rates, should also distribute some grain and seeds to survive.

There is a lot of money and food involved in it, and the operation process is a bit chaotic. Taihe magistrate took the opportunity to greed for money and food.

nest case!

A total of 17 people were involved, from the county magistrate to the civil servants, to the mayor of the town and the staff of the grain bank.

And the irony is that most of the officials involved in corruption belonged to poor scholars, and there was even one who was born as a tenant farmer.Those who came forward to report the matter came from the gentry class, and they belonged to the children of the rich family that Zhao Han least worried about.

Zhao Han carefully looked at the disposal plan, and everything was done according to the rules. After signing and stamping, he said: "Pass it over to Mr. Pang, and let him reappoint the officials."

Xiao Huan left with the documents, Zhao Han sighed and lay down on the bamboo chair to bask in the sun.

The territory has only expanded to thirteen counties, and there are more and more corruption cases. If they occupy the entire Jiangxi in the future, don't those guys turn the world upside down?

Fortunately, countless scholars want to climb up and like to report their bosses to make room.

At this moment, Fei Chun is also very busy.

The nest case in Taihe County involved two employees of the grain bank.He decided to organize manpower to carry out a large-scale inspection of all food stores, and he would definitely be able to find a few more moths and scare off those who wanted to reach out indiscriminately.

Fei Lin and Ling waited and waited, but they couldn't wait for their son to come home, so they simply called the servants over.

"You four servants are the only ones in such a big house?" Ling asked with a frown.

"Just the four of us," said a maid.

Fei Lin asked, "Who is the butler?"

No answer, no housekeeper.

Ling couldn't help sighing: "This idiot, he doesn't even know how to be a master, and he doesn't even have a housekeeper. You all report your names, and I will familiarize myself with them. By the way, from now on, you will be called Master and Madam. Don't be too big or small. .”

"My name is Zuo Cui."

"My name is Liu Lishi."

"My name is……"

Ling suddenly interrupted: "Stop! What's my own, I have to call myself a slave from now on."

Liu Lishi said: "Mr. Zhao is not allowed to keep slaves, nor does he allow servants to call themselves slaves."

Ling sneered: "What are you not slaves?"

"Helper." Mrs. Liu replied.

Fei Lin didn't speak any more, but secretly looked at Zuo Cui, feeling that this maid was not bad.

Ling cleared her throat: "The Mr. Zhao you are talking about, I watched him grow up. He is a big man, and he is in charge of big things. He doesn't care about the small things in this house. My son doesn't know how to be the master. If you get used to wildness, you must establish rules in the future. Your names must also be changed, and you will be surnamed Fei from now on, changing your surnames with the master's is the rule."

The four helpers looked at each other.

Liu Li said: "Madam, if you really want to change your surname, then I request to resign. Finish this month and leave after receiving your salary. Madam can hire another helper."

"Hey, it's the other way around," Ling scolded, "Give me a slap!"

No one did anything, and everyone felt that Ling Shi was mentally retarded.

Zhao Han is very strict about private slavery and abuse of servants. As long as he goes to the government to file a complaint, he must sue one by one and investigate one by one, taking the opportunity to suppress those disobedient gentry.

Liu Lishi said: "Madam, my son is Mr. Zhao's soldier. I can live without being a servant. Madam won't let me go. I will file a complaint with the government. It is impossible for me to change my surname."

"Your son is a soldier, but my son is still an officer!"

Ling didn't realize the seriousness of the problem at all, so he ran to find a stick and beat Liu and Li.

Liu and Li did not hide, but covered their heads with their hands, and the wounds from the blows could be used as evidence.

This is what the missionaries in the city warned. Those missionaries often go door-to-door to publicize, so that the servants who have been abused must remember to report to the officials.

Ling shi took a beating, stopped and scolded angrily: "Are you convinced? If you are convinced, kneel down and admit your mistake!"

Liu Lishi pulled up his sleeves to check, and found that his arms were bruised from the beating, so he immediately turned and walked towards the gate.

Her son is not only a soldier, but also a mission officer in the army.Her husband died early, and she had only one son, so she was fine at home, so she applied to live in Fei Chun's house as a maid.

This spring, a large number of homeless people from Ji'an Fucheng moved to Anfu County, and there are already signs of labor shortages.

Afraid of not being able to find a job after leaving here?

Liu Li was orphaned and widowed in the past, and she suffered too much misery, and she never wanted to be mistreated again in this life.

"Stop her!" Fei Lin shouted.

Still no one did anything.

The remaining three helpers, although they didn't dare to resist, they wouldn't cooperate either.

When he came to the Luling county government, it was naturally impossible for Mrs. Liu and Li to meet the county magistrate directly.First, they entered the special mediation room of the county government, which was available throughout the Ming Dynasty and was mainly used to handle civil disputes.