Chapter 4472: naturally

After all, it was Li You who came to see Chen Xi with a dark face, could he really refuse to give him face?

Although when Li You came to find Chen Xi with a dark face, Chen Xi thought that another mentally retarded family had offended Li You and that Li You was going to cause trouble, so he went out of his way to comfort him, but Li You directly asked if he could change it. Chen Xi was put off by a blind date plan in which the sons of middle-aged and elderly men with enough meritorious deeds were invited to participate.

Because Chen Xi had never considered this issue. At that time, the centurions of the older generation were severely beaten by the brainless fists of the military during the Ling Emperor period, and their minds were confused after being beaten. No matter what Liu Bei and Chen Xi said, Well, before the credibility was established as it is now, those people would not be soldiers if they had other choices. This resulted in Liu Bei having basically no old men under his command at that time.

This is also the reason why many people know Jiang Guang - at that time, everyone thought that Jiang Guang was an old man of the Central Guards. Jiang Guang can come, which means that the older generation, the veterans who have suffered from the iron fist of society, are gradually accepting Liu Bei and Liu Bei. Chen Xi, this is good news.

In the end, the facts told Chen Xi that he had overthought it all. Jiang Guang was able to come over and continue to serve as a soldier. It was entirely because he was young and had little influence from the iron fist of society. It was not because Liu Bei's benevolence had gained general new recognition. This was very embarrassing.

At that time, Liu Bei's benevolence could not be recognized by the veterans who had eaten the iron fist of society. So it is self-evident what the situation of Cao Cao and Sun Ce was.

Therefore, in Northern Xinjiang, the majority of those who participated in the war were young centurions. This is also the reason why the early wave of centurions who made great achievements were actually not very old and are still basically in their prime.

After missing Northern Xinjiang and realizing that Liu Bei was indeed benevolent, many old men joined the Han army again. However, these people are basically in their fifties and sixties now. There is no way to fight against the Yellow Turbans. In a wave, except for Jiang Guang, who is a bastard, he is now at least fifty years old.

Therefore, when Li You went to find Chen Xi, Chen Xi was quite shocked, old man? Do we have an old centurion? If so, how many? Selected based on merit, only a dozen or so qualified.

Li You was also open about these matters and told the truth directly. He just wanted to make arrangements for Wang Liang's son. Whether it was successful or not was Wang Liang's son's own problem, but whether he could do it or not was Li You's problem. , so I asked Chen Xi if it was okay.

Of course that's fine, isn't it just a matter of adding a dozen more people?

Besides, people's meritorious service is also qualified, just because they are married, arranging their sons of the right age to go on a blind date is completely in line with the moral logic of these days, an arrangement!

So Wang Ke, who was in his early twenties at the time, was arranged to go on a blind date. With his silly appearance and young enough appearance, he actually deceived a girl from the Zheng family in Xingyang to go back.

This matter passed, and Chen Xi never saw Wang Ke for so many years. But when Wang Ke excitedly ran to the Political Yuan to sign and seal, and Li You asked about Wang Liang, Chen Xi remembered this incident.

After all, this incident is one of the rare incidents that can make Chen Xi realize that Li You is indeed a human being and not some strange creature. In human society, it is inevitable for human beings to be sophisticated, as long as it is within a reasonable range.

"If I remember correctly, it seems that she is indeed the daughter of the Zheng family in Xingyang." Li You thought for a while and said, "It seems to be called Zheng Ling. When he got married, Wang Liang wrote to me. He happened to be there, so he went I took a trip and looked around a little bit.”

When his son got married, Wang Liang wrote an invitation letter to Li You using his stupid words and full of errors. To be honest, Wang Liang had no intention of Li You coming. He just wanted to thank Li You. In the end, Li Youzhen went and gave him a gift, but Wang Liang was not frightened to death.

However, Li You didn't stay long. He sent a red envelope to both men and women and left. He was not suitable for this kind of place. Moreover, many wedding procedures had to be modified while he was there, and he came at a very early time. It's late, it's too late, so don't make things difficult for Wang Liang.

Li You came and went in such a hurry, showed his face and left, but Wang Liang finally remembered it completely. He always felt that Li You was too ruthless in the past, but after that time, Wang Liang also felt that Li You was too ruthless. Yu may always have something he has to do, but he just can't understand it at his level.

"Oh oh oh, it's true." Chen Xi said with a smile, even a little proud.

The Zheng family of Xingyang was placed after the Wei and Jin Dynasties, and they were one of the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes. They were the highest-ranking dignitaries in the world. Even the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty often wished he could marry a woman with the Five Surnames. From this point of view, Wang Ke got a big bargain, and he did a good job.

"What's wrong?" Li You looked at Chen Xi with a strange expression.

"It's nothing, I just think it's pretty good." Chen Xi said with a smile.

Wang Ke didn't stay in Chang'an. He took the seal and the official document and went straight back to Mount Tai. This kind of thing is not positive, so what to do will be positive. As for the scenery along the way, who is still looking at this at this time? Go home. Looking for a wife, after finding a wife, we go to the father-in-law's house together and pluck out the wool. In the future, I will become a vassal king with 300,000 households.

Yes, the reason why Wang Ke is so excited is that he is ridiculously good at mathematics. He is the first among the gang of mathematical wastes to calculate how many people can be supported by 10,000 square kilometers of fertile soil. Middle-level general.

This is also why Wang Ke was clearly not good at fighting before. Among the purely violent elite groups such as the Guan Yu Group Army, he was not even ranked in the top fifty. Why was he able to overthrow all his teammates in one go this time? , to put it bluntly, doesn’t it mean burning up?

Such a huge stimulation, if it doesn't take off, then it will be useless, rush, rush to death!

He galloped all the way and arrived at the inn on Mount Tai in the shortest time. He threw his horse into the inn and Wang Ke roared at the people inside, "Uncle Bai, has my father gone to work today?"

"Ah, Xiao Wang, why are you back? Has the Battle of the Ganges come to an end again?" The little old man known as Uncle Bai came out of the inn and asked Wang Ke curiously.

"It's over. We've been given eight months' leave. I'll come back to see my father and my wife." Wang Ke said with a smile, and then asked again, "Is my father at the inn today?"

"No, Brother Wang should kill the pig at home." The old man said with a smile.

"Thank you, Uncle Bai. I'll treat you to a drink later." Wang Ke turned around and ran back.

"This kid." The old man looked at Wang Ke who was running happily into the city. He didn't quite understand why he had become so careless again.

Wang Ke ran all the way to his house in Taishan, and before anyone could enter, he shouted to the yard, "Dad, Ling Niang, I'm back."

Zheng Ling, who was washing vegetables and meat and preparing to stew meat for her children, put down the wooden basin when she heard the sound and walked outside. Wang Liang, who was basking in the sun in the courtyard, also opened his eyes.

Then he saw Wang Ke pushing the door open and entering. Wang Liang sat up and looked at his son, who had all his arms and legs, lying down again. It's okay as long as he is fine. We can talk about it later.

When Wang Ke's two daughters who were playing in the garden saw their biological father, they also rushed up, hugged Wang Ke's thighs, and asked Wang Ke for gifts. Different from the previous times when they came back with There were big and small packages of gifts, but Wang Ke was so quick this time that he didn't bring anything, so he directly promised his two daughters at home to take them out to buy them later.

"Where's the boss?" Looking at his wife's eager eyes, Wang Ke asked awkwardly.

"I'm going to school. I'll be back in a while. Master, why didn't you notify me before you came back?" Zheng Ling asked strangely after taking Wang Ke to the back room.

"This time is because there are temporary arrangements on the Ganges River, so I came back quickly. Your husband and I will have a fiefdom this time." Wang Ke is the kind of person who can't hide things in his heart, and there are some things he doesn't say out loud, so How to highlight your own happiness and excitement? What's more, only telling your wife about this kind of thing is the greatest happiness!

"Ah?" Zheng Ling was shocked. After marrying Wang Ke, she had lived a good life for so many years. Although it was not as good as her hometown in Xingyang in the early years, the Zheng family's family tradition was very good, and Wang Ke treated her very well. Zheng Ling didn't pay much attention to trivial matters. In the early years, she was poorer and poorer, but it didn't matter. What's more, when Wang Ke got the tenth-level title, her family's conditions improved.

After all, the Zheng family in Xingyang has to support a large group of people. Zheng Ling is just a branch of the family. Even if it is a branch closer to the family, the treatment she can enjoy is just that. Wang Ke After she was promoted to the tenth level, Zheng Ling took care of the family's finances by herself. She would even visit her parents with gifts during holidays when Wang Ke couldn't come back.

Generally speaking, after it has developed to this level, even if Zheng Ling's family is not as good as her parents' family, it is not bad overall. The difference between the two parties is more in their connections and background. In terms of actual display, there is actually no difference. Wang Ke participated in the attack on Balayaga last year. After being promoted to the fourteenth level of nobility, he was no longer as good as his own family, and he couldn't defeat these branches?

It’s not like everyone is like the Deng family in Nanyang. Even their branches are from the family of princes. You must know that most of the normal families of princes are actually just one prince. Before the Zheng family in Xingyang did not experience the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, although it was considered He has been in a wealthy family for many generations, but he is still far from the completely perverted Five Surnames and Qiwang behind him.

"How come there is a fief suddenly?" Zheng Ling's eyes froze slightly, then she looked at Wang Ke and asked.

"What's wrong?" Wang Ke asked without knowing why.

"No, you tell me your reasons first. After you finish speaking, I will tell you my reasons. I need to synthesize the situations on both sides." Zheng Ling shook her head and said, she is a smart person, Xingyang Zheng The biggest card of the Zheng family at present is Zheng Xuan of Beihai, who is from the same clan, and the children of the Zheng family are basically taught by Zheng Xuan.

"It's like this, a few days ago..." Although Wang Ke didn't know why, he always trusted his wife, and her wife was indeed very smart. In the past, his wife helped with many things, and he also relied on her to read and read. Taught, and taught well.

"In other words, the fifteenth-level title has a fiefdom of 10,000 square kilometers?" Zheng Ling took a deep breath. She had some idea of ​​how big 10,000 square kilometers was. It was a large piece of land that was one hundred kilometers long and one hundred kilometers wide. The place, and more importantly, what was the situation in the Ganges River area? Zheng Ling already knew that it was fertile land every time Wang Ke came back from the front to spread the word to her.

For ten thousand square kilometers of fertile land, Zheng Ling just made some rough calculations using mental arithmetic and made basic estimates based on urban planning and road planning. She realized that as long as such a place is developed, it can be safely developed. Feeding more than one million people.

Then in an instant Zheng Ling connected all the previous things together, Xingyang Zheng family, **** it, you guys, didn't you agree to inherit the moral family? What's the matter, you actually set your sights on the fiefdom of our Wang family. Damn it, I still treat you as blood relatives!

Wang Ke instantly felt Zheng Ling's annoyance and looked at Zheng Ling with some confusion. What was going on? He had offended his wife inexplicably.

"Husband, when you come back now, you are going to take me to the Zheng family's fiefdom in Xingyang to learn about it, right?" Zheng Ling calmed down her anger and said as calmly as possible.

Wang Ke was a little strange, but he didn't notice the difference in Zheng Ling's words. You must know that Zheng Ling used to talk about her natal family, but this time she talked about the Zheng family in Xingyang. However, Wang Ke didn't realize the difference, so he clicked nodded.

"The Lieutenant really did his best for you." Zheng Ling said with emotion, "If anything happens to the Lieutenant in the future, you must be at the forefront."

"That's for sure. I'm the Xiliang Iron Cavalry. I'm always at the forefront, and I have a fifteenth-level knighthood. Although it's much easier than the previous nineteenth level, if you really want to do it, it's still a bit difficult without risking your life. Wang Ke said with a smile, "But don't worry, I will definitely get the fifteenth-level title."

"Let's discuss it with dad. Let's go eat first. I'm stewing the New Year pig that dad killed this morning. You just came back." Zheng Ling stopped other thoughts and said to Wang Ke with a smile.

"That's a good relationship." Wang Ke said with a smile. In fact, he smelled the smell of meat when he came back. He just had something on his mind and didn't say anything. "I went to see dad."

After Wang Ke left, Zheng Ling's eyes became extremely gloomy. She suddenly realized a lot of things - why her parents' family invited her during the Chinese New Year, why they talked about things like fiefdom, and why they said they wanted to teach her how to do things. To run the fiefdom, how to arrange official positions, and most importantly, if necessary, the Zheng family can provide help.

[Okay, Xingyang Zheng family, this is how you do things, right? 】Zheng Ling sat on her soft bed and had already figured out a lot. At that time, she did not think about the fiefdom, even though the Zheng family hinted during the Chinese New Year that Liu Bei had passed the proposal to allocate fiefdoms to his subordinates. When she was enfeoffed, Zheng Ling never thought about what her family would become.

On the one hand, Zheng Ling subconsciously felt that her husband was only a fourteenth-level knight, and he would only be a sixteenth-level knight after struggling to his death. If he could not reach the rank of Guannei Marquis, even if he was actually granted a title abroad, how many titles could he get?

Even if the territory of a county can be sealed, it can still be managed by recruiting thirty or forty of his own people based on what Zheng Ling has learned and Wang Ke's experience in leading troops in battles.

But now Wang Ke comes back and says that he can allocate 10,000 square kilometers, and all of them are fertile land. What does this mean? It means a million people. This requires a very strong operational management framework to maintain it. This is no longer a county. A land, but a country.

This has completely exceeded the controllable range that Zheng Ling thought before. You must know that a county in the Han Dynasty only had 10,000 people. Zheng Ling prepared everything for a large fiefdom with a scale of 10,000 people.

Even the construction plan, how to gather the population, how to operate, and what kind of crops to plant were all prepared. As a result, the plan is completely useless now. It is difficult to manage 10,000 people and it is difficult to manage one million people. That’s not a problem that has increased a hundred times!

To put it bluntly, for a fiefdom of this size, what Zheng Ling had learned before, even if it was taught by a great scholar like Zheng Xuan, was all nonsense when faced with such specifications. This was only the core and top level within the family. It is an education that only the family head’s brothers and the family head’s successor will receive.

This is the knowledge to run a country and control it at the national level. Does she, Zheng Ling, have it? There is a hammer, she is the concubine of the Zheng family. Even when the first wave of marrying off daughters was given to some elites, and because of the existence of Zheng Xuan, the education provided by the Zheng family was more advanced, but then Advanced people can advance to the first level, that’s not nonsense!

The first level of education was prepared for Chen Xi's level. Zheng Ling was able to receive the second level of education only because Zheng Xuan didn't care, and she was close enough to the main line, otherwise she would have been fooled!

But precisely because of this kind of education and knowing these things, Zheng Ling realized more clearly what the Zheng family wanted to do, which was to really control the entire bureaucracy of their family's fiefdom.

Think about the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes. Other families are fighting against the Prime Minister. The Zheng family has produced more than 800 county-level officials in history books in three hundred years. With such a strong foundation, even if there is no Prime Minister, what is wrong with people being called Five Surnames and Seven Hopes? , anyway, most of the bureaucracy is under control. It doesn’t matter whether there is a top level, as long as it can be operated.

Zheng Ling did not have this awareness, but Zheng Ling knew that if she really listened to her mother's family, then this fiefdom would not be the fiefdom of their Wang family, but the fiefdom of the Zheng family.

"I am the wife of the Wang family, not the girl of the Zheng family." Zheng Ling said softly, I can give you other things if you want. There are too many, if you dare to ask for my son’s things, then don’t blame my sister for being cruel, Mrs. Zheng of Xingyang!”

There was no special idea, it was just simple and direct. After Zheng Ling realized everything, she naturally resisted her own invasion!