Poisonous Peasant 'Concubine'

Chapter 148 Buying Land

Qingyang County Government Office is located in the northeastern part of the county, not far from Xinyuan Restaurant, and it takes about a quarter of an hour to get there by carriage, and it is still under the condition that the carriage in the city cannot gallop. They also prepared the best carriage, which was several times more comfortable than the luxury carriage at Ling Jingxuan's family.

"Mr. Ling, the county government is here." The slow-moving carriage stopped suddenly, and the coachman's respectful voice came from outside. Ling Jingxuan exchanged glances with Ling Jingpeng and Zhao Dalong, and the three got up and jumped out of the carriage one after another.

The county government office with blue bricks and black tiles looks very new. It should not have been built for a few years. Right above the door, the word Qingyang County Government hangs high, and a huge grievance drum stands on the right side of the door. At this time The door was wide open, and there were a few yamen servants in uniform standing outside. When they saw them coming, the yamen servants stood firm and still, sticking to their posts like statues, as if they were very disciplined.

"Brother Coachman, please wait for us for a while." Looking back at the yamen, Ling Jingxuan took out a few copper coins and stuffed them to the coachman, and nodded with Ling Jingpeng before walking over.

"Stop! The government office is a place where idlers are not allowed to enter. Those who complain must first show the pleadings."

A yamen servant with a knife stopped them mightily. Ling Jingpeng and Zhao Dalong who came to the government for the first time inevitably flinched a little, but Ling Jingxuan was calm and calm, and didn't pay attention to the majestic yamen servant at all. He said: "I didn't come here to file a complaint. Please send my eldest brother to inform me that Ling Jingxuan, the doctor who diagnosed and prescribed the big head plague in Datong Town a few months ago, asked to see me."

Originally, he didn't plan to reveal his identity as a doctor, but they had already delayed too much today, and it was almost the end of time now, if they continued to delay, they would not be able to rush back today.

"Is it the plague you diagnosed?"

The yamen servant who stopped them widened his eyes reflexively, and finally looked at him. The other three yamen servants couldn't help but looked at him curiously. The first time he learned of the outbreak of the plague, the elder rushed to Datong Town, from the Ping An Hall The shopkeeper learned that it was a very young man who diagnosed and prescribed the prescription. The elder was very shocked. He had been looking for him for several months, but he seemed to have evaporated from the world. No matter how hard they searched, they couldn't find him. He actually came to the door by himself today, it really didn't take much effort to find nowhere.

"You wait here."

If he was really young, it would be a lie to say that he had no doubts at all, but if they thought about it, no one would dare to lie to the magistrate, right?

"Brother, is it okay? Don't you want people to know that you have medical skills?" The yamen guard who stopped them earlier went in to report. Ling Jingpeng glanced at the other three yamen guards carefully, and asked him in a low voice like a thief. I'm afraid that others will listen to it.

"It doesn't matter, who stipulates that one must know medical skills if one knows prescriptions?"

He turned sideways and smiled wickedly, he had already thought about how he would deal with the shopkeeper of Ping An Tang back then, and how he would deal with the county master today, as long as he insisted that he didn't know medical skills, would he still be able to eat him?All he wanted was to see him as soon as possible, nothing else mattered.

"I understand." Ling Jingpeng was not stupid, he understood his meaning in an instant, and quietly gave him a thumbs up in a place where the servants could not see. Indeed, only this method can make him go smoothly in the shortest possible time. Meet the county magistrate.

"Which one is Doctor Ling?"

Not long after, the yamen servant who went to report came out following a tall man in brocade clothes who looked no more than 30 years old. A patrolling body, the yamen servant who followed behind him quickly stepped forward and pointed at Ling Jingxuan and said respectfully: "My lord, this is Dr. Ling."

"You are Doctor Ling?"

Following the direction of his fingers and accurately locking Ling Jingxuan, magistrate Hu looked at him carefully. He only heard that he seemed to be very young earlier, but he didn't expect it to be so? ?immature?He looks like he should be less than [-] years old, right?

Well, Ling Jingxuan's body is indeed slender. He used to look older when he was black and thin, but now that he has whitened his skin and his skin is tender, he looks younger and immature. It is inevitable that his mouth feels hairless and unstable. .

"Student Ling Jingxuan has met Mr. Hu!" Facing his naked sizing eyes, Ling Jingxuan frankly did not hide or dodge, and took the lead in cupping fists at him. He was originally a child, so he was right to call himself a student. The most important thing is that He can get away with it, he is not interested in kneeling and kowtowing casually.

"I've met Mr. Hu." In contrast, Ling Jingpeng and Zhao Dalong didn't dare to play tricks as blatantly as he did. They were honestly going to kneel down, but? ?

"Don't try your best, you don't need to be too polite."

Hu Lizhi who came back to his senses spoke before they knelt down, and excitedly stepped forward and grabbed Ling Jingxuan's arms: "Okay, okay, you are really a young talent, Dr. Ling, if you didn't help me in time that day, the plague is afraid It’s about to erupt in Datong Town.”

When he learned of the outbreak of the plague in Datong Town that day, he was so frightened that he rushed over immediately, fearing that the plague would spread. You must know that in the past dynasties, once the plague appeared, it was accompanied by corpses and dead people. This matter broke out during his term of office, and he might not be able to keep the black hat on his head, especially since this place is still the fiefdom of Prince Cheng, if the lord finds out, the lives of his family will probably have to be accounted for here.

"Hehe... Mr. Hu praised you absurdly. In fact, I don't have any medical skills at all, and I'm not a doctor. It's just that I met a barefoot doctor when I was young. He taught me some pharmacology, and he happened to tell me about the symptoms of the big head plague. I It’s just a blind cat meeting a dead mouse.” With a few simple words, Ling Jingxuan put aside the relationship, if people know that he is good at medicine, it may bring him more fame and fortune, but relatively He probably lost even more. In this age where human rights are completely absent and the royal family is supreme, the better his medical skills, the closer he is to death. He has no interest in getting involved in any messy backyard struggles, or even royal family battles. , and then inexplicably reduced to cannon fodder.

"Whether you know medical skills or not, you have helped me and the people of Qingyang County a lot."

His words easily convinced Hu Lizhi, because he looked too young, and he really didn't look like a person with advanced medical skills. Realizing that they were still standing at the gate, Hu Lizhi quickly moved away: "It's not convenient to talk here, Doctor Ling." Please come in."

"Adults please!"

He is not arrogant enough to dare to walk in front of the county master.

Seeing this, Hu Lizhi was very happy, with naked satisfaction on his face, he raised his voice and laughed loudly: "Doctor Ling, you don't need to be too polite, this county is from the north, not as particular as the southerners, let's go in."

As he said that, regardless of whether he wanted to or not, Hu Lizhi grabbed his wrist and pulled him in boldly. Ling Jingpeng and Zhao Dalong were stunned, obviously not expecting Mr. Hu to be such a talkative person, and then walked quickly Follow up, before coming, perhaps no one thought that they would meet County Magistrate Hu so smoothly.

Hu Lizhi didn't take them to the majestic courtroom, but went directly to the study in the back yard. An old man can be so careful, Ling Jingxuan slightly looked sideways, okay? ?

"My lord, is that your servant?"

Out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly saw a servant turning into another yard, Ling Jingxuan couldn't help but stop, if he read correctly, that person should be one of the servants brought by the little fat man who was being tricked by the steamed stuffed buns, right?Could it be that the little fat man is Lord Hu's family? "Huh? Well, that's my nephew's entourage, doctor Ling knows?"

Looking back and following his line of sight, he happened to see half of the servant's back, which was enough for him to recognize the other party's identity. When it came to his nephew, he had a headache. I don't know why he ate his stomach badly today. When he was carried back, he almost collapsed, and he kept complaining about stomach pains, so he insisted on taking someone to seal Xinyuan restaurant, didn't others know that he didn't know?The people behind Xinyuan Restaurant are not something he, a mere county magistrate, can afford to offend, but the old lady and his sister spoiled the child too much, and kept crying in front of him, letting him take care of everything he said. The nephew did what he said, which made him one head and two big. It wasn't until noon that the nephew took medicine and took a nap before he was quiet for a while. Just when the yamen servant came to report, he escaped with an excuse.

"Hehe... I don't know each other. It's just that I happened to settle down at Xinyuan Restaurant. I saw them rushing away with a child in their arms in the morning. I was a little more impressed."

Ling Jingxuan smiled slightly, seemingly explaining, but actually telling him that his nephew and his entourage were a bit bullying outside, implying that he should be disciplined, and indirectly removed Xinyuan Restaurant.

"Oh?? Let Dr. Ling see a joke. My nephew lost his father when he was young, so his mother and grandmother spoiled him a little bit lawlessly."

Hu Lizhi was also shrewd, and he understood the deep meaning of his words almost instantly, briefly explained the little fat man's situation, and told him by the way that he was not the kind of person who would mess around with women and children.

"Ha ha."

The corners of his lips curled up indifferently, Ling Jingxuan didn't speak any more, and it was impossible for Hu Lizhi to continue this topic, after all, family ugliness should not be publicized, right?

Hu Lizhi's study room is very simple, and the only decoration is probably the books that occupy three walls. The mahogany desk seems to be old. After inviting them to sit down, the servants quickly brought refreshments. Ling Jingxuan and others smiled. thank.

"Doctor Ling is here to find something in this county, right?"

People who had been searching for several months and couldn't find them suddenly came to the door by reporting their family name. They must have something to ask for. Thinking that they might be too embarrassed to speak up, Hu Lizhi started for them. However, he also has his principles. Although Ling Jingxuan It was indeed a great help to him, within the scope of his ability, he could promise anything, on the contrary, there was nothing he could do.

"Since the adults have spoken first, then I will not be polite to the adults. To be honest, I do have something to ask the adults for help."

The other party is so good, why should he hide it?Ling Jingxuan picked up the teacup and took a sip, and after organizing the words in his head, he continued: "It's such an adult, the barefoot doctor who taught me medicine before also taught me how to use herbs to raise fish, how to grow fish in the Inner Sea Basin? After many years of practice in fish farming, I have figured out the rules. Although the current amount is not large, I believe there will be more and more in the future, but farming must start from scratch. A little bit of groping, I don’t dare to really mess around without money, no, a few days ago I made some jam myself and sold it to Xinyuan Restaurant, which can be regarded as a small profit, so I thought about buying a piece of land and groping around Try it out, if things are really planted, it will greatly alleviate the shortcomings of our Cangzhou and even Qingguo's underdeveloped agriculture? However, adults also know that that piece of wasteland is always land. They must pay taxes according to the regulations of the imperial court. Over the years of wars, the taxes have been getting higher and higher. It’s okay to plant them in one year. If it takes more than a few years, I will really lose everything, so my lord , I would like to ask, if I buy a large number of those lands for experimental planting, can you be the master and exempt us from taxes for two or three years?"

After laying a lot of groundwork, Ling Jingxuan finally revealed his purpose. Originally, he was thinking that it would be good if he could be spared a year. Jinghan's talents and studies will definitely pass in the next year, and then he will be able to be exempted from tax in a fair manner. However, there are no absolutes in everything. If they can fight for two more years, they will have more buffer time, right?

Hearing this, Hu Lizhi fell silent, frowned and thought for a while before raising his head and saying, "Can you really raise fish by yourself?"

The two biggest problems in the land of Cangzhou are that freshwater fish cannot be raised, and the inland sea area is barren. If he can really raise fish, does it also mean that he can really grow things on that wasteland?If so, it would be a great achievement. Maybe even the emperor would pay attention to it. The weakest part of the Qing Dynasty is agriculture.