Chapter 123 Income Standards
Finally, Guan Yu stood up: "Oh, brother, this book is not a big deal. My father-in-law and uncle Su, and there are other children under his knees. Some follow them to do business, and some study at home or study around. The day before yesterday, they sent someone to find me and my third brother, wanting us to come forward to talk to my elder brother, whether we can recommend their children to our Langdian County, or to find a position in the Anmin Army, which can be considered as taking off the skin of a businessman and becoming an official."
After saying that, Guan Yu sighed softly, and Cheng Liang continued, "Hey, I'm thinking with my second brother. It's really hard to talk about this kind of thing, so I've only refused at the banquet for a long time."
Liu He now understands what's going on.
He had actually been prepared for such things. The reason why these businessmen abandoned their wealth and followed themselves was that they had great righteousness and ambitions, in the end, a large part of the reason was that they had abandoned business and politics, and they transformed from the "business" of the intermediate workers of "scholars, farmers, industry and commerce" to "scholars" in one fell swoop.
Although the Zhang and Su families have big business, they are not ashamed of others. Now they have finally climbed a branch that is not big but is quite good, so they naturally have to work hard to climb up.
If you want to become an official family, it is not enough to rely solely on your son-in-law. The most important thing is to have a son who is an official. After all, the son is the real person in the bloodline.
Liu He smiled: "I thought it was a big deal. It turned out that it was just such a small thing, which was easy to deal with. But I don't know what the descendants the two uncles wanted to recommend looked like and what talents did they have?"
Seeing that Liu He had no intention of blame, the four of them breathed a sigh of relief.
"Reporting to the eldest brother, Zhang Family Recommended is the second son of my father-in-law, who is the second brother of the lowly family, named Zhang Long and courtesy name Dexing. Su Family Recommended is the eldest son of Uncle Su, named Su Mao and courtesy Yuansheng. They were both one year younger than my third brother and I. They have been studying and studying since I was a child. As for the talent, my third brother and I don't know."
Guan Yu told the situation one by one, and Liu He nodded frequently.
"Well... let's do this, I'm sorry, I'll ask the two of you to come to Langdang County to take a trip. Let's take a look at the school and tell us what talents are so that we can use them."
The four of them were overjoyed when they heard this and finally could go back and give an explanation, which would save them from being upset.
Liu He said seriously again: "Two brothers, now that chaos is approaching, our strength is enough to protect ourselves, but if you want to further develop, the demand for this talent is still very urgent. Talents are willing to seek refuge, as long as they are able to trust in morality, they can be rejected. Whether it is literary or martial, there is always a place to use martial arts. Why are you afraid of outsiders talking about it? This is the same reason for Qi Huangyang to be virtuous and not avoid relatives. As long as he has a public heart, he can have a clear conscience."
After Liu He's words, several people also deeply agreed.
"Brother, I've written down what he said!"
After saying goodbye to Liu He, Guan Yu and Cheng Liang took their wives home. Along the way, the two women could not hide their gratitude to Liu He and looked a little excited, but Cheng Liang saw that Guan Yu seemed to have something to worry about.
"Second brother, why are you still worried?"
"Yes, husband, the matter has been done, and we have an explanation for our parents' family. We should be happy."
Guan Yu glared at Zhang Yan: "Women's opinion!"
Zhang Yan felt wronged and couldn't help sobbing. Su Yi held her and comforted her a few words.
"Third brother, haven't you heard that the eldest brother is implication?"
Cheng Liang looked puzzled: "What the implication is? No, isn't it okay?"
Guan Yu said seriously: "Brother talks to you and my brother. When did you go to the conference hall specifically? But tonight, my brother made a special trip to keep us and brought us to the conference hall to talk about this matter. Finally, he said that. Why do you think it is?"
Cheng Liang thought about it carefully and seemed something was wrong. He quickly asked Guan Yu: "It's really strange, what's going on?"
"Brother wants to tell us, and also wants to tell Zhang that the two families of Su that it is not impossible to recommend people. As long as they are both virtuous and capable, and loyal to the country, they can be hired. But if they want to seek personal gain for themselves, then there is no mercy. The person they want to use, once they take up their posts, they must be in the same mind as our brothers and protect the country and the people. This is a business, not a private relationship."
After Guan Yu finished speaking, he let out a long breath, and Cheng Liang seemed to understand.
"The second brother makes sense. That's the case. Well, you have to pay attention to this matter in the future. If you deal with it impartially, you should deal with it impartially! Otherwise, we will be as virtuous as those dog officials?"
Guan Yu was originally worried that Cheng Liang could not understand the elder brother's hint, so he said these words to him specifically. Now that he understood, he felt relieved.
"Third brother, let's go back immediately and write a letter to my father-in-law and his father-in-law, and make it clear that all talents should be based on official affairs, with virtue and talent. Whether those who recommend them can be used, will you and my brothers speak impartially. A real man should take loyalty and righteousness first!"
Cheng Liang nodded repeatedly after hearing this: "It's not bad, what my second brother said is, that's what he should do!"
Zhang Yan and Su had no objection to the way they deal with this, and knew that even if they had any objections, they could not change their husband's ideas, so they didn't say much. They just helped to polish their tone and words when Guan Yu and Cheng Liang came home to write a letter, so as not to make their family unhappy.
A few days later, Zhang Ding and Su Shuang received letters from them. After reading them, Zhang Ding quickly called Su Shuang to his home.
"Brother Su, our two good sons-in-law replied and said this. What do you think this is the meaning?"
Zhang Ding frowned slightly, and Su Shuang had no idea for the moment.
"I can't guess this. Did County Magistrate Liu agree or didn't agree?"
Zhang Ding shook his head as he heard Su Shuang’s questions.
"Look, it should be that County Magistrate Liu who wants to use our son-in-law's mouth to tell us not to take credit and try to interfere in government affairs directly. However, looking at the tone in the letter, I still seem to be looking forward to the two children we recommend. I really can't see through this little county Magistrate."
Su Shuang slapped the table: "Hey, don't think too much. Since the letter said it, let's send Dexing and Yuansheng to Langdiao County. Since this county magistrate Liu said that whenever he recommends talents, he will use them in detail and do business, we don't have to worry."
Zhang Ding nodded: "Brother Su is right. Our two children have been sent out to study since childhood. Others don't know this level, but you and I know it. They are just born in a low state and have never had the opportunity to show their learning. If this county magistrate Liu can really do things impartially, it would be a good thing for us. OK, just do it like this!"
In the afternoon of the same day, the two asked their son to pack their luggage, prepare a carriage, and head to Langdian County.
However, before the two of them arrived in Langdiao County, Qian Li brought someone over first.
It turned out that early this morning, Qian Li went to Wanshou Township to inspect how many people were doing this New Year after a drought.
Although Qian Li is white, he has a high prestige in the countryside and is very popular. When everyone saw him coming, they came forward to ask some questions about sowing and prepare for the subsequent spring seeds. Qian Li is also very patient and explains it slowly to everyone.
However, just as he explained, a man in his thirties raised questions, believing that one of the practices that Qian Li said might not work when encountering poor fertility land on the mountain and need to be improved.
Chapter completed!