Hearing that the Zhen family is in front of him, Liu Xin couldn't help but waved and said, "Go, let's visit the Zhen family."
Simpi is a wise man, and has been in Yuan Shao's camp for many years, and has long learned the ability to observe words and colors. Hearing what Liu Xin said was the word "visit", he quickly trot all the way to knock on the door. Liu Xin shook his head when he saw it, but didn't say anything. After all, the development of a habit can't be changed by saying that it can be changed.
The Zhen family is different from Xu You and others. Although they have always been well-known families in Hebei, their talents have faded recently, and there are no children who are officials under Yuan Shao. Despite this, the Zhen family still has a big business. The house alone is more than twice the size of Xu You's house. However, no matter how rich he is, as long as he is not a high-ranking official under Yuan Shao, the Han army treats them as ordinary gentry and does not arrest them, but prohibits random entry and exit.
It was an old servant of the Zhen family who opened the door. He stuck his head out and looked around for a while, and asked nervously, "Who do you look for?"
Xinpi stepped forward and shouted: "Bold! Your Majesty the Emperor is here, don't open the middle door to greet you!"
Liu Xin waved his hand and said: "It doesn't have to be that way, I just come here to take a look and ask your Patriarch to come out. I just need to sit in the living room."
Regardless of that the old servant is a bit old, but very clever, he already knows that Yecheng has changed. Although Liu Xin spoke lightly, he didn't dare to be careless at all, and hurriedly opened the door, welcoming Liu Xin and others in. One side sent the young man to pass the pass behind him, and opened both doors. These gentry families have very strict rules, and ordinary guests can only go through the side door, not even the main door, let alone the second door. This old servant has been in the Zhen family for many years and has witnessed the rise and fall of the Zhen family.
Liu Xin had just arrived in the front hall when he saw a man hurriedly greeted him from the inside, bowed his hands and said, "Xiaomin Zhen Yan, see your Majesty."
The old servant introduced on the side: "This is the Patriarch of our Zhen family."
Liu Xin nodded, came to the top and sat down, and looked at Zhen Yan. She was handsome and seemed to be a few years younger than herself. He has become the head of the family. He couldn't help but said: "Zhen Yan, I heard you are also under Yuan Shao. In doing things, why didn't you rush to flee like them? The house seemed very peaceful."
Zhen Yan hesitated and said: "Don't dare to conceal your Majesty, Xiaomin has indeed had the idea of running away. It's just that the sister-in-law said, is it Wangtu in the world, where can the Xiaomin family escape? And the sister-in-law. Saying that your Majesty is a magnanimous person, he will definitely not embarrass the small people."
Liu Xin said in amazement: "Oh, I heard that your sister has the color of the city, but I didn't expect that the experience is so extraordinary, why not please come out and see me?"
The daughters of the aristocratic family will not easily show up, but the Zhen family is no longer what it used to be. Liu Xin is no ordinary person, and Zhen Yan has to say, "Your Majesty, wait a minute."
In fact, Zhen Yan still has a small calculation in her heart. The gradual decline of the Zhen family is a foregone conclusion. If you want to make a comeback, you must find a strong backer. Zhen Yan is the eldest brother. There are five younger sisters underneath. The eldest sister Zhen Jiang and the second sister Zhen Tuo are all married. The third sister Zhen Dao and the fourth sister Zhen Rong are all born with beautiful faces, as long as one person can get Liu Xin. There is hope for the revival of the Zhen family.
After waiting for a while, but still no one came out, Liu Xin was not good at urging, so she asked casually: "I heard that the Zhen family has sponsored Yuan Shaoduo, is there such a thing?"
The Zhen family's foundation is in Yecheng, which is the center of Yuan Shao's rule. Yuan Shao asks the Zhen family to pay for him to recruit troops and horses. How dare the Zhen family not follow? But now the owner of Yecheng has been replaced by Liu Xin, which has become Zhen Yan's most worried thing.
Zhen Yan blushed, and she didn't know how to answer, but she could hear her. Two beautiful girls of fifteen and sixteen came out and said softly, "Big brother, are you looking for us?"
In fact, they asked them knowingly. When Zhen Yan sent someone to invite them, she specially asked them to dress up, otherwise how could it be delayed until now.
When Liu Xin saw two beautiful women coming out all of a sudden, he felt a little surprised. Before Zhen Yan could answer, he already asked, "I don't know who is called a female doctor?"
Sisters Zhen Dao and Zhen Rong both laughed bitterly. Zhen Yan glared at them, arched her hands in embarrassment, and said, "Hurry up and ask the little girl to come out."
This time Liu Xin was not allowed to wait for a long time. Not long after the sisters went in, an eleven or twelve-year-old girl walked out of it. It turned out that this was the Luoshen Zhen Mi Liu Xin wanted to see. Although the Zhen family has fallen, but the dignity of the family is still there, Zhen Yan believes that there is no reason to send the younger sister who is not enough to be concubines with others, but now that Liu Xin points to Zhen Mi, he has to invite the younger sister out.
After all, Zhen Yan was afraid that Liu Xin would be angry because of this incident, so she had to bow and explain: "Your Majesty, the so-called female doctors are just jokes in their sisters' boudoirs, but they don't know how to pass them to your Majesty's ears and make your Majesty laugh. However, Xiao Xiao Min listened to this younger sister's words and did not escape with his family."
Liu Xin turned to look at Zhen Mi, and saw that although she did not put on the same costumes as Zhen Dao and Zhen Rong, and she was still young, she had already appeared to be a rare beauty embryo, even compared to the Qiao sisters. yield. If Liu Xin had some thoughts about Zhen Mi in the past, now that she is about the same age as her own daughter, she can't give birth to a trace of wickedness.
Although Zhen Mi was young, she was not like her two sisters. When they saw Liu Xin, they were blessed and lightly opened their lips: "I heard that the two sisters said that the Zhen family used to support Yuan Shaoduo, and now your majesty wants it. Be held accountable, I don't know what happened?"
The lean camel is bigger than the horse. The Zhen family is a famous family in Hebei. Although it has been declining recently, the family wealth is still not to be underestimated. Although Liu Xin also knew that the Zhen family funded Yuan Shao because of helplessness, he did have this plan. In this name, he would punish the Zhen family and even check all the family properties. That's why he asked Zhen Yan when he saw Zhen Yan. . But now seeing Zhen Mi's clear, innocent and innocent eyes, Liu Xin couldn't help it.
Faced with this little girl's questioning, Liu Xin couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed. However, the look on Liu Xin's face quickly returned to normal. He smiled and said, "Miss Zhen misunderstood. I just think your Zhen family has a big business. Since you can help Yuan Shao recruit troops and buy horses, you must be able to help the victims in Hebei. ."
There is no one in the Zhen family holding important positions, and the operations of several shops in Hebei counties are quite bleak. There are thousands of hectares of fertile fields, but because of the war, most of them have been deserted, and this year is destined to be not much harvested. The Zhen family nowadays is basically in a situation where they have their roots. When Yuan Shao forced them to pay, it was because the knife rested on their necks and they had to do it. Now Liu Xin seems to be much easier to talk than Yuan Shao, and Zhen Yan is a little reluctant to bear the fortune, and her face is embarrassed.
Zhen Mi said without hesitation: "It is my Zhen family's duty to help the victims."
Zhen Yan hurriedly scolded: "Little girl, you are not in the house, you don't know..."
Liu Xin waved her hand and said, "Zhen Yan, your sister is right. Since the Zhen family is a family member, she should take up her own responsibilities. Don't worry, I don't need you to donate as much silver tael, just halve the rent of tenants. can."
For the old gentry families like Hedong Weijia, Yingchuan Xunjia, and Weijun Zhenjia, land rent became their biggest piece of income because they did not do business as their main business. Now they are required to halve the expropriation at once. Zhen Yan Suddenly felt distressed. Seeing Liu Xin's smile on her face, Zhen Yan couldn't help being bold, and said, "Your Majesty, is the halving a bit too..."
Simpi, who has been silent all the time, said suddenly: "Your Majesty has halved the rent of your Zhen family. It is already a great grace. Humph, if it is customary, the land will be confiscated! If you have not thanked your Majesty, you dare to bargain?"
Xinpi didn't talk nonsense about this. He had carefully studied Liu Xin's policies when he was under Yuan Shao, and knew that every time Liu Xin captured a city, he would take the land of the local noble family to the court.
Zhen Yan suddenly said nothing, but heard Zhen Mi say from the side: "Big Brother, Master Xin said it is right, your Majesty has indeed opened up the Internet to our Zhen family."
Liu Xin asked in amazement: "Ms. Zhen, you, a lady of the family who can't get out of the door and the two are not able to get along, how can you know that the policy I am implementing is exactly what Simpi said
Zhen Yan also asked again and again: "Yes, how did you know the little girl?"
Zhen Mi's face blushed and lowered her head and said, "These are no secrets. There are a lot of fields to be levied in each place, and the tax is geometric. It is clearly written in the Dahan Express. Brother, you didn't pay attention."
"Have you read the Dahan Express?" Liu Xin was taken aback, and then laughed at herself, and said, "Yes, yes, I heard that you are a female doctor. I originally liked to read books. It is not unusual to read Dahan Express. ."
"In fact, Minnv first came to Dahan Express to read your Majesty’s series of Journey to the West. I have read all the books at home. I was bored to read the rest of the Dahan Express, so I remembered it.” Speaking of reading, Zhen Zhen Mi suddenly became excited, and said, "Minnv heard that there is an academy in Xiangyang with countless books. I implore your majesty to look around. Minnv is grateful."
Regarding Zhen Mi's understanding, Liu Xin only knew that she had the reputation of Luoshen. As for the title of female doctor, including the story that she later lost to Guo Zhao, it was all heard from Ma Yun. Looking at Zhen Mi's obsession with reading now, it also reflects that she is innocent, and really does not have as much effect as Guo Zhao in helping Cao Pi fight for the position.
Compared to the clever Guo Zhao, Liu Xin obviously prefers this somewhat persistent little girl in front of him. He couldn't help but smiled: "Miss Zhen knows something. Although the Xiangyang Academy is still there, most of the books have already moved to Chang'an. You If you want to see it, I will give you a token that you can go to Chang'an at any time to keep you unobstructed."