Chapter 418: The Centennial Plan
The Wei family bought the land before his death, and with the ancestral property, the Zhang family had thousands of acres of land in Yifeng, but there were several scattered fields within Dingzhou and the two states next door. All of them were added together, and there were almost nearly three thousand acres of land. Zhang Changqi called his brothers to discuss first, and then asked the clan elders to come and testify.
Among these fields, Zhang Changqi decided to take charge of the scattered fields, and each brother was divided into one, and it was just enough to divide the fields. In Dingzhou, three hundred acres were taken out to add them to the sacrificial fields among the clan, and only the remaining brothers were planning to divide the remaining fields.
After hearing this, Zhang Changzong said, "Brother, I have an idea here. Please listen to me."
Zhang Changqi said: "What do Liulang have? Just tell me."
Several brothers looked at Zhang Changzong. Zhang Changzong's face, which always smiled, rarely felt a little solemn, and said seriously: "Although I am young, I am now a father. When I was filial and studying at home for the past three years, I sometimes wonder, how should our family inheritance be passed on? How should our family tradition be passed on?"
There are five brothers, except for Zhang Changzong who currently only has one daughter, the rest of the others have the sons of the Cheng family, and the eldest brother Zhang Changqi is also the eldest grandson. When they heard that it was related to the family tradition, they all became serious. Zhang Changyi even urged: "What do Liulang thinks? Tell me quickly."
Zhang Changzong said: "In ancient times, the sages of the ancient times once said that the charity of a gentleman was killed for five generations. Why can a family have been passed down for thousands of years? After thinking about it, it is nothing more than the different family styles and customs. Talk about Taoism has been there since ancient times. Morality has been passed down from family, more than ten generations, farming and reading are second, poetry and rituals are second, and wealth and honor are only third generations. Morality is passed down from family, such as the family of saints. However, such sages are rare in the world, and are not comparable to those of us ordinary people. They are naturally out of reach. Morals often want their descendants to be high-ranking officials, but my younger brother does not think of this, but only wish their descendants to read and understand the truth. Reading is to understand the truth, wise reason is to cultivate oneself, and self-cultivation is to be a human being. My family is not as close as those of the five surnames and seven families, but I ask myself that it is necessary to urge the children in the clan to study hard, but farming and reading are to pass on the family. Big brother, what do you think?"
"this……"
Zhang Changqi seemed a little confused for a moment, and obviously the bomb thrown out by his younger brother was blown up. Zhang Changyi was a little excited. Looking at Zhang Changzong's gaze, he was both relieved and happy; Zhang Tongxiu, Zhang Yizhi showed a thoughtful look on his face, lowering his head to ponder.
"The sixth brother's proposal is far-sighted and far-reaching. I not only agree, but also strongly support it."
Zhang Tongxiu spoke first, and his impatientness was exposed again. Zhang Changyi glanced at him, as if he disliked him impatiently, and said quietly: "I support this proposal with my sixth brother."
As he said that, he immediately looked at the elder brother and the other brothers. Zhang Yizhi was not stupid and his mind was quick, so he naturally had no objection. He smiled at each other and looked at the elder brother together.
Zhang Changqi was so stressed that his younger brothers saw him that he was feeling a little more stressed, and he smiled bitterly: "What are you looking at me? I naturally know that Liulang's proposal was for the family's century-old plan and the family's continuation. How could he object?"
Hearing this, the brothers smiled and looked relaxed and happy. Zhang Changqi said: "I originally asked you here today. In addition to the matter of distribution, there is another thing to be announced. I wanted to wait until the distribution is completed before talking. Now, as soon as Liulang's proposal is released, I can talk about it first."
After a pause, seeing that the younger brothers were all looking at him with concern, Zhang Changqi looked at his old wife and said, "After discussing with your sister-in-law, I decided not to become an official in the future, stay in Dingzhou and guard the ancestral property. Now that Liulang's proposal has come out, I want to stay even more, stay and watch the Jianzu School and urge the children in the clan to study."
"Brother!"
Zhang Tongxiu exclaimed, and the brothers looked surprised and surprised. Zhang Changzong thought to himself, looking at the elder brother and sister-in-law whose temples were already frosted. He was not as busy as other brothers, but asked patiently: "When did the elder brother have this idea?"
Zhang Changqi smiled and said, "Although Liulang, you have never talked about the situation in the capital, you are not completely unaware of the way you look when you are the Eastern Palace. Those who can order the killing of their parents and children because they are afraid of me, even if you are the king, you are afraid that you will not have much responsibility. Your sister-in-law said that the head of the family cannot lack decisions and responsibility, but now... I think these are the ones I lack."
After saying that, he smiled at his old wife. His eldest sister-in-law Liu was flushed when he said it. He glared at him and said angrily: "If you want to talk about things, just talk about things. Why should I use me as a wife as a child?"
Zhang Changzong was raised by his eldest sister-in-law as a son since childhood, and couldn't help but smile and said, "That's because my elder brother admires your knowledge. This is an opportunity to show off!"
"Pooh!"
Liu spat, shy on his face, but happy in his eyes, and said, "My sister-in-law is a woman with no knowledge or knowledge. She doesn't know the principle of governing the country. However, she has her own ideas after following the A family to manage the family for many years. She is now the emperor and the head of the whole country, and has a great responsibility. The A family once said that people who manage the family should have determination and responsibility. In this way, even if the poor family breaks the wall, they will have a day of turning over. Otherwise, even if there are mountains of gold and silver, there will be a day of disaster. And I don't think that this person can take on the family business. We should make plans early when we do things under our hands. We can't put all the eggs in today's basket, otherwise, no matter how many men there are, it will not be enough for him to harm him."
The words were very simple and natural, and the brothers were both funny and admired. Zhang Tongxiu smiled and applauded first: "My sister-in-law is worthy of being a sister-in-law, just as wise and powerful as the past, and she deserves the sister-in-law whom A-mother values!"
"Oh, what nonsense Shiro is talking about!"
Liu was still shy.
While Zhang Changzong laughed, he couldn't help but sigh secretly. Comrade Li Xian did what the emperor did. Even Mrs. Ah, a woman in the inner house, knew that he was unreliable, let alone those elite ministers in the court! Li Xian was afraid that he was distressed! However, it was not his business, and he would not do anything about his position.
Several brothers praised the eldest sister-in-law in a verbal manner, and her face turned red and hid out. Zhang Changzong was embarrassed and said deliberately: "Sister-in-law, it's okay to hide secretly and be happy, don't forget to ask someone to prepare meals. Look at the time, brothers seem to be trying to bother my sister-in-law. "
After all, Liu was a woman from the Tang Dynasty. After hearing this, she didn't care about shy things and retorted: "Bah! It seems that my sister-in-law has been hungry for you. Since she was a child, how could she have been hungry for you?"
Zhang Changzong was not afraid of her being savage, and said with a smile: "I have never been hungry. My sister-in-law is good to me. Isn't this an opportunity to act like a spoiled sister-in-law? My sister-in-law, don't bother me!"
Liu felt soft when he heard this, and replied with a smile: "I won't bother you, my sister-in-law will never bother Liu Lang. Wait, make your favorite food for you."
"Then I will thank my sister-in-law."
Zhang Changzong was shameless and crawled along the pole. The other brothers were not as shameless as him, and were embarrassed to be like him. They could only shoot the old sixth eye knife in a place that his sister-in-law couldn't see, despising him to death! However, someone was not a man who could be so easily despised and knocked down. Not only did he not avoid it, he was also content.
After laughing and making a few words, Zhang Changqi coughed, pulled the topic back, and said, "Brother Yu has always been stupid, he is not flexible and not flexible as an official. He is not as flexible as you, and he has been working hard for it over the years. Now, everyone has a promising future. Wen Yang and Wen Ying can also shoulder the heavy burden, so he thought of avoiding being lazy and enjoying the old man's blessing at home. Now there is Liulang's suggestion, so he will leave this matter to me, and Brother Yu stays behind to supervise it. It is necessary to build the family tradition and clan learning! What do you think?"
What else do you have to say, brothers? Of course, it is not impossible.
It was immediately agreed that the Zhang family would build an academy in Dingzhou, and not only recruit children from the Zhang family, but also children from outside could recruit them. In addition to 300 acres of land for sacrifice, their land in Dingzhou also proposed 500 acres to serve as a supplementary service for the academy. Then Zhang Changzong took out the land that Xue Chongxiu had purchased long ago and added it to his brothers 700 acres, and the remaining brothers were 500 acres per person.
The brothers were still waiting to be rejected, but were stopped by Zhang Changzong. He and Xue Chongxiu both had titles. In addition to the income from fief, there was also Yongye Field rewarded by the court, which was more than enough to accommodate the troops. He did not need additional land. The reason why he joined the division was just to keep a memorial.
However, although he was kind-hearted, his brothers were unwilling to accept his kindness. The brothers and sisters had a dispute for several days, and their faces were blushing. In the end, they not only alarmed the clan elders, but also alarmed the magistrate of Yifeng County.
Other brothers compete for property, but they can only refuse to give in and care about each other, fearing that whoever gets more or less, no one like the Zhang family wants to support their brothers, but the brothers are still unwilling to accept it, and they all say that they want to share their products fairly. For a time, it was a good story.
Under the rule of Yifeng County, there was such a beautiful thing. I thought that if it was reported, it would be a political achievement. I immediately reported it without hesitation, which made the Zhang brothers famous, and at the same time, such a large number of talents were filial and able to become officials, and the court and Li Xian were also put in front of the court and Li Xian.
Chapter completed!