Controlling mountains and rivers since the Warring States Period

Chapter 237 Liu Ji
Thirty years of the First Emperor,

The aftermath of the southern expedition to Baiyue was barely calmed down.
In addition to the 100,000 soldiers who were engaged in combat,
Among the remaining 400,000 people, the vast majority were the remnants of the six kingdoms.

For a while,
A lot of space was left vacant on the land of the six states in Shandong.

Relying on his family's roots in Fengyi, Liu Yan was not simply uprooted by the Qin people and was instead transplanted to a more southern location.

But in order to protect his property from being taken away by the Qin people, Liu Yan also gave a lot of money to the magistrate of Pei County.

Afterwards, the mistress Li counted on her fingers and felt heartbroken about how much money she had spent, as half of her savings of many years were gone in an instant.

But Liu Yan said indifferently:
"Well, money is meant to be used..."

"By the way, give me the remaining money and I'll use it to buy land!"

Liu Yan is always emotionally stable and likes to look a little bit forward instead of just staring at the three-foot ground and walking around in circles.

Although he felt bad about the money, he changed his mind and thought:
Many people were relocated to the south, and their land became "ownerless", which was a good opportunity for him to buy it!

He loves farming the most!
Just right,

His youngest son Liu Jiao and eldest grandson Liu Xin had grown up and could serve as laborers and grow more food.

Liu Yan thought, "Now that we have more land at home, we can give more to our children in the future."

He has many sons.
The eldest son's family is a pair of orphans and a widowed mother.
Therefore, Liu Yan made it clear to Li very early on that the family property had to be divided, otherwise no matter which family it was left to, the others would suffer.

"I can't revive the family business anyway, so I might as well make life easier for my descendants."

Li agreed with his approach.

After all, Liu Yan is almost 70 years old now, and he might die someday.
But Liu Jiao was less than twenty years old.
What if the elder brother uses the excuse that he is “underage” to seize the family property and expel his younger brother?

Liu Yan's approach is always beneficial to Liu Jiao.

But it's a good idea,
There should always be surprises when doing it.

When Liu Yan took out money and was about to go out, he met the third child in his family.

When Liu Ji smelled the copper coins, he became excited on the spot.

"Hey~"

Liu Yan also sighed on the spot, holding the purse to his chest, squatted down skillfully, curled up into a ball, and made a protective gesture.

"Ugh!"

Liu Ji rubbed his hands, moved over, squatted down with his father, and tried to attack his father's weak spot.

"Dad, I'm short of money recently, look at this..."

He clapped his hands and stared at the purse in Liu Yan's arms.

Liu Yan squatted, turned around, and muttered, "When are you not short of money?"

"I'm going to use this money to buy a field!"

"You don't work, you just idle away every day. If you don't earn some land to your name, how are you going to get married and live a good life in the future?"

Liu Ji said, "How can I be considered idle?"

"You spend your money on others all the time!"

Liu Yan was very angry and thought that if his son spent the money on a woman, he would be able to coax her into marrying into the Liu family no matter what.

The results of it?
Most of Liu Ji's money went to other men!
Think at the beginning,
When Liu Ji came back from his travels, he actually had some money with him.

It is said that the nobleman he followed realized that the situation was hopeless and that the brutal Qin people would soon attack where he was, so he planned to move to another place to hide.

Before leaving,

The nobleman dismissed his retainers and distributed some gold and silver to them as a token of his wish to "part ways in peace".

then,

When Liu Ji stepped into the house, he proudly put his hands behind his back, held his head high, and looked like he was making a fortune.

Liu Yan was also happy, thinking that his son would be able to live a stable life in the future as long as he earned money.

The resentment accumulated by his brothers and sisters-in-law because of their long-term subsidies to him will also dissipate.

But soon,

Liu Ji slapped his butt and announced that he was bankrupt and had to rely on his family for support.

After returning home,

Many of Liu Ji's childhood friends came to chat with him.

And when he heard that his childhood friend Fan Kuai wanted to open a butcher shop and make money as a butcher, he generously waved his hand and gave all the rewards he had earned from being a retainer for several years to Fan Kuai.

"Just remember to leave some meat for your brothers when the time comes!"

the days that followed,
Liu Ji is still like this.

Whenever I have some money, I spend it on my brothers outside.

If you have any difficulties, just give it directly.

Even if it's not difficult, you still have to invite people to drink and eat meat.

The days are very leisurely.
Naturally, there is only light in my pocket.

Now Liu Yan was afraid of him, fearing that the money used to buy the land would become capital for Liu Ji to support a man.

But Liu Ji replied confidently, "How can you say it was someone else?"

"Those are all my brothers!"

He stretched out his long arm and put his arm around his old father's shoulders.

The elderly Liu Yan was held in his son's arms, listening to him say, "Let's not talk about anything else. When our family goes to Fan Kuai to buy meat, we either don't have to pay, or we can get a few small pieces!"

"It's not like they didn't give back!"

"Why are you so stingy?"

then,

He changed the subject and patted his chest and said, "Besides, I don't want the money this time for others!" "Me!"

"Liu Ji Liu Lao San!"

"I plan to take the examination to become a government official!"

He announced this with his nose in the air and with great pride.

Liu Yan was forced to look up at his expression to make sure that this boy had not suddenly gone crazy.

You are a hooligan who has never loved reading since childhood.

Do you still dare to shout that you want to be an official?
If Liu Yan had not been in good health and could even work in the fields at such an old age, he would have suspected that he was hallucinating.

As a result, he relaxed.

My hands lost their strength.
Liu Ji was quick and took the purse from his father's arms.

Liu Yan was so anxious that he was about to roar and pounce on Liu Ji.

"Alas!"

Liu Laosan quickly held his old father down with one hand and put the purse into his own arms with the other.

He shouted:
"I really want to do something serious this time!"

Liu Yan gave him a questioning look.

So Liu Ji explained to his father.

He scratched his chin sheepishly and said, "Well..."

"You know the wine seller Cao, right?"

Liu Yan nodded.

Cao,

She is exactly thirty years old this year and is quite pretty. She is a famous widow in Fengyi and makes a living by selling wine.

"What's your relationship with her?"

Liu Yan narrowed his eyes, and a gleam of inquiry flashed in them.

Liu Ji's face showed a rare awkward expression.

But in the end, he still laughed out loud with his hands on his hips.

"Hi!"

"She is pregnant!"

"It's my seed!"

After saying this, Liu Ji walked to the table and poured himself a bowl of water to moisten his throat which had been strained by laughter.

Only Liu Yan couldn't keep calm.

He quickly followed and asked, "Are you pregnant?"

"sure?"

"When will you marry her?"

Liu Ji said, "Cao has slept with me in the past six months. She is definitely from our Liu family!"

"As for marrying someone?"

He shook the heavy thing on his chest.
The coins suddenly made a jingling sound.

"Aren't you here to find a solution?"

"Then how did you become an official?"

The governance of the Qin Dynasty advocated "using laws as teaching and officials as teachers".

Even county and township officials had to understand Qin law and be able to make appropriate decisions based on the law.

No one knows a son better than his father.

Liu Yan knows:
Although Liu Ji was very smart, he never read books.

"This is okay!"

"I've learned a little bit recently, and I have friends to help me!"

Liu Ji said indifferently.

He pointed to the roof to show that he had someone above him and he had peace of mind.

"Xiao He recently became the chief clerk of the county, which is enough for me to find a job!"

"They are helping me, so I can't not repay them!"

Liu Yan thought that this was indeed the case.

then,

He didn't chase after Liu Ji, wanting to get the money back.

Liu's fields,
In fact, it’s already a lot.
Liu Jiao and Liu Xin were both educated, and in an era when wisdom was extremely precious, their basic living standards could be guaranteed no matter what.

Now the one in front of him,
But the third brother always likes to make trouble and not do his job properly!
He took the initiative to say that he would try his best, how could I stop him?
He is still waiting to see the third child get married and start a family!
I just don’t know how to explain this to Li…

Liu Yan watched the third brother take the money and happily go to treat his brothers to drinks and help, then turned around and sighed with his hands behind his back.

Shortly after,
Liu Ji successfully obtained the position of "Sishui Pavilion Chief".

He took up his post happily.

But because he had spent all his money seeking for a position, Liu Ji could only clapped his hands and asked Cao to wait for him for a while.

In the same year,
The emperor, feeling the growing power of the Huns in the north, sent Meng Tian north to build the Great Wall and fight against the barbarians who were plundering the border.

(End of this chapter)