Ming politicians

Su Tiancheng was still a little worried. Will there be a famine next year? Will the tenants of the Su family be able to bid farewell to the hungry and cold wheat? The yield of this wheat is too low. Before crossing, Su Tiancheng was born in the south. Almost no one grows wheat, so they are not very familiar with wheat planting techniques. After working for many years, the key point is to understand the planting of rice and corn. The yield of wheat per mu is not as good as that of rice. That, not to mention now, and the climate in Shanxi is not as good as that in the south, resulting in lower food production.

"I heard that the young master from the Su family sent food and salt to the tenants..."

"I've seen it all, it's true, and there's more than that, even the seeds are given away..."

"The young master of the Su Mansion seems to be a student. Did he read too much and lose his mind..."

"Hmph, I don't think it's madness, it's just that there's something wrong with my head. The master and wife of the Su Mansion have gone to Taiyuan City. This young master is so proud, he doesn't know what to do..."

The news that Su Tiancheng was distributing wheat flour, coarse salt and seeds to the tenants spread throughout the prefecture, and various discussions appeared, with mixed opinions. What a fool, the harvest has not been good for several years, the big family, who wants to save more grain, this kid is good, and distributes grain to the tenants.

There is also a good agreement, the tenants have suffered a disaster, there is no food, and they can't survive, the young master of the Su Mansion has a heart.

The big households in Pingyang Fucheng were a little annoyed. Wouldn't Su Tiancheng slap them in the face by doing this? But the young master of the Su family is a scholar, no matter how you say it, he is a student. Besides, the business of the Su family has basically moved to Taiyuan Going to Fucheng, if these big households were to confront a student who had never done business before, they would not be able to withstand the influence of public opinion.

Of course, someone has already sent a letter to Su Huawen. The implication is that the young master of the Su family is messing around.

Su Tiancheng knew about all the discussions, and he didn't care at all. These big households were short-sighted and extremely selfish. Only when the famine came, did they know why they did what they did.

Su Jun is about to leave soon. This is what Su Tiancheng is most concerned about. For the past two days, he seemed to be thinking that more than 500 shi of sweet potato seeds, which is a full 800 catties, would not be enough to transport them to Pingyang Fucheng, Shanxi. It is not a simple matter. If it is pulled by a horse-drawn cart, the southwest horse can pull 1000 to 100 kilograms, and more than 1500 horse-drawn carts are needed. In this era, no one uses Mongolian horses to pull seeds.It is best to use an ox cart, which can pull more than 60 jin, and more than [-] ox carts are enough. Although the speed is much slower, it is not very conspicuous.

In any case, so many ox carts need someone to guard them. This is like a child holding a gold ingot walking on the street. There are no adults around. I don’t know how many people are jealous. Go for gold ingots.

Su Tiancheng was very distressed, but he had no choice. Who said that he was reborn in the Ming Dynasty, and who said that the sweet potato was only introduced to China during the Wanli years. It is impossible for Pingyang Fucheng to have sweet potato seeds, not to mention Pingyang Fucheng, even in the north. Sweet Potato Seeds.

Danger does exist, the more Su Tiancheng thinks about it, the more he feels that buying sweet potato seeds is an extremely risky thing.

It has been more than ten days since he returned to Pingyang Fucheng. Su Tiancheng has not gone out. Except for going to the suburbs twice, he has always stayed in the mansion. Think about what to do next.

Su Pingyang came in hurriedly.

"Master, someone outside claimed to be an old beggar, and said that he had a relationship with the young master."

Su Tiancheng stood up quickly, and Su Ertong also opened his eyes wide.

"Uncle, invite the old man to come in quickly. No, I will go to the door to meet you personally. Er Tong, tell the kitchen to prepare some good dishes, especially two jars of good wine."

Su Pingyang is very strange. The old man outside the mansion is dressed in tatters and looks like a beggar. When such a person arrives at the gate of the mansion, according to the previous rules, he will be dismissed after being given a bowl of rice. Unexpectedly, the young master went out to greet him in person. .

Su Tiancheng walked out of the mansion, and saw the old man standing outside, looking up at the sky, dressed in rags, but this time he didn't smell much.But always dressed like a beggar.

Some people around were pointing and pointing, probably thinking that this beggar was so arrogant in begging in front of the Su residence.

"The junior welcomes the old man."

Su Tiancheng walked quickly in front of the old man, and respectfully packed his luggage, not to mention the people around, even Su Pingyang, were all shocked, what's wrong with you son, why are you saluting to the beggar.

"Haha, Mr. Su, the old beggar has come to beg for food."

"The old man was joking. The juniors have been looking forward to seeing the old man again."

"In public, the young master saluted the old beggar, wouldn't it be humiliating?"

"The younger generation always remembers, the old and the old, and the old, the young and the young, and the young, never dare to forget."

"Haha, well said, it seems that the old beggar came today in the right way, you are very generous."

The old man laughed loudly, and walked straight into the gate of the mansion, Su Tiancheng followed respectfully.

"Oh, don't say it, this young master of the Su family is really interesting. He treats beggars with such respect. I don't think this beggar is simple."

"I also remembered that the young master of the Su family gave grain, coarse salt and seeds to the tenants. It seems that this young master of the Su family really has a heart of compassion."

"It's strange. I used to see Mr. Su often. He blushed when he saw people, couldn't speak, and acted timidly. When I saw it just now, I was very surprised. Mr. Su's temperament is completely different."

"Oh, it's not because of the things he did in the mansion..."

"Shh, don't talk about it, we don't want to talk about other people's family affairs casually."

Su Tiancheng invited the old man directly to the wing.

Su Ertong had already been waiting outside the wing room. When he saw the old man, he immediately made tea.

The huge Su Mansion seemed very quiet because there were not many servants.

"Master Su, the old beggar heard that you distributed food, coarse salt and seeds to the tenants of the Su family. Is there really such a thing? Why is this? The old beggar is very curious and wants to ask Asked."

The old man was not polite, entered the wing room, and sat down directly. When he spoke, there was a smile on his face, but there was no trace of a smile in his eyes.

"It is true. There are a total of 350 tenants in the Su Mansion. This time, the younger generation distributed 350 stone wheat noodles and [-] catties of coarse salt. As for the winter wheat seeds, they were distributed according to the needs of each household. Not only that, before the Spring Festival, The younger generation will also distribute food, fine salt and meat until May of next year, after the winter wheat is harvested."

"Oh, can you tell me why?"

"The younger generation feels that since the tenants came to Su's mansion to farm, they naturally need to eat and wear clothes. The younger generation and the tenants are one. The face of the government is not good, and it also increases the burden on the government. People who know about this matter talk about the injustice and honesty of the Su family. of."

"Hehe, it's a good idea, but in the past two years, Shanxi has been suffering from disasters, and there are difficulties everywhere. You never thought that if you keep on helping like this, what will you do in the future? Other big families will What do you think of you, how do you talk about it?"

"The juniors do their own thing and don't care about other people's opinions. These days, some people have already discussed it. The juniors don't agree with the practice of only asking for money. Even if you are very rich, but your tenants, sell To sell a daughter and starve to death, this is absolutely not a righteous act, it will definitely be punished by the gods, of course, the junior also needs to think of some ways, always save in this way, the junior does not have that kind of ability."

"Oh, the old beggar also felt strange. He just wanted to see if Mr. Su had any good solutions. The so-called saving for a while, but not for a lifetime."