Ming politicians

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Su Tiancheng had always been suspicious about the old man's origin, and he would never ask if the old man didn't tell.The performance of the old man has always been very mysterious. He seems to know his affairs, including the matter of killing the sergeant himself. What's more, when he was in danger in the horse market, the old man stepped forward, and his previous actions seemed to be testing himself.

The tenants of the Su Mansion got seeds, grain and coarse salt. At this time, the old man appeared again. This is definitely not a coincidence, there must be a reason for it.

"What the old man said is that the junior does have considerations..."

Su Tiancheng didn't hide anything, and told all his thoughts. Anyway, even if he didn't talk about these things, they would happen in the future. If the old man had the heart, he would know about it sooner or later.

While Su Tiancheng was speaking, the old man kept silent and listened very carefully.

"You have courage. The old beggar has two things that I don't understand very well. I want to ask you to give me some advice."

"If the old man has any questions, just say it. The junior knows everything without saying anything."

"Hehe, not entirely. The first question, Mr. Su never leaves home, he has been studying in the mansion all the time. He is a student at the age of 17. This is not easy. How did he know about corn and sweet potatoes? As far as the old beggar knows, this sweet potato has not been popularized in the north, so the yield of maize has not been good all the time, why did you give up planting spring wheat and instead sow corn, if the tenants’ harvest is less, I don’t know how you will deal with it.”

"The second question is to transport more than [-] stones of sweet potato seeds from Fuzhou, Fujian Province. The scale is not small. I don't know if your son has any good way to transport sweet potato seeds."

Su Tiancheng was secretly surprised, the old man was really not simple.

"Although the younger generation often studies at home, it also cares about outside affairs. My father is in business, and he often talks about business matters. The younger generation pays attention to it, so I know corn and sweet potatoes. I want to try planting them. Being able to achieve success is also doing good things for the tenants in the family. As for the yield, the juniors have not thought so much for the time being. As long as the winter wheat of this season can be planted well, next year's problem will not be too big."

"As for the transportation of sweet potatoes, these juniors have been thinking about it these days. There is really an unexpected good way. We can only do our best to see God's will."

"Hehe, the young master speaks frankly. The old beggar has seen a lot of things. When talking with the young master, he always has some strange feelings. The young master is only 17 years old and has not yet married. However, his words and actions are mature and prudent, which is far from his age. The young master is a concubine's son of the Su family, after suffering some hardships, it is possible that he has some understanding."

Su Tiancheng looked at the old man, and stopped talking. He would lose his words if he spoke too much. There were some things that he couldn't explain.

"Speaking of the transportation, the old beggar has a few friends who can help, but the reward is indispensable. I don't know if the young master needs it."

"The younger generation is worrying, but the old man is sending charcoal in a timely manner. The younger generation is grateful, and everything is according to the old man's wishes."

"Well, it takes a long time to go to Fujian. Although there are only five hundred shi of sweet potato seeds, the old beggar will give you 100 taels of silver."

After the old man finished speaking, he looked at Su Tiancheng with piercing eyes. The shipping fee of 100 taels was quite a lot. An ordinary farmer could live on for many years.

"According to the old man's arrangement, the shipping fee is 100 taels of silver, but the time is a little tight, and the younger generation thinks that the sooner we leave, the better."

"Hehe, the young master trusts the old beggar so much, and the old beggar also needs to be creditable. The shipping fee of 100 taels of silver is something that ordinary people are reluctant to take out. The young master is straightforward. The old beggar said it here today. If the sweet potato seeds shipped , if there is a loss, three times the shipping fee will be compensated."

Seeing that Su Tiancheng was about to continue talking, the old man waved his hand.

"My lord, you don't need to say too much. What matters in business is reputation. However, this old man also has a few words, and I hope you can listen to them."

Seeing Su Tiancheng's sincere attitude, the old man spoke up.

"The old beggar knows that the Su Mansion is the home of merchants in Pingyang Mansion. Your father is very good at doing business. The Su family is also a wealthy household in Pingyang Mansion. Your father's move to Taiyuan Mansion City is the best proof. Young Master considers It cannot be said that there is something wrong with tenants’ suffering and planning business affairs, but the young master is a student of Pingyang Prefecture, after all, he is a scholar, so it would be inappropriate to put the cart before the horse.”

Su Tiancheng was a little helpless, doing business was an upright thing, there were too many taboos in the Ming Dynasty, scholars would definitely not be able to do business, this would become a stain on life, the responsibility of a scholar is to keep his ears to the outside world and focus on Only read sage books, unless you don't want to be a scholar anymore.

The old man's words were actually to remind Su Tiancheng not to become a merchant, it was a good intention.

"The younger generation understands. The younger generation doesn't mean to do business. The younger generation must take the provincial examination next year."

"Young master can think so. The old beggar is happy."

Su Pingyang came in and said that the banquet was ready.

Su Tiancheng still accompanied the old man, and went to the main room respectfully, where the banquet was placed.

The old man was not polite, he sat at the top, and Su Tiancheng accompanied him at the bottom, holding the pot and pouring wine for the old man.

"Mr. Su, the transportation problem mentioned just now, the old beggar, according to the time you said, we will leave on November [-]th. According to the old beggar's prediction, we can arrive in Fuzhou, Fujian Province in early December. The old beggar has a talisman Those who go to Fuzhou from the Su Mansion should take this talisman with them. After arriving in Fuzhou, they can contact them directly according to the address the old beggar said. For the purchase of sweet potato seeds, a few friends of the old beggar can also do it. helped with it."

"Thank you, old man. The younger generation respects the old man with a glass of wine."

"Don't dare to be, dare not be, Mr. Su, the old beggar can't tell, you drink very well, when you were in Xiangling County, you actually got drunk with the old beggar, it's not simple, it's not simple, you are a young man after all .”

Su Tiancheng had a smile on his face, he didn't speak, he was joking, before crossing, he didn't know how many drinking games he had to deal with, this drinking thing was simply child's play, and at that time, all he drank was high-grade wine, today's liquor , drink into the mouth, soft, not much meaning.

The old man was quite cheerful, after eating, he got up and left, no matter how Su Tiancheng tried to persuade him to stay.

After the old man left, Su Tiancheng took out the talisman and took a closer look. It was a very ordinary-looking talisman. It felt a bit heavy and cold. It was engraved with some animal-shaped patterns, both front and back. But there are no words, and the four sides of the square are well polished, not scratchy at all. Judging from the weight, it should be made of copper.

When the old man was about to leave, he specially asked that this talisman must not be lost. After arriving in Fuzhou, hand over the talisman according to the address, and after clarifying the matter, someone will naturally arrange everything.Moreover, the talisman cannot be seen by others, and when it is handed over to people going to Fuzhou, it must be packed in a wooden box with a seal on it, and it is not allowed to be opened.

Su Tiancheng knew that this talisman was not simple.

When the Ming Dynasty was founded, the emperor Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the Ministry of Industry to manufacture gold medals for treasures and horse talismans for military use. There are two kinds of gold and silver, which are provided to military officials who are abroad to carry with them and use them as evidence.There are [-] words written by Zhu Yuanzhang himself on the Zouma Talisman: God bless the people, I will take care of you, and in fact rely on Hu Chen to give you a golden talisman, which will be passed down forever.

The Ming Dynasty was a typical manifestation of centralized politics in central yang. The status of Beijing officials was respected, and the prestige of the emperor was supreme. Making such talismans was an important manifestation of strengthening military centralization.

Later, when Zhu Di was the emperor, Jin Yiwei also made talisman cards to mark his identity and demonstrate his authority.

Su Tiancheng didn't know what identity the old man gave this talisman, but it was definitely not a treasure gold talisman, and there was no inscription on it.

Could it be the talisman used by Jin Yiwei?

Thinking of this, Su Tiancheng became a little nervous. The Jinyiwei recorded in the history books had eyes and ears set up all over the country, who knew everything big and small. Moreover, the Jinyiwei did all kinds of evil, and it seemed that there was not a single good person.

Could it be that the old man is from Jinyiwei?