Ming politicians

Su Tiancheng's estimate was not wrong, Liu Dahua had indeed accepted the mission and specially tested him, of course, Liu Dahua would not say the reason for this for the time being.

There is another thing that Su Tiancheng did not fully estimate. He did not expect that Lei Wentong is not someone who can be convinced easily. Seeing that his son and Su Tiancheng had a grudge, and Su Tiancheng's actions have shown that With an unusual temperament, if he gets a name in the exam or becomes an official in the future, wouldn't his son be in big trouble.

Lei Wentong's biggest characteristic is to do business for a long time and judge others by himself, so he will make another move.

The news of Su Tiancheng's visit to Liu Dahua's house spread again, which is really strange. During this period of time, stories about Su Tiancheng's deeds are always being circulated in Pingyang Fucheng, as if someone is watching his every move. have to.In the first half of the year, the riots caused by bandits were originally the focus of everyone's discussion, but at this time, it is not important.

Here, of course, there are scholars who are helping to promote it. Today’s scholars are no different from what they will be in the next few hundred years. , if you want to let Su Tiancheng have a certain reputation in Pingyang Fucheng, it is not difficult at all.

During this period of time, Su Huawen was very upset. Apart from some urgent matters outside, there were also family matters.

After moving to Taiyuan Fucheng, he felt that something was wrong. Madam's attitude has changed a lot. Before doing things or making decisions, she still looked at his face and thought that he was the head of the family. But since Su Tianhao came to the Imperial College After I went to study, my wife no longer had these estimates, and started to intervene in business matters. If you want to say how can my wife do business, she is at home from morning to night, and she does not leave the door.

Madam intervenes in business matters not because she has any good ideas, or how to make the Su family earn money, but because she cares about the division of the family property.

What Madam means is that all the family property should be assigned to Su Tianhao and Su Tianran, including the ancestral house and land in Pingyang Fucheng, and all the land should be assigned to Su Tianran. According to the regulations, taxes can be exempted. As for the shop and property, the key point is to consider Su Tianran.

Of course Su Huawen would not do this.There are two reasons for this.

The first reason is that he also has a son Su Tiancheng.

No matter how you say it, you have to leave property to Su Tiancheng, otherwise Madam doesn't care about the accusations of public opinion, but she has to bear all the responsibilities. If Su Tiancheng lives on the street, she will probably be scolded to death by scholars.

Knowing son Mo Ruofu, Su Tianhao and Su Tianran are both sons of dandies, Su Huawen is very clear about this, the wife has such virtues, the two sons cannot be better, and their biggest problem is Regardless of family affection, if they inherited all the property, Su Tiancheng would definitely be kicked out.

Su Tiancheng is good at studying, but it's a pity that this son's character is too cowardly, and there are reasons for his wife, but a man also has to make his own decisions.

Su Huawen is busy with business matters every day, so how can he have the time and energy to discipline his son.

When they arrived in Taiyuan Fucheng, Madam did not agree to take Su Tiancheng with them, and Su Huawen also agreed, but he had a backup plan. Strictly speaking, from the aspect of reading, Su Tiancheng was the one who had hope for the Su family.

The second reason is to maintain the Su family's business and also for their own future.

There are very strict rules for the division of the family of merchants. Unless one dies or dies, otherwise, the family will not be separated in advance. I am not very old, so I separated so early, and all the property It all belonged to the sons, if these sons spend their money recklessly, the defeat of the Su family will only be a blink of an eye.

Scattering wealth is like water pushing sand away, and gathering wealth is like picking dirt with a needle.

As for the things behind him after he closes his eyes, he doesn't care that much.

Strictly speaking, Madam should understand this truth. Why are you in such a hurry? It is nothing more than the fact that the provincial examination will be held next year. If Su Tiancheng passes the Juren examination, Madam will not dare to talk nonsense. Being an official, and involving the division of family property, Madam would never dare to reject Su Tiancheng completely.

But the opportunity now is very good, Su Tiancheng is just a student, and he receives the rice from the government every month, so he does not have much status. Now that he has started to divide the family property, it has become a fait accompli, and Su Tiancheng will be a candidate for the exam from now on , also does not help.

In fact, Madam didn't want Su Tiancheng to come to Taiyuan Fucheng, she just wanted to settle this matter completely, lest Su Tiancheng find out and make a fuss and lose face.

Since the beginning of the year, Madam has been talking about this matter. At the beginning, Su Huawen even explained it, but now, the mood to explain it is gone, and she simply ignores it.

Su Huawen felt a little cold, Madam is too ignorant, why not think about the future of the Su Mansion.

Since starting a family, Madam has been somewhat domineering.

The wife's family background was not very good. Su Huawen was a merchant at the time, and it was impossible to marry a girl from an official family. The Ming Dynasty had a strict hierarchy, and high-ranking things were too rare and basically not allowed.

But after the ceremony was held, Su Huawen knew one thing, it turned out that his wife worshiped a adoptive father.

Madam's adoptive father is an official in the imperial court. Although his rank is not high, he seems to be a Beijing official.

As for how she worshiped her, for so many years, Madam has always kept it secret and never said anything.

Su Huaben was originally happy, having such a relationship was a great thing for the family of merchants, but when he proposed to visit this adoptive father, his wife refused to agree.

After a long time, Su Huawen's mind has changed, and he has some doubts about the relationship at this level. Of course, his main thought is whether the madam's adoptive father has any authority.

But Madam has arranged for Su Tianhao to go to the Imperial College to study, which makes Su Huawen hesitate a bit. If he wants to enter the Imperial College, money is not enough, and a certain relationship is also needed.

It is difficult for an upright official to take care of family affairs. After so many years, Su Huawen has gradually lost his mind. The family business is doing well, and there is money.

In December, Su Huawen got an important piece of information.

Among the twelve things that Bi Ziyan, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, proposed to increase the rate of food and salaries. This time, the rate of increase in the Liao Dynasty was increased from nine per cent in the Wanli period to one cent and two per cent. Add three percent.

The so-called Liao pay, also known as Xin pay, is mainly used for military needs in Liaodong.

The Su family has cultivated land in Taiyuan Prefecture and Pingyang Prefecture, and all of them are under his name Su Huawen. He has no fame and has to pay taxes. Since then, taxes have naturally increased. Under the name of Su Tianhao or Su Tiancheng, there is no need to pay taxes.

For this reason, Su Huawen began to think about how to deal with the field, whether to re-divide the account, as for the shop at home, don't worry about it, it will definitely not be moved now.

His idea is that the cultivated land purchased around Taiyuan Fucheng should be assigned to Su Tianhao's name, and the land in Pingyang Fucheng should be assigned to Su Tiancheng's name, which would be more appropriate. Su Tianhao is the eldest son of the Su family after all.

But this proposal met with fierce opposition from the wife.

Su Huawen and his wife had a fierce quarrel, and in a fit of rage, they planned to return to Pingyang Fucheng alone to deal with the matter.

After all, Su Huawen is the head of the family and has really made a decision. Madam has nothing to do for the time being. Seeing that the conflicts in the house are getting more and more intense, there are signs that they cannot be controlled.

The news from Pingyang Fucheng kept coming back. What Su Tiancheng did surprised Su Huawen. Every day at home, his wife cursed Su Tiancheng, saying that Su Tiancheng was a prodigal son, and even planned to stop Su Tiancheng from doing it every month. Of course, Su Huawen disagreed with the living expenses of 30 taels of silver.

If it weren't for the quarrels that occurred every day in the mansion, Su Huawen and his wife would have returned to Pingyang Fucheng long ago.

Secretly, Su Huawen felt strange, and the news he got surprised him. It seemed that this was not something Su Tiancheng could do.Could it be that Su Tiancheng has undergone a huge change.

At this time, Su Huawen received a letter from the Chamber of Commerce of Pingyang Prefecture.