Ming politicians

Su Huawen has already guessed that this letter from the Chamber of Commerce must have a direct relationship with Lei Wentong. Maybe it was written by Lei Wentong under the guise of the Chamber of Commerce. There must be something involved in it. of.

Hearing Su Tiancheng's detailed account of Lei Wentong's visit to the mansion, he already understood it completely.

Su Huawen was secretly annoyed, Lei Wentong was too useless, what a big deal, he resorted to such despicable means, but fortunately Su Tiancheng was not fooled, and his answer was well-founded, leaving Lei Wentong speechless.But Lei Wentong has a lot of influence in Pingyang Fucheng. One of his sons is studying in the Imperial College, the other two sons are both students, and his nephew is a Juren. With such a background, I cannot shake it.

Thinking of this, Su Huawen couldn't help but feel a little worried. Taking Su Tiancheng to Taiyuan Mansion is definitely not a good idea, or even a bad move, which may really cause huge conflicts in the family, but Su Tiancheng may stay in Pingyang Mansion. At some point, they will encounter Lei Wentong's conspiracy, after all Lei Wentong is a veteran and cunning person.

After a short conversation, Su Huawen had already changed his opinion. He felt that Su Tiancheng's thinking was clear, his analysis was accurate, he was able to see the essence of things through superficial phenomena, and he was no worse than himself. My timid son, why has there been such a big change? It's been less than a year. Could it be some adventure.

Of course, all of this is not the most important thing, the key is that Su Tiancheng is promising, and the hope of the Su family to change their family rests on Su Tiancheng.

The father and son chatted for a while and talked about some things in the mansion. When they learned that Su Jun had gone away, Su Huawen became even more worried. Do it quickly, and a fixed situation has formed, and Madam has nothing to do.

As for the fact that Su Tiancheng moved some coarse salt and seeds stored in the mansion, Su Huawen also listened to the explanation. Su Tiancheng's emphasis on the matter of exhausting the pond and fishing deeply touched him. When Su Tiancheng did this, it was only a matter of a few hundred taels of silver for the huge Su family. What he got in exchange was a good reputation and tenants. loyalty.

Although Su Huawen feels distressed, as long as Su Tiancheng is promising, this little thing is nothing.

He planned to go to the countryside the next day to see what was going on with the tenants.

When resting at night, Su Huawen still lived in the courtyard on the east side. There was no one else in the courtyard, and he felt very deserted. Su Tiancheng still lived in the old place, and did not move to Taiyuan Prefecture just because he and his wife went to Taiyuan City. Come live here.At this moment, Su Huawen felt even more guilty. They were all his sons, and they were treated so differently. In the past, he hadn't been able to pay special attention to it. This was not a small harm to Su Tiancheng.

After dawn.

When Su Huawen walked to the main room, he found that Su Tiancheng had prepared everything, including the carriage.

After breakfast, the father and son got into the carriage and headed directly to the suburbs. Su Pingyang and Su Ertong followed and went to the suburbs together.

After half an hour, Su Huawen got out of the carriage, and the scene in front of him left him dumbfounded.

All the winter wheat has been sown, and there are many ditches in the field, connecting each field. In the ditches, you can see thin flowing water. Although there is not much, it is enough to irrigate the fields.

"Father, my son urged the tenants to dig ditches, build two weir ponds, and dig a few wells. In this way, even if there is a disaster, it can be prevented, but the money is lacking, and these ditches are a bit crude. After the purchase of winter wheat, Hai'er is going to maintain the ditches again."

There is indeed some water in the weir pond. Although it is not much, it can already play a role. Since the beginning of winter, there has been almost no rain. Looking forward to next year, it may be another dry year. If some water can be stored, it can be used for With the irrigation of farmland, at least there is a harvest in the field.

Su Huawen nodded while watching.

He thought that he came very early, and most of the tenants were sleeping, but he didn't expect the tenants to get up early.

Niu Er was the first to discover Su Huawen.

"Master, Young Master, Niu Er kowtowed to you."

Before Su Huawen could react, Niu Er had already knelt down and kowtowed.

Su Huawen naturally knew Niu Er, and he remembered most of the tenants clearly.

"Niu Er, get up quickly, your spirit is not bad."

"It's all a gift from the master, otherwise I wouldn't be able to survive."

Su Huawen didn't continue to speak, this was not his gift, but Su Tiancheng's gift.

Gradually, many men gathered around. The master came here, so everyone naturally wanted to come and have a look.

Su Huawen greeted everyone with a smile, and Su Tiancheng's words rang in his ears.

"Father, the Chinese New Year is coming soon, and my child has decided to give each tenant a stone of wheat noodles, which is a pound of festival. May I ask my father to tell everyone?"

There was a smile on Su Huawen's face, and he couldn't help but be happy in his heart. Su Tiancheng is really smart. Wouldn't the tenant be grateful for letting himself say such a thing, but as a merchant, he also quickly settled the score. After a while, it was close to 500 taels of silver, and I just went out like this. If it keeps going on like this, it will definitely not work.

When Su Huawen announced this decision, all the tenants shouted their thanks. In the end, all the tenants knelt down, saying that the master and the young master were good people, and that they swore their allegiance to the Su family to the death.

After returning to the mansion, Su Huawen's spirit was particularly good, but there were some things he still wanted to say to Su Tiancheng.

"Kun Yuan, I don't have any objections to helping the tenants. However, we need to think about what to do in the future. It's unbearable to keep on helping the tenants like this."

Su Huawen was already talking to Su Tiancheng with a smile. Such an attitude was unimaginable before.

"Father, my son has already thought about it. The purpose of building ditches, weir ponds and digging wells to fetch water is to ensure the harvest of grain. As long as the winter wheat harvest is bumper, the tenants will definitely be able to get out of the predicament."

"Well, I've seen it too, the winter wheat has already been sown."

Su Huawen nodded in satisfaction, and immediately thought of one thing.

"Kunyuan, there are quite a few wealthy households in Pingyang Prefecture, all of whom have tenants. They have suffered disasters in recent years, and many tenants are desperate. It's just our Su family doing this. Do you have any opinion?"

"Father, the child has thought about it, and there must be some influence. However, such a kind deed will definitely be supported by the government. Even if some wealthy households have opinions, there is nothing they can do about it. On the contrary, our Su family is doing this. Take the lead, if there are wealthy households willing to follow suit, the credit goes to our Su family."

Of course, Su Tiancheng will not reveal the real purpose. He knows that in the next few years, Shanxi and other places will encounter large-scale famines. Food can keep people alive to the greatest extent possible.

During the meal, Su Huawen held up the wine glass for the first time, and toasted Su Tiancheng.

Perhaps because of happiness, Su Huawen drank too much and was a little drunk. In his words, it revealed that the land of Pingyang Fucheng was assigned to Su Tiancheng's name, and there were other measures.

Hearing Su Huawen's arrangement, Su Tiancheng felt mixed feelings.

Happily, through his own efforts, Su Huawen quickly recognized himself. After all, he is his biological father, and he has made careful arrangements for the family affairs. What is worrying is that although Su Huawen has arranged in this way, But will the aunt agree? If this is done forcibly, will it cause huge family conflicts?

The government will not easily intervene in the affairs of the family. What's more, if it is caused by the government because of property matters, the Su family's reputation will be bad, and it will also be affected.

Faintly, Su Tiancheng felt that he was about to encounter something. Since someone wanted to provoke the internal relationship of the Su family, they not only sent such a letter to Su Huawen, but there must be other arrangements. .