Ming politicians

On the 21st of the twelfth lunar month, Su Huawen and Wang Shi took Su Tianran away from Pingyang Fucheng and returned to Taiyuan. Su Tiancheng still insisted on his own opinion and did not follow him to Taiyuan. His relationship with Wang Shi and Su Tianran I am still very nervous, and the same sentence, only when I can achieve fame, can I really have a status in the family.

The night before he left, Su Huawen talked with him about many things, mostly about the rise and fall of the family, and finally talked about his marriage.

Su Tiancheng was a little flustered. He was 17 years old because of the orders of his parents and the words of the matchmaker. After the beginning of the new year, that is, at this age, he hadn't talked about his next marriage. It was actually a shameful thing, but he really didn't want to marry him for no reason They got married without even meeting each other.

Therefore, Su Tiancheng cleverly found the reason. The implication is that the township examination is about to start, but there is more than seven months of preparation time. During this time, I have to study my homework seriously and don't want to be involved in other things for the time being. , As for the important matter of marriage, it is not impossible to make a decision after the provincial examination.

Su Huawen also thinks it makes sense. According to Su Tiancheng's identity, he is a concubine of a merchant's family. It is almost impossible to find a girl from an official family. Although Su Tiancheng is a student, if The situation is different if you can pass the exam, and you might be able to climb into a big family.

Su Huawen is not satisfied with the marriage between Su Tianhao and Su Tianran. Although the other party is a wealthy family, they are all merchants and do not have too prominent social status. Speaking of which, they are doing things based on their faces. Now Well, Su Tianhao is already a prison student of the Imperial College, but unfortunately he has already married. It is impossible to continue to find a girl from an official family. No girl from an official family can be a concubine for a prison student.

After Su Huawen and others left, Su Tian let out a long sigh of relief.

Although Su Huawen was his father, he still felt a little uncomfortable, and he is fine now. <Festivals are all very important. Strictly speaking, from the [-]th of the twelfth lunar month to the [-]th of the first lunar month, this month is regarded as the festival period. The management of the government is also much easier. No one would go to the yamen to complain about the matter. After all, everyone was going to celebrate the Spring Festival. He was a little funny. It was originally a festive festival, but he delayed his own affairs.

After the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month, the busiest place in Pingyang Fucheng is not the brothel, restaurant, or government office, but the Town God's Temple.

Town God's Temple has a certain history. The city refers to the high wall built by excavating the earth, and the god refers to the moat without anyone. The city god is combined to build a city. The city protects people's safety and allows everyone to live peacefully. Therefore, the City God was gradually enshrined as a god by people. On this basis, the City God Temple naturally appeared.

Town God's Temple is the temple of the people, and it is also the temple closest to the people's life. There are not as many rules as Buddhist temples, and there are not as many rules and regulations as Taoist temples. recognized. During the festival, the Town God's Temple is crowded with people. Outside the temple, there are many small businessmen selling their own products, such as snacks, candied haws, rice cakes, rice wine, wontons, fried meat, barbecue, etc. Inside the Town God's Temple, people gather Many people worshiped, praying for a prosperous life in the coming year.

Just like this, the surroundings of the Town God's Temple are not so lively. After the government appointed the location of the temple fair, the situation changed dramatically.The temple fair was originally for offering sacrifices, but now, it has already become an economic activity, and has become a kind of market. The ninth day of every month is the day of the temple fair. At this time, merchants are very busy. Around the Chenghuang Temple, go to occupy the stalls and sell your own products.

During the month from the twelfth lunar month to the first lunar month, merchants are even more motivated, thinking of making a big profit.

It is impossible for Su Tiancheng not to go to the temple fair.

Just after sending Su Huawen and others away, Su Ertong whispered in Su Tiancheng's ear.

"Master, the temple fair in the south of the city has already started. You must go and see it. There are a lot of jugglers. Last year, I even saw someone stepping on a knife and climbing up a bamboo pole. It's really amazing. There are people who spit fire out of their mouths, could it be that they are really blessed by Bodhisattvas?"

"What, Ertong, all these require a long period of training. If you have been training since childhood, you can still do these movements now."

"Master, you're joking, I don't have that kind of ability, and I don't dare to do that kind of thing."

"Okay, I get it, you just want to go to the temple fair, don't you just want to go to the temple fair, make preparations today, and we will go shopping early tomorrow morning, but I have something to say first, you can go to the temple fair, but don't cause trouble for me Ah." <It's the rebellious period, and I followed myself and did some outrageous things, and I became a little bolder. On the surface, I seem to be honest, but in fact, I am very impulsive.

According to Su Tiancheng's habit, he didn't want to join in the fun. He was always thinking about Su Jun. He had been away for more than a month. Probably totally reassuring. <After the festival, it will be very busy, especially corn and sweet potatoes, both need seedlings, and then transplanting. Only after this procedure can the yield be increased. According to the current planting technology, it is estimated that planting corn will become a big A joke, if you plant it directly, how much harvest can you get.

There is another problem here. Nowadays, there is no film, and it is impossible to produce film. That thing only appeared in the late Qing Dynasty, and it will take hundreds of years, so don’t think about film. However, straw and straw, at this time , it can play the role of heat preservation. The chopped straw and straw can not only keep heat, but also can be used as fertilizer after rot. Of course, there is another way, which is to burn the straw after the corn and sweet potato germinate and before transplanting And straw, using fire ash as fertilizer, is also good.

Su Tiancheng has great self-confidence. As long as his own planting methods are truly mastered by the tenant farmers and they pursue high grain yields, there will be no major problems.

The biggest problem is still the problem of food protection. Bandits are raging, and they are forced to do nothing because they have no food. If they can't organize a strong armed force, who knows if they can keep the food.

There are two paths for development. One is the benign track. That is to say, the food production has increased and the food stored is enough. It can help many people cope with famines and stabilize people's hearts. As long as there is food to eat, they will not starve to death. , Chinese farmers, no one would think of rebellion. Under such circumstances, gradually expand the planting area and popularize sweet potatoes on a large scale, so that Shanxi, Shaanxi, Shandong, Henan and other places can cope with the coming famine.

The second is the vicious development track, that is to say, in the process of development, if you encounter too many insurmountable difficulties, you can only rely on force to maintain it. This road is very difficult and full of unpredictable factors. But such a situation does exist. A large amount of land has been annexed. The princes and nobles are selfish and only think of their own interests. By nature, what I think of is burning, killing and looting, and the places I pass will be turned into ruins.

Thinking of these, Su Tiancheng felt a little headache, there were really too many things, it seemed that everything was very urgent, but it was impossible to fully unleash it, and a suitable timing was needed.

It may be a good choice to go to the temple fair and relax. The boat will be straight when it reaches the bridge. Sometimes, don’t think too much.

The 22th of the twelfth lunar month.

Su Ertong got up before the time was up, but Su Tiancheng was not in such a hurry, he got up slowly, and after breakfast, he set off slowly.

Although Su Ertong was in a hurry, he knew the rules. He followed Su Tiancheng and walked slowly towards the temple fair.