Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 43 Visiting the Yu Mansion
The situation of the Turkic people took a turn for the worse, and how to return to the grassland alive has become their only goal now.

On September 25, Jieli sent Ashina Simo as an envoy to negotiate peace with the Tang army. Unexpectedly, Li Shimin did not see him at all, but asked Fang Xuanling to bring him a word.

"If Jieli can walk out of Yumen Pass alive, I, the Tang Dynasty, don't mind accepting him as a minister and making him Khan."

The words were very harsh, so Ashina Simo suffered internal injuries from the shock, and when he returned, the sky was covered with white snow.

"Winter is coming, the Weihe River is difficult to cross, Khan, now he can only go, at all costs, as long as he can return to the grassland, everything still has a chance."

Ashina Simo's tearful suggestion finally accepted, so Yuchi's old man had another job to do, and since joining Zhang Gongjin's navy, Sun Xiangfu, the inspector's marching commander, was of no use to the army. So Li Shimin simply removed him.

"Send a military order to Cheng Zhijie at Yumen Pass, tell him not to kill too many people, let Jieli go north!"

After Li Shimin reluctantly issued an imperial decree, he returned to Maodong in Chang'an City with his army.

Jieli can't die now, keeping him alive can well contain Tuli who is about to grow stronger, and also buy time for Datang to accumulate expedition strength, but although he can't die, his things can be robbed, 15 troops, You have to keep at least [-] to [-]!Millions of cattle and sheep, you have to keep at least half of them!

Therefore, in the following wars, Yu Chigong and Zhang Gongjin were all engaged in robbery, while Cheng Yaojin, who transferred troops from Songzhou to Yumen to cut off Jieli's back, was doing nothing but waiting for rabbits.

After returning to Chang'an, Li Shimin was in a good mood. He even felt that Prince Li Chengqian's songs were a bit sweet, so he rewarded all the officials. During the cat winter season, Chang'an City began to eat and drink again.

The fish in Sun Xiangfu's hands can finally be sold at a high price. The price of scale fish weighing more than three catties has risen to thirty yuan per catty. The fish shops in the eastern and western cities sold out thirty thousand catties in one day. The figures on the account, Empress Changsun’s eyes were so laughing that she couldn’t see her eyes. She decreed that Officer Sun Xiangfu be promoted to two ranks. In the future, everyone would no longer have to call him Xia Mu Jiancheng, just call him Xia Mu Jian. This is a day There is basically no cost for a business with a turnover of hundreds of pennies, which is much higher than the net profit of Zuixianlou.

The first thing Sun Xiangfu did when he returned to Chang'an was to receive his mansion, which was bestowed by the emperor. Strolling around the garden in the house, he sighed secretly, how nice it is to be the lackey of the emperor, such a house will not be able to afford such a house in later generations with the combined income of a hundred Sun Xiangfu.

There are dozens of maids and servants in the mansion, all of whom are in charge of the old people of the Qin family. Uncle De was directly sent by Qin Qiong to be the housekeeper for Sun Xiangfu. Once it was repaired, all the cleaning work was done under the auspices of Uncle De. Sun Xiangfu carried the bag You can move in.

When arranging the room, Sun Xiangfu left a small courtyard for Xi Junmai. In addition, he planned to recruit some Lianjiazi, who would be trained by Xi Junmai to be the guards of the mansion.

The accountant in the mansion has a share of the silver sent by the Fisheries Department. Although only 1000% goes to Sun Xiangfu, after paying the salary of his subordinates, there will be more than [-] yuan left this month, but now there are many people in his mansion. The expense was too high, Sun Xiangfu didn't dare to spend all of it, so he brought gold leaves worth less than twenty guan, and went out with Uncle De. They were going to visit Yu Mansion today.

"Uncle De, am I considered a rich family now?"

"Uh, it should be, it's not counted!"

"What do you mean by 'doesn't count'?"

"The foundation is too thin. The master is relatively poor in the honorary circle, but the accountant of the Qin family can still get at least tens of thousands of guan, let alone the tens of thousands of pieces of silk in the warehouse, tens of thousands of stone grains, and some. Gold and silver utensils, just this, can barely be counted as a big family."

"Oh yes, I forgot that I'm in the capital. There are so many rich and powerful here! You should go back to Xingfu Village and pretend to be a force."

Sun Xiangfu wanted to be proud at first, but now he knows the real gap between himself and those big families. With Qin Qiong's net worth, he may not be as rich as the last second- and third-rate family in Chang'an, let alone him. Qin Qiong's little guy who doesn't have a fraction of his family property.

After recognizing the reality, Sun Xiangfu asked again, "Is the Yu family considered a big family?"

"It should be counted! The Yu family has been officials for generations, and their family background should not be weaker than that of the Qin family. It's just that the official position of this generation is not obvious yet." Uncle De replied truthfully.But what he was talking about was only now, and the two fathers and sons of the Yu family were both awarded the title of doctor Yinqing Guanglu.

"Then go to Yu Mansion, what gift should I give to be polite?" Sun Xiangfu continued to ask.

"The four treasures of the study, calligraphy and painting classics, the Yu family's favorite, everyone in Chang'an knows." Uncle De replied without thinking.

Hearing this, Sun Xiangfu asked the coachman to drive the car to Dongshi first.

"Hey, there are white dippers for sale again, Uncle De, ask the boss to send people to the house, and if there are any in stock, they will also be brought to the house, and we will collect them at the price."

"Uh, why do we need so many white dippers in our house?"

"It's very useful, don't worry, the money spent here will be doubled next year."

Uncle De was surprised, but it was only a few tens of pennies. He had been a poor person in the Qin Mansion for several years, so he didn't care about such a small amount of money, just accept it!
But when they arrived at the shop specializing in the Four Treasures of the Study, both of them began to feel sorry for money. In this world, literati are still the richest and spend the most money. Sun Xiangfu's gold leaves worth [-] guan can buy a set of middle-grade at most. The four treasures of the study, top-notch ones, with bare hair, cost ten guan, and the inkstone is not capped, there are hundreds of guan and thousands of guan.

"Uncle De, let's send calligraphy and paintings!"

Sun Xiangfu said this, but was despised by the shopkeeper. He couldn't even afford pens, ink, paper and inkstones, and wanted to buy calligraphy and paintings. You must know that literati in this period were unwilling to sell their calligraphy, especially famous ones, so , Famous calligraphy and paintings are the same as those of later generations, often costing tens of millions of dollars, and often the authentic works cannot be bought.

"Uncle De, let's write it ourselves!"

After seeing the prices of those calligraphy and paintings, Sun Xiangfu was defeated. He thought he was going to be a local tyrant, but he turned out to be just a diao fan.

After buying some good paper and directly borrowing the store's top-notch pen and ink, Sun Xiangfu closed his eyes and meditated for a while, then took up a pen and wrote:
It's hard to say goodbye when meeting each other, and Dongfeng is powerless and can't help.

Spring silkworms are exhausted until the dead silk is exhausted, and the wax torch turns into ashes and tears begin to dry.

Xiao Jing, but the clouds change, Ye Yin should feel the moonlight cold.

There is no way to go to Pengshan, and the blue bird is diligent to look around.

After finishing writing, Sun Xiangfu took a look at it by himself. It was not bad. He basically brought out all his skills. In later generations, his level can be compared with that of artists who write couplets on the street, but what is novel is his font. If it becomes his unique font, then the meaning of this poem and this word will be great.

"Okay, I don't want to write a second article with good words, just this one!"

Uncle De's education level is not high, so he just felt that the word Sun Xiangfu was very comfortable to read, so he thanked the shopkeeper, paid for the side scroll for this word, rolled it up, got into the carriage with Sun Xiangfu, and went to Yu go to the government.

The name stickers and gifts were presented, and soon, the middle door of the Yu Mansion opened wide. Sun Xiangfu is only an official rank below the sixth rank, and Yu Chang is still three ranks behind from the fifth rank!It's not worth the Yu Mansion to open the middle door, but his identity is the future son-in-law of the Yu Mansion, and this marriage was proposed by the emperor himself, so it has to be treated solemnly.

"The children and grandchildren enjoy the blessings, and pay homage to Master Yu."

Sun Xiangfu saluted Yu Chang politely, and after Yu Chang helped him up, he said, "Sun Xiamu, there is no need to perform such a grand salute, hurry up and talk in the room."

It is said that when Lao Taishan sees his son-in-law, his attitude is naturally to be upright, but Sun Xiangfu's gift is too high-standard, a poem that can be handed down from generation to generation and a book of calligraphy, this thing is just a piece of paper to wipe the ass in a commoner's house, but In the Yu family, it is like a family heirloom. The only hobby of the Yu family father and son is calligraphy. Just now, the old man Yu Shinan has taken over Sun Xiangfu's masterpieces and is copying them in the study.

Sun Xiangfu was introduced into the living room, and after a while, there were maids and servants serving fine wine and dishes, and Sun Xiangfu's arrival happened to be at the time of the meal.

"The boy was originally a vulgar man in the mountains, and he was favored by His Majesty. Fortunately, he was an official. He occasionally dedicated a word to His Majesty when he ascended the heights in Chongyang, and was sung by Miss Yu. His Majesty was overjoyed and gave us a mandarin duck and a white jade pendant each. This time the Turks were on the border, the boy was called to go to the army, and he had little merit, so His Majesty rewarded the boy with a house and a decree for marriage. Both parents in the boy's family are dead, and there is no elder. How should this marriage be married? The adults are in charge."

Dinner is definitely not the topic today. Li Shimin has already said that when Sun Xiangfu returns to Chang'an, he will be given a marriage. Of course, you are not joking.

Moreover, women who are generally granted marriage by the imperial decree will be granted a royal order. After Yu Xiuer gets married, she will be a sixth-rank official status, which is not at all lower than Sun Xiangfu's rank. Enjoy the blessings and be strict with your wife.

"If you only have a little talent in hair growth, or a little military exploits, how can you be worthy of His Majesty's love, don't forget that Qu Yuanli."

Seeing Sun Xiangfu's humble attitude, Yu Chang felt closer, and stopped calling Sun Xiangfu's official position, and just used your words.

When Yu Chang said that, Sun Xiangfu remembered this. Now that the Turks have been defeated, Li Shimin has proved his talent to the whole world, and his reputation is rising, so there is no need to hide. Then the Ministry of Industry was ordered to build Quyuanli on a large scale. Yu Chang was a member of the Ministry of Industry, Wailang, so he naturally knew the origin of Quyuanli and the benefits it would bring to the court and the people all over the world.

The farming ability of the people in the early Tang Dynasty was relatively low. Comparing the previous Xingfu Village, we can know that in the entire planting system, farming is the first link, and the link that consumes the most energy is the first link that restricts the development of agriculture in the Tang Dynasty. The big factor, innovation in farming, multiplied the efficiency. For Datang, who has no shortage of land at all, it is equivalent to multiplied crop production.

This achievement is so great that it can be conferred a title, but Sun Xiangfu is Li Shimin's vassal, and this honor belongs to the royal family as a rule. , Others can't say anything, just like the slaves of a rich family, they don't let go of their goodness, what others say doesn't count, and the head of the family doesn't allow it, just don't allow it.

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