The commanding envoy's residence, in the inner courtyard and inner hall.

"Madam, this is the account of the expenses in the house these days."

Li Changyue handed an account book to Su Xiaomei and asked Su Xiaomei to look at it.

Li Chuan has always been in charge of earning and spending, and Li Changyue has always been in charge of how much he earns and spends, and no one takes care of the accounts after he arrives at Jinshanwei, which is temporarily taken care of by Su Xiaomei, and after Li Changyue came over, Su Xiaomei took the initiative to hand it over to Li Changyue.

If the name is not right, I am afraid of people gossiping!

Su Xiaomei didn't care about gossip, there was no way in Jiangyin before.

Since there are other options, I naturally don't want to be chewed on the root of my tongue anymore.

But now that he has a reputation, and then he takes care of the housekeeping in the house, it will naturally be justified.

It was Li Changyue who took the initiative to report his work and explain the accounts to his wife clearly.

"Uncle Chang Yue, please take a seat!"

Su Xiaomei was very polite and didn't put up any shelves.

The Li family of Nuoda, in addition to Li Chuan, the head of the bare pole family, Li Changyue is the oldest in qualifications, has the most affairs, and reassures Li Chuan the most, such a loyal servant should be gracious, and Su Xiaomei is also the person in charge of the family, so naturally she will not put on a show.

"It's good for the old slave to stand."

Li Changyue hurriedly waved his hand, but he didn't dare to be rude in front of his wife.

In these years, the class is strict, and there is a difference between master and servant, no matter how much the master trusts and delegates, but as a domestic servant, if he does not put himself in the right position, it will be dangerous. The master can ignore the subtleties, but as a guy, he can't get carried away, he must always remember his identity, the young master is just arrogant, but he can't be rude in front of his wife.

Especially when the lady has just passed the door, she has to put herself in the right position.

"Ping'er, give Uncle Chang Yue a seat."

Su Xiaomei insisted on private clothes and directly ordered the maid to give a seat.

"Yes, ma'am!"

The little girl agreed, and immediately prepared to step forward to show Li Changyue a seat.

"No, no, the old slave just sits."

Li Changyue was a little big-headed, although he didn't want to lose his manners in front of his wife, but if he persisted, it would inevitably make his wife feel that he didn't know how to lift, so he had to sit down in a hurry, but he didn't dare to let his wife's personal maid take a seat.

Su Xiaomei smiled slightly, and after letting Ping'er serve tea, she took the account book and flipped through it.

There are not many accounts, and every single one is remembered clearly.

However, in less than a month, the amount of money spent made Su Xiaomei secretly frightened.

Building a naval camp, repairing the barracks, and giving benefits to military households, in just half a month, all kinds of money have spent no less than 100,000 silver, although she knows her own family background, Su Xiaomei still can't help but be speechless.

When Li Chuan came back, Su Xiaomei was taking people to turn the ground in the garden.

Originally, there were not many servants in the commanding envoy's mansion, only Li Man and Su Liang's families, but when Li Changyue came over, he brought the families of the family members over, and all of them were arranged in the mansion, and there were more people.

The families of the family do not need to farm, they do some chores in the house, and they have money to receive every month, which is definitely the best job for the poor people, not only easy, but also full of food and clothing, and even savings.

Su Xiaomei has long been not very satisfied with the layout of the house, there were few people in the past, plus there was no reputation, it was not easy to interfere, but now that she has a reputation, there is nothing left and right, so she wants to rearrange the house.

"Little sister, what are you doing turning the ground?"

Li Chuan was a little puzzled and asked in surprise.

Su Xiaomei smiled and said: "It's a pity that this garden is barren, and the concubine wants to plant some flowers and plants here." ”

Li Chuan slapped his forehead and said: "This big mansion is the official residence of the commander, not mine, what are you doing with that effort, maybe one day the emperor will be dismissed for her husband, and you have to move out, and your husband doesn't plan to live here for long, so don't toss." ”

Su Xiaomei wondered: "If the official of the guard is not hereditary, does the husband have to go elsewhere to be an official?" ”

Li Chuan said: "It's not hereditary for a long time, otherwise the husband wouldn't have come to Jinshanwei to be this commander." Besides, whether the world is hereditary or not depends on the emperor's intentions, and he plans to go to Taiwan when the opportunity is ripe for his husband, and he doesn't plan to stay here for the rest of his life. ”

"Taiwan?"

Su Xiaomei was stunned and said, "What is my husband doing in Taiwan?" ”

Li Chuan said: "Taiwan is a good place, it is not as chaotic as the Ming Dynasty, and when the husband trains the navy, he will find an opportunity to occupy Taiwan, where the land is big, but there are not many people, and now it will be our family's after it is occupied, and it will be left to our children and grandchildren." ”

Su Xiaomei was surprised: "I heard that Taiwan is a barren land, this is ......"

Li Chuan stepped forward and took her hand and walked out of the garden, and said as he walked forward: "It is indeed a barren land, but it is a good place, even if there are foreign enemies peeping, as long as you train your husband to become a navy, you are not afraid of foreign enemies." Although the Ming Dynasty is good, but the Ming Dynasty is too chaotic, if it is just a Tartar invasion, it is just that, but the current emperor is not a male lord like Taizu Chengzu, and the ministers in the court are all selfish people. ”

Su Xiaomei was puzzled: "Why is my husband so pessimistic? ”

Li Chuan said: "Being a husband is not pessimistic, but the result of comprehensive analysis, and the probability is as high as ninety percent." The world is in chaos like this, and the people say that it is caused by the rebellion of thieves and the invasion of the Tartars, but what is the reason behind it? Why did those ordinary people rebel, it was not that they had to rebel because they had no way to live. What is the reason why the people have no way to live, but has anyone ever really thought about this problem? Maybe some people have thought about it, but no one will say it, because it is those gentry and powerful people who are responsible for all this, and who is behind these people? It's not those civil officials who claim to be upright and gentlemen. ”

Su Xiaomei was stunned, obviously he had never considered this question.

Li Chuan continued: "There are more and more gentry in the Ming Dynasty, but the land has not increased, and the final result is that the people have no land, so they can only rent the land of the gentry, and they have become tenants, and the taxes collected and paid by the court are getting less and less, don't those officials in the court know?" Of course they knew, but they didn't say it, because they were the representatives of those gentry, and each of their families was a local gentry. Look at the heroes in the south of our Yangtze River, how much they have earned by going to sea to do business, the imperial court wants to levy business taxes, they say that they compete with the people for profits, and put all the taxes on the heads of those poor people, so a vicious circle is formed. This is the so-called official coercion of the people, and the people have no choice but to rebel. Civil officials are shameless, martial artists are not virtuous, where is there any hope for such a Ming Dynasty. ”

Su Xiaomei was shocked by this argument, and she couldn't accept it for a while, and she couldn't speak for a while.

Li Chuan hugged her in his arms and said: "Although Jiangnan is a peaceful and prosperous era, it will not be peaceful forever, once the situation in the north is turbulent, and even the imperial court is defeated, Jiangnan will be full of beacons, so the husband has to make plans early, find a good way out, and if it is really at that time, he can also retreat to Taiwan, so that the people who follow the husband will not be ruined." ”

Su Xiaomei's eyes lit up with an astonishing look, and her face gradually regained firmness, and she said softly: "Concubine Cheng doesn't understand these national affairs, marry a chicken and follow a chicken, where the husband goes, the concubine will follow him." ”