Liu Dahua's mansion is on Nanzhi Street.

The mansions of the officials will not be too conspicuous, after all, there are only so many Yulu, if there is a luxurious mansion covering an area of many acres, it is difficult to explain. The prefects, Tongzhi and Tongju are not locals, and besides, their residences in the government are all very good, and they will not buy mansions in the mansion.

In this case, the mansions of the officials are very ordinary houses, and the so-called wealth is not exposed.

At that time, Su Tiancheng arrived at Liu Dahua's mansion on time.

Liu Joong Ki was waiting at the door, and he looked a little shocked when he saw the subordinate carrying the burden behind Su Tiancheng.

After entering, Su Tiancheng found that this is a courtyard house, the area is not very large, in the city, there are many such residences, including all ordinary people, all of whom live in the courtyard, it seems that Liu Dahua is very low-key.

Facing is a small courtyard, followed by a hall.

Liu Dahua was sitting in the hall.

Today is the second day of the twelfth month, the day of rest.

It's the end of the year, there are not a lot of things in the yamen, the common people want to celebrate the New Year, the atmosphere of the New Year in the Ming Dynasty is very strong, starting from the twenty-fourth day of the lunar month, until the twentieth day of the first month, almost a month.

It's just that in the past few years, farmers have encountered a lot of disasters, coupled with the chaos of the gangsters, life is not very good.

"The younger generation visits my uncle."

Liu Dahua is older than Su Huawen.

Of course, Su Tiancheng doesn't need to kneel, clasp his fists and bow and salute, it's okay, after all, he is a student.

"Hehe, Kun Yuan, the old man will be up."

Liu Dahua was not polite, and naturally accepted Su Tiancheng's visit, he is an elder, so he can naturally do this.

"Kun Yuan, you and the dog are classmates, the old man should have invited you to the mansion a long time ago, Zhong Ji often goes to the Su Mansion to disturb, the so-called come without being rude, today the old man invited you to come, in fact, Zhong Ji invited you."

"The juniors don't dare, in fact, the juniors should have come to visit their uncle a long time ago."

"Oh, yes, yes, it's good that you can think like that. You and Joong Ki are classmates, so you want to have more contacts, and the old man heard Joong Ki say that you are already starting to study your homework and prepare for next year's township exam. ”

"The younger generation has not reviewed their homework for a while, and recently they have been flipping through the books and feeling a little strange, so I will read more."

"Well, the old man believes that you will be able to go to high school."

After chatting for a while, Liu Dahua stood up.

"Kun Yuan, follow the old man to the study to have a look."

The study room of every family is generally a very important place, and any major matters are discussed in the study, including some senior executives of the imperial court, although the mansion has a living room, but when discussing important periods, they still go to the study.

This time, Yoo Joong Ki did not follow him to the study.

Entering the study, Su Tiancheng had just sat down when Liu Dahua spoke.

"Kun Yuan, there have been some rumors in Fucheng recently, and the old man has also heard it, and he feels a little curious, and wants to ask you, if it is convenient for you, you might as well talk about your thoughts, if you feel embarrassed, don't say it."

"Uncle asks, the junior will definitely answer truthfully."

Liu Dahua didn't speak immediately, he looked at Su Tiancheng with a smile, but his eyes were a little sharp, he had been in the yamen for so many years, what kind of person had not seen him, this Su Tiancheng, from the time he entered the hall, left a deep impression on him, not arrogant or humble, talked decently, behaved politely, a seventeen-year-old young man, not born in the family of the eunuch, it is not easy to have such a bearing.

"Hehe, the old man said it directly."

"This first thing, I heard that you gave grain, coarse salt and seeds to the tenants of the Su family, the old man is a little strange, I don't know why you would think of doing such a thing, speaking of which, there are not many tenants of the Su family, and the land is only 500 hectares, which is not a big deal. In the past two years, the peasant households have suffered a disaster, the imperial court is aware of the way, last year Shaanxi Yan'an Mansion was hungry, the imperial court also specially exempted the tax, Pingyang Mansion is slightly better, but it is also a heavy loss, taxes can not be collected normally, the official who sent Lu to go because of the collection of taxes, is also bitter, the prefect is very headache. ”

Su Tiancheng listened very carefully, not so much that Liu Dahua was asking questions, but that he wanted to show a certain meaning, or remind himself that he needed to pay attention to something.

When Liu Dahua finished speaking, he immediately opened his mouth to answer.

"Uncle, the younger generation did distribute grain, coarse salt and seeds to the tenants, but fortunately, all the seeds were sown, and there was no delay in farming, and there is still hope for the coming year, and the reason why the younger generation did this is also in helplessness."

"Oh, that's what I said."

Liu Dahua quickly became serious, the smile on his face disappeared, and Su Tiancheng actually replied like this, I don't know what Lu Dao means.

"The younger generation is mainly thinking about the future, last month, the younger generation went to the tenant's house to see, there is no food at home, and there is no cultivation in the field, if it continues to develop like this, what will happen, it is self-evident. On the surface, it seems that the tenants have suffered a disaster and has nothing to do with my family, but if the younger generation ignores it, it is estimated that there will be more and greater troubles in the future. ”

"Tell me, what's going to be the trouble?"

"Although there are not many tenants of the Su family, but there is really no food to eat, either waiting to starve to death, or just trying to find other ways to eat, the most terrible thing is that they were confused for a while, and made a big rebellion, in the first half of the year, the Liukou in Shaanxi Province has invaded Pingyang Mansion, if these tenants are bewitched by others and join the team of Liukou, this will not cause a lot of trouble to the government, the younger generation will give them food and seeds, so that they can farm with peace of mind, not only to maintain the stability of the family, It also relieves the pressure on the government. ”

"Hehe, that's a good point, but you seem to have something else to say, just say it, don't have any worries."

"The younger generation is brave, Pingyang Fucheng, there are a lot of big households, if these big households can do this, even if they take out less food, stabilize the tenants, so that the tenants will not despair, it is also a great credit, the farmers in the counties have also suffered disasters, there are such kind rich businessmen, take out some silver taels, help the farmers, let them survive the famine, the younger generations believe that if there are rogues invade Pingyang Mansion again, these farmers will also fight hard, this is to reduce the burden on the government."

Liu Dahua's eyes became deeper, but he didn't make any comments.

"Hehe, this second thing, Lei Wentong went to Su Mansion and talked to you about some things, the old man also heard some rumors, I don't know if these things are true, that Boss Lei, I am your elder, I don't know why Lu Dao went to Su Mansion, Ling Zun has already gone to Taiyuan Mansion City, it is said that he should not go to Su Mansion."

"Boss Lei is indeed in the house, but Boss Lei is an elder, and when he went to the house to find the juniors, he also wanted to warn the juniors, the juniors just had some opinions on Boss Lei, and they didn't dare to agree, and they just said some ideas, not as mysterious as the rumors outside."

"It seems that this thing is true, you are bold enough."

"Uncle, the juniors are not bold, because Boss Lei is an elder, and the juniors have no scruples, they will say whatever they think of, and the juniors believe that they have reason to go all over the world."

Liu Dahua's expression was a little uncertain.

The conversation didn't last long, Su Tiancheng spoke very concisely, not dragging his feet, some questions, he explained in detail, and some questions, he covered up the past, for example, Liu Dahua asked Lei Wentong what he did to Su Mansion, including his own evaluation of Lei Wentong, these things are very sensitive, Lei Wentong has been in Pingyang Mansion for so many years, he has an identity and status, to say that in the official mansion, there is no relationship, it is impossible.

Su Tiancheng's caution aroused Liu Dahua's interest.

Su Tiancheng didn't answer the question, and Liu Dahua didn't ask it.

During the meal, Liu Dahua toasted Su Tiancheng, urged Liu Zhongji to also toast Su Tiancheng, and specifically asked Liu Zhongji to associate with Su Tiancheng more in the future, the two are classmates, and they can communicate and negotiate together more and improve together.

Seeing such a scene, Su Tiancheng believed in his own judgment even more, it seemed that Liu Dahua was not thinking about inviting himself to the banquet, behind him, there was also the chief official of the government.