"Sixth sister is innocent and lively, so I hope she doesn't cause you any trouble."
Of the several orchids at home, the one who likes sports the most is Minglan.
Whether it's pot throwing, Chui Wan, or polo, Minglan likes to play any sport.
But usually when I'm in Bianliang, there are Sheng Hong, Wang Ruofu, and Lin Zhishuang watching above, and Mo Lan and Ru Lan watching below. Minglan needs to restrain herself.
After leaving these people, I got together with Pinlan again in Youyang and let myself go. Minglan may not be what he would be like if he let go.
Although the middle school girl is struggling so much with the middle school boy, the middle school girl who is watching over these two troubles will not worry too much.
"It's all good. They are all living well at home. I want to tell you that after Changwu's marriage, your old lady should have been allowed to return to Bianliang. But because my old lady is not in good health, she I really couldn't bear to leave your old lady, so I kept your old lady and sixth sister at home for a while."
Although Changsong didn't say it directly, Sheng Changbai also knew that the old lady Dafang was not in good health and might not be able to survive this winter.
The old lady from the second room stayed in Youyang and wanted to see the old lady from the first room on her last journey.
Then, after the old lady from the big house leaves, she can help sit down for the big house and help scare the prodigal old lady from the third house, to prevent the old lady from the third house from trying to take advantage of her by relying on her old lady to embarrass the big house.
"Uncle Wei, Auntie Niang, and Brother Song, please worry a lot."
"It's your old lady who has been kept in our family, making you worried." Changsong replied apologetically.
This is Changsong's overthinking. In a normal family, if the elder goes out and is away from home, the juniors and juniors in the family will definitely have to worry about the elder.
But the situation of the second room, from Sheng Hong and Wang Ruofu to Lin Xiaoniang, Wei Xiaoniang, and the younger members of the family.
It can be said that it is impossible to worry about the old lady.
Either he thinks that the old lady has less restraint after leaving home, or he is completely indifferent to the old lady's presence or absence.
"Let's not be so polite. I'll let them serve the food and we'll talk while we eat." Sheng Changbai said.
While having a banquet to eat and drink, the two of them talked about some common things.
On the first day Changsong came here, he wanted to renew his old relationship no matter what.
The most important thing about the relationship between the two families is friendship, and business has always been a secondary matter.
Sheng Changbai values businessmen more than others and understands the power of businessmen better than others.
After Changsong came over, it was not only convenient for Sheng Changbai to make more money.
With the size of the richest man Dafang Youyang, he became one of the most wealthy businessmen after arriving in Xuzhou.
Investing in some workshops in Xuzhou can also bring prosperity to Xuzhou's economy.
If a workshop employs several hundred people, the livelihood of hundreds of families can be solved.
Because most of the means of production, whether it is iron billets or silk, come from the common people at the bottom, they can indirectly radiate to thousands of households.
Xuzhou City's smelting and silk production have great potential for development.
Now that Changsong is here, Sheng Changbai can let Changsong take the lead in developing these two industries in Xuzhou.
Judging from the level of support the big house provides to the second house, the big house can definitely develop in the direction needed.
It is much easier than Sheng Changbai to go to the local wealthy businessmen to attract investment, but the trouble will not be obeyed.
On the first day, Sheng Changbai took Chang Song around Pengcheng.
Let the squires and wealthy businessmen in Pengcheng know the relationship between Changsong and Sheng Changbai.
There will be no obstacles for Changsong to integrate into Xuzhou's upper class circles.
Not to mention that they will not encounter various obstacles for foreign businessmen to enter the local area, these people will even provide Changsong with various conveniences.
"Brother Song, since you are here, follow me to Feng County and Xiao County for a walk."
Next, Sheng Changbai still wanted to inspect Feng County and Xiao County, and invited Chang Song to come with him.
On one side, I took Changsong to have fun, and on the other side, I took Changsong to socialize with these wealthy people who did not live in Zhoucheng.
Because it happens to be the time to collect autumn gifts, it is indeed the peak period for frequent movements.
Changsong integrated into Xuzhou very quickly. With Changsong's basic qualities of being a successful businessman, making friends with everyone, and dancing in long sleeves, within a few days, he became one with these big families in Xuzhou.
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"Brother Bai, I will go back to Youyang first. I will come back when the workshop here is completed."
Changsong didn't stay in Xuzhou for too long, only about twenty days, less than a month. After completing the basics of what needed to be done, he handed over the matter to the manager of the firm.
Uncle Wei is in a semi-retired state, and Changsong is basically doing all the things that the company needs to travel around.
The wealth of a wealthy family is not acquired for free, and doing business is also a hard job.
After Changsong took over, he didn't have much leisure and was always busy.
There are basically three types of merchants in Dazhou, one is the businessman, the other is the merchant, and the other is the tooth merchant.
Relatively speaking, most of Dafang's business is still based on the business model.
To put it simply, it means walking around and doing things like buying low and selling high.
Dafang's most important trade route now is from Jiangning to Bianliang.
If you want to be a good trader, the main thing is to be able to eat well in both black and white and open up trade routes.
Now Dafang is buying real estate in Xuzhou, and what he is doing is what he does as a businessman, he opens a workshop and becomes a producer.
If you are doing business, you need to have a certain status in a region, whether it is at the official level or at the local level, you must have a certain degree of influence.
They cannot be exploited by government subordinates, nor can they be squeezed out by large local households.
Now Sheng Changbai is in Xuzhou, and Dafang is doing business in Xuzhou, of course there is no problem.
Even if Sheng Changbai leaves Xuzhou, if the big house business does not compete with local forces in terms of interests, it will be enough to protect him.
In Youyang, Dafang reluctantly did some things that tooth dealers do.
When doing business, you buy grain, cloth and other goods from common people, small merchants, and small landowners, then wait for merchants from other places to come and purchase them, and then sell them in large quantities at a higher price.
As for local tooth merchants, most of them are operated by local households.
Compared with being a businessman, the influence and influence on the local area are higher.
The influence of tooth merchants on the local area usually needs to be able to influence all classes from civilians to government officials, so that they can collect various materials in batches.
The big house is in Youyang, and it also collects various supplies from small households, but it is not counted as a tooth merchant.
Dafang is doing business himself, so of course it is more profitable to transport various goods to other places.
Of course, I am not just a second-rate dealer.
"Then you go back. When you go back, help me bring them to your old lady, Uncle Wei, and auntie. This is the letter I brought to my old lady and Minglan. There are also some gifts for everyone in Yuyang. You
Please help me take them back."
For the two old ladies, it’s just some supplements like ginseng and bird’s nest.
The gift given to Uncle Wei is some calligraphy and painting, either ancient and contemporary celebrities, or inscriptions by various officials. It doesn't matter whether the art is artistic or not. What matters is the identity of the person who wrote it. Uncle Wei likes this kind of things.
The female relatives of the older family, such as the eldest aunt and Changsong's daughter-in-law, are given some silks and satins, and the younger sisters, Sheng Changbai, are given some fashionable and well-made jewelry.
If Sheng Changbai doesn't bring enough money when he goes out, and he can make money himself, he won't be able to tolerate the favors between relatives.
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After collecting the autumn taxes, Changsong was also sent away. Sheng Changbai had nothing to do in the yamen and nothing to do at home.
After the autumn harvest, farmers planted some winter wheat and became relatively free from farm work.
Sheng Changbai imposed large-scale corvee labor and began large-scale construction of river channels.
This time the collection of corvee is still based on a voluntary principle. If the family is in good condition, they can spend money to redeem the corvee.
These families are in good condition, but they are not good laborers in the first place.
It is better to spend money and replenish the money to the working civilians.
It would be impossible for Sheng Changbai to pay these slaves.
Sheng Changbai really can't afford it. Once he gets rich, he can help these people eat better.
This year is considered a good year in Xuzhou, and there is a lot of grain left in the warehouse.
In addition to the grain in the Changping warehouse, it should be saved to prevent disaster years.
The rest can be left to Sheng Changbai's control.
Sheng Changbai can make the servants eat more dry rice and make the porridge thicker.
It is not practical to eat meat, but each person can drink a bowl of broth and bone soup every day to replenish oil and water.
According to the reward and punishment system established by Sheng Changbai, good performance can also be supplemented by a few pieces of meat.
During normal construction, pay more attention to construction safety.
Just like this, Sheng Changbai became one of the few honest officials in the eyes of the people.
The common people were working for free, but they all praised Sheng Changbai as a good official who cared for the people.
After all, they are building embankments, dams, canals, and rivers to irrigate their own farmland. These people are still more willing to work.
We worked on the project for another two months. In November, Dafang sent someone to Xuzhou.
"Master, Youyang sent a letter, the old lady has passed away!"
"I'm going to the study to write a memorial for the old lady."
Sheng Changbai was mentally prepared for the death of the eldest lady.
If the old lady from the first house didn't have much time left, the old lady from the second house showed Minglan Xiang that there was no suitable one in Youyang, so the old lady should have returned to Bianliang.
With the old lady in Bianjing, Sheng Changbai doesn't have to worry about family affairs.
I'm worried that the trio of Sheng Hong, Wang Ruofu, and Lin Zhishuang will cause something to happen someday.
Regarding the situation of the old lady in Dafang, Sheng Changbai can use the skill "Miaoshou Rejuvenation" to extend the life of the old lady in Dafang.
But Sheng Changbai has only saved up one opportunity now, and of course he has to leave it to his old lady. People are still divided into relatives and distant relatives.
Although she went to Youyang that time, Sheng Changbai felt that the old lady of Dafang was amiable and a kind elder.
But conditions did not allow it, and Sheng Changbai could only express regret.
The old lady of Dafang was originally a carefree and wealthy lady from her mother's family, who married the old lady of Dafang.
When her husband spoiled his concubines and destroyed his wife, his family fell into decline and he fled to the countryside to raise his children alone.
When her husband died young, she expelled her beloved concubines and took charge of the family. When her son became an adult, she managed the family carefully and restored the family business.
After that, my children's lives went smoothly, and now I see my two grandsons getting married and starting a business.
With so many things going on, the old lady of Dafang has no regrets except the death of a daughter.
The memorial text should be written in rhyme, and its content mainly includes condolences, prayers, remembrance of the deceased's main experiences during his lifetime, praise of moral character and achievements, expression of grief, and encouragement to the living.
In addition to being used for mourning during funerals, sacrificial texts are also required to be kept in ancestral halls and left for descendants to recite during sacrifices.
Sheng Changbai's respect for the old lady of Dafang was to write the memorial service as well as possible.
If there are no accidents, the memorial tribute to Sheng Changbai is also the most important one among the old lady's memorial memorials, and will be left to future generations to read again and again.
Sheng Changbai was a courtier and a member of the royal family. He could be regarded as the person with the highest academic qualifications and literary achievements in the Sheng family. His future official status should also be Sheng Changbai's. All aspects determine the importance of Sheng Changbai's memorial text.
"Liu Tao, on my behalf, please send the memorial service to Youyang, and then come back after the funeral of the old lady in the first house is completed."
Xu San was sent to stay with the old lady early on and stayed in Youyang. Now the only person who can best represent Sheng Changbai's identity is Liu Tao.
Let Liu Tao take some people there to prevent any accidents when burying the old lady in the big house.
Sheng Changbai couldn't go by himself. Although Tong San was relatively free at the local level, Sheng Changbai could indeed skip work.
But there is a distance of seven to eight hundred miles from Xuzhou to Youyang. It is not too far, but it cannot be said to be close.
A trip here and there would take ten and a half days anyway.
Sheng Changbai turned the entire territory of Xuzhou into a large construction site, recruited tens of thousands of people, and invested so much manpower and material resources.
Sheng Changbai was really worried about being away for such a long time.
After the project started, it stopped only when the Chinese New Year was approaching.
Sheng Changbai was alone in Xuzhou, but he actually didn't have that strong feeling about his age.
It was before the year before that I successively received gifts from Yuyang Dafang, Bianliang eldest sister Hua Lan, Sheng Jia Sheng Hong, Wang Ruofu, and Hai Chaoyun.
Sheng Changbai, who had been wandering around the construction site outside, realized that the New Year was approaching.
So on the twentieth day of the twelfth lunar month, Sheng Changbai stopped the construction, preparing to wait until the New Year was over before continuing the construction.
He also prepared various gifts and sent people to send them to Youyang, Bianjing and Haijia as soon as possible.
It was also the time of the New Year, and no one at home was taking care of things like New Year's gifts. Sheng Changbai still needed to prepare them himself.
Only then did Sheng Changbai realize that it was necessary to marry a wife before taking a post in Beijing.
Of course, Sheng Changbai doesn't regret not getting married early, according to Wang Ruofu's character.
Even if Sheng Changbai marries a daughter-in-law, Wang Ruofu may not let Sheng Changbai take his wife to take office.
You should keep your daughter-in-law to serve you at home so that you can show off your mother-in-law's prestige.
In this feudal society, generations of daughters-in-law have followed the rules and served their parents-in-law.
After waiting for many years to be the original daughter-in-law, she finally became a mother-in-law.
Most of them have some problems in their hearts. The sins they suffered in the past will always have to be suffered by their daughter-in-law again.
Just as your mother-in-law enjoyed the service of her daughter-in-law, you should also enjoy it.
