Wu Huaiyu was surprised when he heard the news, but Lao Wu looked worried, "There is no smoke without fire. I heard that this was mentioned by Wei Shizhong in the palace,"
Hearing that it was Wei Zheng's idea, Wu Huaiyu said oh, it was not surprising at all.
Wei Zheng and Wei Xuancheng are people who are admired but don't want to have too much contact with them. Although the two families are in-laws, even so, when standing in the palace, Wei Zheng will not think about this relationship.
No mercy at all.
To be honest, Wu Huaiyu doesn't like such people.
"Erlang, our family has so much land now. What if we really follow Wei Shizhong's method of limiting the land?"
Wu Huaiyu now has thousands of hectares of land, and his wives and concubines also have a lot of rouge land under their names, and Lao Wu and Huaiyi also have a lot of land under their names.
Because Lao Wu and his wife were still there, the Huaiyi brothers had not yet separated their families. After all, people in the Tang Dynasty ruled the world with filial piety, and parents could not separate their families from brothers.
Only real brothers can separate their families when their parents are no longer alive. There are other regulations. For those who have achieved great merit or below, that is, cousins must separate their families.
"Aye, why should you worry about this? Xianggong Wei's proposal will definitely have no results for a while. Even if it does have results, it won't be done in this way."
Wu Huaiyu was not too worried about restricting the land. Although the news coming out now has shown some problems, Li Shimin must have had some thoughts. Otherwise, if the emperor did not allow this kind of court discussion, no one would dare to do so.
Now that there are no restrictions on the spread, it is obvious that the emperor wants to blow the wind and see the reaction.
Restricting land is naturally beneficial to the court. After all, it seems that only the Song Dynasty did this for a short period of time in history.
However, the economy of the Song Dynasty mainly relied on industry and commerce, and it could not truly unify the world. The population was dense, and the land could not support so many farmers. There was a lot of surplus labor. Appropriate relaxation of some restrictions would help land transfer and population flow into the city.
The workshop was adapted to the productivity at that time.
However, in the Tang Dynasty, the land system was not established and mergers were not suppressed, which would definitely do more harm than good.
Appropriate regulatory restrictions still need to be in place, but there is a matter of degree, and it is not easy to grasp them.
Of course, the Wu family is seriously over-subscribed.
But again, if the sky falls, you will still be tall, and the Wu family is not the tallest.
Furthermore, this matter is even more serious than Wu Huaiyu’s current tax adjustment and reform of the two tax laws. He had already implemented the collection of free grain grains per acre for several years. Taking advantage of the fact that the emperor’s prestige was at its peak, internal and external troubles arose.
Only when all these issues are temporarily resolved can we cautiously try out the new law.
Wei Zheng was so big when he came up,
To put it bluntly, he was attracting firepower to Wu Huaiyu.
Or in other words, Huaiyu is now trying to implement two taxes, which is similar to drilling a hole in a wall and opening a window. There are many opponents, but the emperor's prestige is rising, and everyone is still waiting and watching.
But now Wei Zheng suddenly stood up and said that he wanted to lift the roof. Now many people will definitely stand up to oppose it.
Wu Huaiyu can now open the window with peace of mind.
Of course, if it is not handled well, it is possible that after those people overthrow Wei Zheng, they may also overthrow Huaiyu.
After comforting his father, seeing that his complexion was not good recently, Huaiyu checked his veins and then prescribed a prescription for him to take care of himself.
"Aye, I heard that you want to take a concubine again recently?"
Lao Wu was a little embarrassed, "There is a Sogdian Hu merchant named Shi Siming. I have some dealings with him before. He also opened several shops in Longqiao. I heard that he also does a lot of business in Chang'an West Market..."
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Lao Wu said that he had taken care of Shi Siming several times. Recently, Shi Siming wanted to give Lao Wu two beauties, saying they were two beauties who had just arrived from the Western Regions.
A Persian beauty and a noble lady,
Lao Wu has taken many concubines in recent years and has given birth to more than a dozen children. Among these concubines, there are some from Silla, some from Turks, and even some from Tiele, Khitan, Lihu, Man, and Sogdian, but there are really no
Persian cat.
The Wu family did have two Persian orchids, but they were both Huaiyu's concubines.
Lao Wu met the two Persian beauties in Shi Siming's wine shop in Longqiao. They were actually twin sisters, who looked exactly the same and were full of exotic charm.
Lao Wu was moved.
"Aye, your bones are a little weak, but you can't bear to be exhausted like this. You should still take a good rest and recuperate."
"I feel like I'm so alive now, especially with as much desire as a 20-year-old guy,"
Huaiyu shook his head after hearing this.
"The stronger the desire, the more it means that the kidneys are weak. You must take care of yourself and take good care of your body. Otherwise, it won't be long before you transform from a young man in his twenties to an old man in his eighties who has no desires and desires."
"So serious?" Lao Wu was a little panicked.
"Should Aye know best?"
Every one of them describes the correct symptoms.
Lao Wu was really panicked. After all, he is still old at heart. He has not enjoyed enough of having so many young and beautiful concubines, especially the two Persian sisters, who have not yet taken over.
"Give me a prescription to make some elixirs to replenish your body."
"Just taking supplements won't do it. You have to maintain your health. You've already overstretched your body. It's quite serious."
"But I can't bear to part with those two Persian concubines,"
"Forget it," Lao Wu sighed, "I'll give it to you, you are young."
Huaiyu waved his hand, how could he want the old man's woman? It's not like the Turkic tribe is popular.
"Don't worry, I just paid and I haven't accepted the door yet. Don't waste it."
Huaiyu still refused, "Aye, I have so many women in the courtyard that I can't bear it for a long time."
I used to go out a lot, and there weren't many women around me, and he was often unavailable, so I didn't think it was much. Now that I'm back in Chang'an, my wife, concubines, and concubines are all together.
I used to think it was lively and warm when my wife, concubines, and children all ate together at home, but now I think it's a bit noisy.
I used to think that Fan Xuanfu managed the backyard very well and was harmonious. However, after being at home for a long time, I realized that the wives and concubines were not as harmonious as they appeared, and they were still arguing constantly.
Let's just say that now, at night, Huaiyu has a headache, and it becomes a problem where to sleep.
One wife, nine concubines, eighteen concubines, and several other housewives outside.
It rains and dews equally, and each person can only take his turn once a month.
No matter where you live, there will always be women who are unhappy.
And when women have children, things are different. When there are more children, and they are more naughty, it is inevitable to fight, argue, and quarrel, which ultimately leads to conflicts among the mothers of the children.
Sure enough, distance brings beauty.
Shake your head and don't think about those things,
It was rare that the two of them sat together today, so Wu Huaiyu talked about something very seriously.
"I don't have any problem with Ayena taking concubines as maids, but recently I heard some rumors related to the fathers and brothers of those aunts."
Hearing Huaiyu say this, Lao Wu was a little embarrassed. He knew his own affairs, and when Huaiyu opened his mouth, he knew what was going on.
At his age, he has taken in more than a dozen concubines in the past few years, all of them are as beautiful as flowers and delicate and pretty. Although some of these concubines are from good families, most of them are from small families, and some are from poor families.
Some of the lowly ones were even redeemed from brothels.
Even if Lao Wu is now the Marquis of Wenshui and has the treatment of a fifth-grade official, it is all vain after all. After all, he is a bad old man in his sixties who is still lame.
It is impossible for a young prime minister who is appreciated by a saint like Wu Huaiyu to be vying for marriage with various families. The daughter of the Lu family of Fanyang of the fifth surname is a concubine, the grandniece of Prime Minister Li Jing is a concubine, and even a girl from the Guanlong clan is a concubine.
These women are actually quite satisfied to be able to climb up to Lao Wu, but after all, they come from ordinary backgrounds, and now they have to take care of their families, and even their own family sent them to Wu's family, which is why they came here with that idea.
Of course Lao Wu also knew that people couldn't be doing it because of his old age and his lame face, so he has been very kind to his concubine and his family in the past few years, giving him a lot of money, and even helping to buy land.
, some even arranged to join the yamen, or help with the government soldiers, or help with business.
Although his cheap husband-in-laws are much younger than him, this son-in-law is indeed very down-to-earth.
However, some people with humble backgrounds suddenly climbed up the big tree of Lao Wu and drifted away, so as not to cause chaos under the banner of Prime Minister Wu's family.
"Who is this nonsense again? Tell me and I will talk to him."
"Mainly people from Aunt Zhang and Aunt Yin's family,"
The two concubines Zhang and Yin were both younger than Wu Huaiyu. They also had a common background. They were both from Pingkangfang brothels. Aunt Yin was the Chu Chu whom Lao Wu first redeemed from Pingkangfang with money.
For a period of time after arriving, Mrs. Wu and Liu were very strict, asking her to serve as servants and set rules every day. They even refused to let Lao Wu enter her house and trained her to be obedient.
However, this woman was worthy of being born in Pingkangfang, and she was also very scheming. She served the Wu Liu family very carefully. Gradually, the Wu Liu family also felt that this woman was not bad, but her life was not good. She had fallen into prostitution in the past, and even gave birth to a few
Come with compassion,
Later, it was no longer so targeted,
Yin's skills were so good that she soon made Lao Wu fall in love with her. So far, she has given birth to two children, both of whom are sons. Naturally, she is becoming more and more favored by Lao Wu, and she is also fond of Wu Liu.
He was as respectful as ever and did not have any conflict with the Wu Liu family.
That Zhang family, named Qingqing, was Yin Chuchu's former sister, and it was she who asked Lao Wu to redeem her.
These two women came from humble backgrounds, and their father and brother were also humble. With the support of the Wu family, they have been doing well in recent years. For example, Yin Chuchu's elder brother is a delinquent in Chang'an, his father is doing business in Longqiao, and his younger brother
He even studied at the Wu Family School's affiliated school.
Zhang's father is also doing business in Longqiao, and his brother works in Sanyuan County Government.
The business run by their fathers is actually quite simple. They just use their connections with the Wu family to resell some hot commodities from the Wu family. With their connections, they can make a good living.
Wu Huaiyu doesn't mind rejecting his father's cheap father-in-law, brother-in-law, etc. They are always relatives. If they strive to make progress, he is even willing to help them. However, the Zhang and Yin family are indeed a bit
Since he couldn't get on the stage, he didn't bother to pay attention and let them go.
But recently, when Wu Huaiyu was fishing for big fish with a long line, these small miscellaneous fish always came to bite the hook.
"What the hell did they do again?"
"Forget it, Aye, you should ask your two aunts to invite their father and brother to your home. Let's have a serious talk together in person. After all, we are all relatives. If we can help, we will try our best."
Hearing his son's words, Lao Wu suddenly became serious. It seemed that there was a big problem, otherwise his son would not have said this.
