The end-of-year exam at Louguan Academy is just a spice in the life of a man. It naturally tastes different to different people. Some people taste it as sweet as honey, some people taste it as bitter, some people taste it neither salty nor bland, and some people taste it tasteless. It's like a storm. The parents of those students who do well in the exam will play the role of a loving father and a filial son at home. The parents of those students who do not do well will naturally act in action movies. What's more, they may develop into horror films and science fiction films. You know. But there is always a time in the past.
Since the end of the exam, Su Ren has never been to the academy again, because Su Jian's marriage is not far away. As the father of the child, he needs to take advantage of the New Year's Day to visit familiar homes in person and leave invitations. So that relatives and friends can come to congratulate and congratulate the Su family on finally opening up and adding new members to the country. This is a big event and must not be taken lightly. Fortunately, there is still some time before the New Year, so Su Ren’s purposeful move Visiting relatives and friends is not very anxious.
The emperor was naturally the first person to receive Su Ren's invitation. Looking at the red invitation, Liu Che felt a little uncomfortable. He had never received an invitation before in his life, let alone his own ancestors except Taizu. Except for people in the upper echelons who may have received it, people in these generations have never had a chance to get invitations. Of course, Liu Che was also a little excited, because the invitation said Uncle Liu at the beginning, which was written in Su Jian's tone. It didn't say "Your Majesty" either. When writing about the emperor, only writing about Uncle Liu means that the relationship between the two families does not involve power or politics.
The invitations are very bright in color and beautifully made, with red background and gold characters. You can tell at a glance that the writing skills have been wasted. There are two invitations for Liu Che. In addition to Liu Che's, there is also one from Queen Wei Zifu. Although The Han Dynasty was far from an era when women who were bound by ethics had no status at all, but sending an invitation to the queen was still a shocking event. It was the same as Liu Che's invitation, with the same handwriting, style, and content, except that it was changed to "Uncle Liu" No modifications are made except for Aunt Wei.
Liu Che looked at Su Ren and then at the invitation in his hand: "What do you want to do again?"
Su Ren smiled slightly: "When I get married, I naturally have to invite some relatives and friends. Your Majesty and your ministers know each other in the market, and they treat each other as brothers. Needless to say, the queen and your ministers also have some friendship, so naturally you have to invite them lightly. , otherwise I may not be able to see the queen again when I enter the palace in the future."
"I asked you what you want to do!"
Su Ren shook his head: "My son is getting married!"
"real?"
"real!"
Liu Che waved his hand: "I have accepted my invitation. As for whether the Queen can go and whether you want to go, you can ask yourself. One more thing, don't mess around!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Su Ren didn't waste any words at Wei Zifu's place. He relayed the emperor's original words, and Wei Zifu agreed to go. In the past, the queen always followed the emperor when she went out. Naturally, in the eyes of everyone, the queen was just the emperor's foil. However, After receiving Su Ren's invitation, she suddenly realized that she was also a human being, and she was the most noble woman in the world. In recent years, her son has been successful, her husband is strong, her younger brother is mighty, and even her nephew is a famous general. This family has been living a good life. There was harmony and joy, and nothing like the cruelty and violence of the previous harem, which made Wei Zifu, who was originally gentle and virtuous, feel much better. What else could he be demanding as a queen?
Sending invitations was a tiring job. Since Su Ren had nothing to do, he went to each family in person. Of course, except for the male head of the family, all the ladies also received the invitations. Such a grand occasion suddenly became the most popular event in Chang'an City.
A hot topic. If any family did not receive it, they would feel ashamed. Fortunately, Su Ren treated everyone equally. Even Wang Wenshu and his wife received the invitations sent by Su Ren personally, so there was no favoritism. It was just Su Ren.
I didn’t know that this invitation to the back house caused a fire in the backyard of many people. Naturally, Su Ren is not responsible for the aftermath of such a thing.
Gongsun Ao had eight wives, one main wife and seven concubines. Over the years, Gongsun Ao had no feelings for his old and beautiful first wife, but he doted on the other seven concubines. Because Gongsun Ao often led troops on expeditions, at home,
Basically, he didn't care much about his affairs. Those favored concubines took over the honors and treated the principal wives coldly. After one or two times, when they saw that Gongsun Ao had no intention of punishing him, they immediately intensified their behavior, making Gongsun Ao's principal wives even more jealous.
I have no status yet.
This time, after Su Ren personally handed the red invitation card to Gongsun Ao's wife, he was immediately attacked by a group of concubines. Originally, Gongsun Ao was planning to ask Su Ren for a few more invitations, but Su Ren insisted that each family only wanted a few more invitations.
Neng's wife participated. He also told Gongsun Ao that when others would bring their wives, Gongsun Ao came with a bunch of concubines. He would not be responsible for the loss of face. Gongsun Ao lost his temper and could only go back in anger. After entering the house, Yingying
Ying Yanyan gathered around and was about to ask about the situation, but saw Gongsun Ao with a livid face. Before the concubines could say anything, Gongsun Ao roared and drove everyone away, scaring the concubines to hide in Tibet. Gongsun Ao
The first wife held a bright red invitation in one hand, sneered and swaggered through the market, acting like I was the mistress of the house. After all the grievances she had suffered over the years, she found this worthless piece of paper, and even Gongsun Ao could only bow his head.
The default portion.
Gongsun He was not as stupid as Gongsun Ao. He sensed the smell of conspiracy from Su Ren's invitation. He took a look and pulled Su Ren into the wine shop. He asked the same question as the emperor: "What do you want to do?
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Su Ren chuckled: "My son is getting married!"
"I know you want to marry your son, but you sent this invitation all over the place, just to the wife in the back house. How can you invite someone like Wang Wenshu? This is not your style. You
This person never dares to make a loss-making business, tell me..."
Su Ren shook his head: "It's really just a child's wedding. Such a happy event is also a good opportunity for Chang'an's powerful people to connect with each other. I hope that this opportunity can ease the matter between Wang Wenshu and me. Don't you think it's good?"
"You didn't even tell me?" Gongsun Ao was a little angry.
Su Ren chuckled: "I really just invite you to watch the ceremony, and then everyone will have a meal and chat, that's all."
"Why do I still not believe it?"
Su Ren drank a glass of wine: "Believe it or not, you will find out when the time comes. Remember to bring your wife with you."
The Wei Qing family is the one to which Su Ren sends invitations most smoothly. Wei Qing's wife is also the eldest princess of the Han Dynasty. Although they are considered husband and wife, in reality Princess Pingyang has a much higher status than Wei Qing. In the past, others invited Wei Qing.
, they all go to Princess Pingyang first. Only if the princess doesn't go, Wei Qing will show up, as the princess's consort.
Holding the invitation in his hand, Wei Qing said: "Brother Su, have you ever calculated how much it will cost to do this with great fanfare?"
Su Ren smiled and said, "Do you think my family is short of money?"
Wei Qing shook his head: "Brother Su is known as the God of Wealth, and there is no shortage of money. But I am thinking about another question. If you do this this time, what will happen to other people getting married in the future? Is it possible that you will do the same thing as Brother Su?
Such a big noise?"
Su Ren laughed loudly: "You are really right. No one has seen my purpose. I didn't expect you to see it. I just hope that all nobles and officials will spend money instead of using their money."
Locked in a cabinet and buried under the courtyard wall! I met Sang Hongyang a few days ago. Sang Hongyang told me that the savings in Dahan Bank were one million gold, but the money from the nobles and officials was only a mere 100,000 gold. You
Have you ever thought that no nobles and officials control 90% of the world's wealth, but only account for 10% of the money saved in banks? Isn't it strange?"
Wei Qing thought for a while: "It is indeed a problem. Since ancient times, we have been careful not to reveal our wealth. It is okay for nobles and officials not to save money."
"It doesn't make sense!" Su Ren's face straightened: "Take the war to destroy the Xiongnu as an example. Dahan Bank paid out a large amount of money, but the money belonged to the common people, but the nobles and officials did not spend much. Fortunately, we won the war.
Have you ever thought about the consequences if you lose the war? When the time comes, the treasury will not be able to replace the bank's debts, and the bank's bankruptcy will be a trivial matter. The people will live frugally and eat with their blood and sweat, and then the money they have earned will be gone. What will be the consequences?"
Without waiting for Wei Qing to answer, Su Ren took a deep breath and continued: "This world is the world of the common people, but also the world of the nobles and officials. Since they are already the ones in power of the country, they naturally have to make corresponding contributions, so I
To get those who locked their money in cabinets and buried it under the courtyard wall to take out their money, Hawking was studying a subject during this period, which was about money and society. He was right, this money can only continue to grow.
Only through circulation can greater value be produced. Locked in a cabinet and buried under the courtyard wall, it is just gold and silver, and it can no longer be counted as money."
Wei Qing sighed: "Although I know what money and society are, it makes sense for Brother Su to say this. Please rest assured, Brother Su, I will definitely keep this matter confidential."
It took ten days to send the invitations. During these ten days, Su Ren was like a courtesan, going in and out of the east and west houses in Chang'an City. He visited all the famous people, even the rich heroes and merchants. He accompanied him.
With a smile on his face, he said kind words, first sent gifts and then invitations, made a very sincere request to come, and also paid great attention to the propriety in inviting the wife of the family. Everyone in Chang'an City knew that Su Ren's eldest son was not his legitimate son, but also an illegitimate son.
, although the vote was later replaced, the status is not that important. But just for this child, Su Ren, with the dignity of a marquis and the status of a hussar general, humbled himself like an old farmer outside the city, so that no one would think too much about his talent.
It's a strange thing.
The emperor reviewed the memorial for a while, then looked up and saw the red invitation that had been on his desk: "Whose house did he go to today?"
Liu Ruyi said quickly: "Doctor Wang's house and Hu Zhonglang's house in Dongcheng."
"Oh, it seems that the two thousand-ton officials have already left, and they have begun to invite the thousand-ton officials. Does he want to invite all the courtiers to his home?"
Liu Ruyi chuckled: "I'm afraid this can't be done. The number of officials in our Han Dynasty has already exceeded a hundred officials. There are tens of thousands of officials in Chang'an City. Even the officials with more than a thousand stones are only about 500. If we add their
Madam, servant, the small courtyard of the Su family will probably be overcrowded by then."