[Comprehensive] Be with Ancient Celebrities

Speaking of the issue of silver and money... from a common point of view, the longer the time goes by, the worse the circulation of gold and silver.Look at those five baht coins, look at the previous knife coins, and look at the copper coins of later generations. You should be able to figure it out. Copper coins are the most frequently used coins in Greater China. They are connected to the small countries around the Central Plains Dynasty, including Dongying, like Goguryeo, is accustomed to using Chinese copper coins.

But why is Ayu still so obsessed with gold and silver after going through the Tang Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period when barter was almost possible?Because it is easy to store!Just dig a hole, and whoever digs a hole can put it away as a backup.Just like modern people buy gold to preserve value, this is also a technique for people who did not have a bank safe in ancient times to improve the security of property concealment.

In addition, the head of the family like him rarely spends sporadic purchases, and usually does it directly like wholesale, one by one, so that gold and silver will naturally be used landed.At the very least, this big merchant is basically facing the same situation as Ayu: too many copper coins are too heavy, and carrying them around makes it look like a label with a lot of stupid money...

As for the reserve of gold and silver, what impact will it have on future expenses?That is to say, when the gold and silver are exchanged into copper coins for use, the exchange shop will have to pay the exchange fee.This is why ordinary people are unwilling to use gold and silver.It would cost a lot less money for no reason, who wouldn't feel bad about living a life, right?

But Ayu can figure it out, and he can still comfort himself, thinking that it is the bank's handling fee for withdrawing money from another place.So, Ayu has always been very active in hiding gold and silver.And as the head of the family, he is still a person with great ability, who knows how to make progress, and who knows how to save money. His attitude naturally affects other members of the family.

Looking at the way Uncle Fushou straightened his things and closed his eyes with a smile, you can tell how satisfied he is with his current family fortune.

"With so much money, let's wait for the peace outside. Let's go back and just repair the Zhuangzi. The house was built when your elder father resigned and came back in the early years. How many years, except for one or two years After one or two repairs, there will be no more... Now that I have collected enough money, I am waiting for a new repair, so I have to go to the ancestral grave to inform the old slave, so that the ancestors can feel at ease."

As a family servant for generations, Uncle Fu Shou is actually no different from his family members, even closer and more loyal than other family members who come from side branches and concubines. After all, such servants have their own rules in the family, and have no interest in the master's family. Fighting, as long as you follow the master and do things with your heart, you can live a good life.Not to mention that like Ayu's family, with a small population and a simple family business, there are not many external competitions, and there is no time for internal unity. , then this relationship will naturally become more and more different.From an emotional point of view, Uncle Fushou's treatment of Ayu is really no different from that of his own nephew.

"I still don't know when I will be able to live in peace, let's not think so much. By the way, Uncle Fushou, those fields of our family... Seeing that spring is about to start, shouldn't it be time to see if the tenant has returned? ? If you don’t hurry up right now, the spring plowing will be missed, and if this goes on... you can’t abandon it.”

This is a big problem, even though they were already thinking about reclaiming the land on the mountain, but no matter how they reclaim it, the mountain is the mountain after all, and there is no way to compare it with their original land.No matter how inconspicuous their family was among the gentry, they counted all kinds of fields sporadically, and there were hundreds of acres of fields.

Relying on this in the past, although I couldn't save much money, I could at least support my family's food and drink.If the harvest is better and more frugal, the pen and paper for reading and writing can also be used together.If there is some unexpected future, you can save one or two, even repair the house at home, and even various weddings and funerals, you can count it. This shows that this field is really important to the old Qin family.You said, who would be willing to discard such an important industry?

Not to mention Ayu and Uncle Fushou, even Uncle Quan, an honest man who can't beat a fart with three sticks, is also reluctant. Not only is he reluctant, the honest man even did something dishonest. Come.

"I'll go down the mountain tomorrow, just hang a gourd on the gate of the Zhuangzi. As long as some of them come back, our land will never be barren."

"Huh? This is..."

Ayu was very surprised. Why does this sound like the underground/party? Is this a signal for a connection?Hey, isn't it just a code, or a code that people have agreed on a long time ago.

"Before I fled, I told Liu San that if we are not here when we come back, we will wait and see. If there are gourds hanging on the door before the spring, it means that we are nearby, and we are willing to continue renting them to grow. Everything will be as usual. No, it means that we have gone far, if they are willing to fight for this land, and they are not afraid of being taken away, then they will plant it, otherwise they will go to another house."

Hehe, looking at Uncle Quan who said such a big thing, but still had no expression on his face, Ayu felt that he was about to complain about his incompetence.What else can he say?If these honest, humble guys hadn't put their best effort into this family, how could they get along so much?So, Ah Yu is really good to them, absolutely no loss.

"It's still Uncle Quan who is thoughtful, that's right, you have always been in charge of the affairs of the family's fields. They trust you, so you can open your mouth. Otherwise... I'm afraid these people have already found a new home. There are few people and a lot of land in the south of the Yangtze River, as long as you are willing to go south, you will not be able to find land. Sigh, I don’t know how many people will come back.”

Speaking of how many came back, Uncle Fushou's mind flashed suddenly, and he turned to Ayu eagerly and said:

"It's broken, it's broken, sir, we still have to build a house."

Um?Still want to build a house?With so many people and so many houses, what's not enough to live in?You must know that people building houses at this time are not later generations, so there are just about a few square meters. At this time, each house has a minimum of [-] square meters. Such a house is not enough to live in?The four women who were brought back from the bandits, because they were afraid of offending the family members, they still live in a room for four, and it's not enough to live?A big kang, it is quite spacious to live in.Who is building this house for?

Seeing Ayu's confused and puzzled expression, Uncle Renfushou immediately explained without Ayu's own words.

"Could it be possible, sir, to forget? When those rout soldiers rushed down, almost all the houses of those tenants were burned down. Waiting for those guys to come back, where can they live? Even if the houses in our village are more expensive than They are strong and can live in people, but...the house is too close to the official road, we dare not live back, they are less courageous than us, where are we willing to go? So, even if we help , You have to find a place that is closer to the field, and find a corner that is not very eye-catching, so you can prepare a nest for them in a hidden corner."

Don't say it, it's still true.These days, between the families of the villagers in the countryside, between the host family and the tenants, although according to the theory of capital, the exploitation and the exploited are very obvious and harsh, but the relationship is not simple.For example, during times of war, it is not uncommon for large households, or families with manors, to protect the tenants around them, and it is common for farmers to take refuge in the large walls of their manors. of.And if a big family has something to do, it is very common for the surrounding farmers to rush over to help or something. This kind of interdependence... For example, if there is an official in this village, if it is a civil official, he will run errands around him, or do something private. Those who live are either relatives or the village.If it is a military officer, there are usually such people as the personal guards around him, which is very common in this era.

So, Uncle Fu Shou said that even if it is to help, he should help prepare a few houses for the tenants to come back to live in. This is very reasonable.It's even the unspoken rule of the times that one's own family lives well and has the energy to take care of others.Mencius said that "if you are poor, you will be good for yourself, and if you are rich, you will benefit the world." This is what Mencius said.It is also a traditional sentiment of ancient literati, or orthodox literati.

Ayu is also very familiar with such rules. Even though the world he went to in the past was several hundred years later than this era, such a sophisticated person has survived in this land for thousands of years, so he naturally has a sense of identity. .So he nodded, and immediately gave a very good plan:

"We have a small number of people. Although we can do this, we still need to open land. I'm afraid it will be too late. In this way, isn't Gu San coming tomorrow? You tell him that we spend money to hire people, one day... one day One day's labor gives two catties of grain, and two meals of dry meals are taken away. If you don't need grain, you can calculate the market price and pay directly. It's not yet the time for spring plowing. With such a wage, there will be no shortage of people to work. gone."

"It's just that there are no shortages. It's the time when there is no shortage of crops. Everyone is tightening their belts and digging wild vegetables. It's their luck to give them such a job. Not only can they save a lot of money." You can still earn the rations of the whole family, just wait and see, I'm afraid there will be a lot of people coming."

Ayu's method is good, although Uncle Fushou is very reluctant to take money and food from the house, but he also knows that this is indeed the best method, after all, they are people... Sigh, strong labor is not a man Jun, only the three of them are fathers, and the others are either immature or women. This task is a bit heavier.

It's not that Ayu didn't see Uncle Fushou's face, knowing that he was also for this family, so he persuaded him very patiently:

"We are not short of money and food, so why be stingy, besides, with their help, maybe we can do the wasteland reclamation well together, if we can hurry up to plant food, then in autumn , wouldn’t it save more? Be more generous, if there are more people coming, simply build a few more rooms. In the past, our tenants’ side was also a village with forty or fifty households. It's also a group of people, if there are only two rooms, it may not be enough. If you build five or six rooms, or even build ten rooms directly, it will save their effort and focus on the field. These days, everything else is useless. Yes, collecting more food is better than anything else."

Ayu's words have reached this point, what else can Uncle Fu Shou say?Naturally, it is only for obedience, and besides, he also understands in his heart that this is indeed the best way, not only will the land not be abandoned, but also the reputation will be beneficial, and in this era, a good reputation always has more ways to survive than others .

"Forget it, the old slave will go to find a place first, and always find a place that is not easy to be found by the bandits. Otherwise, no matter how well it is done, it is also for giving food to people. By the way, his uncle, Let's go together, just in time to hang gourds. Well, I also just happened to go and have a look, our house... well, it has been abandoned for a winter day, and it hasn't been tidied up for a rest, so we don't know what it looks like."

Obviously very distressed, obviously worried about many things, but after Uncle Fu Shou greeted Uncle Quan, the pace all the way down the mountain began to become brisk little by little, and his head began to be raised again.Spring plowing, those green seedlings, those golden spikes, just thinking about it makes me feel happy.There is nothing that people look forward to more than the land and the harvest.