Chapter 433 Military Book
Shen Yueyao thought about this and felt like she had something else to do.
Su Xiuye said, "Sister-in-law, I don't have much to do in the capital. If there is anything you need me to do, please feel free to arrange it. I'm free anyway."
Su Xiuye was thinking about helping with some things at home.
These ideas of my third brother's wife are very good. Once such an express delivery station is built, it will benefit the people.
It’s good for the people.
Many people want to send something to their loved ones, and it is now convenient to send it.
It is also much more convenient for some people to get information about their relatives.
Madam Su sighed, "If only there had been a courier station like this back then, it would have been convenient for ordinary people to send things and letters."
Maybe then they wouldn't have to suffer so hard in the labor camp.
Maybe the second son and his wife wouldn't go there like that.
But now the eldest daughter, Da Ya and Er Ya, the third daughter and her wife, as well as Da Bao and Er Bao are all doing well, and the whole family can return to the capital safely, so she is content.
Su Xiuye said, "Those who were innocently exiled, whether to the harsh environment of the North or Lingnan, would feel better if their relatives could help send some things."
In fact, many officials exiled by the court in the past were innocent people.
Both the late emperor and Emperor Taizong were extremely suspicious people. If they feared many loyal ministers and generals, they would exile them regardless of whether the charges were true or not.
Madam Su seemed to be thinking of something and said, "By the way, Xueyi mentioned Wanhua's son Wenren in her letter. How did he do in the palace examination?"
When Old Madam Su knew that there were still people alive in the Su family, she was extremely excited.
She had a very good relationship with her sister-in-law Wanhua back then.
And Wanhua has a good personality.
Even Mrs. Su wanted to see him.
Shen Yueyao said: "Mother, cousin Dong is now a Hanlin Academy scholar, and he is also on duty in the Hanlin Academy. He ranked sixth in the second class during the palace examination."
Upon hearing this, Madam Su clapped her hands excitedly and said, "Good, good, this child is doing well."
Su Xiuye said: "It should be an extraordinary performance."
Shen Yueyao smiled and said, "That's right. The day after the Imperial Street Parade, my cousin and his family came to visit. My cousin was very excited at the time and it took him several days to recover."
"My cousin also wrote a letter to my aunt and uncle. They should have received it a long time ago. They must be very happy for him too."
Madam Su was also happy, "If Wenren does well, no one will dare to bully your aunt and the others."
Shen Yueyao said, "The Emperor's appointment document has already been sent to Liuzhou. My uncle will be directly promoted to the position of prefect, a fifth-rank official. And if he makes achievements in government, it will be easy for him to be promoted."
"With the Emperor's care, there won't be any problems. Those people from the Dong family won't dare to cause trouble. They expelled my aunt and the others from the family. The government has all the records, and they can't be changed at will. Even the elders of the Dong family can't use their status as elders to force my aunt and uncle to do anything."
Mrs. Su also breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.
"Tomorrow is a day off. Ask Xueyi to invite my cousin to come home for dinner. You can meet him, mother."
"Okay, okay, let's meet them. It's great that they have cousins in the capital who can look after each other."
Old Madam Su was also happy to hear this.
Shen Yueyao thought that Su Xueyi might not stay in the Hanlin Academy for long, and he might want to apply to be sent to serve as an official in other places.
Because that way it is easier to achieve political achievements and get promoted, and when they are sent to serve as officials in other places, they can better play their respective roles.
Shen Yueyao still wants to do a lot of business.
Only by going outside can you farm and do business better.
However, Shen Yueyao didn't tell Madam Su about this matter for the time being.
Because no one knows when Su Xueyi will be sent abroad, she will discuss it with the emperor when the time comes.
Then Su Xueyi wanted to find a good family for Su Daya in the capital.
Su Erya is still young, so she is not in a hurry.
There is also the eldest brother Su Xiuye, and Su Daya both want his father to find someone to accompany him.
So these also need to be arranged.
Su Xiuye wanted to help.
Shen Yueyao said: "Brother, I think the emperor may make use of the Su family. You are good at martial arts, and you have experience in leading troops and training soldiers. Dad may have taught you all his abilities."
"Perhaps the Emperor will arrange for you to do something else."
"The Emperor is in need of people right now, and he feels more at ease using the Su family."
Su Xiuye was stunned for a moment and said, "If the emperor directly uses me, the court officials will have objections, right?"
Shen Yueyao said: "Don't worry about this, big brother. If the emperor really wants to use someone, there are plenty of ways to shut up the court officials."
When Shen Yueyao thought about the time when the emperor wanted to grant her an imperial edict, she had already found a way to confront the court officials on the spot, leaving them unable to say anything else.
She couldn't help but give a thumbs up to their emperor.
Su Xiuye thought of the young emperor and a smile appeared on his face.
When his father and grandfather were still alive, they praised the emperor, who was still a prince at the time.
I feel he has a kind heart.
Moreover, the emperor has been very smart since he was a child. He can understand the situation and know how to hide his weaknesses and protect himself.
Shen Yueyao said: "Big brother, when you were first in the military camp, you made many contributions. Later, you also made contributions when you went to suppress bandits. Now no one dares to impersonate you and erase these merits. With these merits, the emperor has reasons to use Big Brother."
"And our Great Yan Dynasty really needs good generals."
Madam Su said, "Back then, Emperor Taizong and the previous emperor killed many generals because they were afraid that some people would become more powerful than them."
"The most famous people back then were General Wei and Marquis Xiao."
Speaking of this, Old Madam Su felt a little reluctant.
They were all people who had made great contributions to protecting the Great Yan Dynasty.
Fortunately, after the emperor ascended the throne, he issued a general amnesty and redressed those who needed to be redressed, so everyone no longer had to bear the stigma.
Su Xiuye may not be able to compare with his third brother in terms of academic knowledge, but he is good at using and training troops. He has been familiar with military books since he was a child and is interested in military books and military affairs.
Su Xiuye is quite talented in this regard.
At that time, Mr. Su and Master Su also taught all their abilities to Su Xiuye.
In addition, Shen Yueyao had previously drawn a comic book of Sun Tzu's Thirty-Six Strategies of War for her eldest and second sons in order to enlighten them.
The two treasures like watching it very much.
On weekdays, we also practice deductions with sand in the yard.
When Su Xiuye saw it once, he was shocked.
He had never read or seen such a book on military strategy.
The shock that every plot and every story in it brought to him cannot be described in words.
Su Xiuye thought about this and said, "Um, sister-in-law, do you have any military books? I accidentally saw the comic book of Thirty-Six Stratagems that you gave to Dabao and Erbao, and I thought it was excellent."
"Books like that didn't even exist in the Su family library before, and there won't be any books like that in the palace either."
If people knew about it, it would cause a sensation.
Shen Yueyao said calmly: "This painting is for my family to see. If big brother likes to see it, just take it and have a look."
"As for other military books, there are also books like 'True Records of Military Training' and 'Records of the Three Kingdoms'. I'll write them for you later."
"Sister-in-law, you are so amazing."
Su Xiuyejue's own brother and sister are simply omnipotent.
He even knows military books.
Of course, Su Xiuye even had an idea in his mind at this time.
That is, if my brother-in-law and his wife were to train soldiers and fight, would they be better than him?
Moreover, my third brother's wife's martial arts skills are no weaker than his.
But just thinking about it, Su Xiuye didn't dare to think about it, because his third brother loved his third sister-in-law so much, and he would definitely not want her to go to war.
Madam Su said, "Xiuye, if the emperor wants to use you, you must work hard for him."
Su Xiuye nodded and said, "Mom, I understand!"
The Su family is under the protection of the emperor, so naturally they must be loyal to the emperor. Besides, the Great Yan Kingdom does not allow anyone to cross the border.
His father and grandfather taught him all kinds of skills so that he could defend his country.
After not seeing each other for such a long time, the family has a lot to talk about.
Shen Yueyao also told her family about her imperial decree.
Both Old Madam Su and Su Xiuye were shocked.
They knew how difficult it was to obtain an imperial edict, so the emperor directly granted it.
They were all stunned.
Shen Yueyao did not mention anything about the Duke of Wei's Mansion and Princess Anping's Mansion, but only talked about the high-yield crops of potatoes and sweet potatoes and the waterwheel.
Madam Su suddenly realized, "So that's how it is."
"The output of potatoes and sweet potatoes is three to four times higher than that of ordinary crops. This is a very shocking number."
Old Madam Su still remembers that when the villagers were harvesting potatoes, they were stunned. It was like a festival in the village at that time. Everyone was very excited and happy every day.
During the winter, it was popular for every household to eat potatoes.
Moreover, potatoes, stews, soups and chicken are all very delicious.
Now some people from outside come to buy potatoes, but no one sells them to them unless they are relatives. This is a good thing, and everyone wants to keep it for themselves, and also leave some for relatives.
Su Xiuye said: "The key is that this is two seasons of food. We can harvest two crops a year, and the land will not be wasted."
Old Madam Su and Su Xiuye both knew very well what the two seasons of food meant.
Su Xiuye thought that if this kind of food could be promoted, the people would be able to have enough food to eat.
The soldiers in the barracks will definitely have enough food and wages, and everyone can have enough to eat.
Moreover, potatoes and sweet potatoes are delicious even when cooked.
People in the military camp don’t know how to cook, so they just need to boil the potatoes, or they can be eaten roasted.
Very filling.
There is also a waterwheel. Since the waterwheel was invented, people no longer have to carry water to irrigate the fields every day during spring plowing.
It’s okay if it rains, but if it doesn’t rain, I have to carry water to irrigate the fields, which is very hard work.
Now all the villages, even those near the provincial capital, have sent people to learn how to build water wheels.
Liuhe Village has become more lively since the beginning of spring.
Madam Su said, "Our emperor is truly a wise ruler. Remember your grandfather said that when he was young, he always wanted to ensure that more people had enough to eat."
Su Xiuye nodded and said, "I remember that one year there was a famine in some places, and many refugees poured into the capital."
"At that time, public security was in chaos. When the emperor was still a prince, he secretly ran out to see the Su family distributing porridge. He saw the faces of the refugees and felt very sorry and sad. He knew how important food was to the people. Having enough food meant the stability of Dayan."
"If they had enough food, those refugees wouldn't have traveled so far to the capital to seek a way to survive."
"But some refugees were still killed by the late emperor."
However, the former queen saw that there were so many refugees and did not want to open the city gate. Later, the refugees rioted at the city gate, and the emperor ordered the soldiers to take action to deter them.
Later, several court officials at that time died for their advice, and their grandfather also knelt in the Chonghua Hall. It was because of this that the refugees were saved.
But later the emperor resented the officials who had forced him at that time.
If you think about it carefully, most of these officials were later exiled or had their homes confiscated.
The late emperor was truly intolerant.
However, it also allowed the emperor, who was still a prince at the time, to understand many things, comprehend many things, and know many principles that were not explained in books.
But last year most people planted potatoes but not sweet potatoes.
But at the beginning of spring, many people exchanged a lot of sweet potatoes from their homes to plant.
Shen Yueyao not only planted potatoes and sweet potatoes on the farm she bought in the north, but most importantly, she planted cotton.
She began, "I also grow potatoes and sweet potatoes on the farm here. I mainly grow some fruits, such as grapes, watermelons, cantaloupes, strawberries, etc. Summer is the time to eat fruits."
She knew that some noble families in the capital would use ice jars to store fruit.
This is also because the fruit is rare and extremely precious.
No one has ever eaten watermelon.
In fact, Shen Yueyao feels that eating watermelon is the best way to quench your thirst in summer.
And with watermelon, milk tea shops can now offer fruit cold drinks.
Everyone is also looking forward to the grapes and watermelons that Shen Yueyao mentioned.
And the wine she mentioned, everyone has been talking about it in their hearts.
Su Erya also said excitedly: "Aunt San, I also want to help you and do things. I don't want to be idle."
"It would be very boring to be idle. I don't want to get together with those ladies in the boudoir of the capital. Reciting poems is so boring. Business is more interesting."
Shen Yueyao looked at Su Erya's eagerness to try, and said with a change of expression: "Alright, now that you are here, I can open a workshop."
Su Erya opened her eyes wide and asked, "Aunt San, are you opening a workshop now, in the capital?"
Shen Yueyao nodded and said, "Yes, I have built a workshop over at Zhuangzi, but I haven't hired anyone to work yet."
"I had planned to finish building it in advance so that the grapes could be ripe and used to make wine. But now that the second store is about to open, I found that everyone likes the sausage bread the most, but I have already used up all the sausages I brought from my hometown."
The family had made a lot of ham sausages before, and Shen Yueyao put them in the space and brought them back to the capital.
But within a few days of opening the store, they were all used up.
Many customers have eaten that kind of ham sausage before and often come to ask about it and want to buy it, especially children who like to eat it.
Shen Yueyao didn't have the energy to do these at the time.
But when her mother and the others came, Su Erya didn't want to be idle either, so she could directly use the workshop and open a workshop to make ham sausages.
There are also sheep on the farm, and we can use sheep intestines to make ham sausage.
Shen Yueyao also asked Manager Fan to buy a batch of sheep intestines, which were very cheap, and the people from the manor had cleaned them.
If you want to make sausage, you can just hire someone to do it.
The only option left is to build another workshop and use the grapes to make wine when they are ripe.
Su Erya nodded excitedly, "Okay, okay, I'll follow Third Aunt's arrangements."
Madam Su smiled and said, "I can't sit idle either. Now I realize how boring it was when I was idle in the Marquis' Mansion."
The girls in the boudoir have their own gatherings.
At that time, ladies had their own gatherings.
Everyone gets together to get information from each other and make friends.
Old Madam Su doesn't want to make friends with those people now.
It was really the Su family's exile that made her realize the fickleness of human nature.
So Old Lady Su felt that as long as the emperor valued them and as long as they worked well for the emperor, there was no need to worry about anything else.
"It's fine whether I help look after the workshop or the store."
Shen Yueyao said: "Mother, you are the old lady of our Su family. If people knew that you went to visit the store and workshop, they would say something."
Madam Su waved her hand and said, "Don't worry about it. Otherwise, I'll go to the milk tea dessert shop in the manor you mentioned. It's in the manor at the foot of the academy mountain, and no one knows anything about it."
Shen Yueyao nodded and said, "That's fine, the environment there is quiet and peaceful."
"The academy is on the mountain. If the milk tea shop does well, we can build some other shops on the farm side."
Shen Yueyao even thought about opening a hotel in the villa below the college and creating a hotel for vacation and tourism.
Tourists can send their students to the academy to study when school starts. If they live far away, they can stay in the inn rooms at the villa.
If possible, can we also build school district housing?
Anyway, this idea exists, but Shen Yueyao is still unclear about the flow of people there and everyone's spending power.
So we also need to investigate and see how the milk tea shop in the villa is doing.
Dabao and Erbao were also sitting next to each other, listening to their mother carefully.
They just looked at their mother and smiled happily, as if they were very happy as long as their mother was around.
Although they didn't understand some of what she said, they thought their mother was amazing.
When Erbao heard about ham sausage, he said, "Mom, eat ham sausage, ham sausage."
Shen Yueyao gently touched the little guy's cheek.
I feel that my mother takes good care of the two babies. They don’t lose weight, but have gained a little weight.
But the child has really good skin. He plays with his friends in the countryside every day, and his skin doesn’t get tanned.
Shen Yueyao smiled and said, "Do you like eating ham sausage?"
Erbao nodded vigorously, "Yes, grandma will make hamburgers and pancakes for me."
Old Madam Su followed Shen Yueyao to learn how to make hamburgers and pancakes. Since she had sausages, she could put the sausages in.
I have to say that ever since I started eating ham sausage, everything I eat tastes better.
You don’t need to add salt to the pancake, just a little pepper, vegetables, eggs and ham, and it tastes just right when rolled up.
The two little guys always eat a lot.
Su Erya said, "Not only do my brothers like to eat it, I like to eat it too."
Su Erya thinks ham tastes better than sausage.
The taste of sausage is a bit salty, so it needs to be eaten with steamed buns, but the ham sausage does not taste salty when eaten directly.
Shen Yueyao said: "If you like it, let's make more. We can open a workshop over at the Zhuangzi. You two can take a rest these few days. After you have rested, we can talk about business matters."
Anyway, Shen Yueyao has a lot of things to do.
After talking for a long time, Shen Yueyao also noticed that Su Daya's face was not very good.
Shen Yueyao was a little worried about Su Daya and said, "Daya, is it because you are not used to coming to the capital?"
Shen Yueyao wondered if Su Daya was thinking of her mother.
However, when she and Su Xueyi came to the capital, they did not specifically inquire about the news of the Lu family.
They didn't ask about the situation of Su Daya's mother, Lu Manzhi.
They didn't even ask whether he was in the capital.
Su Daya shook her head and said, "Aunt San, I'm fine. It was because of me that the trip was delayed. Grandma and the others could have left earlier."
She felt very guilty about this.
Shen Yueyao was stunned, not knowing what was going on.
"Did someone bully you?"
When Shen Yueyao thought about this, her expression turned cold.
Shen Yueyao is very protective by nature.
Su Daya looked at her third aunt's expression, and her heart felt sour and warm.
Her third aunt is so nice.
"It was just that I met Cao Chuxian, the young master of the Cao family, in the store one time..."
Su Daya took the initiative to tell the whole story in detail.
Later, Madam Su sighed and said, "Don't blame Daya. She didn't expect it to be like this."
Su Daya felt very guilty about this.
Shen Yueyao suddenly realized that it was no wonder that Daya looked so unhappy.
Shen Yueyao said softly: "Daya, it's nothing. It shows that you are charming. It's a good thing that someone likes you. It's just that that person may not have handled the matter well."
"Every family's situation is different. Maybe he really wants to marry you, but his grandmother may not know the situation of the Su family and feel that your identity is inappropriate, so she wants to use this method to deal with you."
"However, we don't know the specific situation of the Cao family. That person is just a nanny. We won't comment on how the head of the Cao family handles this matter."
"First, tell me what you think of Cao Chuxian?"
Su Daya felt better after listening to her aunt's gentle voice.
She recalled carefully, "I didn't think much of it at the time. I just remember him being very talkative. He had been on the merchant ship with his father and grandfather, so he was very knowledgeable and had unique insights into business. He could also tell us interesting stories from all over the world."
"But I didn't have any thoughts. I just thought he would be a good business partner."
Su Daya and Shen Yueyao also learned about business partners.
Su Daya had experienced what happened to Lin Tingshu before, and now she had no intention of thinking about love at all. She only wanted to learn how to do business from her third aunt.
"Since you don't have this idea, then let's not worry about the Cao family's affairs. Anyway, my eldest brother has already punished them."
"Besides, our Su family is not afraid of them now."
In this era, merchants had a low status among the four classes of people. No matter how big a business was, it could not go against the officials in the capital.
What's more, Su Xueyi is now in the Hanlin Academy and is a favorite of the emperor.
If the Cao family were smart, they would not dare to do anything else.
Shen Yueyao comforted Su Daya, and Su Daya felt better.
"Our Daya is much more dazzling now that she is confident."
Ever since Su Daya changed her personality and started studying hard and doing business seriously, she has become much more confident. In addition, she has a good appearance, and now she looks beautiful and charming.
It's normal to be liked by others.
"You can't guarantee that everyone will be as well-mannered as you. All you can do is be yourself. Don't be afraid. Don't worry, your Third Uncle and I are here. No one will dare bully you."
Shen Yueyao is protective by nature and will not allow her relatives to be bullied.
Su Daya nodded with sobs.
Su Xiuye breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that his daughter looked much better after being comforted by his sister-in-law.
Su Daya didn't say much along the way.
It’s still my brother and sister-in-law who can comfort people.
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The palace at this time
Su Xueyi was originally a compiler in the side room of the Imperial Study, recording important matters discussed between the Emperor and his ministers.
After the emperor spoke to several ministers for a while, he asked them to leave and said to Su Xueyi in the side room, "My dear Su, please come in. I have something important to discuss with you."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
After Su Xueyi entered the imperial study, the emperor felt much more relaxed as there was no one else there.
I feel more comfortable talking to Su Xueyi.
There is no need to hide your true emotions with a stern face like you did when facing those ministers.
The emperor said happily, "Lord Su, I have sent the farm tools that Lady Shen provided to the Ministry of Works. The officials there were very excited. They said that once they are made, it will make farming and threshing much easier for farmers. And the small cart with a drum wheel is much more convenient to use. It can be used on some difficult paths..."
The emperor said this to Su Xueyi excitedly.
It can be imagined that if the people of the Great Yan Dynasty had such agricultural tools, they could cultivate more land, and they would also get potatoes and sweet potatoes, which would be really good things.
Even he likes to eat it.
Su Xueyi looked at the emperor's happy expression and the corners of her mouth rose slightly.
After the emperor finished speaking, Su Xueyi said, "By the way, Your Majesty, when the sweet potato leaves are still tender, you can pick some and use them to cook noodles. The sweet potato leaves are smooth and tender, and the noodle soup has a unique flavor."
The emperor nodded and said, "Okay, let's try it later."
"But I called you here this time to tell you something. The Censorate recently impeached an official for corruption and bribery. I had someone investigate and discovered that this examiner had helped someone cheat during the imperial examination by replacing a candidate's test paper, leading to the assassination of that poor student."
"As for this man, he is the son of Lord Lin."
"It's a pity that the poor student was very knowledgeable. His articles have been found, but it's a pity that he was killed."
The emperor was very sad when talking about this matter.
This happened three years ago. He had just been emperor for a year at that time, and it happened to be the time when he was holding an imperial examination to select talents.
"This matter involves a serious matter, and it should be investigated. But how can we prevent such incidents? The rules are already strict, and there have been cases of test questions being leaked before."
This gave the emperor a headache.
Only at this time could the emperor talk to Su Xueyi and want to hear his opinion.
Because of Su Xueyi's relationship with the emperor, there would be nothing hidden.
He said, "Your Majesty, you can put an end to this phenomenon from the beginning. For example, before setting the test questions, you can place the person who sets the test questions in a place. It's best to have soldiers surround it and guard it so that not even a bird can fly in and no information can be leaked. You can also set up several sets of test questions, and Your Majesty can randomly pick one set to test the candidates. That way, even the person who sets the test questions won't know what the test questions are, thus ensuring confidentiality..."
The emperor's expression changed when he heard this and he said, "Yes, this is a good idea. We have tried to prevent officials from going home before, but everyone knows what the exam questions will be in advance and will tell others in advance. This method can eliminate this problem."
The emperor looked at Su Xueyi with anticipation, implying that Su Xueyi should continue speaking.
Su Xueyi continued, "Then there are the invigilators. They might remember the examinees' handwriting and replace the test papers when collecting them. These people are usually bribed in advance. Maybe they're paid enough money to make them take risks. Or maybe they're so powerful that the invigilators dare not offend them and can only do what they ask..."
The emperor nodded and said, "Indeed."
Su Xueyi said, "You can randomly arrange numbers in the examination room. The examination room is divided into several examination rooms, and the invigilators are randomly transferred from other places. This way, even if someone wants to cheat, they can't be sure which invigilator will go to this examination room. You can't bribe everyone. That would be too obvious, and the Jinyiwei would be able to find out..."
In fact, Su Xueyi still has many ideas.
Sometimes when he was reading, he would discuss some things with Yao Niang, and Yao Niang's ideas were very good.
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