The evening of May is colorful and colorful, and the burning clouds in the west render the entire capital a layer of gold, which also delays the arrival of night.

Weng and his son-in-law sat separately, still staying in the living room, and the housekeeper Lin Jinyuan stood next to him and served seriously. Although the tea had been renewed several times, the conversation between the two of them was still continuous, which made Lin Jinyuan secretly yawn several times.

Lin Haoran originally wanted to take Wu Shan to the house to visit around, but when he found that Wu Shan was sitting here, he had no intention of moving again, and found that Wu Shan seemed very interested in economic matters, and he also explained some economic principles endlessly.

Although in terms of knowledge and cultural heritage, he is not as good as Wu Shanzhi, but when it comes to economic insights, I am afraid that there is no one who can compare with him in the entire Ming Dynasty.

"The Holy Lord has been cultivating the Xuan for a long time, and the national funds have long been exhausted. At present, if you want to solve the financial problems of the Ming Dynasty, you must either find a way to tax the rich, or vigorously develop tariffs! If we still follow the old way of thinking and start with the two major taxes of grain tax or salt tax, I am afraid that the effect will not be obvious, and even be counterattacked by some forces like Yan Ge Lao. Lin Haoran talked eloquently, and finally came to an authentic conclusion.

Wu Shan tasted the tea noncommittally, and also pondered Lin Haoran's words.

He entered the imperial examination, and walked step by step from the Hanlin compilation to the position of the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and he can be regarded as the most orthodox minister of the Ming Dynasty, and he already has his set of opinions on government affairs.

It's just that after listening to Lin Haoran's opinions at this moment, not to mention whether Lin Haoran's views are right or wrong, just because he has such profound insights at such a young age, it is enough for him to be impressed by this son-in-law.

In essence, with the in-depth contact with this son-in-law, he really felt that this was worthy of the name of the genius.

"My daughter has seen Daddy!"

A shadow appeared in the living room, and Wu Qiuyu, who was dressed in the costume of Mrs. Command, walked in from the outside and bowed to Wu Shan in a regular manner.

She is the same as Lin Haoran, and she also looks too young. It's just that although she doesn't have the skeleton of a natural lady like Hua Yingrong, she already has a kind of hostess's demeanor in her gestures.

Wu Shan hadn't seen his daughter for a while, and when he looked at his daughter who walked in, his heart was also warm, but he still said with a face: "Well, you look like a mother of a family!" ”

"Thank you daddy for the compliment!" Wu Qiuyu's face was overflowing with a smile, and he said seriously: "Daddy, my daughter has asked people to prepare dinner, please move to the flower hall!" ”

"Father-in-law, please come here!" Lin Haoran stood up from his seat and made a gesture of please.

Wu Shan looked at the tacit cooperation of the couple, and nodded with satisfaction.

The weather in May was already relatively hot, and the flower hall was undoubtedly cooler, so Wu Qiuyu took the initiative to set up the banquet in the flower hall.

As she married into the Lin family, because the Lin family did not have in-laws, she grasped the power to govern the family house early and became the mistress of the Lin family, with more than a dozen domestic servants under her command for her to drive.

After all these times, she has also become a hostess who can make up her minds. The dishes chosen for the banquet for her parents this time, as well as the place of the meal, were all her ideas.

Wu Shan came over this time, mainly to see how his daughter was doing. Although her daughter actually went home a lot, and she knew some things about her daughter from her wife's mouth, she was still worried that she would be unhappy in the Lin family, or that she would make the eldest lady of the Wu family lose her temper in the Lin family.

Just looking at her daughter's actions today, I was worried that she would not be happy here, and she was still the eldest lady at home, but looking at the smile on her face, she arranged the banquet in an orderly manner, and couldn't help but look at her daughter with admiration.

Wu's mother didn't think so much, and she was full of praise for the delicacies on the table, especially the Peking duck.

After the meal, Lin Haoran and Wu Qiuyu naturally wanted Wu Shan to stay overnight, but Wu Shan insisted on going back.

Watching the carriage disappear at the mouth of the alley, Lin Haoran exhaled a light breath of turbidity. Even if this is no longer the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, or even if the imperial court is no longer in use, he can still only play the role of a grandson.

Wu Qiuyu was very happy with the arrival of his parents, especially his father, reluctantly retracted his gaze, turned to Lin Haoran and asked: "Xianggong, my mother said that my father may be reappointed by the emperor, how sure is this matter?" ”

"It's hard to say right now! At least Gao Yao is now in front, and Gao Yao must first come down from the position of the head of the household! Lin Haoran shook his head lightly, and raised his hand to signal to go back to the house.

Wu Qiuyu's brows frowned slightly, and he followed Lin Haoran to turn around and return to the house, but he continued to ask: "If Gao Shangshu is dismissed, then my father will serve as the head of the household?" ”

"There is this possibility, but it is more likely that Yan Ne should take over as the head of the Ministry of Rites, and your father will continue to serve as the head of the Ministry of Rites!" Lin Haoran appeared to analyze rationally, and always thought that Wu Shan was the most suitable candidate for the Ministry of Rites.

Wu Qiuyu nodded lightly, but asked seriously: "These are the two positions, Xianggong, do you say that my father is better to serve as the secretary of the household department or the secretary of the Ministry of Rites?" ”

"From your father's point of view, it is natural that the Ministry of Rites is the most suitable for him, and he is the natural Ministry of Rites! However, from the perspective of being a husband, I hope that he will serve as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites! Lin Haoran stood in the front yard and replied slyly.

Wu Qiuyu's face was stunned, and he tilted his neck to look at Lin Haoran and asked suspiciously: "Xianggong, why do you want your father to serve as the head of the household?" ”

"Guess!" Lin Haoran dropped two words, and he walked away.

Wu Qiuyu watched Lin Haoran deliberately hang her appetite, and the girl's heart swelled up, and she bit her lower lip and stomped her foot in annoyance.

The crescent moon had already hung in the night sky, and the white moonlight shone on the streets and courtyards of the great city.

Lin Haoran returned to the inner house and did not return directly to the master bedroom, but chose to go to the study.

Ever since he put his life goal on the pursuit of the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty, he began to be strict with himself and no longer went to those places of fireworks. Even if the subordinate is at home, his main energy will be on the official affairs of the government office.

The most urgent task at the moment is to find ways to reduce the burden on the people of Shuntianfu, especially to remove the miscellaneous tax that is raising the bone marrow of the common people, or to reduce the harm of the miscellaneous tax that sucks the bone marrow of the common people.

It was precisely because of this that he planned to prepare a petition tonight for the millions of people in Shuntianfu and fulfill his duties as a parent official.