Looking at the day near noon, Du Xun ordered people to set up a banquet in the courtyard to catch the wind for Du Zhongxiao. Nearby neighbors, whether they know each other or not, as long as people arrive, they can go to the banquet. For a while, the Du family was very lively, and I don't know how many people gathered in the courtyard.

Home is the foundation, Du Zhongxiao went over to greet every table, I don't know how much wine I drank, and my head was dizzy. He doesn't know any of these people, but the Du family has settled down here, and they are indispensable for their help, so they can't be rude at all.

After noon, the county officials from the county level and below gave gifts. Xuzhou is also under the rule of Jingxi Road, and in order to avoid suspicion, no one came. The place where Du Zhongxiao was in charge was the south of Jingxi Road, with Tangzhou, Dengzhou and Xiangzhou as the center, and only Ruzhou in the north. And there is no supervisory power, otherwise according to the principle of recusal, this position will not be his turn.

This scene of wine was drunk all day long, and Du Zhongxiao didn't know when it would end, so he was helped back to his residence by his family.

Han Yueniang hugged her son, looked at her husband who was lying in bed unconscious, and sighed helplessly. After only one day at home, I drank like this, but fortunately, my family was small, and my parents were in the village, otherwise I wouldn't even be able to finish my relatives' house.

slept until midnight, Du Zhongxiao was thirsty, got up to find water to drink, and saw that Han Yueniang was still holding the child on the side, and said, "It's already late at night, why haven't you rested yet?" ”

Han Yueniang shook her head and smiled bitterly: "You are drunk like this, how can I sleep?" After sleeping for so long, did the wine wake up? ”

Du Zhongxiao shook it vigorously: "It's better." In the past, we had two small families and not many families, but I didn't expect to come back this time and there were so many more people. Just drink two drinks with them, and you'll be too drunk to wake up. ”

Han Yueniang said: "Can this be the same?" Now there are hundreds of acres of land at home, and there are more than 100 customers, where is it still the same as before. In the past, we had a small family and a small business, but we were also rich and happy, but now we have a big family and a big business, and there are many things to worry about. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Just leave the affairs of the family to the second elder." Wait until tomorrow, you and I will take the official ship together, and we will go to Tangzhou. Hedong Road has been an official for a few years, and I have forgotten what my home is like. Now that we are going back to the mainland as officials, we should not be separated. ”

Seeing that his son was already asleep in Han Yueniang's arms, Du Zhongxiao sighed: "My son can run and jump and talk, I just met him, and speaking of which, this official has no meaning." When I came home today, this boy would not recognize me in any way. ”

Han Yueniang smiled: "He has never seen you, how dare he admit it?" Eunuchs, this kind of thing is common, and it's nothing. ”

Although she is not with Du Zhongxiao, with Du Zhongxiao's official promotion, Han Yueniang's status has also risen. Several families in nearby states and counties who are officials often move around each other, and they are no strangers to officialdom. Especially Han Jiang is familiar with Du Zhongxiao, his family bought land in Xuzhou, and settled down in Benzhou, and the two families moved around more frequently.

The Han family is the top family in this dynasty, Han Yi started as a jinshi, the son-in-law of the former prime minister Wang Dan, and the prince and young Fu Zhishi, died of illness in Xuzhou a few years ago. Eight sons, now there are four Jinshi, and the future is limitless. In Han Yueniang's eyes, the Han family is her role model. I only hope that Du Zhongxiao can be like Han Yi, be the prime minister, and educate his son to become such a big family.

In this era, if you want to pass on wealth and wealth, in addition to the generals who have married the royal family for generations, other families need poetry and books to pass on the family, and it is best to have a jinshi for each generation. Once the Jinshi is broken, even if there is an ancestral shade, it will decline in two or three generations. When Taizu Taizong, how beautiful was Zhao Pu? It has only been two or three generations, and his family has disappeared. Only the emperor occasionally remembered Zhao Pu's merits, rewarded his children and grandchildren with bowls of rice, and made him a petty official. In the eyes of Han Yueniang, the Han family, who produces a few jinshi in a generation, is a high-ranking family with a promising future.

Jiangmen is different, just like Wang Kai, who has a good relationship with Du Zhongxiao, relying on Zuyin to be an official, and he was quickly promoted in the face of war. It not only continued the lineage, but also laid the foundation for future generations. The grandson Wang Shu is attached to the horse, and he is the little Wang Taiwei who relied on Gao Yu to make his fortune in history.

With this understanding, for her son, Han Yueniang has been teaching to read since he could speak. However, her level is limited and she can't teach anything, so Han Yueniang is worried. reunited with Du Zhongxiao and his wife, Han Yueniang felt most relieved that her son was taught. Although Du Zhongxiao's knowledge doesn't seem to be very good, he will be admitted to the Jinshi, and it is enough to teach his son this trick.

After drinking tea, Du Zhongxiao and Han Yueniang gossiped for a while, but they couldn't stand it, and they fell asleep again.

Early the next morning, Du Zhongxiao gossiped with Du Xun and Han Lian at home.

Du Xundao: "After listening to your words last year, Luo Jing and I went to Sichuan and Shu to see where sugar was made. The land of Sichuan and Shu is fertile, there is no shortage of rain, and it is the country of abundance. It's just that the land is narrow and densely populated, and it is not easy to buy land. Just planting sugarcane, I heard that there was no need for flat land, so I also found some hillside land in Zizhou, hired a supervisor, and watched Zhuangke grow sugarcane. In a few days, when the sugar cane is harvested and the sugar is pressed, I will go and see it again. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Sichuan and Shu are far away, there is no need for Daddy to go there in person." Just pick a reliable supervisor and take a trip. ”

Du Xun shook his head again and again: "Sucrose has a lot of interest, once the family business there is prosperous, it will be much stronger than ours here." While I'm still young and still able to walk, it's okay to run. Establish a family business, and your children and grandchildren will have a better life in the future. ”

Du Zhongxiao smiled: "Daddy can't think like this. The children and grandchildren are not angry, and no matter how big the family business is, it will quickly fail. Look at this world, no matter how great the rich and noble families are, how many people can keep their ancestral business? No amount of money can keep the wealth of children and grandchildren, or teach them to read and write, and have the ability to live in peace, which is fundamental. As for money, it's better to follow fate. ”

Du Xun just shook his head and said that he didn't agree to anything. He has suffered losses without money, and he takes money very seriously.

Han Lian only has one daughter, Yueniang, but he can see it, as long as Du Zhongxiao does well. Du Xun wants to run around to make money, so he will help take care of the industry in his hometown.

Du Zhongxiao asked his father to go to Sichuan and Shu to build a sugarcane plantation, making money came second, and the most important thing was to realize his ideas. Sugarcane was the most suitable crop for commercial cultivation in this era, capital-intensive, labor-intensive, and had a large market for its products, surpassing cotton and wool.

China's vast land, large population, and the innate characteristics of the textile industry, small-scale peasant decentralized production are destined to exist for a long time. This is an important sideline in the countryside, which is low-cost and cannot be easily destroyed by machine production. Not to mention in this era, even in the previous life, industry was already very developed, and small production workshops using rural labor still existed extensively.

The industrial production of the textile industry requires a vast external market. Sucrose is different, it kills both inside and outside, and it is the easiest to develop. And because it is convenient for centralized management, the imperial court can build large plantations, and if it is done well, it is easier to make money than tea and salt.

The external environment of the Great Song Dynasty is too bad, facing threats from all sides, there are too many places to spend money, and too much internal oppression. If we want to develop society, we must release water to raise fish, and let the people accumulate some capital. Only by making money from certain industries and satisfying expenses can we alleviate the widespread looting of society. The limited ability of the field to produce commercial products cannot meet this requirement.