On the other side, in the study, Situ Chen entertained several men of the Zhou family, and when he entered Situ Chen's study, he could see famous paintings, which made people who didn't know how to appreciate them only think they were good-looking, but for the brothers Zhou Zihu who were reading, they liked it one by one.

"Lord Wang, this painting is the master's spring plum picture, right?" Zhou Zibao saw a painting and immediately liked it.

"Hmm. It's his. Do you like it? Situ Chen nodded, he also liked this painting, otherwise he wouldn't have hung it in the study.

"Hehe, there is no reason not to like that master's paintings. It's just that his real works are too few to be seen. ”

Situ Chen agreed, the master in his mouth was surnamed Tang, a very famous and particularly story-telling master, but unfortunately, he was a dead man, and the paintings he left behind were even more precious, because when the master painted, it was possible to make a thousand pictures before leaving one. He has a strange problem, he doesn't like it, he doesn't like it, or if he has a flaw, he will destroy it. In short, what he thinks is not perfect will be ruined. The most important thing is that this master still has a stinky problem, for example, when he paints today, he feels that the perfection remains, maybe in a few days, or a few months, or a few years, if the painting is still in his hands, or he sees it, he will destroy it.

"If you like it, this king will give it to you." Situ Chen said that he was very generous. Moreover, knowing how to appreciate it can be regarded as his eyes.

"Ah, no. Lord, I'll just look at this thing. Zhou Zibao hurriedly shook his head, he didn't accept this thing, it was already a blessing to be able to see and appreciate it.

Situ Chen was not reluctant, but he just remembered in his heart that he would let him take it away when he left.

"Father-in-law, is this journey going well?" Situ Yan looked at Zhou Yanliang and asked.

"Smooth, smooth. When we came, we weren't in a hurry, so we walked slowly on the road, and there were rest inns, eating well, sleeping well, and it was good. What he didn't say was that he was very tired from the long ride in the carriage, and his bones felt like they were falling apart.

"My father-in-law will stay in the capital for a few more days this time, and then the king and the princess will take my father-in-law and mother-in-law around Kyoto. Kyoto is relatively large, and there are many interesting places, and there are some places to see. ”

"Hey, no. The prince doesn't have to worry about us. The prince is very busy, and we can't delay the prince's affairs. Zhou Yanliang refused. Although the son-in-law was kind, he felt uncomfortable.

"Father-in-law, don't worry, there is nothing to do during this time, and I will accompany you."

"Oh, okay then."

"Father-in-law, how is the harvest in the countryside this year? The grain harvest is okay, and there is no reduction in the field, right? ”

When it comes to the family's farming, Zhou Yanliang feels that he has a chance to speak, although he doesn't care much about farming, "This year, God has opened his eyes, it can be said that the wind and rain are smooth, and the crops at home are harvested." Several of our children have become famous, and the taxes on the fields have been reduced, and the harvest is very good. Of course, the other families in the village who have to pay taxes also have good harvests. ”

"Oh, that father-in-law, like the food left over from the tax in the village, is there enough to eat, do you think this tax is too much?"

"Enough, enough. Not only is there enough to eat, but there is also a lot to sell for silver and save for ordinary use. The taxes collected are not much compared to before, and there will be no random taxes, and the people's lives are very good. ”

"That's good. If the father-in-law knows that there is any indiscriminate collection of taxes, he can only tell the king when the time comes, and the court will definitely take care of such a thing. Indiscriminate taxation is absolutely not allowed. The imperial court now wants to control these corrupt officials from messing around. Moreover, if this tax is good, maybe this tax will be reduced in the future, and the people's life will be better at that time. "I almost didn't say it explicitly, my imperial brother is a famous monarch who is very sympathetic to the lives of ordinary people.

Situ Chen suddenly thought of the Jin family, and thought of the kid of the Jin family, although he is now married, he has never forgotten the original incident.

And he knows that now the Zhou family's soy sauce business has been taken up by the Jin family.

He didn't want the Zhou family to have anything to do with the Jin family, but he couldn't force himself to come to this matter, so he could only turn the corner, "Father-in-law, this king knows that the soy sauce business in this house has always cooperated with the Jin family." It's just that the Jin family's share seems to be a little unfair, father-in-law, now the situation of the Zhou family is different from before, and there is no need to cooperate with other families, the Zhou family can completely make their own decisions in the soy sauce business. I don't know, does my father-in-law have any thoughts about this? ”

As soon as they heard this, the people in the room were dumbfounded, because it was so unexpected that it seemed that their heads could not turn around.

After all, the cooperation between the Zhou family and the Jin family has always been very good. When I first talked about sharing, I took advantage of Zhou Ziya's expectations. After the cooperation, all the soy sauce brewed by the Zhou family and the people of the Jin family were sold. There were no problems in between. As for the portions, the annual books, and the silver and whatever, all of them were in order. There is no mistake at all, there is no procrastination at the slightest point and so on.

In fact, the reason is also the first, at the beginning, Jin Liushao made a lot of efforts in it, he liked Zhou Ziya, so naturally he would not play any tricks, and later Zhou Ziya's identity changed, and she suddenly became the future princess, or the princess of Situ Yan. The people of the Jin family did not think about swallowing the Zhou family's share, or taking a part. It's just that the identity has changed, and the Jin family doesn't dare. Can only be honest. This has led to the fact that the cooperation for several years has been very pleasant, there has been no mistake, and the Zhou family's impression of the Jin family is very good. I never thought of kicking the Jin family away and doing it alone. Situ Chen's words made them accept incompetence for a while.

"Doing it alone, is that okay?"

Zhou Yanliang read it very unconfidently, he felt that he couldn't do it at all, so he didn't have confidence in what he said.

But it is undeniable that he is tempted, because now the annual share is increasing rapidly, and the silver is very much. If you do it yourself, you will receive several times as much money as you do now. How could this not be exciting.

"Father-in-law, if you want, of course you can. If there is anything that my father-in-law finds inconvenient, this king can help. ”

Situ Chen said. If he wasn't afraid that the princess would be unhappy when he knew about it, he wouldn't have been able to take this curve to save the country.

"But, but, we have always cooperated well with the Jin family."

Zhou Yanliang still disagrees a little, although he is moved, he has not lost his mind, it is like two people living in his body who are pulling, one wants to agree, the other thinks about opposition, but it is entangled.