Shāng Rén Dì Dì Wèi - 商人的地位
Returning to study, An Ziran picked up the writing brush like a normal person and continued to copy the European style on the copybook. The housekeeper said that this type of font is relatively basic.
When Butler Su came in, he happened to see him writing, his expression was so calm that he couldn't tell that he had torn the faces of his uncle and aunt in the hall not long ago, and he couldn't help showing a complicated expression on his face.
He can see the changes in the eldest young master these days.
To be honest, he did not expect that the eldest young master who had a serious illness would change so completely. Perhaps this is what others said. Some people will only wake up when their relatives who can rely on them are gone. It can be regarded as a kind of Nirvana rebirth!
Butler Su was both sighed and relieved. He watched An Ziran grow up. In fact, he didn't like An Ziran very much.He was too reluctant to make progress, and spent money like land, If the An Family was handed over to him, he would be punished, he would be dismissed, so he was extremely fortunate that the eldest young master really grew up this time.
However, when he thought about what happened in the hall before, he became worried again, his brows furrowed into a Sichuan character, and An Ziran had a hard time not paying attention.
Finally, he stopped what he was doing and looked at Butler Su calmly.
"Butler, just say anything."
Butler Su was also polite, he couldn't hold it any longer, "The Eldest young master, although this old slave is only a servant, there are some things I have to say. It is really unwise for you to offend The First Old Master[1] and his wife in the hall today."
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[1] Dà lǎoyé - 大老爺 = the Oldest Old Master / the First Old Master.
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An Ziran had been in contact with Butler Su for a while, and knew how much about him, and knew that he was not the kind of unreasonable person. Reasonable, he asked, "Why?"
Seeing that he was willing to listen to him, Butler Su could not help but breathe a sigh of relief, and a smile flashed in his eyes at the same time. It seems that the eldest young master has really changed a lot. before this change, let alone listening to his opinion, he had long been furious. His only regret is that he is too fat.
"The Eldest young master, the First Old Master has a reputation and is different from us. If he is determined to make trouble with the An family, the magistrate of Anyuan County will definitely be on his side." Butler Su said.
An Ziran raised his eyebrows, and finally put down the brush in his hand, "Even if Uncle is famous, he should only be a scholar. How much can a scholar do, why would the magistrate help him?"
Hearing his words, Butler Su was not surprised. The Eldest Young Master only knew about eating, drinking, and having fun before, and he didn't know much about these things, which happened to make up for the "fuzzy memory" of An Ziran now.
"The Eldest Young Master, Da Ya[2] is a country that attaches great importance to fame, so many people are proud of their achievements. As long as they have fame, they can gain respect and status. However, the status of businessmen in Da Ya is very low, and many people look down on businessmen. Some wealthy businessmen do everything possible to get rid of the status of businessmen, not hesitate to marry their children to famous scholars, or marry noble ladies, so although the First Old Master is only a scholar, his status is higher than that of businessmen."
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[2] Dà Yà - 大亞 = the Greater Asia
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An Ziran did not expect that Da Ya's national conditions would be like this.
Pay attention to literati and despise businessmen. Could it be that literati can create wealth for Da Ya?
Knowledge is really important, but it is the businessmen who really drive the economy of Da Ya without the efforts of merchants to create wealth, the taxation of Da Ya would not be so high.
An Ziran didn't understand what kind of mentality the Emperor of Da Ya had to issue such a decree. In his ears, the housekeeper was still stating the consequences of offending An Changde.
"But it's not the Eldest Young Master who should be wary of the First Old Master but the First Old Master's wife, Madam Wu."
"Why?" An Ziran asked in surprise.
Butler Su said worriedly: "The younger Sister Madam Wu is the second wife of the Yangzhou Prefect. Although it is only a concubine's room, the old slave heard that she is very favored by the Prefect of Jiang[3]. The old slave is worried that they will attack the An Family."
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[3] Jiāng Zhīfǔ - 江 知府 = Prefect Jiang
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The prefect is much bigger than the county magistrate, and it is absolutely easy to stumble upon the An Fsmily.
Right now, the An Family is at the weakest and easiest to take advantage of, and even An Changde is coveting it. If the Prefect of Yongzhou really has any idea, how can the An Family resist?
An Ziran frowned, he was not very familiar with the An Family's property, and it was not unreasonable for the people not to fight against the officials. "Housekeeper, help me find a reliable person and let him keep an eye on the uncle's family. If the uncle and the aunt do anything wrong, we can deal with it at any time."
If this matter of monitoring his uncle was spread out, it would definitely attract criticism. Butler Su felt that it was not very appropriate, but this was the only way at the moment, so he didn't say anything. The next day, he ordered it to continue.
But they didn't expect An Changde to move so fast.
Was caught off guard for a while.