My Brother-in-law is the Prince - Chapter 325

  Chapter 325 Winner and loser

  Hu Guang shook his head and said: “Is this called courage? The old man just thinks… there is always something wrong with it.”

  Yang Rong put down the memorial in his hand, smiled and looked at Hu Guangdao: “What’s wrong?”

  Hu Guang thought about it seriously, but said: “I can’t tell.”

“You can’t say it because you are wrong.” Yang Rongdao: “We usually say…to save lives for the common people. This…it sounds like a cocoon, but most of the people who say this with righteousness are generous to others. Go and say these words. When you use the imperial court’s food to help others, you can say these words with dignity. But where does the imperial court’s food come from? Doesn’t it still come from the fat of the people? But those who connect the fields, they don’t pay Lian Fu, they also open their mouths, it is benevolence and righteousness, it is morality. How many people can compare with them?”

“But… once you teach them to spend money and food in their hands and make a living for the common people, what will happen to them? I’m afraid one by one will gnash their teeth and scold and compete with the people for profit. It can be seen that… they can talk big and be reasonable People who are more capable of uttering deafening warnings, the more reasonable and high-sounding their words, the more careful they should be.”

After a pause, he continued: “This piece of Anshi…just did one very common thing. He distributed the stolen land he had stolen to the common people. These fields are also registered in the register and will be returned to the court to increase taxes in the future. The imperial court got the tax and the people got the land. There is no harm at all. What is wrong? Hey… Mr. Hu, isn’t the lesson of Mr. Jian not enough? I expect some people to show kindness and go Giving life to the world will not end well. The common people bear the taxes and taxes, and cultivate for a living in severe cold and heat. Give them land and let them support themselves and the court. This is the righteousness. So, don’t always say anything Whether it is appropriate or not, I am tired of listening to those big principles, and I only look at the results.”

  Hu Guang blushed, but couldn’t help but said: “But now many people are making a scene, you don’t know…”

Yang Rongdao: “Historically, if you want to do something, you have to be troubled by someone. I have never heard that no one would gnash their teeth when doing something. You only see people jumping and kicking, but do you see those who have won the land and are happy? Don’t you To see those who are overjoyed, but only focus on those who grit their teeth with hatred. Mr. Hu, don’t forget that we don’t study righteousness, and learning righteousness only cares about scholars. You and I are Wen Grand Scholar of Yuan Pavilion! Grand Scholars of Wen Yuan Pavilion, what they want to do is to assist His Majesty in governing the world, and they are in charge of thousands of soldiers and civilians.”

Speaking of this, Yang Rong sighed, and then said: “I know that you feel empathy for them because you have been in a scholarly family since you were a child. You will naturally be affectionate when you see them. After all… In your eyes, they are gentle and polite. They all read and understand the truth, you are naturally friendly with them. But…you have also witnessed the situation in Ningguo Mansion with your own eyes. They are kind, courteous, and polite when they see you. They are all gentlemen, but Have you ever thought about what they look like to their tenants? What do they look like when they meet ordinary people?”

   “The reason Hu Gong received their favor is only because you were born well, had a good father, and had a good ancestor. Some things… If you want to understand and understand clearly, you can’t always look at it from your own standpoint.”

  Hu Guang also sighed and said: “But among the ministers in the world, which one is not a gentleman? I am worried that something will happen.”

Yang Rong seemed calm, and said with a slight smile: “This is the problem of Wei Guogong’s ability. What I worry about is the same. At the beginning of Wang Anshi’s reform, why was it a mess? Isn’t it because… there are people who oppose it everywhere, and there are people who are obsessed with others. , Is it difficult? Whether Duke Wei can succeed depends on his own ability. If he can succeed, he has immeasurable merit. But if he can’t, we can only say… This is the luck of the world, and the world should be like this, hey… “

Yang Rong sighed, and continued: “But we can’t ridicule and ridicule him just because he can’t do it. Even if the matter fails, even if the chicken is flying like a dog, this move is also beneficial to the country and the people. Besides, he It’s only done in the Taiping Mansion, and the knife is not on anyone’s neck. If the matter cannot be done, at least the world will not be in chaos. So you and I should wait and see.”

  Hu Guang was still worried and said: “But what if all the officials object? We Wenyuan Pavilion, do you support it?”

“You don’t need to support it, but you must not object with your conscience.” Yang Rong said: “You must know whether he can succeed, but I still need to observe a little bit. After all, this is unprecedented. Zhang Anshi is the governor of a government, so he You can rush forward, he is still young, and when troubles arise, His Majesty will always take care of him. But you and I are different, you and I want to rule the world, and governing a big country is like cooking a small fish. Before the success or failure of the matter is not clear, don’t rush to observe and be opposed to…”

   Speaking of this, Yang Rong pondered for a moment, and then said again: “After the summer, the old man plans…to go to the six counties and have a look. Then…see what name it will be used for.”

  Hu Guang shook his head and said, “You will be infamous forever.”

Yang Rong was silent, and after thinking for a long time, he said: “I only remember when I was young, my grandfather taught me to read, and I have never forgotten it until now. The book is called teaching, isn’t it the truth of worrying about the country and the people, and being loyal to the emperor and loving the people? Jane’s reasoning, why is it that everyone uses these four books and five classics as things for profit? I would rather go back to the basics, just like reading books when I was young, and only look at the truths in the book with the purest eyes. Since you think it is a move that benefits the country and the people, even if you don’t support it, at least you don’t interfere. Instead of always thinking about the name behind you, who can say clearly about the things behind you?”

  Hu Guang is silent.

  Yang Rong continued: “Let’s have a look again, don’t worry, maybe Zhang Anshi really can’t make things happen, but… like Wang Anshi’s new law, the world is boiling, so… wait patiently, and look again.”

  Hu Guang also had no choice but to nod: “Be taught.”

  Yang Rongdao: “Mr. Hu is more talented than me. The reason why you are sometimes confused is that sometimes you don’t think things through clearly. That’s why the sages say, examine yourself three times.”

  …

   “Your Majesty…”

  Zhu Di was speechless for a long time looking at the newly delivered report.

  Yi Shiha yelled several times from the side, but Zhu Di also turned a deaf ear.

   After a long time, he raised his head, took a look and said, “Zhang Anshi is quite a coward.”

   “It’s a lot of courage.” Yi Shi laughed and said: “I heard that, as soon as the news came out, the land price in Nanzhili plummeted by 30%, and it only took a few hours.”

   “So powerful?” Zhu Di was a little surprised.

“It’s not the nine counties of Taiping Prefecture that fell first. Think about it, Your Majesty. If this land…if it is directly divided into households, then this land…is it still worth it? Besides, who can guarantee that there are too many lands in hand. Will it be missed? As a result, the land price in Taiping Mansion plummeted, and the land prices in other prefectures also plummeted. In the past, there were some people who worked hard to save money all their lives, hoping to buy two acres of land and pass it on to their children and grandchildren. , but looking at it now…”

   Speaking of this, Yi Shiha grinned and wanted to laugh.

   “Your mother.” Zhu Di scolded, “What are you laughing at?”

  Yi Shiha immediately began to cry with a sad face: “Slave… Slave will die forever.”

  Zhu Di said: “It doesn’t matter if the price of this land does not fall, but if it falls, that kid Zhang Anshi has to be careful.”

  Yi Shiha then said: “Your Majesty, Duke Wei has Jinyiwei, what are you afraid of? Besides, who has the courage…”

Zhu Di shook his head: “You underestimate those people too much. They dare to do things like hidden households, they dare to do things like killing innocent people indiscriminately, they also dare to do things like colluding with the government, deceiving the top and the bottom, what kind of things do they dare not do? Really Thinking that these people… can only say a few words on the surface, you think they are really idiots?”

  Zhu Di said: “There is a saying that stealing money is like killing parents. Can’t you even understand these things?”

  Yi Shiha listened, and hurriedly said: “Yes, the servant girl is really…”

  Zhu Di waved his hand: “Of course, what I think is the worst-case scenario. Things are not that bad.”

Yishiha said: “My servant also heard that Taiping Mansion has added a lot of yamen, many of which are for farming. There is also that Lord Deng, who is now assisting the people of the six counties to prepare for spring plowing. Well. The spring plowing in these six counties has been delayed, so…”

  Zhu Di nodded: “At that time… let’s take a good look at it, and see if this land is allocated and what is the result.”

  Yi Shiha slightly frowned and said, “What if something goes wrong?”

“There is a disturbance…” Zhu Di pondered for a moment, and then said: “If there is a disturbance, it can only be said that this matter cannot be done. I gave Zhang Anshi Jinyiwei, and I am in charge of the model battalion. I am also the prefect, and my best efforts Support, if this matter, he can’t cope with it, which means that no one in the world can do these things, maybe I can’t even sit in the town myself.”

   “Ah…” Yi Shiha said in surprise, “Then… don’t do it?”

Zhu Di said: “Of course, what I want is the stability of the world. The country and the country are the foundation. If it is a matter, it seems to be beneficial, and it is beneficial to the country and the people, but it cannot be carried out. On the contrary, there are many resistances, causing turmoil in the world. , then naturally it cannot continue to be implemented. So…this can only depend on Zhang Qing’s family’s ability, whether it is good or bad, we will wait and see.”

  Yi Shiha nodded: “Your Majesty’s words are really thought-provoking, slaves are taught.”

  Zhu Di squinted at him and said, “Are you still educated? Why are you learning this? What’s your intention?”

  Yi Shiha: “…”

  Spring plowing is just around the corner, and Deng Jian has a lot of new seedlings to promote.

  Of course… the vast majority of arable land is still dominated by rice in the south of the Yangtze River.

  He let people distribute it, and those who are willing to try can get potato seedlings for trial planting.

  As for rice seeds, the farm has also cultivated some and distributed them around.

  The problem now is farming tools… Zhang Anshi advocates that everyone use better farming tools to cultivate the land. Therefore, Qixia’s Farm Tools and Equipment Workshop has produced a large number of farming tools and distributed them at a relatively low price.

  Deng Jian walked around the six counties, and when he came back, he was quite dark again.

  Zhang Anshi went to meet him in person, and said repeatedly: “It’s been hard, it’s been hard…”

   “Where is the hard work.” Deng Jian said: “Those farmers are the real hard workers, one by one… hey…”

He seemed at a loss for words, paused, and then said: “However, many farmers are thankful, and they all say that you have done great merit. When they got the land, they really regarded this land as their own treasure. Work hard, dare not be idle. And the rice seeds have been distributed, in fact, it is thanks to you.”

  The good way Zhang Anshi said is actually to use different types of rice seeds to hybridize. This idea can be regarded as opening Deng Jian’s new horizons.

The principle of hybridization is actually relatively simple, because rice is a self-pollinating plant. Usually, one rice is pollinated on one plant to produce offspring, while hybrid rice mainly removes the stamen of one male flower, and then removes the stamen of the other. The pollen of the male flower pollinates the stamen-removed male flower, and thus a hybrid rice plant is produced.

  Of course, it is easier said than done.

  Because the essence of hybridization is complementarity, you need to find different rice species, and then try a thousand or even ten thousand times to continuously find better hybrid rice species.

   Especially many wild rice species are even more rare.

  Deng Jian tried it when he was last year, and found a new rice variety that can indeed increase some yields.

  Of course…it’s just an increase, far less exaggerated than the exaggeration of reaching thousands of catties per mu in later generations.

   But this is enough to make Deng Jian very excited. After all, the farm has a lot of land and ample manpower, so he started to search for rice seeds and conduct experiments.

  Now in the entire six counties, Zhang Anshi has allocated another 50,000 mu of land to Deng Jian’s farm. Now Deng Jian has begun to draw up experimental plans for many new grain varieties and hybrid rice.

Deng Jian said: “This time, a lot of rice seeds have been distributed. This kind of rice is the most popular among everyone. On the contrary, the farmers have doubts about new grains and dare not plant them lightly. Even if they are planted, they only I am willing to set aside one or two mu of land to try it out. Besides, there are also the methods of fertilization and irrigation. I also tried to find a way and taught people to teach them in various li. We put it in our eyes, but later we heard that we were your uncle, but we saw the people in the farm one by one, so we wanted to kneel down to entertain you. In the past, you called us uncle, and we always felt that it was inappropriate, but now we think , no matter what, I have to recognize you as a nephew, otherwise, I am afraid that many things in this farm will not be carried out.”

  Zhang Anshi couldn’t help laughing, and said: “In a few days, I will send an announcement to all the counties. All the personnel in the farms will be asked to find someone to entertain them. I will also warn the subordinates that anyone who dares to be rude will be severely punished.”

  Deng Jian quickly said: “No, no, in fact, the farmers still welcome the people from the farm. After all, it is to impart the knowledge of farming land, which is not harmful to them. This time, it was Jian Ying who contributed a lot.”

   “Jian Ying?” Zhang Anshi pulled his face down when he heard the word Jian Ying, and said, “This person…”

   “We also know about this.” Deng Jian glanced at Zhang Anshi and understood why Zhang Anshi reacted like this.

  So he said: “He already knew about this. He said…his father was killed by those people. He said that his father…was really concerned about the people. How could he have thought…”

  Zhang Anshi lowered his head, as if thinking about something, and then sighed: “If this person holds a grudge, uncle will never be merciful. This time, Master Yao passed away, and I have learned the biggest lesson…”

  Deng Jian smiled, but interrupted Zhang Anshi and said: “We will deal with it, you can rest assured.”

  Zhang Anshi nodded.

He just paused, and then said: “Of course, if this person really doesn’t hold any grudges, but thinks that his father was just killed by the people around him, please also ask uncle to take good care of him, his father… in some sense That being said, he is considered a good official.”

   Deng Jian should go down.

  Deng Jian said: “Finally, I’m done with my busy schedule. Let’s take a few days off from my busy schedule. We have to meet Changsheng later. How is Changsheng now?”

  Zhang Anshi hesitated and said: “I’m also busy recently…”

  Deng Jian sighed: “Can’t my wife and children take care of me? How can this be?”

Zhang Anshi also knew that he had little time to spend with his wife and children, so he couldn’t help showing a bit of guilt, and said in his mouth: “It’s not that I can’t take care of it, it’s just that I have a lot of things at hand, and I’m worried that things will go wrong. It was time to fall short.”

  Deng Jian understood Zhang Anshi’s pressure very immediately. How many people’s lives were bet on Zhang Anshi.

  Deng Jian felt a little distressed: “Back then, you were idle and idle every day, but you never thought that it seemed like you grew up overnight. You never thought that you are now a hard worker.”

   Then, Deng Jian still couldn’t help persuading: “But I always have to go home and take a look. Your wife is now pregnant with her second child, and it’s not easy for her.”

Zhang Anshi said: “Then I will go back with you later, the main reason is that our mansion in Qixia has not been built well, and now many people outside want to harm me. If I go out, hundreds of people will follow. Home is many roads, I…”

   explained.

  Deng Jian only smiled. He knew that Zhang Anshi was afraid of death. It is said that Zhang Anshi is no less pompous than the prince when he goes out now.

  But it’s not wrong for this guy to have such concerns. After all, there are probably quite a few people who hate him now.

   Immediately, the two returned to the Zhang family in Nanjing City.

  As soon as Zhang Anshi came back, he hurried to the bedroom at the back and shouted: “Longevity, longevity…”

   Stepping into the room, I saw Changsheng playing with a colorful ball on the couch. He was still young, holding it in his hand, barely sitting on the couch, grinning and drooling.

  The wet nurse carefully supported him, lest he fall down suddenly.

  Xu Jingyi’s stomach is not small anymore, and she is sitting with a big belly at this time, she is no longer a female celebrity, and she is reading a book in her hand.

  Seeing Zhang Anshi came back, he got up, and seeing Deng Jian following behind, he immediately said: “Go and pour tea.”

  The girl went immediately.

  Zhang Anshi saw the ball Zhang Changsheng was playing with, and smiled: “Haha…this is not the relic from our workshop…”

  As soon as Xu Jingyi heard the word relic, Xu Jingyi’s expression changed, and she immediately walked in front of Zhang Changsheng, snatched the relic that was about to be stuffed into her mouth, her face turned pale.

Zhang Anshi hurriedly said: “No, no, that’s not what I mean, what I mean is, this is a glass ball fired out of relics, this glass ball…is sold for children to play with, but I didn’t expect it to be sold to ourselves home is here.”

  Xu Jingyi now has a look of fear: “You have to say it earlier, and you will scare me.”

Zhang Anshi stepped forward and picked up Zhang Changsheng. Zhang Changsheng lost his glass ball and wanted to cry with his mouth flattened, but seeing that the person holding him was Zhang Anshi, he obviously recognized who Zhang Anshi was, so he flattened his mouth hard for a while , Grinning hard again, giggling.

   Zhang Anshi hugged him while stroking his **** hair, saying: “This kid… looks more and more like me.”

  Deng Jian was on the sidelines, greeting each other with Xu Jingyi.

  Xu Jingyi invited him to sit down, and personally served him tea: “I heard that uncle has been traveling in various villages these days, which is really hard work.”

  Deng Jiandao: “Everyone has their own hardships, why do I work harder than others.”

  Xu Jingyi smiled and said: “That’s true, uncle, I heard… there are women who are studying agriculture beside you?”

  Deng Jiandao: “They are the children of prisoners. Some people want to support their families and are willing to help in the farm.”

  Xu Jingyi said: “I have also read many books, which are from Qixia’s side, and they all encourage women to work.”

   “This…” Deng Jian said: “Is there? This… we really don’t know.”

  Zhang Anshi leaned over and said, “Yes, yes, yes, and there are quite a few.”

  Xu Jingyi couldn’t help asking curiously: “Why are there these books?”

   “This…” Zhang Anshi couldn’t answer.

   It’s not that I can’t answer it, but it involves the issue of economic base and superstructure.

  In the final analysis, the reason why these things are popular on Qixia’s side is because Qixia’s development has arrived.

  With the emergence of a large number of workshops, especially textile workshops, a large number of female workers are needed. If there are more such female workers, everyone will not be surprised, and it has become a common thing for many families.

   Exactly, these female workers can earn money on their own and have spending power. Most of them can barely learn some characters and buy some books.

In this way, Qixia’s booksellers soon discovered that although there are many other books with different audiences, all kinds of books about women, especially the books about women who do not give up to men, have a large audience, and these audiences , It is also extremely stable, and many people buy it.

When the booksellers saw the profit, they went crazy, desperately looking for scholars to ask for manuscripts, and under the heavy rewards, there must be brave men. As a result, some “scum” appeared among some down-and-out scholars, and they suddenly became A woman’s confidante, every day, the stories of various heroines are written in the book, or various ancient female generals, businesswomen and the like are fabricated.

  Even this Qixia has a tendency to become more popular.

  Xu Jingyi said: “They should write about my aunt. At the time of Jingnan, my aunt still led the female soldiers to defend the city. Outside Beiping, there were 500,000 Confederate troops, and she didn’t even frown.”

  Zhang Anshi’s eyes lit up: “Writing, you can write, take the pen, I give you the pen, and you write.”

  Xu Jingyi: “…”

  Deng Jian: “…”

  Zhang Anshi said excitedly: “Come on, beloved wife, I will grind ink for you.”

  ………

  Chapter 2 is delivered, and Tiger’s schedule is chaotic, so although there are a lot of updates every day, everyone is always dissatisfied. The main reason is that the updates are too messy. Tiger apologizes for this.

  (end of this chapter)