Chapter 305 The Foundation of the Song Dynasty

"Weng Weng, are you feeling well today?"

Zhao Zhongzhen entered the room and saluted when he saw Zhao Yunrang reading.

Zhao Yunrang raised his head and saw that he was wearing casual clothes, so he said, "It's ready. Are you going out?"

"Yes, my grandson wants to visit Taixue."

Zhao Yunrang nodded and said, "There are some refugees in the city, so be careful."

After Zhao Zhongzhen left, the old servant said: "Ah Lang, the young man looks very depressed!"

Zhao Yunrang sneered: "Those beasts..."

Zhao Yunrang came back to life, and Zhao Zhen in the palace reacted very interestingly. He actually sent a lot of delicious food, which made all the children and grandchildren in the prince's palace feel something was wrong.

If you are really concerned, then the person coming from the palace should be an imperial doctor, preferably a permanent one.

Send delicious food...

Is this a mockery of Zhao Yunrang's inability to eat?

The atmosphere in the house is not quite right recently, and the children and grandchildren often come here but hesitate to speak.

Is this...our family is out of business?

No one dared to ask this question for fear of being beaten and scolded by Zhao Yunrang.

But Zhao Zongshi's side gradually became less crowded, and some people were left in the cold.

Zhao Zhongzhen knew very well what this meant.

He walked on the street, watching the crowds of people, and the mist rising and falling, which was very interesting.

He gradually walked to the side street and saw many ragged people inside, all with their families, so he walked along the side.

Most of these people looked hungry, but they had smiles on their faces.

He walked all the way to the gate of Taixue and saw the steaming scene.

"Get out of the way!"

There are two tables at the entrance of Taixue, with tall steamers stacked on them.

There was a shout from inside, and then a stack of steaming steamer baskets was carried out.

Two students went over to help and unloaded the steamer, and the people began to flow forward.

"Don't be too crowded. We have everything. We have enough steamed buns for today!"

A familiar voice came, and Zhao Zhongzhen followed the sound and saw that it was Wang Yu.

At this moment, Wang Yu was standing on the edge, with a folding fan stuck in his waist, shouting at the top of his lungs.

"Okay, that's enough."

In front of the queue was an old man, holding a child and waiting with a smile.

The steamer was opened, and a burst of fragrance suddenly came out.

"It's meat buns! It's meat buns!"

There were children shouting in the crowd.

"Yes, it's meat buns."

Shen An came out, also carrying a three-layer steamer.

Zhao Zhongzhen went over to help, and the two put the steamer on the table, and then the students began to shout: "Come one by one, there is hot tea on the side, and there is medicine in the tea. Drinking it can prevent epidemic diseases."

There is a large jar on the table next to it. The steam is steaming from it and the smell of medicinal herbs is very strong.

After getting the steamed buns, the people squatted along the wall. Those who had children took care of their children first to eat.

"smell good!"

Take a bite of the meat buns, the noodles are soft and there is juice inside. The aroma is so rich that you can't stop eating after one bite.

"tasty!"

A woman ate a few bites, then went to the side to get some tea with a bamboo tube, and then burped.

"This Taixue steamed bun is so delicious!"

"Yes, Taixue steamed buns are really delicious."

"Better...than the steamed buns that a certain person ate at Pan Lou that year."

"Have you been to Panlou too?"

"That's not it... there is a steamed bun seller outside Fanlou. They are very delicious."

A big man put his hands in his sleeves, licked his lips, and sniffed: "A certain person was also rich back then, but later... a disaster struck, so he had no choice but to sell his land, and later he helped others farm... and he fell into despair. ”

"That's the fragility of the yeoman."

Shen An whispered: "They don't have much savings. Once they encounter a natural or man-made disaster, it is common for their family to be ruined..."

Zhao Zhongzhen nodded, with a worried look in his eyes: "Da Song... last time I saw that family in Zhuangshang. Not to mention it was a natural or man-made disaster, even if they had a few more children, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to feed them."

Farmers were the foundation, but the Song Dynasty could not protect its foundation.

"Those rebels..."

Shen An hesitated for a moment, and finally expressed his opinion: "The taxes are too heavy Zhongzhen. They can't survive, so they will naturally find a way... Most of the rebellions are to attract attention, and then... kill people, set fires, and be recruited. This Isn’t it funny?”

This era is really strange. Bianliang City is prosperous everywhere, but if you go to the slums and the countryside, you will know that the farmers of this era have not changed and are still struggling to survive.

The prosperous times are full of glory, but there is often darkness underneath.

The later Youth Crops Law had a profit-seeking aspect for the government, but it also reflected the common people's concern that life would be difficult during the lean years.

Wang Anshi thought that the world would be safe and secure, and he would live up to the Tathagata and live up to you. The government-run youth money has low interest rates, which can help reduce the burden on the people, but the method and implementation have become problems.

In this era, as long as anything is labeled as government-run, it almost means that there are different hands, and it also means that there will be nothing left in the end.

Zhao Zhongzhen nodded, and Shen An continued: "And what is the reason for the heavy taxes?"

"It costs too much, it's redundant."

"Pretty much, now the DPRK and China are unable to make ends meet every year, so reforms are necessary."

If we run a deficit every year, we will go bankrupt if we continue to do so, and we will eventually have to raise taxes.

“Increase revenue and reduce expenditure.”

Shen An felt that these four words really conveyed the true meaning of national financial management.

"Reducing expenditures is to target the three redundants, and then reduce taxes so that the people can recuperate... But the key is to govern."

Zhao Zhongzhen praised: "If the officials do not govern well, no matter how good the innovation is, it will harm and disturb the people."

Shen An patted him on the shoulder and said, "You are still young. Don't stay at home in a daze all day. Go inside and see the vitality of those students."

The two entered Taixue and met students along the way.

The students were setting up tents in the open space and discussing things with each other if they didn't understand.

"The victims will temporarily stay here for a few days and then go back to rebuild their homes after the DPRK gets the results."

"Not Xiang Jun?"

Zhao Zhongzhen smiled and said: "Yes, now the priority is to resettle them on site."

"Brother Anbei, you were so brave back then. Looking back now, if the prime ministers and ministers had been tougher, you might have..."

Zhao Zhongzhen felt that Shen An was really courageous. Including this Fuzhou campaign, he also tested forbidden areas many times, such as Zhujing Temple.

Shen An said calmly: "If you want to accomplish something these days, you won't be able to do it if you don't have the courage and the wrong method. If you don't have the courage, you will give up halfway, and if you don't use the wrong method, it will go completely opposite to the original intention."

Zhao Zhongzhen thought for a while and then asked: "Qingli New Deal?"

Isn’t that a typical example of lack of courage!

Shen An nodded, but refused to give any examples of wrong methods.

Wang Anshi will come again in the future, which will trigger fierce party struggles. In the end, a vigorous reform will turn into endless internal friction, draining the last trace of vitality of the Song Dynasty.

Taixue's kitchen is right in front. People are coming in and out from time to time, and white mist is coming out.

"Su Yan, go bring firewood!"

"good!"

A student ran out, his face a little gray, probably burning a fire.

He ran to the edge, struggled to pick up a bundle of wood and went in.

"Su Yan, there is no water."

The student carried the bucket to fetch water again.

When he came back panting from carrying water, someone shouted: "Su Yan, the wheat flour is gone, go get some."

"good!"

The student went to carry wheat flour again.

"Su Yan, come and light the fire..."

"Su Yan..."

Shen An and Zhao Zhongzhen stood on the side of the room where the debris was piled, watching this scene coldly.

"Those students stood by and watched, why did they like to instigate that person? That person didn't even know how to resist."

Zhao Zhongzhen thought this was incredible.

In his world, such a situation is a deliberate bullying, and one should resist.

Su Yan actually accepted everything, which Zhao Zhongzhen didn't like.

"He actually went there smiling."

Zhao Zhongzhen really couldn't understand this state of mind.

"That's because he feels that's not the bottom line."

Shen An explained to him: "Su Yan's mother was struck by lightning and died, so her reputation is not very good. Her family background is not very good. The key is that he is a bit stupid, so students... It is instinct to bully the weak. If he resists, there will be no He is willing to study with peace of mind, so compared to studying, as long as it does not touch his bottom line, he is willing to accept whatever comes his way."

Zhao Zhongzhen's eyes followed Su Yan, and he gradually understood.

"People must have goals, and they can temporarily endure some personnel matters for the sake of goals... and cannot be decadent."

There was excitement between his brows, and Shen An said happily: "Yes, a person's life can be long or short. What is your goal in this life, what are you willing to pay for it, think about it clearly If you do, you will naturally understand what choices you should make.”

He turned around and said, "Thank you, Brother Anbei, for your explanation."

Because of Zhao Zhen's change in attitude, Zhao Zongshi's family's life in the Prince's Mansion suddenly became a little deserted.

From being popular to being unpopular, this kind of psychological gap is not something a young man can bear, so Shen An deliberately tried to enlighten him.

How did Zhao Zongshi become what he is now? The suffering under the gap was indispensable.

Seeing that he was in high spirits again, Shen An felt happy and shouted: "Come here!"

"Awaiting the edict!"

A group of students on duty showed up.

Shen An pointed at the students who were standing and not working and said: "The victims must take a bath and change clothes, which requires a lot of hot water. Let them do it. If they can't do it... they will eat when they can do it."

"yes."

These students on duty were all the backbone of Taixue, and they rushed over immediately.

"I'll ask you to boil the water when the edict comes!"

"What? What water to boil?"

After a while of urging, these students couldn't help but turn pale, and someone shouted: "There are so many people, how long will it take for UU Reading www.uukanshu.net to boil water for them to take a bath? Let's lie down because we are tired. We won't be able to eat until tomorrow night." "

"That's right! If you don't say anything else, I won't give you food... I'm waiting for an edict..."

Shen An walked out from the side, and the students saluted.

"I'll go right away. I'll go right away."

A group of students who had just been filled with indignation behaved like rabbits and immediately ran to carry firewood and fetch water to boil water.

"Wait for the edict! Wait for the edict..."

A student ran over from outside and said, "The officials are here..."

Shen An has already seen Zhao Zhen coming in plainclothes.

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The fourth update is here, good night everyone.

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