The cold wind was howling outside, but Zheng Lang sat cross-legged on the dry firewood, closing his eyes and saying nothing.\\

Zhao Niannu crawled over mischievously, leaned on him, and asked, "Zheng Xianggong, what are you thinking?" ”

"I'm thinking about the Heart Sutra."

"Heart Sutra?"

"Color is emptiness, emptiness is color."

Zhao Niannu giggled, laughed and said, "I don't believe it." ”

At least Zheng Lang lost the qualification to say this, but Zhao Niannu liked it.

Zheng Lang said: "I'm thinking about the house. ”

"Hey, how do you know, that Li Bei is so cheesy, he doesn't know how to save, and he used his father's money to build such a luxurious mansion, which is even richer than in the palace, why is he?"

Zheng Lang was thinking about the house, but it was not Li Wei's house, but the house in his previous life.

Local government officials want to collect money, eat, drink and have fun, or political achievements, and give up Chapter 722 is very cold and warm (4) not to put the land on the way of wealth, so what should I do, so I levy taxes, let the local officials open up new sources of wealth, put down the land this piece, and make the housing prices fall. As a result, the land was not released, all kinds of harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes came out, housing prices rose even more, and those who did not have houses became victims, and those who had houses also became victims. actually queued up for a divorce for a house, if it was placed in the early Northern Song Dynasty, whether Wang Anshi or himself, if he dared to do this, it would be a big deal.

Of course, the system is different, although the Northern Song Dynasty is a feudal era, but it is more democratic, at least a little pseudo-democracy.

Wang Anshi Qingmiao Law is similar in nature, originally wanted to collect wealth for the country, so that it can benefit the people and reduce the exploitation of poor people by usury, but what about implementation?

There are other things, all of which were well intentioned at first, but after they went down, they often became new policies to cut the people.

Therefore, governing the country is like walking on thin ice, considering all aspects, although Lu Yijian's step-by-step reform is too conservative, it cannot be said that it is wrong, and it is precisely because of this that I am afraid.

Also, it seems to be very good to develop and relocate the people on a large scale, but if the south of the country becomes vibrant, there are more than one million hectares of new arable land, preventing the momentum of the rise of the annexed fields, which is also one of the important disadvantages of the Song Dynasty, Chapter 722 is very cold and warm (4) Many areas in the south of the Yangtze River have stopped annexing, which can eventually lead to a decline in the annexation speed of the entire Song Dynasty. In addition, the farmland brought out by the farmland water conservancy law has been brought out one after another, and at least in the past three or four decades, before the population has increased dramatically, this temporary malaise has been controlled.

This is what is seen on the surface.

In fact, there are choppy waves under the back. The interests of the main households in the south as a whole were suffered, because the number of tenant farmers was reduced, and even the hired workers of the workshops had to pay high prices.

Therefore, since the first mass immigration, many people have written against it.

The gradual relaxation of his own policy in the south towards wealthy and powerful businessmen also alleviated this pressure and conflict. Including the abduction of people and soldiers from Jiaozhi, seeking some benefits for the imperial court and weakening the power of Jiaozhi, it was also a compromise with the large merchants.

The common people, together with the soldiers, sent nearly 200,000 parts to solve the labor difficulties of these wealthy families. At the very least, they are the beneficiaries of the development of the two provinces and the two countries, and they will support this kind of policy, forming a delicate balance.

Who would have thought of such a deeper level?

This is also what he calls the way of mediating balance.

But it's also a tightrope walk.

Suddenly, his eyebrows tightened, and he thought of Fan Zhongyan's letter again.

Yes, what did Fan Zhongyan mean. This kind of Tao seems to be a way out for the Song Dynasty, but in fact it is not, this way of balance and regulation is difficult to master, in fact, I have stayed in the cave these days to meditate, and I also realized that I had made a lot of mistakes before.

Looking at the three most important ancestral family laws of the Song Dynasty, treat the Chai family well, do not kill scholars, and never raise taxes on the people.

Treat the Chai family well, and extend outward, that is, to treat the surrender of the monarchs of all countries, which is conducive to the Song Dynasty to dominate the world, and the surrender of the Song Dynasty can have a good end. Including the treatment of Western Xia, it was precisely because Zhao Kuangyi did not do well that the monarchs of various countries died inexplicably, and took advantage of Li Jichong's entry into the court to force Li Jitou to hand over the five states of Xia Suiyin Youjing, Li Jiqian was furious, and took his younger brother Li Jichong, and his cronies Zhang Pu and others led the party departments to rebel against the Song Dynasty.

Can it be said that Zhao Kuangyin is not wise?

On the contrary, seeing if Zhao Zhen was doing a lot of money, he escorted Li Rizun to the capital and continued to give Li Rizun as the king of Jiaozhi, Li Rizun wanted to get an inch, so Di Qing refuted it, and had no choice but to leave, and then Zhao Zhen still promised to give him money and food. It seems that a rare opportunity has been missed, but it can be spread, even if Li Rizun is ambitious, what will the rest of Jiaozhi think? The Song Dynasty was morally neutral.

If you don't lose morality, the force is strong, what Li Rizun wants, the ministers below will oppose it, then in the next few decades, Jiaozhi will not be able to invade on a large scale.

If you don't kill the scholars and treat them well, by extension, it is to give the scholars their trust, let them be loyal to the court, and govern the country for the court. Weaken the rights of relatives, eunuchs and clansmen, and military generals. Some of the practices of the scholars went too far, especially when the war came, and the constraints on the military generals. But its positive significance cannot be denied, except for external troubles, there was no serious civil strife in the Song Dynasty.

Never raise taxes on the people, it seems to be an empty word, but in fact, it is extended to be kind to the people, pay attention to internal governance, and in conscience, in history, China attaches the most importance to the people, that is, the early Northern Song Dynasty. The reason why the Song Dynasty was so wealthy was also a benign result of this ancestral family law.

Up to now, because of the implementation of mistakes, or overcorrection, there have been many drawbacks, but its positive significance cannot be denied.

And it's straightforward, self-explanatory, and easy to execute. Even if it is a mediocre qualification like Song Zhenzong, because of the implementation of these three ancestral family laws in the early stage, the Song Dynasty also achieved great governance.

Zheng Lang said in his heart, Zhao Kuangyin, Zhao Kuangyin, is really a ding, a great hero. If he wasn't a golden finger, compared with Zhao Kuangyin's vision, I don't know how many times worse!

This is what Fan Zhongyan wants to say.

Don't regulate it, ordinary people can't do it at all, and it can't be popularized as a system, you have to find a simple and easy to implement road.

Fan Zhongyan's letter brought him a lot of confusion, but he didn't expect to be locked up in this cave, no longer deal with government affairs, and give him time to reflect, and finally suddenly became enlightened. But Zheng Lang sighed in his heart, this is a big problem.

This way is even harder to find!

And, moreover, this happened again.

Through the faint light outside, looking at Zhao Niannu in his arms, Zheng Lang sighed in his heart, his bigger problem was coming.

Instead, he wanted to get out of the cave immediately. If you can't get out of the hole, you can stay for nine months, and you have to go home to retire.

muttered: "The Wudan Festival is coming soon." ”

"Zheng Xianggong, there are still a few days."

"Five days."

"Are you homesick?"

"You don't want to?"

"I'm worried about my father."

"I'm worried, too."

"My father often said to me, saying that you are the only one in the world who is most loyal to him."

Zheng Lang said with a wry smile in his heart, I am not loyal, I am loyal to this country, and loyalty to the monarch are two different things, and I only have friendship and respect for your father. He whispered: "But how can I be worthy of your father." ”

Zhao Niannu blinked her big eyes, knowing that Zheng Lang was right, but she was very happy in her heart, and said, "I know that you are the smartest person in the world, and you will definitely come up with a way to resolve it." ”

Zheng Lang smiled bitterly in his heart, just now I was still thinking about your family) What about the ancestors, Zhao Kuangyin's wisdom made him ashamed, what is the smartest person in the world, if he is not the golden finger of the future generations, he may be nothing.

But if you can get out of the hole immediately, you will still find a way.

Whether Jian can escape from this cave safely.

Zhao Niannu said: "Zheng Xianggong I am also very conflicted in my heart, I want to leave here immediately, and I want to stay in this cave for the rest of my life, I don't think about anything, I don't think about anything, just like that, leaning on your side, growing old together." ”

"They won't let us stay here for the rest of our lives......" Zheng Lang nodded at the six big men outside.

"Zheng Xianggong let me sing a song for you......" Zhao Niannu saw that Zheng Lang was a little unhappy and sang a song. Actually, this is a very well-behaved girl, a very sensible girl. Even this time to flee south was not her idea, but Liang Huaiji's bad idea. If she is rebellious, she will make a lot of noise long before she gets married. It's a pity that Mother Li doesn't cherish it, Zheng Lang thought in his heart.

After singing a song, Zhao Niannu saw that Zheng Lang didn't speak, and asked, "Zheng Xianggong, can we go out?" ”

The time in the cave made her feel very warm, not cold, but she still missed her father a little.

"I don't know, in fact, there are many smart people in my dynasty, far smarter than Zhang Pingmeng, so I don't know if they can see a place......" Zheng Lang said in a low voice.

"Where?"

"Xiangyi County."

"What's there?"

"There is a big loophole ...... Zhang Ping Meng," Zheng Lang whispered a few more words.

"yes, why didn't I think of that?"

"It's hard to imagine, I'm also locked up here, and it took nearly fifty days to think of it."

"But here, what to do?" Zhao Niannu pointed outside the cave.

Even if they can find this place, whether they come down from the top of the cliff or come up from the foot of the mountain, it will take time, enough for these people to kill the three of them, that is to say, if they can't find it, maybe they can still be safe, and if they find it, it will be more dangerous.

"There will be a way," Zheng Lang said. However, it is not easy to say, some people think that the opportunity for loopholes in Xiangyi County is very vague, and even if they think of it, if they do not operate properly, the enemy will inevitably find out. Then the three of them will be more than lucky.

This time it seems that there is a serious crisis.

The crisis is the enemy, and the crisis is also the impact of Zhao Niannu.

The weather outside is still very cold, but Zhao Niannu and Zheng Lang are in a different mood, Zheng Lang is also a little cold, but Zhao Niannu's mood is warm. If it weren't for the concern for her father, who loved her, she felt that this time was her happiest time.

PS: I saw some book friends saying that I was returning to history, is that true? The forbidden soldiers of the Song Dynasty were very expensive, and the cost of war was also high, unless they collected money like Wang Anshi, they had to be carefully managed. The scale of the protagonist's governance is getting bigger and bigger, first in small states, then in large prefectures, and now all the way to governance. Once the internal affairs were settled, the Song dynasty would conquer Western Xia with the strongest force. It makes sense to write it this way. What history to return to? The court did not change much, but the entire Song Dynasty became unrecognizable. As for Zhao Niannu's paragraph, it is not for the stallion, it is an important foreshadowing!!

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