Noble son of the poor family (124)

The tea room of Juxian Pavilion is the place where the most people gather on such days.

The large hall, with wood-colored tables and chairs, sat on it, leaned on the back of the chair, held an idle book in his hand, put a cup of good tea in front of him, and listened to the high-minded talk of the great Confucian scholars. Participate or not. Just sitting and listening like this is a comfortable thing.

The table next door is discussing whether it is better to hide the wealth from the people or the country.

This topic is discussed on the bright side, in the imperial court, and under the emperor's nose, which is the first time that the world has been opened.

Although this is not a new topic, there have been many such debates since ancient times.

But so far, no one has given a correct answer.

Kang Chang stretched his waist, the people here were all older than him, and their qualifications were higher than him. Although he is also the head of the Kang family, he is still a junior in front of the elders. He is not qualified to speak in front of people.

Therefore, he was alone holding a book from King Xiaoyao, called "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", and he shrank in the corner and read it with relish. Although it is written in half white, it is not difficult to accept when you read it.

When the tea in the cup was finished, as soon as he raised his eyes, a small servant ran over with a smile, poured the tea and retreated.

The tea here tastes really good.

After taking a sip of tea, he felt that he was blocked by a dark shadow, and then someone sat down on the other side of the table.

This kind of corner, besides yourself, is there anyone else looking at it?

As soon as Kang Chang raised his head, he was stunned. Whose second stunned person dares to bring a woman here?

He reminded in a low voice: "Brother Tai, let's let my sister-in-law go back first." This is not the place for women. ”

Lin Yutong couldn't help but look at the opposite side, and saw that there was a young man in his early twenties on the opposite side, with a cute baby face, and at this moment he opened his mouth, and his stunned expression had not had time to put it away. I saw that he was holding the teacup in one hand and didn't put it down, and the number of pages in the other hand was messed up, but after looking at the few words on the cover, her face became strange.

San Lang really has a way to make money. This Condor is still a hardcover version. The price must also be hardcover.

The fourth master smiled and changed the topic: "It turns out that Brother Tai also likes this book." This golden ......"

Lin Yutong coughed.

The fourth master immediately said: "Why are you reading this here alone?" I almost forgot that now this is not Jin Yong's, but King Xiaoyao's.

Kang Chang saw that the fourth master knew this book, so he hurriedly said, "Brother Tai can read it?"

The fourth master nodded, "Look at it!" In the tube building, I worked overtime and stayed up all night to watch.

Kang Chang sighed: "This King Xiaoyao is really a capable man, a genius! I originally wanted to visit him in person, but who knew that the prince had gone to the front line to supervise the war." As he spoke, he shook his head again and again, and said in a low voice: "Hey, you say, is this emperor going to fight, or not to fight." You said that you wanted to fight, but you invited all the great Confucians in the southland. You said that you would not fight, but you just asked the King of Freedom to supervise the war. I really can't understand it. ”

The fourth master didn't answer, but asked, "So many capable people don't understand?"

Kang Chang's eyes swept and he lowered his voice and said, "These people are either stupid in reading, or they have long forgotten their own pounds." They all think that the emperor has called so many people to come because he wants to 'make peace', and wants to rely on the strength of the big family to agree to the south as soon as possible. As he spoke, he shook his head and snorted softly, "A bunch of fools!"

Lin Yutong couldn't help but glance at Kang Chang twice, this person is not very old, and that face sets off him even smaller. But I didn't expect that the vision was sharp.

The fourth master raised his eyebrows: "What do you think about Brother Tai?"

Kang Chang was about to speak, but he paused. looked up and down at the fourth master. This person is not simple, if he asked, he didn't actually answer a word, but he was tricked by others.

When did your vigilance become so low?

Realizing that the kid in front of him was not a good stubble, he immediately pretended to be confused, and only pointed to the other table, and said to the one who was foaming at the mouth, "See? These people are all worried after the unification of the Southland." In the final analysis, I was still frightened by the emperor's actions in the north. The more people who benefit, this benefit is actually cut off from the big family in disguise. He sighed slightly, "But it's no wonder that whoever cuts the flesh from it hurts." I don't know what happened to your family? Anyway, the family has lost 30% of its income this year. ”

But only seventy percent is beyond the reach of small households.

Lin Yutong saw that the fourth master didn't speak, so he turned his body to the side of the pillar and hid in the shadows. He lowered his voice and said, "You can't count like that. Every war, every war, is actually a process of redistribution of wealth. And now, although the emperor has changed the dynasty. But there was never a column of burning, killing and looting. If you open the history books, you can see which dynasty has changed like this. War is really just war, it only happens in the collision of armies, and it never involves the innocent. Others relied on burning, killing, and looting, accumulating wealth, and serving as military salaries and food. We don't. "The most ill-gotten wealth was robbed of King Zhao. He did not plunder among the people, nor did he ask the big families to give him a silver reward. Therefore, except for the initial rebellion of displaced people caused by the disaster, the rest really has nothing to lose. The fourth master even carefully protected the city. In his words, it's easy to destroy it today, but it's hard to fix it tomorrow. If it weren't for the fourth master, these high-ranking families would have become the target of others long ago, and they would have killed them. "So, you can't just put yourself in your shoes and calculate the gains and losses. You have to think about it from a different perspective......"

"What I have now should be rewarded by the emperor?" Kang Chang glared at Lin Yutong, "Do you mean that?"

Lin Yutong looked at him, "Isn't what I said reasonable?"

It doesn't seem to be unreasonable. An unbinding soldier is more dangerous than a bandit.

Kang Chang opened his mouth for a long time, this truth is reasonable, but it is a bit scoundrel and shameless. It's not that he can't refute this, the key is that this is under the nose of the imperial court, and when he meets other people, it is taboo to talk shallow and deep. Besides, a woman...... Raise the bar with a woman, and if you win, you won't have a face.

Lin Yutong saw that this guy's eyes rolled for a long time, but he didn't speak. I smiled secretly in my heart, sure enough, if I can come here, at least I am in charge of this big family. There are no stupid people at all.

The fourth master squeezed Lin Yutong's hand and told her to stop. As if knowing Kang Chang's embarrassment, he took the initiative to change the topic and said, "Then do you think it is better to hide the wealth from the people or the country." ”

It's not risky, so many people are talking about it.

Kang Chang felt that the fourth master was still a very kind person in an instant, so his expression was softened, and his attitude was much more sincere. He said in a low voice: "Looking at the history books, most of the people who are rich in the people are praised. The reputation is much better than that of the rich country. But let me say that this is just a different strategy adopted by a country at a certain stage. For example, today has not yet been calmed, and the people have just experienced a catastrophe and war, and they urgently need to recuperate. How to recuperate, that is, to earn back the money that has been consumed. If there are fewer people in the family, there will be a chance to add more. This is the time to recuperate. At such a time, the state is lightly taxed and does not take money from the people, which itself is to transfer the benefits that the country deserves to the people. Let them recover as soon as possible. ”

Lin Yutong nodded, that's right.

Kang Chang said, and beckoned to the little guy in charge of pouring tea. This little guy is Hei Qi's subordinate, and he has long noticed the fourth master and Lin Yutong. Seeing Kang Chang in front of these two, he was at ease like this, and he felt a little admiration in his heart. Only then did pouring the tea seem much more deferential. Kang Chang looked at it several times before he came back to his senses and continued: "So, I said, at this stage, the practice of hiding wealth from the people is right. Although the emperor's strength is a little stronger, from the perspective of the overall situation, it is beyond reproach. As he spoke, his tone paused and his tone changed, "However, blindly doing this is not a long-term solution." The imperial court had to pave bridges and roads, build river embankments, and build warships, and there were many things that could only be done with silver. So where does the money come from? This is also a major matter that has a bearing on the well-being of the people in the world. Then, when the people are a little richer, they should still collect a little bit of the wealth in the hands of the people. As long as it can be taken from the people and for the people, there is nothing inappropriate. As he spoke, he sighed, "Whether it is rich for the people or for the country, it is good." As long as it's used properly. The reason why the country is criticized for hiding wealth in the country is not that this policy is not bad. Rather, great policies are ruined by the nature of human nature. The word 'greed' is terrible. ”

That's right, the problem arises when most of society's wealth is concentrated in the hands of a few. When what is taken from the people cannot be used for the people, the crisis comes.

What is wrong is not hiding wealth from the country, but what is wrong is the implementation itself.

The fourth master nodded, this person is young, but he has good knowledge. However, it is easy to govern the people, but it is difficult to govern the officials.

Fang Changqing just lifted the curtain and came in, and saw the fourth master and Lin Yutong at a glance. His eyes widened in surprise, and he couldn't help but exclaim, "Fourth Master, why are you here?"

As soon as this sound came out, the entire tea room fell silent all of a sudden.

Kang Chang looked at the fourth master with wide eyes, and then turned his head to look at Fang Changqing.

Isn't this fourth master the emperor?

The fourth master saw that everyone was stunned, but he was calm, pulled Lin Yutong up, and Shi Shiran walked out......

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