The Central Chu Empire, founded more than 200 years ago, has a strong national strength and is flourishing.

The Central Chu Empire was bordered by the Banlun Mountains to the west, and to the southeast was the largest empire on the mainland, the Great Chen Empire. Although the territory of the Great Chen Empire was the widest, it was already in the twilight of old age, the monarch was incompetent, the powerful ministers were in power, riots broke out, the people were miserable, and the devastation was full of devastation, showing the decline of the empire.

The southwest is the Wind Country, the national strength is much smaller than that of Zhongchu, and the Wind Country is a multi-ethnic country, with many races in the country. Only in the north is the situation more complicated.

In the northeastern part of Central Chu was a group of small states that fought against each other and fought endlessly. Often, when one country falls, the flag of another country is erected again, and the national honor is replaced, as is commonplace.

Because of this, the people in this area who could not endure the war were transferred to other countries for resettlement, and those who remained were those who were strong or reluctant to do their ancestral business, so although the army in this area was small, its combat effectiveness was the strongest.

Of course, it is not that there are no great powers who want to conquer here, but the perennial wars have produced many famous generals in this small area. In addition, the most powerful in this region is not the monarch, but some secret forces, the situation is so complicated, and no major country has ever thought about this region.

In the northwest of the Central Chu Empire, there was often friction with the Central Chu State of Dali, and the two countries were feuding, and in the early years because of the ownership of some regions, they were at odds with each other, and often violated each other's borders.

The comprehensive strength of Li Guo is not as strong as that of Chu, but the north of Li Guo is Rong State, which is rich in strong horses and horses, and often has trade contacts with Li Guo, so Li Guo has cultivated a strong cavalry - the Ban Cavalry Army, relying on this cavalry force, Li Guo can maintain a balance of power with Zhong Chu.

Hengjiang is a large river formed by the confluence of countless tributaries of the Banlun Mountains, the source starts from the Banlun Mountains, obliquely passes through Zhongchu, flows through the northeastern countries, and flows into the sea. Because of the inflow of the Hengjiang River, the Tohoku countries are also known as the Yokogami countries.

The north of Dahuang Village, Dongchen Township, Chenhe County, Beifu County.

There was a family working in the fields, two men and one woman, an old man and a young man, who were planting grain in the fields at the beginning of spring. Under a big tree next to the land, a woman wearing a square scarf was pouring herbal tea, waiting for her husband and father-in-law to come over and drink tea to quench their thirst.

The young man who is busy in the field is called Ren Feng, his father is called Ren Nianer, and his family has a little land, and his life is not bad.

Ren Nian's second ancestor was a farmer, in the early years, he helped lead the way to the generals of the Zhongchu Empire, rewarded some money, and later bought a piece of land, and his ancestors lived on this land for generations, and his life was not bad, and he didn't know how much better than the tenant farmers in the village.

Although Ren Nianer's family situation is good in this place, he is a late come. Three daughters were born in front, the eldest daughter died at birth, the second daughter married to the Tian Er family in the township, only the third daughter had the best life, and married to the teacher of the He family, the landlord of the village, could be regarded as having a good home.

When Ren Feng was born, Ren Nian Er was happy, and he specially asked the third son-in-law to give his baby son a nice name. It's just that he never expected that the name he chose would turn Zhongchu upside down in the future.

It's a pity that Ren Nianer just got a child, and it didn't take long for his wife to die, and he worked hard to pull this son and didn't continue. Fortunately, now that my son has grown up and my daughter-in-law has married, the most worrying thing in my life is gone, so I just wait to hold my grandson, and then raise my grandson.

These are just the truest thoughts in the heart of an ordinary peasant, without thinking about wealth and wealth, nor about a thousand gold, that is, ordinary life, simple and true.

They were doing farm work in the fields when suddenly there was a sound of horses' hooves in the distance.

It was Kuang Hua and his party who were about to go to Kyoto.

Han Ming stayed in Linlun Town for three days, during which he saw Kuang Hua meet many people, and when these people saw Kuang Hua, they were all respectful, especially what impressed Han Ming was Zuo Jiao, the commander of the Black Flag Army.

At that time, he was taking a nap in the house, and Zuo Di's loud voice directly woke him up, and his voice was so loud that he was afraid that others would not know that he was the commander of the Black Flag Army.

Han Ming also specially asked, only to know that this Black Flag Army was a unit stationed around the Banlun Mountain Range, and Zuo Di was the commander and leader of the Black Flag Army.

Knowing that such a big local general was actually respectful to Kuang Hua, it seemed that this Kuang Hua was not small, Han Ming was slightly shocked in his heart, and at the same time, he admired the decision he had made even more.

Three days later, seeing that everyone was idle, Han Ming really couldn't hold back his excitement, and couldn't wait to see the prosperity of Kyoto, so he kept urging Kuang Hua to set off quickly. At Han Ming's repeated requests, Kuang Hua and his entourage set off from Linlun Town on the fourth day and headed for Kyoto.

However, excitement is excitement, but Han Ming has suffered a lot.

The world here is different from his previous world, there are many things that are different, such as the horse-like livestock that he rides under his crotch, which they call foals, but Han Ming is still used to calling them horses.

Although Han Ming had practiced martial arts, the horse was still his first time riding, and he didn't have much experience, so he shook around along the way, grinding his crotch painfully, but he was embarrassed to tell them that he had never ridden a horse, so he had to endure it along the way.

Kuang Hua explained things to the guards around him along the way, and he had to keep explaining the surrounding customs to Han Ming, so he didn't pay much attention to Han Ming's strangeness. It was Kuang Peng, who observed Han Ming from time to time along the way, she had already noticed the embarrassment of Han Ming riding on a horse, thinking about the first time she rode a horse, she knew that Han Ming had definitely never ridden a horse before, but she just wanted Han Ming to suffer a little, who let him be light on himself at the beginning.

It's also strange to say that since Kuang Peng fed Han Ming porridge, Han Ming hadn't seen her much, and when he set off, he didn't say a word, silently walking behind. However, Han Ming accidentally found that she often looked at herself, and when she turned her head to look at her, she pretended to look around at the scenery, she was really an inexplicable person.

The pain in his crotch left him with no energy to think about anything else, just to hurry up to the next rest point, to rest a lot.

Han Ming looked at the two peasants working in the fields on the side of the road, this scene had been seen countless times along the way, and sometimes he felt that these people were too tired and boring to live. This man lives a lifetime, and if he doesn't look at this wonderful world, won't he live in vain?

Kuang Hua saw that Han Ming was looking at the surrounding scenery, so he asked Han Ming.

"Brother Han, you have seen a lot of the customs and customs of Zhongchu in the past few days, I don't know if Brother Han has any opinions on the great scenery of Zhongchu. ”

Han Ming, who was thinking about the complicated issue of life, was suddenly stopped by Kuang Hua's cold question.

He asked me what I thought of Zhongchu, and he asked a big question, what can I think of, it is nothing more than the beautiful mountains and rivers and the simple folk customs, do you expect me to say something long?

However, when he thought of this, Han Ming really had some ideas, but there were some things that he couldn't say casually, and he had to ask about the situation of the person next to him before making a decision. As the saying goes, if you say too much, you will lose, and Han Ming is still clear about this.

"Well, there are some opinions, but there is something I want to ask below, I don't know if Brother Kuang can answer it for me. Han Mingshen said mysteriously to Kuang Hua.

"Oh, Brother Han has a question, just ask, Kuang must know everything. Kuang Hua was suddenly attracted to Han Ming's mystery, and wanted to see what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd.

"I don't know if Brother Kuang has any ambitions?" Han Ming suddenly asked Kuang Hua this question.

Kuang Hua was confused.

"Ambition?hahaha, I don't hide it from Brother Han, but I have a big ambition in the future, but it's usually inconvenient to tell people, since Brother Han asked, then I'll tell Brother Han about my big ambition. Speaking of this, Kuang Hua straightened his body and gestured with his hands as he spoke.

"I hope that this country will be eternal and passed down from generation to generation, and I hope that the soldiers of Zhongchu can hear the war, the farmers can sing and hoe, the workers can pass on their craft, and the merchants can abide by the business morals. The courtiers are single-minded, and the emperors of the past dynasties can work hard to strengthen my Chu, and shock the Quartet, if this can be done, I am willing to do enough. ”

Han Ming originally just wanted to change the topic, but when he heard Kuang Hua say his ambitions in such a serious way, he almost fell off the horse.

He looked at this otherworldly friend with very sincere eyes, and he couldn't bear to watch him go on like this, and he had to give him a blow in the face, so that he would realize how innocent his thoughts were, lest he daydream all daydreaming.

So he patted Kuang Hua on the shoulder and said, "After listening to Brother Kuang's ambitions, I shouldn't have said much, I just wanted to put forward a few opinions for Brother Kuang's reference." ”

When Kuang Hua heard this, he was also interested.

"Oh, what is Brother Han's opinion? ”

Han Ming waved his hand and said, "It's not a high opinion, I just want to analyze the situation you said." What you just said is eternal, and I won't say much about the emperor's throne for hundreds of generations, which is unrealistic. I have never seen the morale of the soldiers, and I do not understand the national situation, so I will not analyze it. ”

Speaking of this, he pinched his throat and continued: "Let's talk about this farmer first, we all know that farmers have been farming and living on the land all their lives, and it stands to reason that they should live a prosperous and comfortable life. But I observed the peasants around me along the way, and none of them were poorly clothed, hungry, and lifeless. They are so busy year after year, but in the end they can't get anything, and they are still working hard for their own survival, why are they like this?" Han Ming asked.

Kuang Hua was thinking about what Han Ming said, and Han Ming didn't wait for him to finish thinking, and then said: "Because all the income from their labor in the past year has gone to the rich peasants and landlords, and they have worked hard for a whole year, but in the end they are just barely filling their stomachs.

Then he put his finger away and said with a straight look: "Let's talk about this businessman, the businessman seeks profit, this is what we all understand, after the businessman makes money, the first thought is to buy the land in the hands of the peasants." In their minds, only land is the foundation of future survival, buy land, become a landlord, and then want to find an official position, in the minds of businessmen, only land and rights are real things, so it is obviously unrealistic to want businessmen to talk honestly about business. In addition, the country needs agriculture, and commerce is the last skill, and the social status given to it is too low, and the merchants will not settle down. ”

"And the courtier you said is single-minded, the interests of the courtiers can never be aligned, and there is a conflict of interests, it is impossible to work together, unless there is a greater external force that is disrupting the current balance, for example, war. Except in this particular case, if you want to make the courtiers single-minded, it is almost impossible. ”

Han Ming looked at Kuang Hua's contemplative appearance, and then said: "That's it, Brother Kuang didn't say you, what did you say you were doing with that heart." Isn't it good to do your own thing honestly? If you want to be an official, it doesn't matter how high you can climb in the court? If you become an official, how can you realize your ambitions? Isn't this like a castle in the air and a mirror and a moon? So don't set your ambitions too high. You can start by making a small plan, for example, to become a big official first. ”