Everyone looked at Fan Yu, and no one expected that Hou Ye would be so excited when he heard Chen Shimei's name.

Di Qing hurriedly stretched out his hand to help Fan Yu, "Slow down, Master Hou must have slipped on his feet." ”

Fan Yu knew that Di Qing was helping him cover up, so he also nodded and smiled: "I think I didn't stand firm just now, but it scared everyone." This Chen ......"

"Under Chen Shimei, the first name of the second class, Jinghu South Road, Hengzhou people." Chen Shimei introduced herself again.

Fan Yu nodded, "Brother Chen is not only a talented man, but also a beautiful man. ”

"Don't dare, who here is not a handsome young man with literary style? How can it be my turn? Chen Shimei said modestly.

Zhang Tangqing said with a smile: "Brother Chen doesn't have to be humble, you are the most outstanding among us." We compare with each other, or between the two of us, but compared to Brother Chen, we are a little worse. ”

Fan Yu saw that there were two other people who didn't have time to introduce, so he arched his hand to these two people and said, "Excuse me, these two are ......."

The two of them didn't dare to hold it up, and hurriedly got up and saluted Fan Yu with a fist.

The older one on the left said: "In the second place, Miao Zhen." ”

The one on the right also bowed slightly and said, "In the second or fourth or third place, Yang Ge." ”

Although this time it is said that it is a party of the same year, there are only six people: Zhang Tangqing, Yang Cha, Xu Shou, Chen Shimei, Miao Zhen, and Yang Ge. Obviously, there is already a tacit understanding between them, and if they rank lower, they will not be allowed to enter their small circle. This is equivalent to the pride of a scholar, and the worse ones are not in the eyes of these people.

The reason why Fan Yu was invited by Zhang Tangqing was, of course, also intentionally married.

"You don't have to be too polite, this time I came a little presumptuous." Fan Yu hugged everyone.

"Master Hou came, how can it be considered presumptuous." Xu Shou said with a smile: "I am in the Ordnance Creation Institute, and I have also worked with Hou Ye for a while. When I met Master Hou, I was introduced by Brother Zhang. ”

Zhang Tangqing waved his hand and said: "Actually, it is also because Hou Ye and I are about the same age, and there is this intersection, so I invited Hou Ye to come to a gathering." I don't have any other special meaning, but I just ask Hou Ye to be a witness for us, to witness the spirit of our people today, and to witness that we will support the prosperity of the Great Song Dynasty in the future. ”

Fan Yu listened to Zhang Tangqing boasting about himself here, and there were some different opinions in his heart. From the perspective of his later generations, although the Great Song Dynasty was prosperous, it was far from comparable to the prosperity of later generations. Only one emphasis on agriculture and light industry and commerce doomed the Great Song Dynasty to not be able to go further. Moreover, redundant officials and soldiers, land annexation, all dragged the Great Song Dynasty back. Being able to develop to the current situation is already the limit of the Great Song Dynasty.

"The new science scholars should take the six of us as the leaders, and after twenty or thirty years, if there is no accident, they will all be important ministers of the Great Song Dynasty." Yang Cha also said a little high-spiritedly: "All the monarchs are people of insight, if we go out, we should be close to the people and love the people, so that the hungry have their food, the rich have benevolence, and educate the place, so that they will not close their doors at night." If you return to the center, you must persuade the Son of Heaven to be close to the virtuous and the ministers, reduce taxes, and observe the sufferings of the people. ”

When I heard these words, I was quite enthusiastic.

Fan Yu looked back, Di Qing and Yang Wenguang, both of them with some excitement on their faces. He couldn't help but sigh secretly, what are these two fools excited about? A group of top Jinshi talk about governing the country, which is their own ideal. You two warriors followed and coaxed, and in the end you died, and you didn't know how to die.

Especially Di Qing, it is said that he was bullied to death by some civil officials in the end.

However, Fan Yu did not believe that Di Qing was persecuted to death by civil officials. Because Di Qing achieved the position of privy envoy in his forties, if he did not have enough prestige among the civil officials, it would be impossible to achieve such a position. Moreover, Di Qing has been an official for many years, and he does not have enough scheming, so he is afraid that he will not live to be a privy envoy.

The biggest possibility is that Di Qing's performance is somewhat perfect, and he is jealous because of his high merit.

However, Di Qing is now under his command, and he should have a different fate. And not only Di Qing, but also Yang Wenguang, there will be some different experiences.

When Fan Yu was thinking nonsense in his mind, he found that Xu Shou was quietly pushing himself.

As soon as he looked up, he saw that everyone was looking at him.

"Master Hou, everyone is very promising for the future, and please encourage me to wait." Xu Shou arched his hand.

Fan Yu didn't know what to say for a while, but seeing that everyone was looking at him, he had to reluctantly say: "You are all new leaders, and you should have read much more books than me, the Hou Ye." If you want to talk about big truths, I'm afraid I'm not your opponent, so I'll talk about some small things. ”

He doesn't know what to say about these scholars who came from the imperial examination, and what kind of moral luck he has. However, Fan Yu also has his own way, he wants to give these people a lecture on the use of the world. If the seeds can be planted among these people, then the development direction of the Great Song Dynasty may quietly change.

"I can't necessarily say this little truth, but it's my own opinion." Fan Yu smiled: "Before I did this An Lehou, I was also an ordinary person. He lives in Caoqiao Town and lives on a few acres of land inherited from his family. However, these acres of land were almost taken away by my uncle, and if I didn't keep them, I would have to go hungry. From this point of view, there are always weak people in our Great Song Dynasty, or there are children and grandchildren who disdain the losers, and land annexation is inevitable. It is not uncommon to see a hundred miles of fields and acres of land for the property of one surname. And those who have lost their land, how to arrange? ”

Yang Cha smiled: "This is easy to do, let them go to be tenants, or work." If you don't want to, you can also recruit the Xiang army to guard the border. ”

"Didn't my Great Song do this now?" Fan Yu spread his hands and said: "The forbidden army and the box army together have exceeded 1.2 million people. The military and civilians of the Xia country are combined, and there are not necessarily as many people as the army of the Great Song Dynasty. Although the imperial court has a lot of income, it can't afford to support it. ”

When he said this, he immediately blocked Yang Cha's mouth. The rest of Zhang Tangqing and others also looked at each other a little. An Lehou is reasonable, why do you want to pour cold water on everyone? It's good now, everyone's mood has become heavy, I'm afraid that Pan Lou's food won't be fragrant.

Fan Yu continued: "I have been a great Song Dynasty for decades, although there have been wars, they are all in the border areas, and the population will only grow more and more. The number of people has increased, but the fields have not increased, so does the imperial court need to raise more van troops? ”

"What does Master Hou mean, is it to expand the territory?" Chen Shimei asked.

Seeing Chen Shimei, Fan Yu felt uncomfortable in his heart, and he couldn't wait to give this person to Bao Zheng now, and then use a guillotine. It's just that the other party didn't make a mistake, and he can't deal with him at will.

"Of course, this can be regarded as a way out, but what if a vast territory is conquered, and after a few decades, the number of people increases? What's more, so far, the sixteen states of Yanyun have not been recovered, let alone anything else. Fan Yu shook his head slightly.

Everyone was dumbfounded at this moment, and this An Lehou was too real. If this is the case, the descendants will spread out, and there will be no end.