With a depressed pervert, Jiang Tian stepped on the official road to Tianjin. This is the second time he has embarked on this road, but the mood is definitely different twice, the last time was to escape from the capital, I thought that in the future, I would wander the world for my home, but I didn't think that even the edge of Tianjin had not entered, and I was arrested by the emperor. As for today, the gong is sounding to open the way, and the idlers on both sides dodge, if Jiang Tian is not afraid of trouble, he will not let the banner be played to hurry up when he goes out of the city, otherwise he will not have reached the canal. In addition, last time, there was a little sister who walked with him, and this time there was only the depressed Liu Baokai.

"Yijian, is it still awkward?" Jiang Tian sat in the carriage and looked at the pervert who was riding on the horse a little absent-mindedly: "Who told you to cheat in the exam!" ”

Liu Baokai really didn't think about it for the sake of this matter, no matter how Tianjin was said, it was also the territory of their Liu family, so he should be back to his hometown. But before leaving, the words of his old man's instructions were still in my ears, and I knew that this time I came out not as simple as being punished as a follower.

is also a follower, Zhao Zhi was so excited that he couldn't sit still in the car, and from time to time he stuck his head out of the window to look at the scenery on both sides, as well as the strict and neat escort team. When has he, a poor boy in the slums, ever seen this kind of battle? In the past, he had seen a certain big man enter Beijing as if he was in this kind of pomp, but he never dreamed that one day he would be in this team.

Jiang Tian saw that Zhao Zhi couldn't be idle, so he spoke: "Zhi'er, have you done the homework that Zhang Huan left you?" ”

As soon as he heard about reading, Zhao Zhi's smile immediately froze, people who are already teenagers will be able to start a family in a few years, but they have no nose and no face by a junior brother younger than themselves, who really can't learn those things: "That...... I have memorized the "Three Character Classic" and "Hundred Family Names", and I am now reading the "Disciple Rules". ”

Jiang Tian nodded, but in fact, he was a little disapproving, these three books can be regarded as enlightenment readings, the basics of the basics, it took you three months to memorize the "Three Character Classic" and "Hundred Family Names", it can be seen that the progress is extremely slow. But this can't be too anxious, after all, he is still in the literacy stage, and he is too greedy to chew it, fortunately, his age is not too big, otherwise he would like to copy Pinyin first and use it for the cause of literacy. Hanyu Pinyin is indeed very helpful for literacy, which can be seen from the national literacy campaign after the founding of the People's Republic of China, so that the originally very abstract Chinese characters are easy to remember, and the standard pronunciation is also standardized. The only drawback is that it is limited by the system of Chinese characters, and there are too many accented words, which makes it difficult to write pinyin directly in many places.

This group of people marched towards Tianjin, which naturally attracted many onlookers, especially in the summer, when the river was crowded with all kinds of boats, and many merchants and travelers from the south had to stop and watch for a while, so as to determine who this big man who swaggered through the city was. But the local people in Beijing are not very interested in this, after all, it is really at the feet of the Son of Heaven in the city of Beijing: there are many officials like dogs, and the honorable relatives are walking all over the streets. What kind of team hasn't seen it? Is this something worth seeing?

Less than forty miles out of the city, the scenery seen is already very different from the surrounding areas of the capital, although it is already the height of summer, and the summer harvest is imminent, but the more you go out, the more severe the situation of land abandonment, and you can occasionally see yellow and clear ears of wheat in the barren grass that is more than one person high. Some of the peasants who were working in the process caught a glimpse of the procession, and they were only slightly stunned, and then they lowered their heads to take care of their harvest, and the wheat that had been cut was piled up in the fields and looked like a good year.

Jiang Tian looked at it, but there was no trace of joy, it is reasonable to say that the period of the Xiaoice River has ended, the weather in the north is gradually returning to normal, and the summer harvest time is also advanced, but looking at this mottled wilderness, and the eyes without any sense of excitement, Jiang Tian knows that the side effects of forced reform are emerging. Even though it is located in Gyeonggi, which is a battlefield of multi-party competition, the population is still declining sharply. Therefore, the originally crowded North China Plain appeared to be much more depressed, and the state's large-scale purchase of grain from overseas not only lowered grain prices to stabilize inflation, but also led to a decrease in the income of yeoman farmers, which is what was often said in later generations to hurt farmers. This is an irreconcilable contradiction, unless the Chinese peasants have the productive forces and land area of the American peasants in the 21 st century, the lower grain prices will only cause a large number of people to lose from the land, and the state cannot repeat the nonsense household registration system of the Ming Dynasty, so how to balance the competition for productive forces between agriculture and industry in the next few decades or even hundreds of years is the primary issue of the government, and if it is not handled well, it will be the trigger for social unrest.

Seeing that his teacher's interest is not high, Zhao Zhi has also become a lot more disciplined, whether it is the people who know him or himself, they all feel that being able to follow Jiang Tian as a handyman is a blessing from eight lifetimes of cultivation, and there is probably no second person in the world who can treat his subordinates so favorably except him, not to mention that he Zhao Zhi is still the nominal senior brother, from his name to supporting the old lady in the family, this is a favor given by the husband, so from his heart, he not only has awe for Jiang Tian. But no matter how hard he tried, it seemed that this teacher was always a little dissatisfied, and he also knew that learning art was difficult, and it was common for the master to beat and scold. But Jiang Tian has never beaten him, but he can't adapt to learning literacy. It's not that he doesn't want to learn culture, but a child who has to perform on stage every day and do chores for the teahouse, and he has to take out the only rest time to eradicate illiteracy, for him there is always a lingering sense of fatigue accompanying him, but he knows that he knows how many people envy and hate these troubles, so he doesn't dare to mention it to anyone, so he can only grit his teeth and hold on, this time he can follow Jiang Tian out to be a scholar, for him it does feel like a holiday.

In the middle of his thoughts, Zhao Zhi inadvertently caught a glimpse of the farmland on the side of the road, a child who was about the same age as himself was bent over and cutting wheat bare-chested, watching him skillfully use the sickle, sweat kept flowing down under the scorching sun, only by wiping the sweat can he straighten up and rest, and accidentally glimpsed Zhao Zhi in the carriage, staring at it with envy for a long time, until the adult scolded him, he had to continue to bend down, lower his head, and fight with the golden wheat terrier. Zhao Zhi looked at it in his eyes, and he only felt emotion in his heart, and he felt that he was really lucky.

In the silence, Jiang Tian suddenly spoke: "Yijian, how far is it to get out of the city?" ”

Liu Baokai was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that he was asking himself: "It's about more than 20 kilometers, right?" ”

"Hmm...... Do you see that there is still a prosperous scene of ZTE here? ”

Rao is weather is very hot, Liu Baokai still feels a chill in his back, it has only been how many years since the founding of the People's Republic of China, and no one dares to boast that it is a prosperous era now, right? While it is true that there are people who are clamoring for the revival of the country, it will take at least a few decades to restore the prosperity of the country.

Seeing that the pervert didn't dare to take a stubble, Jiang Tian said to himself: "There is a shortage of people in the north, but there is no shortage of land, and the south is crowded but I don't bother to leave my hometown to come to this bitter cold place." If it weren't for the tax reduction and exemption of the northern provinces, it is estimated that even some people would not be retained, and it seems that the task of reviving North China can only be carried out on shipping and industry. ”

Liu Baokai still didn't dare to speak, when he went out, his old man had instructed in detail that once Jiang Tian really solved the problem of manufacturing new ships, the entire north and even the whole of China would have great changes, and his Liu family was originally a Hu merchant who moved here, although it has become a Chinese in the Chinese for hundreds of years, but in the eyes of many Han people, just because of the different religions they believe, they are still aliens and foreigners. And among those relatives who are close in blood in the northwest, they are half-baked and impure parishioners. It can be said that the Hui @ people in the entire eastern coastal region have this problem, don't look at the poor relatives in the northwest who are very envious of the living conditions here, but they are arrogant with the purpose of teaching. Therefore, his Liu family should grasp the possibility, if he can't hold the thighs of the court, he will retreat and go away again, copy the old business of his ancestors and continue to travel east to the world, and he Liu Baokai as the eldest prince of the Duke's Palace, the future heir to the title of duke, has reached the highest point that foreigners can climb in the court of the Han people, in addition to being loyal to the emperor, but also for the majority of the same clan to strive for greater living space, since the Han people are lazy and unwilling to leave their hometown, then they will be a pawn of His Majesty when they return @ back, Learn from Zheng He to open up foreign countries for the imperial court! So when he heard Jiang Tian's sigh turned out to be the same as his father's tone, in addition to being shocked, he also had more expectations for his trip, at least he understood that he was not punished for cheating, but that he was indeed shouldering an inexplicable burden.

There were no words all the way, and two days later, this team of people finally rubbed under the city of Tianjin, at this time Tianjin is not a municipality directly under the central government, according to the establishment is just a guard city, to put it bluntly, it is a fortress of the local garrison. However, because of its location at the intersection of canals and the rise of shipping at the mouth of Dagu, Tianjin not only quickly recovered to the scene of sails like clouds in the past, but also the spontaneously built streets outside the city became increasingly prosperous. Tianjin officials, who had already received the news, went out ten miles in advance to greet them, and even set up a rather large welcome array. Jiang Tian also prepared early, and those porters and entourages changed their lazy appearance on the road, holding high signs of silence and avoidance, and pacing forward one by one with their chests and stomachs folded. Jiang Tian was originally very annoyed by this, but there was no way to be stronger than people, Mo said that at this time, there was no highest civilian official in Tianjin, even if the nominal highest commander was just a third-grade Tianjin Wei commander, and he was at most a colonel in the army. And he, Jiang Tian, is already from the first grade just by grade, not to mention that there is a future Duke among the people who accompany him.

At this time, the pervert remembered his task, and hurried to introduce the general situation of Tianjin Wei to Jiang Tian: "The commander of this place is surnamed Wei, and his single name is a gang word, although he is not a subordinate of his father, but after all, he is also a member of the army, and he can naturally rest assured when he arrives in Tianjin!" ”

As for what to put in the heart, the pervert did not say it explicitly, Jiang Tian did not delve into it, the Chinese language is broad and profound, and a word of reassurance is enough to explain a lot of problems, his Liu family is the head snake here, and he is the duke title who fought by military merits, even if it is an officer on the hostile mountain, when he sees the Liu family, he naturally has to retreat, unless you don't want to be mixed up in Tianjin. However, Jiang Tian knew in his heart that with Tianjin's geographical location and important Cheng Dù, the emperor's predecessors would definitely not treat it as just a guard station, and sooner or later it would be changed to a normal city, and even the capital of Beizhili would be placed here.

After the bad habits of officialdom without nutrition, Jiang Tian was arranged in the best room in the post house, and Commander Wei clearly said that he would pick up the wind and wash the dust at night. Originally, Liu Baokai wanted Jiang Tian to live in his own house, but Jiang Tian insisted on living in the post house. Even if the entire officialdom knows that the Liu family has a very close relationship with him Jiang Tian, it is not good to leave a truth at this moment, and the old mansion of the Liu family is also a duke's mansion, and he is a first-class civil official living in it, but he is tied up, it is better to come casually in the official guest house, but the conditions of this guest house are really unsatisfactory.

Rough furniture, rough bedding, I didn't expect Jiang Tian to really live in the post house, Wei Gang hurriedly asked people to replace the utensils. But the cracks in the walls and the grassy courtyard could not be improved in a short time. Fortunately, it is summer, so there is no need to worry about air leakage, otherwise Jiang Tian can only consider going to Liu's house to live temporarily.

"We wouldn't have stayed for a few days, and we had to go east to the shipyard. Besides, this place is already good, compared with Boss Zhao's small courtyard, it is always a lot more spacious. I don't know if Jiang Tian comforted himself, or deliberately said it to Zhao Zhi, in short, he stayed.

After a simple wash, in the evening, there was naturally a small colonel in the army to invite Jiang Tian to move, Wei Gang put the banquet on the city wall very creatively, outside the wall is the wharf, facing the Haihe River Mazu Temple (Tianjin Niangniang Palace, the largest Mazu Temple in northern China), here is also the place where the boats gather and prosper in commerce, even at night you can still see a little lights dotted on the water, quite a kind of galaxy down to the earth. If you turn your gaze to the streets that are still noisy, you will feel condescending to look down on the immortal state of the world.

"It's very simple, I wonder if adults are satisfied?" Commander Wei, who was full of smiles on his face, had been waiting for a long time, don't look at him, he is also a general in the new army, but there are a lot of fancy intestines in this officialdom, and a general of his level, unless he catches up with a big war, he is basically promoted to the top, even in the army of later generations, the rank of colonel is also a rather tragic position. Therefore, the imperial court's order to build a country thriftily was thrown out of the clouds, not only the lights on the city wall where they were located were brilliant, but also the various fruit bowls that had been placed on the table were also extraordinary, not to mention a group of girls who were looking at Jiang Tian intently at the moment.

"Lord Wei is polite!" Jiang Tian tried his best to restrain himself from showing disgust: "Your hand is not small, but it makes me a little overwhelmed." ”

Wei Gang couldn't hear what the other party wanted to express for a while, so he had to look at Liu Baokai inquiringly, but he didn't want to think about it, this kid said slowly that he hadn't inherited the title yet, even if he was already a duke, he was also Jiang Tian's student, and as an apprentice, he naturally had to speak according to the teacher's mood, so now of course he had heard the dissatisfaction in Jiang Tian's heart.

"Sir, this Lord Wei also has good intentions!" Without waiting for the pervert to finish speaking, Wei Gang hurriedly agreed, he just wanted to use the best things to entertain distinguished guests, which was not considered to be public money to eat and drink, but he didn't expect Liu Baokai to have something to say: "But I heard that even the emperor left you to eat at noon, and there were only four dishes and one soup. ”

Wei Gang snorted twice with a little embarrassed smile, four dishes and one soup? The kind of food standard that belongs to the legend, and it is true that only the emperor is unkind to eat like this, he Wei just sat on the chair of the Tianjin Wei commander, and ushered in the number of people who were sent, if he dared to use the standard to deal with those officials, wouldn't all kinds of small shoes be worn for a lifetime. Just when he didn't know how to answer, he heard the yellow-mouthed and white-toothed boy speak again.

"Of course, this working meal is four dishes and one soup, but now it's rest time, and Master Wei is just inviting me as a junior to a private banquet, so I don't have to be subject to this rule. You are my husband, how can I leave you in the post house and ignore it, so of course I have to invite you over, and it is already a big face for you to appreciate the light. ”

Of course Liu Baokai knows what Jiang Tian is thinking, if he used to be a political idiot, after a year of various exercises, he finally understands that officialdom is not as simple as anyone's official position, now it seems that Jiang Tian obviously wants to maintain a detached political status, neither wants to be involved too much with the reformers, nor does he want to take refuge in the conservatives, even if everyone in the world thinks he is a reformer, it doesn't matter, as long as the emperor is still there, no one can impeach him for the reason of chasing after the wind and shadows, If he did not engage in this procedurally correct formality today, it would have become a piece of incriminating evidence for him to befriend high-ranking military officials. Those civil officials who are like mad dogs don't care if you really befriend an officer or not, as long as you can be used, even a briquette can be said to be a Lantern Festival.

After listening to Liu Baokai's explanation, Jiang Tian and Wei Gang smiled at the same time. How can there be someone else in the world who invites an apprentice and the master comes out to eat and drink, but you think it is unreasonable, and it makes sense in theory, as long as the procedure is correct, it is impeccable. According to the normal situation, Jiang Tian didn't say anything about walking away after seeing this pomp, at least he should have politely declined, but there were several considerations that made him have to come, first of all, he had to be in Tianjin for a period of time, and it was best not to make a feud with the local magistrate lightly. If it weren't for the army's fueling the flames, those landlord classes might have to be violent @ force @ resistance @ law @. Therefore, as the unknown mastermind of the New Deal, he can no longer grudge with the army at this time, as for the anti-corruption work of the army, it is better to go back and let the emperor do it himself.

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