In February of the twenty-sixth year of Yankang, Huanglong in Huangxian County, Donglai, General Taishi passed away, and the Son of Heaven took Zhao Yun as the military sacrifice wine.

In the Houde Palace, Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong fell into a fierce quarrel, after a few months of running-in period, finally, the contradiction between them inevitably broke out, that is, it broke out in the countryside Those Yu Ding, according to Zhuge Jin's recital, in the twenty-sixth year of Yankang, the cases of rangers committing crimes occurred frequently, and according to Zhong Changtong, there are more than 100,000 people in the Sili area who do not have their own arable land.

They are forced to say that they are working for the sake of the merchants, the merchants, or choose to go to school, but the livelihood is still a little difficult to maintain, just because the temple is too restrictive for the merchants, the workers are too restrictive, and the taxes levied are also a lot, so there will be a lot of idle young people, these unemployed people, are very dangerous and uncontrollable.

For these people, Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong have completely different ideas.

"Cultivated land, cultivated land, cultivated land!! The land in the world can be conjured out of thin air by you Zhuge Kongming?? Can you still make soil?! Pang Tong jumped up angrily, this jump, but he almost hit Zhuge Liang's chest, and Zhuge Liang was also angry, he treated people leniently, but in the political dispute, he never gave in.

"Why can't you conjure it up? Isn't there any arable land in Kushan? Isn't there any arable land outside the plug?? Why are you so obsessed with liberalizing the restrictions of industry and commerce? Do you know that agriculture is the foundation of the Han Dynasty, and if you want the people to become rich, you can't let them starve to death first! Only with enough food output can you pull out your hands to do other things, you are going to cut off the roots of the big man! ”

"! When did I say that farming was abolished? Will lowering restrictions on industry and commerce lead to the abolition of farming? Do you want to keep waging war? The larger the territory of the Han Dynasty, the more difficult it is to govern, how long will it take for the order issued from Luoyang to reach Guishan, if something happens to Guishan, how long will it take for Luoyang to know, and you will continue to expand around? You are the one who wants to cut off the roots of the big man! ”

The two of them fought with red faces, but fortunately, both of them restrained themselves, and did not directly insult them, nor did they do anything, the most painful thing in the middle was Liu Yi, Liu Yi helplessly watched the two of them arguing, holding up a big belly, afraid that they would also implicate themselves in this debate, sure enough, he was afraid, Pang Tong suddenly looked at him and asked, "Liu Linggong, what do you think?" ”

Pang Tong had gone to Wadao with Liu Yi, so he had some friendship, Liu Yi heard his inquiry, cleared his throat, and said: "What the two of you said makes sense, it is better to lower some industrial and commercial restrictions, and then send some Yu Ding to Saiwai, and implement it at the same time, how about it?" As soon as he asked, Zhuge Liang shook his head first and said, "The farmer of the Han Dynasty has not yet reached the point where he can be distracted from other places..."

"Oh, Yankang rice, Yankang many machinery, isn't it enough? With these things, the people of the Han Dynasty will not starve to death! Why can't you let those remnants have something to do?? Just by selling handmade things, the Great Han can occupy several counties without using force!! Pang Tong said seriously: "Dahan needs cotton!" Need more cotton! ”

"But the land of the Han is precious, do you think it is more cost-effective to occupy other countries and then plant cotton, or is it more cost-effective to force others to plant cotton for us? All we need is some paper, and we can kill with cotton, and tea with tea..."

The two of them became more and more excited, and Liu Yi couldn't help but look at the Son of Heaven on the side.

The Son of Heaven squinted his eyes slightly, as he got older, there was always a trace of tiredness on his face, and the whole person drooped his head, this year, the Son of Heaven was fifty out of forty, upright and strong... In the last period of his prime, in the recent period, Zhong Changtong, who was in charge of household registration, led everyone to conduct a rigorous calculation and finally came to a conclusion.

This conclusion frightened the people in the temple, and no one wanted to believe it, they regarded the results of Zhong Changtong's calculations as appalling, and their intentions were sinister, and even played the Son of Heaven and asked the Son of Heaven to execute Zhong Changtong, and soon, in the court discussion, Zhong Changtong surpassed Pang Tong and became the first object that everyone wanted to cook to death.

He calculated the age of the Han people, no, it is the age of the Han people, he calculated countless household registrations, it is said that he counted the life expectancy of the Han people who have passed away, and finally came to an astonishing conclusion, the average life expectancy of the people of the Han Dynasty is twenty-four years old, and the temple ministers immediately scolded it, isn't this nonsense?

Whether it is in the temple or in the countryside, most of them are men in their prime, and there are countless old people in the sixtieth year, how can it be so low? ? You are serious, alarmist, and want to do wrong to the Son of Heaven and deny the merits of the Son of Heaven! These hats were buttoned down, but they didn't scare Zhong Changtong, and Zhong Changtong answered these questions very seriously.

You have seen a man in the prime of life and an old man in the temple and countryside, so have you ever been to see the grave? How many children are born every year in Dahan, but how many can grow to the prime of life in the end? Zhong Changtong also listed the average life expectancy of each place, and it can be seen from his records that the average life expectancy of these areas such as Liangzhou and Bingzhou was the lowest, only about eighteen years old... It's heart-wrenching.

The tallest is the Sili area, who is twenty-eight years old.

Although Liu Yi doesn't like Zhong Changtong, he still trusts his calculations, this person probably won't talk nonsense, so it seems that the Son of Heaven is still beyond what he said, Liu Yi is sitting in his position, thinking about many things, his mind is not on the dispute in front of him at all, anyway, he can't give any advice.

There are probably not many people who can participate in the debate between these two people, and they can't even understand it, so how can they participate?

Finally, I don't know how long the quarrel lasted, when Liu Yi began to think about what he should eat tomorrow, someone woke him up, Liu Yi quickly woke up, sitting next to him was the prince Liu Qu, Liu Yi was taken aback, he didn't even know when the prince came in, Liu Qu asked in a low voice: "Uncle, when will this debate end?" ”

"How do I know, I don't even know when you came!"

"Alas, I stayed well in the East Palace, and my father had to let me in to observe... When will it end? Liu Qu asked a little anxiously, Liu Yi squinted his eyes and smiled, and then said in a low voice: "Hou Sheng, take care of your body, don't always stay in the East Palace and don't go out, otherwise you will regret it when you get old..."

"Bang!!" , A loud bang suddenly interrupted the debate between Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong, it was a book, smashed on Liu Yi's head, Liu Yi screamed in pain, looked up, it was Liu Xi who was sitting on the top position, Liu Xi looked at the two of them angrily, and asked: "You two, don't listen to the debate, what are you talking about?" Come, let me hear it too? ”

"It's Hu'er, he pulled me to talk!" , Liu Yi said aggrievedly.

"Uncle is asleep!!" , Hu'er also shouted.

"Shut up! Bastard thing...", Liu Xi pointed at the two of them, "Liu Yi, you are an uncle, this is how you set an example for Hu'er?? Sleeping in the court?? And you Liu Qu, don't steal fun for me, you two will go to Qiongyuan for me! No one else is allowed to help! Later, if I see a speck of dust in the garden, I will use you as a broom! ”

"Hu'er is okay, my physique, how to make a broom?"

"Get out !!"

The two uncles and nephews fled from the door, Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong also looked at the two of them helplessly, and couldn't even speak, Liu Xi looked at them at this time, waved his hand a little tiredly, and said: "I'm a little tired, let's discuss it tomorrow." The two did not continue to talk about it, said goodbye to the Son of Heaven, and then walked out of the Hall of Virtue.

"Kong Ming... It seems that the Son of Heaven still doesn't attach much importance to your strategy, the Son of Heaven has been delaying for a long time...", Pang Tong said with a smile, Zhuge Liang shook his head and said: "The Son of Heaven just saw that you had just entered the temple, and he didn't want to lose your face, so he delayed, so you might as well give up, and we will deal with the matter of the migrants together." ”

"Don't worry, the Son of Heaven will definitely use my strategy... The Gongfu has proved that the ability of the craftsman is not inferior to that of the cultivator, and the steady income of the overseas government can also prove the great profit of trade, and now His Majesty is a famous king, and he will definitely be able to get rid of those traditions...", Pang Tong said confidently.

Zhuge Liang didn't argue with him anymore, and said calmly: "Then let's find a place to eat first?" These things will be discussed tomorrow...", Pang Tong laughed, readily agreed, and the two left the palace in a hurry, talking and laughing on the road, how can they not see that they are two political enemies, they are like this, even if there is a big difference in political opinions, but on weekdays, the relationship is exceptionally harmonious, and both sides respect each other very much.

.....

Hu'er was holding a broom and was slowly sweeping the ground in Qiongyuan, and Liu Yi was just busy for a while, so he sat panting on the side, Hu'er glanced at him, and then said: "Uncle, you can't rest, Qiongyuan is big, your speed, you may not be able to sweep it tomorrow...", Liu Yi shook his head and gasped, "I really can't sweep it, or that's it, you sweep it for me, how about it?" ”

"Why?!"

"With me as your uncle, respect the elders, this is a matter of course, don't talk back to me, honestly sweep Qiongyuan, as the future son of heaven, if you don't sweep a house, why sweep the world? The Son of Heaven must be filial piety, you have to keep it in mind! Liu Yi hurriedly took out the demeanor of an elder and reprimanded with a straight face.

"What about you, uncle, or Sanling? Three orders, sleeping in the court?? ”

"Hey, you kid owe a beating??"

When Liu Xi rushed to Qiongyuan, he saw Liu Yi chasing the tiger with a broom, the two were playing with a broom, and even used the broom as a long sword to stab, the dust in Qiongyuan seemed to be a lot more, when Liu Xi appeared beside them with a black face, the two put down the broom in embarrassment, Liu Yi stepped forward with a smile and said, "Brother, you came early, we haven't cleaned up Qiongyuan yet!" ”

Looking at the two bastards in the clan, Liu Xi only felt a little tingling in his heart.