Zhang Ke didn't have to take out their troubles one by one, after all, they were the respect of the prince, and it was not his turn to insult a little captain.

After a while, a group of boys who had washed their bodies and changed into clean clothes all entered Sun Xiangfu's study like quails.

"Do you know what sin you have committed?"

Several people looked at each other and replied not very neatly, "Sneak away." ”

Sun Xiangfu raised his eyebrows and said, "Our Datang has this crime?" ”

"Uh, no?" A few hairy children were a little surprised.

Sun Xiangfu shook his head and said, "No, we Datang, there is the crime of resisting the decree, and there is no crime of stealing away." As for the consequences of resisting the decree, do you want me to explain it to you? ”

When Sun Xiangfu said the word 'resisting the decree', including Li Tai and several other Li Shimin's biological sons, they all panicked, even if the prince who was crowned the king appeared to resist the decree, he was reduced to a knight, and he was demoted to a concubine, a concubine, that is, a second-class citizen.

To some extent, it can be regarded as a crime of rebellion, and if it were not for their princely status, it would be normal for them to be put to death.

Li Shimin asked them to come to Shannan Province to plant rice, because they were shouldering the political task of setting an example for the people of the world.

At this moment, they realized the seriousness of the problem and began to regret it.

But when they made a mistake at the beginning, they didn't think about this problem, which is probably a common problem for every immature bear child when he makes a mistake.

"Master Sun, you won't, you really want to cure us for the crime of disrespecting the will!" Li Tai is finally smarter than most people, and he is the first to sell cuteness with a bitter face.

However, Sun Xiangfu didn't give him a good look, and said, "It's not that I want to punish you for your crimes, it's that you did commit such a crime, what do you want me to do?"

Conceal it and not report it?

Do you want me to commit deceit for you?

Don't forget, there are more than 30 secret guards here, and this matter is bound to reach His Majesty. ”

Sun Xiangfu threw the question back to them, and suddenly, a cold sweat broke out on the face of the prince.

They never care how much it costs to eat a meal in a restaurant or how much it costs to hire a car.

I never knew how much people in different parts of the country needed to be paid for helping others do a day's work.

But he knows that once the crime of resisting the decree is reported to Li Shimin, even if they have the status of a prince, but in order to maintain the imperial power, Li Shimin will also punish them accordingly, and he will never be soft, this is the growth environment, they grew up in the court, they are no strangers to such words.

"Please also ask Young Master Sun to see that we are young, try to be as careful as possible, my father's side, as long as there are steps down, he will definitely punish us lightly." Li Ke, who was full of remorse, was more reliable than what Li Tai said, he knew that this matter was already a thing, and the mistakes he made must be borne by himself, but whether he could minimize the impact depended on how Sun Xiangfu told Li Shimin.

"Careful wording solves the problem? Do you know what's wrong with you? ”

A few people were a little dazed, but Li Tai replied again, "The problem is that we shouldn't sneak away." ”

Sun Xiangfu shook his head and said, "Wrong, the problem is that you shouldn't have the mind to run away." ”

"To put it mildly, this is just you half-grown boys, who are willful and wanton, and if you say it to a big one, you are provoking Your Majesty's imperial power.

As you get older, you are no longer just Your Majesty's younger brother, son, or Your Majesty's courtiers, especially when Your Majesty assigns you political tasks, this is a state affair, and you, like everyone else, are ministers who share your worries, so you should abide by your duties as courtiers and do things well for Your Majesty.

If even you, the people closest to His Majesty, do not abide by your duties and help Your Majesty maintain the imperial power, and still count on the subjects of the world, who will obey the imperial power? ”

When several people heard this, they lowered their heads in shame, this is the second time that Sun Xiangfu has given them a political lesson, and it is estimated that the effect will be the same as the first time, and after a while, they will forget about it again.

Sun Xiangfu's tone paused, and he said again, "The big truth, I don't say it, you all understand it, today, I want to tell you some small truths, through these small truths, let you recognize yourself."

Do you know where your biggest problem is right now? ”

When several people heard this, they were at a loss again.

"You don't have the values that a normal person should have, and if you don't have the idea of money, you can't survive in society like a normal person at all."

"How can a person who can't even be a good person in his own home be the master of the people?"

As soon as Sun Xiangfu said this, Li Tai, Li Ke and other more perceptive guys suddenly showed an expression of sudden realization.

No wonder Zhang Ke hasn't made a move yet, they have become beggars, it turns out that it is caused by incorrect values and no concept of money.

These people, who have lived in the deep palace since they were children, grew up under the care of the inner servants, have always had what they want, and everyone obeys them, and never has to worry about how to earn money, or even how to spend it. As for the specific value of the previous money, it is not a matter for them to consider.

Even people like Li Tai and Li Ke who have lived in Shanyang for a period of time and shopped on the streets many times never pay for things themselves, they see something delicious on the street and want to eat it, and the waiter buys it for them, and he is only responsible for eating. In his pocket, he has never had such a dirty and bulky thing as copper coins.

That is, because in the village before, they were forced to do housework by themselves, and they knew a little common sense of life and could do some housework. Otherwise, they are an idiot of life.

Of course, in addition to Li Tai and Li Ke, even Li Yuanjing, who has reached the age of fourteen, is still at a loss about the values and concepts of money that Sun Xiangfu said.

Then, Sun Xiangfu began to give examples, and said, "Do you know how much the Shu brocade robe on your body is?" ”

They shook their heads.

"With these fine Shu brocade materials, as well as the top embroidery workmanship of the garment factory, even if it is an old robe you have worn, one piece is worth at least ten yuan. Do you know the purchasing power of ten dollars? ”

The crowd shook their heads.

"It can at least pay for all of you to run a round-trip ferry ticket from Shannan Road to Guanzhong, which also includes basic food supplies."

When they got on board that night, they gave each of them a brocade robe as fare.

One hundred and forty is enough to charter a whole passenger ship to Chang'an.

The key is not this, it is when they took the brocade robe on their bodies to the pawnshop in Jiangling City to sell, they actually only got two pieces of money, although two thousand copper coins seem to be a lot, but, after buying antidiarrheal medicine, and a linen cloth, it is almost not enough to pay for their table of meals in the restaurant, which is fortunately not like Chang'an in Jiangling City, there are high-grade restaurants everywhere, otherwise, after they finish eating, it is estimated that they will be arrested to the government.

After that, they don't have the money to buy tickets, and the passenger ships on the pier don't take them, so beg! I couldn't save face, I wanted to help people work to earn money, I couldn't stand the suffering, I couldn't think of a way, so I had to live the same life as the village first.

Fortunately, in the past six months, they have learned some skills of catching fish, picking water chestnuts, and simply cooking things to eat, and the folk customs around Gangneung are quite simple, and most of the people don't care about them when they get some food in their own fields, otherwise, on the first day, they can't hold on.

They are in the stage of bear children, and they don't know that firewood, rice, oil and salt are expensive.

When Sun Xiangfu opened these things and told them, they didn't all realize their mistakes, like Li Yuanliang, the king of Huo who was only ten years old, was gritting his teeth, wanting to find revenge on the businessman who paid two yuan to buy his brocade robe!

Changing a bear child has never been something that can be done in one or two political lessons, Sun Xiangfu talked about some things about the concept of money, and began to talk to them about values.

In fact, they have been enrolled in school since childhood, and they still have basic values, but they have not combined them with reality, because they have no social experience at all, and this world is not the era of information explosion like later generations.

And his innate status as a prince made him feel that everyone should serve them, and never think about why others should serve them.

"Everything you have today comes from Your Majesty's imperial power, so you should cherish the imperial power and maintain the imperial power more than anyone else, so what exactly should we do to maintain the imperial power?

It is not to force the people to respect you.

People's respect is mutual, His Majesty led the people to live a good life, the people loved him, the former Sui tyrant Yang Guang, the tyranny of the people suffered the people, the people rose up one after another, against him, Your Majesty often said, water can carry a boat, can also overturn a boat, this sentence is very reasonable.

And as a royal family, if you want to maintain the imperial power, you need to always put the people's will first, help Your Majesty, and stabilize the Tang Dynasty, which is why Your Majesty sent you here to plant rice.

His Majesty wants the people of the whole world to see that the members of the royal family are thinking of ways for the livelihood of the people.

And you, because you cannot restrain your selfish desires, are ashamed of your majesty's high expectations, and at the same time, you are not worthy of the people's support for you. ”

These bear children are limited by age, and their thinking may not be mature enough, but they are not stupid, after Sun Xiangfu explained these things to them, they also understand some truths, at least, they know some things to do, what not to do, values, will be after they receive this information, as they grow older, slowly formed.

Of course, it is impossible for them to grow up all of a sudden, voluntarily accept such a job as digging manure and draining manure, Sun Xiangfu said in the name, this is to let them learn to restrain their desires, and, to all their labor projects, a detailed salary and reward have been formulated, in the future, they work, have wages, and ordinary workers are treated, and these they themselves earn through labor, can be used for their enjoyment, in this way, can slowly in their hearts, establish a normal concept of money.