In today's debate, Yang Congyi and Tang Xun both felt very happy, and it was a very commendable thing to be able to debate with Tai students, and it was even more rare to be able to refute them.

In the last game, although the ocean return to Yi has not been debated thoroughly, but Qin and Shen's strategy of clearing the acres of land has been refuted, because it seems to be a way to quickly increase tax income, but that is simply empty talk at the moment, Tang Xun understands, the onlookers and debaters actually understand, so after the refutation, the other party will no longer continue to mention the acres of Zhangtianmu, and instead attack Huiyi, and also want to crush the way of Huiyi.

Fortunately, Yang Congyi talked about a bunch of regions and countries that the other party was not clear about, and put forward two technologies that too many students were not interested in knowing, which directly hit the other party's debate momentum.

After the debate, Yang Congyi secretly sighed and was glad that if the other party raised the cost of the early stage of ocean return, he didn't say that a sea ship that can hold hundreds of people must not be low, and the construction period of building a hundred ships must not be short, and a hundred ships need people to control, and where this person comes from is also a problem. There are also 100 boats of silk and porcelain, which is difficult to estimate, and the treasury must not be able to afford it, and it is estimated that it will not dare to take risks. If the other party grasped these weaknesses, he didn't say or refute it, but fortunately, Fang Teng appeared in time and ended the debate.

These debates organized by Taixue are all the words of the students, so as to broaden everyone's thinking, so that after passing the provincial examination in the coming year, they will not be so flustered in the palace examination. It is useless to really solve problems, because the actual problems are usually very complex, and the methods and means used cannot be so simple. Therefore, the debate of the students is all about training, showing their on-the-spot thinking and talent, and fighting for fame, if they are fortunate enough to be able to enter the eyes of the court officials, they will have more opportunities when they are sent to high school in the coming year, and everyone knows the purpose of the debate, and they will not be red-faced in the debate.

Yang Congyi and Tang Xun were in Taixue for a day, and after they came out, they were tired and hungry, Tang Xun was happy, so they wanted to invite Yang Congyi to have a big meal.

In a prosperous capital like Lin'an, unless you are really rich, you dare to eat a big meal, high-end consumption places, such as luxuriously decorated teahouses and restaurants, have a monthly profit of more than 100,000 yuan, of course, these places are only high-ranking officials and nobles can enter, where do Yang and Tang dare to go.

The two of them came to an alley restaurant not far from Wuxue, where they didn't talk about noodles and didn't need too much money, and they could have a good meal.

As soon as he entered the restaurant, the shopkeeper greeted him in person: "What do you want to eat?" ”

In the alley, the lot is not good, there are not many guests.

Tang Xun replied magnificently: "Four signature dishes, meat and vegetarian matching." ”

When the shopkeeper heard this, his face smiled, this is a big customer, and he immediately said: "Two Langjun, there is a private room upstairs." ”

Yang Congyi said: "That's it, the hall is also very good." ”

Seeing that the two of them walked directly to an empty table, the shopkeeper hurriedly followed, and then asked, "Two Langjun, do you want to drink some wine?" ”

Yang Congyi and Tang Xun sat down left and right, glanced at each other, and did not reply immediately.

"Does Brother Tang drink? Happy today, just a few drinks. Yang Congyi said with a smile, he had very few opportunities to drink after coming to the Song Dynasty, and if he thought about it, it was only twice.

Tang Xun hesitated, but then smiled and said, "Okay, I'll accompany Brother Yang to drink two cups." ”

"The shop has three years of bamboo leaf green, five years of daughter red, ten years of champion drunk, I don't know which one do you want?" Without waiting for the other party to ask, the store reported the variety of his wine in a timely manner.

Tang Xun smiled and said, "Brother Yang, I don't know much about wine, what do you see?" ”

Yang Congyi said: "Have two drinks, you can't really get drunk." The store is just three years old. ”

The shopkeeper said, "Okay, wait a minute." So he went and commanded him to cook.

Although the debate had been over for a while, Tang Xun was still very excited, of course, Yang Congyi was the same, he had never thought of being able to debate with Tai students before.

Tang Xun picked up the teapot, poured a cup for Yang Congyi and himself, and after taking a few sips of tea, he said with a smile: "Brother Yang is brave today, and the younger brother admires it very much." I can't help but applaud that discussion, Brother Yang hides it deeply. ”

Yang Congyi smiled: "Brother Tang praised it falsely, I can't even remember what I said now, it's just nonsense." ”

Tang Xun said: "Brother Yang, don't be arrogant, your argument is applauded endlessly. ”

Yang Congyi drank tea, laughing but not speaking.

Tang Xun said again: "When the sixth question came out, did you think about going up to debate? You scared me by pulling me, and I wouldn't have dared to go up if it weren't for the fact that we were classmates. ”

Yang Congyi said: "No, that is, the last question has become a dead question, no one went up, and the two of them said in unison that they want to reduce the army, I am angry, if you want to enrich the treasury, you have to reduce the army, so why not reduce the treatment of officials and the salary, this is also a big expense, not much less than military spending." As for wanting to pull you along, I want to borrow your identity and give me courage. ”

Tang Xun looked surprised and asked, "How can I have any identity that can give you courage?" ”

Yang Congyi said with a smile: "Isn't your family in the medicinal herb business, then you must know some ways to return to Yi." If you want to enrich the treasury, the fastest way to achieve the effect is to do the return of the open sea, I don't understand, so I naturally have to pull you in, otherwise how can I debate with them. It's just that I didn't expect that you were so clear about the doorway of Tianmu Qingzhang, and you directly put Qin Miao and Shen Jin's arguments on Qingzhang's increase in endowment worthless. I admire you very much, Brother Tang. ”

Tang Xun said with a smile: "Brother Yang has won the award." This is the case in my family, which big family does not use barren private land instead of fertile land to pay taxes, one mu of fertile land, pay two loads of grain a year, barren private land, only need to pay two buckets of grain a year, and it is strange that the government treasury has grain. Not to mention those feudal fields that do not pay taxes at all. These things, go down and walk around to know, the poor have to pay taxes, not a penny less, the rich have countless fertile land, but also try to evade taxes and avoid taxes, this is very unfair, officials, and some discerning people know, but no one will care, their clear arguments, can be easily refuted. ”

Yang Congyi said with a smile: "Your family is also a big squire, do you also evade taxes?" After asking, he laughed.

Tang Xun was very embarrassed to be asked, and after drinking saliva, he replied simply: "There is grain in the warehouse, don't panic, of course my family also has some good land, but there are not so much, only one or two hundred acres, and those wealthy families can't be compared, they are thousands of acres and thousands of acres at every turn, in front of them, my family is only enough to mix a small family with food and clothing." ”

Yang Congyi secretly staggered, there are one or two hundred acres of fertile land, and he has been doing medicinal materials business for generations, just this is still a small family, and the wealth of those wealthy families is really unimaginable. Then he smiled and said: "Brother Tang is serious, if your family only has enough food and clothing, then the vast majority of people in this world can only drink wind and eat soil, and barely survive." ”

Tang Xun said: "It's actually similar when you say that, from ancient times to the present, ordinary people are just asking for a life, and if they are a little rich, they want to live with some dignity and more flavor." Otherwise, why am I coming to Lin'an, I can't stay at home. ”

Yang Congyi laughed and said: "The pursuit of infinity, human nature is insufficient, I am the same, I can't even mix food and clothing, don't I have to fight in Lin'an once, maybe there will be a chance to turn over, can I mix food and clothing." ”

Tang Xun suddenly said: "You said that Nanyang is so rich, and the countries of the Western Regions also have a long history, why don't you go to sea to make some money?" ”

Yang Congyi rolled his eyes: "I don't even have money for food, what kind of sea I go to, I'm afraid that a ship will have to run thousands of times, and it is so dangerous to go to sea, Brother Tang, this is not a joke." ”

Tang Xun laughed and said, "Brother Yang is not teasing. Just now you said it was the same as the truth, I was moved to make so much money by going to sea, and you said it was dangerous, which one is true? ”

Yang Congyi said: "Of course it's true, risks and benefits coexist, the greater the risk, the higher the return, and you can take big risks to make a lot of money." In addition to the danger of sinking ships in the sea, there are diseases, the climate is unsuitable, if you don't get off the ship for a long time, it is easy to have an accident, there are no vegetables to eat, it is easy to get sick, you will die, there are many countries along the way, if there is no army to follow and protect, the merchant ship is a wealth that makes people red, and it is easy to be robbed by pirates and bandits. The risk of going to sea is still relatively large, and if you want to make it bigger, you must organize it in the imperial court. ”

Tang Xun said: "As soon as you say this, I understand, no wonder I haven't heard that sea ships can be at sea for more than half a year, it seems that this money is not something that can be earned if you want to." ”

Yang Congyi said: "No, the imperial court does not advocate it, sea ships can go to Angkor and Java at most, and then they can't go west, they are not familiar there, they can't speak well, and without the protection of the army, the merchant ships will be robbed when they dock." ”

Tang Xun asked, "Really?" You and I are both educated in martial arts, how do you know so much? ”

Yang Congyi said with a smile: "I have an adventure, I have met an old Taoist before, he has traveled the world for 40 years, he has traveled all over the mountains and rivers in the Great Song Dynasty, the Jin Kingdom and Xia Kingdom, the Western Regions Tubo, Nanyang Angkor, he has also been there, all kinds of strange things, but he has told me a lot." I remember the year before last I went from Qizhou to Taihu Lake, walked for more than a month, all with the old Taoist all the way, the story of the Taoist is really wonderful, and the life experience is not comparable to ordinary people, if he didn't want to cultivate immortals and practice Taoism, he went into the mountains to live in seclusion, and really wanted to ask him again, but unfortunately, I couldn't find it. ”

Tang Xun didn't seem to believe it: "Is there really such a god? How many places can he go? It's unbelievable. Needle pans, shipbuilding and other craftsman techniques, is also what he told you? ”

Yang Congyi smiled: "That's not it, this is what I read from the book." When I was in Taihu Lake and Huaining, I had a lot of time, I liked to read books when I had nothing to do, Mr. Chen had a lot of books, very large and complex, there were all kinds of books, in addition to the classics of the saints and sages, the anthologies of the writers of the past dynasties, there were many essays of literati, the essays were the most interesting, there were all kinds of things in it, planting flowers and birds, planting vegetables and cultivating fields, raising silkworms and weaving silk, tailoring and making sleeves, erecting beams and building houses, checking the dead and checking injuries, curing diseases, fiddling with arithmetic, studying gear and sunlight, etc., all kinds of interesting things, I can't say enough. Among them, this needle plate has been available for a long time, but it is collected by Shen Kuo and Shen Gong in his "Dream Creek Writings", many interesting things are in this book, although it is useless for being an official, but it is still very helpful to solve problems, you can also find it when you have time. ”

Tang Xun said suspiciously: "That's really interesting, you should look for it." ”

"Two Langjun, the wine and food have been prepared, please use it slowly." The shopkeeper put the wine away with a smile on his face.

"Okay, thank you." Tang Xun replied with a smile.

"If you need anything, just tell me." After the shopkeeper finished speaking, he went to greet the other customers.

Tang Xun picked up the chopsticks and said with a smile: "Brother Yang, please." ”