The Lantai Palace outside the city of Yingdu is in June, and it finally has some heat, and when there is no wind, the hall is like a ding, even if you are immersed in the world of poetry and books, you are sweating profusely and soaking wet. At this time, if a breeze can blow, the feeling of fluttering really wants people to go away with the wind.

"Picking the weed, picking the weed, and the weed also stops. It is said that it will return, and the years will not end. "When the breeze blows, Mr. is chanting "Picking Rose", the cool breeze brings the coolness and the artistic conception of the poem is not in harmony, when I read "I used to be, the willows are still there."...... Now when I think about it, the rain and snow are flying', the gentleman's face was pulled down, and he almost wanted to cry with sadness.

Miserable! In order to fight against the lynx, 'I' couldn't go home all the year round, and when I really got home, it was 'rain and snow, the road was slow, and I was thirsty and hungry', who knows this kind of sorrow?

When the breeze came, Meng Zhao was also in Lantai, he stood in the middle court of Lantai Palace, and talked eloquently in front of many gentlemen and students. At this time, his identity was already a native of Zou County.

"If you lose the world, you will lose your people; Those who lose their people will also lose their hearts. There is a way to win the world: to win the people, to win the world; There is a way to win the people: to win their hearts, to win the people; There is a way to get his heart: gather with it as much as you want, and don't do anything evil.

The king of today is not benevolent. "Meng Zhao's argument is full of emotion, and his fists are even more clenched, otherwise he can't express his grief." The murderer deserves to die, but the reputation of the soldier who kills does not die, this is very unkind, and it is also a sign of the destruction of the country. Three generations have won the world with benevolence, and they have lost the world with unkindness, and the reason why the country has been abolished and survived is also the same......"

"Dare to ask sir......" When he was about to reach the highest mockery, he knelt down and heard a student speak.

The rule of the school palace is that you can ask questions casually when you are talking, Meng Zhao had to stop and look at the student, smiled generously, and said, "Please speak." ”

"There is a saying in the news of Great Chu: In the past, my Chu State was only a viscount of fifty miles, and the expansion of thousands of miles was based on swords and spears, and it was not ...... with benevolence"

Among the audience, the questioner seemed very young, just a boy who had not changed his voice, as soon as he mentioned the news of Da Chu, others were in an uproar, and before Meng Zhao could answer, an older student ridiculed: "Da Chu Daily, nonsense!" This newspaper is run by the imperial court, and it is naturally a good word for the imperial court, how can the junior be trustworthy? ”

"Exactly." Dachu News has published one daily since last month, because it is mostly news, also known as daily newspapers. The news is just that, and since last month, the history of the Chu State has been serialized, and there are many readers. "What Da Chu News said is all nonsense. The younger brother must not be trusted. My Chu country has been a state of etiquette since ancient times, and the expansion of thousands of miles is only because the ancestors practiced benevolence and righteousness, not because of attack. ”

"Ran Lu Shi also said so: Chu, barbarians, and China, all despise it." All of them are older seniors, but fortunately, the boy is also a reader, and he was also taught by Mr. Yu before entering the school.

"This historian of the Lu State does not understand the truth of the Chu State." Meng Zhao smiled, "King Zhuang dominates the princes, not because of the spear, but because of benevolence and righteousness; King Zhao heard that Confucius was suitable for Chu and wanted to seal Confucius with 700 miles of books. Who dares to say that Chu is a barbarian state? ”

"Really?" What Meng Zhao said was the truth, and at least the examples he gave were things.

"Naturally." Meng Zhao nodded deeply. "The state of Chu was defeated in the weeping sand, and it was because of King Huai's back to Qin. Qi, the state of benevolence and righteousness, Qin, the state of tigers and wolves. Meng Weijun of Qi then raised the troops of the Three Kingdoms to attack Chu, and when it was, Qin turned his back on Chu and also attacked Chu, so he was defeated. Now the king is deceived by traitors, does not practice benevolence and righteousness, indulges martial arts, and this is the way to destroy the country. ”

"News! News! Qi and Chu! Qi Renhe and Chu ......" There was a shout of the newsboy outside the court, there were many Lantai scribe students, and the newsboy was already squatting on sales, and he would sell it as soon as he arrived at the new newspaper.

"Qi and Chu? Great goodness also. Although the Da Chu Daily is talking nonsense, because of the flying news, the news is still very accurate, and nearly 100 scholars in the middle court rushed out of the court after hearing the news, rushing to buy newspapers.

"The Son of Heaven is not benevolent, and he does not protect the four seas; The princes are not benevolent, and they do not protect the society; Doctor Qing ...... "Meng Zhao is still talking about it, who thinks that Shizimen is either going out of the court to buy newspapers, or talking in a whisper about the Qi Chu Alliance, except for the student who asked 'is really so' just now, he has been looking at Meng Zhao, and the others have no intention of listening to his remarks, and the scene was very embarrassing for a while.

Meng Zhao continued to argue, and Wu Xuan, who was on the side, whispered to Fu Qiu Bo: "We should also run a newspaper." In the past, scholars all took the words of the sage as their guideline, and as soon as the newspaper came out, even the boy believed it deeply. If there is no newspaper, the people cannot be civilized. ”

"The vessel of printing books is the treasure of the Chu Kingdom, how can it be lightly granted to others?" Fu Qiu Bo was not only a courtier of the Chu State, but also a doctor in the palace. Although the king of Chu 'drove away' Xunzi, his disciples were still serving as officials and teachers in the state of Chu.

"There are many skilled craftsmen in the land of Luzon, why can't you make your own printing vessels?" Wu Xuandao. "The weight of this instrument is heavier than Mount Tai."

"Neither way." Fu Qiu Bo is more shrewd in the end, "This month, Wang Zhao issued the law of patents, the art of making paper, and the printing of books are all patents, and private manufacturing is a crime of theft, ten years in prison, and a fine of thousands of gold. ”

"Unkind, harsh government is fiercer than a tiger." Wu Xuan sighed, feeling that the whole world was dim.

"Otherwise, the patent will only last for 60 years, and after 60 years, it will be made public and everyone can make it." Fu Qiubo's words finally gave Wu Xuan a little comfort. "It can also be like Zhao Ren's purchase of huge iron, I will wait for a huge amount of money to buy each other, and pay the patent money."

"It's also harsh. The art of benefiting the people is shared by the whole world, how can it be allowed to make profits for 60 years, and the thief of this people is also! Wu Xuanda shook his head, and at this time, the servant who went out of the court to buy the newspaper handed over a copy of the Great Chu news, and the first edition of the first edition was: Qi people want to make peace with me, and the Chu State may become the biggest winner.

The same Da Chu news was in his hand, but this was the former Dazai Shen Yin, unlike others, when he saw the big words Qi Ren wanted to be with Chu, he didn't even look at it, so he put the newspaper aside.

"The State of Qi and I are the reason why the State of Qin does not destroy me; The Qin State did not cut me, because the Empress Dowager Huayang was sick. The Empress Dowager Zu is a native of Chu, and the King of Qin is filial, so she does not cut down Chu. If Quguang is like his ancestor, he should not ask for 30,000 gold, but should take Mu Lingguan as his own. ”

There was deep unwillingness and sarcasm in Shen Yinyu's words. He has been the Dazai of Chu for more than 20 years, and now it is good, risking his life to help the new king ascend the throne, but the result is that he is no longer a Dazai, just a courtier who has nothing to do and sits on a cold bench every day.

"Years of war, the mansion is exhausted." The relationship between Zimo and Shen Yinyu is very unusual, and he once wanted to help in the appointment and dismissal of Dazai, but he couldn't help. "Only the twenty-five stone Gulu added by Yushi is nearly two thousand gold a year. The original is two thousand gold, and the double is four thousand gold; There is also the construction of military schools, the construction of teachers' schools, the construction of witch schools, and now they are building armor and shipbuilding......"

The Gu Lu set by the honorable people last year was only twenty-five stones a year, which is indeed very few, and the lowest-level county officials have a hundred stones, but they can't stand the large number of people, and more than 15,000 honorary people (palace armor, sanitation and sanitation are the honorable scholars) spend 1,600 gold a year. The war has affected the price of corn, and the corn grain, which was more than 30 yuan last Chinese New Year's Eve, has risen to 46 yuan this spring, and in some places it is said to exceed 50 yuan.

After the murder of Chen Ao, the issue of Yushi Gulu being too low was put on the desk again. Last year, when Dinggu Lu was set, Lu Yangjun said that it was too low, and at least 100 stones were needed.

It is impossible to pay 100 stones, and it will cost six or seven thousand gold a year to pay 100 stones, and the secretary will emphasize that the government cannot take out this money. However, a hundred stones are necessary. Most of the honorable people are after the ministers, but now, the country's power has declined, and how many ministers have fallen after that. It is the most popular cavalry general Fei Jing, it is rumored that he also lives in the West City, because he owes dozens of gold to the city people, and his wife and servant were almost dragged to the women's market during the war last year.

100 stones, the county officials serve for a year, food, clothing, and sacrifices are not enough at all, if you want to live a slightly decent life, you need at least 200 stones, which is actually the reason why the county officials are greedy. There is too little money to support the family, so in addition to land rent, military tax, mouth tax, and household tax, the people secretly have to pay a lot of county taxes, yi taxes, township taxes, and state taxes.

Shen Yinlu knew this very well, and he said with a smile: "The king wants to increase his income with industrial and commercial things, but unfortunately the three kingdoms are united, and there is no way to sell the goods of my Chu country." Fifty stones in the year of the Yushi are not as good as the county officials, and between them and the county officials, they will eventually fight to the death. ”

Shibei three days, impressed, Zi Mo looked at him, and said, "Where did you get this?" ”

"The county belongs to the officials, but the king has edicted: Yushi kills people and does not die." Shen Yinyu had a sneer in his mouth, and there was an inexplicable pleasure in his heart. "If the neighbors are afraid of it, they will seek the protection of the people. Nowadays, most of the common people use taro as grain and bean leaves as soup, but the county officials are not tired of profit, and they take what they want.

Let's ask, what if the county officials ask for taxes and the reputation is protected? The reputation of the people is only 50 stones, and the first year of the name is 100 stones, in fact, it is 3 or 500 stones, and the more than 1,000 stones. ”

"Where the hell did you get that?" These words were not something that Shen Yinyu could say at all, even Zi Mo realized this problem after reading the document written by the eldest prince to Ling Yin at the Yan Dynasty meeting that day.

Yushi was originally a product of the people of the dynasty, and the origin can be said to be a whim, but it is also due to the situation. The two armies faced each other, and if the front row was not lined with well-armored veterans, the front row would collapse, and the rear row would collapse immediately by its coercive army. There has been no war for decades, and there are no old soldiers in the Chu State, so they can only let the children of the ministers in rhino armor come forward.

No merit is not rewarded, and no merit is not made. It may be okay to lie once or twice, but who will stand in the front row if there are more times? And the new king must be faithful when he ascends the throne, and who will believe in the king's order after he does not believe in it? Rao is like this, and the reputation of the scholar is only twenty-five stone a year. If it weren't for the treasure knife, if it wasn't for the court clothes, if it wasn't for the Yingdu palace and drinking with the king, this would be an insult at all.

The officials and slaves of the Qin State had a lunar eclipse of two and a half stones during the farming season from February to September, and twenty-eight stones in a year. The dukes (first-class lords) of the Qin State should not be compared, and they were given fifty stones a year; Shangzao (second-class lord) year to 100 stones, hairpin (third-class lord) year to 150 stones, in addition to each meal there is half a liter of sauce, a plate of vegetable soup, feeding horses hay half a stone.