When he came to Jiangxi this time, when Yang Fan planned to leave before leaving, he calculated the itinerary and sent someone to send a special letter to Shu Zhenghao, and he also had special respect for the head of the academy.

Shu Zhenghao, who was standing in front of the Xun Tower, finally saw a carriage coming slowly. The three who got out of the car were Yang Fan, Chen Wangting and Bu Laodao. Shu Zhenghao saw the heroic man at a glance, walked over, hugged his fists and smiled: "But Yang Fan, Dean Yang?" ”

Yang Fan saw Shu Zhenghao's glasses as thick as the bottom of a beer bottle, and replied: "It's really a bit unfortunate to let everyone Shu work so hard." These two are good friends who came with me. This is Daoist Bu, and this is Wushi Chen. ”

Shu Zhenghao raised his eyebrows, and a hint of surprise flashed under the lenses. At present, the scholar and the friend are a group of talented people, who can travel in the same car with martial artists and Taoist priests, and he only thinks of one person, and that is Su Dongpo. "Haha, Dean Yang really has a lot of friends, please inside, please inside." A few students who seemed to be students of the White Deer Cave Academy stood beside Shu Zhenghao and whispered, "Mountain Chief, the wine and food are ready." ”

Yang Fan and Shu Zhenghao walked at the forefront together and exchanged a few words of greeting. Yang Fan has always intersected with the courtesy of his juniors, and he has not put on any shelf.

During the banquet, bowls of steaming Yangchun white noodles were served. The South likes rice, but that doesn't mean you don't eat pasta. Shu Zhenghao knew that Yang Fan had been living in Jingshi, so he specially ordered Yang Chun noodles. The aroma is thick, and the green onions on the surface are dripping and shiny.

Yang Fan picked up the chopsticks, ate a few bites, and nodded: "Sure enough, it's good noodles." "The noodles in the south are different from those in the north, the noodles are on the thin side, a bit similar to the meaning of dragon beard noodles, the soup is clear, and with the ingredients, it looks delicate and flavorful.

Shu Zhenghao took a sip of rice wine, his eyes narrowed slightly, and said, "The wine is still good wine, this side." But it tasted different. ”

"Oh? Mountain Chief, the Yangchun noodles of this Xunlou, the noodles are made with good white noodles, this soup. If you guessed correctly, it should be made with delicacies from the mountains and seas, isn't it delicious enough? ”

A student who knows how to eat asked, a little puzzled. He doesn't usually like to eat noodles very much, but he has eaten this Xunlou noodles a few times. The taste is still quite delicious. There are also a lot of fish in Jiujiang, and with some mountain delicacies, it is indeed fresh enough.

"It's delicious." Shu Zhenghao picked a white noodle with chopsticks, "It's so delicious, but it loses the value of this bowl of noodles." ”

"What do you say?" Yang Fan put down his chopsticks with a smile and asked.

"This noodle is sold for a penny of silver in Xunlou, and in the noodle stall in the small alley not far from Xunlou, you can eat it for ten cents."

"Haha, the mountain chief is really joking." One student laughed. "Can that kind of thick noodles compare to this one? If you want me to say, this noodle is worth a penny, look at this soup, it's really not bad. ”

Yang Fan glanced at Shu Zhenghao and understood what he meant, so he smiled and said, "Back then, Taizu raised troops and the southeast. After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the people were struggling at the beginning of the year. Taizu ate white noodles here, mixed with rice bran, in order to set an example for officials in the world. Officials need to be frugal, and in the ancestral system that was later set, the income of officials was also controlled at a very low level. Now this white face ...... Can't afford to eat ......."

Shu Zhenghao took the conversation and took a sip of the wine in the glass. Said: "I remember the years when the country was just founded, it was really bitter, and then Taizu took charge of the government, passed a difficult period, and got a stable life, and some people were drunk with money." Extravagance and lewdness. In order to rectify the unhealthy trend, Taizu personally established a series of ancestral systems to correct the extravagance, and only then did he have the good story of Xunlou. ”

"And now, I'm afraid that coarse grain and white flour won't climb this tower." Shu Zhenghao sighed. The students on the side also agreed: "Taizu was able to lead by example back then, but in fact, he was a wise man." ”

Shu Zhenghao was silent, picked up some warm noodles, and ate them in a hurry. On an early winter night, the wind was already biting. But it doesn't have the harshness of that harsh winter. Yang Fan looked at Shu Zhenghao a little strangely, thinking about something.

Yang Fan drank some rice wine, to be honest, in this place in the south of the Yangtze River, even the wine is soft and delicious. "I don't dare to agree with this brother's words."

The student was patting his own mountain chief's ass, but he didn't expect Yang Fan to suddenly become difficult, so he raised his eyebrows and said, "I don't know what Dean Yang has to say." He was already a little arrogant, and when he saw that Yang Fan, who was about the same age as himself, could sit on an equal footing with the mountain chief, he was naturally a little arrogant in his heart. Before the dean, a small word was added, which couldn't help but make Shu Zhenghao on the side frown.

In the opinion of the emperor, the salary of the officials of this dynasty was too low, and it was difficult for many low-level officials to make a living by relying on the official salary, and it was impossible for the senior officials to maintain their luxurious life by relying on the official income. Therefore, most of the actual income of the magistrates comes from the interception of local taxes, while a lot of the income of the Beijing officials comes from the gifts of the magistrates. This will inevitably lead to a greed for power among officials, who will collect more taxes to get money from the interception. Therefore, Taizu's idea of official income is good, but it is no longer practical. ”

"Huh. In your opinion, how can the kingdom be established? ”

"It is not easy to build a country, and it is even more difficult to defend it. How ** is this court now, I think everyone understands it in their hearts, so there is the sigh just now, I hope that you, the juniors who seek office, will become officials in the future, don't be overly obsessed with glory and wealth, and keep thinking about material difficulties. ”

Shu Zhenghao nodded and said, "I'm afraid that if you say something today, how many people will listen to him today?" Since Dean Yang mentioned it, in your opinion, how can we maintain a clean government? ”

Yang Fan said with a smile: "Naturally, it is money to support the incorruptible." There are only two types of officials, one is the name and the other is profit. The person who is famous naturally knows how to clean himself and stay wise. However, this kind of person was forced to go to Liangshan by the poor officials of the low-cost officials, why. Isn't it just that there is no good living security? ”

"Dean Yang's words are really a bit biased." Another academy student smiled, "Official**, it's a matter of personal cultivation, if they are all divided according to Dean Yang, then are there any good officials in the world?" ”

"You." Yang Fan pointed his finger at the kid who was talking wildly, and said, "Why do you study?" ”

"Me? Naturally, it is to gain fame and glory. ”

Yang Fan smiled and said, "Look, isn't this just a picture of fame and profit?" The Shu family teaches and educates people, and your students are all for the purpose of fame and profit. Since the purpose is not pure, it will teach them to bless the world and benefit the people, so what hope is there? Of course, this little brother should not be angry, there is nothing wrong with this goal for yourself. But for the imperial court, it was a mistake. (To be continued.) )