Today is the tenth day, not only the officials are resting, but they will also have a day off for these Guozi students, and there are just people who have a treat, so these Guozi students who like to be lively came to hundreds of people at once, almost occupying most of the area of the bamboo forest.

With so many scholars getting together, in addition to reciting poems, it is natural that they will discuss current affairs, and most of them obtain the content and opinions of these current affairs from newspapers, and some even some simply hold newspapers in their hands and discuss with their friends whether the opinions of a certain article above are correct. If you listen closely, you can see that the focus of their discussion is nothing more than the vernacular, and the two most lively topics of business, industry and agriculture.

As young people, they have a strong ability to accept new things, taking the newspaper as an example, they are the students of the country who are one of the original and most loyal readers of Datang Daily. However, even if the ability to accept new things is strong, after all, they still have more than ten years of the most formal Confucian education, so most people still can't accept the vernacular, and only a few students with a more rebellious personality will have a positive attitude towards the vernacular, but this often causes most people to attack it.

The topic of vernacular literature is not interesting to discuss because the strength of the two sides is too different, but the problem of industry and commerce and agricultural population is different, most of the students here are from official families, and many of them are the children of various upstart families in Chang'an, influenced by the family, they do not have any rejection of industry and commerce, coupled with the influence of the propaganda of the Tang Daily, although more than half of the people recognize the importance of agriculture, but also see the significant impact of industry and commerce on the country.

It is precisely because of this that these students who support the development of industry and commerce quarrel with those who are from big families and have no good feelings about industry and commerce. But it's noisy. But none of these young people dared to make a move, after all, Guozijian Middle School has strict rules, and if students participate in fights and brawls, no matter whether they are right or wrong, they will be expelled from school, and no one dares to joke about their future.

His Royal Highness the King of Qi has long told us with practical actions that industry and commerce can not only prosper, but also enrich the country and strengthen the people. Open your eyes and look at the current Dengzhou, where after the governance of His Royal Highness the King of Qi, industry and commerce are extremely developed, and the people of Dengzhou live and work in peace and contentment. It can be seen that every household has a grain stockpile, and even if there is a famine, it can be calmly passed. The development of industry and commerce is a blessing for the people in all aspects! A very handsome young man said loudly. At present, the middle school students are divided into industrial and commercial schools and agricultural schools. This young man was the leader of the industrial and commercial faction.

Hearing the words of the handsome young man, someone from the agricultural faction immediately came out and retorted: "Xiao Lin, what you said is too one-sided, we can also see the achievements of Dengzhou's industry and commerce, but have you thought about it?" Dengzhou is not a grain production area, and the local people's homes store grain. Not shipped from out of town? But if even farmers from other places begin to abandon agriculture and work in the future, then where will my Datang grain come from? What's the use of having more money then? ”

The person from the agricultural faction spoke sharply and went straight to the core of the problems caused by the development of industry and commerce, so as soon as his words fell, he was immediately exchanged for a round of applause from the students around him.

"Hmph, I think you're taking it out of context. I'm just emphasizing the importance of industry and commerce, not about abandoning agriculture. Some time ago, the imperial court had already promulgated the land replacement law, and at the same time promoted the law of rough planting throughout the country, in order to deal with the problem of the reduction of peasant households, although the law of rough planting will reduce the yield of the same area of fields, but after the land replacement, the arable land has increased, and between this less and more, it can just be offset, and it may even increase the grain output of the whole country. This young man named Xiao Lin also said without showing weakness.

Xiao Lin is one of Xiao Yu's grandsons, two years older than Wen Xin, and is her cousin, that is, Li Su's brother-in-law, but although he is older than Li Su, he usually respects this prince's brother-in-law very much, plus the family behind him is also inextricably linked with industry and commerce, so he naturally has a resolute attitude towards industry and commerce.

"Yes, the imperial court not only promulgated the law of land replacement and the promotion of coarse seeds, but also popularized a new rice seed in Jiangnan, Huainan, Lingnan and other provinces, which is not only simple to cultivate, but also easy to mature, and it is not a problem to plant two or even three crops a year, so that the grain output in the south will probably double." As soon as Xiao Lin's words fell, someone immediately jumped out in support. And other people from the industrial and commercial faction also waved their flags and shouted, and for a while, the momentum of the industrial and commercial faction soared.

However, the agricultural faction is not easy to bully, I saw that they suddenly separated a road in the crowd, and a few people came out of it, the first one was a young boy with a long body, and he was also very handsome, but his eye sockets were a little deep, and the tip of his nose was slightly bent downward, making the other party a little sinister in his handsomeness. This person's name is Lu Hong, from Fanyang Lu's family, this party is to pick up the wind and dust for him, because his father died three years ago, he had to go home to keep filial piety for three years, and he just arrived in Chang'an yesterday.

"Brother Xiao, I haven't seen you for a few years, I didn't expect you to be more beautiful than before!" Lu Hong glanced at Xiao Lin with a smile, and then gave a salute and said, the two were also old acquaintances back then, but they didn't want to reunite today, but they stood on opposite sides.

"Brother Lu doesn't have to be polite, I feel honored to be able to pick up the dust for Brother Lu today!" Xiao Lin knew that the other party was from the Fan Yang Lu clan among the five surnames and seven hopes, and he must also be a member of the agricultural faction, but the etiquette on the surface must not be neglected.

"Brother Xiao, friendship is friendship, but on the matter, the younger brother thinks that industry and commerce must be suppressed!" After the two met, Lu Hong didn't talk nonsense, and went directly to the topic and said.

"Oh? Ask Brother Lu Gao? Xiao Lin arched his hand and said, but there was a hint of solemnity on his face, Lu Hong was a man of the year in the prison before he left the Guozi Prison, not only was he amazingly talented, but also quick thinking and eloquent debate, it was not easy to overwhelm him in the debate.

"Hehe, it's not a high-level theory, it's just that the younger brother wants to ask Brother Xiao a question." Lu Hong still said with a faint smile on his face, "Whether it is the land replacement of the imperial court, extensive planting, and the promotion of new rice varieties in the south, these are all unprecedented precedents, so how do you ensure that these new laws can alleviate the crisis of declining grain production?" ”

"This ......" Xiao Lin and his group of industrial and commercial factions all fell silent after hearing Lu Hong's words, indeed, several methods promulgated by the imperial court are unprecedented innovations, but it is precisely because they are innovations that no one can be sure that these methods can achieve the desired results in the implementation process.

Looking at Xiao Lin and the others speechless, a sneer of disdain appeared on the corner of Lu Hong's mouth, although now he and Xiao Lin are talking and laughing, but in his heart, he has always looked down on anyone because of his arrogance.

"Brother Xiao, in fact, you and I have our own opinions and reasons regarding the population dispute between industry, commerce and agriculture, but it is useless to debate here, even if one side can temporarily gain the upper hand, but it will not be able to fundamentally convince the other party." As soon as Lu Hong's words came out, many people immediately nodded in agreement.

"Brother Lu, this is not simple, if it was before, there may not have been a solution, but now my Datang newspaper is being accepted by more and more people, when you and I will publish our opinions in the newspaper, and then let everyone judge, there must always be one argument that is untenable." Xiao Lin said naturally after hearing this, and the scholars of the other industrial and commercial schools also nodded one after another.

"Brother Xiao, what you said is wrong!" Lu Hong's face turned pale after hearing this, and he retorted very seriously, "Who doesn't know now that Datang Daily was created by His Royal Highness King Qi, and His Royal Highness has an extremely close connection with industry and commerce, look at the current Datang Daily, there are far more positive reports on industry and commerce than negative reports on industry, in this case, even if our reasons are sufficient, it is estimated that it will be difficult to have any effect on industry and commerce in the end!" ”

Hearing Lu Hong's words, everyone in the agricultural faction was indignant, and they had long felt very angry about Datang Daily's support for the industrial and commercial circles, but the backstage of the newspaper was too hard, and they couldn't help each other at all.

Xiao Lin and the other industrial and commercial factions were also stunned after hearing this, although Lu Hong's words did not say it explicitly, but the meaning was already very obvious, that is, accusing Li Su, the king of Qi, of favoring industry and commerce everywhere, so that public opinion was now influenced by the newspaper and slowly changed to the side that was favorable to industry and commerce.

"Brother Lu, the newspaper was invented by His Royal Highness King Qi, as for how he manages it, that is His Highness's business, but no matter what His Highness does, I believe he is for the people of my Datang, and at the same time for the people of my Datang!" Xiao Lin is not a person who talks nonsense with his eyes open, so he simply admits that Li Su is indeed a little partial to industry and commerce, but he also said that no matter what Li Su does, they will still support industry and commerce, because they see the great changes that industry and commerce have brought to the people of the Tang Dynasty.

"Brother Xiao's words are wrong!" Lu Hong deserves to be eloquent, and immediately retorted again, "Since the first day of the publication of Datang Daily, we have always claimed that we are fair and just, but how long has it been now, Datang Daily has become a weapon for the other party to fight the enemy, such a dishonest newspaper, what use do we want it?" ”

Lu Hong's words completely made Xiao Lin and the others speechless, and they were stunned one by one, not knowing how to answer? In the end, Xiao Lin said in frustration: "Then with Brother Lu's high opinion, what is the solution?" ”