When Liluo stepped out of the carriage, Ning Yi was only watching from a distance, not approaching, and the eyes of the two only slightly exchanged for a moment, and Liluo hurriedly lowered his head and walked towards the Jiang Mansion.

It's a strange feeling, and Riro doesn't know what to do with it.

Ning Yi only smiled bitterly, then turned around and sent Shen Xitong back to the house, thinking in his heart that Liluo was completely unwilling to pay attention to him.

The street was already cold, and riding on a horse, Ning Yi unconsciously fell into a kind of contemplation.

At the beginning, he approached Jiang Liluo, and he did come with a purpose, so it's no wonder that she is reluctant to take care of herself now.

Before he was seventeen years old, he had always been very rebellious, and he had always rebelled against the way out arranged by his father, as the son of a military general, he didn't like to go into battle to kill the enemy, which was a shame for his father who had countless military achievements in his life, and it was a disobedience to the family name.

Ning Yi likes to study and drink, likes to collect intelligence, likes to practice martial arts, and even reads, but he doesn't like to kill, he doesn't like the fear of being killed at any time.

When he was fifteen years old, Ning Yi went to the battlefield for the first time, and was trapped in the valley by the Yuanxia people during an operation, and the fear and oppression of being surrounded at the foot of the mountain always remained in his heart.

That year, he had nightmares, and in his father's eyes, he was cowardly, small, and timid.

Thinking of this, Ning Yi sneered, perhaps, he was really a coward.

Two years ago, when his elder brother Ning Yuan was on an expedition with the great general Gu Mo, he was trapped in Kunning Mountain, and an entire army disappeared without a trace.

Since that war, the name Ning Yuan has become a taboo for the Ning family, not to be mentioned, and it has also become an eternal pain in the hearts of the Ning family.

Ning Yi didn't understand in his heart, there are thousands of ways to serve the country, why should he fight with his life?

He served as an intelligence collector in Shen Muzhou's secret, helped Shen Muzhou collect more than 100 pieces of effective intelligence, and assisted Shen Muzhou many times to break the enemy and establish military merits, but he was still not recognized by his father.

He looks chic on the surface, but in fact, he is rebellious, resentful, and full of thirst in his bones.

But that day, when he arrested the Immortal Monarch in the back mountain of Tan Mountain, he saw Liluo's excited and happy appearance when he saw Liu Ziyu, and King Jingyu of Jin carefully guarding her safety behind her, all the sensitivity and self-doubt in his heart suddenly disappeared.

He burned a new desire, he hoped that the person who guarded her was himself, and the person who could work with her to break through the difficulties was also himself.

This thought burned like a raging fire, spreading through his body.

He thought in his heart that if Liluo was willing to turn back, he would always stay not far from this "little fox", waiting for her to find himself again.

Tonight the night is as cool as water.

The day after the Mid-Autumn Festival, the weather showed a rare hint of coolness.

Early in the morning, the people of Jiangfu were busy one after another, preparing all kinds of food and pastries.

Although there are few rumors in the Jingshi, everyone knows that with Jiang Bing's talent and the power of the Shen Mansion behind him, his promotion to the secretary of Dali Temple is just around the corner.

It's just that Jiang Bing is only interested in these criminal investigation cases, and he doesn't like to mention the theory of promotion and wealth.

Recently, he and Yang Kai, the Qing of Dali Temple, seemed to be harmonious on the surface, and there was no major dispute, but in fact, Yang Kai may have sensed Jiang Bing's momentum and threat, and secretly made things difficult for him.

For example, this time, the right servant of Shangshu Province shot the death of Li's father and son, Jiang Bing did not agree to close the case by committing suicide in fear of crime, which made Yang Kai quite unable to get off the stage, which made Yang Kai have a greater opinion of Jiang Bing, but he couldn't bear it.

The two argued, so that the people on the errand in Dali Temple were also in a dilemma, and in the end, Yang Kai gave Jiang Bing ten days, if Jiang Bing could not find new evidence within ten days, he would have to settle the case.

Jiang Bing has been carefully checking these days, in addition to some footprints outside Li Zhuo's window, he also found traces that the Li father and son's study have been manipulated, this case is related to the senior members of the DPRK and the Central Committee, and may also involve greater forces.

Going forward to investigate or closing the case, Jiang Bing was in the study, a little worried.

Pear falls in the courtyard of the west window.

Liluo and her brother Songming are starting a small war of words over the article "On the Pros and Cons of My Dynasty Salt and Iron" written by Lin Chongyi.

Jiang Songming has been very studious and motivated since he was a child, and he was admitted to Suiyang Academy, which is known as a talented person everywhere, at a young age, but because he read too much, he has too much scholarly atmosphere.

He said aloud, "In the pre-Qin period, Guan Zhong, the doctor of the Qi State, once said, 'The country of the sea king, be careful about the salt pods', and he proposed at that time to collect the salt to the state monopoly, and the money earned to the state, and the profits of the national salt and iron monopoly to the state, which is better than taxation, and can achieve the effect of not disturbing the people." ”

Although Zimi and Cherry couldn't understand what Gongzi said, they still watched with great interest from the sidelines, and felt that if the eldest prince talked like this, he would definitely take the lead in next year's spring.

Jiang Songming went on to say, "The key to why the Qin State, which is located in the West, was able to unify the Central Plains lies in the fact that the Qin State implemented the Shang Dynasty Reform Law, monopolized the salt and iron of the Qin State, and also set up special institutions and officials to manage the production and sales of salt, which laid a good financial foundation for the unification of Qin; Similarly, during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty also set up salt officials in the main salt-producing areas, and appointed large iron merchants to manage only iron monopolies, which helped the national treasury to obtain a lot of income through this policy, and also allowed the Han Dynasty to eliminate the Xiongnu in the north in one fell swoop. ”

Jiang Songming was very much in favor of the policy of monopolizing salt and iron, because the production of salt by the people could absorb a large number of displaced people and prevent them from making rebellion, while the government collecting salt and implementing the monopoly could stop the emergence of the powerful and powerful people, and could also generate a large amount of income for the imperial court to deal with the Yuanxia people in the west and the grassland peoples in the north.

Liluo listened to Jiang Songming's words, and he also thought carefully, most of the systems in this world have advantages and disadvantages, and how to use the system to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages is also the way to be an official, "Brother, have you noticed that Lin Dacaizi's article also lists the disadvantages of the iron salt monopoly in detail, and I also understand it based on what I have seen and heard." ”

Jiang Songming was drinking tea, and when he heard it, he looked at Liluo excitedly, "Sister, tell me about your high opinion." ”

Liluo said slowly, "In the short term, the monopoly of salt and iron can indeed prosper and avoid disadvantages, and several successful reforms in history are based on this, but in the long run, it will inevitably produce disadvantages if it is completely monopolized by the government." ”

Liluo paused for a moment and sorted out the measures, "The Western Han Dynasty historian Sima Qian once wrote in the "Historical Records: The Biography of the Goods and Colonies", 'Therefore, the good ones are seconded by the good way, followed by the teachings, followed by the neatness, and the lowest ones compete with them. In other words, the worst way to govern the country is to compete with the people for profit, and the salt and iron monopoly system is the next policy to compete with the people for profit. ”

Liluo continued, "Take the 'Prohibition Law' that I am currently enforcing as an example, the methods adopted by it are the civil system or the official system, official collection, official transportation and official sale, which have many drawbacks.

Liluo took a sip of tea, stood up and continued, "First, the private salt cannot be sold, which will inevitably lead to the government's purchase of the private salt, which will make the pavilion households who fry the salt suffer deeply; Second, the people are not allowed to transport salt, resulting in the extremely high cost of salt transportation by the government. Third, in the process of selling salt and iron, salt officials cheated and often mixed nitrate in salt to enrich their own pockets; Fourth, the quality and price are high, and they make profits. This kind of malpractice will cause resentment among the people for a long time, and the deeper the resentment, the greater the contradiction. ”

Hearing Liluo's insights, Song Ming admired it in his heart, and he said, "So, you also agree with the reform that Lin Caizi wrote at the end of the article?" ”

"The joint venture between government and business can indeed solve a lot of people's grievances, and the powerful dynasties since ancient times have hidden the wealth from the people." Riraku nodded.

Jiang Songming suddenly stood up and patted the table with his hand, "If I enter the court as an official, I will definitely make some achievements that benefit the country and the people." ”

Riro couldn't help but feel happy for him when she saw that her brother had such a fighting spirit.

At this time, the subordinates of the Jiang Mansion suddenly said that Liu Ziyu, the eldest son of the Liu Mansion, had visited.

When Jiang Songming heard this, he immediately ordered his subordinates to take Liu Ziyu to the living room, and then said with a smile at Liluo, "Let's go, my brother will take you to eat the best hairy crab in Jingshi." ”

Hearing that it was Liu Ziyu who came, Liluo was a little surprised, Liu Ziyu was her and her brother's childhood friend, and the two families were also friends in the world, and they had a lot of contacts.

At this time, Liu Ziyu stood behind him with one hand behind his back, wearing a moon-white Guangling robe, and he may have followed Liu Qi to exercise in the Yulin Army in the past two years, and gradually had the spirit of a military general.

When he saw Song Ming and Liluo coming, he smiled and said, "I haven't seen you for a long time, Sister Liluo is already so tall." ”

After hearing this, Liluo saw that Ziyu always had a familiar sense of closeness, and she said with a smile, "It's rare that Brother Ziyu is worried, otherwise I would have thought that I was still by the Jiangling River." ”

Liu Ziyu went on a trip to Jiangling when he was a teenager, and forgot Liluo by the river, and only remembered it after he went back, and this matter has always been in Liluo's heart.

When Liu Ziyu heard this, he smiled embarrassedly, "Didn't I go back to look for you that day, you little girl, you really hold a grudge." ”

Jiang Songming said on the side, "I remember that when we went to look for Liluo that night, we didn't see her figure after looking for a while by the river, and we were in a hurry to jump into the river to find it, and Liluo stupidly climbed out of an abandoned fishing boat. ”

The three of them smiled in unison, and Liluo pouted and said dissatisfiedly, "Two unreliable brothers, one left first, and the other got carried away, but fortunately, my sister and I are witty, and I am afraid of meeting bad people, so I know to hide." ”

Liu Ziyu hurriedly said that he had a treat today, and he should make amends.

After the three of them finished speaking, they walked together outside the Jingshi City, Liluo sat in the carriage, and Liu Ziyu and Jiang Songming rode in front.

After leaving the city gate, Liluo found out that the place where they came was not near Biyue Boat Workshop, and they wouldn't have met that person, thinking of Ning Yi, her heart was slightly astringent.

Liluo sighed slightly, what if she touched it? I only wish that the master and the younger brother are safe.

In front of the carriage, my brother and Liu Ziyu talked loudly, and bursts of hearty laughter came, which made Liluo involuntarily feel better, and she sat in the carriage and remembered some old things.

Liu Ziyu came to Jiangling when he was twelve years old, he knew the etiquette, was handsome, and liked to play with swords.

That year, he traveled with his father, passed through Jiangling, and lived with his father in Jiang Lin's assassination Shi Jiang Bing's house, he was the same age as the son of the Jiang family, Song Ming, and both of them were teenagers, and they played together all of a sudden, Song Ming had a calm personality, Ziyu had a cheerful temperament, and the two often studied chess together, poetry and archery.

Jiang Liluo has two braids, wears a small skirt, and likes to walk behind the buttocks of the two elder brothers, compared to the calm and introverted eldest brother, she prefers the hearty and smiling Liu Ziyu, and often shouts Brother Ziyu behind his buttocks, Brother Ziyu.

That summer, the three of them went out to play together, and did not take the maid and the little maid, and the elder brother was called away by his classmates in the academy halfway, and after arriving at the riverside, Liu Ziyu was so happy rowing with others that he completely lost the pear fall by the river, and only remembered it when he went back.

Ten-year-old Liluo was afraid that Liu Ziyu would not find her in a rowing boat, so she waited by the river, fearing that someone would cheat her, and she shrunk into an abandoned fishing boat.

Thinking of this, Liluo recalled that year, Liu Ziyu was beaten up by his father Liu Qi.

At the end of the summer of that year, Liu Ziyu returned to Beijing with his father, and after leaving, Jiang Liluo was secretly sad for a long time.

In the same year, Liluo went to the Shen Mansion in the capital with her father, mother and eldest brother to pay New Year's greetings, and by the way, she congratulated the old woman of the Shen Mansion on her birthday.

On the fourth day of the lunar month, Liluo went to Liu's house with her mother, Mrs. Jiang took the ten-year-old Liluo to sit in the back hall, Liu's mother entertained, and there were also the official relatives and official daughters of several families in the capital.

Liu's mother suffered a lot when she gave birth to Liu Ziyu, and she could no longer have children, and Lord Liu did not marry a concubine again, so Liu Mansion only had one child in Liu Ziyu.

After everyone drank a few glasses of wine, everyone praised Liu Ziyu for being both civil and military, handsome and handsome, and a rare good son, and they all wanted to be related to the Liu family in their hearts.

Liluo's mother, Mrs. Jiang, was present, ate some wine, and praised everyone a few words.

After hearing this, Liu's mother said, "The concubine is from a small family, she hasn't studied for a few years, Ziyu has followed his father, and she has indeed grown a lot over the years, and she has never let me worry about my mother, I just hope that he will marry as soon as possible, and I will be better but have a wish." ”

When a lady surnamed Wu heard this, she asked, "Ziyu, this child is really good, but I don't know what kind of daughter-in-law Madame wants?" And they were all rejoicing, and they began to cry out.

Mrs. Liu looked around, and suddenly said with a serious face, "The concubine is only Ziyu has one child, quite a lot of regrets, I only hope that the daughter-in-law who Ziyu marries back can do the four words 'morality, speech, work, and tolerance', in addition, every morning and dusk to set the province, it is also indispensable, it is best to be always around, so that there is a companion, the Liu family only has one child in the lineage of Ziyu, this daughter-in-law who married back, it is best to have a few more." After Liu's mother finished speaking, she laughed happily twice, and the family members who were listening on the side also laughed a few times.

Liluo was ten years old at the time, but she was sensible, and she also understood Liu's mother's words, and since then, she has not shown such a strong liking for Liu Ziyu as before.

Liluo's mother also knows her very well, Liluo looks gentle and respectful on the surface, but in fact, she is very rebellious in her bones, and she doesn't like to be constrained by this traditional rules and regulations, if she marries someone, even if that person is extremely good, but she lives this kind of life, she would rather not marry.

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