The Lin family's boat and the Yanwangfu boat are both fast boats, but there are many and heavy things on board, and the northwest wind has been blowing in the past few days, so Jia Min and they traveled on the canal for nearly two days before arriving at the dock in Yangzhou.

Lin Ruhai took a carriage to the dock after lunch today, and received a message from Jia Min yesterday, calculating that the ship should be about to arrive.

"Master, why don't you get in the carriage and take a rest first, I haven't had a good rest these days, and my wife will be distressed when she sees you listless!" Lin Xing stood behind Lin Ruhai and said to Lin Ruhai who was looking at the river in the distance.

"You're afraid of being scolded by your wife!" Lin Ruhai didn't look back, and teased with a slight smile.

"Sir! Isn't that good for you, minion! If you can take good care of your body, the slave is willing to be scolded by his wife. What's more, my wife is a kinder person, so she won't scold people at will! ”

Lin Ruhai was very ironed in his heart when he heard this, turned his head and glanced at Lin Xing with a smile and said, "You kid is smart!" All right, keep an eye on my wife's boat at this moment, and if you see it, go to the carriage and call me. As he spoke, Lin Ruhai knocked Lin Xing's head and walked towards the place where the carriage stopped.

Because Yangzhou is a gathering place for salt merchants, there are a large number of salt to be transported from Yangzhou to the south and north by water, and it is by the canal, and the merchants who come and go are endless. In ancient times, there were fireworks in Yangzhou in March, and it was only said that those literati and writers who liked vassal elegance were refined to take a boat to Yangzhou at this time to enjoy the charming scenery of Yangzhou in the spring season. Therefore, the wharf in Yangzhou is full of traffic, and the ships docked on the shore are one by one.

Jia Min and his two sons stood on the side of the boat looking at the scenery on both sides of the river, and suddenly asked: "There are many poems praising Yangzhou since ancient times, which one do you like the most?" ”

Lin Lang said without thinking: "My son's favorite is Du Mu's "Yangzhou Three Songs", of which the third one is the most!"

The street hangs a thousand steps of willows, and the sun reflects the two cities.

Tianbi Taige is beautiful, and the wind is cool and the song is clear.

Slender waist with long sleeves, jade pendant mixed and complicated.

Since it is a crime of immorality, why not be an emperor. ”

"There are so many poems describing the beautiful scenery of Yangzhou, why does the eldest brother like such a poem?" Lin Yao asked puzzled.

"Everyone in the world says that Emperor Yang of Sui is a faint monarch, brutal and immoral. But I don't think so! There is nothing wrong with Emperor Yangmu's prosperity in the south of the Yangtze River, and there is nothing wrong with wanting to move Kyoto to the prosperous Jiangnan. It is normal for people to yearn for beauty when they are young, but he is too reckless, which shows that as a monarch, he can not do whatever he wants. Look at the more prosperous Jiangnan in the past, since there is this canal, the north and south waterways are connected, people are more convenient to come and go, and they are no longer divided by a moat between the north and the south. The people who begged for a living on the canal lived a prosperous life because of the canal, and they also achieved many business giants. I heard that the ancestor of the Xue family, the emperor of the merchants, was a boatman who ran a boat on the boat at the earliest, and later saved some silver taels to start a business, which gradually created such a big foundation! Although the merchants are lowly in Daming, the influence of those big businessmen is no worse than those officials in the imperial court who are from the imperial examination! ”

"Oh? Listening to Lang'er's meaning, it seems that he is not disgusted with the merchants, and he does not mean to look down on them! Jia Min didn't expect Lin Lang to have such insight at a young age, and he was also very interested in his views.

"My son doesn't have much contact with outsiders, but every year when he goes to Putuo Mountain to pray for his ancestors, he will also come into contact with some merchants from other domains. The son felt that if he wanted to strengthen the country, he must enrich the people, and if he wanted to enrich the people, he needed to vigorously support business. Through constant trading, it is a hundred times better to make the money move than to store it in the treasury and fall into the dust! ”

"Why do you want to move money? How can I move? What's in it when you get moving? Lin Yu looked at Lin Lang ignorantly and asked.

"Second brother, let me ask you if you have a hundred taels of silver in your hand, do you choose to use him to buy food and clothing, or do you choose to use most of it as capital to earn more silver?"

"Naturally, you have to choose the second option? Only by using silver to make silver can it be endless, and it will last for a long time! ”

"In the same way, governing the country is the same!" Lin Lang smiled and touched his brother's head.

Lin Yao tilted his head and thought for a while, then smiled and said, "Big brother is really talented!" All dynasties have focused on light commerce, but they don't know that only when commerce is developed, the people can keep the silver in their hands, and with the silver, they can buy more things. And so on and so on, there is no shortage of money in the treasury, and there is no shortage of money for the people! ”

"You're so smart, you thought of the key point at once!" Lin Lang happily hugged Lin Yao and turned around on the side of the boat a few times.

Jia Min looked at her eldest son thoughtfully, she knew that Lin Lang was a precocious child, and he had many differences from other peers. But he never thought that Lin Lang, a child who was only nine years old, could understand these ways of governing the country. Jia Min frowned, even more worried about Lin Lang's future. She didn't know how Lin Lang had such an idea, but she couldn't let Lin Lang show his intelligence in front of others, how wise he was and how close to demons, not to mention just a child!

"Lang'er! Don't say what you just said to anyone again! You'er, what your eldest brother said today must not be mentioned to others. You remember! Jia Min said solemnly to his two sons with a serious face.

"Mother, rest assured, my son is also feeling today! It's only our mother and son here, and the son will hide it in front of outsiders! Lin Lang also looked at Jia Min seriously.

Lin Yao looked at Jia Min and then at Lin Lang, and understood what her mother meant, "Mother, I will help my brother cover up!" ”

"Hmmm! You're all smart and good boys! Know how you can protect yourself from harm! Mother and your father don't ask you to achieve anything, but only hope that you can be safe and happy! Jia Min smiled and took his two sons into his arms and whispered to them.

"Don't worry! Before he has absolute strength, his son will definitely not show a penny! Lin Lang leaned on Jia Min's shoulder, a happy smile on his face.

"Mother! My son will work hard, too! Study hard and practice hard! I must not disgrace my mother and father! Lin Yao also raised her little face and smiled at Jia Min with an envious expression.

"Good, good! However, you must also be filial to your father-in-law! He treats you like his own child, you are the future master of Yanwangfu, the pressure on his shoulders is very great, he is now protecting you to grow up, and you will also protect him for the rest of his life in the future! ”

"I remember! Mother! ”