"Old man, do you recognize the eldest prince?"

"Of course I recognize it, I can't recognize it at the beginning, but many people have portraits of the eldest prince, and some clearer photos, so it's hard to recognize it. The old man said sneeringly.

"Except for the eldest prince, what about the other princes?" the fourth asked again.

"The third prince, he speaks so approachable, but occasionally he will say some stupid things, always damage the emperor and his own brothers, my girl likes the three princes, I have heard a lot, and I remember the three princes. ”

"Are there no other princes and princesses?"

"Something else...... Not very impressed. The old man thought for a moment and shook his head again.

The fourth child felt that he was a very failure, he didn't want to be unknown like the second brother, and no one would recognize him when he walked on the street.

In fact, it's not that their brothers haven't appeared on camera, in fact, their appearance rate is not low, and in many public occasions, they have accompanied their father and appeared on film and television screens.

However, no one will pay attention to them, they are always acting as a foil, even if there is a close-up, no one will remember their appearance.

For example, the old man in front of him, even if he says that he is the prince, he can't win the trust of the other party.

"Royalty is different today. The old man exuded a faint sense of relief.

"Different? What's the difference?"

"Today's royal family is no longer the heavens high above, but the mortals in front of us. ”

"But royal is royal. There is no room for blasphemy. ”

The old man smiled and shook his head. Deliver a hot meal to the fourth.

"Former royal. No one dares to judge face-to-face, but the good or bad is all in the hearts of the people, but today's royal family, there is no need for others to judge, because no one is qualified to judge at all, this is the difference. ”

Suddenly, the fourth child felt that what the old man said made sense.

"However, Han Tang is so big. There are always people who are dissatisfied, right? Some people gain and some people lose. ”

"It is not the human heart that is dissatisfied, it is the desire. The old man said indifferently: "The desire is hard to fill, in today's Han and Tang Dynasties, everyone is well fed and clothed, if they are not satisfied, then they are people who are consumed by profit, and I think that the trend of the Han and Tang Dynasties has not yet reached its peak, and the people's lives will be more prosperous." ”

"As the saying goes, prosperity must decline, if the Han and Tang Dynasties reached their peak. Perhaps it was also the time of the decline of the Han and Tang Dynasties, and how many examples throughout the ages illustrate this truth. ”

The old man suddenly laughed: "This is a metaphysical theory. And which of the so-called prosperous dynasties throughout the ages can reach the current trend of the Han and Tang Dynasties? Moreover, the replacement and collapse of the dynasty is not because of the so-called prosperity and decline, you can see a dynasty as a high-rise building rising from the ground, and the people are the brick foundation of the high-rise building, the more solid the foundation, the better the quality of the bricks and tiles, then the more stable the high-rise building, the collapse of those dynasties in ancient times, nine out of nine are because of the turmoil of the people, in fact, the requirements of the common people are very simple, food and clothing, but how many emperors, can do this? As long as these two points are achieved, then this dynasty will be extremely reliable, and it will stand tall despite the wind and rain from outside. ”

"The boy was taught. "When the fourth child started, he had the intention to raise the bar.

But gradually, he suddenly found that he was running out of words, and he was almost speechless in the face of the old man's preaching.

This old man is far from being as simple as it seems, even Mr. Qiongda, the spy of the Hu people he recruited before, has never said such a profound but clear truth.

"Huh...... The old man sighed for a while, how can I afford the teachings of my son. The old man smiled and waved his hand.

"No, what the old gentleman said is very reasonable, the kid thinks that the old gentleman's words have made the kid live in vain for more than ten years, old gentleman, please accept the boy's worship. "The fourth brother's name for the old man has changed.

Although the old man's words were simple, they were full of wisdom and philosophy.

"The old gentleman must be a reclusive master, although he has not been born, he can see through the general trend of the world. The fourth said affirmatively.

"Where are there so many masters in this world, these things I said, in fact, as the village storyteller said, how can I be so wise, and some things are easy to say, but it is not so easy to do, if there are really masters in this world, then there are only people who build momentum, and the momentum of the Han and Tang Dynasties is not the work of the royal family, if it is not for the help of the masters behind it, and the enlightened emperor listens, this Han and Tang Dynasty cannot have today's strength. ”

"Just a hairy boy, one or two years older than me, and his demeanor is far inferior to you, the old gentleman. ”

A flash of brightness flashed in the old man's eyes: "Oh?

"Ah...... Not...... No, I just heard what people said, ...... in the capital," the fourth child hurriedly denied it.

If before, he really wanted the old man to know his identity, but now, he felt that his identity was a humiliation for his current situation.

He definitely didn't want the old man to know that he was the fourth son of the dignified Li family.

"What a peerless style this person should be, such a big mind, and only today's saints can have such a tolerant heart, if it is replaced by any emperor in the past, he will not be able to tolerate such a boldness, and I am afraid it will be difficult to have it in the future. ”

"Why did the old gentleman say that?"

"Pointing to the means of the person who creates momentum, not to mention how much it is through the heavens and latitudes, it is his mind, that is, like a god and a man coming, which emperor can rest assured that such a demonic person is pointing fingers in front of him? Maybe when he will usurp his throne is not necessarily, but the person who created the momentum is not double-minded, and today's saint is also tolerant, and the two complement each other, which has created the Han and Tang Dynasties today, if the Han and Tang dynasties change an emperor in the future, according to the habits of the previous dynasties, the former dynasties and old ministers have been sent back to the wilderness, and then replaced with their own henchmen, what do you think the situation in the Han and Tang Dynasties will be?"

"If you change it, you can change it, is he the only capable person in this world?" said the fourth unconvinced.

"He may not be the only capable person in the world, but now Han Tang has moved forward according to the situation he has arranged, and he will be replaced by another one at this time. Even if it is a man of God who has passed through the heavens and the earth like him. I'm afraid it will be difficult to turn the tide of the situation. If you forcibly twist it, the result will be like this chopstick......"

Click......

The chopsticks broke in the old man's hand, and the old man looked out the window at the night: "Therefore, if the saint can understand the general trend today, then he can only have two choices, either cultivate a new one, a prince who can be in tune with that god, or find a mediocre heir." I won't look for an heir who thinks he has the talent to go through the heavens and the earth. ”

"The old gentleman looks down on this royal kid too much, right?" the fourth child was even more unconvinced.

"It's not a question of who I look down on, it's that I think it's not easy to produce such a demonic character in this world, and it's rare for such a character to have no ambition, and it should be cherished by the people of the world, don't you want to see how strong this Han and Tang Dynasty can be? Don't you want to see how magnificent it is?"

The more the old man spoke, the more excited he became, his fists clenched tightly, and he seemed to forget that the fourth child was in front of him, and his eyebrows were between his expressions. A slight gaffe.

How strong will the Han and Tang Dynasties be?

The fourth child really didn't think about this problem, in his opinion. Today's Han and Tang Dynasty should have reached their peak, even if they can continue to be strong, they will not be much stronger.

But listening to the old man's tone, it seems that today's Han and Tang Dynasties are not at their peak, and may even be just in their infancy.

"Old man, isn't the Han and Tang Dynasty strong enough today?"

"Not enough, far from enough, a local disaster, but also need private fundraising, although now many people's good deeds are worthy of praise, but it also shows that the country is not strong enough, there are many deficiencies, people's spare money in their hands is not enough to use with their own minds, some cities living standards, obviously higher than remote areas, for example, now our village, it was only developed during this period of time, if it was placed in the past, it is no different from the poor countryside. ”

"No matter how rich Han Tang is, it is impossible to build this small village like a town, right?"

"We can't?" said the old man categorically: "Why can a town build a smooth road, but this small village cannot?

"But there's always a difference in priorities, isn't it? A lot of money is put into this small village, and it's far from the town, and the investment is obviously not proportional to the return. ”

The old man suddenly laughed mysteriously: "You still underestimate the grand blueprint of that master, because the next stage of the Han and Tang Dynasties is to make the countryside and the town completely integrated and form a whole, and in the near future, there will be no more so-called city people and country people." ”

"Sir, do you see this?"

"What is there to see in this is not visible, because the facts are in front of us, now the pockets of the Han and Tang Dynasties have gradually become abundant, and the result of more and more money has caused the problem of how to spend money, put it in the pocket, it will rot like a dead person, so it must be spent, each town has its own relatively independent funds to support construction, so where to spend the money in the treasury? That can only be the construction of the countryside. ”

"Put it in your pocket and rot, and squander it in this country is waste, if it were me, I might as well hide it in my pocket, and rot and rot. ”

The old man rolled his eyes and looked at the fourth child with some disdain: "The idea of a mediocre person, who told you that if it is used in rural construction, it will be wasted? Do you know what it means to take from the people and use it for the people? When this is built, should you hire workers to build it? Do you want to buy construction materials? This money will flow back into the hands of the common people, and if the people have money in their hands, it is equivalent to the state having money, and I don't understand such a simple truth." ”

The fourth child was a little confused when he heard this: "The money in the hands of the people is not equal to the money of the state, if the country is short of money when it fights, will it be snatched from the hands of the people?"

"Idiot! You are really stupid, the people have money in their hands, then they will go to buy things, not to mention those valuable things, first eat, drink and dress to keep up, so that the money will begin to circulate, money will flow from the hands of the people to the hands of merchants, and merchants will also begin to circulate, and businessmen have funds in their hands, then there will be money to pay salaries, and the salaries will return to the hands of the people, and some of them will return to the hands of the state through taxes, and businessmen play a vital role in this link, businessmen are the intermediate hub connecting the country and the people, so today's Han and Tang Dynasties will focus on commercial development, and the status of businessmen will gradually improveThis is also the general trend. (To be continued......)