Hai Rui held back his anger, but he couldn't sneer at Xiao Feng, so he could only swallow his anger.

He is not afraid of Xiao Feng's official capital, but as soon as he finished saying "parents who are all in the world", he turned his head and was pulled out by Xiao Feng and his face was swollen!

Hai Rui couldn't wait to rush into prison and perform a small operation on Lao Shui Chen, making him pay a heavy price for dismantling his own platform and slapping his face!

But Hai Rui is Hai Rui after all, not Yan Shifan, he will not put personal grievances above the rules, so he can only snort heavily, bow his hand, and turn around to leave.

The magistrate had already said a lot of flattering and compliments, and he strongly invited Xiao Feng to have a light meal at his house in the evening. Xiao Feng patted him on the shoulder, and Zhixian immediately bent over like Xiao Chunzi.

"Your county should not be a strict party official, firstly, I have never heard of you, and secondly, you have been a magistrate for a long time, and your official reputation is not bad, but you are not promoted. I don't think I will be a member of the strict party. ”

The magistrate smiled: "The lower officials are timid and dare not join any faction." And the lower officials think it's good to be the magistrate of the county, in this small place, he is a person on the people.

If you don't take the initiative to take refuge, no one cares about wooing you, the official is too small. Xiaguan's family is not poor, and the lady's family is also a landlord, so there is no need to scrape the ground.

Everyone takes it, this and this, hehe, take a little bit, and you can live a decent life.

It's a good day, the more you go up, the more dangerous it is, and if you don't get the bones, you won't be able to return to your hometown, and the lower officials don't expect to go up. ”

Xiao Feng heard him tell him truthfully, and couldn't help but laugh: "People say that the wall is a thousand people, and if you have no desire, you are strong, since you don't want to be promoted."

, why are you so flattering to me? You can live as hard as Hai Rui! ”

The magistrate shook his head again and again: "Hai Rui is an ordinary person, the lower officials can't learn from him in his life, let alone the lower officials, I estimate that there is no such thing as him in the court."

That's a person who can only produce one in 500 years, if he doesn't die, he will definitely be able to be a big official in the future, and he will be able to leave a name in history!

As for the lower officials, I don't hide it, I don't dare to offend anyone to all the officials. I don't ask for anything else, I just ask the adults not to be promoted to my officials, just let me feel at ease and be the county magistrate for the rest of my life. ”

Xiao Feng is angry and funny, it is really the most strange in the world, others are slapping horses for promotion, but this guy is actually slapping horses for not being promoted.

But thinking about what has happened in the court over the years, Xiao Feng suddenly felt that maybe this magistrate was a really smart person.

Xiao Feng originally wanted to promote him as his help, but when he thought about it at this time, he felt that it was better not to make it difficult for others, so as not to harm others.

Is it too much for a person who is still a good person, an official who is still a good official, to just want to spend his life peacefully in this world?

Xiao Feng thinks it's not too much, and respects this idea very much, although he can't help the world at the same time, at least he can be good alone, and he can be regarded as a gentleman.

Xiao Feng patted Zhixian on the shoulder again: "Okay, I promise you that you will be the magistrate for the rest of your life." I won't eat anymore, I have a place to eat.

Judging from today's case, your lady wants to be as interesting as you, so you two will stay together peacefully until you are old, hahahahaha! ”

Xiao Feng took Zhang Wuxin down the lobby, and there was a soft sound of bracelets colliding in the back hall, and the lady of the county gave Xiao Feng a distance

It's a blessing.

Zhang Wuxin is a person who practices martial arts, consumes a lot, and has followed Xiao Feng for a long time, he is indeed very hungry, and when he sees Xiao Feng bumping like a headless fly, he can't help but persuade.

"Brother Xiao, if you don't eat when people leave food, where is your place to eat? Or go to the bun shop in front. ”

Xiao Feng shook his head, pointed to the back of Hai Rui, who had just found Hai Rui who was walking steadily in the distance, and smiled evilly.

"I heard that it's a big deal to buy meat for his mother's birthday, you buy some pig's head meat and sauced beef, let's go to his house to eat."

Zhang Wuxin grinned, and said in his heart that you are really a strange temper, you don't go to greet people with smiling faces, you have to stick Hai Rui's cold ass.

The key is that if you look at Hai Rui's face, you will know that his ass must be three points colder than the one who just went to the toilet after three or nine days outside the gate.

Hai Rui's yard was not far from the county office, and he returned home sullenly, first went to visit his mother, and told his mother about today's county office.

After listening to this, the mother nodded: "That Lord Xiao, my mother has also heard people talk about it, and it is indeed a Taoist skill, not a lie."

But listening to your words, this person does not follow the etiquette law, flies and jumps, and is a young man, which may not be a good thing. ”

Hai Rui nodded and said: "In fact, from the perspective of a child, Xiao Feng is already a rare talent in the court.

He can be literate and martial, he can explore flowers in literature, he can drive Tartar in martial arts, and he is a young man in a high position, but it is not all about inviting pets.

What's more, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty all knew that the strict party dictatorship was misleading the country, and no one dared to do the song of the horse. As soon as Du Xiaofeng came out, he first defeated Zhao Wenhua, and then defeated Yan Shifan, and the strict party had to be reined in, which can also be regarded as a contribution to the country.

It's a pity that this person is a Taoist after all, and he has won the heart of the monarch by cultivating immortals and practicing the Tao, but his tree is not

Positively, the more beautiful the fruit, the more poisonous it is. ”

At this time, Hai Rui's wife walked to the door of the house, wiped her tears and said, "Mother-in-law, master, the meal is ready, you can use it." ”

The mother-in-law glanced up at her daughter-in-law, sighed and didn't speak, and went to the stone table in the courtyard and sat down. Hai Rui stood respectfully to the side, waiting until her mother was seated before sitting down.

The wife also sat down and looked into the room from time to time, Hai Rui kept a calm face and did not speak, just waiting for his mother to pick up the chopsticks to eat first.

Someone knocked on the courtyard door, and the servants of the house hurriedly ran over to open the door: "Two, who are you looking for?" ”

Hai Rui's house is just an ordinary yard, not a deep house compound, Xiao Feng saw Hai Rui's family sitting in the yard as soon as he looked out, and said with a smile.

"Brother Hai, when you see you in court today, you hate to see each other late, I don't know if it's convenient to visit?"

Hai Rui was taken aback, and he didn't know what kind of wind the governor was smoking, and how he could come to his house. But he is a person who abides by the rules, and when Shangguan visits, he naturally can't turn him away.

Hai Rui glanced at his mother, his mother nodded, and Hai Rui stepped forward to salute: "When adults come to the cold house, they are shining." Unfortunately, the Xiaguan family is having dinner, so please serve tea in the front hall. ”

Xiao Feng shook his head: "It's okay, it just so happens that the official hasn't eaten yet, so let's use it together." ”

Hai Rui was stunned, this governor's face is too thick! He said that he would invite him to serve tea in the front hall, and he still had to squeeze to the table to eat!

But I can't say that you are not welcome to eat in my family, so in desperation, Hai Rui had to order the servant to add two pairs of dishes and chopsticks.

Hai Rui's wife hurriedly got up to avoid it, Xiao Feng knew that he and Hai Rui were not yet at the point of getting along with each other, too

didn't stop it, just divided the pig's head meat and sauce beef in his hand, and asked the servants to send it to Hai Rui's wife.

Hai Rui frowned when he saw that Xiao Feng had brought a lot of meat, but seeing that his mother didn't say anything, he let Xiao Feng put the meat on the table. But when he saw the beef, Hai Rui couldn't help it.

"My lord, there is an order from the imperial court, and it is a crime to slaughter cattle privately. Although it is not a crime to buy and sell beef in the market, everyone knows that there are so many sick and old cows to kill? Aren't they all privately slaughtered cattle?

Although my generation of officials cannot completely prohibit illegal things, they should also set an example, practice by themselves, and eat as little beef as possible. ”

Xiao Feng smiled and looked at Hai Rui's mother: "Old lady, do you think so too?" ”

Hai Rui's mother faced such a big official as Xiao Feng, her expression was calm, neither humble nor arrogant: "My lord, the old body also means this, I don't know what the adults think?" ”

Xiao Feng smiled faintly: "I think the old lady's opinion is biased, I only see one and not the other." ”

Hai Rui suddenly changed color, obviously it was his opinion, his mother just seconded it, but Xiao Feng pointed the finger at his mother, which made Hai Rui difficult to accept.

But with Xiao Feng's identity, let alone debating with his mother on an equal footing, even if his father is alive, it is normal, and he can't help but talk about this rule, so he has to hang his head and keep silent.

Hai Rui's mother was as plain as usual: "I would like to listen to the high opinions of adults." ”

Xiao Feng picked up a piece of beef and looked at the clearly visible texture on the beef: "Why can't ploughing cattle be slaughtered privately?" ”

Hai Rui's mother said: "The major event in the world is grain, and grain production is nothing more than farming." Ploughing cattle are the main force of agriculture, and people are greedy

Desire, slaughtering cattle privately, will cause a famine. ”

Xiao Feng nodded: "Since ploughing cattle is the main force of agriculture, in order to cultivate the land, the farmers will naturally not slaughter privately, why should the government use laws to control it?" ”

Hai Rui's mother said: "Ordinary farmers naturally don't, but there are always a class of stubborn people, who are greedy for profit, take risks, or steal or rob, or take advantage of the poverty of the peasants to buy farming cattle, slaughter and sell them privately, in order to make huge profits." ”

Xiao Feng smiled and said: "Since the old lady said that those who slaughter cattle and sell them privately are all stubborn and lawless people, and the government has arrested these people, why should we call on everyone to eat less beef for the sake of these people?" Isn't this a choking waste? ”

Hai Rui's mother glanced at Xiao Feng, I don't know if he was really confused or pretending to be confused, but this was also a good opportunity to persuade Xiao Feng.

In her opinion, Xiao Feng is a good person with problems, and if she can get rid of her problems, it will also be a good thing.

"Adults are cultivators, and I used to read a few books when I was young.

In the Tao Te Ching, it is said, 'If you are not virtuous, you will not fight the people; Inexpensive and rare goods, so that the people will not be thieves; If you don't see what you want, the people's hearts will not be disturbed. ’

It can be seen that Taoists also admit that if you want to eliminate chaos, you must first start with the people in high positions and play the role of leading the atmosphere, isn't it? ”

Xiao Feng smiled and nodded: "The old lady is erudite, but her understanding of this sentence is not necessarily comprehensive. 'Inexpensive and rare goods, so that the people are not thieves', there are many versions of interpretation. I also have an explanation, and I ask the old lady to correct it.

Because the goods are rare, they are valuable, and the superior ones are guided by the situation to achieve the purpose of checks and balances. For example, gold, which is expensive for those in high power, can be exchanged for all things, so the people are also expensive.

If the Ming Dynasty declares that gold is useless from today onwards and cannot be exchanged for anything, then gold will become useless scrap metal. Of course, this is to prevent the people from being robbed, but the Ming Dynasty will also be in chaos.

What's more, there must always be goods circulating in the world, and people must always have money to trade, even if it is not expensive gold, it must be expensive silver, and if it is not expensive silver, it must also be expensive copper and iron.

Therefore, the preciousness of gold has nothing to do with whether the superior is expensive or not, because it is scarce and suitable for trading, so it is precious, I don't know if the old lady thinks so? ”

Hai Rui's mother pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "My lord has a point. However, gold is a special case, and it is difficult to replace it with anything else.

But this beef is only a kind of meat eaten by the common people, and there are mutton, chicken, and pork to eat, and beef is not rare, and it is by no means comparable with gold. ”

To add, my friends have been correcting me that I shouldn't be talking about pigs in the Ming Dynasty, and I am deeply grateful. It's just that this book has been released on multiple platforms, and many of the previous ones can't be changed, so they can only make mistakes and continue to be piggy.

Xiao Feng said with a smile: "According to the old lady's meaning, first of all, the example I gave must be food, and secondly, this thing can't be a rare thing, right?" ”

Hai Rui's mother smiled and nodded, Xiao Feng put the piece of beef in his mouth, chewed slowly under Hai Rui's dissatisfied gaze, and then slowly spoke.

"Old lady, what do you think of Daming's salt administration?"

Hai Rui raised his head sharply and looked at his mother, and the smile on Hai Rui's mother's face froze. They never expected that Xiao Feng made a sharp turn and led the topic directly to this terrible trap!

Salt, not only in the Ming Dynasty, but also in all dynasties is a wonderful existence. This thing is not rare

, and it's not rare, if you let it go, it's definitely cheaper than cabbage.

But it is such a thing that is neither rare nor rare, and it has been firmly grasped in the hands of the rulers of all dynasties, and the treasure is amazing!

Doesn't it mean that people in positions of higher power should not lead the way? Well, please tell the old lady in front of your son, why do the people in the upper position regard salt as a rare commodity and let the common people pay a lot of money to buy it?

It's not that Hai Rui's mother and son don't dare to tell the truth, this mother and son are both characters who are not afraid of death. But the problem is that they feel from the bottom of their hearts that there is no problem with the salt politics of the previous dynasties, which is necessary for the great cause of the imperial court to govern the country!

After being silent for a long time, Hai Rui spoke: "My lord, my mother is old, and the example is biased. The theory of "Tao Te Ching" is not as authentic as the Great Daomen, and it is thoughtful.

It's just a matter of facts, if the people in the upper position don't take beef as a delicacy, then the people will naturally reduce the consumption of beef, and more cattle can be saved, isn't it a good thing? ”

Xiao Feng saw that Hai Rui's mother didn't speak, and he didn't ask questions, so he turned to Hai Rui: "Brother Hai, what is the population today and the population when Taizu ascended the throne?" ”

Hai Rui was stunned, do you still need to ask? "My lord, the population today is twice as large as when Taizu ascended the throne."

"Then today's famine, and when Taizu ascended the throne, which is more or less?"

Hai Rui silently calculated in his heart: "Roughly equivalent, there is famine where there are natural disasters, and there are no natural disasters where there are okay." ”

Xiao Feng nodded: "It stands to reason that the population has doubled, but the land has not increased, so there should be famine everywhere." ”

Hai Rui shook his head and said: "It's not such a simple algorithm, the population has doubled, and the barren land that has been reclaimed will naturally be more, grain."

Naturally, there will be more food production. ”

Xiao Feng said with a smile: "So the grain is not afraid of eating, but only afraid of natural disasters, so are the cows afraid to eat?" ”

Hai Rui was stunned: "This, this is not the same." In the Central Plains, it is suitable for farming, but not for grazing. More grain can be produced, but it is difficult to increase the production of cattle and sheep. ”

Xiao Feng picked up another piece of beef and ate it very deliciously, although Hai Rui was used to coarse tea and light rice, but people's physiological reactions were difficult to control, watching Xiao Feng eat deliciously, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

Hai Rui's mother was very dissatisfied, glared at her son, Hai Rui hung her head in shame, and then saw her mother's throat move, thinking that she also swallowed saliva.

"What does Brother Hai think about the exchange of markets between the imperial court and the Mongols and Jurchens?"

These words scratched Hai Jui's itch, and in this regard, Hai Jui was more contradictory. He advocated a relentless attack on the aggressors and opposed the reckless use of military force, so Hai Jui took a neutral attitude towards the mutual market.

"Outside the Great Wall, no matter how strong and ambitious people are, they can't be unguarded for a day. However, I am worried about internal and external troubles, and the people urgently need to recuperate, and mutual markets are an expedient measure.

The lord abandoned his personal grievances and advocated mutual markets, so that the north could be peaceful, and the imperial court was able to fight against the Japanese invaders with all its might, which the officials were very admired. ”

Xiao Feng nodded: "But if you want to trade with each other, you have to do business." If you want to do business, you have to be mutually beneficial. A business that makes a profit unilaterally will not last long.

The Mongols and Jurchens did not refuse to come to the Ming Dynasty silk, tea, porcelain, ironware, and pottery, you say, what can they sell to us? ”

Hai Rui thought for a while: "War horses, what Daming lacks the most is war horses!" Just ask them to sell more war horses! ”

Xiao Feng is a little bit

Head: "But to them, war horses are their legs, even if they want to trade with the Ming Dynasty, they will not cut off their legs."

Like the people of the Central Plains, they also have to eat, and if they want to eat, they have to graze cattle and sheep, and they can't use all the pastures to raise horses.

Therefore, selling war horses alone is far from enough to support trade. They also need to sell cattle and sheep in order to really get their business off the ground.

If the Ming only need their war horses and don't want their cattle and sheep, then they will think that the Ming is taking the opportunity to weaken them and finally eliminate them.

This kind of mutual market cannot continue, so you have to buy cattle and sheep. These cattle and sheep came to Daming, and Daming is not suitable for grazing, what can you do if you don't eat it? ”

Hai Rui didn't think about it so far-reaching, he looked at his mother, and Hai Rui's mother also looked at Xiao Feng with admiration.

I didn't expect this person to be so young and far-sighted. Whether or not he's telling the truth, at least it sounds reasonable.

Xiao Feng sandwiched another slice of beef, and said leisurely: "Brother Hai, do you know why they are also human beings, and the people of the Central Plains have been reluctant to expedition to the grassland desert and go to sea for a long time unless someone knocks on the door?" ”

Hai Rui really couldn't keep up with Xiao Feng's rhythm, so he had to guess: "The Central Plains is a prosperous place for Confucianism, knowing etiquette and righteousness, understanding honesty and shame, and not raising unrighteous soldiers." ”

Xiao Feng smiled lightly, making Hai Rui feel offended: "Maybe, but the deeper reason is that the Central Plains is too rich, there is everything, and it is difficult to covet the outside world."

If there is a place rich in beautiful women, the lustful king will not forget to include it in the territory; If there is a land rich in fine wine, the king of good wine will not forget to return it

under the rule.

Therefore, if the people of the Central Plains like to eat beef and mutton and eat more beef and mutton, they will never forget, and that place should also belong to the Ming Dynasty. ”

These words are too ruthless, Hai Rui and his mother looked at the plate of sauced beef in front of them suspiciously, how can it be dropped, you Xiao Feng is eating a plate of beef here, and you have also eaten the great feelings of serving the country and the people?

I have to say that if the Daming City Wall is half as thick as your skin, the nomads will not be able to enter it. But what he said is reasonable, which is difficult to refute!

Xiao Feng sandwiched a piece of beef for the old lady: "So the old lady, eat a piece, Daming will not mess up the world just because you ate a piece of sauce beef." ”

The old lady smiled helplessly, and offered her meat as Xiao Feng, which can be said to be quite respectful, and this face cannot be denied. I put it in my mouth and ate it.

Well, it's incense indeed. When Hai Rui saw that his mother had eaten, he put down the shelf and ate a piece.

Then came the sobbing of a woman in the room, and a very small voice, obviously worried about being heard by outsiders.

"Good boy, mother, please, you can take a bite."