"Patronized the surprise, forgot to introduce you." Biyu clapped his hands and first introduced Gama Du to Zuo and Feng Eryang: "This is the Buddhist monk Kama Du from Magadha. Although he is a pagan in a foreign land, he is very familiar with my Chinese civilization, especially in Lao Zhuang's metaphysics, and has a deep attainment. ”

Zuo and Feng saw that Gamodu was despicable, and there was a strong body odor on his body, they looked down on him a little, and had no intention of saluting, so they only bowed their heads slightly as a gesture.

Immediately afterwards, Biyu pointed out the two sons of Zuo and Feng to Jia Mo Du and said: "These are my two best friends, the son of Zuo of this county and the son of Feng of Runan. They are all children of a family, and they are also from my Xuanmen. ”

Gamo Du clasped his hands together, bowed his head and said, "It turned out to be Zuo Gongzi and Feng Gongzi, who have been admired for a long time." ”

Zuo and Feng were very puzzled that Biyu would actually associate with such a vulgar person, and they didn't believe that this person was also proficient in metaphysics. Because he remembered the content of the sophistry with Biyu just now, one of them was "Today is more suitable for the past and the past", Zuo Gongzi deliberately asked: "Luoyang is thousands of miles away from here, dare to ask the monk to set off next month?" ”

If someone who is not a fellow believer hears this, they will definitely think that the questioner has made a slip of the tongue, not "next month", but "last month". But Gamo Du is well versed in the way of sophistry, knowing that this is the other party testing himself, and said with a slight smile: "As the son said, a thousand miles away, but the road is all the way to the mountains and rivers, and he just set off from Luoyang next month, otherwise, how can he meet a few sons today?" The answer was mild and witty, defending but not attacking. In fact, Gamo Du can completely treat his body in the way of others, and attack the two sons with the same idea, but it is better to be humble to each other when he meets Zuo and Feng for the first time.

Hearing Gamodhu's answer, the two sons of Zuo and Feng knew that he was indeed a fellow believer, and they didn't know the depth, so they didn't dare to be rashly embarrassed.

Biyu's attendant took a mat and said to Gamo: "Master take a seat, you must have a good time talking today!" ”

Gamodhu turned his head to look around, and deliberately pretended to be stupid: "Where is the master?" Who are the masters? ”

"Where is the second one, it's you, of course."

When he was in Luoyang, Biyu often referred to him as "master", and at that time he did not refuse. But now if you want to send someone under the fence, you must put down your body. He waved his hand again and again, and said in a panicked manner: "The three sons are all today's celebrities, and I am just a cultivator, how dare I receive the title of master?" Just call it Gama Dukkaya. ”

Biyu laughed loudly: "If you want to talk freely, you have to be casual, and you don't call 'master', but it's naturally inappropriate to call the name directly, so call it 'Brother Gamor'." ”

Gamatu took his seat with joy.

Since there are often people under Shifu between Luoyang and Ruyin, there is no need to ask more about the general situation of Luoyang, and Biyu has a basic understanding. His two best friends Xun Bao and Xiahou Men were also in frequent correspondence, but there has been no news of Xun Bao recently, so he asked Jiamo Dudao: "I don't know what is going on with my two former best friends, Brother Xun and Brother Xiahou, I don't know if Brother Jiamo knows?" ”

After Shi Gongzi left Luoyang, Dao often saw Xun Gongzi and Xiahou Gongzi in the places where celebrities and scholars gathered. Prince Xiahou is still in Shang Shucheng's office. For a period of time, Xun Gongzi has not been seen. I asked Xiahou Gongzi that day, and learned that Xun Gongzi had crossed the Yangtze River. ”

"Crossing the river? He must have gone to which county to be a guard, right? ”

Gamotu smiled: "How can there be so many ready-made vacancies for keeping orders? Shi Gongzi relied on his maternal uncle Wang Situ to take care of him, so he had such a shortcut. Xun Gongzi just went to be the other driver of Jingzhou's assassin history. ”

"He originally served in Tingwei Temple, and he was also a beautiful man, since he didn't obey the order, why did he leave Luoyang and go to the remote Jingzhou to do something?"

"With Xun Gongzi's family background, serving in Tingwei Temple can be described as a promising future. In the absence of a foreign appointment from the imperial court, he left on his own initiative, which was theoretically detrimental to his future. On the other hand, the prince of Xiahou stayed in the center of the imperial court, and seemed to be more able to get the opportunity to advance. But Shi Gongzi is biased towards Ruyin, and he really doesn't know how dangerous Luoyang's situation is. Xiahou Gongzi is seeking progress in stability, and Xun Gongzi is surviving in change. As for which of the two of them is right, it is difficult to judge now, and we can only know until the end. ”

Biyu understood what Kamo Du meant, and seemed to have an epiphany: "If I'm not mistaken, the reason why Brother Gamo came to Ruyin should also be to survive in the midst of change, and he is the same as Brother Xun, right?" ”

Gamo Du was pierced by Biyu's thoughts, and he looked slightly cramped, stood up and pretended to smile and said, "Shi Gongzi is too aggrieved." I just think that Shi Gongzi has some wisdom, but he is a clear and clear person, not comparable to ordinary ordinary people, so I am here to second. Ruyin, a little-known place, if it weren't for my acquaintance with Shi Gongzi, I'm afraid no one would want to popularize Buddhism here. If Shi Gongzi thinks that I have nowhere else to go and is light-eyed, then the monk can only adapt to another way. ”

Biyu hurriedly replied softly: "Brother Gamor, don't blame. The two of us are very compatible, as long as you want, you can stay in Ruyin for a long time, and I am willing to help Brother Kamo spread the Dharma. ”

Gamathu rejoiced in his heart and sat down again. Biyu talked and laughed with him, as if what happened to Huang San just now had not happened.

How easy is it for these foreign missionaries to travel far and wide, both to eat and to preach, and to rely on one mouth? Gamadu is still fortunate to read, and now that he has found a big tree that can be relied on, how dare he give up easily, and from now on he plans to stay in Ruyin for a long time. As for the high-profile remarks just now, they are just trying to get away with it.

As the most elegant and popular behaviors in the Wei and Jin dynasties, Qing Talk, beauty and makeup, taking medicine, and walking loose were sought after by the children of the entire upper class. Of course, there are also many people who envy the behavior of the sons of the family, thinking that this is very free, and they also want to learn to talk about metaphysics, apply grease and powder, and even take medicine to play with Xingsan, but they can't play the free and easy energy of the sons of the family, not only not chic, but even nondescript.

First of all, the main reason for the rarity of exquisite five-stone scattering is the main reason. Taking medicine, drinking, and dispersing are all the same, and taking medicine is the premise. All the strange manifestations that others see as free and easy—words, demeanor, and behavior—are all naturally manifested by taking the Five Stone Powder. If you don't accept Wushi San, you can't achieve that effect at all, and you can only apply the effect of the east, which is suspected of being pretentious; Secondly, in terms of clean talk and makeup, most ordinary people can't afford or are not qualified to buy rouge oil powder, tails, and clothing. Due to the limitations of their family background, they need to focus on their careers or livelihood management, and rarely have the energy to talk about business.

Of course, there are many rich people among the Han Shu, but even if there are people who can afford to pay for Wushisan, buy tails, and apply rouge oil, and can boast about it, those scholars will still regard them as outliers and refuse to accept them. It's just that their family background is not qualified.

When Shi Hui returned to his hometown the year before last, in order to let his son focus on his business, he once explicitly forbade Biyu to associate with Zuo and Feng. Will Kebi Yuyan be willing to be bound by this? There are few families in Ruyin, and without Zuo and Feng's second sons, there is simply no one who speaks the same language. So not long after his father returned to Luoyang, Biyu became involved with the two again. And from now on, there was another Gama Du, and of course Biyu was extremely happy, and he was even more addicted to the Qing Talk Field.

Huang San returned to Luoyang and reported to Shi Hui about the loss of the treasure and Biyu's attitude. Shi Hui is a person who regards wealth as his life, and after learning that he has lost eighteen chests of treasures, he is almost dying. But he didn't feel angry at Biyu's attitude, firstly, because his son's temperament has always been like this, and secondly, he knows that the current situation in the local area below has become a mess, and it is good that the counties can protect themselves, who still has the ability to help you suppress the bandits! If the treasure is lost, it can only accept fate, and there is no way except to continue to make more efforts to get it.

Although Biyu is dedicated to talking, fortunately, most of the officials of the county office are still diligent under the influence of Shu Yan, holding Shu Yan to fully preside over the affairs of Ruyin. The immediate task is to train the army. It's really inadvertent, and I don't know the reason. In the past, he had only heard that raising soldiers consumed a lot, but now Shu Yan really realized that it was really a gold-swallowing beast. If you expand from the old foundation, it may save effort, but in Ruyin's case, you basically start from scratch, and everything has to be provisioned from scratch. All the money that the government had saved in the past was emptied. The spears, swords and other long and short weapons of the 10,000 elite soldiers were almost equipped, and they gritted their teeth, and were equipped with 2,000 bows and tens of thousands of arrows. But there was no money to prepare armor. On the battlefield, we must not only take care of the offense, but also the defense. Armor is the most direct and effective protective equipment for sergeants, which can defuse most of the stabbing kills, thereby greatly reducing casualties. But now the treasury is stretched thin, and there is nothing to be done. Only when the tax is collected next year may there be hope.

As for the more than 30,000 reserve militiamen in the second echelon, last year a number of well-trained people from these 10,000 elite soldiers were selected to return to their hometowns to conduct exercises. These so-called reserve militias are all the main force of field production, and they plough the fields and train at the same time. Both are taken into account, and neither side can be delayed. Not only participated in the exercise, but also guaranteed food, grass, money and silk. Although it is not as professional as the 10,000 young and energetic elite soldiers, as a reserve, it is more than enough. However, the county could not afford to equip them all. Each person is given only one iron spearhead, and the shaft is equipped by the user. In fact, the production process of a professional spear shaft is not simple at all than that of an iron spearhead, which requires very strong hardwood such as jujube wood as a material, and also has to go through many processes, such as oiling, winding rope, lacquering, etc. The process is complex and the price will be expensive. Taking into account the issue of military spending, we can only let everyone solve it on their own. In the mountains and forests, there are branches and bamboos and the like, everyone makes their own spear shafts, although the wood species are mixed, the length and thickness are different, but there is also a certain lethality.

Although the current stage is mainly focused on military training, it is also necessary to take into account the aspects of people's livelihood. After all, fish can only be raised if there is water, and it is necessary to ensure that workers and peasants have their own output, and that businessmen can circulate healthily, so that people's livelihood can develop in an orderly manner, so as to create wealth.

The drought was followed by locusts. After the drought of that year, there was a locust plague in the second year. At all times, it is the people who eat for themselves. However, in terms of grain prices, as buyers and sellers, grain sellers and grain buyers are in opposite directions. Nongranran hopes that the more expensive the grain, the better; The industry and commerce hope that the cheaper the grain, the better, the so-called "grain is expensive and hurts the people, and grain is cheap and hurts the peasants". If grains are too expensive, it will affect people's livelihood; If the grain is too cheap, it will hurt the foundation of agriculture. Both the people and the peasants must be taken into account, and no one should be harmed. The most important thing is to find a balance point in the price of grain, so that the farmers can accept it and the people can accept it. This could have been allowed to be regulated freely and healthily in the market, but the people's hearts are not ancient, and some illegal grain merchants often take measures to carry out some actions that harm the peasants or the people.

In order to prevent local or foreign grain merchants from hoarding, buying and selling short, and even making war and turmoil, Shu Yan followed the example of his ancestors and set up several standing positions. The so-called regular liquidation is actually a means for officials to adjust grain prices. When the price of grain was too low, it was not profitable to engage in farming, and the government bought a large number of warehouses at a firm price to expand demand and curb the continued decline of grain prices. When the price of grain was too high, the people were struggling to make a living, and the officials opened the regular closing position to sell grain, so as to stabilize the price of grain. One in and one out, playing the role of a reservoir, hence the name often closes.

In fact, through that competition, the local grain merchants in Ruyin knew that Shu Yan was powerful and did not dare to make waves again. However, the world is unpredictable, how can we guarantee that they will not collude with foreign grain merchants with deep financial resources? Ensuring that the people can eat is always the first priority. This is true in times of peace, and even more so in times of war.