"You two...... I finally came out for a trip, why didn't I go to play? Zhu Jinghong was extremely puzzled.

According to the past, Yang Jingting will be a stuffy gourd, and she won't talk much in front of outsiders.

However, today, she spoke before Baochai: "Brother Thirteen, didn't you go to play either?" ”

At this moment, the three people on the lake have each boarded an ice sleigh and have fun running wildly.

Turning around and walking into the pavilion behind him, Zhu Jinghong sat on the stool before saying, "These are pediatrics, what's the point!" ”

As he entered the pavilion, Yang Jingting also followed, and Baochai naturally would not lag behind.

"What are you doing standing? Sit...... All sit down! ”

"Thank you Thirteenth Master (brother)!"

When the two of them sat down, their own eunuchs sent hot tea, hand stoves and other things, and all kinds of guarantees were readily available.

What's weird is that the three of them have nothing to say together, and even Zhu Jinghong feels that the atmosphere is not right.

"Ruixue mega year, this year there is a lot of snow, it seems that next year will be smooth and rainy, and the people will live and work in peace and contentment!" Zhu Jinghong reluctantly found a topic, wanting to resolve this strange embarrassment.

Beautiful eyes swept to Zhu Jinghong, and Baochai said slowly: "Thirteenth Master, Ruixue Zhaofeng Year is true, but this heavy snowfall for days may not be a good thing!" ”

"What do you mean by that?" Zhu Jinghong asked, he probably guessed Baochai's thoughts.

Baochai sighed and said: "In this world, there are only a few people who are pampered, and the snow is flying and the sky is freezing, but I am afraid that many people will not survive this winter!" ”

When she was in Jinling, she assisted her mother in housekeeping together, and she knew how difficult it was for the farmers in the grange to live in the cold winter every year.

Whether it is a homesteader or a tenant, every year there are people who borrow grain to borrow money, and even sell land to the Xue family.

But even so, every year in the following villages, there is news that people are starved to death and frozen to death.

At this moment, she was also moved, but it really looked stunning.

"Sister Bao...... Now that the world is peaceful and prosperous, the world is under great rule, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, what you said is an exaggeration! Yang Jingting immediately retorted.

She didn't refute for the sake of rebuttal, but she grew up living in an ivory tower and really thought that if she was today, it would be prosperous.

In fact, if Yang Jingting has bad intentions, it can be said that Baochai is alarmist and suspected of slandering the court.

Realizing that he had said too much, Baochai immediately changed his words and said, "Yes...... It's me exaggerating, I'm really dizzy! ”

It is not uncommon in this day and age to be convicted for his words.

In order to completely tame the innocence and arrogance of civil officials, the literary prison has become more and more frequent since the time of the ancestors, and no one dares to say these "nonsense" until now.

Zhu Jinghong said calmly: "Now the common people have heavy taxes, and life is very difficult...... There's nothing to say about that! ”

His parents are emperors and empresses, so naturally he wants to say whatever he wants, and Baochai naturally doesn't dare to compare with him.

"Now that the big families have annexed the fields, they have the means of tax exemption and tax avoidance, and the small people have very little land to cultivate, but they have to bear the taxes of the world, and the days are naturally getting more and more difficult!"

"Now the cabinet and the imperial court have the intention of changing the system, if it can really be implemented...... I think the common people will have a better life! ”

It's really just a little better, and even in the real implementation process, it's not impossible for life to get worse, so Zhu Jinghong said it very conservatively.

In fact, he said it casually, and he never thought that these two girls could understand.

To his surprise, Baochai not only listened carefully, but also asked questions.

"The collection of taxes is cumbersome and complicated, but I don't know how the imperial court will reform it...... In order to make the common people better? ”

In fact, Baochai was not interested in this matter, but she saw that Yang Jingting was even less interested, so she deliberately led the topic in this direction.

The silent battle between the two girls has begun unconsciously.

The war report will deceive, but the front will not.

Although I don't understand the significance of discussing this matter, but now Baochai and Zhu Jinghong are talking more, how can Yang Jingting bear it.

She had already made up her mind to pull the heart of the cousin in front of her, and she must not sit back and watch Baochai talk to her.

"Brother Thirteen, we don't understand anything, tell us about it?"

Zhu Jinghong didn't expect that he was the tool of these two girls to wrestle, and he was full of surprise at the moment and asked, "Are you interested in this matter?" ”

Without waiting for Baochai to answer, he heard Yang Jingting say: "I am willing to listen to whatever the thirteenth brother says!" ”

This girl is very bored on weekdays, but she seems to talk a lot more today...... Zhu Jinghong muttered to himself.

"I don't know the details, but according to the cabinet's intentions, it is nothing more than to check the acres of land and then change the poll tax to a land tax!"

This sentence was summarized concisely and comprehensively, and the two girls didn't know what to do, but after all, Baochai was in charge of the house, and probably understood the purpose of such a change.

After a few breaths, I only heard Baochai say: "In this way, the family will have to pay more taxes!" ”

Her family is also a big family, and if she really wants to change it like this, she will have to suffer, and Baochai quickly thought of this.

"Huh? For the sake of the people's well-being, let the family suffer? Yang Jingting was quite surprised.

Her reaction is normal, the ladies of the family really can't empathize with ordinary people, and they don't even think that the other party can be called a "person".

I only heard Zhu Jinghong say: "The way of heaven is to make up for the deficiency when there is more than loss...... That's it! ”

At this time, Zhu Jinghong was motivated by feelings, so he did not hide it as clumsy as before, and the sentences applied were appropriate and appropriate.

In this regard, Yang Jingting was surprised and secretly said, This is still the thirteenth brother with no ink?

But when he thought about it, a blind cat can still meet a dead mouse, and Zhu Jinghong accidentally quoted it correctly, which is not unusual.

As for Baochai, she didn't feel strange about what Zhu Jinghong did, because she instinctively felt that the other party was not as simple as it seemed.

I only heard Baochai frowning and said: "Such a reform, I'm afraid that it will be extremely difficult to implement!" ”

Zhu Jinghong's eyes were deep, and he also sighed; "But...... From ancient times to the present, such things have been difficult! ”

If the consequences of land annexation can be resolved, the law of historical cycles may be rewritten, but unfortunately few dynasties have been able to do so.

Of course, Yang Jingting doesn't care whether she is restructured or not, and she doesn't care about the historical cycle rate Yang.

She only cared about Zhu Jinghong in front of her, but the last sentence of the cousin she sent in her heart was in line with Baochai's heart, which made Yang Jingting's heart tingle.

I am my cousin, and the thirteenth brother doesn't care much about it, so why do you favor one over the other?

"Thirteenth brother......" Yang Jingting suddenly got up.

Her surprise startled Zhu Jinghong.

"Ting girl, what's the matter?"

Gritting her teeth, Yang Jingting abandoned her ladylike reserve and said boldly: "I want to go sledding, can you teach me?" ”

"This ...... It's just a small thing, I'll take you there! ”

Hearing this, Yang Jingting breathed a sigh of relief, but the next moment Zhu Jinghong looked at Baochai again and said, "Bao girl...... Do you want to come along? ”

My sister is in front of you, why can't you forget the treasure girl? Yang Jingting was in tears in her heart, but she kept a smile on her face.

However, how can Baochai not see her thoughts.

As the winner of this round of competition, Baochai understood the truth of moderation, so she replied: "I have been unwell for the past two days...... If you don't go, you can go and have fun! ”

Relieved, Yang Jingting immediately said, "Brother Thirteen, let's go!" ”

Following Yang Jingting out of the pavilion, Zhu Jinghong stopped and turned around and said, "Bao girl, you're not feeling well...... Drink plenty of hot water! ”

(End of chapter)