This young man is not gorgeously dressed, but he is very decent, and there is no patch, and it is obvious that he has a good family.

He stood still, looking up at the courtyard wall in a daze, unaware that someone around him was looking at him.

"Hey, what are you looking at?"

The young man turned his head to look at Li Qing, as if he was a little angry.

Li Qing said curiously: "What are you doing standing here stupidly?" ”

The young man is not very old, but he is a little old, he turned his head and hummed softly: "The road is public, am I getting in the way of you here?" ”

"Heh," Li Qing smiled, cleared his throat, and said, "This is my door, please let me go." ”

"This is your home?" The young man was slightly surprised, and then said, "Then can you take me to your house to sit down?" ”

"Can't!"

"Why?"

"You don't know how to be polite." Li Qing rolled his eyes.

The young man was puzzled, frowned and said, "How come I don't know how to be polite, I don't seem to affect others?" ”

“…… I'm too lazy to tell you, I'm going home, so please leave. ”

The young man was even more puzzled, "You just have to go home, why do you have to let me leave." ”

After a pause, he seemed to understand something, retreated to the opposite corner, moved to the side again, and said, "This is not your door, is it?" ”

Li Qing: "......"

He didn't have a key, so he couldn't jump off the courtyard wall in front of this young man.

Li Qing was helpless, his eyes rolled, and he said suspiciously: "Aren't you a thief, come and step on it, right?" ”

"You ......," the young man was furious, "you don't spray people with blood." ”

"Then what are you doing at my doorstep?"

"Here," the boy pointed to his feet, word by word, "not at your doorstep." ”

Li Qing was a little annoyed, if it weren't for the young age of this young man, he would have wanted to knock him out with a punch.

Jumping off the courtyard wall in broad daylight for people to see, the impact is really bad, and it is inevitable that this teenager will make a big publicity, and even report to the official.

Although he had only said a few words, Li Qing had already seen that this was a rebellious teenager.

And he is still a rebellious teenager with a good family background.

In this case, the stronger you are, the more he will have to resist.

Li Qing simply didn't bother with him, walked to the young man's side, and followed his gaze.

The young man didn't say anything, as if the old monk had settled down, and he wasn't affected by him at all.

After a while, Li Qing was surprised: "Are you watching...... Those bamboos? ”

The boy was a little helpless, "Aren't you going home?" ”

"What's so nice about bamboo?" Li Qing found it interesting.

"It's none of your business, right?"

"You're looking at my bamboo." Li Qing said.

Boy: "......"

"It's noon, let's go home for dinner," Li Qing said: "If you like it, I'll cut down two trees for you when you go back." ”

"I can't help it." The young man turned around and said, "Everything is reasonable, it lives well, but you cut it because of me, this is unreasonable." ”

Li Qing was stunned for a moment, and smiled dumbly: "I can't see it, you are quite reasonable." ”

"It's nature." The young man said lightly, and then, turned around and continued to look at Qingzhu.

At this moment, a voice rang out:

"Rebel, you don't study at home, what are you running around?"

After a distance, the middle-aged man had already begun to roll up his sleeves, and then saw Li Qing's eyes move towards him, the middle-aged man's anger seemed to have subsided, and the person became gentle.

"My son, go home with your father."

"I'm not hungry." The young man was unmoved, "Father, you don't have to worry about me. ”

The middle-aged man's forehead was bruised, but he endured it, it seemed that Li Qing was on the side, he didn't get angry immediately, walked forward slowly, and repeated: "My son, go home with my father." ”

This tone ...... Threatened.

However, the young man was still indifferent, shook his head and said, "Father, I'm really not hungry. ”

Li Qing was surprised, the middle-aged man is obviously a scholarly family with a solid family, people in this kind of family are very strict with their children's education, and under normal circumstances, children are also respectful and fearful of their elders, and there is no rebellion.

But this young man ...... It's a rarity.

Li Qing can imagine that if it is placed in the future life, this young man will be a big bear child.

Fortunately, the etiquette is the most important in this era, and although the young man is rebellious, he is also reasonable.

It's really reasonable, even if you cut a bamboo, you have to be reasonable!

It's funny...... Li Qing arched his hand and said: "Brother Tai, don't you listen to the accent like a local in Beijing?" ”

The middle-aged man hurriedly returned the salute, "The ancestral home of the contemptible people is Zhejiang. Jiang, who only moved to Beijing in recent years, was stubborn and made Gongzi laugh. ”

Li Qing chuckled and shook his head: "Ling Lang is honest and honest, and he will definitely have great achievements in the future." ”

The middle-aged man smiled bitterly, turned to look at the young man, calmed down, and said, "Xiaoyun, go back with your father, Mr. is still waiting." ”

"Father, he doesn't want to listen to him."

"Obedient." The middle-aged man gritted his teeth and said.

This Sven is about to break the defense...... Li Qing pushed the young man with his shoulder, "Go back with your father, if you like my bamboo, you can come back tomorrow." ”

The young man named Xiaoyun was entangled, and said to the middle-aged man: "Father, let's talk about it first, if he is still pedantic, don't blame me for being angry with him." ”

"You ......" The middle-aged man completely faded away, gritted his teeth and said: "You are angry with the three gentlemen, you are angry with him to try?" ”

After that, he no longer cared about etiquette, and raised his hand to grab the young man's ear: "Are you going back?" ”

"Back and forth, it hurts, and my father lets go." The boy is rebellious, but he is not dead.

At this time, this grinning appearance is in line with his juvenile identity...... Li Qing couldn't help but laugh, and helped persuade: "Listen to your father, don't make him angry." ”

The middle-aged man smiled embarrassedly, "Let the son see and laugh, the dog is used to being stubborn, it's really ...... You can't restrain him without some crude means. ”

Li Qing nodded with a smile and expressed understanding: "Go back quickly, Xiaoyun." ”

"I'm not called Xiaoyun, oops, it hurts, my father's men are merciful......" The young man's screams of mercy gradually faded away.

~

"Whew~ can be regarded as leaving."

Li Qing shook his head funny, looked left and right, and saw that there was no one around, pulling onions on dry land, and climbed over the courtyard wall into the small courtyard.

"Hmm~" Li Qing stretched his waist and was about to go to the fruit tree to take a nap, but after taking two steps, he paused, and turned around and came to a piece of green bamboo at the courtyard wall.

This bamboo should be transplanted whole, as thick as a rolling pin, and it looks quite straight, although it is the Mid-Autumn Festival now, it is still verdant, and it is very gratifying.

It's good-looking.

can be good-looking, but it won't make a teenager think about it, right?

Li Qing scratched his head and muttered, "This young man may have something wrong." ”

When he came to lie down in front of the recliner, Li Qing quickly fell asleep in the cool autumn breeze.

~

'Click-and-......'

A series of voices came, Li Qing woke up quietly, knowing that it was Zhu Jianshen who came, he got up and went to the guest hall.

After a while, I heard the sound of unlocking.

Then, Zhu Jianshen's voice sounded: "No one is allowed, no one is allowed to come in." ”

"Yes."

"Squeak~" After the door was opened, it was closed again, Zhu Jianshen walked into the small courtyard, glanced around, and then walked towards the guest hall.

"Is the gentleman at home?"

He called in advance, the voice was not loud, but it was enough for Li Qing to hear.

"Here, come in." Li Qing replied.

The footsteps suddenly accelerated, and in an instant, Zhu Jianshen appeared in Li Qing's field of vision.

"When did the gentleman come back?"

"I just arrived in Beijing yesterday." Li Qing raised his chin, "Sit." ”

"Hey." Zhu Jianshen sat down opposite him and asked, "Chao.. Are you done with fresh? ”

"I'm done." Li Qing nodded, "How are state affairs?" ”

Zhu Jianshen smiled proudly: "Everything is under control, I will say nothing at this stage!" ”

"Don't be proud, I'm asking about state affairs." Li Qing couldn't get used to his face, and said, "Let me ask you, how have the Ming Dynasty's fiscal taxes been in recent years?" ”

"What else do you need to say?" Zhu Jianshen said with a smile: "Japan has a steady stream of gold and silver, and the treasury and internal funds are so tight that they can't spend ...... at all."

He was silent, for he could not say this lightly.

Li Qing groaned: "What if you put aside the business of Japan? ”

"This ......" The smile on Zhu Jianshen's face has disappeared a lot, "There has been a decline, there have been more natural disasters in the past two years, and the river... South, Mountain.. East, River.. There is always a great drought in the northern provinces, so we have exempted the taxes in the affected areas, and we have spent another batch of disaster relief, but isn't this a Japanese trade? ”

Li Qing sighed and asked instead, "What about the maritime side?" ”

"This ...... Profits also fell. Speaking of this, Zhu Jianshen's expression also became solemn, "The decline in profits is reasonable, as trade continues to advance, the scarcity of Daming commodities is gradually reduced, and the reduction of profits is reasonable, the problem is ......"

Zhu Jianshen smiled bitterly: "It's not as popular as before, the rich gentry are short-sighted, as long as they have to make money, they will sell, and the amount of trade in the imperial court will continue to decline......"

He was a little angry: "I really want to completely close the private maritime trade, just like Japan, and all of it is in the hands of the imperial court. ”

"It's not going to work." Li Qing shook his head, "You must always let the people benefit, otherwise no matter how powerful you are, there will be chaos too." ”

"Alas...... What I am worried about is that if this development continues, I will finally bid farewell to the era when Daming goods are not worried. Zhu Jianshen was worried and puzzled, "Sir, you have been overseas, why do you say this?" ”

Li Qing sighed: "Why else, affected by the climate, the harvest is less, and people have become poorer." ”

"Climate...... Is there a great drought overseas? Zhu Jianshen was surprised.

“…… It's not all a big drought, it's cold to be precise. Li Qingdao said, "Don't you think the climate has gotten colder?" ”óΠъ.oяＧ

Zhu Jianshen was stunned for a moment, and said in surprise: "You also feel this way?" ”

"It's not that I have it too, it's a fact." Li Qing said bitterly, "And the further back it goes, the colder it gets." ”

"Huh?"

Zhu Jianshen sat up in shock, "Sir, you are ...... That's a bit alarmist, isn't it? ”

"There are clouds in Shangshu: three years of abundance, three years of apology, six years of a small disaster, twelve years of a major disaster; The heavens are fickle, some good and some bad, how can they continue to be bad? ”

Zhu Jianshen was skeptical of Li Qing's statement, in his opinion, this was a normal change in the sky, and it would be fine after a few years.

Li Qing was silent and said, "Do you know what Xiaoice River is?" ”