Li Xuandu still remembers that Zhang Suqing once said: "The granges annexed by the royal family, eunuchs in the palace, and officials at all levels account for half of the world, and the small people have to pay the world's taxes if the fields they can cultivate are less than half of the world." In the long run, the small people became poorer and poorer, and they could only sell their fields and become powerful tenants, and the imperial court became more and more unable to collect taxes, and the treasury was empty, so they could only continue to levy taxes. ”

In the end, Zhang Suqing said meaningfully: "In a sense, the emperor and the people are on the same position, the court wants taxes, the treasury must be full, the emperor wants the world to be stable, and the people want to live, but where does the money go?"

yes, where did all the money go.

Li Xuandu also asked himself.

The wealth of the world has a certain number and will not disappear for no reason. Naturally, it fell into the hands of others, because between the emperor and the people, there are countless powerful and powerful. Layers of exploitation, layers of wealth, the big nobles are rich, and the small nobles are rich.

These things are not difficult to understand, but are those powerful people willing to let go? For them, the home country, the home country, has always been the home in the front, the country in the back.

At this moment, Qian Yurong walked towards Li Xuandu, interrupting Li Xuandu's thoughts.

This eldest lady seems to have something to talk about, so she has to pinch her nose to deal with this bookkeeper, but her tone is also stiff and cold: "Li Ledger, we are about to arrive at Yanggu County, we have to unload two boatloads of grain here, and then we will have to see the Li Ledger." ”

Li Xuandu didn't really come to do the bookkeeper, and he didn't do the bookkeeping either, after thinking about it, he said, "The head of the family can trust Miss." ”

Qian Yurong sneered: "So, did Li Shufang follow the merchant ship all the way to the mountains and rivers?"

Li Xuandu shook his head and said: "Where will anyone come to a war-torn place like Qizhou to enjoy the mountains and rivers, isn't it good to stay in Jinling Mansion?"

Qian Yurong snorted heavily and asked, "Then what did Aunt Jin send you for?"

Li Xuandu looked down at this woman who was a head shorter than himself, and answered the question: "Miss Yurong's life, I know it, you are from the Qian family, you lost your father early, and you can only pick up the burden of the family by yourself as a last resort, which can be regarded as a young man." I'm even more miserable than you, I don't know who my parents are, and I've never seen my parents, even if I've been walking the rivers and lakes for a few years more than you, I've seen many people and things, this rivers and lakes are not just straight swords and swords, but also twists and turns of human feelings, it's not easy to deal with, so sometimes, I have to be alone. There are some things we need to know, and there are other things that we don't need to know. There are some things that we don't know and we have to pretend to know, and there are other things that we know and pretend not to know. ”

Li Xuandu smiled and asked, "Miss Qian, do you know what to do?"

Qian Yurong's face was even colder.

Li Xuan has a problem, that is, he is a good teacher, if he is interested, he will nag a lot, at present, it seems that except for the little girl Zhou Shuning can bear it and enjoy it, most of the others will not listen, especially Lu Yanbing, the fifth junior sister, who hates it and does not hesitate to fight each other. Qian Yurong was naturally no exception, her eyes were cold, and she said in a colder tone: "The meaning of Li Shufang is nothing more than to persuade me to inquire less, and it is not good for me to know more things." Isn't that what it means?"

Li Xuandu smiled, didn't care about Qian Yurong's cold attitude, and continued: "That's exactly what it means, you and I meet in the rivers and lakes, work together all the way, I'm afraid there will be no chance to see each other in the future, so Miss Qian doesn't have to get to the bottom of me, she has to dig out my way, that won't do Miss Qian much good." ”

Although Qian Yurong has a little temper, she is not stupid, after hearing Li Xuandu's words, she did not immediately refute it, nor did she continue to lose her face, but turned around and left directly.

Li Xuandu was still standing at the bow of the boat.

The next journey was quite smooth, but after entering the territory of Dongchang Mansion, there were often people on horseback on the shore, with knives at their waists and bows behind their backs, but they were not dressed as court officials and soldiers, that was the bandits of the Qingyang Sect, which made the guards on the ship nervous. However, it is estimated that these Qingyang Sect people saw the big banner of the word "money" on the fleet, but they did not act out of the ordinary, which made Qian Yurong breathe a sigh of relief.

For Qian Yurong, the official army and the bandits, the official army is fine, after all, they have also dealt with Jinling Mansion, but these murderous bandits are still the first time to see her, after all, she is a woman, although her face is not obvious, she is still calm, but she is still a little stunned in her heart.

At this time, she went to peek at the bookkeeper who had been standing at the bow of the boat, but she didn't know if he had a big heart, or if he had really seen the world, and didn't care about such a small scene.

In the evening, they finally arrived at the wharf in Yanggu County, where someone from the Qian family was responsible for receiving them, and they only had to carry the grain on the ship to the warehouse, and there was no other business dealing.

At this moment, there was a group of frolicking half-grown children on the shore, playing in the direction of the grain ship, singing a song that they learned from somewhere: "Dongchang City is square, and the rich man's government is in the countryside." The poor are forced to clean their food, and the old and young at home cry for the emperor. Dongchang City is square, and the red sun starts beside the long river. Kill the rich man, fight the government, and large and small households have food. ”

The song is simple and easy to understand, but it makes Qian Yurong, who has just arrived in Qizhou, feel cold in her back.

The "Dongchang City" in the song is the Dongchang Mansion City they are going to.

Even if the major gentry of Jinling Mansion joined forces to force out the governor of Jiangnan, and even let the governor of Jiangzhou die in an unknown way, they would never dare to shout so verbally.

It can be seen that there is chaos in Qizhou.

This cast a shadow on Qian Yurong's heart.

Then the ballad changed again.

"I want the red sun, I look forward to the red sun, and the red sun is here to eat and drink. If you want to survive in the red sun. If you want to survive and enter the Red Sun, the poor man entered the Red Yang Sect. You take the knife, I take the shovel, you have to remove the royal officer. ”

When these children sang these songs, they also looked towards the boat, especially Qian Yurong, who was dressed in white fur and had a big edge, and at first glance she was the daughter of a wealthy family, and she was the focus of these children's attention.

In the eyes of these innocent children, there is no innocence at all, only the meaning of watching.

Qian Yurong subconsciously hugged her arms, there were many guards beside her, but she was not afraid, she only felt a little cold, not the cold in her body, but the cold in her heart.

The children's ballad continues: "The general of man, the general of the earth, and the general of heaven and the general of heaven." The yellow and red handsome flags cover the clear sky, robbing the rich and helping the poor for the people. ”

The old man surnamed Zhang comforted softly: "Miss, don't worry, the Qingyang Sect won't do anything to our Qian family's ship." ”

Qian Yurong nodded.

Li Xuandu, who has been standing on the bow of the boat, said: "My ancestral hometown is Qizhou, I didn't expect the songs of the past few years to change, I remember that a few years ago, it was: 'Kill cattle and sheep, prepare wine pulp, open the city gate to welcome Qingyang, Qingyang does not pay grain when it comes.'" ’”

Qian Yurong muttered: "It's a good one who doesn't pay for food, are they really like this?"

Li Xuandu said indifferently: "If they don't pay for food, then what will they eat? It's just a trick to deceive people, if there are really people who listen to these stupid words and open the city gates, the ending will not necessarily be much better." ”

Qian Yurong hesitated for a moment, and said softly: "Li Shufang, do you believe in the Qingyang Sect?"

"Never believed it. Li Xuandu shook his head and said: "Zi Bu is silent, strange and confused, whether it is Qingyang, Baiyang, or Hongyang, they will not be the ones who save the world, they will only be the ones who break the old world." ”

Save the world, the old world.

Although the words are homophonic, the meaning of one word is very different.

Qian Yurong frowned, did not ask, but said: "I don't believe in the Qingyang Sect either, although the imperial court is not good, but this Qingyang Sect is not much better, I heard a few cousins say that the generals of the Qingyang Sect live a luxurious life, and there are groups of wives and concubines, which are better than the feudal officials of the imperial court." ”

When the old man surnamed Zhang heard this, he hurriedly made a silent gesture and whispered, "Miss, be cautious." ”

Li Xuandu smiled and said: "This is the truth, since they dare to do it, are they still afraid of what others will say?"

Qian Yurong was stunned for a moment, then quietly turned her head away, and the corners of her mouth were slightly upturned.