Lin Gongzi medicine jar

The emperor, in addition to the emperor's balance, the common affairs must not be left behind.

You can not be proficient, but you must understand.

People’s livelihood has been based on people’s livelihood since ancient times, and the knowledge of firewood, rice, oil and salt has been studied. In the final analysis, the country can become prosperous and strong if the people have enough to eat and wear. The most basic things such as food prices and vegetable prices can best reflect the economic level of a country. The currency exchange situation shows the degree of inflation. .

This question is more complicated. Lin Xi doesn't plan to let Zhao Yuanrong go deep, but let him understand the layout of the entire capital first, and then expand to this country, this world...

It's really a long way to go, Lin Xi looked at Zhao Yuanrong who was poking round white balls in the bowl with a complicated expression.

Fenglai residence is not far away, there is a street next door, at noon, there are not many people, but the private room of Prince Rui's mansion can be easily accommodated by the young prince.

After Zhao Yuanrong ate half a bowl, he raised his head and called out, "Cousin, don't you want to eat?"

"how is the taste?"

"It's delicious, cousin, try it." As he spoke, Zhao Yuanrong pushed the small bowl in front of Lin Xi, and watched Lin Xi scoop one up with a smile.

They sat in the side room by the window, with a great view. Looking down from above, they happened to see the hawker selling hot soup meatballs on the street next door.

Lin Xi put down the spoon, wiped the corner of his mouth, saw Zhao Yuanrong was looking out the window, and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Uncle, in such a cold day, I saw him rubbing his hands and stomping his feet, as if he was very cold. Why didn't he eat a bowl to warm himself?"

Zhao Yuanrong pointed to the peddler and asked puzzledly, "He can sell a lot of bowls, and it's not expensive. It doesn't matter if one bowl is missing."

Following Zhao Yuanrong's finger, Lin Xi saw a steaming pot, and the peddler standing behind, yelling back and forth, quickly scooping up a bowl for the newcomers, rubbing their hands and waiting after the people left, only to suffer from the cold If not, I will cover the pot with my hand from time to time.

Lin Xi couldn't really see the peddler's face, but most of the working people's faces were the same.

Poor and tough.

"Rong'er thinks how much is a bowl of meatballs?"

"Vegetarian meatballs are worth five, and meatballs are ten." Zhao Yuanrong answered quickly. Under Lin Xi's surprised gaze, he raised his chest and said with a smile, "I heard that person yelling before."

Lin Xi nodded, "If he sells [-] bowls a day, half of which are vegetarian meatballs and half of meatballs, how much money can he earn every day?"

This arithmetic problem was not difficult for Zhao Yuanrong who practiced every day, and the answer came out as soon as he thought about it, "370 five coins... Well, it's not even a tael of silver, so little!"

It's nothing for the family, but it's quite a lot for the poor people if they can really attribute all the money they earn to themselves.

"It's a pity that you have to pay [-] Wen to enter the city every day, and you need to pay [-] Wen to occupy the land when you set up a stall on the street. There are also thugs in the city. This protection fee is also indispensable, which is [-] Wen. Let's subtract the cost of flour, meat, soup and firewood at the end, one hundred wen, how much will Rong'er have left?"

Zhao Yuanrong was stunned, "... 150 five Wen, maybe not even a hundred Wen."

Lin Xi hid her smile, her expression faded, she looked into Zhao Yuanrong's eyes and asked again: "Yes, this is all going to be sold, what if it can't be sold? What if I accidentally ran into a nobleman's carriage and overturned it?"

There are not many such things, but as long as one day happens, not only can't make money, but also have to lose money, not to mention being beaten and lying in bed for several days.

Seeing Zhao Yuanrong frowning thoughtfully, Lin Xi sighed softly, and said: "There must be old and young in his family, there must be an old man who needs to be taken care of, a virtuous wife, and children, all these Everything needs food and clothing, Rong Er thinks about it, only in the year of the monkey can he have a small savings, does he dare to eat the five or ten coins at will?"

Bitter, the people are really bitter, and it is difficult to change year after year.

Zhao Yuanrong ate in silence, his brows were furrowed tightly, it was obvious that he was still thinking about the life of the low-level people who couldn't be counted.

Lin Xi used to be a child of this kind of family, poor and helpless. He used to farm the land for his baby, and farmed for the baby. He couldn't escape the vicious circle. It was not until his parents did their best to support him to study that his life trajectory changed.

However, in this era, thoughts are controlled, and reading is simply a luxury for poor people, and their fate is firmly in the hands of a very small number of people, especially the king who is high above God.

A change of king, the outcome most likely to be a mighty empire or a decaying dynasty that is about to collapse.

So it matters who takes that chair.

Zhao Jingyi's bet... Lin Xi didn't know if she made the right bet, but surprisingly, she didn't hesitate.

After all, although he is a native son of the Lin family, he is also a soul from a relatively free, democratic and open era.He doesn't care about the orthodoxy of the royal family, he doesn't believe in being ordered by heaven, and he doesn't recognize the incompetent people who are fatuous and unreasonable and can rule the world as a matter of course.

He will support whoever can bring happiness to the people, who can lead the country to prosperity, and whoever is most beneficial to the country and the people, that's all.

"Don't think about it. You just need to understand that the people are the most vulnerable and the strongest. As long as there is hope, they will live a good life. Rong'er is still young, so don't think too deeply. Let the people do something good."

Lin Xi couldn't help stretching out her hand to gently smooth the small wrinkles between the eyebrows, and said briskly, "I'm going back to the Chongwen Museum tomorrow, what else does Rong'er want to go?"

Zhao Yuanrong hesitated for a moment and said, "I want to go and see where they live."

The child's eyes are serious, not just curious.

Lin Xi couldn't help but get serious, Zhao Yuanrong was different from his father, this child was pure in nature, it's not a good thing to be exposed to these things prematurely but not have the corresponding ability to solve them.

So Lin Xi said: "Today is too late, I can take you to the farm in a few days."

Zhao Yuanrong smiled happily at Lin Xi.

The two of them had dinner and went downstairs. They didn't know where to go for a stroll, when they suddenly heard Zhao Yuanrong ask: "Cousin, have you not seen King Father for a long time, don't you miss him?"

It was dark and the moon was high last night. I just met her. I have something to think about.

Lin Xi was about to shake her head, but when she saw Zhao Xiaoshizi's displeased eyes, she said implicitly, "It's okay."

Thinking is thinking, not wanting is not wanting, what is it?

Zhao Yuanrong said dissatisfied: "My uncle is a liar, you never mentioned him, and you never went after the father came back."

What is he going to do?Seeing that Zhao Jingyi is too busy to see anyone?

"My lord has a lot of things to do every day, so it's not good for Lin Xi to disturb me casually." If Zhao Jingyi was free, he would always make time for a tryst.The ability to climb over the wall, come and go without a trace, can be called a master.

And what reason does he have to go to the palace?Could it be that Xiao Shizi was homesick, so he sent him back?

This is a good excuse. Lin Xi was thinking about the feasibility when she heard Zhao Yuanrong say bluntly: "Rong'er has not seen him for a long time, cousin, let's go to the palace to see the father."

It is really easy to have a heart-to-heart connection, Lin Xi raised her eyebrows slightly, and flattened the corners of her mouth, "That's good, I'm afraid the prince hasn't returned home yet."

At this time, Zhao Jingyi hadn't left the palace, and was even in the court hall, watching a large crowd of courtiers knelt down.

Whether selfish or for the sake of the country, he hopes to establish a prince as soon as possible.As long as you have a crown prince, you should show your sincerity and loyalty, and you should stop thinking about it. You can always see some shadows in the prince's body in the future of the country, and you will have an idea on how to act.

Whether it is the gray-haired one or the young and energetic one, they are all staring at the emperor above Dan Bi, for fear that they will run away in a blink of an eye.

It's just that why do you say it's so necessary, I probably came to the morning court after putting some steamed buns and cakes in the morning, and now it's past noon, aren't you hungry?

The military generals are better, they can stand and endure hunger.But the civil servants... some of them have gray hair, trembling as if they are about to carry it on their backs in the next moment, but they actually kneel upright on the ground, steady and steady.

Military officers have always looked down on literati who have no power to restrain chickens, and they like to laugh at the body that can be compared to a woman when the wind blows, but now they are a little impressed, and their mentality of watching the theater has faded.

Prince Rui and King Liang and King Shu stood in the first row, their positions were particularly conspicuous.

The two princes couldn't get them to answer, so the courtiers aimed at Zhao Jingyi, "My lord, what do you think?"

All kinds of eyes gathered on him all at once, especially those two cousins ​​who were on the cusp of the storm, they just wanted to see through him.

Emperor Xia Jing also looked over, and suddenly said: "That's right, do you have an opinion?"

Zhao Jingyi thought that he should just get sick as Lin Xi suggested, but it doesn't feel good to be in such a glow.

He thought for a while, then clasped his fists and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I believe that the crown prince is a national matter, and the most important thing is to consider it, so as to establish it as soon as possible to appease the world."

Hearing that Emperor Xia Jing lowered his face and narrowed his eyes, he heard Zhao Jingyi continue to say: "However, because of the most important thing, you can't act hastily. Your lords must let the emperor make a clear order today, but Some things have been turned upside down."

As soon as the words were finished, the emperor's face hadn't softened yet, and a minister asked back: "Dare to ask Prince Rui, what do you mean to let it go? Who can preside over the government when the emperor is on a tour to the south? You?"

As soon as these words came out, there was a sudden silence, Emperor Xia Jing's expression was dripping with ink, but Zhao Jingyi didn't even look at him, let alone reply.

The contempt made the minister angry, and it seemed that the King of Shu was the first to reflect it, and said with a smile: "Master Xing, my father is on a tour to the south, and Jingyi will follow to protect his safety. Your words are biased." .”

Liang Wang immediately sneered and said, "It can be seen that some people have been thinking about this for a long time."

Lord Xing leans towards the King of Shu. As we all know, the King of Liang’s pointed words made the King of Shu angry. When he was about to speak, Emperor Xia Jing asked: “In this case, the King of Liang and the King of Shu will talk about what they think. Do you want me to announce the prince? This thought?"

At the moment, there is no talk of self-recommendation, nor is it possible to make speeches to solicit votes.

No matter how much you call "choose me, choose me" in your heart, you can't say it. The best virtue of humility is to recommend the other party.

But why?I wish I could bite the other party to death in my heart, how could I open my mouth, if the emperor just pushes the boat like this, is it a rebellion?

The two kings groaned for a long time, and finally knelt down together, and shouted: "Father, the atonement..."

Zhao Jingyi couldn't stand alone, so she also knelt down on one knee, bowed her head and said nothing.

Emperor Xia Jing sneered a few times, and his father-in-law yelled, "Retire—"

Now no one dared to say another word.

The silence of the whole hall respectfully sent the emperor away.

Zhao Jingyi heaved a sigh of relief, and before the King of Liang and the King of Shu approached, he glanced at General Song and General Zhang, and then strode away, the latter followed immediately.

To them, it doesn't matter who is the prince, but the pie that just fell from the court today needs to discuss with Lao Shangfeng how to eat it.