Crossing the Tang Dynasty to farm

The pot of dry rice was eaten to the bottom, and the dishes were eaten very clean. A Cai and A Shu were holding their stomachs and wanted to go out for a quick meal. A Niu and Tang Pin also wanted to go. They ate too much. The old man had to sit down for a while , my aunt was busy collecting the bowls and chopsticks, and there was still a little guy to feed, and Ah Hua was helping.

A Niu and Tang Pin wandered around outside and came back bored. It was dark outside. There were no bright lights in ancient times, only weak lights in the house. Seeing that Tang Pin's nose was bruised and his face was swollen, Tang Pin looked at a large piece of land and said with emotion: "If there is such a thing as electric lights, what a beautiful night scene."

A Niu frowned and looked at Tang Pin, obviously he didn't understand the word electric light, but Tang Pin would often say something puzzling, not once or twice, he went back to the room holding hands, lit a candle, and A Niu took the ledger Pang account, there are a lot of things to be busy, Tang Pin is holding a book to read, the more he reads, the more he wants to sleep, in this age without entertainment, if he just reads these books, he will become a nerd sooner or later.

Tang Pin found a pen and paper, thought about it, and wrote on the paper. He had to stop and think about it from time to time. A Niu glanced up, then shook his head and let Tang Pin write. Tang Pin wrote for a long time , my waist was sore and sleepy, so I got up and went to bed, A Niu also stopped what he was doing, and went to bed, Tang Pin pushed A Niu, indicating that there were still candles.

Seeing that A Niu raised his palm, and the wind of his palm blew out the candle in an instant, Tang Pin was dumbfounded, is this okay?It's too mysterious, and because it's only on TV, Tang Pin pestered A Niu and asked, "Why is your kung fu so fast?"

A Niu said: "At first I didn't dare to show it, but now it's okay, many people have seen it, and it's meaningless to hide."

Tang Pin's eyes were shining brightly in the dark night, and he asked hopefully: "Then can I also learn?"

Ah Niu was surprised: "Do you want to learn Kung Fu?"

Tang Pin nodded and nodded, learned that it is much better than the pistols of later generations, okay?

A Niu poured a basin of cold water down and said, "You are not suitable for martial arts."

Tang Pin said without giving up: "I don't practice martial arts, I just practice internal strength."

Aniu: "..."

A Niu turned over, kissed Tang Pin's mouth, and stuffed back what Tang Pin wanted to say. If you want to have internal strength, you have to practice martial arts first. However, Tang Pin will not understand, and it is obvious to explain at this time It's useless, it's better to divert attention. Sure enough, after a while, Tang Pin was stunned by A Niuqin, and he wrapped his hands and feet around him, which was a special cooperation.

After a night of sleep, Tang Pin forgot about practicing inner strength. This made A Niu heave a sigh of relief. Tang Pin went to look at his home wine. The wine was very good. Tang Pin took a sip. There are also wines made from wheat, some with high alcohol content, and some with low alcohol content. Tang Pin likes to drink rice wine, which has a sweet taste. If you add eggs and boil it, the taste will be better, and it will also nourish your body. It would be even better if a woman eats it.

Tang Pin carried the rice wine out, the aroma of the wine was so far away that he could smell it, Tang Pin began to pour out the rice wine, took it into the kitchen to boil egg wine, and put the other wine on the table, ignored it, and waited When Tang Pin came out, he saw that the table was empty at a glance. Where is the wine?Tang Pin thought that his aunt had taken it away, so he went to find her. Unexpectedly, as soon as he went out, he saw the old man staggering in with a smirk on his face.

☆, and then throw the problem

Tang Pin ran forward to support the old man, the old man burped at Tang Pin with a smirk, a burst of wine smelled over him, making Tang Pin turn his head away, there was no need to look for it, the old man drank all the wine, half delayed Helping the old man into the room, the servant quickly ran over to take care of the old man. Tang Pin told him to watch the old man carefully, and then went back to watch the egg wine.

Before entering the kitchen, there were a few more bowls on the table, all of which were empty, and the smell of eggnog was still in the air. Tang Pin's head was buzzing, and he rushed out of the door quickly. Falling asleep on the ground, all of them had red faces and giggled from time to time, Tang Pin called the servants and sent them all back to their room.

After cooking but not eating, Tang Pin went to get the rice wine again unwillingly, this time he did not put the wine on the table, but carried it into the kitchen, waiting for the eggs to be boiled, Tang Pin thought about asking Ah Niu to taste it together , Do it when you think of it, Tang Pin went out to find A Niu, walked for a while, saw that A Niu was still keeping accounts, the abacus was crackling, the small commercial street was very lively every day, the merchants put down their money, and pulled the goods all over their faces Leaving with a smile, the villagers laughed so hard that they counted and counted the money in their hands.

A Niujue felt Tang Pin's arrival, raised his head and licked the corners of his mouth at Tang Pin, and then lowered his head to settle the accounts. Tang Pin didn't make a sound, and sat aside, waiting for A Niu to finish the calculation. After a while, A Niu finished the calculation. Li's account, and asked, "Why did you come out all of a sudden?"

Tang Pin said: "I boiled egg wine, thinking that you haven't eaten it, I ask you to go back and taste it."

A Niu pursed his lips, stood up and took Tang Pin's hand, and said as he walked, "Just let the servant come and call, why don't you come out by yourself."

"It's not far away, I always have to go out and walk around." Tang Pin said: "It's been a long time since I went to the school. Now sir, I'm enough. I'll go to the school tomorrow. I always have to find something to do."

A Niu nodded and said, "It's okay, everyone has learned mathematics well, and it's time to study it a little deeper."

The two of them were walking while chatting, before they got to the house, the servants ran out nervously and said: "Master, the official is drunk."

Tang Pin was startled, and rushed in. The young official was dancing in the living room with a handkerchief in his hand. He was pinching his orchid finger, turned his head and smiled shyly, and Tang Pin sprayed on the spot, "Pfft." Tang Pin hugged his stomach and laughed. No way, the lord Guan came over with a wink, he was like a monster, Tang Pin laughed and rolled on the ground, A Niu picked up Tang Lu in one hand, and carried the lord Guan with the other, and threw it into an empty room, let The servants went to watch, but Tang Pin was still laughing.

In the kitchen, the rice wine was empty, half of the egg wine had been eaten, and the strong smell of wine wafted in the air. People who are too strong to drink will get drunk after a long time. The servants dare not approach, Tang Pin went to carry two A bowl of eggnog came out, and I gave a bowl to Ah Niu, took a bite and let out a breath, it was so delicious, I finally ate it.

A Niu took a sip and thought it was very good. He raised his head and drank it in one gulp. He put down the empty bowl and stared at Tang Pin's bowl. Tang Pin protected the bowl, pointed to the kitchen and said, "There are still in it."

Ah Niu brought out another bowl and drank it in one gulp. Except for the baijiu that Tang Pin brought out during the Chinese New Year last time, Ah Niu had never drunk such authentic wine, and the wine bought from outside could not be imported at all.

Seeing that Ah Niu likes it, Tang Pin brought out several kinds of wine for Ah Niu to taste, Ah Niu tasted them one by one, pointed to the strongest wine and said: "This is the best."

Tang Pin's eyes lit up, it turned out that Ah Niu was good at drinking, Tang Pin smiled and said, "How much can this wine sell for?"

A Niu stretched out five fingers, Tang Pin said with bright eyes: "Five taels of silver?"

A Niu shook his head and said, "50 taels of silver."

Tang Pin opened his mouth wide in surprise, 50 taels of silver is much more profitable than farming. Tang Pin held the wine and smiled like a little money fan, secretly counting how much the wine could buy, A Niu touched it Touching Tang Pin's head, he said, "If you sell it to Ye Guo, you can sell it for 150 taels of silver."

Tang Pin gave the wine to Ah Niu very seriously, stretched out his tender white hand and said, "Silver."

A Niu laughed, took out the silver from his pocket, put it in Tang Pin's hand and said: "Others are owed."

Tang Pin counted the money, touched his chin and thought for a while, and said: "If you make wine in the future, you won't make much money by making dim sum, and you can make more money by selling wine."

A Niu nodded and said: "If you write a few nice poems, it will sell even better."

A Niu has gone further and further in the business of profiteers, and now he knows how to advertise. A Niu said: "Singing about wine, life is a lot. This poem is good. If it is written, it will attract the love of literati. .”

Tang Pin smiled and said: "I still have poems to write, and they will definitely sell well." Tang Pin seemed to see white money flying towards him, that was so cool.

A Niu wrote with a pen, while Tang Pin read poems on the sidelines. The two cooperated really well. No matter how you looked at them, they were a couple.

The old man and the others slept all day, and when they woke up, it was already dark. Tang Pin had cooked the meal and was waiting to call everyone out. The official smiled awkwardly and said, "Hehe, I didn't expect this wine to have such a strong aftertaste."

Tang Pin said: "Anyone who drinks so much will feel that the wine is strong."

The old man sat at the table without saying a word. He would lose face if he said it about drinking secretly. The aunt blushed, just thinking about taking a sip, but she couldn't stop drinking it, and even got the children drunk Yes, after thinking about it, it's really careless.

Tang Pin made braised pork, meatballs, stewed mutton, braised pork slices, and green vegetables. The official said it was delicious, so he didn't stop his chopsticks. The old man looked at the official very dissatisfied, thinking that his own meat had gone in For Master Guan's stomach, Tang Pin likes to see everyone eating happily, which is why he is interested in cooking.

The official finished his meal, waited for his aunt to put away the table, served tea, took a sip, and then said: "The exchange of sheep and horses in the wild country is now being carried out by the imperial court. No one else is allowed to ask, nor is it allowed to exchange privately. The emperor has seen the exchange of sheep and horses, and is working hard to exchange them with other small neighboring countries. They are all salt, tea, and vermicelli. Fugui City will hand over a certain amount of tea and vermicelli every year as a tax task. They were all purchased and handed over to the imperial court, but the imperial court only gave the sheep down, and did not see a single silver, the emperor is now paying more and more attention to silver."

Tang Pin said: "In the future, you don't need me and A Niu to go to neighboring small countries?"

The official said: "No need, if you want to exchange privately, you can wait for the beheading. The wild country is now dependent on Datang, and thinks that exchanging with Datang is more cost-effective than growing barley by themselves, and they don't have salt and tea. , With salt and tea leaves, they seldom get sick. They use tea as medicine powder, which can cure all kinds of diseases. Some small countries in the surrounding area have close contacts with wild countries, and the exchange goods of wild countries are more or less sent to other small countries. Now a small country is willing to exchange with Datang."

A Niu said: "Will it attract the vigilance of other tribes and countries?"

The official looked at A Niu and said: "This is a matter for the emperor to consider. If the imperial court wants to take over, it means that he has thought about it a long time ago, and it may happen sooner or later. Both the tribe and the country will still be happy to have salt to eat. Wait for it." In a few years, when they started to pay attention to this issue, it was too late, it was too late."

"There are many rulers of big countries who can be bought without salt, and some of Datang's current salt has flowed into other countries." A Niu said: "It is inevitable that other countries will not think about the recipe for salt, and the salt of Datang The fine white will attract the attention of many countries, and Datang's grain is now known for its high yield, so I'm afraid there will be more troubles."

The official said: "I have also written a letter to the court to mention it, but the court obviously likes this kind of trouble. For thousands of years, it is also the trouble in the Tang Dynasty now. Don't mention it to the court, I also like it." This kind of trouble, walking in the rich city, I can't see a beggar, half a year's tax is more than two years, the excuse of civil strife is getting weaker and weaker, many strange people in the Tang Dynasty believe that the emperor is the real destiny Son of Heaven, who can bring blessings and make food and salt."

A Niu still felt that it was not easy, and asked: "The imperial court asked for an exchange, did you make a request?"

The official sighed and said: "Yes, the emperor ordered that the grain in Fugui City be sold to the imperial court at the lowest price every year, half of the harvest, and the price of other grains should not be higher than that of other grains."

Tang Pin gritted his teeth and said: "The emperor really opened his mouth. Half of the food in Fugui City, this appetite is big enough, and the people in Fugui City have to earn a lot of money."

The official said with a bitter face: "It can't be helped. The emperor has issued a decree, and this cannot be changed. We can only let the villagers go outside to buy grain and make it into commodities."

"People outside don't grow food from Fugui City." Tang Pin said angrily, "How do you buy it?"

"Yes." The official said: "The emperor issued another decree that sweet potatoes and potatoes should be planted in every place, and where rice can be grown, they should also be planted, and vigorously open up wasteland and cultivate land. Local officials from all over the country came Fuguicheng learns to farm, and if there is a place that is not planted, it will be beheaded."

Tang Pin was stunned and said: "Behead? So serious?"

The old man nodded and said: "Actually, the local officials were asked to take the villagers to plant sweet potatoes and rice early in the morning, but the local officials ignored it, resulting in less grain and a lot of harvest this year. The emperor was furious and cut off several officials. , if it weren’t for the current domestic instability, it is estimated that more will have to be cut.”

Tang Pin hid behind A Niu in a little fear, A Niu patted Tang Pin's hand and said: "This is to make everyone obedient and have to do it. Local officials don't believe in the production of sweet potatoes and potatoes. They think it is an exaggeration, and some of them are too. For fear of trouble, sweet potatoes and potatoes have to learn how to plant land first. This is a hard job for lazy local officials, and no matter what the harvest is, they have to pay higher taxes. Local officials feel that they are still not sticky. Well, they won’t be hungry even if they are hungry, and the local officials will be afraid only if their heads are beheaded, and they have to let the local villagers plant new grains and come to Fugui City to learn farming.”

The official shook his head and said: "Many local officials are vigorously collecting taxes, some of them do not collect taxes according to the imperial court, and there are many local turmoil. Let's use this opportunity to clean up the local officials."

Tang Pindao: "The land of the Tang Dynasty is so vast, and the emperor issued an order, but there are still some places that cannot be managed. Even if we go to investigate, it will take several months to go back and forth."

"Build up the nearby cities first, and deal with the visible ones first." The official said: "Two officials in the precinct of Fugui City were cut off, and in less than ten days, other officials came to Fugui City to ask for food. Seeds and learning to plant the land. For the harvest this autumn, sweet potatoes, potatoes and rice can be harvested in ten places around the city. In the cities on the edge of the imperial city, I dare not wait too late. Once the taxes in these places are collected, next year The food for the army has been settled, and the commercial tax has been developed to the whole Tang Dynasty, as a supplement to the national treasury."

Tang Pin asked an important question: "If it is a natural disaster or something, will the imperial court provide relief?"

The official sighed several times and said: "The imperial court ordered natural disasters and so on to come to Fugui City."

Tang Pin was dumbfounded again, the emperor is too irresponsible, so is it really no problem to be the emperor?

The official said: "Now the emperor is most worried about foreign enemies. There are constant wars at the border, the country cannot become rich, and many soldiers die on the battlefield every day. The Tang Dynasty wants to improve the food supply, but there are not enough young men. After coming down, Datang couldn't stand it long ago, if there is no new food, about half of the country's population will die again."

Tang Pin was shocked, half of the population, there must be dead bodies everywhere, cannibalism or something, dead people piled up on the battlefield, Tang Pin shook his head after the picture he saw on TV in the future, only in this Only in the era can we truly feel that those are real people, not actors who died in suspended animation, but real people.

A Niu looked at Tang Pin's face pale in an instant, fearing to scare Tang Pin again, he said: "I had a drink today, I have to go to rest first, my lord excuse me."

A Niu took Tang Pin back to the room, the official shook his head and sighed, he said this just to let Tang Pin know that the Great Tang is not the flat land that he saw in front of him, the emperor wanted Tang Pin to think of a way, the official had a bitter face, How could the emperor think that Tang Pin would have a solution? To force Tang Pin like this, the official feels guilty. He feels sorry for Tang Pin, and always throws the biggest problem to Tang Pin.

☆, imperial decree does not direct money

Tang Pin sat on the table in a daze, A Niu poured him a cup of tea, Tang Pin held it in his hand, didn't take a sip, still thinking about the number of people who died on the battlefield, A Niu pulled him into his arms and patted: "Don't think about it, it's time to think about it when you go to the court."

Tang Pin raised his face and said, "How many people die on the battlefield every year?"

A Niu covered Tang Pinchun's pure eyes, and smiled wryly: "There is no one Qing."

"Da Tang now has food, cloth to make clothes, and salt." Tang Pin said, "Why are you being bullied by foreign enemies?"

"They are strong and have many weapons, which the Tang Dynasty did not have. The Tang Dynasty is a big country, but they don't have enough food, horses and weapons." A Niu said: "They all rely on thin soldiers to fight hand-to-hand. Come, and barely defend Datang."

Tang Pin pulled A Niu's hand away and said: "Datang can also make better weapons, the cold weapons used in this era, if they are made, they are afraid that foreign enemies will fail."

A Niu hugged Tang Pin tightly, and said softly: "The manufacture of weapons is too slow, and they are not enough for the army. When Datang has enough food, there will be horses, so that the foreign enemies can be repelled."

"How long will it take?" Tang Pin asked, "Do you still want the soldiers to die?"

A Niu didn't want Tang Pin to know too much, so he coaxed: "The imperial court will find a way, now, go to bed quickly, and let the emperor and the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty worry about it."

Tang Pin couldn't sleep, so he took A Niu's hand and said, "I know how to make better weapons. Datang only has copper and iron, which are not easy to preserve. They are not hard enough, and they are also very heavy. Slow, if I teach them, the speed of production can be accelerated, and the death on the battlefield will be reduced.”

A Niu stared fiercely at Tang Pin and said, "Can you make weapons?"

Tang Pin nodded: "I tried it when I was studying."

A Niu looked very suspicious, looked at Tang Pin and said: "You can't say this to anyone, not even your family, it will kill you."

Tang Pin was taken aback. Making weapons could kill him. A Niu said solemnly, "Read me the details of making weapons, and forget about it. No one will admit it."

Tang Pindao: "Are you afraid that people will find out and recruit people to snatch it?"

A Niu nodded: "The manufacture of weapons is much more important than food. It is the most secret thing. All countries are looking for people who make weapons. If they can't get them, they will kill them. Even the emperor can't believe it. He will make weapons for the sake of making weapons. Lock you up and never see outsiders."

Tang Pin was getting nervous now, he held A Niu's hand and said: "You won't tell the emperor, I don't want to be locked up."

A Niu shook his head resolutely: "How could I be willing to put you in danger? I really want to hide you. I don't know whether it's luck or misfortune for the things in my mind."

Tang Pin raised his head and said: "But it must be the happiness of Datang people."

A Niu laughed and kissed Tang Pin, yes, it was Datang's luck, but not theirs. It's something to be happy about. Up to now, the emperor has not brought them into the palace, nor into the capital, not in that In the circle, there is still freedom, A Niu said: "When you are critical, you must protect yourself first, and don't think too much about other things. I don't want you to trade your life."

Tang Pin said with a smile: "How could it be? With you here, I want to live a long life."

A Niu touched Tang Pin's face and said, "Well, live to be a hundred years old."

In order to protect Tang Pin, Ah Niu went to the iron factory in person and stayed there for more than a month. Tang Pin wanted to see Ah Niu, but was stopped and could not leave the village. They would sit and cry and follow closely behind. Tang Pin was so annoyed that he had to stay at home obediently.

In more than a month, Ah Niu came back only once, and ate a few big bowls of Tang Pin's cooked food. After a crazy night, he left again at dawn. Tang Pin bit the quilt and complained. The days without Ah Niu's side It's very sad, it feels like years.

My aunt changed her career to brewing wine. There were so many orders that she couldn’t finish, and wine brewing took a certain amount of time. My aunt wished she could stay up for twelve hours just to make more wine. After more than a month, A Niu came back and stayed at home. For five days, I mainly came back to talk with Tang Pin about the iron-making. New iron-making came out, but there was a bit of discrepancy with what Tang Pin said. A Niu held a lot of papers in his hand, all of which were recorded iron-making matters. , Tang Pin frowned all night, knowing that if he finished it one day earlier, he could save a few more people.

Tang Pin added a lot. The manufacture of iron attracted the attention of the emperor, and A Niu pushed them down. Even if the emperor doubted it, he could not ask directly. A Niu took over the invention of iron making, and the official went to Fugui Village What's more, I can't wait to live in Fugui Village. Half of the officers and soldiers have been transferred to protect it. What A Niu is most worried about is Tang Pin's safety. The official has done his best to cooperate with A Niu.

Tang Pin made a lot of snacks and packed them for A Niu to take. Outside is no worse than at home, life is much worse. No matter how the official cooperates, he will follow everyone in life, and now there is still a focus on guarding, even the official They couldn't get in, they were taken over by the army, and everything was written directly to the emperor.

A Niu kissed Tang Pin with the dim sum on his back, and he was reluctant to let go of the hand he was holding. Tang Pin was sent all the way to the road, and he was sent to the third village. Tang Pin had no intention of going back, A Niu Tighten Tang Lu's clothes, held her in her arms, took a deep breath, and said softly, "Go back, the iron making is done, and I will come back to Fugui Village as soon as possible."

"The autumn harvest will be here soon, don't do anything in the fields." A Niu said: "If it's cold, don't go out, don't worry me."

Tang Pin said obediently: "I'll wait for you to come back."

A Niu hugged Tang Pin for a long time before letting go, and left quickly without looking back, for fear that he would not want to leave after turning around. The officer and the officers and soldiers were not escorting A Niu, but Tang Pin. The old man and aunt followed closely behind. , Stretching his neck to look at the background of A Niu's departure, Tang Pin stood there stupidly, and when he was completely out of sight, he walked back step by step.

Everyone thinks that Tang Pin has a delicate personality, but they don’t know that the only person Tang Pin can tell the truth in Datang is A Niu, and the first person I saw here is also A Niu, Tang Pin is not like this after all. People in this era depend deeply on Ah Niu, and they can live happily until now because of Ah Niu's side.

Tang Pin sits at the door of the house every day, not talking much, staring at the sky in a daze, watching the busy villagers outside in a daze, watching the students playing after school in a daze, sometimes sitting for a whole day, no one will disturb Tang Pin, aunt Hand over everything in the house to the servants, and concentrate on guarding Tang Pin. The little guy is learning to crawl, and from time to time he will crawl up to Tang Pin, drooling and smiling at Tang Pin.

During the autumn harvest, the hungry people got their wages and food, and rushed home one after another. The piles of food made the villagers laugh, and the emperor was even more anxious. He called the army early and took away the tax. The food disappeared overnight. Halfway through, the villagers in Fugui City stared at each other, wishing to stare out the food that the army was holding.

The official lord went all over the world to intercede and save the emperor's face. Fortunately, everyone was angry and didn't really want to make trouble with the emperor. This food is also given by God. As long as the food can be harvested in this way, the emperor If you want to collect it, just collect it, and if you leave enough to eat, you can sell it.

The role of the army has become tax collection. The whole Tang Dynasty collected it and filled the granary for the first time. This is the first time since the founding of the country. Sufficient food and clothing, in fact, is still a long way from this, but for thousands of years, this is the turning point from hunger to food and clothing. In a few years, the whole Tang Dynasty will have food reserves.

This year's autumn harvest was celebrated for three days throughout the Tang Dynasty. The emperor ate sweet potatoes and potatoes in the morning in front of civil and military officials, and even ate two bowls of white rice. The emperor took the lead in eating it. Who would dare not eat it? The families of civil and military officials all bought sweet potatoes, potatoes, rice and other grains for a while, which opened up the market for Datang's various grains.

Fugui City received the emperor's praise, a long list of good names, but no silver, not even a grain of rice, the official and the master sighed with the imperial decree, exhausted, just some false names, scholars and scholars I even wrote a lot of beautiful articles about Fugui City. At first, everyone was so happy that they couldn’t sleep. A few extra grains of rice are useful at home.

☆, the arrival of court officials

Fugui City has spent a lot of thought on roads and rivers. Business is very important to roads. Without a wide road, there is no way to sell goods. Fugui City has had countless hungry people in the past two years. They are called to build roads, and rivers are even more important. The land reclaimed, if there is a heavy rain, the food will be submerged, and there is nowhere to cry. Water is also needed to irrigate the land, and the construction of the water system is even more sloppy.

Because there was a lot of land reclamation, and a lot of trees in the mountain were cut down, Tang Pin asked the official to build a stone wall on the mountain, so that there would be no problems of water and soil erosion, and the entire Fugui City became a brand new one in two years. The city is not afraid of drought, has hidden water, is not afraid of floods, has a perfect water system, and the development of commerce is even more prosperous. The population directly exceeds that of the capital.

The government stickers recruit workers, female workers are required, there is work, food and one day off every month, people in Fugui City have gone to farm, otherwise they are busy with their own business, really can't attract people, the government's recruitment stickers When they arrived in Lingcheng, [-] female workers were recruited, all of whom were woolen sweaters. A large amount of wool was transported into Fugui City. This income was comparable to the taxes of the two cities. The imperial court did not take back this industry. Instead, let Fugui City complete the exchange. The court took all the exchange, but left the wool industry. The official lord came to A Niu and Tang Pin more than once to cry, and the price of a cart of wool sent by the court was more than wool. Half of the cloth, when Aniu and Tang Pin, the wool was almost free. The court saw that the official did not dare to say anything, and threw all the troubles over, and just took the money away.

When the new year was approaching, officials from the imperial court came to Fugui City to inspect. The official was wearing an official uniform and was waiting at the gate of the city early. In the past two years, this was the first time that an imperial court official entered Fugui City. He didn't even pass by. The emperor attaches great importance to Fugui City. Officials in the court hide as much as they can, and they can be blamed for any mistakes. The official has no idea who his boss is, and he has changed at least ten bosses in two years. Instead of reporting to the superior, it was reported to the imperial court and delivered directly to the emperor. The official did not even have a chance to curry favor with the superior.

The official also wanted to meet his boss this time. The court official wrote that he would arrive this morning. It was true. The official waited for a short while before he saw the person coming. The court official came out of the carriage and left. It was a long way away, so I got out of the car and walked over. The official was still puzzled. The court officials met the official first, which shocked the official. According to the official rank, the official is the smallest seventh-rank official. Not to mention being an official of the court, he has a lot of top poles.

The official lord helped the court officials into the mansion softly. Unexpectedly, the court officials immediately took out gifts, and said with a flattering smile: "A little gift is a special product of the capital. I heard that you have stayed in Fugui City for seven years. I left before, but this time I came here, I specially brought it for adults to taste."

The official master can't speak anymore. After receiving the gift, he was so moved that he was on the verge of tears. The emperor didn't even reward him with any special products. It's because the officials understand the needs of the officials. Can the gifts from the capital be the same?The official asked the cook to add a few more foods from Fugui City. The snacks and pastries were lined up, and the tea was fragrant. In winter, there were a few tomato trees that grew well in the hall, and the red tomatoes were hanging on the branches. The court officials couldn't see enough, they were curious about this, and that was fresh, and they didn't miss anything about the food on the table.

At dinner, a large table of vegetables and greens made the court officials exclaim again and again, and even ate half of the roast duck. The difference was quite a lot, and the court officials blushed, and said embarrassedly: "In the imperial city, in the imperial palace, you can't eat such delicacies. Being an official in Fugui City is better than being an official in the imperial city."

The official was about to cry when he heard this. This Fugui City is where the emperor throws his troubles. If he is not promoted, he will not be rewarded with money. Countless hungry people will come, the food harvest is not enough for relief, and the homeless beggars are sent to Fugui City, and the army is short of food and grass, so Fugui City can help. For thousands of years, which official will encounter With such a thing, Master Guan couldn't even eat, and shook his head.

The officials of the imperial court have no airs at all, they dare not put on airs, the seventh-rank officials of the lord official can walk sideways in the imperial city, no one dares to offend him, the emperor praised the lord official more than once, and praised the people in Fugui City, this is the founding of the country This has never happened before. The officials who came down from the imperial court this time were all selected by the emperor himself. Everything was checked so as not to disturb the life of Fugui City. In many places, the court officials were not allowed to enter and asked to know the living conditions of Fugui City.

On the second day, the court officials got up earlier than the official. Without disturbing others, they simply had breakfast and took some officers and soldiers to the streets. The streets in the city were very lively in the early morning. The door opened, and people came in to pull goods, and the sound of selling was heard far away.

There are more commodities on the street than in the capital city. The court officials ate a few breakfasts, and they all felt good. They followed the merchants all the way, and the court officials were mixed in the middle. No one would look at them or move out of the way just because they were officials. , They are all people who work for a living, and they all regard officials as ordinary people.

The court official asked, "Where is this going?"

The businessman said: "I went to Fugui Village to collect goods. Last time I came here to pull a cart of vermicelli, which sold well. Now I will pull a few more carts and open a small shop at home to sell the vermicelli from Fugui Village."

The court official asked the businessman behind him, "Where are you going?"

Another businessman said: "I also went to Fugui Village, ordered a cart of tea, and brought it back to my hometown to sell. There are many scholars there, and they all drink this tea, which is not available in other places."

The court official looked at the merchants in the row behind and asked, "Are there many people who go to Fugui Village to buy goods every day?"

"That's right. In Datang, Fugui Village's products are the best sellers. They are guaranteed not to lose money. Everyone likes the products here. The prices are cheap and delicious. People from the collar city come here to buy products." The businessman said.

The court official nodded, followed the businessman, walked for three hours, and came to Baogui Village. It happened to be the time for the students to go to school. They ran to help, and pushed some heavy goods, and curious students ran over and asked the court officials, "Are you the official's boss?"

The court official smiled and nodded, the students greeted politely, and ran to school happily, an old man behind the students shouted everyone to be careful, holding the younger child by the hand, shaking all the way to the school, the court The officials also walked into the school. The school is very large and there are many students living in it. The gentlemen guarded the door and counted the students who came. After the old man sent the students, he went to the back to prepare food. Just a nod of the head as a greeting.

The first class was mathematics. The court officials sat at the back and listened to the gentlemen asking various questions. The students below were able to answer them. There were many calculations that even the court officials couldn’t figure out. They looked at the students in surprise Ladies and gentlemen, these are eleven or twelve-year-old children, so they can have such knowledge.

The second class is memorization. The gentlemen make a cup of tea and put it on the table. The students go up to memorize it one by one. The gentlemen ask some questions from time to time for the students to answer. No matter the answer is right or wrong, they will not be punished. The gentlemen sometimes gave lectures to the students who recited the texts and answers, and the court officials were very puzzled. They had never heard of the texts recited by the students. Being an official in the city, you can still be selected by the emperor to come to Fugui City, and your knowledge will not be bad, but the texts memorized by these students have never been read by court officials.

When class was over, the court officials came up to ask Mr., Mr. said: "He knows how to recite and answer. Judging from his memorization, he didn't obediently go back last night and recite it again. And these articles are all written by Ah Niu. No one knows where it came from, but the teaching method is based on what Mr. Tang Pin proposed, and it cannot be taught rigidly."

The court officials said: "Gentlemen, please accept