This Northern Song Dynasty is a bit weird

Chapter 233 How to repay the favor of a meal
"You want to solve the land annexation?" Lu Sen asked with a smile.

Wang Anshi nodded: "Private Bao was released because of this matter. I have been thinking about it for a long time in Qiongzhou, and I really think this is the biggest problem of this dynasty. One day in the future, all the land in the world will be in the hands of the gentry, and the common people will have nothing to cultivate." When they were in the field, they would either starve to death, or sell themselves as slaves and make wedding clothes for others all their lives. This is a disaster in the world and must be resolved.”

Lu Sen thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "I have also discussed this matter with Baofu Yin, and he also asked me similar questions, but I told him that the matter of land annexation can only be resolved from the outside. There is no internal solution."

"Really?" Wang Anshi frowned and asked, "Or, has no one done this?"

Lu Sen sighed: "It's not like I haven't done it before. When Wang Mang reformed the system, his original intention was to solve the problem of land annexation at that time. Unfortunately...you are also clear about the consequences."

Wang Anshi was thoughtful, but after Lu Sen's explanation, he remembered that Wang Mang did do this back then.

"Is there really no way?" Wang Anshi asked: "To solve it from the outside is to change the dynasty."

Lu Sen looked at him in surprise, and then said with a smile: "Wang Junshou really dare to say that."

Wang Anshi snorted lightly: "I dare to say it in front of Master Lu, but I dare not in front of other people."

Lu Sen didn't answer, but took a sip of the wine from Bitian Pavilion.

Now many Semu people bring their own local wine, which is very expensive, about [-] barrels can be exchanged for a bolt of silk.

It has to be said that the wine outside is indeed better than the wine made by Da Song himself.

The main reason is that there are few places suitable for growing grapes in Song Dynasty, and the quality of the grapes grown is not high for the time being.

Nature cannot make good wine.

Wang Anshi also took a sip of the wine. After pondering for a while, he asked, "Really Lu attaches so much importance to the land annexation, I think there is a way. Can you talk about it so that I can give some experience to the subordinates."

"Actually, it's not a good solution." Lu Sen looked at Wang Anshi for a while, and felt that the other party was sincerely asking for advice and really wanted to solve this problem, so he said, "My master...he said that all disputes in the world The reason is that the existing interests are insufficient, in other words, the cake...the dough is not big enough. So in many cases, if the dough is not enough, you might as well make it bigger."

Wang Anshi was stunned for a moment, and said, "What does Master Lu mean... to open up territories?"

"It does mean that." Lu Sen said with a smile: "But it's just one of them. We don't have to conquer the neighboring countries around us. It would be too expensive to fight. Like this world, there are still many places suitable for us Song people to live in. Yes, and it is extremely rich, and the place is huge, no less than that of Song Dynasty."

Wang Anshi pondered slightly, and said: "This is a way, but it's hard to leave the homeland, and I'm afraid the people won't want to go out."

"Then lead them out." Lu Sen said with a smile.

"Just like what Master Lu did at this time?" Wang Anshi stared at Lu Sen steadfastly.

Lu Sen smiled but didn't speak.

He really admires these civil servants who have left their names in history. Perhaps their vision is limited by the times, but they do have their own way of thinking about people's hearts and insight into world affairs.

Bao Zheng saw Lu Sen's determination, and Wang Anshi saw Lu Sen's layout.

Most of the things in this matter cannot stand pondering.

Seeing that Lu Sen hadn't spoken, Wang Anshi also fell silent. The two drank in silence, and when the glass was empty, they waved each other's hands and said goodbye in a tacit understanding.

Wang Anshi was a little drunk, and when he left Bitian Pavilion, his figure was a little swaying.

Lu Sen stood at the window on the second floor and watched him leave.

The solar ship in the sky was shining with golden light, and Hangzhou, the city that never sleeps, was covered with a layer of orange light. Wang Anshi walked on the street crowded with pedestrians, like a stone melting into the sand, it was not at all inconspicuous.

Lu Sen suddenly remembered that Wang Anshi, more than a year ago, was a dignified literati with a dignified appearance. Even in casual clothes, he stood out from the crowd and was almost the most conspicuous one.

But now, it feels like an ordinary person.

This should be considered an improvement... Lu Sen murmured to himself.

No matter what, Lu Sen knew that since he appeared in the Northern Song Dynasty in this parallel time and space, history had already begun to change.

It wasn't very obvious before, but now the history in Lu Sen's 'impression' has made a big difference.

The failure of Wang Anshi's reform in the original world was because he was too arrogant, too obstinate, too strong, too 'independent', and too eager for success, all because of his extreme personality.

But Wang Anshi seems to be different now.

Lu Sen patted the window, a little relieved, and left Bitian Pavilion.

When he returned to the cave, he saw that Bilian was messing with Xue Nu, and was instructing Xue Nu to play with 'magic'.

For a while, the fountain was frozen into icicles, and for a while, an ice bridge was made to slide from the slope.

Lu Jingjing joined in the fun and applauded loudly.

Pang Meier and Yang Jinhua were exchanging skills on how to weave rainbow silk.

A peaceful scene.

Lu Sen sat in the gazebo, took out books and paper from the system backpack, and began to practice calligraphy.

At first he just practiced for fun, but now it has become a habit.

I feel uncomfortable if I don't practice for a day, and it's also because his handwriting looks better and better.

The vixen walked over from the side, sat opposite him, and said, "The more I envy you, sir, you have such a skill in your sleeve, it's really convenient."

In fact, Lu Xianxian also has a lot in his sleeves, but there are some subtle differences.

Not to mention the few things in her "Sleeve Cosmos", there is a time limit, and it will consume aura at the same time, the more you install, the more you will consume.

Under normal circumstances, only hold one or two more precious and lighter treasures.

Lu Sen stopped the brush in his hand, looked up at her, and asked, "Want to play chess again?"

Lu Xianxian shook her head, she thought for a while, and said, "I want Mr. Lang to accompany me to Qingqiu!"

Lu Sen was stunned for a moment, and asked, "Didn't Qingqiu lose his connection with the human world?"

Not long after Lu Xianxian joined the Lu family, Lu Sen also asked privately what was going on with 'Qingqiu'.

According to Lu Xianxian, 'Qingqiu', 'Kunlun', 'Moon Palace', and 'Tiangong' are actually a special kind of small world, which was created in the prehistoric era when the aura was extremely strong.

It's a bit like a small bubble sticking to the outside of a big bubble, which probably means that.

By 200 years ago, the aura of heaven and earth was not as good as before, so the connection between each small world and the Central Plains became unstable, and then the whale was born, and all the small worlds were decoupled from the Central Plains world.

"I just want to see if there is anything left in Qingqiu."

Lu Sen thought for a while and said, "Why did you call me? You can go with Jingjing."

If you are worried about the exhaustion of spiritual energy, Lu Jingjing can solve it very well. Just take a bite and Lu Xianxian will be full.

Lu Xianxian said helplessly: "But Jingjing doesn't have any combat capabilities. If he encounters the Tianji Sect, or the Cultivation of Immortals sect, it won't be very good."

This is indeed a problem. Although Lu Jingjing is full of heaven and earth aura, she can't use it very well. It is okay to deal with ordinary people, but to deal with 'experts' is like beating a dog with a meat bun.

This is a matter of race, not of her own ability.

If there are really a few people from the Tianjimen, first consume a wave of Lu Xianxian, forcing her spiritual energy to dry up temporarily, and then they can be wiped out.

You must know that sects like Tianjimen have secret techniques to deal with monster races. Otherwise, Lu Xianxian would not have been hammered by Tianjimen and forced her to hide in Dongpu when she was at her peak.

"Then let's go with you." Lu Sen thought for a while and said, "Take the golden flower."

"Listen to Mr. Lang."

Lu Sen brought Yang Jinhua with him first to avoid suspicion. After all, a single man and a widow have been out in pairs for many days, so it is inevitable that people will have some thoughts in their hearts.

In addition, every time Lu Sen went out, he took Bilian and Meier more often, so this time he wanted to take Yang Jinhua to relax.

During the meal, she talked about this decision, except for Bi Lian who was a little unhappy and acted coquettishly, everyone else agreed.

Yang Jinhua was also very happy.

As a big wife, she was supposed to stay at home and take care of the housework, but the daughter's family, who doesn't want to spend more time with her husband.

So that night, she generously gave up the bed to Mei Er and Bi Lian, and slept in another room to recharge her energy.

Lu Sen is going to go to Qingqiu, which is now Qiancheng City.

And outside the city of Suzhou in the north, in a house next to Taihu Lake, Yaoyao and Kunkun were glaring at each other at the same time.

A group of men, young and old, stood in front of the door, all of them were excited.

And in the middle of the two sides, is an old woman, who is sitting on the ground, wiping tears.

The candlelight shook the shadows, and the faces of the people in the room were bright and dark, as if they were shaking with the time.

After a while, Yaoyao said aloud: "My surname is Yu, not Huang! What about your Huang clan has nothing to do with our sisters!"

Kunkun next to him nodded vigorously and stared angrily at the opposite side, like an angry little female cat.

The old man standing in the crowd said slowly: "Yaoyao, you grew up in our village. Although your surname is Yu, no one in our village regards you as an outsider. Since you didn't enter the brothel Before, you grew up eating food from our Huang family, right?"

That's right!

Yaoyao pursed her lips, not knowing how to answer.

What the other party said is indeed true.

The parents of the two of them never took care of them. They were brought up by their grandmother, and then occasionally went to other people's homes in the village to get some food. Then when they were a little over six years old, their parents came to pick them up from Yangzhou .

At that time, they thought they could live with their parents from now on, but they didn't expect that their parents sold them both to a brothel.

Yangzhou skinny horse... It started gradually in the Song Dynasty.

Among them, the twin thin horses are the top grade.

How much was it sold for... The two of them also found out in the brothel later, it was 200 taels.

In the eyes of the sisters at the time, this figure was simply an indescribable huge sum of money.

The kind of feeling that I can't understand in my whole life.

But fortunately, the two of them had a relatively good fortune, and it was a blessing in disguise, so they had to worship in the fairy gate.

They have money now... Lu Sen has never treated the people around him badly in the monthly schedule, not to mention his three wives, and they can use the money in the family.

And Lingo and Heizhu also have a few taels of silver every month, as for Yaoyao and Kunkun's money, they are also the same as Heizhu.

At the same time, during festivals and New Years, you can still get red envelopes from the master, and you don't need to spend money, so the two saved a lot of money together.

In their opinion, 200 taels of silver didn't seem like a big amount.

With money and ability, I want to repay my relatives.

Parents...the two of them don't want to, and if they don't hold a grudge, they are already very generous.

So now the only person they want to repay is grandma.

And grandma was old, so she brought some fruit and honey over, thinking about honoring grandma.

The intention was good, but unexpectedly, something went wrong.

The fruits of the Lu family are fairy fruits outside. Honey dare not talk about resurrection, as long as you still have a breath, you can be rescued.

For such things, Yaoyao and Kunkun gave grandma a lot.

Both of them, like Lu Sen, have system backpacks.

However, the two of them have few 'grids', only twenty grids each, so they can't carry too many things.

So in addition to some change of clothes and some protective equipment, there are fruits, honey, and money.

The grandmother of the two worked hard when she was a child. Although she is only in her 50s, she looks old and looks like she is about 80 years old. Her hands and feet are not flexible, and she is also a little confused.

As a result, after eating fruit and drinking honey, I became much younger, even more energetic, and more sober.

Her grandmother is also a kind person, and she has good things in her hands, so she wants to return the favor.

So he gave some fruits to other people in the village to enjoy.

As a result, after eating, something happened.

There are not many stupid people in this world. Even if they have never read a book, farmers who have dealt with loess all their lives have their own account books in mind.

After these people tasted the effect and the taste, they gathered at Yaoyao's grandmother's house, hoping that Yaoyao would provide them with more of this fruit.

Seeing that Yaoyao stopped talking, the old man in the middle smiled and said: "Yaoyao, we are not ignorant of good and evil, we know that you two sisters must be in a good family, otherwise you would not dress so beautifully, nor would you Get these goodies."

"We don't have people who are rich and honored, we have worshiped in the fairy gate, and we have a master."

The old man waved his hand and said indifferently: "This has nothing to do with our Nantou Village. We don't ask much. How to grow these fruits. Please tell us these poor people. We can't eat enough or wear enough just to grow crops." Warm, must have a skill."

While talking, the old man spread out his hand, inside were a few fruit stones, which seemed to be peaches.

"These fruits were given by my master. We don't know how to plant them." Kunkun said angrily from the side.

The old man grinned, and there were few teeth left: "It doesn't matter, you can ask your master, who can make you dress so well and eat such good food, if you want to come to your master, it must hurt you. As the saying goes, a meal of kindness is like rebirth. The two of you sisters have grown up in our Huangjia Village, and it’s time to repay your kindness.”

Yaoyao trembled all over and closed her eyes in anger.

(End of this chapter)