The last conscience of the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 143 The Truth
There seemed to be some terrible feeling in the palace.

All Renzong's sons were underage.

Next, Renzong, Yingzong, Zhezong...

Cao Tan asked: "If it's a palace problem, then...where is he?"

Liang Xin replied: "Nothing happened to him. It's been almost 30 years since the palace was last built. Everything in the palace is normal now. If there are no accidents, he will be full of children, too many to count."

Cao Tan: "Then it's an accident, husband."

Liang Xin was stunned.

But if you think about it carefully, what Cao Tan said is really very reasonable. It was really an accident.

Cao Tan asked back: "Husband, those poisonous medicinal materials, no matter whether they have motives or not, there is nothing wrong with being careful."

Liang Xin said: "He has very good medical skills."

Cao Tan: "You are tall enough to understand what your husband just said, the poison of black tin?"

Seeing Liang Xin thinking, Cao Tan added: "After Princess Zhu passes away, who else in this palace can make her fearful? When the dandy nature of greed for pleasure is no longer concealed, what should a husband do?"

When how?
Liang Xin closed her eyes and leaned on the soft cushion.

Cao Tan stopped talking and looked at Liang Xin quietly.

What Liang Xin was thinking was that historical records indicate that when the Song Dynasty was founded, there were three hundred maids and less than a hundred eunuchs in the palace.When Zhao Ji truly came to power, there were nearly 150 maids, concubines, and over a thousand eunuchs in the Northern Song Dynasty palace.Zhao Ji had nearly [-] famous and high-ranking concubines.

And the expenses...

Liang Xin suddenly realized that if Zhao Ji really let go, the national treasury would not be able to support him.

What to do if the treasury has no money?

Historically, Cai Jing's approach was to scrape the land and harm ordinary people.

Liang Xin bent down and picked up the tea cup at this time: "Injuring one person and saving the world, I am pedantic. But madam, you have to understand that people are doing things and God is watching, and there must be a degree in everything. What's more, some ideas are just Between you and me, even dad doesn’t know, so we must be more restrained.”

"Also, I don't want to see chaos in the world. What I want is for the country to be rich and the people strong. What I want is the majesty of China, and what I want is for the world to be under the sun and be taught by my Chinese virtues. And I, speak of God. Treat me well, think about it, in this family, there are you, my wife, and them, we have good clothes and good food."

Cao Tan naturally understands this truth.

Cao Tan said: "Of course you can't rush, but you can plan slowly. On the surface, Zheng Cairen seems to be knowledgeable, courteous, gentle and amiable, but he is actually a very scheming person. Liang Zhong told me, 'He 'I haven't been to the harem for more than a month. Does Zheng Cairen have no idea?"

Mentioning this matter, Liang Xin gave a helpless and bitter smile: "Speaking of which, over at Taoyuan Pavilion, even if 'he' wears a mask, he can't hide his identity. It is inevitable to attract bees and butterflies. He has so much strength to go there. He is running away from the harem. I am worried that he will contract some unclean disease. If he has a misfortune, many things will be very troublesome. "

Liang Xin knew that a certain emperor with pigtails had almost all his body covered in ulcers when he died, and the stench spread far and wide.

Nothing can happen to Zhao Ji.

At least he can't do anything until he completes the big layout.

It's the next day.

Liang Xin found a medical book in Xu Shizhen's house, went to see Zhang Dun first, and then prepared to enter the palace during lunch.

Zhang Dun was sorting out a new manuscript. When he saw Liang Xin coming, he just looked up and continued with his manuscript.

Liang Xin sat down: "Mr. Zhang, I have an idea." "Speak frankly."

Liang Xin: "The Green Crops Law is wrong because there is something wrong with the people who implement it. I don't intend to go into depth about the good and bad of the Green Crops Law, right or wrong. It's just that this winter is a cold one, and the charcoal has risen to 210 cents per scale. I plan to Lending money at low interest rates allows people to borrow money to buy coal at a penny of interest.”

Zhang Dun put down the smile in his hand and looked at Liang Xin: "What are you planning?"

Liang Xin replied: "Changing the world, the Song Dynasty put it more bluntly, is where scholar-bureaucrats, nobles, and big landowners benefited, while ordinary people suffered. I understand that starting this way will become a thorn in the side of the big landowners, but Only if we change the industrial structure of the Song Dynasty, change the land annexation, and change the fact that a large number of farmers became tenants, can we strengthen the country."

Zhang Dun asked: "The Cao family is a big landowner."

Liang Xin: "The Cao family can give up [-]% of their land, and the income will be higher. Land is the guarantee of survival, but it is not the foundation of wealth. We use the land to exploit the poor. If one day, robbers come to this land, even the land will be lost." There are no ordinary people, who will fight to protect this land?"

Zhang Dun nodded: "Good advice, it is indeed true. Then I ask again, the Cao family gave up [-]% of their land, and the income was only enough to feed the family. What about the rest of the expenses?"

Liang Xin replied: "Industrialization."

Zhang Dun didn't understand: "What is industrialization?"

Liang Xin: "I have to have lunch with Zhao Ji at noon. I'm afraid I don't have enough time. I'll just say a few words."

"You speak."

"The simplest understanding of industrialization is manufacturing. The three major industries of a country are complementary and inseparable. Industrialization is part of the secondary industry, agriculture is part of the primary industry, and finally the service industry is the tertiary industry. When the secondary industry reaches half of its size, it will be very strong."

Zhang Dun asked: "How strong is it?"

Liang Xin replied: "If the secondary industry can reach 20.00%, Liao people will no longer like to dance with swords and guns, but will become good at singing and dancing."

"Why, why?" Zhang Dun felt a little dizzy.

Liang Xin: "It's very simple. If they dare to move, they will have the consciousness to kill their whole family, because we are already strong enough to ignore their millions of troops. The secondary industry is the foundation of truth and justice, and it also allows the people to have clothes in winter. There is charcoal and a foundation of food.”

Zhang Dun thought for a while: "You enter the palace first and let me think about it. However, I want to remind you that if you really want to do this, I advised you to be domineering last time, and you must do this even more now."

Liang Xin: "I will also seriously consider it."

Zhang Dun picked up the pen again and continued writing his manuscript.

Liang Xin then entered the palace.

After dinner and sipping tea, Liang Xin took out the medical book and said, "Brother Yi, it is written in this book that aconite is poisonous."

Zhao Ji touched the right side of his face and said with a sad face: "Ephedra, Aconite and Asarum Decoction, plus some licorice, can cure toothache. The second time, add a little gypsum to clear the depression. Then, the third time, add Cimicifuga. Clear away heat and detoxify, eliminate evil spirits. A few days ago, I don’t know what happened, but the left half of my face hurt.”

Liang Xin asked: "Why not teach the imperial doctor?"

Zhao Ji replied: "Should I tell the imperial doctor? Because I have been in Taoyuan Pavilion for several days in a row, I am now a holy king."

"That's right." Liang Xin agreed with this statement.

It really doesn't sound good to let the imperial doctor know that Zhao Ji wants to indulge in Taoyuan Pavilion and then cause inflammation and toothache.

Liang Xin added: "I'm going to take out some money to lend money. Do you want to come with us? I plan to pay only one cent per month. If I don't pay, I will pay twelve cents per year. That means I will borrow 110 yuan and pay back [-] yuan." .”

(End of this chapter)