Northern Song Dynasty: It’s a showdown, who said I, Zhao Zhen, don’t have a son?

Chapter 10 The gang committed the crime smoothly

After the man was taken away by the officers and soldiers, the people around him cheered.

Several vendors also cheered loudly to celebrate their victory.

"Bigger and stronger, create greater glories!"

The vendors turned back to continue their business. The bustle of the morning market was not greatly affected by the sudden appearance of a few people, but instead became more lively.

But at this time, Zhao He was a little panicked.

According to the laws of the Song Dynasty, he was instigating people's hearts, right?

Although it is just to protect one's own interests, such a large-scale fight cannot be easily solved by sending a few officers and soldiers away.

Throughout the dynasties, incidents such as inciting people's hearts and minds were explicitly prohibited. Even in the Song Dynasty, large-scale gatherings were severely controlled by officers and soldiers.

why?
If a huge group is just a piece of scattered sand, no one will care about how big they are, or even look down upon them.

But if there is such a person, leading these groups to develop in one direction, the tiny power of countless people can overthrow everything, including the rule of this dynasty.

In most dynasties, it was nothing more than winning people's hearts and overthrowing tyrannical rulers. As the top ruler, it was natural to prohibit such behavior.

But at the moment, it seems that it has not been affected at all, but everything must be prepared for a rainy day, and we cannot wait until the day when things happen and then panic.

After the busy morning market, Zhao He was cleaning up the stalls, and vendors not far away quickly gathered around.

"Xiao Langjun, I sold more than two guan just for selling Xiao Long Bao today. This is today's share. Please click on it."

"Thanks to Mr. Xiao Lang, today's revenue has lived up to my expectations. I earned a little more than three dollars today."

"Mr. Lang, thanks to you, if I take this money back today, my mother-in-law at home will no longer look at me with blank eyes!"

As the man spoke, he burst into tears with excitement.

Zhao He put the money in his pocket with a smile. Today's share of these people alone is six dollars. Adding today's revenue, it directly breaks through the ten dollar mark!
Although he would make more money if he left these things to himself, Zhao He knew the importance of neighborly relations. Moreover, he did not have enough manpower to do these things now. The key was that he could not trust them.

With the interests tied to these traders, his income will not be too small for at least three months.

Several people thanked him and left with expressions of gratitude on their faces, as if they regarded Zhao He as a bole who could lead them to make a lot of money.

Zhao Heye and Guo Huai immediately cleaned up the stall.

Guo Huai reminded: "Lang Jun, according to the laws of the Song Dynasty, it is not a small crime to incite people's hearts. Nothing happened today, but I suggest that Lang Jun should do this less in the future."

Zhao He nodded: "Don't worry, Uncle Guo, I have a sense of discretion on this matter."

Seeing no one, Fan Zhongyan also stepped forward.

"Xiao Langjun, how is business today?"

Zhao He curled his lips, why is this old man so haunted? He came here just after opening and hasn't left yet?

"If you are asking me to study and take the imperial examination again, then I suggest you don't say anything."

Fan Zhongyan was silent for a moment, intending to change his mind.

"Little Prince, if you had achieved fame, I'm afraid what those ruffians did today would never have happened. Besides, there must be many people who value your fortune here. If one wave leaves, another wave will come."

"In this case, continuing like this is definitely not an option."

Zhao He said with a smile: "Does the old gentleman think that as long as I take part in the imperial examination and gain fame, such things can be prevented?"

Fan Zhongyan smiled and nodded.

"Is it possible that the purpose of studying is to bully others and protect yourself?" "If this is really the case, then this kid has no interest at all."

Zhao He sneered and said no more.

Fan Zhongyan naturally did not mean this, and explained: "These ruffians rely on being rogue and have been here for many years to exploit vendors. They are not good people in the first place."

"What I mean is that if you rely on your talent and become an official in the future, you can reduce or even eliminate such things as much as possible. Wouldn't it be a good thing?"

Zhao He took a deep breath, looked at the old man and said: "This is not what I should worry about. What I have to do is to take care of my one-third acre of land. When soldiers come, I will block the water and cover it with soil. If someone insists on attacking me, then I will I'm sure you won't be polite."

He turned around and said: "Old sir, you have read too much and have your own understanding of the world, but the world is not a very good thing."

"They bullied me because they were better at fighting than me, and they might have some connections, so they saw that I was a commoner and they could exploit me."

"Even if I become a high official and can use my status to prevent these things, there will always be people who are bigger than me, even officials. They will rely on their power to make me bow down and let me do things I don't want to do. , Isn’t this also true for the New Deal?”

After listening to what Zhao He said, Fan Zhongyan thought for a long time and then asked a question: "Does the young man think that this world is really hopeless?"

Fan Zhongyan's questions could be big or small. They seemed like tests, but they were actually questions he asked himself deep in his heart.

He strictly implemented the New Deal for several years and sought benefits for the country and the people, but in exchange he was indeed demoted out of the capital. Even the worldly order he hoped to see did not appear. Even in the capital, you can see the oppression of the common people.

This is very sad for Fan Zhongyan.

Zhao He looked at this old man, as if he had reached a certain state of reading. Many great Confucians in ancient times were like this. They had a beautiful vision of the world, and they would even continue to work hard for it.

But they don't know that what hinders the development of this world is often themselves and the dynasty they rely on for their faith.

How could a feudal society with class differentiation become like that?

Zhao He simply sat down, looked at the old man and said, "How the world is, in fact, often depends on personal understanding. Officials believe that if the country is stable and there are no internal or external troubles and their position is stable enough, it is a good world."

"Scholar-bureaucrats feel that as long as their own interests can be guaranteed, this is a good way of life."

"Other nobles and wealthy people think that if they can remain as they are now, they are doing well in the world."

"But the people think that as long as they have enough food and good clothes, they are in a good world."

"Everyone has a different understanding of the world, so it depends on how the individual understands it. Just like when Fan Xianggong and others carried out reforms, although they had the intention of serving the country and the people, they did not consider what each class wanted and took what they wanted. Using the interests of the upper class to compensate for those below will make the system unstable."

"If you want to really change, you must know what they want, and then provide corresponding policies. The party whose interests have been harmed must find ways to make up for it and maintain a certain balance, just like the conservation of various elements in a chemical reaction. You may not understand what I’m saying.”

"In short, when it comes to whether the world is good or bad, we should look at the overall situation, rather than focusing solely on the interests of one party. This is to abandon the fundamental and pursue the inferior."

Zhao He used a modern critical thinking to analyze the situation of the entire Qingli New Deal in the Song Dynasty, which was largely involved in private affairs.

However, precisely because he views it from the perspective of the entire history, it is more fair. This is not a difficult thing for modern people, on the contrary, it is these ancients.

They cannot see it from the perspective of the entire feudal dynasty or the decline of the dynasty, and they have not seen how great that era was that truly took into account the interests of all classes, so their thinking is narrow-minded to a certain extent.

At this moment, the old man was in a daze, recalling what Zhao He said in his mind.

Although it feels a bit eccentric, it makes sense in some places.

This made the old man, who had just emerged from failure, begin to reflect on what he had done over the years and start to put something together.

Gradually piece together the mess of class interests and demands.

A more ideal and greater country emerged in my mind.

Fan Zhongyan suddenly sighed, how wonderful it would be if he could see such a dynasty in his lifetime!

(End of this chapter)