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

Chapter 13 Zhao He actually supports Wu Ren?
The owners of Fan Lou had just entered the teahouse not long ago. When they came out, they found that more than half of the people in the night market had already disappeared.

Several people rubbed their eyes and seemed to be stunned for a while.

Could it be that the way you went out was wrong?
people!

Why are there no people left?

Several people suddenly looked stunned and immediately called the local person in charge. The man hesitated and couldn't speak for a long time.

"Damn it, you don't want to do it anymore! Tell me, where are they?"

"The villain said it when several owners came here. Many vendors in the night market next door have changed to the night market, and the taste is better than what we have here."

The man with a big belly kicked him up without saying a word: "You can't just treat this as one thing. What do you think I'm talking about?"

The people next to him quickly stopped him: "Brother Ye, calm down, you can't solve the problem by taking action. Let's go take a look first."

"Yeah, let's see what's going on over there. If you dare to steal business from us, don't you want to live?"

Several people immediately rushed to Chonghe Night Market and were immediately stunned by the sight in front of them.

This is even more popular than Zhouqiao Night Market!

When they saw a stall, a man bought some kebabs. A few people frowned at the smell, put them in their mouths and chewed them for a while without saying anything.

Everyone looked gloomy, obviously in a bad mood.

"Where did these bumpkins come up with such a recipe, and they added so many different dishes together? We need someone to investigate. We must find out the person behind this who is causing trouble for us!"

Not far away, Cao Lang watched all this, and the smile on his lips gradually became playful.

He was the military director of Kaifeng Mansion, Mr. Zuo. Because a group of traders had beaten up the gangsters a few days ago, he gradually became interested in the young man named Zhao He behind the scenes.

In the past two days, he would often send people or personally follow up and investigate Zhao He. He was almost surprised to find that this young man relied on his unique skills to not only bring together several vendors in the morning market, but even this Dozens of night markets.

This person's method of gathering people's hearts is terrifying!
If it weren't for the fact that what this young man was advocating was to make money, I'm afraid Cao Lang would have directly ordered the arrest of Zhao He and these people. As the mastermind behind the scenes, Zhao He would inevitably be charged with beheading!

Seeing this, Cao Lang found that his interest in this unknown young man became more and more intense, and even the people from Fan Lou got involved.

He planned to wait and see for a while to see how the young man dealt with Fan Lou's methods.

Well, life is getting interesting!
Zhao He, on the other hand, seemed not to realize that he had been noticed by different forces, especially Cao Lang, who had become the Zuo Manager of Kaifeng Prefecture and joined the army at a young age.

Bianjing is the imperial capital, and Kaifeng Prefecture is an institution independent of imperial power. It directly controls the affairs of the entire Bianjing and has great power. Even the Kaifeng Prefecture Yin can enter the court to participate in politics and face the officials directly.

As a subordinate agency of Kaifeng Prefecture, Zuosili Prison is its most important judicial institution. Once the cases that have not been tried by Kaifeng Prefecture are entered into Zuosili Prison, neither the Ministry of Punishment nor the Yushitai have the right to intervene!
At this time, Zhao He was enjoying the night market scenery that looked like that of later generations. He suddenly felt that it looked a bit like the night market on the night of the Hanfu Festival. It was too similar.

Fan Zhongyan was holding a bag of crispy pork in his hand, and he was so happy when he ate it.

Ever since I met this guy, eating has become more enjoyable!
"The prosperity of business in the Song Dynasty led to such a prosperous scene, which has never happened in previous dynasties."

Seeing Fan Zhongyan boasting about the Song Dynasty he believed in, Zhao He smiled and said: "The development of business is a good thing that benefits the country and the people. The previous suppression may be because the productivity development is not high enough. Nowadays, all walks of life in the Song Dynasty are booming. The rise of commerce is also inevitable.”

Fan Zhongyan suddenly asked: "Xiao Langjun, can I ask, how much money can you make if you give all these things to local traders?"

"Don't you do business?"

"I'm just interested in knowing how much benefit the path you choose can bring you."

Zhao He thought for a while and found that there were about eighty vendors that he had cooperated with one after another. Each of them was guaranteed to have a consistent daily income, but it would definitely not be so little. But if you calculate it like this, you can get your share in one day. Thirty guan here.

The share must be much higher than this number.

So Zhao He said: "A few times, not much."

Fan Zhongyan chuckled and couldn't help but start talking again: "If the young man is studying"

Zhao He twitched his lips: "Old man, can you please stop annoying me all day long? Do you believe me or not? I will tell everyone on this street that I will never sell food to you again." Zhao He said He said this as if the whole street belonged to me, but he immediately regretted it after saying it, looked around quickly, and coughed twice.

"Can I ask you a question?"

Fan Zhongyan had just been called an old man and looked a little unhappy. Now he snorted coldly when he heard this.

"Why do you keep pestering me to study? What's so good about studying?"

Fan Zhongyan thought for a moment: "I believe that reading can help people understand themselves, speak and behave righteously, and build good virtues. They can improve themselves through the teachings of saints, and they can help the world and promote conscience."

Zhao He waved his hand: "What you said is too ridiculous. Is it possible that a person who can't even eat enough will reason with you?"

"I believe that in troubled times, if there is no standardized ethics and morals, then the world will be even more chaotic, hopelessly chaotic, and even destroyed. The principles in the book are to teach people how to act and regulate their behavior. It’s just the lower limit.”

In fact, as Fan Zhongyan said, the teachings and principles of saints are to use moral means to establish a bottom line in the hearts of the people. As the saying goes, it sets the lower limit of people's behavior and minimizes the killing of brothers and patricide.

In feudal society, the more important point of these principles is that it allows the people of the world to recognize the existence of the feudal social class and believe in the emperor at the top of this society. This way it can be stabilized.

The old man is capable, Zhao He thinks so, but saying such words in a Song Dynasty that is about to collapse will always be a bit out of place.

Zhao He said with a smile: "If one day, the iron heel of the Liao people goes south, do you think these scholars and officials can persuade them with reason?"

Fan Zhongyan shook his head: "These are not the same thing. Young Master, you are being extreme."

Zhao He looked at the old man and shook his head: "If this is a thing, if such a thing really happens, can studying and becoming an official solve this problem? Can the people of Liao country agree with your theory and have a positive impact on the country?" Will Song show mercy?"

"The reason why I don't like scholars, especially those who are obsessed with studying, is precisely because they can't do anything at this time. They usually sit back and talk about their feelings, and die to repay the king in danger. It's useless!"

Zhao He sneered.

Yes, Bianjing in front of us is indeed prosperous, and the Song Dynasty has always been immersed in such prosperity.

But when the barbarians' cavalry broke through the prosperity, and the relied-upon literati personally delivered their emperor in front of the barbarians, the prosperity shattered like a bubble.

Throughout the dynasties, there have been many loyal people.

But when that time comes, what's the use?

Even Wen Tianxiang could only sigh in the end: "No one has died since ancient times, and his loyalty will be remembered by history."

The Han people were slaughtered by the barbarians, and human lives were like a piece of grass!

What use are these people at this time?
When future generations talk about the Song Dynasty, they are cowardly and weak.

However, it is clear that the Northern Song Dynasty was the most prosperous era of economic and maritime trade, and foreign wars were more won than lost. However, the warriors were suppressed, and if they won, they had to cede territory and pay compensation. A group of high-ranking literati officials who regarded themselves as gentlemen were dreaming about the Spring and Autumn Period.

From beginning to end, even in the Southern Song Dynasty, the court was always filled with fights among literati.

Even after reaching Yashan, he could not change. In the end, he died and his country was destroyed. The land of China fell for a hundred years and was devastated by barbarians for a hundred years.

With these literati, what can be done!
Fan Zhongyan was silent again after hearing this.

"Does Xiaolangjun support warriors?"

"Not really, but at times like this, warriors are always more useful than literati. A team that can win battles is very useful for a dynasty that is beleaguered internally and externally. You can't rely on those civil servants to lead troops to fight, so I think Song’s political line is ahem, don’t talk about it anymore, if you talk about it any more, you will be beheaded.”

Fan Zhongyan laughed on the side. The more he chatted with Zhao He, the more he discovered that his ideas were a bit biased, but they were both right and strange, and they were ideas that could reach the level of elegance.

So, from this moment on, Fan Zhongyan planned to teach Zhao He in a different way. He would talk to this kid more on weekdays, and then subtly influence his recklessness.

The old man looked up at the sky and couldn't help but sigh, this kid is so hard to teach!
And just behind Zhao He, Cao Lang kept listening to their conversation and couldn't help but smile.

This young man actually supports their warriors, which is really good!
(End of this chapter)