Dawn of the Empire

Chapter 110 Sighing Your Suave Talent (5)

After the captains of the Anton Army Division who went to Huguo Mansion to discuss matters gathered, they set off from Chang'an the next day. Twenty-five school lieutenants, fifty guard sergeants, and seven or eight others, including Zhao Xingde, walked along the road, a total of more than eighty riders, and seventeen four-wheeled carriages carrying luggage along the flat road. ''Dang' went to Dunhuang.

Among the people who went along the way, Yang Lu and Zhang Liangheng were officials from the prime minister's mansion who sued Cao Xu, and they specially escorted the gentry and common people from all over Guanzhong to the Zhuguo mansion for filing and review in the second half of the year.The two also visited relevant prefectures, counties and villages to learn about the actual situation in preparation for Zhu Guo's inquiries.

Yuan Xingzong was the county magistrate of Hua County. He contracted the post station originally run by the government to a merchant, which not only improved the efficiency of the post station, but also saved a lot of expenses for the court. The Prime Minister's Office planned to promote it in Guanzhong first. If the prime minister is ordered to go to the Huguo Mansion to report the pros and cons of implementing this policy, he may also be transferred to the Prime Minister's Mansion to take charge of the matter, taking a crucial step for local civil servants to take charge of the center.

Wang Heng is a businessman in Guanzhong. In June, he posted a letter on the Qianlongzhu, suggesting that the imperial court allow the chamber of commerce to use bonds to raise equity, and listed more than 20 monitoring strategies. Therefore, he was summoned by the emperor and the Huguofu.

Yu Boyan went to Anxi to join the army. He was tall and strong, wearing fifty catties heavy armor, like an iron tower, good at wielding a Mo knife, dancing like a snow shadow.Zhao Xingde once saw him cut four swords and shields back again and again, Tie Futu from Liao Dynasty did not have such power.

Yan Yuexi is a kind middle-aged businessman who claims to be in the business of Dongzhu and Nanzhu, but Zhao Xingde always feels that there are many things hidden behind his smile.Yuwen Bingxin is a sergeant of the Jiaojun Army who returned from visiting relatives.

With this group of Xia people, the journey of Zhao Xingde and Li Ruoxue was much more interesting.In particular, Yang Lu, Zhang Liangheng, and Zhao Xingde are about the same age. These two work in the Prime Minister's Mansion of the Xia Kingdom, and are responsible for surveying the township agreements. Each has gained a lot.It's just that whenever Yang Lu and Zhang Liangheng's words reveal that Xia Guo is far superior to the Kanto, Zhao Xingde, who is from the Kanto, refuses to admit defeat and will fight with the two of them.

Yang Lu said that the system of township conventions was created by the Xia State, and Zhao Xingde retorted: "In the land of Guandong, township conventions, Shecang Jiejia, Xiangqu Yizhuang, Yiyue, Congee Bureau, etc. have long been widely established. This is based on Mencius The last meaning of the saying "the township is in the same well, go in and out with friends, watch and help each other, and support each other when sick". It can be seen that the system of township covenants appeared at least in the Spring and Autumn Period, and it has always been owned by China, and it is not unique to your country."

Because Yang Lu and Zhang Liangheng were not familiar with the situation in Kanto, although they felt that Zhao Xingde was a bit preposterous, they couldn't catch his vital point.

Seeing the two people blushing, Yuan Xingzong said in a deep voice: "The system of township treaty in my court was advocated by Mr. Lu Er of Lantian, unique in Guanzhong, and will be implemented nationwide soon. The township treaty and the court law are one, and the people make an agreement on their own. After that, it will be approved by Zhu Guofu and Prime Minister's Mansion. Within the prefectures, counties, and villages covered by the treaty, the effect is almost the same as that of the law and government. The good does not help the evil, and guides the world to the good. Your country's township covenant and social regulations are very different from the imperial court laws. The government either lets it go, or fears that associations will conspire and impose restrictions. The township covenant is not effective enough to guide the world. Ren. This is very different from our system.”

In fact, the imperial court in Kanto does not encourage associations, and the case of the Socialist Party is not far away.At this time, although the Guandong people claimed to respect Confucianism alone, in fact, the lower classes were more greedy than Guanzhong, and the officials were becoming more and more corrupt, which was despised by the Confucian scholars in the Xia Kingdom.Yuan Xingzong also believed in the teachings of Confucius and Mencius. Taking Zhao Xingde's face into consideration, he didn't say, "Even the imperial court laws in the Guandong are difficult to prohibit, let alone the township covenant and social regulations." Such ugly words.

Li Ruoxue, who was in the carriage, said slowly, "Master Yuan's words are wrong. The system of the township agreement is clearly derived from the village system mentioned in "Guan Zi" and "Zhou Li". Mr. Lu Er studied under Mr. Heng Qu Mr. Zhang Zai, Mr. Hengqu is a person from Bianliang, Guandong. Mr. Zhang's words of "establishing a heart for the world, establishing a life for the people, inheriting the unique knowledge for the past saints, and creating peace for the eternal world" are still in my ears. How can Mr. Yuan say that this is the study of the village contract? Is it unique to Guanzhong?"

Her guttural voice is mellow, and her words are clear and clear. Even if she is refuting the other party, it is still comfortable for people to listen to. She thought to herself, this woman's knowledge does not let a man's eyebrows, I hope she can say a few more words.Li Ruoxue paused for a moment, and then said: "Although the little girl doesn't read much, Mr. Lu Er's writings have also been dabbled in. The purpose of Mr. Lu Er's writings is to "persuade each other with virtue and business, follow rules with mistakes, commune with etiquette and customs, and sympathize with each other in adversity." ’, and said, ‘The world is one family, and China is one person’, but you don’t see the words ‘unique in Guanzhong’ and ‘one body with the court’s laws’ that Mr. Yuan said?”

Although Li Ruoxue was unceremonious in citing scriptures, Yuan Xingzong only smiled lightly and ignored it. "I don't have the same knowledge as her, and argue with women. It's not an honor to win, but a shame to lose." He always believed that the sage's statement that "only women and villains are difficult to raise" is always correct.

But Yang Lu stammered: "Mrs. Zhao, don't forget that although Mr. Zhang Zai was born in Bianliang, he later gave lectures in Hengqu, Guanzhong. His disciples and sages are Mr. Lu brothers, Li Fu, Fan Yu, You Shixiong. Waiting is also my Guanzhong person."

Most Confucian scholars in Guanzhong believe in Guanology.Guan Xue originated from Shen Yan and Hou Ke, and was actually carried forward by Zhang Zai.It is absolutely unacceptable for Li Ruoxue to force its origin to the Guandong.Even if Yang Lu had some admiration for Mrs. Zhao's knowledge, he would refute it upon hearing this.

Before Li Ruoxue responded, Zhao Xingde smoothed things over and said: "In my humble opinion, the inheritance of Confucianism and Mencius is one lineage and several branches. The whole world is one family, so how can they be divided into each other. Mr. Lu Er also studied in Chengmen in Luoyang later, and was never attached to the sect's views."

Yuan Xingzong, Yang Lu, and Zhang Liangheng are not ignorant of world affairs, seeing him like this, they naturally stopped arguing.It's just that everyone's sharp words have relieved a lot of fatigue and boredom during the journey.

Li Ruoxue is the only woman in this group of people. Whenever she gets off the car, she also wears a veil that can reach the ground like a woman from the Xia Kingdom, calm and elegant, and graceful.Many people looked at her sideways when they were resting. During this journey, whenever Zhao Xingde argued with others, Li Ruoxue would speak out to help. Gradually, Mrs. Zhao's Her knowledge was also recognized by the three scribes of the Xia Kingdom, and even the accompanying sergeants felt that her spirit and talent were not inferior to men, and they no longer regarded her as an ordinary accompanying family member, but had more respect.

Due to the relationship between the military and political system of the Xia Kingdom, the sergeants and the common people have a very strong sense of locality. Zhao De and his wife fought with everyone in order to maintain the reputation of the Kanto along the way, although they occasionally made some strong words.But it is in line with the concept of the Xia people. Even if you swear at the things in your hometown behind closed doors, you will not feel that others will say a word after you go out.Many people even thought to themselves: "Although these two people are from Guandong, their words and deeds are more like people from Guanzhong."

Zhao Xingde paid close attention to observing the people's conditions in Xia Kingdom. There were cattle, sheep, camels and horses everywhere in the fields. Even ordinary people in Guanzhong had the blessings of farming and animal husbandry, and they also had meat for every meal.The Bachelor's Office urges the prefectural and county government offices to ration the day's milk and sheep for the children entering school.The change in diet structure, coupled with the abundant sunshine in the northwest, made the Xia people generally taller than those in the Kanto, and the soldiers and even the terracotta warriors of Qin Shihuang that later generations saw were even taller.

The farther west you go, the more land and people are sparsely populated, the less farming and crops, and the more cattle, sheep and horses are raised.Even many fields are planted with forage instead of grain.The diet provided by the station is also more beef, mutton, cheese and the like, and the proportion of grain in the staple food is getting smaller and smaller.Near the water marshes, there are farmers raising waterfowl such as ducks and geese, and there are also large fish farmers. Rows of pickled fish and smoked duck meat are often hung in front of the farmer's house.

"This is only the case in the mainland," Sergeant Yuwen Bingxin explained to Zhao Xingde, the two became friends when they were exchanging archery skills.Yuwen Bingxin also taught Zhao Xingde the knack of Wulianzhu arrows, "If it is a border state or county, the military government will build several warehouses in each county, and the surrounding farmers will have a small warehouse in the city. On the roof of the warehouse, you can sleep on the floor. Usually store food, cured meat and the like in Cangcheng. Once horse thieves and barbarians break into the border, the common people just take the old and weak to take refuge in Cangcheng. The barbarians were expelled and returned home."

"Xia has such a strong army, is it still difficult to completely prevent the 'harassment' of the barbarians?" Zhao Xingde wondered.

Yuwen Bingxin pointed his horsewhip at the vast wilderness next to the official road, and sighed: "The common people continue to colonize the barbarian land. The forces of the enemy and our own are intertwined, and there are indeed places that cannot be taken care of. Fortunately, there is a system of warehouses, which can avoid Most of the losses and casualties." He paused, and then said in a deep voice: "The barbarians and horse thieves are becoming more and more treacherous and vicious, and the military government is most nervous when it is almost before harvesting the crops."

Zhao Xingde nodded.Through conversations and observations over the past few days, he found that among most rural people, teachers who believed in the teachings of Confucius and Mencius had the same prestige as sergeants in the military government.Many gentry won the trust of the local people by running free schools and funding social warehouses, and were elected as tribunes by the people.Whenever the actions of the prime minister's office or the military's office are likely to severely harm the interests of ordinary people, the tribunes, as a conservative force, express dissatisfaction on behalf of the people, and can even independently prevent policy changes within the scope of their authority. Promote it, and spread the problem to the balance mechanism of the five governments to seek justice.

People in the Xia Kingdom have only one chance to participate in Zhu Guo's election in their lifetime. For every 40 people who have reached the age of 10, they nominate one person to be the new Zhu Guo.Therefore, the prestige of tribunes among the people is very important for those who want to be promoted to Zhu Guofu.Along the way, tribunes and county magistrates met with Yuan Xingzong at post stations, and asked him to keep more of the benefits of post station business operations in other places.Yuan Xingzong also made good friends and accumulated popularity, making preparations for his future entry into Zhu Guofu.