In the north, Daliang and the demon clan have begun to fight again, but in the south behind the Great Wall in the north, there is still peace and no smoke.

In fact, it has been many years.

In the first few years after the founding of Daliang, the people still had some lingering fears. After all, they had experienced the evil disasters of the Daqi Dynasty that people don't want to recall anymore. However, with the construction of the Great Wall in the north, more than half of Daliang was built every year.

All the taxes were sent to the north. In fact, the people were relieved. Although there were wars outside the Great Wall from time to time, and the young men of the family also went to the battlefield from time to time, those vicious monsters could not cross the Great Wall after all, right?

There is a small town called Baishu Town, which is only a few hundred miles away from the Great Wall in the north. The population has been declining over the years, and there are not many people in the town anymore.

The school teacher in the town, whose surname is Su, is young.

Mr. Su originally planned to travel to Daliang and write a travel diary, but he did not expect that after passing through Baishu Town, he would never leave this town again. After staying as a teacher, he lived in poverty but was still happy.

in it.

These days, the war started again in Mobei. Although there was no recruitment notice posted again at the General's Mansion, he also saw with his own eyes that almost half of the few young people here went north. Before these people left the town,

Many people came to the school in person and said a lot to Mr. Su.

From now on, I will ask Mr. Su to teach my child. If he is disobedient, he can be beaten and scolded as he pleases. But if the child grows up in the future and has his own ideas, he will still be willing to go to the battlefield rather than become a scholar. Please also ask

Mr. Su, please don't stop me.

When Mr. Su faced the instructions from so many people, he had mixed feelings in his heart. In the end, he could only agree to them one by one. But from the bottom of his heart, he still didn't understand why these people thought so. Did they really not think about themselves at all?

So these days, apart from normal classes and teaching, what Mr. Su actually reads the most are the newspapers that the county government has stocked over the years.

It’s just that the more I read, the more confused I feel, and I really can’t think clearly.

Today, Mr. Su had a day off, so he became more interested. He moved a small clay stove under the eaves and started to warm wine and enjoy the snow. The crazy scholar beside him always sat quietly on one side, watching the heavy snow quietly, regardless of whether it was

It's not like heavy snow falls on your head and you get a head full of snowflakes.

Mr. Su stood up and handed over a bottle of wine, but the latter remained unmoved and did not even reach out to take it.

It was not the first day for Mr. Su to deal with people, so he was used to strange things. He didn't think about the trouble he had suffered. Instead, he turned around happily, sat in front of the clay stove, and took a sip of warm wine.

He hummed comfortably.

After that, Mr. Su started to read the Di newspaper again and frowned.

At this moment, there happened to be a gust of cold wind, and the pile of newspapers beside him was blown by the wind, moving towards the crazy scholar over there.

The crazy scholar who was still motionless suddenly reached out to catch a newspaper and read it a few times. His eyes, which were originally full of confusion, briefly regained clarity.

"What are you thinking about?"

The crazy scholar glanced at the newspaper in his hand, stood up on his own initiative, went to sit down in front of the clay stove, and then picked up the wine and took a sip.

Mr. Su was startled at first, and then a little happy. He had seen the crazy scholar in front of him sometimes sober and sometimes crazy. He knew that this scholar was very knowledgeable, but he also knew that there was no telling how long he would be awake.

So I quickly raised my doubts and spoke quickly because I was worried that I would soon lose the hard-won opportunity.

The crazy scholar glanced at Mr. Su and said calmly, "It's quite simple."

After saying this, the crazy scholar began to ramble on, analyzing the current scene in New Liuzhou from the very beginning.

In recent years, New Liuzhou has been said to have exchanged the life of a state for half of the treasury of the Liang Dynasty. Many people mentioned this matter and couldn't help but murmured a few words, saying that this matter actually makes no sense. Every year

For conscription, it would be better to let each of Liang and Jiuzhou send out some young men. In this way, there would be no need for half of the imperial treasury's money to go to New Liuzhou every year.

It’s just that anyone with a discerning eye knows that after the young men from Xin Liuzhou go to the battlefield, they will definitely work harder than the young men from other Daliang Jiuzhou. After all, the other young men from Daliang think that they go to the battlefield to defend the country, but they can’t actually protect their family.

, but the young men of New Liuzhou truly know that we work together to protect our country.

After all, once the Great Wall of the North is broken, New Liuzhou will be the first to suffer.

Even if Daliang recovers and gradually regains its lost territory, New Liuzhou will definitely be devastated.

At that time, the country will still be there, but the home will be gone.

Most of the things in the world are as long as the majority of people are satisfied, but should this be the case for the small group of people who are sacrificed and the small group of people who are not taken seriously?

I don't know how others can't see it, but at least in today's Daliang, it's not possible.

Otherwise, Emperor Liang would not have issued several decrees for New Liuzhou after he ascended the throne. Among them, the monthly salary of teachers in New Liuzhou was paid by the imperial court. Children of ordinary families in New Liuzhou only need to choose the nearest school to study.

Just fine, other things, everything

Don't worry.

Apart from this matter, the taxes in New Liuzhou have been reduced or reduced since the first year after Emperor Daliang ascended the throne. By about ten years of Tianjian, the taxes that New Liuzhou had to pay were already less than half of those in the other eight states in Daliang.

In addition to these, there are many measures that are beneficial to people's livelihood, almost all of which were finalized during the reign of Emperor Liang.

No matter what a dynasty wants to do, no matter what measures it takes, it actually requires a long period of deliberation and repeated consultations with the courtiers. But when Emperor Liang set the tone, it was the imperial advisor who had prepared the method in advance.

Emperor Liang just took one look at it and agreed with all of them. Later, he issued an edict to confirm the matter, and it was not the turn of the courtiers to express their opinions.

At that time, it was probably one of the first times that Emperor Liang forced the palace after he ascended the throne. However, even so, the courtiers knelt to death outside the palace gate and could not see the emperor.

Of course, after this incident, the tone of His Majesty the Emperor in the hearts of the courtiers was thus set.

The Liang Dynasty produced many benevolent emperors and wise masters over the past two hundred years, but such a heroic master was the first after Emperor Taizu Gao and Emperor Taizong.

There is even a hint of being better than blue.

In the eyes of ordinary people, these methods of His Majesty the Emperor are just ways to win people's hearts, but the price is too high. To win the hearts and minds of a state, only very few people know about it. By doing these things, His Majesty the Emperor wants to tell the people of Daliang,

What you have done for Daliang is seen by Daliang, don't be disappointed.

Having said this, the crazy scholar glanced at Mr. Su, who was still deep in thought, and said softly, "If you treat others sincerely, the people will naturally be grateful and want to repay you."

"There are no heroes in the history, but at the same time, there is only one hero who can be so considerate of the people and be a benevolent king. From this point of view alone, I don't think Emperor Lingzong regarded Prince Yiwen as his successor.

There is no one better than His Majesty the Emperor today."

Mr. Su came back to his senses and asked softly, "In your opinion, as an emperor, can the people and courtiers be grateful?"

The crazy scholar laughed and said, "Yes, but what is needed is that the courtiers are honest and upright people who do not think about themselves."

Mr. Su sighed and said, "That doesn't seem to be easy. Probably only in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, there would be such a situation."

The crazy scholar nodded, took a sip of hot wine, and said with a smile, "Confucianism has a saying that we should share the world with scholars. This was the case in the years before Liang Dynasty, but when the time came to His Majesty the Emperor, we would share the world with the people of the world."

Mr. Su asked, "Which one is better and which one is worse?"

The crazy scholar shook his head, "It's hard to say."

Mr. Su said oh and took a sip of wine.

The crazy scholar laughed and said, "But as long as the person sitting on the throne can choose one of them, it will be difficult to subdue the country. This should be true."

Mr. Su moved his lips and was about to speak when the crazy scholar said to himself, "But in today's world, it is probably best to share the world with the common people."

As a scholar, Mr. Su frowned slightly. Although he was a little dissatisfied, he never spoke and was just silent.

The crazy scholar said, "If we had not treated the people like this, we would not have been able to defend the north. The civil servants of this dynasty have always complained that His Majesty the Emperor values ​​military power over literature. But in this world, this can only be done like this. The demon clan in the north is eyeing them, even if they want to keep the water from the well and the land from the river."

To live a happy life like this, the other party has to be willing. In fact, even if you sign an agreement, it is meaningless. Nothing in the world can remain unchanged. It is what the superior should do to prepare for a rainy day."

The sword can be in the scabbard, but when you really want to draw the sword, you have to be able to pull it out.

Mr. Su sincerely admired him and said, "Mr. Su's knowledge is beyond the reach of Su. It is Su's great fortune to live under the same roof as Mr. Su!"

The crazy scholar didn't say a word, he just raised his head and drank. The pot of wine quickly bottomed out.

The wine was not considered good. Compared with the drinks that Crazy Scholar drank in the early years, it was actually very different. However, drinking this wine made Crazy Scholar feel calm.

Temporary peace of mind, casual.

Mr. Su looked at this past that must have been extremely bright, but he didn't know what he went through to become the crazy scholar he is today. A flash of sympathy and regret flashed in his eyes.

If this crazy scholar is not crazy, will there really be a scholar in the world who can be remembered in the annals of history?

"Su dared to ask, what is the reason why Mr. has been confused?"

Mr. Su sincerely wanted to see the crazy scholar in front of him return to normal. Although he knew that he had almost no ability, he still wanted to try.

The crazy scholar didn't reply for a long time. When Mr. Su went to see the crazy scholar again, he found that the other person's eyes were blank again. Obviously, after saying these things,

This scholar, who was not always sober, now went crazy again.

Mr. Su sighed and didn't know what to say.

At this time, there was a knock on the school door. Mr. Su listened carefully and confirmed that it was indeed a knock on the door. Then he got up and went to the courtyard door. He opened the door. A half-year-old child saluted seriously, followed by

An old gentleman with gray hair.

Judging from his appearance, he is undoubtedly a scholar.

The half-grown child smiled and said, "Mr. Su, we were just having a snowball fight outside when we met this old man. The old man said he wanted to come to the school and have a look, so I brought him here."

Mr. Su glanced at the old gentleman and quickly took the initiative to salute. Since he confirmed that the other party was a scholar and was much older than himself, he naturally had to perform the junior salute.

The old gentleman took the initiative and said, "I came all the way here just for the smell of wine."

Mr. Su said with embarrassment, "I would like to warm a few pots of wine for my late birthday, but it's not a good wine. If the old man doesn't mind, come and have a few sips."

The old gentleman was not polite and said with a smile, "Of course it's great."

Seeing that Mr. Su was not angry, the child stopped staying and quickly trotted away. It was snowing heavily today, and several guys had already shouted that they wanted to fight with him. The little guy was not afraid. He just wanted to let them know that he had a good life.

, in this Baishu Town, he has never been afraid of anyone during snowball fights!
To be continued...