Chapter Fourteen Two Rivers and One Hundred Counties Song Shanchuan Xining eighteenth year, January 10th.The city of Bianjing, where the remaining snow has not yet melted, looks extraordinarily cold, but if someone pushes away the white snow at this time, they will find that the weeds under the snow are no longer as dry and yellow as winter.The greenness of early spring seems to be impatient to come to the world. That's a good sign.In the north of Bianjing City, on the official road outside Chenqiao Gate, Fan Xiang rode on a horse and looked at the spring breeze slipping out from the cracks in the stones on the side of the road, laughing at himself in his heart.

Fan Xiang never imagined that the dispatch of the mourning envoy to the Liao Kingdom would fall on his own head.For this reason, the Ministry of Officials also specially transferred his position, from the household and house affairs of Shangshu Province to the head of the Ministry of Rites of the Ministry of Rites.Although the two official positions appear to be at the same level, in fact, of course, the household and house management has a higher position of authority.Fan Xiang didn't care about his official position. Although he cared about his fame, he knew that after returning from his envoy to Liao Kingdom, as long as he did not disgrace his mission, he would soon become a seventh-rank official.The director of the Ministry of Rites is just a temporary assignment, so it's not worth worrying about.

But Fan Xiang didn't want to go to Liao at all. After receiving the appointment, Fan Chunren gave him special advice and told him that the Liao Kingdom might commit crimes to the south. Therefore, his mission this time is not only to inform the Liao Kingdom of the Song Dynasty that there is a national funeral, but also to play by ear and assist Su Shi as much as possible. Prevent the Liao Kingdom from going south. Fan Xiang didn't feel that he was good enough to come and go for a job, not to mention that this trip was full of dangers. But he didn't know whether it was luck or unlucky. Both Fan Chunren and Sun Gu admired his talent, and Shi Yue also thought he was competent. At this time, the country was troubled, how dare he refuse?What's more, after him, he knew that according to the story, several groups of envoys would be sent to the Liao Kingdom, and he was just an outpost.As a last resort, I had no choice but to bite the bullet and go into battle.However, this is indeed not the job Fan Xiang likes.Even if he went on a mission, Fan Xiang felt that he was more suitable to serve as a more festive envoy.

Fan Xiang glanced at Pan Zhaolin, who came to see him off, and became more suspicious.Because it coincided with the national mourning, he sent an envoy to Daliao to express his condolences, so it was naturally inconvenient for his relatives and friends to see him off at Shili Changting, and Fan Xiang thought that his friendship with Pan Zhaolin, the number one counselor of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, was not so good. It will make him come to the point of seeing him off. Fan Xiang was even more uneasy that things were so abnormal.He thought of the mission following behind him again, but he held back and didn't look back.Pan Zhaolin walked with him, Fan Xiang didn't know if it was in compliance with the rules, but this kind of etiquette matter must not be neglected, otherwise it will spread and be ginseng, and the consequences will be disastrous.

But he did not dare to offend Pan Zhaolin.Although Pan Zhaolin did not say anything special to him along the way, he just sat on the horse silently and walked slowly.But Fan Xiang knew very well in his heart that Pan Zhaolin would come to see him off, and there must be something wrong. He didn't speak, and Fan Xiang didn't want to worry about guessing. But Fan Xiang couldn't bear it after all. After holding it for a while, he suddenly let out a cry, turned his head to look at Pan Zhaolin, and asked: Mr. Pan, I don't know how your husband's injury is? Zhong Lin must be wondering why I came to see him off.Pan Zhaolin seemed to have no intention of talking about Shi Yue's left arm injury.

I am indeed a little flattered.Fan Xiang said frankly. Pan Zhaolin nodded slightly. He never doubted the words "flattered and overwhelmed", and the country was troubled.Zhong Lin must have heard a lot of rumors? Sir mean? It is rumored everywhere in the capital that the Three Buddhas will collude with the rebellion of the Zhunian Kingdom.There was a hint of sarcasm in Pan Zhaolin's eyes. Some people were worried, saying that Xue Yi took the Three Buddhas lightly, fearing to mislead the court; Hearing this, Fan Xiang almost showed a smile, but he immediately thought of his mission, restrained himself, but couldn't help saying: In my opinion, this is all Xue Lang did on purpose!

oh?Pan Zhaolin suddenly turned to look at Fan Xiang. I heard early on that Xue Yi intends to lobby the imperial court to start a war against the Zhunian Kingdom, but in the end he failed.From a mere point of view, the rebellion of the Three Buddhas is probably a matter of time.Xue Yi didn't take it lightly, he was looking forward to the Sanfo Qi rebellion, so that he could justify his name and make the court agree to his use of troops.The thoughts in Fan Xiang's heart have never had a chance to be expressed to others. After all, he still knows the seriousness. Talking about these in front of others is not good for Xue Yi, but a person like Fan Xiang has a different insight in his heart. But holding it in my heart is also a kind of torture.At this time, he had the opportunity to express himself in front of resourceful people like Pan Zhaolin, and his mood improved a lot.

Zhong Lin is indeed a man of wisdom.Pan Zhaolin glanced at Fan Xiang again, and there was already a hint of approval in his eyes. dare not!Such trivial skills must not be hidden from my husband. If Xianggong had time to think about it, he would naturally be unable to hide it from him.Pan Zhaolin said lightly. Fan Xiang couldn't help being stunned: Mr. Thousands of miles away from the South China Sea, the imperial court is inevitably out of reach.Some things, whether I say it or not, it will happen sooner or later; it doesn't make much difference whether my husband knows it sooner or later.Since this is the case, there is no need to say it earlier, besides, it is just a rumor after all.

That If Xue Yi really took it lightly, he would no longer be qualified to stay in the South China Sea and enjoy his current status.Even if the imperial court punishes him later, it is his own fault; but Xue Yi is not so ineffective, since he did it on purpose, he must have a plan to deal with the aftermath.Originally, there was no need to worry about this matter, but Xue Yi had a lot of calculations, and he never expected that the imperial court would suddenly suffer a national funeral at this time, let alone that Khitan would intend to commit crimes south at this time!Pan Zhaolin snorted, and said: According to the usual practice, the envoys sent to various places to announce the national mourning and the succession of the new emperor can only leave after the funeral.Even if he disregarded etiquette and immediately sent envoys, when Xue Yi knew about these things, Sanfo Qi might have already hummed!Xue Yi's playing with fire this time, if he made a mistake, he would burn himself, and even implicate his family and country!

Fan Xiang was shocked when he heard it, and it was true that Khitan went north to the south, and the three Buddhas in the South China Sea and the Zhuren Kingdom were arguing for chaos.When the time comes, it is self-evident what to keep and where to abandon. The imperial court has managed the South China Sea for more than ten years, and it is only now that it has today's foundation. How can it be destroyed overnight? !Pan Zhaolin suddenly reined in his horse and stopped, his eyes narrowed into a slit revealed a frightening light, don't talk about the South China Sea, the state of the country today is not the time to fight with Khitan.Therefore, when Mr. Xiang asked me who could go to the Liao Kingdom, I thought that apart from Zhang Zihou, Zhonglin was none other than Zhang Zihou.However, Zhang Zihou's official position is too high, so he must attract attention as a mourning envoy, which makes Liao people despise me

It turned out that Fan Xiang hurriedly reined in his horse, and now he finally knew who the culprit who harmed him was. In the time of peace, we must pay attention to etiquette, righteousness, poetry and books, otherwise the mission will inevitably humiliate the country; but when there is an emergency, we cannot use nerds to go on missions.However, I tried to test it just now, but Zhong Lin still couldn't stand it, and he was not the best choice. Pan Zhaolin didn't care about Fan Xiang's self-esteem. What he meant was clearly that Fan Xiang was just making do with it.Fan Xiang felt ashamed and couldn't laugh or cry when he heard it, but he saw Pan Zhaolin pointing at a pavilion far away with a whip, and said: "I will introduce someone to Zhong Lin."Your mission on this trip is to try to introduce this person to Lord Liao or his important ministers quietly.After all, he rode his horse and ran towards the pavilion. Fan Xiang quickly ordered the mission to follow. Inside the pavilion, there was a middle-aged man in his thirties and forties and two boy servants. The men's clothes were very ordinary, but Fan Xiang had long noticed that the three tall horses outside the pavilion, whether they were in Songmozhuang or Yongwang It is rare to see such a tall white horse. In Xiachaiyuan, I met Mr. Fan.Seeing Fan Xiang, the man quickly cupped his fists and saluted. Chai Yuan?Fan Xiang felt that this name seemed to have been heard before, but he didn't have time to think about it at this time. He saw Pan Zhaolin waving his hand to dismiss the two boy servants, and said: "Zhong Lin needs to remember one thing, Chai Yuan is not an envoy of the imperial court. It doesn't matter at all.He is just a profit-seeking businessman who tries to get close to the monarch and ministers of the Liao Kingdom for his own self-interest.Therefore, if the court knows about this matter, even Zhonglin will inevitably be blamed. This kind of request is hard to avoid.But Fan Xiang could tell that Pan Zhaolin didn't want to ask for his permission, but this was his first mission to Liao, and if he wanted to live up to his mission, there would be no Dasu's assistance. If Zhong Lin is not afraid of being questioned after returning to China, he can go to Da Su. I don't need to say how many officials from the official office he has around him.Why not just ask the court directly?Pan Zhaolin didn't wait for Fan Xiang to finish speaking, and sneered mercilessly. But Fan Xiang couldn't care about Pan Zhaolin's sarcasm when he left at this time, and said anxiously: "Okay." He only managed to say a word, but was interrupted by Pan Zhaolin, who went to look for Pu Yancheng. Park Yeon-sung?Fan Xiang wondered. It was Park Yancheng.Pan Zhaolin looked at Fan Xiang with a very impatient look, as if he was unwilling to talk to such a low-intelligence person. Some of the old parties fled to Liao.The so-called centipedes are dead but not stiff. These people are not completely powerless in Korea.Out of complete consideration, the imperial court ordered Pu Yancheng to go to the Liao Kingdom for the purpose of approaching these people secretly, trying to divide them and manipulate them.If you want to recommend Chai Yuan to the monarchs and ministers of the Liao Kingdom, the best strategy is to use these Koreans. Only then did Fan Xiang feel relieved, he didn't ask Pu Yancheng again why there was no staff from the staff house to watch him. There is no doubt that Pu Yancheng must also have a salary in the staff house.But another question popped up in his mind When you arrive in the Liao Kingdom, beware of the Liao Kingdom Communications Bureau.Pan Zhaolin didn't allow him to ask any more questions, turned his head and glanced at Chai Yuan, then left the pavilion, got on his horse and left.Fan Xiang looked at Chai Yuan, then at Pan Zhaolin's back, finally couldn't help it, and smiled wryly. After introducing Chai Yuan to Fan Xiang, Pan Zhaolin rode his horse to Chenqiao Gate to return to the city.At this time, there was still a solemn look in front of Chen Qiao's gate.The soldiers guarding the gates of the city are all wearing filial piety, but the number is more than double than usual, and the interrogation of people entering and leaving the gates is also very strict.Pan Zhaolin couldn't help but shook his head and sighed softly.At this time in previous years, because it was the Lantern Festival, even the outer city gates would be decorated with lanterns and festoons, but this year's Lantern Festival has long been misnamed. The former emperor Zhao Xu ascended to the throne, and the whole country mourned together.Kaifeng Mansion is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, so naturally we can't be sloppy. The city of Bianjing was already filled with mourning yesterday. These things are nothing new to the people of Bianjing. In the past twenty years, including Zhao Xu, many people have experienced three The death of the emperor.What really made the whole Bianjing feel like an enemy and the people panic was the Shideyi riot on the night of the 8th. The incident that night was quelled within two hours, and did not cause much damage to Fangshi. At the time of the incident, most of the citizens knew nothing about it, except for some residents in the inner city and the north of the new city. .However, after the rebellion was put down, the scope of his influence made thousands of households in Bianjing feel uneasy.It is true that Shi De's first-class masterminds all died in the suppression of the rebellion, but those involved in the rebellion included the entire Imperial City Division and some of the squadrons.Most of these people, especially the soldiers of the imperial city, are natives of Kaifeng! The soldiers in front of Chen Qiao's gate were searching for those who slipped through the net and participated in the rebellion. It was yesterday, that is, in the early morning of the 9th, Prime Minister Sima Guang read out the legacy of the late emperor in front of the Funing Hall.Immediately afterwards, he ordered that Yan Da, the deputy commander in front of the hall, guard the east gate of Sunei, and Ren Duo Baozhong, Yang Shifang, and Tian Liewu guard the outside of Su Funing Hall. , the inner city, and the outer city gates, and temporarily ordered Li Xiang'an and other servants to take over the affairs of the imperial city department. Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, the new emperor ascended the throne and increased troops to serve as guards. This is the ancestral practice.However, it is unusual for Yan Da, the deputy commander in front of the hall, to guard the inner east gate, because according to the etiquette, the courtiers go to the Funing Hall, the ministers and officials go through the arched door, and the prince's clan goes through the inner east gate! Pan Zhaolin knew that Yan Da was also a famous general of the Xining Dynasty. He was born in the Western Army. Since then, he was transferred to Sanya, and he has been in the capital ever since. He failed to catch up with the campaign against Xia. He was promoted to the deputy commander in front of the palace, he is a confidant of Emperor Daxing, and he is well-known in the army, so he was ordered to stay outside the inner east gate, and the intention was to warn the princes and clans. Outside the palace, Han Zhongyan was looking for clues, separately searching for the soldiers who participated in the rebellion, and ordering the troops to patrol and keep an eye on their family members. Even the amnesty of the world could not save them. Pan Zhaolin had already seen the amnesty of the world announced this morning. The German accent, which clearly states: Except for the crime of treason! Thinking of this, Pan Zhaolin couldn't help frowning tightly.Of course, he was not sympathizing with those rebels and their families, but thought of the real mastermind of this mutiny, King Yong Zhao Hao. Shi Deyi, Shi Congrong and others were regarded as the masterminds, and they had already subdued the law on the night of the incident; those who might have just followed blindly or were under duress were also searched and arrested everywhere.But how to deal with King Yong has changed a very delicate matter. In addition to King Yong's disorderly behavior that night, leaving the palace without permission, which is difficult to clear away, most of the leaders who participated in the rebellion were killed during the incident, and a few leaders who escaped by chance were also executed by Han Zhongyan after being arrested.Han Zhongyan presided over the search of these people's houses, and reported afterwards that there was no evidence to prove that the rebellion was related to King Yong!At the same time, the safety of Prince Yong's Mansion in Xianyifang was also replaced by Yu Longguduozhi, one of Empress Dowager Gao's personal guards. Waiter, accompanied Zhao Hao day and night. All these signs indicate that there are powerful forces in the court who want to save King Yong's life. The reason why Pan Zhaolin didn't even bother to think about it was that he could name 30 or 50 casually, whether it was for the dignity of the royal family, for the face of the court, or for the Empress Dowager Gao. Canon punishment is impossible.It is even unknown whether Zhao Hao will be given to commit suicide. Han Zhongyan said privately to Shi Yue that even though King Yong had done it, it was not the actions of loyal ministers to make Empress Dowager Gao kill his son and Zhao Yu kill his uncle. And Han Zhongyan's proposition cannot be said to be unreasonable. What's more, everyone in the court knows that King Yong is the most beloved son of Empress Dowager Gao. Now that Empress Dowager Gao is hanging down the curtain, even important officials who know the inside story cannot help but have their own schemes.Han Zhongyan made such a great contribution, and his father was Han Qi, a hero in the two dynasties, so he dared not avoid suspicion.If so, Han Zhongyan's actions in the past few days have already amazed the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, and even Pan Zhaolin and Shi Yue were amazed. But it is even more impossible for others to have no scruples. If you want to put Zhao Hao to death, you will definitely not be treated much by Empress Dowager Gao in the future; Although the little emperor does not dare to disobey Empress Dowager Gao now, is it possible that Empress Dowager Gao will live a long life?When the little emperor grows up and takes charge of the government, there is no guarantee that he will not settle accounts after the fall.The longer he endures now, the more ruthless his revenge will be in the future! Pan Zhaolin couldn't help but think again in his heart: Although Zhao Xu died, there were still officials in the two mansions who were loyal to him.The attendant Wang Anshi and the military minister Sun Gu both received Zhao Xu's kindness, they are old, their fame is high, they have nothing to ask for, and they are not afraid of offending the Empress Dowager Gao, so they are deeply concerned about Zhao Hao's rebellion. Geng Geng, never willing to let it go.It's just that the two of them have no evidence, so they can't make a fuss about it.Except for Han Zhongyan, Fan Chunren and Yushi Zhongcheng Liu Zhi all wanted to save Zhao Hao's life. For the rest of the people, although Sima Guang's attitude was unclear, Pan Zhaolin believed that he did not want to kill Zhao Hao either.Moreover, he is the prime minister, and as a rule, he is appointed as the envoy of the mountain mausoleum, and the edict will be promulgated before the funeral is completed, so he has enough excuses to make a decision before making a move. However, although Wang Gui, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, had no success in suppressing the rebellion, he was frightened by Shi Deyi's imprisonment when he entered the palace, so he couldn't afford to get sick.The six Tuogu ministers selected by Zhao Xu, seeing that he has just been promoted, one will be missing.Wang Gui has never had a strong opinion in his actions all his life, and he will not force himself at this time. As for Han Wei, Su Zhe, and Li Qingchen, Han Wei wanted to spare Zhao Hao rationally, but he was a minister of Zhao Xu's hidden residence after all, and his resentment towards Zhao Hao can be imagined; It has nothing to do with his interests, and he has no emotional ties. He has not been back to Beijing for a long time, and his status is not fixed. At this time, it is not surprising that Shi Yue is the leader. Among the governors of the two governments, his position is the least consolidated. Although he supports the new law, he has no old relationship with Wang Anshi and other new party figures. He was promoted by Zhao Xu alone. However, his political achievements in Taifu Temple were still criticized by others. At this time, I don't know how many people are eyeing his position. Under this situation, with Li Qingchen's character, he will definitely be more cautious and avoid right and wrong. The important officials in the court have their own thoughts, so Shi Yue's attitude on this matter should be cautious. Shi Yuegui is the right chancellor and a minister of Tuogu. He has a long history of prestige in the Central Plains of the court. He has made great achievements in suppressing the rebellion.What's more, Wang and Ma have different opinions this time! Although, even Pan Zhaolin couldn't figure out Shi Yue's attitude on these matters, but Pan Zhaolin felt that he was obliged to plan everything for Shi Yue in advance. However, when Pan Zhaolin returned to Shifu, Shi Yue was meeting Sang Chongguo, Wu Conglong, and Cao Youwen on the sickbed. This Wu Conglongyuan is also Chen Liang's old acquaintance, he is the most proficient in the study of etiquette and rules, and he has long been under Shi Yue's sect.But since he became an official, because of his mediocre staff and being implicated by Shi Yue, he has wandered around the prefectures and counties for more than ten years, and has been difficult to be promoted.It wasn't until Shi Yue regained power and Chen Liang spoke for Shi Yue that he finally reminded Shi Yue that there was such a person as him, and transferred him to be the head of Honglu Temple.He arrived in Beijing three days ago to take up his new post, just to avoid the national funeral. Pan Zhaolin didn't know how these three people got together, but Shi Yue commanded the suppression of the rebellion in Funing Hall on the evening of the eighth, and his left arm was injured. That night, he suddenly fainted on the way back home.The imperial physician was sent to the palace for diagnosis and treatment, and Shi Yue was allowed to rest for a day. In this day's leisure, Shi Yue would see Sang Chongguo and other idlers again.Seeing that Chen Liang and Shi Jian didn't stop them, Pan Zhaolin was on the sidelines instead, talking and laughing at Yan Yan, feeling even more displeased, curled his lips, walked to Shi Yue's couch, didn't speak, picked a chair and sat down . When everyone saw him coming in, except Shi Yue, they all got up and saluted immediately.Shi Yue didn't notice that Pan Zhaolin's expression was wrong, he just nodded slightly, then turned to Sang Chongguo and the others and said: Mr. Pan is also one of his own, so there is no need to be formal.Changqing, you continue to talk about the north-south theory, and let Mr. Pan comment Sang Chongguo nodded, looked at Pan Zhaolin again, and said: I just heard Cao Yuanwai talk about the prosperity of talents in Zhejiang and Zhejiang, and I remembered the north-south discussion of a few Fujian students a few days ago. Speaking of Jinshi, because this year is the year of the provincial examination, some good people in the college posted a big table, which listed the number of champions in various fields since Emperor Taizu. A war of words ended. champion?Wu Conglong smiled from the side and said: During the reign of Emperor Daxing, there were six literary champions. Xu Anshi was the champion in the fourth year of Zhiping. Shi Yan is from Kaifeng, and the rest are all from the south. Since Renzong, there have been many scholars in Fujian, no wonder they are proud He was just showing off, but he saw Sang Chongguo shook his head, and couldn't help but wonder: Could it be that I made a mistake? Ziyun remembered well.Sang Chongguo paid attention to Wu Conglong, and said: "However, since the founding of the state, most of the champions are from the north."Not only the number of champions, the number of Jinshi and the number of ministers, the number of ministers of the two governments, and even the lucky ones who were lucky enough to enter the National History Museum to enshrine the sages, the northerners are far ahead.And the famous ministers and generals of this dynasty are mostly from the north.Since the Kingdom of China, northerners have always had prejudices against southerners. This is also well known. A virtuous man like Fan Wenzheng, although he is a southerner, has always regarded himself as a northerner; Yingzhou settles down, but has a lot of complaints about Sangzi. Southerners are especially bad at fighting, and most of the imperial guards are from the north. Indeed.Wu Conglong's face turned slightly red, and he said anxiously: I remember Qingli expanded the forbidden army, some of the forbidden soldiers of the Tiger Wing Army were from Nanzhong, cowardly and weak, Ziyun didn't know how to fight, and they were afraid of death when they saw bandits.Now that the Tiger Wing Army has been reorganized, although most of them are selected from Nanzhong, the custom in the army has been passed down, and Nanzhong people are not used to this day. What else?It was the first time Shi Yue heard of it. True.Chen Liang couldn't help but said that although the Tiger Wing Army today has little to do with the Tiger Wing Army in the past, it is an unwritten rule of the Tiger Wing Army not to be like Nanzhong people. Sang Chongguo said again: those Fujian students were originally from West Lake College.Because of these north-south prejudices, they were ridiculed.Unexpectedly, this led to a high-level discussion. Pan Zhaolin pursed his lips and sneered: In the history of North-South disputes, the northerners often scolded the southerners for being cunning and cowardly, while the southerners scolded the northerners for being unwise.What else can be said? Sang Chongguo turned his eyes to Pan Zhaolin, and said in a gentle voice: What Mr. Pan said is just the general situation.If we talk about the dispute between the North and the South, it can be regarded as a major event in this dynasty, ranging from the perception of the common people to the decision of the temple, the North-South dispute runs through it all.That is, the discord between Junshi and Lu Jifu is all due to political opinions?Therefore, I think that the theories of those few students are quite in the middle. Then I really want to listen carefully!Pan Zhaolin's disdain was beyond words. Sang Chongguo was not angry either, he just looked at Pan Zhaolin and said, "I heard that Mr. Pan is also proficient in the study of Heluo, from watching the stars to watching the wind, to measuring characters and reading people."Everything.Dare I ask, sir, have you ever heard of the earth's air moving southward? Pan Zhaolin snorted and didn't even bother to answer. Among the people present, only Shi Jian knew little about it, because he asked with great interest: What is the southward movement of the earth's energy? The southward movement of the earth's qi was calculated by people who are proficient in Yili.Chen Liang explained that the aura of heaven and earth was originally in the northwest, so my China originated in the northwest. Both the Han and Tang Dynasties were strong and prosperous with their capitals in the northwest. , the southeast has a royal air, and the southern people are gradually flourishing. Mr. Zirou said it well.Sang Chongguo continued, "We Han people are actually descendants of the Zhou people, and they flourished in the northwest. For thousands of years, the outstanding people in the northwest have been crowned all over the world. China was born and prospered here. However, since the Han and Jin Dynasties, there have been people It is thought that the atmosphere of the earth has gradually shifted to the southeast.The few students thought that this theory may not be all about strange powers and gods, and that the earth's energy is not a Confucian statement, so it is not credible. However, the south is gradually prosperous, and the north is stagnant, but it is also an indisputable fact.And this great change since the beginning of the world happened in this dynasty.However, they attribute this to the prosperity of education Taking this dynasty as an example, at the beginning of the founding of the country, most of the top scholars, Jinshi, and famous ministers and generals came from the north. However, after Renzong, the prosperity of the people in the south has gradually been comparable to that in the north. By the time of the emperor Daxing , has surpassed the trend.And the most prosperous places for southern talents are Min, Shu, Chu, Wuyue Among these four places, Fujian has the largest book printing industry in the world. Although the paper quality of Fujian books is poor, there are often corruptions, and it is easy to be criticized by scholars. However, Fujian is the country that prints the most books every year. Since Xining, Bianjing, Hangzhou The development of the book printing industry is astonishing, but in the end it cannot win the title of the best-selling book in Fujian.The reason for this is not just that Min Shu is cheap.Min people love to read a lot. Since Ouyang Zhan and Xu Yin, Min Middle School has become more and more popular in lecturing.During the Five Dynasties, the Central Plains was busy fighting wars, while the scholars of Minzhong were busy borrowing books and reading in the Yanshou Wanjuan Library. Mr. Pan and Mr. Zirou have both traveled the world and have extensive knowledge. You should know that what I said is true. Even in Fujian today Ordinary farmers, when farming, there are many people who are endorsing the book; during the Xining period, the imperial court almost ordered soldiers in Fujian as households, but because Min Zhong was studying in every household, most of the soldiers selected were juzi!Everyone here knows this.Such a grand occasion, in today's world, I am afraid that it can only be seen in Fujian. Because of the accumulation of more than one hundred years, after the Taiping rejuvenated the country, there were hundreds of Jinshi among Fujian people, and there were many ministers and generals. In Xining, there were many famous ministers and generals in the court. Of the six literary champions at the time, three were from Fujian Pan Zhaolin nodded solemnly, and said: Yes, there is another Fujianese. Sang Chongguo knew his temper, but ignored his sarcasm, and continued: "I don't understand the theory of earth qi, yin and yang are easy to reason, and I don't know anything about Hetu Luoshu."However, after Zhenzong in this dynasty, there was a sudden explosion of scholars in Minzhong, and there were a large number of talents, showing signs of becoming more and more prosperous. It should be attributed to the accumulation of education in the past one to two hundred years since the Five Dynasties.To make the people of one road and one state rich, decades, or even more than ten years can be successful; however, it is true that hundreds of years of accumulation are necessary for the civilization and prosperity of one road and one state. Shi Yue glanced at Sang Chongguo, he had vaguely guessed Sang Chongguo's intentions in his heart, but he still couldn't help but praise: Changqing's words are very true. Sang Chongguo said again: Fujian has the most printed books, the most popular collection of books among the people, and there are so many people who read them. You don't need to know the southward movement of the earth, but you can also know why Fujian's talents prospered in this dynasty.And Shuzhong is similar, but when it comes to accumulation, it has a longer history, dating back to the time when Wenweng ruled Shu in the Han Dynasty. Since the Han and Tang Dynasties, although Shuzhong has produced a large number of talents, it can be said to be unique in the south, but in the end it cannot compare with the original. The prosperity of talents in Chaoshu.Fujian is known to have poems and books at home, households keep laws, and officials and ministers look at each other. However, the prosperity of education in this dynasty in central Sichuan is slightly inferior to that of Fujian.I still remember when I was a child in my hometown, every night, every family would light up lamps, and the sound of reciting could be heard.It's just that the prefectures and prefectures in central Sichuan are quite different. For example, in Chengdu and Meizhou, there are few officials in the market, who can also write articles, and even many actors are familiar with classics and history.In Meizhou, the magistrate even advised the people not to just study and forget to farm; but in some counties, some people didn't even know how to count.This is also the reason why Shu is not as good as Min. However, the biggest feature of education in Sichuan is also that other people are not as good as others, that is, women in Sichuan are more knowledgeable.It is precisely because women know more about books that they urge their children to study frequently.This may be the reason for the abundance of talents in Sichuan.Sang Chongguo was originally from Shu, so when talking about his hometown, he is naturally quite proud. Shi Yue couldn't help nodding his head when he heard it, but he couldn't help thinking in his heart that at that time Shu scholars were good at writing but not good at officials. Was it also related to this? Seeing Shi Yue's approval, Sang Chongguo was even more excited. Therefore, I am also very much in favor of letting girls study, not to mention other things, just think about it, if all mothers in the world can read and write, how can there be sons who can't read? This statement makes sense.At this time, even Chen Liang couldn't help agreeing. As for Jiangxi and Liangzhe, the academies and book collections in these two places are prosperous, not to mention.The people of Jiangnan West Road are beautiful and capable of writing.In other places, being able to write articles is already very enviable; but in Jiangxi, if you can only write articles, it is not worth mentioning.Wenzong of this dynasty, if Su Zizhan did not come out of Shu, let alone the southeast, even the whole world combined would not be as good as the people of Jiangxi.The prosperity of talents in Jiangxi is also due to the prosperity of its academies.The government-run state schools and county schools on Jiangxi Road, as well as private academies and colleges, are scattered all over the place, innumerable, and they had already taken shape long before Xining When Chen Liang heard this, he couldn't help interjecting: I'm afraid it has something to do with Jiangxi's folk customs. When he thought of this, a smile could not help showing on the corner of his mouth. Shi Yue heard that there was something unsatisfactory in his words, so he couldn't help asking: How do you say this? I know what Mr. Zirou means.Sang Chongguo couldn't help laughing, he looked at Shi Yue with a puzzled face, and explained: I heard from students in Jiangxi that people in Jiangxi are prone to litigation, but if there is a little dispute, they have to go to the yamen to solve it.Many local people carry pens and paper with them at all times, and when they encounter disputes, they will immediately record the evidence.Moreover, in Jiangxi, there are the most people who are familiar with laws and regulations. Therefore, it is considered that it is most difficult for people in other places to study in Jiangxi to be an official.The best-selling book in Jiangxi is not the "Thirteen Classics" or "The Analects of Confucius", but "Deng Sixian", a book that teaches law and litigation.Jiangxi's village school uses this book to teach students. The Litigation School and Yezui Club on Jiangnan West Road are famous all over the world, and Shi Yue has heard of it, but this is the first time he has heard that the people on Jiangxi Road have such a sense of law. It was only then that he suddenly realized: No wonder so many people are suspicious Wang Anshi's academic politics is biased towards Legalism.But these words, of course, cannot be said out loud. Sang Chongguo didn't know that Shi Yue had thought of his father-in-law, so he asked Chen Liangdao: "Mr. Zirou wants to talk about this?" Chen Liang nodded, and said with a smile: I have been to Jiangxi, and if those new scholars are sent to Jiangxi to become officials, they will all complain.When it comes to criminal laws and regulations, not to mention the Yibi people who specialize in lawsuits in the Yezui Society, they are ordinary people, and these Jinshi can't speak against them.There are often those who are rendered speechless or even irritated by the people in the courtroom. Sang Chongguo smiled and said: This is actually not surprising.Among all walks of life, the people who like to litigate the most are the people of Min, Shu, Chu, Wu and Yue, but Jiangxi is particularly popular.This is probably not accidental.Generally speaking, where education is prosperous in a place, talents are prosperous, and this dynasty has always established the country with the rule of law, and the people are literate, so they naturally care about laws and regulations.Is the Fujian Road mentioned earlier, not the law of Jiazang?Confucianists in the north think that this is not conducive to the integrity of customs and is not a matter of prosperity, but I think Xiaosu's participation in politics is right. Although there are many lawsuits in these places, it is better than people in some places fighting with weapons.What's more, in order for the people to abide by the law, they must first let the people know the law, and this matter should not be given up because of choking.Like Jiangxi, it is a special case after all. At this point, he changed the subject and said: In fact, what can best prove the merits of education is the situation of Liangzhe Road.The land of Wuyue was originally rich in civilization, but at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, although Wuyue was prosperous, its education was not prosperous. Hangzhou was known as the first state in the southeast, and there were only more than 200 people in the state school in Xining's early years.However, after Ziming defended Hangzhou, the imperial court revitalized the school. For more than ten years, the prosperity of West Lake College was almost comparable to that of Baishuitan.The literacy rates of Hangzhou and Liangzhe Road are also among the top in the country!I dare to assert that after 20 or 30 years, Liangzhe Road will win the most champions in the southeast; Liangzhe Road will win the most champions in the world, and it will not be Jingdong and Kaifeng.The people of Wuyue are clever and intelligent by nature. With the accumulation of thousands or hundreds of years elsewhere, they only need to work hard for decades, and they will not be far behind. Sang Chongguo sighed for a while, and then Fang said: "In addition to these four places, Jinghu North Road is just a counterexample.In the history of Jingbei Road, there used to be a large number of talented people, but they did not know when they declined. Since this dynasty, there have been a few famous ministers on Hubei Road, which is all due to the fact that the legacy has not been cut off.Correspondingly, the prosperity of education on Hubei Road today is not even as good as Jing South Road.Now the only place with better education on Hubei Road is Yuezhou, which is the legacy of Teng Yuanfa.Since the reconstruction of Yuelu Academy in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Hunan Road has become a popular place for lectures. After the promulgation of the Xining Xing School Edict, although Hunan is still far behind Fujian, Shu, Wu and Chu, it can be regarded as a rising star among the roads in the southeast. You can also look forward to it in the future. Compared with the deteriorating rivers and rivers on Hubei Road, I don’t know how much better it is From this point of view, the so-called southward movement of the earth's energy can only exist and be ignored.Hubei Road is also in the south, and the earth's air is moving southward, so why doesn't it favor Hubei alone?And roads such as Hunan, Guangnan East and West, and Qianzhou, are they not the south?Why doesn't the earth's qi move there?Prosperous places in the south, such as Minshu, one east and one west, separated by thousands of miles, but forget the north and south of Jinghu Lake in the middle?This method of moving the earth's energy to the south is too unpredictable.In fact, the same principle can also be used in the north.Among the roads in the northwest, Bianjing and Jingdong Road have the most schools, so these two places have the most champions and the most talented people.For the rest of the roads, the land was dilapidated after the Anshi Rebellion, and the people were trapped in wars and hard labor. How could there be spare energy to run schools?If one disappears and the other grows, it is inevitable that there will be a theory that the earth's energy will move southward.After Xining established the school edict, Shaanxi Road School was the best. This is all due to the contributions of Ziming and Fan Chunren. Therefore, I think that the future of Shaanxi may not be able to revive the old view of the Han and Tang Dynasties. Sang Chongguo originally only came to visit Shi Yue's injury, but because everyone was chatting and talking about the difference between the north and the south, he talked about it at this time, from the prosperity of the south to the contribution of education.All the people here are outstanding people of the moment, thinking of Sang Chongguo's consistent views, after hearing it, they all naturally know his dazzling voice.With Sang Chongguo's temperament, this is really the biggest detour he can get around. What Zhang Qing said is right, in this world, some things seem to be fate, but in fact they are still just human affairs.Shi Yue took over the words, but, Changqing, although a politician cannot be without foresight, he should not be too farsighted either.If your eyes look too far, it is easy to forget the stones under your feet. Ziming 長卿之意，我已經明白了。石越搖搖頭，阻住桑充國，又道︰長卿上次送來《學校論》第一卷的初稿，我也拜讀了。提高識字率與男童就學率，於我華夏種族之興盛，的確至關重要。不過如今之局勢，朝廷只怕暫時無暇他顧 出乎眾人的意料，也出乎石越的意料，桑充國竟然認真的點了點頭，道︰此事我亦知道。其實我這次來，原只是為探望子明的傷情，並無他意。而且我也知道，有些事情並非一朝一夕之功。不過，子明既已看了第一卷初稿，便當知道，我在《學校論》第一卷中，說過學校非止是傳道授業解惑之所 長卿說真正的學校，不僅應當是學術薪火相傳之所，保留、記錄下先賢先哲之學問，將之傳授給後學，只能謂之傳道，學校還要致力於求道，繼續探詢先賢先哲所不及的境界。真正的學校，還應當是天下道德良心之所繫；還應當是為諸夏守望遠方者，肉食者往往只能看到腳下，學校卻要堅持看遠方 子明能明白就好。桑充國露出欣慰的神情，我做了幾十天的資善堂直講，總算知道宰相有宰相的難處。但是，我還是以為，學校迂腐一點卻無妨，若有一天，學校不肯迂腐了，它也就形在神滅了。我是生來便適合待在白水潭的，所以，子明或有子明的苦衷，但若有機會，我還是會遊說子明，朝廷當再頒一次興學詔，以敕令規定天下所有的父母，都必須送兒子上學。朝廷收了這麼多賦稅，理所當然要讓它的臣民至少懂一點基本的書算 桑充國說到此處，頓了頓，又鄭重說道︰這並非是乞求，而是討債！ 在諸夏，士若是做了奴才，百姓也不要指望有什麼好日子，國家亦不必指望有什麼前途幸好，幸好桑充國告辭後，石越忽然間沒頭沒腦的感慨起來。 眾人均是聽的莫名其妙，只潘照臨冷笑道︰但桑直講卻未免太像個債主了。 石越轉過頭，望著潘照臨︰先生可知，長卿之所以能有今日，亦是由他這份癡氣？他掃視眾人，又說道︰有些人，不管他懷抱何種目的，只要認定一件事後，便能竭盡全力，心無旁騖的去做，有如此態度，無論他看起來多可笑、多迂腐，亦不當被人輕視。 長卿想事情雖然簡單，但他無論做什麼事情，都是發自內心的相信它正確，都誠懇極認真的去做。天下男子，又有幾人能做到如此境界？所以，無論長卿做了多不合情理的事，我都沒辦法討厭他；無論他想做的事，多麼不可思議，我亦願意包容 潘照臨的臉色變了變，他敏銳的覺察到，石越有點忘形了。 趙頊死了，石越的確很傷感，但與此同時，皇上給石越造成的那種無形的壓力，也一起消失了。否則無以解釋石越忘形的多話雖然這只是評價桑充國，只是無關緊要的話，但若在以前，石越最多在心裏這樣想想，絕不會隨便當眾說出來。 不過潘照臨也並沒有多麼擔心，更加沒有諫止。這未必是一件壞事，也許正是潘照臨所期盼的石越必須少一點顧忌其他人的想法。現在，已經到了要讓其他人來習慣石越的時候了。從趙頊崩駕的第二天起，潘照臨自己也刻意改口，稱石越為相公了。石越雖然有點驚訝，但並沒有告訴他不要這樣喊 他冷眼看了一眼在座諸人，果然眾人都是很認真的聆聽著人人都覺得理所當然。 其實，長卿的南北之論，還是極有見識的。他雖說是幾個福建學生之語，不過我看多半還是他自己的想法。 亦未必如此簡單！潘照臨不屑的說道，有些事情可以改變，但對桑充國，潘照臨心裏的評價卻與石越大不相同，他只是一眼就看穿了桑充國的那點小把戲，懶得當面反駁桑充國，但對石越，潘照臨卻還沒有喪失反駁的興趣，說甚南北之爭，南方興盛其實多半倒是北人之功。 oh?how do I say this?他這一番高論，卻立時將眾人的好奇心都吊高了。 何謂南人北人，若非是北人南渡，南方還在刀耕火種，又有何興盛可言？潘照臨冷冷的說道，大抵只要北方動盪，或者舉國南遷，或是流民南渡，何處北人多，何處便會興盛起來，東南有今日之興盛，又豈止是因為文教？若無北人帶去的農耕之法，令得東南富庶，又何談興盛？ 石越搖搖頭，反問道︰先生此言，雖然有理，但既然是東南富庶是因為北人，那為何如今北方許多地方反不如南方富庶呢？若說因為戰亂，國家承平也有一百多年了 這又何足為怪？一則北方地利已開發數千年，若要有何進益，自然是難於登天；而南方土地本來便要肥沃，且開發遠不及北方，其財富增加自然快過北方。故南方易於進步，而北方則苦於停滯。再則南方本是蠻夷居所，禮樂教化未至，北人到了南方，雖然移風易俗，以夏變夷，然原來土著之習俗，又豈能對移民沒有影響？故南方風俗，原就與北方不同，北人重義輕利，南人卻趨利重商，蔚為風氣。相公不見連成都來京赴試的舉子，也有人順帶著做生意的嗎？北方一家一族，若為分家分財打官司，不免為鄰里所恥笑，南方則是習以為常，分家產時一文錢也不肯算錯。相公莫要忘記，在相公之前，蘇老泉、王介甫等人，便已經在說利者義之和、利亡則義喪，此為風氣所致，南方士人一向便在主張不得以義抑利，抑本崇末非正統。上至士大夫，下至普通百姓，個個如此，其民富庶一點，又何足怪？ 潘照臨說完，意猶未盡，又說道︰我雖是北人，但若以此說來，倒是南人知變通些，北人大多竟是被孟子的徒子徒孫所累，我遊歷天下時，曾聽有南人叫自家女婿叫駙馬，除夕放煙花爆竹，南人竟敢大呼萬歲，這等事情，若是在中土，可任誰也沒有這個膽子 提到此事，連曹友聞也忍不住笑道︰潘先生所說這習俗，南方別處是沒有的，至少杭州便不敢如此，不過有一年學生在廣州過除夕，卻曾聽到軍民大呼萬歲，當時幾乎嚇得魂飛魄散，還以為有人聚眾謀反。若說南人趨利重商，那確是如此。這點他卻無需強調，他本人就是活生生的例子。 石越若有所思的點點頭，如此說來，長卿所言，的確片面了。 曹友聞好不容易有了說話的機會，自是不會錯過，忙又說道︰以學生所見，山長所言，的確失於片面。在北方諸路大興學校，自然是善政。然若以為憑此便能另陝西復興漢唐舊觀，只怕是一廂情願。以學生所見，北方若能保住不由停滯而轉為衰退，便已要謝天謝地。以今日而言，整個南方固然還不及北方，但南方才是諸夏之未來，則毋庸置疑。一者如夕陽，一者如朝陽，學生斗膽直言，朝廷來日之目光，還是應當向南看 潘先生與允叔說的不錯，先前聽桑直講所言，還是局限於南人與北人，卻未能深思南方與北方。吳從龍也贊同道︰所謂南人與北人，其實皆是相對而言。我諸夏之民，皆是北人，何曾有南人？今日之所謂南人，或為北人之後，或為以夏變夷之民，所謂南北之辯，甚是無謂。 極是！極是唉石越聽著眾人你一言我一語的說著，忽然之間，便覺腦中有靈光一現，像是被什麼東西點著了，忽然激動的大聲喊起來，他手舞足蹈，一時忘形，竟觸到了傷口，疼痛難忍，忍不住叫出聲來。 但他卻依舊激動難抑，望了潘照臨等人一眼，似是解釋，又似是自言自語的說道︰是了，是了南方之興盛，北方之停滯，固然有其他原因，但其根源，還在於此 眾人方以為他是認可了潘照臨、曹友聞等人的見解，心裏正納悶他為何會如此激動，卻聽石越又說道︰種族、文明之發展，可以有兩種推動之力，一自內部，一自外部我諸夏歷千年之演化，欲再求內部之推動，進入新的境界，難免會倍感艱難，故北方之停滯，亦不足為怪這並非是北方的衰落，而是北方達到一個高峰之後，無法尋求突破的徘徊。若不能突破，它固然難免會陷入衰落，但若能有所突破，其前途更不可限量。而南方恰在此時迅速崛起，亦不可簡單視為南方的興盛，更非簡單的重複北方之歷史，它亦是北方在內部無法尋求突破時，在外部找到的推動之力 石越興奮的發表著自己的宏論，卻令在座眾人都目瞪口呆。即使是潘照臨，也不曾想到，石越與眾人在談論著南北之別，但心裏思考的，卻是這更高曾次思想上的事。這種視野上的差別，讓潘照臨都有點似懂非懂，沒有完全明白石越所說的話。 石越看了一眼眾人，見只有曹友聞的雙目中，露出那種理解與興奮的光芒，他略頓了一下，又解釋道︰這便是如同我諸夏是一駕馬車，原本拉車的是北方這匹馬，南方只是我諸夏在征服後生下來的小馬駒。幾千年後，北方這匹馬雖然代代相傳，但永遠都是那種血統，跑得不可能再快，拉得不可能再多，這時候，卻發現，南方這匹小馬駒，竟然已經有潛力跑得比北方更快了 便是如此！石越又重重的點了點頭，彷彿要借此來強調自己所說的話，任何優秀的文明，都需要不斷加入新鮮的基因，讓自己變得更加優秀但這種變化，應當是主動的，從他所知道的人類歷史來看，若野蠻征服文明，則常導致衰退；然當文明征服野蠻，則帶來的，卻往往是文明的新一輪突破，在當時，南方對於北方來說，便是傳統北方文明以外的新基因，所以，當北方的文明有些陷入呆滯與古板的時候，南方卻突然爆發性的崛起了，而且，南方也的確呈現出一種與北方不同的特質來。 但這些話，他卻是無法和任何人說的。 只有曹友聞似乎已經完全明白石越的話，他向一臉茫然的吳從龍問道︰學生或已明白相公所說的意思子雲你知道配馬種嗎？ 這我不太懂這些。吳從友疑惑的看著曹友聞，心裏有一點嫉妒，但更多的是好奇。 曹友聞悄悄望了一眼石越，見石越並無阻止之意，又繼續解釋道︰配馬便是這樣的，純種馬配種，雖然是極好的，但若一代一代的，都是同一匹馬的後代間進行配種，便是再好的純種馬，最後總會不成，更不可能超越最早的那匹種馬。但若是能找到這種群之外的好種馬配種，那便有可能配出更好的馬來！ 允叔說得極好。石越看曹友聞的眼神，已經帶上了欣賞之色，我須多謝各位，讓我想到了解決眼前難題的好辦法。 眾人還在咀嚼著石越與曹友聞的話，石越這句話，卻又讓眾人都大吃一驚。 husband?潘照臨正要開口詢問，石越已經說了出來︰這是一石多鳥之法，既能解決眼前的幾個困局，又能為我諸夏找到一匹新的小馬駒！ 子雲、允叔，今日所說之事，切不可向任何人洩漏。眾人方等著石越繼續說他的小馬駒，不料石越已經轉換了話題，他對吳從友、曹友聞叮囑了一句，待二人答應了，又轉向曹友聞，問道︰允叔可知道，我找你來，所為何事？ 曹友聞聽石越語氣中，帶著考較的味道，略想了一會方答道︰學生別無所長，相公召見，莫非是錢莊總社，便當與南海海商有關。 他說完，抿著嘴望著石越，卻見石越的表情不置可否，過了好一會，才聽石越又淡淡道︰其實我找允叔來，是想問問東南商人與南海海商的家底允叔須得和我說真話，然你亦可放心，我的問題不會太為難。 曹友聞連忙欠身回道︰相公下問，學生自當言無不知，言無不盡。 石越點點頭，問道︰以允叔的估計東南商人與南海海商，手裏通計能有多少金、銀、銅錢？ 曹友聞聞言，驚訝的抬起頭，卻見石越面無表情，他不知道石越打的什麼主意，想了想，方謹慎的回道︰這個東南商賈如過江之鯽，學生也不能知道究竟有多少商賈但以學生所見，家財在百萬貫以上的總有上千家，至於十萬貫以上的，當數以萬計、甚至十萬計。這些人家，多少都會藏一些金銀、銅錢，便是這金銀、銅錢只佔到家財的兩成，最少也不會少於二十萬萬貫 兩成？石越不動聲色的反問了一句。 實際自然是不止兩成的，不過也不會太多。曹友聞連忙說到，東南商賈與中原、西北商賈不同，中原、西北商賈，家財多以田地、金銀緡錢為主，多者佔到八九成；但在東南，便是海商號稱多藏金帛，可實際上東南海商不喜歡如同北方一樣，挖著地窖，一窖一窖的藏著寶貨，故這金銀緡錢，亦極少有人家會超過家財的五成一般來說，佔到二三成較為常見。 允叔這麼說，未免有點不盡不實了。石越的臉忽然沉了下來，海商出海，追逐的無非是黃金白銀，如何會比西北商賈還少？ 相公陳良方想替曹友聞解釋幾句，卻被石越冷冷的擋了回去，本相只想聽允叔的解釋。 石越一雙眸子，咄咄逼人的盯著曹友聞。他召見曹友聞，自有他的用意，但如果曹友聞竟敢在他面前耍什麼心眼，那這個人從此以後，就永遠都別指望踏進石府的大門半步。 曹友聞卻連想都不想，欠了欠身，從容道︰學生絕不敢欺瞞相公。相公說的不錯，海商出海，為的都是金銀銅錢，但若是相公去兩北一個富豪之家，主人便會指著一個倉庫說，此處全是絹，指著另一個倉庫說，此處全是綢緞，又指著幾個倉庫說，此處全是糧食，然後指著一排地窖說，此一窖是真金，彼一窖是白金，然後會帶著相公，去看他家的萬畝良田！北人性格勤儉，無論貧富，都是如此，這似是天性。 但相公若去一個南方的富豪之家，卻絕不會如此。南方的富人，與北人一樣，也會購買良田，但他們若要炫耀自己的財富，便會帶相公去看他的府邸是如何極盡奢華，巧奪天工；他府裏養著多少知名的歌妓；每天要燒掉多少名貴的香料，一頓飯要吃掉幾百貫甚至上千貫的緡錢甚至如今杭州一帶的富人，蔚然成風的，是養一支蹴鞠社，此風便如同北方富貴之家養著好馬去賽馬一樣，唯一不同的是，這蹴鞠社不及名馬有用，卻要花更多的錢。 相公曾經守杭，當知學生並無虛言，北人勤儉，然南人就尚奢侈，這亦是天性。以兩浙來說，普通百姓收入較北方為高，但其家中積蓄，卻往往比北方的百姓要少。三吳風俗便是如此，許多人家房子蓋的華麗，衣飾望之粲然，但家裏連隔夜的存糧都沒有。當年災荒之時，因為沒有積蓄，所以許多人家只好把家裏的門窗劈成木柴來賣，結果這些木柴中，許多都漆著金！且南人又好遊樂，好口腹之欲，不止是富人如此，連窮人也對時行樂 故學生所言，絕無半點欺瞞。曹友聞雙目炯炯，望著石越，說道︰東南的確要比西北富裕，富商也為數眾多，然南人生性浮薄，若兩家家財相當，則家中之儲蓄，必不及北人。 石越聽到這裏，臉色漸漸緩和下來，他在杭州當過知州，也知道一些杭州的風俗當年他見到許多杭州人，已經窮的要借米過日子，但是家裏的碗，卻一定是美輪美奐的漆器。若是在北方，碰上這樣的窮人家，那一定是用很粗陋的陶碗將就了。 他心裏面，對曹友聞的話，已經信了七八分。 如此說來，本相還須多打北邊富室的注意？ 曹友聞一愣，口裏卻如實說道︰學生雖不知相公的打算，然以學生之愚見，若是想叫富人出錢，還是只能指望東南商賈。 石越奇道︰這又是為何？ 雖然如學生所言，北邊的富人積蓄多，但其往往吝嗇，若沒有實際的好處，他們絕不會輕易往外掏一文錢；東南的商賈卻不同，他們生性便愛追逐一些浮誇的東西，如珍珠、象牙、珊瑚此類海外奇珍異寶，在國內的銷量，除了汴京以外，便數東南的城市賣的最好。南人愛攀比，好虛榮 允叔果然聰明！石越不待曹友聞說完，已是開口稱讚起來。 陳良是知石越的算盤的，也說道︰其實允叔說二十萬萬貫，只是最保守的估計。亦有不少海商，根本看不出來他們的家財以學生之見，便是翻個倍，亦不奇怪。 石越點點頭，他瞥見曹友聞眼中還有疑惑之色，但這等大事，自然是不能隨便和曹友聞洩露的。按禮儀，太皇太后帶著小皇帝正式聽政還需要一段時間。在此之前，若是被御史們知道，新帝即位之初，不是先向天下求賢納諫，反而是要賣爵位，不管是為什麼，都免不了要鬧出軒然大波來！ 不過，這段時間內，石越也並非無事可做。 叫允叔知道也無妨，允叔在界身巷買到的交鈔，千萬看緊了。石越刻意提前放出一些風聲，朝廷已經下定決心，要保住交鈔！皇上即位後，照例都是要頒佈一些德政的，後天便會下旨，各地所有拖欠之歷年稅賦，皆可用交鈔按官價補交！ ah? 除此以外，本相還會請朝廷准許，今年之兩稅，繳交鈔也罷、緡錢也罷，或是繳實物也罷，聽民自便，屆時本相會奏請朝廷著戶部與太府寺，制定各州之稅額，並令各路監察御史，嚴查拒收交鈔之官吏，並鼓勵各報監察。更允許百姓提前交納兩稅！ 這曹友聞的震驚，變成了憂懼。此事還請相公三思！恕學生大膽直言