Knight of the Blue Lagoon (The Past of Tao v)

47. Mang sighs four or five times in the middle of the night, often worrying about the people

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When Mr. Yan came back from class, Su Su had prepared the meal. Su Su served the rice. When Mr. Yan saw the sumptuous meal on the table, he couldn't help but sigh:"How wonderful it would be if the people of Dongfu had this kind of meal every time.""

"Yes, father, no matter what happens, the people will suffer the most in the end."Su Su was a little sad.

"When you come back, you don't just cook for your father, right?" Mr. Yan looked at his daughter and would cook a table of dishes whenever he felt depressed.

"Presumably my father already knows what happened recently?"Susu

"We have heard about the grain ban. Now is the farming season. You should stay in Chenzhou to appease the people and supervise farming." Mr. Yan

"Father, can a woman really serve as an official in the court?"

"You are a scholar, how can you be swayed by the nonsense of market scoundrels?" Mr. Yan

"But the facts do bring disaster, the Blue Lake tax rises"

"This is not because of you. You don’t have such a big weight. This is the law of the rise and fall of the Blue Lake. Just like the waves of the Blue Lake, one wave after another, you may not be able to see clearly in the heavy fog, but this time you are in the wave."After speaking, Mr. Yan looked out the window at the blurry blue lake in the distance.

"Can this crisis be overcome?"

"As a father, you don’t know this. This is already the Blue Lake of your generation."

Mr. Yan understands Su Su's doubts very well. Some doubts cannot be truly answered by others and need to be understood from the heart. He became the governor of Chenzhou when he first entered the officialdom. Worry is also a sign of responsibility. No matter what, when Su Su comes back, his father Always very happy.

I felt that my father was also worried. He was worried not only about the food embargo, but also about the Dongfu Kingdom in the Blue Lake. After having dinner with her father, Su Su left. She still had no answer in her heart.

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Suini and Yingping had been secretly buying ironware and wild boar skins. The food ban disrupted the original plan. They were busy when Jiumei stopped and asked anxiously:"I have bought so much, and I have no luck." The grain ship is covering up, how can we transport it back?"

"Prepare first and then talk."Suini didn't stop what he was doing.

Yingping glanced at Jiumei and continued working. Jiumei was still standing there:"If it can't be transported back, wouldn't everything be in vain?

Yingping stopped and said to Suini:"How about we stop for a while." Suini turned around, thought for a while and said:"There are many private ships selling grain in Blue Lake now. Find them and slowly transport it back.""

"Even so, how much can be transported, and it is not easy for small boats to transport iron."Ying Ping

"Then get the wild boar skin from the mountains back first."Suini

"Is the risk of private boating too great?"Ying Ping.

Suini looked at the goods in front of him:"There is no other way now. If it doesn't work, leave it alone and continue to buy. We don't care about the other things. We don't need to worry about it."

The three people continued to organize.

The grain ban has hindered nearly half of the grain trade on Blue Lake. Of course, the biggest harm is to Dongfu Country. If other countries want to purchase other goods from Dongfu Country, they need to apply for permission from Xilulu Country. The reason given by Xilu Country is to protect the safety of Blue Lake. Countries that need to buy food cannot find alternative sellers for a while, and are affected to varying degrees. Some countries that do not have much food reserves will run out of food sooner or later. , wait until they have accumulated enough complaints, even if it is for a long time, I believe the people of other countries will be even more intolerable.

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After coming out of the hut, Su Su walked on the path. The road she was familiar with was no longer on her feet. The dusk in the fog made people even more confused. She walked on the path for a long time before returning to her house. The fog had already dissipated the next day, but Su Su was still in the fog. After inspecting the farming of the Tianpu Society, she came to the military camp unknowingly.

Seeing Su Su wandering alone outside the camp from a distance, Li Lai stepped forward and asked,"Master Governor, what can I do for you?"

"No, it's okay, just take a walk."Susu's dejected look inevitably makes people worry.

"The general and Cheng just went to the training ground and won't be back for a while. Let's wait in the room."

"No, not anymore."Su Su turned around and was about to leave.

Seeing that Su Su had completely lost her original momentum, Suosuo did not make things difficult for her this time. Li Lai knew her worries and comforted her:"The matter of the Southern Songs is over, and the governor does not have to worry about food. Due to the ban, this year's new grain has not yet been released, and the grain embargo has not had any impact on Dongfu Country for the time being.

Su Su turned around and said,"What if it stays like this in the future?" What will happen to Dongfuguo in the future?"

"This lose-lose approach will not last long."Li Lai

"How do you know? They said the same thing when the food tax was raised, but now it's getting more and more serious. Now that it's like this, can we go talk to them?"Su Su.

Li Lai understood what she was thinking. What did she think she would get in exchange for the official position of governor of Chenzhou? Li Lai looked at Su Su and said:"Praying cannot bring you what you want. Even if you resign as governor, you will not get what you want." Nothing can be changed. If their goal is set, there will be countless excuses to implement it. They must use the greatest malice to speculate on the enemy and make the most adequate preparations."

"You mean you can only fight them?"Su Su learned from the books that struggle is cruel, and in the end the people who suffer the most are always the people.

"Above the Blue Lake, the waves have risen, who can still maintain the original calm!"Li Lai.

I learned that Li Lai has similar views to his father, and they must also be Tao Zhi's views. The fairness, justice, freedom, equality, fraternity, kindness, sincerity, trust...love, hope...in the books are not advocated by Xilu Kingdom. Isn’t that what they asked other countries to learn from? All countries are working hard to move in this direction, and Dongfu Country is no exception. So does Xilu Country have these? Do these really exist in reality? Su Su’s heart became more and more Li Lai became more and more confused. The confusion was that he had to deny his previous firm understanding. He was even more lost. The loss was that he couldn't see the direction.

Seeing that Su Su's face was still confused, Li Lai felt a little guilty. Maybe he shouldn't have said so much to her. , the farther away things are, the more blurry they are, and the easier it is to confuse people. Some people can't bear things that are too far away, and not everyone needs to see so far away, and they shouldn't force it.

No one wants to fight, and most civil servants fight It is selfish. Most military generals do not know why they are fighting. Civil servants always want to gain greater power. Generals want to put their war flags flying in other countries' palaces. The real struggle is cruel. Knowing why they fight Most of the wars are out of necessity. Even if the Xilu Kingdom increases the food tax for no reason, we can choose to endure it again and again. To what extent we have to endure it. If it is just maliciousness, there may be a bottom line, but if it is Hostility and patience are useless. The enemy will be put to death, and there are many ways to kill, slow, fast, bloody, and non-bloody.

As a battle-hardened warrior, we should not force everyone to do so. Fight with yourself. Some battles are necessary. Fight for peace. You must fight to survive. Even if it is for the common people, not all common people can understand it. Trees can rot slowly, or they can burn and rot violently. Sometimes it is meaningless. Burning will inevitably burn others. You have to choose.