A journey to the heavens starting from the Red Mansion

Chapter 109 Daiyu and Xiangling

Winter is coming, and gusts of cold wind are blowing, covering this land in the south of the Yangtze River with silver.

It turns out that the branches are colorful, and the seasonal change happens quietly.

Not long after Lin Yao returned here, he saw the beautiful snow scenery in the south of the Yangtze River.

It's a pity that I didn't go to the north and experience the spectacular snow scenery like "Northern scenery, thousands of miles of ice, thousands of miles of snow drifting".

There are more pedestrians in Yangzhou city playing along the streets with smiles on their faces.

These are ordinary families who are starting to buy new year's goods, and the laughter of children is mixed in with the excitement.

With Lin Yao's financial and military support, and Lin Ruhai's skill, the Lin family gradually established a foothold in Yangzhou.

And it began to affect all aspects of Yangzhou City, the most important of which was food stability.

Once the level is higher than normal, Lin Yao uses the storage space to transport food from other planes.This led to great misfortune for those who hoarded food and bought low and sold high.

When facing the complicated salt merchants, Lin Ruhai withdrew some of the proceeds and handed them over to the emperor.

No longer restrained as before, Lin Ruhai looked at the wealthy salt merchants who were following the trend, saying nice things in different ways, and looking for reasons to give away rare treasures.

Lin Ruhai, a prince of the fourth generation, was used to seeing wealth and wealth, and was often shocked by their extravagance.

He also understands that the water here is very deep, and if he is not careful, his whole family will be shattered to pieces, but now he has the confidence.

Now he just wants to do something practical to repay the kindness that the current Holy One has shown him.

As for the current emperor, good ministers are the ones who can make him money.He also turned a blind eye to Lin Ruhai's various behaviors in Yangzhou.

But after all, this is a world that values ​​sophistication and sophistication. Lin Yao is not ready to overthrow everything, nor does he want to make a wedding dress for others.

As far as the salt tax is concerned, it is meant to take advantage of those interest groups that combine power and money.

But after doing these offending things, the money was collected and not used by the emperor himself.

It needs to be handed over to his eunuchs or some trusted ministers.

During this period, there were no strict supervision procedures. You would take one step at a time and I would take one step at a time, and you would be considered conscientious if you could use half of your money for real purposes.

After all, this money goes from one pocket to another, without any benefit to the bottom.

Lin Yao decided to implement it in this world after experimenting in Tianlong World and accumulating certain experience.

The victory of the First World War swept all feudal forces into the garbage heap of history.

But all this should be implemented after spending a few important days with Xiao Daiyu.

During this period, Lin Yao was too anxious. Even though his strength had improved greatly, he ignored the people around him.

He hasn't been by Xiao Daiyu's side for a long time, and every time he leaves her behind in a hurry.

Lin Mansion, Lin Yao's study.

The sandalwood in the house was lit, and wisps of green smoke drifted into the house, and the scent of tranquility reverberated in the room.

The coldness of winter is gone in the house, and it is as warm as spring. This is Lin Yao's creation.

After he returned to this world, he felt that the weather was getting colder, so he installed a solar heating system from the previous world in the entire Lin Mansion.

Lin Yao was studying with Xiao Daiyu and Xiang Ling.

But what was unexpected was that the two little girls actually started arguing.

Holding a book, you talked to me, talking enthusiastically.

Let him feel like watching the live version of "Two Children Debate".

Fortunately, they were two little girls. If they were adults, it would be a different situation.

There are different principles and theories, but if you want the other person to accept your idea, first ask him if he agrees with the sword in his hand.

"Sister Xiangling, when people in the previous dynasty listened to the book, they sighed with regret every time they heard Liu Bei's defeat, and celebrated without palms every time they heard Cao Cao's defeat."

"Yes, most people at that time believed that there were benevolent and righteous people in the world, and there were people who practiced benevolence and righteousness, so many respected Liu and demoted Cao."

"But I have a question. Can Sister Xiangling answer it?"

"Sister Daiyu, please tell me." "Why have heroes become heroes and true benevolence and righteousness become hypocrites now?"

Xiangling is still young, and her previous life was spent either domesticating or learning to play music, chess, calligraphy and painting at a higher price.

There was still a little lack of thinking about these things, and this relatively innocent girl couldn't help but think deeply.

"Brother Yao, what do you think?"

Xiao Daiyu saw Lin Yao watching the excitement, her eyes moved, and the topic turned to him.

"They are not arguing for Cao Cao, they are arguing for their own understanding. If they themselves cannot be benevolent and righteous, they think that others can't do it either. Even if they can do it, they will be labeled with various labels."

Lin Yao found this question very interesting. Facing Xiao Daiyu's expectant eyes, he thought for a moment and answered.

"Today's people are self-interested and do not believe that there are people in the world who are not interested in themselves. In this comparison, Cao Cao is more in line with today's people's understanding, so many respect Cao and despise Liu."

Lin Yao didn't say a word.In the previous life, there were people like this who hid in corners and saw everything was dark.

By denigrating outstanding people, they will feel that they are the most aware people in the world, which is in line with their outlook on life.

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Recently, Xiao Daiyu and Xiang Ling are keen on watching "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" from the previous dynasty.

I became interested in the potential meaning of respecting Liu and demoting Cao in the book, and started a discussion based on reality.

Lin Yao admired their studious character very much.Even if they are women, it is impossible for them to participate in the imperial examination.

But when they grow up, Lin Yao believes that he can be the one to set new rules and pave the way for them.

Almost a year ago, he was also like this: if you learn well, you will become an official.

Yangzhou Prefecture has received great support from the New Dynasty, but it has the hometown of saints above it, and it is adjacent to Zhejiang, Fujian, and Jiangxi students. For many years, their performance has been unsatisfactory.

There's nothing we can do about it. The scholars in these places are better than each other.

Especially in Jiangxi, during the previous dynasty, it was regarded as the dominant one in the examination room, and it was at the level of killing randomly after coming out.

He used to be the number one scholar for three consecutive times, all of whom were children of Jiangxi, and it was a good story for a while.

Lin Yao had been familiar with Confucian classics before, so he was able to fight out under this heavy siege, and he was considered a winner.

But in this era, the road ahead to the imperial examination is no longer just based on results as it was not long after the founding of the People's Republic of China.

It also involves the family, wealth, and fame behind each person.

No child from a poor family could stand out in the imperial examination.

Even if you are lucky enough to pass, you will have exhausted all your wealth and the road ahead will be difficult.

More and more people are taking the imperial examination, but there are only so many jobs.

Unless you are willing to go to those remote barbarian lands, or you are waiting for qualifications in the Hanlin Academy.

Even if you are complicit, you will still be sacrificed at the critical moment.

Those who can reach the top are either from a family of officials and have connections in the government; or they are powerful landlords who have money and money to operate when they want to make progress later.

Just like my father, who was a county magistrate in his previous life, he paid too much attention to the exam and could not interfere.But it can pave the way for you to go further than those good people.

Before, Lin Yao also had the support and connections of Lin Ruhai before he dared to choose the imperial examination path.

Of course, Lin Yao, who opened the road to the heavens, no longer has to dive into piles of bamboo slips to study articles.

But those more than 1000 experiences of enduring loneliness and studying hard day and night developed his perseverance in doing things.

This kind of accumulation allowed him to not lose his original intention after his strength skyrocketed.

People are indolent and indolent, and they will never stand if they can lie down.

Because this is one of the reasons why humans can survive in primitive times, and it is basically engraved in our genes.

If there is not enough food, the more you move, the faster you will die.But in order to survive and develop, not to mention everything in the bones, everything in the genes must be lost.

The current low marriage rate is not the result of evolution forced by the environment, just like indolence.

(End of this chapter)