The road from Africa to Europe

Chapter 111

Mr. Sheng Lang has a guess about the master of his disciple: it is very likely that he is the descendant of a certain warrior family during the Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period.

As a child of an aristocratic family, he still has a better understanding of how the taxis at the bottom of the ruling class came to be.

In the early days, most of the scholars were the retainers of various princes and nobles, and they had always been attached to the nobles.

As for the nobles, they are kings, princes, and officials.

It was not until the Western Zhou Dynasty that scholars became a class.

It is the product of Zhou Zongfa.

At the bottom of the nobility, higher than ordinary people.

In the late Spring and Autumn period, scholars became the collective name of intellectuals in the ruling class.

In the Warring States Period, because of the mutual wars, the nobles needed protection around them.

Then warriors with good skills and ability to fight and fight became the talents that many nobles wanted to recruit.

It's just that the skill among those talents varies from high to low, and the original owner unexpectedly met a real capable master far away.

He has learned a real skill, if he uses it well, many people will follow him, and of course he is one of them.

And the old fox didn't give up either. After encountering the clan daughter twice, Mr. Sheng Lang understood the patriarch's plan, and this dead old man still didn't give up.

It seems that he still gave up his plan and was ambitious to build some kind of military power. Although Mr. Sheng Lang would not agree with him from the bottom of his heart, he still felt that the old man had a keen mind.

There is no such thing as the general aristocratic children's thoughts of being fond of literature and loathing martial arts, and directly pointed to the core question of wanting to survive in troubled times: Do you have military power in your hands?If there is no military power, nothing is useless.

Emperor Xian was the supreme emperor back then. Unfortunately, he had no military power, so he had no supreme power. He had always been a puppet in the hands of the powerful minister Cao Cao.

The person who brought out the distress letter did not know why his family's slaves reported to Cao Cao, which directly led to the so-called clothing belt edict being searched out and then taken away (of course, it is also said in history that Dong Cheng planned the clothes) With edict).

Although Cao Cao's power had greatly increased at that time, there were still many big forces who robbed him of territory, and he needed a puppet emperor who could coerce the emperor to command the princes and have a righteous name.

This treacherous hero did not move Xiandi. Anyway, he is only 17 years old and has no ability to resist, but the courtiers who have changed, including the empress, mother and son of a country, are all finished.

This shows how sad it is to have no military power.Even if the high-ranking emperor is incapable of escorting him, he is just surviving.

Xiandi, who has been a puppet since he was nine years old, finally had a stable life after he gave up the throne to the Cao family.

In fact, the emperor had no chance to prove whether he was a faint emperor or a wise emperor. Fortunately, he died a good death in the end.

This shows how important it is to have military power, but he will not use his disciples for the benefit of others.

Even the family members of his origin are not good, one bad will capsize the ship.

As a father, he did not protect his daughter, and he would regret it all his life.

He must protect this disciple who is like a son.

If the disciple and the family choose one of the two.

He chooses his disciples.

The interests of the family go aside.

Even if his own disciple wants to take military power.

That should also be planned for oneself, not for the family.

fart!He doesn't do such stupid things, the family's prosperity has nothing to do with him.

Mr. Sheng Lang thought quickly, thinking of many things, he looked at his disciple.

"Zian, you are not young anymore, you should know a lot of things, so why do you think Nandu is not good?" Sheng Langjun asked seriously.

"The reason why today's Long Live in the South is able to ascend to the Great Treasure is because of the great help of those big families. No one will think that their efforts are in vain. Everyone wants to live with rare goods and become Lu Buwei." The original owner said.

After these years of experience, he experienced a lot of ups and downs, saw a lot of joy, anger, sorrow and joy in the world, and his experience far surpassed his peers.

There is also a consciousness from modern times giving guidance, and these have broadened his horizons a lot.

After hearing what the original owner said, Mr. Sheng Lang nodded, agreeing with these words very much.

"That's right! It's best to have a lot of money, which will always be beneficial to the family."

Mr. Sheng Lang is not sitting upright at the moment, he is half leaning on the table.

Say it in a meaningful voice.

The original Lu Buwei changed from a merchant.

Become the prime minister of Qin, and the power is all over the world.

It can be said that one person is below ten thousand people.

Mr. Sheng Lang is not a politician.

I can also feel the coolness of reaching the sky in one step.

Many families want to make the same investment as Lu Buwei.

In their view, if the investment is right, it will be a huge profit.

This is how the royal family of the Jin Dynasty won the support of the big family and ascended the throne.

There is a saying that is good: the mouth of others is soft, and the hands of others are soft, and the imperial power cannot be strengthened.

The family that thinks it has the power of the dragon naturally wants to get benefits, so the whole court is full of their personnel.

Officials from big families often have some in-law relationships, and there is a relationship between people, which can be said to be the protection of officials and officials.

Even officials from big families may try their best to poach the wall in order to increase the interests of their own family. It often costs a lot of money to do things, but with little results.

"Well! Master once said to me: This is like letting birds, fish, and livestock pull a cart together. Maybe each of them is pulling very hard, but the cart will not go in one direction, it will only go in one direction. Spin around in place."

After hearing this, Mr. Sheng Lang thought for a while, and went through the scene described by his disciples in his mind: fish naturally dive into the water, birds fly into the sky, and livestock run on the ground.And the carts they pull turn left and right, up and down, this scene is really gratifying.

Although this scene looks absurd, it is impossible to exist in reality.But in reality, this is indeed the case in the southern imperial court. After every decree, it is the result of various contests, and every family wants to benefit from it.

The decrees that appear under such circumstances are only in line with the interests of a very small number of people, but may damage the interests of the majority of people, or be detrimental to future development.

Mr. Sheng Lang smiled after thinking it over clearly. Although some of his disciples are not very good, and the writing is still a little weak, but the overall situation is still good.

"How could Long live be willing to leave the power behind? There must be a fight with the minister. In this case, the political situation in the south will not be stable." Yuanzhu said.

"According to the etiquette passed down from the Zhou Dynasty, Long Live is the supreme existence, and there will be ministers who want to grab more power to flatter Long Live."

"The emperor also has his own people, and with the capital of those families negotiating and dealing with them, the court is definitely in a state of flux."

In the previous self-study, neither Ling Xiao nor the original owner had much interest in the so-called Confucianism.

Ling Xiao cares more about reading history. When reading history, he always makes some comments to see the tricks in it.

Let the original owner know a lot of things, and he analyzed the situation well.

Mr. Sheng Lang nodded when he heard it, he can be regarded as a well-read person.

It is natural to see that the contradiction between imperial power and ministerial power will become bigger and bigger.

I'm afraid that the political situation in the south is really unstable, and the current peace is just an appearance.

"Good boy, you can see a lot of things now." Sheng Langjun was overjoyed.

This kid has a big picture and good martial arts skills. In Mr. Sheng Lang's opinion, he has a bright future.

Only those who are both civil and military, have a good view of the overall situation, and have good luck will survive in the troubled times.

"Then, tell me about the situation in the north, is it suitable for us to go there?" Sheng Langjun looked at his disciple with a smile, and then said.

Although most of the northern land is occupied by those barbarians, there is still a Han regime in Liangzhou. If you want to go there, you can still live a stable life there.

"Not suitable, because there are many forces in the north, each of which will not be convinced by other forces, and may fight at any time. It can be said that the north is also a bamboo pole that may explode at any time."

"Well, what you said is more reasonable." Sheng Lang-jun looked at the original owner, changed a more lazy posture and said, "So, do you think the north will not be as good as the south in the future?"

"Of course not. Although the regime in the north looks bad, I feel that the one that can rule the world in the future will still be the one in the north." The original owner said.

"Oh? Why do you think so?" Sheng Langjun looked at the original owner with a bit of curiosity, and then asked.

"You can look at historical records. The combat effectiveness of the army in the north has always been stronger than that in the south."

"One day when the north is in chaos, a hero will appear and be integrated into one place."

"On the contrary, the fighting power in the south is getting weaker and weaker." The original owner said.

"Why is that?" Sheng Langjun asked intentionally.

"It is impossible for people in a big family to give up their vested interests."

"It will only try to preserve its own strength, weaken the strength of other families, and use it to dominate the south."

"This should be a process of wrestling slowly, each family will rack their brains, and there will be quite a period of peace."

"After a long time, everyone from the top to the bottom, from the ruling class to the common people, will have the illusion that the south can always be bounded by the river and become a paradise."

This point of view was told by Ling Xiao to the original owner. There have been many times in history when the north and the south were reunited, and it was often when the forces in the north rose up and finally completed the great cause of the reunification of the north and the south one day.

"Moreover, there is still a big problem in the south that cannot be solved. The soldiers are all self-cultivated farmers. Every war means that a large number of people die. If the number of times is long, most families can't bear it."

"Many officials in the south have been paying more attention to the situation of those opposing families than to the situation on the other side of the river. They often only see the immediate interests, and they don't see that there are people in the north who have been eyeing them all the time. Later, their war-weariness will gradually soar. Most of the people are strong laborers in the family, which will inevitably affect the life of every ordinary family. Some people will sell themselves to the powerful in order to survive, because if they don’t sell, they will not be able to survive.”

"Being a commoner, you have to pay more and more taxes and corvee, and you have to go to the battlefield as cannon fodder. After a few times, the common people will sell themselves to the powerful, and they can live on. In this case, there is no more s Choice."

Mr. Sheng Lang's eyes lit up when he heard this, he stood up suddenly, and walked around the house with some excitement, this disciple is really good.

"Okay! Let's continue." Sheng Langjun looked at his disciple, and he felt more and more that this disciple was good, and the most important thing was that he could see far.

His own disciples are much better than those who are familiar with the scriptures. In his opinion, he is a person who can read.

But it doesn't mean that they have lofty ideals. They don't stand high enough, so they don't see far enough.

Anyway, Mr. Sheng Lang knew that the young people in the family didn't think of so many problems.

"And this choice of selling one's body further reduced the court's taxes."

"Then in order to extract more money, taxes will be increased, and the distribution will still be distributed to the common people."

"This will only make life difficult for civilians, and more people will choose to sell themselves into slavery. This is a vicious circle."

If it goes on for a long time, there will be fewer and fewer people who can serve in the military, resulting in the armed organizations in the south not being able to receive people.

The nobles will try their best to evade taxes for their own interests, and as a result, a large number of hidden lands will appear, which will reduce the government's fiscal revenue.

Mr. Sheng Lang also understands that if the tax is paid according to the regulations, the nobles may not be able to accept such regulations, and they will naturally make some small moves.

The wise emperor should know this (and some don't), but the whole bureaucratic system is like this, moving one family means moving all the people, even the high-ranking people have nothing to do.

"That's right!" Mr. Sheng Lang said, he is from a big family, so he naturally knows the secrets of the family. If the people of the big family are willing to pay all taxes, then Yintian came into being.

In fact, in addition to accepting bribes, there are also many big merchants who also give money, hoping to be taken care of, and the big families are happy to provide some protection.

This situation will inevitably lead to a reduction in government taxes, but who cares?People in big families only think about the continuation of the family.

From the perspective of the people of the big family, they can still be officials and even control the government if they change the dynasty anyway.

This has become a well-known unspoken rule, and everyone in the big family knows it well.

Those families came here little by little, and the clansmen all thought about the glory of the family.

Because they have all enjoyed the family's gift, they naturally have to contribute to the family.

The life and death of the dynasty meant nothing to them.

The biggest idea is how to make your family more powerful.

"Zian thought well, I naturally know that the south is not very good."

"If we go to the south, one is that there is no family power, and the other is that you are likely to be drafted into the army."

Mr. Sheng Lang tapped the table lightly with his fingers, "Then we can't go to the south, the south is a big hole."

"But the north is not so good. After all, there should still be a lot of time for the war between them. We are going to be a minister now, let alone."

Speaking of this, Mr. Sheng Lang paused and said: "Then the question is, what should we do to live a good life?"

At this moment, he is a little helpless, because after some calculations, every road is very difficult to walk.

"Master, we can change our thinking, if it is not possible on the Central Plains."

When he said this, he paused and glanced at Master.

"Then, we can naturally stay in another place."

"What does this mean?" Sheng Langjun said.

"You can go to Yizhou." The original owner mentioned this place.

During the period of Sun Wu, we established contacts with Yizhou, and it is a good place to go there.

As long as there is a certain amount of armed force, at least a certain amount of territory can be obtained.

This is also Ling Xiao's idea to the original owner, after all, that place has always been in an isolated state.

Whether it is the big families and emperors in the south, or the barbarians in the north, they don't care about that island.

The original owner got a chance to develop, instead of going to the north or south to become their cannon fodder.

As for the future development, Ling Xiao can't control it. Anyway, the original owner's future is his efforts, and he can also give the remaining Han people in the north a chance to survive.

Mr. Sheng Lang was a little surprised when he heard it, thought for a moment, and stroked his beard with his hand, it was really possible, he thought in his heart.

He quickly frowned and thought of a question: "Zian, we don't have any ships now."

"Most of us are impervious to water, and it will be very troublesome to go there." Sheng Langjun said.

Ling Xiao said: If you don't know it, learn it. This is a skill, can you still learn it?

In addition, find a man-made boat, as long as the boat is very safe, it is fine.

Of course, there is another problem, that is, there is no silver.

After Sheng Langjun expressed his worries.

The original owner was also silent.

Because he really doesn't have much money.

This is how to do?The last two decided to think about it.

Mr. Sheng Lang was very annoyed, most of his property was land and some elegant collections.

　PS: After checking for a long time, it was corvee, not corvee, that was exempted by the public officials and scholar-officials in the Wei and Jin Dynasties.

　　

　

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