The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 234 Six Realms
When the first ray of sky shines into the attic in the morning, Yang Tong slowly opens his eyes. Since time travel, this is definitely the deepest sleep.

The cold air of early winter was kept out by the window paper, but Yang Tong was still reluctant to get out of the quilt. He had a feeling of "the spring night is bitter, the day is high, and the king will not go to court early".

"Husband, it's time to discuss matters with you gentlemen." The long eyelashes of Changsun Wugou trembled like a butterfly's wings.There was a bit of coquettishness in the cold voice.From the beginning of a fate-like marriage, it has become inseparable now, especially the post-marital life with less gathering and more divorce, which makes the emotions that were not deep before, precipitated and sublimated in the longing.

The process of pulling this goddess-like celestial being into the fallen world has always been Yang Tong's favorite feeling.At this time, Yang Tong just smiled when he heard the remonstrance words that the eldest grandson Wugou was unwilling to give up but had to say. The magic that fascinates a man makes him unable to put it down, and he is reluctant to part with it.

After messing around again, Yang Tong forced himself to leave Ruanxiang. It is okay to relax for a while, but too much nostalgia will only flatten his ambitions. "Ruenxiang is a tomb of heroes" is really not a nonsense.

For the statement that "the gentle township is the tomb of heroes", Yang Tong will agree with it in later generations, because too many similar things have happened in history.From You Wang's beacon fire play with the princes, to Wu Sangui's anger at the crown and becoming a confidante, etc., all prove the meaning and value of these words.

But Yang Tong now feels that the saying that "the gentle township is the tomb of heroes" is not absolute.He also felt that the person who said that was because they had not met such virtuous women as Xiao Wu, Changsun Wugou, Shui Tianji, and Li Xiuning.

These four girls!
As wives, they serve their husbands with all their heart; as daughters-in-law and grand-daughters-in-law, they sincerely chat with their elders to show their filial piety;No matter what their hobbies are, everyone is like Zudi of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, who rises when he hears the crowing of a rooster, either practicing martial arts or studying, setting an example and setting himself as an example to inspire and supervise Yang Tong, and she is completely a model wife.

Ordinary people get one of them, which is already the greatest luck in life, but Yang Tong monopolizes the four of them, which can be called a perfect blessing.

After talking with the eldest grandson Wugou for a while, the two finally got up!

Pack up and walk out of the room together!
At this time, Xiao Wu was arranging a warm breakfast, and the eldest grandson Wugou hurried forward to help prepare it.

There are several vegetarian dishes in the exquisite dish, some are emerald green, some are bright red, some are fried with clear oil, some are pickled with refined salt... There are steamed buns, oil-baked pies, and white rice porridge served in a casserole... It looks like the bottom of the tongue is full of fluid, and the appetite is soaring.

"Xiao Wu, I've told you several times." Yang Tong stretched out his hand and snatched the bowl and chopsticks from her hand.She hugged her slightly pregnant and plump body from behind, and said with feigned anger: "All these things can be done by the people below, you are now a national treasure. Even the emperor's woman is not as good as a finger of yours. "

"It's really domineering, but my husband, aren't you the emperor of the Sui Dynasty?" Xiao Wu teased sweetly.

"Really? I forgot." Yang Tong smiled and sat down at the table.

"Husband," Xiao Wu's phoenix eyes showed worry, and said with some hesitation: "A few days ago, when our sisters were visiting Ye City, I felt that the city was becoming more and more luxurious."

Since Yang Tong entered the north, he has repeatedly won victories, making the Sui Dynasty the most powerful force in the world. Thanks to appropriate policies, people's livelihood has returned to the level before the troubled times in just a few years. Jizhou, the first territory of the Sui Dynasty, has developed Faster than before the troubled times!
The war in the Sui Dynasty has changed from passive defense to active one. One victory after another, the fall of one enemy after another, also made the Sui Dynasty more and more stable, which brought prosperity and prosperity.Corresponding to it is the rise of luxury.As the center of the Sui Dynasty, Yecheng, the thrifty and simple atmosphere has gradually dissipated!
The saying "It's easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality" hasn't been seen yet, but it doesn't prevent the wise people of the Sui Dynasty from understanding the truth.Xiao Wu and her eldest grandson Wugou are sensible, reasonable, and simple in nature, and they can't stand extravagance and waste. The recent wind of extravagance makes them very disgusted.

"That's right!" Changsun Wugou sat on the other side of Yang Tong, and said worriedly, "It is said that it was caused by the family members of two officials!"

"Oh? What's going on?" Yang Tong looked at the two wives with interest.

"The family members of two officials met in a Shu brocade shop. The plainly dressed man was ridiculed by the extravagant, and angrily bought expensive jewelry... This is where the luxury style began."

"You want me to stop this bad atmosphere?" Yang Tong understood what the two of them meant.

Wei Fengwu nodded and said, "Yes! This is very bad!"

Yang Tong asked: "Then tell me, what's so good about being extravagant?"

Xiao Wu said: "If everyone compares with each other, the trend of extravagance will become more and more prosperous. In order to continue this kind of life, some officials will definitely take risks, which will lead to incidents of corruption and extortion."

Yang Tong thought for a while and said: "Corruption and extortion have existed since ancient times. They have existed in the past and will continue to exist in the future. No dynasty can avoid it! I never expected that all the officials of the Sui Dynasty would be clean and honest. I don't think that all officials would Conscious and self-disciplined, that’s why we set up the Ministry of Defense and the Criminal Department at the county level, and strive to improve the law, and use the law to restrain the behavior of officials!”

"Husband, don't you intend to change this trend?" At this time, Shui Tianji and Li Xiuning also walked in.

Yang Tong said: "Actually, the style of extravagance, in turn, is also beneficial to society."

Xiao Wu snorted, and said, "Tell me, what good is extravagance?"

Yang Tong asked back, "How much is a piece of Shu brocade?"

Xiao Wu said: "Shu brocade is as valuable as gold!"

Yang Tong said: "Okay, let's count it as a hundred guan. I bought a foot now. If I don't buy this one, where is the hundred guan?"

"Of course you saved it." Li Xiuning said.

Yang Tong nodded and said: "It is indeed saved, but I won't carry it with me, so it is like dust, in the treasury, dust accumulates and spiders spin webs! And I will buy Shu brocade now. Then you In other words, where is the hundred guan money? In the hands of silkworm farmers, mulberry picking girls, weaving girls, sailors traveling between Bashu and Yecheng, and porters... Then, through commercial taxation Go back to the treasury..."

The four of them were sluggish, as if this was the truth.

Yang Tong looked at Li Xiuning and asked, "If you don't have this hundred guan, do you know the consequences? The silkworm farmer and the mulberry picker may be bitten by a poisonous snake and die without money for medical treatment, and the weaver girl may have no money to buy rice." Starving to death, the crew may have no money to buy clothes and freeze to death! Now that everyone has shared a hundred guan, problems such as death from disease, starvation, and freezing will never happen; and I can buy my favorite Shu brocade!"

"That is to say, the one hundred guan money has been transferred in a circle. Everyone gets what they need, what they get, saves countless people, and everyone is happy! But you say that extravagance is wrong, so may I ask, what is wrong?"

The four girls looked dumbfounded!
Since ancient times, it has been advocated to live a life of diligence and thrift. Extravagance is wrong, but Yang Tong's extravagance has benefited many people!If he is not extravagant, he will harm the silkworm farmers, mulberry pickers, weavers, and crew porters.

The four girls racked their brains to refute, but found that they were speechless!

Isn't it extravagant?
Certainly not.Otherwise, the sages and classics throughout the ages would not advocate frugality and curb luxury!Because extravagance is the source of disaster for the country, many stupid kings ruined the country because of extravagance, and there are also many families ruined because of extravagance. There are countless examples to prove that extravagance is wrong!
But now, after hearing what Yang Tong said, they found that luxury is not only right, but also beneficial to the country and the people...

On the contrary!
Diligence is wrong!Thrift is a crime!Diligence is murder for money!

The final conclusion is that there are countless lives of extravagance, and that thrift is a disaster for the country and the people...

The four girls wanted to break their heads, but they couldn't think of a reason.

"Coins cannot be eaten, drunk, or worn! Only when they are traded can their meaning be reflected! In the era of barter, gold, silver and loess are actually the same and have no value at all. People use coins instead Bartering is nothing more than measuring the value of an item by its rarity! It makes up for the difference in price between items, so as to achieve the goal of everyone's satisfaction!"

"Coins can only be used if they are spent..." The value of coins is a truth that all middle school students understand, but Yang Tong finds that his four wives are confused and don't understand what he is talking about!
This is a generation gap of more than 1000 years, and there is no way to bridge the generation gap...Yang Tong said helplessly: "In short, all the rich people in Yecheng are officials. If they don't spend extravagantly, businessmen can't make money! Yecheng It will be depressing!"

This time, the four young women understood a little bit, but they still half-understood.

"lets change a topic!"

Yang Tong served them a bowl of steaming white porridge with his own hands, and said: "Farmers work hard for a better life; businessmen make money for a better life; officials work hard to govern the region and soldiers fight hard for a better life. life... People in the world make money and spend money, just like eating and sleeping. It is the normal state of life. Earning money is to improve their lives, and spending money is to live more happily! They have money through hard work and live their ideals It's a normal day."

"In fact, thrift and luxury are different people, and they choose different lives...Diligence and thrift are the traditional virtues of our nation. Those who hold this attitude towards life are not only a good living habit of a person, but also a kind of civilized quality; advocating thrift is beneficial to society. In other words, it is a kind of culture, and it is the embodiment of the degree of social civilization.”

"You are thrifty and like elegant literature and art. It has nothing to do with how much money you have in the treasury. As long as my heart is at ease, I am happy with it. This is your attitude towards life... Wearing gold and silver, and full of jewels and emeralds is another kind of person. Attitude towards life. For those people who are full of vanity, even if I forcibly stop them, they will still live a luxurious life at home! If you can’t stop them, why bother to do annoying things? In short, that is the way of life chosen by others, even if I am the Jade Emperor, and I cannot be suppressed!"

"In a word, thrift and luxury are the difference in the realm of life. From frugality to extravagance is the first realm, from rich men's wine and meat is the second realm, from extravagance to frugality is the triple realm. Sleeping eight feet' is the fourth realm, and 'this place of peace of mind is my hometown' is the fifth realm!"

"Husband, what level do you think we are in?"

"Fifth level!" Shui Tianji proudly answered Li Xiuning's question.

"Wrong!" Yang Tong shook his head and said, "The girls in our family are all in the highest realm."

"What is the highest realm?"

"The so-called 'beauties' take flowers as their appearance, birds as their voice, moon as their god, willows as their posture, jade as their bones, ice and snow as their skin, autumn waters as their posture, and poetry as their heart..."

"Beauty" here is a kind of state, which makes people tireless in life.

The four girls chewed carefully, and they were actually a little crazy...

My husband is really free and easy. If he doesn't have great wisdom, how can he have such extraordinary insights?
(End of this chapter)