"Are you not rude," Brother Yutian scolded, "I won't retreat yet."

"Oh," everyone said with a bang: "Wine orders are like military orders, and there is no high or low in the wine shop. Brother Yutian, don't break the rules."

Yutian smiled and said, "I can't help you anymore."

"No more." Nachu Xiu raised his eyebrows.

Everyone recommended the most knowledgeable Mr. Li, who was the one who said gracefully, "We can't use the masses to overestimate the weak, let the younger brothers give the questions first."

Nachu did not refuse and began to say, "Wei Zheng."

"Wei Zheng" all the guests looked at each other. They had to be familiar with the Four Books and had to be quick to get along. Those who had not read books seriously would not have any brains to cheer up Li Yuanwai and a few scholars.

"Wei Zheng, governing." Fortunately, Mr. Li was also good at this. After a while, he suddenly said, "But "Mencius met King Hui of Liang?"

Amid the cheers, Nachu was drunk and said, "It's your turn."

"Since my brother uses the wise men of the Tang Dynasty, I will be born in the Five Dynasties." Li Yuanwai said: "Xu You!"

Those who had the material in their stomachs began to rack their brains, while others were waiting to see Nachu's jokes.

Grandpa Lu was also thinking, and before he could figure out the reason, he heard Nachu's clear voice sound: "It can be used to cure the fu!" He understood immediately and couldn't help but nod.

Most of the guests also understood it, but some people didn't understand it. Those who understood it explained: "Confucius once commented on Zilu and said: "Yu, a country of thousands of chariots can be used to govern its tuition. Isn't it just praising Zhongyou, abbreviated as "Xu You,."

Everyone praised, "How wonderful! Wu Zi's thin poems, Han Confucian Shooting, but this is just like this." Then they all drank a cup of joy.

It was Nachu's turn to give the question: "Tian Guang."

"The grains will not grow!" This is simple. Mr. Li opened his mouth and answered. After waiting for Chu to drink a drink, he said, "Fight." This is the doctor of Teng Kingdom in the Spring and Autumn Period.

"Running the sword." This is not difficult. Nachu answered it in one mouthful, and then asked: "Black Tun."

Many people said in surprise: "This is also the name of an ancient person?"

"The name of Duke Cheng of Jin" said the man next to him in a low voice.

Forbidden to be ashamed of your ignorance.

"Sitting in the misery." It didn't bother Mr. Li, and he asked again: "Wang Meng!"

"I am so brave!" It's hard to see the Chu. Everyone drank a cup, and then they felt it was not worth it: "The official has to have a harder time, otherwise we will exchange for a dozen cups for him, wouldn't it be a big loss!"

"I have to wait for my brother to make the question first." Mr. Li said with a wry smile.

"Yu Rang." Nachu asked. This was a famous assassin in the Spring and Autumn Period.

Mr. Li was stunned when he heard this, and the rest of the people racked their brains and gained nothing. Just as time was about to run out, Mr. Lu spoke out: "But "Taibo is already very virtuous."

"Yes." Mr. Li said with a shame: "Thank you, Mr. Lu, for your help." Isn't Tai Bosan's three-letter to the world because he is interested in giving up his position? It is referred to as "Yu Rang," for short.

After Nachu drank a drink, Mr. Li dug out his mind and said, "This time it's not a name, listen." He took a deep breath and said this string like a cannon, "Every ten is in one, eight is in one, nine is in one, ten is in one, ten is in one!"

Nachu was stunned, his eyebrows were slightly frowning, and he had no idea for a moment. Everyone started to cheer, "Drink ten cups in a row!" He couldn't help but look at the "father" who was sitting there for leisure and playing with the white jade pendant on his waist, not only lit up his eyes, but also raised his head and said confidently: The answer to this riddle is "Zhi Gui,!"

"Awesome." Li Yuanwai sighed: "1, my brother is quick-witted, I am convinced."

Someone dipped these two words on the table in tea, and everyone was impressed and drank this cup quickly.

"Luti's command to hit Guanxi!" Since Mr. Li did not follow the rules, Nachu would not be polite.

Mr. Li thought about it and then rubbed his hair's head and said, "Everyone, I have no idea."

"Where is Xianggong Lu?" Everyone looked at Lu Xiangmo and said.

"I can't figure it out, either." Mr. Lu smiled bitterly.

"Those who don't know think it's flesh. Those who know it think it's rude." At this time, Brother Yutian spoke, and he looked at his son with a smile and said, "Is that right?"

"Why are you turning your elbow out!" Nachu refused and said, "Is there anyone who is like you who is a father?"

"You said you wanted to pick the whole table by one person." Yutian smiled and said, "Although we are father and son, we are not the same person no matter how we look at it."

"Brother Yutian, I'm grateful for it. How can we adults bully the younger generation together?

I am willing to accept the loss of the bet." Mr. Lu laughed.

"Then let's drink it. Fortunately, although our bookcase is narrow, the wine is quite wide!" Brother Sima laughed and laughed, and everyone drank ten glasses in a row. Although they were all veterans tested for alcohol, it was impossible to play such a brain-struggled game again.

Seeing that the drink was almost done, Mr. Lu nodded and asked everyone to move to the theater. In the theater, there were about ten small square tables, with exquisite refreshments and fruits on the table, and three chairs on each table were empty on the stage.

The play has not started yet, but the musicians in the theater have already played the drums and bamboo flutes. The drums are not the ones that touch people's ear drums, but the ones that touch people's hearts one after another.

The flute statement was clearly blown by the flute master sitting there in front of me, but it made people feel that it came from the distant sky above the huge hall. Only the top Kunqu opera team can play such a sound of nature without fireworks.

Everyone sat down one after another, and Mr. Lu called Yutian and his son to sit at the same table with him. The headmaster respectfully brought the plate over and asked Mr. Lu to order a play. Mr. Lu looked at it and said, "When Mr. Shen conquered Annan, established the Central and Southern Administration, and joined forces with the princes of the eight countries to sign the "Treaty of Qinghua", we have the present of those of us. People cannot forget their roots, so today's "Biography of Pingnan".

"I never get tired of listening!" Everyone agreed and smiled.

Nachu's expression was clear and happy.

Most of the lights were extinguished in the theater, and only the stage was brightly lit. But the main show could not start immediately, so there was always time to put on makeup, so the troupe arranged a pre-schedule performance first.

Somersaults on the stage and plays funny, so Mr. Lu naturally would not pay attention. He turned his back and saw Brother Yutian eating tea and watching the fun with grace, he smiled and said, "Brother Yutian, I have known each other for so many days. I just heard others call you Brother Yutian, but I don't know your surname."

"My surname is Qin, my name is Lei, and my name is Yutian." Brother Yutian smiled and said, "I have known you for so many days, but I only know your surname Gao, but I don't know Taifu. "It turns out that it is Brother Qin, by the way, I haven't introduced myself yet.

Mr. Lu laughed at himself!" My name is Lu Kun, and his name is Shujian.

Brother Qin calls my uncle just for a simple call." "Grandpa Lu is famous for his name, and I know no matter how ignorant I am." Qin Lei smiled.

"The reputation is tiring." Xi Kun smiled bitterly and said, "If you don't say anything else, I'm afraid that you are the only ones on this boat, you father and son will talk to me without any utilitarianism."

"This is human nature, and Brother Lu should not care too much." Qin Lei smiled and said, "If we were not ambitions, we would have thought about living a life of idle clouds and wild cranes, and we would probably have to be careful to flatter us." "Without yu, it is indeed just." When Lu Kun saw that he was silent, he stopped his thoughts of recruiting, and instead became competitive, and smiled and said, "But Brother Qin should be a high-ranking person for a long time." "I have never been an official, and I have to rely on the protection of my ancestors to live." Qin Lei shook his head and smiled.

Seeing that the other party was unwilling to reveal his identity, Lu Kun didn't want to ask again. Moreover, there was no need to break the blame and ask the whole thing.

As the show started, everyone watched the show quietly. The master Chen Ge on the stage showed his power, but Qin Lei under the stage couldn't sit still and made a cigarette gesture to Lu Kun, hoping to take the opportunity to escape from the smoke.

Unexpectedly, Lu Kun actually got up and came out with him: "It's too stuffy inside, have some breath." Qin Lei smiled, and the two went to the Lu platform outside the stage to smoke. Lu Kun took out a silver cigarette box from his arms, pressed the lid gently, popped up two thin cigars, lifted the windproof lampshade, lit and handed Qin Lei a hand. Qin Lei took it and was about to take a breath, a crisp sound came from behind him: "Smoking is harmful to health." It turned out that Nachu followed him out.

"No." Lu Kun was about to vomit a cigarette ring, but he started to cough after hearing this. For people like him, there was nothing more valuable about his life: "Don't the newspaper say that smoking is good for health?" Tobacco is a consumer product that has emerged in recent decades. With the rapid expansion of planting area, especially in the production of plantations in Nanyang, tobacco has gradually become a mass consumer product. Twenty years ago, only the gentry could afford to smoke, but in recent years, smoking has become a habit and fashion - economy Men with slightly better conditions have a tobacco pot hanging around their waists. They are naturally inseparable from the popular propaganda of promoters. They use the advertising effect of newspapers to insist that tobacco has medical effects. They say that this "herb, after being dried and ignited," will emit a large amount of smoke and a choking odor, thereby opening up all pores and meridians in the body. This not only prevents blood jammed, but also opens up meridians in the short term: Therefore, people can stay healthy, stay away from diseases, and help Chinese people resist the invasion of diseases.

Lu Kun clearly remembers that an advertisement he had read stated that tobacco can "protect our health and reduce our pain, allowing us to find sensory enjoyment and relax our tired brains. Therefore, he endured his disgust for the unpleasant smell, sucked this thing three times a day after meals until the smoking addiction formed.

"Can you believe the words in the advertisement?" Nachu sneered: "This kind of burning weed looks annoying and disgusting when smelling, which not only damages the brain but also harms both lungs!"

"Really or not?" Lu Kun looked at Qin Lei.

"This is what Li Shizhen said." Nachu said with authority.

"Do you know Doctor Li?" Lu Kun said in surprise.

"It's just a matter of hearing." Qin Lei rushed to say.

"It's probably that's the case." Lu Kun looked at the cigar left in his hand, threw it into the sea with his fingers, and said with a flick of his fingers: "It's better to believe that it's not trust that it's nothing than to smoke it."

"Brother Lu is really free and easy. His hobbies for many years will be cut off." Under Nachu's gaze,

Qin Lei had to put out the cigarette in his hand and smiled bitterly: "But if the Chinese people are like you, Emperor Wanli will be depressed."

In the winter of the eighth year of Wanli, Emperor Wanli of the Ming Dynasty announced that the people were prohibited from buying and selling tobacco by themselves. Only those who paid the franchise fee and obtained the right to operate the business, and those who opened the royal shops were eligible to sell tobacco.

After this order, all officials wrote to dissuade them, saying that this was "competing for profit with the people, and there was a loss of sage virtue, and so on. However, Emperor Wanli did not intend to follow the Mustang of the Outer Court. His imperial edict was sent to the eunuch.

The inner court added nearly 10,000 eunuchs. The Ministry of Revenue refused to pay for it, and the emperor was reluctant to pay it for it, so he wanted the eunuchs to support himself. The best way was to restore the royal shop tax customs that was banned during the Longqing period. The emperor created a "tobacco monopoly. This reason was nothing more than taking the opportunity to restore the royal shop that did monopoly business, and the tax customs that checked and collected taxes, which have always been the business of eunuchs.

It has been more than half a year since the imperial edict was issued. Although most parts of the country remain the same, the tobacco market in the capital was indeed monopolized by eunuchs who were like wolves and tigers. They opened tax cards in various parts of the capital. Anyone who transported tobacco in Si would be arrested and would not hand over a huge fine. They would live in the Dongchang Jail for the rest of their lives. The si stores opened by the imperial shops and the big walls were all over the capital, and the tobacco prices rose tenfold, and all tobacco merchants changed their careers.

"I have never seen such a greedy emperor." When talking about domestic affairs, Lu Kun said worriedly: "What is even more worrying is that the emperor breaks the rules without restraint, and often bypasses the outer court and uses eunuchs to do things for himself. I heard that another eight thousand eunuchs have been recruited this year. Now the eunuchs in the inner court are close to 30,000, and even the palace cannot be lived in. I think 80% of them are sent to various provinces, or to be precise, the southeastern provinces." He sighed and said, "I am really worried that the good life has only been in a few days, and it is about to end." "Is that serious?" Qin Lei asked.

Kun nodded and said solemnly: "Have you read Master Shen's "Economics"?"

Qin Lei nodded.

"The above said that si has property and is protected by the state, which is the basis of economic prosperity." Lu Kun said: "This sentence is really right. Only when people know their property and will not be stolen by others can they have no worries and let go of their worries to make money. If they can be taken away by the emperor at any time, what will happen to everyone?" "Will the emperor steal it clearly?" Qin Lei said in a shocked look.

"I don't let others do this business, I just allow myself to make money, which is no different from Ming robbing." Lu Kun said: "I'm afraid that the end of the Southeast merchants will be the same as those of the businessmen in the capital." …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Chapter completed!