Of course, as the crown prince of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Chen showed signs of being led astray by those corrupt Confucians, but at any rate he was not completely Confucian, nor did he become a complete waste.

In fact, when Zhao Huan and Zhuang Chengyi were studying how to kill this one and destroy that one, and bargaining over how to divide the spoils between the treasury and the young government, Zhao Chen was also listening to the conversation between the two, and was observing the city of Bianjing.

A street full of people coming and going.

This look made Zhao Chen see many things that he had never noticed before.

The gentlemen in the East Palace always talk about how rich and invincible the Song Dynasty was, but what about the city of Bianjing in front of them?

On the sumo stage, two women with messy clothes were performing sumo wrestling. If their lives were richer, would they still perform sumo wrestling like this? *** It is said that if you have enough food and clothing, you know etiquette, but think about it the other way around, you don't know etiquette.

Is it because food and clothing are not enough?

There were two Song people fighting in the street in the distance, and all the people watching were Song people. Those barbarians who looked like they were not Song people all hid far away, as if they were afraid of being implicated in their treatment of these barbarians. What could those barbarians do?

Are you willing? When the Song Dynasty was extremely powerful, it would be no problem. What if the Song Dynasty...

The scholars sitting by the windows of the restaurant are talking loudly, but what are they talking about? Why can they sit in the restaurant and be cool without working?

Also, isn’t it said that there are beggars in almost every city? What about the beggars in Bianjing City? Where have they gone? Or is Bianjing City already so wealthy that there are no beggars anymore?

Do these phenomena only exist in Bianjing City in front of you, or are they the same in all cities in the Song Dynasty? If all the cities are the same as before, what about the countryside outside the city? What is the life of the people in the countryside like?

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These things that no one had ever told him before made Zhao Chen, who followed Zhao Huan out of the palace incognito for the first time, feel more novel. After honestly telling Zhao Huan everything he saw, Zhao Chen also told Zhao Huan.

All the questions in my mind were asked.

Zhao Chen's question made Zhao Huan fall into deep thought.

There is actually nothing to say about the problem of beggars, because now in the Song Dynasty, there are not only beggars in Bianjing City, but also in other cities.

The old beggars or those with handicapped hands and feet were all taken in by almshouses, and the young ones with sound hands and feet were all dragged to work on construction sites. There was no place for beggars to survive.

As for whether the barbarians will be honest and obedient, and whether they will be willing to do so, there is nothing to worry about.

Even if you don't make all the barbarians work as laborers, you can definitely promote a few among the barbarians. As long as they are treated a little better than other barbarians, they will actively suppress those who are unwilling to do so.

of barbarians.

Jiannu has proven this problem in the three hundred years of Luchen in China.

On the contrary, the remaining two questions are worth pondering.

The so-called etiquette comes from having enough food and clothing. In fact, most of the time it is just a false proposition. Those were the people who smashed, smashed, and robbed, felled and blackmailed others, and were the ones who always liked to go to the supermarket and steal two eggs when they had nothing to do.

those people.

These people can't say they don't have enough food and clothing, right? But what about the etiquette? They've all gone to the dog's belly.

And those scholars who talk loudly, what do they need to work for? As the saying goes, they talk about their hearts and minds, and die to repay the king in danger, but who knows how many of them think the water is too cold?

What's even worse is that these two problems are almost unsolvable. On the surface, these two problems can be solved with severe punishment, but in reality?

Mr. Ru Ziniu once said: "Knowing people knows their faces but not their hearts. Painting the skin of a tiger is difficult to paint the bones."

Until the mountains and rivers overturn, no one knows whether the person standing in front of you is Shi Kefa or Qian Qianyi.

"Educate, hey, educate."

Zhao Huan took a deep breath and said: "The responsibility of education is heavy and there is a long way to go."

"They say that to conquer the world, you must rule the country. What is a country?"

"This country is the people's heart, and the people's heart is the country!"

"As the saying goes, the same rice feeds all kinds of people. Everyone's thoughts are different from others. How can the people's hearts be so good?"

After he finished speaking, Zhao Huan did not care whether Zhao Chen understood the meaning of his words, but instead took the lead and walked forward.

Zhao Chen was a little confused by Zhao Huan's actions. As he hurriedly followed, he did not forget to ask Zhuang Chengyi in a low voice: "Zhao Chen is stupid. I wonder if Zhuang Shangshu can help Zhao Chen clear up his doubts?"

Zhuang Chengyi did not directly answer Zhao Chen's question. Instead, after thinking about it for a while, he asked: "What your Highness just saw is the current Bianjing City. I dare to ask Your Highness, has your Highness ever seen the former Bianjing City?"

Zhao Chen answered honestly: "Although I have seen it, I was young at the time, so I can't remember it clearly."

Zhuang Chengyi said: "Then your highness, do you still remember the Jinlu soldiers besieging Bianjing?"

Seeing Zhao Chen nodding, Zhuang Chengyi continued: "Your Highness should remember that when the Jin soldiers were besieging Bianjing, some people sent money and food to the city on their own initiative, some people spontaneously helped defend the city, and a large number of people protruded from the city gate.

If you walk along the river, you will often be killed by golden captives."

"Your Highness should also remember that the imperial censor Sun Jian, the young prime minister Li Bangyan, and the grand prime minister Bai Shizhong actually proposed peace talks and even surrender. Especially in Qufu, they had already prepared letters of surrender and forms of persuasion."

"What about now?"

"The golden captives were trapped in a corner, and Seljuk Sanjar Khan sent envoys to pay tribute one after another. Xixia slaves and Japanese slaves were all given the heads. The battle between Nanyue and Srivijaya will be decided."

"This is why the people of the world are willing to die for the officials. Why are the people of the world willing to die for the officials?"

"Let's talk about those barbarians."

"I dare to ask Your Highness whether those barbarians ever paid a penny for the Song Dynasty..."

At this point, Zhuang Chengyi suddenly felt that something was wrong.

It is true that the barbarians did not pay a penny of taxes before, but since the introduction of the 369-level system, the barbarians have to bear high taxes. It cannot be said that they did not pay a penny to the Song Dynasty.

But again, although the people of the Song Dynasty bear relatively low taxes, the people of the Song Dynasty are their own people. They were born and raised here, but what about the barbarians? If they are not willing to bear high taxes, then

Why did they enjoy the many benefits of the Song Dynasty?

Those words that Zhao Huan did not explain in detail to Zhao Chen were broken into pieces by Zhuang Chengyi and told to Zhao Chen.

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The not-so-high walls, the school with blue bricks and red tiles, the freshly spitted wicker, and the loud sound of reading injected fresh vitality into Zhao Chen's heavy journey to the private server.
Chapter completed!