: Plan for the long term

Author: Gongsun Wujiu

: Plan for the long term

The road from Yiwu to Loulan had been repaired at this time, so Zhang Yue and his party traveled much faster this time.

In just four days, Zhang Yue and his party arrived at Loulan, the easternmost city in the Western Region!

After twenty years of development, Loulan City has now become a world-famous city.

Because Loulan is a commercial-oriented city, it is very different from other cities.

The city has now broken through the strict boundaries of the streets, and commercial activities can be carried out freely anywhere.

This model made Loulan's business extremely developed, and also caused Loulan City's population to grow explosively.

Zhang Yue had not been to Loulan for many years, and he also wanted to see the real situation in Loulan today.

The night he arrived in Loulan, Zhang Yue changed into casual clothes and wandered around the city with Zhang Xu, Wu Zheng and others.

Zhang Yue first came to understand the real life conditions of the people, and secondly he wanted to relax.

Along the way, Zhang Yue felt quite comfortable and had a sense of accomplishment in his heart.

He still remembered that when he first arrived in Loulan City twenty years ago, the total population of Loulan City at that time was only a few thousand people. Except for the Loulan Palace, which was more ornate, other buildings were relatively low.

The residents in the city are all talking nonsense, which is very different from that in the Han Dynasty.

Nowadays, Loulan City has changed a lot. All the buildings in the city are Han-style buildings.

The residents also all wear Hanfu and speak Chinese, and even the etiquette when meeting each other uses Chinese etiquette.

If it weren't for the fact that many people had deep noses and high eyes, Zhang Yue would have thought he had returned to Guanzhong.

Unlike Zhang Yueduo who cares about livelihood, language, clothing and etiquette in the city.

Zhang Xu is more concerned about all kinds of goods, especially those novelties.

Along the way, Zhang Xu was full of curiosity about everything. When he arrived at the door of various shops, he would go up and ask questions.

"What is this store used for..."

"How much is this thing worth in the store?"

The store owner may have noticed the extraordinary qualities of Zhang Yue and others, so he always patiently answered Zhang Xu's questions.

Zhang Xu didn't ask in vain, he would buy one or two things after asking.

However, Zhang Yue gradually felt that there seemed to be something wrong with his children's education.

Many of the questions Zhang Xu asked seemed to Zhang Yue to be common sense in life, but Zhang Xu didn't understand them at all.

Even though the store owner he asked patiently explained, he only seemed to understand.

At this time, a word jumped out of Zhang Yue's mind: "Not down to earth!"

Zhang Yue and others walked around until evening before returning to their residence.

After he sent Zhang Xu away, he invited Yang You and Feng Fengshi over.

"Why did you, sir, call me here for something?"

Feng Fengshi and Yang You asked with a smile after they arrived.

"Feng Gong, Yang You, sit down and chat!"

Zhang Yue asked the two of them to sit down and made tea himself.

After the tea was brewed, Zhang Yue asked for advice on his children's education.

"Today I took Zhang Xu's boy shopping... This boy has no common sense!"

Zhang Yue explained in detail the problems he found on Zhang Xu.

"Boy Xu has this problem. I'm afraid other boys also have these problems... What do you think we should do?"

Feng Fengshi heard this and said with relief: "The princes are too harsh on the gentlemen... Gentlemen will naturally be like this if they have not experienced the life of common people... They will not be like this when they grow older!"

Yang You also advised: "Gentlemen are all only one in a hundred... You don't have to worry!"

Zhang Yue heard this but said: "A certain son will definitely join the herdsmen in the future. If he doesn't understand the sufferings of the people, how can he manage a land of hundreds of miles..."

"If you can't govern a land of hundreds of miles, how can you hold a more important position... If you hold a high position in the future, wouldn't it be harmful to the people!"

While Zhang Yue was speaking, he was thinking of the later Emperors of Han Yuan and Song Renzong.

In fact, these emperors had good intentions and hoped to bring a better life to the people, but because they did not understand the real situation of the people, they often did bad things with good intentions.

In fact, it was not just these two emperors, but most emperors in history.

Because fundamentally speaking, the interests of the emperor are actually consistent with the interests of the people at the bottom.

However, because he did not understand the actual situation of the people, he did bad things with good intentions, which seriously shook the foundation of the entire dynasty's rule.

Zhang Yue doesn't want his children to make the same mistakes when they grow up.

At this time, Feng Fengshi also felt that what Zhang Yue said was quite reasonable.

After careful consideration, he said: "The king wants the gentlemen to truly understand the sufferings of the people... In my opinion, the only way to do this is to go deep into the people... It's just..."

Feng Fengshi remained silent when he said this, but Zhang Yue already understood what he meant.

There are indeed two problems in letting our boy go deep into the private sector, one is his wife, and the other is safety.

Zhang Yue then turned his attention to Yang You, "Yang You, what do you think?"

Yang You scratched his head and said, "How about we let the gentlemen go on a study tour!"

Zhang Yue nodded: "This is a good idea!"

However, Zhang Yue felt that just studying abroad might not be enough.

He thought for a while and said: "I want to find a home for a small people... so that the disciples can live with the small people... What do you think?"

Yang You said: "It is too dangerous for the princes to act like this. Gentlemen may encounter accidents!"

Feng Fengshi also said: "The monarch's move is too harsh on the gentlemen... I think it is enough for the gentlemen to travel around the world!"

Zhang Yue shook his head and said: "If you want to wear a high crown, you must bear its weight. If you can't bear the wind, frost, snow and rain, how can you become a talent in the future... A certain descendant of Zhang Yue must not be a dandy!"

When Feng Fengshi heard this, he stood up and bowed solemnly to Zhang Yue: "Your Majesty, I wish you all the best, and I bow to you!"

Zhang Yue saw this and helped Feng Fengshi up: "Why is Feng Gong like this!"

Feng Fengshi solemnly said: "This is what Fengshi said from the bottom of his heart."

At this point he sighed.

"If all the princes' families are like this, why worry about their descendants being dishonest... The sons of a certain family should also be like this!"

As Feng Fengshi spoke, he thought of the teachings his grandfather Feng Tang had given him since childhood.

My grandfather's teachings to me were basically consistent with what Zhang Yue said, but he didn't have such a clear understanding.

Yang You also said thoughtfully: "Servants should imitate kings..."

Zhang Yue nodded and sighed: "How pitiful the hearts of parents in the world are!"

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In the next few days, Zhang Yue was thinking about his children's education while waiting for news from Du Ling and others.

On this day, Qianniuwei finally sent news about Du Ling and others.

After Yang You received the letter, he immediately reported it to Zhang Yue.

"Your Majesty, there is news from the Thousand-Year Guard that Duke Du and his party have left Yumen Pass three days ago!"

Zhang Yue heard this and said happily: "Seriously!"

"Your Majesty, don't worry!"

At this time, Yang You handed the letter to Zhang Yue.

"Good! Great good!"

Zhang Yue was overjoyed after reading it.

"Call that boy Zhang Xu over here... Yang You is going to prepare himself to greet Mr. Du in person!"

"promise!"

In just half an hour, Yang You had everything done, and then Zhang Yue led three hundred personal guards out of the east gate of Loulan.

After galloping eastward for more than two hundred miles, Zhang Yue and his party finally met Du Ling and his party at Bailongyi.

"I pay my respects to you at the mausoleum...I haven't seen you for many years. I hope you are fine!"

When the two met, Du Ling first met with Zhang Yue.

Zhang Yue immediately returned the gift to Du Ling: "The more I look forward to Duke Du, the more I look forward to nectar..."

After the two greeted each other, they followed Du Ling to the west and then everyone went forward to pay homage to Zhang Yue.

Zhang Yue also asked Zhang Xu to greet everyone one by one.

After some etiquette, everyone moved into Bailongyi.

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Chapter completed!