Zhao Jiaren picked up the teacup and took a sip. It was about mid-May of the Western Calendar in April of the Song Calendar, and the weather was already getting hot. Looking at the Yangtze River from the pavilion by the river, it felt pretty good.

Due to the climate, the river bank of Jiangning (Nanjing) City had moved northward at this time, and the original large lake shrank and even dried up. The new Mochou Lake finally appeared in the place where it was originally a river beach. The ground of Jiangning has also extended a lot to the west, which is probably a bit of the basic outline of Nanjing City in later generations.

In Zhao Jiaren's opinion, this place is pretty good. If it is a capital city, you probably have to worry about the flooding of the Yangtze River. The Yangtze River at this time is not as troublesome as later generations. First of all, Poyang Lake and Dongting Lake have a huge water surface. Even Yunmengze in the north of the Yangtze River did not really disappear. If the upstream human movements can be controlled and the soil carried into the river can be reduced, Yunmengze may have a chance to save it.

While watching the scenery, the new Minister of Revenue Lu Xiufu came to Zhao Jiaren. He ran to the Fuzhou court as a messenger for Li Tingzhi, and then stayed in the Fuzhou court. He was also a hero who had been with Zhao Jiaren for more than ten years. He was not involved in the action of purge of Li Tingzhi.

Now Lu Xiufu sat straightforwardly opposite Zhao Jiaren and wanted to speak. Just when he called out to the official house, Zhao Jiaren said, "Looking at your sweat, I'll drink a little tea first. I can afford to wait for such a little time."

After hearing Zhao Jiaren's words, the secretary next to him immediately poured tea for Lu Xiufu. Lu Xiufu tried it. The temperature of the tea in the public cup was not high, so he drank it in one sip. The secretary poured him another cup, and Lu Xiufu drank it in another sip. At first, he was excited, but Lu Xiufu didn't feel thirsty. Now after two cups of tea, he felt a little lacking. Of course, the secretary was sharp-eyed, and immediately poured another cup for Lu Xiufu. After three cups of tea, Lu Xiufu felt very satisfied. He put down the tea cup and said to Zhao Jiaren: "Officials, we have seen what the prefect Wen did this time. If someone said that the prefect Wen made up a story and framed it, I would definitely disagree."

"Yeah." Zhao Jiaren responded. What Wen Zhang did this time made Zhao Jiaren very satisfied, but Zhao Jiaren also had some doubts whether those landlords were stupid or too arrogant. Since Wen Zhang had told them to abandon waste for no reason according to the latest agricultural law and collect one year's food money according to the estimated land output. If he was a landlord, even if he rushed at this time, he would have to forge the illusion of managing the land and farming to avoid fines. This is also the reason why Zhao Jiaren asked to come so quickly. If the landlords pretended to be in a big trouble.

However, the landlords did not respond at all, which made Zhao Jiaren understand. This is too mentally retarded.

"The land is owned by the landlords. Whether they are willing to farm is their private affairs. Is it a bit over the government's management?" Lu Xiufu asked.

Zhao Jiaren couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. Among all the old bureaucrats of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Jiaren only had special personal factors for four and a half people. The first one was naturally Jia Sidao. In the past, he read three words and three moments, and there was a story about Jia Sidao. Zheng Huchen killed Jia Sidao. At that time, Zhao Jiaren only thought that Jia Sidao was a treacherous minister in the traditional sense and had no special feelings. The only thing that was strange at that time was that other books wrote that those who passed the Jinshi were all good scholars, and only a guy like Jia Sidao passed the Jinshi, but he was considered not to study hard.

When he returned to this era, Zhao Jiaren discovered that Jia Sidao actually promoted the reform of public fields to save the Song Dynasty. This made Zhao Jiaren really hate Jia Sidao. In addition, Jia Sidao also took good care of Zhao Jiaren, and he had to look down on this old love.

In addition to Jia Sidao, the three people in the late Song Dynasty, Wen Tianxiang, Zhang Shijie, Lu Xiufu, and Zhao Jiaren also had their own personal emotions. Although these three people did not have the ability and opportunity to influence the overall trend of the Song Dynasty before the Lin'an General surrender, Zhao Jiaren could not turn a blind eye to them when the Song Dynasty was destroyed.

The other half is Lu Wenhuan. After really understanding the reality of the Battle of Xiangyang, Zhao Jiaren is no longer willing to blame Lu Wenhuan for surrendering to Mongolia in a desperate situation. He can also say that he has done his best and has not been unsuccessful to the Song Dynasty. If Lu Wenhuan falls into Zhao Jiaren's hands, Zhao Jiaren will definitely kill him without hesitation. However, Lu Wenhuan is a little different in Zhao Jiaren's eyes.

But after hearing Lu Xiufu's question, Zhao Jiaren felt that the bottom line in his heart was touched. He could allow Lu Xiufu to say stupid things and do wrong things, but he really couldn't accept that Lu Xiufu was standing on the side of the landlord.

"Junshi, why do you think that this mountain is blooming and this tree is planted by me? If you pass by here, you will leave behind to buy wealth." Zhao Jiaren asked.

Lu Xiufu was stunned. This was obviously something that could be said by the Slippers. He was the same age as Wen Tianxiang. He was known as a child prodigy at the age of nine. He was very good at studying. Although he was only four years older than Zhao Jiaren, he was not old enough to hear the words. So Lu Xiufu replied straightforwardly: "This is the words of the Slippers, just listen to it as a joke."

"If this is the case, the land was decided by the court at that time, but now it has become a landlord who can do whatever he wants. The first empire of the Qin and Han Dynasties had planned land. Even if the Qin and Han Dynasties were destroyed, in the Tang Dynasty, officials also had to supervise and inquire about how the land under their rule was managed and the number of cattle and other animals raised by each family. In this dynasty, landlords would do whatever they wanted, and they would not plant it. If the land was bought by them, they could do whatever they wanted, then what was the difference between it and the scissor robbers?"

After hearing Zhao Jiaren's words, Lu Xiufu couldn't answer for a moment. If this principle is from the standpoint of the official family, it is correct to stand on the standpoint of the court. However, it seems extremely strict from the standpoint of the landlord. It is full of disrespect for people's free choices.

Zhao Jiaren sighed in his heart, picked up the teacup and drank it all. Among the three masters of the late Song Dynasty, Wen Tianxiang and Zhang Shijie did not disappoint him. Even though Zhang Shijie had been with the little emperor for a long time, Zhang Shijie upheld personal loyalty. Moreover, Zhang Shijie finally returned to the right path and made the choice to follow the highest interests of the Song Dynasty. Zhao Jiaren felt that it was precious to such a person. If a person cannot be loyal to his heart, it would be completely worthless.
Chapter completed!