In autumn, the rain never stops, and it stops for half a day the next day, intermittently, sometimes heavy and sometimes light.
It was not until the Mid-Autumn Festival in August that the sun finally cleared up. The people of Shaoxing were originally happy that the heavy rain had lifted the drought. God was so unkind and did not care about the life and death of the people. This drought was followed by waterlogging, and it was like killing them all. During the drought,
Those fields with easy access to water for irrigation can still produce some harvests, like Zhang Yuan's farm on the east bank of Jianhu Lake. Although the early rice production was reduced by one-third compared with previous years, it was not a complete harvest. However, in the following month, the tenant farmer Xie Qi paid them
Many of the late rice seedlings that had been transplanted rotted in the paddy fields, and pumping water with water trucks was of no avail. The seedlings had just emerged from the water in the morning, and in the evening it rained again. Sharecroppers like Zhang Yuan's family who still had some harvest of early rice had to wait for the main reason.
My family has reduced their farm rent by half, and they can still make ends meet. Those farmers who have failed to harvest any early rice will be miserable. Their families don’t have much surplus food. If the harvest is cut off in one season, they will have to deal with it. If the landowner still wants to force the farm rent, then
We are even more desperate. Of course, the vast majority of landowners are not so ruthless. The county has also repeatedly told landowners to help their tenants and prevent hunger and cold from leaving their households.
He asked for disaster relief and reported the disaster to the Chief Secretary of Zhejiang Province. Based on experience, it was very difficult to expect the court to allocate money and food for disaster relief. Now he only asked the court to exempt some taxes, and the rest depended on self-help. The way to help himself was to persuade the government to borrow money and raise funds
For grain, the object of persuasion is to enrich the people. However, since the Jiajing period, the wealthy people have generally been passive in participating in the government's famine relief. First, because the government forcibly apportioned and even misappropriated the charity grain donated by the wealthy people. Second, the court's rewards were devalued, and the casual officials who received the grain were devalued.
The crown belt was ridiculed by others, the students who accepted the millet were looked down upon, and those who entered the Imperial College would be driven home. Therefore, the wealthy people were unwilling to contribute to the government's disaster relief. Xu Zhijin heard that Zhang Yuan proposed to Hou Zhihan to help the landowners to relieve their tenant farmers. This is something in the mountains
Yin County was quite effective. One day after the Mid-Autumn Festival, Xu Zhifu sent word to Shanyin County Magistrate Hou Zhihan and Zhang Yuan to come to the government office to discuss famine relief. Zhang Yuan suggested that in addition to landowners relieving their tenants, they should also use mills to provide relief to villages.
Relief to villages, because there are wealthy people in every neighborhood and wealthy people in every village, let the rich people in this community and village help the poor in the same community and village. This kind of relief narrows the scope, and the poor immediately benefit from it, and the rich have a reputation of being charitable.
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These reliefs cannot be free, they must be in the name of loans, and the poor must repay them after they have overcome the famine. Otherwise, the rich people will not be so benevolent. Their money and food have been accumulated through hard work for many generations. How can it be so?
The principle of the government's free disaster relief is also the same in Yanghe Yicang. It is not a free relief, but just for emergency relief. If you loan one dou of rice per mu, a family with ten acres of land can get one rice and one stone. In this way, you can survive the two most difficult times.
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Also, Zhang Yuan suggested that Magistrate Xu cooperate with Shaoxing and Kuaiji counties to carry out work relief in the name of the government. The so-called work relief is to recruit hungry people to do work, such as building dams and repairing canals, and providing daily rations to the families of the hungry people. This will not only make the victims
After surviving the famine, the government also saved labor and labor, which can be said to be two conveniences.
When we left the Shaoxing government office, the rain was pouring down, and the autumn wind and autumn rain made it quite cool.
Mu Zhenzhen was waiting for Zhang Yuan outside the yamen, holding an oil-paper umbrella and holding an umbrella under her arm. When she saw the young master coming out, she couldn't help but straighten her body. Her waist was slim and plump, which was really moving.
Zhang Yuan took the umbrella handed over by Mu Zhenzhen and walked slowly along the Fu River. The Fu River that was almost dry a month ago was now filled with turbid waves. He heard Mu Zhenzhen beside him saying: "Why doesn't it stop raining?
It’s time to rest. I was worried about no rain before, but now I am worried about too much rain.,,
Zhang Yuan said: "It should be sunny soon. It can't rain like this all the time. It won't rain that much."
Mu Zhenzhen smiled and called: "Master."
Zhang Yuan turned his head and looked at Mu Zhenzhen. The fallen girl's face was as white and smooth as a cantaloupe, and the virgin hair on her temples and nape was cute, and asked: "Zhenzhen, your "Zuo Zhuan" is all
Have you finished reading? I have no time to teach you these days?"
Mu Zhenzhen said: "I've finished reading. I have the eldest lady to teach me. If you don't know the words, just ask the eldest lady."
sister."
Zhang Yuan nodded and said: "After reading "Zuo Zhuan", I can almost recognize the characters. Let me test how much you remember."
Mu Zhenzhen suddenly became nervous and concentrated.
Zhang Yuandao: "Tell Lou the story of the false way to destroy Guo and Chun to destroy Chihan. This is also one of the thirty-six strategies."
Mu Zhenzhen spoke very slowly, briefly describing the story of how the Jin State borrowed a path from the Yu State to destroy the Guo State and then destroyed the Yu State. Zhang Yuan praised her, and Mu Zhenzhen was very happy and asked: "Young Master
,Then what books will your servant read in the future?"
Zhang Yuandao said: "Read "Historical Records". My uncle has it, but it is better to buy a set by yourself. You should also have some books at home." Yang Shixiang and Fan Wenruo sent more than 300 taels of money to polish their pens, so this year Tian Tian
Although the rental income has dropped significantly, the family's expenses are still very sufficient.
The two masters and maids went to Fuxue Palace Cross Street and bought a set of 130 volumes of "Historical Records" printed by the Nanjing Imperial College at a bookstore. This set cost three taels and eighty yuan of silver and came with a bamboo bookcase.
Only, Mu Zhenzhen was holding a bookcase with a book worth nearly four taels of silver, and her heart was pounding. Zhang Yuan held an umbrella for Mu Zhenzhen. When the two returned to Dongzhang's residence, Big Stone reported: "Master, there are guests.
, I’m sitting in the hall without a name card.”
Zhang Yuan handed his umbrella to Big Stone and approached the gate. He saw a young man in a green scholar's shirt standing under the eaves of the hall, bowing and saying: "Huating Yishan, I took the liberty of visiting."
Zhang Yuan said happily: "It turns out to be Brother Yi. Last time I was at Shuixian Temple in Qingpu, I hit it off with Brother Yi. I'm very happy to see you again today."
This Yishan is still the same as last time, alone, and does not say why he is here. Zhang Yuan certainly does not ask. Yishan lives in the small building in the back garden of Zhang Yuan's house, and talks with Zhang Yuan about art, showing his knowledge.
To Zhang Yuan's admiration, the eldest brother Zhang Dai is considered to be well-read, but he seems to be quite inferior to Yishan. Of course, the eldest brother Zhang Dai is only seventeen years old this year, and Yishan is already twenty-four or five years old.
Although I don’t know the origin of Yishan, and even Yishan’s name is fake, it does not hinder the friendship between Zhang Yuan and Yishan. They are pure literary friends who communicate through literature and do not care about anything else. Yishan’s calligraphy is exquisite and he is good at all kinds of calligraphy.
He told Zhang Yuan: "There are nine character formulas for writing eight-part essays, which are "bin, Zhuan, Fan, Han, Dai, Fan, Tuo, Qiu, Li". The so-called "Bin"
, is the Buddhist Caodong Sect's "four guests and hosts, the guest, the guest within the guest, the host within the guest, the host within the guest, the host within the host, what is the host? The article breaks the topic and establishes the intention, what is the guest? The article embellishes, sets off, and carries forward,
But there is a guest in the subject, and there is a subject in the guest. The positive argument is the main one, and the contrast is the guest. The two are inseparable, but they are not separated. Using the object form as the subject is a wonderful article~"
Zhang Yuan was very interested and asked for advice carefully. Yishan did not hide his secrets at all. He wrote the eight-legged essay "Nine-Character Jue" one by one. This "Nine-Character Jue" turned out to be derived from Zen theory. Yishan also gave an example, starting with Su Shi.
He analyzed the "Nine-Character Jue" in reverse from the "Biao Zhongguan Stele" and said that Su Shi's article coincided with the method of guest and host. Zhang Yuan carefully understood it and felt that Yi Shan's analysis was very reasonable. Many ancient works by famous writers in ancient times coincided with the "Nine-Character Jue".
For example, Su Shi, although he did not know the "Nine-Character Jue", his writings and poems all had similarities. Therefore, it is said that Yi Shan was able to sum up the "Nine-Character Jue" and was actually a genius. Zhang Yuan also combined the composition tips he learned from Wang Siren with his own.
Xuexu and Yishan discussed and analyzed together. Sure enough, these tips coincided with the Nine-Ziji Jue. Yishan said: "It does not mean that you can become a great writer if you know the Nine-Ziji Jue. The beauty lies in your own understanding. After all, writing is not a craftsmanship, even if it is
There are craftsmen who have learned from the same sect, and their craftsmanship is also superior. Brother Jiezi's craftsmanship is far superior to mine. This is really impossible to learn."
Zhang Yuan and Yi Shan once wrote on the same topic. Yi Shan's eight-legged essay was quite satisfactory, and he also had the method of guest and host. Without comparison with Zhang Yuan's article, it would be considered a good article, but it just lacked Zhang Yuan's spirituality, and Zhang Yuan's way was always a bit restrained.
: "Brother Yi is so humble. Brother Yi is eager to learn and think deeply, which is difficult for others to do. After having a conversation with Brother Yi, I will gain a lot of insights."
Yi Bo stayed in the small building in the back garden of Zhang Yuan's house for three days. He bid farewell to Zhang Yuan on the morning of August 19, and set out on the road alone with his luggage and umbrella. Zhang Yuan sent him to Bashi Bridge, where Yi Shan was going.
The place was Hangzhou. When he was about to board the ship, Yishan asked, "Who does Brother Jiezi think I am?"
Zhang Yuandao: "Excellent in intelligence and deep in thought, he is my mentor."
Yishan asked again: "Have you ever guessed my identity?"
Zhang Yuandao: "Brother Yi is mysterious and difficult to predict, but when I make friends, I only care about talents."
Yishan laughed and said, "It's my honor to be able to make friends with Brother Jiezi. I'll see you later." He folded up his umbrella, bowed deeply, turned around and boarded the boat, and after only a few steps, the Qingjin was already wet.
Zhang Yuan, who was standing by the bridge, raised his voice and said: "Brother Yi, if you need my help in the future, just say so and I will do my best."
Yishan turned around at the bow of the boat, looked at Zhang Yuan, and said, "Thank you very much.
Zhang Yuan watched Yishan's awning boat go away in the fine autumn rain and thought: "This Yishan is very talented, but there is a kind of depression between his eyebrows. He is a typical example of unrecognized talent. He is very good at eight-legged essays.
What was the reason why he couldn't take part in the imperial examination? Huating Yishan, Huating Yishan, it's really strange."
Towards the end of August, the weather finally cleared up after more than a month of rain, but by this time it was too late to replant late rice. We had to wait for the weather to clear up and the fields were dry enough to sow wheat. Shaoxing Prefecture's famine relief and disaster relief were also in progress.
This disaster has not resulted in starvation to death for the time being.
On the first day of September, Eunuch Zhong from the Hangzhou Weaving Bureau specially sent someone to take Zhang Yuan to Hangzhou. He said that the eunuch Zhong’s birth shrine on Baoshi Mountain had been built and asked Zhang Yuan to go there. Zhang Yuan informed his mother that in
The next day, he took Mu Zhenzhen and Wu Ling to Hangzhou on the official ship of the Weaving Bureau.
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