"The fallen flower man is independent, and the Weiyu swallows fly together..." Xiao Zhiqiong read in a daze, with a bit of mist in her eyes. She remembered that before she went south, spring had just begun in the capital of Liao Dynasty, and the southern swallows were flying north. Two swallows were flying in the drizzle.
Flying together, but she was alone in that small pavilion feeling sad, not knowing when she would be able to see the person in her heart.
Swallows can still live in two places, but two people who are attracted to each other can only be isolated from the north and the south. Is it really like the strange but affectionate words that Yun Zheng read before? The farthest distance in the world is the stars looking at each other.
, but there are no intersecting trajectories?
"Why am I from Liao? Why are you from Wei?" Xiao Zhiqiong asked quietly.
Yun Zheng is not a clumsy person, but he does not want to answer this question. Liao people or Wei people. This is not a problem. The question is where does the hatred between Liao and Wei come from. Their ambitions have led to the two nations.
The feud between the country and the country, and this hatred, Yun Zheng asked himself, at least now he has no way to resolve it. If it were so easy, Xiao Feng would not have to die. He thought of the Xiao Daxia written by Jin Yong in his heart, and couldn't help but sigh deeply.
Xiao Zhiqiong heard him sigh and thought he was also sad about this. She forced a smile and comforted: "It's rare to see you again. Let's not talk about these annoying things - how do you plan to deal with Master Zhu's revenge?"
Yun Zheng's eyes were still a little wandering, as if he remembered something. Xiao Zhiqiong was a little confused and looked up at him.
Yunzheng suddenly asked: "Zhiqiong, I want to ask something. Is it convenient for you to tell me?"
Xiao Zhiqiong was a little surprised: "What's the matter?" She looked fine, but her heart was tight. Could it be that he wanted to ask about the Liao army's troop deployment?
But she quickly felt at ease, because Yun Zheng just asked: "You, the Liao Dynasty, send troops to the Wei Dynasty almost every year, small or large. Sometimes I am surprised. Our Yun family's army is not guarded very tightly.
, you can’t take any advantage, why do you have to attack so many people with casualties every year?”
Xiao Zhiqiong was silent for a moment and sighed softly: "If we could make a living, there would be no need to thresh grass and grain every year."
Yun Zheng frowned: "That is to say, you went south just to plunder?"
Xiao Zhiqiong's face turned red and she said, "There is nothing we can do about this. No one wants their brothers and sisters to starve to death, right?"
"So you're going to starve others to death?" Yun Zheng looked directly into Xiao Zhiqiong's eyes.
Xiao Zhiqiong turned away and whispered: "I, I can't change it."
Yunzheng sighed and said, "Why can't you think of other ways?"
Xiao Zhiqiong smiled bitterly: "What can I do? Do you want to become a god if you don't eat?"
Yun Zheng waved his hand: "Methods are thought up by humans, how can a living person suffocate himself to death?" Suddenly he thought that these words were a bit indecent to say in front of Xiao Zhiqiong, so he quickly added: "Even if we ask for help from our great Wei
It’s not impossible.”
Xiao Zhiqiong was surprised by Yun Zheng's whims and said angrily: "If I represent Daliao and ask you, Marshal Yun, to borrow food from you, will you lend it to me?"
"Of course borrowing is more troublesome, but selling to you is not without negotiation."
Xiao Zhiqiong opened her eyes wide: "Sell? Are you willing to sell grain? How much does it cost per stone?"
Yunzheng shook his head: "Of course I'm not collecting money."
Xiao Zhiqiong was even more confused: "How can we count it as a sale if we don't charge money?" But she was shocked in her heart. Did he plan to exchange a sum of grain for me to marry the Yun family? She couldn't help but feel a little bitter in her heart. In his eyes, she could only be bought.
Something?
However, Yun Zheng laughed: "There are many ways. For example, if we provide grain and you provide horses, wouldn't it be possible to exchange? The two parties only need to negotiate an exchange ratio, and this business can be done."
Only then did Xiao Zhiqiong feel relieved, but found that her palms were wet with sweat, but her face looked annoyed: "Our most precious combat power in Daliao is the wolf cavalry. If we sell all the horses to you, what will happen to you?"
What if they come to attack us?"
Yun Zheng smiled bitterly and said: "Have you ever seen the Central Plains dynasty go north to fight in good condition?" He said earnestly: "Zhiqiong, I know you have read a lot of books about us Han people. You should understand that the Central Plains people
This attack to the north was all because they were bullied by the northern nomads and threatened the security of the country and the nation, so they fought back. If the northern peoples can live peacefully, how can you think of any Central Plains people living a good life?
But, do we have to leap on horseback and fight to the north of the Great Wall to drink from the northwest wind?"
Xiao Zhiqiong's eyes dimmed: "I know that the people in the Central Plains regard us as barbarians and the grasslands as a barbaric land... You also think of me the same way in your heart..."
"No!" Yunzheng interrupted: "The so-called 'Chinese' and 'barbarians' are not originally divided by region. Cheng Yan's "Neiyi Xi" in "Quan Tangwen" said: The people of the four barbarians have long-term differences.
Retranslated, I admire the benevolence, righteousness, loyalty and trustworthiness of China. Even though I come from a foreign land, my heart is drawn to China, but I don’t call it a barbarian. The Chinese people have always been stubborn and kingly, and they forget to abandon benevolence, righteousness, loyalty and trustworthiness. Even though they come from China, they turn their hearts around.
In the Yi, I don’t call it Hua. How can I just call Hua its name Hua, and Yi’s name Yi Xie? Those who have Hua’s name have Yi’s heart, and those whose name Yi has Hua’s heart know how to abandon benevolence and righteousness and be loyal to China.
Those who are barbarians of China are considered barbarians of China. If they do not wait for the foreign barbarians to invade us, if they disobey the orders of China, are arrogant and disobedient, and abandon their benevolence, righteousness, and loyalty, then they are incompatible with others. Aren’t they not barbarians of China? The four barbarians are introverted.
Those who enjoy my benevolence, righteousness, loyalty, and are willing to be respectful to others, wouldn’t they be the splendor of the four barbarians? Those who remember my words, the name of barbarians is not yet called barbarians, but the name of Hua is not as good as the name of barbarians - it can be seen that the so-called Huaxia,
Yi Di is not determined by where they are born or where their bloodline is, but by whether they have a culture that conforms to moral upbringing. If all the people in the Central Plains do not know etiquette, but the Liao people observe etiquette and obey the law, then the Central Plains will become Yi Di.
, the promotion of the Liao people to the Huaxia is to say that they are barbaric. It can only be said that we, the Han people, are a farming people, not good at nomadic hunting, and do not want to live in an environment that we are not familiar with. This has nothing to do with the distinction between Hua and Yi."
He looked at Xiao Zhiqiong earnestly: "You are a well-educated and courteous woman, so you are definitely a 'Chinese' and you cannot be considered a 'Yidi'."
What Yun Zheng said is true. Cheng Yan used "propriety and justice" or "benevolence, justice, loyalty and trustworthiness" as the standard to distinguish Chinese and Yi, based on culture rather than race. This kind of distinction between Chinese and Yi is based on culture rather than race or region.
The standard of "culture" has actually been proposed by the founder of Confucianism as early as the founder of Confucianism. However, there are different opinions on the connotation and scope of "culture" in different periods.
Confucius regarded music, clothing, etc. as the standard for distinguishing barbarians and Xia. In the tenth year of Duke Dinggong of Lu, the State of Qi and the State of Lu convened in Jiagu. A minister from the State of Qi asked to play the "Music of the Four Directions", so "Jing Jing, Feather, Coat, Spear, Halberd, Sword and Pluck"
When the noise came, Confucius rushed forward and climbed up the steps. He was not the same as the others. He raised his sleeves and said, "I and I have a good meeting. What is the joy of Yi and Di! Please order me."" "Jing Gong was heartbroken, and he ordered
"The kings of Qi State became Duke Cheng, Duke Huan, Duke Wen, and Confucius were all derogatorily called "Zi". The reason was because they "used Yi rites." According to Du's annotation: "Qi, after the ancestors, were forced by the customs of Dongyi.
"The language and clothes are sometimes barbaric, so the "Zhuan" says that they are barbarians." If Du Yu's explanation is correct, then Confucius regarded language and clothing as the standards for distinguishing barbarians from Xia. By the Tang Dynasty, "Hu Le" had already been regarded as a barbarian.
"National music" has entered the hall of elegance. Among the ten types of music in the court music of the Tang Dynasty, seven of them are Qiuci, Shule, Kangguo, Anguo, Tianzhu (or Funan), Goryeo, and Gaochang.
The costumes of the Hu people were also favored by the people of the Tang Dynasty. Even the high-ranking officials often wore Hu clothes to ride and shoot, and went out for parades. Therefore, Chen An and Cheng Yan used "propriety and justice" or "benevolence, justice, loyalty and trustworthiness" as the standard to distinguish Hua from Yi.
On the one hand, it is a further development of the idea of "using Xia to transform barbarians" since Confucius and Mencius. It is also a reflection of the reality that since the early Tang Dynasty, a large number of ethnic minority tribes have settled in the hinterland and become increasingly powerful, and ethnic exchanges and integration have deepened.
Although Xiao Zhiqiong is also said to be knowledgeable, it is the first time for him to hear Han people, especially Yun Zheng, a great talent in the literary world of Central Plains, analyze the differences between Huaxia and Yi Di. In the past, when Wei people met Liao people, they all called them Yi Di and barbarians.
, she couldn't help but ask: "Really?"
Yun Zheng laughed: "Of course, as long as you can read as well as the Han people, whenever you meet someone shouting something like a barbarian, just say 'Zi Yue' or 'Sage Yun' to ensure that they don't dare to say it again."
Xiao Zhiqiong chuckled and rolled her eyes at Yunzheng: "Does it make you great if you read books? We, the royal family of the Liao Kingdom, don't read books, especially Chinese books."
"So they are Yi Di." Yun Zheng was very rude this time and said, "Do you know why we, the Wei Dynasty, will not attack other countries because we can't feed our people, but this situation always happens to you, the Liao Dynasty?
?”
Xiao Zhiqiong shook her head and said: "Are you saying it's because the Han people have read books? I don't think so. There are only a very small number of Han people who have read books. One in a hundred is pretty good."
Yunzheng waved his hand: "No, it is not exactly a question book for reading. It is just a record of past experience and culture. It is a carrier of inheriting civilization. The reason why China is China is because of the characteristics of Chinese culture."
Xiao Zhiqiong started to understand a little this time. She just felt that Yun Zheng's speech was completely different from the Zihu people she saw in the book. Although it was not so mysterious when he said it, she seemed to be even more confused about it. She felt that Yun Zheng was really knowledgeable for no reason.
He is so profound that his words are so profound
Seeing her confused look, Yunzheng continued: "The biggest characteristic is tolerance and introspection, so you can accept all rivers. Being tolerant is a great introspection, so you can recognize your mistakes and change them, and constantly improve and tolerate them. That's why King Zhao Wuling can do whatever he wants."
In riding and shooting, the Tang Dynasty could regard Hu clothes as beautiful and Hu Jia as wonderful introspection, so there was an honest man who took the blame... Chinese civilization has inherited a long history and experience, which is not just reading as many people think, such as farming.
Progress is also a manifestation of civilization. Going back to the previous question, Zhiqiong, let me ask you, why do the Liao people not have enough to eat?"
Xiao Zhiqiong was a little confused by what he said: "Of course there is insufficient food."
"Then why is there not enough food?"
Xiao Zhiqiong said without hesitation: "A natural disaster, like last time... wasn't it just because of the snow disaster?"
Yun Zheng shook his head: "Disasters often happen in the Wei Dynasty, so why don't they have to send troops to plunder whenever there is a disaster?"
Xiao Zhiqiong opened her mouth, but no words came out. She thought for a moment and then said: "That's because you have a good place in the Central Plains."
Yun Zheng laughed loudly: "Why do you call this place good?"
Xiao Zhiqiong was a little dissatisfied when he laughed, and said angrily: "There are many places where you can farm, so naturally the place is good."
Yunzheng shook his head: "There are many Han people in the Liao Kingdom, and they also farm. In fact, the Liao Kingdom is vast and sparsely populated, and can farm. There are many places suitable for farming. To support your people, let's just say
If you're not polite, the Han people in Liao Kingdom are actually enough, but you just didn't do it."
Xiao Zhiqiong was dubious: "How is it possible? Don't those guys even care about farming?"
Yun Zheng shook his head again: "What does it have to do with them? They have planted too much and they only have enough to eat. How could they not be careful?"
Xiao Zhiqiong was surprised: "Then why?"
Yun Zheng said: "My uncle Yun Dai, you must know about it?"
Xiao Zhiqiong nodded: "Of course I know."
Yunzheng nodded and said: "My uncle was at the Ministry of Industry first, and then at the Ministry of Household Affairs. I had a chat with my uncle a few days ago, and my uncle told me many things. Although these things are not military secrets, in a big way, they are still secrets.
It is related to the economic lifeline of our Wei Dynasty..."
When Xiao Zhiqiong saw what he said, she thought he was hesitating. Although she really wanted to know, she still said: "If it's not convenient for you to talk, forget it, I can understand."
Yunzheng shook his head: "Why should I tell you this if it's not convenient? If you want the people to have enough to eat, it's nothing more than paying attention to agricultural technology and investment. For example, I, Da Wei, established water conservancy, opened up large areas of wasteland, and paid attention to agricultural tools.
With improvements, agriculture developed rapidly. Many new types of fields appeared in our dynasty. For example, terraced fields appeared in mountainous areas, silt fields were used to utilize the silt formed by river erosion, sand fields were sandy silt fields on the seaside, and shelf fields were used in
Wooden rafts were made on the lake, and mud was laid on top to form the ground. This greatly increased the cultivated land area of our dynasty. In the second year of Wanchang, the arable land of the state was more than 3,125,200 hectares. By the 15th year of Wanchang, the cultivated land increased.
By the time there were more than 5,247,500 hectares, various new agricultural tools had appeared in our dynasty, such as the new waterwheel keel flipper and the barrel wheel instead of the ox plow, and the martingale horse used for transplanting rice.
The advent has also greatly increased crop yields. Generally, farmland can harvest one stone per mu per year. In Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas, it can reach two to three stones per year. A few years ago, some people introduced drought-resistant and early-maturing rice seeds from Champa and distributed them to Jiangsu, Huaihe and Zhejiang. It is now in our south.
The agriculture of the Yangtze River Basin and the Pearl River Basin has developed rapidly. Some northern crops such as millet, wheat, broomcorn millet, and beans have also come to the south. Cotton is popularly planted in Fujian, and tea is spread throughout Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Guangzhou.
Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan and other places are also increasing the number of areas growing mulberry, raising silkworms and hemp. Why is Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas so valued by the court? Because the rice production in the Taihu Lake area ranks first in the country, especially with the land under our feet now.
Suzhou Prefecture has the highest crop output, and is known as "Suhu is ripe and the world is full" (referring to Suzhou and Huzhou). According to the records of the Ministry of Household Affairs, the average crop output in the Tang Dynasty was about 1.5 shi per mu (50% higher than the Han Dynasty).
In our dynasty, it was about 2 shi, which was about 30% higher than that in the Tang Dynasty. In addition, sugar cane was planted all over Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangzhou, and other provinces. Sugar has also become a widely used food. The world's first monograph on sugar making technology appeared.
:Wang Zhuo's "Ice Cream" - now do you understand what I mean?"
Xiao Zhiqiong was greatly shocked. She stood dumbly for a while and murmured: "No wonder... no wonder... Although I don't know the detailed numbers in Daliao, I have heard that we can only produce more than one stone of grain per acre. In this way,
You are almost half the size of Wei Dynasty, no wonder you can feed so many people..."
Yunzheng is like a saint, his words are full of "guidance": "So, the reason why the Han people are Chinese is because of their knowledge and advanced culture. The reason why they can enjoy what you call a 'good place' is the same reason. In fact, Liao
Although the country looks a little desolate now, in fact, if the Liao people can learn from the culture of the Han people, it won't be long before the entire Liao country can build a large granary, and no one will have enough to eat, and no one will not have warm clothes... Zhiqiong, you
Don’t you want to help them? Don’t you want to help the people of Liao have food to eat and clothes to wear?”
Xiao Zhiqiong's eyes were filled with excitement: "Of course I am willing, but what should I do?"
Yunzheng smiled and slowly expressed his thoughts
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