Unlike the last time when Murong Fu got married, the banquet was held in a house on the shore, this time all the guests from all religions and professions were arranged at Shenhe Manor. In addition, a banquet was set up at Yanziwu to entertain a few close friends.
Wu Changfeng laughed loudly while holding Murong Fu's son Murong Yan who had just turned one year old. Murong Yan struggled with his legs and cried loudly. On the contrary, Murong Ning, who was held in A'Zhu's arms, stared at him curiously.
Looking at this unshaven stranger.
Wu Changfeng curled his lips, with a hint of dissatisfaction in his tone: "Your father is one of the best men in the martial arts world today, Nan Murong. Why do you cry like a little girl?" As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly realized what he said.
It was a bit inappropriate - there were many young women such as Murong Fu's concubines present. Such words inevitably seemed disrespectful to the master's family. He apologized hurriedly: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, look at my bad mouth. Everyone.
Brothers and sisters, don’t blame me, don’t blame me.”
Murong Fu smiled and said: "Brother Wu is still so straightforward and straightforward. In the future, under the leadership of Brother Wu, the disciples of the Beggar Clan will definitely be able to uphold the law and order, and put loyalty first. I would like to congratulate you in advance."
Since the defeat of Bai Shijing, Wu Changfeng has taken over the position of the law enforcement elder. Wu Changfeng is one of the six elders of the Beggar Clan. Taking over the position of the law enforcement elder is not considered a promotion, but the law enforcement elder is in charge of the law and discipline of the tens of thousands of disciples of the Beggar Clan. This responsibility
The power is much heavier than before.
Speaking of this, Wu Changfeng sighed softly: "Ever since the Xingzilin incident, the leader of my gang has been in limbo. Later, fortunately, Brother Murong found out the truth and exposed the actions of Xu Chongxiao, Bai Shijing and other traitors.
After this incident, the Beggar Clan’s momentum is not what it used to be. Think about how powerful the Beggar Clan was when Gang Leader Qiao was here, but now, ugh!”
Although the Beggar Gang has a large number of people and is known as the largest gang in the world, its management is actually loose. After all, it is impossible to truly control the tens of thousands of Beggar Gang disciples scattered all over the world. Therefore, it relies heavily on the ability of the gang leader. When Qiao Feng was there, the Beggar Gang fought against the Liao Dynasty.
After the Xingzilin incident, Qiao Feng was exiled, and since then, although the Beggar Gang cannot be said to have been defeated
Although it is sluggish, there are also few successors. The Xingzilin incident itself is vague. Even many people who experienced it personally can't say who is right and who is wrong, let alone the people in the world who only heard about it and the tens of thousands of other beggar gang members.
.And it is impossible for the beggar gang to publicize such things. Therefore, although the scale of the beggar gang is still large, it has already developed a tendency to be centrifugal.
Murong Fu said politely: "I believe that your gang will continue the cause of the Beggar Gang under the leadership of several elders."
Wu Changfeng shook his head and sighed: "Nowadays, I don't understand more and more. Since Emperor Shenzong Xining, refugees have been everywhere. Therefore, the number of my disciples in the Beggar Gang has increased significantly in the past twenty years.
More than double. The thief Wang Anshi made a big fuss. What can he say?
Do you want to make the country rich and have a strong army? Well, after more than ten years of tossing, Wang Anshi left with a slap on his back, and replaced him with a large number of people who played the piano randomly. After another tossing, whether the country is rich or not, whether the army is strong, I, Wu Changfeng, can't
It's easy to say. But the lives of these ordinary people are becoming more and more difficult day by day."
After hearing this, Murong Fu couldn't help but blush slightly: The thief Wu Changfeng talked about actually had something to do with him. In fact, he had to call him uncle and grandpa.
Since Wang Anshi's Xining Reform, the Song Dynasty relied on a variety of money-making methods to ruthlessly plunder private wealth. Wang Anshi's Qingmiao Law, Market Change Law and other measures, which were originally intended to suppress mergers and increase the court's income, failed because of their ineffectiveness.
People, if not implemented properly, became a tool for officials and gentry to make money crazily. And Shenzong died and Sima Guang came to power
In just a few years, the old parties ignored the objective facts and abolished the new law. This not only ruined the reform achievements of Wang Anshi at the expense of the rise of refugees in the world, but also caused the people to experience another catastrophe. This is the Beggar Gang.
One of the important reasons why it has become so popular under the leadership of Qiao Feng: After all, in the past twenty years, too many people have become beggars.
Wu Changfeng continued: "Last month, I went to Bianjing. Good guy, on the short 500-mile journey from Luoyang to Kaifeng, I encountered three groups of thieves with no less than a hundred people. Under the walls of Bianjing, 30 to 50%
The whole place is full of beggars who are starving to death and freezing to death."
When Wu Changfeng said this, he couldn't help crying.
Murong Fu remained silent.
He has always believed that the so-called prosperity of the Song Dynasty was pure nonsense, bragging from word to mouth by a group of literati who had lost their conscience, and people who were brainless and arty.
The reason is very simple. Before the industrial revolution, the output of land was the source of all wealth. Compared with the Han and Tang Dynasties, the area of cultivated land in the Song Dynasty did not increase significantly. Although improved varieties were introduced, the yield per mu was not as high as in previous generations.
There was a qualitative leap. Don't talk about the Song Dynasty's prosperous commerce, maritime trade and so on. Compared with the annual expenditures under the three redundant problems of the Song Dynasty, the income was a drop in the bucket.
So why does the Song Dynasty feel so wealthy?
It's very simple. From the beginning when Zhao Er bullied orphans and widowed mothers, he never restrained mergers in a real sense. As a result, the wealth of the country was concentrated in the hands of such a small group of people, and these people were supported by ordinary people with their wealth and money.
The parasite happens to be in my hand
Write a pen. Anyway, Zhao Guan's family doesn't kill civil servants. Even if they lose their official positions and quit, they can still raise a few beautiful concubines with huge wealth, write a few crooked poems, and live happily for the rest of their lives. When they are free, they can also say a few words about national power.
Next, the people's customs are not ancient, showing their noble moral sentiments.
Wu Changfeng sneered: "Hey, look at me. Why are you waiting for a good day today?"
Murong Fu laughed and said, "Brother Wu has a sweet temperament and worries about national affairs. No wonder, no wonder. But why did I go all the way from the headquarters of the Beggar Clan to Kaifeng?"
Wu Changfeng smiled sheepishly: "No, Brother Murong's young master is one year old, so why don't you come to the house empty-handed?" As he said that, he took out a one-foot-square gold medal from the bag he carried with him.
"There's nothing to show for it. This is the gold medal given to Wu Changfeng twenty years ago by Old Linggong Yang to commend Wu Changfeng for guarding Yingchou Gorge alone and fighting against the masters of Xixia Yipintang. Previously, I was short of silver and I, Old Wu, took it.
I went to a pawn shop to exchange for wine. This time I redeemed it from Kaifeng and gave it to your noble son as a gift. Brother Murong, please don’t dislike it."
Murong Fu took it, and the gold medal was heavy. It weighed at least ten kilograms. On one side was a lion with teeth and claws, and the four characters "Loyalty and Braveness for Thousand Years" were engraved on it. On the other side was a canyon, and the four characters "Yiwei" were engraved on it.
"World Model".
Murong Fu did not refuse. He cupped his fists and took it: "Okay, I would like to thank Brother Wu on behalf of this child. However, this time no matter what, I have to leave Brother Wu to drink in Yanziwu for ten days."
No."
Wu Changfeng smiled and said: "That's exactly what I meant!"
Su Xinghe counted with his fingers: "Okay, it's almost time. Let the two nephews salute."
Murong Fu's eyes lit up. He was also curious, wondering what kind of choices his children would make.