In Li Tai's view, the struggle for power is just a moment, a city, a place, the big bosses in the court are ups and downs, and they may change in the blink of an eye, and even the rise and fall of dynasties is a matter of hundreds of years.
What happened during the years, throughout the ages, one country has risen and another has perished. Who knows how long the Tang Dynasty can survive?
How can these vulgar power struggles compare with the great cause of education that lasts for thousands of years?
As long as education can be developed to the lowest level of rural schools, so that all school-age teenagers can receive Chinese education, everyone can read and read, and in the future the imperial court will use the imperial examination system to select talents from all the people of the Tang Dynasty. This will be comparable to simply letting aristocratic families
It is much better for children to govern the country.
A child from an aristocratic family who received the best elite education and was recommended by his relatives, friends and ancestors to become an official, or a student from a poor family who was born in the wilderness and knew the hardships of the world and worked hard to study and finally stand in the court. Which one is more important?
Can we govern this country well?
Li Tai believes that it must be the latter.
Emperor Hui of Jin died just over 200 years ago, and the story of "Why not eat ground meat" is still circulated among the people. It sounds like a joke, but for the ruling class, it is extremely ironic and sad...
Fang Xuanling said with emotion: "If your Highness needs it, I will do the work of a dog or horse."
Li Tai clapped his hands and laughed: "If this is the case, I will bother you a lot in the future!"
Fang Xuanling also smiled and said: "It's an honor."
But deep down in my heart, I feel sad. My son clearly wants to use others as swordsmen, but I have done a little bit of harm. It can be said that there has been a return, and I feel no regrets...
In the evening, the father and son of the Fang family prepared a banquet with delicacies, game, and seasonal vegetables. They entertained Li Tai well. When the wine was full of wine, they went to the hot springs, and then they went back to their houses and fell asleep.
Early the next morning, Li Tai was woken up early by Fang Jun.
"What time is this?"
Li Tai sat up in a daze, turned his head and glanced out the window, the sky was dimly bright.
"It's already nine o'clock. Your Highness, get up quickly. After breakfast, let's break the corn."
Fang Jun had already changed into a suit with arrow sleeves and looked fresh and clean. He forcefully pulled Li Tai up, who was staying in bed and refused to get up.
Li Tai had no choice but to follow Fang Jun out of the bedroom. He was still angry after getting up and muttered dissatisfied: "This is totally unreasonable. It's not yet dawn and we don't go to court. Why are we getting up so early?"
After the maid washed her face and hands and sat down at the dining table, she became more awake and asked, "What did you mean by 'breaking off the corn' just now?"
Fang Jun picked up a bun, took a bite, and explained: "The corn comes from overseas. The grains are full and crystal clear like jade, so it got its name. It's just that there are layers of bracts on the outside of the fruit. The farmers in Zhuangzi
I would rather call it corn."
Li Tai nodded, picked up the porridge bowl and took a sip, then took a piece of vinegar and put it in his mouth to chew, and said dissatisfied: "Of course the slaves will do this kind of rough work. Even if we care about farming, we can wait."
Just go and inspect it once the harvest is almost done, why go so early?"
"Your Highness, I'm afraid you have never harvested crops, right?"
"How is that possible? Back then, my father, the Queen, and my mother went to the Imperial Manor to farm every spring, and to harvest in the autumn, setting an example for all the people in the world to pay attention to farming. I followed every year."
You can't do it if you don't follow. The emperor's farming is the biggest "show" in the world. It is completely for the world to see. All the children of the royal family have to accompany him to set an example for the world.
It's just that no one is willing to take this kind of political show seriously. The emperor is okay, after all, the country is his, but for the princes who are well-dressed and well-fed, it is really rare and unique to be able to feel the beauty of harvest.
Obviously, Li Tai was just following His Majesty Li Er to show off, so he probably didn't even get dirt on his hands...
"Your Majesty, you don't know. Harvesting crops in autumn is one of the most interesting things in the world. Watching the yellow grain enter the warehouse, you can't stop feeling so happy."
Fang Jun said with emotion while eating breakfast.
I remember that he was also born in the countryside. When he was a child, harvesting crops behind his elders was the happiest time of the year. The abundance of crops meant that he had plenty of food and clothing for the year. There was meat to eat every day, new clothes during the New Year, and smiles all over the mountains and plains.
Sound infiltrates people's simplest and most innocent happiness.
Even when he went to school and conducted scientific research with professors in various places, he still loved helping harvest crops.
Li Tai didn't believe it at all. He rolled his eyes and said, "Do you think I am a fool? That is the most arduous job. It has to be a strong man. After a while, you will be sweating and panting. There is no way you can deceive me into going to the ground with you."
Work hard so that you won’t laugh at me for years.”
"Okay, then His Highness will stand on the ground and watch, and I will just go down to the ground myself."
Fang Jun didn't take it seriously. Like Li Tai, a child of the royal family who was industrious and indifferent to grains, even if he was willing to go to the ground, he had to do what he said. As soon as he was given the opportunity, he would be so tired that he would lie on the ground and do nothing.
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After breakfast, the two of them walked out of the main hall. All the dealers in the village had gathered in the courtyard. Outside the gate, the three floors inside and outside were crowded, and everyone looked excited.
Although the weather has been disastrous in recent years, the entire Lishan water conservancy project has already covered all fields, and droughts and floods can be adjusted calmly, so the annual output is not low.
These poor people who had their families destroyed and were forced to leave their homes and live in exile were able to find a place here only with the mercy of Fang Er, who was like a living bodhisattva. Whether it was to repay Fang Er's kindness of rebuilding, or for a happy future for himself and his family, he spent every day
They all worked very hard and took care of the crops more than they cared about themselves!
This year is another good harvest year in Zhuangzi. How can we not be excited when we see the yellow grains about to be harvested from the fields and piled up in rows after rows of granaries?
Just thinking that each family can get enough food for a year, and there is still money left over after paying taxes, I feel that my body is full of endless energy, and I can't wait to run to the fields right now.
Collect the pieces of armor quickly.
Fang Jun stood on the steps in front of the hall, looking down at the faces filled with excitement and happiness, feeling a strong sense of accomplishment in his heart!
It was he who gave these people a chance to survive, led them to cultivate and plant in this unfertile mountainous area, and embarked on the road to happiness and prosperity step by step.
No matter what era it is placed in, this is an amazing achievement!
He stood still and said loudly: "Everyone knows that starting today, our farm will have its official autumn harvest! He just said a few words and used all his strength to harvest the crops in our fields quickly while the weather was fine.
In the warehouse, all the hard work this year has been duly rewarded! If anyone is lazy and slips, delaying the autumn harvest, causing rain, and spoiling the food, I will never forgive him!"
"Don't worry, Erlang, whoever dares to be lazy, the old man will be the first to break his legs!"
"Why don't you just break your legs? Just drive him out of Zhuangzi!"
"That's right, to be able to stand up to a living Bodhisattva like Erlang, our ancestors burned high incense. Anyone who dares not to do his best will not be spared!"
"Break off his legs and drive him out of the village, and my mother-in-law will give him a share!"
boom!
Everyone burst into laughter and the atmosphere was full of positivity.
Fang Jun also laughed, smiled for a while, raised his hand, and the surroundings were silent for a moment, everyone was waiting for Fang Jun to give the order, and they immediately rushed to the fields.
"This year the navy went to sea and got new food from overseas. Everyone knows this. I only have one thing to say. This food is the top priority. It must be harvested as soon as possible. This is not only related to our Zhuangzi
Whether we can have good harvests every year in the future is also related to whether all the people of the Tang Dynasty can have another high-yielding food, and whether our Han family can never suffer from hunger again!"
Fang Jun looked around and said solemnly: "So, in that corn field, not a single grain of grain can be wasted! Even if it accidentally falls to the ground, I will dig it out!"
"Here!"
Hundreds of people responded with a bang.
From Fang Jun's words, they felt a strong sense of mission! Who would have thought that this new and high-yield food from overseas would be grown through their hands and under the guidance of Fang Jun.
, until mature?
If this kind of food can really save lives and feed more people, they all have accumulated bad virtues!
Fang Jun waved his hand: "Let's go!"
"boom!"
Hundreds of people each held sickles and other farm tools, pushed carts and drove mule carts, and walked quickly out of the yard. Soon they gathered into a torrent, with neat steps and high morale, moving for several miles.
Rushing to the cornfields at the foot of the hillside outside.
Li Tai was stunned: "Mother! Are you a slave of Zhuangke? It's like a well-trained army!"