Sheng Changfeng’s words greatly changed Jia Lan’s impression of him.
The man looked Sheng Changfeng up and down and shook his head: "A three-year-old child only knows how to fight and kill, and he won't understand even if I talk to you about it."
Sheng Changfeng's young mind could not stand it, so he immediately scolded: "You are a rotten scholar! You only know how to attract public attention, and you think you are so powerful behind closed doors. If you don't cultivate military equipment, you will be a swordsman at that time. I
For fish and meat, life and death are all in the hands of others!"
The man narrowed his eyes, flashed his eyes, and immediately stood up and retorted loudly: "Who knows that the use of swords and soldiers will destroy lives, and Li Xuanzhu went to war for his own selfish interests, causing successive wars, resulting in the national power being empty, the northern border being unrest, and nine
The corruption on the border is even worse than before. Isn’t it ridiculous that the guards guarding the border will be corrupted by corruption?”
Then this person cited scriptures and counted the taxes of the northern people before and after the Second Liaodong Battle, as well as the amount of money and materials sent to Jiubian for military expenditures in the early and late years of Jiayou, and analyzed it from a performance perspective.
"For more than twenty years, the military expenditures sent to the nine borders amounted to 20 million taels. They were guarded everywhere and were unprepared. Instead, the Central Plains was empty. The government was unable to provide relief due to natural disasters every year. It can be seen that today's disaster is all
It is the fruit of what was sown in the past, and Li Xuan's political brutality is comparable to the wages and silver of the Liao Dynasty in the previous Ming Dynasty!"
There was an uproar in the hall.
Criticisms of Li Xuan's works have been heard over the years, but it is rare for this scribe to make such sharp criticisms at such a high-profile occasion as the Turtle Garden Poetry Society.
Sheng Changfeng was also speechless by the other party's strong argument with detailed data.
In recent years, natural disasters have continued, and a number of reflective voices have emerged among scholars. Among them are views like this fair scholar who criticized excessive military expenditures and demanded that military expenditures be reduced to feed the people.
While people were whispering to each other, a couple came together and helped him to the mat opposite Jialan and slowly sat down.
The man wears a jasper bow and a moon-white brocade robe. His face is like a crown jade, and his mane is as sharp as a knife. The woman is wearing a lake-colored face makeup and flowered trousers, and her black hair is combed diagonally into a ponytail. Her eyebrows are affectionate and delicate.
Like a flower.
What a beautiful couple!
All of a sudden, everyone's attention shifted to the couple, and the original tense atmosphere dissipated, which made the fair scholar feel depressed because he wasted all his efforts.
The couple was very noble, but very kind. After sitting down, they smiled friendly at Jia Lan.
The husband looked eagerly at the specially built stage on the lake: "I heard that today's poetry club specially invited the Song Dynasty masters for the finale performance, which is really exciting."
Jia Lan's face froze, thinking that brother, you are too much.
My beloved wife is still thinking about another woman.
He also heard about Jia Lan, a member of the Song Dynasty, who was known as the number one courtesan in Shenjing. At the age of fourteen, she made a sensation in Shenjing with her heavenly music and won the title of courtesan in one fell swoop.
Prostitution and prostitution are two completely different concepts. Compared with prostitutes who make a living and have a low status, prostitutes who make a living have a much higher social status. However, in the eyes of Shilin, both prostitutes and prostitutes are untouchables after all. Class.
Unexpectedly, the noble wife was not angry, but instead followed her husband's words and catered to her.
Although he was surprised, Jia Lan had no time to continue observing the couple, because the fair scribe burst out with a sneer and turned his attention to Jia Lan.
"Building troops to prepare for war and swallowing up a large number of troops on nine sides will not benefit the people at all.
"Guanzi" said: There is no way for the poor to hurt their wealth faster than the army; to endanger the country and worry about the master, there is no way to use the army faster.
When the Han Dynasty attacked the Xiongnu, although they captured the Yin Mountains and covered the fields with corpses, their achievements could not make up for the troubles. But now the Mongolian and Yuan Beidi have not shown signs of decline, but our dynasty is already tired, so there are not as many as the previous Han Dynasty!"
Seeing that everyone's eyes were focused again, the white scholar twitched his lips and said loudly: "Force is not as good as virtue, but virtue is nothing more than communication. With the rich products of our country, we can not only influence foreigners, but also gain the ability to do business." It will benefit all the people. Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty said: If China is at peace, the barbarians will submit to themselves. If this is the case, why bother to overhaul the military and tire the world?"
He looked at Jia Lan, smiled and cupped his hands: "Such a convenient move, Xie Yuanlang must also agree with it, right? I heard that Xie Yuanlang got a Western ship in Guangnan and sent people to Nanyang. After a trip, I have a deep understanding of the benefits of trade!"
Everyone made a big fuss again, and even the couple sitting opposite Jia Lan couldn't help but cast their eyes over.
"I didn't expect that Xie Yuanlang, at such a young age, could even do business with Westerners."
"Is this surprising? This is the family of the Duke of the State, the maternal clan of noble ladies, what kind of business can't they do?"
"Fighting for wealth will not be tolerated by honest people. What Jia Lan did is undoubtedly competing for profits with the people!"
For a time, everyone was amazed and disdainful.
What's more, I am dissatisfied with Jialan. I feel that it is really insulting for him to act like a merchant even though he is Jieyuan.
Feeling this atmosphere, Minglan couldn't help but start to worry about Jialan.
Not only Minglan was worried about Jia Lan, but in the Baoxia Hall on the other side of Xiuzhu Pavilion, Luo Shiniang's bright eyes were just like Minglan's, looking at Jia Lan in the room with a bit of worry.
"Is it obvious that Young Master Jia is being targeted? Has he offended someone?" Luo Wuniang, who was sitting next to Eleven Niang, asked a little tongue-tied.
But at this time, Eleven Niang's thoughts were all on Jia Lan and she didn't pay attention.
Jia Lan knew that he was being targeted.
It has to be said that Bai Jingshi knows how to capture people's hearts, and with just a few words, he aroused everyone's hatred for Jia Lan.
China has had a tradition of suppressing merchants since ancient times, and this tradition of "disrespecting merchants by law" was still preserved in the pre-Ming Dynasty. For example, it was stipulated that the descendants of merchants must wait several generations before they can participate in the imperial examination.
However, the emphasis on agriculture and suppression of business since the Pre-Qin Dynasty has had little effect. As early as the Western Han Dynasty, there were already many merchants among officials and bureaucrats. From the Tang to the Song Dynasty, officials and businessmen were further integrated, and business even became the focus of feudal officials.
Side hustle.
It is a well-known fact that there are many shops in the official family of the Jia family, but the great thing about Baijing scribes is that by linking the business of going to Southeast Asia to trade with Westerners with Jia Lan, everyone's attitude will change.
It's different.
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In the eyes of the scholars of this era, Westerners were almost equal to the barbarians in the north. In their eyes, Jialan went to trade with Westerners, which was obviously a shameful thing.
"Humph, who knows whether what you said is true or false!"
Sheng Changfeng, who was stunned on the spot after being snatched away by the white scholar, finally came to his senses and retorted: "Guangnan and Shenjing are thousands of miles apart. You have made up your mind that everyone here can't verify it, so you suddenly throw out such a
A violent argument, right?"
Sheng Changfeng’s words resonated with some people.
Those present here dare not say that they are knowledgeable, and they are all smart people. They immediately realized that what the scribe Bai Jing said was just empty talk.
Someone revealed the relationship between the Jia family and the former Jinling royal family. They bluntly said that the Jia family was really doing business with Westerners in Guangnan, but that was nothing.
"No matter what, it is inappropriate to have fellowship with Yi Di!"
However, there are still many voices criticizing Jialan.
Today's Confucianism takes the fight against foreigners as the first priority in its external relations. Scholars trace back the previous three dynasties and conclude that the Northern Song Dynasty, the Southern Song Dynasty, and even the pre-Ming Dynasty all fell at the hands of the Barbarians. Therefore, the theory of resisting the foreigners became popular among scholars and formed a kind of gain.
Consensus of public opinion.
The radical ones among them even believe that all foreign barbarians should be eliminated and the land of China should be restored to a pure land, and they are hostile to any behavior that associates with foreign barbarians.
Ignoring the aggressive Sheng Changfeng, the white scholar turned around and smiled at Jia Lan: "If it is true or false, the person involved will know it right here when he asks. Presumably because of Jie Yuanlang's character as a scholar, he will not use false words.
Bullying?"
Everyone's eyes turned to Jialan again.
Facing the gaze of the fair scholar, Jia Lan was very calm. He even ignored the note that Sheng Changbai secretly wrote and handed over just now, and stood up directly from his seat.
The note handed over by Changbai was pressed under the paperweight on the desk in front of Jia Lan, with only one word on it.
"Drag!"
Changbai's meaning is very clear. As long as it is delayed until the beginning of the Turtle Garden Poetry Meeting, no matter how difficult the fair scholar is, he will not be able to interrupt the progress of the poetry meeting. When the poetry meeting is over, Jia Lan will shamelessly leave.
"There is such a thing."
Jia Lan stood up, and under Changbai's surprised gaze, he bluntly admitted that he was doing business with Westerners.