After hitting a snag with Mr. Su Zheng, Situ Pan had no intention of visiting anywhere else, so he left with Dai Quan the next day. Jiangxi had been plagued by banditry for more than ten years, and it would take three to five years to recover. Along the way, he visited rich places.
They are not as numerous as those in the Yan Kingdom. However, people often mention the past a few years ago and are grateful to the prefect Su Tao. However, many young people wear a very simple kind of clothes called T-shirts. When asked why they wear this, the answer is
Said, this is a fashion trend, it is simple to wear and cheap. Situ Pan shook his head and said: "Jia Cong does everything in order to earn labor, even his clothes."
Along the road from Jiangxi to Guangdong, the weather was getting warmer and the carriage curtains were all raised. As we walked, Dai Quan suddenly said: "We have entered the boundary of Lingnan."
Situ Pan was taking a nap with his eyes closed, and said, "Eunuch Dai is familiar with the roads here?"
"That's not true. The prince will know it when he opens his eyes."
Situ Pan opened his eyes and saw a huge sign on the road ahead, with seven characters on it: The people of Guangdong welcome you. There was a smaller sign below the sign, with two arrows drawn on it pointing to both ends of the road, next to the arrow.
The words "Chongyi" and "Renhua" were written on them respectively. Situ Pan couldn't help but nodded: "These signs are so cheap. Foreigners know where they are going without asking for directions."
In Lingnan, compared to Jiangxi, it suddenly seemed like a completely different world. The streets were neat and tidy, merchants gathered together, the people sometimes spoke Mandarin, sometimes the local dialect, and there were many more new things on the streets than in Jiangxi. The two of them hit the spot at noon.
In that restaurant, there was a map booklet of Guangdong Province hanging in front of the counter. Dai Quan bought a copy and looked at it. The first page was a map of the whole province of Guangdong, and the following pages were divided into more than ten pages, with each page detailing three or five counties and cities.
Picture. Not only are the road signs clear, but also many remarks have been added. For example, a certain place is rich in a certain thing, a certain place has excellent scenery, a certain place is attracting investment, etc. Dai Quan praised: "I really understand that the cheapest merchants can't do it."
When he entered Guangzhou City, Dai Quan hid a letter of introduction written by Qin Keqing in his arms, and wanted to meet Prince Teng. Situ Pan did not want to go, so he walked to the street. After a while, he heard a newsboy selling newspapers, so he bought a copy of "Yangcheng"
Weekly". I saw the headline on the front page: Yunnan and Guizhou changed coaches.
The governor of Yunnan, Qi Pingye, was old and sent a letter to the court begging for his body. The saint approved it. He transferred the former Luzhou County Magistrate Shen Zhao to fill the vacancy. There is a brief biography of the old man Qi Pingye and the resume of the new governor of Yunnan, Shen Zhao. This Shen Zhao was from Shu.
, was born as an Erjia Jinshi. When he was the magistrate of Luzhou County, he was an upright official and had outstanding political achievements. He thought his official career was smooth, but unexpectedly, unexpected events occurred, and he was dismissed from his official position by his brother and was sentenced to work in a gold mine. Later, he wrote an article because of this.
The article bitterly described the gold mine officials' theft of gold, which alerted the superiors, and the King of Shu pardoned his entire family.
Bi Chengli, the governor of Guizhou, died of illness in February this year at the age of sixty-nine due to ineffective treatment. The emperor issued an edict to transfer Zhang Yuan, the prefect of Hangzhou, to fill the vacancy. The following section also contains Bi Chengli's life and a brief introduction to Zhang Yuan. Zhang Yuan was the official who donated it.
He was initially the county magistrate of Zhenjiang, and later transferred to Wuxi and promoted to the prefect of Hangzhou. This man was young and powerful. In his early rule, Wu State was the first country to use spinning machines on a large scale. He was good at organizing industry and transportation. He was a rare and practical talent.
Guizhou’s industry can flourish.
Situ Pan knew that Jia Cong and others were now in charge of the capital. What was the meaning of these two transfer orders, one transferred to Shu and the other to Wu? He thought in his mind and walked in casually.
There was a street teahouse. The waiter hurriedly greeted him. Situ Pan looked up and saw that the restaurant was almost full of customers, and frowned slightly.
The waiter said: "Master, there are many guests today, and there is no single table left. I wonder if the master is willing to share a table with others?" Situ Pan was not squeamish. He took a look and saw that there was a guest in the corner who was a Confucian scholar. Dressed up and looking good, his eyes stopped on that person unconsciously. The waiter hurriedly said, "I want you to ask the guest officer?" Situ Pan nodded.
Not long after, the waiter came back and said that the man was willing to share the table with Situ Pan. Situ Pan walked over and sat across from the man. The man raised his head and smiled as a greeting. Situ Pan asked for tea and put the newspaper on the desk. , frowned and read the front page article again. Refreshments were served, and Situ Pan also said hello to the Confucian scholar opposite. The two exchanged a few words.
The Confucian scholar glanced at the newspaper and said, "This brother is frowning. Could it be because of the change of governors in Yunnan and Guizhou?"
Situ Pan said: "It's just strange. The world has been divided for many years, and Yunnan and Guizhou have always respected the emperor. How can they transfer people from Shuwu?"
The Confucian scholar smiled and said: "So that's it. Brother, have you bought the "Reference News"?"
"Never."
"There is an article speculating in the newly published "Reference News". Although Shen Zhao and his family were exonerated, he was only exonerated. The King of Shu did not resurrect him. The king of Wu loved to look at his ancestors, and he had to look at his ancestors at the latest. Lao Tzu. Zhang Yuan's father was a great official, not a eunuch, so he had no prominent people in the Wu State. The prefect of Hangzhou had come to an end. Since he was neither used in his own country, it was natural to switch to another country. The two of them obviously joined the Yan State. "From the country." The Confucian scholar said with great interest, "There are also many civil servants and military generals in the Yan country who have left for other countries. It would be better if the talents can flow."
Situ Pan felt a little bitter in his heart: all the people from the Yan Kingdom who left the country were for his own use. He thought about it and asked, "Where can I buy this "Reference News"?"
The Confucian scholar said inexplicably: "There are newsstands all over the streets..."
"I've just arrived in this precious land, and I'm not yet familiar with the folk customs."
"I see." The Confucian scholar pointed to the newspaper and said, "Yangcheng Weekly is the most down-to-earth newspaper in Guangzhou. Brother, you will know a lot after reading a few issues." Situ Pan bowed his hand.
After leaving the teahouse, Situ Pan found a newsstand and bought more than a dozen newspapers at once. He took them back to the inn and read them slowly until late at night. Then he pushed the newspapers aside and stared out the window in a daze. Tonight There were many clouds, no stars or moon, and it was dark and deserted outside. After a long time, Situ Pan let out a long sigh. There was everything in these newspapers. There really was everything. Daily food and daily life, appreciation of antiques, interesting foreign affairs, the overall situation of various countries, and the heavenly family. Xin Mi. Many things were originally only known to the powerful in the capital, but now any common person who buys a newspaper knows it. And since there are newsstands all over the street, it can be seen that these newspapers are very popular. From this, it can be inferred that under the rule of Wang Ziteng, the people read more books. .Recalling the scientific examinations over the years, not many candidates from Guangdong and Guangxi passed the Jinshi exam - I think they didn't want to go to Beijing. It's ridiculous that I only looked at the small amount of taxes Wang Ziteng paid in the past ten years, and mistakenly thought that he was not loyal. 2. The folk customs in Guangdong and Guangxi have become so unbridled that I am afraid it will be difficult to recover in the future. So I had no sleep all night.
The next day, Situ Pan and Dai Quan boarded a ship from Guangzhou Port to Tamsui Port in Taiwan. There was no conversation on the way. When he abandoned the boat and landed on the shore, his eyes were blank. Although there were many new things in Guangzhou, the houses and streets still looked like heaven. This Tamsui Port was like It's like a foreign country. The house is as flat as a big box and has no eaves. Most of the people coming and going wear strange clothes, and occasionally you can find one or two people wearing ordinary clothes. Fortunately, Wang Ziteng gave Dai Quan a detailed map. It was prepared by the second daughter. The person above described in detail where to go after getting off the boat, where to hire a carriage, and how to take a bus and carriage to the Dajara Museum. The two of them followed the arrows on the map, and the journey was smooth and smooth. Found it.
Dai Quan was not going to go straight upstairs to see the director. Situ Pan also wanted to see what kind of treasure this museum was, so he entered the museum like an ordinary tourist. When he looked inside, there were more than a dozen exhibition halls, and the two of them didn't know.
Which one should I choose? Dai Quan pointed to the sign and whispered: "Your Majesty, how about we look at the jade first?" Situ Pan nodded and went straight to the jade museum. After looking at it for a while, both of them were shocked - there are rare things in this museum.
There are so many treasures! All of them are ancient artifacts, which are simply better than those stored in the Forbidden City. Situ Pan blurted out: "The Jia family is so rich!"
A boy of fourteen or fifteen years old was visiting beside them. He happened to hear it and said, "How do you know that the Jia family is rich?"
Situ Pan said: "Isn't this museum opened by the Jia family? Don't these objects belong to them?"
"The museum is opened by the government, and the Jia family is the host. Although the Jia family donated the collection, many others donated it." The young man said, "Didn't you read the introduction at the beginning?"
Situ Pan hurriedly asked: "Who gave them all?"
"There are so many people, how can I remember them?"
Situ Pan and Dai Quan looked at each other. They really didn't pay attention to the introduction. Then they returned to the front of the exhibition hall and found a large article. It mentioned that the collections in the museum were donated by many people, listed below.
There are more than sixty names, and I don't know who donated them. Naturally, the first name is Jia She. Dai Quan nodded and said: "I understand what Director Qin meant by 'owned by the state.' Sure enough, Baiwen
It's better to see it once. No matter how she describes it, I can't understand it. When I see it here, it becomes clear." The two of them spent a whole day wandering in the museum.
In the next few days, the two of them wandered around together, covering most of Dajiala. When they returned to the inn that day, Dai Quan said that he was going to see the director of Dajiala Museum tomorrow and study hard to make progress every day. Situ Pan thought
After staying for most of the night, I sent a post to the Dajiala Government Building the next day and returned.
It wasn't until dusk that someone came looking for him. Situ Pan looked at Qin Sangu and almost didn't recognize her. She wore a white dress similar to a military uniform, with only a white jade hairpin in her head, and her waist was straight
, imposing and majestic, not at all the shopkeeper Qin San, a businessman from the west of Beijing, but somewhat like Lin Hai. After a long while, Situ Pan praised: "No wonder Jia Cong said you are a feudal official."
Qin Sangu smiled and handed over a piece of paper: "Your Majesty, this is my business card."
Situ Pan took it and took a look. It was written on it was Lv Sangu, the Minister of Commerce of Taiwan. After thinking about it for a moment, he realized that this woman's real surname was Lv. He laughed at himself and said, "What's the use of this?"
Lu Sangu said: "Your Majesty is a very good person. The situation is somewhat unclear at the moment. Once you understand it, you will be able to do something. Maybe we will have the opportunity to cooperate in the future."
Situ Pan sneered and said: "The situation? It's just the rebels causing trouble."
Lu Sangu said: "It's not surprising that the prince would think so. The most deep-rooted thoughts of a person come from the education at a young age. Because a child's brain is a blank piece of paper. Whatever the environment teaches him, he will naturally accept it. The prince has been a child since childhood.
Born in the palace, no matter the late emperor, the concubine, the maids, the maids, and the eunuchs all told the prince that you are the master and you are born superior to others. You will know that except for your father and brother, everyone else in the world is a slave. Although there were ups and downs,
It is nothing more than a fight for the right to inherit the heir. It is only decided between brothers who is the master of the brothers. This fight is only a civil war between the nine of you brothers, and the others are still slaves. Therefore, it is not surprising that the prince has a deep-rooted belief that the prince will always be the prince.
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Situ Pan couldn't find anything awkward about what he said. He frowned and said, "What a mess."
Lu Sangu said with a smile: "The prince should go to the school to listen to the lectures. Or read a book."
Situ Pan hummed: "Anyway, all the slaves want to rebel."
Lu Sangu nodded: "That's right. Because the prince grew up in the palace, he inevitably misunderstood the people in the world and mistakenly thought that they were all the same as the maids and eunuchs in the palace. In fact, the Forbidden City has its own specialties. Because the functions of that place are too utilitarian.
Just to raise a group of women to give birth to the emperor's children. Young girls and men who have lost their male ability are all kept in captivity, like a pig farm. People have a natural desire for freedom. In order to suppress the nature of these people, the palace rules
It must be so strict that it is deformed. Therefore, all the palace maids and eunuchs who wanted to resist died, leaving only the foolish and loyal ones alive. This is a kind of natural selection under specific social conditions, which is the same as the natural selection in "The Theory of Evolution".
"
Situ Pan felt that he had nowhere to use his strength: he didn't quite understand what Lu Sangu said. Fortunately, this person didn't feel ashamed to ask, "What is natural selection and the theory of evolution?"
Lu Sangu smiled and said: "There is a mountain on a certain island. There are big deer on the mountain. They feed on leaves and have extremely long necks. The ancestors of these deer have not long necks. The deer born to the ancestors have long necks and short necks.
There are necks that are neither long nor short. At first, the trees on the island were not tall, and these deer were leisurely and happy. Later, the trees grew taller and the leaves became taller. The deer with short necks were the first to starve to death, followed by the deer with necks that were neither long nor short.
In the end, only the deer with long necks survived to this day. Not all the deer on the island were born with long necks, and those without long necks all starved to death. The same was true in the palace. Not all palace maids and eunuchs were born willing to be slaves, and those who were not willing to die died
That's all." She paused and said, "Your Majesty, the Forbidden City can only keep ten or twenty thousand people in captivity."
Situ Pan took a deep breath: "You are saying that everyone in the world is not loyal to the imperial court."
"No." Lu Sangu said, "There are loyal people in the world, and there are disloyal people. Most of them are not stupid and loyal."
"Why are there so many unfaithful people?"
"Our dynasty is a large agricultural country, and most of the people are farmers. The second largest group is workers and merchants, with the least number of scholars. I would like to ask the prince, excluding the smallest number of scholars, how many of the rest of the population have seen people from the Situ family?" Lu Sangu said, "
Many people have never even met the county magistrate and have no idea what the emperor's surname is. Even if I say the emperor's surname is Lu, I guarantee that many people will believe it."
Situ Pan sneered and said, "You must have told these people that the emperor's surname is Jia."
"Not yet." Lu Sangu said, "We don't mention the emperor at all. We bypass the nobles who are most loyal to the Tian family and teach the children of farmers, workers and merchants to read. The nobles are the smartest. There are few of them who are truly loyal to the emperor, and most of them just follow the wind.
Even if they use the helm, the emperor can't do anything to them." She smiled and said, "This trick is to ask farmers, industry and merchants to surround the scholars. Isn't it the same as the countryside surrounding the city?"