At this time, one of the oldest guards, who was already in his mid-twenties, hesitantly interrupted and said: "Sir, I thought of something..."
After a pause, he said abruptly: "My family was actually poor before. My father was serving in the army outside, and I took care of my mother and younger siblings at home.
I vaguely remember that when I was a child, the world was not yet completely in turmoil.
One year when it was dry, the government led us to dig canals and wells everywhere to irrigate the fields.
Although there was a disaster that year, the food harvest was somewhat moderate.
But later, the war became more serious, and no one was able to organize us to fight drought and provide disaster relief.
I remember that one year later, the drought was not as bad as the previous year, but my family’s fields all failed to harvest...
That year, our family was all hungry. The family next door even starved to death!
If my father hadn't rushed back at that time, I'm afraid someone in my family would have starved to death!"
The guard looked simple and had thick hands and feet, so he had obviously done heavy work.
I was talking so much at the moment, but when I suddenly thought about it, I felt uneasy.
Interjecting freely in front of the young master and husband, and talking so much...
With fear in his heart, he was ready to kneel down and apologize.
But Tao Xiaowu laughed: "Zhang Ke is right!"
In fact, the wars in the classical era caused the greatest damage to production, far more than in later generations.
The main reason is that the ability of small-scale farming society to cope with disaster risks is too low!
Individual families, or even large families, do not have the ability to resist disasters and save themselves.
Once war breaks out, public order everywhere will be broken, and there will be no government as organizer.
Naturally, there are so-called plagues. The reason why floods, droughts, and locust plagues come one after another is often not because wars tend to bring about natural disasters.
It's because the original local organizations and disaster-resisting forces will be destroyed in the war, making it easy for small disasters in peacetime to turn into major disasters!
The reconstruction of pavilions and official roads actually represents the reconstruction of order.
Tingshe Township is the most grassroots organization of the Dayu imperial court that penetrates deeply into the people.
The official channels represent the smooth flow of information channels between the court and local governments!
With grassroots organizations and smooth information channels, wouldn't everything be a peaceful scene?
Tao Xiaowu smiled slightly and finally said: "So, the officials here really understand the righteousness and are capable officials!"
After listening to Tao Xiaowu's explanation, Na Yuzhuang suddenly understood. He saluted Tao Xiaowu in the car and said: "Thank you for the practical guidance, I have learned a lesson!"
This is a very solemn thank you.
Tao Xiaowu chuckled: "It's nothing, just talking casually.
I think the young master has an extraordinary background, and I am afraid he will do great things in the future.
You need to think more about your actions in the future and don’t jump to conclusions easily!”
The young man's face immediately turned red, and he said hurriedly: "Sir, you are very knowledgeable and you are a good teacher and friend.
I would like to invite my husband to come to my home so that I can get close to you and ask for your help!"
What this means is that I want to ask Tao Xiaowu to be my real teacher and master!
In this era, the master's status was extremely high, not comparable to that of teachers in later generations.
It is the true dignity of a teacher!
Of course, when Yuzhuang asked Tao Xiaowu to be his teacher, it was not because he wanted Tao Xiaowu to learn Taoism, but to learn knowledge.
However, Tao Xiaowu suddenly smiled after hearing this.
If anyone else had come and wanted to become Tao Xiaowu's disciple, Tao Xiaowu would not have been able to agree.
However, when the young man opened his mouth, Tao Xiaowu immediately agreed!
Without him, Tao Xiaowu had already promised the young man's mother to take care of the young man.
Because this young man named Su Zhuang is actually the current prince, Yu Zhuang!
At this time, he saw Tao Xiaowu agreeing to him.
There was a trace of hesitation on Yuzhuang's face, and he bowed to the tunnel again and said: "Sir, don't blame me, my disciple actually deceived you just now.
In fact, my name is not Su Zhuang, Su is my mother's surname, my real name is Yu Zhuang, and I am the current prince..."
He revealed such explosive news, but Tao Xiaowu didn't even blink his eyelids, and still had a smile on his face.
No matter how stupid Yuzhuang is, he knows something is wrong at this time.
Could it be that Tao Xiaowu already knew his identity?
Sure enough, Tao Xiaowu said calmly: "Of course I know, if your mother hadn't entrusted you to me, how could I see you today?"
When Tao Xiaowu said this, he felt a little guilty.
I feel like what I said was a bit too pretentious!
He is just a scattered immortal, and even if the new Yu Dynasty has not yet unified the world, it has recruited countless masters.
Even those who are better than Tao Xiaowu are incomparable!
"My mother?" Yuzhuang's face suddenly changed slightly.
His mother has been dead for several years!
This time when he returned to Xian'an from Wanyang, he actually went to Sushan to pay homage to his mother.
How could Tao Xiaowu see his mother?
But Yuzhuang suddenly remembered something, and his heart jumped suddenly: "You are Mr. Tongzhen!"
Tao Xiaowu nodded slightly and said with a smile: "Exactly!"
Yuzhuang was both happy and surprised.
"Yes, I heard that when my husband met my father, he said that my father would rule the world in the future.
The first time I met my mother, I told my queen that she would be the mother of all the people in the future!"
Tao Xiaowu laughed and said nothing after hearing this.
At that time, a temporary bet was nothing more than a political trick at best!
But I didn't expect that I would actually win.
And in such a short period of time, I got such a huge reward...
At this time, Yu Zhuang obviously knew something about the relationship between Tao Xiaowu and her mother, and he suddenly felt more and more affectionate towards Tao Xiaowu.
For the princes, the only thing they can really rely on is the power of their mother's family.
Especially for the tradition of the Yu Dynasty!
What's more, Tao Xiaowu is one of those legendary figures whose head and tail are never seen.
Yuzhuang reacted at this time and looked at the guards beside him.
But it was only at this moment that I realized that this matter was very important and could not be spread randomly!
These guards were very excited. When they saw Yu Zhuang looking over, they all knelt on the ground and shouted: "Congratulations to the prince for meeting a famous teacher!"
Those who can protect the prince are chosen to be heroes and disciples who are close to the prince's age. If they grow up with the prince and become good friends, they will naturally become the prince's wings in the future.
Therefore, Yuzhuang felt relieved after seeing such a scene.
After hearing this, Yu Zhuang said excitedly: "Sir, don't worry, after I return, I will definitely ask my father to make you the crown prince and grand master."
In this era, official status is valuable.
The corresponding official rank represents the corresponding luck.
In the Yu Dynasty, the prince's tutor was the prince's tutor, which was equivalent to the high rank of Jiuqing, a high-ranking official with a fortune of two thousand dan.
If he is a Grand Master, it will be even more powerful. He is the Master of the Emperor. He is comparable to the Three Dukes and is the official of ten thousand stones!