A wisp of the setting sun on the horizon casts thousands of red clouds, spreading on the river with sparkling light. There are fishing boats coming in for fishing, taking their time and sailing towards the shore in the glow of the sky. But most of them are sailing away.

Large and small boats in the port.

Xu Fu looked outside the cabin and couldn't help but praise: "After several years of war, I haven't seen this kind of scenery for a long time. I often hear people say that Xiangyang has been stable both internally and externally in the past few years and is extremely prosperous. When I saw it today, it turned out to be true."

Chen Yuyi said: "Yes, when I escaped from Kaifeng City, I saw so many tragedies in the world and suffered so much suffering from the rebellion. It is not easy to be here today. Last year, there was great chaos in Guanzhong, and many people fled here. It can be said that,

Xiangyang is the place where people from Hedong, Central Plains and Guanzhong fled to the south. If people gather here, it will certainly appear to be much more prosperous."

Xu Fu said: "In today's world, apart from Sichuan and Sichuan, only the Xiangyang area has not been war-torn for several years. In the past two years, bandits have risen even in Guangdong and Guangxi, which is far from peaceful. I have seen too much chaos, and in a place like this

, it’s really touching.”

While they were talking, the people in the painting boat served wine and food.

Chen Yuyi raised his wine glass and said, "You two have come from a long way, and the commander-in-chief wanted to greet you. However, the officials of the Zhenfu Division were not around at the moment, and the military affairs were busy, so I entrusted me to pay tribute to you two on behalf of the commander-in-chief."

"

Xu Fu hurriedly said he didn't dare. Together with Gao Shize, they raised their wine and drank it down in one gulp.

Putting down the wine glass, Gao Shi asked curiously: "This wine is sour, sweet and strong, but I have never drunk it before."

Chen Yuyi said: "This is mulberry wine. You have to choose aged liquor. It is brewed when the mulberries are mature and takes several months to be ready. This wine was brewed last year and is considered a first-class famous wine in Zhenfu Division. It is very

He is a special person and cannot easily drink."

Gao Shi glanced at Xu Fu and said: "I often hear people say that Wang Jieshuai is very strict in controlling his subordinates, and no one dares to touch official property. Today, the banquet is very sumptuous on the boat. Councilor, don't entertain us just for the sake of entertaining us.

, making Jieshuai dissatisfied."

Chen Yuyi laughed after hearing this and said: "How can you believe what people say? There are standards for official reception here in Xiangyang. You are envoys, so of course you are the highest class. Who dares to say no? In such a big town, Fusi, the highest class reception, this is considered

What the hell! Commander-in-Chief Qie commanded a hundred thousand troops and ruled millions of households. He spends his time thinking about this kind of thing every day. It’s not a joke!"

Gao Shi heard this and said hurriedly: "I am short-sighted."

Chen Yuyi didn't dare to say anything, so he raised his glass and drank it down with Gao Shize.

Gao Shi is a member of the famous general Gao family in the Song Dynasty, whose ancestor is Gao Qiong. As a general, members of the Gao family have held high positions in the past dynasties, and they are important relatives. She is the daughter of the famous Queen Xuanren Shenglie, that is, Zhao Shu, Yingzong of the Song Dynasty

The empress is the great-nephew of Gao Taotao, whose nickname is Taotao. When Zhao Gou established the Marshal's Mansion, Gao Shize served as a salary attendant and was highly trusted by Zhao Gou.

The practice of the Song Dynasty was that when sending envoys to foreign countries, one was usually a civil servant and the other was a military official. As the chief envoy, the civil servant was responsible for the main affairs. As the deputy envoy, the military minister was usually the emperor's confidant and was responsible for monitoring.

Although Wang Xiaolie was a minister of the Song Dynasty, he was now semi-independent and still sent two envoys, one envoy and one envoy. As a member of the Privy Council, Gao Shize's status was high enough. In fact, after Gao Shize, this position was held by all

Civil servants were used. Moreover, as Zhao Gou's confidant, Gao Shize could monitor Xu Fu and spy on Xiangyang's intelligence. However, this kind of spying was like child's play in the eyes of current Xiangyang officials.

After drinking, Chen Yuyi picked up his chopsticks and said: "A few days ago, under the leadership of Commander-in-Chief, the ban on cattle was lifted, and cattle over ten years old can be slaughtered. In a few months, the people here have become good at cooking beef. The sauce here

The beef is rich in flavor, please try it."

Xu Fu was surprised and said: "Farmers rely entirely on the power of oxen to farm the land. How can this be done if the ban on oxen is abolished?"

Chen Yuyi smiled and said: "As long as the government has effective control, how can it be prevented?"

Xu Fu shook his head repeatedly: "The common people are greedy for profit. Although they know that farming can't be done without cattle, they can't resist the temptation of getting money. They sell the cattle butcher them and exchange them for a few coins to drink and eat meat. They are happy for a while.

When it’s time to plow the fields, I will regret it.”

Chen Yu sighed: "My advice, this is just what you think. In fact, how hard is it for farmers to farm? How important is cattle, but they don't understand it as well as we do? How could they take away the cattle they depend on for a living just for the sake of a moment's lust for words?"

Slaughter it. The reason why farmers secretly sell farm cattle must not be what we think. The common people's greed for profit is just a fantasy of scholar-bureaucrats."

After Xu Fu heard this, he couldn't help but look Chen Yuyi up and down. After a long time, he said, "Why did the counselor say this?"

Chen Yuyi said: "Because the ban on cattle has really been abolished in Xiangyang, there really are no people selling cattle just for temporary gain. This is a fact and cannot be refuted. No matter how many reasons you have, there are one, two, three, four, five, A, B, B, D, and E.

, the sky and the earth are dark and yellow, the universe is vast and primitive, and all the fanciful talk is not as clear as the facts. Things in the world cannot be based on fantasy, but must be based on facts."

Xu Fu was half-convinced and said, "Is this really true? Even if the cattle ban is abolished, farmers will not slaughter their cattle privately?"

Chen Yuyi said: "Why do farmers slaughter farm cattle privately? Cattle cannot really grow until they are nearly ten years old. The most useful age for farmers is ten to fifteen years old. And beef must be delicious and produce a lot of meat.

They are almost ten years old. Raising a cow to such a big size can not only do farm work, but also sell it at a good price, and it is not against the official law. Who would violate it? They raise a big cow and a calf. The calf will grow longer.

If you succeed, you just sell the big cow. With the money from selling the big cow, you can buy a calf and there is still some leftover. For farmers, this is the most beneficial thing."

Xu Furu listened to the Book of Heaven. After living for decades, this was the first time he heard this statement, and he couldn't help but be stunned.

Chen Yuyi said: "We students often think wildly and think that what we have come up with is the most correct truth in the world. But in fact, this is not the case at all. If the cattle ban is lifted, will some people slaughter farm cattle privately?

?Of course there will be. But the reason for this is definitely not the greed of small people. It is either official laws or reality that are not conducive to farmers raising cattle. For farmers, raising cattle is not profitable. Farmers

They know how to compare. If raising cattle is beneficial, they will raise the cows. If it is beneficial to slaughter them, they will kill them. What the government really needs to do is to carefully analyze the reasons, instead of just having a few academics slap their heads on the head and say that the common people are ignorant and ignorant.

If you are greedy for profit, the next ban will stop you."

Seeing the surprised expressions of Xu Fu and Gao Shize, Chen Yuyi couldn't help but sigh and said: "A few years ago, I had the same idea as you. Even when I heard Commander-in-Chief said that he wanted to abolish the cattle ban, I thought

I thought he was crazy. It wasn’t until I heard the reason given by Jie Shuai that I slowly understood. Things in this world must be told with facts, not relying on fantasy. If you don’t pay attention to reality and seek enlightenment all day long, what can you learn?”

Xu Fu smiled bitterly after hearing this and couldn't help but shook his head. He had never heard of such a statement before. What kind of nonsense is this?

Chen Yuyi said: "Like Jianyi, I have wanted to practice Zen since elementary school. I still wanted to practice Zen after middle age. At first, I had a general idea. It wasn't until I stayed with Jieshuai for a long time that I not only heard new sayings, but also saw new practices.
Chapter completed!