A strong man sitting on a small stone looked so aggrieved. Not only did the man feel aggrieved, the stone also felt aggrieved.
Ye An didn't say anything to comfort him. In his opinion, such a man does not need comfort. Everyone has the feeling of grievance. In the end, he can only digest it by himself. There is no other way.
If this feeling of grievance cannot be digested, if it cannot be bitten, chewed, swallowed, and turned into nourishment for oneself, this person will never be able to become stronger.
Lao Cui looked at Ye An sitting on the stone next to Tie Er and shook his head and left. One was a disciple of the old immortal, and the other was a dirty Xiangjun. The thorns and gold seals on his face were as big as a fight. There was no possibility of any conversation at all.
But Ye An was chatting happily, or rather he was chatting happily alone. Maybe he hadn't talked to anyone for a long time. It was important to be careful when talking to an experienced person. He didn't want to talk too much to smart people.
"Don't feel wronged, but no matter what, you are better than me. I don't even have my parents, and I have no relatives or friends in this world. You still have an old woman. Although your legs and feet are weak, you can at least be there when you go home. Call me "my son"."
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"I am not as lucky as you. I only have one master. Although he is an old god, a god is still a god after all! He has no emotions and six desires, and does not know hot or cold. Is this a god? This is a stone. People are living like stones. What else is there? mean?"
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"What's the point of being with a stone every day? Don't you have a mother? It's worth enduring all the grievances for my mother! Your mother's legs and feet are not good, but it doesn't mean that you can't live a good life, for example It would be great to be a Taoist priest!"
"If you can remove my military status from Zhang Juntou, Tie Er will work as an ox and a horse for you for the rest of my life! Tie Er does not expect to be a Taoist priest. The imperial ultimatum is more expensive than gold, so being your servant is feasible!"
"Do you have to be so honest?"
"Don't you just need someone to help you? You are not a Taoist priest..."
Being an honest person does not mean that he is stupid. On the contrary, after experiencing the ups and downs of time, Tie Er has more wisdom than the average person. This is the wisdom in life, simple wisdom.
Ye An's curiosity was instantly aroused by the tall and thick man in front of him. He sat next to him and handed him a piece of dry cake and asked: "How do you know that I am not a Taoist priest?"
Although the pancake was dry, it was still food. In Ye An's surprised eyes, Tie Er ate up a large piece of pancake. After eating, he did not forget to suck the residue off his hands with his mouth: "That old immortal is a Taoist priest. You should be a scholar, you smell different."
"smell?"
Lifting his arm and smelling it, Ye An didn't feel that he smelled like a scholar. Tie Er was probably talking about temperament. Where could he smell such an ethereal thing?
In Tie Er's silly eyes, Ye An put down his arm, punched him and said, "You just want to give away your military status through me!"
"You can remove my military status, but you have no money. You don't spend money yourself, so you can't make any money! I don't need money if I follow you, but my mother needs money to live."
Tie Er's words are very direct and simple. Money is a necessity for a person to live in this world. It is true that it is difficult to move without money.
If he had money, Tie Er would not end up like this, let alone think about moving from the Xiang Army to the Forbidden Army. If he had money, he would have already bribed Zhang Juntou to remove his military status.
Ye An looked at himself, and then at the old Taoist who was smiling but not smiling. Obviously he had known this for a long time. There was a halo on their heads. As long as they had this halo, they would be received by people everywhere, or from the court.
Yamen, or Taoist temples, or even Guiyi.
Tie Er was really right when he said that he didn't have a penny on his body, but he was also wrong when he said that he was as rich as the country...
He reached into the huge mountaineering bag and rummaged around, and soon found a hairpin. Before going down the mountain, he put many shiny items in the bag. These things he had never lacked. In the past, he could only deceive little girls on the streets.
In this era, even ladies and even queens can be deceived!
The senior who set up the stall once told him a truth, which has always been regarded as a classic by Ye An: women and children make the most money in the world.
The small butterfly hairpin exudes a warm luster in the sun, and the two rhinestones on it are even more colorful. Various strange gems and the trembling butterfly wings exude beautiful colors in the sun.
The whole butterfly is constantly flapping due to the vibration, giving people the feeling that it will fly away at any time.
There was silence all around. Lao Cui looked at this beautiful treasure in front of him with fascination. He couldn't think of anything more gorgeous than this. He had never seen such a beautiful headdress in his life.
"How much can I get back if I sell this?"
"evil creature!!"
The old Taoist slapped Ye An on the head, but he dodged it lightly: "I don't plan to give this thing away, master, don't even think about it!"
"What a treasure! What a treasure! A hollow gem head made of such thin copper wire would be a big deal if given to a noble person. What is money?!"
Ye An looked at the old man with disdain: "Can you feel as comfortable as giving something to others as if you sold it yourself? The things that others reward are ultimately gifts from others, and what I sell is an exchange of equal value."
"I will help you go to the commander of the Xiang Army to intercede. Asking for a servant is just a matter of words. Put your things away first!"
Ye An shook his head: "No, I want to sell this thing to the richest person in Yangcheng County! Who is the richest?"
"Master Wang!"
Both Lao Cui and Xuan Chengzi spoke almost at the same time. It was obvious that Wang Daguan was really rich, but he didn't know if he had anything to do with that old man Wang Yuan.
Money is a good thing. Although rich people in this era do not necessarily have identity and status, their lives must be excellent and they have a lot of funds in their hands. Of course, the richest people must be those from famous families. This is
There is no doubt that.
These wealthy families are not powerful families. The powerful families no longer existed in the Song Dynasty. Especially under the historical trend and the increasingly intensified competition for imperial power, the wealthy families were exhausted.
This is a process of historical evolution. The Eight Kings Rebellion in the Western Jin Dynasty caused the northern nomads to take advantage of the situation and move southward, occupying the Central Plains in turn. The noble families in the north were greatly affected and were on the verge of extinction. A group of them moved to the south with the Jin Dynasty.
Later, during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Liang Dynasty, the Jie people once again wielded their butcher knives. Hou Jing launched a rebellion, captured Jiankang City, and slaughtered all the wealthy families in the south. His wives and daughters married the rebel generals. After that, the wealthy families in the Han Dynasty were in ruins.
During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the original Xianbei aristocrats and northern noble families re-emerged as powerful families with great influence. The Cui family of Qinghe, the Dugu family of Ganlong, and the Yang family of Hongnong could even influence the decisions of the court. Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty conquered Goguryeo three times.
In order to attack the aristocratic class and reduce the strength of the aristocratic families of the Guanlong Group.
Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty formulated the "Record of Surnames" to improve the status of the royal surname Li. When Wu Zetian came to power, due to a large number of objections, she almost weakened the power of the aristocratic family, but the aristocratic family still survived.
It was not until the end of the Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties that Zhu and Wen's raids completely wiped out the aristocratic families. Without the constraints of the aristocratic families, the emperor was able to monopolize power without caring too much about the opinions of officials.
The two emperors of the Song Dynasty, Taizu and Taizong, inherited this tradition and carried out a more profound attack on the aristocratic families. At the same time, they promoted the theory of sharing the world with the scholar-bureaucrats to attract the hearts of the scholars, and then used the imperial examination system to recruit children from poor families, making it impossible for the aristocratic families to form.
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Ye An admired Taizu Taizong's methods. While he could wipe out all the aristocratic families, he could also recruit scholars and let the scholar-bureaucrats serve the Song Dynasty. How brilliant was this?
He raised his head and looked at the golden seal on Tie Er's face. This thing seemed to be a method Taizu learned from Zhu Wen.
The method is simple and crude. If a general is killed in battle, all the soldiers in his unit will be beheaded, which is called "beheading the troops." However, the soldiers will run away because of the death of the general and dare not return to the army.
So Zhu Wen ordered all the sergeants to tattoo their faces to record the number of their army, so that those who escaped would carry the mark with them wherever they fled.
He raised his head and glanced at Xuanchengzi, and asked with a smile: "Old Zhu, is your ancestor Zhu Wen?"
Xuan Chengzi trembled, stared at Ye An and said: "Why are you so hysterical!? How dare you say such ridiculous things casually! Zhu Wen is from Dangshan in Songzhou, and his teacher is from Zhuyang in Juqu. He is talking randomly.
Could it be that you are dissatisfied with Taoist Master’s longevity!”