Ye An sat in the bullock cart and left the city of Tokyo. Zhao Zhen asked him to participate in the Autumn Hunting, and he himself was quite interested in the autumn hunting. There was nothing he could do about it. This was the martial impulse flowing in men's genes.
In this era, it is a felony to hide a crossbow, let alone use it openly, so only during autumn hunting can you get the chance to kill reasonably.
At first, Ye An thought he was the only one who thought so, but soon he discovered that all the courtiers had such thoughts. After meeting the literati of the Song Dynasty, Ye An was shocked to realize the historical treatment of them.
The reviews don't seem entirely objective.
Who said that scholars are powerless? In this era when everyone is studying and taking imperial examinations to gain fame, do you know what kind of people with physical qualities will become your colleagues?
Ye An even saw with his own eyes the supervisory censor at the censor's station, bending his bow and shooting an arrow, and then he stood up with his sword drawn!
Do you really think they are all weak and inexperienced scholars? If they are wild, it will scare you to the point of trembling! The sharp contrast is really shocking, and of course not all civil servants are like this.
In the crisp autumn weather, the slightly chilly autumn wind can always arouse the literati's nostalgia for the past and the sadness of autumn, so all kinds of sad autumn words appear one after another.
Zhao Zhen was a little dissatisfied. In the eyes of a person of his age, the golden ears of wheat and rice were harvested, baskets of potatoes were dug out, and the faces of the people were filled with the happiness of harvest. No matter how you looked at it, it was the same as "
"Sad Autumn" has nothing to do with it at all.
"The ancient words are a bit annoying to listen to. I have always disliked them, and yet I have to praise them in front of the courtiers. It's really... hmm? Is it because I am young?!"
Seeing that there were no other courtiers around and Ye An was jolting easily on the horse, Zhao Zhen looked at him with a slightly envious look and asked a question that all children would ask.
Children always think that they are not taken seriously and are looked down upon because of their young age, but in fact it is not because of their age, but because of their ability.
Ye An smiled, took out the iron kettle he carried with him and threw it over: "Guan, you are the emperor of the Song Dynasty. This cannot be changed no matter how old you are. Men of letters like to cherish the past and lament the autumn. This is normal. Guan
If the family doesn't like it, they can just ask the officials to write new words. In Ye An's eyes, the golden color of autumn is the color of harvest, and it should be praised highly."
Zhao Zhen laughed loudly when he heard this: "You, Ye Changsheng, are always different from ordinary people, and now you think of me the same way!"
Ye An smiled bitterly: "It's not that I have the same idea as the officials. It's actually a good year. There is no famine in all the states. The autumn harvest is coming. If it were a famine year, the officials and officials would see this autumn scene.
Coupled with the mournful words of the courtiers..."
Ye An's words made Zhao Zhen fall into silence. If it was a famine year and there was no hope for the autumn harvest, I'm afraid he would feel miserable when he saw the autumn scene. How could he have the intention to watch the autumn here!
"The promotion of potatoes has been very good. Coupled with the sweet potatoes planted after this autumn's harvest, there will be no shortage of food for the people in the future, right?"
Ye An frowned slightly: "There should be no shortage, but the imperial court still needs to do a good job in coordinating food prices. After the autumn harvest, food prices are low, but when the new year is approaching, unscrupulous people will take the opportunity to raise food prices, for
It’s all about squeezing people’s wealth.”
"Can't we fix the price of food?"
Zhao Zhen asked curiously, but Ye An smiled and said: "I'm afraid not, the disadvantages far outweigh the benefits, it is not good for the stability of the country, and it will definitely make the food prices in various places rise higher and higher!"
"Why is this?!" Zhao Zhen looked at Ye An in surprise. He didn't understand why the price of food would go out of control and rise instead of falling once the court set the price with force.
"The officials have been on the throne for several years. Do you really think that the imperial power is omnipotent?"
Such disrespectful words shocked the surrounding attendants. Who dared to say such disobedient words in front of the emperor? But Ye An dared. Not only did he dare, but the words he said could also make Zhao Zhen think, and
Not furious.
No matter how young he was, Zhao Zhen was still the emperor of the Song Dynasty, and his imperial power was his strongest point. Although he was young, it was because he was young that he could think more deeply and not take things for granted.
Under Ye An's education, he has become accustomed to thinking and asking more questions. After thinking for a while, Zhao Zhen sighed helplessly: "I know what you mean. Even a king cannot do whatever he wants, but I
I still don’t understand why we can’t limit food prices? Is there anything wrong with this?”
Ye An smiled: "If the imperial court limits the price of grain, then there will be less and less grain on the market, and there will be more and more grain on the ghost market. Grain merchants would rather not buy grain than follow the rules."
Grain is sold at the court's grain price! Even if the court sets the price of one stone of grain, there will be no price on the market. At that time, it will be really difficult for the court to deal with it, so the officials can only take back their orders, which will be harmful.
It’s still the prestige of the official family.”
"You mean, in the end, my will will become an excuse for these profiteers?! This is disrespectful, how dare they?!"
This time Zhao Zhen was really angry, with a rare murderous look in his eyes, which was completely unlike what a young man of his age should have. The attendants beside him were all frightened, and looked at Ye An with slightly unkind eyes.
Of course they could see that this was Ye An's deliberate attempt to ignite anger, but they could not refute it, but everyone knew what Ye An meant.
"Officials, it's not like there haven't been emperors who did this in history, but you should also know the results. The historical records are all true. If later emperors didn't do this, there must be a reason!"
Zhao Zhen looked at Ye An in surprise, reined in the reins and pointed at his nose and said: "So I was wrong first?!"
Ye An smiled bitterly: "Guan family, what are we doing? We are making assumptions! We are discussing problems! Why are you so angry and worried? Haven't you thought about how to deal with the changes in food prices on the market?"
Zhao Zhen was stunned for a moment, then blushed: "I forgot the agreement I made with my husband! Don't get angry during the debate. The best thing is to stay calm and explore the origin!"
Ye An smiled: "That's very good. This month's "national policy topic" has come out! This year is a good year for the country, so let's talk about how to prevent the people from having low food prices in the good year, and not to have bad food at the end of the year.
"Food prices are soaring!"
Zhao Zhen's eyes lit up. Ye An often asked questions after class, but every month he would issue a "major national policy question" related to the national economy and people's livelihood for him to answer. Once he answered correctly, Ye An would also give himself some special "encouragement"
!
As the king of a country, Zhao Zhen can be eager for rewards. That is by no means an ordinary reward!
After Ye An and Zhao Zhen high-fived each other on horseback as an oath, one of the servants following them quietly left and reported the conversation between Ye An and Zhao Zhen to Liu E word for word.
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Liu E was also very interested in this issue. All dynasties in the past dynasties were very careful about controlling food prices, but the actions of emperors in the past dynasties were unable to control food prices.
The fundamental reason is that suppressing food prices in good years will hurt farmers, and suppressing food prices in lean years will be even more fatal!