Dealing with cultural people like Tao Yao is not what Chu Qing is good at.
What does tax inspection have to do with merchants?
It's very relevant. We need to check the merchant's taxes.
But what does checking the merchants' taxes have to do with criticizing them in Shilin?
Chu Qing couldn't explain clearly, but Tao Yao couldn't understand even if he explained it clearly.
What kind of capitalists are you sucking blood? In a house of more than 10,000 square meters, you can even hear the next door fart. Even if you say it, Old Tao can't understand it.
Chu Qing couldn't explain it clearly, but someone could explain it clearly to his little follower, the second prince Chang Xian, who had read many books about sages.
"Tao Shi, since the Zhou Dynasty, mostly built the country with agriculture, scholars, farmers, industry, and merchants, but merchants do not value virtue, justice, etiquette, and only profit. There are many scholars in Beijing, but there are also many merchants, but this
The merchants are actually scholars and merchants, and most of them are scholars and merchants.”
"Shishang?"
"Yes, Shishang, I am on a street in Nanshi and Beishi. Let me know who is..."
Changxian has been following Chu Qing around every day lately, and he is full of smooth words. He almost said something wrong again, so he quickly changed his words and said: "There are thousands of shops in South City and North City. When you step in, everything is sold, and everything is sold. You are greeted by the smiling face of the shopkeeper.
, but if he blushed, the shopkeeper Bao Zhun called out a string of names. They were all ministers of the court, all from wealthy families. They seemed to be merchants, but they were all under the names of scholars. They could be called scholars and merchants. These merchants were all over Beijing.
In the middle, the people dare not provoke, the officials dare not investigate, there is lawlessness, just say that after the summer, the refugees gathered in the south of the city, grain merchants, material merchants, tooth shops, lawlessness, bone-breaking, marrow-sucking and madness, such scholars and merchants are a great evil to the country and a great evil to the people.
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Changxian's words were loud and loud, and his face turned red. However, Tao Yao was not that kind of angry young man. When he heard the word "scholar and merchant", he wanted to pack explosives to blow up the shop. Instead, he held up the tea cup and thought thoughtfully.
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"It seems that all these scholars and merchants have gained ill-gotten wealth. But scholars and merchants..."
Tao Yao looked at Chu Qing and smiled slightly: "Since it is a shop in the name of a scholar, how can I denounce their merchants to the scholars?"
Chu Qing smiled bitterly.
Yes, isn't this just letting people spray themselves?
For a moment, Chu Qing didn't know what to say, but a cunning look flashed across Changxian's eyes, and he spoke again with a look of indignation.
"Master Tao, you always teach your students and the emperor that a gentleman is about righteousness just as a villain is about benefit. Only the metaphor is profound, and it is good to be sincere. The students will keep it in mind. Just as Chengzi asked, Yang said
It is said that there are gentlemen who sacrifice life for righteousness, and if they say it for the benefit of others, then what people want is nothing more than life, and what they hate is nothing more than death. Who would sacrifice life for righteousness?"
Tao Yao's face turned red and he was quite embarrassed.
Changxian put it bluntly, "Old man, there is something wrong with you. You always go to the palace and stay with my eldest brother for nothing. What should we do? Be a gentleman, don't be a villain, don't care about gains and losses, know the trade-offs."
When you see something unfair, you have to yell. But now that something is wrong, you want to chat with me about reality and society. Then you were jabbering a lot before, and you can't even express feelings yourself. Then you and our brother
What are you two talking about?
Changxian stood up, saluted Tao Yao solemnly, and gave him another critical hit.
"The sky is selfless, the earth is selfless, the sun and the moon are selfless, students and royal brothers want to imitate Master Tao, there is no other way, they should act according to morality and righteousness."
Hey, if you want to be a gentleman, if you are a gentleman like you, Master Potter, then I will imitate you.
Tao Yao couldn't sit still anymore and said with a forced smile: "Okay, okay, it's not in vain that I have worked so hard to teach your highness and the prince. Then I will fight with the gentleman in the capital and this scholar and businessman."
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A smile appeared on Changxian's lips: "Master Tao is righteous."
Tao Yao smiled sarcastically.
I was careless and didn't dodge.
Chu Qing was like a duck listening to thunder. Chang Xian said a lot, but he understood every word. But, when these words were put together, he didn't understand.
Chu Qing also stood up and gave a salute, imitating Chang Xian's look with a look of admiration on his face.
"The potter is careless."
Tao Yao secretly felt bitter for being put in such a trap by Chang Xian, and he didn't want to sell the goods at the end of the order to promote his daughter. After a few polite words, both parties sent Chu Qing and Chang Xian out of the main hall.
Noticing that Chu Qing was limping, Tao Yao's face was filled with concern: "My nephew, are your legs and feet injured?"
"Hey, it's a trivial matter. Twelve assassins from the Li family ambushed me in the south of the city last night."
"Thieves are so cowardly, where are those thieves?"
Chu Qing laughed: "Am I not standing in front of you?"
The implication is, I stand in front of you, what do you say?
Tao Yao couldn't laugh or cry.
You kid is quite humorous.
"My dear nephew, I need to practice more." Tao Yao paused and asked nervously: "Will he recover?"
Lao Tao's meaning is already very obvious. If you have been limping since you got the root of the disease, then my daughter...'s bride price will have to be increased!
"It's okay, it'll be fine in ten days and a half."
Tao Yao breathed a sigh of relief and then thought about it. Twelve assassins didn't kill this kid. It can be seen that Xiao Chu has a good physique and has a bit of the old man's demeanor.
Many civil servants particularly hated the generals and the army, and they scolded them for killing talents, killing Han, and so on.
A large part of the reason is not that they look down on the illiteracy of the generals, but mainly because when the two sides quarrel, they will fight against each other, and they still can't beat them. Therefore, what the literati hate is not the hooligans who know martial arts, but the simple hooligans, and everyone also respects civility and martial arts.
To have both worlds, culture comes first and martial arts comes second. It is best to know culture, and it is even better to know culture and martial arts. If you have no culture at all and only know about "wu" and "wu" in one day, then it will not work.
Seeing that Chu Qing was a "good at both civil and military skills", Tao Yao's impression of the former was almost full.
Of course, Lao Tao didn't know at all that when it came to the assassins in the south of the city, Chu Qing's performance was not as good as his eldest daughter. She acted as a pig teammate throughout the whole process. When fighting the assassins, Tao Ruolin didn't shed a drop of sweat, and ended up being carried all the way back by Chu Qing.
Tao Ruolin lost half her life from exhaustion.
After leaving the Moon Gate, everyone walked towards the outside of the mansion. At this moment, a figure walked out of the garden, wearing a red gauze skirt and standing gracefully.
"father."
The person who came was none other than Tao Zhongyuan, the young lady of the Tao family.
Before Tao Yao could speak, Tao Zhongyuan saw Chu Qing jumping on one leg and frowned deeply: "Is it you, a boastful brat?!"
Tao Yao's face turned red and he scolded: "Yuan'er, please don't be unreasonable to Mr. Chu."
Chu Qing rolled his eyes fiercely.
He didn't have a good impression at all of this second young lady of the Tao family.
Your eldest sister has sharp teeth and a sharp mouth, which can save the country and the people. Your second lady has a sharp teeth and sharp mouth, which is just annoying. You are bragging about children. Who the hell are you calling young?
Tao Zhongyuan looked suspicious and saw Changxian again, then she squatted slightly and saluted: "Zhongyuan has met King Langya."
Changxian's face remained normal and he nodded slightly.
"Dad, why is he here?"
"How dare you be so unreasonable." Tao Yao raised his eyebrows and said quickly: "King Langya and Chu Qing, the deputy commander of Qianqiying, Mr. Chu, came to visit my father today to discuss important matters, but they were not polite."
"Deputy Commander of Qianqiying?" Tao Zhongyuan's face was filled with astonishment: "He?"
"Yes, welcome."
"Didn't you say that he is just a dandy in the capital who only knows how to fly eagles and talk about things without restraint? Why did he become the deputy commander of the Thousand Cavalry Battalion?"
Tao Yao's old face turned red again: "That's nonsense, that's what your elder brother said."
Chu Qing: "..."
Tao Zhongyuan's face was full of suspicion, but when his father kept winking at him, he gave a very perfunctory salute: "I have met Deputy Commander Chu."
Tao Yao was deeply afraid that his second daughter would be careless again, so she quickly laughed, raised her hand to make a gesture of invitation, and continued to lead Chu Qing and Chang Xian out.
Chu Qing glanced sideways at Tao Zhongyuan and curled his lips.
We both grew up under the same roof, so the gap in life is too big. The most important thing is that you don't have as long legs as your sister.
Tao Yao personally sent the two of them outside the house, where Chen Yan and others waited for a long time.
The imperial guards dispersed, and Qianqiying's scouting horses guarded Chu Qing on both sides. Changxian personally opened the door of the carriage and helped Chu Qing up.
Tao Yao nodded secretly.
With this appearance and majesty, it would be a pity not to be the daughter of my Tao family.
Until Chu Qing and his party gradually went away, Tao Ruolin came out with a look of confusion on her face.
"Dad, why did he become the deputy commander of the Qianqi Battalion again? Why did the Qianqi Battalion come to find you?"
Tao Yao stroked his beard and smiled, with a smile on his face: "What else can I do? I specially come to the mansion to visit my father. Mr. Chu admires my father very much. No, I came to the mansion to visit my father and have a chat by the way..."
Tao Yao could no longer be happy and suddenly remembered something.
That's not right, I still don't understand it. If you check the taxes, check the taxes. Why do you want me to take Shilin to criticize the merchants?