After getting the answer he wanted, Zhao Duan originally ordered Cao Shuang to give the vendor one tael of silver as money to solve the puzzle.
Unexpectedly, he didn't want it. He held his head high and said, "We people in Yunzhou County have hands and feet. We make our own living and don't accept charity from anyone."
Even if Zhao Duan said it was not a charity but just a reward, he would not want it. He said that he was telling him something that everyone knew and did not need such a large reward.
In the end, Zhao Duan directly bought all his candied haws, and then he accepted the money. After finding the money, he happily gave the straw straws to Zhao Duan and the others, and then returned home.
According to his statement, the family is still farming, and he only sells candied haws to supplement the family's income. He has to quickly send the money back to his wife to keep.
I am going to build a big tile-roofed house at home, and I am going to save more money.
Looking at the back of the hawker who was walking away quickly with a happy face, Zhao Duan had complicated eyes, turned around and ordered: "Let's go find that boy!"
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After about half an hour, Zhao Jun, who had just come out of South Street, was blocked by Zhao Duan at the street entrance.
Looking at his father's disdainful eyes, Zhao Jun grinned and explained, "I'm here to understand the sentiments of the people!"
Zhao Duan waved his hand, not believing his lame excuse at all, but he did not expose it and said:
"I'm too lazy to care about these things of yours. Just don't let that girl from the Ye family know. He's in the palace. When your old Taishan wants to break your legs, I won't be able to stop you."
"No, old man! I really came here to understand the sentiments of the people. At most... at most I listened to little songs. I really didn't do anything else!"
"Haha... Just believe it yourself."
"I……"
At this moment, Zhao Jun really felt that he had no words to explain. He was really wronged!
But obviously his father would not believe his words at all.
He had no choice but to change the subject and said: "Old man, why don't you just listen to the show and come to see me?"
Recently, the old man Zhao Duan has lived a pure and retired life.
When I get up in the morning, I go straight out of the house and go to Feiyun Restaurant. I order three or five different breakfast dishes every day. Occasionally, I bring together a few retired people who also come out for breakfast to brag about their breakfast for a long time.
Because of his generosity, Old Zhaotou can be said to be the leading brother among the old men in their circle!
The morning passed by having morning tea.
In the afternoon, occasionally a group of old men would go to a chess hall to play chess.
But most of the time, he still spent money lavishly. In the eyes of many old men, his promising son, Old Zhaotou, led him to North Street to listen to the opera.
Nowadays, no one in the entire North Street knows that Yunzhou City has a wealthy owner. The eighteen best theaters in the entire North Street are known to all the theaters that Mr. Zhao directly promotes as soon as he arrives.
The best seats also belong to this man and his group of old buddies.
Many old men from Yunzhou County officials and eunuchs are quite dissatisfied. They don't understand that this little-known old man Zhao is so obsessed with him?
So he asked his son to inquire, and all the answers were that he came from Prince Yun's palace, he should be a relative of the emperor in Beijing, and he was the elder of Prince Yun and his family.
Oops!
This time, everyone who was originally aggrieved instantly became Mr. Zhao's younger brother.
A group of old men have become the most unprovoked beings in the entire Yunzhou County. They can be said to be the tyrants in Yunzhou City.
If you throw a brick at random, it might hit the father of some official.
Today, this master didn't take a group of his old buddies to the theater to bomb the streets, so why did he come to find him?
Zhao Jun was a little helpless when he said this. Since the old man came to Yunzhou City, he has been not polite at all. When he has no money, he will ask for it from himself, and he still speaks plausibly.
People say that raising children will protect you from old age, and raising children will protect you from old age.
Didn’t I give birth to you just to prevent old age? Are you still reluctant to give me some money?
Then Zhao Jun could only watch the old man take money from the palace again and again. From time to time, he would tell another story about the incident where Mr. Zhao paid for the whole theater again.
If I hadn't made money faster than this man spent it, I wouldn't have been able to bear this man's bad hair!
There was no chance for Lao Liu to look at him with resentment. He said to follow him and took Lao Liu to a teahouse that his family often went to. He asked for a private room, and the waiter diligently sent Mr. Zhao to the best room in the teahouse. The wing room was hit.
Not long after, several steaming cups of good tea and snacks specially ordered from Feiyun Restaurant were served.
As the door closed, only the father and son, together with Cao Shuang, were left in the entire wing.
I don’t want to drink tea anymore. I just drank a lot in the Yingchun Tower and my mouth was dry.
I was really hungry, so I didn't hesitate to pick up a piece of red and crystal clear hawthorn crystal cake and started eating it.
During the time he was talking, Zhao Duan also expressed his doubts about what he had just asked.
After eating the last piece of hawthorn crystal cake, Zhao Duan gave his answer.
"Old man, if you have a solid warehouse, you will know etiquette; if you have enough food and clothing, you will know honor and disgrace.
The people in the Song Dynasty didn't even have enough to eat, but in my Yunzhou County, as long as they have hands and feet and are willing to work, they will definitely have enough to eat.
Those who are willing to work hard can live a better life.
After satisfying their stomachs, people will naturally begin to pursue the spiritual world.
What is the spiritual world?
We can say it is people's faith, or honor or something like that.
It's like a beggar who doesn't have enough to eat. How can he care about losing face when he doesn't even have enough to eat?
And if one day this beggar can have enough to eat stably, then he will naturally start to care about his own face, other people's opinions of him, and the pursuit of his own ideals. Only when he is full can he care. thing.
After the people of my Yunzhou County were full, they faced the Tatars. The soldiers of the Yunzhou Army gave them honor with victory. As people of Yunzhou County, they will naturally fight for the honor of the Yunzhou Army. Have the pride of empathy.
Although this kind of pride can make people arrogant, it can greatly enhance people's self-confidence and cohesion!
I call him the soul of the country.
Similar to the military spirit.
The power that the people with the soul of the country can unleash is far greater than the people without the soul of the country.
Just like conscription, if I, Yunzhou Jun, are humiliated, then as long as I give the order, I can guarantee that at least 80% of the young men in Jun will join the army!
Father, where are you? How many young and middle-aged people you can mobilize to join the army, excluding forced recruitment by the government, only voluntary recruitment. "
Zhao Duan was silent. He also had a strong idea in his heart. With the current situation of the Song Dynasty, he could mobilize one or two to reach the top.
Zhao Jun naturally saw what he was thinking, smiled and continued:
“This is the importance of the soul of the nation, which represents the ability to mobilize.
The people are proud of their country, and they regard the country's honor and disgrace as their own.
When the country is humiliated, they themselves are humiliated, so they will be willing to shed their blood for this country unconditionally. As long as the country does not let it down, they will not let it down either.
Between two countries, 100% of the national strength with the soul of the country can miraculously exert 20%!
If you don’t have it, you won’t be able to perform even half of it.
This is the soul of the country that is brought to the people by the country and then united by the people!
Erchen calls it the soul of the country, and the main ethnic groups in our Song Dynasty are Song people. If the national soul is activated, Erchen also thinks that it can be called the soul of the nation! "
(End of chapter)
