As Zhao Duan told the story, Zhao Ming seriously suspected that his father was deceiving himself with the records of Peach Blossom Spring.
For a big city that accommodates nearly three million people, Bianjing only has about one million people.
How could there be a huge city in this world that could accommodate three million people?
The people have food in every house, but no food, and there are not even beggars on the street. This is even more impossible!
Even in Bianjing City, there are inevitably people who don't have enough to eat, and beggars can be found everywhere.
The most difficult disease to cure in the world is poverty. How is it possible that in a city with a population of three million, there are no hungry people, no hungry people, and no wandering beggars?
This is simply impossible!
Why is it that everyone in the city has work to do, and the major workshops are still short of people, so much so that they have to buy slaves to work, but the government stipulates that the ratio of employees to slaves in a workshop must be 73 to 73. Without enough people, we cannot use so many slaves.
This also resulted in the people of Yunzhou County not being short of food and clothing as long as they were willing to work.
This is simply impossible!
Even in Bianjing, there are still a lot of people without work. If it is according to what the father said, then isn't this Yunzhou County the place recorded in the Peach Blossom Spring?
Zhao Duan didn't want to believe a word of Zhao Duan's description of Yunzhou County's praise, but looking at his father's sworn look and the extremely serious look on his words, he had some doubts in his heart.
Is it possible or is it really not possible?
If this is true, then Lao Liu really has some tricks up his sleeve!
But before seeing it with his own eyes, Zhao Ming would still have doubts about all this, but he would not say it out loud. Since his father said so, he would just listen to it.
But when he heard Zhao Duan talking about those old monsters from the world trying to ambush him, Zhao Ming couldn't help but feel nervous and asked hurriedly: "Father, are you okay?"
Zhao Duan shook his head and said: "You don't know that boy Lao Liu kept silent, but he unexpectedly developed martial arts skills. Even Li Bubai, the strongest among those old monsters, was no match for him.
The others faced Cao Daban, but they were no match for him, and they were all blocked. In the end, the Second Emperor's Uncle arrived in time and decided the battle.
Not only did this ambush not hurt me, but it also eliminated these serious troubles in one fell swoop.
I have been trapped in this imperial city all these years and dare not go out. Aren't I just afraid of being ambushed by these old monsters?
Now that they are dead, this can be regarded as a release of the shackles, which is indeed a good thing. "
Zhao Duan didn't know why, but he concealed the matter about Yunzhou County's firearms from Zhao Ming, and only told him vaguely in misleading words. Zhao Ming naturally had no suspicion.
He first complained:
"Father, this time it was your sixth brother who was good at martial arts, and you had Cao Daban by your side, so you escaped the disaster this time.
But if you don't have these conditions next time, it will be a very dangerous behavior for you.
If you are injured, what will Da Song do? "
After finishing speaking, Zhao Ming turned to Cao Shuang and bowed his hands sincerely: "Thanks to Cao Daban, you saved my father's life this time by your side. As a son of a human being, I am deeply grateful!"
How could Cao Shuang dare to accept this gift? He hurriedly stepped aside and bowed: "What did your Highness say? As His Majesty's personal servant, it is your duty to protect Your Majesty. You should not do this to Your Highness. Your Highness is trying to hurt your Majesty." Got it!"
Although he said this, as the prince, Zhao Ming could treat him like this, which made Cao Shuang feel very comfortable, and his affection for the prince suddenly became even greater.
"Cao Daban is too humble. You should accept my courtesy. Since Cao Daban does not want to accept my courtesy, if there is anything I can do to help Cao Daban in the future, please just ask Cao Daban. I will definitely do my best!"
Zhao Ming made a promise.
Cao Shuang still didn't dare to say anything.
Zhao Duan drank tea and watched the two of them quietly, his face calm and without any expression.
After some mutual humility, Zhao Ming resumed the topic and brought back the attack by warriors and asked: "Father, have you dealt with these sects of warriors who came to attack? You can't let them off lightly. Over the years, These warriors aided the tyranny, and worked with the aristocratic families to oppress the people and disrupt order, but they were a harm to the local area.
This time they dared to attack my father. If I didn't give them an unforgettable lesson, how could I, the Song Dynasty, be so convincing to the public! "
"Is it just a lesson?" Zhao Duan suddenly asked.
Zhao Ming was stunned, Zhao Duan glanced at him, and then continued: "This time all the old monsters who could threaten me are dead, and I don't have to endure them anymore. After I return to Beijing, King Zhenxi We have brought 95,000 Tianwu Army forbidden troops, plus the 5,000 men and horses previously sent to Haifu County, a total of 100,000 people, and have begun to clear their mountain gates one by one."
Zhao Ming was startled and said hurriedly: "But my father's warriors are hiding in the deep mountains and dense forests, and they cannot be wiped out so easily. What if they are desperate because of this matter and start to cause riots in various places? Wouldn't it be necessary in the country? A big mess?”
Zhao Duan shook his head, punched the table hard and gritted his teeth:
"No, I and the Second Emperor's Uncle have been preparing for this day for twenty years. We already know the location of their mountain gate clearly.
It's just because those old monsters are still there and Uncle Erhuang is not sure that he can catch them, so he has been holding back until now.
Now that those old monsters are dead, the remaining small fish and shrimps in the hands of the Second Emperor's uncle are nothing more than fish meat on the chopping board, which can be destroyed with a flip of the palm.
This time, no matter whether they go up to heaven or down to earth, even if they are trying to arrest people with a three-foot ladder, I will definitely eliminate them completely! "
Seeing Zhao Duan's gnashing of teeth, Illumination Bian didn't say anything more. He also understood that his father had been trapped in Bianjing these years because of these warriors, and what these warriors had done in the local area had caused his father to suffer. Their patience has reached its limit. They finally took advantage of the opportunity this time, and their father will definitely not leave them any chance to make a comeback.
After thinking for a while, he said: "In that case, why don't my father wipe out those aristocratic families together?
With one hundred thousand troops and the King of Zhenxi leading them, those aristocratic families must not be able to resist, right? "
Zhao Duan glanced at him and sighed leisurely.
When Zhao Ming was confused, Zhao Duan asked: "Then what?"
"What?"
Zhao Ming did not understand what Zhao Duan meant.
Zhao Duan then asked:
"After these aristocratic families are removed, what will happen to the power vacuum in the local area? Also, the reason why these aristocratic families can be called aristocratic families is because they have been in the local area for many years, and their tentacles have already penetrated deeply into the local area. In all aspects, if they are uprooted at once, the place will inevitably be affected.
The imperial court now simply does not have that much manpower and material resources to quell these influences, nor does it have that many officials to fill the power vacuum after their removal.
But if the court does not do this and allows these places to develop at will, then a new family may appear again at any time by taking advantage of the power vacuum. How will everything be different from before?
It's not that the court can't take down aristocratic families, but that the court must make complete preparations before it can do this.
After these aristocratic families are removed, the court must be able to gather power back into the hands of the court in a timely manner, and quickly quell the negative impact caused by the removal of the aristocratic families, so as not to have too much impact on the local area.
But now the imperial court is not prepared for this at all. After rashly clearing out the aristocratic families in various places, the final result will be that the local area will become extremely chaotic, even worse than when the aristocratic families were there before.
So if you want to do anything, you must think clearly about his aftermath. Instead of just talking nonsense and saying whatever you think, you must pay attention to this, Prince, and don't do it again! "
Zhao Ming understood and bowed his head in shame:
"My son, I didn't think enough about it."
"It's not that you didn't think about it, you didn't need to learn from it. As the saying goes, one learns from every experience. You have never suffered in this area, so you don't know how powerful it is."
Speaking of this, Zhao Duan's thoughts seemed to go back to the past, and a look of memories appeared on his face.
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(End of chapter)
