"It's better to be in the village. Your own fields belong to you and you won't be robbed of your job."
Father Meng couldn't help but said.
"Yes." Zhuang Fengshou was convinced.
When he returns to the village, he must publicize Shengjing's difficulties.
As the head of Sanliu Village, he hopes that the villagers will become richer and richer, but he must also be down-to-earth and not think everything is fine just by mentioning Shengjing.
Those people in the village who were willing to go out to do business admired Shengjing.
But how many people in the village can afford the housing prices in Shengjing?
A small house in the north of the city costs a thousand taels, and it is very small. It is not like being in a village. As long as it does not exceed the scope designated by the court, you can build the house however you want.
Of course, the price of houses in the south and west of the city is low, but Li Qiao is in the east and north of the city. If he crosses the district to work in Li's shop every day, it will take more than two hours to walk back and forth.
Just like today, he and the Meng family took an ox cart from the north of the city to the east of the city, which also took half an hour.
It is more convenient to live in a village. Everyone lives in the same village. If you want to visit, you can just take a few steps to get there anytime and anywhere.
When eating, you can squat in front of your home with a bowl in hand or wander to other people's homes to eat and chat.
But in Shengjing, like Li Qiao's current house, just from the east second courtyard to the west second courtyard you have to take an ox cart.
This kind of high-class family, with a deep house and a large courtyard, will definitely be at a loss when people from the village come.
Although his banker's house and the Meng's house were both in the north of the city, they were separated by several streets, so it was not easy to visit them once.
In addition to accommodation, there are also daily expenses.
When I was in the village, the vegetables were grown in my own vegetable plot, and the grain and cotton were also grown in my own fields. As long as I didn't pay attention to it, I didn't need to spend much money on food, clothing, housing and transportation.
But when I arrived in Shengjing, I had to spend money to buy every stitch and thread of meat and vegetables, and the key prices were still higher than in the village.
There is also the education of children. The cost of studying in Shengjing is much higher than that in the village.
Therefore, even with Li Qiao as a backer, the days after entering Beijing would not be as comfortable as in the village.
Nowadays, every household in the village is considered a landlord.
Instead of being a good landlord, he came all the way to Shengjing and lived alone in the south and west of the city, far away from relatives and friends. He was busy traveling across districts every day. He couldn't see Li Qiao for several days. Even if he did, he had to be respectful. Respectfully call Mr. Li.
He felt that this kind of day was not worth it.
After returning to the village, he must clearly explain his interests to the villagers to avoid regrets in the future.
As the village chief, Zhuang Fengshou always thinks about the villagers and many affairs in the village even when he comes to Shengjing.
Li Qiao naturally also cares about Sanliu Village.
He originally planned to mention the road construction to Sheng Hong after going to court the next day, but unexpectedly, Dasheng, who had been calm for a long time, suddenly encountered a big event.
It got cold early this year, and it snowed before winter started. After winter started, it was dry and cold every day.
This is true for Shengjing, and it will naturally be colder towards the north of Shengjing.
Sheng Hong received a report at midnight yesterday. Three days ago, a group of Huqi went south and ran to the border of Dasheng, burning, killing and looting, causing hundreds of casualties among the people at the border.
In the last years of the previous dynasty, the Hu people took advantage of the war and often went south to plunder people and property. After the establishment of Dasheng, the Hu people continued to wreak havoc southward. Sheng Jun led his troops to fight against the Hu people in the north. They fought with them for more than ten years and completely defeated them. .
But I didn't expect that the other party would invade the border again.
In the morning, Sheng Hong looked very unhappy.
Since he ascended the throne, there has been no war in Da Sheng, not even a popular uprising by Xiao Bo.
Now the barbarians from the north suddenly came to attack. The border garrison was caught off guard and rushed into the border town. Not only did they kill many people, but they also took away some property.
waste!
Sheng Hong was angry, and many officials in the court were also angry. The country of Dasheng was rich and powerful, and now the barbarians were coming to attack him, so naturally he had to fight back.
The Sixth Prince is the main fighting faction. He thinks that he should beat these barbarians until they are scared and painful, as he did in the past, and that will relieve his anger.
The Seventh Prince felt that the defense of the border town should be strengthened. The Hu people came to rob the city just after winter arrived. When the weather gets colder, the Hu people will definitely come again.
Next time, we can't let the barbarians hurt the people and get away easily.
As for taking the initiative, the current situation is unclear, and he feels that the situation should be investigated first.
Throughout the dynasties, the Hu people often went south, but no dynasty or generation could completely exterminate the Hu people. Sheng Jun had fought with the Hu people for more than ten years, and then the Hu people were suppressed for a period of time.
The seventh prince felt that the most important thing was to strengthen the defense of the border town so that the barbarians could not come back.
There is no need to go north and penetrate deep into the hinterland of the barbarians.
Several other princes supported the seventh prince.
Many ministers in the court also supported the seventh prince.
But there are also people who support the Sixth Prince.
Da Sheng has lost face and should be withdrawn immediately, otherwise it will damage the country's prestige.
After arguing for less than half an hour, Sheng Hong finally made a decision. He and the Seventh Prince agreed that they should investigate the situation while strengthening the defense of the border city.
Sheng Hong accepted the seventh prince's opinion, but the sixth prince didn't look good.
After going to court, I went to the Qiuxian Hall to try to make Sheng Hong change his mind.
Sheng Hong didn't change his mind, so he could only resign with a depressed look on his face.
Sheng Hong's face was also not good, so Li Qiao could only put aside the road construction for the time being and work diligently as his ghostwriter to handle the memorial for Sheng Hong.
Throughout the day, Sheng Hong had been looking at Hu people's information.
Li Qiao looked on and sighed a little in his heart. Although Sheng Hong was an emperor, he was well protected by Sheng Jun. Before he ascended the throne, Sheng Jun cleared away all obstacles for him. After ascending the throne, the biggest thing was the natural disasters and disasters in various places. Corrupt officials.
Now there is finally something that can be called a major event, the invasion of the border by barbarians, and Sheng Hong is actually a little confused.
But Shenghong's strategy is correct.
As the Seventh Prince said, ethnic minorities from the north have moved southward in all dynasties, but no dynasty or generation can exterminate these ethnic minorities by force.
Most of them are integration, allowing ethnic minorities to integrate into the Han people.
The situation is unclear now, so we need to be more cautious.
Soon it was Li Qiao's off-duty time. Sheng Hong had been busy all day, looking through old information and summoning ministers for questioning. He finally felt confident.
However, military spending will definitely increase this year.
Just when he felt that the financial pressure had been relieved a lot, new expenses were added to him. He looked at Li Qiao with a serious look on his face: "Li Aiqing, you, the head of the household department, have recently used your brain to increase the income of the national treasury. If it is true, If they fight with the barbarians, money will be spent everywhere."
"……yes."
Li Qiao responded.
"Forget it, let's start selling plaster to the people." Sheng Hong said again.
Although stucco is cheap, the cost is also low. If enough people buy it, it can still be quite profitable.
Li Qiao was about to respond again when a young eunuch came in and announced:
The Sixth Prince is here again.
Sheng Hong had not yet decided who to send to the border for reinforcements, so the Sixth Prince volunteered and wanted to go to the border to seek justice for Da Sheng's wronged soul.
Sheng Hong naturally refused.
Where is it worthy for the prince to go to the front line?
Dasheng's generals are enough to guard the border.
Seeing that he could not make Sheng Hong change his mind, the Sixth Prince could only leave again with a depressed look on his face.
Seeing this, Sheng Hong sighed with pride: "It's great that young people have this courage. But there are many good generals in Da Sheng, so there is no need for him to take risks."
"What you said is true. The courage of the Sixth Prince is admired by all ministers."
Li Qiao immediately followed his words and praised.
But being an emperor requires more than just courage. You also have to be cautious. In wars, you fight not only money, but also people.
In any war, people are bound to die. Isn't the life of an ordinary soldier not life?
But judging from Gao Zhiyuan's reaction, it seemed that the sixth prince had won the throne in his previous life. He and the sixth prince had quite different opinions on how to treat the common people.
However, what is the result of the Hu people's march south this time?
The Sixth Prince wanted to go to the front line. Could it be that the Sixth Prince succeeded in the end and achieved military exploits?
If this is the case, then the Sixth Prince will leave the other princes behind.
Sheng Hong's second question has yet to come out, but as an emperor, at least he can protect his country and people. If the sixth prince really achieves military exploits, then Sheng Hong's heart will definitely be biased toward the sixth prince.
Li Qiao was a little anxious, but Sheng Hong sent a general to the border town on the third day, and good news soon came. The Hu people were really going south again, trying to enter the border town.
As a result, the general guarding the border came to catch turtles in a jar and caught them all in one fell swoop.
Li Qiao was relieved now.
At this time, it has entered the twelfth lunar month.
It’s time to celebrate the New Year again.
Chapter 192 Trivia, Chinese New Year Gao Zhiyuan pretends to be a magic stick
This winter is indeed very cold.
There wasn't much snow, but it was always dry and cold. The cold wind blew every day, and the temperature was below zero all day long. The pond at Li Qiao's house remained frozen all winter.
In previous winters, Li Qiao would occasionally use mutton fat to protect her hands and face, but this winter there was a lot of wind and her skin was very dry. She had to use good facial oil and mouth oil for skin care every day.
This dry and cold weather is worse than snow.
When it snows, you can not only play in the snow, but also add some humidity to the air.
Moreover, the sled has now become the favorite winter toy of the wealthy families in Shengjing. If it snows, the revenue of the Royal Toy Store will definitely increase.
But there is not much snow in winter today, and the cold wind is accompanied by sub-zero temperatures every day. People have to wrap themselves up in layers when going out.
