Chapter 2050 The Gui scroll is in front of flowers and under the moon, discussing gains and losses

While a few people were chatting and laughing, Qingwen also came in.

"Sir, I have already asked Ruixiang to ask. However, I also asked the steward who is guarding the house. He also knows some things. He said that there are many such situations in Datong. Every year when winter and spring are not busy, the city There are several companies here that specialize in buying girls from families who can't survive in the village, then sorting them out and training them separately..."

Qingwen's brows were filled with emotion, as if she was deeply moved by the misfortune of her daughter's family, "I heard that these girls were specially prepared for the older officials to serve as concubines or concubines. There are also those who are specially used as personal maids for the young masters or ladies of wealthy families, and some who are sent to brothels and prostitutes to serve as top prostitutes, and so on..."

Feng Ziying lamented, "When I was a child, I knew that there were such activities in Datong City. In fact, it is also the same in the capital city. Don't there be places like Yangzhou, Suzhou, Jinling, Hangzhou and even Guangzhou? They are all available. As long as there is a need, naturally There is a market. Every time there is a disaster, the people are in dire straits. It seems that it has become a common practice for the people to sell their children in order to prevent their children from starving to death. To be blunt, it turns out that this is how many slaves and maids in the Jia family came from. Huh? Qingwen, aren’t you like this yourself?"

Seeing that Qingwen's eyes were red, all the girls were also sad.

"My lord, this kind of situation seems to have become the norm in the dynasty, and I also found that it seems that floods and droughts like this during the Yuanxi period, especially droughts, were not so frequent, but they became more intensive during the Yonglong period. In the north, The land is particularly obvious. People in the countryside have no food left at home. Once a disaster strikes, they will either become refugees and flee, or they will have to sell their children and daughters, or even sell themselves into slavery. It seems that God has no mercy on the world." Xiu Yan faintly said. typical.

Feng Ziying couldn't help but raise her eyebrows. She didn't expect that Xiuyan had such insight and could detect the changes in weather from the Yuanxi period to the Yonglong period.

Isn't this a sign of the arrival of the Little Ice Age? It's just that this change in weather seems difficult to predict.

 After the severe drought this year, everyone thought that the weather might be smooth next year. Unexpectedly, the drought next year will be more serious, and there may even be nine droughts in ten years. After the severe drought, locust plagues and plagues will follow one after another.

 In an era when local governments lack water conservancy construction guarantees and relief capabilities to deal with disasters, coupled with the exploitation of powerful landlords by the gentry, the common people seem to really have only two choices between rebellion and starvation.

“God is indeed blind, but this is not only a problem of God, the key is also a problem of the imperial government.”

Feng Ziying felt that it was necessary to popularize these basic common sense to these women in her back house. She could not let her women stay in the stage of pleasing herself in the bed, or giving birth to children to continue their incense. , that’s too low.

As a time traveler in the new era and the holder of the protagonist's aura, of course, the improvement of the quality of the people around you is also on the agenda.

"There are many people in the North but little land. Especially since the Ming Dynasty expelled the Northern Yuan Dynasty and conquered the world, the population in the Central Plains and south of the Yangtze River has been growing day by day. You can look around and see which family does not have three or five children? As the population grows, the land does not grow, or There is a long way to go, but it is very limited. Naturally, it is enough to satisfy the people's hunger needs. This is a contradiction, and it is an unsolvable contradiction..."

"Bad weather conditions led to poor harvests of millet and wheat. This is a problem, but what did the imperial government do?" Feng Ziying spread her hands, "Maybe they did some, but it was not enough, such as irrigation canals, ponds and other water conservancy facilities. I haven’t been to Shaanxi yet, but if you look at the situation of Shuntian Mansion and Yongping Mansion, you will know that many of them have been in disrepair for many years, and the government has no money to repair and build new buildings..."

"You may ask, where did the money go? The court also explained that every year, border town defense accounts for the majority, officials' salaries, royal needs, water transportation expenses, and so on. It seems that there is always not enough money and food, so taxes continue to be increased, making it difficult for Jiangnan to Accept it, so Prince Yitada took the opportunity to cause chaos. In fact, he took advantage of the dissatisfaction in Jiangnan..."

"Maybe they don't care about border defense? The Mongols are watching eagerly on the grassland. If they come to the capital again like they did the year before last, and Shuntian Prefecture is in a mess, is that possible? Lose Liaodong and let Jianzhou Jurchen troops approach Shanhaiguan. It may even be possible Repeating the story of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, can everyone accept the experience of the Han people being reduced to third- and fourth-class people? Obviously not,..."

It was rare for him to show off his rather rudimentary knowledge of political economics in modern society in front of women. Feng Ziying was chatting enthusiastically, and he also saw that several women, including Ping'er and Qingwen, were listening attentively. It was obvious that Everything they saw along the way touched them greatly.

 In the past, it was all hearsay in Beijing, but now I have seen it with my own eyes. The situation after entering Shanxi is shocking, and I heard that the situation in Shaanxi is even worse.

"It seems that this has become a strange circle. If the money is not enough, taxes will be increased. As a result, the common people will not be able to make a living and will rebel more. To suppress these rebellions, more taxes will be required. Not to mention the Mongolian Jurchens who took advantage of the situation. If they encounter water again, Amid the drought, locust plague and plague, do you feel like the sky is about to fall and there is no hope of rescue?"

The women were all frightened by Feng Ziying's previous words. Every problem was analyzed very reasonably. Taken together, it seemed that the court had no solution and could only watch the situation continue to worsen. So what should we do?

“Ms. sir, we must have encountered this situation in all dynasties. How did those dynasties get over internal and external troubles?” Baoqin intervened at the right time and asked.

"It's simple, fight, one war after another. War can wipe out the population and destroy wealth. When everything is reduced to a certain level, the times will create heroes. A man with great talent and great strategy will come out who has the right time, place and people. The characters may be able to dominate the world. The population will be reduced, but the land will remain unchanged, and the natural contradictions will be eliminated. The war has been going on for a long time, and everyone is more eager for a peaceful life, so it slowly calms down and cultivates health. This Isn’t it just a cycle one after another?”

Feng Ziying smiled softly, "Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, this has always been the case in all dynasties. Han Gao killed the White Snake, the Three Kingdoms returned to the Jin Dynasty, the Li Tang Dynasty replaced the Sui and Yang Dynasties, and the Ming Taizu conquered the Northern Yuan Dynasty. Isn't it all the same? After countless battles, the population decreased. , and it stopped.”

“Amitabha, but this is too cruel. We have to sacrifice so many people in exchange for peace. Is there no other way to go?” Miaoyu said a rare Buddha’s name.

"At least judging from the history of previous generations, it seems that no one has found such a way out of this endless cycle, but your husband is now trying to find such a way to avoid such a tragic story from happening." Feng Ziying said proudly: "And Your father-in-law's attempts have also achieved some results..."

 “Oh? What results has your husband achieved?” This suddenly aroused the interest of several women.

"Well, this is a long story. It just so happens that I will talk to her in detail about who is going to bed tonight. When she feels comfortable with me, I will tell her in detail." Feng Ziying said with a playful smile.

Suddenly the whole atmosphere became ambiguous again. Although I knew that I had been holding back tonight for several days and was definitely going to "go on a killing spree", no one could bear to say it in front of everyone.

Pretending to be embarrassed, Bao Qin stood up and rolled up her sleeves, glared at Feng Ziying and said, "Then I'll leave this for you to talk to the person at the bedside. I'm going to have a rest."

　　A group of people stood up to tell him, leaving only Miaoyu who was at a loss what to do.

Even though Miaoyu and Feng Ziying have been married for more than a month or two, the number of times Miaoyu and Feng Ziying have slept together is really limited to one count.

The rotation of the third room only lasts for nine days in a month, and the number of people who turn to the third room is only fourteen or five times. However, during this period, there will inevitably be times when Feng Ziying is not home due to official duties or other matters, especially during that period. The frequent appearances of Wang Xifeng, Busia Mara, Yuan Chun and Guo Qinjun made Feng Ziying exhausted. She was really overwhelmed and had to cut back on "paying public food" to rest.

Calculating that Feng Ziying will actually come to Sanfang to rest, it may be around the seventh or eighth day. Considering that both Miaoyu and Xiuyan will accompany Feng Ziying to Shaanxi, but Daiyu will stay alone in the konggui, so then Feng Ziying basically stayed in Daiyu's house several times, and only rested once in Miaoyu's house.

When resting in Yanghe City, Feng Ziying stayed overnight in Baoqin's house. It was time to arrive at Miaoyu today, so everyone knew it. Even Xiuyan covered her mouth and smiled lightly before leaving, leaving Miaoyu alone. .

 Seeing Feng Ziying looking over her, Miaoyu was in a panic and didn't know what to do.

Although she has long accepted the reality that she is Feng Ziying's concubine, deep down in her heart, Miaoyu still feels that she is different from others and prefers the feeling of being alone. Besides Xiuyan, who else can she talk to? All in all, everyone else is still a little out of place.

Feng Ziying is also a little funny. This woman still wants to maintain her independent attitude, but now that she has reached this point, what is the point of continuing to act like this?

Seeing that everyone had dispersed, Feng Ziying simply walked over, picked up the woman's knees, slipped a hand under her arm, picked her up, and walked directly into the inner room.

Miaoyu was so horrified that she couldn't help but trembled: "What are you going to do, sir?"

"What are you doing? Don't you understand the courtesy of Duke Zhou and the important events of Dunlun?" Feng Ziying walked into the room, put Miaoyu on the bed, raised her face with flushed face, and peeled off Miaoyu's clothes roughly. Wearing a plain white flower field dress, she easily took off the jade silk scarf tied to her head, letting her long hair hang down and scattered on her shoulders as white as jade,...

 Before the rain, I saw the stamens among the flowers for the first time, and the gold plate was about to drip,...

Only under the brow, but our hearts.

 (End of this chapter)