Chapter 857 Growth
The reason why the prosperous Tang Dynasty was so popular among future generations was not that this era was so rich and powerful.
This is only one of the reasons. There are countless dynasties that have created prosperous times. But why the influence of the prosperous Tang Dynasty was so huge, it is because the prosperous Tang Dynasty had a sufficiently tolerant mind.
Brave, fearless, and tolerate everything. During the Tang Dynasty, China was unprecedentedly strong and had a huge influence overseas. After the Tang Dynasty, overseas countries such as Japan, European and American countries, and Southeast Asian countries called the Chinese "Tang people".
Due to the great influence of the Tang Dynasty on overseas, during the Song Dynasty, "Tang" had become a synonym for China by countries in Southeast and overseas. From the Song Dynasty, Yuan Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty, foreign countries called China or things related to China "Tang". Not only did "Tang" be used as a synonym for "China", but also called the Chinese people the Tang people.
This is enough to be proud of.
Zhu Cilang did not dare to expect that the Ming Dynasty would be respected by all countries like the prosperous Tang Dynasty, at least it would make the people of the Ming Dynasty happy and make the country strong. In the future, it would not be invaded by foreign enemies.
Zhu Cixuan stayed in this unknown village for three days. What surprised him was that Emperor Chongzhen actually persisted for three days.
It was not until the fifth day that Emperor Chongzhen decided to say goodbye to this family. His experience in this village was a baptism of the soul for the emperor who broke into the thief.
Emperor Chongzhen grew up, which made Zhu Ciyang most relieved. Could it be that it was just because he had planted the land for a few days and had been hoeing the grass for a few days?
No, this is different. Zhu Cilang has been observing his father's changes these days. Emperor Chongzhen would be in a daze when he was fine. Then, he chatted with Zhuzi in a mess.
During the intermittent chat, Zhu Cixuan knew that his father had grown up.
In fact, the growth process in this person's heart has nothing to do with age. Some people will never grow up until death. Some people will have their souls in an instant.
Zhuzi and his son were very kind, so they took out the few stored grains in the family. Zhuziniang baked a few pieces of sorghum noodles, and some other dry food.
Then, the dry food was wrapped in cloth and let Emperor Chongzhen carry it on his body. The mother and son gave him thousands of instructions and told Emperor Chongzhen about the direction.
In fact, Zhuziniang has never walked out of the mountains in her life. Her life trajectory is limited to this area less than ten miles away. She married from a neighboring village, and the farthest way she walked was to go to the market ten miles away to sell eggs.
The same is true for Zhuzi. Although he has traveled farther, he has even been to Shuanma Town twice. However, this is also the farthest road Zhuzi has ever walked in his life.
Vision determines the realm, and pattern determines the ending. People’s thoughts are like uneven mountains, and there are also differences in levels. Many times, the level of vision and pattern determines the depth of your understanding of things.
Zhuzi can only point out the direction for Emperor Chongzhen to move forward through memory. However, there is one thing that there is no need to worry about Emperor Chongzhen.
At this time, Chongzhen had already changed into a coarse linen shirt, and he was almost no different from an ordinary citizen now. Such a poor man would not be in danger of his life when he went out.
After all, even if they encounter robbers, Chongzhen has no valuable things. Such poor people have no interest in them.
When Emperor Chongzhen left the village, he said to Zhuzi and his son: "I will repay you in the future. Zhuzi, what wishes do you have in this life? You can tell me."
Zhuzi thought about it and smiled honestly. Then he shook his head: "Mu, Wuyou, I don't have any wishes. I just want to support my mother in the old age and take good care of her mother."
There are so many simplicity, and crows feed the lambs and kneel down to breastfeed. The excellent tradition left by China over the past five thousand years - filial piety.
Filial piety is the first priority for all virtues, and there is no way to misfortune and good fortune, but only people will call you; the rewards of good and evil are like shadows.
Chongzhen was very happy that he could meet someone as clean as Zhuzi. Zhuzi is pure, and even if he had any prudence, he would write it on his face.
Such a person is undoubtedly interesting, and Emperor Chongzhen also appreciates his innocence. Since he said that he would repay him in the future, Zhuzi's family is really afraid of becoming extremely rich in the future.
However, since Emperor Chongzhen left this unknown village, he thought that he could return to Beijing as soon as possible by walking out of here to Shuanma Town, or any prefecture on the official road.
Although this private visit was hard, it was worth it after all. Emperor Chongzhen saw a lot and learned a lot.
Xiongxian is the best example. If it can be promoted nationwide, then the taxes for the entire Ming Dynasty year will be a terrifying number.
However, things went against my wishes. After leaving this village, Emperor Chongzhen's nightmare was the real beginning.
Emperor Chongzhen became a little alert. He always felt that someone was following him. But whenever he turned around and searched, it was empty.
Perhaps he was too nervous, Emperor Chongzhen thought to himself. By passing through the locust tree forest in front, he could reach Guan Dao.
Although Shuanma Town is long, there are many villages and towns on the official road. When he gets there, he doesn't have to worry.
Zhu Cixuan and others dared not follow too close or too far. In fact, Zhu Cixuan was also hesitating whether to come forward and meet his father at this time.
After hesitation, Emperor Chongzhen in the distance laughed: "I found it, I found it, hahahaha, I found it!"
Zhu Cilang looked up and found that what Emperor Chongzhen said was that he had found the official road. As the name suggests, the official road is an official road, which can be used by the government personnel to walk and transport money and materials. The main reason for the construction of the official road is to facilitate the smooth journey of officials from other places and to work better. However, ordinary roads do not have such great significance and status compared to official roads, and are purely for the convenience of ordinary people's travel.
Although the official road was built under the guise of serving officials, in addition to the official staff, ordinary people can also walk on the official road. However, when officials travel urgently or transport grain and money on the road, ordinary people should avoid it, otherwise they will be punished. Secondly, in ancient times, private land ownership was implemented, and the official road allowed people to walk, but not allowed people to invade. From this point of view, the official road has a certain authority.
The official roads built have certain size requirements. In ancient times, the size of roads was divided into three types: "rail, step, and husband". Before Qin Shihuang unified the six kingdoms, due to the different sizes of vehicles in the six kingdoms, the roads built according to the size of the vehicles were also different. In order to further strengthen centralization, Qin Shihuang unified the distance between the two wheels of the vehicle with "books and texts and cars and rails" to unify the distance between the two wheels of the vehicle to be six feet, thus further unifying the size of the road.
Emperor Chongzhen was able to find the post station when he went to the official road. If he found the post station, he would be saved.
At this moment, a rapid sound of horse hooves rushed from afar.
Chapter completed!