The Wuzhai at the foot of the mountain is not in a slight wind even at night, and it is hard to be sultry and hot.

The inn in Zhaibei is the most lively place here. Nearly a hundred rooms are filled with guests, noisy and uneasy, and this kind of weather is particularly annoying. Deep in the backyard of the inn are several separate yards. Unless guests with status are guests, ordinary people cannot live in no matter how rich they have. There is no way. This inn is also under the name of the Yongzhou Minister's Library. The official inn not only charges money, but also looks at the dishes.

In the deepest yard, a large banyan tree covered half of the yard. There was a stone table under the tree, surrounded by five or six stone benches. Xu Ping and Shi Quanbin sat opposite each other.

After giving up the tea, Xu Ping said to Shi Quanbin: "The head of the Pavilion is wronged. This village is specially designed for pedestrians to rest. There is no decent place. You can just stay overnight."

Shi Quanbin wiped his sweat and said, "Yunxing doesn't need to be polite to me. I'm not a spoiled person. How can this little bit of pain be considered? But to be honest, this place is really hot."

"There is no river flowing around the foot of the mountain, but it's just so hot that it's shameless. There's no way. I go north to the mountain. There's a valley ten miles away. It's a must-pass road to Yongzhou. The terrain is dangerous. I ask the merchants to come and go as far as possible, and only pass during the day. When the sky is dark, everyone will rest here, and the village becomes bigger and bigger. When there are more people, it will appear messy and noisy."

After climbing the mountain, there is Yongzhou City. Although the mountain road is dangerous, there are no thieves. Wu Village is not a patrol village. There is only one elder who guards here with 10 or 20 archers to maintain local public order.

After complaining about this ghost weather, Xu Ping asked Shi Quanbin: "It's late, what do the chief of the Pavilion wants to eat?"

"The guest is as good as the master, and Yunxing is the master."

"There is nothing to be entertained in the countryside, so just eat some local specialty dishes here. Lingnan has no winter seasons and abundant resources. You should not miss it when you come to the palace."

After Xu Ping finished speaking, he recruited Tan Hu and reported him a few dishes to him and asked him to go.

It won’t take long to get the dishes, and the local specialty Shanrui Oil Fish is naturally indispensable, as well as fried frogs and scorched local prawns, which are fresh.

Finally, a basin of boiled meat slices came up. Xu Ping held up his chopsticks and said to Shi Quanbin: "The head of the palace must try this dish. Although it is ordinary, it uses tender beef, which is not easy to eat in Beijing."

In this era, beef was a wonderful food. Most local governments in the country banned the killing of plowing oxen. The beef must be officially approved and the price must be determined. For example, the capital city is less than half of the price of pork. On the other hand, it is difficult to ban the slaughter of private beef. The price of private beef is higher than that of mutton. Where can people who buy meat tell whether it is private slaughter? That must be the ones who know the details will buy it. As for the small rural shops on the roadside, no one believes that it is said to be the best snowflake beef. Most of them sell dead beef, and the price is the cheapest. Su Shi mocked the madmen of the "Dongzhou Yi Party" who were drinking in the wild temples in the countryside.

Eating old beef that is dead from miasma, talking about everything and giving advice to the country, is just a crazy man in rural villages, without the style of a real man. This is the reason. A real man is stylish, how can he eat such unstyled things? He has to be qualified to have no worries about food and clothing. The heroes in Water Margin often cut two kilograms of cooked beef as soon as they enter the store. Xu Ping felt very generous in his previous life. Now he thought it was just like he used to take migrant workers to have dinner. When he entered the store, he sat down. The largest bowl of noodles was first one for one, and the cheapest pork head meat was cut three or five kilograms. How can he hear this?

It’s different here in Yongzhou. The cattle are raised freely in the grasslands in the mountains and they are only driven out of the mountain when they are used. There is no need to worry and the price of cattle is naturally not high. There are hundreds of land sold to Qiongya every year in the nearby states, and the ox plowing has not been popular yet, so there is no need to ban the killing of oxen. Moreover, the barbarians have the custom of killing oxen to sacrifice to ghosts, so they simply open up selling beef, which has added a lot of beef-style dishes.

The boiled meat slices were introduced by Xu Ping according to his memories of his previous life. After being improved by nearby chefs, the taste is still acceptable. The key is that the large pot of beef is so bold that it is so bold.

Shi Quanbin has been in the palace for many years, and he emphasizes the importance of eating fine food and fine meat. For the first time, he was very interested in facing this rough style from the lower class people.

When the corn wine came up, Shi Quanbin's face turned red with two glasses of big fish and meat.

With his tongue wide, Shi Quanbin said to Xu Ping: "Yunxing, we have known each other for more than a day, but I really didn't expect that you became a court official and took charge of the financial tuition of a state, but you were still the same as before. Which of those scholars who had won the title had a romantic relationship as soon as they took office, and which one worked hard like you? Don't you find it boring?"

Xu Ping sighed: "How come I don't think so? But I am a hardworking person. Once I get free, I feel even more bored. It's better to do something."

"You said it interesting, but I can understand. For example, I have been with the government for many years, and sometimes I feel that life is boring. But if I really have to be idle for a day, I feel very panicked, as if it is boring to live for a while. I think you are the same. If you are so dedicated to your post, you won't be able to sit in the position of the magistrate in the capital for many years. Only then did you realize that you are worth it now."

"Take it down," Xu Ping was dizzy and said without any sense of speaking. "I am now a judge at the local area, and I am not idle for a year. Who doesn't know that the officials in the capital are busier than in the local area. People only have decades of life. What's the point of living like that? It's serious to take a break early!"

"Then are you still busy here? I saw that most of the other judges were very idle."

"There is no way. When I sit in this seat, I want to do something, and when I do it, I want to do it well. But you know, people only have one head and one pair of hands, where can they have a good life? Once they start, they will be busy all day and never stop. When will I have a free time, and that day will be free."

Shi Quanbin narrowed his eyes, as if he knew Xu Ping on the first day. Seeing that he was busy these two days, he thought he was obsessed with the career of the officialdom, but this was not the case when he was obedient.

Some people like to be romantic, some like to lean on the red and green. The life Xu Ping likes is to stretch a fishing rod in the river on sunny days and leisurely look at the mountains in the distance. Some people are born to distinguish work and life without delay, but Xu Ping does not have the ability. He just wants to work diligently and finish things quickly and enjoy his life completely.

Unfortunately, no matter which world you are, it is an illusion to finish your work. As long as you want to do, there are always countless things waiting for you, and you can't get free time. Only by letting go of your mood will you follow. Your heart is tense, and you will still be busy after being busy.

The life that travels through time is not like a real life. In this world, Xu Ping is a little with the flow, and his habits in his previous life will not be depressed. He is busy like a headless fly, but just wants to cover up his inner nothingness. Everything in this world can never replace his memories of his previous life, and cannot completely occupy his life. Everything is like an illusion. This feeling lingers in his heart. He always fantasizes that one day he can ignore everything, lying on the ground and watching the end of the sky, fantasizing what the world at the end of the sky will be like, and what the world itself will become.

This feeling is hard to describe, and Xu Ping himself can't explain it clearly, so how could Shi Quanbin understand it? Fortunately, he drank a little too much and did not go into it in depth. He just thought that Xu Ping didn't want to say what he was thinking.

When Xu Ping woke up the next day, he felt a little dizzy. The corn and white wine were very smooth, but the momentum was very strong. The glutinous rice wine was not satisfactory after all, and there were many improvements in the craftsmanship, but Xu Ping was not in the mood to explore it in depth, and his descendants would improve it. Since the corn has been brought, some of it has been planted in the fields, mainly for making wine. Although there is no sorghum or wheat flavor, it is enough.

When he saw Shi Quanbin, Xu Ping vaguely remembered that he seemed to have said a little too much to him last night, but he didn't take it to heart. After all, he was just an eunuch by the emperor. He could talk about two gossips, but he couldn't decide any major issues. He didn't think about the emperor's intention to climb up.

The two of them washed up and returned from Wuzhai on horseback.

Today I was walking on the road at the bottom of the valley. Except for some small slopes that had sugarcane planted, there were paddy fields along the way.

Shi Quanbin was a little disappointed. The good opportunity last night did not further his relationship with Xu Ping. The two seemed intimate, but in fact the distance was very far. Xu Ping gave Shi Quanbin the impression of being a person who was easy to talk to anyone but kept a distance from anyone. Shi Quanbin is not unfamiliar with such people. Which of the high-ranking officials of the court are not like this? You think you can be honest and you will never be polite when you start at critical moments. Ding Wei Kou Zhun promoted him and finally sent him to Leizhou. He didn't let him cross the sea in his old age. He felt that he was extremely kind.

As for what is different between Xu Ping and those people, what Shi Quanbin can understand?

Not long after, a few rows of corn on the ridge of the field attracted Shi Quanbin's attention and asked Xu Ping: "The wine we drank last night was made of this kind of grain? Why didn't we see planting it elsewhere?"

Xu Ping shook his head: "The yield of this thing is not as good as rice and wheat, so he just planted one in the fields. If you plant it in Lingnan, you don't know if it is a good or a bad thing."

“How to say it?”

"This thing is indiscriminately terrain. Some barbarians got seeds and went to the mountains to plant. Before planting, the mountains were set on fire, and the plants did not exist. When the mountain torrent came, our place would suffer. Although the court had a ban on mountains and rivers, how could they control the barbarians in the mountains? I'm afraid it would be a disaster in the future."

When growing corn in the mountains, soil erosion is one aspect. What’s more serious is that it will cause people in the mountains to live in scattered areas, and it is scattered everywhere in the mountains, making it even more difficult to manage.

Shi Quanbin was not on the same channel as Xu Ping, and his left ear went in and his right ear came out, and he couldn't figure out what was going on. Of course, he was not interested, he came to find Xu Ping's political achievements.

After walking a few miles, there were endless rice fields. It was almost time to plant rice. There was no one in the field. I saw only the shimmering waves, as if I had entered a huge lake.

Shi Quanbin was surprised: "Yunxing, how many paddy fields are opened here?"

"There is not enough manpower, only tens of thousands of acres, and it cannot be planted together. It has to be planted in sequence according to the season. Two acres of paddy fields can provide food for two people. All the fields here have been planted and can supply tens of thousands of people. But how many people in Ruhe County are now? Although they are opened, many are still idle."

Although Xuping mainly planted sugarcane here, the rice can still be transported out. In two years, the warehouses built have been filled with all the shipments, and the number of transports is limited. I can only consider some of the land that I have to take the turn to plant.

Xu Ping had his own troubles, but Shi Quanbin was really shocked. He reclaimed wasteland, solicited household registration, and increased money and grain. If he followed the local officials' examination qualifications, Xu Ping would have a very bad reputation. He would have to say a few good words to the officials for him. This is not a good word. To be honest, I am afraid that the officials would not believe it. Fortunately, although Xu Ping had tried several cases, he did not have any outstanding political achievements. Otherwise, the Court of Justice would not know how to deal with such a monster.

At this time, the right to judge a major case of life is at the state level, but there must be a judge or a re-examination of the neighboring state. Xu Ping was arrested several times, twice, and once in Hengzhou, but he did not make a mistake. Repairing the wronged prison is an extremely dazzling political achievement, which often alarms the magistrate and gains reputation. Especially when he fights with the former presiding officer for a few rounds, and finally wins a great victory, he will be famous all over the world.

During the exam, the lives of living people who are rehabilitated and imprisoned will be recorded on the record, and the lives of five people will be promoted to the first level. Officials who are from Jinshi are often not familiar with specific government affairs and are particularly concerned about this convenience. Those with talent in this area rely on the advancement level. Xu Ping, a first-class Jinshi, is an exception, and this aspect is not good.

As a member of the supervision system, the magistrate also has the power to report the memorial, subordinate officials, neighboring officials, and past officials can report the memorial, especially the military officials. Unfortunately, this convenience is still blank. His political achievements are almost all about money, grain, taxes, and others are gone.

This situation also caused the Sansi who liked Xu Ping the most in the court. Several other systems did not catch him much, especially the Privy Council, who was so annoyed that he was so annoyed.

Empress Dowager Liu mostly followed the old examples of Emperor Zhenzong, and did not pay much attention to money and food. She valued more importantly officials with clear expectations and good reputations. Xu Ping was popular in the eyes of the Three Divisions, but not very prominent in the court.

Before coming, Shi Quanbin was influenced by this impression and felt that he could help Xu Ping. After walking along the way, he realized where Xu Ping needed him to pull him.
Chapter completed!