Chapter 1993 Concubine's love for her husband
At this time, Dongting Lake was still filled with vast mist and waves, and most of the lakeside was an uninhabited land where wild beasts roamed. Since the pre-Qin era, the Ba people have moved eastward and the Mi people have settled down, all with the lake area as their destination. The Chu people moved south to manage Hunan, and it became a granary. In the following dynasties, as long as there was war in the north, a large number of refugees would move south. After the Yongjia Rebellion, "more than 100,000 families moved into Jingzhou", and the Lake District became one of the areas with the largest number of overseas Chinese establishing prefectures and counties. Nan Yiyang County and Nan Hedong County were specially established in the north and northwest of Dongting Lake.
However, for the huge Two Lakes region, less than one out of ten areas has been developed.
After the Anshi Rebellion, people from the north fled to Hunan and reached a climax. "People from Xiang and Deng, with clothes and clothes from the two capitals, all fled to Jiangxi. Therefore, Jingnan's Jingyi was ten times its original size." The great poet Du Fu lived in exile during this period. Lake area, and finally died of illness on a boat in the Xiangjiang River.
It was not until the Ming Dynasty that official attention was paid to the cultivation of the two lakes area. Immigrants increased greatly, mainly economic immigrants, and the number of refugees began to decrease. From time to time, Jiangxi people said that they were filling the lakes. Since then, the two lakes area has become a large granary that attracts world attention!
As long as the cultivated land in the two lakes is continuously developed, and high-yielding grains such as corn, sweet potatoes, and potatoes are added, as well as rice from Linyi State, the scene of "Huguang is ripe, the world is full" will appear in Datang hundreds of years in advance!
With the current population base of Datang, after obtaining enough food, and supplemented by a vast area, the population will inevitably explode wildly!
The "Guns and Guns Bureau" has made great progress in the research and development of firearms. A simple lathe can drill a steel rod into a gun barrel, and the manufacturing of muskets has instantly jumped to a new level. Hydraulically forged cartridge cases are not complicated. All you need is a suitable mold. The only thing missing now is a primer. As long as a primer is invented and the barrel is rifled, the flintlock gun will bid farewell to the era of hot weapons. advent.
In wars in the era of hot weapons, population and national strength will occupy the most important positions, and the cavalry, which focuses on personal bravery, will withdraw from the stage that dominates war. With a huge population, strong national power, and vast strategic depth, Datang was almost invincible.
In other words, no country has the ability to destroy the Tang Dynasty!
As long as firearms become a large-scale equipment force, the strategic status of the cavalry will decline indefinitely, and imperialism will come to the Tang Dynasty!
The new way of war will surely lead to a large-scale development of the commercial economy, and the political system will have to change accordingly to achieve the purpose of conformity.
The supreme imperial power will become history.
Fang Jun does not feel any guilt towards His Majesty Li Er and Li Chengqian and his son. Although what he is doing now is breaking the foundation of the supremacy of imperial power, it also makes it possible for the Li family's "family world" model to be preserved for generations. After all, when the means of production reach a certain level of saturation, no one will care that there is an emperor with ordinary decorations above his head.
Otherwise, under the feudal system, even if the Tang Dynasty remained tyrannical for a while, it would inevitably fall apart one day.
To some extent, the Li royal family should be grateful to him.
What a wonderful prospect...
However, Fang Jun can only keep such an exciting prospect in his heart. Even if he tells it, people in this world will doubt him as much as they doubt the high yield of food. No one will believe that the social structure of the entire world will change. Such an earth-shaking change.
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In this era, the status of wives and concubines are completely different. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are naturally different.
The wife is the head of the family, but the concubine is just the property of the family, no different from the property...
There is a rule for a newlywed wife to return home in three days. Her husband must go with her and prepare gifts. There is also a saying that concubines can return home, but the husband does not have to go with him, so that he can appreciate the difference in status. Fang Jun didn't care that the Lanling Xiao family was a wealthy family of the time, but he came from a later generation and was one of those ancients who didn't treat concubines as human beings. So on the day Xiao Shuer returned home, Fang Jun specially took a bath and changed clothes, and prepared a few The gift of the cart went with her to the Song Dynasty Duke's Mansion.
In this day and age, this move is incredible...
So, when Fang Jun started to take a bath in the morning, Xiao Shuer started to cry, tears streaming down her face, and even the two maids who were accompanying her were also shedding tears.
When Fang Jun returned to the bedroom after bathing and changing clothes, he saw the master and servant looking at each other in tears, and they kept talking...
Fang Jun was confused and confused, and asked curiously: "Hey, what's wrong? Are there too few gifts? Isn't it a big deal, can we just add some more? There are so many treasures from all over the world in our warehouse. Yes, they are almost getting moldy if you put them there. I will ask my servants to pick some more so that you can be proud when you return to your parents’ home.”
Since ancient times, people have followed their husbands when they got married, but whose daughter doesn’t want to show off her wealth when she returns to her parents’ home?
Especially the daughters of aristocratic families, who usually compete with each other and quarrel with each other. Who will marry well after leaving the court, whose husband will be promising, and who is favored by her husband's family? It is inevitable that the person will feel miserable and sad in his heart.
For someone as noble as Xiao Shuer, who lost her father at a young age, it is unimaginable to be ostracized and jealous in a family like the Lanling Xiao family. At this time, she wanted to give more gifts to show her status in her husband's family. The favor and attention you receive are also human nature.
What does this mean?
Fang Jun took it for granted.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Shuer just shook her head slightly, and her tears continued to flow. Fang Jun was crying inexplicably and was a little upset. It was endless, right?
Then, I saw Xiao Shuer standing up Yingying, walking to the front, raising her head slightly, her delicate makeup had been washed away by tears, but the natural beauty of her face was not damaged, making her look more and more pitiful and charming.
Fang Jun's heart softened, and he couldn't bear to be harshly criticized, and said softly: "Stop crying, why don't you go to the warehouse and pick out what you like..."
Before he finished speaking, a soft and delicate body had already thrown into his arms. Her arms tightly hugged his waist, and her head was pressed against his chest and pressed against his chin.
"Thank you for your love... I am just a concubine. I never dare to expect you to treat me sincerely. Other people's concubines are just beautiful goods. Shu'er is so virtuous and capable. She can only live in this life." In this life, I serve my husband in return for my deep kindness..."
This is just a fifteen-year-old girl. Even though she is beautiful and beautiful, she is still crying with joy and gratitude at this moment, which is still painful and pitiful.
Fang Jun didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He stroked her slender back and comforted her: "Why is it so? My family is different from other families, and my husband is not one of those sanctimonious people who pay attention to ancient etiquette and don't know how to adapt. Since you marry into my family, then you will We are a family, wives and concubines are just The family members must love each other. Mei Niang is also a concubine, but now she is in charge of many properties of my family. Who dares to treat her as a concubine and despise her? Shu'er should also strengthen herself and love herself. ”
Xiao Shu'er raised her head, her crystal tears still pouring out uncontrollably. She looked at Lang Jun's bright and clear smile like sunshine with hazy eyes, and said infatuatedly: "Shu'er is very stupid. She is not as smart as Sister Mei Niang. My temperament is also much softer, and I have never had those thoughts. I just want to serve my husband all my life, give me papayas, and give me Qiongju in return. I will never leave you for the rest of my life..."
Give me papaya and give me Qiongju in return. It's always good to be rewarded by a bandit!
You give me the papaya, and I give you Qiongju in return. It’s not just to thank you, I cherish my affection and stay with you forever!
From ancient times to the present, what other poems can describe love better than the pure and innocent words in the Book of Songs?
Being enamored by a beautiful woman is something that any man would be ecstatic about.
"嘤......"
Xiao Shuer was caught in a critical situation, and her whole body was already sore. But when she heard such shameless words again, she suddenly felt ashamed and threw herself into her husband's arms. Her pretty face was filled with bright red clouds.
With a beautiful woman in his arms, his beauty is delicious, and Fang Jun is not a moral gentleman, so why should he not sing during the day?
At this moment, it had nothing to do with love, it was purely a burst of hormones. I immediately picked up my concubine lazily and walked into the bedroom. Under the red-faced gazes of the two maids, they hugged each other and fell onto the bed...
It wasn't until three o'clock in the morning that the heavy snow outside the window, which had stopped all night, began to fall again, and the battle stopped. (End of chapter)