In the Tongquetai Palace, Cao Pi was dressed in a marquis's crown robe, and it seemed that he had been waiting for a while.
Stomp and tread The sound of footsteps came, Cao Pi turned his head, and saw Cao Cao in a black robe appear in front of him at the door.
King Wei, Cao Pi hurriedly bowed his head and saluted Cao Cao.
"Sons visit their fathers" Originally, Cao Pi's face was still as usual, but behind Cao Cao, Cao Chong's figure appeared unhurriedly.
Seeing Cao Chong, the corners of Cao Pi's mouth twitched unconsciously, but his face was as usual.
"I don't want the prince to come too."
Cao Cao walked in gently, and then slowly walked on the main seat, while Cao Chong stood beside Cao Pi.
"How can the second brother have the leisure to come to Tongquetai to meet his father today?"
Cao Pi smiled on his face, turned his head to look at Cao Chong, and asked with a smile: "I'm just a marquis, plus the marquis has nothing to do, I'm afraid there will be more and more leisure time, but the prince, it should be a good day, and there is time to see his father, which shows the prince's filial piety to his father. ” forehead Cao Chong was stunned for a moment, this Cao Pi Cao Zihuan, today is smoking the wind of Mamenzi, when he says this, the painting style is suddenly wrong Cao Chong was surprised in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face.
"Although the second brother is not as free as the palace, being able to come to see his father also shows filial piety."
In this regard, Cao Pi just smiled lightly.
"That's it, although the two of you are flattering each other, why did the father hear the meaning of discord?"
"Father, where do you start with this" Cao Chong hurriedly came up to speak.
Cao Pi also nodded on the side.
"Father, there is no discord between the sons and the prince."
Cao Cao pursed his lips and didn't bother to continue.
"Give a seat."
Cao Cao waved his hand, and in an instant, a eunuch put Cao Chong and Cao Pi on the seat.
Cao Chong's seat is on Cao Cao's left, and Cao Pi's seat is on Cao Cao's right.
In this era, the left is respected, and the seating arrangement is a symbol of status.
Cao Pi didn't say anything about this, just knelt down lightly.
"Speaking of which, it's been a long time since we, father and son, have been together."
Cao Pi nodded.
"It's been a long time."
After Cao Pi said this, the palace maids took the wine and food and put it on the food of Cao Cao, Cao Pi, and Cao Chong.
"The prince has been busy with the affairs of the Wei State these days, I heard that Zihuan's Chang'an Marquis Mansion is getting less and less, I don't know what Zihuan is busy with these days" Cao Pi held the hand of the wine bottle for a moment, and said with a smile: "It's fun to play in the mountains and rivers." ” "Really" "It's true" Cao Cao nodded lightly and did not continue to ask, feeling that he was about to stop.
"These days, the prince can do other things besides state affairs" Something else Cao Chong was stunned for a moment, shook his head, and said: "Erchen is busy with state affairs and can't get out, how can there be other things to do?"
Cao Cao nodded lightly, and then asked: "I read those decrees of yours, which are quite interesting, I don't know if I can talk to my father."
Cao Chong was stunned for a moment, not knowing Cao Cao's intentions for a while, but of course Cao Chong couldn't say no, so he had to nod lightly.
"I don't know what my father wants to hear" "What I want to ask is why the crown prince lifted the curfew and broke the boundaries of the market."
That's the problem Regarding Cao Cao's question, Cao Chong had thought about it before, and naturally had a set of rhetoric to convince Boss Cao, so although Cao Chong was asked at this moment, he did not show surprise, but looked confident.
Cao Chong saluted Cao Cao slightly, and said, "Father should be worried that after the curfew, there will be more thefts at night, and Yecheng will be difficult to manage, but" Cao Cao nodded, this was what worried him.
"The prince has a solution" The trouble of curfew, the disadvantage of curfew, and the people of ancient times were not stupid, how not to know But even so, the rulers of the past still had curfews, naturally there were other reasons, the so-called existence is reasonable, since the curfew exists in this era, it makes sense.
From the Zhou to the Tang Dynasty, the ancient cities of China {especially the cities in the northern plains} generally adopted the "lifang system".
Each square is separated from the outside world by a wall of 253 thick, and the door is opened and closed by beating bells and drums at sunrise and sunset, and it is strictly forbidden to walk on the street after the door is closed, that is, a curfew.
But the ancients were not without nightlife, although the curfew restricted people's activities outside the square, but the inside of the workshop was not restricted, and some of the workshops even shouted day and night, and the lights were endless.
This inconvenient system was adopted because some early cities were mainly political functions, or in other words, they served the rulers and nobles, and the planning of cities had to be based on the needs of the rulers.
The Lifang system made it easier for the ruler to manage his subjects and ensure his own security, and the neat layout was also in line with the etiquette system.
The Lifang system was gradually established from the Spring and Autumn Period to the Han Dynasty, and reached its peak in the Tang Dynasty, and later with the development of the economy, the economic function of the city was greatly enhanced, and the Lifang system was slowly broken, and in the Song Dynasty, it was generally replaced by open markets, and the curfew was also relaxed.
The inconvenience of a night ban is actually not difficult to understand.
We only need to imagine the ancient rulers as school administrators, and the city as a school, and the reason why the school lights out at night is to let you rest earlier and make it easier to manage, and the same is true of the city.
In ancient times, the night was dark and the wind was high, and it was a good time to kill people and set fires.
The thieves' tricks are perfect when it's dark.
Just in the near past, thieves climbed over the wall into the courtyard, thieves in the alleys qiángjin, gangs robbed in the city, all at night.
And the fang market and the curfew are only part of it, and between the fang market, even a fence has to be built.
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The so-called fence construction means that in addition to the main street, every road that can communicate with other roads is fenced.
At night, the gatekeeper is responsible for locking the gate, and even requires the door to be closed and not to show his head.
If you encounter childbirth, sudden illness and other unavoidable things, you must first go to Baojia to get the door number before you can be released, and the rest will not be released.
When a thief breaks the fence, the fence keeper will strike the gong, because it is at night, and when the gong and drum are beaten, something must have happened.
"This gate sounded the gong, the other gate responded, the fence corresponded, then the gong was sounded everywhere, every house was prepared, and the thieves did not dare to flee."
It can be seen that in ancient times, in order to prevent people from doing bad things at night, everything was thought of.
The effect of the night ban is obvious, but the economic side effects far outweigh the benefits.
This is also the reason why Cao Chong abolished the curfew of the Fang City system.
It's good to have thieves at night, but you can set up more servants to increase the punishment of thieves.
If you steal something at night, you can cut off your head, and see who dares to steal Thinking of this, Cao Chong immediately organized the language, and the words were spoken.
"Although the curfew and the market system can make thieves have nothing to hide to a certain extent, but they hinder the development of the economy, I don't know if my father knows the meaning of the four words "open source and reduce expenditure."
These four words are concise and easy to understand, and Cao Cao naturally nodded.
"Open source refers to opening up sources of fiscal revenue, and throttling refers to reducing unnecessary expenditures as much as possible, or spending less to do more.
Xunzi said in the rich country chapter, "Therefore, the contempt of Tianye County is the foundation of wealth; Those who are in the wall and cang, the end of wealth; The people are peaceful, the cause is the source of money; Those who wait for the treasury are also the flow of goods.
Therefore, the Ming monarch must raise its harmony, save its flow, and open its source and consider it from time to time. ”” Hearing Cao Cao's words, Cao Chong nodded and said, "According to my father's words, it can be seen that the curfew system only throttles, and there is no open source. ” "How do you say this?"
"Although the curfew system reduces the number of criminals committing crimes, it also reduces the trade between the people and greatly reduces the commercial tax."
Cao Chong wasted a lot of words before Cao Cao understood what he meant.
"There is some truth in your words, in the past, the imperial court collected poll tax and land tax, but if the economy developed as you said, the commercial tax should not be underestimated."
Fortunately, the people of this era were not ruled by the stubborn ideas of later generations, and Cao Cao was also good at change, not the kind of pedantic person, otherwise, I am afraid that even if Cao Chong struggled to speak, it would be useless in the Ming and Qing dynasties.
Cao Chong's tirade made Cao Pi's eyes shine on the side.
He never thought of this, even if Cao Pi didn't want to admit it in his heart, but it was the case.
Cao Chong does have the ability to govern the country, and he may be better than himself.
Is this something that my father wants to let me know?
In this way, let yourself die Cao Pi glanced at Cao Cao and lowered his head instead
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