Reborn as Murong Fu: This time I am the protagonist

Unlike the last time when Murong Fu's wedding was held in a house on the shore, this time all the guests from all walks of life were arranged in Chanhe Manor, and another banquet was set up in Yanziwu to entertain several close friends.

Wu Changfeng laughed while holding Murong Fu's one-year-old son Murong Yan, while Murong Yan struggled with his legs and cried loudly. On the contrary, Murong Ning, who was held in Azhu's arms, stared at the bearded stranger with wide eyes and curiosity.

Wu Changfeng curled his lips, with a slightly dissatisfied tone: "Your father is one of the best heroes in the martial arts world today, Nan Murong. Why are you crying like a little girl?" As soon as he finished speaking, Meng Ke realized that his words were a bit inappropriate. There were many young women such as Murong Fu's concubines among the people present. It was inevitable that such words would appear disrespectful to the host family. He hurriedly apologized: "Sorry, sorry, look at my stinky mouth. My brothers and sisters, please don't blame me, please don't blame me."

Murong Fu smiled and said, "Brother Wu is still so straightforward and outspoken. In the future, under the leadership of Brother Wu, the disciples of the Beggars' Sect will surely be able to enforce the law and discipline and put loyalty and righteousness first. I would like to congratulate you in advance."

Since Bai Shijing's defeat, Wu Changfeng has taken over the position of the law enforcement elder. Wu Changfeng was originally one of the six elders of the Beggars' Sect, and taking over the position of the law enforcement elder was not considered a promotion, but the law enforcement elder was in charge of the laws and regulations of tens of thousands of Beggars' Sect disciples, and this responsibility and authority was much heavier than before.

At this point, Wu Changfeng sighed softly: "Since the incident in Xingzilin, the position of leader of our gang has been vacant. Fortunately, Brother Murong found out the truth and exposed the deeds of Xu Chongxiao, Bai Shijing and other treacherous villains. After this incident, the influence of our Beggars' Gang has been greatly reduced. Think about how powerful the Beggars' Gang was when Leader Qiao was here. Now, alas!"

Although the Beggars' Sect has a large number of members and is known as the world's largest gang, it is actually loosely managed. After all, it is impossible to really manage the tens of thousands of Beggars' Sect disciples scattered all over the world. Therefore, it is extremely dependent on the ability of the leader. When Qiao Feng was there, the Beggars' Sect fought against the Liao Kingdom in the north and the Western Xia in the west. There was even a hint of momentum that could keep pace with Shaolin. After the Xingzilin incident, Qiao Feng was exiled. Since then, although the Beggars' Sect has not been completely defeated, it has also lacked successors. The Xingzilin incident itself is vague, and even many people who experienced it personally can hardly say who is right or wrong, not to mention the people in the world and tens of thousands of other Beggars' Sect members who only heard about it from hearsay. And the Beggars' Sect cannot publicize such things. Therefore, although the Beggars' Sect is still large in scale, it has already shown a trend of separation.

Murong Fu said politely, "I believe your sect will continue the cause of the Beggars' Sect under the leadership of the elders."

Wu Changfeng shook his head and sighed, "Nowadays, I am getting more and more confused. Since Emperor Shenzong Xining, refugees have been everywhere. Therefore, the number of my Beggars' Sect disciples has more than doubled in the past twenty years. Wang Anshi, this villain, made a lot of trouble, saying that he wanted to enrich the country and strengthen the army? Well, he has been making trouble for more than ten years. Wang Anshi patted his butt and left, and a large number of people who played the piano came up again. It's another round of trouble. Whether the country is rich or the army is strong, I, Wu Changfeng, can't say. The lives of the common people are getting harder and harder day by day."

After hearing this, Murong Fu couldn't help but blush slightly: To be honest, the thief Wu Changfeng mentioned does have some relationship with me. To be honest, I have to call him uncle grandpa.

Since Wang Anshi's Xining Reform, the Song court has been plundering the wealth of the people with various money-making methods. Wang Anshi's Qingmiao Law, Shiyi Law and other measures, which were originally intended to curb mergers and increase the income of the court, became tools for officials and gentry to make money crazily because they were not implemented properly. After the death of Emperor Shenzong and Sima Guang's accession to power, the old party ignored the objective facts and abolished the new laws in just a few years. Not only did they ruin the reform results that Wang Anshi had achieved at the cost of refugees all over the world, but they also caused the people to experience another catastrophe. This is an important reason why the Beggars' Gang was able to gain momentum under the leadership of Qiao Feng: after all, there were too many people who became beggars in the past twenty years.

Wu Changfeng continued, "Last month, I went to Bianjing. My goodness, from Luoyang to Kaifeng, a short journey of only 500 miles, I encountered three robberies with no less than 100 people. Under the walls of Bianjing, there were groups of beggars who had starved to death or frozen to death."

When Wu Changfeng said this, he couldn't help but wipe away his tears.

Murong Fu remained silent.

He has always believed that the so-called wealth of the Song Dynasty is pure nonsense, which was exaggerated by a group of conscienceless literati, brainless people who love to pretentious, and people who follow the crowd.

The reason is simple. Before the Industrial Revolution, the output of land was the source of all wealth. Compared with the Han and Tang dynasties, the cultivated land area in the Song Dynasty did not increase significantly. Although improved varieties were introduced, the yield per mu did not show a qualitative leap compared with the previous dynasties. Don't talk about the Song Dynasty's developed commerce and developed maritime trade. Compared with the annual expenditure under the three redundancies of the Song Dynasty, that little income was a drop in the bucket.

Then why does the Song Dynasty give people the impression of being extremely wealthy?

It's very simple. Since Zhao Er came to power by bullying orphans and widows, he has never really suppressed mergers. As a result, the wealth of the country is concentrated in the hands of a small group of people, and these parasites who are supported by ordinary people with the blood and sweat of the people happen to hold pens. Anyway, Emperor Zhao doesn't kill civil servants. Even if they lose their official hats and quit their jobs, they can still use their huge wealth to support a few concubines, write a few crooked poems, and live a carefree life in the second half of their lives. When they have free time, they can also write a few words about the country's declining situation and the people's customs, showing their noble moral sentiments.

Wu Changfeng smiled awkwardly: "Oh, look at me. Today is such a good day, why am I saying this?"

Murong Fu laughed: "Brother Wu is a sentimental person, and he is concerned about state affairs. No wonder, no wonder. But why did you travel all the way from the Beggars' Sect headquarters to Kaifeng?"

Wu Changfeng smiled embarrassedly: "Look, Brother Murong's son is one year old. It's not good to come empty-handed, right?" As he said that, he took out a gold medal one foot square from his bag.

"It's nothing special. This is the gold medal given by Lord Yang twenty years ago to commend Wu Changfeng for defending Yingchou Gorge alone and fighting against the masters of Xixia Yipintang. Before, when he was short of silver, I took it to the pawnshop to exchange for wine. This time, I redeemed it from Kaifeng and gave it to you as a gift. Brother Murong, please don't despise it."

Murong Fu took it. The gold medal felt heavy in his hand, at least ten kilograms. On one side was engraved a lion with bared fangs and claws, and four big characters "Loyalty and Bravery for Thousands of Years" were written on it. On the other side was a canyon, and four big characters "Justice as a Model for the World" were written on it.

Murong Fu did not refuse, he clasped his hands together and took it: "Okay, I thank Brother Wu on behalf of this child. However, this time, no matter what, Brother Wu must stay in Yanziwu to drink for ten days."

Wu Changfeng smiled and said, "That's exactly what I meant!"

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Su Xinghe counted on his fingers and said, "Okay, it's almost time. Let the two nephews pay their respects."

Murong Fu's eyes lit up. He was also curious and wondered what choices his two children would make.