A powerful minister of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 9 Eat more meat, eggs and milk

Faced with Song Xuan's questions, Fan Zhongyan felt a little unconfident.

Human nature is complex.

Many people tend to seek benefits and avoid harm.

Yan Shu put down the teacup in his hand:
"To keep their jobs, everyone will probably say the boss's decision is wise, and some will even express their loyalty, saying they will continue to work hard even if the boss doesn't raise their wages."

Song Xuan nodded.

There are more than a few scabs.

After all, Yan Shu was able to understand the emperor's thoughts, and in terms of controlling human nature, he was at least much better than Fan Zhongyan at that time.

The nickname "Stubborn Husband" is not for nothing.

Song Xuan secretly labeled Fan Zhongyan.

At least he is not as flexible as Yan Shu in his bottom line, which allows him to develop better in the court.

It’s just that Liu E is in power now, and even someone with a flexible bottom line like Yan Shu has his own bottom line, which is why he was kicked out of the center.

Fan Zhongyan looked at Song Xuan and felt that he shouldn't have such awareness at his age:
"Where did Brother Twelve learn this truth at such a young age?"

"In reply to Mr. Fan's question, I do have two small shops."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the room burst into laughter.

"Is this unscrupulous shopkeeper you?"

Hearing Fan Zhongyan's question, Song Xuan laughed:
"Mr. Fan, I really admire this guy who can fight for his own interests. He has great ambitions. I'm promoting him to be the manager of another store."

"Hahaha." Yan Shu couldn't help but say:

"Why are you still doing business?"

After all, according to the current mainstream thinking, how can scholars do business?

Among the four classes of people, scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, the status of merchants is extremely low.

"Hey, I've been neglected by my parents since I was little, so eating meat regularly is a luxury for me. I have to find some way to satisfy my hunger and thirst in order to survive."

"If I hadn't eaten more delicious food when I was little, how could I have grown up to be what I am now? I would have been like Fang Ping, with little strength in my arms, let alone hunting or fishing."

Song Xuan had a smile on his face:

"If Fang Ping had known me earlier, he wouldn't have grown so thin. But it's not too late. If he eats more in the next two years, he'll eventually grow stronger and reduce his risk of contracting disease."

Although Song Xuan had a smile on his face, no one present could laugh out loud.

Fan Zhongyan felt the same way.

He only found out about his own life experience when he was old.

Unlike Song Xuan, who has been exposed to the fickleness of the world since childhood, he is unwilling to see the essence of things in a way that is different from ordinary people.

As for Fan Zhongyan's current attitude towards businessmen, it is not that bad.

Before he implemented the New Policies of the Qingli Period, he wrote the Four Poems of the People, in which he spoke out for the merchants and expressed his desire for economic reform.

"What crime have I committed in being a businessman? A gentleman is ashamed to be a neighbor."

Although Zhang Fangping came from a poor family, at least he had the love and support of his parents in his studies.

In fact, deep down in his heart, he still sympathized with Song Xuan.

After all, even if a young child shows talent, his family will not show any expression and let him give up on himself. The twelfth brother should have been heartbroken a long time ago.

It was Yan Shu who took over the topic:

"Twelfth Brother, is your opinion that the stronger the child, the less likely he is to contract disease?"

Song Xuan didn't know much about the theory behind this kind of thing, but thanks to the information explosion era, he could also casually say a few words:
"Most cases are like this. Many scholars, after becoming officials, need to travel to other places to serve. Traveling a lot and encountering a variety of weather conditions inevitably leads to illness or acclimatization. The weak may die, while the strong may be half-dead, but at least they are not dead and can still be saved.

And the most important thing.”

"What?" Yan Shu asked.

Song Xuan chuckled a few times and said, "That means if you become an official in the future and are kicked out of the imperial court and demoted one after another.

Often, you would be sent to the next place to serve as an official before you had even stayed there for a few days, or you might even be asked to serve as an official in another place halfway.

If a scholar didn't have a healthy body, he might have died on the road."

Everyone fell silent again, but in fact they were more sympathetic to Yan Shu.

This is how he was exiled, but it is unknown how long he can stay in Yingtian Prefecture this time.

Fan Zhongyan had been to other places to study and serve as an official, so he believed what Song Xuan said.

"That's true. When Teng Zijing first came to the saltworks to help me, he also fell ill."

Fan Zhongyan explained to Yan Shu that many officials from other places would suffer from acclimatization problems to a greater or lesser extent.

Song Xuan keenly caught the name Teng Zijing. It turned out that they had known each other for a long time!

Song Shou, who had been silent, took the initiative to speak:
"Twelfth Brother, according to what you said, if more people eat more food to gain weight, is that okay?"

"Very few fat people can live long." Song Xuan was also chatting:
"The human internal organs are so small and have to supply the whole body. Obesity puts more strain on the internal organs.

If I use it once a day and an obese person uses it three to five times a day, naturally his internal organs will age more easily.

We want to be strong, not fat.”

It was too early for them to start preserving their health, but as they had parents above them and children below them, Yan Shu and others were still willing to listen to what Song Xuan said.

Because his views were novel enough, no one had ever thought about it from this perspective.

This kid has been living in Lema Town since he was young, and he has no famous teacher to teach him. Where does he get so much information?
"In your opinion, how should students strengthen their bodies?"

Facing Fan Zhongyan's question, Song Xuan pondered for a moment:
"I've heard that sitting for long periods of time can easily lead to fistulas, so teachers shouldn't teach for more than half an hour. Students should always be allowed to move around, and they should also practice a set of Ba Duan Jin within the allotted time, or go for a run to strengthen their bodies.

Otherwise, even if he has learned knowledge through years of hard work, his weak body can only be a problem. He will not be able to serve as an official in other places and realize his ambitions. He will be unworthy of the trust of the officials and the years of teachings of the teacher, let alone be the master of the country for the people.

According to my personal diet, I still need to eat more meat, eggs and milk."

"Children or teenagers eat more meat, eggs and milk?"

"Well, if you add some exercise, you'll be healthier and maybe even taller."

Song Xuan's remarks were really novel to them.

The imperial examination system in the Song Dynasty was more progressive than that in the Tang Dynasty, and many poor children could also participate.

After all, learning itself is a money-consuming thing, so we can only save money from our mouths.

Foods like meat, eggs and milk are really unrealistic.

Fan Zhongyan nodded.

He graduated from Yingtianfu College through hard study.

He kept Song Xuan's words in mind.

After all, Fan Zhongyan had taught many students.

Since he was a student himself, he could only imitate what his teacher Qi Tongwen did.

It seems that the cafeteria of Yingtianfu College will have to buy some meat for the students in the future.

"Is this why you often escape from private school to play?"

(End of this chapter)