Chapter 165: Wherever the emperor settles is a treasured place
Chapter 1240 The place where the emperor stays is a treasure
"The beauty of a gentleman will be killed in five lifetimes!"
When Li Zhi left the Wannian County Yamen, Xue Rengui came to Yun Chu and said with gritted teeth.
Yun Chu glanced at Xue Rengui, whose face was full of vicissitudes of life, and said, "Three lifetimes are too long for me, let alone the fifth lifetime."
"The beauty of a gentleman also refers to the destiny of the country."
"If the continuation of a country is only maintained by the personal prestige of the founding king, and the subsequent emperors sit on the heap of their ancestors' achievements and eat free, wouldn't three generations be enough?"
"This is a rebellious and unethical statement."
When Li Zhi saw Yun Chu and Xue Rengui arguing, he stood there with a smile and watched the fun.
Yun Chu said: "The great ancestor of the Tang Dynasty, Taiyuan, raised an army, and then he conquered the world. This is the land of a gentleman. Then Taizong rose up and pacified the world. This is also the land of a gentleman. Guo Zuo came to your Majesty's hands to destroy the Turks and Goguryeo.
Destroy Baekje, destroy Silla, and fight until there is no place in the world that dares to fight. Isn't this the glory of a gentleman?
Looking at Prince Hong, he was well behaved at a young age, knew how to farm, and tried to use it in the past. His Majesty called him Neng. He already has the image of a wise king. His Majesty has dealt with the invasion of foreign enemies in the Tang Dynasty. If the Crown Prince can solve the problem of the people
Isn't the worry of famine not the blessing of a gentleman to the Tang Dynasty?
One generation of emperors does the same thing as the other. Over time, every generation of emperors is a gentleman. In every era of emperors of the Tang Dynasty, there are gentlemen who benefited from their descendants. It is not impossible to create an empire for a thousand years."
"Mencius said that the virtue of a gentleman should be cut off after five generations, which is not what Mencius means."
Yun Chu looked at Xue Rengui and said, "That must be what Mencius said wrong!"
Xue Rengui said angrily: "How dare you say that the sages are not good?"
Yun Chu looked at Xue Rengui indifferently and said: "It must have been when the classics were passed down to the world, but they were passed down incorrectly. What Mencius should have said is - the virtue of a gentleman will last for hundreds of generations!"
"How could Erhe De dare to say such a thing?"
Yunchu said with a smile: "When Mencius was alive, the mountains and rivers were broken, and the princes were in constant war. A country of thousands of chariots could become the overlord. Mencius lived in this dry well, and the sky he could see was only a hundred miles in diameter.
Nowadays, the sky in the Tang Dynasty is more than ten thousand miles away. Xue Rengui, wouldn’t it be absurd for you to use Bailihou’s insights to explain the affairs of our country with a clear sky of ten thousand miles?”
“If we don’t use the words of our sages to govern the country, how can we use your words to govern the country?”
A smile appeared on Yunchu's face, and he saluted the emperor and said: "We, the Tang Dynasty, are the first of its kind in a thousand years. We should have the courage that our predecessors did not have to face the unknown world and build a thousand-year kingdom.
, one should have the courage to break the bonds of ancestors. In my opinion, destiny is not to be feared, ancestors are lawless, and human words are not enough to show mercy.
Only in this way can we do things that no one before us could do.”
Xue Rengui never expected that Yun Chu would be so bold. When he saw the emperor looking up at the gloomy sky, he stopped arguing with Yun Chu and took a step back, his face full of anger.
When Li Zhi returned to Xingqing Palace, the wind had stopped.
When his carriage left the Wannian County Government Office and came to Zhuque Street, the street that was empty just now was filled with people.
When Li Zhi opened the curtain, Wei An, the head of the Wei family, had already knelt down tremblingly and shouted: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live."
Immediately, the people following the ninety-year-old man also knelt down and chanted along with the mountain.
Li Zhi looked lazily at Wei An, who had white beard and white hair, and said to Yun Chu who was guarding him: "Living long has some benefits after all."
Yun Chu said: "This old man is very slippery. Over the years, I can't find anything wrong with him. Although there were some minor problems with Wei's skin, which caused Wei's skin to peel off, he has lost several layers of skin over the years.
, but it does not hurt the muscles and bones. I suspect that this old guy has lived too old and has no idea how many layers of skin he has on his body."
Li Zhi got off the carriage and said to Yun Chu: "My name is Wei An. Safety is the first priority in everything. You can't do anything with him."
"Kill him if you find an opportunity. The Wei family's private land occupies more than 10% of Wannian County. It's better for me to use this land to raise more soldiers."
"Take your time, don't be in a hurry, do it when you're right, and get things done right the first time. If things go wrong, I won't be able to protect you."
Xue Rengui, who was on the right side of Li Zhi, watched the two of them say the most vicious words while coming to Wei An. Yun Chu gently helped Wei An up, while Li Zhi took Wei An's cold hand and said
With some heart-warming words.
If there is Weishi, there must be Dushi, Yuwenshi, Dugushi, Murong, Doulu, Helan, Houmochen, Qutu, Qibi, Yuchi, Daxi, Wanqi, Tuoba, Husi, Erzhu and He.
Qian, Geshu, Kudi, relics, Heba, Xi'er, Xue Gu, Pugu, Huihe, Zhishi, Mohe, Helou, Hulu, several, Yisugu, Ashina, Fumeng, He
even……
Regardless of the person, just hearing these last names will tell you that these are not good people.
There are remnants of the former Xianbei, remnants of the former Sui, and even a group of subordinates recruited by Emperor Taizong when he was weak. What is left is that Li Zhi destroyed his country and could not kill them all.
So I was given some high-altitude positions to serve as monkeys.
These people are the big trouble Li Zhi left for Yunchu.
When these people surrendered a long time ago, they had already been blackmailed twice by Emperor Gaozu and Emperor Taizong. At that time, they still had a lot of tribes to exploit, so they basically regained their vitality after a few decades.
In the early years of the Tang Dynasty, it would be no exaggeration to say that the people of the Tang Dynasty had a hard time making a living. These people used only a small amount of capital to occupy a lot of interests in the Tang Dynasty, such as the land around Chang'an.
As a result, Yunchu now wants to expand and build more land to set up factories, but he can't find suitable land.
Yunchu sent people to negotiate with them several times, planning to purchase a large amount of land at market prices as Chang'an's reserve land. The result was not good. They refused to sell it and kicked out the people sent by Yunchu.
In anger, Yun Chu changed a few nicknames. As a result, he was beaten by others, making him extremely passive in the court. Even the emperor, empress, and prince did not support his behavior and had to
Give up the matter of land reserves.
Seeing the emperor chatting with several family heads in the snow, Yunchu said to Ruichun: "Your Majesty, don't you guard against these people?"
Ruichun rolled her eyes at Yunchu and said, "Didn't His Majesty not be on guard against you either?"
Yun Chu said: "What should I be prepared for?"
Ruichun sneered and said, "What do those people have to guard against?"
Yun Chu said: "If you are not of my race, your heart must be different."
Ruichun said: "Many families are royal in-laws, and some of the older families are generals who served during the Taizu period of the Tang Dynasty. They have been loyal for hundreds of years. It is inappropriate for you to say this at this time."
Yun Chu smiled and said: "Can you get all these uncle-like guys to go to Luoyang? I always feel that when His Majesty moved the capital to Luoyang, he didn't have all the people."
Ruichun smiled and said, "I don't know if His Majesty has left you with a lot of burdens?"
Yunchu nodded, feeling that Ruichun's words were correct.
The snow in the sky was getting heavier and heavier, but Li Zhi still patiently met with many family heads.
Those who thought they were qualified to see the emperor came forward spontaneously, while those who were not qualified to see the emperor automatically stayed outside. Yun Chu calculated that there were only six families who were qualified to surround the emperor.
But it is very interesting. There are at least two family heads guarding the outside, who are quite ready to make a move. They tried to get close to the emperor several times, but they were always blocked by several family heads, preventing them from advancing.
Seeing this scene, Yun Chu found it very interesting. It seemed that this group of people were not monolithic. There were also cracks among them. Several families that were originally weak but had gradually grown stronger over the years had already made their appearance in front of the emperor.
Intend.
Is this right?
It makes no sense that such a large group of people are willing to be controlled by others. They have become stronger, and it is too unfair for them to continue to lag behind others...
Seeing that the snow was getting heavier and heavier, Yun Chu, the internal minister, stepped forward and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty is tired from the journey and it's time to rest."
Li Zhi said with a smile: "Oh, I didn't expect to meet my old friend. It took so much time and such heavy snow. It's not good for the health of the elderly. Everyone, please go back. Soon, I will be at Xingqing Palace.
Let's hold a banquet, and we, the king and his ministers, will talk about their previous relationship.
Yun Qing, please help me escort some old gentlemen home."
Yun Chu smiled and cupped his hands and said: "Here."
The emperor reluctantly got into the carriage and drove away towards Xingqing Palace. All the family heads watched the emperor leave reluctantly, and some of the emotionally fragile ones even had tears in their eyes.
When the emperor's car turned around and entered Xingqingfang, the old face of Wei An, the head of Webster's family, immediately turned gloomy and said to Yun Chu: "How will the emperor arrange for us to attend this dinner?"
Yun Chu smiled and said: "Wei Lao De is highly respected, so naturally he is the top priority."
Wei An raised his face covered with age spots and said, "Three thousand taels of gold!"
Yun Chu looked at Wei An intently and said, "Three thousand taels of gold is equivalent to the land price, which is one thousand acres!"
Wei An looked at Yun Chu and said, "Five thousand taels of gold!"
Yun Chu sneered and said: "Two thousand acres of land, besides, I will increase the price. Your Majesty returns to Chang'an for the first time in twelve years. This is a rare opportunity for you to meet the emperor. Two thousand acres of land are sold cheaply."
Wei An said angrily: "You are trying to dig up Webster's roots in Chang'an."
Yun Chu said: "Wei Shi was convicted of the Queen's crime not long ago. If Mr. Wei cannot resolve this knot in front of His Majesty, some people think that the consequences will be dire. After all, your Wei Shi's foundation is not in the land, but in the holy family.
Over the years, a certain family has repeatedly plotted against you, Webster's land, and you have refused to let go. Yun is not a vegetarian either. He has been reasoning with you for many years. What do you think you rely on?
If you weren't worried that your majesty would be found guilty, one of my subordinates could have wiped out your Wei family into ashes."
For a peerless old fox like Wei An, it is best to speak clearly. Once he is vague, the old dog will definitely come up with a reasonable reason that will leave Yun Chu speechless, and then avoid Yun Chu's request.
The plot of the family land.
Furthermore, there is no need to lie to an old guy who is about to die. Now that he has a request from the emperor, he must grab his toad urine. If he makes such a request another time, this old guy will dare to die.
In front of him.
Wei An looked up at the sky, letting the white snow fall on his face. He looked not only lonely, but also infinitely desolate, as if Yun Chu was really preparing to castrate him, which made people feel sympathy.
"That's all, seven thousand acres, Webster wants three seats."
Once the old guy made up his mind, he was not petty at all and would give him 7,000 acres of land just by opening his mouth.
Yun Chu was not a deadbeat, so he immediately said: "The first, fourth, and seventh seats on the left hand side belong to you Webster."
Wei An glanced at Yun Chu and said, "You know Wei's family well."
Yun Chu smiled and said: "It's a shame, it's a shame, it's just my duty."
He didn't expect Yun Chu to really send him off. After Wei An finished speaking, he turned around and left. The old guy was obviously over ninety years old. He walked very slowly at this time, and it looked like he still had a few years to live.
Weishi reached a deal with Yunchu, and Du family naturally reached a certain degree of exchange with Yunchu. As for the others, Yunchu naturally ignored them and left it to the Wu brothers and Lu Zhaolin, while Yang Jiong and the others received them.
Lu Xiu, this person is too shameless to do such a thing at the moment.
When Yunchu returned to the official residence, Lu Xiu helped Yunchu remove his armor with some anxiety. When Yunchu sat down, he tremblingly brought a cup of hot tea and said gratefully: "Thank you, Lord."
Yunchu spoke for him in front of the emperor, which was a great kindness. Even a cup of tea can be repaid with a word of gratitude.
So, Yun Chu took a sip of hot tea and said to him: "Once those people agree to hand over the land, the Hubufang will immediately change the title deeds, giving priority to the land closest to Chang'an City and Qujiang City.
"
After hearing this, Lu Xiu said with a look of embarrassment: "They won't give those lands."
Yun Chu looked at Lu Xiu's troubled face and sighed: "Go ahead and do it, they have no choice."
Seeing Lu Xiu hunched over and leaving the official residence, Yun Chu also began to agree with Li Zhi's opinion of Lu Xiu. He really couldn't get on the stage. In this life, the position of Wannian County Chief Registrar will be the highest he can reach in this life.
Chang'an City is only twelve miles away from Qujiang City. Because it is close to Qujiang City, the land in the middle is the most convenient to collect water for irrigation. As long as you don't encounter locust plagues or insect plagues, you can grow whatever you plant and the yield is not low. The land here is generally called by Chang'an people.
Not exchangeable for gold.
This means that no matter how much money you spend to buy the land here, it will not be a loss.
Sometimes Yunchu didn't know how the people of Chang'an calculated accounts. One acre of land cost three taels of gold, while one tael of gold in the Tang Dynasty was less than forty grams. With these forty grams of gold, one could buy twenty thousand kilograms of white rice in Chang'an.
Three taels of gold can buy 60,000 jins of white rice, 100,000 jins of rice, 120,000 jins of wheat, and an exaggerated 160,000 jins of corn.
And for this land that cannot be exchanged for gold, one acre of land can only produce three hundred kilograms of wheat a year...
The reason why the land price in Chang'an is so abnormal is that Yun Chu is the culprit. It was he who first inflated the land price in Chang'an City. In addition, the population of Chang'an has increased sharply in the past twenty years, and the previously empty Bianyuanfang City
There are often tigers, wild wolves, wild boars and the like in the area. Now, if you walk within thirty miles of Zhongnan Mountain, you won't be able to find a single beast.
As a result, if the people of Chang'an wanted to hunt, they had to go as far as Bailuyuan or enter the Qinling Mountains.
In a city with more than one million permanent residents, where would there be a place for wild beasts to settle down?
Similarly, the price of land outside the city has increased more than ten times compared with the late Zhenguan years.
Under such circumstances, breaking up the land annexation has become a top priority on Yunchu's desk. Only by fragmenting the land and allowing more farmland to be in the hands of real farmers can the people of Chang'an be willing to work for this land.
The city struggles.
Otherwise, the land outside the city belongs to the big landowners, and the shops in the city belong to the big nobles. Given the honest and honest nature of the Guanzhong people but also the cunning character, it would be strange if they did not run away when the enemy came.
Anyway, I don’t have an acre of land, I don’t have a house, and the shop is none of my business.
The city was destroyed, and the unlucky ones were the big landowners and nobles. If they died, they might still get some benefits, but the land couldn't be destroyed anyway...
If, if you say, you own a piece of farmland outside the city, you have your own small business in the city, your wife is not ugly, and your children are barely obedient... then there is no problem. If you don't poop out the enemy's shit,
Guess he pulled it clean.
Yunchu always believed that this mentality was responsible for the people in Guanzhong standing in the way to welcome Huang Chao when he invaded Chang'an.
Chang'an was defeated six times, and the emperor moved nine times. It was really strange to break Chang'an in a Guanzhong where great soldiers had been sent out in every dynasty.
It's not that there are no people in Guanzhong who dare to fight, but that there are no people in Guanzhong who are willing to fight.
A soldier with no land or assets cannot even defeat a sheep...
Just when Yunchu was deep in thought, the Wu brothers, Lu Zhaolin, and Yang Jiong walked in with their clothes covered in snowflakes. As soon as they came in, the four of them gathered around the stove to warm their hands.
Yun Chu took a sip of the already cold tea and asked, "How many lands?"
Lu Zhaolin said tremblingly: "Sixty-eight thousand acres."
Yang Jiong said: "We deliberately did not want the land between Chang'an City and Qujiang City that cannot be exchanged for gold, so that more can be exchanged."
Yun Chu frowned and said, "Oh?"
Seeing the hesitant expression on the prince's face, Wu Chengsi hurriedly said: "What we want is the land surrounding Chang'an City to Qujiang City."
Yun Chu said fiercely: "Tell me a reason. If you can't explain it, I will beat the four of you together today."
Wu Sansi shuddered and said quickly: "Junhou, as long as the surrounding land is in our hands, I have ten thousand ways to turn Jinbuhuan between Chang'an and Qujiang City into a penniless wasteland."
A smile appeared on Yun Chu's face, and he stood up and poured a cup of hot tea for each of the four of them. He pushed it in front of the four of them and said with a smile: "What's the plan?"
Wu Chengsi chuckled and said: "Anyway, the harvest from the fields between Chang'an City and Qujiang City cannot enter the government's warehouse. I thought that I might as well stop running it."
After listening to Wu Chengsi's suggestion, Yun Chu didn't nod or shake his head. Instead, he stood up directly, put on his cloak, and said to Wu Chengsi: "I will stay at Wei Xingqing Palace tonight. I have some small things to do. I'll wait for you."
Just make the decision."
Lu Zhaolin hurriedly said: "The lower official suggested dividing the large fields into small pieces and selling them to the people of Chang'an City according to their household registration. The price does not have to be high, and the smaller the pieces are, the better. In this way, large families want to continue to annex
Those fields have to face thousands of small landowners."
Wu Sansi snorted coldly: "The price is not high? What are you talking about? Even if the price is high, so what, anyway, the land is small, and there are countless people in the city who want to buy a piece of land outside the city to grow, even if they can only grow vegetables.
, they will also flock to it.
If the land that the monarch has worked so hard to get is sold at a low price, those short-sighted guys may be tempted to sell the land if they encounter a high price. Isn't this the opposite of the monarch's plan?
Therefore, the lower official suggested that instead of selling these fields at a low price, they should be sold at a high price. Moreover, not everyone has the opportunity to buy them. We can give priority to selling them to the soldiers in the city who have no land but only money."
Seeing the four of them quarreling, Yunchu opened the door of the official residence and walked out.
At this time, the wind stopped and the snow stopped, and the bright moon shone in the sky, illuminating the city of Chang'an brightly.