Li Er's fun continued, and those who suffered seasickness would continue to suffer. The Emperor entered the vast Dongting Lake and felt like a dragon entering the sea. The five-sided sails were full of wind, increasing the speed of the Emperor to the extreme.
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Yun Ye hid behind Li Er and didn't want to expose himself in front of others. Now the eyes of the nobles on the ship were red, including Li Er himself. When the giant ship was passing Junshan just now, Li Er casually asked, "This
Whether the island is still in the hands of the government now, the honest Guan Tinglong told everyone very honestly that Junshan has been sold to the Yun family.
Hearing this fact, Li Er glanced at Yun Ye with hatred and stopped talking. Everyone could see that the emperor was very unhappy. Li Er's expression usually did not show it, but when it came to Yun Ye, his happiness, anger, sorrow, and joy were all revealed.
It was obvious on his face that he was waiting for Yun Ye to give him an explanation. He had finally settled the land turmoil in Chang'an, but Yun Ye was buying land in Yuezhou in a big way. This clearly did not take his painstaking efforts into heart.
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Yun Ye did not intend to explain that the plains of Junshan were of no use to him. It was Guan Tinglong who forced it into his hands in the first place. It was more of a trouble than a treasure. If Li Er was really unwilling to sell Junshan to Yun Ye,
After returning home, Yun Ye decided to hand over all the plains. The plains were of no use to him. The best tea grew on the mountains. The land in the plains was used to resettle the refugees. He had a reputation as a thief, but Junshan
They still belong to those fishermen, and they were wronged. Guan Tinglong will make it clear for him. These people didn't even hear the rest of Guan Tinglong's words clearly, and their own explanations will only get darker and darker.
"Your Majesty, selling Junshan to Marquis Yun is a political achievement for a humble minister!" Guan Tinglong proudly expressed his merit to Li Er, stroking his beard.
"Oh?" Li Er turned to look at Guan Tinglong and said: "I would like to hear what your achievements are in selling such a large island like a paradise on earth to a private person. Did you sell it for a lot of money?
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"Your Majesty, not only did Junshan not receive a penny from the island, but he also lost a lot of labor to build roads on the island. The dock also promised to enjoy the same tax-free benefits as Yuezhou within three years. Only then did he persuade me.
Marquis Yun took over Junshan Island. Your Majesty, you may not understand. Let me put it this way. Junshan is the biggest burden on Yuezhou. It is far away from Yuezhou and far from the lake shore. It is sparsely populated and is a breeding ground for mosquitoes. If the city needs to be managed,
It requires a huge investment of manpower and material resources, and the output and investment are simply not cost-effective. If it is not managed, this island will immediately become a nest of thieves, not to mention that Fucheng built it on the highest Laojun Mountain in order to reduce boat disasters on Dongting Lake.
The lighthouse allows merchant ships traveling down the Yangtze River to sail at night, which is of great benefit to Yuezhou's shipping. The Junshan you see now is extremely beautiful, but you don't know that the mosquitoes and flies on this island will be there in the evening.
Blocking out the sky and the sun, Daochang Sun personally landed on the island when he went south and told Wei Chen that this island was the source of the disease in Yuezhou. Except for being able to turn waste into treasure in the hands of Marquis Yun, no one else had this ability. Wei Chen took it
If there is any talented person here who is willing to take over, Wei Chen will go and change the document. When this document was signed, Wei Chen forced it to be done with an old face. I wonder who is willing to take over? "
Guan Tinglong also saw that something seemed wrong. He was still joking at the beginning, but his tone became more and more fierce later.
Yun Ye smiled and cupped his hands in front of everyone to express his approval of Guan Tinglong's statement. Li Er never knew what embarrassment was. Just now, he was calculating his own gains and losses in a petty manner. At this moment, his face turned into approval. Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and others
The same is true for people. Yun Ye originally thought that his face was enough to hang out in the court, but now it seems that it is far from enough.
It's a bit sad, after so many years of getting along, I still haven't gained pure trust. Maybe monsters like the emperor have never trusted people. They are all monsters of power. Zhu Yuanzhang said it well. You drink from a golden cup together, and you will not be spared with a sword! Only
This sentence can truly explain the emperor's mentality.
In Yuezhou City, there is a guard post at every ten steps and a sentry post at every five steps. There are loess paved roads and purified water sprinkled on the streets. Countless hundreds of officials have set up incense tables at the entrance of the market, filled with offerings, to welcome the emperor and the Stove Lord in a ceremony.
, the city of Yuezhou is almost the same as that of Chang'an, except that it lacks the tall walls and the returned bells and drums.
After all, the emperor's palace, Guan Tinglong, was not placed in a puddle. Instead, it chose the best piece of land under Dulong Peak, which is also the highest point of Yuezhou City. It looks very much like the Taiji Palace, and is completely different from the Wanmin Palace without the upturned cornices.
, the entire building is made of bluestone, simple and elegant, and hidden behind tall trees, it is quite quiet.
The eunuchs and palace maids who arrived early had already kept the entire palace spotless. Changsun Chong, as a guard officer, specially greeted the emperor's arrival in front of the palace gate.
Li Er got down from the gorgeous banquet, passed by a market, had a drink, ate a bite of the offerings, and chatted with famous people and old people. By the time he arrived in front of the palace, he was already very drunk.
I don’t know why, when the emperor entered the palace, the eldest grandson ordered the palace door to be closed. He didn’t know what he was doing after closing the door. The book of all peoples and the celebration regulations prepared by Guan Tinglong were useless.
Yun Ye and Li Tai were waiting for the emperor and empress at the back door. Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui were also in regular clothes. The emperor had such a temper that he didn't like grand welcome ceremonies and liked to peek into people's privacy secretly. He did this not once or twice.
It's possible to deceive outsiders like Guan Tinglong, but it's a little more difficult to deceive Yun Ye, Li Tai, Fang Xuanling, and Du Ruhui.
After waiting for a short time, Duan Hong, dressed in servant attire, appeared at the back door, followed by Honggu, who was already in her thirties and had two buns on her head, and came out. A dozen tough men in Tsing Yi appeared as if nothing had happened.
He walked past the crowd and dispersed into the small alley in front.
Li Er looked very cool and wore a black singlet. He stepped out of the palace gate and was followed by his eldest grandson in a conical hat. Li Er was not surprised by the battle in front of him. He waved and a group of people merged into the bustling crowd along the alley.
Yuezhou City.
He kicked the door jambs, peeled off the paint, brought a bucket of water from the well to taste, and sometimes ordered the big men in green clothes to pull out a flower from the flowerbed and study it carefully.
"This tree has been growing for at least five years." Li Er looked at the pine tree in the guard's hand and waved his hand to indicate that he could throw it away, but it was already too late. Two fierce-looking guys came over and were very polite.
He asked Li Er to compensate fifty eldest sons for their pine tree money. These two people were the Marquis Wu of Yuezhou City.
Seeing that the guards wanted to get angry, Yun Ye quickly took out a silver coin and put it in the big man's open hand. The big man nodded and said, "Just take a look. Why do you need to pull up the tree? The soil in the city is thin."
"It's not easy to plant a tree. How come these well-dressed men are so ignorant compared to those men from the countryside?"
After saying that, he took the small pine tree from the guard's hand, found a shovel and planted it again, and then walked past Li Er in a swaggering manner. Yun Ye had been sweating for these two people. Just now
While they were grabbing their shovels, at least ten crossbows were aimed at their vital points.
"Your Majesty, these things can't be fake. You have to pick at the paint on the archway. This archway belongs to Old Man Liang, and people won't fool around with the things on the facade. You see, many people are already rolling their eyes at us. You know?
If you want to see how prosperous Yuezhou City is, just go to Yuhua Street and you will know, there is no need to check like this."
"You don't understand. See the big picture from a small perspective. The imperial court spent 560,000 yuan in Yuezhou. Although you took a large part of it from the tiger's mouth, I still want to test Yuezhou because it is built like this.
A pure new city is something that has never been done before. It is a benchmark for the construction of new cities in Datang in the future and cannot be careless.
There are either royal shops or all your shops on Yuhua Street. Just look at the account books to know how prosperous the business is. The royal fabrics, cotton cloth, raw silk from the Qingque fiefdom, tung oil, various treasures of your Yun family, and
I have already learned about spices, Changsun's ironware, Fang Qing's herbal medicine, and Du Qing's grain store. These are not the focus of my visit to Yuezhou. What I want to see is the people's livelihood in Yuezhou and the survival of the people here.
the real situation.
This city is a grafted city. As long as it does not harm the country and the people, it can be considered a success. It has a special location. It is the key to the Yangtze River, the gateway to Dongting, and the land of the two lakes. If you want to completely change the land and the people can benefit from it, you need to
Such a big city needs to go through all the important aspects such as administration, people's livelihood, taxation, laws, and garrison.
It’s not clear from the big picture that I built this Yuezhou City not to make the nobles rich, but to see how much the people would be left behind after the nobles took away the biggest profits.”
Yun Ye bowed his head to receive instructions. He actually didn't know much about these political affairs. Li Er and Fang Xuanling were the experts. We can indeed see the wealth and prosperity on Yuhua Street, but we can't see the true face of Yuezhou. Li
Second, you are right. The quality of a city cannot be judged by just a few big businesses. The dark side behind the prosperity is what really needs to be concerned about.
Shuiyun Street is full of people who rely on water transportation for food. The bluestone slabs have been covered with spilled tung oil and their original appearance cannot be seen. Barefoot and naked men are constantly shuttling back and forth on this street, with their shoulders and backs
The body was slightly bent under the weight of the heavy cargo. Although the work was heavy, there was unconcealable joy on his face. The emperor was here. Merchants from all over the country rushed to take advantage of this opportunity to purchase goods. There were merchant ships on the dock as far as the eye could see.
, It doesn’t matter if you are a little tired, as long as you sleep, your strength will grow again.
Li Er stopped and watched the porters tremblingly transporting the goods, and looked at the pigs and sheep unloaded from the ship. He was very satisfied. He saw the hard work of driving the livestock, and he smiled happily when he was bumped by the pigs from time to time.