The so-called "aid list" is actually a thick stack of paper, almost like a book...
When Zhuge Di took it, his whole heart was trembling slightly, because he didn't know how many more Linyi people's interests he would have to sell.
Although he is ready to be a puppet, who wants to be reviled by all the people?
After taking it and looking at it carefully, his anxious heart finally calmed down.
When the most undesirable situation actually occurs, people tend to eliminate their anxiety and fear and choose to accept it calmly.
As expected...
He has never met Fang Jun, but there are legends about Fang Jun everywhere in Linyi State, so he still knows something about Fang Jun.
If there were two words to describe Zhuge Di's impression of Fang Jun, it would be "greed".
Now after reading this "aid list", Zhuge Li upgraded the two words to four words, which is "extreme greed"...
For example, the first item on this "list": When people from the Tang Dynasty came to Linyi State to buy land, the land price was reduced by half, and all taxes were exempted for the first three years. After that, they paid half of the Linyi State tax every year...
Isn't this an obvious robbery?
It's really not the case. They even listed the reasons later: Linyi is a vast country with a sparse population, and many of the lands are uncultivated. The fertile fields have been idle for a long time and turned into wasteland. This will cause serious waste of resources and is not conducive to the country's tax collection.
Conducive to the national economy and people's livelihood...
Zhuge Di really wanted to spit in front of Liu Rengui. Linyi was a vast country with few people?
Why didn't I know?
It is true that there are few people, and the young population has dropped sharply after the night of the rebellion, but where does "vast land" come from? Linyi State and the Annan area are bounded by Hengshan. The Annan land to the north of Hengshan is fertile and fertile, but the area beyond Hengshan
Linyi in the south is full of water and mountains, with few acres of fertile farmland...
Well, this can be tolerated. Since the Tang Dynasty stationed troops in Linyi State, it will be impossible to prevent Tang people from entering Linyi State in large numbers to purchase land. Although the Linyi State court will lose a lot of income, at any rate, the influx of Tang people will improve the living standards of the people.
no?
besides.
"Linyi is located in a corner. It has not been bathed in the civilization of the Celestial Dynasty for a long time. The poor people in the countryside are not convinced by the king. In view of the extremely low literacy rate of the people in Linyi and the lack of famous Confucian scholars in the country, the Tang Dynasty is responsible for educating the world, so it will be
Lin Yi opened private schools all over the country to teach Confucian classics for free..."
If it is just this, then it is naturally excellent. Who among all the nations in the world does not admire Han culture?
Being able to help the people of Linyi learn Confucian classics is a good thing that cannot be asked for, but it must be added after "This is to help the people of Linyi open up their people's wisdom. It is a supreme merit. All private schools, buildings, and teachers are repaired by
The article "consecrated to the imperial court of Linyi State" made Zhuge Di feel as if he had eaten a fly.
If I have so much money, why don't I hire a great Confucian professor myself and save you the trouble of Tang Dynasty people?
But I couldn't say this.
If someone wants to help you "open up the people's wisdom" with good reasons and money, why don't you just ask them to provide the people and effort in return for the money?
Zhuge Di: I can bear it...
But then, Zhuge Di couldn't bear it anymore.
"From now on, the people of Linyi will implement the system of monogamy?"
Zhuge Di's eyes widened with a look of disbelief on his face: "From ancient times to the present, there has never been any law restricting the number of wives a man can marry... In Linyi, there has never been a custom that men are not allowed to take concubines.
This is extremely inappropriate. What’s more, why are the people from the Tang Dynasty not within the scope of this law when they come to Linyi?"
This is simply an unprecedented joke!
You control heaven and earth, but you can still control how many wives someone has?
Liu Rengui raised his eyebrows, pointed at the "list" in Zhuge Di's hand, and said, "Isn't it clearly stated above? Although the Jiadu rebellion has been subsided, the serious consequences will take many years to heal.
The internal security of Linyi is chaotic, especially if the control of rural areas is not good, it will inevitably fall into a state of lawlessness. In order to prevent the occurrence of such bad crimes as seizing civilian girls, it is necessary to implement the monogamy system. The customs of your country are noble.
Women are bitches, this way can guarantee women's rights to the greatest extent. Besides, not everyone can only marry one wife, as long as they have a title, it doesn't matter how many courtiers they marry."
Zhuge Di argued: "Why are the Tang people not subject to this restriction?"
Liu Rengui said in surprise: "The people of the Tang Dynasty are not the people of Linyi Kingdom, so why should they accept the restrictions of Linyi Kingdom's laws?"
Zhuge Di: "..."
Liu Rengui continued: "The people of the Tang Dynasty came to help Linyi State rebuild a prosperous and powerful country on the ruins. The people of the Tang Dynasty took concubines in Linyi State to help your country solve the social crisis of excess women. How could your country not only not
I am grateful for the dedication of the Tang people, but we still want the Tang people to abide by the law of monogamy? This makes no sense."
Zhuge Di was dumbfounded.
What you said makes so much sense, I'm actually speechless...
Looking at the half-read "list" in his hand, Zhuge Di felt a gloomy feeling in his chest. He couldn't swallow it and couldn't spit it out. He simply closed the "list" and threw it on the table in front of him, out of sight.
With the situation like this, what could he use to negotiate with the Tang people?
Just let the Tang people do whatever they want. As long as it can ensure the stability of his position as king and vindicate him in the history books, the rest is free...
He is not a fool. The Tang people keep saying that they will not occupy the land of Lin Yi country, let alone annex Lin Yi country. However, if things go on like this, all Lin Yi people will be destined to become slaves of the Tang people. In the end, the Lin Yi race will even melt and merge with the Tang people.
There is no more Linyi in the world.
With such a result, it would be better to destroy the Linyi Kingdom directly. At least then the Tang people would regard the Linyi people as their own people and treat them equally, and they would not treat their own people harshly, right?
At this time, Zhuge Di even wanted to hug Liu Rengui's thigh and shout: Please, occupy Linyi Kingdom!
I just thought that as long as Lin Yi was still alive, I could be the king, so I had no choice but to endure this desire...
The next step was to discuss the appointment and dismissal of court ministers. Zhuge Di fully understood his situation and the determination of the Tang people, so he simply remained silent and did whatever Liu Rengui said.
He is just a puppet anyway, so why not be an obedient and lovable puppet instead of doing stupid things that are thankless and destined to be unsuccessful?
He who knows the current affairs is a hero...
When the business was settled, all the happy "ministers" took their leave one after another and went back to prepare to take up their new positions. Zhuge Di asked: "I heard that there are remnants of the Wanchun Kingdom in Annan who have rebelled and have conquered several counties. I wonder if this is the case?"
It was probably because Zhuge Di's cooperative attitude today made people happy. Liu Rengui said with a smile: "It is true, but the Wanchun Kingdom is just an exaggeration by the rebels. The history books of Nanliang, Nanchen, and the former Sui Dynasty have never
Zhuge Di did not cater blindly, but expressed his doubts appropriately: "But as far as I know, Li Ben and his subordinates still caused quite a stir in the Annan area back then, causing the Han army to be overwhelmed and fought several times.
Victory."
"Haha," what kind of person is Liu Rengui? He looks rough but is actually as thoughtful as a hair. He can naturally understand Zhuge Di's little tricks. But when talking about this rare past event in history, Liu Rengui is very talkative and said with a smile.
: "Where is the victory? It's just the rogue bandits flaunting themselves. Shortly after Li Ben raised his army, Sima Chen Baxian of Jiaozhou led the Liang Dynasty troops to defeat Li Ben, surrounded Jianing City, and then captured it. Li Ben fled to the Quludong barbarians.
The next year, Li Ben led 20,000 men to garrison in the Dianche Lake area to build ships. Chen Baxian commanded the army to attack when the river rose one night and poured into the lake. Li Ben's troops were defeated and fled to the Quludong barbarians. Soon, he suffered from arrow sores.
He died. His brother Li Tianbao gathered the remaining 20,000 people and fled to the Jiuzhen County area. They fled into the mountains, robbing homes and houses, just like mountain bandits. Chen Baxian led his army to defeat him many times. Later, the Liang Dynasty was in chaos, and Chen Baxian led his army to the north.
Jiaozhou and the surrounding areas were empty, so they returned to the sphere of influence of the former Li Dynasty. Li Tianbao died of illness soon, and his forces were led by Li Ben's generals Zhao Guangfu and Li Fuzi respectively. Within a few years, Zhao Guangfu died, and Li Fuzi claimed to be the Emperor of South Vietnam.
, unified the remaining local forces until it was annexed by the Sui Dynasty in the second year of Renshou, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty."
This is the beginning and end of the so-called "Wanchun Kingdom".
Later generations of monkeys clamored for the national inheritance with a long history. The first regime with a clear position but not recognized was established by the Han people...
Zhuge Di asked: "The governor is not worried about those bandits taking advantage of the situation to go south?"
Liu Rengui smiled and turned to look at the broad and clear map of Annan and Linyi on the wall. There was a place heavily marked with a red cross on it.
There is Hengshan Mountain, which is also the burial place of the Annan rebels...