Chapter 367: Counterattack of Five Surnames and Seven Hopes
After eating and sleeping all the way, Wei Zheng finally returned to Chang'an.
This time, it is about the ministers who impeached the King of Shu Li Min, and the other side is the King of Shu Li Min.
To this end, Li Shimin specially prepared a grand dynasty.
In the early court, Wei Zheng made a report to Taizong Li Shimin on this matter.
"Reporting to the Emperor, after I came to Yizhou, I found that the people of Yizhou were in the fields. After working, many people were holding a book in their hands and reading."
"The book they read is called the Three-Character Classic, which is a book Weichen has never heard of. In addition to the Three-Character Classic, there are also Hundred Family Surnames and Thousand-Character Classic. Weichen once asked them why they read.
Their answer was—"
"Establish a mind for heaven and earth, establish a destiny for the living and the people, continue the unique teachings for the past saints, and create peace for all generations."
Hearing these few words, the entire court could not help but fall silent.
Because these words came from a country man.
And even the civil servants above the court may not be able to summarize these few words.
I didn't expect that a random farmer in Yizhou could say something so profound.
At this time, Wang Xin couldn't help but stood up and questioned: "These four sentences are so shocking that they can be said to be famous sayings that will last forever. How could an ordinary countryman in the village say them?"
Hearing Wang Xinde's question, Wei Zheng said disdainfully: "This is of course the result of the King of Shu's enlightenment!"
"You keep impeaching the King of Shu and saying that Yizhou's education is lax. I would like to ask you, do you really understand the truth of the matter? Or are you just fabricating it out of thin air? Are you deliberately pouring dirty water on the King of Shu?"
Hearing Wei Zheng's words, Wang Xin couldn't help but asked in shock and anger: "Why did Zheng Guogong say this?"
Wei Zheng sneered and said: "I saw in Yizhou that among the people, there are many people who read books in the fields or while working. And Yizhou has even established a Yizhou University, where all children who are suitable for school can enroll.
.Not only are tuition fees waived, but food and accommodation are also taken care of!”
"Yizhou University currently accommodates six to seven thousand school-age children! I would like to ask, among the states and counties in the entire Tang Dynasty, are there any states and counties that can compare with the education of Yizhou? Is there any?"
"If the education in Yizhou is not good, then where in the entire Tang Dynasty can the education be as good as Yizhou?"
After hearing Wei Zheng's words, the officials with the five surnames Qiwang, headed by Wang Xin, could not help but be speechless.
In fact, their idea of impeaching Yizhou was really not just talking nonsense.
But they found out that the people in Yizhou have become money-oriented.
At that time, Yizhou University had not yet been established, and the Three-Character Classic, Hundred Family Surnames, and Thousand-Character Classic had not yet been published.
But what they didn't expect was that now, with the passage of time, Yizhou would have undergone such great changes.
This makes them shoot themselves in the foot, which is extremely painful.
I heard Wei Zheng continue to say: "Wei Chen also found out that the King of Shu was not building a palace at all, but building a new city. Yizhou University was built in the new city. And all this cost was paid by the King of Shu.
Pay out of pocket!”
"Those common people were all hired by the King of Shu. The workers not only had three meals a day, but also had meat for dinner, and their daily wages reached ten cents. Those people were all grateful to the King of Shu, and they did not appear.
What's going on with their impeachment?"
After hearing Wei Zheng's words, Wang Xin and other officials with the fifth surname and Qi Wang looked increasingly grim.
At this time, Li Shimin's expression became serious.
Li Shimin couldn't help but look at Wang Xin and asked solemnly: "Wang Aiqing, how do you explain this matter?"
Wang Xin hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I have only heard people mention it and have never seen it with my own eyes. It turns out that it is just a rumor. However, I have the right to hear and speak."
"However, Weichen believes that the railway built by the King of Shu is indeed a waste of people and money. It is not only useless, but also consumes a lot of manpower and material resources. Weichen suggests that the King of Shu should stop the construction of the railway immediately and use the steel-making technology to
Hand it over."
Well, Wang Xinde’s ultimate goal, in addition to overthrowing the King of Shu, probably also requires this steel-making technology, right?
And once the King of Shu is overthrown, not only the art of steel-making will be taken over? Even the art of making glass must be snatched away.
Hearing Wang Xin's words, Li Shimin's face couldn't help but look even more grim.
Li Shimin couldn't help but ask Wei Zheng: "Zheng Guogong, I wonder how your investigation went on the railway matter?"
Wei Zheng couldn't help but said: "Report to the Emperor, the King of Shu said that after the construction of the railway is completed, the King of Shu will build a train. This train will run on the railway. This train, one locomotive, can carry dozens of carriages. It can carry dozens of carriages at a time.
It can transport tens of thousands of people. Or it can transport hundreds of thousands of kilograms of goods."
Hearing Wei Zheng's words, Li Shimin couldn't help but his eyes lit up.
The officials with the fifth surname and Qiwang, headed by Wang Xin, had sneers on their faces.
Because Li Shimin once heard Li Min say that he wanted to create a transportation vehicle with outstanding transportation capabilities.
Presumably, we are talking about trains and railways.
Since Min'er dares to say this this time, it is enough to prove that the train can really be manufactured.
However, those officials with the five surnames Qiwang, headed by Wang Xin, would not think so.
After hearing Wei Zheng's words, Wang Xin immediately said exaggeratedly: "Your Majesty, colleagues, do you believe that one vehicle can pull tens of thousands of people, or hundreds of thousands of kilograms of goods?"
"Do you really believe it? King Shu, he is obviously lying! He is wasting people and money, consuming countless steel! How much steel can our Datang forge in a year? And King Shu was wasting it on the railway
The steel produced is ten times and a hundred times more than what Datang produces in a year!"
"Isn't this King of Shu the sinner of our Tang Dynasty? Wei Chen suggested that the Emperor should thoroughly investigate the King of Shu, immediately stop the waste of steel, and hand over the method of making steel!"
These people with the five surnames and Qi Wang are really shameless!
As long as there is a good thing or a new technology appears, they will definitely try their best to get it in their own hands!
Li Jing couldn't help but come forward and said: "This steel was obviously refined by the King of Shu himself, so how could it become a sinner of the Tang Dynasty?"
Li Shimin also said solemnly: "How do you know that King Shu can't make a train? The train he made can't transport so much goods?"
Upon hearing Li Shimin's words, the civil and military ministers present could not help but be stunned.
In fact, they just listened to what the King of Shu said, and no one took it seriously.
How is it possible to transport tens of thousands of people or hundreds of thousands of kilograms of goods at a time?