Chapter 481: Siyi and China are difficult to be the same
Thang Long City, restaurant.
Gu Beihai looked disdainful and spat: "Even if she is so beautiful, she is just a woman. When she heard that there was going to be a war with the Song Dynasty, she was so frightened that her face turned pale. How could such a person be able to govern behind the scenes? The old emperor put him
Even if you get this position, you still can’t change your fate of being a toy under the bed!”
"In this case, in order to achieve great things, we have no choice but to go to that dwarf." Fang Xian, the steward accompanying him, said.
"Alas! Although the dwarf is ruthless, he doesn't have the military power, so how can he send troops?"
"I don't think so. This is not equivalent to giving him a chance to recruit more troops in the Li Dynasty. With our financial support and his own power, it will not be easy."
When Gu Beihai heard this, his eyes lit up and he said, "Prepare some generous gifts. Let's go to see Ai... to see Prince Li Chao."
The influence of the Gu family in Jiangnan is different from that of vassal towns like Zhefu. After hundreds of years of development, the influence of these wealthy families has long spread to every corner.
Each seemingly ordinary shop or workshop, you don’t know what kind of industry is behind it. Even if you want to rectify it, it is difficult to uproot it.
At most, it's just to check their apparent family owner, and they will soon bring out another one, so the losses will be limited.
This is also why these aristocratic families can become the secret driving force behind the general trend of the world.
With their huge financial resources, if they really succeeded in supporting Li Yanghuan and borrowing troops to eradicate Yang Lin, they would undoubtedly have two kings, and their wealth would be unimaginable.
There are countless aristocratic families like this in Jiangnan, and they are the most terrifying. Now they are very united and wholeheartedly resist Yang Lin's new policy.
In fact, no matter who is in power or who is the emperor, it doesn't matter to them. How can these people have any loyalty to Zhao Ji?
But Yang Lin couldn't do it, because his new policies and his layoffs had already touched upon the fundamental interests of the family.
Once Yang Lin's New Deal succeeds, the wealth of the world will be transferred to the hands of the people, changing the current situation. You must know that although the Song Dynasty was rich, it was these gentry officials who were rich. Not only was regional development extremely uneven, but the gap between the rich and the poor was even greater.
scary.
Zhao Ji's prosperous balance in Bianliang City emphasized Feng, Heng, Yu, and Da. If you don't see it, there are refugees rising up everywhere outside Bianliang. People in Hebei and Hedong are starving to death every day.
Yang Lin's streamlining of officials affected the interests of the gentry. Without officialdom, they would lose the guarantee to continue to make money.
Straightening the canal affected regional interests. Hebei, Hedong, and Youyan did not have much influence in the court. This is why Zhang An, a Hebei native in the Hebei Administration Department, and other Hebei officials were willing to die for Yang Lin.
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Thang Long City was already the capital of Cochin, but the streets were still muddy. In other places, it was even more unsightly. Gu Beihai rushed to the East Palace with more than a dozen carriages.
Any small town in Kaifeng Prefecture is cleaner and more prosperous than this one, but looking at the whole world, this is already a good capital.
Before the Qing Dynasty, the Han Dynasty was undoubtedly at the top of the world. Even the Ming Dynasty, which was hacked to new heights, was still the number one in the world.
It is a pity that the scarcity and brainlessness of costume dramas make it difficult for later generations to understand the power of their ancestors. In contrast, thanks to the overwhelming number of braid dramas, the events of the Qing Dynasty are well known, and many children still think that long gowns are
The coat is the ancestral garment, and the pigtail braid is a national characteristic. The emperors in those bird plays all day long do nothing serious, and they either dress incognito to pick up girls or stay at home and fight in the palace. Then some teacher on the forum makes a comparison, which proves that the Qing Dynasty
All the sage kings from generation to generation, the former Ming emperors were all bastards.
Many masters and scholars of later generations beat their chests and swore to the sky that except for the Holy Son of Heaven of the Qing Dynasty, the emperors of other dynasties only played with crickets, worked as carpenters, loved to fool around, and took aphrodisiacs. The Han people were in dire straits. Fortunately, the Manchus came to save them.
The Qing Dynasty will last forever.
After entering the East Palace, Gu Beihai felt disdainful as he looked at the minions all over the floor. This palace was also extremely luxurious, covered with gold and jade, but it had no elegance. If there was such a mansion in Bianliang, it would probably be destroyed.
The people laughed at him and called him a beggar.
This is the case in many small countries in Southeast Asia. Their royal families occupy almost half of the wealth, and they only build such superficial and gorgeous palaces, which are not like the Han family at all.
The majestic crown prince of a country behaves like a wealthy man in the world, and he is worthy of being a foreigner.
Li Yanghuan was in the main hall, exerting himself to look majestic. He was already in his forties. Although he was a prince, he was actually a middle-aged man.
It's a pity that this guy is really too short. The harder he tries to pretend to be dignified, the more ridiculous he becomes.
Gu Beihai and others did not dare to laugh at him. After bowing respectfully, Li Yanghuan said: "What do you want to do to come to the lonely king?"
If you want to talk about big things, how can you be so straightforward? Gu Beihai shook his head secretly.
"Your Highness, I'm telling you the truth. We have come to discuss important matters. Can we change the place to discuss it in secret?"
Li Yanghuan sneered in his heart, you went to see that bitch first, now you know who rules the Li Dynasty?
The old and immortal emperor will eventually die. When the time comes, the lonely king will ascend the throne and he will be the true dragon emperor of the Li Dynasty.
Sitting in the position of prince for a long time is really a kind of torture, quite painful. Poor Li Yanghuan has almost gone crazy from the torture.
"The lonely king still has political affairs to deal with, so you can come back in the evening."
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Thang Long City, inside the Royal Palace.
The air is refreshing and the mist is floating in the Imperial Garden. Queen Lanying is sitting on a rocking chair in the garden with her bare feet, stepping on the crystal dewdrops on the grass.
Queen Lanying held her daughter in her arms, her mind was wandering and she didn't know what to think about.
The little princess was at her lively and active age and wanted to escape from her mother's arms.
There was a sound of footsteps, and the queen's arms relaxed. The princess slipped out of her arms, stretched out her hands in excitement, and started running.
"Slow down, Lauer."
Several palace maids hurriedly chased after her, fearing that she would fall. The queen looked at the person in front of her and asked, "How is it? Is there any news?"
"As expected, they really went to the East Palace and haven't come out yet." The person who came was the woman in green that night, a confidant of Queen Lanying. She was Shiman, the commander of the emperor's bodyguards.
He commands a group of female guards, known as the Pear Blossom Guards.
Queen Lanying sighed, looking a little anxious, and said: "The prince is unruly and arrogant. He has no idea how powerful the Song Dynasty is. Our Li Dynasty is not at its strongest now. If we rashly intervene in the Song Dynasty,
I'm afraid it will put Li Chao in danger."
Shiman knelt down, gently kneaded Queen Lanying's calf, and said distressedly: "My queen, don't worry, the people of Song Dynasty have always been weak. Maybe they have a great reputation, but they don't even care about a single blow."