Li Xuan's knighthood can be said to have greatly stimulated the morale within the Tang Dynasty. Some people who were knighted were happy and smiling, while others who were not knighted were also full of expectations for the future, thinking about themselves.
One day he will become a noble man that everyone admires.
Although it is said that these newly-confessed nobles in the Tang Dynasty only have titles and no fiefdoms, and although their salaries are said to be there, it is not known that they will actually be paid out in the Year of the Monkey and the Horse.
But this didn't stop country bumpkins like Fang Dongquan from laughing so hard that they almost burst into tears.
These men, who were ordinary farmers in their early years and then became bandits, in terms of knowledge, at most they only know what is going on within a hundred miles. If you look to the sky, you know that there is Xingquan Prefecture outside Zhengtai County. As for Xingquan Prefecture,
Where else is there?
Maybe, there is a place outside that is as big as Xingquan Mansion, well, maybe it is not as big as Xingquan Mansion.
What, you said that there is Guizhou Province above Xingquan Prefecture, and there are seven or eight state capitals in Guizhou Province that are as big as Xingquan Prefecture, or even bigger than Xingquan Prefecture?
Moreover, there were more than a dozen provinces like Guizhou Province in the Ming Dynasty, and the area of some provinces was even several times the size of Guizhou?
The Ming Dynasty occupied only a corner on the earth. Outside the Ming Dynasty there was the entire Asian continent, there was Europe to the west of Asia, and there was Africa below Europe. To the east of the Ming Dynasty was the vast sea. Over there
It is the Australian continent, and further east are North and South America.
Compared with the size of the world, Xingquan Mansion is just a piece of sea water in the ocean!
Are you stupid? How is this possible?
Xingquan Mansion is so big, I will never be able to get out of Xingquan Mansion in my life, and even so, I can be regarded as one of the most knowledgeable people within a hundred miles. Now you tell me, compared with the vast world outside,
Xingquan Mansion is just a little bigger than a sesame seed?
Just talk nonsense!
You also said, "Believe it or not, I will bring people to arrest you and accuse you of deceiving the public with your lies?"
The Zhengtai County occupied by our Datang Dynasty is already a vast land of hundreds of miles, which is considered to be one of the largest in the entire Xingquan Prefecture. Now you dare to say that the place occupied by our Datang Dynasty is just a small area. You
This is definitely an evil intention and an attempt to shake the great rule of the Tang Dynasty.
Come here, capture this magician, tie him to a pillar and burn him to death!
Yes, burn him to death!
The lack of knowledge led to Fang Dongquan, Chen Tufu and others to have a narrow vision and special ideas.
The prosperity they imagine is being called "Master", living in a brick house with three to five rooms, having hundreds of acres of land, and being able to eat white rice every day. Well, it must be eaten once every three days.
Meat, with a wife, it would be better if there is also a maid, even if this maid has yellow teeth and the bad breath when she speaks can kill people.
The luxurious life they imagine is to be able to eat and throw a bun!
Nowadays, their life in the Tang Dynasty has almost achieved this goal. At least they eat white rice every day, they can also eat meat regularly, they have wives at home, and they are also served by maids.
Isn't this the life a noble gentleman lives?
The lack of imagination makes it easier for bumpkins like Fang Dongquan, Huang Xueren and Chen Butcher to be satisfied.
However, those who had read the book and those who had a lot of knowledge were dismissive of this, especially Zeng Ziwen, who was born in a family of generals, and Yang Xiucai, who was originally a big landowner. They had enjoyed a wealthy and luxurious life.
Yes, although it is not possible to use a young girl's sandalwood mouth as a urinal, there is definitely no shortage of beautiful maids to warm the bed.
People who have gained knowledge and broadened their horizons will find it even more difficult to be satisfied. Well, I am talking about those who are scholars.
Whether it was Yang Xiucai, Wang Wenhua, Old Man Xie, or other scholars who were forced or semi-forced to become officials of the Tang Dynasty, most of them complained about the difficult conditions of the Tang Dynasty.
But they complained, but they would not object to anything, because they were more rational and understood that with the current conditions of the Tang Dynasty, it would be good if they could feed everyone. Do you still want to eat and drink every day? Sorry, Datang
The Dynasty really can’t do it for the time being.
How did these people survive?
They are looking to the future!
Those scholars who were forcibly snatched away and did not want to continue to hang out with the Tang Dynasty in the future were thinking that the new army of the Tang Dynasty would be defeated by the imperial officers and soldiers, and then the Tang Dynasty would disband and everyone would go back to their homes to find their mothers.
However, there are still some people who are bent on thinking that the Tang Dynasty can really succeed in its rebellion. No matter what happens, they will separate themselves into one side, so that they can realize their ideals and get even less glory and wealth?
People have different experiences, their visions are different, and their ideas are also different!
People's hearts are always complicated, and Li Xuan would worry about too many people's thoughts earlier, but now, he is often too lazy to guess the thoughts of the courtiers below.
He is the emperor, and others should guess his thoughts. What’s the point of guessing others!
The issue of knighthood is a spiritual reward, but it does not help much with the many problems faced by the current Tang Dynasty.
After handling the issue of the title, Li Xuan, Liu Bagou, Fang Dongquan and other civil and military officials continued to be busy. Their imperial strategy meeting would last for seven days from beginning to end, and the contents discussed were large and small.
There are hundreds of things, and no matter how big or small, these things are directly related to the future development of the Tang Dynasty.
Let’s not talk about internal affairs for now, just business matters. Yes, doing business with Old Man Sun and secretly doing business with other audacious businessmen who are desperate for money and life. The civil and military officials of the Tang Dynasty, including Li
Xuan himself discussed it as a crucial strategic topic.
And in this imperial strategy meeting, the issue of foreign trade became one of the top five major issues in the Tang Dynasty, together with the improvement of the cabinet official system, the two-level administrative system of towns and villages, the expansion of the new army of the Tang Dynasty, and the formulation of tax rates.
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At the imperial strategic meeting, Old Man Xie, um, Xie Wahuan, the first Minister of Rites of the Tang Dynasty, said in a serious tone: "Your Majesty, since our court and Sun Yuanwai reached a trade agreement in Xikou Village, now it has
It has been more than a month, but the caravan outside Yuan Sun has not been seen, and the two people I sent have not been able to send back any news!"
The Ministry of Rites was responsible for etiquette, education, and diplomacy in the Tang Dynasty. Currently, the Tang Dynasty did not have an agency such as the Ministry of Commerce. This responsibility for diplomatic circulation naturally fell on the Ministry of Rites.
At this time, the stone blacksmith, also known as the 'ironsmith', was the first blacksmith in the Tang Dynasty and the minister of the Ministry of Industry also said with a bitter face: "Now there are not many materials in our warehouse. Because of the lack of materials, Xikou
The workshops in the village are afraid that they won’t be able to sustain production for too long and will run out of materials!”