Pan Liao hurried to Guo Song's official room. In the official room, Wang Yue, the commander of the inner guard, was reporting the latest situation to Jin King Guo Song.
"Your Highness, the man's name is Qiao Silang. He is an official and businessman from Luoyang and is affiliated with the Prime Minister's Mansion. According to his account, there are four officials and businessmen like him in Chang'an. Each one is responsible for a different area. He is responsible for transporting goods to Guanzhong.
He has not done anything to sell lime and medicinal materials and then buy salt and cloth, such as pig iron, weapons and other contraband."
"Does this person have any other bad deeds?"
"After investigation from a humble position, he is a low-level official in the Luoyang City Department. He came to Chang'an five years ago. There was no intelligence involved. The materials he handled were salt and cloth. The salt seized this time was 500 shi, which was purchased before the ban.
He didn't have time to transport it away, so he took the risk."
Guo Song pondered for a moment and then asked: "How much quicklime and medicinal materials did he transport to Chang'an?"
"About 20,000 dans were transported before and after, but quicklime is not valuable. 20,000 dans of goods are only worth 10,000 guan. He mainly relied on medicinal materials and made a lot of money. I checked the account books at my humble job and found that he passed the test in the past two years.
They made about 30,000 guan from selling medicinal materials, and they still have 15,000 guan in the cabinet."
"What other information did he provide?" Guo Song asked again.
"There is also valuable information. Zhu Si not only set up trading houses in Chang'an, he actually set up material purchasing points in Hebei, Jianghuai, Jingxiang, Yangzhou and other places. These purchasing points existed many years ago.
, have been transporting supplies to Luoyang, there are about thirty of them, but I don’t know the specific list of them, Qiao Shilang."
This information is indeed very important to Guo Song. It shows that Luoyang's material control is not yet in his hands, and there are still loopholes in it.
"Your Highness, as far as I know, there are no merchants doing business with Luoyang anymore. The main reason is that the price comparison between new money and old money is too high, making it uneconomical."
Guo Song nodded and said to himself: "It seems that a ban is being issued to strictly prohibit non-official businessmen from doing business with Luoyang."
He then said to Wang Yue: "I will issue the ban later. In addition, you tell this Qiao Shilang that he can continue to provide us with the quicklime and medicinal materials we need, especially quicklime. If he can get a large amount of quicklime, I will not treat him."
If he commits a crime, he will also be given a penalty."
Quicklime was a powerful weapon used by the Jin army to deal with epidemic diseases. Quicklime was used to make lime milk and splashed for disinfection. It was especially effective for disinfecting latrines. People infected with the disease were also found in refugee camps, but they did not spread. It was quicklime that played a crucial role.
effect.
Nowadays, the consumption of quicklime is too large, and their supply cannot keep up. However, the southern part of Xin'an County, Henan Prefecture has a huge output of quicklime, which can be transported directly to Puyang through Luoshui and handed over to the Central Plains garrison for epidemic prevention.
"I understand the humble position!"
Wang Yue bowed and left.
Pan Liao came up and said with a smile: "Your Highness is becoming more and more pragmatic."
Guo Song said calmly: "It also depends on the specific situation. If it is a dangerous organization like the Wei Tang Society, it must be suppressed decisively and severely. A small official and businessman like this is not very harmful. It is meaningless to kill him. It is better to use it."
Work for us."
"Your Highness is right. Killing is not a solution to the problem. Turning disadvantages into advantages is a wise approach."
Guo Song smiled, changed the subject and said, "Pan Xiangguo, please accompany me to the Silla Academy!"
Pan Liao didn't understand what Guo Song meant, but he nodded anyway, "Your Highness is going, and I will accompany you!"
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Silla Academy refers to the Silla Academy of Chinese Studies. There are nearly a hundred people, all the children of high-ranking officials in Silla. They have come to Chang'an to study since they were teenagers, and they have stayed in Chang'an for almost ten years. There were originally hundreds of people.
Over the past two years, they have returned to China one after another, and Silla has also begun to implement the imperial examination system. The international students who returned from Chang'an are extremely competitive compared with local scholars.
In addition to the Silla Academy, there is also a Japanese Academy in Guozixue, where hundreds of Japanese envoys sent to the Tang Dynasty studied.
Hundreds of cavalry escorted a large carriage heading towards the Guozixue in Chang'an New City.
In the carriage, Guo Song explained the reason to Pan Liao, "I got the news early this morning that the Silla envoy has arrived in Mizhou and is on his way to Chang'an. To be honest, I don't know much about Silla, so I want to pass the news through Silla."
Luo students understand the situation in their country."
Pan Liao was also a little ashamed and said: "I don't know much about it either. I only know that Silla is at war with Zhu Tao's army and has been fighting for many years."
"Zhu Tao was supported by the Khitan. Originally, the Bohai Kingdom formed an alliance with Silla to jointly deal with the Khitan. Because the Khitan deployed cavalry in the north, the Bohai Kingdom did not dare to act rashly. The war between Zhu Tao and Silla has been ongoing intermittently.
After eight years, I think Silla will soon be unable to sustain it, and I hope to get our assistance."
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"Does His Highness intend to assist?"
"It depends on the situation! I haven't thought about it yet."
The carriage stopped at the gate of the Imperial College. The official offices of the Imperial College were also here. Meng Jiao, the new Imperial College official, led the officials to welcome him out.
Meng Jiao led 18 scholars to defect to Hexi. His decision finally brought his life to glory, becoming a third-grade official, the Imperial Academy's Jijiujiu, equivalent to the Minister of Education in later generations.
Meng Jiao greeted Guo Song and Pan Liao. Guo Song smiled and said, "The things I just sent to tell you have been arranged!"
"Reporting to Your Highness, the ministers have made arrangements and have not disturbed the teachers and students of Guozixue. Your Highness please! Pan Xiangguo please!"
Guo Song nodded, and surrounded by everyone, he came down to the meeting hall of the Imperial College Office. There were more than a dozen Silla students sitting in the hall. They were all newcomers who had just arrived in the past two years and were relatively familiar with the domestic situation. From the outside, they were completely
There is no difference between them and Han students. They all wear uniform Confucian robes and scholar hats.
Seeing everyone coming in, more than a dozen students stood up and saluted. Guo Song waved his hands and said with a smile: "Students, please take a seat!"
An official arranged for everyone to sit down. The leader of the Silla students was Cui Minyao, who was about thirty years old. To be precise, he was not a student, but a scholar who came to Chang'an to study. He followed Zhang Lei's ship to Chang'an last year.
The discussion was hosted by Pan Liao. He smiled and said to the crowd: "Today we have gathered all the scholars together to chat with you. We mainly want to understand the situation in Silla. Please introduce it first and speak freely!"
Cui Minyao pondered for a while and said: "It stands to reason that mentioning the king's name is very rude, but if you don't mention the name, His Highness King Jin will not understand the situation. Since it is a discussion, we will tell the truth."
Guo Song smiled slightly, "Just tell the truth!"
Cui Minyao sighed and said: "The internal situation in Silla is not stable now. Everyone knows that Silla has two kings. The king of Silla is called Jin Qingming. He does not have much control over government affairs. He is actually a puppet.
All political power was in the hands of his uncle Jin Yansheng, who was also the regent of Silla."
"Then the envoy sent by your country was sent by the regent?" Pan Liao asked with a smile.
"Not necessarily. Your Majesty also has a group of supporters in Silla. What is the name of this envoy?"
Pan Liao thought for a moment and said, "It seems to be called Pu Zeen."
Cui Minyao nodded, "Park Zeen is the Minister of Household Affairs of Silla. His father Park Quan is the senior minister of Silla, equivalent to the prime minister, and is also the leader of the Hebai Conference. The Park family is a real person, second only to the royal family.
The second largest family in Gu, he should have been sent by Jin Yansheng."
Guo Song frowned slightly, "What is real bone?"
Cui Minyao bowed slightly and said: "Silla implements a bone system, which is similar to your country's nine-level Zhongzheng system. The bone is the ruler. There are only the royal family Jin and the noble Park. One is called the holy bone and the other is called the real bone. The bones are divided into
The six grades are all bureaucratic families. Six, five and four are the top grade. The six major families like Cui, Zheng, Li, Xue, Pei and Sun are all the heads of the top grade. Three, two and one are the lower grade, mainly middle and low-level bureaucrats.
The family, as for commoners and slaves, they are not in the category of bones. They are illiterate and have no surnames. They work like ants to feed the upper class, and each class is strictly hierarchical and cannot intermarry. "
Guo Song nodded, and he understood that this was not about learning the nine-rank Zhongzheng system, but actually the caste system in India. Guo Song asked in confusion: "Then what does it mean to implement the imperial examination system in Silla?"
All the students in Silla couldn't help laughing. Cui Minyao said: "The so-called imperial examination system only selects the best among the best, and if a low-ranking child is admitted, he will not become a high-ranking official in the end, but can only become a high-ranking official in his class."
Just the outstanding ones.”
All the officials present understood that Silla's study of the imperial examination system of the Tang Dynasty was ultimately in vain and could not escape the shackles of the bone system.
"What is Silla's financial and military situation like?" Guo Song asked again.
"Reporting to Your Highness, there were more than 500 students studying in Silla before, but now there are only 63 left. The fundamental reason is that Silla's financial resources cannot support it. Eight years of war has reduced the number of students in Silla.
The Luo court's finances were depleted and its population dropped sharply. Those who worked in the fields were mostly women and old men, and most of the young men joined the army. We all knew that the Khitan was using Zhu Tao's army to deplete our national power, and then it would conquer again.
We hate the Bohae Kingdom for standing by and watching. If Silla is destroyed, will the Khitan let it go?"
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After leaving the Chinese Academy Supervisor, Guo Song sat in the carriage and pondered in silence.
Pan Liao smiled and said: "Your Highness, you must have seen it! Silla's bone system is clearly reflected in these scholars."
Guo Songxiao asked: "How do you say this?"
Pan Liao said slowly: "Cui Minyao's family is the head of the sixth rank, the highest level. He is the only one who speaks, and no one around him dares to say a word. This is their deep-rooted hierarchy."
Guo Song nodded, "Actually, I was thinking that it might not be a bad thing if the Khitans were allowed to destroy Silla."
"Your Highness means..."
Guo Song smiled lightly, "Just think of Khitan as a knife in our hands."