People in Datang, start with a golden hoe

"It's not enough to say it. It's not enough to say it. It's not enough to say it. It's not enough to say it. It's not enough to say it. It's not enough to say it. It's not enough to say it. . Picking up the flowers and saying nothing about them——"

On the quiet road, quiet singing echoed.

"Sister Xiaolan, what are you singing about?"

"I don't even know this. I want you to read more! What I sang just now comes from "The Book of Songs"!" Cai Xiaolan took the red mission reward and a slender and luminous hand suddenly appeared in the package. Sword.

"What's the use of this? I don't know martial arts?"

Another item to be packed into the system package. If you are not a student of the official school, or a civil servant or military general, it is against the law of the Tang Dynasty for ordinary people to wear a sword.

According to the law, there should be jail time.

When he got out of the carriage and was seen by others, he would be blamed for nothing.

When I arrived, I was in the midst of the New Year, tired of traveling, and felt helpless. On the return trip, the largest member of the escort was the captain, so there was plenty of time for the journey.

"Huabu Hou, do you need to stay in Sizhou City ahead?"

Huabuhou is the most valuable reward given by Li Shimin to Cai Xiaolan. In the early Tang Dynasty, the number of princes with different surnames was rare, and their status was higher than 90% of the powerful.

But her marquis is a castrated version. Not only does he have no fiefdom, he also has many restrictions. Cai Xiaolan read through the bunch of restrictions and gained a new understanding of Li Shimin's "stinginess": a dignified marquis, who was cut off by him, really only had one title left.

No, there is also a marquis suit.

There are no other travel ceremonial guards or private soldiers.

"No rush, let's go to Sizhou City. Is Chuzhou the next city?" Cai Xiaolan really wanted to visit Chuzhou. It was the closest city to Yangzhou Prefecture, and she wanted to take a look at the price of cotton outside Yangzhou Prefecture.

"Reporting to the Marquis, if we take the water route, we need to pass through Chuzhou. But if we take the land route, we will take a detour." The captain leaned forward and replied.

"Okay, after we finish resting in Sizhou City, we will take a short detour and go to Chuzhou City first."

……

How happy Sizhou City is, how sad Chuzhou City is. Obviously, the price of cotton cloth has been agreed with some merchants who sell cloth across the city, and they are not allowed to sell cotton cloth at a higher price according to the relationship between supply and demand. However, the price of cotton cloth in Chuzhou City is five or six times that of Yangzhou City.

“These profiteers—” Cai Xiaolan gritted her teeth with hatred.

In the face of 300% profit, businessmen will confiscate their homes and exterminate their clans without caring, let alone five or six times the profit now.

"Sister Xiaolan, when you return to Yangzhou, you must settle the accounts with those who sell cloth." Xu Xiaoqin was also very angry.

A good thing was turned into a bad thing by greedy businessmen.

"Go back and find out their names. I won't do any more cotton business with them in the future. Fortunately, I mentioned the cotton sales to the emperor this time. Otherwise, with the current productivity, the price of cotton would never come down."

Speaking of this, Cai Xiaolan eagerly wanted to return to Yangzhou and go to the inn to check the recent Di newspaper. "I wonder if the officials in Chang'an have discussed any countermeasures? I don't know how my idea of ​​separating the three powers of the emperor, the emperor, and the people will be implemented in the end!"

"Fellow military lords, go back to Yangzhou and advance at full speed! When we arrive in Yangzhou, everyone will be rewarded with a certain amount of money!"

"Thank you, Lord Marquis!"

The tightly tied horse finally got a chance to act out, and the broad official road was filled with the sound of horse hooves.

……

The court argued for more than a month, but no one could come up with a move that satisfied Li Shimin. It’s not that I don’t have the ability, it’s that I don’t dare.

The way of a minister is to serve the king, but if the people of the world know who is the one who cooperated with Li Shimin to chop off the thighs of noble families and royal relatives, then the ancestral graves must not be dug up overnight?

Throughout the past dynasties, lessons have been learned from the past. Zhu Fuyan assisted Emperor Wu in implementing the Tuen Order, but was later forced to death by the kings.

These words had to be said by Li Shimin himself. But he seemed to have become a deaf-mute, sitting on the throne every day and only letting the eunuch say some high-sounding words.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty - if you don't speak, I will crash to death in this hall today!" Wei Zheng was angered by the emperor's attitude and immediately threatened him.

Li Shimin looked up and then lowered his head.

His nonchalant attitude angered Wei Zheng, "Humph, I, Wei Zheng, never tell lies."

After saying the next word, he suddenly hit the pillar closest to Li Laoer.

"Xuancheng——" The ministers standing beside him were horrified. They all looked like ordinary hooligans and hugged Wei Zheng regardless of etiquette.

Li Jing had the skills to hug the person first.

"His Majesty--"

A bunch of old ministers in front of the palace cried. The juniors standing in the back row fell to their knees one after another.

Li Shimin looked at the ministers who were crying in front of him and couldn't pretend to be sad. Those who were able to stand in front were all those who accompanied him through the mountains and seas of fire. He couldn't bear to look like this now.

"That's all, put away your tears!"

The emperor has spoken, who dares not to obey? His Highness was cleared, and everyone returned to their original stern appearance.

"Let the world know that Yangzhou folk girls picked orchids and offered cotton cloth and manufacturing methods to protect the people of the world, so that people all over the world will no longer suffer from the cold. Their benevolence is clear, and their orchid hearts are full of quality. I will grant you the title of 'Huabu Hou'!" In addition, I will give you a thousand taels of gold, ten thousand yuan, and a monument of benevolence. I feel the suffering of the common people, and the luxurious life of all the powerful people. I specially order the Ministry of Household Affairs to strictly investigate the real estate occupied by the rich and powerful people, and the Ministry of Personnel to select people... The Ministry of Rites presides over the imperial examination At this time, it is necessary to deal with the children of poor families or common people..."

He is worthy of being the founder of Zhenguan rule, and arranged the six departments in an orderly manner.

"What do you think of my thoughts?"

This is not a simple question, but a multiple choice question.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" All the officials knelt down.

After a while, the meeting broke up. As expected, the important ministers in the main hall were detained for a while. A group of people arrived at the small hall where Li Shimin handled the memorial.

"Everyone, I have sent out the Pioneer Flag, now it's up to you!"

The difficulty in implementing the New Deal does not lie in the court. Those who can be in the court, no matter how many complicated relationships behind them, are the emperor's people.

The greatest difficulty lies behind the court - the nobles and the aristocratic families.

When I first conquered the world, I promised too many things in order to gain support. There are also some people who have also obtained a lot of things because of their fathers' merits. These should have been slowly settled by his successor after Li Shimin's death.

But the "Cotton Enrichment Policy" forced them to advance the time of liquidation.

"I will take the credit first!" Several civil servants bowed first. The warriors have big faces and thick necks. They know what it means to be the first to reach the throne. But in a peaceful world, how can the city be destroyed?

Two flowers bloom, one branch each.

When Cai Xiaolan returned to Yangzhou City, only Xu Yinlian greeted her, and the rest were still busy in the workshops and carriage shops. It has been nearly two months since they were separated. The development of Qi Ran Tang and Huan Sha Tang is like a millstone, moving forward steadily and steadily. However, the horse racing business is not developing well and is being squeezed out by other colleagues in the city. It is almost the same as before, earning a hard-earned money.

"It seems that the decision has not yet been made in the court." Cai Xiaolan didn't need to read the newspaper of the residence. She just looked at the development of the horse and carriage business and knew that she had been ennobled, which had not been announced yet.

"This Mr. Li is not only stingy, but also unreasonable!"

An emperor through the ages, this is what Cai Xiaolan received!