"No! I don't have that kind of charm, so I played the role of restriction. Hou Junji's military expenses were stuck in Li Daozong's hands, while the supplies and transportation of goods were stuck in Chai Shao's hands. Then, Mohe and the Khitan surrendered
This is my palace of Prince Qin of the Tang Dynasty, not his gathering!" Li Yuanxing's tone was very firm.
Li Yuanxing's heart at this time was not only determined, but also full of confidence.
"Then, let's add one more thing!" Wu Zhao said from the side: "There is also Qin Qiong's Datang Empire Security Department."
"Good idea!" Li Yuanxing thought about it and realized that this was really a good idea.
There will be countless spies there, so it is natural and reasonable to send a leader of the spies. Regarding the candidate, you can consult Li Chang, or directly ask Qin Qiong to recommend him.
Wu Zhao climbed onto the chair with some difficulty, and then said to Li Yuanxing: "I came to you to talk about that retainer!"
"I have heard of the term retainer. During the Japanese Warring States Period, retainers were very popular."
Li Yuanxing's answer was not approved by Wu Zhao, who said: "Most of the things in Wa Island were learned from the Tang Dynasty. Don't mention them, just the retainers of the Tang Dynasty!"
"Okay, I'll listen to your explanation!" Li Yuanxing knew that he was far inferior to Wu Zhao in terms of historical knowledge.
"Retainers were originally in the Spring and Autumn Period. At that time, they were princes and vassals in the families of public ministers. In the Spring and Autumn Period, some people's fiefdoms would be very large, with several counties or even larger ones. During the Warring States Period, it was the peak period of retainers, and
In the Han Dynasty, there were fewer and fewer retainers!"
Li Yuanxing listened to Wu Zhao's explanation very seriously.
"Strictly speaking, compared with retainers, retainers have guaranteed mobility and loyalty. However, their status is only higher than that of domestic slaves and lower than that of direct relatives in the family. In other words, if Lao Lang does not become your retainer, then in the future he will
In front of Princess Qin, his status is that of a general of the Guards, and no matter how low he is, he is still an official of the imperial court."
Li Yuanxing was a little moved when he heard this: "After becoming a retainer, can anyone just wink at the old wolf?"
Wu Zhao snorted coldly: "At least, your princess and your children can do it!"
Li Yuanxing did not speak, and Wu Zhao added: "The status of a retainer is lower than a guest, equal to a diner, and higher than a slave. I don't believe you will let Lao Lang become such a retainer."
Li Yuanxing shook his head gently. Yes, that's right! What Wu Zhao said is absolutely correct.
"Old Wolf is a man on the battlefield who has to fight tooth and nail to wash away the shame in his heart because of such a small wound on my face. He has not married a wife at the age of thirty and has been in the military camp all his life. Such a man, if he is just
If his status is higher than that of a slave, I, Li Yuanxing, would be so ashamed that I would not dare to face him!"
"But you agreed!" Wu Zhao asked back.
Li Yuanxing smiled: "What about the retainers? Just think of them as my brothers, Li Yuanxing."
"You only have one brother, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty!" Wu Zhao reminded.
Li Yuanxing thought for a while and then asked: "The people of the Tang Dynasty are simple. The more ordinary people are, the more simple they are. Give them an identity!" After Li Yuanxing finished speaking, he touched Wu Zhao's head: "Go and do your business, my king.
When we ask to occupy Yaozhou, the steelmaking part can be officially put into production within a month."
"Okay!" Wu Zhao jumped off the chair and looked back at Li Yuanxing: "Brothers Wu, you really are at my disposal!"
"Can't kill!" Li Yuanxing reminded.
Wu Zhao smiled strangely, held up the hem of his skirt and ran out quickly.
Li Yuanxing lightly tapped his forehead a few times, then picked up the pen and wrote two letters. Recently, he has not had time to practice calligraphy, and Li Yuanxing's handwriting has deteriorated again.
Two letters, one to Qin Qiong and one to Li Jing. They explain the matter of this retainer and express his own thoughts. I hope to hear the opinions of these two people. Give it to Qin Qiong, because Lao Lang has followed Qin Qiong through life and death for many years.
.Give it to Li Jing, because Li Jing is the soul of the military and he is also from a noble family.
Li Yuanxing thinks the opinions of these two people are very important.
After writing the letter, Li Yuanxing took the letter and walked out of the living room: "Er baby, send someone to Chang'an. Then accompany me around."
"Your Highness, today is the farm festival, why don't you go and see the excitement!" Bai Erwa suggested.
"Big sacrifice, another big sacrifice!" Li Yuanxing exclaimed, thinking that the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty had a grand sacrifice yesterday, what kind of big sacrifice are you doing today?
Bai Erwa was a little embarrassed: "Your Highness, this farmer's festival is different from the royal festival. Our farmers' festival is this!" After saying that, Bai Erwa pointed to her belly, her face turned red with embarrassment, and Li Yuanxing laughed loudly.
Smile: "Okay, let's take a look."
There are not many fields left in the first village of King Qin Farm. This village is the core area of King Qin Farm. Here, there are not only Li Zheng and ten elders of King Qin Farm, but also the families of various managers of the farm. Now there are more than 10,000 households.
, naturally there are some management personnel, and the Chang'an County Magistrate also bought two small courtyards here.
In one small courtyard, my family lives, and in the other, a county agricultural officer is stationed here.
Therefore, around the village of King Qin's farm, in addition to seed fields, there are large warehouses, open courtyards, large scales, and open space that can park hundreds of carts. There is also a cow and horse stable that can accommodate 500 cows and 500 horses.
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There are also row houses under construction, but even the county magistrate doesn't know what they are for.
Li Zheng has something to say. His Highness the King of Qin has said that the usefulness of this place cannot be spread before next spring.
The county magistrate is not qualified to ask questions, the master is not qualified to ask, and ordinary government officials do not dare to ask at all.
Before Li Yuanxing approached the village of King Qin's farm, he heard the noisy sound here, and then saw a man being hung high on the giant pole.
"Your Highness, Your Highness is here!" Someone shouted loudly when they saw Li Yuanxing.
Li Yuanxing was surrounded, and everyone stopped what they were doing and rushed over. Li Yuanxing signaled to the guards not to be nervous, and rushed forward with a smile.
The guards were also observing. Almost all of King Qin's farm was occupied by the family members of the guards and craftsmen.
If they encounter particularly unfamiliar faces, they will step in to block them, but those who are familiar will be put in front of Li Yuanxing.
"What's hanging there?" Li Yuanxing asked, pointing to the person hanging upside down on the weighing pole.
Li Zheng was pushed forward and when he heard Li Yuanxing's question, he immediately replied: "Your Highness, a fake Taoist priest and a little liar. He took some medicinal powder and said it could cure all diseases. He didn't even know that Sun Shenxian was in Qin Wangzhuang, so what else dared to say?
My own is the elixir!"
Hahaha! Li Yuanxing smiled heartily.
The little Taoist priest was let go for a while, with a childish look on his face. It looked like he was no more than fifteen years old.
A guard who knew medicine checked the little Taoist priest's medicine and came to Li Yuanxing's side: "Your Highness, he is a fake Taoist priest, but he is not harmful to anyone. He is just some ordinary tonics, a few packets of so-called fairy powder, they are **
medicine!"
He was just a young Taoist priest, so Li Yuanxing really wouldn't embarrass him too much.
"Take it back to the village and lock it up first!" Li Yuanxing could only arrange this at this time.
However, Qin Wangzhuang currently only has one temporary cell, which is for Zhao Yande, and Wu Zhao is there at this time, and Li Changzheng is being carried, preparing to repair Zhao Yande and train him how to be a secret agent!
The little Taoist priest was taken away. Li Yuanxing didn't take this trivial matter to heart at all. If it didn't harm anyone, it wouldn't be a capital crime.
"It's very lively today!" Li Yuanxing asked with a smile.
"We are sharing grain today. The county is here to collect grain taxes!" Li Zheng answered from the side, his tone full of excitement.
Mountains of grain, mountains of coins, mountains of silk, and pens full of sheep.
Fifty cauldrons are lined up in the open courtyard, and the aroma of mutton can float ten miles away. The dogs raised in the village are circling outside the open courtyard, expecting to be rewarded with a few bones.
Hundreds of women were baking pancakes, and the large pancakes were piled up as high as one person.
On the middle table, there is a sea bowl, tied with a red cloth strip. Originally this bowl was for Magistrate Du, but when Li Yuanxing came, Magistrate Du dared to ask for this bowl.
Li Zhenglao Li Tou and Magistrate Du came to Li Yuanxing with bowls in their hands.
He stretched out his hand and raised the bowl high: "I have food to eat, clothes to wear, charcoal in the winter, few books to read, and a way to support me in old age. I, Li Yuanxing, can only promise so much to everyone. Now untie my belt.
Open it up and eat it!”
Li Yuanxing put down the bowl, tore the cake in half and put it back into the bowl: "Fire!"
Li Zheng was the first to kneel down, and even Magistrate Du also knelt down. They knew how difficult it was for Li Yuanxing to make a promise. In the entire Tang Dynasty, even the previous dynasty, no one dared to make such a promise. It was just for food and clothing.
How difficult it is to wear it!
Tens of thousands of people knelt down in unison: "His Royal Highness the King of Qin is kind, God bless the Tang Dynasty!" Li Yuanxing's eyes were filled with tears. He came from modern times. Modern life, if nothing else, I heard that tens of thousands of grains were wasted in a year alone.
Tons, hundreds of thousands of tons. In the Tang Dynasty, just this wasted food would be enough to produce several areas of the Tang Dynasty. This is not considered a non-staple food.
Let’s talk about clothes. Who doesn’t have a few sets of good clothes at home nowadays?
An ordinary farmer's family in the Tang Dynasty is considered rich if its daughter who is about to get married can prepare a complete set of new clothes. In modern times, if that girl opens her wardrobe, she will find a lot of new clothes that she doesn't even bother to wear in a year.
"Next year, if we work hard for a year, every household will have meat to eat!" Li Yuanxing shouted loudly.
The bowl tied with red cloth was left for Magistrate Du. Li Yuanxing had already eaten, and it was enough to symbolically tear open a piece of cake. There are not many white flour cakes here, but some are prepared for the elderly and children.
What the middle-aged people eat are mixed noodles, and cakes mixed with bran and wild vegetables.
Just like that, the courtyard was filled with smiles.
Many old people were holding hands, eating and wiping their tears. The only ones who really kept laughing were the children. Children under ten years old did not know the pain of war, especially those who had just become sensible. They only knew that life was good now.
But I don’t know how hard it was back then.
While the meal was served, the grain was distributed, and the grain tax was paid at the same time.
The first cart of grain tax was collected and dumped into the bucket. The yamen servant raised his leg and kicked the bucket. A lot of the grain in the bucket was scattered on the ground. The village head who was responsible for paying the tax did not react to this action. It seemed that
It was normal. But the yamen servant’s expression changed drastically, and he immediately knelt down in front of the village chief. (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)