Chapter 631 Your Majesty, I am injustice for the craftsman!
"But in Chang'an City, there are countless people who have done nothing and have not even made any contribution to the Tang Dynasty. They can be knighted by the imperial court and enjoy the worship of the people of the Tang Dynasty all day long. It is really chilling!"
Hearing this, Cheng Zhijie, Li Xiaogong and others were shocked.
Li Shimin subconsciously looked at Li Xuan and asked, "What does Xuan Ba mean?"
"Your Majesty, I am complaining about the injustice done to the craftsmen of the Tang Dynasty who have made great contributions to the orchestra!"
Li Xuan was not polite, but said bluntly.
Li Shimin couldn't help but be stunned, but the low status of craftsmen has been a tradition since ancient times.
On the side, Changsun Wuji saw Li Shimin's dilemma and quickly expressed his concern: "Your Majesty, the King of Jin, scholars, farmers, merchants, and craftsmen have a low status.
Moreover, His Highness the King of Jin does not know that in the early days of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, all the family members of the craftsmen were given acres of land according to their status."
"Ah!"
Li Xuan laughed mockingly, "Why do you all only remember 'the four common people are scholars, farmers, industry and merchants', but you forgot the next sentence, 'the stone people of the country are also the people'!"
"I'm too lazy to argue about who has a higher status and who has a lower status!
I only know that the ink masters and craftsmen like Letai stayed in front of the stove day and night, creating one sacred object after another for the Tang Dynasty. Those so-called nobles made one after another.
Luxurious things for those nobles to enjoy.
However, those honorable nobles still treat these craftsmen and farmers, I would rather call these craftsmen and farmers, as the food, clothing, and parents of these noble nobles all day long, treating them as cows and horses, treating them as humble people, and feel that
Do those craftsmen and farmers think that a few dollars is a huge charity?"
"Your Majesty, I don't understand why people, who are all made of flesh and blood, end up being distinguished between noble and humble people.
Is it possible that it's just because those so-called scholars can write and read? Or is it because they make up random things all day long, fight for power, or hatch some conspiracies?
And those farmers and craftsmen who work hard all day long, farming and manufacturing things, have turned out to be lowly people? Let these useless scholars and corrupt scholars dominate their lives and bully them? "
silence.
There was silence in the entire main hall.
Li Chengqian, Cheng Chusi and others could not help but open their mouths and their eyes were filled with fear.
What my master said every time was so astonishing.
Li Shimin, Changsun Wuji and others looked embarrassed, a little shocked, and of course a little angry.
As for Cheng Zhijie, Li Xiaogong, Duan Zhixuan and other generals, their faces were filled with sullen purple and black faces. They had long been dissatisfied with those sour Confucians who spent all their time talking about the Confucius and the Sage!
All day long, apart from opening his mouth and making nonsense, he has no use.
There are even some scumbags who don't even know how much food a soldier needs to eat every day, but they still spend all day in the court dictating the military affairs of his twelve guards.
After a long while, Li Shimin took a deep breath.
Although he seemed to be scolded in front of his face, he didn't seem to be scolded.
Moreover, the person in front of him is still Li Yuanba, so he shouldn’t be provoked too much!
"Xuanba, what exactly do you want to do?"
"Your Majesty, can those who have made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty be knighted?"
Li Xuantan laughed and said slowly.
"A knighthood?"
Suddenly, the entire main hall was silent again.
Those who have contributed to the Tang Dynasty can naturally be granted a title.
But everyone knows that the meritorious people mentioned by King Manqian are those craftsmen!
Cheng Zhijie, Changsun Wuji and others subconsciously stared at Li Xuan with wide eyes.
None of them expected that the King of Jin had spent so much energy and almost pointed at them and scolded them, just to win titles for those craftsmen?
"It's just that His Highness the King of Jin has never given a title to a craftsman since ancient times!"
Changsun Wuji bit the bullet and said cautiously.
"The barbarians who have been plundering the borders of our Datang and killing our people all day long can be given titles after being captured by our Datang.
But the craftsmen who worked hard for the Tang Dynasty could not even get a title from the eyes of the princes in the court!
Dare I ask Duke Qi, why is this?
The craftsmen who have contributed to our Tang Dynasty have worked hard all their lives, but they are not as good as a barbarian stained with the blood of our people?"
Li Xuan sneered again, with a face full of sarcasm, "I really don't know that you are sitting in that wide, safe and comfortable four-wheeled carriage, driving on that smooth cement road, living in a house with bright glass windows, eating
How do you feel when you hold the fresh vegetables grown in winter and hold the stainless steel armor and weapons that can protect you and others?
Have you ever thought about the plight of the craftsmen who invented these appliances?"
"this……"
Even the eloquent Changsun Wuji could not help but be speechless.
Although these words made their faces feel a little hot.
However, if we really comply with King Jin's request and ennoble those craftsmen, not to mention the ministers in the court, all the aristocratic families in the world will stand up to oppose it.
"This matter is important, I still need to discuss it with all the ministers!"
Li Shimin said helplessly.
"Your Majesty, do as you please!"
Li Xuan didn't expect Li Shimin to agree immediately.
Moreover, he also knew that it was extremely difficult to knight those craftsmen. Therefore, he kept putting off mentioning it, and finally talked about it after the musket was made.
Thinking about it, Li Xuan ordered Xue Rengui again, who had just returned: "Xue Rengui, go to the forge and bring out a musket and a bottle of gunpowder for your majesty to take back, so that your majesty can learn more about muskets!"
Hearing this, Xue Rengui, who had just returned from the forging workshop, was stunned, "..."
However, he still responded quickly and ran out again.
Hearing this, Li Shimin was also stunned, and inexplicably remembered what Li Xuan said in his mind.
Decline with intention.
But when he thought of the musket that could be fired and cause such damage to those trees, Li Shimin couldn't say anything.
He could only watch as Xue Rengui handed him the gun and a bottle of gunpowder.
Then, he subconsciously took it.
On the side, Changsun Wuji, Cheng Zhijie and others were all staring at the musket with ardent faces.
Within a moment, Li Shimin couldn't bear it anymore and stood up directly.
"Xuanba, there are still some matters in my palace, so I will leave first!"
"Congratulations to Your Majesty!"
Li Xuan got up and sent Li Shimin out of the courtyard.
Out of Lijiazhuang.
Cheng Zhijie, Li Xiaogong and others in the carriage couldn't help it anymore. They stared straight at the musket in Li Shimin's hand and couldn't help but touch it.
"Snapped!"
Li Shimin reached out and slapped him hard.
"hey-hey……"
Cheng Zhijie quickly retracted his hands with a sneer on his face.
"Your Majesty, His Majesty the King of Jin has prepared such a bottle of gunpowder for Your Majesty. It would be a pity not to try the gun!"
"Hmph, Xuanba is not giving me a gun. He is trying to make me think about the craftsman's gift of a title all the time!"
Li Shimin snorted lightly, but then he looked helpless.
"Auxiliary machine, Xuan Ling, let's talk about it, are you really going to knight those craftsmen?"
Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling and others all frowned in thought.
"Your Majesty, I, Old Cheng, think that those craftsmen should be knighted!"
On the side, Cheng Zhijie said again.
"Mr. Su Guo said it lightly, but this is a big matter. Not to mention being knighted, even if your Majesty mentions it in the court, more than half of the courtiers will stand up to oppose it!"