As soon as these murderous words came out, the hall was filled with gasps.
The most indispensable thing here is ruthless people, who have really done everything on the battlefield.
But this group of ruthless people were frightened by Li Yunze's words.
Even Li Er looked at Li Yunze dumbfounded and didn't come back to his senses for a long time.
Li Yunze was somewhat dissatisfied with everyone's reaction.
These guys don't know how terrifying the aristocratic family is, they are monsters that will grow again even if they are left with just one weed.
Their only purpose of existence is to exploit the people cruelly and use them to support themselves and their family's arrogance and luxury.
If you do something good, make some shady donations, etc., you will be blown up by the so-called media, and you will be able to deceive the people.
Li Yunze is very, very aware of this, so when he was in the parallel world before, he always eliminated the roots and did not give it a chance to resurrect.
It's just that at this time, Li Er didn't have the courage to risk everything, or he had more worries, and it wasn't like Li Yunze had the unattainable confidence.
Li Yunze failed in everything he did. He could use a massive amount of materials and technology to overwhelm all opposition forces, but if it didn't work, he could just walk away.
But if Li Er fails in his work, he may be like his cousin and his country and family will be ruined.
So after being silent for a long time, Li Er asked directly, "Is there any other way?"
"Enlighten the people's wisdom."
Li Yunze immediately expressed his position, "The monopoly of knowledge by aristocratic families means monopolizing official positions in the court. Only by opening up the people's wisdom and cooperating with the imperial examinations and giving people hope to move forward can we break the monopoly of aristocratic families. If they lose their monopoly, any aristocratic family will have to do so."
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Stinky fish and rotten shrimp.”
"Shang Jun has something to say"
As soon as Fang Xuanling spoke, Li Yunze simply interrupted: "Weak people, poor people, tired people, humiliating people, stupid people. Treat the people as stupid dogs, only qualified to be tools, and they have to be tools for generations. He deserves to be torn apart by a car."
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"The two Han dynasties were each only two hundred years old, and the world was in chaos. The root cause was that they treated the people as animals." Li Yunze looked around and said loudly, "The same is true for the Tang Dynasty. At most, they only have more than two hundred years of luck."
The hall was completely silent. Li Er dared to say in front of Li Er that the Tang Dynasty only had two hundred years of national destiny. They usually shouted long live.
Li Er, with a dark face, wanted to get angry, but
"This matter will be discussed later." Li Er knew that the family members were involved in what happened last night, but their power was too huge and they could not take action easily.
Moreover, there are so many people here. As the saying goes, people talk too much, so it is not suitable for talking here.
The fortune of the Tang Dynasty for two hundred years should be regarded as nonsense by Li Yunze. After all, this person cannot judge by common sense.
Things were arranged and everyone dispersed to get busy with their work.
Li Er left Li Yunze behind, and the two had really important things to talk about.
"There is no need to speak frankly in public about things that can help the family and enlighten the people." Li Er first warned, "I have my own arrangements for this matter. We should proceed step by step and do not act too hastily."
Li Yunze sneered at these words.
He knew very well what Li Er's true mentality was like.
In fact, Li Er, or rather all the emperors, were using Shang Yang's method to turn the people into sand sculptures to facilitate control.
If the people's wisdom really opens up, the people who have opened their eyes will not be satisfied with the life in front of them. Once there is turmoil, the Tang Dynasty may not even have a national destiny for twenty years.
Therefore, Li Yunze never placed his hope on any emperor, any nobleman, any famous minister, or any saint.
People still have to rely on themselves.
Li Yunze didn't want to do so many more things. After all, there are endless parallel worlds, and he couldn't just go to one and change the world.
If you have the time and energy, wouldn't it be more comfortable to explore more secluded forests and valleys, with small bridges and flowing water where people live?
But now that I'm here this time and I've chosen to go behind the scenes, I have to do this again.
It doesn't matter whether the family members are opposed or Li Er's attitude is ambiguous. He will let everyone know what it means that the development of social productivity forces the advancement of knowledge.
Mere suppression cannot withstand the rolling torrent of the industrial age.
Putting these things aside for the time being, Li Yunze proposed a brand new thing to Li Er.
"Your Majesty, the currency system of the Tang Dynasty is in chaos, and it is very inconvenient to mix physical objects and copper coins." Li Yunze put forward his own suggestion, "How about rectifying the currency?"
Li Er was obviously interested and said, "Tell me more about it."
"Nowadays, the gold and silver exchange ratio in the Tang Dynasty is one to ten, and the ratio of silver to copper coins is one to one thousand." Li Yunze immediately came up with the plan he had already prepared, "Just follow this ratio, cancel the currency attribute of silk, and use gold entirely.
Silver and copper coins as a substitute."
Unifying the currency is indeed a good thing, but it is also very difficult. First, there is an insufficient amount of precious metals. Second, canceling physical currencies such as silk will lead to chaos, and those who have silk at home will cause trouble.
When Li Er raised these questions, Li Yunze immediately said, "Stipulate a time limit. Before then, if you have silk and other physical objects at home, you can go to banks in various places to exchange them for copper coins, gold and silver."
"As for the shortage of precious metals, it's not difficult."
Speaking of this, Li Yunze immediately laughed, "Speaking of gold and silver, they are far away in the horizon and right before our eyes. The Japanese country across the sea from the Tang Dynasty has huge mountains of gold and silver, and its stock is enough to meet the needs of the Tang Dynasty. As for the needs of the Tang Dynasty.
Speaking of copper coins, as I said before, Luzon
There is a copper mountain as big as yours."
As soon as these words came out, Li Er's eyes lit up.
In any era, precious metals are never enough.
In fact, considering the current population of the Tang Dynasty, the amount of precious metals needed is far less than imagined.
Whether it is the gold and silver from Japan or the copper mines in Luzon, they are enough to meet the demand. There is no need to sail to distant South Africa to dig gold.
"His Majesty."
Li Yunze followed up and said, "The copper mines on Luzon Island have begun large-scale mining. Although I have provided some mining tools, the labor force is still insufficient. The local indigenous people are extremely lazy, and even adding a whip will not improve the efficiency much. This
conquest
Gaochang and Tuyuhun can capture a lot of people, right?"
"That's right." Li Er immediately nodded knowingly, "Gaochang and Tuyuhun burned the palace, and their crimes are unpardonable. From the time of their king's death, they have all been prisoners of crime! They were sent to the mines in Luzon."
The mining industry in this era was extremely cruel, and the ore dug out had to be filled in with human lives before being replaced.
The people of the Tang Dynasty are precious and they are an important resource for Li Er to pay taxes. How can they be easily consumed in the mines?
It was unlucky for Gaochang and Tuyuhun that they happened to catch up.
Li Yunze kindly reminded, "There are also coal mines and iron mines in Guanzhong. The coal, iron, and oil mines in Yanzhou require a lot of manpower."
"Yes." Li Er nodded in approval, "It is no longer enough to rely solely on the prisoners and the purchased Kunlun slaves. The attack on Gaochang and Tuyuhun must be carried out as soon as possible."
He picked up paper and pen and quickly wrote two telegrams, and called the chamberlain outside the palace to take them to the telegraph room and send them to Li Jing and Hou Junji on the front line.
After arranging this matter, Li Er thought about what Li Yunze said before about the Japanese country having a lot of gold and silver. "I heard that the Japanese assassinated you last night?"
"That's right." Li Yunze, who understood what he meant, immediately said with a smile, "Anyway, the assassins call themselves Japanese."
"How audacious!"
Li Er, who was possessed by the movie king, immediately snorted coldly and directly took the blame. "I will find the envoys of the Japanese country later and ask them what they want to do! If they can't explain clearly, then the Heavenly Soldiers of the Tang Dynasty will go Ask for an explanation."
"May I ask Your Majesty, how can I explain it clearly?"
"How about paying 20,000 taels of gold and 200,000 taels of silver a year?"
"Not enough." Li Yunze shook his head repeatedly, "Ten times is still enough."
Hearing this, Li Er immediately took a breath, "The Japanese country has so much gold and silver?!"
Li Yunze naturally knew this clearly. The Japanese country was extremely prosperous and its annual silver output was as high as 200 tons. Just one Shijian Yinshan Mountain could produce 40 to 50 tons of silver in a year.
A mere two million taels of silver is not worth mentioning.
As for gold, there are so many gold mountains in Japan that it is not a problem to get a few tons a year.
Li Er, whose eyes began to turn red, slammed the table in front of him hard, stood up and shouted angrily, "Japanese country is so bold! With so much gold and silver, they actually dared to assassinate the nobles of the Tang Dynasty. The crime is unpardonable!"
Li Yunze wanted to say, there are only two of us here, there is no need to perform so hard, and there is no other audience.
Just forget it.
"Your Majesty, there are many indigenous people in Japan." He reminded kindly, "These people directly invest their efforts in mining production, which can save the trouble of transferring a large number of people. Moreover, although Japan does not have many fields, it has high output. Ah. It’s rich in large quantities over there.
Rice can effectively supplement the food gap of Datang."
As for the fate of the local indigenous people after they were thrown into the mines, and what the local people ate after the local grain rice was shipped to the Tang Dynasty. No one really cares about these things, and neither Li Er nor Li Yunze cares about them anyway.
There is no way, who made you weak?
When I was young, if the general in my family died, his teeth would be knocked out and his blood would be swallowed up. He said that it was his own misfortune and had nothing to do with anyone else!
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Li Er nodded repeatedly, "I will arrange this myself."
After saying these things, Li Er changed the subject, "It just so happens that you are here today. I have something to ask for."
Li Yunze smiled and said, "Please tell me."
"My sons are so naughty that they give me a headache." Li Er sighed, "I want to send them to you to study under your name. How about that?"
Sure enough, it came.
Ever since he decided to accept Yuchi Baolin as his disciple, Li Yunze knew that such a day would come.
None of Li Er's sons are fuel-efficient.
But it doesn't matter, Li Yunze also wants to use this method to teach these noble sons of the prince the concept of outward expansion. It is better than holding the book of the saint all day long and then crazily fighting within the nest.
After pondering for a moment, Li Yunze nodded, "Yes."
A few days later, Li Yunze entered the palace again to see Li Er.
At the door, I saw the wailing envoys of the Japanese Kingdom. The aggrieved cry was like a cuckoo weeping blood, which made people cry with sadness.
Li Yunze couldn't help but want to laugh when he heard the envoy kept shouting, 'It's wrong! The Japanese country has never done anything~~ We are wrong~~~'.
He planned to suggest to Li Er later that if he really went to war with Japan, he could use the loss of two Tang Army sergeants as an excuse.
"Your Majesty, there is something good."
When meeting Li Er, Li Yunze brought out things he brought from the modern world.
One gold coin, one silver coin, and one copper coin.
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