The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 2331
"Hasn't the north settled down? But there has been no movement for several years." Li Chengqian said.

"But this year is different. Usually there is no major problem in the north. Both the people in the Central Plains and those on the grassland live in peace and contentment. But last winter, because of the weather on the grassland, those party members, A lot of cattle and sheep have been lost. Although one summer has passed this year, their life seems to have not slowed down. Your Majesty, they have to find a way to live. As early as a while ago, among the merchants who went north, there were some I have met those party members and been exploited by those party members." Cui Zhiwen said: "Over there, Huangzhuang began to buy wool on the grassland a few years ago, and merchants from all over the Tang Dynasty also did the same, according to my investigation. , it is still because of the disaster on the grassland last winter, the tribes of the party members, the wool production has dropped sharply, life is very tight, there is no money left to buy supplies for the winter, the winter on the grassland is not easy."

Li Chengqian looked at the memorial carefully. The memorial was not written by Cui Zhiwen alone, but also some news and notes from Lanzhou were mixed in the memorial.

What Cui Zhiwen said is true. After autumn, Lanzhou is indeed a bit uneasy.

Those party members were affected by the disaster last winter. Although the Lanzhou government sent the news, because there were frequent major incidents in the court last year, this incident was not considered a major incident for Datang, so we decided to It was put on hold, and the imperial court did not allocate money and materials to manage those party members. It was all the local government in Lanzhou to relieve the disaster.

Although those people barely survived that winter, for the people on the grassland, such a disaster would not be able to survive in one summer, not to mention that their current economy is very dependent on the Central Plains.

When something happened to the banks in the Central Plains, or when something happened to Xungui, too many merchants were implicated. Not only did their wool grains decrease, but the exchanges between merchants also decreased a lot last year.

And if the merchants of the Tang Dynasty went to the grasslands to buy wool, they would definitely choose those big tribes, and they could buy a lot of wool at a time, which would save time and effort for everyone.

As for the Dangxiang people, there are many people, but there are also many tribes. After moving to the bank of the Yellow River, the tribes also dispersed.

At the beginning, in order to prevent the party members from gathering too densely, Datang separated them, so their dispersal was also due to the imperial court.

It's going to be winter soon, and you can still live in summer, but what if you can't live in winter this year?This is a vicious cycle. Last year, Chang'an City didn't have a plan for disaster relief. Those party members felt that they should rely on their own hands to live.

Li Chengqian closed the memorial.

He wanted to think of Xuan Shijing again, because there is a saying that Xuan Shijing said is absolutely correct, those foreigners are all unfamiliar white-eyed wolves.

Party members, when they were moved to the bank of the Yellow River, they were still unwilling and resisted in every possible way. It was their stalemate Qibi He Li who came forward to protect them, and the imperial court was more tolerant of them. When they reached the bank of the Yellow River After discovering that the imperial court gave them fertile land and fertile grasslands, they became happy again and were grateful to the imperial court in every possible way.

What about now?Because of a disaster last year, they repeated it again and began to harass the people in the pass.

Just a small disaster made them forget how the court treated them well.

Li Chengqian closed the memorial and threw it on the desk.

"Come here!" Li Chengqian shouted to the outside of the hall.

"The servant is here." The servant waiting outside the hall hurried to the hall.

"Summon Qi Bi He Li." Li Chengqian said.

"Yes." The servant hurried out of the hall.

"Cui Aiqing, what do you think about this matter?" Li Chengqian asked.

"Your Majesty, it is only found that a small group of party members are rebelling, and it is not a large-scale one. It is not so much a rebellion as those who rebelled. The caravan sent by Huangzhuang also encountered them. It is precisely because of this that I have to say that I thought that the government in Lanzhou could solve this matter, but the government in Lanzhou The government's manpower is limited, so I feel that the army from Lanzhou must be used for this matter." Cui Zhiwen said.

Li Chengqian nodded upon hearing this.

Cui Zhiwen's words are very pertinent, and it is reasonable for the army in Lanzhou to solve the problem.

"Well, I have to discuss this matter with Qibi Heli, and we will give the result tomorrow morning." Li Chengqian said.

"Yes, if that's the case, I have nothing else to do, so I won't disturb Your Majesty." Cui Zhiwen said.

"Well, step back." Li Chengqian said.

"Yes." Cui Zhiwen clapped his hands in response, then turned around, pretending to suddenly remember something, and turned around again.

"By the way, Your Majesty, I have one more thing to do." Cui Zhiwen cupped his hands and said.

"Huh? What's the matter?" Li Chengqian asked.

"That's right. When I just entered the palace, the carriage passed by the gate of the palace, and I saw many people at the gate of the palace. It seemed that they were all students studying, and they all gathered at the gate of the palace." Cui Zhiwen said, only halfway through.
"Oh, the censors at Yushitai have already mentioned this matter, and I know about it." Li Chengqian said: "It is indeed a student of the academy who is clamoring to see me."

"Your Majesty, those students, what will His Majesty do with them?" Cui Zhiwen asked.

"Why is Cui Aiqing curious about this?" Li Chengqian looked at Cui Zhiwen, and his eyes fell on him, with a bit of inquiry.

Cui Zhiwen immediately knelt on the ground.

"My apology." Cui Zhiwen kowtowed and said.

"What is Cui Aiqing doing? Hurry up." Li Chengqian said.

"Your Majesty, please report to me." Cui Zhiwen said.

"Cui Aiqing, please tell me." Li Chengqian said.

Seeing that Cui Zhiwen knelt on the ground and did not get up, Li Chengqian simply refused to let him get up, and waited until he had finished talking.

"When I passed by outside the palace, I saw those students, and I recognized them. They were the students of literature in Dongshan County. They were all wearing the uniforms of the School of Literature, so I took a closer look, because the students in my home , There are also young people who go to school in the academy, it doesn't matter, the unworthy son of the minister's family is really among those students, the minister is not good at discipline, please forgive me." Cui Zhiwen knelt on the ground and bowed his head.

(End of this chapter)