Prince of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 159 Du He Gets Beaten
In the Tang Dynasty, the social class composition was very strict. Generally speaking, the ruler divided the common people into four grades: "scholar, farmer, businessman and commerce."

Scholars, that is, scholars or squires who have not yet obtained fame, because they are considered to be related to officials, so their status is higher.

Next is the peasants who cultivated the land, because during this period, the taxes of the Tang Dynasty were mainly collected from the peasants, and due to the influence of the military system, when the war came, the peasants could be recruited by the Zhechong Mansion to become soldiers. Therefore, the peasants The status is only for scholars.

In contrast, without land, workers and artisans who only rely on helping others to eat, and businessmen who rely on buying low and selling high, have become the bottom of society, let alone being an official, it is not bad to not be looked down upon by others .

But now, the prince Gao Ming actually said that he would give Lin Sen five guan qian per month, and planned to let him become an official in the future, so not only Lin Sen himself, but also the craftsmen around him suddenly froze, and the whole yard fell silent.

Gao Ming quickly understood why they were so surprised, so he immediately laughed.

"Haha, Lin Sen, I'm telling you, don't rush to be happy. As my craftsman, the monthly payment exceeds [-]%, but you have to pay [-]% of the money. That is to say, wait until you next month After you get the five guan coins, you have to hand over three hundred coins to Hegan Chengji."

For Lin Sen, getting the five guan coins was like a dream, so as soon as Gao Ming finished speaking, he immediately nodded his head like a chicken chopping rice.

"Pay it, I'll pay it, thank you His Royal Highness, when I get my wages next month, I will immediately hand over the protection fee of [-] Wen to Lord Hegan."

But after hearing Lin Sen's words, Gao Ming smiled and shook his head again.

"No, I forgot to mention just now. From now on, this money will not be called protection fee, but personal income tax. This money will be charged to the national treasury in the future. As long as you pay this money, it will be considered as a contribution to Datang. You will be qualified to be an official in the future, understand?"

"Official?"

Lin Sen's eyes lit up again when Gao Ming mentioned the word "official" again.

"His Royal Highness, do you think the villain has a chance to be an official?"

Seeing his surprised look, Gao Ming nodded again.

"Now that my Tang Dynasty is in the midst of employing people, not only you, but everyone here has the opportunity to be an official, and Lin Sen, think about it, you have five guan monthly money, and you have twenty A few craftsmen follow your command, and you work for me, aren't you an official now?"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Lin Sen's expression brightened, and he knelt down towards Gao Ming with a "plop".

"Thank you, His Royal Highness, for your attention. From now on, the villain will be loyal and dedicated to doing things for His Royal Highness. If there is any mistake, His Royal Highness will punish you!"

As soon as Lin Sen finished speaking, other craftsmen around him also shouted.

"If there is even the slightest mistake, His Royal Highness will punish you!"

Seeing this scene, Gao Ming couldn't help laughing out loud.

"Hahahaha, okay, okay, as long as you work hard, no one will dare to bully you with the crown prince covering you in the future, so get up and do things!"

"Thank you, Your Royal Highness!"

After the craftsmen kowtowed to Gao Ming again, they got up to work. Seeing this scene, Gao Ming nodded and took Hegan Chengji out.

After walking out of the yard, Hegan Chengji laughed beside Gao Ming.

"His Royal Highness, after hearing your words, the craftsmen worked even harder."

Looking at Hegan Chengji who smiled obsequiously, Gao Ming also nodded.

"Yeah, because they are a group of people who know how to be grateful, so Aki, you have to know that sometimes blindly intimidating is not the best way, the most important thing is to convince people with virtue."

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Hegan Chengji immediately showed his sincerely convinced face.

"What His Royal Highness said is very true, this subordinate has been educated."

As soon as Hegan Chengji finished speaking, a hundred cavalry guards rushed in from the outside, and then clasped their fists at Gao Ming.

"His Royal Highness is not well. Someone ran wildly in the street and hit the carriage you parked at the door. The little lady who came with you was also injured."

Hearing that Shishu was injured, Gao Ming became angry immediately, his eyes widened, and he yelled at Hegan Chengji.

"What? It's unreasonable to dare to bump into my carriage, Hegan Chengji, do you know what to do?"

He Gan Chengji nodded immediately after hearing Gao Ming's words.

"Understood, we must convince people with virtue!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Gao Ming immediately slapped him on the head.

"I've got all my women injured, and I'm still convincing people with virtue. Now I order you to beat that guy's shit out of him!"

"..."

Under Gao Ming's order, the dandy who injured the servant did not even have time to say a word, and was beaten into a pig-headed three by Gao Ming and the hundred cavalry guards swarming up. Just as Gao Ming was about to give an order, he was stripped naked and thrown on the street When he cried.

"Woooo...His Royal Highness, the younger brother just wanted to see you, why bother beating me like this, woooooooooo..."

Seeing this scene, Gao Ming was a little dumbfounded.

"Uh... may I ask who are you?"

"Woooo, doesn't His Royal Highness even remember me? I'm Du He, woooooooo..."

"..."

Gao Ming didn't know Du He himself, but he was very familiar with the name Du He, because this guy had a famous father named Du Ruhui.

Du Ruhui, Du He's father, is known as "Du Duan" in "Fang Mou Du Duan", and he is also known as "Sword and Pen Official". Although he helped Li Shimin a lot at the beginning, it is a pity that he died. It was too early, Li Shimin had only been emperor for three years, and he died.

The tea is cold when people leave, and the lights are extinguished when people die. This saying is common no matter which dynasty is placed. Although Du Ruhui's eldest son, Du Gou, inherited his title of Duke of Lai, he did not inherit his talent. It's gone.

Du He is Du Ruhui's second son, a veritable dandy, because he married Princess Chengyang, so he also has the official position of a son-in-law captain.

In history, the reason why Du He and Li Chengqian got mixed up was that they were like-minded. After Li Chengqian's failed rebellion, Du He's useless career came to an end. He was killed and his wife remarried, which was the end of his useless life.

Generally speaking, Du He was either trying to die in his life, or he was on the way to die, and finally died.

Thinking of this, Gao Ming looked at Du He with sympathy.

"Du He, you have to thank me, if it weren't for me, you would be dead."

Gao Ming was telling the truth. If he hadn't crossed over, then according to Li Chengqian's trash character, he would definitely rebel. If he rebelled, people like Du He and Hou Junji who were on the same boat as him would inevitably die.

But Du He was not a prophet, he didn't know his own destiny, after hearing Gao Ming's words, he cried even harder.

"Hoo... Your Highness, don't think I'm stupid. You hit me the hardest just now. Didn't you say you treat me like a brother? You hit me six times and kicked me so hard. Eight legs, woo woo woo woo..."

"..."

Looking at Du He who was crying heartbroken, Gao Ming sighed for a long time, and then patted him on the shoulder.

"Hey...brother, it's true that I treat you as a brother, but who made you hurt my woman?"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Du He was stunned.

"Just for a woman?"

Looking at the astonished Du He, Gao Ming immediately nodded seriously.

"Well, that's right, haven't you heard a saying? Brothers are like siblings, women are like clothes!"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Du He was even more puzzled.

"Since brothers are like siblings, and women are like clothes, are siblings less important than clothes?"

As soon as Du He finished speaking, Gao Ming raised his palm.

"Don't worry, the next line of 'brothers are like brothers and women are like clothes' is, whoever touches my clothes, I'll cut off his hands and feet!"

"..."

Looking at the astonished Du He, Gao Ming smiled again, and then patted his shoulder.

"The most important thing is that you married my sister, Princess Chengyang. You know, she is only 13 years old this year. You don't even let such a young child go. Do you think you are a beast?"

Having said that, Gao Ming immediately waved his hand towards the Baiqiwei next to him.

"Come on, beat this bastard until his mother doesn't even recognize him!"

"Yes!"

Looking at Du He, who was beaten all over the ground and howling, a smile suddenly appeared on Gao Ming's face.

"Don't you know that girls under the age of 16 can't be touched? What I hate the most are you scumbags who destroy the seedlings of the motherland. Beat, beat me hard!"

Hearing Gao Ming's roar, the hundred cavalry guards next to him beat Du He desperately, while secretly admonishing themselves in their hearts that they must not marry a wife under the age of 16 in the future, otherwise it would be too wronged for His Royal Highness to beat him up .

After fighting for a while, Gao Ming raised his hand when he heard Du He's screams start to weaken.

"All stop!"

Hearing Gao Ming's order, several hundred cavalry guards immediately stopped their hands, and Gao Ming walked over to Du He and raised his chin.

"Do you know it's wrong?"

Seeing Gao Ming's righteous face, two lines of tears immediately flowed down Du He's cheeks.

"Wuu...His Royal Highness, although my younger brother is married to Princess Chengyang, His Majesty has an order to consummate the marriage with me until she reaches her age. She is still in the palace now, so it is really useless for me to touch her. woo woo woo woo……"

Jiji means 15 years old, this Gao Ming knew it, so when he heard Du He's words, he also knew that he seemed to have wronged him, so he sighed again, and then shook his head at Du He shook his head.

"Oh, if you hadn't said it earlier, it would have been over? But why didn't you say it sooner? If you said it earlier, I wouldn't have hit you? But why didn't you say it sooner? You said that this matter will be messed up... Sigh, Why didn't you say it earlier?"

"..."

Listening to Gao Ming's left one "Why didn't you say it earlier" and his right one "Why didn't you say it earlier", Du He suddenly showed regret.

"me……"

Du He "I" didn't say anything for a long time. In a hurry, he immediately "slapped" his face twice, and then showed an apology to Gao Ming.

"His Royal Highness, I'm sorry, it's all my fault. Next time I will tell you sooner!"

Seeing that he was so "knowledgeable about current affairs", Gao Ming immediately smiled with satisfaction.

"I know you, I can't be like this next time, but not everyone is as easy-talking as I am!"

"..."

(End of this chapter)