Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 796 The Stupid Old Aristocrat
In the evening, the family ate delicious rice, dried salted fish, and two vegetables, and they were so happy that they shed tears.

This day is like a dream, it's unbelievable.

Today's life is not only unimaginable when they ran away in tears, but also unimaginable in the past when the great cause was stable and stable in the early years.

150 mu of land, plus Xu Ling's 150 mu of land, that is [-] mu of land.

"Leng'er, you said there are only six people in our family, what kind of land is this three hundred mu of land?"

No matter how extensive the planting is and the harvest is low, even a lot of land is used to plant mulberry, jujube, etc., and then fallow, but there are still a lot of these lands.

"Father, didn't I get rewards a few times before, and His Majesty ascended the throne, and the higher authorities gave out rewards again, so I plan to spend some money to buy a cow first and then a horse."

Cows can plow land, horses can also plow land, they can also pull carts, and sometimes they can also travel.

"Cows and horses aren't cheap, are they?" Father Xu said worriedly.

"Our general said that the government soldiers can buy through the military government, and there are discounts. The cattle and horses shipped from Liaodong are all Xi Qi and others, and we have an internal price. A big cow is only four to five thousand yuan , the horse is not much more expensive."

"So cheap?"

The old man exclaimed, he used to rent land to the landlord’s family, and the landlord’s family had cattle, but they couldn’t afford to borrow the cattle. If they borrowed his cattle to plow the land, [-]% of the income from the land would have to be used as cattle rent.

"Cows and horses are not easy to raise, especially this horse, which eats a lot and eats well."

"Father, war horses are hard to raise. If it's just an ordinary draft horse, it's not that expensive."

"Now that you are a fire chief, don't you still have to prepare horses and mules? You also need to prepare ordnance?"

"Don't worry about this. The army has already prepared it before, and the ordnance, horses and pack mules are all equipped. From now on, the money will be paid in installments every year, and it will be made up slowly, and there is no need to add additional interest."

Father Xu was surprised, "There are still such good things. No wonder His Majesty can win the world. He treats the people of the world very well."

Xu Leng thought to himself, it’s not good for everyone, it’s not so good for Goguryeo people, “Father, I remembered, our commanders said that a large number of slaves will be brought over from above, and I guess I can get a Goguryeo slave by then.” Slave, if you want to buy it, there are discounts."

"How much is it? Male and female, old and young?" Father Xu was moved. If his son goes to train and fight, he will be the only strong man in the family. He is also old, and the second son is only fifteen. Not yet of age.

It would be nice if you could buy slaves to help with the work.

"I heard that it is sold outside. In Qingdao Port, a young Goguryeo male slave costs twenty guan, but if our soldiers buy it, it may only cost a dozen guan, and you can pay in installments."

"Is this installment payment really reliable?" Dad was always worried.

"Don't worry, this is the emperor's preferential treatment for the government soldiers. For example, if you buy a Koguryo slave with eighteen guan, you can divide it into [-] installments, one for each season, and the first installment will only pay back the guan, and no interest will be charged."

The old man calculated in his mind that if he paid it back in four and a half years, he would not be afraid to repay the [-] mu of land if he paid it back in four and a half years. If there was no interest, then there would be no worries at all.

"Son, the sage is really a benevolent emperor, you must repay the kindness of the king well."

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Changan.

Yin Shishi is having a secret meeting with more than a dozen nobles including Gu Yi to discuss.

"We have been favored by Shihe, and we have been deeply favored by the emperor of Sui Dynasty. Now Li Yuan wants to kill the emperor and usurp the throne. How can we just sit back and watch?"

Gu Yi also stood up and said, "Even if Da Sui's energy is exhausted, we will do our best to protect the emperor."

Seeing that it was almost done, Yin Shishi said, "Wait for me to capture and kill the traitor Li Yuan, and then enshrine Emperor Fan Yang in Guanzhong as Zhengshuo, and at the same time protect the Yang family, and find a way out for everyone."

Everyone still didn't understand the current situation at this time. Those who were able to come here were basically excluded after Li Yuan entered the customs. Under the instigation of Shi Guyi, they simply united to kill Li Yuan, and then use Guanzhong to submit to Emperor Qin, and also seek a seat in the new dynasty.

Luoyang.

At this time, Wang Shichong was like a trapped beast with red eyes.

"Duke Zheng, there is no food in Luoyang, please open a warehouse to release the grain."

An official asked Wang Shichong.

Wang Shichong said with red eyes, "Release food? How can there be food to be released? Just a little food, and the soldiers have to be guaranteed. If it is released to the common people, it will be enough for a few days. Do you want to fight?"

"Duke Zheng, now the grain in Luoyang city has been sold for tens of thousands of dollars, and there are even grains that are priceless. Only gold can be exchanged for grain. The people are going crazy, and some people have already started eating human flesh."

Some bold people in the city joined hands and went outside the city to kidnap people, slaughter and sell meat as pork. Who didn't know that it was human flesh, but who would care if they were hungry a few times.

There are even more vile people who go to the mass graves outside the city every night to dig out the bodies that were discarded after starving to death, and then transport them back to the city to be slaughtered and sold as meat.

People are already eating people, and Luoyang has become a hell.

Wang Shichong was also helpless.

He attacked Li Mi four times, but was defeated four times.

Every time he loses his troops and loses his generals, although relying on his ability, he retreats every time, but if this continues, Luoyang will become a city of death. Even if Li Mi comes again, what will he do to resist.

"Prime Minister, it really doesn't work, why don't we just surrender to Fan Yang!"

A minister said helplessly.

Wang Shichong stared at the man fiercely, then waved his hand.

"Pull down this rebel who dared to say surrender, and behead him. Whoever dares to surrender again will be beheaded."

However, killing one person did not stop the chaos in Luoyang City.

Even Yuan Wendu and Lu Chu, who are also assistant prime ministers, are already discussing in secret that Luoyang should be attached to Luocheng.

These people listened to Wang Shichong's instigation, refused to accept Li Yuan's order, and established another emperor. In fact, they wanted to fight for orthodoxy for the sake of profit. If Luoyang won in the future, they would naturally be rich and noble.

It's just that no one expected that they couldn't even settle down with Li Mi. In the current situation, no one still dreamed that Luoyang could still win the world.

As a result, these people who woke up, especially the nobles in Yuan Wendu, were even more unwilling to be buried with Wang Shichong. They just wanted to keep their noble status and their power and property.

Under the contact of interested people, Yuan Wendu Lu Chu and other Luoyang City court ministers gradually reached an agreement.

But now that they want to surrender Luocheng, there is still a big problem, that is Wang Shichong, who fully controls the military power in Luoyang.

All the officials of the small imperial court are willing to surrender to Qin, but the generals in the military are all Wang Shichong's confidantes, so he is unwilling to surrender.

late at night.

In front of Yuan Wendu's desk, a letter suddenly appeared.

He opened it in surprise, and after reading it, he took a long breath.

"Pei Renji!"

(End of this chapter)