Recreating the prosperous Tang begins with summoning players

Chapter 31
Xiao Huangmen, who was going to deliver the decree to Li Yan, had just set off, and Lingwu fell into a new turmoil.

The emperor's gold medal recalled Guo Ziyi who was fighting in Hedong, and the strategy of the Lingwu court will usher in a new change.

But all of this has nothing to do with Li Yan who is far away in Longyou Road.

At this time, the players are enthusiastically welcoming the martial arts competition and the management competition.

However, the winner of the business competition has basically been decided, and we are just waiting for the moment when the system is revealed.

The martial arts competition has become the focus of players' attention. This is the first large-scale event since entering the game.

The news that Jianning Wang Yabing was going to hold a martial arts competition also spread in Guazhou. Seeing that the people were also curious about the martial arts competition, Li Yan decided to lift the curfew and let the people enter the city for three days to watch the martial arts competition .

Now that the end of the new year is approaching and it is the winter slack time, people flock to Guazhou City to watch this rare grand ceremony.

In the eyes of the people of this era, this is already a rare entertainment, but it is worth bragging with relatives and friends for several years.

Guazhou City became lively at a speed visible to the naked eye. In a mansion in Guazhou City, three middle-aged men with stern faces were sitting and discussing matters.

If Zhang Mian were here, he would recognize these three as the patriarchs of the most famous An, Yang, and Wu families in Guazhou City.

The patriarch of the An family is a middle-aged man with a sunken face and yellow beard and hair.

He is wearing Tang costumes, and his accent is also the authentic Chang'an Zhengyin. Although the ancestors of the An family are naturalized aliens, they are now dignified and dignified people from the Tang Dynasty.

An is one of the nine surnames of Zhaowu. It is said that they are all descendants of the Yuezhi people, a merchant nation living in the Western Regions.

When the Tang Dynasty completely controlled the Western Regions during the reign of Emperor Gaozong, it began to naturalize the nine surnames of Zhaowu, rewarded them with the names of the Han people, and ordered them to learn the correct pronunciation of Chang'an and the etiquette characters of the Tang Dynasty, and gradually assimilated the nine surnames.

Nowadays, if anyone finds a Hu with nine surnames in the Western Regions and asks him whether he is a Hu or a Han, he will definitely draw a knife and chop you, thinking that you have insulted the noble status of the nine surnames of Zhaowu as a citizen of the Tang Dynasty.

An Changgui is the patriarch of the An family in Guazhou. Originally, the surname An lived in Beiting, but An Changgui's ancestors did business and settled in Guazhou. While doing business, this lineage made great efforts to educate their descendants, and gradually became a local prominent family.

Because he can write and count, Anjia now controls the household department of the governor's mansion, and is in charge of the money and food affairs of the entire Guazhou.

The Yang family and the Wu family are Han Chinese through and through.

Yang Shizhong escaped from Shu during the Great Zhou Dynasty, and finally went to Longyou Road after being displaced.

Relying on being able to read and write in paragraphs, the Yang family began to enter the governor's office and gradually monopolized the position of the head of the official department. Now Yang Shizhong is the head of the official department of the Guazhou governor's office, responsible for the appointment and daily assessment of the entire governor's office.

Wu Hao's family was born as a warrior. His ancestors were captains of the Moli Army. Later, he gradually separated from the Moli Army and mastered the military equipment in Guazhou. .

Although the authority of these three families has been weakened after Li Yan entered Guazhou City, they are still the largest landlords in Guazhou, and they are also the opposition force of Dasuo Maangyue this time.

An Changgui was the oldest, and was also the elder of Yang Shizhong and Wu Hao. The three families were intermarried for generations, so An Changgui also had an indirect relationship with them. Naturally, he presided over the meeting this time.

"You two Patriarchs, His Royal Highness King Jianning wants to ask for your appearance, do you know?"

As the most well-informed head of the official department, Yang Shizhong said with a smile: "This matter has long been spread in the Governor's Mansion, and now many people have found me, wanting to be in charge of inspecting the land. It looks like a population!"

The official departments of the prefectures and counties correspond to the official departments of the imperial court, and are responsible for the promotion and assessment of local officials.

For temporary major tasks such as Da Suo Maangyue, officials from prefectures and counties are usually drawn to form working groups.It is also the job of the official department to be responsible for the transfer of personnel.

That's why Yang Shizhong was in a happy mood. This Da Suo Maangyue did it once in the first year of Kaiyuan, when Yang Shizhong's father was the head of the official department.

At that time, the three families of An, Yang and Wu passed through Da Suo Maangyue, but acquired a lot of land properties, and many officials also took advantage of Da Suo Maangyue's opportunity to make a fortune.

So in Yang Shizhong's view, Dasuo Maangyue this time is an opportunity to make a fortune!

Although Yang Shizhong was optimistic, Wu Hao, the Patriarch of the Wu family and the head of the Guazhou military preparation department, said worriedly:
"However, His Royal Highness King Jianning doesn't seem to be as easy to fool as Governor Zhang?"

An Changgui smiled and said: "King Jianning has a noble status, so he probably doesn't know what's going on with us. The Qingzhang, Mu, Dasuo, and Maoshou all need people to do it. These people are all under our control. of."

The An family has controlled the Huke for several generations, and he knows everyone who can write and count in the county government office.

If you want to look good, you must need this group of people, and these people are closely related to the three families, so An Changgui is the most reassuring person.

An Changgui added: "Actually, don't overcomplicate matters. Now that the Guanzhong is in chaos, His Highness came to Longyou Road to ask for a good look, just to be able to collect the rent."

"As long as we share His Highness' worries and raise Guazhou's spring tax this year, His Highness will naturally be satisfied."

"Besides, His Highness is the king of the county, how many days can he stay in Guazhou? As long as His Highness is well served, we may have another backer in the future."

An Changgui's words reassured Wu Hao, and he said to An Changgui, "Our Wu family will definitely obey your orders!"

An Changgui said with a smile: "Wu Bingdao, this adjustment of rent and mediocrity will inevitably cause dissatisfaction. Your military preparations must be mobilized, and you must not let the troublesome people go to your highness."

A frightening coldness flashed in Wu Hao's eyes, and he immediately said, "It's absolutely fine!"

However, he still had some concerns and asked: "Uncle Gui, what if His Highness bypasses us and directly uses the undercover tooth soldiers?"

An Changgui laughed loudly: "Yanbing? I admit that there are indeed several characters in the dental soldiers under His Highness, and that Cui Canjun is a very powerful character. But there are a few dental soldiers who can write, count, and read. Knowing the field books can settle accounts?"

"It's up to us worldly officials to make a big claim in Guazhou. As long as the matter is in our hands, there will be no storms!"

Yang Shizhong said again: "Uncle Gui, how will we share the extra spring tax this time with Your Highness?"

An Changgui touched the gemstone ring in his hand, and said slowly: "Now is the time when the imperial court spends money, we have received the grace of the Tang Dynasty for generations, and now is the time to repay it, so let's do it, the extra spring you have collected For taxes, let us be the Eighth Highness and Second Highness."

Yang Shizhong laughed immediately, and said, "Then I need to prepare more food. Our Yang family has too little land, so I'm about to take the opportunity to buy more land!"

The three of them looked at each other and smiled, all looking forward to this time.

(End of this chapter)