Recreating the prosperous Tang begins with summoning players

Robbery?

Seeing these ragged refugees holding bamboo sticks, the guards were driven away by Wang Jun's servants without doing anything.

Wang Chengwei rode on a horse and walked side by side with Wang Jun. Seeing these refugees, he couldn't help asking:

"Are these bandits in Lingzhou so poor?"

Wuwei City has just experienced a great war, and there are still many Tubo soldiers who have fallen into grass in Liangzhou.

Coupled with the poor management of Fangguan, the original Hexi Jiedu envoy, a lot of military resources were sold by silverfish under his command.

The generals and players who received the task of suppressing bandits in Liangzhou had to be extremely vigilant, and they would be injured if they were not careful.

However, with the appointment of the head of the players, and the influx of more players into Liangzhou to earn experience, the living space of the bandits is further reduced.

The bandits in Liangzhou were all strong and strong, but the bandits in Lingzhou who looked like beggars opened Wang Chengwei's eyes.

Wang Jun sighed and said, "If it weren't for the fact that they couldn't survive, how could the people be willing to fall into the grass and become bandits. These are the people nearby who can't survive. How can they have any weapons and equipment."

Wang Chengwei sighed. Many farmlands along the way were overgrown with weeds and the land had been abandoned.

But even if it is a deserted land, there are still people guarding it.

"Why are these lands deserted but no one cultivates them?" Wang Chengwei asked suspiciously.

Wang Jun said: "These are the lands of big households in Lingzhou. Because of the conscripts of the imperial court and the fleeing of the tenants, many lands have been left uncultivated."

Wang Chengwei asked suspiciously: "There are so many refugees and bandits nearby, can't these lands be rented out?"

However, Wang Jun sighed and said, "Growing land for big households, the land rent is high, if there is a natural disaster, if you can't pay the rent, you will be reduced to slavery."

"A lot of the refugees on this mountain are refugees from big families. They have worked hard to farm for a year, but they can't get much food, and they will be arrested by the government to do hard labor. It's better to dig wild vegetables on the mountain to eat."

Wang Chengwei said suspiciously: "Even so, aren't these big households willing to lower the rent?"

Wang Jun smiled bitterly and said, "Uncle Clan, you don't know what these big households are thinking. If the land is empty, there is no need to pay taxes. If someone cultivates it, rent and corvee will come. If the tenants under his command flee, the government will pay these burdens. Put it on the big account."

"There are so many corvees today. The Lingwu Great Wall needs to be built, the water canals need to be repaired, and the military food and supplies need to be escorted to the front line. Which one is not a fatal thing, even a big family can't afford it."

Wang Jun smiled wryly and said, "The family nephew also read it in the Longyou newspaper, saying that the rise and fall of dynasties were all due to the annexation of land by our aristocratic families."

"But according to my nephew, is it all our family's fault?"

"The imperial court has heavy corvees, heavy taxes, and excessive local levies. Isn't there any problem with the government? Why are we aristocratic families bearing the burden of infamy?"

"Didn't the five surnames and Qiwang instigate An Lushan's rebellion?"

"I'm afraid the uncle doesn't know how bad the Tang court's reputation in Hedong is now."

Wang Chengwei nodded slightly.

Although Wang Jun did shirk responsibility for the aristocratic family's annexation of the land, there was indeed no problem with what he said.

The corruption of Datang also came from top to bottom.

The extravagance and extravagance of Tianbao's years finally settled the ledger in Tianbao's last years.

An Lushan was able to rebel in Hedong, precisely because of the fact that Hedong was too oppressed by the imperial court.

Guanzhong was the land of Longxing in the Li and Tang Dynasties. Whenever there was a disaster in Guanzhong, the emperor would always be able to exempt from rent and labor.

Jianghuai was also an important place for taxation in the Tang Dynasty. Although the Tang Dynasty also plundered Jianghuai fiercely, since the Sui Dynasty, the imperial court has taken great care of Jianghuai.

Moreover, there are many upper states in Jianghuai, and there are many students who can be elected as tribute students. In addition, Jianghuai has a prosperous literary style, and many scholars are officials in the court.

Places like Sichuan, Shu, Jingxiang, and Lingnan have never been the core areas of the imperial court, and barbarians often make trouble in these places, and the imperial court mainly appeases them.

The most oppressed is naturally the Hedong area.

Hedong is the land of Yanzhao in ancient times. Since the pre-Qin period, it has been an area with prosperous literary style.

But since the establishment of Datang, Hedong has been often suppressed.

The population of Hedong is not as good as Jianghuai, and most of them are Zhongzhou or Xiazhou.

The number of people who can take the imperial examination is not as good as Jianghuai, and the number of people who pass the imperial examination is naturally not as good as Jianghuai.

However, the Tang Dynasty's imperial examination itself was not transparent, and all kinds of fraud occurred frequently, and the Hedong scholars who had no one in the court were naturally even more unable to be officials.

Many scholars from the poor families in Hedong entered the shogunate of Anlu Mountain.

Indeed, as Wang Jun said, the imperial court's excessive taxation and unrestrained corvee are also important reasons for the hardship of the people.

The group of people accelerated their journey and finally saw the city wall of Lingwu a few days later.

Zhang Tianlun said to Wang Chengwei: "Brother Wang, Ningdong Town is ahead, and the dinosaur fossils are here, let's stay here!"

As for Zhang Tianlun, the [Lieutenant Touching Gold], Wang Chengwei wanted him to get out a long time ago.

Along the way, Wang Chengwei looked at Zhang Tianlun, for fear that he would start fighting with the Luoyang shovel.

However, seeing Zhang Tianlun alone, Wang Chengwei was also very surprised. He didn't know how he would dig dinosaur fossils by himself.

When he digs out the dinosaur, I'm afraid that "Da Tang Feng Yun" will be shut down, right?
With doubts, Wang Chengwei continued to go to Lingwu City.

After bribing the city gate officials, the group easily entered Lingwu City, and Wang Jun immediately dragged Wang Chengwei to persuade the patriarch.

Several businessmen and players who came to Lingwu with Wang Chengwei also formed a team to wander around Lingwu City.

Homer is a merchant player and a member of the "Wenchaogong Family".

Wen Chao Gong's House is a player guild dedicated to bringing various famous novels to the game.

Now this guild has gained some reputation in Longyou, and after long-term losses, it has finally found a point of profit.

Through continuous improvement of papermaking and printing technology, Wenchaogong's House finally produced newspapers and magazines.

Taking the lead in using simplified characters and using pictures and texts to publish newspapers, in Shazhou, Xizhou, and Guazhou, where the education level is relatively high, several player newspapers have begun to make profits.

But what Wen Chao Gong never thought about is that the most profitable business is the flower arrangement of Jin Ping Mei.

Jin Ping Mei, which has exquisite flower arrangements, is even exported to the grasslands, and even the Uyghurs rush to buy it.

Those merchants from the Western Regions even brought back a few copies of the beautifully printed Jin Ping Mei every time.

Wen Chaogong's family originally hated this kind of immoral phenomenon, but when the profit was in front of them, they could only say one thing.

Immediately afterwards, a batch of ancient storybook novels with borderline plots were also brought into the game by the players.

What's the matter with three words and two shots? They have released exquisitely illustrated versions, which are very popular among LSPs.

Inspired by these books, some comic strips and comic books also began to appear in bookstores.

The well-known Journey to the West and Outlaws of the Marsh have been published in comic versions. These books are beautifully printed and have interesting stories. Not only children, but also illiterate adults like them very much.

Homer is a member of Wen Chao Gong's House, and he came to Lingwu to investigate whether it is possible to open a bookstore in Lingwu.

But Homer wandered the streets for a long time, and finally found a bookstore in the corner.

The owner of the bookstore was an old man with gray hair and beard. Homer quickly exchanged greetings with the owner.

"You are a merchant from Longyou, and you want to sell books with me?"

Homer took out a few beautifully printed books from his pocket, and of course these were serious books.

The old man took these snow-white books carefully, touched the smooth pages with his hands, and couldn't help admiring:
"Good book! It's a pity that it can't be sold in Lingwu."

Homer quickly said: "The books in our workshop are all printed, and the price is very cheap!"

The owner of the bookstore shook his head and said, "It's not about the price. There are fewer and fewer people buying books in Lingwu now. No matter how good your book is, you won't be able to sell it."

Homer froze.

The bookstore owner sighed and said, "In this troubled world, people can't fill their stomachs, so who buys books?"

"Lang Jun, your book is a good book, but it cannot be sold in Lingwu."

It looks like this trip was for nothing.

Homer sighed and was about to leave when he heard the bookstore owner say:

"Wait, Mr. Lang is from Longyou, right?"

Homer nodded.

The bookstore owner closed the store door, and then took out a book from behind the bookshelf.

"Lang Jun, do you sell this book?"

Homer took a look, isn't this "The Best Illustrated Edition of Jin Ping Mei"?

Gan!
Isn't this the flagship product of your own printing workshop?

Homer nodded, and the bookstore owner blew his beard and said:
"This book is in Lingwu now, but it's hard to find a book! If Mr. Lang can get this book, the store will charge as much as it has!"

Seeing the serious bookstore owner become like this, Homer couldn't help asking:

"Didn't the old man just say that no one reads books in this world?"

The bookstore owner said, "No one reads books, because no one reads the Four Books and Five Classics. But this kind of book is still read, and there are still people who buy it at a high price!"

The owner of the bookstore said: "Don't talk about those rich old men, even poor people who can't read, have this human nature, right? Last time the old man sold a copy, and the poor people divided up the illustrations on the spot."

Homer has black lines all over his head, what is this?Crowdfunding for books?
The owner of the bookstore continued: "There are more and more bachelors who can't get married these days. This kind of book is very easy to sell! It's a pity that this book in Longyou is so exquisite. The local bookstore invited a master of painting to make it. Can't even read books."

Homer sneered, how can you pirate Longyou's workshop?

Recently, his workshop is going to make a painted version of Jin Ping Mei. When that comes out, won't Ling Wu's bachelor cry?
"Old man, if I can get these books, how will I split the bill?"

Hearing that Homer was able to get the book, the bookstore owner immediately said: "The cost is [-]% and the profit is [-]%!"

Homer thought about it for a while. Selling this kind of book requires local connections. His business is all in Longyou, so it is impossible for him to be permanently stationed in Wuwei.

If you can share half of the profits every time, it seems to be a good choice.

"make a deal!"