Recreating the prosperous Tang begins with summoning players

Chapter 661
For the people of Chang'an, the first year of Qianyuan was a difficult year.

After the Qianyuan Chongbao was issued, prices in Chang'an skyrocketed, and even grassroots officials could not rely on their monthly salaries to make ends meet.

For these powerful officials, since they cannot make a living with their monthly salary, they will naturally suck blood downward.

Wang Chengwei has a headache. Recently, there have been more cases of bullying the people in Chang'an City.Wannian County is already considered good among several counties in Chang'an, but this month he still dealt with more than a dozen officials who were domineering over the people.

Wang Chengwei doesn't care which court official you are, if you encounter this kind of thing, you will be arrested and imprisoned in Wannian County's prison. If the evidence is convincing, you will be sentenced immediately. Although the common people can't get enough to eat because of rising prices, it is much better than Chang'an County on the west side of Zhuque Avenue.

Wannian County originally had a lot of workshops. After Wang Chengwei came to power, he changed the markets in each workshop into workshops, and the common people had a livelihood.

Although prices have risen again, at least we can still have an income.

But Chang'an County is different. Originally, there was no industry in Chang'an County. Now that the economy is depressed, more ordinary people are unemployed.

Unemployment coupled with price inflation, a paradoxical scene appeared, Chang'an City, the majestic imperial jewel of the Tang Dynasty, and the city that the whole world yearned for, unexpectedly broke out in famine.

What's even more strange is that the target of the people in Chang'an County fleeing from the famine turned out to be Wannian County, which is a street away from Chang'an County.

And Cui Wang's father died early, and his branch is not a direct line. After he was admitted to Jinshi, his family's life changed.

Before the crown prince left Beijing, he held a grand banquet in the East Palace, and the emperor turned a blind eye to it.

At this moment, the people in Chang'an County were temporarily blocked from fleeing, but the problems in Chang'an County were not resolved. Public grievances were like a boiling pot of water, which could explode at any time.

Li Kui was wronged, why is Qianyuan Chongbao not working? Don't your household department still know?
Now that prices in Chang'an are skyrocketing, law and order are also collapsing, and now the two most important county magistrates under him have even filed a lawsuit.

Because of the household registration of the population under the rule, this is the first priority of the official inspection.

Cui Wang has been tossed and turned for many years during the reign of Emperor Shanghuang, but he is still only a Zhima official of the seventh rank, serving as the county magistrate and county magistrate in the Gyeonggi area.

The emperor's health is not good. Although he has already appointed a crown prince, the position of the East Palace is delicate, and all the officials in the court maintain a wait-and-see attitude.

Even if these court officials took refuge in a certain prince, they would only follow the secret contacts. After all, the emperor was still afraid of the prince's association with court officials.

Although the crown prince was not as high-profile as the king of Qi, he also hosted a banquet for his cronies in the prince's mansion, and Chang'an Ling Cui Wang was also among the attendees.

Cui Wang saw that the complaints were fruitless, and saw that the people continued to flee westward, so he simply nailed the exits of various workshops in Chang'an County along Zhuque Street, and built a wooden wall along Zhuque Street.

Cui Wang saw that the prince threw himself to the ground in excitement, knelt down and recited a thousand years, and then Li Chu dragged him up.

Cui Wang felt even worse when he saw the people fleeing into Wannian County. He first wrote a letter to Jing Zhaoyi, accusing Wang Chengwei of luring the people of Chang'an County, demanding that Wang Chengwei strictly enforce the household registration, and arrest the Chang'an people who fled into Wannian County. Come back to Chang'an County.

He was born in a prominent family and was born as a Jinshi, but he was still only a Chang'an order until today. Cui Wang became like this because of one word, greed.

Although being able to leave Chang'an this time is a rare freedom for Li Chu.

In ancient society, there was a clear distinction between descendants and concubines, and there were many houses in the big family. At most, the same family supported and supported each other, and enjoyed some public benefits such as ethnology. As for each family member, whether they were poor or rich, it depended their respective parents.

Then there were repeated major cases of counterfeit money. Now after the release of Qianyuan Chongbao, counterfeit money in Chang'an City has been banned repeatedly. Fake money is rampant and money laws are corrupt.

And Wang Chengwei has only been a Jinshi for one year, and he is already on an equal footing with Cui Wangping.

Li Heng, the prince, was aggrieved. After succeeding to the throne, out of compensatory psychology, the monitoring of his sons was much looser than that of the emperor.

Wannian County absorbs the population of Chang'an County, which has already threatened Cui Wang's performance appraisal.

Li Kui could only be a shrinking turtle, and he didn't see Cui Wang and Wang Chengwei at all.

As the population decreases, less taxes can be received.With a small population, it is difficult to complete the various work indicators of apportionment, and the increase or decrease of household registration under one's own rule is the first evaluation standard of official performance.

For Jing Zhaoyin Li Kui today, this year is a difficult year.

But Li Chu is also very clear that the succession of the Great Tang throne, the focus of the struggle is in Chang'an.

Cui Wang struggled for many years before he got a Chang'an order.

It is not a taboo time for the prince to interact with his courtiers. When the emperor was young, he often entertained the officers of the imperial army.

The county magistrate of Chang'an County is named Cui Wang, who comes from the Qinghe Cui family among the five surnames and seven Wangs. He was a Jinshi in the tenth year of Tianbao.

Although Cui Wang's official position is not high, he controls such an important place in Chang'an County, so he was personally received by the prince.

"I'm going to Bianzhou to act as an agent for water transportation, and I have to trouble you all about Chang'an."

The spy system in the feudal society didn't start until the Song Dynasty. Before that, in the Tang Dynasty, the emperor's monitoring of the prince was not strict.

This time the emperor sent the princes to other places, the same as when the emperor moved to Shuzhong and issued an edict to let the princes lead their own troops.

Since Wang Chengwei took charge of Wannian County, the life of the people in Wannian County has been much better than that of Chang'an County, and Wang Chengwei has strictly enforced the law, so the law and order in Wannian County is much better than that of Chang'an County.

A few days ago, the emperor was unable to attend the Duanyang Festival ceremony to worship the water god that was supposed to be held in Japan a few days ago, so Princess Yanguang was asked to sacrifice to the water god instead of the emperor.

However, the household registration system was strict in the Tang Dynasty, and it was very difficult for ordinary people to move. At that time, only merchants and craftsmen had the opportunity to move to Wannian County.

But middle and low-level officials like Cui Wang don't have such worries.

Wang Chengwei investigated and dealt with the major case of counterfeit money, which not only caused Li Chu to be banned by the emperor, but also made Li Chu's hard-earned money earned by selling officials and nobles be confiscated by the court.

King Qi immediately held a grand banquet in the mansion after lifting the confinement. He drank drunk for three consecutive days. Finally, under the persuasion of his subordinates, he embarked on the road to the middle of Shu.

The reason why Cui Wang was so angry was that apart from being jealous of Wang Chengwei, the fact that the people fled abroad really affected his future.

How could the predecessor Cui Guangyuan be so lucky? When he was Jing Zhaoyin, he was able to make Chang'an law and order so good, and he didn't encounter any military disasters. In the end, he accumulated credit and entered the political affairs hall.

Li Chu said to Cui Wang: "Wang Chengwei's son has been in the way for many times. Cui county magistrate can rest assured that the palace has already set up a trap. Just wait for a few days and wait for the news that he will be dismissed from office and sent to prison!"

Cui Wang was overjoyed, and quickly offered the money he had accumulated over the years, and said to Li Chu:

However, since Li Kui took the post of Jing Zhaoyin, it was An Qingxu Shi Chaoyi's soldiers who knocked on Tongguan first, and Chang'an was in short supply of supplies.

Li Chu said some words of encouragement, and when Cui Wang complained about Wang Chengwei, Li Chu also showed a sinister expression.

And since Chang'an's prices have soared, many people have completely lost their livelihoods, and at this time they don't care about any household registration. A large number of people fled from Chang'an County to Wannian County.

However, the life of the common people is so difficult, but it has not affected the life of the upper class.

After the recovery of Chang'an, Cui Wang was appointed Chang'an order, in charge of Chang'an County west of Zhuque Street.

Before the money chaos in Chang'an, people often wanted to move to Wannian County to live.

The officials in Chang'an are the most well-informed. Now that the emperor is in poor health, this is already a tacit secret in the Chang'an court.

Although they came from the Five Surnames and Seven Wangs, the lives of ordinary people in these big families in the Tang Dynasty were not as prosperous as imagined.

Moreover, Chang'an County and Wannian County are only separated by Zhuque Street, and the two counties are often compared.

Later, An Lushan invaded Chang'an, and Cui Wang fled to Shuzhong with the emperor. Later, his uncle Cui Huan took Cui Wang to Lingwu and joined Li Heng.

So even though Li Chu went out of Beijing this time, he still had to keep in touch with the officials who stayed in Chang'an, especially the important officials in charge of public security in Chang'an city like the Chang'an county magistrate.

"This is the money I gave to His Royal Highness as a farewell party!"

In the shadow of the lively banquets in the East Palace and Prince Qi's Mansion, there were a few servants looking around lurking.

Some of them are eunuchs sent by the palace to wait on them, and some are sergeants guarding the East Palace or Prince Qi’s mansion. The guests and guests are recorded by these players, while the remaining players in the East Factory check the list of officials and dignitaries in Chang’an to find out these visitors one by one. guest status.

The next day, a list of Chang'an officials handed over by the prince and King Qi was sent to the emperor's imperial case through Dongchang.

(End of this chapter)