Cultivation of chastity

Chapter 108 The Aftermath of the Conspiracy

Within a few days, Li Tai personally sent this year's taxes to Chang'an.

The tax payment in the Tang Dynasty was mainly about rent and adjustment. Rent was a tax on land output, which can be regarded as ordinary corvee, and adjustment was mainly cloth. Relatively speaking, paying taxes is relatively free, and you can Freedom of choice.

Of course, the so-called free choice will definitely have some discrepancies when it is implemented from above. Even though the politics of the early Tang Dynasty were relatively clear, the order was passed on layer by layer during the transmission process, so that some people knew the specific number of Zuyong tunes in advance.

Then the landlords have grain to produce food, and cloth to produce cloth. These taxes are paid first, and then it is the turn of the people.

Of course, these landlords are quite conscientious.

For example, a certain landlord named Li Tai, as a prince, directly owns [-] hectares of Yongye land, and [-] hectares of [-] mu of official land for a sixth-rank official position. The most important thing is that there is no need to pay taxes!
And Li Tai didn't have to pay taxes himself, and he didn't insist on paying taxes with the Ministry of Civil Affairs.However, after Li Tai sorted out the tax data of Gao Ling and handed it over to Dou Jing, Dou Jing was a little surprised, "12, two hundred and thirty-four stones of wheat?"

"This is Gaoling's household registration!" Li Tai took out the household registration register in his hand, and then sent the household registration to Dou Jing.

Then Li Tai said: "The roster of Gaoling household registration is here, Dou Shangshu can try to look it up."

Just in the past few days, the imperial court's order has come down, making Du Ruhui the deposed envoy to inspect the canal.

At the same time, Dai Zhou became Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs from Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and Dou Jing also changed his post to Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. However, the position of Sinong Temple was not removed, but the position of Sinong Temple was temporarily held, because the imperial court was not suitable for the time being. Candidates.

"It is said that there are 6 refugees resettled in Gaoling, but there are more than [-] people who need to pay taxes?" Dou Jing was a little surprised.

The imperial court did not collect taxes for everyone. The renters collected a man's tax for an acre of land, and each person had to hand over two shi of grain and cloth.

However, although Gaoling has hemp, the quantity is not enough, and those who do not have enough choose to hand in grain instead of cloth, but when Li Tai handed in, he directly chose to hand in the money.

Because Gaoling circulated with the wharf, the economy prospered, and food stamps were used instead of coins, so these Kaiyuan Tongbao were gradually recycled by Li Tai, but they did not circulate again.

To some extent, the most indispensable thing is Kaiyuan Tongbao.

"En!" Li Tai nodded,

"Because the proportion of adults who survived is the highest, this has also led to the most prosperous service in Gaoling being brothels.

I want to guide women to engage in other industries, but I am afraid that the number of brothel practitioners will decrease, which will lead to unnecessary chaos in society.

Can Dou Shangshu teach me anything? "

"This..." Dou Jing didn't know why she would bring up this topic when chatting with Li Tai, so she could only shake her head and say:

"You should go to Tang Shangshu from the Ministry of Rites for this matter, I really don't understand!
Now in Gaoling County, there are more than [-] people begging for a living, and more than one million fertile land has been reclaimed. Your evaluation, King Yue, is probably impeccable. "

"It's still thanks to Dou Shangshu's care!" Li Tai said calmly, "If there is nothing wrong, I still want to go to Taipu Temple when the time comes, and I need to second some people!"

"King Yue, are you planning to go to Taipu Temple to second people?" Dou Jing couldn't help but look serious when she heard Li Tai's words.

"Huh? What's the matter?" Li Tai looked at Dou Jing, but he didn't react.

Dou Jing thought for a moment, then whispered, "King Yue, do you know that Du Shangshu became the envoy to inspect the Grand Canal?"

"Du Shangshu became the deposed envoy to inspect the Grand Canal?" Li Tai said in surprise, "How many days?"

"Yeah!" Dou Jing nodded and said,

"So, if you don't have official business recently, you should avoid walking around with the courtiers.

As for your desire to be a great craftsman... Now the Agricultural Academy is an official imperial position.

As Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, it is still possible for me to dispatch a few master craftsmen to agricultural colleges in the name of supplementing teachers. "

Hearing this, Li Tai looked at Dou Jing in surprise, and moved, "Shangshu Dou..."

"King Yue, you and I have similar experiences, we are both relatives of the royal family, but we started out farming.

Strictly speaking, you still have the identity of our Sinong Temple, and Dou Jing still remembers the locust plague back then. "

Dou Jing said sincerely, "So, Dou Jing understands that it is difficult to do practical things, and if she can take care of her within her capacity, Dou Jing will naturally be willing."

"Xie Shangshu!" Li Tai didn't expect that Dou Jing would be so talkative, "If possible, I hope that Mo Ling, who has researched the technology of hatching eggs, can also be dispatched here. I wonder if it is possible?"

"Since the king of Yue has such a request, I will naturally do my best, and please rest assured, the king of Yue!" Dou Jing comforted Li Tai.

Li Tai breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and let go of his original plan to go to Taipu Temple.

Others don't know why Du Ruhui left, but he still doesn't know, Li Tai feels that he should calm down a bit, don't try to touch Zhang Wansui.

Obviously, Li Shimin made Du Ru obscure just to warn himself!
However, Li Tai felt that he could meet Du Ruhui, and he had to do a full set of plays!

Watching Li Tai leave, Dou Jing looked to the other side, and Fang Xuanling walked out quietly.

Dou Jing looked calm, and said, "You asked me to talk to King Yue, I have already said it, are you satisfied?!"

"Thank you Yuanxiu for your help!" Fang Xuanling bowed slightly to Dou Jing calmly.

"I believe Fang Xiang will not obstruct what the king of Yue asked for from the great craftsman!" Dou Jing said to Fang Xuanling at this moment.

"It seems that Yuan Xiu still believes that King Yue is a virtuous king who does things in a down-to-earth way!" Fang Xuanling looked at Dou Jing and said.

"A gentleman observes his deeds and listens to his words. There are a few officials in this imperial court who are actually from farming, and who can handle the difficulty of farming.

The King of Yue will do things in a down-to-earth manner. If he can understand some tricks, what's wrong! "Dou Jing didn't shrink back from Fang Xuanling.

Fang Xuanling heard Dou Jing's words and looked directly at Dou Jing, but at this moment Dou Jing did not flinch.

"Okay..." Fang Xuanling sighed slightly, and said, "I will keep an eye on King Yue, although I don't know what method King Yue used, but if King Yue attacks his courtiers again, I will definitely not let him off lightly!"

To be honest, because Fang Xuanling's thinking can imitate any other thinking, this ability is used to identify lies. As long as someone asks a question, Fang Xuanling can roughly judge the attitude of the other party.

Like this time, when Dou Jing told about Du Ruhui, Li Tai's reaction was not to go to Zhang Wansui, so Fang Xuanling could confirm that Du Ruhui's failure to return to the center was definitely related to Li Tai.

At most, Fang Xuanling didn't know what method Li Tai used, but Fang Xuanling could confirm that Li Tai's role was not glorious.

However, Dou Jing chose to stand on Li Tai's side, but it was impossible for Fang Xuanling to attack a prince without any scruples.

As a famous prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, Fang Xuanling was very willing to keep people like Dou Jing and Zhang Wansui.

Because there are too few such people in the court of the Tang Dynasty, they all came from the grassroots in a down-to-earth manner.

The same is true for Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui. In a certain situation, even though Li Tai is the prince, if he can take power, he will be in the same position as them.

It's just that, with the end of the civil war, the proportion of such doers who worked from the grassroots continued to decrease, and people headed by aristocratic families began to continuously add to the court and began to erode their power.

Therefore, Fang Xuanling is willing to give Dou Jing a face, and is also willing to give Li Tai a chance.

With Li Tai's political IQ, even if Du Ruhui was fooled once by relying on his diary, he never thought that Fang Xuanling would see through his simple decision.

Even if it wasn't for his status as a prince and his down-to-earth attitude, Fang Xuanling didn't make a move.

Otherwise, in this officialdom, Li Tai probably wouldn't even know why he didn't have anything.

After Li Tai paid a visit to Empress Sun and Li Shimin in Chang'an, he took gifts to visit Du Ruhui who was about to leave for the Grand Canal.

After all, in Li Tai's view, this incident was caused by his own diary and experimentation.

Although I don't regret this experiment, because I really saw the power of the diary, but it caused Du Ruhui to leave the capital, and I still feel a little guilty in my heart. After all, Li Tai has a thick skin, but his heart is not dark enough!
When Du Ruhui saw Li Tai, he looked at Li Tai very strangely, and sighed slightly:
"I didn't expect me to leave Beijing, and you, King Yue, also contributed a lot!"

Hearing Du Ruhui's words, Li Tai couldn't help being stunned. Question marks filled his mind, where did he expose himself?

It's a bit unscientific for you to guess yourself like this!
Li Tai smiled wryly and said, "Grand Du, what are you talking about, but I just heard that you are planning to inspect the Grand Canal.

So I came to pay a visit to Du Gong, just to facilitate the next assistance of the Agricultural Institute. "

Now that Du Ruhui was sure about Li Tai, he first invited Li Tai into the room, and then said leisurely:
"King Yue, you should not be here.

The only reason for your presence here is that you have a conscience and feel ashamed of your minister. "

"..." Li Tai didn't know what to say for a moment, why did Du Ruhui decide for himself!Li Tai didn't understand.

But Du Ruhui has his own judgment, is it Li Shimin's beating on him by leaving Beijing?
No, I met Li Shimin once, and I clearly know Li Shimin's attitude towards me.
This inspection of the canal is even like the reason for my presence. Although I am not in the center, this is not a sign of my own weakness. Strictly speaking, I have also strengthened my authority.

But in the eyes of some people who don't know why, leaving the central government is a sign of losing power, but no matter what, Li Tai shouldn't come to visit him.
Because the relationship between him and Li Tai is neither good nor bad, under such circumstances, when Li Tai came to the door, he either felt guilty or wanted to win him over.
So Li Tai shouldn't come to the door, as long as Li Tai comes to the door, it means that Li Tai's mind is not pure.

So Du Ruhui just cheated Li Tai casually, and then Li Tai was exposed.

It doesn't matter what Li Tai said, as long as Li Tai doesn't walk away in a huff, it means that he guessed right!

For these ministers, there is actually no need for evidence, as long as they intuitively make judgments, they will firmly believe in judgments.

No matter how Li Tai tried to explain, in fact, in their view, it would be full of loopholes.

Because Li Tai really couldn't fool these ministers in terms of his level of thoughtfulness, as long as he lied, he would be caught.

Du Ruhui looked at Li Tai's appearance and said calmly. "King Yue, the old minister doesn't understand, why did you attack the old minister!"

"Dugong, I really don't! Whether it's motives or means, how can I influence you!" Li Tai said.

Du Ruhui's expression gradually became serious, and he said to Li Tai: "The king of Yue said no, so then no."

Li Tai breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Du Ruhui's words, Li Tai really didn't understand why he was exposed!

And Du Ruhui looked at Li Tai's expression, and continued:
"King Yue, you are a prudent person and do many practical things, although it is difficult step by step.

But all the important officials in the court can see that you are walking on the straight road, so you will have no disadvantages.

But if you underestimate the important officials in the court like this, so you think you are playing tricks, as long as you use the courtiers in the court who can see through you.

I will leave Chang'an in a few days, how many people in the court do you think will know that I am related to you? "

"This... has nothing to do with me!" Li Tai struggled a little when he heard Du Ruhui's words.

Du Ruhui looked at Li Tai, his words were calm but extremely sharp:

"Xuanling's thinking simulation, as long as you know the news after I left Beijing, as long as you do something that does not conform to your conventional thinking, you can judge that this thing was done by you,
Shiwen's Heaven and Earth Chessboard can observe the affairs of the game from the perspective of a third party. As long as you pay attention to the traces, it is not difficult to come to such a conclusion.

As for my quick decision, when I see you coming to my mansion, I can tell the fastest that you are definitely related to this matter! "

"Du Gong..." Li Tai heard Du Ruhui's examples one after another, and Du Ruhui's psychological defense line was almost defeated by Du Ruhui at a crippling speed.

For the first time, Li Tai clearly realized the distance between himself and these ancients in terms of strategy.

I have always carried out the plan very smoothly, even if someone blocked it, but it was carried out steadily.

So naturally I felt contempt for these ancient people, but I didn't expect that I just used other methods quietly this time, and then met face to face, and all my disguises seemed to have become a joke.

Du Ruhui patted Li Tai on the shoulder, like an elder, pointing to Li Tai:

"You, King of Yue, made regulations at the age of ten, which is not inferior to that of Qin's Ganluo.

I worked with Ma Zhou, and even with Gaoling corvee, so I know better than anyone that you are truly a genius in the world.

Because of this, it is my great fortune for you to walk the right way, and it will be my great disaster if you indulge in heresy.

The matter of my departure from Beijing will end here, and no one will investigate.and……

The deceitful words came out of your mouth, King Yue, do you feel very painful, that's why the flaw is so big! "

Faced with Du Ruhui's concern, Li Tai brewed his emotions to the extreme, and at this moment he burst into tears with a "wow"!

Du Ruhui couldn't help but feel soft-hearted, stretched out his hand and patted Li Tai's shoulder, as if to comfort Li Tai.

Du Ruhui secretly sighed in his heart: "Although King Yue is amazing and talented, in the end he is only a ten-year-old child."

Li Tai thought in his heart that it's good that I'm only a ten-year-old child now, and crying because of guilt, there's nothing to be ashamed of.

Now that Du Ruhui knew about it, the most important thing was not to allow Du Ruhui to stand against him at least. Now it seemed that he had made the right bet!
　I need to teach the protagonist a lesson in playing conspiracy, the most important thing is that the protagonist of conspiracy cannot beat these old foxes!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)