A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 1069: Edict to stop the world and seal the world
The emperor gave him food in the corridor.

A bowl of soup cake, a bowl of millet, and fruit to accompany the meal, an orange and a persimmon.

A simple meal,
This was also adjusted at the request of the prime ministers after the late spring snowstorm. In the past, the prime ministers' meals in the dining room were very sumptuous. Wei Zheng often wiped his mouth after eating and complained to the emperor, saying that the food was too good. Prime Minister's Gallery Dinner A meal for one person can feed ten people, which is too wasteful.

But after all, Wei Zheng said that the emperor still provided high standards for the prime ministers. Even the regular council officials who participated in the court meeting were given food in the corridor after the meeting. At least three sheep a day, and some seasonal fruits, not to mention staple food. explain.

If you can't finish it, you can give it to the officials under Zhongshu's sect and Yushitai.

Wu Huaiyu thought this meal was good.
The hand-rolled noodles are very chewy, cooked with a little lard, and very fragrant.

And that bowl of millet is not unfamiliar. It was a festival food for the people during the Qin Dynasty. It is actually millet, which is a soup made of peeled yellow rice seeds and mixed with meat.

On the first day of the tenth month, the Qin Dynasty called the beginning of the new year. Drink millet wine and eat millet.

In the Tang Dynasty, when a woman gets married, she is called a bride. The morning after the bride comes, she has to make rice cakes for her family with her own hands.

The meat in the millet in the restaurant today is actually beef.

Li Shimin was also drinking millet. He glanced at Wei Zheng and said directly, "It's cold and snowy. Many people and animals froze to death. This cow also froze to death."

Wei Zheng was blocked.

The Shangshi Bureau is affiliated to the Dianzhong Province. The main job of the Shangshi Bureau is to match and test dishes. They must not only match the nutritional balance of the imperial meals, but also have all the colors, flavors and tastes. Then they are also responsible for testing the dishes, not only to ensure the taste, but also to ensure safety.

This bowl of yellow rice beef soup has a rich flavor, a bit like spicy soup and a bit like West Lake beef soup.

looks familiar,

In this cold early spring,
After discussing state affairs for a long time, eating a bowl of millet glutinous rice is indeed soothing the throat and appetizing.

There are shredded ginger, coriander, and diced mushrooms, plus pepper and starch to thicken it.

Cut the beef into small pieces, a lot of it in each bowl, add diced tofu and egg white,

Simple dishes, but powerful chefs can make them taste different.

The emperor took the lead again and said, "This cow is an official cow of the imperial court. Most of the official cows have been frozen to death to help the victims."

Wei Zheng took a sip and found some beef flakes. He immediately put down the bowl and began to admonish him.

Wei Zheng was stunned for a moment, and then he opened his mouth again.

Everyone has eaten it, everyone can cook it,
But not everyone can make such delicious food, and not everyone has the opportunity to eat it.

Simple, but not ordinary. It tastes very good. It makes you full and warm in your stomach.

A bowl of lard noodles, a bowl of beef yellow rice soup,

As a working meal for the prime minister, the gallery meal is quite special. The ingredients are all provided by Guanglu Temple, but the cooking is done by the Shangshi Bureau, which is commonly known as the imperial chefs.

A little sour, a little spicy, sour and refreshing.

It can be said that almost everyone in the Tang Dynasty has probably eaten this simple dish of millet. Even the first time a woman cooked in her husband's house after getting married, she made this.

They are a group of people who specialize in cooking for the emperor, and their skills are naturally impeccable.

Wei Zheng had no choice but to continue drinking his rice cake.
In fact, the rice cakes are pretty good. After all, Guanglu Temple is responsible for the Prime Minister’s Gallery Dinner.
In fact, in the Tang Dynasty, there was no formal institution such as the Imperial Dining Room. In the Tang Dynasty, Guanglu Temple was in charge of the meals of officials, and Shangshi Bureau was in charge of the meals of the emperor.

Wu Huaiyu said with a smile, "Mr. Wei, you can't speak after eating."

After the meal, there was an orange and a persimmon.

Oranges are tribute from Jiangxi. Satsuma oranges have thin skin and juicy and sweet pulp. They are quite rare. Oranges cannot be grown in the north, so they are all shipped from the south.
And it’s hard to preserve fruits in winter.

The price is naturally very expensive, and ordinary people cannot afford it anyway.

I think back when the Tang Dynasty was founded, the world was not peaceful, transportation was inconvenient, and supplies were not abundant. At the palace banquet, there were some Tegon oranges, and each of the ministers who attended had one.

As the prime minister, Chen Shuda was reluctant to eat such an orange and wanted to put it in his arms. Emperor Li Yuan saw it and was curious, why he still had to carry an orange in his pocket.

Chen Shuda said that Chen's mother suffered from dry mouth and liked to eat oranges, but it was difficult to eat oranges in Chang'an. Now he wanted to take them home for his mother to eat. After hearing this, Li Yuan immediately rewarded him with two more.

The emperor and the prime minister actually wanted to eat one or two oranges.

You can see how precious these oranges are.

Later, during the Zhenguan Dynasty, oranges were finally not so scarce, and Chen Shuda no longer carried oranges at palace banquets.

After you finish eating the oranges, put away the orange peels. This thing is also a good seasoning if it is dried in the sun, or it can be directly cold and made into a sour and spicy flavor, which is also very appetizing.

"I am eighteen years old, and I am still among the people. The people of the people are very aware of their sufferings and hypocrisy. After taking the throne, I have been even more conscientious in my work, eating late at night and eating late at night, but I still make mistakes.

Now that there is a disaster coming from the sky, the people begin to complain.

I don’t blame them. To the people, I am the Son of Heaven. If their innocence is about to collapse, it’s up to me to hold it up."

The emperor also confided his true feelings to the eight prime ministers,
It was true that he had been a little distracted before, and many civil and military officials even came forward to ask him to be granted Zen status. He also felt that his merits were high enough to be granted Zen status.

In the past few years, some palaces have been built one after another, and the food and clothing have become increasingly luxurious.

He even slacked off a bit, leaving political affairs to the prince to supervise the country all year round, while he was often in Jiucheng Palace.

This time the disaster happened,

It was tantamount to a blow to the head, which woke up the arrogant emperor.

In the past few years, they did punch and kick Tuyuhun, and even jumped up and slapped Tubo hard. Hundreds of thousands of Turks surrendered, more than 300,000 Dangxiang surrendered, and the Qiang from Xishan and the Eight Kingdoms surrendered.
Not to mention the remote southern barbarian lands of Lingnan, Nanzhong, and Qianzhong, which have been tidied up by the Tang Dynasty in recent years. The barbaric wilderness of Lingnan has now even become a tax center for the Tang Dynasty.

The four countries of Haidong have been particularly honest and docile in recent years. Not to mention Xi, Khitan, Shiwei, Bailin, etc., even the countries in the Western Regions are very respectful.

The king of Kang State, located in the land of the river in the far west of the Western Region, even took the initiative to request annexation.

In this case, no matter who you change, you won't be disappointed.

"Recently, hundreds of officials have pointed out many mistakes in their official speeches, but today, all the ministers have given face to face remonstrances, and their words are even more profound.

Especially Prime Minister Wei, who said that I was even a little embarrassed. "

Wei Zheng did indeed go against Yan Zhijian today and said what he said in the political hall yesterday in front of the emperor without mercy.

This ordinary-looking Wei Laoxi is indeed bold in this regard.

Wu Huaiyu had to admire him, he really dared to say it.

But even though Li Shimin was sprayed very hard this time, he still listened carefully and could still reflect on himself. He was still a good emperor.

The emperor decided to cheer up and

The military affairs of the imperial court should be handled by himself, and the prince will learn more.

"The prince grew up in a deep palace, and the people suffered hardships. He could neither hear nor see. He still needs more teaching."

"Huaiyu, you are the prince's teacher. Now that you are in Beijing, you will take up the post of Prince Zhan Shi of the East Palace and teach the prince well."

The emperor was well aware of Wu Huaiyu's influence on the prince.

Fang Xuanling was also the Prince's Young Master, Wei Zheng was also the Prince's Young Master, and Gao Shilian was the Prince's Young Protector.

Ma Zhou and Yu Zhining were both concubines on the left, and Liu Jie and Du Zhenglun were concubines on the right.

Xu Jingzong served as the Prince Shaozhan, Zhang Xuansu washed the Prince's horses, and Chu Suiliang and Li Yifu were bachelors of the Chongxian Hall of the East Palace.

The emperor granted amnesty to the whole world,

Exempt Yongzhou and many other severely affected states and counties from taxes this year.
Stop the Turks from migrating northward and restore their country.

Stop building royal palaces for the feudal kings.

Dismissal of three thousand maids.

Cancel the construction of Luoyang Palace, Daming Palace, etc.

Stop the great war in the world.

"My purpose of opening up the road of speaking out and giving advice is to benefit the country. However, recently, those who have spoken out have criticized people on trivial matters, and some have even framed and falsely accused them. If anyone dares to do this in the future, I should punish them with slander. ”

Subsequently,

The emperor issued an edict to stop the hereditary succession of meritorious officials.

When Wu Huaiyu walked out of the palace, his brother-in-law Ma Zhou said, "I'll take your carriage back."

"Okay, my carriage is big. It's warm and comfortable inside. I can also make tea and grill some sausages."

Both of their homes are in Xuanyangfang, so they are indeed on the same road.

Wu Huaiyu's carriage is indeed big enough and quite luxurious. Everyone knows that Wu Huaiyu is as rich as his country, so there is no need to hide it or pretend to be poor. It is better to be generous and generous.

This carriage is actually as low-key as possible.
The carriage is big enough and has a stove inside.
The two sat down, and the maid in the car boiled water and made tea.

Ma Zhou sighed as he looked at this luxurious carriage. Wu Huaiyu once said that he would give it to him, but Ma Zhou didn't agree. He came from a humble background. Although he is now the prime minister, he doesn't value money so much and doesn't want to be so ostentatious.

"Your Majesty ordered the suspension of the title of meritorious officials. Can you blame me for this?" Ma Zhou asked.

Wu Huaiyu held the warm tea cup, took two sips of hot tea, and said with a smile, "You can't blame me for this. Besides, I also took the initiative to ask His Majesty to stop the world."

"As far as the country is concerned, the system of hereditary feudalism was immature at first. From the hereditary governorship to the hereditary feudal status, the problem has not been solved. It might as well stop it now."

"There are quite a few meritorious officials who have received real titles. It would be better if this hereditary position is not just a hereditary official position. After all, this is an idle and empty position, but one-third of the tax for a state is indeed too much."

Yes, there are indeed many. There are more than 30,000 households in Jiangzhou. Wu Huaiyu’s current real estate is as high as Changsun Wuji’s, with only 1,800 households.

There are only about twenty meritorious officials in the Tang Dynasty who have been granted real titles. They are basically this group of hereditary heroes. The state taxes and taxes received hereditary are basically several times higher than the original gains from real titles, and there are even some. Ten times.

In Ma Zhou's words, the reward is too much.

And once this hole is opened, it will be terrible in the future. There are now more than twenty hereditary heroes, and there will be more in the future.
And when the next emperor comes, he will definitely confer a number of hereditary heroes. If this continues, how many generations later will it be okay?

There were only more than 300 states in the Tang Dynasty, how many of them were wealthy?

If there were a hundred hereditary heroes, wouldn't they seal off a hundred states, and even share one-third of the state's tax revenue? If added up, it would be equal to one-eleventh of the world's tax revenue.

Two maids sat aside and carefully took out some sausages to grill.

Wu Huaiyu felt that what Ma Zhou said was quite reasonable. After all, he had Luzon, so he didn't care too much about the order to stop the hereditary succession of meritorious officials. This policy was not well formulated at the beginning and had many loopholes and hidden dangers.

The maid brought the roasted sausages to the two of them, while the other maid also roasted some garlic and prepared the dry dipping sauce.

It's quite nice to sit in a carriage, drink tea and eat grilled sausages.

The two maids finished roasting the sausages and sat quietly on their knees.

If we weren't afraid of bad influence, it would actually be more enjoyable if we let the two girls play and sing one by one.

(End of this chapter)