Call of Heroes: A History Only I Know

Chapter 148 Be the Emperor's Master, Forging the Way of Eternity! (Please subscribe!)

There have been constant turmoil in Chang'an these days, and everything started because of Li Taibai.

Earlier days, since that first article appeared.

Xuanzong asked people to thoroughly investigate Li Taibai's details, and asked people to bring him in front of him.

These days, following the clues, the imperial court has already collected all the information about Li Taibai.

It's just that his whereabouts are a little erratic, and it will take some time before he can be arrested and brought to justice.

If necessary, the court would even arrest all of Li Taibai's family members.

But Li Longji didn't do that.

He wanted Li Taibai, not his family.

however.

What Li Longji didn't expect was that this Li Taibai came outside the palace and came to the door on his own initiative? !

In astonishment, Li Longji waved his hand: "Ask him to see him!"

……

Su Che was declared into the Zichen Palace.

This is the palace of the inner court, which belongs to the side hall. The emperor usually meets the prime minister and other important officials of the court here, and often discusses state affairs here.

In ancient times, court meetings were not held every day. Generally, at the beginning of a dynasty, the emperor was more diligent and went to court every day to handle various government affairs. Later, the court meeting was basically held every five to ten days.

When the emperor handled government affairs at other times, he usually called his confidants and held meetings in the side hall.

At this moment, Su Che was unarmed, and strode into the palace. When he saw the emperor, he didn't bow to him, but just saluted. He looked left and right, looking for his own seat.

Seeing this guy so familiar, Li Longji from above was speechless. Isn't he from a merchant's family?The first time I saw the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, I didn't know how to be afraid or apprehensive, but after saluting, I went straight to find my place?

This guy doesn't even want to stand!

Generally speaking, at court meetings, only people of the Sangong rank are eligible to be granted a seat.

This Li Taibai looked for his own position as soon as he came up, did he compare himself with the important ministers of the court?

What a shameless guy!
Li Longji supported his forehead, and said speechlessly: "Come here, give me a seat."

The eunuch quickly moved the chair that should have belonged to an important court official, and put it behind Su Che.

"Thank you Lord Ron!"

Su Che saluted again, and then sat down on the chair carelessly.

When Su Che saw the king's gift, he didn't bow down, but made a bow, that is, bowed.

In ancient China, the so-called "kneeling ceremony" has always existed.

"Zhou Li Chunguan Dazhu", Jia Gongyanshu: "One is called Jishou, Qiji, Jiliu; when the head reaches the ground for a long time, it is Jishou. These three (empty head, Dunshou, and Jishou) are worshiping Also. Jishou, the most important obeisance, the obeisance of the minister to the king."

"Gongyang Zhuan·Xuangong Six Years": "Linggong saw Zhao Dun, and bowed again; Zhao Dun patrolled the north and then worshiped Jishou, and rushed out."

Jishou ceremony is used by courtiers to pay respects to the emperor. After sitting upright, they bow their hands to the ground, and their heads also touch the ground.

But this kind of Jishou ceremony is just an extended etiquette, not a real 'kneeling'.

Because this kind of prostrate action looks very similar to "kneeling", but it is actually "prone", not "kneeling".

In this period, there were no Hu stools and no chairs.

Everyone is sitting upright.

No matter the monarch or his ministers, they are all sitting upright.

Saluting on the basis of sitting upright, that is, the so-called kneeling salute, and the later kneeling salute, although they look similar, are actually somewhat different.

The courtiers bowed their heads to the king.

The king should also return the gift to his courtiers. This gift is called the empty head ceremony.

Before the Yuan Dynasty, such Jishou ceremony was just a ritual ceremony and had no humiliating meaning.

Later, kneeling gradually became humiliating.

Because in this period, everyone has stools and chairs.

The meaning of being able to sit but having to kneel has naturally changed gradually.

Although in the Tang Dynasty, sitting upright was still a formal etiquette, and ministers would occasionally perform the "Ji Shou" ceremony to the emperor, and kneel down twice, but this is a more solemn part, and most of the time, it is not that rigorous.

So seeing the emperor in this side hall, Su Che bowed and saluted without any problem.

At this moment, Emperor Xuanzong, who was sitting above, looked at Li Taibai below with great interest.

"You are Li Taibai?" Li Longji asked lightly.

"Exactly." Su Che said.

"You wrote the article "Ning and Youbang, Not to Slavery", you provoked the opposition between foreign countries and the Tang Dynasty, stirred up the emotions of the people, violated the ban with this article, and caused the city of Chang'an to be full of storms. Are you guilty?" Li Longji asked indifferently. .

"Your Majesty, when I wrote that article, it was clearly about the previous dynasty, and the stories were all about the Sui Dynasty." Su Che said with a smile.

"Now that you're here, why do you say such things?" Li Longji asked back: "Don't you think that everyone in this world is stupid and can't see what your article wants to express?"

"In this case, why does Your Majesty scare me with such words?" Su Che looked up at the emperor and asked seriously.

The meaning is obvious, it was the emperor who talked nonsense to him first, and he also replied nonsense.

"Are you so sure that I won't punish you?" Li Longji squinted his eyes at Su Che, his eyes were extremely dangerous, as if he was going to kill Su Che at any time.

"Your Majesty, since ancient times, the king's heart has been unpredictable. Of course, I am sure that Your Majesty will not punish me." Su Che said helplessly: "It's just that, I think, with today's brilliance and prowess, I will definitely not punish you because of a single incident." Killing a talent by writing an article, that’s why it’s so targeted.”

Su Che didn't choose to continue arguing with the emperor. This meaningless pique is nothing to do. The emperor is so naive, so he can only coax him.

As soon as these soft words came out, Li Longji sneered, and he said lightly: "That depends on whether you have real talents, whether you can surpass your achievements, and whether you can prove that you are a talent..."

"How to prove it?" Su Che asked.

"Just talk about the world today, where does the disaster come from? Why are you so alarmist!" Li Longji said.

"Your Majesty really wants to hear?" Su Che blinked his eyes, completely unexpected to ask himself this question.

"That's natural!" Li Longji nodded.

Su Che described in detail how the Sui Dynasty was destroyed due to civil strife in the article "Ning and Youbang, Not Giving Family Slaves", but Li Longji was confident that those problems would not appear in his prosperous Kaiyuan.

So he thinks that Su Che is scaremongering, and he created this prosperous world by himself, so what's the trouble?
However, Su Che smiled slightly, changed his posture, and said, "This is a long story. Is there any spiritual food and water? Let me speak slowly, and you listen slowly..."

Li Longji: "???"

Emperor Xuanzong was directly shocked. He didn't think there would be many problems at all. At most, Li Taibai talked about some trivial and innocuous problems.

However, Su Che was going to talk about it for a long time, but he still needed spiritual food and water!

That's all...

This kind of arrogant and dissolute person, just bear with him and see what he can say!
The more powerful a person is, the more tolerant they are.

Because their aura is astonishing, and often just a look can scare ordinary people, so those who dare to act presumptuously in front of them usually have something in their stomachs, and they can't stand without it.

Therefore, even though Su Che was so presumptuous, Li Longji still endured, he smiled and waved his hand.

Not long after, the eunuch brought over a table, on which there were all kinds of spiritual food and spiritual fruits, some of which were even treasures from overseas.

Su Che casually picked up a spiritual fruit, which was a black-purple round fruit.

Seeing Su Che picking up this fruit, Li Longji immediately showed interest. This is a fruit from overseas, and most people really don't know how to eat it. However, to his surprise, Su Che easily pushed aside the fruit and ate the inside. White pulp.

Although he was a little surprised, Li Longji didn't think too much about it. After all, Li Taibai was the son of a wealthy businessman from the Western Regions, and his knowledge was normal.

He dragged his chin and looked at Su Che quietly.

Being stared at by such eyes, Su Che couldn't continue any longer, he wiped his hands with a brocade cloth beside him, and then opened his mouth.

"One of the disasters is that the land is annexed, and the aristocratic families continue to annex the land..."

Before he finished speaking, Li Longji interrupted him: "Since I came to the throne, I have worked hard to reason, to eradicate corruption, to attack aristocratic families, and to firmly implement the land equalization system so that the tillers can have their land. Come talk about land annexation?"

The equal-field system is a system of allocating land according to population.

It stipulates that part of the land will be owned by him after a certain number of years of cultivation, and part of the land will be returned to the government after his death.

The land equalization system distributes unowned land to small farmers according to the number of people for farming. The land is state-owned and will be owned by them after a certain number of years of farming.

Although the landlord's land does not belong to the scope of land equalization, the land equalization system has damaged the interests of the landlord class and aristocratic families to a certain extent.

The emergence of the land equalization system allowed farmers to get rid of the control of powerful clans and transform them into national registered households, which greatly increased the number of self-cultivating small farmers controlled by the government, guaranteed the source of taxes and labor, and strengthened the centralization of power.

In addition, on the basis of the land equalization system, the Fubing system was also created. The so-called Fubing system is the combination of soldiers and farmers. In peacetime, farmers who cultivate the land are trained during the farm breaks, and they join the army to fight in wartime.

In this way, the pressure on the imperial court to invest in the army was greatly reduced.

This set of systems is interlocking, and it can be said to be quite complete. If it can be persisted, it may not be a good policy.

Unfortunately, no matter how good the policy is, it depends on the people who implement it.

If it cannot be implemented smoothly, or if someone obstructs it, then the policy will go in the exact opposite direction.

At this moment, Su Che didn't panic when he heard these words. He raised his head and said, "Your Majesty, that was in the past. What was the past, and what is the present? Is there no one in the court to speak out?"

As soon as these words came out, Li Longji was speechless, and he suddenly thought of something.

Just a few years ago, Prime Minister Zhang said that he would not give the number of guards, and suggested recruiting strong ones.

In the following year, soldiers from Jingzhao, Pu, Tong, Qi, Hua and other prefectures and Bai Ding were recruited as long-term guards.

Li Longji didn't think about these things carefully.

I was stunned at this moment, and suddenly recalled it.

Why is there not enough guards?

Land annexation and the destruction of the land equalization system caused farmers to lose their land and become refugees, and the Fubing system, which is closely related to it, would also be destroyed.

This made Li Longji's back feel cold, he squinted his eyes, his eyes were full of murderous intent.

Li Longji, who is aloof, enjoys the prosperity he created, and listens to the flattery and flattery of those scholars, never expecting that under the prosperity, the lower buildings will gradually decay and fall apart.

Without hesitation, Li Longji immediately summoned his confidants, whispered a few words, and asked them to start an investigation immediately.

Su Che took another mouthful of fruit and continued:

"Your Majesty, Tang inherits the legacy of the previous generation and respects the guards more. However, when Empress Wu came, the Fanshang guards were often borrowed by the nobles and bureaucrats as private servants. As a result, everyone in the world felt ashamed to serve as government soldiers."

"After Emperor Gaozong, land annexation became more and more serious. In the early days of His Majesty's succession, the number of government soldiers fleeing increased day by day, resulting in a shortage of guards in Fanshang, and it was even more difficult to dispatch them. Therefore, His Majesty cracked down on the powerful and severely punished the aristocratic families who annexed the land, and at the same time Shoveling out reforms and corrupt practices has made the administration of officials clear and clear, which has eased things a bit.”

"However, if you want to restore the ruined military system and land equalization system, how can this be achieved overnight?"

"As long as you don't stare at it, it will go back to how it was before."

Hearing Su Che's words, Li Longji couldn't calm down.

But Su Che continued: "Your Majesty, the so-called mobilization of the whole body, when the land equalization system and the mansion system are destroyed, the recruitment system has to be adopted, but the imperial court can't afford the high cost, so it can only transfer the power to others." shift."

"As long as the government military system is destroyed, large-scale farming will have to be carried out at the border to ensure local supplies, or allow border towns to carry out commercial activities to maintain military expenditures."

"In this way, the financial power will be swayed by Jiedu envoys sooner or later, and the border town will eventually become an important town integrating garrison, farming, commerce, and handicraft industry."

"When the military, financial, administrative and many other important positions are all in the hands of one person, this is the overlord of one party, and the imperial government will gradually exist in name only."

"In this way, it is an inevitable trend to turn from prosperity to decline..."

Li Longji's eyes widened at this moment, and he stood up in astonishment. He said in astonishment: "Why is this?"

Su Che looked up at the emperor, and said, "Your Majesty, the Fubing system is established on the basis of the equal land system. The people who receive the land do not pay taxes, do not accept local corvees, and are responsible for serving as soldiers. They are assigned additional military status, called Fu Soldiers."

"Theoretically speaking, the government military system can not only save the common people from the suffering of constant conquest, but also greatly reduce the military expenditure of the government, and it can also prevent ambitious generals from embracing their own strength. It can be called an ideal military system."

"But in this world, risks and benefits always coexist. After enjoying such a perfect system, once the system collapses, the consequences will be unimaginable!"

This theory is purely for the authorities to be confused by the onlookers. Standing by the long river of history, Su Che overlooks the entire Tang Dynasty from top to bottom, so he can easily find the problem.

Land mergers destroyed the land equalization system, and the destruction of the land equalization system made the Fubing system unworkable. The demise of the Fubing system gradually allowed the local governors to have great power. As long as the power is in hand, no one will be subservient, and it will directly threaten the court.

This made Li Longji's back feel cold, and his skin got goosebumps. He could no longer stand on it safely, and hurried down.

After Kaiyuan, the Jiedushi system was generally established in the frontier defense. As time went by, their power became more and more powerful. , Gradually there will be a situation where the tail is too big to lose, which is almost logical.

What Su Che is saying now has nothing to do with the Anshi Rebellion.

The nature of the Anshi Rebellion was not the cause of the Jiedushi system.

Nor is it "if you are not from my ethnic group, your heart must be different".

There is no problem in itself that Tang Xuanzong appointed talented people from all over the world.

The problem is that.

An Lushan had obtained numerous military merits, but he could not return to the imperial court and could not obtain further rewards.

In the later period of Li Longji's reign, because of neglecting the government, he favored Li Linfu, Yang Guozhong and others.

This led to Li Longji having to increase the management authority of the feudal town to appease Anlu Mountain.

But the problem is that this is tantamount to adding fuel to the flames. An Lushan was not ready to rebel. Li Longji directly gave him this opportunity and gave him this right.

Coupled with the death of Li Linfu, the restrictions on Jiedushi were reduced by one point.

Yang Guozhong also controlled the rising channel, and the relationship with An Lushan became more and more tense.

An Lushan understood that he, the Jiedushi of the three towns, would have a hard time dying. Instead of sitting and waiting for death, it would be better to fight to the death and tear the Datang mountains and rivers apart.

However, this also confirms one point from the side, Jiedu makes it difficult for the system to last.

At this moment Li Longji walked down.

He paced and said: "If the Jiedushi's system will make the place bigger, then use preferential treatment to remove the power of the Jiedushi, transfer the elite troops from all over the country to the center, and implement internal and external rotations with the forbidden army, so that the soldiers will be impermanent." Handsome, handsome Master Wuchang, and the civil servants sent by the imperial court divide and rule, what do you think?"

Hearing these words, Su Che was stunned. He shook his head and said, "In this way, although there is no need to worry about the place, but the weak branches are strong, they are doomed to be unable to defend against foreign enemies. Over time, the national power will weaken and the country will be in danger of subjugation. .”

Li Longji's method was exactly the way the Song Dynasty solved the Jiedushi system.

The Song Dynasty suppressed martial arts with literature and exchanged year coins for peace, which would eventually breed tigers.

This gave the Song Dynasty the title of Weak Song.

In fact, this is the action taken by the Song Dynasty after learning the lessons of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms.

At this moment, Li Longji can think of such a method in an instant, and to a certain extent, it is also a talent.

Although doing so will prevent the region from expanding, it will also make the army's combat effectiveness worse and worse, making the soldiers weak and the country poor.

Li Longji listened to this at the moment, and thought about it carefully, it was indeed the truth.

He looked at Su Che and asked, "Then do you have a solution?"

Su Che said earnestly: "Treat the symptoms but not the root cause. What's the use of treating it? We must first start with land annexation and solve the problem from the source. We must first reduce the land annexation of aristocratic families, so that the land equalization system can continue to be implemented, and the government soldier system can be re-established."

"As long as the Fubing system is successfully maintained, all problems will be solved."

"But the annexation of land is an eternal problem. How to solve it?" Li Longji continued to ask.

"In my opinion, there are two solutions for land annexation." Su Che thought for a moment and said seriously.

"Two types?" Li Longji's eyes widened.

Then he beckoned, and the eunuch immediately moved a chair, and Li Longji and Su Che began to sit and discuss directly.

Li Longji asked curiously: "Tell me."

"The first method is very simple and easy to do, that is to build an imperial tomb for Your Majesty." Su Che said.

"Building the imperial mausoleum?" At the first moment, Li Longji didn't react, but soon, he understood what, and asked quickly: "You mean the mausoleum system?"

"Yes." Su Che nodded, and said slowly: "After Liu Bang established this system, Emperor Hui of the Han, Emperor Jing of the Han, Emperor Wu of the Han, Emperor Zhao of the Han, and Emperor Xuan of the Han followed suit."

"The aristocratic families who will merge the land will be forced to relocate, let them serve the imperial mausoleum, and build a mausoleum county near the mausoleum for the migrants to live in."

"As long as the aristocratic families and powerful landlords leave their original places, their influence on land annexation will naturally be alleviated in an instant."

"Although this method is not once and for all, at least for a long time, there is no need to worry about land mergers."

Li Longji frowned, took a bite of the fruit, and then asked worriedly: "But what if the aristocratic family doesn't want to?"

"I don't want to, just kill him." Su Che said lightly.

"Kill it?" Li Longji thought for a moment, then said, "This will cause a big mess."

"In this world, there is never a perfect policy once and for all. Every policy has its advantages and disadvantages!" Su Che said disapprovingly: "If you dare to disobey the imperial court's policy, you will be killed directly. The family property can just be used to reward those families who are unwilling to migrate, and it can be regarded as compensation for their travel expenses."

Hearing this, Li Longji pondered for a long time, then shook his head, and asked again: "What about the second method?"

Su Che replied: "The second method is to transform the internal development of land annexation into external development."

Li Longji was taken aback: "External development?"

Su Che said: "It was written in my The Wealth of Nations that there is a certain limit to the wealth in this world. It can be acquired internally and merged with land, or it can be developed externally and plunder the wealth from outside."

Li Longji asked: "Is there really so much wealth in overseas barbarian lands?"

Su Che said with a smile: "Then those foreign barbarians really came all the way for your rewards?"

Li Longji was speechless.

Su Che continued: "Instead of letting those great families harm their own people in the country, it is better to let them go to sea to harm other countries."

Li Longji said helplessly: "The barbarian lands overseas are uncivilized and full of miasma. I'm afraid they don't want to."

Su Che smiled faintly, and said, "This requires the imperial court to set an example, and the imperial court will take the lead."

"Shipbuilding, sailors, and navy require a lot of money."

"The imperial court will take the lead in distributing this money, and let those aristocratic families, the rich contribute the money, and some have others."

"These people may be reluctant at first, but as long as you come forward, someone will definitely invest money in it."

"However, as long as they return with a full load and share their profits, they will be pleasantly surprised to find that there is actually a lot to do in it."

"Since then, there is no need for any persuasion, and overseas trade has continued with the imperial court as the core."

"As the capital grows bigger and bigger, our Datang porcelain, silk and other precious items can be exchanged for countless money overseas."

"Use that money to buy gold, silver, copperware, pearls, velvet, spices, etc. from other countries, and countless rare and rare things in China, and you can even buy Kunlun slaves..."

"This back and forth trade can earn countless benefits."

"It will only take a few years for all to see the untold wealth earned in the ocean trade."

"For a long time, these businesses have been controlled by a small number of Chinese and foreigners. They make countless money, and the imperial court can only collect a little tax."

"As long as you see the path of external expansion, it is only a matter of course to continue overseas colonization and expansion!"

"If the aristocratic families are allowed to look at the outside world and enjoy the benefits of trade, as a price, or as a threat, to make them stop internal mergers, it is almost equivalent to solving the problem of land mergers once and for all."

"Of course, even so, there will still be unsightly landlords and powerful families who will continue to annex the land, but those guys who are not long-sighted are not considered a threat at all, just kill them!"

Tang is the lord of all kingdoms, his prestige spreads at home and abroad, all nations come to court, everyone in the world knows, no one knows, such a prosperous age, but not taking advantage of it, is simply the biggest waste!

The so-called heaven and earth are not taken, but they are to blame!

Originally, there was a Zhuang Kang Dao in front of Tang Chao, but he didn't know how to master it, so he embarked on a more powerful road, but it was backlashed, and with the Anshi Rebellion, it gradually went into decline. It is normal to see it.

At this moment, Li Longji listened to these words, and then thought of the "On the Wealth of a Country" he had seen before, all of them seemed to be connected together.

Li Longji suddenly realized, and a feeling of enlightenment emerged spontaneously.

However, Li Longji currently only knows how to do it, but does not know how to do it specifically. He said seriously: "Please teach me, sir."

Su Che smiled slightly, nodded and said, "It's very simple. Mausoleums can be repaired, and sea merchants can also be opened. If you don't want to keep up with the trend of the times, and your majesty gives them the last chance and can't seize it, then proceed to the mausoleum." system, so that they have no time to regret it.”

"As for Kaihai..."

Afterwards, Su Che explained seriously.

After a long talk...

Li Longji only felt that there were dark clouds in front of him, but at this moment, the clouds and mist broke through and dissipated quickly. The sky was clear and there was no more confusion.

The land equalization system, the government military system, the mausoleum system, the opening of the sea for business, and the final overseas colonization are linked together, step by step.

This person's talent is rare in the world, his ideas are tricky, and his thoughts are so clear that Li Longji fell in love with him and admired Su Che to the extreme.

Later, he promoted Su Che to be the prince and grand teacher.

Prince Taishi, this is a first-rank position.

but.

this location.

The position is high and the power is light.

In many cases, it is even more that the title is different, and it is only used as a title for giving officials and titles. Most of them are false titles, not actual titles.

but.

Li Longji appointed Su Che as the prince's grand teacher, but it was not out of vain, but he was really planning to let him teach the prince.

Su Che didn't have the slightest opinion on this high and light position, on the contrary, he was very satisfied. He was indifferent to fame and fortune, and so was Li Bai.

Li Bai's dream is to become a teacher of the emperor and realize his ideals and ambitions in life. He has little interest in becoming a real official and holding power.

He became an official purely for the sake of being an official.

Although the crown prince is not the grand master, that is, the emperor's teacher, but the crown prince is the prince and the future emperor, so it should be similar.

Not long after, Su Che saw the current crown prince - Li Ying.

When Xuanzong was crowned the king of Linzi County, he served as the Biejia in Luzhou. He saw a singing girl who was favored by Li Longji because of her ability to sing and dance. She gave birth to a child with Li Longji, who was Li Ying. .

Concubine Zhao Liying gradually lost the favor of Li Longji because of old age and decrepitness, but Li Longji did not show any kindness to Concubine Zhao Liying, and made Li Ying the crown prince in the third year of Kaiyuan.

As the crown prince, Li Ying did not bring about a turning point for his mother. His father gave all his favor to Concubine Wu Hui.

Concubine Wu Hui is Wu Zetian's grandniece. After being favored by Li Longji, she gave birth to Xia Mourning King Li Yi, Huaiai King Li Min, Shou Wang Li Yi, Sheng Wang Li Qi, daughters Princess Shangxian, Princess Xianyi, and Princess Taihua. .

And the wife of Shou Wang Li Wei is the famous Yang Yuhuan in the future.

After the death of Concubine Wu Hui, the lonely Tang Xuanzong began to look for a new lover.

But among the three thousand beauties in the palace, he just took a fancy to his daughter-in-law——Yang Yuhuan.

So there are stories about entering the pear garden, entering the Taoist temple, and becoming a concubine.

However, for King Shou, this is extremely painful and unspeakable.

King Shou did not dare to resist, let alone resist.

At this point in time, none of this has happened.

The crown prince is still Li Ying, and no concubine Wu Hui did any harm.

When Su Che saw the prince.

The prince also saw Su Che.

Crown Prince Li Ying looked at this young man who was about the same age as him, and couldn't help showing astonishment. He never expected that the prince and grand teacher arranged by his father would be about the same age as him?
"Since I saw the teacher, why not be polite?" Su Che looked at Li Ying and asked directly.

"I've met the teacher." Although Li Ying was a little strange, she still saluted.

But Su Che also returned the gift, and said with a smile, "I've met His Royal Highness, and I'm Li Taibai."

After hearing Su Che's name, Li Ying's eyes widened immediately, and she asked in surprise, "So you are Li Taibai?!"

"Exactly." Su Che nodded slightly.

"So it's like this..." At this moment, Li Ying finally understood why Su Che became his prince and master.

"Your Highness, there is a reason for His Majesty to let me be your teacher." Su Che looked around and said, "Let's find a place to have a long talk."

"Okay." Li Ying nodded quickly.

Afterwards, Su Che roughly told Li Ying what he had said to Xuanzong before. The reason why the emperor named him the crown prince and grand teacher was not because he was a temporary post, but a real teacher. Although he didn't say it clearly, the meaning was obvious.

Xuanzong hoped that the prince would promote this matter.

One is to be able to see the prince's capacity, see how he is doing, and whether he is a qualified prince.

The second is that if there is a problem, it will be directly blamed on the prince, which has nothing to do with the emperor.

But if it is done well, then this matter is still the emperor's credit, and the prince is just the executor, only a small part of the credit.

After listening to Su Che's words, Li Ying was very surprised, but at the same time said a little nervously: "Can I do well?"

"You have to do well." Su Che stared at Li Ying, and said without doubt.

"I understand." Li Ying nodded seriously.

This day will be at the meeting.

When Su Che appeared majestically in the hall, everyone who came and went looked at him with strange eyes.

Some people got the wind and knew who this person was and why he was able to stand here.

And some people didn't know what happened at all. At this moment, they all looked at this young man in a black robe with a five-inch unicorn flower as an ornament in a strange way.

This suit of clothes is only qualified to be worn by officials of the first rank. Who is this young man who is so sacred that he can stand here...

There was a lot of discussion for a while, and those who knew the inside story laughed and said nothing, unwilling to reveal anything.

At this moment, the emperor has not yet arrived, so Su Che glanced at the left and right ministers, dealing with each other familiarly, and asked each other's name.

"Someone is Song Jing, Minister of the Ministry of Officials." Song Jing was stunned for a moment, and then said.

"Who are you?"

Many officials around asked, "Don't ask who I am, who are you?"

Su Che grinned, and said directly: "Everyone, these days I've caused troubles all over the city, and you still don't know who I am?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone was startled, their eyes widened and they looked at each other in astonishment, the city was full of uproar, this is not that Li Taibai, who else could it be?
In an instant, many people moved away from Su Che as if they saw a plague god.

There were also people who did not leave, such as Song Jing, who looked at Su Che, and seemed to understand something in just a split second.

When more and more people learned that this person was the famous Li Taibai.

Many foreign officials questioned Su Che at this moment: "You boy, what do you mean when you say that you would rather be with friends than slaves?"

Although there are not many foreigners in this imperial court, there are quite a few of them. At this moment, they all looked at Su Che with a grim expression.

Facing the attack from these people, Su Che just asked a little strangely: "Since you are officials of the Great Tang court, let me ask you, are you loyal to your original country or to the Great Tang?"

As soon as these words came out, the faces of those foreign officials changed drastically. They said quickly: "I am already from Tang Dynasty, so I am naturally loyal to Datang!"

"Are you questioning us?"

"What do you mean by this?!"

Su Che said helplessly: "Since you are loyal to Datang, shouldn't you be happy when I put forward suggestions and theories that are in the interests of Datang? Why are you accusing me? What is your intention?"

As soon as these words came out, these foreign officials were speechless one by one.

At this time, another person asked: "You said that your article is beneficial to Datang, so is it beneficial?"

"If not, why am I able to wear this outfit?" Su Che asked back.

"You must have bewitched His Majesty!" Someone said through gritted teeth.

"It doesn't make sense to you guys... By the way, did that Zhang come?" Su Che asked curiously.

"How can you call the prime minister by his first name? You are really arrogant and rude!" Someone immediately scolded.

"It's the old man." Zhang said with white hair and beard, looking at Su Che with a hostile face.

Su Che felt a little helpless, why did he feel that he had become a public enemy of the whole people?

Su Che asked, "Have you read my Wealth of Nations theory? How much have you learned?"

Zhang said: "..."

He is a leader in the literary world, a generation of Wen Zong, and at this moment, he was asked such a question by a young junior. At that time, he was so angry that he almost rolled his eyes and passed out.

For a while, Zhang said that his face became even uglier.

Zhang Shuo gritted his teeth and said, "Zhuzi is not enough to plan!"

If this is not the court, the grumpy Zhang said that he is ready to do it now.

Of course, whether he can beat Su Che is another matter.

"Don't be angry." Su Che said with a smile: "My theory of the wealth of the country can make the country rich and the people strong. You important ministers of the court and the pillars of the country can naturally make a lot of money, and then you can make a lot of money!"

As soon as these words came out, someone immediately scolded: "It's not proper for the court to talk about self-interest!"

"Is this old man greedy for money?" Zhang said in a serious tone.

"Who are you?" Su Che ignored Zhang, glanced at the person who scolded him, and asked curiously.

"Old man Zhang Zishou!" the man said with a snort.

Hearing the name, Su Che was stunned for a moment, and then remembered that after Zhang said, it was Zhang Zishou, whose original name was Zhang Jiuling, who came to be the prime minister. This guy also had a high position and power, and belonged to the power ceiling of the Tang Dynasty.

Su Che nodded, and said, "You are all speaking hard now. When the imperial court starts business overseas and conducts ocean trade, you will not be allowed to participate in the stock market at that time."

As soon as these words came out, the few people who were still stubborn just now fell silent for a moment.

Zhang said: "..."

Zhang Jiuling: "..."

They really didn't dare to say that they didn't want to get involved at all.

They knew very well that if the imperial court really opened up business overseas and presided over ocean trade, they would definitely earn several gold mountains in it. Who would think it was too much money?
Although these literati and Confucian scholars said that money is too vulgar, none of them would reject such a good thing as money, they just pretended to be noble in their mouths.

Not long after, even the Crown Prince Li Ying came. He came to Su Che's side and greeted several court officials.

"His Royal Highness."

Many court officials also saluted Prince Li Ying one after another.

Soon, when all the courtiers arrived, Emperor Xuanzong also came to the court.

With a simple salute, the court meeting began.

As soon as the crown prince came up, Li Ying said what the master told him: "Father, you asked my minister to check the number of acres of land, and I found that most of the land that originally belonged to the soldiers had been annexed, causing refugees countless……"

"The land equalization system has been destroyed, and the government army system cannot be maintained. It can only be maintained by recruiting soldiers. My ministers believe that this is not a long-term solution, and the burden on the court will become heavier and heavier."

"However, if the right to recruit soldiers is delegated to Jiedu envoys, the local government will inevitably become overwhelmed in the long run, so the imperial court must bear the cost of recruiting soldiers..."

As soon as this was said, the Minister of the Household Department immediately stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the imperial court's finances cannot support the cost of recruiting troops from all over the world. Impossible to sustain."

As soon as these words came out, Prince Li Ying was almost waiting for him to do this.

Prince Li Ying said directly: "Then start overseas business and carry out ocean trade, so that the imperial court will be financially rich and able to afford the cost of recruiting troops."

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the court was shocked.

No one expected that as soon as they came up, they would meet in a hurry!
Your Yan country map is too short! ! !

(End of this chapter)