A Millennium Aristocratic Family Starting from the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 663 It’s hard to persuade the devil with good words

Although the imperial examination system was passed, Li Shimin had to make some compromises. Not many people were admitted in each imperial examination.

But even so, it has given a chance to the majority of poor families and ordinary people. It can be said that everyone who can be killed from here is the pride of heaven.

The imperial court implemented the imperial examination system, restricted monasteries and Taoist temples, implemented the system of equalizing government and land, and minted new money. A series of policies were steadily advanced.

Although these policies more or less offended nobles and nobles from all over the country, Wang Xuanjing still implemented these policies with the strong support of Li Shimin, the horse-riding emperor.

Xiao Yu, who was the biggest opponent in the court, has also been scolded by Wang Xuanjing. Because of Tianzhu's incident, he has been trapped in the dialectical alley of Buddhist beliefs and cannot get out.

Various policies were quickly promoted in Guanzhong, and some have even been promoted outside Guanzhong.

It can be said that during the entire first year of Zhenguan, for most of half a year, Wang Xuanjing was almost absent from the court, and kept patrolling various places to ensure that no one dared to block the implementation of the New Deal.

Noble families from all over the world dare not show it even if they don't want to.

In addition to these, Hebei and Shandong have also begun to implement the New Deal. Because these two places have suffered from repeated wars, the population has been greatly reduced, and the strength of the noble families has also been greatly reduced, so the obstruction is even smaller.

When he heard the news, Wang Xuanjing's expression suddenly changed. He did not doubt the information given by his family at all.

If there is a drought or locust plague, they can use commercial methods to easily exploit all the people.

There is definitely not enough food due to the severe drought and locust plague in Guanzhong, the Central Plains. It seems that only Jiangnan has excess food that can be shipped. However, the overseas countries controlled by the Wang family should not have too much food.

Wang Xuanjing has never underestimated these people. He knows the energy these people can use.

This time is a critical period for the implementation of the New Deal. Once a natural disaster occurs, variables are likely to occur. On the other hand, those wealthy families and powerful nobles are likely to take advantage of this opportunity to take action.

It wasn't until the New Year was about to come that I returned to Chang'an City.

Wang Xuanjing therefore went to Shandong and Hebei for inspection.

The family has invested heavily in climate research over the years and has cultivated many talents. What's more, the family also has some special items that can predict things in advance.

Thinking of this, Wang Xuanjing immediately wrote a letter quickly, and then sent several family Yulin guards to Huai'an with the letter.

Just after returning to Chang'an City, one of the Wang family's descendants who joined the Tang Dynasty came to report that there was likely to be a drought and locust plague in Guanzhong next year.

Especially during this period, the imperial court implemented the new money and official land equalization method. If those people were to know, they would definitely not let go of the fat this time.

These nobles and powerful men who control a large amount of fertile land and a large amount of money can control the economy of a country.

He wrote back to ask his brother to help deliver food from overseas.

In fact, just when Wang Xuanjing's letter was delivered to Huai'an, Wang Xuanze prepared the food, then passed through the Yangtze River, entered the Han River, and went north through Wuguan to enter Guanzhong. Although the road was a little more difficult, it was easier to walk than the Yaohan Ancient Road. too much.

The first year of Zhenguan will soon pass. This winter, there was no heavy snowfall in Guanzhong, only two light snowfalls. Many experienced farmers looked at the thin layer of snow on the ground, and many people were already worried. Sure enough, after the New Year and until the beginning of spring, it didn't rain, and many places on the ground were already covered in loess. After the beginning of spring, God finally showed mercy and it rained lightly.

But this light rain cannot solve the drought at all, and the wheat seedlings in the field have withered and turned yellow. By now, everyone can see that there is going to be a severe drought this year.

Seeing this situation, Wang Xuanjing wrote a letter asking all the civil and military officials of the imperial court to go to Luoyang for food. At the same time, he ordered all places in the south of the Yangtze River to transport grain and grass to Guanzhong.

Although there was a severe drought in the north, the south was not affected.

Li Shimin agreed with Wang Xuanjing's petition and issued an edict ordering all parts of the south of the Yangtze River to transport grain northward to Guanzhong and Luoyang through canals and other means.

After the construction of the Grand Canal, it became much more convenient to transport grain from Jiangnan to Luoyang, but it was very difficult to transport grain from Luoyang to Guanzhong.

By land, you have to take the Yaohan Ancient Road to enter Guanzhong from Luoyang. Although the road has changed due to earthquakes in recent years, this road is still difficult to walk.

If you take the water route, you need to cross Sanmenxia. This section of the Yellow River in Sanmenxia is very steep. There is water on both sides of the river, and there are thousands of walls. There are rugged rocks in the river, and the terrain is dangerous. There are two stone islands in the middle of the river that divide the river into three streams, which are called 'Human Gate', 'Ghost Gate' and 'Shenmen Gate' are why this place is called Sanmenxia.

These three gates are facing a stone pillar in the river. The river water rushes out of the gate and rushes straight into the pillar. After thousands of years of erosion, this pillar is very hard. The river water passes around the pillar from both sides, so it is called the "middle pillar".

This can be said to be one of the most dangerous places in the world.

Since the emergence of water transportation on the Yellow River, nearly half of the ships that dared to take this road have capsized. I don't know how many people have died here, and I don't know how many ships have hit the mainstays, causing the ships to be destroyed and overturned in the river.

Because too many watercrafts ran aground and sank, and a large amount of grain fell here, this mainstay was also called Micang Mountain.

Therefore, it is very difficult to transport food to Guanzhong.

Wang Xuanjing wrote to the emperor to lead all officials of the court to Luoyang for a meal, in order to reduce the food pressure in Guanzhong.

Of course, there is another meaning in this. Wang Xuanjing did not say it. Only Li Shimin and Wang Xuanjing knew it.

Li Shimin and Wang Xuanjing have both left Guanzhong, so naturally they have to free up a stage for those people to display their ghostly tricks.

Otherwise, Li Shimin and Wang Xuanjing would be here, and these people would not dare to act arrogantly.

Li Shimin knew Wang Xuanjing's plan, but he still had feelings for the Guanlong nobles who first supported Li Tang.

So a special edict was issued saying that the imperial court had shipped a large amount of grain, which was enough to supply the people in Guanzhong, so that nobles and powerful people from all over the country should not hoard goods and live in strange places, and cooperate with the imperial court to stabilize food prices.

Don't take advantage of the disaster years to exploit the people, and don't take the opportunity to do things that harm the court, the land system, and the money system.

This imperial edict has clearly told those people that the imperial court knows what you want to do and has tried to persuade them. However, those nobles, powerful people, and aristocratic families do not think that this is the emperor's persuasion, but that the emperor is begging them.
Even the imperial edict stating that the imperial court had transported enough food was regarded as a bluff by the imperial court. Therefore, Li Shimin's imperial edict did not make those people give up. Wang Xuanjing could only say good things to these people, but he couldn't tell them to die.

(End of this chapter)