Ji Tang

Chapter 1263 Ji Song’s letter!

You may only be able to live a moderately prosperous life in Chang'an, but if you go to other places and make some connections, it won't take long to become a prominent local family.In this way, on the one hand, a way out was found for the family's children, and on the other hand, it was considered self-decomposition, which completely reassured the emperor.

Sometimes things are like this. When something you think is very difficult may seem to others to be a help in a timely manner, it is not an exaggeration.Don't think that the current Tang Xungui is in a better position.

This is not the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Everyone is very poor. The emperor and empress take the lead in frugal living, let alone others.Each one relies on his salary to support his family, but it also depends on who he is competing with!

Nowadays, the aristocratic families go south to the ocean to make a lot of money, and the well-connected nobles also get a ride and live a good life.But don't forget, these are just a few, there are countless people who cannot make ends meet just to maintain the dignity of the nobles. There are many such people.

To be honest, the salary in the Tang Dynasty was not high, and it was incomparable with the Song Dynasty in later generations. A large part of the income was the output of the fiefdom.But think about it, the fiefdom of Ji Song, the top nobleman of the Tang Dynasty, is only about a thousand acres. If other viscounts, barons, and earls can support their families, it is considered good.

Every year there is a gathering among nobles and nobles. Do you think you can dress in rags and settle down to attend?
Some people say it’s okay not to participate, but do you still want to have the connections you have in the past?After so long, who still knows that you are a lord?
In addition, the prosperous age of the Tang Dynasty has come, and the people have money, so the rise in prices does not seem to be a difficult thing to understand.Think about it, a bottle of perfume costs ten guan, which is still average. If it is the best, it can't be stopped by hundreds or thousands of guan.

Snow lotus pills, which became popular a few years ago, are even more expensive. If you want to live a decent life, how can you do it without some money?

Corruption is impossible, the price is too high, not to mention that if you want to be corrupt, you have to be supported by someone.Over time, the gap between the nobles gradually widened.

The nobles headed by the Changsun family, Ji family, Li family, Cheng family, and Yuchi family are not short of money at all.But if his father died early, the nobles of the previous Supreme Emperor's lineage would be in misery.

They were not from the same group, and it was impossible for the few people headed by the Ji family to help them.After all, there is only so much meat. If you add one more, you will get one more person to share the meat. Who is willing to let it go?
The Dou family, headed by the military aristocrats of Longxi, and the Dugu family had a hundred years of accumulation and a solid foundation. In addition, the border areas had made a lot of war fortune, so they were not short of money.

In this case, a large number of middle and lower nobles would feel uncomfortable.They are not provided with ways to get rich, and it is difficult for them to become officials due to various reasons.

In addition, there are more and more children in the family, and the little family property is a drop in the bucket.

It's okay now. I heard that if you go to Mulu City in the Western Regions, you will be given a thousand acres of land. In addition, you will be tax-free for ten years.Oh my God, this pie-in-the-sky thing actually happened in front of their eyes?
Even the Yuchi family, the Li family, and the Changsun family are rushing to go, so what do they have to hesitate?
Isn't it just a little further away, but you can't go by yourself. Direct relatives can't go, but side branches and many poor relatives can go.This is what they went to great lengths to beg the emperor for. From now on, it’s not too much for you to give one-third of your income to the master’s family every year, right?

Not only is it not excessive, it is also very cost-effective. Rather than living in Chang'an and waiting to die, it is better to go to the Western Regions.I heard that a large army will be stationed there in the future. With a large army protecting us, what is there to worry about?
If you go, you'll be a bastard if you don't! ——
Li Shimin, who returned to the harem, lay on a recliner and stared blankly at the beams above the hall. He still hasn't figured out why so many people want to go to the Western Regions?
Isn't that a barbarian land?Isn't it a place of exile?Why are everyone now thinking about leaving the country and venturing into the Western Regions?
"Guanyin is here!"

"What do you think they think? They can't live a good life in Chang'an, but they have to go to the Western Regions? Is it just to make a fortune? Isn't the salary I give them enough for them to live in Chang'an?"

The eldest grandson didn't even raise his head when he heard this: "Although I don't know what happened in the previous dynasty, I can tell a few things from your words!"

She looked up at the emperor, shook her head and said, "Not enough, far from enough!"

"Salary alone is not enough to maintain a decent life in Chang'an. A few days ago, I heard from my brother that there are more and more children in the family, and the betrothal gifts and betrothal gifts for each marriage are a huge sum. I don't know. What's wrong, the price of these betrothal gifts is getting higher and higher, and many ordinary people can't even get a wife, let alone a decent one!"

"Let's just talk about those nobles below the marquis. If they want to maintain their dignity as nobles, their salary and income from the fiefdom are simply not enough."

Li Shimin was stunned and said blankly: "Is that so?"

"Otherwise? Do you think that in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, everyone tightened their belts and lived a life like this?"

The eldest grandson rolled his eyes: "It has been different for a long time. Chang'an is a big place and it is not easy to live there. If an official below the fifth rank is not greedy or robbing in his life, he will have to serve as an official for 30 years before he can buy a house with three entrances in Chang'an."

"Think of Duke Lu and Duke E. They have Ziyi's help and have income from overseas and business. This makes you see the illusion. The fact is that your ministers are not living as decently as you imagined!"

Li Shimin was speechless and suddenly realized: "So that's it. No wonder they are crying and shouting to go to the Western Regions. I think that boy Ji Song has a plan. It's a good skill to lure them into profit!"

"What's the matter with Ziyi? Don't throw everything at him. He did a good job this time, but you can't make people's hearts cold!"

Li Shimin was complained by his eldest grandson for a while, and said angrily: "Just protect him! Do you know how big a thing he did in the Western Regions? It's such a big deal, I'm ashamed of myself!"

Then he told some of the things in the battle report. When he heard that as long as the Han people settled in Mulu City, each person would be allocated a thousand acres of land, and in addition, they would not be taxed for ten years.

What's wrong with this bastard?

"Are you dumbfounded? It's his grandma's. This guy is being generous to others. It's not his anyway, so don't feel bad!"

The eldest grandson's face turned blue and white. He slammed the table and said angrily: "Did he just say how much the royal family can share?"

"What?" Li Shimin looked at his eldest grandson in a daze and asked in confusion.

"He goes everywhere to distribute land to others? Where is my palace's? Where is the prince's? Where is Qingque, Ke'er, and the many princes'? His partiality has gone to Lingnan. No, this matter is not over yet, I want to ask Ask him if his conscience was eaten by a dog? Thanks to me being so kind to him these years, is this how he came back to me?"

The eldest grandson gritted his teeth and said: "Just watch, Pingyang must have circled the land for himself a long time ago, and maybe he is laughing at me for taking advantage of him!"

"Not at all, not at all!"

When Li Shimin saw this, was he okay?This is going to overturn the jealousy!
"Why not? How can you not know who Pingyang is?"

Okay, Li Shimin wanted to give himself a slap, now it's better, he has nothing to do to make trouble, how will this end?

"Your Majesty, there is a letter from Falcon!"

"Quick, bring it here!"

But before he could stand up, the eldest grandson, who was still angry just now, grabbed the letter and said through gritted teeth, "I want to see what else this kid has to say."

wow~
When the bamboo tube was opened, a scroll suddenly fell out.Changsun was stunned. When he saw that there was nothing inside the bamboo tube, he lowered his head to pick up the scroll and opened it.

"This is."

Li Shimin stepped forward and took a look. It turned out to be a map, but why did this place look so strange?
However, when he saw the word Mulu, he immediately had an idea.

"This should be the newly occupied land this time. You see, this is Mulu City. It is here that the Big Eater has hoarded millions of stones of food. That kid got the news from nowhere and directly served it to others. This That’s how we forced Seld’s army of more than [-] to surrender.”

"Look, this is the Heli River. This place should have been the territory of the nine surnames of Zhaowu. And this body of water should be the Caspian Sea and the Aral Sea."

"here is"

But when he saw a mark enclosing Sarmahan, Shi Guo, and Kang Guo, he wondered: "What is this place? What is it enclosed for?"

"It's not written on it. There is only this scroll in the bamboo tube!" Changsun was also stunned. Only when she saw this map that had just been included in the Tang Dynasty did she truly understand what kind of victory Ji Song had fought in the Western Regions. .This land is probably bigger than Guanzhong, right?
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty."

Chen Shou pointed to the scroll carefully and said, "My slave, it seems there are words behind this."

Li Shimin and Changsun looked at each other. When they saw the sudden look in each other's eyes, this was the correct way to open the door. It was also the boy's style.

I turned it over to the back, and sure enough, there were a lot of words written densely on the back.They all introduce the enclosed land.

"Your Majesty, this place was formerly the land of Kang State and Shi State. After everyone's discussion, Taoist priest Yuan Tiangang confirmed that this place is rich in products, has many rivers, and has beautiful forests and beautiful scenery. It is truly a God-given land."

"The value of this place lies in its terrain and feng shui. I was ordered by Your Majesty to fight against the Great Eclipse in the west. Fortunately, I succeeded, but Your Majesty was blessed with great blessings. I am blessed by the Empress. As the saying goes, a land given by God is for the virtuous to live in. I have no blessings and no virtue. I dare not take it. I have discussed it, and only your Majesty's dragon energy can suppress it here. I hope that your Majesty will put the overall situation first and make this place a royal property for the sake of the stability of the Western Region."

".I hope your Majesty will not refuse."

"My dear, Ji Song!"

"Cheng Zhijie!"

"Guo Xiaoke!"

"Liu Hongji!"

"Gao Kan"

"."

"I wish your majesty and my empress ten thousand years to come!"

When Li Shimin finished reading, the emperor and empress looked at each other, and even Chen Shou on the side had his eyes widened.But then his eyes wandered, thinking about how to disappear from under the eyes of His Majesty and the Empress.

Yes, he wants to disappear immediately!

"Guanyin Maid!"

"Ok?"

Li Shimin said quietly: "If I understand correctly, are you and I being treated as filial piety?"

"Yes! Who would have thought that the guy who was kicked in the back and pulled by the ears by us would actually start to be filial to others." The eldest grandson seemed to sigh with emotion: "He has grown up after all."

"Then shall we accept it or not?"

Li Shimin asked humbly: "If I don't accept it, will it hurt people's hearts?"

"Yeah, that's right! You said this kid brings things home when he goes out. You must talk about him when you come back. It's too unprofessional. Don't do it next time!"

"Yes, we have so many lives, so we will accept them?"

The two of them looked at Chen Shou who wanted to lower his head to the ground at the same time: "What did you see just now?"

Chen Shou was shaking like chaff, but he still said with a serious face: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, Congratulations to the Empress. After the war, Duke Xi still did not forget the kindness of Your Majesty and the Empress in the past, and even traveled thousands of miles to send gifts, which shows his sincerity. ."

"My slave, congratulations to Your Majesty and Your Majesty!"

Li Shimin snorted coldly, kicked Chen Shou and said, "Oh, you know how to talk nicely? Do you really think so?"

"I feel this from the bottom of my heart!"

"Okay, what do you do with him?"

Then he waved his hand and said: "You go out first, mind your mouth, don't yell everywhere!"

"promise!"

When only the emperor and empress were left in the main hall, Changsun immediately opened the map and looked at the places circled on it with relish. He also turned over the back from time to time to compare the place names on it.

But after looking at it for a while, he said angrily: "I think this guy did it on purpose. If he doesn't write a letter properly and insists on writing on the back, he deserves a beating!"

"Okay, if my guess is right, this matter should be the idea of ​​those old guys. If I don't take the lead, will they dare to divide the land?"

Li Shimin stood up and called with a bitter smile: "That's all, let me be the villain."

The key is not to do it improperly. He didn't expect middle- and low-level nobles to live beyond their means now?How does this make him feel uncomfortable as an emperor?
"But." He sneered: "Don't think that I don't know their plan? Let the side branches and insignificant tribesmen go to the Western Regions to occupy space, and then they can sit back and enjoy the gains?"

"It's a beautiful thought. How can there be such a good thing in the world?"

"I'll give you what you want, but just go and settle down in the Western Regions. It's okay if you don't want to go. Then just continue to live a hard life in Chang'an!"

Now he could see some clues. Ji Song wanted to get people with some status and strength in the Tang Dynasty to go to the Western Regions. In this way, whether they wanted to or not, the court would also pay attention to that place in the future.

If it were just for some ordinary people, they might as well just give it up. This happened a lot in history!
I think back then, the Han Dynasty Protectorate of the Western Regions abandoned the Western Regions immediately after the Great Rebellion in the Central Plains, and did not rule it again for hundreds of years. It was not until the establishment of Cao Wei that the Western Regions were nominally brought back into rule.

But even if it's only a few decades, if you want to rule for a long time, you must have concerns.Although these people may seem insignificant individually, if they are united and coupled with their family power, they are also a force that cannot be ignored in the court.

From now on, as long as he establishes a foothold there and then attacks the Zhongyuan family, with support from both sides, it's hard to say what the future will be like!

Another thing is that if this happens, it is inevitable that the families will be separated, thousands of miles apart. Once the families are separated, they may still cherish their love for a short time, but as time goes by, it will be difficult to say!

You can agree to this, but you have to find a reason, otherwise you will never know how to cherish something that is easy to get.
(End of this chapter)