Ji Tang

Chapter 897 Fang Xuanling’s cruelty

After everyone experienced great joy and sorrow, they were silent for a long time. They needed time to digest the impact this time brought!
"His Majesty!"

Fang Xuanling, Li Jing, civil and military leaders took the lead, followed by Du Ruhui, Cheng Yaojin and others, all solemnly paid homage to Li Shimin!

"What are you doing? Get up quickly. If you have anything to say, stand up and say it. We kings and ministers don't have to do this!"

Li Shimin was shocked and said quickly.

"Your Majesty, it's not too late to let me wait until I finish speaking!"

Fang Xuanling said with a sad face: "Your Majesty, I and others all came out of the great chaos of the late Sui Dynasty. At the peak of the Sui Dynasty, there were more than 800 million households and 7000 to 2000 million people. However, in just more than ten years, ten thousand people have died." In the third year of Zhenguan, according to statistics from the Ministry of Household Affairs, there were only more than [-] million people. This is the result of nearly ten years of governance!"

"Even now, there are only more than 300 million or more than [-] million households. Where have these missing people gone?"

No matter who it was, they were all shocked when they heard the numbers here, and Ji Lian and Ji Song were no exception!

He was still young back then, but Guanzhong was not much better at that time. In order to get food for him, the clan once went hunting in the mountains. Ten people went out and five came back.

It was really difficult at that time. Even Ji Song's family often ran out of food. Because he was young, he couldn't help his tribe. It wasn't until he was a little older that his tribe's life gradually improved.

He cultivated medicinal herbs and sold them for money, fished, went to the mountains to pick mushrooms, wild vegetables, etc. Anyway, he tried his best to make them edible, but there were still people starving to death!

He didn't know what he was feeling at that time. He hated and complained, but it didn't help!
He is like this, let alone others?
During the Tang Dynasty's continuous wars, which family did not lose anyone?
The death of his father Ji Wu was just an insignificant microcosm of the world at that time, not worth mentioning at all!
Niu Jinda's relatives starved to death. You must know that his father was an official of the imperial court, so he still starved to death.

Those of Cheng Yaojin, Li Ji, Qin Qiong and others had their families destroyed and displaced. Those who became rebels became rebels, and those who fell off the grass became bandits. The world does not give good people a way to survive!
Even in the second year of Zhenguan, when he first became the Shaoqing of Sinong Temple, he took over tens of thousands of refugees. It was only in the past ten years that things gradually improved!

The population of the world has been greatly reduced, some have fled to the deep mountains and old forests, or some have become tenants of powerful families, but most people have either died in wars or starved to death.

From the pre-Qin period to the present, in which year have no people starved to death?

Fang Xuanling burst into tears and choked with sobs: "I ask your Majesty to start breeding immediately. The sooner we produce a large amount of food, the less people in the world will suffer."

"If there is not enough grain, I would like to ask you to set sail for Yin immediately. Even if it is a robbery, we must grab enough grain."

He said harshly: "If you don't give it, then kill them. After killing them, they will all belong to the Tang Dynasty."

Ji Song looked at Fang Xuanling, who was always known as a good old man, in disbelief. Is this still the smiling elder?

This was true for Fang Xuanling, not to mention Li Jing, a military general.

Li Jing held up his gray hair and said calmly: "Although I am old, I will not hesitate to be broken into pieces for my Central Plains plan!"

"I read Mayan books all night last night. I only saw one message, that is, the Mayans do not deserve these things. Look what they have done?"

"They have grain, but some people starve to death. Hunting is actually their main source of food. Slash-and-burn farming has elevated them. If they hadn't made some achievements in other areas, it would be an exaggeration to call them uncivilized savages. Are they still using stone tools now? This is simply a waste of natural resources!”

"This is a gift from God to the Tang Dynasty. If God does not take it, he will be blamed for it. I ask your Majesty to issue an order to cultivate grain seeds immediately. I am willing to go to the Yin region to get enough grain seeds for the Tang Dynasty."

After saying that, he suddenly bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, please do it!"

Other sects also asked for orders: "Your Majesty, please grant me your permission!"

Li Shimin's eyes were complicated. He helped everyone up one by one, with tears in his eyes!

The Tang Dynasty is so lucky, and I am so lucky!
With such a group of ministers who abandoned their own lives and ignored their own honor and disgrace, what else did he have to fear?

"Jisong!"

Li Shimin said suddenly.

"Chen is here!"

Ji Song was stunned and quickly stepped forward.

Li Shimin pointed at the crowd and said: "You have heard what everyone said. With the current grain varieties, it will take at least ten years to popularize them. This is the result of all grain seeds being sealed up and used only for planting."

"Tell me, my dear friends, may your idea come true?"

"If not, what's the difficulty?"

Ji Song was dumbfounded. He didn't expect that everyone would have such an idea?
Everyone also looked at Ji Song expectantly, because he was the only one here who knew Yin Di's situation best!
But to everyone's disappointment, Ji Song shook his head!
"impossible!"

"Luck accounts for most of the reason why Ji Qing and the others can come back smoothly. Datang wants to go to sea on a large scale, but the time has not yet come."

Everyone looked ugly, and the solution they thought could be solved quickly was rejected by Ji Song!
So when do you have to wait until you want to promote it?Can they still see it?

"When is the timing?"

Fang Xuanling grabbed Ji Song's words and asked.

"A ship, a big ship, a big ship that can withstand wind and waves!"

"The biggest reliance on maritime navigation is sea ships. Without sufficiently high-quality ships and leaders who are familiar with maritime conditions, if you want to go to sea on a large scale, you are simply courting death!"

Ji Song didn't hide anything, and explained the role of the ship and people in detail. Whether it was the wind and waves on the sea or identifying the direction, he explained it in great detail!

In the end, Ji Song sighed: "As a result, everyone has seen that the results of more than ten years are now only worthy of sailing in offshore waters. Once it enters the deep sea, it is no different from seeking death!"

"As for the method."

Ji Song hesitated at this point. He didn't know if it was right to bring up the proposal of a big voyage at this time?What changes did this bring to Datang?Is it good or bad?

"What can I do? To tell you the truth, I'm so anxious!"

Changsun said anxiously. "Strive to support the shipbuilding industry, both from the court and the private sector. Relying on the court alone is not enough. The country's policy tilt is time-limited. Once the upper-level minds of the court change, all the previous efforts will be in vain. But the people are different. As long as If there are interests, then they will continue to build better and bigger ships to ensure their own interests.”

"Everyone has seen the benefits of the sea. A porcelain bowl can be exchanged for an equal weight of gold. What kind of huge profit is this? Once it is opened to the public, Datang will definitely set off a wave of marine craze. When the time comes, use In a few years, Datang’s shipbuilding industry will usher in great development."

"This is not the most important thing. The main thing is that a large number of maritime technicians will be trained. They will be the pioneer army of Datang to go to sea."

After listening to Ji Song's words, everyone fell silent!
Fang Xuanling looked at Ji Song worriedly, and then at the emperor who had an uncertain face!

I sighed secretly in my heart: This decision is not easy to make!

Everyone has seen the benefits of the sea. Now the main force is still the court, and the people have not yet fully opened up!
Now it is only traded on a small scale in the South China Sea, Japan Island and other places.But even this has produced a lot of benefits, and part of the court's tax revenue is said to come from this.

The prosperity of Mingzhou and Dengzhou is also based on this!

"Does that mean this matter can't be done?"

After hearing this, Fang Xuanling and others breathed a sigh of relief. His Majesty did not say whether it was a success or not, but just ignored the matter.

But Ji Song is disappointed. It seems that there is a long way to go to achieve his goal!

It is understandable that Li Shimin does not agree to Ji Song. If it is opened to the people, with the background of the aristocratic family, they will be able to recover quickly, and ordinary people will not be able to get the benefits they deserve!

Unleashing maritime interests will ultimately benefit those who suppressed them. How can Li Shimin be willing to do this!
In the words of later generations, most of society's means of production and resources are in the hands of these people. Once loosened, they will definitely soar into the sky. It will be difficult for the court to stop them!

"Yes, if you want to get food by going to sea again, I'm afraid the gains will outweigh the losses!"

"Before, we had no choice but to succeed by chance, so we must temporarily maintain this advantage and give the outside world the illusion that going to sea is no big deal! When we are fully prepared, by then, we will not need to incite, only those who are ambitious will People will definitely follow the footsteps of the imperial court. In this way, we can bring more people to participate at the lowest cost, instead of the imperial court having to bear the burden alone!"

"Although the court will lose some profits here, in the long run, the court will gain more."

"If we go to sea again, everything goes well, but if the ship crashes and everyone is killed, we will suffer heavy losses. Then let's not think about anything. This will definitely scare most people, and our previous advantage will be gone!"

"For the Tang Dynasty and for the future, I ask your Majesty to think twice!"

Ji Song bowed.

Everyone was silent. Compared with the benefits that will be obtained in the future, it is not unacceptable to promote grain seeds a few years later!

One is the benefits in the immediate few years. Many people may starve to death in the past few years, but compared with the long-term benefits, these losses are really nothing!
"Everyone has heard what Ji Song said. Let's talk about it. What should we do?"

Li Shimin said solemnly: "Do you want long-term benefits, or do you want immediate kindness?"

Everyone looked at each other, and for a moment they really didn’t know what to do!

"Hold on!"

Fang Xuanling sighed: "Gong Xin is right. We cannot give up the good situation in the future because of a few people. Although it is cruel, as the implementers of the imperial policy, we must plan for the future."

"Not bad!"

Li Jing also came to his senses and said, "It's your minister Meng Lang. Duke Tan's words are the words of the country. Although they are cruel to the people, for the sake of the future of the Tang Dynasty, we can only put them on hold!"

Ji Song, who should have been happy after hearing everyone's words, couldn't be happy anyway. Did he deprive others of their lives?
It turns out that this is the real psychology of a politician. There is no right or wrong, let alone absolute fairness, but only cold choices!

Give up the small to become the big!

Don’t you hate this kind of person the most?But when did I become such a person?

Come here anxious and go away with a face as heavy as water!

After seeing the expressions of the people who entered the palace, all the officials started talking about it. They wondered what they had experienced in the palace.Why is there such a big contrast between before and after?
Li Shimin issued a hush-hush order on the true situation of high-yielding crops. Ji Song was mentally prepared for this!
In this era, a yield of more than ten dan of grain per mu is not auspicious, but what is auspiciousness?It is much more reliable than putting gold foil on a pig to say it is a unicorn.

An event that had a huge impact on the Tang Dynasty. As emperor, if Li Shimin could not maximize his interests, Ji Song would despise him!

He didn't know who Li Shimin was planning to trick, and he didn't want to know. This matter had nothing to do with him, so there was no need to press forward. He would not get the benefits of saving, and he would be in trouble!

After returning home, I first took a look at Dahuang. Dahuang, who was still struggling to take off the halter from his mouth, instantly became weak and ready to kill you if he disagreed with you!

Ji Song was amused but also a little distressed. Dahuang had never suffered so much when he was so big. Where was he not being praised by others in the past?Now wanting to eat delicious food has become a luxury!

"Dahuang, Dahuang, don't blame me for being cruel. If this continues, you will have to leave me. Can you bear to let me stay alone in this world?"

"Get well soon. When the time comes, the master will take you to travel around the world and take a good look at the world that this master has devoted half his life to. In this life, if you don't walk around and see, wouldn't it be a waste of life?"

"When the time comes, you won't take the little ones with you and let them take care of the house, okay?"

Touching Dahuang's belly, Ji Song babbled. Dahuang might have been annoyed by his owner's nagging, so he stood up suddenly and pushed the hateful guy in front of him onto his back!

Looking at Dahuang's mocking dog face, Ji Song said angrily: "I know you can't pretend, and you still pretend to be with your master? Doesn't this reveal the truth?"

After saying that, he stepped forward and held Dahuang firmly, and tightened the halter that was about to fall off.

Dahuang, who was still laughing at Ji Song, instantly wilted and rubbed his trouser legs dejectedly, acting coquettishly and cutely!
But now that the decision has been made, there is no reason to give up halfway!
Haosheng comforted Rhubarb, and turned away amidst its pitiful whimpering.If he doesn't leave, he's worried that someone with a soft heart will let him go. Wouldn't that mean all his previous efforts have been wasted?

After walking out of the backyard, Ji Song breathed a sigh of relief!
But in a blink of an eye, he saw Wu Mei walking in. What made Ji Song frown was that this little girl was pouting, and she didn't know who made her angry?
Wu Mei is very angry now. That boy Ji Ze gave her something again, and also a rabbit made of wood?
Oh my God!I'm 16 years old, okay, and you actually gave me this?So childish!
Yes, in her opinion, Ji Ze is too childish!

However, this boy's craftsmanship was pretty good. Looking at the wooden rabbit in his hand that was as big as a real rabbit, although she felt that she was too old to play with such a toy that was only played by children, she was reluctant to let it go.

Thinking of Ji Ze who was beaten into panda eyes by him, he suddenly laughed out loud!

"What are you so happy about? Saying it will make my teacher happy?"

Wu Mei suddenly stiffened and quickly hid the rabbit behind her. She looked up and saw the master who was looking at her with a scary smile.
(End of this chapter)