Datang: What's wrong with my fief being a billion points larger?

Chapter 262: Yang and Wei's Arrangement, Preference for Feng Ang

Li Yuanji smiled. Yang and Wei came this time, although only one family came. No, to be precise, not all the family were complete. For example, Wei Yuanzhao, who was in the same family as Wei Yuancheng, did not come.

But there are many talented people.

No matter what ideas these people have, they must become his beasts of burden. If they dare to mess around, he will punish them.

Then he stopped thinking about it and called someone over.

"Go tell the princess that someone from Chang'an has arrived. Have someone prepare the meal and we will eat together later."

After all, he is his father-in-law. Apart from his father-in-law, other people have more or less intricate relationships with the women in his harem, so he should be treated well.

After a long time, Yang Jianhe led a few people into the hall.

"See you, Your Majesty."

There were three people who came, namely Wei Yuancheng, Yang Ze and Yang Shidao.

Li Yuanji came down and helped a few people up.

"Why didn't you tell me beforehand that you were coming? I could have gone to the dock to pick you up in advance.

Come and sit down. You must have suffered a lot on this journey, right?"

Yang Ze and his companions had smiles on their faces and looked at Li Yuanji with enthusiasm.

"How could we trouble the king when we came here? The journey was fine. After entering Lingnan, the road was not as difficult as we imagined.

In Guangzhou, we came here by boat, and we can still bear this bone."

Yang Ze spoke first, and neither Wei Yuancheng nor Yang Shidao interrupted.

There is no other reason, it’s just because Yang Qingwan is the Princess of Qi, and here, Yang Ze has the highest status among them.

After Yang Ze finished speaking, he immediately put away his smile, saluted solemnly towards Li Yuanji, and spoke in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, I hereby apologize to you. My clan members made the decision on their own and allowed the people who came here earlier to do such a despicable thing. It is my fault.

This time I came to Lingnan, not only because there is no place for us in the Tang Dynasty, but also because of the pressure within the clan. I can't stay any longer, so I came to seek refuge with the king."

As soon as Yang Ze finished speaking, Wei Yuancheng and Yang Shidao spoke up and apologized to Li Yuanji.

In fact, Yang Ze and his friends felt a little aggrieved about that matter, because it was not really an order issued by them. Instead, the older guys in the clan who were older than them, saw the huge profits in Lingnan and couldn't help but want to start collecting the interest from their previous support for Li Yuanji.

After Yang Ze and his companions learned the news, they immediately became anxious. Originally, they were planning to take it slow, but after something like this happened, they could no longer sit still.

They have no way to retreat. The road to the Tang Dynasty is completely blocked. The only one left is Li Yuanji. If they offend Li Yuanji again, the end of their lineage will be over.

At that time, let alone developing and expanding their lineage in Lingnan, they felt that it would be the best outcome if they could not preserve their heritage.

This was the reason why these people left the large group behind them and hurried over here, just to explain the matter clearly to Li Yuanji.

Li Yuanji was also slightly stunned after hearing this. He really thought that the people in front of him could not wait any longer, but he did not expect that it was someone else who was causing the trouble.

He did not doubt too much what Yang Ze said. If he really wanted to investigate this matter, he would be able to find out. It just took some time and manpower.

That's not enough to make Yang Ze and his friends lie.

Li Yuanji smiled slightly.

“That incident has passed, and I don’t want to pursue it any further. It doesn’t matter who did it.

I already know the letter you sent me before. Now that you are here, I will start over here.

I have not forgotten the support you showed me in Chang'an and when I first came to Lingnan.

Now that you have just arrived, after you have rested well, I will have someone mark out an area for you to build a house and settle down."

The three of them didn't smile when they heard this.

"Your Majesty, although that is true, we feel ashamed that those people came and caused such a big mess.

This matter was handled by the elders in the tribe. They sent someone to contact them after they heard about what happened here with the king.

Their families were all within the clan, so they had no choice but to do so.

After hearing this, I was very angry, but there was nothing I could do because the king also knew the situation within the tribe.

In addition, since the new Majesty was against it, after some discussion we decided to come to the King.

Although it is difficult to talk about, I do not want to hide the real reason from the king.

As for the matter of the house, we know that the king is reclaiming wasteland here, and we will not cause trouble to the king. The king can just give us some wasteland and we will reclaim it ourselves.

Although we came in a hurry this time, we also brought a lot of money with us. We can use the money to hire people to help us open up the wasteland first, so that it will not cause any more trouble to the king. I hope the king will not refuse. "

Yang Ze spoke very sincerely, with a humble attitude, and did not show any joy at all because of Li Yuanji's words.

As Li Yuanji listened, he became interested. He knew what Yang Ze meant by these words. He was telling him that the incident had nothing to do with them and that it was the old guys in the clan who intervened.

Li Yuanji was very clear about this. Although the old guys in each tribe did not show up on weekdays, and even if they did, they looked very kind to outsiders, but within the tribe, it was completely different.

Those people have absolute right to speak. Except for their respective clan leaders and the heads of a family who can barely hold back, everyone else can only obey.

The reason for coming to him, besides this, was because of the pressure from Li Er.

Although Yang Ze has not yet said what this pressure is, Li Yuanji can guarantee that Yang Ze will definitely talk about this issue next.

Since they have come, they have made up their minds, and we cannot allow them to have any dissatisfaction or doubt, otherwise it will be difficult for the people they bring to grow stronger.

As for building a house, this is even more clever. If he prepares everything for several people, it is equivalent to his repaying a favor. All the efforts they have made before will be discounted in the process of his repaying the favor later.

Now they want to build it themselves. To put it nicely, they don't want to trouble him, but the underlying meaning is that they don't want him to use all the support they have given him in the past to build this house.

Yang Ze did not mention any requirements, and Li Yuanji also believed that Yang Ze would not mention any requirements, because he would definitely support the people from the Yang and Wei families. This was an agreement without any agreement.

Li Yuanji couldn't help but sigh that these old foxes did have some ideas.

Although he knew what Yang Ze wanted to do, he was not going to refuse. He would definitely use people from the Yang and Wei families. He would still have people from the aristocratic families, but he would not be like Li Er, who would be paralyzed without the aristocratic families in the court and the government affairs of the world, or even the army.

Even without the Yang and Wei families, he still has the Cen, Feng, Ning, etc. As his power expands, these will inevitably breed. But he has countermeasures, so he is not afraid. He is not worried that any family will become too big, or that all the families will become too big, forcing him to compromise.

Li Yuanji smiled and said slowly: "Since you insist, let's do as you say.

As for the location of your home, I will have someone plan it out as soon as possible and choose a good place for you.

As for what happened before, it’s all in the past and those who deserved punishment have been punished.

Here, as long as you don't do those things, you just need to do your job well, be worthy of the palace, that is, this king, and be worthy of the people of Liming, that's all."

Hearing this, Yang Ze and Wei Yuancheng both breathed a sigh of relief.

Yang Ze immediately said worriedly: “Thank you for your consideration, Your Majesty.

In addition to this matter, there is another matter that needs to be told to the king. The emperor has previously summoned all the noble families to give instructions.

Although we went there, we were not able to take a seat. We didn't know what exactly happened, but we found out later.

The emperor used the printing technology developed by the king to make each family pay a lot of money and grain to the court, and then the court would promote the printing technology.

For this reason, many people hated the king and thought that he was digging up their roots.

The emperor also promised certain benefits to each family. It is not clear what the specific benefits are, but it is believed that they should be in terms of taxation or entry into the officialdom.

Every family contributed a lot of money and grain, which allowed the imperial court to stabilize the people's livelihood at that time.

There is another piece of news. It is said that when Li Ji led the army to Japan, he used the money and grain from several government treasuries. Now, a lot of money and grain have been stored in the government treasuries around Chang'an, almost all of which were donated by various families.

It was also because the emperor could not tolerate us and hid everything from us. Many people in our family who wanted to enter the officialdom were kicked out for no reason, and our business trade was also targeted.

We originally wanted to move to the King's place, and these things have strengthened our resolve, so we came here."

After hearing this, Li Yuanji remained calm, but his mind suddenly became clear.

He had been wondering before that Li Er must have paid a very heavy price for his failure in the battle with Jie Li, in exchange for Jie Li's willingness to withdraw his troops and "compensate" the Tang Dynasty with cattle and sheep and return thousands of Han people.

However, after paying such a huge price, Chang'an and its surrounding areas seemed to have been unaffected. People's livelihood was being restored, and expenditures on other matters were not delayed.

At that time, Li Yuanji was very skeptical. Could Li Er get so much money and grain just by trading with the surrounding small countries?

Moreover, how could the money and grain obtained through trade enter the Tang Dynasty and the treasuries around Chang'an so quickly? Although Li Er did mobilize money and grain from treasuries in other places at that time, it was only a small part, and most of it was left untouched.

Under such circumstances, there was still no collapse. Now his doubts were finally resolved. After all this time, it turned out that these noble families had paid such a large amount of money and grain.

This amount of money and grain may seem like a lot, but since it is contributed by so many aristocratic families, the contribution of each family is far less than that, and is just a drop in the bucket for the family.

Maybe it is a drop in the bucket, but it will definitely not harm the foundation of each family. Otherwise, those who do not want to get involved will not agree so readily.

Li Yuanji felt both angry and loving when he thought about how Li Er used the printing technology he invented to get money and grain from those noble families.

The good news is that Li Er knew how to fight back against the aristocratic families and take money and food from them instead of asking the common people to make up for the shortfall in the treasury.

What made him angry was that he was the one who invented the printing technology. He just wanted to benefit the people of the world and enhance his own reputation, but it was taken away by Li Er and used to threaten the aristocratic families. He made so much money and food for nothing, but didn't get any of it.

When Li Er sent troops to the Tang Dynasty, he sent Wei Zheng to reconcile. He was still considering Li Er and mainly asked for people. He didn't ask for much other money, food and supplies, so as to avoid the collapse of the Tang Dynasty.

Now think about it, Li Yuanji just wanted to beat someone up, it's a pity that he even considered these things, but Li Er ended up making so much money secretly.

The most important thing is that Li Er got all the benefits, but those aristocratic families ended up hating him, Li Yuanji. Just thinking about it made him feel very unhappy.

In Li Yuanji's opinion, it would be better for him not to know about this matter. After knowing it, he would be upset. He felt uncomfortable when he thought about Li Er living a good life.

Soon, Li Yuanji also adjusted himself. Fortunately, he still had a plan to "send money" to the Tang Dynasty, so he could give Li Er a hard time when the time came.

What if Li Er wants to send troops to the Turks at that time?

He wanted to see what Li Er would use to send troops next year. If he didn't come and beg him, it would not be easy to resolve the matter.

After a moment, Li Yuanji looked at Yang Ze and others.

"It doesn't matter. Li Er came to power illegitimately and is unpopular, so let him run rampant again.

Since you have decided to stay here, just run it well in the future and don't touch anything that you shouldn't do.

It's just right that you are here. I am short of people here, I think you all know it, and I also know that both of your families need people to stay and develop.

How about this, Jingyou will come to help me and help me manage the Ministry of Personnel.

If you have good talents, don't hide them. You can recommend them, but they must have good character.

What do you think? "

Several people were slightly stunned, and then they were ecstatic. What was their purpose? Isn't it just this?

To support the development of their family meant giving them some trade benefits and letting them recommend people from their family to enter the official career. Yang Shidao, in particular, was directly called by Li Yuanji to manage the Ministry of Personnel, and what he got was more than they had imagined.

After several people expressed their gratitude, Li Yuanji also smiled very happily.

Afterwards, he took a few people to eat together. Yang Qingwan and Wei Gui were both there, and everyone was very happy during the meal.

A few days after settling Yang Ze and others, Feng Ang finally arrived in Haikang.

Li Yuanji personally went to the dock and waited for Feng Ang's ship to arrive.

Feng Ang on the boat had already discovered Li Yuanji early on. At this moment, Feng Ang was deeply moved.

When he came here before, Li Yuanji also came to pick him up in person. Now, Li Yuanji still comes to pick him up in person.

After straightening his clothes on the boat, Feng Ang came to the side of the boat. When the boat docked and the ladder was set up, Feng Ang couldn't wait to get off the boat and ran straight towards Li Yuanji.

"General Feng Ang pays respect to His Majesty!"

Li Yuanji pulled Feng Ang's men and helped Feng Ang up.

"It's been a while since we last met. Mingda, you've gotten a lot darker.

Come, follow me back to the palace."

(End of this chapter)