back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 706 The First Show of Power
"East people have a lot of sloppy guts, so let's ask them to submit their credentials, and I'll just reply with one." Lu Chengqi did this because he was afraid that he couldn't help it and someone would kill the Japanese devil.This is also for the sake of the Japanese's life. If Lu Chengqi is really impulsive, the consequence will be a diplomatic accident.There is a saying that the two countries do not kill each other when they are at war, and now they are not at war but they are beheading others. Although there is nothing to be afraid of, there are only those who can be thieves for a thousand days and not those who can guard against thieves for a thousand days. good thing.

Feng Chengping was taken aback: "Your Majesty, isn't this in accordance with etiquette?"

Lu Chengqi said impatiently: "I have seen Feng Qing today, Zhenla and Zhancheng envoys are so difficult, if there is another Dongying, how can I deal with it? Only when I understand why they are here, can I deal with it! "

Feng Chengping said with a wry smile: "I obey the order!"

"If Feng Qing has nothing else to do, you can step down, and I'm tired..."

This is not Lu Chengqi's evasive speech. He usually dealt with civil and military officials in the morning, and spent all his time dealing with the envoys of Chenla and Champa in the afternoon. He was a little tired, and he didn't know how much brain cells were consumed.This guy Feng Chengping only knows that he will agree to whatever he asks, he really is not in charge and doesn't know how expensive Chai Mi is.Even if there are tens of millions of family wealth, it will be over in a matter of minutes if they are dispersed like this.

After Feng Chengping withdrew, Lu Chengqi rubbed his temples and called Gao Hao: "Go to the Supervision Department and tell Xu Jingchun to keep an eye on those Japanese people. Don't stop them from buying things. If they are spies , Deduct it directly, I authorize them!"

Gao Hao replied in a low voice: "Observe the order!" After saying that, he left in a hurry.

Looking at Gao Hao's back, Lu Chengqi felt a little uneasy: "This little Japan is really thieves. If you can't get the technology openly, you must steal it. If you steal it from him, you can't prevent it. Live. But military technology, including iron smelting technology and shipbuilding technology, definitely cannot be given to them..."

After contemplating for a long time, Lu Chengqi murmured: "Huaibi is the crime, everyone wants to take a share, can you do it if you are not strong!"

The next day, a piece of earth-shattering news quickly spread throughout the Central Plains through the Dashun Minbao.

"What? The emperor promised to go to the south of the Yangtze River to reclaim wasteland, and you can get the title deed after three years of planting?"

"Each person can still reclaim five acres, as long as they are over 16 years old?"

"What, what? This...is it true?"

"No, it's written clearly in black and white!"

"What if I planted it for three years and the state government doesn't give me the title deed?"

"What are you afraid of? With Mr. Xu Ge supporting you, you can rest assured. You dare not go for this decree, so it's no wonder that you don't have a chance to make a fortune!"

"Hey, I won't join in the fun. There are more than ten acres of land at home, why go to Jiangnan?"

"To put it lightly, you only have a field, and it's still outside Chang'an City, but how many people don't have it?"

"It's a disaster. Those tenants have all run away. Who will cultivate the [-] mu of land in my family? This old Xu Ge is completely inhumane!"

"Well, who told you to annex other people's ancestral fields?"

The man blushed, and argued: "I'm helping them. They sell the land, I bought it at a high price, and I lost money..."

"Zhou Laocai still does business at a loss? It's a big joke. I want to lose money at ten yuan per mu of land!"

Beating people doesn't slap people in the face, that Zhou Laocai's face turned red and blue: "You are slandering, slandering!"

The man smiled and stopped talking.We must know that the land price in Chang'an has risen rapidly, even in the suburbs, an acre of land costs about [-] guan.Zhou Laocai bought ten thousand acres of land. Isn't this an annexation?

"Those people still haven't paid the money, I took their mortgage, what's wrong? Is it against the law?"

"It's not breaking the law, it's not breaking the law, why don't you try lending money again today?"

Zhou Laocai murmured: "I'm not stupid, how can I go against the court? I'll sell those fields when I get back, and make some money now..."

The people around laughed, that Zhou Laocai couldn't hold back his face, threw a few copper coins on the gong in front of him, and left Fanlou resentfully.On the stage, Huo Si also had a playful look in his eyes: "The court should have punished this kind of landowner who sucks people's blood..."

At this moment, one of the people in the audience said angrily: "In the past, the king of the Ming Dynasty protected the country. The way of preparation can only be planned in the peaceful world. It has already been corrupted, and the imperial edict is endless. Although there is wisdom, it will not last long. Today, both inside and outside No matter, there are scriptures for entry, but the houses of the people are standing on walls, there is no grass in the wild, there is a horizontal adjustment, the rate of urgency is not equal, and if you are far away and near, you will help the old and bring the young, and you will turn to the gully to die. Although severe punishment is strictly prohibited , can not stop the troubles of exile and spreading traces. The foundation of a husband's reasoning lies in the system, and the control of the people's property is in the balance. Rich merchants, sit in the row and sell, store up and double the interest, take advantage of the order, take advantage of it, don't know the difficulty of farming, but there is always a surplus of beams and meat. Take advantage of the firm to fertilize, walk on the silk and drag the color, shame the house, more than the princes , the custom of obscenity and extravagance, the day is clear. Fu tunes are not added, and hundreds of servicemen are not as good as they are. It is not enough to support parents, but it is not enough to raise wives, and the same is the king and the people, but inside and outside the capital, there is a difference between work and rest, is this not the end of the original way?"

Everyone looked sideways, and it turned out that he was a scholar.It's terrible, this scholar can go in and out of Fanlou to eat and drink, it can be said that his family has a lot of money.But listening to his tone, it seems that he is speaking for the poor people.

Huo Si smiled lightly and said: "Brother, your words are too fierce. Isn't the government's policy to curb the excessive wealth and poverty, and the tiller can have the land, which is the best!"

"Hmph, but how much effect can general government have? I think that only the Royal Bank lends money is good government!" The scholar was quite strong and spoke loudly.

"Who is this person, what a big tone?"

"I don't know him, he looks like a scholar, and he's not too young..."

Everyone took a closer look, and indeed, although this man was wearing a Confucian shirt, he must be in his fifties, and his face was full of weather.

"I see, this is Zhang Xianggong! No, isn't he demoted to Yizhou? How did he come back?" At this time, Xianggong is limited to the honorific title of the prime minister, but in fact it is a general honorific title for senior officials.This person can be called a gentleman. He must have been a high-ranking official before, no matter how bad he was, he was an official of the fourth rank or above.

"Oh, An Dao, you are still so temperamental..."

That Xianggong laughed at himself: "If it wasn't for this temperament, Grand Master Yang wouldn't be offended and demoted to Yizhou..."

"Andao, don't say a few words. The court has already discussed this matter, and it has been settled. No matter how much you object, it will not help. It is better to sit and watch the changes before making plans."

"I'm afraid that the time will not be with me, His Majesty won't listen..."

"Let's not talk about this, An Dao, you have been in Yizhou for three years, and let me clean up the dust for you, and don't talk about state affairs today, how about it?"

"Alright."

"Come, come, let's finish this glass of wine!"

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(End of this chapter)