Datang Lingnan King

Chapter 52
When everyone in the imperial study was seated, Li Shimin asked, "Did Wei Guo have a lot to say just now, and now he can speak freely."

"Your Majesty is wise, it's because there were too many people in the court just now, so it's inconvenient for me to tell you." Feng Daiwen cupped his hands and complimented.

"It's okay for Aiqing to say it now, I'm all ears, and here are all important officials of the court." Li Shimin said happily, and there was a historian beside him who was ready to record.

"I will first talk about captives and defection to foreign tribes. I suggest that in the future, all defection tribes will be forced to learn the Tang dialect and etiquette. The Tang Dynasty respects their living habits, but the tribes that do not know or do not learn the Tang dialect should be treated differently. , it is best to set up a few models, whether it is good or bad, the most respectful officials in the court will not say much. For the captive ministers who are arrested, they must be reformed through labor in Datang for three years. After three years In the first, second and third classes, the foreign race does not have its own written language, and it is all passed on by word of mouth, so how can you remember your own clan after a hundred years, you will only know that you are from Tang Dynasty." Feng Daiwen explained.

"Let me tell you one more thing. It has been hundreds of years since Han Caihou invented papermaking, and it has not improved at all. I ask the saints to improve the status of craftsmen and merchants. I think that without agriculture, there is no stability, without business, there is no wealth, and there is no improvement. The workers are not strong, and those without scholars are chaotic. Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce are not the ranking of people by the ancients, but the affirmation of these four professions. This is a misunderstanding of the ancients. Without craftsmen, there is no clothing for us, and craftsmen are not well paid I would never think of innovation, even if there is innovation, it is just hidden and not made public, if the sage improves the status of craftsmen, the improvement of rewards for innovation will be a good thing for my Tang Dynasty, and it will benefit the present age." Feng Daiwen said With a straight face, he continued.

"That's not right, the so-called no evil, no business, is saying that if everyone goes to trade, who will farm the land? You just read a few books and dare to question the ancients." Fei Ji retorted first to embarrass Feng Daiwen in order to show his existence.

Because as far as he knew, it was Feng Daiwen who proposed the addition of a few more prime ministers who were on the same level. Naturally, he was not happy about this behavior.

"If doing business is better than farming, may I ask Fei Xiang, is there anyone else who is so stupid to farm? As for you saying that I doubt the ancients, shouldn't I? Xunzi said that the blue is better than the blue. He is talking about the ancients. Man, what they said was all based on the words at that time, so Fei Xiang wants me to wait to use bronze weapons, it is impossible to learn from the ancients by drinking blood, Fei Xiang, you are a great scholar, Dai Wen has something to ask." Regarding this kind of rebuttal for the sake of refuting Of course, Feng Daiwen was not in a good mood, and young people couldn't get used to these dirty things.

"Hmph, it's a good thing to ask if you don't understand. Just ask, and the old man will definitely answer you." Fei Ji said proudly.

"I don't know how to break up this sentence, and what does it mean." Feng Daiwen secretly thought that I couldn't kill you, and wrote a line to ask Fei Ji.

"The people can follow it; they can't make it known. The sentence should be punctuated like this, which means: the common people can follow the path we guide, and they don't need to know why." Fei Ji glanced at it and said immediately.

"But the lower officials don't think so. The lower officials think that the people can do it, let them know; if they can't, let them know. They can also think that the people can do it, let them know; if they can't do it, they know it. They can also think that the people can do it, but they can't do it; Make it known. Can the people make it? No. Can make it known. Then Fei Xiang, tell me what Confucius meant by this sentence?" Feng Daiwen took a sentence he saw on the Internet before about the controversy caused by the lack of punctuation marks Ask Feiji
"This,,, this,,," Fei Ji was speechless with cold sweat on his face,

"Hehe! This old man also just realized that there are so many ways to punctuate this sentence." Xiao Yu stroked his beard and smiled lightly, and opened his mouth to make a relief, because the two families have a close relationship, and he didn't want this nice young man to make too many enemies. Offended Fei Ji to death.

"That's why I first asked the sage to improve the status of craftsmen and merchants. I am willing to use the latest papermaking technology for Bogutang to use, and I have to ask Bogutang's great Confucian scholars to research and complete a set of sentence symbols, such as exclamation, question, Wait for the symbols that represent the tone, so that future generations will not know what I mean by what I say and do." Feng Daiwen didn't feel sorry for himself, he didn't care about Fei Ji, and continued to bow to Li Shimin.

"That's right, the old man read the books of the ancients after thinking twice before he understood the meaning. If there are symbols that Wei Guo said, he only needs to read them once to understand. This is a great kindness, and future generations of scholars should thank Wei Guo for this move." Fang Fang Xuanling clapped her hands and praised.

"Liang Guogong has won the award. Dai Wen just made a suggestion. How to mark it and how to promote it requires the efforts of all great scholars. Dai Wen really dare not take credit for it." Feng Daiwen said modestly.

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but nodded to Feng Daiwen with satisfaction. After all, this is an important event through the ages, and who doesn't want to be famous in history, so what would Feng Daiwen do if he blocked all the credit for others.So this made many people accept the favor and have a good impression of him.

"Wei Guo's words are justified, and the Ministry of Rites will come up with a regulation on this matter." Li Shimin immediately accepted the good opinion and made a regulation.

"The second thing I call the heart-punishment. The sages have spoken about the great affairs of the country. In the sacrificial and military affairs, the sages are asked to gather respected Daoist real people to revise the gods of the foreign races so that they all belong to China. Let the foreign races speak Tang dialect and write Chinese characters, wearing Tang suits, those who will be in no different races a hundred years later, are all my Tang Turks, Datang Huns..." Feng Daiwen stood up and clasped his fists, bowed his head slightly, and pleaded solemnly.

"Okay, okay, this has to be done, and you have to handle the auxiliary machine yourself! Tai Shiling is in charge of Taoist affairs, and I will make this a royal family rule, even if I have to implement it a hundred years later." Li Shimin is very sure. The hand held in admiration.

"The sage is wise!" Everyone praised in unison. Although Feng Daiwen's strategy is sinister, it is against the alien race. At this time, Confucianism is not as pedantic as the latter. Confucian disciples always wear swords when they go out. They pay attention to the six skills of a gentleman. If you don't know a few sword skills , is not a qualified Confucian disciple.

"I know this is a century-old plan, and it can't be sloppy. Wei Guo has nothing to say." Li Shimin nodded solemnly, and then asked again.

"I invite the sage to decree that we will establish a mutual market in Shuofang. All trades with grasslands can come to trade. The time is set to start on the first day of June. All items can be traded, but grain, salt, tea, and iron need to be traded first. In Chang'an, only pots and other kitchen knives can be sent to the grassland for the record. The food can be selected from 5 to 10 stores from various places, and the ministers in Shuofang will arrange the trade with the grassland." Feng Daiwen cleared his mind and suggested again.

"Well, Aiqing will be fully responsible for this matter. I will immediately decree that Xuanling will be responsible for the selection in Chang'an." Because it was discussed a long time ago, Li Shimin agreed without hesitation.

"Silk and porcelain from the south of the Yangtze River in the middle of Shu can also be organized in Chang'an to go to the Western Regions to trade large caravans. You can organize a team of elite soldiers to protect them. The merchants will provide food, grass, and military expenses. First, you can protect them, then you can train soldiers, and third, you can get familiar with them." The terrain of the Western Regions, the customs and customs," Feng Daiwen suggested after hesitating for a moment.

"It's feasible, but is the businessman willing to pay for military food and grass?" Li Shimin asked doubtfully, frowning.

"I can assure you that I am absolutely willing to do this. For those merchants from the Western Regions who trade in Chang'an, I suggest that the customs duties be abolished and only the transaction tax be charged. The tax will be collected at one time based on the price of the traded items. Tang specifies the place to trade, otherwise it will be treated as smuggling, which can also avoid tax confusion and private collection in various cities." Feng Daiwen nodded and assured.

"Wei Guo's words are reasonable, but how to set the tax still needs to be considered." Du Ruhui agreed. How to increase the revenue of the treasury has always been their biggest headache and the most important thing. Of course, there is a good way to support it, even if it doesn't work. , It is not too late to change, anyway, the government decrees and official positions in the past few years have been relatively chaotic.

"It's easy to handle. Our Tang Dynasty is in a brand-new era. We must cross the river by feeling the stones and slowly modifying it during implementation." Feng Daiwen said relaxedly.

"Du Qing's family, I will leave it to you to discuss with Prime Minister Xiao." Li Shimin was as decisive as before, and immediately arranged for a person in charge.

"The sage is wise, my humble minister..." Feng Daiwen complimented him, but stopped when he was about to speak.

"What else is there for Weiguo, but it's okay to say." Seeing that he hesitated to speak, Li Shimin asked with a smile.

"It's okay, I just want to visit Wei Wangtai and Qi Wangge later to see if they are still practicing martial arts. Yes." Feng Daiwen didn't say anything else, looked up and said with a smile.

"Haha, it's okay, it's already noon anyway, so I won't keep you dear friends, well, today's matter needs to be dealt with as soon as possible." Li Shimin gave Feng Daiwen a meaningful look, and told the others.

"Haha, I'm waiting to resign!" Everyone thought that Feng Daiwen wanted to see Princess Guang'an, so they all laughed and resigned...

(End of this chapter)