7521

On May 30, the 18th year of Zhenguan, Li Zhen left Gaochang City, where the capital of Anxi was located, and led his personal guards along the middle line of the Silk Road, passing through Loulan and Yiwu, passing through Yumen Pass, going through Dunhuang, Jiuquan, and Zhangye to Weiwu, and then crossing the Yellow River, crossing Longguan, and traveling all the way to Longzhou on June 14.

Longzhou, the middle state on the north bank of the Weishui River, is located in the southernmost part of the Loess Plateau, is an important town on the Silk Road, the famous Longguan is located here, is the only place to pass through from Guanzhong to Gansu, five hundred miles away from Chang'an in the west, under the jurisdiction of Qianyuan, Qianyang, Wushan, Nanyou, Huating five counties, the total population is about 23,000 households, because of the Silk Road three routes in the best way to go through this place, Longzhou can be regarded as a prosperous place, the song gallery wine shop abounds, the shops along the street are lively, the streets and alleys are full of people, sweat into rain, There is the style of a small Chang'an.

More than two years, finally heard the familiar hometown of the hometown again, Li Zhen was agitated, almost shed tears, riding on the horse for a long time, this can be regarded as holding back the urge to cry, just entered Longguan, did not want to alarm the local government Li Zhen did not send someone to inform the assassin of the palace, but stayed in the post station outside the city, but never thought that he had just settled in the post station, the well-informed Longzhou Thorn Shi Cui Mingli arrived at the end or led the state of the central bureaucrats to rush over, just waiting outside the post station, waiting for Li Zhen's summons.

After a long drive for more than half a month, Rao is Li Zhen is body is hard-boned, and he is tired enough to choke at this time, so he is counting on taking this opportunity to rest for a while, after all, this place is only three or five days away from Beijing, once he returns to Beijing, there must be many things to be busy, and it is difficult to take a rest if he really wants to rest, besides, at the time of the prince's new funeral and the East Palace dispute is about to begin, Li Zhenshi is unwilling to get too close to this group of local officials, in case of ginseng collusion with the place, It's not a fun thing to plot against you, but the problem is that everyone is coming, and it's too hypocritical not to see each other, so although Li Zhen doesn't want to see these local officials like the history of assassination, he has no choice but to summon him again.

Xiao Heng, what are you doing sneakily there? Cui Mingli didn't arrive, but Gao Heng slipped to the door of the hall first, looked inside in a ghostly manner, and saw Li Zhen laughed for a while, so he straightened his face and drank with a little displeasure.

Gao Heng stuck out his tongue and made a grimace, then pretended to be serious, strode in, bowed and said: Your Highness, Miss Yini wants to go into the city to see a fresh look, and the last general will not dare to slack off, so I have come to ask His Highness for an order.

, it's obvious that you kid wants to go into the city by himself, but he grabbed Yini, hey, this stinky boy! Li Zhen saw through Gao Heng's tricks at a glance, but he didn't say anything to expose it, after all, in the past half a month, he has never stayed in the state and county, and it is rare to plan to stay in the state today, and it is good to let the guards relax, Li Zhen sighed for a while, and said: If you want to go, don't make trouble for this king.

Yes, subordinates obey! As soon as Gao Heng heard Li Zhenyun, he was very excited, he smiled, saluted Li Zhen, and ran out of the hall as soon as he slipped away, how could he still have a little taste of being a general in that hurry, just like a child.

This stinky boy, who is a general, is still so noisy! Li Zhen has always favored Gao Heng, and when she saw Gao Heng's naughty appearance at this time, she couldn't help laughing and scolding, but she didn't pay much attention to it, just straightened her clothes and sat in the hall, waiting for Cui Mingli's audience.

Xiao Heng, what's wrong? Does Your Highness agree?

Brother Heng, can you enter the city?

As soon as Gao Heng slipped out of the hall, he was immediately surrounded by Yan Eighteen and Saran Buqi brothers and sisters with a Ge Xia, and everyone surrounded Gao Heng with anticipation.

Ha, let's get out, how can it not be done, His Royal Highness said, you can enter the city, go, change into civilian clothes, and watch the excitement together! Gao Heng patted his chest and said something with a proud look, which immediately caused everyone to laugh, and they went back to their rooms to change their clothes, and hurried to the city without mentioning it.

For the history of the assassination of Xiaguan Longzhou, see His Royal Highness the King of Yue. Li Zhen didn't wait long, Cui Mingli, who was dressed in a big red robe, walked in from outside the hall under the guidance of Yingda, and when he saw Li Zhen sitting upright, he immediately hurried a few steps, rushed forward, and saluted respectfully.

Excuse me, Cui Tingshi, please sit down. Li Zhen has heard of Cui Mingli and his person, and knows that he is a child of the Cui family in Qinghe, with good learning, and is considered upright as an official, but he is a little enthusiastic about his career, and he has gone through Cui Ze to take the path of the eldest grandson Wuji, but the eldest grandson Wuji doesn't seem to look down on him very much, and he has always been lukewarm to him.

Thank you, Your Highness. Cui Mingli arched his hand very respectfully, and then he lifted the hem of the official robe, sat down under Li Zhen's hand, leaned sideways, only sat on half of the **, and humbly bowed and said: Your Highness swept the Western Regions, the mighty grassland desert, there is no one before the great achievements, there is no one to look up to, and the model that my generation needs to look up to.

As soon as he heard that this guy was coming up with a series of sycophants, Li Zhenden was disgusted with him by three points, and said in his heart: No wonder the old guy of Changsun Wuji doesn't like this person, dare to love this guy is too good to shoot horses, damn, it shouldn't be a moth that brings disaster to the country and the people.

With a prejudice in his heart, Li Zhen was determined to make it difficult for this person, so he frowned lightly, and said with a casual look: Cui Tingshi has an overreputation, what this king did is just a fluke, and all the merits are caused by the wisdom of his father and the use of his soldiers' lives, and this king does not dare to be greedy for his own merits, just don't talk about it, if this king remembers correctly, Cui Tingshi has been in office for two years?

Cui Mingli didn't understand why Li Zhen asked like this, but he still replied respectfully: Your Highness has a good memory, and the lower official arrived in June of the sixteenth year of Zhenguan, and he couldn't catch up with the expedition to see off His Royal Highness, and he was very sorry, but fortunately, His Royal Highness returned triumphantly, and the lower official could see His Highness's majestic performance, fortunately, fortunately.

Well, two years is not a short time, this king is very curious about the government affairs of Longzhou, but I don't know how many families are in this Longzhou land? How many fields? Ploughing Cattle Geometry? Military geometry? How much is the income? Li Zhen quietly smashed a series of questions, which made Cui Mingli stunned for a moment.

Returning to His Royal Highness, Longzhou has a total of five counties and one government, of which there are 6,738 households in the state, 1,500 hectares and 35 acres and 7 cents of fields, 302 cattle and 2,032 military households, and the state is mainly based on commerce and trade, with an annual income of 213,583 and 300 wen, and 687 stone of grain; Although Cui Mingli, who has 3,321 households in Qianyuan, was stunned, he quickly came back to his senses, and reported a series of data in one mouth, and he was able to accurately reach the smallest unit, which shows that he is familiar with government affairs.

Hehe, I didn't expect such a sycophant to have two hands, it is not easy to memorize such a string of numbers, this is a land in Zhongzhou, a year's income is more than many Shangzhou, although there is a relationship with the Silk Road, it is rare to achieve such political achievements! Li Zhen's heart moved, and her impression of Cui Mingli was good, so she smiled and praised it: Cui Tingshi has the people in his chest, and this king admires him very much, if he is an official in the world, he can always keep the well-being of the people in his heart, so why worry that my Tang Dynasty is not strong.

Thank you Your Highness for your praise, the officials are ashamed to be ashamed, this is the duty of the official, and there is nothing unusual. As soon as he heard Li Zhen's praise, Cui Mingli's face turned red with excitement, and he got up in a hurry and thanked him respectfully.

Li Zhenxu pressed his hand weakly, signaled Cui Mingli to sit down, and then said: Only duty is difficult, if the officials of the Manchu Dynasty can keep their duty, the great rule is a matter of course, Cui Thorn Shi can govern such Zhongzhou so prosperous, it is really commendable, this king is very curious about how Cui Thorn Shi governs, I don't know if Cui Thorn Shi is willing to teach?

Seeing that Li Zhen didn't look like a smile, Cui Mingli was really excited, and as soon as he raised his **, he was about to stand up and answer, but before he moved, Li Zhen smiled and shook his hand and said: Cui Tingshi sat down and said, this king has never been polite.

Your Highness. Cui Mingli thanked and sat down, took a deep breath, suppressed the excitement in his heart, and said very respectfully: Longzhou is located at the end of Guanzhong, with the advantages of commerce and trade, and the fertile land, which is a treasure place.

Good guy, this kid is really not covered, it is really difficult to know that it is difficult to adapt measures to local conditions, and it is even more valuable to dare to advocate industry and commerce, hehe, dare to love this guy is not only a good hand at patting horses, but also has two brushes to engage in the economy, not bad, not bad, well, the eldest grandson Wuji does not like this person, I am afraid that it is not because of his good horse, but because of his behavior is somewhat deviant. In Li Zhen's view, the ancients were too absolute, business and agriculture are an indispensable part of a country's economy, how to say that as long as the people can be rich, those bullshit gentlemen are not gentlemen, it is just nonsense, but well, I want to think about it, do it, but I can't declare it, even if Li Zhengui is the prince, even if Li Zhen ascends the throne, and then does not fully control the situation of the court, It is impossible to eliminate the dross in Confucianism, but the Cui Mingli in front of him, as a Confucian child, advocates industry and commerce, which really makes Li Zhen admire his courage, so he muttered for a while: Sage Yun: Heavy agriculture and business, the division of gentlemen and villains, what does Cui Tingshi think?

As soon as Li Zhen said this, Cui Mingli's face immediately turned red, and he couldn't sit still, ** twisted around, cramped and uneasy, and after holding it for a long time, he said in a whisper: What His Royal Highness said is true, but the move of the lower officials is also a last resort, and it is really difficult to speak.

Oh? Cui Tingshi has any difficulties, but it's okay to talk about it, maybe this king can help. As soon as Li Zhen heard Cui Mingli say this, her curiosity was immediately lifted, she glanced at Cui Mingli suspiciously, and said slowly.

His Royal Highness Mingjian, although Longzhou is located at the end of Guanzhong, the land is also fertile, but the four families of Du, Lin, Cai, and Chen in the state occupy half of the best cultivated land, and the rest of the land is half of the newly opened wasteland, and the fertility is just average, since the Zhenguan in the state, the population has more than doubled, but the land is just that, if everyone goes to farming, one has limited cultivation, and the output is not enough to make a living, two, the two Cui Mingli said here and peeked at Li Zhen's face, and saw that Li Zhen had no bad reaction, Only then did he go on to say: The two four great families all bought land privately, and many fields of the people in the state were merged into the four families, and the landless people in the state were flourishing.

After all, since the rebellion at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty is vast and sparsely populated, the land supply is relatively loose, and the contradictions are not very sharp, but it is different when it comes to Guanzhong, without him, the current population of the Tang Dynasty is gathering in Guanzhong, and the foundation of the imperial court is also in Guanzhong. Li Zhen immediately realized the danger signal, her brows immediately furrowed, her fingers tapped on the armrest of the chair, and she fell into deep thought.

To solve the problem of Guanzhong is not no way Cui Mingli proposed to encourage industry and commerce, open more businesses, workshops to solve the problem of landless peasant employment is naturally a good way, but unfortunately can not be promoted throughout Guanzhong, although there are other state capitals do not have Longzhou and other commercial and trade advantages on the Silk Road, but also because the political climate at this time does not allow, and Confucianism's stubborn concept of valuing agriculture over commerce is difficult to reverse for a while, if you really want to encourage the development of industry and commerce on a large scale, unless Li Zhen can firmly grasp the entire situationThe other way is to immigrate, and the already surplus population in Guanzhong will be moved to the eastern part of the Guandong and even the Hetao area and outside the Guanzhong, so that it can not only immediately solve the contradiction of insufficient land in Guanzhong, but also carry out large-scale development of the remaining land, which can be said to be more than one stone, but this method also has a difficulty, that is, it is contrary to the Guanzhong-based policy advocated by Li Shimin, and whether the immigration policy can be supported by Li Shimin, Li Zhen is not completely sure, moreover, Li Zhen also did not know about the current state of land annexation in Guanzhong, and he did not know what the urgency was, so he thought that after returning to Beijing, he would let Rising Sun make some investigations and make a decision.

Your Royal Highness, the lower officials have a negative grace, and they are terrified, but they are really a last resort, and I ask Your Highness to forgive me. Seeing that Li Zhen didn't speak for a long time, and her brows were furrowed tighter and tighter, Cui Mingli's heart kept sinking, his face was red and white for a while, and at the end it was already white, he stood up, his lips moved for a while, and at the end, he still asked for guilt.

Li Zhen heard that Cui Mingli's voice was wrong, so she woke up from her contemplation, and when she looked up, she found that Cui Mingli's face was ugly, and she immediately knew that Cui Mingli should be wrong, so she laughed and said: Cui Tingshi cares about the people, what is wrong, come, sit down and say, sit down and say. Cui Mingli saw that Li Zhen's kind appearance was not like a rhetoric, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief, the person sat down, but he was afraid of losing his words again, but he was silent, and the uneasiness on his face became much stronger, and there was no longer the refreshment of talking freely before.

In Li Zhen's view, although Cui Mingli's behavior is a little unusual, but he is a rare good official, he can't help but love talents, at this time, seeing Cui Mingli is a little cramped and uneasy, he immediately smiled and said: Cui Tingshi doesn't have to worry, this measure to benefit the people is also, this king is very appreciative, well, if someone dares to make a fuss about this matter, this king will definitely fight for Cui Tingshi to the end.

Li Zhen's words are already full of the meaning of solicitation, Cui Mingli has lived in the officialdom for a long time, and he can understand the meaning, and then think that the position of the East Palace is now empty, and Li Zhen is the most outstanding one among the princes, Wen can set the country, Wu can Anbang, plus the rich can rival the country, the grasp of the East Palace is very large, if you can put into Li Zhen's command, the future may be from the dragon minister, the heart immediately moved, got up, and saluted respectfully: Thank you for your love, but there is a place for the lower officials, and it will be the work of dogs and horses.

Well, this king remembered this. Li Zhen admired Cui Mingli's superiority, and she was not pretentious, she said with a smile, which was regarded as accepting Cui Mingli's sincerity, pressed her hand again, motioned for Cui Mingli to sit down, and after thinking about it, she then asked: How is the style of the four major families in the state? Is there a move to buy and sell?

Cui Mingli saw that Li Zhen accepted himself without saying a word, and he was very happy, but as soon as he heard Li Zhen's next question, the smile on his face disappeared immediately, and he shook his head with a wry smile and said: Your Highness doesn't know, these four great families may not be very big families in Jingzhao, but they are amazing behemoths in Longzhou, even the history of the state of Xiaguan is not very much in their eyes, Cai and Chen are still good, although they are not very good people, but they can also abide by the law, as for the Du and Lin families, alas, the scum of the imperial court!

Well? What's going on? Cui Tingshi, please be more detailed, this king is impatient to guess riddles. When Li Zhen heard this, she immediately frowned and snorted with displeasure.

Your Highness, I won't tell you anything, when it comes to these two families, the lower officials are also indignant in their hearts. Cui Mingli's face flashed a trace of embarrassment, and said angrily: This Du family is a branch of the Jingzhao Du family, acting domineering, bullying men and women is not less, the Lin family is the family of Lin Longfeng, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, his family and the Du family are the good of the family, and the family of the children is the family of the children.

The Du family, the Lin family? Hehe, isn't this all a family that serves the eldest grandson Wuji, it's no wonder, hehe, it turns out that Cui Mingli not only behaves differently and makes the eldest grandson Wuji look down on him, but I'm afraid that there are still problems with the Du and Lin families, and the wealthy are really rampant, and even the state assassin can't do anything about them, it seems that these Guanlong nobles are very arrogant, if they are not rectified, sooner or later there will be a big mess. Li Zhen didn't expect these families to be so rampant, and her head hurt a little for a while, and she just wanted to explain something to Cui Mingli, but suddenly saw Ge Xia rushing into the hall with an anxious face, and immediately raised her eyebrows, looking at the past, her eyes were full of inquiry

All the works included are uploaded and shared by enthusiastic netizens for free! (Full Text)