Dahan first prince

Chapter 348 Yang Li ~ Have something?
For Liu Ying, the changes after being crowned pro-government are obvious.

——After being summoned by the emperor Liu Ying, Shaofu Yangchengyan and Shanglin Yuanling Yang Li appeared outside Weiyang Palace in court clothes and waited almost before Liu Ying rushed back from Changle Palace to Weiyang Palace.

However, unlike in the past, when they were summoned by Liu Ying casually, the two who were summoned today were not brought into the palace to wait in advance.

After Liu Ying drove from Sima Gate into Weiyang Palace on a royal chariot, changed clothes in the sleeping hall, and arrived at the Xuanshi Hall, Yang Chengyan and Yang Li joined hands amidst the shouts of callers one after another. Walked into the palace.

"Well······"

"Is this too troublesome?"

A little surprised, Liu Ying groaned, and Liu Ying could only adjust her sitting posture, waiting quietly for the two to take off their cloth shoes and swords around their waists outside the hall door, and then walked into the hall under the guidance of Lang Guan .

Almost at the same time when Liu Ying appeared in the field of vision, the two of them knelt down on the ground, and praised one after another: "The craftsman of the Shaofu is the minister, and the minister of Wuhou is Chengyang. I have an audience with the order of your majesty~"

"Greetings, Your Majesty~~~"

"Shanglinyuan decrees the minister to leave, and I will meet with you by His Majesty's order, and I respectfully greet Your Majesty..."

Two long chants made Liu Ying stand up uncontrollably, and bowed to Yang Chengyan and Yang Li respectively, but hardly moved her upper body forward.

"I bow to you."

"Give a seat."

Said the phrase "I'm fine" with a calm face, and asked Chun Tuo who was at the side to sit down with the two of them, and the expressions of the three monarchs and ministers finally returned to their former ease.

For such a complicated and cumbersome etiquette, Liu Ying actually sneered at such complicated and cumbersome etiquette.

——Obviously you can get straight to the point, but you have to put on a show of 'asking you' and asking Liu Ying, who is not yet [-], 'is she healthy'? Isn't this a waste of time?
But even if she doesn't like it, Liu Ying can only accept a similar situation helplessly, and it will often appear in the second half of her life.

the reason is simple.

In the past, when Liu Ying was not crowned as a pro-government, no matter what method Liu Ying used to summon the ministers, the nature was limited to 'the emperor is free and wants to chat with someone'.

No matter how important the content of this conversation is, it does not require too formal etiquette.

Because he has not yet been in power, it means that Liu Ying theoretically has no power to discuss government affairs with courtiers;
Even if in fact, Liu Ying wanted to call people to discuss business matters, it must be interpreted as 'nonsense chat'.

But after the crowning ceremony, and with the express permission of the Empress Dowager Lu Zhi, the situation is different.

From now on, as long as Liu Ying doesn't say something like 'no big deal, just chatting a few words, let XX feel free to wear ordinary clothes' when she summons the ministers, she will definitely be regarded as an official by default. The monarch and his ministers are right!
Regardless of the content of the conversation between the two parties, whether it is a major political event of internal governance or foreign affairs, or family quarrels before and after tea and dinner, the formal etiquette of 'monarch and minister playing right' must be completed.

This is because after being crowned as a pro-government, the emperor must and can only discuss major political affairs when he summons ministers;

Even if Liu Ying is actually looking for someone to chat with and spank, she still has to whitewash it and call it "commercial measures and government affairs".

If this is not the case, the public opinion that "the emperor called the ministers into the palace, but only for chatting and spanking" will damage the court, and even the image and dignity of the emperor himself;
If it spreads out, there may even be a discussion among the people that 'we ordinary people are still eating in the soil, but the emperor is idle chatting with his courtiers'.

"Whoo~~~"

"Policy of stupid people..."

"Or it should be said, it is the limitation of the times."

After secretly slandering her, Liu Ying also shook her head to herself, and immediately turned her attention to Yang Chengyan and Yang Li who were already seated.

——From an objective point of view, fooling the people is indeed something that an 'incompetent regime' would do.

But from a specific point of view, analyzing the specific situation of the Han Dynasty today, the extremely backward ruling method of "fooling the people" is still of great necessity and undoubtedly cost-effective.

To be precise: before the Han Dynasty popularized basic education on a large scale and enlightened the people's wisdom, ignoring the people to a certain extent was the most effective ruling method of the Han Dynasty.

So at this moment, instead of lamenting the expedient measure of "fooling the people", Liu Ying, who is the emperor, might as well use this time to do some practical things so that the day of universal education will come soon.

"Marquis Wu and Yang Qing have already heard about King Wu's matter?"

Without beating around the bush, Liu Ying brought the topic to the point with just a casual question.

Hearing Liu Ying's words, Yang Chengyan and Yang Li nodded their heads slowly. Their originally relaxed faces sank in an instant.

As for Wu Wang Liu Bi's complaint about the high food price in the Shaofu, other courtiers and princes may not know about it, but Yang Chengyan, who is the Minister of the Shaofu, is completely "familiar with it".

——From the time when the Shaofu official ran the grain and rice, monopolized the grain market in Guanzhong, and sold grain to the Guandong at a higher price under Liu Ying's instruction, the attacks on Yangchengyan by the clan and princes of the Guandong clan have never stopped.

The only difference is that the way the Kanto princes attacked Yang Chengyan can be described as the Eight Immortals crossing the sea, each showing their magical powers.

Smart people, such as Liu Jiao, King of Chu, and Liu Fei, King of Qi, naturally did not directly attack Yangchengyan, but implicitly said: Your Majesty, the price of grain sold in Yangchengyan to the Guandong seems to be higher than that in Guanzhong. A lot higher?
I just don't know about it, has Young Master Yang's Mansion asked His Majesty for instructions?

If you ask this question, the face on the bright side is not torn, and it has given Liu Ying enough face. Naturally, Liu Ying can be perfunctory with a few words, "The Shaofu said that it was because of the transportation cost. Uncle Wang and Wang Brother, bear with it a little, it will be fine in a few years', so he turned the matter over.

And Liu Jiao and Liu Fei could also use this to learn that Liu Ying had done it by herself, so they immediately stopped and planned their own ways in the future.

The ones who are a little bit stupid are bastards like Yan Wang Liu Chang, who wrote a letter of impeachment when they disagreed, accusing Yang Chengyan of "treating the emperor's siblings harshly and alienating the family members of the Tian family", and asking Liu Ying to "kill Yang Chengyan so that the world will be safe." '.

As an older brother, Liu Ying couldn't be stingy about such a living treasure, and immediately sent warmth.

——Twenty boards, a fine of two hundred, and three months of facing the wall!

The stupidest thing is Liu Bi, who doesn't dare to criticize Yang Chengyan on the surface, but secretly complains to "left and right": the rice in the Shaofu is too expensive, how can the widow support Zhizhi? Down with the common people?

The reason why Liu Bi's actions are said to be even more stupid than Yan Wang Liu Chang who directly impeached Yang Chengyan is because in this era, Liu Bi's actions have a rather lofty nickname.

——Resentment!

Looking at the world today, who doesn't know: The Shaofu official's grain and rice is the great government of the country that Liu Ying single-handedly promoted when he was still the prince? ? ?

In the end, Liu Bi was lucky. He didn't write a letter to persuade Liu Ying, and he didn't write a letter to scold Yang Chengyan. Instead, he secretly poked behind his back and said bad things about the Shaofu and the official grain and rice?
That is to say, Liu Ying is kind-hearted, and Liu Bi bears the surname of Liu. Liu Ying does not want to bear the infamy of "siblings of the killing clan" too early;

If not, this incident alone would be enough for Liu Ying to put the big hat of 'unpredictable' on Liu Bi's head!
Of course, Liu Bi's stupidity is limited because Liu Bi is cowardly enough.

Regarding the fact that the Shaofu is all government-run rice and sells high-priced grain to the Kanto, the most stupid person is Liu Ruyi, the king of Huainan.

——This naive His Royal Highness Huainan was forced by Yang Chengyan to open his eyes and talk nonsense, accusing Yang Chengyan of being a former Qin military craftsman, and after receiving the favor of the Han family, he still "will not die to return to Qin"!

Such accusations, in the end, were only for Liu Ruyi, who had exhausted all her skills, in exchange for a three-year renewal card called "I can't see my mother".

In the past few years, almost every time when the Guandong princes wrote a letter, explicitly or secretly accusing the Shaofu of "selling high-priced grain", Yang Chengyan basically crawled up to Liu Ying immediately, begging Liu Ying with tears. Ying: Your Majesty, save me!

After a long time, although Yang Chengyan has long been a little numb to the criticism of the Kanto princes, he has not paid any attention to it.

It is no exaggeration to say that before the envoy sent by King Wu Liu Bi came to Chang'an, and before he even had time to enter the palace to meet Liu Ying, Yang Chengyan might have already guessed that this is another incident of accusing himself of "disaster". The princes and kings of the world' are envoys...
As for Yang Li, although he has been away from Chang'an for a long time, as Yang Chengyan's confidant and the two were former subordinates, he can hear the wind from Yang Chengyan's mouth.

So at this moment, when Liu Ying asked, "You both know about Liu Bi, right?", the attention of the two of them was already focused on the next link.

- The solution to the problem.

If you think about it, you will know: For Liu Ying today, it is inevitable that he can summon Yang Chengyan and Yang Li, two close officials at the same time, without bringing other important officials, such as Prime Minister Cao Can and Neishi Wangling. It will not be a small matter.

In other words, since Liu Ying summoned these two alone, and immediately asked Wu Wang Liu Bi, then Liu Ying's real purpose must be to let the two of them make a move to solve Liu Bi's matter .

Thinking of this, Yang Li frowned subconsciously, but due to his identity and the earlier 'agreement' with Liu Ying, he didn't speak first.

On the other hand, Yang Chengyan, with a gloomy expression on his face, pondered for a long time, and finally shook his head and sighed, straightened up, and bowed to Liu Ying slightly.

"His Majesty."

"Wu Wang Ku Shaofu Migui, although this move is slightly inappropriate, but his words are not unreasonable."

"As early as the time of Jing Wang Liu Jia, the lands of Jing and Wu suffered from the shortage of people and the barren fields."

"And today's Wu State is located south of the great river. First, it is not as dangerous as Yan and Dai, second, it is not as dangerous as Zhao and Liang, and third, it is even less than Qi, where merchants are everywhere, and Chu is rich in land."

"In addition to the terrain of the Wu Kingdom, apart from being close to the sea for fishing, cooking the sea to get salt, and digging mountains to get copper, there are few other ways..."

When he said this with a sad face, Yang Chengyan couldn't help showing a little caution on his brows.

"The benefits of fish and salt should be more important than the benefits of salt;"

"However, since His Majesty ordered his ministers to send young craftsmen and officials to open salt fields in Dongguang, Wu, and to obtain salt by drying the sea, the profit of boiling salt is no longer available to the King of Wu."

"The mountain was opened to obtain copper, and the matter involved the order of 'prohibiting the people to go to the mountain privately', which cannot be done without the permission of His Majesty;"

"Thus today, if the king of Wu wants to support his people, he has no choice but to open land for farming and go out to sea for fishing."

"According to my opinion: the two alone may not be enough for King Wu to support his people..."

After roughly stating his understanding of Wu Guo, Yang Chengyan lowered his head and put on a posture of contemplation, but in fact, he waited closely for Liu Ying.

—— Even a clever woman can hardly cook without rice.

The state of Wu, which has almost nothing, makes it hard to think of any industries other than salt and copper that can change the bad situation.

Especially after Shaofu's drying salt began to show results and had a devastating impact on the traditional "boiled salt" process, the only way out for Wu State seemed to be copper mines.

But this item is related to the stability of the ancestral temple, the unity of the currency system in the world, and the top priority of the security of the central-local structure...

"Um······"

"What the Shaofu said is not wrong."

"The income from fishing and farming alone is indeed not enough to support the people of Wu State."

"However, the benefits of salt and copper are the foundation of the country, and they must not be privately controlled by the princes."

With a calm expression but an extremely forceful tone, Liu Ying raised her upper body and adjusted her sitting posture to look at Yang Chengyan and Yang Li in a leisurely manner.

"That's why I called Shaofu and Yang Qing today, and I want to ask for advice on this matter."

"—In addition to the benefits of fishing and agriculture, as well as the benefits of copper and salt, can a new law be obtained for Wu to support its own people, so that the King of Wu has no reason to complain about the "Guimi East Transport" of the Shaofu?"

Throwing the problem to Yang Chengyan and Yang Li, Liu Ying lowered her head with a smile, picked up the tea bowl in front of her, and sipped tea by herself.

Wu Guo's problem is really difficult to deal with.

But if it is not difficult, then Liu Ying does not need to call these two confidantes into the palace to discuss countermeasures;
There is no need for the court to spend millions of shi in salary every year to support such noisy officials and courtiers.

——Aren’t problems meant to be solved?
——The courtier, isn’t it just to help the monarch solve the problem?

If you can't even solve this problem, then this Manchao hero will call himself a "junjie" in vain.

I don't know if it was because of this, or because of the Shaofu under his command, Yang Chengyan frowned when he saw Liu Ying's tough attitude.

Seeing Yang Chengyan's attitude, Liu Ying couldn't help feeling a little anxious, but from the corner of her eye, she glanced at Yang Li who was beside Yang Chengyan, looking thoughtful, hesitant to speak.

"If Yang Qing has a good strategy, you can also speak it out; if you can use it, I will reward you!"

Liu Ying's words seemed to make Yang Li let go of his calculations, and he didn't even bother to say the polite words of 'no reward', so he hurriedly got up and bowed.

"His Majesty."

"As Your Majesty and Marquis Wu said: In addition to the benefits of copper and salt, those who can support Wu's own people are only fishing and farming."

"Among the two, the farmer depends more on the fertile and wide soil, and the mixing and sufficient water. Therefore, it is not easy to make the agricultural production suddenly abundant."

"However, fishermen rely more on the boat, the solidity of the bed, and the firmness and width of the net;"

"If the state of Wu can get strong boats and wide nets, and rely on the sea to promote fishing..."

After saying something that seemed to point to something, Yang Li paused for a moment, frowned and thought for a moment, and then nodded his head seriously.

"I think this method may be a try."

(End of this chapter)